Disclaimer: I own Alison...but nothing else, sniffle.

Alison sat in her room with only her bedside lamp on, not that she needed it. She had extremely good eyesight in the dark. Glancing up at the mirror the sixteen year old girl cringed and looked back down at her hands. Alison was still dressed in the torn jeans and t-shirt she had been wearing out with her friends. Hair fell in her face but she didn't care enough to move it out of her eyes. Taking another glimpse at her face she shuddered. How she hated herself, all the things she did, all the things she thought. No, that wasn't right. She didn't want those thoughts. They came unwillingly, like a virus that crept into her system and took over her body and mind. Her friends thought of her as the innocent one of the group, the safe one. Alison laughed at this thought. How she wished to be safe, safe from Her. She knew she was coming back, it had been two days without any sign of her. Alison had pushed Her back far this time, but she could feel her clawing back in. The teenage girl closed her eyes and took deep breaths that soon became shallower and faster. The girl gripped her covers and clenched her jaw trying not to focus on the feeling of her mental defenses being clawed at. All at once an image materialized in the recess of Alison's mind. She looked just like her, except older, and she had the ears and tail of a cat. Alison never told anyone about her. She knew what they would say, multiple personalities, but Alison knew better. She knew that yes, this was a part of her, but an evil part. This was her demon.

Hello Alison. Alison gringed feeling weak and stupid. Oh sweety, don't look so upset. You know what would calm you down? A nice long walk. A walk did sound nice...No! Go away! Leave me alone. Alison was gasping for breath now and clutching her head. Tainted images flew through her head and a strange pressure developed around her temples. Honey, you look tired. Why don't you let me take over for awhile? I promise to be nice. Inside the girls head a mental battle was being waged. Her against the cat like human that looked like her. Not this time. No, you have done too much, leave me alone! In her mind Alison tried to push away her demon but it pushed back and her mental self's palm shoved the image away. A burning pain grew so intense that Alison passed out. When she woke up her mental enemy was locked away but her hand seared with pain. Looking down, she saw that in the center of her left hand was a silver circle. It shined eerily and the girl grimiced with pain. In an attempt to cool the burn Alison blew softly but shrieked when a silver flame erupted from the circle. She shrieked again when she saw her reflection. She had the ears,eyes, and tail of a cat.