I shot a dirty look quickly at Billy, who seemed rather pleased with himself. Silus reluctantly came over, quickly glancing over at me almost nervously. I decided to just go about it nonchalantly and get it over with. "Why, hello Silus! Odd meeting you down here. Do you come here often?" I put on my best innocent look.

Silus just stood there uncomfortably. "Brother, sit down! Don't be rude in front of a fine lady like Katie." Silus looked at me and raised his eyebrow. "Katie? I thought it was Katherine." I glared at him. "It is to you. I only allow Billy to call me Katie." He stepped back as if he had been slapped in the face.

Billy looked between his brother and I half amused half panicking. "Silus, sit down." His tone was nearly gruff. Silus sat down reluctantly, still giving me that same look. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, giving Billy another look. He shrugged helplessly.

We just sat there for a while, Billy of course was piling food into his mouth. I picked at mine slowly. I wanted the silence to end, but didn't know what to say. What if I offended him again? I didn't want him any more angry at me than he already was. I glared at Billy, urging him to say something. He looked over us with a little grin on his face. 'I'm going to kill him.'

"Silus why don't you like me?" 'wh-where did that come from?!' apparently Billy and Silus were thinking the same thing. Silus was thrown speechless. "I-" I looked at him expectantly, though I was just as surprised as he was that I said that. He found his voice, finally. "I hardly know you." He sounded almost like he was scolding me. "All the more reason you shouldn't hate me. There's no reason." I almost banged my fist on the table.

I knew I was making him uncomfortable and guilty but I couldn't help it. He deserved it all. Billy sat back, quite amused. "I don't hate you." We were almost yelling now. "Oh? You could have fooled me!" we were glaring at each other fiercely. "Well maybe I was trying to!" he fell back in his chair, a shocked look on his face that he had said that. I'm sure my face mirrored his.

"Why..."I stopped. I couldn't say any more. He regained control and gave me a chilling look. He started speaking so low I could barely hear his growling voice. "You don't belong here, Katherine." With that he walked away from the table, leaving me in tears. Billy reached across the table and put his hand over mine, squeezing it reassuringly. "I'm sorry, Katie aroon. I thought it would help. My brother, he isn't always quite so kind. He had no right to yell like that, though. He didn't mean it, what he said."

"You're damn right he had no right!" my voice was shaking. 'Why am I crying again? He shouldn't be able to make me cry! I was so mad at myself for letting him see me cry.' Billy came Over to my side of the table and sat next to me, holding my hands in his gently.

"Are you alright?" he handed me a handkerchief with a slight smile. "Here." I took it gratefully, wiping my eyes quickly. "He said hurtful things. Don't be angry at yourself for letting out tears, aroon." How did he know?

"Billy?" He smiled at me, seeing my voice restored. "Yes, Katie?" "What does aroon mean?" A warm look came over his face. "It's Gaelic. It would be as me calling you Katie darling. Quite common with the true Irish. Though Gaelic is becoming more and more scarce now that.." The look he had held in my room returned to his eyes. "What is it?" I like this Gaelic he had added to my name.

"Nothing for you to be worried about, Katie aroon. And nothing for me to worry over either, its over now that we're going to the Americas."

I decided not to press this issue any further. I felt better now. I started to hand him back his hankerchief. "No, Katie aroon. Why don't you just hold onto it?" I shrugged and held it in my lap. It would be a nice reminder of the fun time I was having once I reached America.

I realized then that I was hungry. I wasn't about to let that Silus ruin my day. I turned to my food and started eating it. Surprisingly, it was as good if not better then the first class food. Billy sat back and watched me eat with an amused smile. "My, but aren't we enjoying our food, Miss Katie?"

I laughed a bit. "Yes, we are." Another one of my genius ideas struck me. "Billy, won't you join me tonight at dinner? I have to return your invite with one of my own or it would be considered rude, and people may question my upbringing you know." He laughed with me.

"Well we don't want that to happen, now do we?"

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, that was really short. =^.^= sorry about that, people. But I have to be off now. I'll update really soon. Or as soon as I get more reviews.*waves as she runs off*