CHAPTER 3

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT KATHERINE.

This is the final part of Katherine Star! Enjoy!

Kat was pleased to have finally arrived in Doby village. It had been a long and stressful journey. Kat wondered aimlessly down the street with Yoh and the rest of the gang. Faust was holding onto her hand as he looked at the various shops and cafes. "Where shall we have lunch?" Yoh asked. "I'm starved."

"Healthy Food Yoh." Growled Anna from behind him. Yoh moaned.

"But I had healthy yesterday!" He said.

"And you'll have it again today!" Said Anna her voice growing dangerous in tone. Kat smiled slightly. But the smile faded from her face instantly, she stopped in her tracks.

"What is it?" Yoh asked her. Kat turned and ran, two young, strange looking men, chased after her, followed by what looked like a taller version of Kat herself, who was shouting abuse at the two men. There was a pause, then Yoh, Faust and Rio chased after them. Together they all ran to the lake where the path to the king of spirits could be seen. Kat was at a dead end. She stopped and turned as the two men grabbed her.

"Let go of me you half blood freaks!" She shouted. "Get your filthy hands off me!" They pushed her too the ground as the girl arrived. She punched one of the two men. The other grabbed her from behind and whispered something in her ear, the girl fell unconscious. Yoh stopped about a meter away, his two friends just behind him.

"Why are you attacking Kat?" He asked.

"Yoh…just go, I'll catch up in a minute…they aren't here to hurt me…" Yoh frowned.

"Then what are they here for?" Asked Faust. Kat sighed.

"I promise, I'll explain when I get back…please, just go!" begged Kat.

"Ok…come on guys, let's go."

"What!" said Rio. "You're just going to leave her here?"

"I trust Kat, if she says these guys won't hurt her, I believe her. She said she'd explain when she get back, and that's fine for me…come on, maybe we can sneak a cheeseburger before we run into Anna…" With that, Yoh turned and walked away. Rio followed, but Faust hesitated.

"Kat…" He said sounding unsure.

"Go, I'll be ok, I promise you, I'll be fine." She said. After a moment, Faust turned, and left. Kat got to her feet and faced the two men.

"Master Yoh, it has been five hours already." Said Rio. "We should go after her."

"No, she'll be ok."

"How can you be so sure?" said Faust staring at the ground.

"Because I've seen those guys before. They visited Kat when we were kids. They would fight her, then, when she was defeated, they would leave. They never did any lasting harm to her. It's like they were testing her, but every year, Kat would try to evade them…it's like trying to duck out of an exam."

"But why?" Asked Rio. Yoh shrugged.

"Whenever I ask about it, she says it's not my business…she gets real sensitive about it." Right on queue, Kat walked through the door.

"Hi." She said. She seemed tired.

"Hey Kat!" Said Yoh turning off the music on his headphones. "How was it this year?"

"Terrible…" She said. "But I beat them this time… rather than them beating me, I hope they stop it now."

"Who were they?" Asked Faust. Kat sighed and sat on the sofa next to him.

"You remember about two weeks ago you asked why I was so in love with nature?" There was a pause. "It's because I'm an Elf."

"An elf?" Asked Trey. "I thought they were tiny things…"

"No, those are pixies." Said Kat. "And they live with the fairies in Foretopia, the realm of Elves."

"So how come you don't live there?" asked Len.

"Because I was banished years ago…I don't remember why, I just remember my sister, Katie, taking me out of the colony. We were being run out by some of the protectors. There like soldiers. We came to live in your town instead…" She said to Yoh. "Then I met you and we were friends."

"Yeah, I remember you being the 'new kid'." Said Yoh. Kat smiled. "You were always so busy."

"Yeah, my sister taught me to fight, and your grandparents taught me how to become a Shaman. We used to have lessons together, do you remember?" Yoh smiled.

"Oh yeah, I used to push you in the pond when you did something better than me!" Kat's smile became very fixed.

"Yes, you did…" She said.

"Why didn't you tell us?" asked Faust.

"Because, my banishment was a traumatic time, and since then, I've much preferred to try and forget my lineage, I very rarely use my elfish powers, but, lately, I've needed them a lot more…." Kat shook her head. "One day, when I'm stronger, I'll go back, and I'll face my father,"

"Your father?" Said Yoh.

"Yes, my Dad's the King of the Elves…"

"Doesn't that make you a princess?"

"Yes, I suppose, but I'm a banished princess. My family threw me out…" Yoh smiled.

"Well, what do you need them for? You belong to a new family now! Ours!" Kat smiled.

"Thanks Yoh." She said.

Well, there you have it, the mystery of Kat revealed…..

I have a lot more stories for her, but not many people seem to be reading this, so I won't put them up yet…(I will admit, this isn't my best Fanfic tho….) Well, thanks for taking your time to read this! Hope you liked it!