Andie forced her eyes away from the phone to look up into the darkness

Hysteria

Hey guys, third chapter here! This is going pretty quickly much to me and Gweaks surprise. Um she had to work today and I just basically slept. That's why this is getting up so late…..well it's actually pretty early considering the times we usually post.

Anyway, this chapter is back to the present where the first chapter left off. Um, I gotta warn you that there's blood in this chapter. No violence but there is blood, some guts but not a lot of gore lol. I can't wait to til we get to the blood, guts and gore though, it'll be exciting!

A/N-This one is named after Muse's "Hysteria" which is a really good song

Disclaimer-Don't own Step Up 2, if we did Gweak and I would probably fight over Robert Hoffman.

Andie forced her eyes away from the phone to look up into the darkness. She searched everyone for any tiny sign of him, but she couldn't see any. So when she had no other option, she called out his name.

"Chase?"

Chase surged with happiness when she called his name and immediately closed the distance between them. Andie didn't even get time to see anything but a blur and the next thing she knew she was being embraced. Chase held her to him tightly, nuzzling the side of her face and purring affectionately. It felt so much better to have his other half with him, he'd missed her.

Andie wasn't too sure what had happened. One minute she was staring into the darkness and the next she was being pulled into a solid chest and arms were holding her closely. Her shirt for some reason was becoming wet and...was Chase purring in her ear?
Slowly, Andie brought her hands up and pushed against his chest. Normally, Chase would stop whatever he was doing and look her in the eye. But not this time, instead he pulled her closer and his purring grew louder. Andie frowned in confusion, Chase had never purred at her before. Removing her hand from his chest, Andie stopped moving completely when she caught a glimpse of her red fingers tips as she held them up behind his back.

He was covered in blood! Andie began to struggle against Chase but he wasn't letting go, this wasn't like him and Andie was beginning to panic. She hit at his back while doing the only other thing she could. She started screaming.

Chase lifted his head and took a step back as he held onto Andie's shoulders. Why was she hitting him? Why was she screaming? What had he done to displease her? He nearly whimpered as he frowned and blinked at her, cocking his head to the side. He could smell her fear again.

Taking a hand from her shoulder, he cupped her cheek gently.

"What is it?" He asked, concern evident in his voice.

Andie stared at him. Was he serious

"What is it?" She repeated. "You're covered in blood Chase! It was you! You've been killing everyone and the crew! You're the monster!"

Andie saw what she thought was hurt flash in his eyes but she didn't care. It was him all along, and here she'd been worried about him. Thinking that he was the first of them to get killed. When in reality he was the one doing the killing. Andie took several steps away from him, was she next?

This time a small whimper did emit from his throat. She was upset with him. He couldn't have that. He needed her, and he loved her. She completed him.

Holding out his hand, Chase took a step forward,

"I didn't kill everyone...just.." He stopped to think for a moment. He wanted to be perfectly honest with her, "Just the rabbit and Billy. I swear…..and I was just hungry!" He protested, taking another step towards her. And the crew? Oh. She meant their family.

There was no more space for Andie to back up to. Her back was touching the wall. Chase stepped closer to her again.

"The family is fine. I sent them looking for you...I guess they got hungry too." He admitted, looking down at her hurtfully. Hopefully she would understand.

"Chase," Andie said slowly. "What's happened to you?"

Andie brought her right hand up to cup his cheek and instantly Chase leaned into her touch. He acted just like her old Chase in some ways, he just didn't look like her Chase anymore. There was an animalistic character about him now, like he could rip Andie to pieces at any moment. But she kept getting the feeling that he was truly happy to see her. After all they hadn't ever been away from each other for this long since the beginning of their relationship.

Andie's eyebrows furrowed. What relationship? This was not Chase, even though he looked like him and talked like him and felt like, it wasn't the same Chase.

Chase purred again at her touch, happy she didn't seem angry with him anymore. He could still sense and see the uncertainty in her face and he frowned.

"What do you mean?" He asked her confused.

What had happened to him? What was wrong with him? He seemed perfectly fine to himself. Yet Andie was still afraid of him and had claimed something to be wrong with him. The feeling unnerved him and made him uneasy. He was hers and she was his. He wasn't supposed to be making her feel like this.

"You're not the same Chase you were this morning." Andie replied, her thumb rubbing his cheek gently. "You look, different, wild like."

She watched him shiver and close his eyes...and purr again as her thumb pressed more firmly against his cheek.

Chase's eyes still had the dark circles around them. His mouth was covered in dried blood and his hair was slightly matted in places. His T-shirt was soaked in blood and when Andie looked closer she could see white pieces of hair littering it. She grimaced and looked back up him, why did he kill the rabbit and Billy? What had happened to him in that short time between first period and second?

"I'm sorry." He cooed as she continued to rub his cheek. His purr deepened. He could not help himself, her touch was nothing but bliss to him. He opened his eyes slightly, looking at her through the slits. She was still unsure and pondering something. He could smell her fear was gone, but she was still uneasy.

"What can I do to make it better?" Chase purred as he wrapped an arm snugly around her waist to pull her closer to him.

Andie tensed at first when he pulled her closer to him but after a moment or two she relaxed.

"I'm still debating that." She told him quietly.

Her eyes never left his face as he looked close to falling asleep just from her rubbing her cheek. Andie knew that her touch had always had an affect on him but it was never this big. And he kept purring, that was not normal. Chase might have growled at her when she did something he liked or something that felt good. But he never purred, he was too much of a tough guy for that. So something had changed him, but not to the point where he couldn't remember her.

Chase was perfectly content holding his love as she stroked his cheek. The only thing that remained a concern was her uneasiness. She was unsure, but she trusted him. That was good. He needed to continue to earn her trust. Inhaling her scent once more he shivered in delight, but realized something. Their scents were slightly different. Not the part that distinguished their person, but their….makeup. Andie was still different from he and their family. Perhaps that was why she was so confused. He could fix that.

Baring his teeth slightly, Chase grinned and looked down at Andie. He gently took her face in his hands, careful not to startle or harm her and touched his forehead to hers.

"Maybe this will help."He half murmured, half purred before leaning over and covering her mouth with his.

He didn't wait for Andie to comply before separating her lips with his tongue and running it along the inside of her mouth. Now that she had his saliva in her system, he was sure she would turn. It wouldn't be as quickly as it would have been if he had bitten her, but he did not want to risk her trust. Though he did wonder what her blood tasted like. Perhaps if he was good she would let him find out.

Andie didn't like the taste of blood in her mouth but she had not kissed Chase since that morning and she missed it. She closed her eyes after a few moments and began to kiss him back, letting him pull her even closer and forcing his tongue back in his mouth so she could run hers through his mouth.

When they broke for air, Andie swallowed and it felt like she'd swallowed fire. Her eyes teared up and she frowned up at Chase.

"What did you do?" She asked him.

At first Chase thought maybe Andie would push him away for kissing her, but she hadn't. He laughed inwardly. She truly was remarkable, and he loved her even more for it. But when she looked up at him with tears in her eyes he frowned. It wouldn't hurt her for much longer. He kissed her forehead and nuzzled her, purring again.

"I kissed you." He told her simply, forcing back the grin that was forcing itself on his face. She would be just fine. Besides, she probably wouldn't even remember...

Andie was starting to sweat, her head was getting dizzy and her eyes were sliding in and out of focus. What exactly had he done to her?

Pushing herself away from him, Andie stumbled back and placed both hands on her knees. Her breath was coming out in pants and she felt like she was gonna be sick.

"What did you do?" She repeated.

Andie tried to glare at Chase but he was fuzzy and she couldn't make out his features anymore. He tried to move toward her but Andie back away, she lost her footing and tumbled backwards. Closing her eyes, Andie prepared to hit the ground hard. But when she suddenly jerked to a stop, she frowned. Opening one eye, she found herself looking up into Chase's unfocused face.

Chase frowned when Andie started losing control of herself, but remained calm. He kept her from falling and held her carefully in case she flailed from him again. With her in his arms, he squatted slowly to the ground so there would be no room to fall, just in case.

"Shh." He cooed to her as he stroked some stray hairs from her face and held her closer to him. "You're going to be fine, love, I promise. I'm here." He growled softly and stroked her cheek gently.

She would be hungry soon. It would probably be best if he hunted for her, she was still unstable. But he wouldn't leave her. So for now he would wait.

Andie felt as if she was burning up, but at the same time she could feel her body shivering. If she lived through this, whatever it was, Chase's ass was hers. She'd kill him for putting her through this pain.

Her head felt as if it was going to explode and her tummy felt like it was being ripped apart with a pencil. Andie groaned and clutched at Chase's blood soaked T-Shirt, she might have been planning on killing him later but right now she just wanted the pain to go away.

"C-Chase, it hurts!" She hissed squeezing her eyes closed and letting two tears slip from under her closed lids.

Chase frowned at her despair and thought for a moment. He could smell her anger. She was angry at him for putting her through pain. He thought about it for a moment, but decided it was best for her. After all, she had to be apart of the family or she'd die most likely. Not to mention she was his.

He took her hand and wrenched it away from his shirt, letting her squeeze his hand as hard as she'd like.

"You're probably hungry now...would you like me to hunt for you?" He asked slightly unsure. He'd been looking for her all day and was reluctant to leave her by herself. Maybe he wouldn't have to.

Hunt? Andie frowned, what exactly was he hunting for her? He was right though, she was starting to get hungry. It was a weird hungry though, one that she'd never felt before. It was like she wanted food but not normal food.

Opening her brown eyes, Andie looked up at Chase. She could see the concern on his face and...Andie frowned again. It was like she could smell his concern to.

"Chase," She whispered. "What's happening to me?"

Twisting his lips and narrowing his eyes, Chase pondered on what to tell her. He wasn't exactly sure, but he wanted to give her an answer, so he would explain the best way he could.

His lips slowly curled upwards, his white teeth reflecting in the small amount of light in the room. He bent over and nuzzled her cheek softly before whispering in her ear.

"You are becoming like me."

Andie groaned, she wasn't too sure she wanted to become like Chase. He couldn't remember what had happened to him. She wanted to, she wanted to be able to remember that he was the reason she felt so sick.

Andie had opened her mouth to tell him to reverse it when suddenly a growl erupted from her and she licked at his blood soaked T-Shirt. Her stomach growled again and Andie came to a conclusion.

She was hungry.

Chase laughed a throaty growl when he heard Andie growl in hunger and lick at the blood on his shirt.

"I told you..." He cooed, stroking her face. He could still smell her anger and confusion. But that would all be gone soon.

"There's no fighting it Andie." He told her simply.

Andie tired to tell him that she didn't want to become like him and she was going to find a way to fight it. But when she opened her mouth to do so, the only thing that came out was fierce growl.

Her stomach was telling her to eat, but there wasn't anything around. She needed something big, like maybe or person or lion. Something good.

"Chase," Andie growled. "I'm hungry!"

Chase couldn't help but chuckle at her, his face brimming with a grin. He growled softly back to her, "Alright love, give me a moment, I'll find you something."

Carefully, Chase set Andie to lie on the ground before standing on his feet. He closed his eyes and sniffed carefully for prey. There was none left in the school. The remaining humans had fled, and he wasn't sure where his family was. No matter, there was plenty of prey just outside...

Scaling the wall of the room easily, Chase pulled himself to perch on the window. His eyes scanned the outside until he found what he was looking for. He disappeared from the window only to reappear moments later. Leaping down from the sill gracefully, water squeaked beneath his sneakers from the rain that was outside. The smell of fresh blood flooded Andie's senses, and there was a thud from beside her as Chase dropped his kill for her to eat.

Andie looked over at the thing. She raised an eyebrow, a cat. He'd brought her a dead cat to eat. Sniffing, Andie forced herself to sit up. A cat that he'd only killed seconds ago. Andie was about to ask him was he crazy and did he really expect her to eat that when her stomach gave a loud growl and she found herself reaching for the tabby colored cat. His fur was still warm and Andie momentarily grimaced at the fact that she was about to eat this poor creature.

The thought had just finished forming in her mind when she brought the neck of the cat up to her mouth and sunk her teeth into it's flesh and fur. Andie ripped the flesh of its neck away from the cat and dropped it at her side before she smiled up at Chase wildly and began to eat.

Chase sat across from Andie and watched happily as she devoured the cat he'd brought her. Sure, he could have found a human, but from the intensity in Andie's voice, he figured she needed something quick and easy. He would show her how to get a human later...he was already skilled in that art.

He growled softly, content that she seemed pleased with him for bringing her food.

When there was nothing left of the cat, Andie looked down at herself in horror. Her t-shirt was covered in blood and she could feel some of it drying on her cheeks. The rusty taste of blood was all over her mouth and it filled her nostrils. She held up her hands and stared at her now crimson finger tips.

It was like she wanted to be mortified at the fact that she'd just eaten a cat but there was a voice in her head telling her that she was right to do so. Placing her hands back in her lap, Andie looked at Chase.

"What now?"

Chase snapped out of his trance of watching her and blinked as he took in what she said. What now? Well, he was no longer hungry, and he had his mate with him. What else did he need? Nothing really. The only thing that popped into his head was the whereabouts of his family. At thinking of them, a low growl escaped his throat and he glared at the ground. They had all left the area. He had not told them to do that.

He had told them to find Andie, in which they failed to do. They would be reprimanded in time, he thought clenching his fists, his knuckles popping threateningly.

"We find our family." He told her finally, standing to his feet.

Andie watched Chase get to his feet. He was angry, but not at her. Frowning, she clambered to her feet as well. She felt different but some how the same as well. It was like her body was changing but she was still Andie. Flexing her fingers, Andie listened to her finger crack loudly. She glanced at Chase who was glaring at the floor and clenching his fist tightly.

"Why are you angry?" She asked. "Did I do something wrong?"

Chase looked up at her and his demeanor softened. Smiling, he pulled her into a warm embrace and nuzzled her throat.

"No Andie, I'm not angry with you at all. I'm angry at the family because I asked them to find you and they failed. Not only that, but they left the premises...without seeing me about it none the less."

His eyes narrowed and he growled.

"We have to find them and see...why they chose to disobey me."

Hope you guys like it. It was interesting writing this one cause it was done through emails but I think it turned out pretty well. Tell us what you think, review!

A/N-Gweak and I have come to the agreement that no dogs will be killed in this story, cats and rabbits and all kinds of other animals sure but no dogs lol

Gweaks and Danyi