The sun had set a short time ago and much of the party had moved outside. The thick cloud cover prevented the moon from giving too much light but there were several large yard lights which provided more than enough for everyone to see by.

Several people had already taken advantage of the night and had transformed into their Were forms while many others were getting ready to do the same. As it was, an ostrich and a unicorn were both clearly visible in the back yard, with the unicorn rearing up on his hind legs and showing off. Beside me, Darek rolled his eyes at his dad’s antics.

“Your dad is such a show off,” Trey commented with a laugh.

“Don’t remind me,” Darek responded with a grin of his own. “I wouldn’t be surprised if he tries sniffing out a few vir…maidens just to play it up.”

“Well, I think it’s kind of cute,” Kaylie said. “He is such a beautiful unicorn…”

“I won’t tell him you said that,” Darek told her. “It might go to his head.”

“I just think it’s cool to see a unicorn,” I said, staring at Darek’s dad. “I mean, it’s not every day that most of us can see something like that.”

Darek nodded at that. Then he turned to Trey and asked, “Hey, you remember the first time the two of us saw each other?”

Trey laughed. “How could I forget?”

Darek looked at me and Traci, then explained. “After Trey and I first changed, we were both too embarrassed to let anyone know about our Were forms…especially each other. But our parents got talking and decided to have some fun with it. They held a full moon party.”

I nodded at that, remembering that my dad had gone to a couple full moon parties and had even hosted one himself. A full moon party was nothing more than a party that was held among Were on the night of the full moon. It usually consisted of dinner, conversation, and then everyone changing and showing off their other forms. It was not just an excuse to party but was also something of a celebration of being Were.

“Well anyway,” Darek continued, “they invited aunt Anita…Kaylie’s mom…” He gestured to Kaylie and Jake. “So of course, Kaylie came and brought Jake with her. My folks didn’t have any idea that he was a mythic too…”

“I was kind of freaked out,” Trey admitted. “I mean, what the hell were my parents thinking, making me go to a full moon party when they knew I didn’t want anyone to know I turned into a mermaid?”

“Then the sun set and all three of us turned into girls,” Darek said with a laugh. “Needless to say, all of us were pretty shocked. I remember the look on Trey’s face…”

“Yeah, it was fucking hilarious,” Jake agreed with a smirk. “To be honest, before then, Kaylie’s mom was the only other Were I’d ever met. This was before Kaylie’s Changing Day. It was pretty weird for me to meet other Were…especially mythics. But it was cool to find out that I wasn’t the only one who turned into a chick.” Darek and Trey both nodded agreement at that.

I stared at Darek, Trey, and Jake, having noted earlier that they seemed to be pretty good friends already. Then again, they had a lot in common and would have been able to understand what each other was going through with their Were forms. I know that I was happy to meet others who knew what it was like.

Darek looked out over the fields behind us and mused, “My fiance Carrie would love it here. This would be a great place for a wolf to run loose.” Then he sighed. “Too bad she was caught up in finals and couldn’t come with.” Then he mused, “But there aren’t many trees… Maybe I should plant some before I leave…”

“He’s a tree hugger,” Jake commented with a roll of his eyes, though he grinned as he said it.

“Literally,” Trey added with a chuckle.

Darek just shrugged and responded, “You wouldn’t understand unless you can talk to the trees…” Then he grinned and said, “I think it’s about time to commune with nature.”

With that, everyone nodded and began to either go back into the house or find some other place where they could change in private. I went to the bathroom and got undressed, then activated my own change. As always, it felt incredible to transform into a succubus, almost as though a part of me had been tied up but was now released.

Once I’d put on my top and skirt, I looked myself over in the mirror and purred, “Very nice…”

I hesitated a moment before leaving the bathroom, but unlike at the Academy, these people would understand. Half the people here were mythics themselves, and all but one or two were Were. These people wouldn’t jump to conclusions about my being a monster.

When I left the bathroom, I got some curious looks and a few of appreciation, but the only hostile look I got was from woman who was obviously jealous at the way her husband was looking at me. I smiled politely and quickly got out of her view, fighting the temptation to wiggle my ass for her husband’s benefit.

The moment I stepped outside, I stretched my wings and let out a sigh. Then I slowly looked around, seeing that a few more Were had now changed. A short distance away, I saw a short green skinned girl coming out from behind the barn. I assumed that was Darek. There was also six inch tall pixie with golden skin flying past, one who had to be Jake since he’d kept joking about turning into Tinkerbell.

Suddenly, a ball of fire shot through the sky, then abruptly changed direction and came towards me. I gasped in surprise, then realized that this wasn’t a ball of fire…but a bird. The bird had golden feathers and was on fire, leaving a trail of flames behind it as it flew.

“A phoenix,” I exclaimed in realization. Then as the bird landed in front of me, I stared at it for a few more seconds before figuring out who it was. “Kaylie, right?” Kaylie hadn’t told me what her Were form was, though I knew she was a mythic. The bird nodded her head in confirmation. “Very interesting.”

“Wow,” Traci exclaimed as she came running up to me, still in her normal form, “Is that you Erin?”

I gave her a wry look and asked, “Just how many succubi are at this party?”

Traci chuckled at that, then told me, “You look totally hot…”

I smiled at that, then gestured to the flaming bird and pointed out, “Not as hot as Kaylie.”

Traci just grinned and slowly looked me over, her eyes locking on my breasts. “Damn, you’re enormous…”

I just held up one hand and blew my clawed nails before buffing them on my top with a smug look. “I am, aren’t I. One of the benefits of being a succubus.”

“Sexy and a touch of scary, all in one,” Traci added.

“She’s right,” Trey said as he came up and joined us, still in his human form as well. “You do look impressive.”

“Why aren’t you two changing?” I asked curiously.

Trey shrugged and then gestured around us. “Not exactly a good environment for a mermaid. I have to stay wet when I’m like that and I don’t see any ponds or lakes around here.”

“I will in a little bit,” Traci told me, giving me an appreciative look.

When Trey and Traci wandered off, I went to go talk to Amylia. She was standing near the back door, talking with Dr. Merchant and looking fascinated as she watched the various mythics.

“You know,” Amylia told Dr. Merchant with a smile. “I’ve never actually seen a sabertooth tiger before…”

“Then I’ll just have to rectify that,” he responded with a grin. He bowed his head and told her, “I’ll be back in a few minutes…”

“So, what do you think?” I asked Amylia once Dr. Merchant had gone.

Amylia gave me a strange look and then looked at some of the other mythics before answering. “This is very…impressive.” There was something in her expression that I took for longing. “I never imagined that Were could be so free and open about their other forms…”

“Were gatherings tend to be like this,” I told her with a grin. “At least when there aren’t any normals around. Most Weres like to show off their other forms to each other the same way that Touched like to show off their talents.”

I looked over the yard, seeing that nearly everyone at the party had changed to their other forms. A fox quickly ran across the yard and vanished from view. A centaur walked out from the barn, looking like she did before from the waist up, though from the waist down she had the body of a brown horse. Her twin sister followed close behind, also looking nearly the same as before from the waist up…except for her hair which was now green and thick looking, but from the waist down she had the body of a dark green snake.

A flaming bird flew through the air, looping around and generally just showing off. A golden glowing pixie flew around behind her and they engaged in what seemed to be some form of aerial tag.

As I looked around, I was a little disappointed that I didn’t get to see a sea serpent, but as Trey had pointed out, this wasn’t the kind of environment for someone with an aquatic form. Still, it would have been pretty awesome to see.

“You know,” I told Amylia carefully. “You could join us.”

There was a long since and I could see that she was actually considering it. Then she shook her head, responding, “No, I can’t.”

Before I could think of what I could say to that, I noticed a VERY large cat coming towards us with huge fangs coming from his mouth. I gulped, and even though I knew this was Dr. Merchant, a part of me still felt a little nervous at the sight. Amylia brightened up at the sight of him so I turned and walked away.

I hadn’t gone very far when I suddenly felt an enormous source of sexual energy nearby. I immediately froze and turned in the direction I could sense it from, only to see Traci coming out of the house. Or at least, I assumed it was Traci since the source of this energy was an athletic looking guy with horns on his head, hairy goat legs with hooves similar to my own, and of course, an enormous penis that had to be a foot long and which was fully erect. With the size of that thing, it was obvious why Traci wasn’t wearing any pants.

The male sexual energy radiating from Traci was far stronger than what I’d ever felt from another guy, ten times stronger. It was incredibly powerful and oh so delicious. All of my succubus instincts roared to life and locked on Traci as the ultimate feast.

Traci seemed to sense me in the same way that I had her. She…he looked directly at me with an expression of undisguised lust. All of that sexual energy was suddenly focused straight at me.

The next thing I knew, Traci and I had our lips locked and we were kissing hungrily. My body was responding to Traci’s energy and I was hornier than I’d ever been before in my life. I wanted him. I wanted his energy. I wanted everything he could give me. My succubus instincts had taken over completely and overwhelmed any resistance I would have had.

“Erin,” I vaguely heard someone calling out to me.

“MINE,” I hissed, grabbing Traci tightly and then leaping into the air with him.

I landed behind the barn with Traci and we continued from where we’d left off as though there hadn’t been any interruption. My clothes were already gone, though I hadn’t noticed when it happened. The only thing I was concerned with was this feast before me, this feast which could satisfy ALL of my needs.