Titans Peak: BITTEN

Chapter 1

6 MONTHS LATER

"So you still up for tonight?" Simon asks for the hundredth time this week.

"Yes, how many times do you want me to say it?" I reply, maybe a bit too sarcastically.

"Well, I just thought you might change your mind." I'm inwardly face palming, because I'll change my mind within two minutes.

"Think we might see any crazy chicks running around in the forest asking for our help, conning us out of our food, clothes, and money then disappearing?"

I immediately stop in my tracks, and think back to that day, to the girl who "conned" me. To the way her body felt in my arms, the way her lips pouted, the fierce look she gave as she left, the way she knew my name.

"Kai?" Simon says, noticing that I've zoned out again. I've been doing that a lot lately. I try to cover up with a laugh, but I know it doesn't sound believable.

"So... you study for that test?" I try diverting the topic.

"What test?" Simon asks clearly confused.

"You know you're right, I'll go find out what test it is." I say turning around

"Kai," Simon says grabbing my collar and turning me around, "What's up, you've been a bit off lately."

Shit he noticed, what do I do now I ask myself. "It's nothing really." I say. I can see he's about to say something, and I've never been more thankful to hear the school bell ever in my life as it took that exact moment to ring.

"Look, I'll see you tonight same spot as last time?" I say and Simon nods his head. "My dad's doing a night shift today so I doubt he'll notice that I'm not at home." Simon just looks at me and I can see that he's upset with me for not sharing. i try lightening the mood, "May the force be with you." I say and smile as I make my way to AP English.

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I ring the doorbell and wait patiently. It took a lot of effort to climb the fence, but I made it in without a scratch. I use my time examine the outside of the mansion, the shrubs and bushes are trimmed to perfection, he has one of those circle thingies in the driveway and the walls are painted cream with a solid mahogany door.

The door opens and a tall man in a suit, cleanly shaven and balding stands before me.

"How may I help you miss?" he asks me with a thick British accent.

"I'm here to see Dawson." I say as sweetly as I can manage.

"Have you made an appointment to see Master Awesome?" he asks, wait did he just say Master Awesome. What the fuck?

"Dawson tell your stupid man servant to let me in!" Well my patience didn't last long.

"Mam, please keep your voice down Master Awesome is very busy with work." He says

"Oh cut the crap Dawson is expecting me." I say pushing past the butler.

"Mam-"He's cut short when I show him my favorite finger.

I walk in and the inside is just as extravagant as the outside with paintings adorning almost every wall, and a large chestnut dining table built to seat at least twelve people which is odd because I know Dawson eats alone. I run up the stairs and open every door until I find Dawson in a room with a large TV screen, he's siting, rather lounging across his set with headphones on his head and a controller in his hands, so this is the work he was so busy with that he couldn't answer the door.

Dawson is one of those guys who would be playing video games and living in their mothers basements at twenty seven, heck I'm pretty sure Dawson's mother would be living in his basement, well that would be if she were still alive. Dawson's whole family died in a fire twenty years ago and he was the only one who made it out alive, he was placed in an orphanage at ten after his aunt who'd been looking after him past. During his teen years he was in and out of foster homes, because of all of this I look up to Dawson, because he's still happy and successful even through all of his hardships.

I take one good look at him and walk up to him and rip the controller out of his hands.

"What the fuck, you made me wait." I say anger evident on my face. But it doesn't last long when I say Dawson give me a toothy grin, he takes me into a bear-hug and I can't help but smile.

"I missed you Kit Kat." He says and I can't help but laugh at the nickname he gave to me all those years ago. Just at that moment the butler decides to walk in.

"Master Awesome, I'm so sorry she just barged in, I don't know how she even got past the fence-"He finally takes a look in our direction to see me and Dawson in an embrace. Understanding takes over his face. "Sorry for disturbing you Master Awesome it won't happen again."

"It's okay James I told you, you don't have to be so hard on yourself." Dawson's Boston accent as clear as a summer's day. "I'd like you to meet my friend Kit Kat, she'll be staying with us for a while, look why don't you go ask Mary to prepare her room. And ask Olga to make us one of those fancy sandwich things." With that James nods curtly and walks away to follow Dawson's instructions.

"Seriously, Master Awesome?" I say, exiting the embrace.

"Yeah, I'm Awesome Dawson." I laugh at this and he tries to give me a serious look but ends up laughing as well, wiping tears from the corners of his eyes he says, "It's been to long Kit Kat, what've you been up to lately, the last time I saw you was probably when Bella was still choosing between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob, that was like what five years ago."

Only Dawson would compare the last time we saw each other to a when a Twilight movie was released. I mean I get he digs like supernatural shit and all. But seriously Dawson I haven't seen you for five years and you're talking about vampire's verses werewolves and a stupid human girl getting between the balance of things. I mean not to be a Twilight hater or anything cos I'm Team Jacob all the way, Taylor Lautner's abs are bae.

"You know the usual, running." I say sadness clear in my voice.

"Come on Kit Kat you know you're safe here." He says empathy taking over his whole being.

"I know." I say, because it is safe here, well at least I hope so.

"Is that a new jacket?" he asks, and I can't help but smile as I look down at my new, well six months old, leather jacket.

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A/N

Hmm... I wonder where she got that jacket from.

So this is the first chapter, hope you enjoyed. So what do you think Kit Kat's real name is?

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