Chapter ten.

Even if I do say so myself, I am extremely proud of this chapter so I hope you like it, please tell me what you think! Because for all I know, this could be rubbish and I haven't quite realised it. Love, Jodie.

Cat had everything prepared: snacks, DVDs, nail vanish and lots of pictures to cut up if Jade was angry. She wondered what mood Jade would be in, she hadn't seen her after lesson; she had gone to the nurse with Robbie to get his hand fixed. Danny had mysteriously disappeared but when she'd asked Beck where he was, he'd just laughed and told him she would find out sooner or later. Beck also asked her to do him a favour in exchange for him taking her to an audition with him, on the condition she didn't tell Jade what was happening.

The door rang and Cat skipped to the front door.

"You called an emergency sleep over?" Cat said. "You never call them usually…"

"Yeah well, first time for everything Cat," Jade replied as she walked in. "Can I dump my stuff in your room?"

Cat frowned. "I thought we could sleep in the living room for a change, I'm home alone for the weekend. Mom and dad are taking my brother to look around his university."

"Whatever you want, I get the bigger couch because I'm taller," Jade decided as she threw her stuff on it then folded her arms. "So, do you have anything to say for yourself, Cat?"

Cat stood there guiltily, playing with her necklace. She looked down to the floor not daring to look at her best friend.

"You're making me feel bad," Jade sighed. "I talked to Beck and I think we can work through it."

Cat's head snapped up with a giant smile. "I think that's the best news I've ever heard, Jadey."

"I think it is for me too," Jade smiled a little.

"That means my two wishes came true, that's just the last one to come to now," Cat counted on her fingers.

Jade sat down on her bed for the night, Cat next to her.

"What do you mean, Cat?"

"I wished on the shooting star I saw last night," She said.

"Wait, you can't wish on the same shooting star 3 times, Cat."

"Who made that rule? I can wish as many times as I want," Cat smiled. "Now what do you want to watch?"

"I was hoping we could talk instead, just for a little while, and then you can pick the film afterwards?" Jade suggested.

"Hmm, 'Kay. If that's what you want to do," Cat shrugged, she wasn't looking forward to whatever topic she had in mind.

Jade paused for a minute. How could she broach the questions she had without upsetting Cat?

"Why didn't you tell me about you and Beck?"

Cat hesitated; she didn't know how to say it without sounding like a spoilt child. "I wanted to but Beck said it would upset you and that because it would never happen again it wouldn't matter. He's the one who knows you inside out these days so much more than I know, so I thought he knew best… you don't hate me, do you?"

"Of course not, Cat! How could you ever think I could hate you? You were my best friend long before I was Beck's girlfriend."

"I'm sorry. I never set out to hurt you…" Cat looked down in shame.

"I know you didn't," Jade took her hand and squeezed it. "Have you ever thought you're the one that started this whole thing?"

"How come?" She asked confused.

Jade smiled at the memories. "It was your 8th birthday party and you'd only invited me and Beck. You'd used the rest of the invites are confetti, remember?"

"Oh yeah, you told Beck his hair was stupid…"

"In my defence he told me my dress was stupid!" Jade laughed.

"When we were little, everyone thought we would grow up and fall in love. Get married and have kids, rock the grandchildren on the porch. The typical thing for best friends, you know? But when Beck started dating you, everyone suddenly realised they were wrong," Cat spoke with a certain sadness with her voice.

"How come they realised they were wrong?"

"They saw you two together and that was it. They saw how happy you were, you bring the best out in each other, Jade, and surely you've noticed?"

Jade couldn't quite get her head around how serious Cat was being; usually at sleepovers she would be hyper and giggly.

"So why do you sound sad about that?" Jade said, knowing her best friend only wanted to see her and Beck happy.

Cat shrugged again. "I thought you'd stolen my happy ever after. That everyone married their childhood best friend and I hadn't got the opportunity so I would never fall in love. But I was wrong, I've realised in the past few years that not every fairy tale is like that and now with Robbie, I'm finally happy."

"I'm sorry if you felt like that," Jade was hit by sudden realisation. "You aren't still…?"

"There are good days and bad days, just like with anything," Cat said emotionless. "Now, which film? I think Cinderella would be good?"

Jade smiled at her. "Whatever you want to watch is fine with me."

Cat put the disc in and threw a bag of popcorn at Jade, laughing.

They watched for so long until curiosity got the better of Jade.

"Cat?"

"Uh-huh?"

"What did you wish for last night?" Jade asked as she scrutinised a piece of popcorn.

"What do you think?" Cat said, wondering what she would say.

She shrugged. "I have no idea, erm, giraffes, red velvet cupcakes and sparkly things in endless supplies?"

"Surprisingly, no I didn't," Cat checked her phone. "He should be here already."

"Who?" Jade frowned. As far as she was aware it was only supposed to be her and Cat.

"Beck…" Cat covered her mouth. "I wasn't supposed to tell you! He wanted to surprise you, dance in the backyard to your favourite song…"

Jade melted a little. "That's almost cute."

"Almost?"

"Well, I couldn't say it's full blown cute or I'd be breaking my promise to my neighbour's kid that nothing is as cute as the rose he gave me for Valentine's."

Cat smiled. "You really are something else, Jadey."

Jade rolled her eyes. "So what did you wish for?"

"Wait a second…Beck said he's going to be a little late, he was supposed to come at 9, he'll be here in about half an hour."

"Cat! What did you wish for?" Jade shouted impatiently.

"First thing I wished for were you and Beck to be happy together again, the second thing was that Robbie would like me back and the third…" Cat stopped as a car pulled up on the drive. She walked over to the window. "I best go make some drinks."

"Probably Beck wanting to surprise both of us, since you're not going to, I better answer the door," Jade sighed.

Jade opened the door, her eyes widened as she tried to slam it but he caught it before she could fully slam it.

"Wait, not so fast! I thought we could catch up, you know, it's been a week after all," He winked at her and barged into the house.

"You're supposed to be in jail," Jade stuttered, backing away from him.

He laughed. "It's brilliant what that air head step-mother of ours will do when she doesn't fully understand things."

"She bailed you?!" Jade screeched.

Cat walked back into the living room holding two glasses not bothering to put her head up. "Hey Beck, I thought you…"

She thought it was strange that Beck hadn't replied so she put her head up and saw him, dropping the glasses onto the floor.

"So you're surprised to see me too, Caterina?" He grinned.

"How can you be my brother?" Jade sniggered, her blood running cold. "You're supposed to be my big brother and protect me."

Jade's brother leant against the door frame. "I'm not the one that made mom and dad get divorced, devil child."

"When will you wake up and see that was you or are you too freaking deluded?" Jade challenged, she positioned herself in front of Cat.

"Aw, that's touching. Protecting little Cat, it's almost admirable."

Jade shivered. "Don't even speak to her."

"Or what?" He pulled a black object from the hollow of his back.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Jade cried out.

He remained calm. "Correcting the thing that ruined our family, that thing being you, Jadelyn."

He grabbed Jade's arm. "We'll do this outside, shall we? Such a pretty house, it would be a shame to have blood splatters everywhere. Do pass the compliments on to your parents, Caterina. Oh, I nearly forgot, how rude of me. Any last words for your friend, Jadelyn?"

Adrenaline pumped through her veins. She could put a stop to this, save Cat from being hurt and stop the sad look in Beck's eyes. "Cat, stay in the house, call the police. Just don't come outside, I love you and tell Beck I love him too."

Cat nodded, her eyes welling up with tears. "I love you too, Jadey."

"You never told me your third wish…"

He cut Jade off, shoving her in the back. "Hey, I said last words, not last conversation."

He dragged Jade out of the door, slamming it behind him, leaving Cat crying in the pretty house.

They walked out on to the black street. Midnight, if you would have asked Jade at any other time, would be the perfect time to die. Midnight was between two worlds, night and day. The world, on the most part, was sleeping except for those few that decided to discover the third dimension offered to humans. Therefore death would be unique in this dimension, Jade thought.

He pushed her forward aiming the gun at her; she already knew if she tried to run he would shoot her without thought, she prayed Cat would just stay in the house.

"Why are you doing this?" Jade finally broke out in tears; she hadn't in the house as she needed to be strong for Cat. But now as the reality of the estranged brother pointing a gun at her was setting in, she no longer cared.

"You destroyed my family, why did you do that? You drove my parents to divorce, why?"

"They're our parents, we are their children," Jade said automatically.

He shook his head. "No, there are two children in my family, me and my brother."

"You're a psychopath, do you realise that?" She replied coldly.

"Oh I know, Jadelyn, I have known that for a long time," He smiled again, wider but it still didn't reach his cold eyes. "You know, when mom and dad came home and they had you wrapped up in a blanket, mom bent down to me and said 'baby, this is your new sister, she's called Jadelyn'. I always thought I'd come around to the idea of having you there. But nope, I never did, I've never felt anything for you."

"What do you want me to say? Sorry?" She sobbed.

"No, sorry won't cover half of it. I just need to tie up this loose end then I can be on my way."

"Why today?"

"I was bored, I had no plans tonight and thought I'd come find your car but instead I found you," He sighed dramatically. "So I guess this is goodbye Jadelyn."

He pointed the gun towards her, pulling the trigger with a smile. Neither of them noticed the small, red velvet haired girl coming from the house previously. He didn't even realise the girl leap in front of his sister as he walked away and jumped inside his car, driving off before the police came. Not that he would have cared, he never felt that emotion nor had he ever felt love.

The bullet finally rested in Cat's stomach, she fell to the floor. Jade was still wide eyed from the event. How had she managed to get out of the house without her noticing?
An ever-growing pool of blood surrounded Cat, Jade sank to her knees and cradled her in her arms. She pressed down on the wound, she called 911 and waited for the ambulance.

"It's going to be okay, Cat."

Cat smiled; a dazed look in her eyes. "I...know…Jadey."

"I told you to stay in the house, why did you do that?!" Jade's voice was growing quicker and more panicked.

Cat still smiled. Her fingers, stained red, reached up weakly to Jade's lips. "You…want…to…know…my…third…wish?"

Jade silently nodded, tears brimming her eyes.

"That…I…would…make…things…up…to…you."

Cat's arm dropped down as the ambulance pulled up, her eyes closing and the magic spark she had fading gradually.