Chapter 6 (thank you reviewers)
"Okay! You don't have to be such a–'' She didn't finish when she saw the fury in his eyes, and backed away. She dug into her large bag as she said, "No I haven't seen Kelly. It's all been routine today. Well–except, this morning when I woke up I felt a strange sense that I should to go to the beach."
His brows pinched. "Did you?" She pulled out a couple Midol, and bottled water. "Yeah, but nobody was there. And nothing happened. She looked down and realized what she had been holding. She tried to avoid his glance, so she bent her head.
He grinned, but he thought about what she said. If both he, and Cassandra felt a sudden urge to be at the beach, then did Kelly feel the same need? He watched as Cassandra quickly tossed the pills in her mouth, then gulp down the water.
"Listen, um, I won't make a move. Can we walk a little way?" She said hopefully. He looked at her angrily. "You expect me to believe that you won't make a move?" She bent her head again. "Not really. It's just I've been thinking about something, and you're supposed to know. At least according to one person."
He stared at her. She wasn't inviting him into her mind. She was actually going to tell him. She caught his look and shrugged. "I'm not allowed to invite you in since someone else could get in instead. And this is too important to play games with."
Her eyes pleaded with him. He sighed. "All right. What do you want?" He asked as he dug his hands into his pockets. She studied the shadows around her. His eyes wandered too. Yet what could be so important to an outcast, that the Atrox' appearance mattered.
She leaned forward. "Do you remember Chris?" He had heard of Chris, the Keeper of the Secret Scroll. It did belong to him and he had given it to Catty, but he didn't really pay attention to it any more. And he never really met him. Even so, he nodded.
She bit her lip and whispered. "He's returned. And he want's to see you. He told me that he couldn't go to Serena, because he was afraid that she might tell Catty of his appearance. So he told me to get a hold of you somehow." She leaned back and sighed as if that had been a burden on her shoulders for a long time.
Stanton considered her words. What would Chris want with him? Did he know something about the urges that he felt? He began to consider if it was just a coincidence. Still, there wasn't much of a chance that he knew about it anyway.
"What does he want?" She shook her head. "He refused to tell me. I told him that unless you knew what you were walking into, you weren't likely to show up. But he said that you would come." He smiled. It seemed like both of them would know his feelings on the matter. He waited.
"Where?" She looked up at him with wide eyes. "He said that you'll first meet at the squat, then he'll direct you from there." She pursed her lips before she finished. "And he said that I have to go. So he'll know that you didn't read my mind. He gave me explicit instructions not to let you do that. I told him not to worry." She smiled.
He thought about it. He already could tell that whatever Chris had to say, it must have been important. "When?" Her head tilted trying to remember. "Tonight. At about, uh...midnight?" He cocked an eyebrow. "I'll be there."
Her eyes widened even more, then she grinned. "I had a strange feeling that you would. We'll meet tonight at about 9:30 in Planet Bang. Deal?" He tossed her a daring grin, then he faded into darkness. (A/N: That's one of my favorite chapters so far. r/r please.)
"Okay! You don't have to be such a–'' She didn't finish when she saw the fury in his eyes, and backed away. She dug into her large bag as she said, "No I haven't seen Kelly. It's all been routine today. Well–except, this morning when I woke up I felt a strange sense that I should to go to the beach."
His brows pinched. "Did you?" She pulled out a couple Midol, and bottled water. "Yeah, but nobody was there. And nothing happened. She looked down and realized what she had been holding. She tried to avoid his glance, so she bent her head.
He grinned, but he thought about what she said. If both he, and Cassandra felt a sudden urge to be at the beach, then did Kelly feel the same need? He watched as Cassandra quickly tossed the pills in her mouth, then gulp down the water.
"Listen, um, I won't make a move. Can we walk a little way?" She said hopefully. He looked at her angrily. "You expect me to believe that you won't make a move?" She bent her head again. "Not really. It's just I've been thinking about something, and you're supposed to know. At least according to one person."
He stared at her. She wasn't inviting him into her mind. She was actually going to tell him. She caught his look and shrugged. "I'm not allowed to invite you in since someone else could get in instead. And this is too important to play games with."
Her eyes pleaded with him. He sighed. "All right. What do you want?" He asked as he dug his hands into his pockets. She studied the shadows around her. His eyes wandered too. Yet what could be so important to an outcast, that the Atrox' appearance mattered.
She leaned forward. "Do you remember Chris?" He had heard of Chris, the Keeper of the Secret Scroll. It did belong to him and he had given it to Catty, but he didn't really pay attention to it any more. And he never really met him. Even so, he nodded.
She bit her lip and whispered. "He's returned. And he want's to see you. He told me that he couldn't go to Serena, because he was afraid that she might tell Catty of his appearance. So he told me to get a hold of you somehow." She leaned back and sighed as if that had been a burden on her shoulders for a long time.
Stanton considered her words. What would Chris want with him? Did he know something about the urges that he felt? He began to consider if it was just a coincidence. Still, there wasn't much of a chance that he knew about it anyway.
"What does he want?" She shook her head. "He refused to tell me. I told him that unless you knew what you were walking into, you weren't likely to show up. But he said that you would come." He smiled. It seemed like both of them would know his feelings on the matter. He waited.
"Where?" She looked up at him with wide eyes. "He said that you'll first meet at the squat, then he'll direct you from there." She pursed her lips before she finished. "And he said that I have to go. So he'll know that you didn't read my mind. He gave me explicit instructions not to let you do that. I told him not to worry." She smiled.
He thought about it. He already could tell that whatever Chris had to say, it must have been important. "When?" Her head tilted trying to remember. "Tonight. At about, uh...midnight?" He cocked an eyebrow. "I'll be there."
Her eyes widened even more, then she grinned. "I had a strange feeling that you would. We'll meet tonight at about 9:30 in Planet Bang. Deal?" He tossed her a daring grin, then he faded into darkness. (A/N: That's one of my favorite chapters so far. r/r please.)