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Uta ran a frustrated hand through her damp locks. She followed Katie into the kitchen and watched her put items in the refrigerator.
"I am leaving," Uta said quietly as she sat down on a bar stool next to the kitchen island.
"I know," Katie said while closing the door to face her, "Where are you going?"
"To a school," Uta replied brightly, "I want you to come with me."
"You know I can't," the Irish girl said with a sigh, "They'll find out what I am."
"No, it is a safe haven," Uta said with softly, "for people like us."
"What do you mean 'like us?" Katie said angrily, "You don't know what it is like to be me, to be an outcast."
"You saw that man with the claws, no?" Uta said while standing up to tower over the teen, she began with a forceful tone "I am like him. I have claws like an animal. I have a metal skeleton. I am indestructible. I do not age."
Katie stared with an open mouth, "You? You're like me?", she said after the shock.
"Yes, I am," Uta said she said with a small smile, "I do not wish to see you waste your life like this. I would like to see you with agood education."
"Is it truly safe?" Katie questioned with a whisper.
"I believe so," the older woman said, "Now, if you are to come with us, I need you to pack the things you need now."
Katie merely nodded in her state of confusion. She wandered off to the door that opened to her bedroom. Uta smiled to herself. She went up the stairs and entered her room. Uta opened the old leather worn suit case and began opening the drawers to her single dresser. She set the already folded clothing into the case until it was full. She pulled out another and placed the last drawer worth of shirts into it. Opening the closet, Uta smiled at all of her professional clothing and the style of her homeland. She placed the suits and full outfits in garment bags. The few shoes went into the second suit case. She snapped it shut with a sigh. Only one thing left, a simple white wedding gown that seemed almost ancient. She carefully placed it in a separate garment bag. The bags went over her arm and she carried a suit case in each hand.
Uta balanced herself while going down the stairs. She went through the open door while nearly having Scott knock her over. He helped her steady and went up the wood work of stairs. Uta shook her head and continued. She stopped at the U-haul and placed her belongings carefully in the back. Logan walked up behind her with another load of books. He noticed her looking up thoughtfully. He quietly set the books on the almost full shelves and placed a hand on her shoulder. She quickly turned and looked up at him.
"You all right?" he asked with concern on his face and evident in his voice.
"I am fine," Uta said with a forced smile.
Before Logan could say anything else, Uta jumped off the back of the U-haul and quickened her pace to the house. She wandered up the stairs and into the study. A long plastic file bin lay open on the ground. She began at the A's on the wall with anthropology. She carefully set the files in the bin until she reached Z for zoology. She gently heard a knock behind her. Uta saw Katie leaning against the wall.
"I finished packing," the Irish girl said with a blush, "Do you need help?"
"Umm...yes," Uta said while standing and brushing off her hands. If you could put the artifacts and knickknacks in the boxes in that are in the closet. I would appreciate it."
"Of course," Katie said, she suddenly turned back towards her, "Thank you."
"For what?" Uta asked with a confused expression.
"For taking charge as an adult and making me see my faults," Katie said, "I needed a parent-like direction."
"No, it was your choice," Uta said, "You made the decision to join us."
Katie nodded and walked away. Uta looked around the office. She carefully took down one of the degrees that hung on the wall. When she suddenly felt a presence behind her. She jumped while turning.
"Have enough degrees?" Scott said while studying the covered wall.
"I have a wide interest range," Uta said with a shrug while taking more down and placing them in the back of the file cabinet, "There are more books to carry down," feeling a bit uncomfortable with him looking over her shoulder.
Scott nodded and walked back to the library. Uta sighed and finally closed the filing case. She shoved it in the hallway to let the men know it needed to be taken down stairs. Uta carefully placed the laptop in its case. A few items in the desk were removed and placed in a box. She placed that in the hallway as well before stepping over the filing case and into her room. She crawled under the tall four post bed and left her feet and skirted legs hang out in the open. She began to roughly pry up the wood floor boards. While cursing in the foreign language, she didn't notice the heavy foot steps that walked to the other side of the bed.
Uta sighed when she finally managed to get the one board up. She yelped and hit her head on the bed board when seeing Logan at her level and watching her pry loose floor boards. Uta swore again.
"What are you doing?" he asked with narrowed eyes.
A/N: Sorry everyone, I'm going to leave it here. So, why is she prying loose floor boards? You'll have to wait for another chappy to find out!