"You're lying, something is wrong!" Jenny insisted, though she had tried to hold back from blurting it out so desperately. It was as if the longer she stood there beside Charlie, the more apparent it became. There was something off, even just in her aura or something. She was sending off bad vibes. Crossing her arms firmly over her own chest as Chuck turned away from her, Jenny steeled herself for whatever the younger girl was going to tell her. She didn't know how yet, but this was somehow Alex's fault, and Jenny felt a rush of anger that came over her entirely. Why did Alex always have to screw Charlie up? She was so selfish.

"What changed? What did she do to you?" Jenny finally asked, meeting Charlie's eyes for a second as the younger girl looked back over her shoulder. Even her gaze, the way Charlie looked at her, seemed different somehow. She swallowed hard under the visual scrutiny, and hesitated for a long moment as she looked at the hand offered to her. Her friend's words weren't scary, but they had her shaking. It was a loaded question. Of course she trusted her, Charlie had never given her any reason not to. She had been there for her when almost no one else had been. But did she trust Alex, or anyone Alex brought around Charlie, or the trouble she might have gotten them into? Well, not particularly. She also couldn't figure what could be going on that she needed to see rather than hear. It was suspicious, and it was a long moment in silence before Jenny actually took the younger girl's hand.

Loosely, gripping just Charlie's fingers. "Just tell me what happened, why you're-- why you're like this now," the shorter blonde breathed, her exhale shaky. "How can I fix it? We'll fix it, together. That's.. what friends are for, right?"

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Charlie frowned, it bothered her that Jenny automatically assumed that Alex had been the cause of her problem. Even if it was true, the other girl wasn't that bad, was she? Charlie certainly didn't think so, at least not when she was around Alex. It had been Gemma originally who had come up with the idea, right? That was what Alex had said when Charlie had finally come to. The shorter girl had been crying, something that Charlie hadn't seen before, so she had to be telling the truth.

"Alex didn't do anything," Charlie grumbled. "I'm better now, stronger, faster."

The taller blonde gave Jenny's fingers a reassuring squeeze, pulling her a bit closer. She grimaced for a second, the act of forcing her fangs out was still a bit painful, but she was getting used to it. She had to try hard not to just bit Jenny right there, but after a few deep breaths she was back in control. She opened her eyes to look at Jenny, their usual sky blue color had turned to a more metallic blue now and they flashed in the creeping darkness.

"We can't fix this Jen," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. Her elongated canines glinted as she spoke. "I'm a monster now, forever. You can't bring the dead back."

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"She did do something to you, I can tell that she-- I don't know what she tells you, why you let her treat you that way," Jenny sighed, staring up at the younger girl. She let Charlie pull her closer, though some part of her told her to resist. She searched the taller blonde's expression, hoping to see some part of the girl that she had known so well poking through, but to no avail.

When Charlie's fangs made an appearance, Jenny couldn't help but gasp, staring at her friend and trying to figure out if what she was seeing was real. It sure felt real, and the serious look on Charlie's face was enough to tell her that Chuck was being entirely seriously. "Y-You're.. how did.. Charlie, baby.."

She trailed off, unsure what else to say, but filled with rage toward Alex. She had to have something to do with this. Tainting Charlie, making her different, darker. For her own gain, no doubt. Jenny found herself clenching her hands into fists at her side as she stared into charlie's eyes. "Why? Why did she.. you.. how did this h-happen?"

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