*** my first attempt at a story... let me know what you think! ***
It had been months since Harry last saw her, and he was nervous. He'd assumed that university would have been one long blur of parties and sex, and had hoped that somehow all that excitement would have allowed him to get over the girl next door. Unfortunately for Harry, his imagination had proved to be somewhat overly optimistic, and he had returned from his first term away from home having failed to attend any parties, or to have any sex. Most importantly, he had been entirely unable to get over the way his best friend, the girl he grew up with, had flat out rejected him when he confessed his feelings the day before he'd left.
He'd always known Ella was out of his league -- he hadn't needed the other boys at school to point that out to him every chance they got, but of course they did anyway. She was gorgeous, and he was... average. The thing is, up until the summer they'd finished school, it hadn't mattered to him that she was out of his league. Whilst everyone else was convinced he was trying to get in her pants, he was perfectly happy just being her best friend. He'd always fancied her a little, for sure, but he valued their friendship too much to let his attraction to her get in the way. Besides, he was a late bloomer -- before last summer, he was far more interested in the video games than the taut curves of the girl he was playing them with.
That all changed the day of her 18th birthday. He'd seen her a million times before, but this time he knew something was different. She looked the same as she always did, but somehow Harry felt he'd never actually looked at her before. Her blonde curls fell softly onto her shoulders as they always had, but for the first time Harry noticed how they bounced gently with her every movement, how the waves framed her face, hugging her jawline, her neck, and settled with a flourish just above her collarbones. She wore her favourite top, one Harry had seen on countless occasions -- how had he never noticed before the way it clung tightly to her shoulders, or how it clung even more tightly to her chest, moulding itself to the shape of her breasts before hanging loosely just above her belly button? He knew she was an athlete -- she competed in climbing competitions, as well as athletics and gymnastics -- but he'd never noticed the subtle lines defining her stomach, or how her waist smoothly widened to reveal her hips as his eyes travelled further down her body... Although he wasn't aware at the the time, that was the moment his life changed forever. That was the moment he became hers.
From that day onwards, try as he might, Harry had been unable to think of much else besides the girl next door. Although he knew it was a bad idea, he couldn't help himself from telling her how he felt -- and he couldn't forget how she'd gone quiet, how she'd looked down at her feet as she told him she didn't feel the same. All this replayed in Harry's head as he watched her car pull into her driveway from his room, and he slowly sunk into his bed, fully convinced she'd never let him look at her again.
- the next morning -
*knock knock*
Harry had barely had a chance to open his eyes before Ella burst into his room.
"Oh my God Harry, I've missed you so much! I know it's early, but I couldn't wait to find out how you've been getting on at Uni! I haven't heard from you in so long."
She sat down at the end of his bed, looking at him with the same smile she always had, as though nothing at all had happened between them. Harry's brain was moving too quickly to form any coherent thoughts, let alone a sentence. He paused for a moment before responding, taking her in as he slowly sat up. She was stunning -- more beautiful than the last time he'd seen her. Somehow her hair had gotten brighter, her skin clearer, even her eyes seemed to glisten in a way he'd never seen before. As he struggled to come up with something to say, he began to notice even more... had she gotten taller? It was hard to tell whilst she was sitting down, but Harry thought she definitely seemed taller. She was wearing incredibly baggy clothes, her hoodie was clearly many sizes too big, yet somehow it was still hugging tightly to her chest, which seemed to have grown many sizes since he'd last seen her. He realised how silly it was to think her tits could have gotten significantly bigger since the last time he'd seen her, it must be a trick of the light, or the result of his overactive imagination upon seeing her for the first time in months. As his eyes fell to her legs, he noticed how the long flowing skirt she always wore seemed not to be so baggy anymore, but was stretched around what appeared to be thick, muscled thighs. Dragging his attention away from her body, he looked back up at her before managing to stutter out a simple "Hello Ella".
Her slight smile told him she had not missed the fact he was openly ogling her. He fumbled around in his mind for a moment more, and eventually found the ability to talk properly.
"Uni has been great!" he lied. "I've just been, you know, getting drunk and stuff. It's been great."
Any belief he'd had that he'd been convincing dissolved when he saw the sympathy in her expression.
"I've had a pretty difficult time too, to be honest with you Harry," she replied. She took a deep breath, and her voice lowered almost to a whisper.
"Look, I didn't really come here to catch up. I came here because we need to talk -- something has been happening to me. I don't know what, but you're the only person I feel I can talk to."
Something had definitely happened to her, thought Harry. Something had changed, not just with how she looked but how he behaved. She'd always been shy before, and would never have just burst into his room without asking. Even the way she looked at him felt different, her eyes seemed to bore into him with an intensity that was almost scary. She looked... hungry. Almost like a predator carefully watching its prey.
"What do you mean?" Harry said, cautiously.
"It's pretty hard to explain..." Ella's voice.
faltered a little. "And to be honest, I'm scared to even tell you - I'm not sure you'd believe me, and if you did, I'm afraid you wouldn't want to be anywhere near me."
The fear in her voice, along with the way she was looking at him, and the fact she seemed to be radiating some strange powerful energy... He was certainly scared. But at the same time he felt drawn to her, pulled towards her as though by gravity. He felt that whatever she had to tell him, whatever she might reveal, would not be able to deter his desire to be near her.