Chapter 6

Why can't I just automatically get to write and post the big climactic scenes towards the end? I want to do that, but then I guess I also have to write these parts cause if I just jumped right in with the *SPOILERSPOILERSPOILERSPOILER* then you wouldn't even care how it ended because there was no build up. :( In case you're wondering, yes, it is that mindset that has me updating really slowly (it's so boring why can't I get to the good stuff!). But if I never updated AT ALL then I won't ever get to the good stuff, so have a chapter six, my treat!

I do not own KvK! (Why would I want to own a cancelled show? It's an awesome show, but why would I want it if it's not even on TV anymore?)

Kat walked down the street, a scowl on his new human face and a snickering Coop at his side.

"Millie just automatically assumed I would still eat cat food. Why would she think I would still eat cat food? I'm not even a cat anymore!"

"Technically you weren't an actual earth cat before, either."

"Not the point," Kat muttered, crossing his arms and staring down at the sidewalk with a pout. Coop just snickered again before patting Kat on the back.

"Don't worry. I managed to keep her away from our lunch bags," he said, holding up the two paper bags in his hands. Kat rolled his eyes.

"You mean you kept her away from the contents," he pointed out, referring to the fact that his had fish and rats and cat faces drawn on it. Coop just snickered yet again, taking no measures to hide it whatsoever. Kat rolled his eyes, deciding to change the subject.

"Why are we walking straight to the park instead of getting Fiona and Dennis to walk with us? They're both next door to your house."

"Fiona had to leave early so that Old Lady Munson wouldn't catch her with me."

Kat snickered under his breath, and Coop rolled his eyes.

"And anyway, Dennis went to catch up with her so he could prepare her for seeing you."

"Fair enough," Kat replied. He never had liked Fiona, for obvious reasons, but then again it wasn't like it was a competition. Kat against Fiona for Coop's affections? He had been knocked out before she even came into the picture, so the best thing he could do right now was to simply become friends with Coop. And that meant being friends with Fiona as well.

Kat was so busy thinking about that, he barely noticed when they had stepped into the park's picnic area. Shaking himself from his reverie, he hesitantly returned the wave that Dennis was giving them.

Seeing Dennis wave caused Fiona to turn around, and she instantly tensed, not even having the presence of mind to wave or say hello as they approached.

"Hey, Fiona!" Coop said immediately, plopping himself down next to Dennis and across from Fiona.

"Um, hey Coop. And... Kat."

Her eyes were wide in wonder, and Kat awkwardly stood there, not sure if he was trusted.

"Hi, Fiona," he said quietly. Dennis looked at him, eyebrows raised in mild shock from hearing his quiet tone. Coop didn't react all that much, because he had heard it all afternoon yesterday during lunch and dinner and every time between until they'd gone to bed.

Fiona cleared her throat awkwardly, not sure what to say.

"Are you gonna sit down?" she asked. Kat nodded, sitting down on her side of the table, but not close enough to her to qualify as 'next' to her.

"Is he okay?" Dennis whispered to Coop, as if Kat wasn't able to hear them.

"He was fine before we got here," Coop said, looking at Kat with a concerned gaze that made Kat blush and turn his gaze to the table.

"You guys don't trust me, do you? So I have every right to be nervous," he said simply. He didn't say it as if he were being sarcastic or mean, but rather like it was the truth.

"But I trust you. I wouldn't have told my dad that I trust you if I didn't," Coop pointed out, looking slightly hurt that Kat would doubt him. Kat shrugged dismissively.

"So, they know now, that you're an alien? How'd it go?" Fiona asked, looking right at Kat. Despite him knowing she expected an answer from him, Kat stayed silent, and simply shrugged again.

"Kat had to have a lot of patience with Millie this morning," Coop said, snickering yet again as he brought out their lunch bags.

"She tried to feed me cat food!" Kat whined. He heard Fiona and Dennis laugh in amusement, and Kat could only huff.

"Did you keep any of your cat-traits? Besides the ears, I mean," Dennis asked, and Kat seriously thought about that for a moment.

"I'm fine with water now. I do prefer fish, but overall I can eat any human food. And I haven't come across any catnip yet," he answered.

"I heard you can make catnip into a tea, and it can have the same effect on humans," Fiona mentioned.

"I'm not drinking catnip tea," Kat said flatly, causing the other three to laugh once again. He smiled a little, feeling more confident now.

They all sat there eating their lunches, talking and joking. Kat almost felt like they had begun to trust him. But, knowing it was no more than wishful thinking, he simply smiled, laughed, made simple comments and went along with what they were doing.

It wasn't long before they all agreed to head over to Coop's house, all of them laughing and talking on the walk over.

"Hey, we should play some video games when we get there. We can finally try and play on teams!" Dennis said suddenly, and Coop looked at Kat, raising an eyebrow.

"What do you think, Kat? Wanna be on my team?" he asked. Kat considered it for a moment.

"I don't see why not," he agreed. It sounded like a better pastime than Millie's tea parties, anyway. He watched as Dennis and Coop debated which game they should play, while Fiona made her own comments here and there. Since he had no clue what they were talking about, he just watched in silence.

"Hey! I know!"

Coop's sudden exclamation caused the other three to look at him questioningly. He just smiled innocently, and turned to Kat.

"Remember forever ago, when you and I switched bodies?"

Kat's eyes lit up in realization. That had been one of the most chaotic days of his life, even by their standards. Of course he remembered that - And he also remembered the game that he starred in as a result from all of it.

Dennis and Fiona grinned at each other.

"It has been a while since we've played that one," Fiona agreed. They just so happened to be arriving at Coop's house at that point, so they headed inside to the living room. Millie, however, was already there, watching one of her cartoons.

"Millie! Go away, we're all gonna play video games!" Coop said, and Millie turned to him defiantly. Her eyes narrowed behind her glasses, threatening.

"I was here first!"

"But the console is in this room!" Coop argued. Millie opened her mouth, prepared to scream. While Dennis and Fiona covered their ears, Kat quickly jumped in.

"Hey, Millie! You know what you and I should do later?"

Millie's eyes lit up, and her anger at Coop seemed to be forgotten.

"A tea party!" she said, clearly ecstatic at the idea. Kat grinned convincingly, doing his best not to shudder in horror.

"Yeah! But, I don't think any of those costumes will fit me now-"

"That's okay! I'll just go ask Daddy to buy more!" Millie said simply. Without another word, Millie ran out the door to grab her bike. It didn't even take a minute before she was pedaling down the street to where her father worked. Kat sighed in relief and gave a pointed look to Coop, Dennis and Fiona.

"You all owe me."

"Noted," Coop said with a smirk. He headed upstairs to grab the game, leaving Kat with Dennis and Fiona. Kat cleared his throat, not meeting anyone's eyes.

"So... Millie still does tea parties, huh?" Fiona said, an uncertain smile on her face.

"Oh, uh, yeah. She doesn't do them as much, but it's not exactly a rare occurrence."

"I would have thought she'd have outgrown them by now," Dennis said.

"Yeah, but I think it's nice that she's still innocent. I'm sure Burt is happy that she's not growing up too fast. And I know Coop is too, even if he won't admit it," Kat said, with a small smile on his face.

"You think so?" Fiona said, raising an eyebrow. Kat only shrugged, and opened his mouth to respond. But before he could, the sound of footsteps came back down the stairs, and they all looked to see Coop waving the game box with a grin.

Coop plugged in the controllers, and they all began to play. As they played, Kat noted that as long as Coop was in the room, he wasn't so awkward around Dennis and Fiona. He wasn't completely sure why that was, but he knew that it meant that Coop, at least, really did trust him. That was enough for now, he decided.