My breath swirled in clouds around me as I stalked through the parking lot towards my car. My hips swaying side to side with each of my strides. Icy air licked at my bare skin, raising goosebumps to the surface. The engine revved lightly as I turned it over. A flicker of curiosity crossed my mind and I pulled down my visor, taking a breath I flipped it open. The light cast a warm yellow light across my face. I stared at my eyes, they were glowing blue. 

"What the fuck?!" I gasped out loud, my body moving impulsively closer to the mirror.

When I looked back in the mirror, they were the normal golden brown. I shook my head slowly rubbing my temples. 

"I must be seeing things," I mumbled to myself, pressure building in my head forming a dull headache.

Reflexively I ruffled in my purse for a strawberry bonbon and popped it in my mouth.  Putting the car in reverse I got onto the highway heading back to my apartment. With every flash of the light from a passing car came memories rushing back to me. Cory choking me...trying to force himself on me. The vile smell of alcohol. Feeling completely helpless. Then feeling nothing but rage and hunger.  I gasped my hand fluttering over my mouth. I blinked through the tears pressing on the accelerator trying to get home fast. My tires squealed out as I took a sharp right turn, onto our road. The apartment building coming into view, with that a sense of security. 

Thank god it is dark, my chest was bare and my shorts were open. I tried covering my breasts with my arms as I scurried into the building. The tears streamed harder down my face as I dashed through the hallway towards the door. I fumbled with my keys cursing under my breath as I almost dropped them. The lock unlatched and I burst through the door slamming it behind me as I leaned against it.

Cara peeked around from the kitchen eyes wide.

"What the hell, you shook the entire apartment, what are you..." She froze as she saw me huddled against the door. "Oh, honey." She gasped taking me into her arms as I sank into the floor.

Cara has always been there, she has been my best friend since high school. She picked up my broken pieces when I ran away from home. My mother left when I was three, leaving me alone with my alcoholic father. Seems I didn't learn my lesson. She and I struggle but we get by, sharing our two-bedroom apartment.

I sobbed loudly into her chest, snotting all over her shirt as my body shook. She whispered in my ear and smoothed my hair. I could feel her tension it was almost palatable. 

"Did Cory do this to you?" Her voice was low. I nodded into her shoulder. She was always there to clean up my messes, helping clean and cover the bruises. "This end's today, you hear me?" She shook me, her firm grasp on my shoulders.

"It...already has..." I whispered licking the salt off my lips.

She looked at me with hard blue eyes, her mouth set in a firm line as her brows knitted together.

"What do you mean it has?" She questioned anger still lacing her voice and I felt the air leaving my body. 

Panic started rising and I scratched at my throat trying to breathe. She let me go, rushing into the kitchen to pour me a glass of water. I took desperate gulps trying to slow my heartbeats, even as it thrashed around my chest.  After I left my father was when the panic attacks started to happen.

"Cara...I..I- I think I killed him." I stared into her eyes expecting a horrified reaction, something that reflected how I was feeling inside. Instead, she burst out with laughter, her grey locks falling around her face. "Why are you laughing right now?" I yelled blindsided by her reaction.

"Maeve, darling. I love you but you couldn't hurt a fly if you tried. Granted it is exactly what that bastard deserves, to rot in hell for all eternity." She muttered wiping a tear from her eye.

Anger overcame me, I felt it bubbling up even as I tried to suppress it. The hunger came again, my body pulsing with a need to fill it. She looked at me and her eyes widened as she fell back on her ass. I crawled over to her on all fours in an almost trance-like state. The hunger was overwhelming and I could almost taste her through the air. She reached a hand up, holding my shoulder, my face a few inches from hers. 

"Maeve, your eyes..." She murmured softly, "Why are the glowing?"

My hand snaked up her side resting on her face, cupping her jawline in my palm. Her lips were plump, almost pouting, no begging for mine. My chest swelled with need as I gazed into her eyes, I licked my lips slowly glancing at hers as they parted. My body throbbed, pulsing and the hunger was almost unbearable. I grasped her face pulling her to me, pressing her up against the wall. She let out a soft moan, not of protest but of pleasure. I felt her body vibrating with ecstasy and deepened the kiss, snaking my tongue through her lips as I ground slowly against her.

I pulled back off her lips, seeing a blue trail of smoke coming from her mouth into mine. Fuck she tasted good, so fucking good. My head was dizzy from the intoxication of it all. I wanted to devour her. She moaned again her eyes growing heavy. It snapped me out of my trance.

"Fuck." I groaned throwing myself away from her. At that moment she looked at me with hurt eyes, then slumped over on the ground. My pulse quickened as I tried to shove down the pulsating of my body, the hunger, the need for her. Once I regained my control hoping to god my eyes were back to normal, I went to her.

"Cara?!" I said harshly as I shook her. She groaned lightly and I breathed a shuttered sigh of relief. She looked up at me, her gaze still hazy. I shook her some more and she snapped into focus.

"What the actual fuck Maeve?!" She yelled smacking my chest. "Why were your eyes blue? Why am I suddenly attracted to you? I know college is for experimenting but I am straight. I like dick."

I shook my head my lip quivering. "I don't know what is happening to me..."

She looked at me but her cold blue eyes softened, she hesitated but wrapped her arms protectively around me. I started to cry again.

"Ok well just to make one thing clear...you definitely...probably killed Cory. Again not mad about it." She said into my shoulder. "Second don't ever do that to me again bitch."

I chuckled and sniffled wiping my tears. What is going on with me?

"I am sorry, I had this urge, this...hunger, I can't control."

"Tell me exactly what happened with Cory." She spoke sternly as she pulled me off the ground leading me to the couch. Tucking one leg under herself she perched on the edge holding my hand.

I went through everything. Going over there after my last physics class, finding him already drunk. Him grabbing me, trying to force himself on me. I told her something changed inside me and all I felt was rage and hunger, that I got stronger suddenly and what happened after. She stayed silent until I was done, her jaw clenching and unclenching. 

"He got what he fucking deserved." She spit harshly, "I just wish I would have been there to see it happen."

I grinned at her. "You sadist." 

I chewed on my lip lightly and she touched my shoulder.

"We will figure this out. We always do." She said smoothing my hair.

A/N

The above picture is Cara. I figured some visuals would help you guys out!

She is so sassy.

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