I felt like taking a step away from Morganville. So now that I have an opportunity, I'm traveling to Buffalo, to see my friend Claire. What's in store there I can't be sure. But from what she always tells me, it's very…active. (:

Takes places after The Summoning. Kinda like my rewrite of The Awakening, but from Derek's POV mostly. Some Chloe to make up for the new scenes. It won't be accurate at all. But I'll do my best to be as close to the real timeline. As far as I can remember. But it's just a fanfiction and what I think Derek was thinking at the time…and what I wish would have happened. Read and review. I'd love to hear your idea on this fanfiction. Thanks!

Derek's POV: The Awakening.

Simon sat beside me in the alley, pestering me like you wouldn't believe. I couldn't blame him for being worried like this, but still, it was getting absolutely ridiculous. Sure, Chloe and Rae haven't meet up with us yet, sure it's been over a day, but I mean, come on! They're not little girls. They can take care of themselves.

"This isn't smart. We need to go look for them. The Lyle house people are gone. We should go get them before they get hurt! Or killed! Oh, killed would be very bad. Very, very bad…"

I glared at Simon. "Dude, do you have bionic hearing? No, I do. The people after us aren't gone. They're three blocks over, but they can easily catch up and find us. No, we stay put. Chloe knows where the meet up location is, we'll look at dawn."

"Why wait that long?"

"Because it's the safest time. It's not too dark, so we're not stumbling to find our way. And it's not so bright that we stick out like sore thumbs to those guys."

Slowly, everything started clicking in his head, word by word. "Oh, yeah I guess that makes sense. I'm just worried about them. Those jackasses shot at you and Chloe."

I waved it off absentmindedly, trying to listen in again as to their exact location, or pick up a familiar scent. Nothing. Not Chloe's or anyone from Lyle house. Ugh, it was going to be a long wait…

Finally, dawn approached and we headed out. We managed to find and get to the meet up spot without being caught or spotted at all. Chloe wasn't here from what I could smell. But…something in the air, something different. "She's been here recently. Been awhile but still."

Simon's head snapped up and he stared at me. "How long ago?"

"Do I look like a dog?" he fought the urge to smile. "Don't answer that. I don't know how long ago. I just know it hasn't been within the past hour. Last night perhaps? Hard to tell."

"Where do you think she went?"

I shrugged. "Maybe to find another spot and hide. I don't smell anyone else. So I doubt that they were chased away. Maybe they went to get breakfast."

Than something clicked in my head. Simon's diabetes. He was in need of taking his insulin soon. But he'd need food. "Simon, let's go. We can't stay here."

He stared at me, like I'd spoken in another language. "Are you kidding? What if they come back?"

I pushed him in the direction of the exit. "You need breakfast, and to take your insulin. Let's go. We'll come back. They are smart enough to find their way back and hide until we find them."

He sighed and nodded, letting me lead him to some sort of 24 hour restaurant. I'm starting to wonder if splitting up was a good idea…