Worry.

Oh, Professor… my pretty little professor. You shouldn’t have done that.”

“Shouldn’t have…” you surge to your feet, suddenly angry. “You’re the one that shouldn’t have done that! What the hell were you thinking –“

“Weren’t you the one asking a favor?” Nicholas shouts back, and you flinch away, suddenly scared, suddenly remembering how much bigger and stronger he is now…

(How small, delicate, **** you are…)

“Didn’t I tell you what we have to do to break the curse? That you needed to learn how to give a man the ultimate pleasure?”

“I…”

“Didn’t you ask me to let you be my girl?”

You blush, confusion clouding your brain. You did say that… didn’t you? “But…”

“So when you push me away after I kiss you, do you think that brought me pleasure?”

You shake your head, half in answer, half in denial. This couldn’t be right… so why was he making so much sense?

“You did the opposite of what the curse wanted you to do,” Nicholas continued. “And now the curse will make sure you face the consequences.”

Your eyes widen. “Wha- what do you mean?”

“Can’t you feel reality changing?” Nicholas asks. “I can. I was doing my best to let you stay as unchanged as possible but you ruined that.”

“Ni-Nick…” you scurry to him, clutch at his shirt, fear bubbling into your voice. “Wh-what changed? What’s going to happen to me?”

Nick winces and looks down at your pretty face.