Katherine pulled two quarters out of her back pocket and slipped it into the payphone slot, all the while juggling a bag of groceries, her father's dry cleaning and her backpack slung over one shoulder. It hadn't been until after school had let out and she had parted with her friends, saying that she had errands to run, that she remembered to call her brother. Now that they knew she was as indestructible as they were, they let her have a little more freedom, and she wasn't constantly guarded.She had decided to get the shopping done first, as she didn't know how long they'd be on the phone. She now realized what a ridiculous idea it had been.The phone rang and rang... and rang... and rang. It must have rung about seven times before a voice came on the phone."Hello?”Katherine immediately recognized the frustrated voice of her brother, Todd. She smiled, glad just to be able to hear his voice."Hey, big brother. Did you forget about me?" she

Melody and Mrs. Scott screamed and shrieked hysterically. The Scott’s began scrambling away from the table, whimpering in fear while Tyler and Katherine rose from the ground they had landed on when Tyler had pushed Katherine out of the way.“Katherine, you have to run! Get your family out of here! I'll take care of those two," Tyler said, nodding toward two menacing wolves on the table."I' m not leaving you!" she cried fiercely."Damn it, Katherine! Do as I say! Your family might die if you don't!”Katherine swallowed hard and watched as one of the wolves began stalking toward her parents and siblings while the other had its eyes on her.Tyler launched himself at the wolf closest to them, his black, leathery wings tearing through his jacket and spreading out behind him.Katherine grabbed a chair and ran to stand in front of her family who were all huddled up in a corner, with an exception of Todd, who was being held down b

"You know that we have to tell him, don't you?" Tyler asked from the driver's seat of his black Porsche, Todd in the Mustang behind them. "I know," Katherine said quietly. "I just wish.." She trailed off, unable or unwilling to finish the sentence. "You wish that he could've found out a different way, that you could've told him when you were ready. I am so sorry, Katherine," Tyler said, his voice suddenly sorrowful. "This is all my fault. I should've found some way to…" Katherine took Tyler's hand from the steering wheel and laced her fingers through his. "There's nothing you could have done about it. This is Convel's fault, not yours. I just don't understand why he would want to do this. He's never tried to hurt me before." Tyler's hand visibly tightened on the wheel as he listened to Katherine remark. "Understanding why is simple enough. He's a greedy, power hungry monster. He wasn't trying to kill you, Katherine. He was tryi

Katherine had been down to the Basement several times after Giselle had told her about the Clans, mostly so that Study could eagerly show off all of his very advanced computer equipment. Katherine could easily say that Study was the younger brother she never had and that she adored him as much as she would have if he had been her younger brother. He was always very open and honest in his own shy way so that Katherine had always felt that she could ask him anything.Which was why Katherine was walking down the halls as noiselessly as she could, making her way to the Basement. She had felt rather odd about asking the others about their powers and what vampire, werewolf and merpeople myths were actual reality. It would seem rude to ask

As quietly and quickly as possible, Katherine opened her door, peeking out into the hallway to make sure no one was up yet, and crept over to Tyler's door. She put her ear to it and could hear the distinct sound of snoring inside. Katherine's lips curled into an amused smile.I am definitely using that as blackmail material later..Slowly, careful to be as noiseless as possible, Katherine turned the handle to Tyler's door and tiptoed inside, closing the door behind her. Tyler was laying on his back, one arm across his chest, the other stretched above his head.He looked so beautiful with strands of black hair falling into his eyes.As though drawn by a magnet. Katherine stepped toward him. Another step... another... a fourth. And then she was beside him, staring at his peaceful face, her breaths coming short and ragged.He could wake up any second. You're crazy. Just grab the keys and go already. You've lost your mind. Katherine leaned down. This i