♥ Secrets to Hide ♥
Chapter 3 – A Moment of Truth
Author's Note: Roar, behold! The third chapter! Muhahahahaha! And oh, you'll find out something that Cat is going to tell Kellen, bwahaha…
Disclaimer: Do I look like the creator of ADJL to you? I don't think so! The only character I own is Cat. Kellen is someone else's character that I decided to add.
The next day, Cat went to school as it were the same thing as everyday were. When she got there, the first person that caught her eye was Jake, of course.
"Hi Jake!" Cat greeted this time.
"Oh, hi there, Cat." Jake said with a smile.
Cat still couldn't believe herself; she was blushing again!
"Hehe, so, how was your day… yesterday?" She asked with a sweet smile.
"Eh, okay." Jake replied, remembering yesterday.
"Ah, me too." Cat said.
When it grew silent, Cat was actually getting more nervous and nervous by the second! She couldn't help but blush.
Quietly, she walked off to her locker while looking back at Jake distractedly. Lost in her thoughts, Cat didn't know that she bumped into Kellen…
"Oh, sorry." She said, blushing again.
"Um, are you okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, yeah, totally sure…" Cat lied.
She then looked down for a moment, not wanting lie.
"Okay, so something is…" She said.
"What is it?" Kel asked.
"Can I trust you with something, first of all?" Cat asked first.
"Of course, why?" He replied.
Unfortunately, the bell rang before Cat got a chance to tell him.
"Can I tell you at lunch?" Cat whispered.
"Alright." Kellen nodded.
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When lunchtime came, Catherine couldn't help but tell Kel about what was bothering her.
The two sat down on one table, just one away from where Jake, Trixie, and Spud
"So, what did you want to tell me?"
"Umm, well…"
"Come on, I won't tell anybody if it's a secret."
"Okay, okay…"
"What is it that's bothering you that you wanted to tell me?"
Cat sighed and took a deep breath.
"Well, you see…"
"What?"
"Well, you know, Jake?"
"Yeah, he's my bud."
"Umm… weeeell…"
"Do you have a crush on him?"
Cat gulped. She blushed, her cheeks turning beet red.
"See, you're blushing!" Kel laughed.
Cat giggled.
"Okay, so I do like him…" She smiled, looking at an opposite direction.
"I knew it!" Kellen said. "That's why you were acting so nervous…" He said.
"Yeah… I don't know why… but you know… I just… like him…" She said, still blushing.
"If you liked him, why didn't you just tell him?" Kel asked.
"Weeeeeell… I have this serious problem with telling boys how I really feel about them…" Cat said, dropping from a smile to a sulk.
"It's okay… We all feel that way. Even boys too, you know…" He said.
"Wow… I guess I never thought of that." Cat said, feeling more comfortable.
"Yeah, if you ask me, it took Jake a long time to finally tell Rose that he liked her." Kel said.
Cat giggled then stop and realized something.
"Wait, Jake likes Rose?" She asked.
"Uh, yeah." Kel replied.
"But what's so special about her?" She mumbled, crossing her arms with a frown.
"I think I hint some jealousy here." He said.
"Okay, so I am jealous… I mean, what'll happen if I tell Jake now?" Cat admitted.
"I don't know about that, but you know, Jake will probably like it if you told him." Kel explained.
"Really? He won't just dump me and tell me that I can't like him?" She asked, looking up.
"Eh, Jake, knowing him, he's a nice guy. He's not that harsh on girls." He replied, pointing to Jake, who was opening his locker.
"Eek, oh my gosh… So cute." She gazed, not paying attention.
"Uhhhh, Jake is cute?" Kel asked.
Catherine blushed again…
"Um, I mean… there he is…" Cat said, trying to hide what she said.
"Okay, you seriously like him." He teased.
Cat giggled.
"Yeah… I can't help it." She said, blinking sweetly.
"I can see that." He said.
"Well, thanks for the talk." Cat smiled.
"Hey, no prob." Kellen said.
After a nice, long conversation, the bell rang and it was time to head to class again.
"Well, it's time for class again." Kel said.
"Wait, are you going to tell Jake?" Cat asked, worried.
"Of course not, why would I?" He replied.
"Okay… Thanks again for the talk earlier." Cat said with a totally sweet smile.
"Like I said, no prob." He said. "Oh, and remember Jake, he won't be harsh on you, so don't fret. And just tell him… I'm sure he'll understand." Kel said, before walking off.
Cat stopped him and gave him a hug somehow.
"Thank you soooooo much!" She grinned, then walking off, giving Kellen a charming smile and wave as she did.
Last Minute Comments: Okay, so since someone who reviewed my story asked for a profile or description of Cat, I'll put one here while I'm at it. Anyways, here it is… Some, you might've already known from some chapters.
Full Name: Catherine Marie Simmons
Nickname(s): Cat
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Alter ego: Dragon powers
Hometown: Topeka, Kansas
Crush: Jake Long
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Length/Color: Long, below-the-shoulder length, and very light brown
Height: About almost the same as Jake but a tad bit taller by an inch or so
Likes: Roller blading, playing basketball and soccer, cheerleading, academics, fashion and clothing, shopping, and using her dragon powers
Siblings: Her nine-year-old sister Amanda, seven-year-old sister Jasmine, five-year-old brother Kevin, and eleven-month-year-old brother Christian
Personality: Sweet, down-to-earth, athletic, determined, friendly, out-going, shy, caring, responsible, smart, and organized
Other: Cat is really, really shy around boys that she likes a lot of times and she can oftenly be seen either roller blading or playing basketball on her spare time. Cat is totally dedicated to school and she can be a total smarty-pants, but not really a show-off. Her family can be pretty wacky because of the number of siblings she has but she always learns to deal with it. Also, Cat has never really told anyone about her dragon powers before. She first figured out about it when she was seven and it's still been a secret she's kept (until later on in the story).