Private Finished Keep Your Ears Open and an Eye Out

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Sprinkles was going on another of his walks around town. Since starting them, he had visited so many places that his walks were now him wandering around the island, doing nothing but skipping to music. And when he wasn't skipping to music, he was looking down at his phone, trying to find a good playlist of songs or a podcast that fit his mood.

Doing so ended up resulting in him not noticing a bike rider coming through. Other walkers on the trail noticed and aside before returning to where they were previously walking. Sprinkles, however, had his eyes glued to his phone and his ears filled music he wasn't satisfied listening to.


 

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Strange things had been happening. Cam could swear auras looked more and more vibrant each day, and it wasn't like he could ask his regalia why that happened since the old fart had returned home ages ago. And on top of that Cam had to dye his hair because his roots were turning pastel purple, his eyes were slowly changing colour, and his ears were becoming pointier, and honestly Cam was a freaked out. Even his fox form was starting to look different. What on Earth was happening to him?!

These thoughts were plaguing Cam as he walked along the road, considering paying a visit to a professional, who could enlighten him. Cam hadn't even told Kal or his family yet, but if he continued changing like this they would all notice eventually. Cam should probably just get it over with, starting with Kal.
Cam sighed a bit, and lifted his eyes off the ground only to see someone about to get run over by a bike. Cam's eyes widened, why wasn't that kid dodgi- Oh fuck, they had earphones of. Of fucking course.
"Hey! Look out!"
Cam tried yelling out to them, attracting some gazes and then more people noticed what was about to happen. But it was too late, since the bike rider also realized the person in front of him wasn't going to dodge but he also had no time to stop. At this rate there'd be a pretty nasty crash.

Cam's body moved before he realized it, and he moved really fast. Way faster than he normally could. But Cam didn't have time to be shocked about that, he was too busy grabbing the cat-eared person and pulling them out of the bike's way, closing his eyes since he was sure that at this speed they'd both fall down. But...they didn't. Instead Cam felt strangely weightless, and the person he was still supporting felt strangely heavy, like he was lifting them. And when Cam finally opened his eyes they were...
"Holy shit, we're flying!"
Was all Cam could really say when he saw that they weren't touching the ground, floating 5 or so feet off the ground. Was this the cat-eared kid's fault? No, they weren't doing the flying, it was...Cam. And the moment Cam realized that and panicked gravity started working again and the two of them fell to the ground, Cam half landing on top of the cat-eared kid.
 

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Sprinkles let out a horrified yelp when he found himself suddenly grabbed. His thoughts were running too fast to be anything comprehensible, leading to him blanking out. In the end, all he could imagine was that he was being kidnapped and he didn't have time to defend himself.

His mind would have gone further with that idea if not for hearing the person holding him shout suddenly that they were flying. They were... what? Sprinkles realized his eyes were closed the entire time. He opened them slowly, only to see he was in the arms of a man as they floated above the ground.

By all means, this should have been Sprinkles' thing. Held in the arms of an attractive man was a story he could brag about to all his friends. But Sprinkles was too busy panicking at why the stranger was holding him, why they were flying, and why the stranger suddenly dropped to the ground on top of him.

Too shocked to say anything, he ended up letting out a loud hiss as he bent his body unnaturally to pull himself out from under Cam. Sprinkles also realized that after being grabbed, his ears became unplugged. Good. This man needed to explain himself. They were in public. He couldn't get away with this.
 

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Cam backed off from on top of the cat-eared kid at the same time as they tried to pull away from under Cam. Cam was rattled, had he just flown? But what Cam had not noticed yet was that his long hair was now almost completely pastel purple, their transformation having been escalated by Cam suddenly using his newly found powers.
But as if to distract itself from all the confusion and weirdness Cam's mind directed his attention to the person he had just helped, and Cam sat up on his knees and looked at them with worry.
"I'm so sorry about that, did I hurt you? Are you okay?"

As all of this was happening the biker who had just now almost ran over Sprinkles stopped and jogged over to them, coming to check on Sprinkles.
"That was dangerous, kid! I almost ran you over!"
 

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The stranger didn't look to be trying to hurt him. Was this a misunderstanding? Sprinkles' expression became more gentle as he looked over the man. Then, he flinched. The angry (concerned?) yelling of a woman cemented that this was all a mistake. A mistake he caused.

Standing up and patting himself down, he let his ears fall back and gave both strangers an apologetic look. "I didn't realize I was being so careless. I'll try to keep one of my ears unplugged when going on my walks."

Afterward, he looked over to the man who saved him. "Sorry for getting so angry. I jumped to conclusions too quickly. Anyways, I'm fine," other than some scratches and bruises that were healing quickly, "but are you okay? Your hair is, uh, changing colors."
 

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The cyclist, after confirming that Sprinkles was okay, didn't bother staying to lecture him further. After giving Sprinkles few more warnings and telling him to be more careful in the future the cyclist went back to their bike and drove away.

Cam on the other hand was struggling to keep himself together, barely registered Sprinkles' apology, and he looked at the nek0 with a confused and rattled look in his eyes.
"Okay, that's good. I-"
Wait, what had this kid said? Cam's hair? Cam grabbed a lock of his hair and pulled it over his shoulder. He was shocked to see only the tips of his hair were dark brown now, and the rest was pastel purple. Cam's eyes widened, and his hands flew to his ears. Yup, they were more pointy now. And Cam was ready to bet his eyes were different colour too.
"Oh no, oh fuck, why is this happening?!"
Cam sounded bit panicked, having a small breakdown on his knees in the middle of the street. Thankfully there weren't many witnesses, or at least people who cared, aside from Sprinkles, since the scene from a moment ago was over and people kept on walking.
 

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This day was going great. Almost got hit by a cyclist. Hissed at the man who saved him. Got chewed out by the cyclist who almost hit him. And now the man who saved him was having a panic attack. Fantastic.

Sprinkles gave the man his full attention. It wasn't right to leave him with his own issues when he went out of his way to save Sprinkles. Actually, this may have been happening because of his heroism. So in a way, this was Sprinkles' fault and he had to help out.

"Take a few deep breaths. I don't know what's going on, but do you want me to help you to the hospital?" He didn't look sick, but some sicknesses unique to here did have weird symptoms.
 

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Cam's breathing was a bit shallow, as he looked upon his hair. Was it even his hair? Wasn't it someone else's? Cam had never ever dyed his hair, this couldn't be his, Cam's hair was dark brown, it was all different. It wasn't him. Then who was it? What was he? What was Cam turning into? All these questions were a jumble in Cam's head, and he was frozen in place.

Sprinkles' words did reach Cam, and he looked up and at him, eyes wide. Cam didn't take breaths, but he did shake his head at the suggestion of a hospital.
"No. No need for...for hospital. I think I need...I just need to get to..."
To Kal. To my brothers. To mother.
Cam stood up, his legs a bit shaky. He just needed to see someone dear, he needed to be supported by someone. Everything else could come later.
 

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This guy obviously was not getting anywhere by himself. His legs were shaking from the simple act of standing up. Sprinkles quickly went to lend him a hand. He may not be strong, but he could be used as support.

"Here, I'll help you out, since you helped me. You don't look so well, and I don't want you getting hurt, alright?"
 

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Cam may have been lacking half of one leg, but he was steady on his feet. Most of the time, at least, since even in his panicked state he could tell his legs were shaking like crazy. Was the world spinning? Cam could swear the world was spinning. Or was he falling? No, Cam was pretty sure he wasn't falling. And he wasn't, he was just standing still, trying to take a step.

Cam flinched just slightly and turned to look at Sprinkles, when he started supporting him. Cam tried not to lean on him too heavily, and frowned a bit at his words.
"You don't need to, I don't want to keep you from anything. I'm just a bit shaken, I can walk."