Give In To Me: A Beastly Love Story

Chapter 8:

Kendra found herself clearing her throat and they both turned to look at the intruder, her smile seeming innocent enough. Anastasia quickly wiped her eyes and jogged over to her, smiling brightly. "Hey Kendra, what you doing in these parts?" her voice was still shaky and it made Kendra want to rip out Kyle's throat for hurting her friend. He slowly made his way over, his eyes flickering between her and Anastasia.

"Just walking around, seeing as it's such a nice day." she said, touching Anastasia's arm softly. "Are you alright? You've been crying?" her chuckle was simple, yet Kendra knew her friend well enough to know she wasn't alright at all. "I'm good, just upset about some stuff. No big deal." Kendra knew better, her friend was actually lying to her…for Kyle. "Hunter…right?" her voice was ice as she turned her attention to him.

Kyle met her eyes and then quickly looked away, unable to hold her stare, he knew she could out him right then and there. "Excuse us, I need to speak with my friend in private." her voice like a snakes, ready to strike him down and ruin everything. They walked out the alley and he was alone. She was going to tell Anastasia about who he really was, then Anastasia would hate him forever, no chance for her to even try to love him.

Kendra stopped after she knew Kyle wouldn't be able to stop her from telling her friend everything. Anastasia looked upset still, kept glancing back toward where they left Kyle standing. "What is your relationship with Hunter?" Anastasia met her eyes and smiled, then looked back again. "I'm not sure, I think I might like him. Do you think he likes me?" her voice sounded worry, like she was actually scared he would reject her, who would? "No chance he doesn't." she smiled at her friend, who seemed to perk up instantly at her words.

Anastasia couldn't keep her excitement from showing, even Kendra thought Hunter liked her. Her friend seemed strange talking about Hunter, like she needed to tell her something. "Kendra, you alright?" she nodded, smiling again, she seemed to have a private joke in her head, unsure whether to tell her about what happened between her and Hunter. "I had sex with him…" she mumbled, fearful of what her friend would think of her.

Kendra was shocked into silence, her best friend had fucked Kyle, that asshole had taken her virginity. Her growl was unheard by Anastasia, but she was ready to ruin Kyle's chances forever. "You remember that night I said I had some stuff to do…" she nodded, watching Kendra closely. "You remember Kyle Kingson, the guy that followed me to your store that one time." nodded again, at least she had her friend's attention. Her smile found itself back on her face, time for the final blow. "Hunter is Kyle."

Kyle had made his way to find them, ready to explain to Anastasia if he didn't make it in time to stop Kendra from spilling altogether. Her voice rang through him, it was out, she knew now. She stared at Kendra, then her eyes met his. Kendra turned and smiled sickly at him, happy with herself. He didn't know what to do, was stuck in place. That's when we heard the laughing.

Anastasia couldn't believe what her friend had just said. "There's no way, Kyle is stuck up, Hunter is completely different. They are not the same, Kendra you are so funny." she didn't believe a word Kendra had said, there was just no way for it to be true. Hunter had come into view and she smiled at him, but soon noticed that Hunter was the same height as Kyle. Hell even the same body type, but what did that mean, plenty of guys looked similar. She looked closer, the nose looked familiar and so did that smile. Was Hunter really Kyle? What had happened to him?

Kyle watched her realize how closely he looked to her, he watched in her eyes as Hunter really became Kyle. Her hand went to her mouth and she took a step away from us both. "That's not possible." her tone seemed terrified as she turned and took off running away from them both. Kendra went to go after her, but Kyle grabbed her, turning her to face him. "Why did you tell her!?"

Kendra didn't feel as good as she thought she would as she watched her friend take off running. Her arm was grabbed and she found herself face to face with Kyle. He was yelling at her about telling her. "You don't deserve her!" she shot back, unable to feel sorry for him. She watched as he released her and took a step away, probably worried she would curse him again. "I love her."

Kyle had never truly meant what he said until he said it about Anastasia. He knew she would never love him back, but he couldn't help the way he felt about her, he really did love Anastasia. Her smile seemed haunting, like this is what she wanted all along. "She will never love you now, knowing the person she hates is you. So go find someone else, leave her alone. Your love is unrequited." her words stung him deeply, she had to be wrong. He did the only thing he could think of…he ran.

Anastasia fell against the railing, catching her breath, holding herself close. Kendra had known this, all along, Kyle Kingson was Hunter, she didn't tell her. She thought about them making love and suddenly it seemed so dirty, she wanted to wash it all way, everything was ruined now. How did she feel about Hunter, he was sweet, gentle, shy, loving…she cared for him deeply, maybe even loved.

Anastasia thoughts then turned to Kyle, vain, selfish, uncaring of how his words hurt other, rude, only liking looks. She didn't want to like him, but something drew her to him, she wanted to change him. She let her thought merge together, combining Hunter with Kyle, they seemed so different. Perhaps Kyle…Hunter…whoever he was, thought she was rejecting him by running away. Her legs found the ground and she climbed up, ready to face them both, Hunter and Kyle. She still cared for them, even if they were one in the same.

Kendra watched him run, like a scared child, her plan had worked. She felt bad as soon as she was alone, she betrayed her best friend, what if Anastasia did care for him? She thought about it, she only meant for her curse to teach Kyle to see what was inside of people, not just outside. He could never see past Anastasia's looks, she was too good to be true, beautiful and had such a wonderful heart. Her tears came fast and she wiped them away, Anastasia would forgive her, she would have to. Confused about what she should do, Kendra speed dialed her boyfriend and asked him to pick her up.

Kyle pushed by people, listening to their gasped and whispers about his appearance. This was how he used to be, ugly just like the blurry people he passed. He continued until he found himself standing on a hill, staring down at the city below him. He ran all the way out of town and into the green hills near his condo. Anastasia liked him for being Hunter, now that she knew he was Kyle, would she still like him at all. Kendra's words replayed and he sighed, no way in hell.

Kyle then thought about their making love and his heart ached, he wanted to hold Anastasia close, press his lips to hers, love her with everything he had, and only ask for the same in return. He now knew that she knew nothing of Kendra's plan, her shocked face seemed plastered in his mind, then her running away. Of course she didn't love him, he was truly ugly, inside and out.

Anastasia finally saw him, standing in the hills, staring out at the city. Her legs carried her forward, ready to admit she loved them both, whoever they really were. How did this happen to Kyle anyways, I mean he looked fine last time she saw him. Did Kendra have something to do with it? No her friend was innocent of doing something, she probably just found out and didn't know how to tell her.

Anastasia was almost to him, her smile growing with each step she took toward him. She was ready to be with him fully, ready to settle with someone that cared for her as she cared for him. He was standing with his back to her and she was ready to run to him and let him hold her forever when she saw it. Her smile faded as she froze in her spot, watching Lindy run to Kyle/Hunter and hug him tightly.