Chapter 14

Burnin' For You

The weeks up to Homecoming went fairly fast. Kat was overjoyed at the fact of being able to go Homecoming with her boyfriend, Dean had asked out one of his old girlfriends and was keeping close tabs on Kat without getting too close, CJ was busy with jokes at Dean about being jealous, and Sam was aiding CJ and keeping track of his brother as to make sure that he wouldn't step out of the line for the plan.

Meanwhile, Cross and Kim were getting ready for the before dance treat. They had informed their parents and were completely ready to take the blood of a very powerful line and then go after the hunters. The set up was quite easy; Cross was going to go pick up Kat and bring her back to their home, they would drink her blood, and then dump the body. Plain and simple to the tee. There was no room for error and they're plan was to perfection. The only thing that seemed to bother them was having wait. It didn't take long before the day came.

Lo had come over earlier in the day to help Kat get ready and then she would drive her over to Cross's which actually worked out better cause it gave Cross more time, as well as his family to make it appear as though they were normal just to get her into the door.

Sam was hanging out in Dean's room, reading a book when Dean and CJ entered the room. Dean already had on a nice pair of black pants and a deep red colored shirt. CJ was trailing behind holding out a silver tie and was trying to get Dean to wear it. Sam tired to act surprised at how normal his brother looked in the outfit, but it really wasn't that much of a surprise.

"Dean…I know you haven't been to one of these that often…but girls think the ties look sexy on us," CJ tried convincing Dean to put it on.

"You never even made it to any of your dances before, so how would you even know," replied Dean with a bit of annoyance.

"You're wrong I did go to them. It's just I never made it out of the car due to the tie," CJ answered Dean with a huge grin on his face that made Sam roll his eyes.

"I'll just wear it till I get there then," Dean said ripping the tie from CJ's hands and putting it around his neck.

Once the tie was in place Dean couldn't stop messing with it. He knew why he hated those things and it was because they were pretty much chocking you. He didn't understand why he had to dress up that much for a dance. Dean never understood why they couldn't all just wear normal, comfortable clothes. It made sense to him because everyone saw everyone else everyday at school anyway. Sometimes it was necessary to dress for the job but even then he didn't quite see the purpose behind that. Pretty much, Dean Winchester hated ties and hated having to impress people that he couldn't care less about. Also personally, women found him irresistible just the way he was, so yet again he just didn't understand why there were so many freaks in society.

While the boys were waiting downstairs discussing their plans, Lo was upstairs in Kat's room putting the finishing touches on her hair and make-up. Lo had brought over the dress that she had worn to a previous dance for Kat to wear. The ironic part was that she had worn the dress with Dean. Once the finishing touches were done, the two were ready to leave, and headed down the stairs. Lo was first and smiled at the three men waiting to see Kat with her hair up, make-up, in heels, and a dress.

Kat was beyond nervous about going to Homecoming but even more nervous about having to have Sam, CJ, and Dean; especially Dean; see her dressed up. She took a deep breath and headed down the stairs where she saw the three men standing. Sam couldn't believe how pretty Kat looked in her dress and everything else that went with it. He thought that he had never seen her look more beautiful. CJ's jaw just about hit the floor when he saw her. He couldn't believe that the little girl that had had a crush on him since he could remember had turned into such a beautiful woman. He had to remind himself who she was just to believe it.

CJ leaned over and whispered into Dean's ear as he saw the kid had gone speechless. "I don't know Herc, with the look you're giving her, you better say something. She looks beyond gorgeous doesn't she?"

Dean heard what CJ had said to him but couldn't really process it as his eyes and mind were fixated on Kat the whole time. Even the tie wasn't bothering him anymore. There Kat was with light red eyeshadow, her hair up in a clip with spiral curls, and the dark burgundy dress that he remembered was Lo's at one point. The dress had looked good on Lo, but to Dean it couldn't have looked more perfect on Kat. His mind went to a total blank when she was standing in front of him. He finally came back to reality when he heard Sam speak.

"Wow, Kat. You look great," Sam said to her.

"Thanks. I don't know if dresses are really my thing," she replied slightly blushing.

"I think you're wrong about that there Kitty Kat. You'll knock them dead or at least speechless," CJ said to her smiling even more when he saw her blush again. He then leaned and whispered to Dean, "Say something Romeo or Juliet will never even acknowledge you after tonight."

Dean searched his mind as the two locked eyes. The best he came up with was, "You really do look great. Cross is a lucky guy."

"Thanks Dean. It means a lot. Anyway…look at you all cleaned up. I love the tie," Kat smiled at him as she straightened it a little. "Well we have to go so that we're not late. I'll see you there Dean and Sammy and CJ, I'll see you guys later tonight."

They said their goodbyes and have funs as Lo and Kat left. CJ and Sam couldn't help but start to pick on Dean as Dean now looked like he actually liked wearing the tie. The two obviously knew that Dean and Kat had something and were just curious what it would take for the two of them to figure it out. Little did they know that a big event was going to show that to them and hopefully it wouldn't be too late. Dean quickly left to get away from Sam and CJ as he went to pick up his date. The sad part was that they whole time he couldn't get his mind off Kat. He reminded himself that he had to stay level headed to keep to the plan, if not major lives could be cost.

Lo arrived at Cross's house quickly and dropped off a very nervous Kat with a lot of encouraging words. Kat relaxed a huge amount when she saw Cross waiting for her on the steps. He stood up as she walked towards him and he complimented her nonstop. He grabbed a hold of her hand and opened the door.

As the two walked into the house, Kat was surprised. It wasn't quite what she expected. The house actually looked like it was barely lived in and looked far from normal. Signals were immediately going off in her head but as she turned to maybe leave, Cross grabbed both her arms and put them behind her back. She tried to struggle out of it, but he was too strong. That's when Kat realized that there was something definitely not quite human about him. He was stronger than any man she had met, and that was saying something.

When she realized that it was no use, she stopped struggling and tried to look for slip ups and for her chance to make a run for it. Cross pushed her into a room that was completely empty. It seemed as though they were alone in the house till out of nowhere, Kim appeared with a smile on her face.

"Well hello Kat. Hope you didn't have any big plans tonight."

"Nope not at all. You know I was just gonna get all dolled up and sit around and do nothing," she replied not showing the fear that was running through her.

"Looks like you got dolled up for your own funeral," Cross replied as he moved his mouth closer to her neck.

"I know it's not our first date anymore, but hickeys are such a pain," Kat replied trying to find any way to get out of this mess and mentally cursing herself for not trusting and listening to Dean.

"Don't worry it won't hurt long," Cross said as his fangs penetrated her skin.

Kat gasped at the pain in her neck. She then could feel another set of teeth pierce the other side of her neck. She could feel her blood being sucked out her. It was a surreal feeling. She felt her body start to slacken and before it went limp the darkness over took her. Her last conscious thought was how much she hated it when Dean was always right.