Bella makes a bolt for it out of the other door
From Create Your Own Story
"Bella?"
The other woman took a step back as Jezzi said the name - her name. The look on her face was one of mixed confusion, fear and relief due to both being recognised and not outright attacked, and also that that she had been found out. Her new form was not what it once was, having grown extra muscle mass as well as the ears and feet. She was also keeping a very small tail hidden from view.
"Jezzi.... I..." Bella started on the verge of explaining to her old friend why she looked so different and what was going on, but what difference would it have made? Jezzi wouldn't be able to undo the changes, and since they started Bella had felt her heart being tugged multiple ways. One part of her wanted to return to the life she knew, work the farm like she had done before and live once more in the village. But she was no longer normal in appearance and feared that people would ridicule her at best, chase her away at worst. She couldn't go back to those that had brought on the change, which had left sneaking into the barn at night. Besides, her nose had started to become extra sensitive to the faint, musky smell of the two bulls that they kept separate and kept on pulling at the corners of her mind, making her to want to get close to them and...
"I'm sorry! she cried as she spun on her heel and dashed out of the bar using the roadside door far faster than she would have been able to before, taking the source of the warm glow that had been enveloping the barn with her.
"Bella! Wait!" Jezzi cried as she dashed after the other woman, emerging onto the road mere moments after Bella had left. The sound of the other woman's cloven hooves on the cobblestone echoed around in the chill night air, but clearly pointed that she was heading east and away from the farm before abruptly cutting off as she left the road and headed out across the fields. Jezzi stood there by the door, staring out forlornly in the direction that Bella had run off to and wrapped her arms around herself to ward off a chill that was not entirely down to the night breeze. Bella, the girl who had gone missing had returned, but not the same. What had happened to her? Why had she come back? With a heavy heart, Jezzi's gaze dropped to the floor as she felt a deep sadness welling up inside, threatening a chocking sensation as she took shuddering breaths.
With Bella having fled into the night, there wasn't much left for Jezzi to do except...
