Ok… I'd like to dedicate this chapter to someone who helped inspire me to write again: KaylaRedfern! Thank you soooo much, darlin! :)
~Kittey's POV~
I was finished crying. Finally. It felt like I had been crying for hours…right into Cody's shoulder. He was keeping skin contact and was sending me soothing thoughts.
How is this possible? I thought to him
How is what possible? came Cody's reply.
THIS!
Oh! Well, as you had thought before, we're, ummm…
Soulmates, I thought back. But… I thought all of that was fairytales? Just make-believe…
"Ha!" he said aloud. "You haven't even seen the half of it!" He started chuckling to himself.
I pulled away from him. No skin contact.
"What do you mean?" I was unsure of what he could be talking about.
"Let me show you." He held out his hands and I took them unthinkingly.
As soon as we touched, we were in a different world. Or so it seemed. We were in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cody was leading me into a bar. Once inside, he walked us to a back door and we went downstairs. It was dark, the only light coming from a strobing blue. Cody walked me to the middle of the room and turned me towards one corner.
It looked like a couple just making out… Until I noticed the guy was sucking on the girls neck. Te word vampire whispered through my mind. I looked up at Cody, eyes wide, alarmed.
Vampires are real!
Cody put his hands lightly on my shoulders and turned me to another corner. Someone was glaring down at…what looked like a…
Werewolves are real, too? What is going on?
Suddenly, we were in a different room. There were all sorts of candles lit around the room. The scent of lavender was stron. There were some girls sitting in the middle of the room, all holding hands…chanting.
Witches!
I gasped and we were back, sitting under the oak tree.
"It's all true? Everything from every scary movie and book? Vampires… Werewolves… Witches?" I was amazed by everything I'd seen.
"Yes. Now you've pretty much seen everything. It's called the Night World, and-"
"Wait. What do you mean 'pretty much everything'?"
"Well… What I am. I'm a shapeshifter."
"What do you 'shift' into?" I was very interested, not in the least bit scared.
"A panther. Now, humans aren't supposed to know about the Night World, so-"
"Can I see?"
"See what?" Cody seemed to be getting aggravated at my interruptions. It was quite humorous.
"You shift." Duh.
"No. Not right now. Katie, listen to me!" He put his hands on my shoulders, forcing me to look at him. "You aren't supposed to know about any of this. Even though you're my soulmate," his thumb gently stroked my cheek, "you're still human. Also… I'm leaving tomorrow for France. I'll be back on Sunday, okay?"
"Okay. I love you," I said softly.
His smile was soft and his bright blue eyes sparkled. "I love you, too, my Katie." He kissed me softly, then we went our ways.
A/N: THE END! Haha! Bet I fooled some of ya'll, huh? :D So…what did you think? Do I still have it? I hope so! Next chapter…coming VERY soon! It's written…but I am WAAAY too tired to type anymore!