After a near death experience, Derek shuts Chloe out, and right as something is about to happen. Will Chloe find out what is wrong with Derek before it's too late?

Darkest Powers Fanfic

Like most of the people here – I do not own Darkest Powers

Chapter 1

Chloe's Point of View

It felt fantastic to sleep in a warm bed again. I don't think I would ever take beds or hot showers for granted ever again. Derek, Simon, Tori and I were all finally safe from the people chasing us, the edison group. We found a family friend of Simon's dad, named Andrew, who took us to the safe house. We had all got in late last night, so we all decided to get some sleep, and take it slow for the next little while, while Andrew and his allies at the safe house figured out our next move.

It felt weird, being with Simon and Tori as well as Derek. I was so used to it just being Derek and I hiding out and trying to get where we were going. I missed that a bit, even if his agitating and rather harsh and controlling attitude was a bit overwhelming at times, I would always bite right back at him. It seemed right, being with him, it made me feel safe, and that was a feeling that I loved having lately, so naturally, I clung to what made that feeling, which put me on Derek's nerves. He didn't like having to swoop in and save me all the time and I knew that. Hell, even Tori knew he didn't like saving me, the way he shouted at me after pulling out of death's jaws. I was always searching for his approval, and his praise.

A few mornings after we got to the safe house, I knew my way around. The kitchen was next to the living room and the den. All of the bedrooms were on the second floor, along with a bathroom and a small, very up-to-date game room. It went: the stairs, Tori's room, Simon's room, the game room, my room, the bathroom, and the Derek's room at the end of the hall. The other side of the hall was occupied, but I only knew that Andrew's room was right across from Tori's, at the other end of the hall.

On the fifth day of being at the house, I went down to breakfast on time. I am not a morning person, and had been sleeping in the first few days, mostly out of fatigue, so when I was out of bed at a decent hour, everyone was shocked.

"Chloe! What are you doing up so early?" Was the first thing I heard from Simon. "Is something wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

Derek's head snapped up when Simon asked that, his green eyes immediately searching my face and surroundings for danger. Old habits really do die hard. He must have been so used to keeping the person behind him safe, it was probably weird to not have to worry about that. Sensing no danger, he began stuffing his face once again with breakfast; eggs, toast, waffles, and fruit. It looked great.

"I am alright, I just forgot to close my curtains last night and the sun greeted me this morning." I sighed as I prepared my plate. "Sleeping on the east side of a house is not a great experience for someone who is not a morning person."

I sat down across from Derek, calmed by the familiar proximity. I watched him eat. I would say he ate like a pig, but I think a werewolf might be insulted by that. I would hate to have to cook for someone with that kind of appetite, every morning. He hadn't changed while we were here, but I could tell there was one coming. It was only a matter of days.

After all the food was gone, courtesy of Derek, we all went our separate ways for the day. Simon was doing some magic stuff I think, Tori doing some girly stuff, and Derek was doing what he does best, which is hiding something I know nothing of. I went outside for a walk.

The air was wonderful this time of year. I couldn't believe the trees could glisten like this so early in the morning. The morning wind was relaxing, though not near as calming as Derek.

"You should really wake up earlier if you want to see this scene more often." I nearly jumped out of my skin at the voice.

"Simon, you ass! You scared the living crap out of me!" I looked over at him and saw the dopey grin he had on his face, and my anger dissipated, he didn't mean to scare me, I knew that.

"So what's up?" Simon asked as he looked at me. He was so nice to me, although I knew every sweet thing he said to me was something more to him than it was to me.

"Not too much, it is nice out here, I like it. It makes me feel free, like nothing matters, just where the wind blows." I closed my eyes and listened to the wind blowing on the treetops, and smelling the green all around me. It filled me up, and I felt calm. I never felt this calm without Derek here, and I was surprised. I opened my eyes, and found Simon's face inches from mine. He had taken my hands, and pulled me closer to him.

"Chloe... " He breathed. I could feel his breath on my face. I was so not ready for this. I had yet again rubbed Simon the wrong way, and he was acting this time. I needed him to stop.

"Simon-" I tried to say, but he thought I was enjoying this, so he put two fingers on my mouth to silence me. Crap. I needed to find a way out. There he was leaning farther and farther in, so close I could smell the yogurt and eggs he had for breakfast.

Then I smelled burning animal flesh. It was the most disgusting thing I had ever smelled. I yanked away and knelt down on the ground, covering my mouth. He looked disappointed, shocked, and a bit insulted.

"Simon do you smell that?" I asked him. He thought I meant his yogurt-egg breath, so he checked his breath.

"Not you! Animal flesh and it's burning. Go get Derek; he'll know what to do." Simon sighed, but nodded then looked above me and screamed the most girly scream I had ever heard. It put Tori's screams to shame. I bent down trying to cover my ears and my nose.

"Chloe look behin-" Simon began, but he stopped mid-sentence.

I looked at him, not five feet away, where I had almost been kissed by him, lying in a heap of himself, under someone who haunted my nightmares ever since that night in the park.

There, standing over Simon, was Liam.

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