Elizabeth and Susan Notice Oddities About Rachel’s Behavior

The walk over to Rachel’s house was uneventful, and Rachel texted them that the door was unlocked and no one else would be home for a while. Guess her parents are working overtime today. Liz thought as she and Susan entered Rachel’s house.

Rachel was in her room and both Liz and Susan did a double take when they saw what she was wearing. She was not wearing the clothes she’d been wearing earlier, instead she switched them up for a black tank top her ex boyfriend gave her that she never wore as well as switching out her pants for skinnier jeans that clung to her curves in a way Rachel normally didn’t appreciate, those pants were also a gift from that same ex-boyfriend of hers.

Rachel was lounging on her bed, bare feet dangling off the side, until Liz and Susan came in. She smiled and sat upright, “Ah, I was wondering when you’d get here.”

Susan was the first to speak, “You changed when you got here?”

Rachel glanced down at her clothes, “Oh, yeah, I wanted to put on some different clothes, especially after what I saw go down in the locker room. It was some really gross stuff, let me tell you.” she shivered, “I think I’ll need a shower after all that.”

“Aren’t those the clothes James got you?” Liz asked, raising an eyebrow.

Rachel paused for a moment until she seemed to realize what Liz said, “Oh, right, yes. These are. I… I just thought that I’d wear them,” Rachel shook her head, waving her hands in the air, “anyway, anyway! We’re not here to discuss my clothes, we’re here because I wanted to tell you what I found out in the locker room with Victoria.”

Liz licked her lips, heart racing, “What did you see?”

Rachel took in a breath, “I didn’t go in physically, of course, I didn’t want to get seen by him. I left my body somewhere safe after I saw Victoria enter the locker room. Anyway, when I got in the locker room, I stayed out of sight while I saw Victoria…” Rachel blushed slightly, squirming her legs together as she recalled the memory, “I saw Victoria… undress… and-”

Susan cleared her throat, “Umm, ****? We don’t need to know that much detail. Can you please skip to where you found out who it was?”

Rachel laughed awkwardly, “Oh, yeah… right. Um… so, after he finished up with Victoria, who else do I see except for Trevor coming out of her!”

Liz and Susan gasped. Trevor? Liz thought. She didn’t know the guy that much, but from what she’d seen of him throughout school, he seemed like a pretty ordinary guy. Liz swallowed, remembering when Rachel possessed him that one time… she said he had all those pictures of girls on his phone. That means-!

“He’s been possessing girls for a while now!” Liz blurted out, earning a surprised look from both Susan and Rachel, “Because when you possessed him a few weeks ago, you said you found those pictures on his phone.”

Rachel nodded slowly, “Yes,” after a pause she added, “that’s right. Yes, the pictures of all those girls.”

Liz squirmed, feeling like an army of tiny ants were crawling all over her. “Rachel? Can I ask you something?” she continued when Rachel nodded, “When you had his phone that one time, were there any pictures of me, you, or Susan on there?”

Rachel shook her head immediately, “Nope, none of us, thankfully.”

Liz and Susan both let out sighs of relief. Good! Liz gasped, Thank God! I suppose him doing that to me wouldn’t be as bad as getting violated in the bathroom, but… jeez, the thought of that happening to me is just… Liz choked back the bile she felt rising in the back in her throat.

“Jeez, I guess I dodged a bullet there,” Susan chuckled, giving Rachel a high five,“Thanks for warning me about him, ****.”

Rachel blinked, looking confused, but before she could respond, Liz jumped in, “The only reason you decided not to go after him was because of his small penis!”

Susan at least had the decency to look a little bit ashamed, until she suddenly puffed up with exaggerated bravado, “Yeah well… it just proves that he has a small heart! A small penis always belongs to a small heart!”

Liz rolled her eyes, “I can’t believe you, just… just wow,” She glanced over at Rachel, who still remained silent. “You alright, Rachel? You look upset.”

Rachel looked up, suddenly smiling, “Yeah, I’m fine! I was just… thinking. Thinking about how just terrible it all is. He’s still out there, I wanted to confront him, beat him, do… something I don’t know! But instead… I ran off as soon as I saw who it was that was taking over the girl’s bodies.”

“Hey, that’s still something!” Susan assured her, “And now, that means we can at least think of a plan. Such as, how do we pay Trevor back for all this?”

Liz nodded, “I agree, we can’t let him just get away with playing around with these girls,” Liz thought for a moment. They knew who was behind all this, but in terms of what they could do, that was pretty limited. The police sure as heck weren’t going to believe any of this, and if they try catching Trevor that won’t do much since Trevor can just leave his body. She glanced over at Rachel, maybe Rachel could fight Trevor on his own level, but Liz didn’t want to take the chance at seeing Rachel possibly getting violated by that creep. She just narrowly avoided that this time, but what happens if there was a next time?

Rachel noticed Liz looking at her and gave her a small smile. Liz looked away quickly, feeling her face redden and her heart beating faster. She took in a breath. I’m just glad she’s safe, Liz told herself, nothing more than that. Although, she’d be lying if she said she didn’t appreciate how Rachel looked in those clothes, she was just surprised since Rachel made it no secret she wasn’t the biggest fan of them.

“Think we might find something at his house?” Susan asked, earning glances from both Liz and Rachel, “I mean, he couldn't have come across this power just on his own. Maybe, I don't know, maybe he has some spares in his room? A journal of how he got it, maybe?”

Liz nodded slowly, “That's possible, but I'd rather not take any unnecessary chances, we don't know his schedule or anyth-”

“His parents are gone on a work trip,” Rachel cut in, “and on Sunday, he'll be going to a local comic con around noon.”

How'd she-? Liz gave a sidelong glance at Susan who seemed just as amazed that Rachel knew that.

Rachel shrugged, noticing both Liz and Susan staring at her, “I asked some of his friends before I came here.”

Liz suddenly bolted forward, pressing her hands on Rachel's shoulders. “What were you thinking?” She hissed, much to Rachel's surprise, “For all we know, any of them could tell Trevor you were asking about him and he could get suspicious! Maybe they're in on it too! We don't know if it's just Trevor after all! You could have just painted a big red target on your back!”

Rachel blinked, processing the information before nodding and waving Liz away. She was blushing slightly when she said, “You're right, that was dumb of me. I… I just guess I didn't think things through clearly.”

“Geez, ****,” Susan began, chiding her as well, “You're normally more careful than this.”

“Sorry,” Rachel replied, looking slightly annoyed, “but if you were there you probably wouldn't be in your right mind after seeing that.”

Liz exhaled, pinching the bridge of her nose, “What's done is done,” I just hope none of this gets back to Trevor. “right now, we just need to figure out what to do next.”

Susan's phone started beeping. She glanced at the screen, made a face, and sighed, “Sorry, guys, I need to cut it here. Mom wants me to look after the dog since she and dad are going to the movies tonight.”

Now out of all times? Liz bit back a growl, it couldn’t be helped. Still, she wished they had more time to plan things out for later, who knew when Trevor would strike again?

“You leaving?” Rachel asked.

Susan sighed, “It can't be helped. God, now, out of all times. Please tell me you'll keep me posted in the group chat, I don't think it'll be a good idea to leave anyone in the dark.”

Liz nodded, right now they didn’t know if Trevor was working alone or not, and Rachel’s mistake could have possibly tipped him off. “Yeah, don't worry, we'll tell you what we think of.” She looked at Rachel sidelong, noticing Rachel looking strangely happy.

Susan smiled and hugged both of them before departing. Liz wondered if she should follow, I think we'd be safer in pairs than if we were separated, but she wanted to make sure Rachel was alright. Make sure she wasn't too shaken up by what she'd seen.