The Shape of our Love

Chapter 1

The first time I shifted, I was 15 years old. It was nearing the end of my freshman year and everyone was preparing for the spring dance. My mom took my shopping and let me pick out whatever dress I wanted. So I dragged her to the most expensive store in the mall and picked out a rainbow sequin, halterneck mini dress with sequin heels to match. 

My date, Brian McMain, was one of the cutest freshman boys. I was surprised he even asked me because I heard rumors that we was dating Eva Ortiz, the girl voted most likely to make it in Hollywood. 

Rather than thinking about it much, I said yes and I rode with him and his mom to the dance that night. We took pictures, danced, and hung out with all of Brian's friends. I thought everything was going great until I went to the bathroom and I heard Eva and her friends walk in. 

"Did you see that Brian came with Nova?" Eva's friends gathered closer together, eager to hear her responce.

"Yeah I saw. It doesn't bother me though." Eva flipped her long blonde hair and turned to the mirror. 

"He told me he loves me. He doesn't want to lose his virginity to me because I'm too special to him." She said as she reapplied more sticky, pink lip gloss.

"So he's here with Nova to have sex with her?" 

"Exactly. I told him that she's a slut and that if he wants to just lose his virginity then he can with her. He just had to promise that afterwards he would throw her away like the trash she is." At this her friends laughed. One even high fived her. 

In that moment, a rage flew threw my body. My finger tips began to tingle as thoughts of messing up Eva's pretty makeup and hair grew in my mind. I wanted to turn all of her friend's laughs into screams. The tingle turned into an aching pulse as it traveled to my arms and legs. Then it pooled in my stomach and I felt my mind begin to slow. 

In the next second, everything around me slowed as well. The laugher and lipgloss applying proceeded in slow motion like in a movie. I looked down and was shocked to see that I didn't had legs or arms. A soft beating sound was coming from behind me, so I turned around caught a quick glimpse of what I realized were wings. 

Surprised, I flew back and squeezed right threw the stall door. I landed right on a mirror and I turned to look but I didn't see my face or body. Instead I saw a tiny bee staring back at me. I had bee wings and a stinger to match. Without pausing to think about how this even happened, I focused on my target. 

I started by flying passed Eva's ear. Then I flew up to her face and I saw her slow-motion stuck hand begin to reach up to slap me away. I moved quickly to her perfectly done hair. As I wove through it, her hands followed franticly. I heard the laughs switch to squeels and screams. To finish, I went to her face, and landed on the tip of her nose. Before she had a chance to move, I quickly bit down on her nose as hard as I could. Her head jerked hard and I was thrown to the window. 

From there I watched tears start to flow as her friends tried to save her hair and face. I was almost satisfied until I heard some voices from the window.

"Man, Nova looks so hot tonight!" Brian's bestfriend padded him on the back as if to say good job.

"I know, but who cares? She just better put out tonight like she's supposed to." He reached into his tuxe pocket and pulled out a black flask. He took a swing and passed it the boy next to him.

"Where are you taking her?" the boy asked. "I know sluts do it anywhere so I figured we would just go to the locker room." 

"That's so romantic bro!" They all broke into a laugh, with Brian smiling the brightest.