Secrets to Hide
Author's Note: So, again, fan fiction locked my account because of story, "Taking Chances". Yadda yadda… So, I don't need to explain it again on WHY I didn't update… I did want to take a break but I changed my mind… So, here's the tenth chapter… Eleventh MIGHT be up tonight.
Chapter 10 – More Truth Time
After a short walk, the two had passed Jake's house and reached the doorstep where Cat lived.
Kel rang the doorbell, knowing that Jake was still holding Cat with both of his hands. It didn't take long until someone answered the door. It was Kevin.
"Mom! Someone's at the door!" He called out to his mom, who was in the kitchen.
Cat's mom walked over to the door and saw Jake, Kellen, and Cat. Only, she was more concerned to see her daughter unconscious in her friend's arms.
"What happened to Cat?" She asked, stunned.
"Well, that's kind of why we came here." Jake said.
"We wanted to tell you about Cat." Kel added.
"Okay…" Cat's mother said, welcoming the two inside.
Jake set down Cat on a couch, with a blanket on her and a pillow under her head. Her mom and dad were at another couch that was just next to where Cat was. Jake and Kel were across from them.
(A/N: If you don't mind, I'll just call Cat's parents, mom and dad in this chapter… XD)
"So, what is it that you wanted to tell us?" Dad spoke up.
"Well, first of all, do you two know anything about… let's say, dragons?" Jake asked.
"Yeah, Cat's always been telling me that she studies about them every night and at school." Mom replied.
"Hmm, well, this might sound a little crazy but… Cat is a dragon…" Kel said.
"What?" Mom and Dad asked in unison.
"It's true… and we only figured it out yesterday." Jake said.
"Yeah, and the thing is, Cat has been telling us that someone called the Dark Dragon is after her, even when you still lived in Kansas." Kellen added.
"Hmm, she's never really told us that before." Dad said.
"Well, it's true. She's been trying to protect everyone here and herself." Jake said.
"Right, and you see, she told us the whole story about why you guys moved here and out of Kansas, when she found out about her powers, everything." Kel said.
"Wow, why couldn't Cat just tell us?" Mom said.
But as silence spread through the entire room, Cat bleakly opened her eyes.
"What? Where am I? Am I… home?" She asked.
"Cat! Are you okay?" Mom asked at once, quickly sitting by her side.
Cat feebly tried to sit up but was quickly stopped by her dad, putting a hand on her shoulder, motioning her to stay still. She lied back down, looking at her new surroundings, seeing Jake, Kel, and her parents, looking at her in concern.
"Yeah… I just… I don't know… Everything goes black at one time and then I… end up here… at home…" She replied, a little groggy.
"Well, your friends brought you home… but Cat, can you tell us… are you really a dragon?" Dad asked.
"Um, uh…" Cat stammered.
Jake cleared his throat. Trying in his own way to tell Cat that he and Kel had told them already.
Cat sighed, knowing they had to find out sooner or later.
"Yeah…" She said.
"Well, Cat, if you were, why didn't you ever tell us?" Mom asked.
She sighed again.
"I… I don't know… I just thought you'd… hate me if you found out that I… wasn't a normal human like everyone else." Cat replied.
"Cat, your mother and I love you very much. We would never stop loving you even if you're a dragon." Dad said.
"Really?" Cat asked, looking up at her parents.
"Yes, Cat, we wouldn't love you any other way." Mom replied.
"You guys are the best… But you know, I haven't told you another thing." Cat said, remembering the past again.
"What?" Mom asked.
"Well, you see, remember that time when our house burned down and I was at the hospital?" Cat asked.
"Yeah." Her mom and dad nodded.
"Well, I kind of think it was my fault." She said.
"Why?" Mom asked. "You barely made it through the house alive." She said.
"Um, well, about that… have Jake and Kel told you already about the… Dark Dragon?" She asked.
"Yeah." The two nodded again. Mom was stroking Cat's long, hair as her daughter talked.
"Eh, well, he was after me… and he was since I was five… when I figured out I was a dragon myself. And he's always been threatening me that if I don't fight him, then he'll kill us… and almost every single day, I have to go through a fight. I come home exhausted and it's so hard to juggle everything in all of my years. Because every time I fight him, I always defeat him… but he always comes back, to see if he can actually beat me for once… ever since that first battle we had… And that came that one day, when he actually got me to suffer… that day when I was in the hospital… and now, he followed us to NYC. And now I feel like he is watching me everyday… But, I don't know what he wants from me." Cat said.
"But still, Cat, if someone was bothering you or after you, just tell us. We're your parents, and we do all we can to keep you safe." Mom said, still stroking her hair.
"Yeah, I guess I was just a little stressed out by everything and I never took the time to stop and tell you guys everything." She said.
"Well, like your mother said, Cat, you can tell us everything… we can always stop and understand… We love you Cat and we don't want anything bad to happen to you." Dad said.
"Thanks mom, thanks dad." Cat said, hugging her parents tightly.
"And Jake, Kel, I know I haven't really decided between you guys yet, but I can totally say you two are the best friends I have ever had." She said, getting up.
The two glanced at each other and back at Cat.
"Well, you're our friend… It's the least we can do." Kel said.
"He's right. We're always by you. We have your back, all the time." Jake said, shrugging.
"Aw, you guys…" Cat said, hugging the two.
Jake then took a momentary look at the clock. It was six thirty.
"Well, I have to get home. My mom wants me home before dinner." Jake said, waving goodbye and heading out the door.
"Yeah, me too… See you tomorrow?" Kel asked.
"Definitely…" Cat said, leading the two out the door and waving goodbye.
The two went their separate ways and Cat closed the door.
"Mom? Dad?" Cat then asked.
"What?" Her parents asked.
"Am I still grounded?" She asked.
"Well, maybe not. You've done a lot lately, so we'll let you go this time." Mom said.
"Heh, thanks mom. Thanks dad." Cat said, hugging them both and heading upstairs.
Last Minute Comments: So, again, I will work on the eleventh chapter, maybe some time around tonight or tomorrow. I don't have school until Tuesday, so yeah… I have one more day. But the thing is, I might not update all this week either after Monday since we're going to have finals, which will suck, but… whatever… Anyways, hope you enjoyed the updates… mehhh…