White Panther

Two

Catherine yawned, now in her apartment on the highest floor. Her choker softly hit against her necklace (seen in the previous chapter) as she walked around in a white muscle shirt and pale blue ripped jeans. Her blonde curls fell to her back, she needs to cut it soon.

She sipped on her drink, using her heel to slide a dropped knife into the hidden room. That coulda been bad. She grunted softly and jumped onto the couch, grabbing the remote and turning on the TV. She set her drink aside and watched the odd show being displayed.

But no matter how focused she was on the screen, something was eating away at the back of her head. Why were T'challa and Shuri here?

She had left years ago, her parents couldn't be paying them to get her back NOW... Could they?

No, her parents never cared. She shook her head and stood back up, heading to the fridge. She glanced at the mirror and saw some of her makeup had worn off, exposing deep purple marks around her throat.

"Probably should cover that up before she gets home..." She sighed, brushing off her growling stomach. She headed for the bathroom, grabbing her makeup she wiped off the old makeup. Deep black and purple handprints wrapped around her neck, frowning at her reflection she quickly covered the marks up.

She put on the choker again and went to change. She pulled on a simple turtle neck crop top and left her pants on, heading back to the living room. Just as she did the door opened and a girl ran it, shutting the door behind herself.

She turned towards Catherine and ran over, jumping into the taller girl's arms. 

"You okay Isabeth?" Cat murmured, rubbing the girl's back as she walked to the couch. Cat sat down with Isa still clinging to her. Isabeth sobbed softly against Cat's chest and held tighter. Good thing Cat cant feel pain, Isa was digging right into a deep black bruise from T'challa.

"We lost another one Cat, I- I don't know if I can handle it if we lost another!!" Isa sobbed, Cat sighing softly as she rubbed the girl's hair. Isa was a children's hospital doctor, she must've lost another kid...

"Shhhh its okay angel, they're happy now aren't they? no more suffering?"

"They were beaten! By their parents!" Isa screamed, Cat's features immediately sharpening.

"Who are they." Cat growled, Isa quietly mumbling their names. Cat stood up and walked Isa still koala hugging her to the bed, setting Isa down she put her to bed. Second time out, annoyingly enough.

Cat popped her joints and walked out, heading to the hidden room. She pulled on the bracelets and the suit slid over her skin. Popping her neck she grabbed a few of her weapons and headed out.

~~time le hop~~

Cat stared down her nose at the two laughing parents, made her sick. She kicked the window in and slid inside, folding out on of her blades. She was pissed. The woman screamed and she shot out the blade, slitting her throat. The man threw a punch and hit her in the eye. She snarled and lunged forward, the man swerving and barely avoiding the blade. She hissed and lashed out her claws, slicing through his abdomen.

She folded her blades in and rolled her shoulder, glaring down at them.

"Maybe if you weren't such human filth you could've lived." She huffed, stabbing them both in the head to make sure they're dead. She grumbled at the blood on her suit, stretching out as she started to head out.

"Stop right there."

T'challa? What the hell?

"back off kitty, I had a reason for my kills. Just because I'm more direct doesn't mean Im not on your side." She growled, looking back at the man.

"what did you mean by getting my powers from a plant? Did you not get them from the plant as well?"

"Pff, kitty. I have no influence from a drug, my powers are my own. Now, good day and leave me alone." Cat hissed, jumping from the window. She avoided Shuri and went straight home, quickly changing and passing out on the floor. She used her powers too much today...