I can't even say how sorry I am that it's taken this long, like seriously (if you all are still reading...which I hope you are) boy am I sorry...

"Robbie." Cat had found him in the Black Box theatre about an hour after lunch. He had skipped their last period, and it had her worried.

"What?" The boy looked up. He was currently throwing a bouncy ball off the floor onto the wall and catching it.

Cat hesitantly walked over to him and took a seat next to him. "I'm sorry." She said. "I know that it was embarrassing for you to be in front of all of our friends when you got turned down."

"More like humiliating." He mumbled, throwing the ball once again.

"And I get that." Cat said, "I do." She watched him catch it.

"Look, Robbie. I don't have anything against you. You know that right?" She waited for him to nod and when she did she shrugged, "good. Because I don't. You are a an amazing guy, okay, you're perfect in your own little way. But you're not perfect to me. I know right now it seems like we are perfect for each other but that's only because you're lost. You're seeing only what you want to see because you're scared.

"I get that Robbie. I get that you're scared. I understand you being scared because I'm really scared too. I'm terrified of everything that's going on with me right now." That caused the boy to stop throwing his ball and look at her. "I can't explain it." She said when he raised his eyebrows. "I've been going through a lot recently and it's tough.

"We're both lost Robbie, and you're searching for the easy way out, but I'm not your map." She shook her head, "and you're not mine."

"Maps?" The boy in glasses chuckled.

Cat only shrugged, "it's the best way I could think of explaining it."

"I've never heard a metaphor like that."

"What's a metaphor?" Cat shook her head.

"Well, it's…It's like when you want to describe something and…" He observed her face for a moment before shaking his head, "you know what? Never mind. It's not important." He stared at her a moment before shrugging, "have you found your map?"

She watched him warily a moment before deciding on the truth, "I have."

"Would it be wrong of me to ask who?"

"Yeah." Cat said after a minute of silence. "I can't tell, I'm sorry not before they know themselves."

"Oh." Robbie nodded for a moment before he said, "okay…well, do you wanna toss the ball around for a little while?" Cat eyed him a moment before she grinned, "yeah, okay." Robbie gave her a goofy smile before he chucked the ball on the floor, causing it to bounce from the floor to the wall then to Cat, who in turn did the same, only bouncing it to Robbie.

They took turns doing that for a little while, glad when the school bell rang claiming the last hour of the day was over. Cat quickly stood up, reaching down to help the boy up as well. "So we're okay?" She asked, looking him in the eye.

"We're fine." He promised.

Cat was satisfied with that answer as she rushed to meet the rest of the schoolers on their way out of the building. She stepped over to her locker to put away a few things, taking what she needed and sticking it inside her pink backpack.

"Cat!"

Shutting her locker she turned to face the stairway. "Sikowitz?" She asked.

The teacher walked over to her, a coconut in his hand, "you weren't in class today." He told her. "But you're here? Why?"

"Oh, uh…I was, I was in the nurses office." She lied. "I felt sick last period."

"But you're better now?" He raised an eyebrow.

"No!" She clutched her stomach, "I mean, the pain passes." She shrugged, "but luckily it's time to go home."

"Yeah. Lucky." He said, sticking his coconut straw into his mouth and sucking. "Really lucky."

"Okay, okay!" She cried out, "I ditched. Alright, I'm sorry, but I needed to find Robbie and when I did we just talked. We needed to talk. I'm sorry, I'll do extra work if you want me too."

Still sucking his coconut the teacher shrugged. "It's fine…no need for any extra. I know school's no the only thing on your mind."

"Yeah." Cat nodded, "that's definitely-wait…what?!"

What was the number about Sikowitz? She was sure it had to be about him being a great teacher and such, but there was something in it about the coconuts. Wasn't there? She couldn't remember and she couldn't pull out her list right now. She was in the middle of a conversation with a teacher.

"You've got a lot on your plate, Cat. That's all." The man shrugged.

"How'd you know that!" She gasped.

"I'm your teacher Cat." He sighed, "I know so much more than you think I do."

The redhead looked around quickly before she stepped toward him, "are those coconuts still giving you visions?"

"Well, yeah." He nodded, "they always do."

She remembered what it was that she was supposed to say to him. And now was her chance to say it. "Sikowitz, I kind of have a question for you." He only nodded along, the straw in his mouth once more. "Do your coconut visions…are they ever-do you ever get bad visions?"

"Bad visions?" He said after a moment.

To this Cat nodded, "yeah. Do they ever send you a bad vision? Do they ever let you know when something bad is going to happen?"

"Like batman?" He asked.

"What?…yeah, sure. Like Batman." She didn't really get that, she was pretty sure Batman didn't get any sort of visions but she didn't want to let him down.

Sikowitz considered the question for a moment, "yeah." He nodded, "yeah, I'd say I've definitely received some nasty visions before."

That made Cat swallow hard. She now had a lump in her throat.

"Are they ever about any of your students?"

Sikowitz watched her warily for a moment before shrugging, "there's the occasional student appearance, yes." He took another sip at his straw. "I've had a few visions about Trina. One about Sinjin and a squirrel." He paused, an amused look on his face, "that one was more funny than it was bad."

Cat nodded, a little impatiently. "Anyone else?"

"There was one about Tori, but that was about her getting into Hollywood Arts."

"What about me?" She finally asked?

Sikowitz stared at the floor for a moment before he looked back up. "Cat, I'm not sure if I feel comfortable discussing this with you." That had her attention, she was shaking her head, begging him to tell her what he knew about her. Did he know about her dream?

"Please, Sikowitz? You might be able to help me."

"I don't think you need to be worried about that."

"What does that mean?"

"I've already said too much." The bearded man said before he slowly backed away, "I have to go."

"Said too much? You haven't said anything!" Cat called after him. "Sikowitz! Sikowitz, please?"

Nothing worked. The man was gone. He wasn't coming back. Cat sighed, leaning back against the row of lockers behind her. Robbie's number was gone, she was sure of it. She'd said everything to him that she needed to stay. That only left five more numbers. Five more people and she'd reach the end.

Five more people and it'd all be over.

But she didn't get to finish Sikowitz's number, she'd got part of it but the man had turned weird on her before she'd gotten the full way through it. And now she'd have to wait. Waiting was an issue though. She didn't know when her time would run out. She didn't know how much longer she had before the line was drawn. There was no date in her dream.

Just death.

"Are you okay, Cat?" She opened her eyes to find the only peace in her life at the moment. Jade. She loved this girl whole heartedly and honestly she wanted to tell her right now. She wanted to, but she couldn't. What if that was against the rules? What if she had to say everything in order?

That was her original thought anyway, everything had to be done in order.

Honestly, she was too scared to test out any other theory.

"I'm fine." She lied.

"You're lying." Jade said, her eyes squinting a little, "you know I don't like it when you lie to me." She said, "is it Robbie? Do you want me to set him straight?"

"It's not Robbie."

"Why were you yelling after Sikowitz? Why weren't you in his class?"

Cat sighed, standing straight once more, "I was talking things through with Robbie in the Black Box theatre. We were playing with a bouncy ball. Sikowitz was next on my list so I was trying to get through everything with him. But he walked away."

"So go after him." Jade shrugged.

"I can't." Cat shook her head, "Jade I can't!" Tears were brimming her eyes and she was shaking her head fiercely, "I don't want to do this anymore! I'm so scared."

"Shh! Cat, shh." Jade wrapped her arms around the redhead as she fell against her shoulder. She rubbed her arms soothingly. "It's okay Cat, it's all gonna be just fine."

"I just don't know what to do anymore."

"I know, it's okay. We'll get you through this, I mean you're almost done right? Only a few more?"

"Five." Cat shared, sniffling into Jade's neck. "I have five more."

"See, five that's not many more." She shrugged, pulling away slightly, "it's all going to be okay, Cat."

"Do you promise."

"Yeah." Jade nodded after a moment. "Yeah, I do."

After a few more seconds in Jade's arms Cat pulled away. "Can I stay with you tonight?" Jade's eyes watched her a moment, as if they were trying to figure all her secrets out. However, she nodded, "yeah, call your mother and let her know you'll be at my house. Tell the sky's falling, tell her there's an apocalypse, whatever, just tell her you're okay…even if she doesn't want you at my house, at least she'll know where you are."

Cat nodded, taking a leap and leaning forward for another hug, which Jades seemed to gladly give. And then the two of them set off toward Jade's vehicle. "Whatever it is that Sikowitz said to you that scared you Cat, you don't have to worry. You know you can tell me anything. I won't tell anyone what's going on with you." Jade said once they had climbed into the car.

Cat glanced at her clueless love, "I know." She said, "I just…I don't think I'm allowed to tell you anything yet. I don't think you're allowed to know more than you already do Jade. And that's what scares me."

Well, that and rejection.

Honestly, this story's been getting hard for me to write (if you haven't been able to tell) I get that it's getting closer to the end and I've known how I want it to end since I decided it was going to be more than a one shot...

...But I don't know, somewhere along the lines it got difficult...