Chapter 31: How We First Met

Tam sighed as she clicked her pen and placed it down. Back in her own room, she finished correcting another batch of papers. She never understood how this class could fail such simple questions. Hell, she also gave examples and hints about how to pass these Calculus equations. She scowled as she looked up at the grinning Ying.

"Another flunked out group?" The cat meowed. Tam set her glasses down and stretched her muscles from the getting sore. Wearing a light blue spaghetti strapped tank top hovering over her flat stomach and dark blue panties, she had an easier movement and felt refreshed to feel the cold wind against her heated skin.

"Yeah. Their grades are going down, and my mind is set on giving them discipline and focusing on class. Only some students are passing. The others... well... they are going to summer school if they keep up the bad behavior."

Tam stood up and walked toward the mirror. She sighed and let a bright ring appear over her head. The ring traveled down to her feet, scanning her to turn her blue hair into green, emerald colored eyes into ice colored eyes, and her new outfit. She wore a black tight long sleeved short that stopped down to her ribs, showing her pale back and flat stomach. No longer wearing black pants and a belt, she wore a black tight skirt that stopped to her knees. She still wore the boots that her friend gave her for ghost protection, so they stay there.

The cat grinned. "I see that Ember and Desiree made a new outfit for you. I bet Walker would get an eyeful of seeing you in that as your new battle outfit." Tam blushed slightly and glared at her companion, who was smiling innocently.

Ever since the back to school and Sam plus Valerie's question, Tam was declared taken by the human Walker. Also, Walker, figuring out how to transform into human, entered the building to pick Tam up from school. The females, in Casper High, drooled and gapped at the tall, body build, dirty short blonde haired, sapphire eyed, not to mention hot older man. Tam just blushed beet red to see her lover in human form. Hell, she remembered how Walker looked like when he was alive. The whole staff asked how did she and he meet. Tam had to lie her way out and leave only some truth behind.

"We are childhood sweethearts for a long time. He left with his family far away, and we haven't contacted each other for a long time. We met during the break and tried to recover our lost time."

After Tam's explanation, they started to ask Walker about where he live, when did he get here, and what his job is. Walker answered all those questions, but the shocking thing was he was a warden of a prison far away. The staff was quite scared and saw the similarity between the two. When Walker stepped outside of the office and into the halls with Tam beside him, the whole students figured out whom Tam liked. Plus, Team Phantom had their jaws dropped to see the famous ghost hero and the famous ghost warden in school, together.

So, it was official. Walker's real name, James Alexander Walker, and Tamasine High were a couple throughout Amity Park. She asked Walker how did he transformed into a human and when did he just take a "break" after school, but Walker just kissed her to silence her from her curiosity. Some girls were a little jealous about the two, but they got over it since Walker was older than them. The men, outside of Casper High, cried in horror to see their woman taken by another man who looks like he could bring you straight to prison. Too bad...

Tam sighed as she flexed the tight outfit. It wasn't tight. No, it just increased some movements in her body. Ember made the top and cut the lower shirt to show more of her skin and let Tam do back flips for dodging. Desiree took one of Ember's skirts with Ember's permission and made it tight yet stretchy for her legs and speed. She could also feel relief from dealing with the heat. The cat had her ears twitch up and looked around the room. Spotting something, Ying smiled and jumped down to the ground. Tam turned her head to the cat and rose an eyebrow at the grinning cherish cat.

"Where are you going?" The cat turned her head to her owner and smiled, innocently.

"Oh, I'm going to walk around. Don't worry about me, Mistress. I will be back for a bit." Then, Ying phased through the door. Tam shook her head with a smile, mumbling about "Lazy cat. I'm making sure she go exercise for a bit." However, feeling a cold breath on her neck cut off her mumbling. Her breath went labored, and her eyes droop a bit as she felt a burning sensation through her body. Her lower abdomen throbbed for pleasure, but Tam fought back the desires in her.

Damn him and his entrance. She was turned on by his presence.

"You do know that wearing this in public would get you punished." A Texan accent ghost chuckled deeply as he saw the heroine shiver and pant quickly from his breath on her skin. Tam turned her head ninety degrees to try and glare at her lover and partner, but when she turned her head halfway, she saw how close those illuminated green eyes stare at her with a glint of lust. The legendary heroine blushed pink and lost her focus on glaring. Walker chuckled and gave a chaste kiss on her cheek, moving a bit away from the flushed woman. Tam sighed in either relief or disappointment and turned her whole body around to face the towering Walker. She's up to Walker's chin height, but he was still tall.

"Dammit. That's already... 128 to 94. How come I can't beat this man by just sneaking up on him?"

Tam pursed her lips and raised an eyebrow. Wasn't Walker supposed to be in the prison? That's his favorite job! Maybe, Bullet, Walker's second in command, was watching over the prison ever since two years ago. Then, she had a sly smile that matches to a fox.

"Hello, Walkie." She stifled a giggle to see him growl at her. She loved to hit a nerve on a special person in private, especially if Walker's around. Most of all, she loved to see him get serious over something playful. She couldn't stop hold back some giggles, and it just made Walker a bit irritated. However, she softened her giggle a bit when she could feel Walker's cold breath next to her ear.

"Watch it, Tammy. Or... you might get it." He whispered huskily and slightly nibbled her earlobe. She shivered, not by the cold, and panted slightly about the closeness between the two and feel little sparks through her body.

Damn him.

"Or I might get what?" Tam challenged him through her whisper. She was never a girl to be backed down. Oh no. Not by a long shot. She feel him frown a bit, but later, she blushed when she felt him smirk beside her.

She made a bad move.

(Again... here's another warning for other people who do not want to get scarred.)

She felt his cold lip on her warm ones to try to win the challenge they always played. However, she wasn't going to lose through this. She let her arms wrap around his neck, and let her right hand massage the back of his neck. She blushed deeper to feel the same tough muscles behind his neck and closed her eyes. She felt him lean down a bit from the massage she was giving him, and two hands slid behind her: his left hand behind her hair, brushing her back hair, and the other holding behind her mid-back. Surprisingly, Walker wasn't wearing any gloves.

Feeling bold, Tam pressed herself up to Walker's body and tightened her grip. Walker grinned in his head and pulled her closer to him, groaning to feel the curves of her body against his. Walker licked her soft lips, asking permission to enter her mouth. Mind hazy from the pleasure, she opened her mouth, letting his tongue to explore her mouth once more. Walker groaned, as he tasted her. She tasted like honey and tea, not too sweet and not too bitter. She tasted more and more desirable every day. He wondered if she was an angel, sent by the Almighty himself to finish a mission in this world. She was perfect in every way, but the hands were tainted. Her mind scarred from former battles, and… she was almost sent back to heaven if it wasn't for him. However, it cost him his human life to save hers. Knowing that his angel needed air, Walker broke away the kiss, leaving Tam panting heavily, blushing heavily, half-lidded eyes staring at him with love. In Walker's ghost eyes, she was an angel.

"God, she's beautiful."

Tam felt something soft on her back and realized that they were on her bed. It was big to fit two people. She blushed heavily and started to pant quickly. Was she ready for this? She and Walker were taking this a bit too far, and they knew that they were in love for two years. Walker knew those eyes Tam was staring at him. She was still scared about that they would go far. Walker, rarely smiled, hugged her and whispered in her right ear.

(Here's the end.)

"Don't worry, Tam. We don't have to do this if you want." Tam smiled and hugged her lover back. He understood her, and he wouldn't do it if Tam wasn't ready for the next level. They lie on the bed in silence, letting their different body temperature mix in with comfort. Tam no longer felt hot, and Walker no longer felt cold. They were entwined with each other, like normal humans. Walker moved his right hand from her back and took her left hand.

"Do you still remember when we first met?" Walker asked her, quietly. Tam smiled and entwined her fingers with his.

Flashback

Tam panted slightly as she stumbled through the road. She didn't know how far she traveled, but she was tired. However, all she wanted was to stay far away from the house and her family who gave more attention to her twin. She gave her food and water to Ying, and sometimes, she finds herself some berries and nuts. The kitten mewed in worry, trying to say stop and rest; however, Tam's ears clogged, and her pants were labored in need of oxygen.

'Just a bit more...'

However, she felt her body grow weak and her mind dizzy. She didn't know that there was a car stopping behind her or a boy, around her age, running toward her. She felt her arm tugged and she turned around. Before she fainted from exhaustion, she caught the sight of dirty blond hair and sapphire eyes.

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"... do you think she's alright?" Tam could hear voices around her. There were two, and they sounded like little boys.

"... I know stuff. Of course she's alright!" One voice was heard, talking to the other voice.

"Shh!! I think she's waking up." The other voice shushed the different voice. Tam squinted her eyes and slowly opened them to see a peach ceiling. She felt something cold on her forehead and lifted her hand up to the object. It was cold, felt hard, and rubbery.

"You're okay!" She winced when she heard a loud voice. She looked to her left to see the same dirty blond hair and sapphire eyes.

"Where... am I?" The boy smiled and took a fedora from his side. He placed the hat on his head and gave her a smile. He wore blue jeans and a red shirt, saying "Cowboy."

"You're in my room, darlin'. Welcome to the room of Alex Walker." The boy grinned as she gave him the "What planet do you live in" look. When she blinked, she remembered something.

"Ying! Where is she?" She sat up quickly and try to find her companion, only to feel dizzy again and fall back on the bed. The boy held her back and let her lie down again from hitting her head again. He then replaced the ice bag on her forehead that fell off to the side.

"Whoa there, little darlin'. Your little feller is next to me. Geez. You have a loyal friend there, and we tried to get the little feller to go around." The young boy pointed to the little kitten that was sitting on the desk, staring at the two children. Tam sighed in relief and looked at the boy.

"Thank you for saving me." The boy grinned and shook his head.

"Nah. It's my ma and pa who saved you from this. I just spot you from the side of the road." They sat down quietly, and Tam spoke.

"Um... my name is Tam. What's yours?" The boy grinned and tipped his fedora.

"The name's Alex Walker. Just call me Alex or Walker." The young girl tried to say thank you, but she felt a sneeze coming up. She sat up and sneezed on her hand, feeling the dizziness hit her again. She took the tissue from the side and wiped her hands to get rid of germs. When she threw the tissues away, she tried to say sorry, but when she looked at the boy, Walker just gapped at her. Even Ying stared at Tam with big eyes. Feeling uncomfortable, she asked.

"What is it?" Then, the same voice was heard above.

"Ah. Tam. It seems that you already awaken your ghost powers a bit too early." Tam was confused and looked up. At that moment, she dropped her jaw to see a kid with buck teeth, wearing a cloak and have a tail.

"You're a ghost too?" A squeaky little voice made Tam look to her companion. The cat, no longer white with blue eyes, turned black with green eyes and small bat wings.

Tam, unable to speak, blacked out.

End of Flashback

Tam chuckled and snuggled with Walker, remembering how much shock she had to experience at the age of eight. No longer in her ghost ego, her human body exposed more skin that only Walker can touch and see. His huge right rough hand still entwined with her petite soft hand.

"After you woke up, you looked so innocent that I wanted to tell you that everything is alright." Walker chuckled heartily as he kissed her exposed swan neck to him. Tam squeezed his hand and whispered.

"I was scared, Walker. I was scared that you might not accept me of what I become." Walker sighed and kissed her forehead for her comfort. Then, he stared deeply into her emerald eyes, making her look at him.

"Tam. It was a first timer. Don't worry. I was also shocked about you turning into a ghost and found out that you are a halfing. However, I still stood beside you and didn't turn my back on you, my little darlin'." Tam felt tears creeping up in her eyes, but she blinked them away with a smile. Walker could see that she wanted to cry, but she had the stubborn side in her. Walker kissed her again, giving her comfort. Unknown to the two, a half ghost cat smiled at them, seeing love and comfort between them. Her mistress had someone to care for the day they first met. Even through death, Tam and Walker never let go of the love they had.