H was looking at the young woman in front of the empty plot of Land “What are you doing Cat ? “
“Trying to see you ” she simply stated while narrowing her eyes trying to get a glimpse of her Watcher. She didn’t quite get the whole Watcher thing, but whatever…
” Not working that way you know, I’m in a different ‘verse than you, told you that already”.
Cat shrugged ” Can’t blame me for trying…….Anyway ..” she continued ” Deal is, after I finished this Immortal Dynasty thing, I get anything I want right ?”.
H replied ” Sure, as long as it’s something I can make happening . So what do you want ? “.
” I don’t know yet, I’ll let you know ” She turned and looked at the small house that had appeared behind her. ” So this is my house ?.”
H’s voice sounded apologetic when she answered “I did the best I could with the money available. You don’t have unlimited funds from the start. Go check it out and I’ll talk to you later”.
Cat went inside and headed towards the kitchen area since she was beginning to feel hungry. She made a salad and after eating decided to play some chess.
When H returned she was in the middle of a game.
H ” So are you ready to go out and meet some people ? You will need some helpers to make things easier , especially with the career you’ve chosen.”
“Sure , I’ll just finish this game and then I’ll go to the park ” Cat replied.
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Outside her house Cat looked at her phone while walking towards the street ,”Now where is the Park located ” , she mumbled to herself looking at the map on her phone. Next minute something or rather someone bumped in to her and she found herself on her back looking up in the blue sky. “What the h….” and then she abruptly stopped speaking , when a man’s face came in to view looking down at her.
“Are you all right ? ” he asked in a deep voice, reaching out a hand to help her up.
Ignoring his hand she got on her feet. ” I’m fine , she said in an annoyed voice , You really should pay attention to where you’re going “.
He raised an eyebrow when looking back at her and replied calmly ” Well…. He drew the word out slowly , ” it’s hard to avoid people when jogging and they suddenly decides to step out right in front of you”.
“Point taken ” Cat replied ,feeling slightly embarrassed. She had been rather distracted while looking at the map. “I apologize , She continued , I was looking at the map trying to find the park”.
“Apology accepted ” He simply replied. ” I’m Don, Don Lothario and you are ? ” He sent her a dazzling smile waiting expectantly for her answer.
And then it hit her. This was Don Lothario, THE Don Lothario. Cat had heard about him back in the Gallery. Gossip got around fast at that place and he was known for his ways with women. The “love them and leave them no strings attached” way, that is. And the women were all gushing over him, even those whom he left. Cat looked at him. Well he was rather good looking, if you were in to tall, dark charming men. He also looked as if he knew exactly how women reacted to him. Well, Cat thought to herself. Not this woman. She was NOT going to fall in to that trap . He was a womanizer , and as so not spouse material.
So she simply replied ” I’m Cat and I’m late , bye ” She started to walk away when his voice stopped her .
” I’m sorry you’re late , but I can assure you it’s not my doing.” His eyes grazed over her as he chuckled insinuating. ” I’m sure I would have remembered if I’ve had the pleasure”
“I am NOT late as in pregnant, that was not what I meant ” Cat answered angrily. Damn he was annoying, and now he was making fun of her. She continued as calmly as she could ” And if I was, it wouldn’t be with you. You’re NOT my type.”
“So what is your type ” he simply asked his lips twitching slightly in amusement as he looked at her.
Cat thought for a minute shrugged and said as she turned to walk away ” None of your business and I’m leaving now. Have a nice life “.
She thought she heard a low chuckle before his next words reached her ” Have a nice day Kitten”.
Without turning she straighten her back and just said ” It’s Cat, not Kitten”.
” Whatever you say Kitten” His voice filled with amusement ” Until next time”.
” In your dreams ” Cat just replied. Hell if she was going to see that guy again. In fact, she was going to do everything she could to avoid him in the future.
He didn’t reply
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At the park Cat headed towards the chess area where she could see people playing. Maybe there were some people here that would help her out with her Dynasty, maybe even a potential spouse.
She went over to a young woman setting up a new game as she smiled to herself.
“Hi, I’m Cat and I’m new in town, mind if I join you for a game” She asked in a friendly voice.
The woman looked up at her with an unfriendly stare .
” I do mind .” she stated in an unfriendly voice. ” And I don’t appreciate newcomers trying to steal what’s not theirs , she continued , ” so if you’d excuse me , I’m off to work”. She got up from her chair and took off .
Cat just looked after her, puzzled by the woman’s outburst. I wonder what that was all about she thought to herself .I have no idea what she’s talking about, maybe she mistook me for someone else, then she shrugged dismissively and turned towards a man sitting at another table pondering chess moves.
“Hello I’m Cat ” she said waiting for an answer.
“Hi, I’m eh I’m..” he stuttered looking down intensely at the game.
Wow , Cat thought, people in this town sure are strange or maybe he was shy.
She sat down and looked at him, he looked nice enough though.
” So ..” she said “Do you live around here ? “
The man looked stunned at her question “I eh I eh …he paused….” No ..”He said and then stopped, looking uncomfortable.
” You want to play ” She asked in a friendly voice. Maybe he just needed time to ease up to people.
He just nodded and set up the game.
During their game she found out he was a gardener and he had a spouse. And then out of nowhere he had to go home, and with a nod towards her he was off.
” H ? ” Are you there ” Cat asked
“Yeah I’m here”
“You know , Cat said in a thoughtful voice , people here are very strange , it might not be as easy to find helpers as I thought”.
” I’m sure you’ll find someone ” H replied in an optimistic voice. ” Go home , get some dinner and relax. Maybe you’ll have better luck tonight at the bar”.
” Maybe you’re right ” She got up and headed home.
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Cat entered the bar. It was already half packed with people dancing and drinking and chatting away at the various tables. She went over and found an empty seat at the bar and looked at the people having fun. Maybe she would find someone here , who would be willing to help with some of the stuff that needed to be done in this Dynasty.
“Hi , a soft female voice said , Is this seat taken ?” . The voice belonged to a red haired young woman dressed in a top and short skirt .
“No ,go ahead ” Cat answered in a friendly tone.
It wasn’t long before they got engaged in conversation. Nina was a sweet girl and chatty too, which Cat quickly found out . She didn’t have a job and lived with 3 roommates, two of them were her sister and mon and the third was like a brother to her , but rarely home.
“So , Nina said , do you live alone ” she looked at Cat.
“Yeah sort of” Cat answered truthfully ,” I just moved in to this neighbourhood .”
“Sort of ?” Nina raised an eyebrow looking curiously at her. “What do you mean by sort of ? “
Cat pondered the question for a moment. Guess it didn’t hurt telling Nina what she was doing. Even if she wasn’t going to ask for her help. Nina was a sweet girl and she would need friends too for this Dynasty to happen.
” My Watcher moved me in to Twin Oracle Point to do an Immortal Dynasty ” she settled for the short answer, no need to go in to detail since she wasn’t going to ask Nina to help.
“Ahh an Immortal Dynasty ” Nina said with a knowing smile. “I know about those, been in some of them too, these are hard work”.
“Yeah so I’m told “.
“So have you gotten anyone to help you out yet ? “Nina asked with a curious smile.
” No not yet, Cat said and then continued , but don’t worry about it. I will eventually, just ran in to the wrong people today, maybe tomorrow.”
” The wrong people ? ” Nina looked at her expecting her to continue.
Cat paused for a minute ,then shrugged, it wouldn’t hurt telling Nina about her encounters during the day. As long as she didn’t mention any names. Didn’t want to offend Nina in case she were friends with any of them.
“….and then he just bolted ” finishing her story about the man at the chess table, she shook her head while looking at Nina. “And that’s it , I came here tonight to see if there were anyone here just slightly normal that would help , but I’m having a great time talking to you, so I’ll just give it a rest for tonight and start again tomorrow.”
“Oh my, Nina exclaimed , You sure ran in to some really weird people and rude too” she shook her head as she didn’t believe what she just heard.
” You know” Nina continued as an afterthought ” I like you and I would love to help you out , She raised a hand before Cat could object , I could give my roommates a call and ask if they would help you out too, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind” . She looked at Cat with a smile.
Cat started to say ” I can’t ask that of you Nina, I really like you and wouldn’t …”
Nina interrupted her speech ” Nonsense , she waved her hand dismissively at Cat as she continued ,What are friends for, I’ll just call and ask my roommates, be right back”. Nina jumped of her seat and went to a quiet corner to make the call.
Cat looked after her stunned . Was this really happening ? She thought , amazed how the night has turned out. She tried to hear what Nina was saying on the phone , but only caught a few sentences.
“Hey It’s me ” ,she heard Nina say on the phone ,” ….An Immortal Dynasty and she needs our help. Are you game ?” Nina paused listening to what the person on the other end replied.. ” awesome….get mom for me ?” Another pause….”Hi mom … ,Nina’s voice drowned in the crowd and then , “sound great, she don’t mind either ? …..See you there bye ” then Nina hung up.
When Nina finished making her phone call Cat went over to her.
” We’re moving in “Nina said excited to Cat.
” You are ?” Cat was stunned. “Are you sure ? I don’t want to impose or anything, she continued, It’s a lot of work and”
Nina interrupted her ” It’s no problem at all, everyone’s on board. ” She smiled at Cat. ” This is so exciting ,we are going to have so much fun together , Nina practically jumped in excitement as she spoke.
“Have you told your watcher yet ?” She asked looking at Cat.
“Eh No , didn’t want to jump to conclusions ” Cat answered still not sure this was really happening.
“Hey Watcher” Nina yelled “Are you there ?” Nina waited.
“Yeah I’m here , H answered “and call me H”.
“I guess you heard everything so I don’t need to repeat it all. We’re moving in” . Nina stated as a matter of fact.
“Cat ? ” H asked ” Are you sure about this ? “
Cat looked at Nina before answering. ” Yeah I’m sure , Nina is a good friend , I like her and it will be nice having someone to talk too about all this other than you”.
” About her roommates “, H started to say, but Cat cut her off.
” Don’t worry about them, it’s all been taken care of and they said they would help , Cat said waving her hand dismissively, I’m sure I’ll get along just fine with them , Nina’s already told me about them “.
“Right then it’s your call , so if you’re sure, I’ll do the merge and you can go home to meet the rest” . H’s voice trailed off as she waited for Cat’s answer.
“Just do it already”. Cat answered in an annoyed voice, Jeez what was wrong with H…She should be as excited as Cat was. No more looking for helpers .
“All right then” H sighed .She sure hoped Cat has thought this through.
“Goodie” Nina interrupted.. And then to Cat “Come on girlfriend , let’s go home so you can meet your new roommates”.
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“Wow , you’ve been busy H ” . Was Cat’s first words when she and Nina got home. ” It looks great and big enough for all of us”.
“Well I couldn’t have you all sleep on the floor tonight now could I. I’m glad you like it.” H answered “Now go inside and say hi to your new roommates.”
“Yeah H , it looks great ” . Nina Chimed in as they went inside ,and then she abruptly stopped when she heard Cat’s outburst .
” You GOT to be kidding me! What is HE doing here ? ” Cat sounded angry as she gestured towards the livingroom.
And right there in her livingroom was the man she had sworn she would do anything to avoid.
“Well , hello Kitten. I guess next time wasn’t in your dreams “. Don said with a knowing smile and looked at her , raising an eyebrow slightly as he spoke.
To Be Continued……