Katelyn's POV
Again, I woke up the next day to find myself wrapped in Jason's arms. He wasn't awake though. I slowly got up, trying not to disturb him, and I layed him down carefully. Yes, good puppy. Stay asleep. On my way to the door, I look at my phone. Ugh. Now she tells me. I carefully open the door, and it creaks loudly. Crap. I look at Jason and all he had done was turn.
Lexie's POV
Where is she? I was just about to text her when....
"Lexie!"
Oh. There she is. "Where were you," I asked. "Nonya," she says being sassy as always. Then she says. "I was helping out someone. He doesn't have a lot of food at home so--"
"Oooh, is he a killer," I interrupted. Katie sighed and palmed her face. "Serial killer? No. He's shy. Cute? Maybe." My eyes widened with wonder. I would like to meet this cute guy.
"What's his name?" I asked.
"Jason," Katelyn murmured.
Katelyn's POV
I know Jason's not necessarily shy. But knowing my sister, she will go crazy over 'cute boys'. If she sees Jason, there's no telling what will happen. I don't want anything to happen to him. Yes, I know my sister's crazy. I mean, she loves serial killers! But there are some comics and anime shows that make them look cute... I NEVER SAID ANYTHING!
Lexie's POV
I told her that she needs to stand up to him. And if anything goes wrong, I'll be there for her. So today, we will be meeting with him. SHE will be meeting with him.
Katelyn's POV
I don't need much. "All I need is a little courage." My fingers tapped on the counter.
Lexie's POV
I turned to my sister. Her eyes were glowing bright blue and she was staring at the wall with that look when she never wants to talk to anyone. "Katie, you ready?" Her eyes stopped glowing, and she turned to me, with curiosity. Like always when someone calls her. "Yeah," she responded. We walked down to my car and I started the ignition. My sister turned to the window. I could see her numb face returning. It made me curious myself. Did one of her friends just die?
Katelyn's POV
Hey, I wonder how Jason is. I'm kinda worried about him.
Jason's POV
Hur? Where-where's Kitty? Welp, I guess she left.... I need to work on the button. Ya know, sometimes I'm curious what she does when she goes home. No, I'm just curious. I can't go out into the daylight without someone spotting me.
Katelyn's POV
.....He'll be fine. After all, he is stupidly brave and he knows how to defend himself. Hey can we get something to eat? "I haven't had breakfast," I said, as we stopped at a red light. Lexie drooped her head on the wheel and sighed. "Why didn't you eat while we were at home?" Erm...think Katie, think! "I was...busy worrying about..." "Don't-worry about him," Lexie shouted. That's a first. "You're lucky I have a stash of snacks in the back."
I look back and there is a bag. "Are they in this bag?" "Yes." I have never seen her this frustrated. I looked through the bag took out a small bag of chips. This should satisfy me for now. We came to a stop eventually. At a hotel? There he was. Bryan. Waiting for me at his door. I start to wish Anna were here. I get out of the car and go meet him. This is not going to end--
"I want you to come back," he said. Um...EXCUSE ME? NO! YOU ABUSED ME, TOLD ME TO GET OUT, AND NOW YOU WANT ME BACK? Oh-ho-ho no, I don't think so. I forced out a friendly smile, and put my hands in my pockets.
"Why don't we go inside and talk about this," he asks.
"Fine with me," I reply. Once we're inside, he offers me lunch. How nice. Really. But..."what's for lunch?" I looked at the mirror. My eyes were glowing. Even Bryan seemed to notice it. And just like that, he slammed me against the wall.
I breathed shakily. If only Jason were here. Actually, would he help me if he were here? My mind constantly told me "kill" yet my fear had told me "don't resist". I can't let him get the better of me. " You're one of them, " he says angrily. "I'm a normal person," I said in a squeaky voice.
Bryan took out a gun...but how did he get it in? He points it right at me. "You're one of them werewolves," he growls. Clearly there is no way out of this situation...or is there? I could feel growling deep in my throat, much like that of a wolf's. I can feel a sharp pain in one of my legs. And I notice blood trickling down my leg. I pull my hands out of my pockets. Oh my stars. OH MY STARS! I HAVE CLAWS! Both mine and Bryan's eyes narrowed as we both stared at my claws. Why? How?
I quickly clawed Bryan's face, blinding him. I need to get out of here.
Lexie's POV
Katelyn rushes out of the building. And judging by her expression, it clearly didn't go well. Katelyn hops into the car. Her fists clenched tightly.
"I wanna go home..." Katelyn muttered. "Please..."
I looked at her, stunned. Katelyn was never the type to beg, especially not in that tiny, broken voice. Something bad happened inside, I could tell. I glanced over at the hotel door, then back at her. Her face was pale, and she was shaking slightly. Whatever went down in there, it rattled her hard.
I didn't ask questions. I just turned on the engine and drove.
"You're safe now," I said softly, hoping to calm her. But she didn't respond. She just stared out the window, her face set in a distant, unreadable expression.
Katelyn's POV
I tried to process everything that just happened, but my mind kept looping over one thing. Claws. I had claws. How did that even happen? And why now? It didn't make any sense. Was I... was I becoming like Jason?
A rush of fear spiked in my chest. I couldn't be a werewolf. I couldn't be. That's not how this works, right? I mean, it didn't happen when I first met Jason. So... why now?
The drive home was silent, aside from the music playing on the radio. "Actually... Can you drop me off near a friend's house?" I murmured.
Lexie's POV
I glanced at her, concerned. She was still pale and trembling, but if she wanted to see a friend, maybe that would help calm her down.
"Sure," I said softly, not wanting to press her too much. "Which friend?"
Katelyn hesitated for a moment before murmuring, "Jason."
Oh. The same guy she was "helping." I hadn't met him yet, but she seemed serious about him—almost protective.
"Alright," I replied, adjusting our route to take her there. I didn't push her for more information. She'd tell me when she was ready...I hoped.
Katelyn's POV
As we approached Jason's house, my nerves were still shot, and my mind raced with a thousand questions. Could he explain this? Would he even care? I mean, he didn't seem like the type to get all touchy-feely, but he knew more about being a werewolf than anyone else. He had to have some answers.
Lexie pulled up to the curb, and I unbuckled my seatbelt. "Thanks," I mumbled, trying to steady my shaky voice.
"You sure you'll be okay?" she asked, her eyes full of concern.
"Yeah...I'll be fine," I lied. I wasn't fine. Not by a long shot. But I didn't want her to worry more than she already was. I stepped out of the car and made my way to Jason's door.
Jason's POV
My wolves started barking and I looked out the window. What is she doing here? I hid everything and put on my jacket. I sighed as I walked towards the door, and nearly yelped when I looked at her. Then I asked, "Kitty why--" Kitty quickly wrapped her arms around me. She held on tight, leaning against me. I could sense her sadness and fear. But I didn't know how I should help her. I mean, I've never comforted anyone before. All I can do is wrap my arms around her and hope it helps.
Katelyn's POV
I stayed with Jason for the rest of the day until the next day during the afternoon. I eventually cried at one point tonight. Jason seemed confused. Honestly, I would have cried on Anna. But she's gone.
Jason's POV
I feel like this is my fault. I think maybe if I didn't scratch her, none of this would have happened. I held Katie...Kitty close, ignoring the fact that she was yet again snuggling me like a teddy bear. I could have sworn I heard her say 'Don't kiss me'. But she's probably just dreaming. I looked down at Kitty. The ears, the tail, her glowing blue eyes... how can a big bad wolf not? She's so...so...so...
"I said don't kiss me."
Confirmed. I scoffed. "Kiss you? Why would I? And besides, I'm an evil mastermind. Psht, evil people never fall in love." "They do actually. Also you're not evil you're sweet," said Kitty.
Wait what?
Katelyn's POV
I tried to hold in my laugh as I stared at Jason with his mouth dropped to the floor. Eventually he shook his head and came back to his senses. "No. No, no, no, no, no. You're just watching too many romance movies," he barked, "Everyone falls in love in the Romance movies! And I AM an evil mastermind." Jason folded his arms against his chest, his ears being flattened against his head.
"Say it."
"Say what-what are you doing?"
"Say it."
"Say what? I don't know what to say except enough with the glare!"
"You promised."
"WHAT DID I PROMISE?"
"You promised to call yourself a puppy the next time you started pouting."
"I'm not pouting, I'm thinking."
I grabbed him by the collar of his hoodie and moved closer, my nose touching his, while still glaring into his eyes.
Jason's POV
Please don't kiss me please don't kiss me. Although maybe I did want to kiss you, ahHH NO! I'M AN EVIL MASTER MIND I DO NOT FALL IN LOVE!
"Uhhh...Uhhh, OKAY OKAY OKAY! I'M A LITTLE PUPPY," I yelped.
Katelyn's POV
I pulled away just to see Jason blushing and jerk his head away. "Don't do that again," he murmured.
"Okay, I won't." I don't want to again anyway.