"What the fuck are you talking about?" Gretchen asked, watching Carmen's blank face. Did she finally break or something? It couldn't be. After everything else, it was this that broke her? Bullshit. But that seemed the case, as Carmen didn't answer her, like she was oblivious, then she blinked and focused on Gretchen. A rapid, biting cold poured through her veins.
The look wasn't angry. It wasn't sad, confused, disgusted, scared or... anything. Carmen's red eyes were blank, yet dark and murky, like coagulated blood. Their gaze approached, forcing Gretchen to step back. What the fuck was wrong with her? She shouldn't be scared. Carmen had to obey, and she didn't look to be planning anything.
"Stay away," Gretchen said through chittering teeth. No response, not even a stumble. Something about those eyes comprised of crimson oblivion crushed her chest. Just their stare felt like it would pull her under.
Carmen finally spoke, unblinking gaze still locked to Gretchen, "You're a waste of humanity." Like her visage, her words lacked any emotion, yet they cut deeper. It wasn't an opinion anymore. People always had those, they didn't matter so long as Gretchen's own survived, however those words rang true. They weren't thoughts, but fact, spoken with such flat resonance they plummeted into Gretchen's mind and left a crater. She opened her mouth to respond, though nothing came out.
"The silicone in your breasts? Wasted. The makeup you use? Pointless. Every sperm you've swallowed could've birthed someone more useful. The air you breathe is oxygen taken from others. Even the bacteria you kill when washing your hands lived better lives than you. You, Gretchen Blake, are below worthless."
She was upon her now. Gretchen clutched the Futa Note to her chest, like a Catholic school girl clinging to the cross, as if its presence would stop the Amazonian futa. It didn't. Eyes moving with the fist, Gretchen saw it blur, then a dull, permeating pain in her jaw. The book thumped to the ground as she fell on her ass. Another stab of agony came from her side and she was kicked across the floor, people gasping and rushing aside, none made any effort to help her. Fuckers, all of them. When she could focus, she saw walls of students leading her gaze back to Carmen, who held the book. No, she thought.
"Don't!" Gretchen screamed. or tried to. Molten pain went through her face. She clutched at her jaw, which made it worse, but couldn't help it. Writhing in place, barely seeing through the pangs of misery, Carmen produced a pencil capped with an eraser. Even ravaged by agony, Gretchen knew she needed to go, and pray Carmen got preoccupied with something else. She crawled away, whimpering at the slightest shift in her jaw and side.
Carmen didn't waste a second. She was focused, more so than ever, like her goal and its path were illuminated against a void. The pencil in her pocket wasn't a coincidence; she'd been carrying it with her in the vain hope something would get the book back. She went straight to where Gretchen had written Rachel's name, fixing it, though the added cock would remain. The others could wait, since Gretchen no longer had power over Carmen. She sprinted away before even Zoey could react. She'd fix them once she knew Rachel was safe.
"Carmen." Rachel said. She was naked, halfway to the school gate, where clueless pedestrians had gathered to gawk at the redheaded futa. Carmen powered over to her, scooping the girl up into her arms and headed to the library. The renovations weren't finished, leaving the shelves and furniture covered in tarps. It was silent but for their breaths; Rachel's quick and Carmen's even.
"Thank you." Rachel buried her head into her shoulder, a sob broke free, "I remember what she ordered me to do. I was gonna do it too... oh fuck... Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."
"I'm here," Carmen said and stroked the crimson locks. Shouldn't she be just as emotional? They'd narrowly avoided disaster after all, and she had Rachel back. Gretchen wasn't a threat anymore. Everything could go back to normal.
Carmen blinked, "You're safe." Her voice was monotone. "She won't hurt us again." Still monotone.
"Are you okay?" Rachel asked, wiping at her eyes. A clean hand cupped Carmen's cheek, warmth pouring off it, but the heat didn't penetrate deep. Just a surface layer. That didn't make sense. She'd only felt despondent toward Rachel because of Gretchen's orders, but they couldn't still be in effect. Not saying anything, Carmen checked for her entries, but found them all the same 'Grows a default cock'. No additions. Nothing.
Then why didn't she feel anything? Sure, Rachel's body was soft and warm against hers, breasts especially, yet Carmen was emotionally numb. She was glad, wasn't she? Happy? Even when she'd attacked Gretchen, she didn't recall feeling anything.
"I think so?" Carmen forced a questioning tone and had a flash of confusion, but it was gone an instant later, "I don't know. Let me fix this first."
"Okay," Rachel nodded and sat beside her, leaning on the far taller girl, "I love you."
"I love you too," Carmen said, but her girlfriend just frowned at her. Wasn't that what she was supposed to say?
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"Yeah. I'm fine."
A stagnant silence fell as Carmen went through the book. Gretchen hadn't written any new names, just hers and Rachel's, while adding onto Zoey, Mary's and the others so they were infatuated with her. An easy fix. Looking through, however, there were no other entries for Carmen, nothing that would explain what was happening to her. She could worry over it later. Rachel still needed clothes.
She called Mary, who arrived not long after with Rachel's discarded clothes in hand. The others came with her. Too many weeks had gone by since they were together in one room. Carmen looked around, noting the more obvious changes; Mary's breasts had grown, Zoey had let her hair grow out past her shoulders, Dakota appeared more comfortable with her body, though Ashley was absent. Oh no, Carmen thought. She must need to be emptied.
"I've gotta go," Carmen said to Rachel, "Ashley needs me."
"Okay. Call me later?"