015 Nowhere To Go

"What... what do you mean?" Kitty backed a step at Themis's sudden accusation.

"You said you are an orphan, right? What happened to your parents?!" Themis ignored the others' accusation and kept on going.

"They died in a car accident, not that I own you any explanation." Kitty found her cool that she collects from living on the street. Actually, she was more used to attitude like this from other people than that of Erebus to be honest.

"You are lying! I have looked into you, and your parents JUST died last month! Of course, not by car accident either!" Themis held up a paper of some sort of records.

"So you mean I have lived on the street for fun for the last three years?" Kitty asked, feeling her blood getting cold. Not only was she accusing her of being a lair, but of her lying about her parents' death? How dare she?!

The shred of warm and home-like of this place evaporated into the air.

"They are killed, IN their home. The police think it might be a robbery went wrong, but..." Themis paused for a second, and Kitty looked up to her to wait for the anser, "they haven't found the killer, yet."

"What are you saying?" Kitty's tone had a shred of danger now. Is she seriously accusing her of killing some couple who died last month, right now? Obviously they were her "parents" nonetheless!

"I'm ASKING," Themis said, "Who are you and why are you here?!"

Kitty turned around and stormed out without another word. Even her feelings towards Erebus cannot stop her right now. It was not like someone like him would ever really fall into a romance with a poor stray cat like her. Maybe it was better that she stopped this torturing illusion that was luring her into a dark hole right now.

"Please don't leave!" A wolf jumped in front of Kitty when a voice rose behind her. It belonged to Metis.

His DEAR Dim Patronus!

"What? Am I a prisoner now?" Kitty didn't turn, she just started at the wolf in front of her with a flaming fury burning in her eyes, and the wolf lowered its head and avoided her stare, but didn't give way.

"That's not what we are saying." Metis came up and around to stand in front of Kitty so she could look into Kitty's eyes, "I KNOW there must be some kind of misunderstanding. It came as news to us, too. We just want to ask you some questions."

"I'm not asking you to believe my story, but I don't feel like I own you a truth particularly either." Kitty frowned at the last sentence. It was not the first time she was asked of that question, and none of those people who had asked her that held good intentions either.

"Kitty..." Metis sighed, "Aren't you even a bit curious about why your parents had been alive until a month ago? If it were me, I'd want to--"

"No! No, you wouldn't, because you DON'T understand!" Kitty didn't control her voice very well and the words came out as a shout. She took a deep breath and continued with a voice a bit calmer:

"I'm not interested at all! I nearly died the last time I lost them, and I'm not losing them again! Whatever happened to whichever couple a month ago, it had nothing to do with me! My parents--"

Kitty couldn't go on and finish repeating the fact that the two person who should be there protecting her were gone, FOREVER, not to these strangers who had only ill intention towards her. So Kitty ended her words abruptly, biting her lips to stop the tears from falling.

"I'm sorry..." Metis was speechless at her outburst and murmured after a few seconds.

"Whatever, move away." Kitty's words were freezing cold. She turned to avoid Metis's gaze and stepped aside to try to get past her. Metis didn't know how to stop Kitty, but she knew she could not let Kitty leave. There would be serious consequences if they lost their Lord's mate after he left her in their care for only ONE day!

The wolf moved as Kitty moved, again in her way, again in silence.

"... Fine. I'll stay." Kitty suddenly said, and turned to go back to the bar. There was no way she could have won over Erebus's best knights, and the street wisdom deals best with this kind of one-sided overpower fights: retreat for now.

"I have got my eyes on you--" Themis started when Kitty walked past her, and before Kitty could say anything, Metis hurried to stop Themis: "That's enough. Lord WILL hear about this."

Themis stared at Metis in shock and then left without another word. Metis had always been the fair voice among them. For her to give such a strong warning did knocked Themis out of her reckless wrath from her affection of Erebus.

Kitty went upstairs without another word. Knowing how horrible and furious she must be, they didn't follow her up either. They just stayed downstairs, but this time in silent, no longer talking about Kitty even though there remined a lot of mysteries around her.

"When is the Lord coming back?" Menoetius finally said with a long face, dragging his pants on. He was the wolf that stopped Kitty out there in the street.

He was upset because he believed that Kitty didn't lie, and it was only a huge misunderstanding. He Knew how much Kitty meant to Erebus. But he didn't want to cross Themis over this, and this was the ONLY reason why he kept his silence when Themis snapped at Kitty.

"On 17th." Metis answered. But Themis could hear the words she didn't speak out: you couldn't even wait for just TWO more days.

"How could you NOT be bothered? You don't care about the Lord marking a lair? Who knows what could be her scheme here?" Themis frowned, but she poured those words at the floor because she didn't dare to look up to meet Metis's eyes.

"It's the Lord's decision, not yours. It's not your place to confront her like that. And even if she WAS lying, it's not smart to alert her right now." Metis rubbed her temples as she explained slowly in a worn-out tone, as if she was having a headache.

They were all too upset to notice a shadow cast on the staircase. Kitty was listening. After those words, Kitty's figure disappeared onto the second floor.