A/N Well here's the first chapter of this story. I hope it gets as popular as my other Darkest Powers story. I hope you all enjoy!
~Axelrocks~
Chapter 1
It has been one month, thirty days or thirty-one however you wanted to count it, since we defeated the Edison Group. So why was it taking him so long? You would think Simon would take the first chance he got to ask me out. But where was he? Obviously not around.
I heard the screen door open, then slam shut behind me. I sighed, finally Simon was going to show his face. So I put on a smile and turned around. But when I turned around it wasn't Simon I ran into. It was Derek.
"Oh, hey," I said hoping the disappointment wasn't evident in my voice.
"Hey," he said back to me.
Well let's talk about Derek. Things were kind of complicated between us. There was a time where I thought he might have liked me and I may have felt the same about him. I don't know, but it was awhile ago, before we had stayed at Andrew's safe house. But ever since we got reunited with Simon and Tori he seemed to back off. We barely talked after not, not even now. Two years later! I tried talking to him many times, but either Simon would interrupt or the conversation just died. I really never understood what had happened between us and it has been bothering me since.
"So did you hear?" he asked his voice breaking me out of my thoughts.
"Hear what?" I asked, confused. We hardly talked so I never knew what was going on with him anymore. So I had no idea what he was talking about now.
"That I was leaving."
"What?!" I exclaimed. Derek leaving? It couldn't be! Would he really leave Simon?
It was then that I noticed he held a suitcase in his hand. "You're leaving? Where are you going?"
"Simon hasn't told you?" He looked confused. Simon usually told me everything.
"Simon hasn't talked to me much lately," I mumbled.
"Really? I would think he would have." He was about to say something else, then shook his head and stopped. "Never mind."
"What were you going to say?" I asked, and has that been relief on his face?
"Nothing. I wasn't going to say anything."
Then we just stood there. Silent. It was awkward, so I had to break it.
"So where did you say you were going?"
"Oh yeah about that. Um...well this werewolf pack invited me to join them."
"Oh." This time I didn't hide my disappointment.
Derek had fully Changed about six months ago. I had been with him, much to his disappointment. He had wanted me nowhere near him when he had fully Changed, he thought he was going to hurt me. He never did.
The reason he was leaving was because he had fully Changed. Some pack got a whiff of him and wanted him to join them. Good choice. I knew Derek and I knew he was going to be a very loyal pack member.
"Well I-I'm going to miss you, Derek," I said and stepped towards him awkwardly.
"We can stay in touch, right? I mean would you want to stay in touch...with me?"
"Of course, Derek! We've been with each other for two years, we can't just stop talking!" I smiled at him reassuringly.
He smiled back. "Good."
I looked around. "So Simon and Tori aren't here to say there good-byes?"
"They already said them inside." He laughed.
"What?" I asked curiously. Derek didn't laugh that often and certainly over nothing.
"Well when I said bye to Tori I was surprised she didn't smile and wave good-bye. She actually looked disappointed. And get this. She actually gave me a quick hug."
I shook my head in wonder. "Wow, maybe people can really change."
"Yea," he said. Then it grew awkward again.
Yep, this was mine and Derek's relationship the past two years. They had been filled with too many awkward silences to count.
"Well I better get going," he finally said.
So soon? When was I going to see him again? Would I ever?
Forget awkwardness! I rushed forward and gave him a hug. He set down his suitcase and hugged me back.
"I'm going to miss you so much, Derek." I muffled into his shirt.
His voice was muffled, too and I didn't know if I heard right. But it sounded like he said. "You have no idea how much I'm going to miss you."
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I watched him walk away. I felt tears pricking my eyes. It was going to be difficult. I went seeing Derek everyday for the past two years, to wondering if I was ever going to see him again. I watched him walk down the driveway until he completely disappeared. I sighed, then opened the screen door and walked into the house.
Simon and Tori were sitting at the kitchen table. Both had plates in front of them, and on the plates they each had a sandwich. Lunch time and no one told me. That was awfully nice of them.
"There's bread and stuff on the counter if you want to make yourself a sandwich," Simon said, mouth full.
Uh, real nice Simon.
I grabbed myself a plate and began to throw my sandwich together. Then I went and sat by Simon.
"So are you sad to see wolf-boy go?" asked Tori, finishing the last bite of her sandwich.
I sighed. After two years Tori still called Derek, wolf-boy. I guess some things never change.
"Yea, of course. Aren't you? He said you gave him a hug." I smirked and wondered how she was going to react.
"Well of course I miss him. W-Who else am I supposed to annoy?"
Me. But I could tell Tori really cared that he was gone, even if she didn't want to admit it. Hmmm...
"What about you, Simon?" I asked.
"Of course I'm going to miss him he's my own brother. But I'm happy that he has somewhere to call his own."
"What do you mean?" I asked confused.
"Well he wasn't going to be with me forever. I do want to get married, and he wouldn't want to be around anyway."
"Oh." I was silent and took another bite out of my sandwich.
I looked up at Tori and it seemed like she was making eye signals at Simon. What was going on? She must have seen me staring at her because she stopped. I continued eating. Then I heard Simon yelp in pain. I looked at him and saw he was glaring at Tori. Seriously, what was going on with these two? And why did Tori keep looking at me?
"You done?" Simon asked me standing up.
I stuffed the last piece of sandwich in my mouth and nodded at him. He took my plate and dumped them in the sink.
"Thank," I said when he got back to the table. I blushed a little, he was always doing little things for me.
"You're welcome," he flashed a white tooth smile at me. Any minute now he was going to ask me out. Any minute now.
Tori got up and took her own plate to the sink.
"Uh-hum," she said and pointed a look at Simon. Her eyes slid to the door.
He nodded, then looked at me. "Hey, Chloe, can you step outside with me for a sec? I want to ask you something."
"Sure," I smiled and I felt butterflies in my stomach.
Finally.