Kellyn felt as if she couldn't breath. Another side effect of her charms. Panic attacks. What a mundane thing to worry about.
All the same, there she was on the floor of her borrowed room, trying to catch her thinning breath. They came out of nowhere, and she could never guess how long they'd last. Some times a few minutes. Sometimes hours.
This one was a particularly bad one. Her heart was pounding in her head, and her gasping breaths burned her lungs and made her eyes water. She pulled off the ring and necklace and threw them across the room. Causing them to slide under the bed.
The attack still raged on as there was a knock at the door.
"Kellyn?" Cyborg asked. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." She lied through gritted teeth.
"You don't sound fine." He replied. "Will you let me in?"
"I just want to be left alone Cyborg." She pleaded. "Please."
"Alright. Dinner's in the kitchen." She heard the half metal man walk away from her door.
She rested her head in her hands as the attack subsided. She took deep breaths, filling her lungs with air.
She stood up with shaky legs, as if she were a newborn deer, and went to retrieve her charms.
After she had recovered from her attack, she walked noiselessly through the halls of the tower to get something to eat. They always left her feeling weak.
In the living room, she found Cyborg, and Beast Boy playing video games. She tried not to be noticed as she grabbed some pizza.
"Kellyn." Cyborg said, turning to face her. He put his controller down and walked over to her. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Cy." She forced a smile.
"You sounded a bit worked up before." He noted. "You sure you're alright?"
"Cyborg, I can assure you I'm fine." She grabbed a glass from the cabinet and filled it with water. Her head still pounded and breathing hurt.
"You can talk to me you know."
"I'm going back to my room." She turned briskly away from him and proceeded down the hall.
"What's up with her?" Beast Boy asked.
"I don't know." Cyborg looked at his friend. "Probably the same thing that's bothering you."
"What do you mean bothering me?" The changeling argued. "Nothing's bothering me."
"Ever since Kellyn showed up, you've been stressing about your friend. A friend who, need I remind you, is working with Slade."
"I'm telling you, there's no way she's working with him. There has to be a reason."
"While you figure that out, I'm gonna try to get some answers out of Kellyn." He retreated down the hall after the sage haired girl.