The rest of the night at the next day were a blur of anticipation for Eve, with time seeming to slow agonizingly as the time of the concert drew nearer. She spent far too long getting ready, simply because she started early, hoping the preparation would make the time pass faster--it didn't.<br/><br/>The time of the concert did arrive eventually, of course, and Eve did end up wearing the dress they'd talked about. Fortunately, everyone was busy with the music, and no one harassed her. Time soon found the girls walking home from the concert, partially deaf but happy.<br/><br/>"Oh my god," Eve kept saying, "That was so amazing! I'm like, high now..." she spread her arms and twirled as they walked along the sidewalk, stumbled in the heels she'd insisted on wearing, and giggled at herself.<br/><br/>Something moving off to the side caught her eye, and she turned. A small grey cat was lurking in the bushes near the road, watching them cautiously.<br/><br/>"Oh, kitty! Look, Claire!" Eve stopped, approaching the cat slowly. "Here kitty," she crooned, "Come say hello..."<br/><br/>She moved cautiously and the cat showed no sign of retreating. She offered her hand and the cat tensed, then scratched at it.<br/><br/>"Ah!" she cried, partially in surprise and partially in pain, as claws connected with her bare skin.