Chapter 1 Fracture

I ran just as fast as I could through the blinding rain. Today was Halloween. Rylyn always has a Halloween party, and of course I'm invited. Rylyn is my best friend.
I began to think of her... She was beautiful. She had long black hair and reached all the way to her waist. She also had red streaks in it too. Her eyes were the strangest shade of brown. They were almost red. Her voice was so natural, and never had any twang. Even though we did live in the south. Her body was perfectly proportioned. She did dance for seventeen years, after all. She was nineteen. But there was more that just her appearance. She had the best personality. She was the most energetic, fun and retarded person in the world, but she was also the smartest, calmest, and most courageous person I knew.
I couldn't help but compare my lowly self to her.
I had short, light brown hair. It only went a little past the collarbone. I had white eyes. Its uncommon, but it's also boring. My eyes reflected dully next to Rylyn. I had tried to dance, like her, but I was too clumsy. I couldn't seem to walk across a flat surface without finding my facesmasing intothe ground. Every movement Rylyn made was grateful. Iam five years younger than Rylyn. But ages or not, we were best friends. I, on the other hand, did not have to greatest personality. I definately had anger issues. I didn't need tests to figure that one out. No, I wasn't hyper much. I was the calmer one, who had age to her eyes.
My parents had died when I was three. I had no siblings. My parents had no siblings. Both my grandfathers died in war. One of my grandmothers died, giving birth to my father. The other grandmother was still alive. Though she was locked in the crazy bin.
I was completely alone in this world.
Though now I had Rylyn. Rylyn who had forgotton to pick me up from school. Thanks a lot.
I reached the front steps to her house and pushed the doorbell repeatedly. "Kitiara, Kitiara! I'm coming!" I heard her stomping footsteps coming closer. She opened the door. She frowned, probably from my wet appearance. "I forgot again, didn't I?"
"Yeah." I sighed. Then stepped inside.
"Noo!" She slammed her hand overtop of my eyes. It nearly knocked me over. "Fine, fine! Just get me a towel, and lead me to a place where I can see!"
I could tell that she smiled. I knew her too well. "Alright" She led me to the bathroom.
"Is this the only place where I can look?" I complained.
"Well! It's the only place I haven't decorated yet!" She smiled a very wolfish smile.
I smiled an open-mouthed smile. "Decorating!"
Rylyn beamed. "Dry yourself off, and then you can come and see!"
"Alright, but mind finding me some dry clothes?"
"Sure!"
She ran off and came back in less than a minute. She was the fastest runner in her grade, but was I really surprised? I quickly dressed and yelled "Rylyn, can I come out now?"
"Yup!"
I eagerly opened the door and imidiately loved what I saw.
The whole place was covered with spiderwebs. Skulls in the corners. Flashing Lights. Fake Spiders and ghosts. The lights were dimmed and music was playing. What was it? Werewolves in London? It sounded somewhat like a child's song.
I looked up at Rylyn who was holding a talking skull. The skull was saying "I see you! I see you! I see you!" Rylyn smiled.
"This goes in the bathroom. Once it's there, I'll be done officially done!"
"Yay! Can I help?"
She smiled so brightly at me, it nearly threw me off. "Together!"
I grabbed half of the talking skull and set in down in the bathroom along with Rylyn. "Done! Done, done, done , done! It's done!! And just in time for the party! We better go get in costume, Kitiara!"
I agreed happily. For halloween Rylyn was going to be ared wolf and I, a cat. We invited practically everyone.
"Kitiara! Stop squirming! Or I'll mess up your whiskers! Hold still!" The one thing Rylyn hated about me is that I could never sit still. I was always fidgeting, and couldn't help it. It was involuntary, after all. "There!" Rylyn said proudly. "I finished!"
I crinkled my nose. "Meow?"
She giggled. "Rawr."
I smiled hugely, making the fake whiskers tickle my cheek. I laughed. Then I fell off the chair I was in. Rylyn then laughed at my face.
I put on my best annoyed face. "Hiss."
She stuck her tounge out at me.
Just when I was about to repeat the gesture, the doorbell rang.
"People! Oh, Kitiara! I just love people! They're funny! They make me happy! C'mon Kitiara we have to go open the door for the people!" She grabbed my hand and pulled me over to the door.
It was Rylyn's boyfriend, Jace. He was dressed uplike batman. I had to admit, he looked hilarious."Jace!" She bounced up to hug him. "My Batman looks so cute today! DidBatman bring Jack?"
Jack was Jace's younger brother. Just my age. Rylyn and Jace were both planning to get us together, but how could I? I'd never even seen the guy before.
"You know, for once, I actually did." He smirked.
"Yay! Kitiara, Jack is here!"
I wingled my fingers at her. "Woo" I said sarcastically. They both laughed.
"Jack" Jace yelled outside. "Why don't you come and meet Kitiara?"
I heard a grunting sound coming from outside. Then a boy walked into the house.
Hisblack hair covered the left half of his face. I could see he had the same denim blue eyes as Jace. He was a couple inches taller than me. Yes, he was cute. But I wouldn't say that aloud. He wasn't dressed up. He just wore skinny jeans and a band T-shirt. I frowned.
Jace laughed at me. "Dissappointed, Kiti?"
"Yes." Jack looked offended. I smiled like the feline I was. "He's not dressed up." They laughed again.
Jack nodded. I looked at Rylyn, and she shrugged. "Let's start this party!" She jumped.
The part went on just as according to plan. Nothing whent wrong. It was perfect. Too perfect for my liking. It was when you could just tell something bad's about to happen.Ironicly, yes. Somehting bad did happen. I saw Rylyn running past me frantically, while holdling her head. I followed. Then the bathroom door was shut. I heard nothing but the "I see you, I see you, I see you" coming from the skull. "Rylyn?" I knocked on the door. "You okay?"
I sobby "No" came from the other side.
I got worried. "Rylyn, Rylyn let me in!"
"Kiti, you can't tell anybody."
"Tell anybody what? Oh forget it, jsut let me in!"
"Okay."
She opened the door and grabbed me, pulling me in.
"Oh no, Kiti, it's happening to you to!"
"What's happening?" But then I felt a piercing pain in my head, hands and mouth. The pain pushed me down to the floo with tears running onto my whiskers. Through teary eyes, I gota look at Rylyn. Her teeth were sharpened to a point, and black wolf ears stuck out of her head.
These were not fake.