As he awoke, startled, he realized something. He was in in house. In his bed. "Oh thank God, it was all a dream..." he said aloud. However, he did have a splitting headache. The got up, went to the bathroom, showered, and did his daily routine. Since it was a Saturday, he had the day all to himself. I love days off. He also went to his medicine cabinet, grabbed some aspirin, and took two tablets. As he was walking down his stairs, he noticed he had mail. He picked up the letter, and it was from Catherine. Catherine was his new love; after his wife died, his childhood friend Catherine had come to her funeral. After talking, and a few days of visiting each other, love eventually blossomed. Catherine! He thought lovingly. He gently opened the letter to find fancy stationery; she always paid attention to the details that way. He read it.
Connor,
It's me again! Just wondering if you wanted to hang out today at 4 PM? We can choose where to go after that! It'll be fun!
Love,
Catherine
He chuckled and looked at the clock. 7 AM. I've got some time to kill. He went to his laptop upstairs and chatted with some friends of Facebook for a bit, Skyped for a while, and played some good old Half-Life. He glanced at the clock once more. Oh crap, 2:30 already? He ran up to his wardrobe, picked out a particularly nice looking olive long sleeve shirt, and a black tie. The small details... Always gotta think of 'em. He got another pair of beige trousers, and put on grey shoes. He also got his brown fedora. He combed his black hair, and stared in the mirror. Hm. He thought as he stared into his deep amber eyes. Yeah, I look pretty good. By 3 o'clock sharp, he was getting a nice snack. Pasta. Yeah, pasta's good. He reached down into the cupboards and grabbed a box of pasta. Hm... Cook for 15 minutes on High... By 3:30, he had finished the pasta and got into his car. Smiling, he drove to Catherine's house. Knocking on the door, she answered. Connor stared into her beautiful green eyes, her flowing brown hair, and her vibrant blue short-sleeve shirt and red trousers; all finished with black Italian leather shoes. "You look... Great. I can't even fathom to put it into words." Connor said, stunned by her clothing. He even noticed a yellow bow in her hair. The little things. They drove to the nearest cafe, named Las Aquas Cafe.
"One mocha and iced tea, please." Connor ordered. Catherine spoke in a serene voice. "You always know what to order." They both chuckled and drank their tea, talking about various things like weather, clothing, and the like. Eventually, it was 5:30 PM. "Wow, it's like time just flew by." Connor commented. "Heh, yeah. This was fun, Connor. I'll see you around." Catherine said. He drove Catherine home, and drove back home. All Connor could think about was her beauty. And she was no pretty face, either. She had graduated college with honors. He walked upstairs to notice he had gotten a message from an unknown user from Skype. All it read was Wake Up. He examined this for a while; no username was displayed next to the message. He tried all the normal ways to check messages. He thought it odd, and just decided to ignore it and come back later.
Ding, dong.
Who could be by at this hour? Maybe it's Catherine? He opened the door. And who he saw was the same man with the Axis necklace.