When Kat awoke, she was looking up into a gray sky. What had happened? This was so confusing. She sat up, and knew quickly that she was not in Greenwhich anymore, maybe 93 years in the past. She saw horses and carriages everywhere. She saw the asphalt streets she once knew, were no more, but replace with cobblestone. She ran her hand slowly across them, and realized, she remembered them, but faintly.
She stood up slowly and looked around. She felt like this was a nightmare, she wanted to wake up, but she could not, so she just had to ride it out, just like everyone else.
She walked over to the sidewalk and looked around slowly at everyone and everything. She had seen some of these houses before, like a memory, in the back of her mind, she had tried to keep hidden. Kat quickened her pace when she heard thunder in the distance. She didn't know where to go, but she knew she could not stay in the storm.
She stopped outside a very familiar house. It was to be hers and her father's years later, and there was a family inside, arguing, she could hear them from all the way outside.
"Wow. And I thought I had a bad family." She said as she cracker her knuckles like she always did when she was a little nervous. She looked down at her dress and rolled her eyes. "No wonder they freaking made me change. If I had worn what I was wearing back then, to right now, then back then, would be confused, about.. what.. I was wearing, now." Kat said as she made motions with her hands, trying not to confuse her ownself with this puzzle.
She shook her head and then decided she needed to find her dad, or soon to be dad, she didn't know!
"If I were dad, and thank God I am not, where would I be?" She said as she put her finger on her chin and looked around.
"Hmmm, the park would be my first guess." She said as she looked over at the park gate.
She made her way across the cobblestone street quickly and literally kicked the gates open, but being a klutz, her dress got stuck and it got her caught, and she fell over.
"I have only been here, what 5 minutes? And I have all ready made an ass out of myself." She said as she stood up and dusted her shoulders off.
She walked through the park gates and looked around. Not many people were out, she bargained that because it being near nightfall, but still a few people were hanging around.
Kat glanced at the people as she walked by them, not a fine group of individuals, but what could she say? These were her friends, well not these people, but the ones she hung out with when she was in her home time.
She looked up at the sky and saw how clear it looked, even though it was gray and rainy like, she loved how she could look right up into. Sadly with daydreaming, there comes always a fault. Kat was snapped out of her dream by tumbling head over heels over someone who had been on the sidewalk kneeling down, at the wrong place, at the wrong time.
"Oi, you ok?!" A familiar voice said as Kat opened her eyes. In a blurry image, she saw a set of dark brown eyes looking down at her.
"I am lying flat on my back on pavement, I think I have a broken a rib and bruised my back, I feel fan freaking tastic!" She said as she thrashed once. The person pressed on her two arms to keep her still and she sat there and she then looked right into the man's face, it was Bert.
"Dad!" She said as she shot up and wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly.
"Uh, I am not your dad." Bert said as he pried the young girl off him.
"Oops, knowing my luck, I haven't even been created yet, ew." Kat furrowed her eyebrows and made a funny face. Bert laughed and helped her to her feet.
"So where you 'eaded, and can I 'elp you out?" He asked.
"Um, where is Mary Poppins at?" She asked right off the bat.
"Mary Poppins?" Bert asked, the very thought of his friend made him lose track of time.
"Uh huh, you know, about 5'7, 5'8, wears black laced boots, Indigo dress, black hair, brown eyes?" Kat said as she made the motions with her hands. "You should know you dunce, after all, you have like loved her forever and end up having me, ew, yet again" Kat thought to herself.
"She is not 'ere. I haven't seen 'er in three years, I'm not sure where she is." He said when Kat slapped his arm and brought him back to reality.
"That sucks for you." Kat blurted and Bert just looked at her with a surprised look on her face. "Good job genious, in this time era, they don't say that, bloody is considered an insult, and Gin is considered a game."
"Umm." Bert started to intervene, when Kat saw a young woman walk down from the Banks house, it was their 17 year old daughter Jane.
" 'Ello Jane!" He cried as he waved at her. She smiled and waved back and she walked over to where they were.
"Good to see you Bert, and who is this?" She asked as she looked at Kat.
"I'm not entirely sure, who are you?" He asked as he propped up against his bristle, both now waiting for a reply.
"Uhhhh." She began to say. "What is a good name that they used in this time, besides the one I all ready have! Ugh that was really confusing." Kat stared off into space and then thought of a quick name.
"Laura, Laura Michelle Kelly!" Kat slammed her palm on her face and repeated so many times, she had just used an actress's name instead of her own, but who cares? Laura Michelle Kelly wasn't real yet, she didn't think she would mind if she borrowed her name for a little while.
"Nice to meet you Laura Michelle." Jane said as she held out her hand for her to shake. Kat shook her hand and then turned her attention back to Bert, who had been staring at her with wonder, where had she come from?
"Well Ms. Kelly, where is your family at?" Bert asked.
It took all Kat had in her body to keep from screaming "Right in front of my face!" But thank God she kept her cool and just said "I do not know, we were seperated back in London, and seeing as I am old enough to take care of myself, I came here, looking for a new start." Kat said proudly, then it hit her, how was she going to explain to them where she lived, and why had she said that in the first place?
"Well don't ya think that your family is worried about ya?" He asked, puzzled at how independent this girl was, like Mary.
"I don't know, are you?" Kat thought, and the bitterness she had showed on her face, Jane and Bert took one step back, in fear that she might begin screaming. "No, they don't care about me." She said sadly, this was really how she felt inside, and she had just discovered it.
"That is horrible, well, where are you staying?" Jane asked and Bert nodded in agreement.
"Oh you know, under a bridge, in an alley, anywhere I can find a place." She said as she nodded her head.
"Would you like to stay with me?" Bert asked and Kat groaned, not a good idea, but that was her only option.
"Sure, thank you for your kindness." she said as she curtsied.
"Well then it's settled then, Laura Michelle you can come and stay with me, but right now I 'ave to get somewhere really quick, my house is at the end of the way, Jane, will ya show 'er where my place is? Thanks." Bert dashed off in the opposite direction, leaving Jane and a very very confused Kat behind.
"Well, c'mon, night fall is approaching, we'd better get you to his house." Jane said as she began to walk down the street.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Is someone after you?" She asked.
"Oh no, or at least I hope not anyway." Jane said as she quickened her pace, as if the devil himself were upon her.
"I really wonder what is up with her." Kat thought as she followed behind Jane.
"Oh my goodness, I forgot I needed to drop something off with Bert, would you mind if I went and got it?" Jane asked as she slowed to a stop.
"Su-u-u-ure." Kat said.
The two turned back around and walked back to Jane's home, poor Kat had no idea what she was in for.
Jane lead whilst Kat followed slowly behind her, up the steps, then into the house. Kat looked in and said "Wow, this place changed a who-o-le lot." She said as she looked up at the ceiling. Jane looked at her as if she were crazy.
"How so? It has been this way for a very long time." She said.
"What? I didn't say anything." Kat said quickly.
Jane just gave her a look and then went upstairs, leaving Kat alone in the parlor.
She looked at the books on the shelves and touched the piano. She played a few notes and hummed along until she heard a voice behind her.
"I thought that was lovely." Someone said. Kat turned around so fast that she fell flat on her face.
Kat laid there for what seemed like a lifetime. When you get the wind knocked out of you, you feel like you are going to die right then and right there. Kat felt someone turn her over, and she looked right into the most beautiful blue eyes she had ever seen, the guy's face was not that bad looking either.
"Are you all right?" He asked.
"I just got the wind knocked outta me system, and I feel like I am about to die, other than that, I feel wonderful." Kat said sarcastically.
"Well that's good, now to the first matter, how did you get into our house?!" He asked.
Kat opened her mouth to explain, but she was cut off when Jane added in her thought.
"Michael! Leave Laura Michelle alone!" She said.
"Jane, she fell and landed here on the floor, and how do you know who she is?" Michael asked.
"She is my friend, I am to take her to Bert's flat, now help her up, we have to hurry." Jane said as she opened the front door.
Michael took Kat's hand and helped her to her feet, and the two would not let each other's hands go, then Kat shook her head and rushed off after Jane.
"Easy there Kat attack, you swore to be a female Henry Higgins, and besides, that guy is really old in your time!" Kat thought as she kept running until she was at Jane's side, what an eventful day this was turning out to be.
I am sorry it took so long to update! I have school and am trying to get into that Cincinatti School of Music so I am trying to make good in all my classes, which is harder then it seems, trust me! I promise the next update won't be too long an update!
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