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Are my eyes really open?

According to Tori, I needed to open my eyes. But how? My eyes were already open, right? I mean how could I know were was going of my eyes were closed?

Heaving a sigh, I walked past the huge hole in the floor. For once Chloe wasn't hovering around the hole with Derek hovering protectively around her. Heaving another sigh, I let my head roll back as my mind flashed back to earlier events. Trying to figure out what Tori meant.

Flash back time

"Arg!" Cracking open one eye then another, I slowly woke up. Yawning I heaved myself into an upright position and started to say "good morning Der-", only to find out he was not in the room. Not unusual. We, meaning the four of us…plus Andrew, have been in this "safe" house for a little over 2 weeks. In those two weeks, I don't think I've woken up to see Derek sleeping the bed across the room. One would think I would have learned not to waste my breath saying "good morning, Derek", but old habits die hard.

Letting out another yawn, I let my eyes do their customary wonder around the room. The room was square with a wooden floor, white wash walls, two twin size beds (on opposite sides of the room) and dresser that was big enough for 5 people.

Having woken up, I ambled out of bed and went to go wake Chloe up.

I walked down the wooden, upstairs hall to her and Tori's bedroom. Raising my left arm (my right arm and I weren't getting along); I knocked on the door once, twice, three times. 'Odd, she normally invites me in on the second knock.' However, I quickly dismissed the thought when Tori, Pandora's open box on earth, opened the door.

"What do you want?" Tori rudely stated, opening the door only enough to poke her head through.

I rolled my eyes. "I'm here to wake Chloe up," I responded rather calmly.

"She's down stairs with Wolf boy. She's been down there all night." Tori responded through the door. Apparently, she found no reason why we had to talk face to face and had closed the door after I said "Chloe". Shocked, I stood there for a second. Not noticing, because there was a closed door between us, Tori continued. "Ya, I think there is something going on between them. I mean she has been wearing his shirts more often. Almost, any time she can get her hands on them, I think." Without pause, Tori opened the door and saw me standing there with my jaw on the floor. "You mean you haven't noticed?" Tori asked with a sneer. I didn't answer. 'Chloe and Derek. Together? No way.'

"Open your eyes, lover boy. She's with someone else. Just watch." With that Tori walked to the bathroom down the hall.

I stood there for several seconds, unable to get around the fact that Chloe might like someone else. However, I dismissed the thought after the first minute past. I mean, how anyone like anyone let alone Derek, over me, an Asian boy with blond hair.

Laughing at how foolish Tori was to suggest such a thing, I walked downstairs toward the kitchen.

"No, you have to answer me first." A gruff masculine voice said.

I stopped in my tracks. Derek was talking to someone in the kitchen. Curious, I stepped into the adjacent room to listen in. It's not every day Derek talks in more than two word sentences.

"Derek" a small famine voice whined. I automatically placed the girl as Chloe.

There was no response. Carefully, I creped to the door way and peered in. Derek must have been really into the conversation, for he didn't seem to sense me. Smiling triumphantly I looked around. Chloe and Derek were in the kitchen, no duh. Chloe was sitting on the counter facing me… and Derek. Derek was leaning against the opposite counter, arms crossed and looking at Chloe.

"Fine." Chloe sighed dejectedly. "What was the question?"

"Why do you have wolf underwear?" Derek asked.

'Wolf underwear? What the heck! How would he even know?' I could feel my anger bubbling, however, Chloe started to speak.

"I saw them at the store and I thought they were cool. Besides you said you liked them in the shower."

That was it. I couldn't hear anymore. I walked off.

End Flash back

So that's how I ended up here. After re-living the events, I sighed, again. I suppose I have to open my eyes. So for now on, I'm going to watch and figure out.

NO FLAMES, PLEASE!!