Take A Look through A Cat's Eyes - Catman

Chp. 7: Screw You

Peter's glare never let up and never left Hathor. I wrapped my hand around his arm in front of me and lent into him. I heard shuffling behind me and looked to see the other three guys. They had the same glare that Cat has.

"Wildcat?" I whispered as I looked back at him. His grip on my waist tightened.

"Hathor, why are you here?" Catman growled again.

"I just wanted to make friends." She stood up. "I was only making friendly conversation."

"Friendly is not in your vocabulary." Peter said. "I don't know what you're up too but I want you to stay away from Jewelie."

"But Catman..."

"Stay away!' His voice raised. "Or else." Her smile fell into a glare. She turned and walked away.

"This isn't the last you'll see of me." No one moved after she disappeared into thin air. I could feel Peter's rugged breath and I looked at him confused.

"Who..." I stood up. "Was that?" His grip tightened again. His eyes were wild. None of them said anything. "Well?"

"Hathor." Starchild said.

"I already know that." Peter's gaze finally came to me, fast.

"What? How?"

"Jewelie?" They all looked at me intently. I looked between all four of them.

"I had another dream last night. Well, it was more of a vision. She told me her name and that she wouldn't hurt me." I explained.

"When?" Cat was looking at me hard.

"Umm, before you came back. I woke up from it right as I saw you. After I told you of my powers. She knows about that too, about how you reacted." He growled under his breath.

"She's the one from every other vision?" I nodded at Star. "Now that makes sense."

"Why?"

"She's known as Mimic." Demon said. "She can mimic someone's powers to an extent. But she has the power to shift into a wolf too."

"She also very persuasive. Very charismatic." Peter added.

"That's why everything you said was familiar but perplexing. She is very complex." Starchild revealed.

"You should have said something last night." Cat lowered his hand to mine. His statement sort of made me mad.

"I'm sorry. The arguing we were doing kind of clouded that. It didn't really seem important at the time." I pulled back a bit.

"Well..."

"Hey guys!" Shaggy and Scooby ran up but stopped when saw us, tense. "What's going on?"

"I just met Hathor." His eyes widen. "And she's apparently not a friendly." I completely pulled away from Cat, crossing my arms, and looked at the ground conflicted. The guys were talking but I didn't bother to listen. A sudden gust of wind caught my attention.

"Brrr." I looked at Scooby as he shivered. The wind was cold and strong. I looked around. Something was strange about it, not natural.

"You said she can mimic powers?" I asked suddenly. They all looked at me and nodded. "Well then, she's still around. This wind is not natural and I'm not doing anything." I held up my hands . "So I suggest maybe moving?"

"Yeah." Shag shot behind me. "Before anything scary happens. Please."

"Yeah. Lets go." Demon said. We made it down into the catacombs. I could hear the wind howl before it completely died. We made it to the area under the stage.

"Hathor is not to be trusted." Spaceman was the first to talk. I sat down at a table while Cat jumped up and sat on some speakers and the others stood around.

"You said it was her in every vision." Star said out loud. 

"I think we established that." I grumbled. I ran my hands through my hair and laid my head on the table.

"How did she enter you mind though? That's not in her powers." He continued, completely ignoring my annoyance.

"Could she have gotten ahold of the dream stone?" Demon was surprised calm.

"I'm not sure." 

"I can look into it." Spaceman offered. I looked up to see Star nodding. I lent my head on my palm. I zoned out while they discussed it more. I felt weight on my lap and saw Scooby. I scratched his head.

"Jewelie?" I didn't register someone called me. Shag must of noticed because he tapped my shoulder. I looked at him and he motioned.

"What?" I looked at the band. "Sorry."

"You're fine. Jewels. I was wondering if you could describe the orange pendent?" Spaceman asked.

"It was...well. The metal of the pendent was...it looked like aged bronze. The orange pendent looked more like a stone then a jewel. Overall, the whole necklace looked old."

"Doesn't ring any bells. I'll have to look into some of the old artifacts." He moved away. I glanced and saw Peter still on the speakers.

"Cat, can you go and check out the place where they saw the wolf? See if there's something there."

"Can do."

"Demon already said he would go see Chikara. Now, Jewelie I don't want you on your own. So I'm going to have Shandi come..."

"What?" I shot up from my seat. "I don't need some baby sitter. I can handle myself."

"From the way you froze then actually started to listen to her, I'm not convinced." Starchild said sternly. I looked at Peter but he wouldn't meet my gaze. "You're not as strong as you make out."

"I, I..." I stuttered and gulped. "Screw you." I walked away. As soon as I made it to a hallway, tears fell. I ignored the calls behind me as I walked.

Catman's POV

My eyes widened as Paul said those things. My gaze moved to him then to Jewels. A look of hurt flashed across her face. A small glare came and went as she threw 'Screw you' back at him. I hopped on my feet as she walked away, ready to follow.

"Starchild, was that necessary?" Ace's voice was a little tense.

"No kidding." Demon agreed.

"Guys..."

"You have nerve." Surprised, we all looked at Shaggy. For the first time, we saw him mad. "You don't know her. You just found out about her powers and you think you know how strong she is? No you don't."

"Shaggy..."

"No! I don't care that you're this rock star superhero. You have no right to say that. You don't know what she's been through, we've been through. She's my best friend, I know way better then you." He stormed off with a nearly growling Scooby in tow.

"Wow. Never thought they could be that mad." Demon whistled. 

"But he's right." The three looked at me. I was standing on top of the speaker with my arms crossed. I jumped down and landed right in front of Paul. "You had no right."

"I'm sorry, Catman." 

"I'm not the one you should be apologize too." My voice was rough but not quite a growl. I moved past him, bumping shoulders with him, and followed the path the three friends took but paused. "And I'll keep Jewels with me, if you don't mind."