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Chris returned the kiss. At first he was shocked, and then let himself be pulled in.
Catty broke the kiss and spat at Crypten's feet.
Crypten was outraged. He grabbed Catty by her neck and started choking her. Catty managed to knock him off, by kicking him 'round the ankles. He vanished.
Chris broke the shocked silence. "The revelation, it's broken. Catty broke it with a kiss to her one true lover." It was clear that he was mystified.
"How?" was the simple question Catty asked.
Chris shook his head. "Do you want to know why he disappeared? He displeased the Atrox. The Atrox sent for him and I guess he is with him right now. Catty, you, well." He paused. Catty could tell he was embarrassed to say what was coming next, by the deep red blush on his cheeks. "You kissed me with such a passion and love that even evil could not break."
Despite the serious moment that was going on, the daughters laughed.
"What," asked Catty.
"Well, I guess we found your true love," Vanessa said between giggles.
Catty put her hands on her hips and glared. They stopped laughing.
How could the revelation be broken with just one kiss? It seemed too, well, easy, Catty thought. If it was it would be a great weight lifted from her shoulders.
"Are you sure?" asked Catty. She needed to be sure.
"Absolutely sure." Stanton stepped from the shadows. Catty had forgotten he was there.
"How do you know so much?" asked Serena.
"Because right this instant Crypten is being talked to by the Atrox. "Crypten has failed. And a plan to overthrow him? Not very good."
"You can't know that. He just left." Jimena accused. She folded her arms over her chest.
"Being Prince of the Night lets me know (Sometimes) what the Atrox is up to."
Serena visibly flinched.
"I have to go. I'll tell you what has happened when I get back." Stanton told them. With that he left, not bothering to turn to shadow.
"Wow. I mean, wow." Tianna breathed. "First we get rid, or at least, get The Whisper out of the picture. Then you break the revelation. This is too much. Don't you think this is kinda planned out?"
Yes, I do, Thought Catty. Aloud, she said, "Forget it. It's just good luck."
Her friends seemed convinced that she was fine, but Chris was another story.
"Look, it's like 1 o' clock at night. Why don't we meet back at my house in the morning? We can go over what has happened. I need sleep." Catty said. "I haven't slept in days."
"Are you sure you're OK?" asked Vanessa. She seemed to know Catty best, probably because they had been best friends for a long time. Catty hoped she wasn't wearing her emotions.
"I'm fine. I feel relived." She lied. I feel so worried! Get me out of this nightmare! She screamed in her head. "Go."
"Are you 100% sure?" Vanessa asked again. "You look worried."
"I'm fine." Catty insisted.
Finally, her friends let Catty and Chris leave to Catty's house.
Chris shook her head. "You're not OK, and you know it." Are you sure that you're OK?"
Catty seemed to have her lips glued together. Chris seemed to understand. He placed his lips on hers, and parted his lips with his tongue. It worked.
"It just seems too planned out." Catty spilled. "I'm worried. Something feels wrong. I feel like the Whisper has escaped, and that The Atrox has a new plan. And I won't know how to stop it."
She leaned against Chris as they walked together. She felt the heat coming off his body. He put a hand firmly but gently on her waist. Good thing, thought Catty. Her knees seemed weak.
When they reached the door, Catty fumbled with the keys. Finally she unlocked the door, and walked in. Immediately she felt wrong.
"What is it?" asked Catty.
Chris shook his head and held Catty tightly against him. "The Whisper. And it has a plan."
Chris returned the kiss. At first he was shocked, and then let himself be pulled in.
Catty broke the kiss and spat at Crypten's feet.
Crypten was outraged. He grabbed Catty by her neck and started choking her. Catty managed to knock him off, by kicking him 'round the ankles. He vanished.
Chris broke the shocked silence. "The revelation, it's broken. Catty broke it with a kiss to her one true lover." It was clear that he was mystified.
"How?" was the simple question Catty asked.
Chris shook his head. "Do you want to know why he disappeared? He displeased the Atrox. The Atrox sent for him and I guess he is with him right now. Catty, you, well." He paused. Catty could tell he was embarrassed to say what was coming next, by the deep red blush on his cheeks. "You kissed me with such a passion and love that even evil could not break."
Despite the serious moment that was going on, the daughters laughed.
"What," asked Catty.
"Well, I guess we found your true love," Vanessa said between giggles.
Catty put her hands on her hips and glared. They stopped laughing.
How could the revelation be broken with just one kiss? It seemed too, well, easy, Catty thought. If it was it would be a great weight lifted from her shoulders.
"Are you sure?" asked Catty. She needed to be sure.
"Absolutely sure." Stanton stepped from the shadows. Catty had forgotten he was there.
"How do you know so much?" asked Serena.
"Because right this instant Crypten is being talked to by the Atrox. "Crypten has failed. And a plan to overthrow him? Not very good."
"You can't know that. He just left." Jimena accused. She folded her arms over her chest.
"Being Prince of the Night lets me know (Sometimes) what the Atrox is up to."
Serena visibly flinched.
"I have to go. I'll tell you what has happened when I get back." Stanton told them. With that he left, not bothering to turn to shadow.
"Wow. I mean, wow." Tianna breathed. "First we get rid, or at least, get The Whisper out of the picture. Then you break the revelation. This is too much. Don't you think this is kinda planned out?"
Yes, I do, Thought Catty. Aloud, she said, "Forget it. It's just good luck."
Her friends seemed convinced that she was fine, but Chris was another story.
"Look, it's like 1 o' clock at night. Why don't we meet back at my house in the morning? We can go over what has happened. I need sleep." Catty said. "I haven't slept in days."
"Are you sure you're OK?" asked Vanessa. She seemed to know Catty best, probably because they had been best friends for a long time. Catty hoped she wasn't wearing her emotions.
"I'm fine. I feel relived." She lied. I feel so worried! Get me out of this nightmare! She screamed in her head. "Go."
"Are you 100% sure?" Vanessa asked again. "You look worried."
"I'm fine." Catty insisted.
Finally, her friends let Catty and Chris leave to Catty's house.
Chris shook her head. "You're not OK, and you know it." Are you sure that you're OK?"
Catty seemed to have her lips glued together. Chris seemed to understand. He placed his lips on hers, and parted his lips with his tongue. It worked.
"It just seems too planned out." Catty spilled. "I'm worried. Something feels wrong. I feel like the Whisper has escaped, and that The Atrox has a new plan. And I won't know how to stop it."
She leaned against Chris as they walked together. She felt the heat coming off his body. He put a hand firmly but gently on her waist. Good thing, thought Catty. Her knees seemed weak.
When they reached the door, Catty fumbled with the keys. Finally she unlocked the door, and walked in. Immediately she felt wrong.
"What is it?" asked Catty.
Chris shook his head and held Catty tightly against him. "The Whisper. And it has a plan."