10
Catty woke up bright and early, before any of the others were awake. Catty wanted to get her plan rolling.
"Catty, you awake?" whispered Chris. He seemed to have appeared from nowhere. "You ready?"
Catty nodded and sat up. She stretched slow as a cat and gave Chris a devious smile. She was born ready. Whatever this stupid Whisper was, she wanted it.
Catty woke her friends.
"Are you sure you're ready for this?" asked Serena. "I mean, we could always go to Maggie. I'm sure she would know what to do. I mean, we're not supposed to attack first."
Catty sighed. She knew her friends were worried about her, but she also knew they wouldn't let her fight The Whisper alone. "I'm sure. We always attack first. I think The Whisper knows. It'll take it by surprise. Besides, I hate rules, and you know that."
Her friends looked as though they were going to object, but then Vanessa took her by surprise. "You're right. The Whisper could be planning your attack right now."
Catty looked at her best friend gratefully.
"We'll meet you at your house at 9 o'clock, in two hours," Tianna said. After Catty nodded, they left.
Chris poked his head in. "We should probably get something to eat," he said.
"Yeah. I'll make toast." Catty replied.
She walked down to the kitchen, finally feeling nervous. She looked up at Chris and knew he read her thoughts. He placed a comforting arm around her waist and kissed her hair. "Don't be," he whispered.
Catty made toast and they ate in silence.
Finally, Catty voiced her concerns. "How do we know this Whisper isn't waiting for us? I'm not worried about anything else, and you know I usually don't worry."
Chris thought a moment. "We don't. But if we can take the Whisper out of the picture, the Atrox's plan will be weakened."
"You're right. I have to get dressed." After Chris told her he would wait, Catty went upstairs.
She pulled out a tight green halter that exposed her pierced belly button, and a slinky white short skirt, and tugged them on. She put on green glitter eye shadow and rolled on glitter on her arms and legs. She put on clear gloss, and outlined her eyes in black, and put on black mascara. Catty put on a thin chain of emeralds that shone above her moon amulet. Finally she painted white and green flames running up her legs. Her reflection amazed her. She looked mystical, out of this world. "Goddess," she whispered. The word sent shivers up her body.
Chris pretended not to stare at her skimpy outfit, but Catty saw his eyes. He liked the way she looked.
HE gently kissed the top of her head. "You look like a goddess," he whispered. "Beautiful."
"Come on, my friends should be meeting us soon." As if on clue, the doorbell rang.
Catty's friends also looked like goddesses. Tianna in red, Vanessa in blue, Jimena in silver, and Serena in gold. They were ready for a battle. "Ready?" asked Jimena.
Catty nodded. "How do I get The Whisper to come here?" She asked Chris.
Chris looked at her as though she should have known the answer. "Simple. Tell The Whisper you want to see it, and that you will accept your fate. But remember to have the vase ready. It could be fast."
"Right. I knew that." Catty said. "You guys hide. If I can't handle it, then come out. When I capture it, I'm going to give it to you, Chris. You guys OK with that?"
They nodded. Chris crouched just outside the bushes of her back door. Her friends hid in the bushes behind him.
Once Catty was sure they couldn't be seen, she said in a strong voice, "Oh mighty Whisper, I am willing to accept my fate. Come to me and take me to the Atrox."
At once a shadow came into view, and stood (at least Catty thought that was what it was doing) in front of her.
Catty didn't have any time to loose. She grabbed the vase and took a swipe at it. THE Whisper curled around her and said "I don't think so," in a deadly whisper. She screamed and heard Chris and her friends rushing to her. "Meet the Atrox."
Catty woke up bright and early, before any of the others were awake. Catty wanted to get her plan rolling.
"Catty, you awake?" whispered Chris. He seemed to have appeared from nowhere. "You ready?"
Catty nodded and sat up. She stretched slow as a cat and gave Chris a devious smile. She was born ready. Whatever this stupid Whisper was, she wanted it.
Catty woke her friends.
"Are you sure you're ready for this?" asked Serena. "I mean, we could always go to Maggie. I'm sure she would know what to do. I mean, we're not supposed to attack first."
Catty sighed. She knew her friends were worried about her, but she also knew they wouldn't let her fight The Whisper alone. "I'm sure. We always attack first. I think The Whisper knows. It'll take it by surprise. Besides, I hate rules, and you know that."
Her friends looked as though they were going to object, but then Vanessa took her by surprise. "You're right. The Whisper could be planning your attack right now."
Catty looked at her best friend gratefully.
"We'll meet you at your house at 9 o'clock, in two hours," Tianna said. After Catty nodded, they left.
Chris poked his head in. "We should probably get something to eat," he said.
"Yeah. I'll make toast." Catty replied.
She walked down to the kitchen, finally feeling nervous. She looked up at Chris and knew he read her thoughts. He placed a comforting arm around her waist and kissed her hair. "Don't be," he whispered.
Catty made toast and they ate in silence.
Finally, Catty voiced her concerns. "How do we know this Whisper isn't waiting for us? I'm not worried about anything else, and you know I usually don't worry."
Chris thought a moment. "We don't. But if we can take the Whisper out of the picture, the Atrox's plan will be weakened."
"You're right. I have to get dressed." After Chris told her he would wait, Catty went upstairs.
She pulled out a tight green halter that exposed her pierced belly button, and a slinky white short skirt, and tugged them on. She put on green glitter eye shadow and rolled on glitter on her arms and legs. She put on clear gloss, and outlined her eyes in black, and put on black mascara. Catty put on a thin chain of emeralds that shone above her moon amulet. Finally she painted white and green flames running up her legs. Her reflection amazed her. She looked mystical, out of this world. "Goddess," she whispered. The word sent shivers up her body.
Chris pretended not to stare at her skimpy outfit, but Catty saw his eyes. He liked the way she looked.
HE gently kissed the top of her head. "You look like a goddess," he whispered. "Beautiful."
"Come on, my friends should be meeting us soon." As if on clue, the doorbell rang.
Catty's friends also looked like goddesses. Tianna in red, Vanessa in blue, Jimena in silver, and Serena in gold. They were ready for a battle. "Ready?" asked Jimena.
Catty nodded. "How do I get The Whisper to come here?" She asked Chris.
Chris looked at her as though she should have known the answer. "Simple. Tell The Whisper you want to see it, and that you will accept your fate. But remember to have the vase ready. It could be fast."
"Right. I knew that." Catty said. "You guys hide. If I can't handle it, then come out. When I capture it, I'm going to give it to you, Chris. You guys OK with that?"
They nodded. Chris crouched just outside the bushes of her back door. Her friends hid in the bushes behind him.
Once Catty was sure they couldn't be seen, she said in a strong voice, "Oh mighty Whisper, I am willing to accept my fate. Come to me and take me to the Atrox."
At once a shadow came into view, and stood (at least Catty thought that was what it was doing) in front of her.
Catty didn't have any time to loose. She grabbed the vase and took a swipe at it. THE Whisper curled around her and said "I don't think so," in a deadly whisper. She screamed and heard Chris and her friends rushing to her. "Meet the Atrox."