A/N I`m sorry that this chapter is a little bit shorter than the others, but I was in a hurry, because I can´t upload new chapters for the next 7 days, since I`m not at home and I didn`t want to make you guys wait too long. So... here it is and happy reading ;D

Chapter 5

"Hey" I said and my lips turned into a smile.

"…hey" Cat´s voice was a little bit rough. She coughed.

"Oh… do you need some water… here." I snatched a cup of water that was standing on the little desk beside the bed.

"…thanks" She said, took a sip and looked around the room. It seemed like she tried to remember and her eyes went wide when she did. I grabbed her hand and tried to calm her down.

"It´s okay Cat. Everything`s okay."

"There was water and… a wave and a surfer. He was coming straight at me…" She started and I wanted to cut her off, but then she said something that startled me. "You saved me."
How did she know that I was the one that carried her out of the water? She had been unconscious.

"Well, I didn`t really save you. The ambulance came a few moments after I got you out of the water." I explained. She shook her head.

"That`s not what I meant. I heard you, your voice. I held onto it. You told me not to leave you and not to die, so I didn´t." She said it like it was the simplest thing in the world and looked at me with her big brown eyes. She didn´t die, because I didn´t want her to, because I told her not to, because she didn´t want to leave me. And somehow that caused my belly to tingle.

I didn`t notice that we were gazing at each other, until Jade said something.

"Hey Cat. I`m glad you`re back under the living. We should probably tell the doctor that you´re awake." She smirked at Cat and pressed the button over her head. A few seconds later a nurse came through the open door.

"How are we feeling Miss Valentine?" She asked and smiled at the girl with the shining red hair.

"We… are fine. I guess. My head hurts a little bit…" Cat answered uneasy.

"That`s normal after an operation. We´ll just give you some painkillers. The doctor is coming and going to make a few tests. If everything is okay, there would be no reason to keep you here any longer and you could go home." She said, smiled at us once more and left the room.

"That sounds pretty good." A male voice that was coming from the door said. Mr. Valentine had heard what the nurse told us and entered the room. I gave him a warm smile.

"Dad." Cat looked alternately at her dad and me. She obviously wondered why I knew him.

"Hey Kitty." Her Dad said and I laughed. Kitty? Well, it kind of fit her. I looked at Cat and she blushed as she tried to explain.

"He calls me that since I was little. My Mum used to call me that too, but not anymore." She added sadly. I squeezed her hand slightly and asked.

"Why not?"

"I don´t know." She shrugged. "She just stopped calling me Kitty and started to call me Caterina."

I gave her Dad a questioning mien, but he just looked to the ground. Seemed like I had to have a face to face conversation with Mr. Valentine to find out what`s up with Cat`s Mum.

After a few seconds of silence Cat´s doctor came into the room to make the tests. Just a little bit looking here and a little bit touching there. Some more questions. Do you have a bitter taste on your tongue? Does your head hurt a lot? And some stupid questions. Can you remember your name? Age? And when he was done he said.

"It seems like everything is okay, but I am a little bit worried about your headache, so we are going to keep you here for just another night, for observation." The doctor stated and left the room.

Jade went home after she got a call from Beck. He wanted to see her. She left with a smile on her face. Cat´s Dad stayed for one hour. We chatted about trivial things until he wanted to know exactly what had happened on the beach. I tried to describe everything as precisely as possible.

"Looks like I have to thank you, Tori." He said after I finished my explanations.

"No, really it`s not a big deal. I`m sure that Beck and the others would have done the same. I was just quicker." I said blushing.

"If you say so, but I`m still grateful for what you did for my Kitty." He smiled at Cat when he said her nickname and she smiled back. "I would stay longer, if I could, but I have to head home and finish my work." Cat´s Dad stood up from his chair and kissed Cat on the forehead. "I´ll see you tomorrow." Then he looked at me and said.

"It was a pleasure to get to know you and you can come around our home whenever you feel like it." He shook my hand and went out of the room after he gave us another smile.

"I like your Dad." I said when he was gone. "Kitty." I added with a big smile. Cat rolled her eyes.

"You know he is the only one that is allowed to call me that and that´s just because he is my Dad." Kitty… I mean Cat told me. I gave her a fake pout.

"But I am your best friend!" I acted like I was upset, but she just grinned, knowing that it was played. Then her expression went anxious.

"Tori. Can you stay with me tonight? Please don´t go home. I don´t want to be alone in a big hospital. What if a monster hides under my bed and waits until you go home and then comes out and…"

"Don´t worry. There are no monsters and I would never go and leave you all alone in a big hospital." I cut her off. Cat sighed relieved and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"You're the best." She said in her high pitched voice and her big brown eyes shone so bright that I almost forgot to breathe. My cheek burned where her lips had touched my skin and I realized that we were gazing at each other again, but unlike before, there was no one in the room that could pull us out of it. Cat leaned in and I swear she was about to kiss me, but…

"Good evening." A nurse was coming into the room and her voice made Cat and me straighten up. I managed a "good evening" and Cat gave her a "hey hey" that was kind of exaggerated.

"Are you still in pain? I can give you some painkillers if you think you need them." She asked nicely.

Cat shook her head.

"No my headache is gone, but thanks." She gave the nurse an optimistic smile, which then went off to her next patient.

"Damn!" Cat exclaimed after the nurse left. I looked at her with a questioning face. "Tomorrow is Monday. I`m going to miss school." I laughed. Only Cat would be annoyed about not needing to go to school.

"You could go if you want to. The doctor said that you have to stay overnight. That doesn´t mean you have to stay the day." I told her with a smile in my voice. Cat squealed and hugged me.

"Yey. That means we have to go to sleep. It´s already late and we don´t want to over sleep." Cat didn´t want to oversleep. I wouldn´t have a problem with ditching one day of school. I stood up and wanted to lie down on the couch, but Cat grasped my hand.

"No. I want to cuddle." She said, looking so childlike that I just couldn´t say no, not that I didn´t want to refuse anyway.

I crawled into the bed and under the blanket. Cat snuggled herself close to me, her head on my shoulder and our hands connected. On every sleepover we had, that´s how we went to sleep, but this time I just couldn´t get comfortable with it. Cat´s touch was like fire on my body and I was massively confused about myself. Why did she suddenly affect me like that? It was freaking me out.

This was going to be a long night…