Malice

'I'm so stupid...why didn't I bring a can opener?" she thought as she sifted through her backpack. She sat on the park bench in Central Park. She was somewhere in Manhattan. She picked up her phone and stared at Kenny's name. It was a text message. Did she dare open it? 'Ohhh...I have to...' she bit her lower lip and opened the text. Inside was a picture...one of them together. She remembered that. His friend, Jim something had taken this picture of them at Leo's party. Her date had ditched her and his was passed out in the bath tub. She felt like crying, then felt like coming back to Kenny, then like killing Kenny, she looked up. Alison stood up bathed in the gentle sunlight of the sinking sun. Knowing there had to be one near, she quickly found a pay phone.

 

She just wanted to hear his voice. Thats all. She put 50 cents in and dialed his number quickly and his warm, familiar voice answered "Hello? Who is this?" he asked apprehensively "Kenny...I miss you" she whispered "oh Kenny...I just needed to hear your voice" She said a little louder. He made a sound as if his heart had jumped into his throat. "Alice..." he choked out. "Tell me where you are." he demanded worriedly "I'm in New York" she mumbled "WHAT THE HELL?!? HOW DO YOU GET FROM OHIO TO NEW YORK?!?" he screamed "I took a bus." She said quietly "Alice...I promise I will search the world for you. Tell me where." he said solemnly. She couldn't help it. She told him "I'm in Manhattan in Central Park." I breathed, reliving the soft feel of his lips...his taste. Her chest ached and She remembered that painfully wonderful memory"...I have too many things that you can't understand to do." his lips crashed against hers again and she moaned softly. "Kenny...You won't change my mind." he looked at her despairingly. "I never thought that this was how we'd get together..." she kissed him softly. "I'll find you again I promise" she whispered.

 

She sighed, her back against the rough bark of a slowly rotting oak tree. Suddenly there was a rustle and the hot dog vendor appeared. He approached her slowly. "Don't worry....I'm one of you."
"what am I?" she whispered apprehensively. "you have the gift. One that very few have. I learned the hard way about mine..." he said then quickly, he morphed into a white kitten. With her eyes wide she picked him up. Damien began to purr and rub his cheek against hers. "well aren't you cute?"she giggled "it's my favorite form." he communicated telepathically as he snuggled into her chest. "Bad boy I know what you're doing!!"she said angrily and help him out in front of her face. He gave her big sad kitty eyes and she caved. "Could you turn into something maybe less cute?" she asked right before the crazy chick landed on them. "WAAAHHHHH" a scream came and she tumbled down midair on them. "HOLY JESUS!!!" Damien shrieked in her head and she landed on top of them. "ohhhh my head..." Alice moaned. "my back agh I'm lucky I turned in time." the human Damien said, covered In dirt, twigs, leaves, and a dark substance of god knows what. "thanks for breaking my fall...I haven't quite got the hang of the flying thing." the girl who'd landed on them confessed. She was the only one standing and unmarked. She was Asian and had short cropped black hair. She was curvy in all the right places, which drew Damien's attention. Alice closed his mouth. "Now don't start drooling unless you're a dog." he then proceeded to shake her off, what had crashed on him, and morphed into a saint Bernard. "so I assume you're one of us?" she asked the strange girl "mmhmm names Viv. Nice to meet ya." she shook her hand and Damien the dog gazed at her, a waterfall coming from his mouth.

 

"hi Viv I'm Alice" Alice said and looked at the drooling dog. "Umm...what happens to your clothes?" Viv said curiously. Damien cocked his head and said telepathically, "you know, I've never thought of that..." then he turned back. Viv looked him over "Mmm....not bad." she decided. "Hey Jen come on out!" she called and a beautiful fair haired girl appeared by Damien. He yelped and automatically turned into a mouse. "this is what happens when I get scared." he moaned in her head. The little mouse squeaked furiously. She picked him up. "aww little mousey." I stuck my tongue out at him. "OMG I'm sorry!!" the girl said. "it's ok so I'm assuming you're Jen?" inside her head Damien said "I'm the only dude! Gig gig gig-i-ty" she rolled her eyes. A flash came and a guy stopped infront of them and she cried out "HOW MANY OF US ARE THERE?!?" Damien morphed into a parrot and squaked "let's see...1,2,3..." she batted him away. "hi so I'm guessing..."
"I had a feeling I should be here. Hi I'm Cal."he had light brown hair and blue eyes. Alice surveyed the situation. With her she had 4 untrained, powerful, rowdy, hormonal teenagers. 'Perfect. Just perfect' she thought, laughing. They were still standing around in central park. "Guys...we should go somewhere more private and get to know what the fuck is going on?"
"sounds good"Jen agreed
"mmhmm"Cal mumbled
"I know a place we can go." Viv piped up
"lead the way" Damien replied