Free Kissed By Moonlight by Lucy Lambert

why I was chasing after some random guy I'd just seen for a few minutes.
    I raced down the stairs, my body seeming to move faster through space than my mind, leaving me behind myself.
    Outside, I stopped. The cool air sobered me a little, the chilliness of it cutting through the numb aura surrounding me. I scanned the darkness, looking for any sign of him on the sidewalks or the pitches between buildings, in the shadows cast by the bare tree branches.
    He was gone, though.
    It felt as though I'd lost something very important, though I couldn't say what it was. I went and leaned against the wall of Jim's dorm building, the roughness of the brickwork scratching me through sweater and jacket.
    "You okay?" Jenn said, coming to stand in front of my. She put one hand on the side of my face, stroking my cheek with her thumb.
    "Yeah, it's just that he's gone."
    "Who? That creep with the stubble?"
    I could hear the jealousy plain in Jenn's voice. If I licked my lips, I knew I'd still be able to taste her on me. That had been quite an experience, and part of me still wanted more. But the remainder knew that wasn't who I was.
    "Yeah, Adam," I said.
    "Good. Let's get back to my place. It's getting really cold out!"
    Her building was on the way to mine, so I started walking with her. I kept looking around, hoping to catch a glimpse of him. I didn't know what I'd do if I did see him, but that didn't stop me.
    We'd gotten to the main entrance to her dorm when I saw the shadows coming up the walk. For a second, my heartbeat quickened. I thought it was him. But then I remembered that he was alone, and there were two coming towards us.
    Then Eric and Joseph stepped into the light.
    "Hey there, lesbo," Eric said. Joseph smiled at the insult.
    "Hey, Steph, it's little dick and his best buddy, micro penis. Let's get inside," Jenn said, fishing for her keys.
    Eric kept looking at me, though. I didn't like it at all. His eyes were hungry and cruel, and I could feel them trying to penetrate through my clothes. Why did some people have to be such huge assholes? Didn't they know how it made other people feel?
    "So you've lezzed out now, too? That's a shame. Isn't it, Joe?" Eric said.
    Joe made a "V" with his hand and licked the gap. Jenn snorted behind me.
    "And that's the closest thing either of them are ever going to experience to actual sex. Come on, Steph," she said, putting her hand on my shoulder and tugging me back towards the open doorway. Light and heat spilled out of the dorm around me.
    "Shut up," Eric said, "You still haven't showed up at the frat house for that party, Stephie. Why don't you come over? The guys can show you a better time, if you know what I mean."
    "Come on, let's go in..." Jenn said, her tugging becoming more insistent.
    It was too much. I hated the way they seemed to fight over me and make me the center around which all their little jokes and insults revolved. Eric wanted me for himself, but Jenn just wanted the same damn thing.
    It seemed that neither of them had really stopped to think about what I could possibly want.
    "Just go away, all of you!" I said, shrugging Jenn's hand off my shoulder.
    "Whoa, a little bitchy," Eric said.
    "Maybe it's that time, you know?" Joseph said, apparently proud of himself for finding something to add. He practically preened himself when Eric giggled at what he'd said.
    "Yeah, why don't you two lovebirds get lost?" Jenn said, apparently not understanding my meaning.
    "No, Jenn. I don't want to go with you, either."
    "Ouch!" Eric said.
    "You don't mean that, Steph..." Jenn said.
    "I do! Why don't you all just leave me alone?"
    I had to shrug Jenn's hand off me again. Adrenaline shot through my system, cutting through the haze still lingering over my mind from Jim's party.
    I rushed past Eric and Joseph, ignoring Jenn's calls for me to come back.
    "Don't worry; you know where I'll be when you're ready!" Eric called out after me.
    His voice chased me through the darkness, its tone holding an