New mornings and new changes.

Waking up to the sun’s rays cutting in through the window, Susan sighed pleasantly and stretched out of bed, shaking her hair loose with her fingers. Looking down over her shoulder at the mattress, she smiled at the still exhausted Reed. She and her friends had finished off the night draining every last drop of energy out of the four fraternity brothers of Kappa Omega Kappa after working up an appetite helping that poor student that wanted to join them. Oh, they were still alive… But when the bar owner finds them, he’ll think a group of elderly tourists had passed out on the washroom floor. After helping that college student and punishing the fraternity brothers with the girls, Susan returned home and finished the night off with her husband, who was now face down in his pillow moaning as he slowly came awake.

Smirking to herself, the Invisible Woman padded barefoot to the washroom nearby, closing the door behind her and began cleaning herself up for the day. She felt good, like she had finally found a way to turn what looked like a lingering curse and bad memory into something constructive, it gave her a sense of control over her destiny again. Pulling off her underwear and stepping into the shower, Susan sighed under the hot water, washing out her hair and scrubbing her skin clean. Once she was sure she was done, she let herself turn into her other form; her fingernails growing sharp and gnarled horns sprouted from her brow. “And now for you two.” Taking the cloth to her horns, Susan hummed to herself as she washed. When she was finished, she stepped out of the shower and went to the mirror to dry her hair. Wiping the fog out of the mirror, Susan was caught off guard by what she found.

The blue patch that had formed on her neck and shoulder had spread, now going down her back and arm and around her neck. “Huh…” Tilting her head and shifting around to get a better look at herself. Tracing a hand over the different coloured skin, it didn’t feel any different, and as far as she was certain she felt alright… Alight for a succubus. Shrugging her shoulders and putting on her bathrobe, Susan stepped out and helped wake her husband up before he was late for work.

Once she was dressed, she headed out into the living room to check on her two kids as they ran out for school, followed swiftly by Johnny and Ben who had plans of their own for today. Shambling out of he bedroom and yawning into his hand, Reed slowly made his way to the kitchen table and sat down heavily at the chair. “Good morning sweetheart, did we sleep well?” Asked the Invisible Woman, beaming a smile to her tired husband as she poured him a mug of coffee and gathered her things.

“I’m still pretty tired, it’s been a while since you were that… Well, hungry in bed Susan.”

Smiling back at her husband, Susan poured herself a mug of coffee and took a sip, enjoying the warmth fill her up before answering. “Well, I had a wonderful time with the girls last night Reed, I was still energetic when I got home.”

“What did you five do while you were out to want sex for over an hour?”

“Pool!” Giving Reed a kiss on the forehead, Susan’s attention fell to her new cell phone charging by the kitchen counter. Picking it up, her smile grew wider as she read the text message for her first gig as a private escort service. Placing her phone in her purse, Susan stepped out the door and waved Reed goodbye for the day. “I’ll be gone for a while sweetie, but I’ll be home to make dinner.”

“Okay… Have fun honey.” Called out Reed, just as the door closed behind his wife.

*

Stepping out into the city and checking her phone, Susan chuckled to herself that her new business was already starting big, with about 15 new text messages blowing up her CHAT no sooner than when she left the building. She and her friends can feed off as many men as they need to sustain themselves and get a good amount of cash in the process, and the best part? She could use that energy to help people; heal injuries, cure illnesses, reverse old age, the possibilities made her curious.

“Back she demon!”

Bringing her attention back on the world around her, Susan found herself face to face with an elderly street preacher, brandishing a cross in his hand and glaring back at her with pale glassy eyes, obviously blind.

“You can’t fool me!” He proclaimed in a southern drawl. “I can smell the stink of demons on you she-slut! You make the lord… very nervous!

“I’m sorry… Can I help you?”

“Don’t taunt me with your demon ways succubus! I’m burning just being near you, I’m… I’m burning! I’m burning naow!!!” Reaching for a small bottle at his hip, he unscrewed the cap and started splashing holy water over her. “the powah of Christ compels you! The powah of Christ compels you!”

“The power of Christ compels YOU to pay for my dry cleaning!” Complained Susan, tugging at the wet stain at the front of her dress. “This better be nothing more than water…”

Stunned and confused, the blind old preacher scratched his head with the cross in his hand. “Huh… I thought I smelt the stink of demon around here… These eyes don’t see no good like they used to.”

Blinking in frustration, Susan shook her head and patted the man on the shoulder. Heading on her way without a second thought. Standing alone in the street, the old preacher sniffed at the empty bottle in his hands. “I thought I blessed this water this morning, ah well.”

Passing by Christie Chang, the preacher stumbled, splashing water on the woman. “Oops, my apologise my child, my blindness keeps me from…”

“BY THE NINE HELLS IT BURNS!!!” She screamed as smoke bloomed from her skin, desperately wiping the holy water off her and running down the street in a panic.