Chapter 4: Kat's Nightmare

It was about 3:15 a.m. In order to get them to bond, Burt had made Kat sleep in Coop's room one night a week. Tonight was, unfortunately, that night.

Kat was tossing and turning in his bed. Kat's mumbling got progressivly louder until he yelled "NO!" waking Coop, but not himself.

Kat was still in that wierd state of being asleep and being awake. Kat then quietly, but with pain evident in his voice, mumbled "Oh, Coop" and started sobbing quietly.

"I'm right here Kat. What's the matter?" Coop asked, genuinely concerned as he got down from his bed and sat next to Kat.

Becoming more alert upon hearing Coop's voice, Kat realized it was just a nightmare.

"Coop... I, I had a dream that you and I got into our biggest fight ever, and you left angry in your dad's car, and you got in a car accident, and you died, and it was all my fault" he said through sobs.

Trying to comfort Kat, Coop put his arm around his shoulder, and explained, "It's okay Kat. It was only a nightmare, it doesn't mean anything"

"No Coop. It's a message. It's a punishment for being meaner than usual to you lately" Kat said. Coop decided this was his chance.

"It's alright Kat. I know" he said. Kat stared at him with a blank expression.

"Know... what?" he asked. Coop smirked.

"This" he said. He leaned in, and crushed their lips together. Kat's eyes grew wide.

Coop finally pulled away, and looked at Kat.

"Well? Don't just sit there! Say something!" he said jokingly. Kat blinked.

"It... that... I..." he stuttered. Coop smirked.

"I don't know about you, but I kinda liked it" he said. Kat shook himself out of his stupor.

"Do you... really love me, because... I kinda love you, too" he said, blushing,