When Catty awoke again her vision held up just long
enough to get a good look at the guy that had been taking care of her.
David was his name as far as she knew. He was tall, slender, but with a
muscular build underneath the black jyncos and gray muscle tee. His hair
was a dirty blond, spiked with a couple of pieces that fell over his eyes
for effect. As for his eyes, a sapphire blue, were entrancing. He caught
Catty staring and smiled, handing her a paper cup of water and two asprin.
"Thanks. ." She mumbled, and downed the asprin in one drink.
Now that her throat wasn't so dry, she could ask questions.
"How long have I been out?"
"Around 2 or 3 days. In and out, in and out. And you had a
fever from standing out in the rain for so long." He replied, putting some
plates in the dishwasher.
"And Stanton?"
"Out of town with Cassandra and the others for a follower
meeting. Usually I wouldn't say anything, but my brother trusts you, so
that's as good enough reason as any." She squinted in thought.
"Who's your brother?" He cringed visibly.
"Stanton." David laughed when her jaw dropped.
"Let me explain." He sat down on the side of the couch, and
she sat up, hugging her knees.
"The Atrox killed my parents, and he found me soon after, so
he's like the brother I never had because he helps me out. I'm not a
follower yet. Stanton says I'm not ready, but I think he just doesn't have
the heart to change me."
"Sounds like Stanton alright." Catty muttered, thinking of
herself and Serena. He couldn't even change Jimena without flinching.
Now, Catty would have been content with the answers David had given her,
but still one more thing was nagging at the front of her brain.
"Are you single?" Immediatly she clamped a hand over her
mouth, embarrased. He just looked at her with a secret smile and nodded.
"Yeah, I don't get many girlfriends that can come over. Sure I
get offers, but so far, the last 4 have been turned into followers. .
They always get physco after that." She giggled and he leaned forward,
close enough to where their noses touched.
"How about you?" He asked.
"Yeah. . . single too. ." She whispered. The next thing she
knew, he was kissing her, and to be honest, she loved it. Amazingly, she
found herself kissing him back, and who knows what that would have lead to
if the door had not opened when it did.
"David! What the hell are you doing?!" He jerked back at the
sound of Cassandra's voice, and blushed. Once he got a good look at who
was interupting he relaxed.
"Go away Cass. Or have you forgotten your place once again?"
David hissed, and Catty giggled. It was incredibly funny how Cassandra
always tried to play the part of 'overbearing mother with an attitude'.
She glared at Catty menacingly and growled.
"Foeda dea." Immediatly David jumped up and grabbed the collar
of Cassandra's shirt, shaking her with the force of his words.
"Hold your tongue outcast, least you forget who asked Stanton
to take pity on you when no one else would." Catty caught a yellow glow in
his eyes and a spark of anger fanned inside her. David still had ahold of
Cassandra's shirt, staring the marroun haired girl down until she looked
away and wiggled from his grasp, and out the door.
"Not a follower huh?" She shot at the blond man in front of
her. He laughed.
"Well, at least I tried. . . Can ya really blame me?"
"No, I guess not." Catty smiled, and laid back on the couch,
thinking how crazy the day was gonna get.
