I know, I know it's not really what happens, but I don't know what does, and I just felt like writing this. So please, don't hate me for this, it's just a little thing...

The moment I saw her, my world realigned. Anybody paying attention could see that. Sam was the only one who did. Maybe because it had happened to him. It was...indescribable. But the second my eyes met her, a little bundle in her mother's arms, I turned on my heel and ran out the door. I could feel Sam behind me, calling,

"Quil! Quil, come back! I know what it's like...Quil!"

But I didn't even acknowledge that I heard him. I phased, exploding more painfully than ever, my clothes shredding, ripping along with my bones, muscle. No one else was changed. It was bliss. Quiet, peaceful, perfect. My paws pounded the soft ground of the forest, my senses growing in alertness at every tree I passed. But, suddenly another mind entered my own personal haven. I didn't register who it was, but I couldn't change back. I curled up on the ground, whimpering. I lay there until Sam caught up to me. He sat down next to me and nudged my paw with his nose. He started thinking at me, but it was too painful, so he controlled the tirade of his mind, blocked it out of mine, and gave up trying to get me up.

"Please...please, Sam, please leave me..."

He knew what I meant. He got up, and thought, "I'm going to keep everyone else away. If you're not back by tonight, I'm coming to look for you." I responded with a muted "thanks," and Sam left me alone with my pain.