I adore Derek! Let me say that I am a vampire girl and no other werewolf has ever been attractive to me. However, Derek is great! This story came to me this morning and I just have to share it.

I do not own Darkest Powers unfortunately. Kelly Armstrong does.

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Chloe's Point of view.

I had to be alone and think. Simon told me he liked me and wanted to be my boyfriend. I know I should have been happy but for some reason I was not.

I told him that it was not the right time and that even though I liked him a lot I did not feel like we should be anything more than just good friends. He looked sad but said he understood and left me sitting on the couch by myself feeling guilty and sad.

We have been in the "safe house" for just over a week, and to be honest we are all feeling more stressed than we were on the road. We have nothing to do all day and we are starting to get on each other's nerves.

I walked outside to be alone and think. I found a log to sit on not too far from the house so I could still see it.

A few minutes later, I saw Derek coming out the back door and heading to the woods in the same direction, he took last time he had a partial change. He told me before that I could not be with him the next time he had a change because it was too dangerous. Well, he thought he was being sneaky and I would not find out but he failed, I followed him.

I found Derek on all fours. Heaving and in terrible pain. Oh, no! Another partial change, I don't think he can take it anymore. He knew I was close by and yelled at me to go back to the house.

"NO!" I said. "You are not dangerous Derek and I know you will not hurt me!" I yelled back. He gave up and let me get close to him.

He was covered is sweat and since he did not take of his shirt and pants before he started, his shirt was completely soaked and torn in places.

Derek was over 6 feet tall and all muscle, his green eyes were filled with tears, his black hair was over his face and was a mess. I wanted to cry but not because I was hurt or scared, it is because I could not take the pain away from him. What a strange feeling, I know I like Derek, we had bonded during our time separated from Tori and Simon but I felt deep down that there was something more than friendship I felt for him.

Just as fast as it started it was over, another partial change. Derek looked so tired and angry that I hurt so much I could not do something for him.

For the first time ever, I saw Derek loose his cool. He looked so angry and began to yell in frustration, "Why! Why! Can't I complete my change? I can't take this anymore! Once I get my hands on the Edison Group they will pay for what they have done to me! Done to all of us"

I sat there frozen for a minute and then realized he had every right to feel angry. He stopped yelling and looked at me, "I'm sorry Chloe, I don't… I don't know what happened" I would never hurt you… please forgive me, please say something!"

"I'm not scared of you Derek. You have every right to be angry for what they have done to you; I just wish I can take the pain away from you!" I could not believe I said that! I blushed so much that I thought my face would explode. Derek saw that and did something so un- Derek like. He placed his hand on my cheek "Don't be embarrassed, I love it when you blush" he said.

I don't know if it was the fever or the after affects of the partial change but Derek's face was bright red too. I wanted to fool myself and think that Derek could not blush.

His eyes held my eyes captive. I could not look away from him. He bent down slowly and I felt his lips come to my lips very gently. I was shocked and happy at the same time. His kiss and touch sent electric shocks though my entire body.

The kiss started gently and slowly then it began to get passionate, I did not realize what I was doing but I found myself climbing on Derek's lap and kissing him with as much need and passion as he kissed me. When we broke apart, Derek tensed and let go of me. "I I I'm sorry!" he said "I I did nnot meant to…" I felt like he just punched me in the stomach, tears started to fall and I felt so embarrassed.

I could not think. "You regret it? You did not like it?" I asked in between sobs, he grabbed my face and made me look at him.

"I thought you would be upset with me" he said, "Chloe, I love you! But I should not have kissed you without your permission, especially since…"

"Since?" I asked. "Since you and Simon are… well…you know…

"He looked down and let go of my face. It was my turn to make him look at me.

"Derek! I like Simon, but… like a friend" or maybe a brother I thought but did not say it aloud.

Derek looked at me as if he thought I was lying to him. He searched my eyes and found the truth at the same time I found the truth in his. We did not like each other!

We loved each other! His eyes were glowing with tears as he took me in his arms again and kissed me with more passion than before. He laid me down on the ground, he was half on top of me but holding himself up so his body did not crush me.

"Chloe, I love you… you are my mate Chloe" he said this in between kisses from my lips to my neck. He was the perfect gentlemen, even when I felt I would lose control he kept his.

He told me there will never be anyone else in his heart but me ... he would love me forever.

The realization of what he said made me giddy inside. I started to laugh and shower kisses on his face, neck and chest. He was confused by my reaction but I told him that I loved him so much that I wanted to scream, jump up and down and tell the world how happy I was.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and said… "MINE!" I had no idea what that little word was going to do to him.

His eyes looked almost black with passion, a growl escaped his lips and his body shook so much I thought he was starting another partial change.

He kissed me so hard that it almost hurt, he was losing control and I wanted him to, but to be honest it did scare me a little. He stopped and regained control. We could not breathe for a few minutes. "I'm sorry!" he said, "I did not hurt you, did I?" he said. I smiled at him and said no. We stayed there together for some time, just holding each other.

"What about Simon?" he asked. "Do you want me to talk to him, explain it to him?"

"No, I will do it" I said. "He will understand" I hopped.

We decided that it was time to go back to the house. Derek helped me up and took my hand. He took two steps and stopped. I thought he smelled someone and heard something but all of the sudden he dropped to all fours again and began another change.

"Oh no! Derek!" I yelled. He was in so much pain. I got down to him and began to talk to him and tried to calm him down, I rubbed his back, his hair, and his shoulders. Fur started to grow and his face was looking more like an animal than Derek. He looked at me scared and in a very rough voice he yelled for me to run to the house.

"NO!" I will never leave you, you won't hurt me!" I yelled at him. All of the sudden he looked up toward the trees, I saw movement and seconds later Simon came through the bushes. Derek yelled at Simon to get away, but Simon was frozen in fear.

"Simon! Go!" I said. Simon looked at me and made a move to pull me away from Derek. Derek saw this. He growled and jumped toward Simon. A partial Derek and a partial wolf jumped, but a full wolf, growling and teeth bared landed in front of Simon…

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