*Arealla* I stared at the empty space that he had left, but there really was nothing that I could do about it. He was gone. He had just upped and left. And I could probably follow him if I wanted, but did I really want that? Did I really want to face more rejection? It wasn't like I had expected him to declare undying love for me, but I had expected a little bit more emotion than what he had just given me. I had just given him my body, for crying out loud. But I didn't have the energy to do anything. I wanted to cry, but I couldn't bring myself to do that. I couldn't even manage to sit up in bed. I brought my hand in front of my face. It was perfectly normal now. When did that happen? I tried to think of the claws, but I couldn't bring them out. I didn't try very hard, I was on the

