The Second…

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A/N: This chappy is tricky... both keeping the characters as in character as possible and yet also getting them doing things every hormonally charged teenager does... it's SO hard… don't worry this fic isn't rated M... yet... please, GIVE IT A CHANCE! LOL don't dismiss the thought just yet...

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"Kat, Casper! I'm leaving now!" Dr. Harvey called from the mansion lobby. Kat poked her head from the top of the stairs to smile down on him.

"Good luck on that call dad, I'm sure since you've worked with real ghosts you'd be able to handle another depressed one!" she said encouragingly. Casper walked out of the kitchen to bid the doctor goodbye.

"You sure you wouldn't consider my help? I mean I was a ghost... I'm sure I would be able to understand what that other ghost is going through..." Casper offered. James smiled and shook his head.

"No, no, I'll be fine... I have to get use to this by my self anyway. You kids have fun ok?" he said. Casper relented and smiled back at him.

"Alright... take care doctor..." Casper said softly. Kat came down the stairs and hugged her dad. He wouldn't be gone for that long, perhaps two days, maybe three but that was the longest they'd been without the kind, patient man. James said his goodbyes and headed out. Casper and Kat watched him go. Kat could not see it in him for he had learned to control his outward emotions of his new body pretty well but inwardly he was dreading this time alone with Kat… not that he didn't want to spend time alone with her he was just worried of what might happen...

It had been a week since the prom; Casper had been having strange dreams, dreams that woke him in not cold sweats but hot ones. At first he was sure he had picked up on some kind of virus and he was getting sick… until the dreams became clearer… and the heat he awoke with settled in his... nether regions. The dreams, of course, where of none other then the blossoming woman next to him; waving goodbye to her dad. The dreams made him blush profusely every time he thought of them.

He had been glad that he didn't have to go through puberty when he was first revived but now he wished for something so subtle. At least that was natural and awoke his maturing states easily... not all at once and with a vengeance as he was experiencing. It frightened him what his body was demanding and yet it made sense to him. He had, had feelings for Kat the moment he laid eyes on her. It didn't help his rapidly awakening adulthood that she would kiss his cheek nearly every time they met in the morning as a loving greeting or how she'd "accidentally" brush a hand on his arm as they headed down the stairs... it also didn't help that she would look into his eyes with unyielding care and devotion. Not that he didn't feel that way either!

He decided then that he would try and avoid contact with her until her father returned. It was for their own good, even if his body screamed at him to do otherwise but if he didn't he knew that he would be too tempted to take advantage of the situation with no one but the two of them home and knowing she would willingly go with it… He couldn't afford that to happen, not until she was ready.

Kat dropped her hand as the car disappeared down the hill. She smiled and turned to Casper, ready to suggest they play a game of catch but he was not next to her anymore. In fact he was no where to be seen. " Casper?" she called but didn't get a reply. She tilted her head to the side curiously. 'He must have forgotten to do something?' she reasoned and headed into the Kitchen. She peeked in but there was still no one there, there was however, breakfast. After she ate she decided to watch some TV and offer to play the game with him if he showed up. About two hours later she was bored of watching reruns and got up. She spotted Casper heading out the door and smiled. "Hey Casper! Would you like to play a game?" she asked. He turned to her and almost agreed when he remembered why he was avoiding her. He cleared his throat and thought for a moment.

"I uh, I can't Kat… I have something I have to do… I'll uh, see you later…" he said pathetically, wanting nothing more then to spend time with the girl he loved. Kat was a little upset but shrugged it off.

"Okay Casper… later then." She said and sat back down at the couch. Casper inwardly sighed in both relief and defeat, for that is how he felt. He headed out and decided to visit his parent's graves. Kat was not angry, just a little sad that he had not told her he was busy earlier. Kat must have fallen asleep because when she opened her eyes it was dark outside and her watch said it was six. For some strange reason she felt exhausted. 'Could be exhaustion from boredom?' she thought and shrugged. " Casper?" she called, wondering if he was back yet. When he didn't respond she thought it strange. 'Six hours? I wonder what he could be doing? I hope he's okay…' she thought worriedly as she headed toward her room.

She sat on her bed and looked at her mother's picture; she smiled at it and kissed it softly before placing it back on the night table. She laid back and closed her eyes, letting the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks below the mansion lull her to sleep. Casper had returned feeling miserable, oh how he hated lying to anyone, especially Kat… and avoiding her just made him feel worse but he knew it had to be done until he had control of himself. He crept up the stairs and went into his own room. He fell into fitful sleep but luckily didn't wake during the night. When Kat woke up in the morning and headed out of her room she saw Casper and was instantly relieved he had come home safe.

"Hey Casper-" he cut her off softly, sounding strangely urgent and distant.

"Hey Kat- I can't play today… I have uh important things… again, sorry, I have to go!" he said and almost tripped over his legs again heading down the stairs, leaving a confused and hurt Kat at the top, kicking himself as he headed out. Kat sat on her bed, looking out the window sadly.

"Since when does he have something so important to do? He never left the mansion… is he avoiding me? Why would he be…" she asked herself unhappily. She lay back against the bed and dosed off for about an hour before hunger kept her from dosing anymore. She got up and headed to the kitchen. Once again no Casper but she stubbornly decided that was okay and fixed herself breakfast. After she ate she sat in front of the TV once again. Fortunately this time there were some good movies on. The second movie ended two hours later, she looked at her clock. "Four o'clock…" she muttered and got up again. She walked around the quiet mansion aimlessly, bored and lonely. She opened the door and watched the sun disappearing behind the trees, casting its orange glow on the multicolored leaves of the autumn trees. Moment later she saw Casper come up the path and freeze when he saw her.

"…"

" Casper?

"…"

"Are you okay?" she asked

"…yes…" he responded quietly.

"It's cold… come inside?" she offered, Casper thought for a moment then slowly made his way up the mansion steps. Kat stepped inside to let him through the door. She shut it when he entered and turned to look at her. He glanced at her then put his hands in his pockets and headed toward the living room. Kat frowned thoughtfully and followed him. " Casper?" she asked.

"Hmm?" he offered as a response but still didn't look at her.

"Are… are you okay?" she asked. Casper looked at his shoes, still not meeting her gaze.

"I'm fine." He said curtly, once again hating himself for being so cold to her.

"Are you?" she asked, now becoming more upset with the way he is acting. He said nothing and still refused to look at her as they entered the living room. Kat grabbed his arm and whirled him around. "Casper." She said in a commanding way. Still he did not look at her. " Casper what is wrong? You leave for hours on end going or doing God knows what, you don't look at me anymore, we don't hang out anymore, what is wrong? Is someone making you do these things? Are you hurt? Are you scared of something? Casper you know I'd do anything to help you!" As Kat awaited a response he ventured a look into her eyes and instantly regretted it.

She was so beautiful in his eyes, Kat's cheeks where red, her eyes shimmered with unshed tears, she bit her lip worriedly and he could see that she was truly worried for him, not angry. His eyes drifted down to her lips as she bit them absentmindedly. " Casper?" she prompted. She gasped when Casper all of a sudden leaned in and devoured her lips with his, holding her cheek with one hand and clenching his other in a fist. The kiss was as gentle and caring as it had been before but there was something else… something that both shocked and excited her... hunger… she was so shocked she didn't notice him wrap his arms around her, pulling her arms around his neck. She was once again aware of her surrounding when he gently tugged her bottom lip with his teeth. She whimpered softly against the kiss and once again felt her knees give out; she was glad he had a secure hold on her.

Casper moved his lips against her but couldn't get enough, he angled his head and ventured a deeper kiss. Kat responded by parting her lips for him shyly. It didn't surprise him as much as he thought it would of the show of trust and willingness she showed. He pulled her a little tighter against him and ever so gently caressed her tongue with his making them both feel the need to be closer. The kiss deepened as their tongues battled for supremacy, neither winning nor loosing, the feeling making their heads swim as they lost themselves within the other's embrace.

Casper boldly moved one hand up her side and to her back, pulling her closer as the other hand hesitantly made its way down her hip. When Kat responded by pressing herself closer to him and kissing him a little harder he knew she was encouraging him and giving him the freedom to do as he wished. This kind of trust and devotion she felt for him almost made his own eyes water. Never before had he felt such love from someone. He would never do anything to hurt or upset her, nothing that would have her trust break.

Casper felt her hands run down his chest and he almost pulled away in surprise but caught himself before he did so. She pulled her hands behind his back and gently raked her hands down his shoulders to rest below the shoulder blades, pulling him closer. Casper used the hand on her hips to slowly run down her thigh as he bit her bottom lip gently. Kat's leg instinctively ran up his own leg until she was half straddling him. Casper and Kat stumbling onto the couch, Casper made sure to shelter her head with his hand as they fell on the couch. Kat almost urgently pulled him closer but the motion of pulling him against her made him accidentally ground his hips against her. Casper gasped in surprised pleasure and Kat moaned softly under him.

Casper experimented by mimicking the motion again. The deliciously pleasurable feeling rippled through them and made another gasp like moan escaped her lips as he felt a groan verberate deep in his throat. Casper pulled away to look into Kat's eyes. He was surprised to find her eyes dark with desire and yet still harboring the love he also felt for her. Before Casper could say anything Kat pulled his head back down for a hunger-driven, passionate kiss to which he responded just as enthusiastically…

TBC…

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Believe it or not I'm ending this chappy here… MUAHAHAHA-cough ... for the next chapter I need you guys to tell me what you want: stop them from doing anything else or continue onto a romantic love scene… (I've gotten good at those…) personally I'd let them get it out their systems (no pun intended lol) but that's just me… just to clarify they are NOT 12/13 anymore!!! lol she's 17 almost 18 and he's 18... I might just go ahead with it but I'd still like to know what you guys think...