Katherine was in shock. It had been over twelve hours since Giselle had informed Katherine that her parents had agreed to allow Katherine to date Tyler. When Katherine had agreed to this whole thing, she had been absolutely certain that her parents would laugh at the very idea of it but then again, not twenty-four hours ago, Katherine had known with absolute certainty that there simply was no such thing as vampires.
Now, once again, Katherine was left wondering what she knew anymore. She felt angry, confused, and like her world was falling apart. What was next? Her parents told her she was adopted? Wouldn't that just be peachy...
Apparently, Giselle had spoken with the Coven the night before, informing them that Katherine was, to her great annoyance, not to be left alone, even for a moment Sofia had even kept watch over Katherine the night before while she slept and would continue to do so until Giselle believed Katherine out of danger.
It was driving Katherine
The chill autumn wind ruffled the man's wild black hair and pulled at his long, brown leather trench coat. The tall, handsome man didn't seem to notice the wind, nor anything else for that matter. Instead, his forest-green eyes were focused on a young woman sitting at a desk by a second-story window in the brick building of Northview High. Her black-crimson hair was pulled back into a messy bun with two pencils sticking out of it like hair chopsticks. She seemed bored and inattentive, her gaze wandering this way and that. The man closed his eyes, focusing his energy on the young woman. He opened his eyes again, only this time they were different... They were opalescent white. Katherine sat in Government, her last class of the day. She had forgiven Tyler by this time and was rather enjoying the fact that no one, not even the teachers would interfere with her. Of course, that didn't really help with how absolutely boring she found Government.
KATHERINE'S POVI walked home at a leisurely pace. It would be a long time before I got a chance to be alone again, and I already knew that I was going to get hell for pulling this stunt as it was, so I might as well enjoy it.I couldn't stop thinking about the man from my nightmares and how he now seemed to be invading my waking life as well. I had been having dreams of his voice for as long as I could remember but it had only been once I moved here that a face came with the voice.I wished that I could believe myself to be insane or over-stressed as then I could just get the help I needed, but I knew that I wasn't, it was just a wishful thinking. After everything that had happened over the last few days, I had learned that just because I couldn't explain something didn't mean that it wasn't real, this place is surely different from the other one's, creatures that look only good in books. I knew I would have to tell Giselle and the others, but I shrank from the
TYLER'S POV“What the hell were you thinking?" I shouted, my panic turning to anger. "I knew I should never have left her with you!"I ran out the door, Giselle and Sofia close behind.I pushed my way past the students and teachers littering the halls, too concerned about Katherine to worry about manners.If anything happens to her I'll never forgive myself...KATHERINE'S POVMy heart was pounding in my chest as the pieces began to fit together. Werewolf, I thought. But why have I been dreaming about him since before I can remember?Though it made me take a few steps back in fear, I wasn't surprised when the wolf stood on its hind legs and morphed gracefully into the man from my hellish nightmares.His eyes faded and for the first time, I saw that his eyes were naturally forest green.He looked at me with emotion that I couldn't identify. He was no longer covered in the vampire's blood and he wore a long brown tren
AUTHOR'S POVKatherine walked toward Giselle. She came to a stop a few feet before Giselle."Katherine? Are you alright?" Giselle asked, trying to distract her.It was obvious to anyone who knew the truth about Katherine's past that Giselle knew she'd spoken with Convel.Giselle knew she was in for it.Katherine laughed bitterly."Oh, I'm just peachy," Katherine said, her voice so upbeat and acidic at the same time that most everyone flinched. "You'll never guess who I met today, Giselle.""Katherine, I can-""What? Explain? Alright, Giselle. Go ahead and explain to me why you lied to me when you knew the truth about who I really was. Explain to me why you didn't tell me that you're my mother,"Katherine heard the gasps behind her and she could sense multiple pairs of eyes darting between Giselle and herself, but she couldn't have cared less at the moment. She could also sense the others scenting Convel's former presence
Katherine and the coven had seated themselves at the kitchen table and they waited for Giselle to begin her tale. Katherine couldn't help the feeling of déjà vu that passed over her - this was disturbingly like when Giselle explained the Clans' history to Katherine, only this time, Katherine wasn't alone in her ignorance. They'd all been lied to and possibly even been put in danger by Giselle's behaviour, and they deserved an explanation.Katherine only hoped that they realized that this was exactly how she had felt when she found out about all of them: betrayed.Tension and anticipation hung heavily in the air, so thick it was suffocatingGiselle took the last seat in between Tyler and Katherine before beginning."I had hoped that I would have more time to prepare all of you," Giselle said sadly. "I had thought that once everyone saw Katherine 's powers begin to manifest, that thing would be into place for you. As it is, I suppose that my e
AUTHOR'S POVTyler smirked to himself, leaning against a wall to enjoy the show"That dress isn't me, Sofia. It's you, and just for your information, I'm not a Barbie doll. I can, in fact, dress myself," came Katherine's muffled voice from inside the bathroom."I hate to break it to you, Katherine, but they won't even let you in the door if you dress the way you usually do. You need fashion therapy. That's why you have us," Tracy said, examining her perfectly manicured nails for flaws."You can borrow my best-spiked choker if you want, Katherine," Anne piped up."And I have a beaded American-Indian skirt that you would look lovely in," Moonbeam offered in a soft, far-away voice.Tracy and Sofia looked at the other two girls for a moment before exchanging a 'look'."Okay, what I meant was..." Tracy said. "... that's why you have me and Sofia. Moonbeam and Anne are just here for moral support."Anne glared at Tracy and Moonbeam j
Tyler paced the shining hardwood floor of the Library impatiently.The girls had dragged Katherine to Hampshire, a town nearly an hour outside of Bramshott apparently it was the only decent place to get clothes in the surrounding area, because heaven knew that Bramshott didn't carry anything but the preppie stuff everyone seemed to be wearing there and they'd been up in Sofia's room primping' Katherine ever since.Tyler had to admit to himself that he was nervous. Things had been progressing between him and Katherine, though he highly doubted that she actually knew it. Her mind didn't work the same way that other girls' did. She didn't think in terms of dating and clothes and boys. She thought in terms of right and wrong, good and bad, honorable and dishonorable, hardworking and lazy, humble and prideful... The list went on and on in that fashion. She was the most moral person that he'd ever met without ever touching on religion. She believed in God, but she didn't hol
I can't breathe. I'm going to pass out any second now and fall down those stairs, knocking every one of them on the way down like a bowling ball making a strike. Everyone is going to laugh at me and then I'll have proved my other Parents right. I'll have proven myself worthless...I laughed nervously and gave the slightest of waves at the massive crowd below.As if I wasn't nervous enough before…“Hi?” I said nervously.This seemed to rouse the shocked mob into loud cheers, wolf whistles, and obscene comments being thrown in Katherine's direction. Katherine blushed a deep Rose color, only adding to her newfound beauty making the crowd grow a little wilder.It was with the greatest satisfaction that when she caught sight of Tyler that he was the only one still silent, and looking up at her as though in a trance.Their eyes met for what seemed an eternity before Katherine took an almost involuntary step towards him. He seeme