> Julia looked at Kat apologetically and then at Derek, blue gaze torn. She
> wasn't going to complain about what she was feeling. It had been so long
> since the family had really been together..... She even had to fight to
keep
> her breathing regulated even though it was becoming a strain.
>
> Patrick looked at Kat and hugged her close before touching Rachel's cheek
> "I'll be right here, I swear. And Kat... another part of the promise is
not
> to come looking for me there. You have to stay here. And since Julia
will
> help me, you have no reason to go over there again. Understand?"
>
> Even as he spoke his image started to waver "Promise us, Kat... promise
> you'll stay here...."
>
Kat:
Kat hugged him fiercely even as he was vanishing. She didn't want to make
that promise. She liked going there, it was fun. And she knew she'd be all
right, even if he didn't. "I'll try," she said rather vaguely. "I promise
I'll try not to."
derek:
Derek's jaw tightened, he didn't like any this. He gave Julia a stern look,
it was time for her to disconnect from the other spirit, even if the talk
was not truely over. He wouldn't heve her destroying herself for a
conversation that was going no where. "Julia," he said firmly, "let go."
He hadn't been pleased with Kat's answer to Patrick's question at all and at
the moment all he could do was hope that Rachel wasn't either. He was going
to take his cues from her.
Derek and Kat
