When Catty awoke, she felt her lips. They were warm, the warm after a
kiss. She remembered Chris, and smiled. The she remembered his warning,
and frowned. Could all this be true? First she dreams about Chris, then
he shows up in person. This was too much. She needed to consult the other
daughters. Have a meeting.
First she called Vanessa. She answered in a groggy voice. When Catty told her to get a hold of the other daughters, Vanessa suddenly became awake, and in 15 minutes the daughters were sitting around the kitchen counter with fudge.
"So you're saying that you were dreaming about Chris, then he shows up in the middle of you bubble bath," Tianna said skeptically.
"Good planning on his part, the middle of your bath." Jimena playfully punched her.
Catty sighed. "But I haven't told you the important part yet. He was the mysterious guy that was in my room the other night. And the funny part is, I don't want him to be here. I mean, the ache of his departure will be too much. I missed him so much!"
"Relax, we'll find out just what is happening with all this. I say we go looking for Chris today, and get some answers."
"Yeah, well." Catty started
"What," they all asked.
Catty couldn't explain. How could she? That one minute she's in a kiss with Chris, the next he's gone?
She felt Serena in her mind, and Catty tried to block the parts that yearned for Chris so much. A moment later, Serena was back in the present.
"Chris was kissing Catty, and Catty felt his lips the whole time, but when she opened her eyes, there was no sign of Chris." Serena told everyone.
"That's odd, Catty, did you keep your eyes closed a while after he kissed you?" asked Tianna.
"No, I looked up right after, to see his reaction. I was expecting to see his face, but I saw nothing. But I know he was there, because I moved to where he was sitting, and it felt warm. Even I couldn't dream that. And this morning my lips felt warm and wet, and I'm guessing it was Chris." Catty said.
"Come, on, lets see if we can find him now. Since we came in our PJ's, can we raid your mom's closet?" Vanessa asked. Catty's mom had saved all her clothes from the '70's.
Catty nodded. "Wear anything you want. I want to wear something to impress Chris, though," Catty laughed and picked out tight, hip hugging flares, and a pale green halter with a white beaded fringe. Vanessa, Tianna, Serena, and Jimena were all wearing gold flares, and different colored jackets over their tank tops.
"You look sexy," Jimena teased. "Chris will like it."
"That's what I'm hoping for. You guys look really retro." Now it was Catty's turn to laugh. "Jimena, do you have your brother's car?"
"Si," she replied.
They piled into the car, and Catty told them that it'll probably be hard to find him, if he can disappear. But I hope we can find him."
"Don't worry, we will," soothed Serena.
"So he really found you in the tub?" laughed Tianna.
"Yeah, and it's not like I could disappear, like Vanessa. I was rooted. And he kept coming in. Though he was blushing, I could tell he liked it. Luckily for me, though, I was surrounded by bubbles." Catty laughed.
"Where did Chris like to hang out? And where did you go for your dates?" asked Jimena. "Liked to go to the strip malls, and we liked to walk around the tourist part of town and laugh at how pathetic they were." Catty replied. "Oh, and he liked to hang out with his buddies at the ramp."
Tianna grinned. She loved to skateboard, and the ramp was one of her favorite places to go.
Chris wasn't at the Strip malls, as far as Catty could see, so they went to the ramp.
Many kids grinned at Tianna. She pointed out his buddies and Tianna walked over and gave them a flirty smile like only Tianna could. If Catty tried doing that, she would look like a complete idiot. The guys were hooked.
"How does she do it, "Catty whispered.
The others shook their heads.
A moment later Tianna came back with a look of defeat. "I went up and asked if they saw Chris around. They gave me an odd look and said that Chris had run away a while ago. And now I have a date with the tall one, Greg." Tianna giggled.
"So I guess we go to the tourist part of town," Catty said.
On the way, Catty was keeping her eyes peeled, when "Jimena! Pull over! He's walking on the beach!"
Jimena quickly parked in a "No parking" spot, and they ran out, calling his name.
When he saw them he looked worried. "You shouldn't have come. The followers, who are my enemy, know I'm here. It's dangerous." But he put an arm around Catty and said, "I need you to listen, and not interrupt. A follower who goes by Tymmie saw me one day, and told Crypten. Crypten thinks I have brought the scroll back to be given to you. This will change his plans completely. As long as the scroll is lost, then he will be safe to overthrow the Atrox, and win you Catty. When you kissed me last night, Crypten took my place and disappeared." Catty almost fainted, but Chris held her gently. "But a new thing comes into play. The revelation. But I can't ell you about that. Catty, you better watch your back. Crypten is going to take on the form of a human soon, and I can feel it. Be careful, ok?"
Catty nodded. She still couldn't get over the fact that she had kissed Crypten!
"But," Jimena started, "How will we find out about the revelation thing?"
Chris sighed. "Only a member of the inner circle can do that."
First she called Vanessa. She answered in a groggy voice. When Catty told her to get a hold of the other daughters, Vanessa suddenly became awake, and in 15 minutes the daughters were sitting around the kitchen counter with fudge.
"So you're saying that you were dreaming about Chris, then he shows up in the middle of you bubble bath," Tianna said skeptically.
"Good planning on his part, the middle of your bath." Jimena playfully punched her.
Catty sighed. "But I haven't told you the important part yet. He was the mysterious guy that was in my room the other night. And the funny part is, I don't want him to be here. I mean, the ache of his departure will be too much. I missed him so much!"
"Relax, we'll find out just what is happening with all this. I say we go looking for Chris today, and get some answers."
"Yeah, well." Catty started
"What," they all asked.
Catty couldn't explain. How could she? That one minute she's in a kiss with Chris, the next he's gone?
She felt Serena in her mind, and Catty tried to block the parts that yearned for Chris so much. A moment later, Serena was back in the present.
"Chris was kissing Catty, and Catty felt his lips the whole time, but when she opened her eyes, there was no sign of Chris." Serena told everyone.
"That's odd, Catty, did you keep your eyes closed a while after he kissed you?" asked Tianna.
"No, I looked up right after, to see his reaction. I was expecting to see his face, but I saw nothing. But I know he was there, because I moved to where he was sitting, and it felt warm. Even I couldn't dream that. And this morning my lips felt warm and wet, and I'm guessing it was Chris." Catty said.
"Come, on, lets see if we can find him now. Since we came in our PJ's, can we raid your mom's closet?" Vanessa asked. Catty's mom had saved all her clothes from the '70's.
Catty nodded. "Wear anything you want. I want to wear something to impress Chris, though," Catty laughed and picked out tight, hip hugging flares, and a pale green halter with a white beaded fringe. Vanessa, Tianna, Serena, and Jimena were all wearing gold flares, and different colored jackets over their tank tops.
"You look sexy," Jimena teased. "Chris will like it."
"That's what I'm hoping for. You guys look really retro." Now it was Catty's turn to laugh. "Jimena, do you have your brother's car?"
"Si," she replied.
They piled into the car, and Catty told them that it'll probably be hard to find him, if he can disappear. But I hope we can find him."
"Don't worry, we will," soothed Serena.
"So he really found you in the tub?" laughed Tianna.
"Yeah, and it's not like I could disappear, like Vanessa. I was rooted. And he kept coming in. Though he was blushing, I could tell he liked it. Luckily for me, though, I was surrounded by bubbles." Catty laughed.
"Where did Chris like to hang out? And where did you go for your dates?" asked Jimena. "Liked to go to the strip malls, and we liked to walk around the tourist part of town and laugh at how pathetic they were." Catty replied. "Oh, and he liked to hang out with his buddies at the ramp."
Tianna grinned. She loved to skateboard, and the ramp was one of her favorite places to go.
Chris wasn't at the Strip malls, as far as Catty could see, so they went to the ramp.
Many kids grinned at Tianna. She pointed out his buddies and Tianna walked over and gave them a flirty smile like only Tianna could. If Catty tried doing that, she would look like a complete idiot. The guys were hooked.
"How does she do it, "Catty whispered.
The others shook their heads.
A moment later Tianna came back with a look of defeat. "I went up and asked if they saw Chris around. They gave me an odd look and said that Chris had run away a while ago. And now I have a date with the tall one, Greg." Tianna giggled.
"So I guess we go to the tourist part of town," Catty said.
On the way, Catty was keeping her eyes peeled, when "Jimena! Pull over! He's walking on the beach!"
Jimena quickly parked in a "No parking" spot, and they ran out, calling his name.
When he saw them he looked worried. "You shouldn't have come. The followers, who are my enemy, know I'm here. It's dangerous." But he put an arm around Catty and said, "I need you to listen, and not interrupt. A follower who goes by Tymmie saw me one day, and told Crypten. Crypten thinks I have brought the scroll back to be given to you. This will change his plans completely. As long as the scroll is lost, then he will be safe to overthrow the Atrox, and win you Catty. When you kissed me last night, Crypten took my place and disappeared." Catty almost fainted, but Chris held her gently. "But a new thing comes into play. The revelation. But I can't ell you about that. Catty, you better watch your back. Crypten is going to take on the form of a human soon, and I can feel it. Be careful, ok?"
Catty nodded. She still couldn't get over the fact that she had kissed Crypten!
"But," Jimena started, "How will we find out about the revelation thing?"
Chris sighed. "Only a member of the inner circle can do that."