Secrets to Hide
Author's Note: Roar, here is the eleventh chapter peoples, mwahaha… So, I've got like less than thirty minutes until I have to go to bed, so I'm sorry if this might be short… Erh, without further interruptions, here is the eleventh chapter!
Chapter 11 – Crushing Time Again
Ah, Sunday… another cool day to just lay back and do something for the next twenty-four hours until school returns…
So, again, it was another normal day for Cat. She was no longer grounded or anything, so she decided to go with Jake and Kellen to the mall.
"Whoa, so, did your parents actually do something about it?" Jake asked, as the three were on their way to the mall to meet Trixie and Spud.
"Well, not really… they kept worrying about me about some things, but overall, they didn't take it really hard… And I don't know if she's told Kevin, Amanda, and Jasmine yet…" Cat said.
"Wow, well, at least they didn't take it really hard like you said." Kellen said.
"Yeah." Cat agreed with a smile, blinking sweetly.
When the three arrived at the mall, it didn't take that long for the trio to find Trixie and Spud at a bench near the food court.
"Hey Trixie! Spud!" Jake called out.
The two got up and nodded then approached him and Cat along with Kellen.
"Hi…" Cat said, waving sweetly.
"Hi there, cutie…" Spud said, just like Cat's first day of school.
Trixie nudged Spud again.
"Hey Cat." She said, waving back.
Cat smiled.
"Well, so… um… now that we're here… where to?" Cat asked, a bit shakily as she laid her eyes on Kel.
"Uh… I don't know… Maybe the food court or something…" Spud said, not really paying attention as he looked around the rows of stores bundled together.
"Yeah, I agree with Spud…" Jake said. "Wow, ironic… I just agreed with Spud…" He said, tilting his head slightly.
Cat giggled.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!" She teased.
The five then walked along, strolling around to find where the food court was. Cat—almost mindlessly—walked next to Kellen, staying silent.
"Oh, hey Cat… I didn't see you there." He said, after turning to his left and spotting Cat next to him.
"Hehe, hey…" Cat said, apprehensively.
Man, I'm getting nervous again, she thought. The two, although, didn't talk for the rest of the way there.
"Ah, I love the smell of hot dogs…" Spud said, breaking the silence and sniffing the air.
"Hehe, suuuuuure…" Cat said, laughing a bit.
After that was said, the five separated from their group and went to a different place to order food.
Then, they met up again and sat in one table.
While everybody was quietly eating, Cat was just moving hers around, having too many thoughts in her head to have her mind focused on eating.
But it grew silent for too long that Cat didn't really feel comfortable with it.
"So, Trixie, Spud, have I uh… told you guys about me yet?" She asked.
Trixie and Spud stopped eating and shook their heads in confusion.
Jake and Kellen did stop too.
"Well, you see, Trix, Spud, Cat here is a dragon." Jake said.
"A DRAGON?" Spud asked, incredibly loud.
He said it so loud that the people around him in the food court started staring at him awkwardly.
Jake, who was also sitting next to Spud, motioned him to sit back down to save time for the embarrassment.
"As I was saying, Cat is a dragon… like me…" He said.
"Whoa, seriously?" Trixie asked with her eyes widened with shock.
"Yeah." Cat nodded. "He's right… I'm the Sonar Dragon." She said, stopping to take a sip of her soda.
"Cool… Jake's the American Dragon, dude!" Spud said.
"Heh, yeah, I know…" Cat said.
"Yeah, and remember that fight with the Dark Dragon yesterday?" Kellen asked.
"Uh huh." She said.
"Totally, we beat that dude together… but yeah… mainly, you did it, Cat." He said.
Cat blushed.
"Hehe, gee, thanks… but you know, I can't take all of the credit." She said, laughing uneasily.
"But still, why didn't you just tell your parents?" Jake asked after Cat had stopped trying to defend herself from them interrogating her on why she was so nervous.
"Well, like I told them, I just thought they'd hate me if they found out, and plus, they'll be more worried…" Cat replied.
"Cat, take it from us, it's not the best decision to hide your secrets to your parents like that." Kellen said.
"I guess…" She said, trying not to burst out into a nervous breakdown in front of the four.
Trixie somehow kind of noticed her strange behavior but then stopped minding when Jake started to talk.
"Yeah, Kel's right… I mean, sure, your parents might freak out because you're a magical creature, but they can help you with your problems… I mean, yeah, my mom hasn't told mine to my dad, but still, you have two parents that love you… so I doubt that they'll hate you." Jake said.
"Thanks." Cat smiled, throwing her trash away and sitting back down.
As the four were still devouring their food, Cat just sat in the table, having weird thoughts…
She was gazing at the ceiling, almost completely lost in her thoughts.
'Maybe I like him… I mean, I'm so uneasy when he's talking to me or asking me if something's wrong… I don't know… But, I used to like Jake. What'll he say if I tell him? Why am I so nervous around Kellen anyway? I used to be with Jake… but… do I just tell him?'
Her mind was jumbled with all sorts of questions about this and that, etcetera.
"Uh, Cat? Cat? Earth to Cat!" Jake said, waving his hand in front of Cat.
"Oh, uh… huh?" She stammered.
"Come on, Cat, are you ready to go?" He asked.
"Uh, yeah…" She said, getting up.
The five then continued their journey around the mall…
But although Cat was always more focused at the mall whenever she was there, she was somehow more attentive with Kellen…
She didn't know why but… she something inside of her was telling her that she might just have a crush on him… but what about Jake?
Questions, all kinds of questions popped in her mind… She couldn't take it, but tried to forget about it as best she could with a nice trip around the mall… I mean, what could be better than shopping?
(A/N: Ah yes, I totally lurve shopping. XD)
Last Minute Comments: Okay, it's like fifteen minutes past my curfew, so I better turn off the computer before my mom comes home, or else I'm busted… ehhhhh… so, I'll update soon! Just review!