Catty woke up with a splitting headache. She didn't dare open her eyes,
afraid of what might be before her. But she had to.
She cracked open one eye, and what she saw made her dizzy again.
Chris was bending over her, concern etched al over his face. "Good, you're awake. Brett was not allowed to tell you about the curse, so he was punished severely by Selene. Cryptenwas about to grab you, but I took you in my arms, but Crypten used his fist and knocked you out."
Catty now sat up. She was in her room, in her bed. Chris was in the butterfly chair next to her bed. Now Catty wanted some answers. "Who is Brett?" she asked weakly she didn't seem to have her usual high energy level. She was dizzy, remembering what the revelation was, and how Brett got whisked away.
Chris took a deep breath, preparing to tell a long story. "The daughters are not the only force of good. Selene also guides bearers and heirs. I am a heir, and I guard the Secret Scroll. Others guard other things, which I'm not allowed to say. Bearers, on the other hand, protect daughters. Many people simply call the heirs and bearers Sons. Brett is your bearer. When he found out something bad was going to happen to you, he came to La Brea high, to protect you. He felt he had to tell you about the revelation, even though it was forbidden. Selene found out, and told him he was now a heir, of something, which I can't say." Chris looked at Catty.
Catty sat there, taking it al in. Everything seemed to make sense now. Except for one thing.
"Do all the daughters have bearers?" she asked.
"Yeah."
"Then now that Brett is gone, do I have a new bearer?"
Chris cleared his throat. "Yes, you do, and it is me. Selene thought it was good that we were in love, so she told me I was to still guard the Secret Scroll, but be your bearer."
Catty nodded, pretending to understand how Chris could be a bearer and heir at the same time. "So was what Brett said about the revelation true?"
Chris nodded, waiting to see her reaction.
"But that can't be!" Catty exclaimed. "I love you Chris!" she exclaimed tossing her head of long brown hair around.
"But remember, Crypten is a member of the inner circle. He can force you to love him, by any means possible. Torturing, mind control, anything. He wants to kick Stanton out of the position, Prince of the Night."
"And by doing that he has to win my hand, and I would take the other daughters to the Atrox." Catty finished.
Chris nodded sadly.
"So that's why Stanton was helping me the other day. He didn't want to help me help me, he just didn't want to loose his position of Prince of the Night." Catty couldn't believe all this.
Chris didn't do anything.
Catty tried to stand up, but had to lean on Chris for support. "Where do you think you're going?" he asked.
"I need to tell the other daughters, so they can help me. We tell each other everything, and I think they have a right to know." Catty replied.
"Well, if you say so, but I don't think you can walk." Chris said, letting go of her.
Catty took one faltering step, but then had to lean back into Chris for support.
With amazingly little effort, Chris swung Catty into his arms and said, "Where do you want to go first?"
Catty said, "Try Vanessa's house first, its closer to the coffee shop, and they're bound to have gone there first. Thank you for all that you're doing for me.'
"No problem, this is what bearers do, help the daughters in times of need."
When they got to Vanessa's house, the daughters were there, and they seemed relieved to see her.
"Are you OK? When you weren't at the coffee shop, we thought maybe Crypten got you." Tianna said and helped Catty onto a couch.
"There's something I have to tell you, and it's about the revelation and Sons. Chris better tell it to you, because I'm out of energy."
Chris nodded and explained about bearers and heirs, and how Brett had told Catty about the revelation, and how Chris got to be Catty's bearer. When he was finished, everyone looked surprised except for Catty and Chris. But only Jimena had something to say.
"Are you loco! Catty would never betray us. And I think that she loves you, not some guy from the cinciti." She said.
"Actually, Jimena, I think he's right. I mean, think about it. All things that have happened in the past few days make sense when you put them together. Think about it."
Jimena nodded. "Sorry, Chris."
"I have to go, but, Catty, I'm always with you. Cya." Chris said. Then he turned to the other daughters. "Can you get Catty home OK?"
"Yeah, but I think Catty should stay here with us. It might be safer," Vanessa said.
Catty felt grateful. She really didn't want to go back to her house. Being with her friends seemed safer. "Yes, I would much rather stay here."
Chris winked at Catty and pushed his spiked red hair out of his blue eyes.
"Come on Catty, let's get to sleep." Serena said.
Catty nodded and immediately fell asleep.
**~**~**
In the morning, Catty told the others that she was going to go home and take her normal route to school.
"Are you sure?" asked Tianna. "I mean. It might be safer if you go with us."
"No, I'm fine." Catty was actually hoping to find Chris on the way, and say thank you, but she didn't. When she got to school, she saw her friends waiting for her.
"Good, you made it here in one piece." Serena said.
Catty handed her messenger bag to security, and went through the metal detectors. She waited for her friends, and they walked into school together.
"So you guys ready for the biology quiz today?" Vanessa.
Catty groaned. She had forgotten all about that! Without warning a hand shot out and grabbed Catty, pulling her into the tunnel. She tried to fight it, but she caught her bag before it closed.
Catty turned around and a look at her kidnapper. It was Chris. They fell out in reality just a few minutes back in the janitor's closet. He looked sorry. "I had to talk to you. IF I just grabbed you it wouldn't look good. By going back in time they won't remember it."
Catty grabbed her heart. It was racing. "Don't do that!" she yelled.
"Sorry, but something important happened." He said.
Catty nodded, telling him to go on.
"Crypten has made himself look like a student here, and his name is John. That's all I know. He has blondish hair and brown eyes. I want you to watch out for him. If he does something to you, just think, Chris, my bearer, come to me, protect me now. OK?"
Catty nodded.
"Good, we're going back to reality. Watch out!"
They fell out in reality in the ladies' room where she saw Tianna and Serena. Catty couldn't find Chris anywhere.
"There you are! Come on. We'll be late for biology," Tianna said.
Catty almost told them about her run-in with Chris, but decided against it. This was her problem, and she didn't want her friends in it.
After biology, Catty saw Crypten, or John. He had made himself very handsome, with baggy khakis and black tee. Catty pretended to just think he was hot.
He walked up to her and said, "Hello Catty. I'm John. I know this is kind of fast, but do you want to go to planet bang with me tomorrow night?"
Catty panicked. Chris, my bearer, come to me, protect me now. -
She cracked open one eye, and what she saw made her dizzy again.
Chris was bending over her, concern etched al over his face. "Good, you're awake. Brett was not allowed to tell you about the curse, so he was punished severely by Selene. Cryptenwas about to grab you, but I took you in my arms, but Crypten used his fist and knocked you out."
Catty now sat up. She was in her room, in her bed. Chris was in the butterfly chair next to her bed. Now Catty wanted some answers. "Who is Brett?" she asked weakly she didn't seem to have her usual high energy level. She was dizzy, remembering what the revelation was, and how Brett got whisked away.
Chris took a deep breath, preparing to tell a long story. "The daughters are not the only force of good. Selene also guides bearers and heirs. I am a heir, and I guard the Secret Scroll. Others guard other things, which I'm not allowed to say. Bearers, on the other hand, protect daughters. Many people simply call the heirs and bearers Sons. Brett is your bearer. When he found out something bad was going to happen to you, he came to La Brea high, to protect you. He felt he had to tell you about the revelation, even though it was forbidden. Selene found out, and told him he was now a heir, of something, which I can't say." Chris looked at Catty.
Catty sat there, taking it al in. Everything seemed to make sense now. Except for one thing.
"Do all the daughters have bearers?" she asked.
"Yeah."
"Then now that Brett is gone, do I have a new bearer?"
Chris cleared his throat. "Yes, you do, and it is me. Selene thought it was good that we were in love, so she told me I was to still guard the Secret Scroll, but be your bearer."
Catty nodded, pretending to understand how Chris could be a bearer and heir at the same time. "So was what Brett said about the revelation true?"
Chris nodded, waiting to see her reaction.
"But that can't be!" Catty exclaimed. "I love you Chris!" she exclaimed tossing her head of long brown hair around.
"But remember, Crypten is a member of the inner circle. He can force you to love him, by any means possible. Torturing, mind control, anything. He wants to kick Stanton out of the position, Prince of the Night."
"And by doing that he has to win my hand, and I would take the other daughters to the Atrox." Catty finished.
Chris nodded sadly.
"So that's why Stanton was helping me the other day. He didn't want to help me help me, he just didn't want to loose his position of Prince of the Night." Catty couldn't believe all this.
Chris didn't do anything.
Catty tried to stand up, but had to lean on Chris for support. "Where do you think you're going?" he asked.
"I need to tell the other daughters, so they can help me. We tell each other everything, and I think they have a right to know." Catty replied.
"Well, if you say so, but I don't think you can walk." Chris said, letting go of her.
Catty took one faltering step, but then had to lean back into Chris for support.
With amazingly little effort, Chris swung Catty into his arms and said, "Where do you want to go first?"
Catty said, "Try Vanessa's house first, its closer to the coffee shop, and they're bound to have gone there first. Thank you for all that you're doing for me.'
"No problem, this is what bearers do, help the daughters in times of need."
When they got to Vanessa's house, the daughters were there, and they seemed relieved to see her.
"Are you OK? When you weren't at the coffee shop, we thought maybe Crypten got you." Tianna said and helped Catty onto a couch.
"There's something I have to tell you, and it's about the revelation and Sons. Chris better tell it to you, because I'm out of energy."
Chris nodded and explained about bearers and heirs, and how Brett had told Catty about the revelation, and how Chris got to be Catty's bearer. When he was finished, everyone looked surprised except for Catty and Chris. But only Jimena had something to say.
"Are you loco! Catty would never betray us. And I think that she loves you, not some guy from the cinciti." She said.
"Actually, Jimena, I think he's right. I mean, think about it. All things that have happened in the past few days make sense when you put them together. Think about it."
Jimena nodded. "Sorry, Chris."
"I have to go, but, Catty, I'm always with you. Cya." Chris said. Then he turned to the other daughters. "Can you get Catty home OK?"
"Yeah, but I think Catty should stay here with us. It might be safer," Vanessa said.
Catty felt grateful. She really didn't want to go back to her house. Being with her friends seemed safer. "Yes, I would much rather stay here."
Chris winked at Catty and pushed his spiked red hair out of his blue eyes.
"Come on Catty, let's get to sleep." Serena said.
Catty nodded and immediately fell asleep.
**~**~**
In the morning, Catty told the others that she was going to go home and take her normal route to school.
"Are you sure?" asked Tianna. "I mean. It might be safer if you go with us."
"No, I'm fine." Catty was actually hoping to find Chris on the way, and say thank you, but she didn't. When she got to school, she saw her friends waiting for her.
"Good, you made it here in one piece." Serena said.
Catty handed her messenger bag to security, and went through the metal detectors. She waited for her friends, and they walked into school together.
"So you guys ready for the biology quiz today?" Vanessa.
Catty groaned. She had forgotten all about that! Without warning a hand shot out and grabbed Catty, pulling her into the tunnel. She tried to fight it, but she caught her bag before it closed.
Catty turned around and a look at her kidnapper. It was Chris. They fell out in reality just a few minutes back in the janitor's closet. He looked sorry. "I had to talk to you. IF I just grabbed you it wouldn't look good. By going back in time they won't remember it."
Catty grabbed her heart. It was racing. "Don't do that!" she yelled.
"Sorry, but something important happened." He said.
Catty nodded, telling him to go on.
"Crypten has made himself look like a student here, and his name is John. That's all I know. He has blondish hair and brown eyes. I want you to watch out for him. If he does something to you, just think, Chris, my bearer, come to me, protect me now. OK?"
Catty nodded.
"Good, we're going back to reality. Watch out!"
They fell out in reality in the ladies' room where she saw Tianna and Serena. Catty couldn't find Chris anywhere.
"There you are! Come on. We'll be late for biology," Tianna said.
Catty almost told them about her run-in with Chris, but decided against it. This was her problem, and she didn't want her friends in it.
After biology, Catty saw Crypten, or John. He had made himself very handsome, with baggy khakis and black tee. Catty pretended to just think he was hot.
He walked up to her and said, "Hello Catty. I'm John. I know this is kind of fast, but do you want to go to planet bang with me tomorrow night?"
Catty panicked. Chris, my bearer, come to me, protect me now. -