It all began with a simple date...

Chapter 13

       At least if you were a normal human being, you would have thought about it. But you are not, so chuck it.

       "You mentioned talents... So what talents do you have?" Kitty asked, piqued with interest.

           "Well, we both are connected, we feel whatever the other is feeling, even at large distances. It was how we were built. We both have powers to affect time and to control minds...After that we have different talents:- I have the power to create the illusions, gravitate the Pulse and have strong intuitions that always turn out to be true...

         While Beastly here has the power to control elements and shield himself..." You explain.

           "And the marks?" "Those were the price we had to pay for our talents." Luke answered softly. It was a hurting topic for the two of you cause you went though unimaginable pain to be forced to acquire those talents.

            Maybe worse that those humans turning into vampires like in Twilight. Damn, you really have to stop using movie references.

       All of a sudden, Luke chuckled and you knew that he had read your mind so you glare at him.

         Angelica looks at both of you in confusion but later she shakes it off and continues with her questioning. "So what are my talents?" She asked excited.

         After all what she has gone through, the torture, she knew she had to get something good out of it. Just like how both, Luke and you had got your talents. You loved her optimistic character. It was cute.

       It was also something that lifted your spirits up every time you thought of giving up all those years you had managed to live through, hidden.

     "Ummm... Well-" " I know I already have cat traits considering that I have these..." And her cat ears wriggled when they were pointed at. She had cut you off as you wondered how are you going to explain all of this to her.

        You didn't know how she was going to take it. But then you decided that you would tell her as it is. She gained a lot of new information in her life and she has been bravely optimist about it. You thought that she could handle it as she had matured way more than her age could tell.

     "Well, as I said your DNA has been mixed with an animal... Well, it's not one but five... They have taken the selected quality chromosome of a cat, a dove, a chameleon, a dolphin and a bacteria that is very hard to kill and merged of all those with your DNA . So you partially have all their attributes."  

       The little girl frowned. How was that possible?

       All her life she believed she was half cat, half human. Just yesterday her winged tattoo sprouted wings so she can believe the dove part. But the others, just made it unbelievable for her. Or maybe she hasn't received those attributes yet.

      You continued to clear her confusion as she pondered about what you said. "All the attributes you had have been suppressed due to your family lineage and will only appear when you deeply call on to them. As for their souls had been attached to their DNA and was also pulled in when your body was developing-" "So that is why I hear voices in my head?" She asked, cutting you off from your explanation.

         She was eager to know things and now you were quenching her thirst of curiosity. Well, it was going for too good than what you expected. 

    "Well, you are hearing only one voice in your head and that is the cat's soul talking to you..." The cat in her purred in agreement and the human girl outside nodded, understanding the true proof of the situation. And she was still under shock.

        "Wow!" She let out with deep breath as her eyes widened and stared at the floor. This was too much to take, for a child at least. You understood what she felt. But you also thought the faster she knew, the better. For she had remained under the dark for a very long time.

     "Do you have any more questions?" You ask softly. "Yes!... Ummm, how old am I? ... I can't seem to remember my real age so..." She trailed off, ashamed of not knowing the simple things about herself.

        Well, time did pass fast in the labs and no one celebrated anything important any more to remember the dates. So she had no reason to be embarrassed. 

      "You are eight years old..." You tell her calmly. You knew she was going to burst out and that is exactly what she did. "What?????" Angelica yelled, for the first time she ever opened up in her life like that.

          You were prepared for it but Luke wasn't and it made him jump in surprise. Yup, he was still sitting beside you, listening to the exchange of conversation going on between his two favorite girls.

     She immediately exclaimed in shock and surprise but in a softened tone. No, she wasn't used to raising her voice like that. "Bu-but I look like I am sixteen. How can I possible be eight?" She asked, her voice completely unsure whether to believe it or not.

         "Your mutated DNA has forced your body and mind to age faster and to mold into what you were made to be. When it comes to the right age, it will slow down with aging...  It's done it for us at least..." You explain patiently.

      Kitty's eyes dropped down to the floor as if searching for some answer and then looked up. You could see the emotions through those clear cut windows of her soul. And she spoke. You could feel the pain in her voice.

        "How do you know all of this? Those people in the lab, they don't know everything yet you know a lot about me. Who are you?" That question that appeared so intensely that brought the climax of everything.

     Luke, on hearing that question, turned his head towards you with those pleading eyes and an eager smile. Like he wanted to tell her. But you weren't so sure. She already took too much of new information today. But would she able to take one more? 

     You had an answer ready. And it was a lie you and Luke were forced to live on. You could just tell her that you had been studying so intensely to unravel the mystery that was coated around the labs and did not mention to anyone about anything you did in secret.

         But she had a life based on Lies. And you know she has had enough of it. For once, she would like to know the truth about her past.

       You knew that for a little kitty, she was very brave and strong and that she could handle it very well. And that made you decide that you were ready to let her know.

      She was ready to carry the burden of the most important truth about her life. At least she deserves to know. Cause she was done with all the lies in her life.

     You look at your soul mate and gave a willing nod with a smile. Luke, happy to get your permission turns to her with a soft tender smile that told how much he doted upon this little child. How much he loved and how much he cared.

         And now he could finally reveal the true reason for her existence.

     "Believe it or not, Angelica, we know because we are your parents..."