7
When he didn't come, Catty panicked.
"What's wrong?" asked John. "You look scared. Is something wrong? Maybe you're not allowed to date boys where you came from. Or am I going too fast for you?"
"No, it's nothing." Then Catty felt a breeze around her, and knew that Chris was there with her. "No. I would love to go out with you.'
John smiled. "You have great fashion taste." He complimented her. Catty looked down at her black & grey tank top and fiddled with the buttons on her tight green flares, and said thank you.
John seemed to think that he tricked her, because his eyes seemed triumphant. "Great, I'll pick you up around seven o'clock at your house, and we'll go to planet bang."
Catty nodded.
The day seemed to go on forever, until finally, school was out. She had to tolerate John waving and inking, much to the amusement of her friends, who thought he was just an ordinary guy.
"What will Chris think," they teased.
Chris walked with Catty back home. Catty was thinking the whole way what Crypten's plan was. He had obviously thought he had tricked Catty with his disguise, and was probably trying to capture her. Catty was ready.
"What do you wear when you're going out with a member of the inner circle," she asked Chris when they were in her room.
"Something easy to move around in. You might have to fight him, if things get bad." Chris was nervously playing with the spikes on his spiked cuff bracelet. He had told her that he would be watching over her at Planet Bang. He was wearing baggy denim shorts that touched the tops of his shoes and a plaid top.
Catty went to the bathroom and put on lacey bells from her mom's closet and a small green tee that showed off her belly button ring.
Catty told Chris to go, and meet her there. "I did promise I would go with him," she reminded him.
Chris nodded, and said, "Be careful. I'll be watching your back, but I can't always save you," he finished sadly.
Catty laughed. "I think that I can handle myself." But secretly she felt glad Chris would be with her.
Then the doorbell rang. "Damn," Catty mumbled. "He's here already. Chris, meet there, and, be careful."
Before she went down, she heard Chris whisper, "I love you."
John was waiting on the doorstep. "You look good," he mumbled. He still thought he had fooled Catty. "Ready?" he asked.
Catty nodded and stepped into the black 50's low rider. She had to admit it, but both John and his car looked good. John had baggy black cargos and a dark blue tee. He had tied his hair into a ponytail. His car had red and orange flames licking up the side, Catty's dream car.
"Like the Car?" he didn't wait for an answer. "In my brother's will, when he died, was for me to have the car," he said, as he helped Catty into the car. Catty figured he wanted sympathy, even thought he probably didn't have a brother.
"I'm so sorry your brother died." Catty said, not sorry at all.
John shrugged. He was driving recklessly fast. He pulled into the lot for planet Bang. "Ready for some fun?"
They waited in line, and then paid. The music, like always, pumped through Catty and she immediately started to swing her hips to the beat.
John grabbed her waist and started grind with her. Catty felt oddly uncomfortable. Luckily, Tianna came up to her and asked her to talk.
Grateful, Catty pulled away and went with Tianna to her friends. "What's up?" she asked.
Serena stepped forward, worried. "Um, I dunno if you know this, but I read John's thoughts, and well, he wasn't John." Catty knew what was coming next. "He had a plan to turn you to the Atrox. It didn't take much figuring to tell he was Crypten."
"I know who he is. Chris told me. He's watching me to make sure nothing bad happens to me. I wanted to see if I could find out more about his plan, but all I found out is that he thinks I don't know about him."
John came up to her and asked to dance again, as a techno beat came on. Catty gulped. Had he heard?
Catty walked to a corner with John. Catty thought if he could've heard.
Oh, I heard you alright. I knew you knew when I first came up to you in John form. He breathed across her mind.
Catty simply glared at him as Chris came up and stood protectively in front of Catty. She could feel Crypten's power build up, and she knew he was going to hit Chris. She jumped in front of Chris as his power hit her hard in the chest.
"Catty!" Chris exclaimed and knelt down next to her. The other daughters came rushing up to her.
"Let's go home," Jimena suggested.
Catty tried to stand up, and leaned on Tianna and Serena for support, as Chris attacked John. When Crypten staggered, Chris handed a ring to Catty. "It will help you in battling a follower," he said and blocked a blow from John. He threw a fist at him, and Catty felt sick.
They went to Serena's house, and sat around her table drinking cocoa, as Catty tried to ease the pain in her chest.
Without warning, a figure emerged from the shadows. It was Crypten. "Watch out!' Vanessa yelled.
But Crypten was faster. He grabbed Catty and soon they sunk into the shadows, darting out of the house.
When he didn't come, Catty panicked.
"What's wrong?" asked John. "You look scared. Is something wrong? Maybe you're not allowed to date boys where you came from. Or am I going too fast for you?"
"No, it's nothing." Then Catty felt a breeze around her, and knew that Chris was there with her. "No. I would love to go out with you.'
John smiled. "You have great fashion taste." He complimented her. Catty looked down at her black & grey tank top and fiddled with the buttons on her tight green flares, and said thank you.
John seemed to think that he tricked her, because his eyes seemed triumphant. "Great, I'll pick you up around seven o'clock at your house, and we'll go to planet bang."
Catty nodded.
The day seemed to go on forever, until finally, school was out. She had to tolerate John waving and inking, much to the amusement of her friends, who thought he was just an ordinary guy.
"What will Chris think," they teased.
Chris walked with Catty back home. Catty was thinking the whole way what Crypten's plan was. He had obviously thought he had tricked Catty with his disguise, and was probably trying to capture her. Catty was ready.
"What do you wear when you're going out with a member of the inner circle," she asked Chris when they were in her room.
"Something easy to move around in. You might have to fight him, if things get bad." Chris was nervously playing with the spikes on his spiked cuff bracelet. He had told her that he would be watching over her at Planet Bang. He was wearing baggy denim shorts that touched the tops of his shoes and a plaid top.
Catty went to the bathroom and put on lacey bells from her mom's closet and a small green tee that showed off her belly button ring.
Catty told Chris to go, and meet her there. "I did promise I would go with him," she reminded him.
Chris nodded, and said, "Be careful. I'll be watching your back, but I can't always save you," he finished sadly.
Catty laughed. "I think that I can handle myself." But secretly she felt glad Chris would be with her.
Then the doorbell rang. "Damn," Catty mumbled. "He's here already. Chris, meet there, and, be careful."
Before she went down, she heard Chris whisper, "I love you."
John was waiting on the doorstep. "You look good," he mumbled. He still thought he had fooled Catty. "Ready?" he asked.
Catty nodded and stepped into the black 50's low rider. She had to admit it, but both John and his car looked good. John had baggy black cargos and a dark blue tee. He had tied his hair into a ponytail. His car had red and orange flames licking up the side, Catty's dream car.
"Like the Car?" he didn't wait for an answer. "In my brother's will, when he died, was for me to have the car," he said, as he helped Catty into the car. Catty figured he wanted sympathy, even thought he probably didn't have a brother.
"I'm so sorry your brother died." Catty said, not sorry at all.
John shrugged. He was driving recklessly fast. He pulled into the lot for planet Bang. "Ready for some fun?"
They waited in line, and then paid. The music, like always, pumped through Catty and she immediately started to swing her hips to the beat.
John grabbed her waist and started grind with her. Catty felt oddly uncomfortable. Luckily, Tianna came up to her and asked her to talk.
Grateful, Catty pulled away and went with Tianna to her friends. "What's up?" she asked.
Serena stepped forward, worried. "Um, I dunno if you know this, but I read John's thoughts, and well, he wasn't John." Catty knew what was coming next. "He had a plan to turn you to the Atrox. It didn't take much figuring to tell he was Crypten."
"I know who he is. Chris told me. He's watching me to make sure nothing bad happens to me. I wanted to see if I could find out more about his plan, but all I found out is that he thinks I don't know about him."
John came up to her and asked to dance again, as a techno beat came on. Catty gulped. Had he heard?
Catty walked to a corner with John. Catty thought if he could've heard.
Oh, I heard you alright. I knew you knew when I first came up to you in John form. He breathed across her mind.
Catty simply glared at him as Chris came up and stood protectively in front of Catty. She could feel Crypten's power build up, and she knew he was going to hit Chris. She jumped in front of Chris as his power hit her hard in the chest.
"Catty!" Chris exclaimed and knelt down next to her. The other daughters came rushing up to her.
"Let's go home," Jimena suggested.
Catty tried to stand up, and leaned on Tianna and Serena for support, as Chris attacked John. When Crypten staggered, Chris handed a ring to Catty. "It will help you in battling a follower," he said and blocked a blow from John. He threw a fist at him, and Catty felt sick.
They went to Serena's house, and sat around her table drinking cocoa, as Catty tried to ease the pain in her chest.
Without warning, a figure emerged from the shadows. It was Crypten. "Watch out!' Vanessa yelled.
But Crypten was faster. He grabbed Catty and soon they sunk into the shadows, darting out of the house.