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Coraline; A second glance

It was only just a dream

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Coraline * tear * I shall be honest. I own NO characters and locations.

A/N: Some parts might be scary to young yens please keep the little ones away from the screen…. It might scar them for life. Also don't stare at the screen for to long the world may change. Lol have fun reading!

The mirror closed behind me and I saw the green glow from Wybie's Grandma hiding under the blankets of the bed in the corner. I walked toward her felling as though I was going to cry; you know if I had eyes.

"I'm really sorry," I said my voice croaked, "but you know at least I know that Wybie's your grandson so you should be happy about that, right?"

She stared at me with her dark black buttons, "I just hope you can remember him for at least a week."

"Only a week?" I asked shocked. How could I only know him for a week I mean I can't forget about him that quickly can I? "No," I was sure I couldn't, "no I won't!"

"Look sweetie there's no way you can remember him not anymore," she said, "not even if you wrote it down… or if you liked it. It won't matter at all."

"It's not true! I can't forget him… not ever." I walked away from her to the other corner of the room, "look I'm sorry you're the only one left but at least I'm here too so I guess I can't feel too bad." My heart dropped… if I still had a heart that is. "Hey what's this?" I asked picking up the book sitting on the floor in front of me.

"She still loves us you know well now she only loves me and you even if you did try to set us all free," she said from the small bed.

Actually as she said that I was thinking why it was my mouth moved when I spoke yet hers didn't. "Well maybe I should draw Wybie in this book so I could remember him," I said. The book looked pretty good I guess I'd read it one day.

"I don't think that it will work but what about your self?" she asked.

"What about me?" I said I really didn't care about what my name was but maybe I'll draw cat; he shouldn't be to hard to remember.

"It's just that maybe you'd like to remember yourself too," she said.

"Well what about you," I asked, "you don't know your name do you?"

"Well no but I don't really need to you know," she said, "Maybe you should of asked your friend."

"You know I would of if it wasn't for me having to go back for your eyes," I said angrily pointing at her on the word 'your'.

"Well then I guess this conversation's over then," she said, "I'm going to sleep!"

"Fine I don't care!" I yelled back. I finished drawing Wybie then started to draw cat. I fell asleep as I read the first few chapters of the book.

xXx

Wybie rode his bike home from Coraline's house. "What was her freaking problem?" he thought to his self out loud. He stopped at his house putting in his bike on his back porch.

He saw the cat sitting on the window seal of his bedroom. "Well hullo cat," he said petting him. The cat purred loudly and jumped on Wybie's bed. Wybie followed him slowly and sat on the bed petting him once again.

"So what's up had a fun day?" Wybie asked. The cat looked as though he had shook his head. "Aww what happen?" Wybie asked. Cat curled up next to him closing his eyes softly. "It's ok whatever happened or is going to happen it'll be ok," he said reassuringly.

Cat got up and hopped out the window turning around as if he was waving to Wybie. "Bye see you tomorrow I guess," Wybie said waving back. Wybie fell asleep with nothing better to do.

xXx

Cat left Wybie's room heading to Coraline's house. He got in her parents room seeing her sleep. The cat was purring on top of her when she woke up, "Hullo? How did you get in? Do you know where mom and dad are?" The cat simply blinked its eyes she knew it meant yes. He walked her to the mirror in the hallway. She gasped, "mom… dad." Her dad's arms were around my mom keeping her warm. Her mom leaned over righting HELP US backwards. She broke the glass, first thing that popped in her head. The glass shattered around her. Cat meowed and she turned around, "how did this happen?" He led her up the stairs to her parents' room. Coraline gasped, "She's taken them hasn't she?" Under their bed there was a doll. It had to faces on it one side her mom's the other her dad's.

Coraline and the cat watched as the fire burned the doll to pieces. "They're not coming back are they? Mom and dad… not on their own." Cat blinked. "Only one thing to do." Coraline grabbed a candle and lit it; She took my bag, and the gem with the hole in it. She unlocked the door in the drawing with the black key the corridor appeared. Coraline walked through it. "You know you are walking right into her trap," the cat said. "I havta go back… they are my parents," she replied. "Challenge her then… she may not play fair but she won't refuse," cat said. The corridor seemed longer then before. The cat continued, "she's got a thing for games." "Hmm… ok." The door to the other world open with that the cat disappeared and the light on the candle vanished.

The cat thought to his self why- why didn't I save her? She's got to be gone by now. He walked out of the corridor into the real world. Walking out of the house he looked at the empty house and his heart dropped. Suddenly the door opened… it was Coraline's parents.

"Well honey I'm so glad that you got the job…." Mel paused at the sight of the cat sitting in the hall, "what are you doing here little cat?"

"Don't get to close to him darling he must be crawling with diseases," Charlie said.

Cat growled at them his teeth showing his hair sticking up. Coraline's parents ran out the door. Mel called the police on her phone as Charlie hit cat in the head knocking him out.

xXx

Wybie just woke up running down the stairs heading outside. He walked passed the well but when he stood on the stump next to it he saw a police car next to Coraline's house

"What's going on?" Wybie asked the police that was outside Coraline's house.

"We caught some stray cat it really scared the two," the officer said.

"Wait… what color is the stray?" Wybie asked.

"Look for yourself," the officer said pointing to the black cat in the back seat of the police car.

Wybie gasped, "That's my cat! Let him go!"

"Sorry kid he's a danger," the officer said.

"Wait here!" Wybie said. He ran into the house.

"Hey you're not allowed in there kid!" The officer said with a sigh.

"Mrs. Jones… Mr. Jones that's my cat don't let the police take him please!" Wybie yelled to the stillness of the house. "Hello? Anybody here?" He walked up the stairs, "I'm not playing tell the police that he's ok." He stopped at the two standing in Coraline's room, "can you please tell the police that that's my cat out there.

Mrs. Jones dropped to the floor, "are you ok miss, and where's Jonsey?" She started crying.

"Look son I think you should just leave… we'll tell the officer that the cat's yours right now we have other issues," Mr. Jones.

"Where's Coraline," Wybie said angrily into his eyes.

Mr. Jones sighed, "she- she's gone."

"What do you mean she's gone?" Wybie asked furiously.

"I don't know she wasn't here when we came back!" Mr. Jones yelled.

"Sh- she's gone?" Wybie said his voice cracked. He ran around the house looking for her. He ran back up to her room, "you're lying I just saw her yesterday!"

"We aren't lying young man… does it look like we're lying?" Mrs. Jones said.

"Well no but I just saw her right before I fell asleep last night," Wybie said.

"Well then why don't you tell me what had happened then," Mr. Jones said.

"How in the world am I suppose to know?" Wybie asked.

"Exactly so can you just move along and just leave us alone," Mr. Jones said.

Wybie's eyes stared blankly at them, "ok… ok I understand I'll leave I'll leave…" Wybie left the house tears his eyes the officer stopped him.

"Young man are you ok? I'll give your cat back I just need to make sure he gets all his shots," the officer said.

Wybie turned around looking at the officer, "why didn't you tell me she was gone?"

The officer scratched his head, "who?"

"Coraline!" Wybie yelled a tear fell down his cheek.

"Oh the missing kid? Well I just didn't want you to get upset… we'll find her I promise." He looked at Wybie's face, "look kid I'll find her soon but if I don't I'm really sorry… please don't be mad if I don't."

Wybie look at his face and nodded, "I'm going to go home."

xXx

Cat looked at Wybie from the window seal Wybie was crying. Cat scratched the window gently. Wybie looked up seeing cat there.

Wybie wiped the tears from his eyes, "hey cat I see they let you free."

Cat stared at Wybie in an anger way.

"I know I know I'm really sorry I just can't get over the fact Coraline's gone," a tear shredded from his eye. "I don't know what they did exactly to you but I know I should have saved you…"

Cat purred rubbing his head on Wybie's hand forcing him to bet him.

Wybie sighed, "you don't have to be nice to me you can be mad at me." Wybie flopped on the bed.

Cat walked toward him lying next to him.

"What am I going to do? Not only that but Coraline's parents now hate me. At least it seems as they do.

Cat started purring louder.

"But what did happen to her I just don't know!" Wybie sighed, "I don't even know why I'm worrying about her." Wybie closed his eyes for a second then popped up making cat jump up. "I'm going to the well!"

Cat wondered why he would want to go there but followed in curiosity.

"Ok wait I don't even know why I came here," Wybie said looking around on the tree stump next to the well.

Cat hissed annoyed.

"I'm sorry it's just I don't know something made me want to come here…" Wybie said, "I felt like Coraline might have been here."

Cat knew exactly where she was. The cat meowed walking toward the edge of the hill looking out onto the pink palace.

"Is she still there? But if she was how could they not know?" Wybie asked.

Cat walked toward the house.

"Wait we can't go there her parents… they'll get mad," Wybie said.

The cat just ignored him and kept walking away.

Wybie sighed, "Fine if you think she's there…" Wybie followed him to the house.

xXx

Mr. Jones answered the door, "oh it's you."

"Sir… as she came back yet?" Wybie asked.

"Look son I think you should just give up I mean we are if she doesn't show up in the next week.

"Only one week? But she she's here somewhere," Wybie said looking at the cat who just stared at me. I shrugged at him.

"Well I'm sorry but I don't even know your name so why should I care," Mr. Jones said.

Mrs. Jones walked down the stairs, "will you just leave that poor boy alone I know his name is Wybie he sent Coraline that doll."

"So I don't care he shouldn't be here," he said.

"You know maybe I should go home my grandma probably wants me home soon," Wybie said. He tried to leave but Mr. Jones caught his shirt.

"You're not going anywhere maybe you should tell us what happened to our daughter," Mr. Jones said.

"Hey stop it leave him alone!" Mrs. Jones said, "look just we'll tell you if she ever comes back I swear you can come here everyday if you want to see if she's ever here ok."

"Yes ma'am I guess I'll see you tomorrow then," Wybie said frowning, "bye…" Wybie walked away to the house picking the cat up leaving Mr. and Mrs. Jones at their door.

xXx

"I guess she wasn't there at all," Wybie said to the cat. He turned over to his stomach on his bed.

Cat jumped on his back and purred, he knew she was there but wasn't sure if he even wanted to go back to that house.

"It's just that even though I only knew her for a few days I just don't want anything to happen to her… where could she of gone?"

Cat moved to lie under his hand. He closed his eyes.

Wybie sighed, "Maybe they're right maybe I should forget about her."

Cats eyes' popped open and then he hissed moving from Wybie's grasp.

"I know… I know but if she's gone she's gone you know I just can't keep wanting her back besides I thought you didn't like her but I suppose that was before she was gone right"

Cat nodded and jumped on the nightstand.

"Well I don't want to keep bothering her parents either… maybe I should ask every week instead of every single day how about that?" Wybie asked.

Cat started purring loudly.

"Ok then that's what we'll do for now."