Disclaimer: I don't own Coraline (If you've read the other chapters you I'm sad about that)
Coraline shivered miserably near the well, she trusted cat, but she wasn't just going back to the place where she had nearly lost her life (Not to mention eyes) without completely making sure there was absolutely nowhere else Wybie could be.
Cat was by her side, warily watching her steps, he thought she was taking unnecessary risks, but he couldn't really voice his opinion.
He after all wanted her to take a huge risk. A necessary risk, in Wybie's case, but still a risk.
"Right so how are we going to check?" Coraline asked Cat expectantly.
Cat gave Coraline his best do-you-actually-expect-me-to-answer-that look. She knew perfectly well how he felt about going out in the middle of a thunder and lightning storm to check on some key that was at the bottom of a well.
It wasn't just some key though. It was the key that opened the door to the other world, so of course it needed to be checked on, as the Beldam would want to get and leap at every chance to do so.
Cat wondered for a second if he should have gone into the mirror. He might have had a chance to overhear the Beldam's plans.
No it was ridiculous. The mirror was most definitely sound proof. Even if it wasn't he wouldn't be able to warn Coraline and Wybie.
Too late for Wybie anyway he thought discouraged. Or maybe not …
He shrugged and followed Coraline wondering how she planned to get the key-if it was even there.
Coraline turned out her pockets to see if anything useful was there. A couple of cents, a string, some gum, a candy wrapper, and a hook for hanging coats on (It "accidentally" broke and Coraline's coat pocket was the safest place for it at the time) fell out.
Cat looked at the objects in disdain while Coraline looked at them carefully.
"I know! It's easy, we just tie the hook to the string" Coraline said joyfully
This will take a while Cat thought about the odds of the string even getting to the bottom of the well, let alone the hook getting the key.
The key at that moment however was swinging from one of the beldam's fingers. She had sent a "mouse" to get it. It would have taken a long time for the mouse to retrieve the key, but she had given it long, sharp claws and it had done the tasks within days.
Then she had unlocked the door and waited. She knew that when the boy (A/N Wybie) saw it open slightly he would think Coraline had gone through.
Even if he didn't he would still be tempted to see what her world was like, both however where what probably drew him to the door.
Her job was almost too easy.
Yes I know that it's really short and not one of my best either but I wanted to clear up how Wybie got to the other world.
Thanks again to Mohegan x3 because Mohegan has reveiwed every chapter so far, bhut who pointed out that chapter 3 didn't make much sense, and Nausicaa of the Spirits who beat up the Beldam and reveiwed my story at the same time.
~Black-Cat