Crossing Over

A/N: Hello again! I decided to put up another chappie! No new characters come in in this one, unless you count Catarina's parents, but they're not really that important. But something big does happen, don't get me wrong. You'll just have to read to find out! Big thanks again to ShikonShardCollector and alchemistobsessor for reviewing! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything...except my imagination!


Chapter 2 – A Storm Is Brewing

It had been almost two weeks since Dark had confronted Catarina. Ever since then, she had constantly been on her toes, waiting and watching for when he would appear again. She became anxious and paranoid, expecting him to be around every corner. She couldn't sleep at night and found herself zoning out in the middle of class. Even her parents noticed a change in her behavior.


Flashback

"Is everything alright, Catarina?" her mother asked her as they ate dinner. "Is something bothering you?"

Catarina looked up from her plate of untouched food.

"What? Oh…no, I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Well…mom, dad, what would you think if I got back together with Dark?"

"Dark Mousy?" her father asked. "He's a fine young man. One of the richest in Avalon, from what I hear."

"And he's so polite," her mother added. "I can't ever recall a time when he was ever rude or disrespectful at all."

Her father nodded.

"You'd be well off if you married him."

"………Right…"

Catarina suddenly stood up and left the table.

"I've got some homework," she mumbled as she ran up the stairs. What had she been thinking? Her parents would want her to be with Dark. No, she couldn't tell anybody, not right now at least. This was between her and him….

End Flashback


However, despite her constant vigilance, everything remained normal.

He's psyching me out, she thought as she walked home with Leon that Friday. He's making me think too hard and scare myself. I can't let him get through to me!

"Hey, Amy, you ok? You're being pretty quiet," Leon pointed out.

"Oh," said Catarina, snapping out of it, "it's nothing, really."

"No, it's not," he persisted. "You've been acting really nervous and distracted lately. Don't think I haven't noticed. You know you can tell me anything. Now what's up?"

Catarina hesitated.

"It's just…the finals coming up next Saturday," she lied.

"Since when do you ever get nervous about track? There has to be something else."

"No, really, don't worry about me," she assured him as they reached the intersection. "I'm fine."

"But—

"I'll see you tomorrow, ok?" she said, cutting him off. But before he could answer her, she turned and took off down the street. Leon stood watching her get smaller as she ran farther away from him.

Something is up with her, he thought, continuing on to his street. I just wish she would tell me…


"Anyone home?" Leon yelled as he stepped inside his front door. Assuming no one was, he threw his sports bag aside and went into the kitchen. He strode over to the fridge and took out a can of Vault, downing it in one swig. Throwing the now empty can in the trash, he heard a low grumble come from outside. He froze.

Is that…thunder?

Curiously, he went outside to his backyard and looked up at the sky.

Pillows of black stormy clouds now blocked out what had once been a sunny day.

"That's weird," Leon said to himself. "Rain wasn't in the forecast today." He turned to go back inside.

"I don't get it. How can she like you more than me?"

The voice made Leon nearly jump out of his skin. He whirled around.

"Who's there?"

Hearing laughter from somewhere above him, he looked up and spotted a tall shadowy figure watching him from the old oak tree in his yard.

"Sure are jumpy, aren't you?" It was a man's voice. "Does she know about the talking-to-yourself thing too?"

Leon felt uneasy about this guy, but he wasn't about to show it.

"What are you talking about? Who's 'she'?" he asked him, trying to sound brave.

Leon heard him chuckle some more. He was then horrified to see the mysterious man leap down out of the tree and land on his feet, like there was nothing to it! As the figure straightened up, Leon was able to get a good look at him. He was wearing all black, with a coat to match his outfit. His cold purple eyes matched his messy hair. What was more, he looked at least a few years older than him. He was certainly no one to be taken lightly.

"Man oh man," he sighed, shaking his head, "you don't even know what you got yourself into, do you? It figures…you're just a human."

Leon gave him a weird look.

"Dude, what are you on? Speed?"

"I mean, come on," the stranger continued, overlooking the comment, "why the hell would she choose you, a flawed mortal, over someone like me?"

"Seriously man, crack is whack."

"So the way I see it," he said, still ignoring him, "there isn't any other choice."

With that, he pulled a black feather out of thin air and threw it towards Leon at lightning speed. Before he could even blink, Leon felt the feather brush his cheek as it shot past him. At first, he thought it had missed him. But a second later, he felt something warm and wet trickle down his face. Reaching up to touch his cheek, he found himself looking at his own blood on his fingertips. Leon's eyes opened wider.

Those…those feathers he uses are razor sharp! he realized, watching him pull out more. This guy…this guy is serious!

"My only option…is to destroy the competition," the man finished as he got into a fighting position.

Who…no…What is he?!


I really wish I could tell Leon what's bothering me, thought Catarina as she walked up to her front steps. He of all humans might understand. But that's the only problem…he's a human…

A sudden rumble of thunder shook her from her thoughts. Slowly, she turned and looked up. The sky over her house was fine, but off to the south, she could see dark threatening clouds gathering rapidly. Suddenly, it dawned on her.

Why didn't I see it before?!

She immediately threw down her bag and ran as fast as she could towards the growing storm.


Leon fell to his knees, clutching his shoulder in pain. Since the man's obvious weapons of choice were sharp black feathers, he had more than a slight advantage over him. Now Leon was too tired and wounded to keep dodging his attacks. His shoulder was still bleeding profusely from the feather that had pierced it, making him too weak to stand.

Great, he thought as the man approached him. I'm about to die, and I don't even know what I'm dying for!

"Got any last words?" the man sneered, looking down at him.

"Only that I still have no idea who this Catarina girl is," Leon gasped, the pain getting to him. "Look, there's obviously been a big mistake. Can't we just talk about this?"

The man pretended to think for a moment.

"Sorry, but I'm not really a talking kind of guy," he finally answered, conjuring up another feather and raising it above his head.

Oh no…this is it…

Leon closed his eyes, waiting for the end. But the end never came.

All of a sudden, he saw a great white light through his closed eyelids. The next minute, he heard the man yelling in surprise. Chancing a look, he opened his eyes to see that the man had jumped back several feet because of another figure now standing in front of him. As the figure turned towards him, Leon saw that it was in fact a beautiful woman. As she knelt down beside him, he watched speechless as she gently touched his wound. Shiny green sparkles immediately enveloped his shoulder, and before he knew it, Leon's wound was healed and the pain was gone.

As she did this, he was able to get a good look at her face. Her features were expressionless, but her eyes were full of concern. She looks familiar, he thought, watching her. She almost looks like…Amy?!

His wound now healed, the woman stood up and turned to face the man again, a look of pure loathing now in her eyes.

The man grinned.

"I was wondering when I'd finally get to see that hot sorceress form…Catarina," he finally said to her.

Leon's mouth gaped open in shock.

What?!


A/N: Yay Catarina saved him!! Sorry, I kinda made it into a cliffy. -.o Anyways, hope you liked it! See the little purple button down there? Push it! I'm dying for some reviews here, and I really need to know what you guys think of this fanfic. Again, thanks for reading!!

-EmoDiva