Logan leaned back and held Katelyn's hands tightly.

"Tell me about your last day," he said gently.

Katelyn's face scrunched and she glanced around furtively, as though desperate for an escape.

"Kate?"

She closed her eyes tight and nodded.

"I'll try." She cleared her throat and began.

"It was the night of my fifteenth birthday. It was late, maybe eleven, twelve at night? I'm not really sure. Anyways, I woke up and something…something was off. It just smelled wrong, you know? I opened my door and the hall was filled with smoke, almost halfway to the floor. My dad came out of his room, pulling my mom behind him. They ran for the living room at their end of the hallway and I followed. I was almost there and I could see they had reached the front door. My mom turned around and caught my eye. Seconds later the ceiling collapsed. I was trapped in the house with no other way out. I wasn't nearly strong enough to move the debris by myself. There was just a little gap that I could see my parents through. They were alright. They were arguing. Mom cried, begging to go back and try to save me, but Dad insisted that there was nothing they could do. I screamed for them to help me. For them not to leave me. But they did. The flames were everywhere by now, and I couldn't breathe anymore from the smoke. I just got so…so scared, and I panicked, and that's when I turned into a cat for the first time. I never even suspected that I was a mutant, but I had the whiskers to prove it. For a minute I was so shocked I couldn't move, but then I came to my senses. Now I was small enough to fit through the gap I had watched my parents through, so I jumped out and escaped."

Logan brushed her hair behind her ear. "And after that? What happened next Kate?"

Katelyn smiled bitterly.

"They didn't recognize me of course. How could they? On my own I learned to hunt rats, and birds, and fight off enemies. I was a stray cat, and I lived like one. I followed them to their new house though. Mom just threw empty bottles at me whenever she saw me. God…she was so unhappy. She felt guilty, you know? Leaving her only daughter to burn alive and not even trying to help her. Anyways, she killed herself a year later. Dad moved overseas this time, so I couldn't follow. Eventually I got sent to the pound. I stayed there for several months until I was adopted by this sweet old couple getting a pet for their eight-year-old grandson."

Katelyn frowned suddenly and crossed her arms.

"Man! If that wasn't the brattiest kid that ever existed!"

She scowled in annoyance.

"I can't even tell you how many times the little snot pulled my tail! Finally I just gave up on being nice and bit his hand. Get this – the kid had smuggled me into his duffle bag on a family camping trip. I almost died of suffocation! Then he got all hissy at me for biting him, so he threw me into the river. Little snot! Excuse me for getting fed up with two years of torture! Finally I managed to latch onto a rock and you rescued me. You know the rest."

She sighed and leaned back on Logan's shoulder. He shook his head.

"Wow. Your life sucked."

She nodded sleepily and yawned. Suddenly she bolted up and stared at him.

"What?" he asked warily.

"You said you loved me," she said with surprise.

"And…you just now realized that?" Logan frowned.

"Um. Yeah?" Katelyn blushed.

He laughed. "You're slow!"

"Hey. It's flipping late and I almost turned into a cat. It's not exactly a good recipe for brain activity!"

"You can say that again!" Logan chuckled.

"Oh, shut it!" Katelyn paused. "What were we talking about again?"

"Dummy. It was…uh…I'm…not really sure." He scowled. "How can I not remember?!"

Katelyn laughed. "I think we both need some serious sleep," she giggled.

"Yeah," Logan nodded, still trying to remember.

He stood up and tucked her back into bed. He leaned over and kissed her forehead.

"Night Kate. Love you."

She bolted upright and bashed foreheads with him.

"Holy Jama Llama OW!!! Hey, that's what we were talking about!"

She bounced up and down excitedly while rubbing her forehead.

"Llamas?" Logan asked confusedly.

"No, not llamas," Katelyn rolled her eyes. "You said you love me. So. Did you mean it?"

Katelyn stared at him. He rolled his eyes and cupped her face in his hands.

"Katelyn Freeman. I. Love. You. And I mean it."

He leaned forward and kissed her softly. He finally sat back so she could breathe and Katelyn smiled dreamily. Then she smacked his head.

"Hey! What was that for?" Logan glared.

"Well it sure took you long enough! Dummy. But it's okay. I forgive you."

Katelyn smiled and kissed him again.

"Now go away," she ordered. "I'm tired."

Logan laughed and smoothed her hair back. His face took on a worried expression.

"Are you going to have the nightmare again?" he asked seriously.

"No." Katelyn smiled at him sweetly. "I think I have a pretty good dream to replace it."

Logan smirked and went back to his room.

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There you go! The one you've all been waiting for! XD Aren't they just so cute?! Unfortunately, that isn't the end for these two. BTW, reviews make me happy. Which gives me endorphins. Which make me work harder. Which makes me possibly…update faster? No biggie. I'm just saying. It could work.

Much luv,

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