Tail

I looked in horror at the long brown tail that was poking out.

Why..Why did I have a tail?

I heard the bathroom door starting to open and I jumped back into the the bed and hid under the covers.

"Rudy..?" I faked a few coughs. "Are you okay?" I felt the bed dip and Tony pulled the blanket from my head. I coughed some more and Tony put his hand on my forehead.

"You're staying here." He said, immediately. "No..I'm fine." I whispered and he put the blanket back over my head.

"You're sick. You're staying home. End of discussion." Tony said, getting off the bed and going to the door.

I raised up and stopped faking. "Tony.."

"Wanna explain now?" Tony asked, turning around and crossing his arms.

"I..something weird happened." "Something so weird that you had to fake being sick?" Tony asked, getting closer to me.

"Yeah..but I'm actually getting kind of hot.." I nodded and whispered. Tony got on the bed and sat close to me.

"What happened?" Tony asked, and then grabbed my hands because he knew I'd try to cover my face. I whined and he pulled me closer to him, revealing the added body part that made me question if I was human or not.

Tony was staring at it, still holding me close to him. "Rudy..what..and how.."

"I don't know where it came from.." I mumbled, and Tony pulled me onto his lap.

"Does it hurt..?" "Not really.."

"Well, I guess I'm calling in sick.." "No..you should go to work. You cannot miss any more days staying with me. I can take care of myself."

"Don't you want to spend another day with me..?" Tony pouted.

"Don't you want that promotion?" I smiled at him and he huffed.

"Fine..but you better keep your tail at home." Tony said, and I giggled. "Yes, sir."