As Veronica scratched at the intense itch on her wrist she thought it felt somehow... different, as though it was hairier maybe. But with the lights off she couldn't tell for sure. That, plus there was now also a slight throbbing in her fingertips that was throwing off her sense of touch. Her focus, though, quickly returned to the absolutely strange sight in front of her.
"What the heck? Leigh, Are you wearing some sort of crazy costume? Halloween isn't for a few months..."
"Not exactly. Listen..."
"Jeez, why is it so hot in here?"
"Veronica..."
"And no offense Emily and Cara but it smells like a dog kennel in here!"
"Hey!" growled an offended Cara as she instinctively jumped up from her corner.
Emily quickly reached out an arm to restrain her roommate in the darkened corner of the living room as she warily watched Veronica and Leigh's interaction, almost afraid to even move or breathe.
"Veronica!" Leigh finally blurted. "Will you shut up for one second and listen?"
"Sorry. Can you please just tell me what's going on?"
Her curiosity about her strange surroundings once again took a backseat to the increasingly strange feelings on her own self. The itching on her wrist had begun to spread to the entire back of her hand. And if that wasn't bad enough, her gums had begun to ache and she could now swear it felt as though someone was pulling at the tops of her ears.
"I've been trying to. Here why don't you sit down first." Leigh said as she pulled out a nearby stool for her friend.
"Um, ok..."
Veronica was grateful to sit down as she was beginning to feel a bit unsteady and her feet were feeling a bit cramped in her shoes.
"Alright. Now I'm going to turn the lights on, but you have to promise to not to scream or anything. Deal?"
"Um, sure. Deal." Veronica agreed nervously as she absently scratched a bit at the warm tingling she felt on her cheek.
"Ok, here goes..." Leigh said as she turned on a lamp by the couch, shedding light for the first time on the trio of she wolves Veronica was now locked in with.
"Y-you're, you're... Werewolves! Help!"