A second chance

16) New friends... Again

I awoke to Ava screaming. 'How long had I been asleep? Dis she get the job?' I got out and jumped down onto the floor before walking out, still in Sykee form. I froze when I was 5 demon cosplayers, one covering Ava's mouth.

"WOAHHH! What is that!" the orange one rushed over and stood over me.

I growled, jumping an inch off the ground as I snapped at him.

"WOAH!" he stumbled back.

"What is that!?" the green one yelled.

I let out a sound that could only be described as a hiss mixed with a howl, scaring them all. These people felt familiar, Like- I know them... but how...?

Ava stopped screaming and the cyan one put her down. I rushed over and climbed up her clothes to rest on her shoulders.

"What is that..." the Red one asked, clearly disgusted.

Ava stayed silent

"Explain, Sorcerer!" the red one snapped

"She's a Sykee shifter!" Ava blurted out.

"Sykes what?" the orange one mumbled.

"Sounds familiar.." the blue one sighed. "Where have I heard that."

"Well wherever you've heard of it, it's too bad you won't be able to see her human form, she doesn't show it around strangers. She stayed in whatever form she's in when she meets people." Ava scoffed.

I heard the familiar voice in my head "Show them, Darling. Show them who you are„ the voice, it had been with me my whole life... Res, that's what I called it.. it was a low male voice that had that slight hint of softness that made me feel safe.

I always listened to Res, he was my guardian, he guided me in life away from dangers of the world.

I jumped off Ava's shoulder's, landing in a heap on the floor before a poof of black smoke appeared and there I was in my Shifter form. Shifter form, that's what Res called it. He said there was a difference between shifter and shifted. My shifter form was my human form, and shifted form was my Sykee form.

"Woahhhh!!!" The orange one yelled as he stared at me.

I yawned softly and looked at Ava. "I see you brought home friends..."

"Heh... I guess you can call them that..." she mumbled sheepishly.

'Hmm... so not friends, they seem familiar thought... weird.'

I shrugged "alright then... anyways, I'm Y/N. nice to meet you." I smiled.

"Y/N..." Leif mumbled his eyes wide.

"Yes... why?"