Author's Note: God, has it gone long enough? Second last chapter everybody! One more to go! I'm getting jumpy just thinking about it! Will they or won't they get together? Hehe I'm evil, aren't I?
Yay! Thank you, Orli-anon, for taking time out of your hectic schedule of doing things and seeing people to finally review my story. And thank you C-chan96, you are the reason I am now updating every day. I don't think I could stand it if you were unhappy, because if you were unhappy, you might not write any of your stories, and that would make me unhappy. It's really a vicious cycle.
Disclaimers: See Chapter 1
Rating: PG-13 for adult themes, coarse language, and slash references
Chapter 12:
Katie hummed to herself as she made her way to the Headmaster's office. She knocked on the closed door.
"Ah yes, Miss Gold, please come in," the headmaster smiled at her and motioned her inside. The smile immediately dropped from her face when se noticed her father standing at the side of the room.
"I hope this doesn't take too long," he told him, "I mean, you wouldn't want me to miss too much class work would you?" The sarcasm was evident as she glared at him.
Her father tuned to look at her, an extremely bord look on his face, before speaking. "Could you give us a minute please Dean?"
"Of course," he complied, closing the door after himself.
"I'll try not to take up too much of your time," Katie's father said staring out the window, turning to look at her as he said, "like you made I so obvious, I wouldn't want you to miss too much class work."
Katie stared evenly at him, not saying anything. Looking away was a sign of weakness, and her father despised "weak people. According to him they didn't deserve to live.
When he realised she wasn't going to say or do anything, Katie's father spoke. "you will have your possessions packed in two weeks. We are relocating in three weeks. Tony has been moved t New York. They are in need of his technical bities." He turned to leave the room but stopped. "You have to weeks to pack, if you manage to do that you will not have to attend case after that." H looked down at her as if she was dirty. "Is that understood?"
Katie nodded. "Understood, sir," she said.
Her father nodded. "Good. Someone will be sent in 2 weeks to collect you and your things." And with that he opened the door and strode out, leaving her standing there.
She sighed and exited the office. Glancing at her watch, she decided to completely ditch her first lesson, considering there were only 15 minutes left.
~*~*~
Katie stepped into the change rooms after their practise. Adam had told her it was safe. Charlie was packing up his gear to take home that afternoon. Katie couldn't help but notice how the t-shirt he wore clung to his chest and broad shoulders. She stared at him for a few second, imprinting the image in her mind, before clearing her throat.
"Hey."
Charlie jumped. "Wha-". He noticed it was her and shook his head. "What are you doing in here?"
"Adam let me in," she said.
Charlie nodded.
"I need to talk to you Charlie. I meant to talk to you at lunch but my brother called and lunch finished before he did and this was the only way I could be sure I'd get a hold of you--"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow don!" Charlie laughed. "Do you want to grab a coffee or something?"
Katie took a deep breath and nodded.
~*~*~
"So," Charlie started. "What are you talking to me about?"
Katie shifted awkwardly in her seat. I… have some bad news."
"Are you all right?" Charlie asked.
"I'm not sick or anything," she said. "Here goes - I'm leaving. In two weeks." She stared at him, curious of his reaction.
His eyes widened in shock, and he started fiddling with his empty cup. "That's uh… well, that's really soon."
Katie nodded. "I know. I only found out this morning, and I was going to tell you at lunch, but stuff was happening… yeah," she finished, staring into the bottom of her empty cup.
He nodded, although she couldn't see it. Thoughts were racing through his head. "Is there any way that you could stay?"
She bit her lip as she shook her head. "I wish, but there 's not."
Silence enveloped the two teenagers as the full reality of the situation hit.
"I have to go," Katie stood up suddenly and placed some money on the table. "I'll see you later." She walked away quickly, ignoring Charlie's pleas for her to wait.
~*~*~
"You're early," Katie's brother stated as she marched into his house. "What's going on?" he asked when she made no comment.
"Three weeks," she said simply. Taking a deep breath, she went straight to the point. "Tony, I have to stay, I desperately don't want to go. It's not like it is every time, because let's face it, I don't really have a hard time fitting in and making new friends--"
"Does this have something to do with a certain young man that goes by the name of Charlie?"
Katie was shocked for a second before her eyes started to tear up. "I love him," she whispered, "I'm in love with him."
"Honey, you'd better dry your eyes because the in-laws are gonna be here really soon," Tony's wife Jen spoke from the doorway. "Tony and I will see what we can do for you. Just remember: no matter what we say, we love you and even though we'll miss you like hell, all we want is for you to be happy." She perved on the arm of the sofa and took Katie's hand. "To be honest, I don't thin I've ever seen you happier than you are now, and I will do everything I can to keep yo happy." She smiled at Katie and stiffened as they heard a car pull up in drive.
"Kyle! Amy! Time for your baths! Your Auntie Katie's here, and Daddy and I will be back in the morning when you wake up!" she called, and quickly gave Katie a hug.
"Thanks Jen," Katie whispered to her before gong down the hall to get the kids read for bed.
She followed her usual routine that night - bathed and fed her nephew and niece, and they stayed up and watched a movie until their bedtime, at which she read Amy and Kyle a story in Amy's room and tucked Amy in before reading Kyle another story in his room.
"Auntie Katie?" Kyle asked as she was leaving his room.
"Yeah sweetie?" She asked, going back and sitting on the side of his bed.
"Are you gonna baby-sit for me and Amy again?" He asked, getting to the point like only a 5 year old could.
"What?"
"I heard Mommy talking about how she'll miss you like hell."
"Kyle!' She admonished.
"Sorry," he said. "What did Mommy mean Auntie Katie?"
"Well," Katie said carefully, "you know how I'm almost 18?"
Kyle nodded.
"Well, when you turn 18 you're allowed to live on your own, you don't have to live with you parents."
Kyle pouted. "Aren't you gonna live near us anymore?" He asked sadly.
"No baby I'm not," she replied, unsure as to what his reaction would be.
Kyle nodded. "I'll miss you," he offered hopefully.
Katie felt the familiar lump in her throat . "Oh, baby, I'll miss u too. She pulled him in for a hug. "So much. And Amy. I love you guys so much."
"I love you too Auntie Katie," Kyle said, pulling back and giving her a kiss. He snuggled down under his covers. "Night," he yawned.
"Night sweetie," she whispered, gently kissing his forehead and pulling the covers up over his sleeping form. Se smiled gently and touched his cheek before quietly exiting the room, turning the light off and pulling the dor so it was open a tiny crack. She quickly checked on Amy, who was also asleep, sprawled out on her back.
She was lying on the couch, trying to concentrate on whatever movie she was looking at, when her pocket started to vibrate. Grateful for the interruption, however small, she pulled her phone out of her pocket and checked the caller ID.
"Charlie?" She asked quietly.
"Yeah, it's me,' he replied. "Where are you? You're not answering when I knock."
"Oh I um, I'm not there."
"No shit Sherlock" Charlie said dryly. "anyway where Are you? I have to talk to you." He sounded anxious.
"I'm babysitting my niece and nephew. They're both asleep, do you wanna come over here?"
"Where is it?"
Katie smiled. "22 Ashwood Drive. How long will you be?"
"I'll see you in about… 15 minutes," Charlie said, and that was the last thing she heard before the dial tone rang in her ear.
Yay! Thank you, Orli-anon, for taking time out of your hectic schedule of doing things and seeing people to finally review my story. And thank you C-chan96, you are the reason I am now updating every day. I don't think I could stand it if you were unhappy, because if you were unhappy, you might not write any of your stories, and that would make me unhappy. It's really a vicious cycle.
Disclaimers: See Chapter 1
Rating: PG-13 for adult themes, coarse language, and slash references
Chapter 12:
Katie hummed to herself as she made her way to the Headmaster's office. She knocked on the closed door.
"Ah yes, Miss Gold, please come in," the headmaster smiled at her and motioned her inside. The smile immediately dropped from her face when se noticed her father standing at the side of the room.
"I hope this doesn't take too long," he told him, "I mean, you wouldn't want me to miss too much class work would you?" The sarcasm was evident as she glared at him.
Her father tuned to look at her, an extremely bord look on his face, before speaking. "Could you give us a minute please Dean?"
"Of course," he complied, closing the door after himself.
"I'll try not to take up too much of your time," Katie's father said staring out the window, turning to look at her as he said, "like you made I so obvious, I wouldn't want you to miss too much class work."
Katie stared evenly at him, not saying anything. Looking away was a sign of weakness, and her father despised "weak people. According to him they didn't deserve to live.
When he realised she wasn't going to say or do anything, Katie's father spoke. "you will have your possessions packed in two weeks. We are relocating in three weeks. Tony has been moved t New York. They are in need of his technical bities." He turned to leave the room but stopped. "You have to weeks to pack, if you manage to do that you will not have to attend case after that." H looked down at her as if she was dirty. "Is that understood?"
Katie nodded. "Understood, sir," she said.
Her father nodded. "Good. Someone will be sent in 2 weeks to collect you and your things." And with that he opened the door and strode out, leaving her standing there.
She sighed and exited the office. Glancing at her watch, she decided to completely ditch her first lesson, considering there were only 15 minutes left.
~*~*~
Katie stepped into the change rooms after their practise. Adam had told her it was safe. Charlie was packing up his gear to take home that afternoon. Katie couldn't help but notice how the t-shirt he wore clung to his chest and broad shoulders. She stared at him for a few second, imprinting the image in her mind, before clearing her throat.
"Hey."
Charlie jumped. "Wha-". He noticed it was her and shook his head. "What are you doing in here?"
"Adam let me in," she said.
Charlie nodded.
"I need to talk to you Charlie. I meant to talk to you at lunch but my brother called and lunch finished before he did and this was the only way I could be sure I'd get a hold of you--"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow don!" Charlie laughed. "Do you want to grab a coffee or something?"
Katie took a deep breath and nodded.
~*~*~
"So," Charlie started. "What are you talking to me about?"
Katie shifted awkwardly in her seat. I… have some bad news."
"Are you all right?" Charlie asked.
"I'm not sick or anything," she said. "Here goes - I'm leaving. In two weeks." She stared at him, curious of his reaction.
His eyes widened in shock, and he started fiddling with his empty cup. "That's uh… well, that's really soon."
Katie nodded. "I know. I only found out this morning, and I was going to tell you at lunch, but stuff was happening… yeah," she finished, staring into the bottom of her empty cup.
He nodded, although she couldn't see it. Thoughts were racing through his head. "Is there any way that you could stay?"
She bit her lip as she shook her head. "I wish, but there 's not."
Silence enveloped the two teenagers as the full reality of the situation hit.
"I have to go," Katie stood up suddenly and placed some money on the table. "I'll see you later." She walked away quickly, ignoring Charlie's pleas for her to wait.
~*~*~
"You're early," Katie's brother stated as she marched into his house. "What's going on?" he asked when she made no comment.
"Three weeks," she said simply. Taking a deep breath, she went straight to the point. "Tony, I have to stay, I desperately don't want to go. It's not like it is every time, because let's face it, I don't really have a hard time fitting in and making new friends--"
"Does this have something to do with a certain young man that goes by the name of Charlie?"
Katie was shocked for a second before her eyes started to tear up. "I love him," she whispered, "I'm in love with him."
"Honey, you'd better dry your eyes because the in-laws are gonna be here really soon," Tony's wife Jen spoke from the doorway. "Tony and I will see what we can do for you. Just remember: no matter what we say, we love you and even though we'll miss you like hell, all we want is for you to be happy." She perved on the arm of the sofa and took Katie's hand. "To be honest, I don't thin I've ever seen you happier than you are now, and I will do everything I can to keep yo happy." She smiled at Katie and stiffened as they heard a car pull up in drive.
"Kyle! Amy! Time for your baths! Your Auntie Katie's here, and Daddy and I will be back in the morning when you wake up!" she called, and quickly gave Katie a hug.
"Thanks Jen," Katie whispered to her before gong down the hall to get the kids read for bed.
She followed her usual routine that night - bathed and fed her nephew and niece, and they stayed up and watched a movie until their bedtime, at which she read Amy and Kyle a story in Amy's room and tucked Amy in before reading Kyle another story in his room.
"Auntie Katie?" Kyle asked as she was leaving his room.
"Yeah sweetie?" She asked, going back and sitting on the side of his bed.
"Are you gonna baby-sit for me and Amy again?" He asked, getting to the point like only a 5 year old could.
"What?"
"I heard Mommy talking about how she'll miss you like hell."
"Kyle!' She admonished.
"Sorry," he said. "What did Mommy mean Auntie Katie?"
"Well," Katie said carefully, "you know how I'm almost 18?"
Kyle nodded.
"Well, when you turn 18 you're allowed to live on your own, you don't have to live with you parents."
Kyle pouted. "Aren't you gonna live near us anymore?" He asked sadly.
"No baby I'm not," she replied, unsure as to what his reaction would be.
Kyle nodded. "I'll miss you," he offered hopefully.
Katie felt the familiar lump in her throat . "Oh, baby, I'll miss u too. She pulled him in for a hug. "So much. And Amy. I love you guys so much."
"I love you too Auntie Katie," Kyle said, pulling back and giving her a kiss. He snuggled down under his covers. "Night," he yawned.
"Night sweetie," she whispered, gently kissing his forehead and pulling the covers up over his sleeping form. Se smiled gently and touched his cheek before quietly exiting the room, turning the light off and pulling the dor so it was open a tiny crack. She quickly checked on Amy, who was also asleep, sprawled out on her back.
She was lying on the couch, trying to concentrate on whatever movie she was looking at, when her pocket started to vibrate. Grateful for the interruption, however small, she pulled her phone out of her pocket and checked the caller ID.
"Charlie?" She asked quietly.
"Yeah, it's me,' he replied. "Where are you? You're not answering when I knock."
"Oh I um, I'm not there."
"No shit Sherlock" Charlie said dryly. "anyway where Are you? I have to talk to you." He sounded anxious.
"I'm babysitting my niece and nephew. They're both asleep, do you wanna come over here?"
"Where is it?"
Katie smiled. "22 Ashwood Drive. How long will you be?"
"I'll see you in about… 15 minutes," Charlie said, and that was the last thing she heard before the dial tone rang in her ear.