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Chapter Ten
Honesty? What's That?

Cat Valentine had a thing with profusely apologizing, and if there was one thing she hated more than anything else, it was having to say sorry, or having to hear the word.

But in a totally, non-selfish way.

Hate wasn't exactly in her vocabulary – all things considered, it was a very mean word Jade used far too often – but she assumed that "dislike" served the same purpose and either word would have sufficed just as fine as the other, and would have gotten her point across all the same. Still, even when she had absolutely no reason to apologize she felt the need she should and the words poured from her mouth without a second thought of it.

And so, when Andre Harris – who she may add, was the boy she was hopelessly in love with – pulled away after their ravenous kiss that felt too right for words, her insides churned and dropped when he uttered the words "Cat! I-I'm so sorry, that shouldn't have happened. I didn't mean to do that." It was like a slap in the face, igniting the fresh tears to form and threaten to spill and cascade down flushed red cheeks. Their kiss was something she had been waiting for ever since she had discovered these dark feelings for him years back; his lips tasted like honey and everything sweet, and it lingered upon her lips, her tongue and she swore that she was in heaven. When they pulled away, both panting and out of breath, she was back in reality; in Hell. But when he had muttered those very words, she had never felt so low in her entire life, save for the incident several weeks ago.

"I swear Cat, that was a mistake." He panicked as he backed away from her, nearly toppling off of her front porch as he backed near the stairs, only catching himself with the railing. His wonkiness was his worst proven weakness, he decided, someday he'll end up with a draconian injury because of it.

"But why?" She asked, vulnerability clear in her voice as she attempted to strongly stare him down, and ultimately failing. "Why did you kiss me if you knew it was a mistake? That doesn't make any sense, unless…"

"No, there's no unless – I don't know why I did it," Said Andre with a furrowed brow and a deep inhale, "we should just forget that ever happened okay? Yeah, just forget it, because if Tori finds out then things will get way out of proportion."

"Forget it ever happened?" She questioned him, jaw slackened and lips parted in disbelief; her tone was unusually sharp, "you expect me to just forget that the boy that I'm in love with just kissed me?" At his expression, only then did she realize what she had said, and he eyes grew wide in her far too late discovery. Attempting to stay strong, knowing full well that she was unable to cover up her mistake, she drew in an ample inhale and backed into her front door, her hand working at the knob and slowly opening it from behind.

"Cat…"

"I think you should leave, Andre." The young redhead whispered as she entered her own house, hand tightening on the metal door knob as though it acted as a lifeline, the only thing that would keep her from lashing out and having a mental breakdown, something that nowadays, she could no longer control.

"Wait!" He said, pressing his palm against the door and pushing it open just as she was about to completely close it. Baffled, she stumbled back a bit, her stomach tying itself knots out of pure instinct. "I won't go until you repeat what you just said."

"I said I think you should leave, Andre."

"The other thing!"

"You already heard me; what's the point of me repeating it?" She asked him, attempting to keep her voice quiet as to not wake up anybody sleeping inside the house, but it was near impossible to talk low, all things considered, her anger was steadily increasing and therefore, making it harder for her to calm down. "And if I do repeat it, what would you do? Nothing – because you're with Tori, you'll never feel the same way and I'll always be considered just a friend. Or maybe, if you decide to be a complete jerk off, we won't even be friends anymore because it would be too awkward for you. Everything between us, you helping me, our friendship, won't mean anything to you like they do to me."

"But you don't know that Cat," Andre retorted, his voice considerably low given the circumstances, "you'll always be my best friend, you know that. I'm with Tori, and I really like her, but there's something between me and you that I can't ignore. That kiss was a mistake, I didn't mean it, and I regret it but-"

"Bye, Andre."

Cat slammed the door in his face, and, unbeknownst the him, pressed her back against the wooden slate and cascaded down it until her bottom hit the carpeted floor, sobs racking her petite body. And just when she thought she couldn't sink any lower, she hit rock bottom and made her way upstairs for her razor.

However, unbeknownst to her...

Andre was lying.

First of all I'd like to apologize in my lack of updating! I probably lost a few reviewers…hopefully not, but I probably did. For those who stuck around, I love you! :D And I would also like to apologize of how incredibly short this was (not even 1,000 words! My goodness...). It's near impossible to write with major writer's block. You can call this a filler. -_- I'm hoping I can get a legit chapter up before Monday!

So to solve my writer's block that I've been encountering for the past couple months, I've been working on two new stories that have been keeping me busy. I'm only going to publish one for right now but they're definitely both going to be uploaded if you guys want me too. They're going to both be horror – with violence, some romance, angst, tragedy and all that jazz that's usually in my all of my stories, and the ratings may go higher than T at some point due to all the gore that might be added. I don't know if any of you will bother reading them because that kind of stuff may not be your genre to read, but if you do, please post your opinions on which one I should upload first!

Here are the summaries:

1. Fear No Evil - Kidnapped by a sick, psychotic madman for a traumatizing experiment, the gang must overcome their fears if they wish to save each other, and themselves.

2. Nihilism - Hollywood Arts is the subject of a major terrorist attack because of its large number of students; trapped in the gym for five days, with little food and water, will the gang make it?

Leave your opinions on which one you would want to read (I'll be making a poll soon)! There won't be any major pairings beside Bade, but there will be subtle hints. Hehe.

And also; Thank you all for your reviews, they mean a lot, and keep them coming guys :) they make my day!