Chapter 18

Frank led his party through the dark halls of the colliseum. Of course, there were fights that occured, but Frank used those fights as an opportunity to charge up his Ultimate Persona.

There was one drawback... Everytime Frank resorted to calling upon Persona Chuan, he noticed that Tellka seemed to get a bit distant, or downright angry.

Now all three of them were in front of the door leading to Redwing's private room. Frank took one look at the door before turning to Kate and Tellka.

"Are you both ready???" Frank asked his friends quietly, yet seriously.

Kate managed a slight nod, while Tellka growled a little bit. Frank took a look at Tellka, and she just glared back at him.

"Tellka?" Frank asked in a confused tone.

"What?!" She just snapped back. That earned her a confused look from both Frank and Kate. Frank looked at Kate, who shrugged as if she didn't know what was going on.

"... Nevermind... It probably wasn't important anyway." Frank said quietly. Tellka just growled in annoyance.

"All right... This is it... let's do it...." Frank said in his best leaderlike voice. He slowly opened the door and entered, with Kate close behind him and Tellka following behind her.

Frank looked around, and unsheathed his rapier. But... Redwing wasn't in the room.

"WHERE IS HE?!?!" Tellka yelled out. She looked around the room then glared at Frank. "HE'S NOT HERE!!!!! I BET YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS!!!!!!!!"

"What??? How.... How could you say that? After all I've-" Tellka cut him off again.

"I BET YOU DID THIS JUST TO GET CLOSER TO KATE!!!! I OUGHT TO...." Tellka spat out as she approached Frank with a wild look in her eyes.

"Tellka, I did nothing of the sort. I don't know where you're getting these ideas... But please stop..." Frank said as he backed up. Eventually, he ran out of room, and was back against a wall.

"Frank... you'd better do something soon... or you'll get killed..." Katt said in his mind.

"I'm working on it Katt... But I'm fresh out of ideas." Frank replied worriedly. He then closed his eyes to wait for the impact of a staff, but it never came.

"Frank... you'd better open your eyes and get a load of this!" Katt said excitedly.

Frank opened his eyes, and saw Kate standing in front of him, so Tellka wouldn't hurt him.

"Kate???" Frank whispered, but got no response.

"Move, Kate... So I can deal with him!" Tellka hissed.

"Tellka... Please... calm down. I'm not going to let you hurt him. How can you say those things, after all he's done? He's saved my life, he healed you, and he helped that injured Windian... Why Tellka? Why?" Kate said quietly with a tear beginning to form in her eye.

Tellka calmed down a little bit, and backed away. However, she still kept her eyes on Frank, as if he were going to do something to Kate.

Frank breathed a sigh of relief, before saying something to Kate.

"Thanks...I owe you one... What was that about?"

Kate shook her head. "I'm not sure myself... I should have told you this earlier... but Tellka has a grudge against all Woren except for me."

Frank's eyes went wide. "Wha... why???"

"It's a long story..." Kate replied.

"Frank... I've got an idea... Let me try talking to her..." Katt said quietly in his mind.

"What... why??? You know that she hates the Woren Clan.." All of it suddenly dawned on Frank.

"That's why she's ticked off at me... Because of the fact that you're a part of my soul..." Frank told Katt in amazement.

"Bingo... and people said that I was a little slow... Sorry... now's not the time..." Katt then sighed mentally.

"It's ok... Well Katt... I'll let you talk..." Frank replied with hope.

"Kate... I'm going to try something with Tellka... Ok?" Frank said quietly.

"Frank... Watch it she's not in the best of moods at the moment." Kate said before looking at his eyes carefully. All of a sudden, she did something that was totally unexpected: She leaned forward and gave Frank a kiss on the cheek.

"Wha... What... was... that for???" Frank stammered out as he blushed.

Kate smiled. "It's for all you've done so far... Saving me... helping that Windian... healing Tellka... and that ring..." Kate started.

"Does it work?" Frank asked.

Kate looked at it before answering. "It does. Mom told me to keep an eye on you in case Tellka get's angry." She said quietly.

"When?" Frank asked.

"Before entering this room... she noticed Tellka's attitude to you and... Well... I'd better let you try what you were going to do." Kate finished up.

Frank nodded, and looked at Tellka.

"Tellka... may I please talk to you?" Frank asked hopefully. Tellka just let out a low growl and ignored Frank.

Frank shook his head slightly. "Ok Katt... she's all yours..."

"Maybe you'll listen to me then..." Katt said as she floated out of Frank. Tellka turned and gasped, as did Kate.

Standing beside Frank, and leaning on his shoulder, was the spirit of Katt Chuan, twirlling her staff lightly as she looked at Tellka in amusement.

"It's amazing... Katt and Tellka look just alike... except Tellka doesn't have stripes..." Frank thought to himself. Beside him, Kate looked at Frank, and then at Katt in shock.


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