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Chapter 11 by Yabusa Yabusa

Does Drea escape? Do you keep her inside? Does she just come to her senses?

Keep her in the house

Andrea tried to bolt toward the window, but she was in Tori's body--and Tori didn't jog to the same degree that Andrea typically did. Thanks to the channeling, it was Tori's gait and speed that let you sprint after her, grabbing her around the waist before she could lift up the window the rest of the way. "No! Nooooo!" Drea screamed, and you feared that neighbors might hear and get the wrong idea. Explaining to your neighbors that you had to restrain Tori because your girlfriend had possessed her and was trying to ruin her life wasn't going to go over well with anyone.

Tori wasn't particularly strong, but she wasn't a weakling either, so when Drea kicked you in the shins or elbowed you in the gut, it stung. But you managed to pull her out of the bedroom, pushing her to the couch and pinning her down. Tori knew how to wrestle out of your holds, but Drea likely had too much pride to use her enemy's abilities against you. Instead, you used your weight to keep her immobile, as she screamed like a spoiled child whose toys were taken away. Eventually her screaming evolved into sobbing, and she stopped struggling against your grip.

"Just let me go, Peter! Let me go! You love me, I'm your girlfriend! Tori isn't worth destroying our future, I just need to convince her to leave..."

You sat upright, still able to hold her down, but you needed to maneuver yourself to look at her face. "The only one destroying our future is you! If anything, I consider the damage already done. I'll defend my best friend until the end of time, and if that means that I have to give you up because you overreact about me spending time with Tori? Then that's how it goes. We're done, Drea."

"...What? NO!" Andrea tried to get out of your grip again, straining hard against you, trying to shove or kick you off. "You can't end it, I love you! We're supposed to get married! When your mom hears about this, she's going to be livid! If you leave, you'll regret it! I already have enough knowledge about Tori's curse to make her life hell, and I'll make yours just as bad!"

You shook your head, glancing around for some way to restrain Andrea without holding her down, it was getting tiring, and the kicks were really starting to sting. Fortunately, a roll of packing tape lay on the ground near the couch, left over from Tori's move. You grabbed it, almost letting Andrea move freely, but before she could get away and begin her reign of terror outside, you wrapped her wrists with packing tape, at least removing her ability to open doors. Even so, you feared she might do something else that might cause Tori harm, so when Andrea made the mistake of sitting up, you pinned her arms to her side as well. Andrea coughed when she tried to scream, having exhausted her voice, but when she kicked at you, you took the opportunity to bind her ankles with packing tape.

When you were done, the sight of Tori's body like this was so bizarre to you--your best friend glaring daggers at you as this half-naked girl sat bound on your couch with the words 'FUCK ME' written on her chest. It was entirely not what it seemed, should anyone else look into the house, but at least while Andrea was stuck, you were able to secure the rest of the house.

"I don't get it," you said, sitting down again as you looked into Tori's eyes, hating that her expression was controlled by somebody else. It almost felt like Tori was the one who hated you in that moment. "You never act like this about anything or anyone else, it's only ever Tori. She's a human, and you're acting like she's trash!" When Drea didn't respond, you shook your head. "Either you figure out how to get out of her body now, or I'll wait out the twenty-four hours to get her back. But let me make it clear: you can do your worst to me, and I'll still take Tori's side. And when I tell people what you did to Tori's things, nobody's going to take your side in this."

Drea's face briefly looked fearful, but she went back to her silent staring. Something told you that you might be in for the long haul with watching Andrea all night. You might need to stay awake the whole night, watching the body until the channeling ends. And then after that... well, who knows. Maybe Andrea would leave, maybe she would try to stay and raise hell.

But you realized you cared for Tori enough that you'd endure all of it for her. This might even be... love. You'd felt that way for a long time about Tori, thinking it was just a deep friendship, but maybe that was a more authentic love, and after this was all over, you'd just have to show Tori that you're serious about her.

Can you survive the night? Or does Drea get away some other way?

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