in his house

John woke up naked again in his house, just like the night before. This time, however, he was much more ready to believe the dream was real. First, he checked the drawer. The dildo was gone. Had it been left at Britney's house?

John was panting, needing answers. John sighed deeply, then grabbed his phone and opened the camera. Mal0 was lying provocatively on her stomach with her legs raised and crossed.

Mal0: Hi, John! Fantastic evening! Now that we've reached our destination! I'm sure the next time you meet your little wolf, you won't be so shy about talking to her.

John was speechless. They had invaded her house. In some supernatural way, she had seduced her and then had sex. How the hell could he think he could talk to her in any way!

Mal0: I look at him confused. What do you mean? You've broken the distance and had an intimate physical experience. Now it should be much easier for you.

John: This isn't how things work! I was supposed to invite her out somewhere, not... drag her into bed! This is all wrong!

Mal0: You humans and your social shyness, no wonder you need me so much. However, if you think our actions were wrong, then you'll have to fix them.

John: Ours?! You did everything!

Mal0: John, I don't like you yelling... calm down, let's talk later, okay?

Mal0 got up and walked off the edge of the screen, disappearing.

John: Hey, I'm not done! You still haven't told me how you're doing all this! Oh shit, shit.

John got dressed, skipped breakfast, grabbed his bag, and headed to the university. He hoped to find Britney in class, but his hopes were dashed; Britney didn't show up that morning.

Between two classes, he managed to find one of Britney's roommates, recognizing her from memories of the night before when Mal0 had snooped into their house.

John: Um, hello, are you friends with Britney? Do you know how she is? I haven't seen her at school.

The roommate turned to him, not understanding the sentence at first, but noticing that she was being called.

The roommate: Yeah... but you... are from the university team! Hi, I'm Curtney! I'm single.

John blinked; he didn't care about Curtney at all; right now, he was worried about Britney.

John: No, sorry... you're friends with Britney, right? I saw she was missing class and remembered seeing you with her once.

John saw the girl's expression change from excited to disappointed in a matter of seconds.

Curtney: Damn, Britney, why do you have to win over all the handsome guys? Anyway, she felt sick this morning, something about her legs shaking and that she'd trained too hard yesterday with her chelsea boots.

John realized it wasn't yesterday's workout. In fact, Mal0 must have felt Britney's muscles were like jelly after all that late-night activity...

John: I'd like to hear from her. Unfortunately, I don't have her number. Could you give me her contact?

Curtney: What? No. First, I won't give you my roommate's number just like that, and second, I'd honestly be more willing to give you mine. I mean, you're awesome. Wouldn't you like to go get a milkshake together?

John: Sorry, no, I'm just...

Curtney: Britney, I get it.

Curtney left angrily.

Mal0 sent a notification: you could have been a little more tactful. You know, a girl might cry over such a blunt refusal.

John, seeing the notification, reopens his phone's camera, but Mal0 doesn't reappear.

John: Damn, I hope he comes back tomorrow so we can talk.

The rest of the day passed slowly. John was worried about Britney and wasn't doing very well today, either in the studio or at practice. In the evening, he thought about trying to stop by Britney's house, but her roommates would be there to interfere. He didn't need to talk to her discreetly, so he decided to wait until tomorrow.

That evening, however, he couldn't sleep. If he did fall asleep, what would happen? Would he melt/transform into Mal0 again? Could he be dragged by Britney again? The thought terrified him. Too scared to sleep, he decided to go ahead to the studios to distract himself, or at least try. Not that he could go for a walk since it had started raining outside.

It was late at night when the lamp suddenly went off by itself, leaving him in the dark.

John: ....

John had tried to curse, but no sound came out. Confused, I tried again.

John:....

Total silence, the entire room was silent.

John tried to throw something on the floor, but that didn't make a sound either. What was happening?

Then, as he approached the desk where he knew he'd put a flashlight in one of the drawers, he stopped in front of the now-open window.

Mal0, in the flesh, was walking through it to enter in his home.