"Hey, there you are!" Kat Manx yelled at Professor Sander's retreating back. Truth be told she had been avoiding him for the past three days. She had actually planned on avoiding him still until Bridge came to her last night. What littlehe had to say, was enough to let her put away her insecurities and approach the man. She felt she needed too. If she was in his situation, she would want friends to be there for her. Greg had no one. At least he had no one in New Tech City.
The professor stopped and turned at the sound of her voice and gave her a confused look. Still he said nothing as she approached him causing her to slow down. The look in his eyes unnerved her a bit. She didn't know why he would be so confused about her. Then she saw a little smirk hint at the corner of his mouth and she sped up.
"I thought you were avoiding me."
She stopped in her tracks, startled at his boldness. "I guess I was a little." She admitted.
Greg nodded. "May I ask why?"
"It's just that you seemed so familiar." She shrugged. "I could have sworn that I knew you from somewhere, but that's impossible isn't it?"
"Yeah." Greg agreed and motioned to a bench that they could sit on. "I'm assuming that you know about Sara."
Kat gave him a puzzled look. "I'm sorry, was that your wife's name?"
Greg smirked again. "Well, at least we know that you've heard something." The smirk disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. "After you asked me if we had met, I started to see things in you that reminded me of my wife. I'm wondering if it was just wishful thinking. Maybe it's the same with you. Do I remind you of anyone in your past?"
Kat frowned. "No. Whenever I see you, I have these memories. They're not mine."
"What kind of memories?" He asked puzzled.
"Memories of you when you were younger, happier and listening to horribly loud and obnoxious music while you worked." She scratched her bottom lip with her fang. "Last night, I had a nightmare that you were injured in a lab explosion. You were on the ground and I was looking directly into your eyes before you passed out. I was so worried about you." She glanced up to see his eyes slightly glazed.
"How?" He asked, but Kat couldn't tell if he was talking to her or himself. "Are you telepathic or something?"
She raised her eyebrows. "No."
"Kat, I'm not going to lie, so I'm just going to tell you. You're freaking me out." He said.
"Oh, good." Kat said with a sardonic smirk. "That makes two of us then."
Greg let out a bitter laugh. "I was injured in a lab explosion. Sara's eyes were the last thing I remembered before waking up in the hospital."
Kat frowned. "I'm sorry if I brought up any bad memories."
"Don't worry about it. Feel free to bring them up. I feel comfortable with you." He said.
"Even if I freak you out?" She said with a mock glare.
Greg shrugged. "Even then. You make me want to belong. For the longest time I just felt distant, you know?"
Kat nodded. "I got really sick over a year ago, and all I wanted to do was push those who cared about me away. Deep down I was afraid that it would devastate them to lose a friend. So I did everything in my power to make the blow less devastating."
"It didn't work, did it?" He said knowingly.
She shook her head. "No matter how hard I pushed, Boom and Doggie anchored me. It wasn't until Boom told me that he was devastated when I told them about my chances of survival, did I realize that I couldn't change their feelings on the matter."
"You and Boom seem really close." Greg said, although it came out sounding like a question.
She nodded. "I love him like a brother," she laughed. "You know, the annoying little brother figure that always causes a mess."
Greg smiled and nodded.
"No matter what scrape he gets himself into, I can't stop loving him." She finished.
"Would you like to go to dinner with me tonight?" He asked suddenly, surprising the two of them.
Kat smiled. "I thought you would never ask,"she replied. "I've got to go, my lunch break is over. Meet me here at seven?"
Greg nodded and watched her walk off all the while thinking... 'did I just do what I think I did?'