A Journey Of Self Discovery

Kazuki examined the very long, and very sharp claws that tipped his fingers. Complete with paw pads and everything, Kazuki wasn’t really sure how his hands still functioned. They were basically paws. He still had five fingers though they were just stubby, maybe a few inches shorter that a normal human hand. He leaned back on the couch and held one of his feet up, they were paws too. But rather than looking slightly humanoid in appearance, like his hands did, they were a leopards paws. 

Completely.

Through and through. 

He had claws on his toes too, the same three inched ones on that were on his hands. He sighed as he looked at them, he needed to figure out how to sheath them. He couldn’t even touch anything with them, well at least without hurting what he was touching. 

“Mmm...this is the worst.” He grumbled as he held his hands out in front of him and wiggled his fingers. They moved the same way his normal fingers used to, and as he had noticed before they did resemble fingers a little bit. 

Kazuki stood up and looked around the living room, seeing if there was anything he could start trying to practice with. 

“I could just start with a pillow I guess?” Kazuki mused as he moved to gently pick up the pillow behind him and on the couch. He stuck his tongue out as he gasped it in his claws...and promptly stabbed it. 

“Crap!” Kazuki groaned as he pulled his claws out of it. Which of course tore the pillow more causing stuffing to fluff out of it. 

Kazuki let the pillow fall back onto the couch. He’d already torn some of the clothes he’d tried to wear, clawed up his bed and the fridge and he’d accidentally scratched Ryohei pretty badly by mistake. 

 Kazuki moved to try and pick up a lamp next. His claws clinked against the glass as he wrapped his fingers carefully around it. When he felt he had a good grip he started to lift his hands up, hoping that the pads on his palms and fingers would help his grip. 

And help they did, for at least a moment. The lamp began to slip from his hands and Kazuki tried to get a grip back on it. He fumbled with the lamp trying not to let it fall all the while trying to get a hold of it before it crashed to the floor. 

Kazuki lost his grip entirely, he closed his eyes, and his ears flicked back as he waited for the sound of shattering glass. When it did not come he opened his eyes he looked down to see his hands wrapped more securely around the lamp. The claws on his hands had retracted until they were one inch in length, and the claws on his toes retracted completely. 

A smile spread from ear to ear and he squealed in happiness. He hopped up and down giddy with excitement. “I did it! I did it!!!” 

He placed the lamp back onto the table and then sheathed and unsheathed his claws excitedly. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and started to excitedly type on his phone. “Wait until Uncle Ryohei finds out about this, he’s gonna flip out!!!