Hey guys. The next few chapters are gonna be in the third person b/c well, (a) I'm too lazy to make them one person's narrative, and (b) b/c there are too many view points to cover. So, this chapter, and maybe the next chapter will be in the third person.
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(3rd person)
" Hey Peter." Carey said, smiling at his friend warily.
" What's wrong?" Peter asked, looking up at him. Carey sighed, sitting next to him. " First fight?"
" Yeah."
" Over what?" Peter pressed, then stopped, looking down sheepishly. " Sorry… shouldn't be going in your business."
" It's ok. I thought she was cheating on Clu… but now… I think I made the biggest mistake of my life by telling her that."
" Well, what are you going to do?"
" I don't know."
" Why not apologize?"
" I doubt I'm on her people to see list right now."
" Look, I'll set it up. You just go to the same place you two had the fight today, at oh, lets say 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and then you two can settle things."
" You'd do that?"
" Yeah. Why not?"
" Well, it's just that…"
" Dude, you're my friend's boyfriend. And when your miserable, I know she's miserable. And I hate seeing my friends miserable. I want her to be happy, and if you two getting back together is going to ensure her happiness, then so be it." Peter explained. Carey gave him a confused look but nodded, shrugging. The front door slammed shut and the two men heard Kat sigh. " Now get out of here and let me work my matchmaking magic man." Peter hissed and Carey grinned.
" Thanks man." He said, patting his friend on the back. He stood, walking to his room. Yawning he took off his sweatshirt, sitting on the bed.
" Hey." Clu's voice startled him and Carey looked around his room, jumping as he saw his brother sitting on his desk. " I… um, need to talk to you."
" What about Clu?" Carey asked warily, yawning again. " Can't it-"
" No, it can't wait Carey. I need to tell you what's going on. What's really going between me and Kat. Because you seemed to have misinterpreted our hanging out." Clu said softly, beginning his story.
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The next day Kat made her way to the spot Peter had told her to meet Carey, looking at her watch impatiently. She sighed, quickening her pace.
" Hey Peter." Kat said, looking around the small forest. Peter sat under a tree, book in hand. " Um… where's-"
" He's not here."
" Ok um… I guess I got what you said wrong… I'll leave you alone now… bye." Kat began to walk away but gasped as Peter stopped her.
" Stay a while…"
" That's ok-"
" Why are you so scared of me Kat?" Peter grinned, advancing on the girl.
" I-"
" Don't deny it Kat. I've seen the paranoid glances… I know Clu's told you Kat… he's such a stupid little boy…"
" I won't tell anyone Peter."
" I know you won't Kat." Peter grinned at the girl. Kat let out a squeak as she backed into the trunk of a tree.
" Peter I don't know if your trying to scare me, but it's not working." Kat said, glancing at him.
" Oh I'm not?" Peter laughed, shaking his head. " Well then, this'll be harder then I thought."
" Quit it Peter, your not funny anymore." Kat sighed, attempting to pass him. Peter's hand grabbed her arm painfully, his grip tightening until the girl gave a cry.
" I know what you are Kat…"
" I'm normal. You're the weirdo Peter." Kat hissed.
" We both know that's not true. And unless…"
" You can't blackmail me like you did Clu." Kat glared at him.
" Wonder what Carey would think if he-"
" You don't have the balls-"
" Try me."
" Just let it go Peter." Kat fought to get her arm free of his grasp. " I'm not going to tell anyone." She sighed.
" What's wrong Kat? Can't handle it?" Peter laughed, and she cried out as he tightened his grip.
" Peter stop… I won't tell."
" Too late Kat." Peter grinned, his eyes glowing.
" Peter don't." Kat whispered, her eyes widening.
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Carey walked down the shore, smiling to himself. He was going to patch things up with Kat, and he was finally getting answers from his brother. Quickening his pace he grinned, happy that he wouldn't have to worry about his brother and Kat anymore.
" Carey!!" Carey heard his brother call and he turned his head, seeing his brother quickly catching up.
" Running track again?"
" A little." Clu fought to regain his breath, keeping up with his brother. " Where are you off to so quickly? I've been calling you for like four minutes now."
" Sorry… didn't hear you."
" I could tell." Clu smiled. " So?"
" So?"
" Where you going in such a rush?"
" I want to go talk to Kat."
" Oh… and she's where?"
" I told Peter to tell her I wanted to talk to her in that little nook in the woods?"
" You what?" Clu stopped walking, his eyes wide.
" I told Peter-"
" You moron!"
" What? Why am I a moron?" Carey exclaimed, looking at his brother. " Clu I know you don't trust Peter that much… but he's not a bad guy…"
" You don't know him." Clu said sighing. " How far are we from this spot?"
" A few minutes…" Carey said, shrugging. " What's the big deal?"
" The big deal is that psycho assholes about to do something very, very bad!"
" Sure he is." Carey laughed, trying to keep up with his brother.
" Carey…" Clu sighed, turning to look at his brother. " Just trust me here… Peter's not as good as you think he is." He said softly and Carey stared at his brother, feeling a chill go down his spine.
" What exactly is going on Clu?" Carey asked his younger brother, stopping.
" Carey I-"
" Tell me."
" There's no time! I swear, I'll tell you after, but right now Carey, we have to get Kat away from Peter."
" It's over there." Carey sighed, pointing to a clearing. " I don't get you little bro… I know you don't like him, but this is getting-"
" Peter stop… I won't tell." Kat's voice interrupted Carey's sentence, and Clu's face paled.
" Poor little kitty Kat…" The two heard Peter say and then Kat cry out.
" Peter!!" Clu shouted, the two brother running towards their voices. Carey saw Kat lying a few feet from the two, lying on her side, sobs coming from her.
" Where-" Carey began, looking around for Peter.
" I don't know… check on Kat and I'll look for Peter." Clu said quietly, then took off out of the clearing.
" Kat?" Carey whispered, walking over to the girl.
" Carey?"
" Yeah, it's me…" Carey said softly, brushing the girl's hair from her face. " Are you ok?"
" My side hurts." Kat mumbled, and Carey gently removed her right hand from her side, gasping as he saw the blood seeping through her shirt, onto his hand.
" How is she?" Clu asked, looking at the two. " Oh man…" He mumbled.
" Did you-"
" No, he's gone." Clu sighed. " Can you carry her?"
" I'll be fine, just help me up." Kat sighed.
" No, you won't." Carey argued, slipping his arms under her, to pick her up.
" Carey-"
" I'll just help you up, ok?" Carey sighed. Kat nodded, and soon he had her standing.
" Oh wow, can you stop spinning?" Kat asked weakly, her knees threatening to fall.
" That's it." Carey sighed, picking the girl up.
" Ow…"
" Sorry." Carey apologized, shifting his hand away from her wound. " Where to?" He looked at his brother.
" Why are you-"
" You obviously know what's going on, so where should we bring her? If Peter attacked her, I'm guessing we can't just say she slipped and fell."
" Let's just bring her back to the house." Clu shrugged, leading the way.
" Kat? Hey, don't fall asleep." He heard Carey whisper and Clu felt a pang of guilt. It was his fault yet again that one of his friends was hurt, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
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Clu paced back and forth downstairs, sighing. Fiona and the others weren't due home for another hour, and Carey hadn't left Kat's room.
" What am I gonna do now?" He muttered, sitting down on the couch. Clutching his head in his hands he racked his mind, trying to figure out what to do. As if all the questions in the world had been answered he ran up the stairs, eager to tell his brother. He heard his brother talking in the room and slowed down, slowly opening the door. Clu walked into the bedroom, and saw his brother starring at Kat, taking her hand in his own. " I'm sorry…" Carey whispered.
" Carey?" Clu said quietly, seeing his brother jump.
" Come in." Carey beckoned, smiling weakly.
" I- I just wanted to-"
" Stay for a little while." Carey said softly, pointing to the seat on the other side of Kat.
" It's all my fault she's here." Clu whispered and his brother looked up.
" Clu… what I said- I didn't mean it… I was just, so mad at the two of you…"
" No Carey. It's my fault." Clu said and Carey saw the pain in his brother's eyes. " This is all my fault."
" Clu… what's going on?" Carey whispered, bracing myself.
" I made a deal…" Clu began, explaining everything to his older brother. " And… I think he's gonna get Fi next."
" Clu… why would you-"
" I had to protect her Carey. If it was Kat-" Carey glanced at Kat, then at his brother, who had followed his gaze. " If it was Kat, you would have done the same thing." He finished softly.
" Why didn't you tell us?"
" Would you have believed me?" Clu countered and Carey sat there for a moment. He was right, Carey would have told him he was nuts, or else probably smacked him hard. " I didn't think so Carey."
" I understand Clu… now the question is what you're going to do about it"
" I did something stupid, and I've got to fix it."
" How?"
" I'm not exactly sure."
" Can I give you a piece of advice?" Carey asked softly, looking into his brother's eyes. " Don't let her go." I stroked Kat's face gently. " Don't let her go without telling her…"
" She'll come back Carey… I won't let him win this." Clu said and his brother smiled weakly.
" Just promise me you'll hurt the bastard." Carey said, and Clu laughed a little.
" I will bro… I will. Now stay here with Kat… I promise, we'll all be back here soon." Clu said, walking to Kat's side. He placed a kiss on her forehead, " Don't kill me bro, she's my friend," he teased, walking out of the room. Carey laughed, shaking his head. He turned his attention back to Kat.
" I'm sorry about this Kat… I really am. I didn't mean- I swear, if I had known, I would have never pushed to find out… this is much my fault as it is Peter's… God. I can't believe I thought you and Clu were together-" He began to say, but was interrupted by shouts coming from downstairs. " I can't even get four minutes of peace with my friggen girlfriend…" He sighed, looking at her. He squeezed her hand, then stood, leaving the room. " These people really need therapy." He muttered, rolling his eyes.
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" Oh my God- what happened?" Fiona asked, walking into the house, Peter behind her. " We got your page and we came over as quick as-"
" Someone attacked her in the woods… Clu thinks it was a vampire or something." Annie said softly, not moving from her spot on the couch, where she was curled up beside Jack.
" Is she ok?" Fiona asked, leaning against the wall, her face growing pale. Annie shrugged helplessly, sighing.
" Can we see her?" Peter asked, looking at the couple.
" I don't think that's a good idea Peter… Clu mentioned something about not wanting you near-"
" You!" Clu interrupted Jack, venom in his voice. " You fucking son of a-" Clu cursed, lunging at Peter. Jack was up in a flash, grabbing Clu's arms. " Let me go Jack." He growled, struggling against his friend.
" Clu, calm down. Let's be rational about this." Annie said, looking warily at him.
" What in the hell is going on down here?" Carey asked, walking down the stairs. He looked at his friends, confused. Seeing Peter standing in the center of the room, he understood just what his brother was screaming about. He walked down the remaining stairs, then sat down next to Annie.
" I'm sorry about Kat… how is she?" Peter said, looking at Carey. Carey just looked down, not wanting to look at the teen.
" I'm sure your sorry Peter." Clu shouted, glaring at him. " You're the reason she's up there in the first fucking place!!"
" Clu!" Annie exclaimed, looking at him. " What on earth are you-"
" If she dies Peter-" Clu threatened, cutting Annie off. His voice softened and he stopped struggling against Jack. " If she dies, I'll kill you myself." Clu growled finally, getting out of Jack's grasp. He pushed his way out of the living room, the slam of the screen door signaling that he had left the house.
" I'm getting the hint I should go away for a while… I've got a few errands to do anyway… I'll be back later, ok guys?" Peter said, looking at the four. Without waiting for an answer, he walked to the kitchen, to leave through the back door.
" Ok whose going to explain what the fuck is going on?" Fiona seethed, glaring at Carey. " Who the hell does your brother think he is? He has no right to blame Peter! He wasn't even there!!"
" Do you know that for sure?" Carey asked softly, looking up at Fiona.
" What?"
" Do you know he wasn't there for sure Fiona? I know what I saw… I know what my brother saw." Carey said quietly, standing. He walked past the teen, going up the stairs to Kat's room.
" Has everyone gone nuts?!?! Since when is my boyfriend to blame for everything around here??" Fiona exclaimed, looking at her brother and his girlfriend. " Hello! He's not the one whose buddy, buddy with Mr. Asshole!!" Fiona exclaimed.
" Fi…" Annie sighed. " Please, let's just drop it for a few hours… I can't take much more of hearing you and Clu at each other's throats."
" Ugh!!" Fiona exclaimed, stalking out the back door.
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