-Chloe

"Derek, wait up!" I tried to keep up with him as he walked swiftly down the street. "Where are you taking me?"

"Hurry up we only have about half an hour before your aunt and Kit notice we are gone and starts looking for us." He grabbed my hand and began dragging me down the sidewalk. When we turned the corner the street lit up with club lights. "Happy Birthday," Derek said smiling.

I looked over at him, " Oh, Derek. How you pulled this off I will never know," I smiled.

"Here, you might need this," he handed me a birthday bag that was a bit harshly wrapped, but I didn't care. When I opened it up there was dye remover and a light blue dress that would fit in just right at this place.

"Thank you Derek." I looked up at the name of the club, "The Pandemonium," I laughed.

"It was the only club that would allow us in at our age," he replied shyly.

I stood up on my tip toes and kissed his cheek. he turned his head and met my lips with a soft kiss. I broke it and smiled, "really thank you, this is amazing."

We didn't have to wait in line long, and then we were on our way in. "Wow, it's been a while since I've been to a party let alone a club."

"I'll get you some punch. Do not move," he began to walk away then abruptly turned around, "I mean it. There are dangerous people here. Not as in murderous people, but as other super naturals."

I nodded and he turned. "Wait, could I go get dressed?" I held up the bad that he provided me.

"Yea sure, but when you're done wait outside the girls room." With that he left.

I turned and walked to the bathroom. I tried the knob, but it was locked. I stepped to the side and waited. Within' two minutes the door opened and a girl about my age stepped out. She had curly red hair and was quit plain yet beautiful. "I'm sorry I took so long," she smiled as she stepped out of the way.

"No problem," I replied back, then turned and went into the restroom. I locked the door behind me and untied my pony tail. After a month or so on the road with Derek, Simon, and Tori my hair had grown a couple of inches allowing me to pull it back.

I got my hair wet and began removing the dye from my hair. When I had gotten it back to my original color I pulled out a brush that was hidden away in my new purse that Aunt Lauren had given me for my birthday. Fortunately I had the sense to grab it before Derek had dragged me out of the hotel.

I combed through it, and then slipped on the dress. I would have preferred to perfect the whole thing with make-up, but with what I had I think I looked fairly good.

Derek was waiting outside the door and when I came out I could almost see his mouth drop. "Good, by the way you were talking it sounded as if I'd have to wait for you," I said recalling him saying to wait outside the girls bathroom.

He smiled and handed me my punch. I took a sip and it tasted pretty good. Once we had both finished our drinks he held out his hand, "Would you like to dance?" I smiled and took his hand. "Warning I'm not very good at dancing."

"Well neither am I so we are even." We walked out to the dance floor and got lost in the music.

We had have danced for almost an hour, when Derek suddenly went rigid. "What is wrong?" I asked.

"I've had a feeling about that boy over in the corner for the past hour and as we've been dancing he's been watching us." I stole a glance over to where at the boy. He was tall blonde and seemed to have gold eyes. He pushed off the wall and began to walk our way.

Derek grabbed me and started pulling me to a door that said Employees only. He pulled me through and when he got past the crowd he began to run. I heard footstep behind me, but I didn't dare look back.

Great being chased, again. Suddenly, a figure stepped in front of our path. This person was a girl that was around sixteen years old. She had long black hair, dark eyes, and very tall. At her hip she held a long whip. Derek pushed me behind and began backing toward the wall. Just like that time with Roman and Liam we were trapped. The boy who had been chasing us caught up and stepped into our only other escape route.

A third figure stepped out of the shadows and we were officially out numbered. This third one was a boy who looked a bit like the girl, but he had blue eyes.

"Who are you?" Derek asked.

"You don't need to know," the blonde boy answered. "The real question what is one of your kind doing here."

I could tell that he was talking about Derek which meant he probably didn't know about me.

The girl stepped forward, "answer the question you mutt."

That pulled me out from behind Derek, "Don't you dare talk to him like that you b..." Derek pushed me back behind him.

"You planning to have a toy of your own dog?" the blonde asked.

"Shut up. She is not a toy," he nearly yelled back. I put my hand on his arm to attempt to calm him down.

The other boy laughed, "yeah and we aren't here to kill you. We know your plans and we will stop you before you hurt her."

"I'm not going to hurt her, I..."

"Love her?" the blonde asked.

"Yes, I love her," he answered. I had to smile at that.

"No, you just want to play with her than kill her when you're done that's what your kind does." He looked at me, "Run while you can."

I once again stepped around Derek, "I won't leave him and you won't touch him."

The blonde smiled, "you don't even know what he is. If I were you I..."

"See that's the problem you're not me and I do know what he is. He is a kind, amazing, and sometime annoying man and you know what? I love him too." It was Derek's turn to smile.

The girl laughed, "wow Jace and I thought a mundane couldn't get much cheesier."

Derek growled.

"Jace!" a girls voice yelled. "You promised," the girl said as she walked up to the blonde boy. She glanced over at me and I saw that it was the red headed girl.

"Clary, I promise as soon as I'm done here we will go and enjoy some time off." Jace spoke to her softly. "Would you be willing to take that mundane with you I'd rather not have her hurt in the process.

"No, you won't touch her." Derek once again pulled me back and backed even closer to the wall.

"That's not your decision you mutt," the taller girl said.

"No, but it is mine and I'm not going anywhere." I said around Derek.

The red head called Clary spoke up, "Jace I don't believe she is a normal human or a full one anyway." The others turned to her puzzled. "Well like me she can see right through your fog."

"Well, what do you suppose she is then?" Jace asked her.

"I don't know, but you know I'm right." She said.

Derek began to speak into my ear, "when you get the chance begin to run towards that Jace kid. He doesn't seem to want to hurt you he'll let your through. Get out, get back to the hotel tell kit."

"I won't leave you." I whispered as soft as I could knowing he'd be able to hear me.

"I'll follow soon after," he told me.

The others were now looking at us. "What are you whispering about you mutt?" the girl asked sharply. Suddenly Derek jumped at her. The others rushed to help.

"Run!" Derek yelled and I began to run for the door.

Once I reached the door. I heard a gut wrenching yell. It was Derek. I looked back and I saw that the girl had gotten back up and used her whip and hit him.

I screamed and suddenly all my walls came crashing down. A bunch of figures appeared and I was suddenly screaming at them, "Save him."

Some figures went and tried to attacked them, but passed right through. Some seemed to be like Liz and was able to throw objects. It caught them off guard and it even knocked the black haired boy to the ground. Derek stood up and grabbed Jace.

The opposing group stopped, but the ghosts stayed at it. "Chloe have them stop," Derek yelled.

I centered myself and closed my eyes, "Ok that's enough." When I opened my eyes back up they were all gone.

Derek began to speak, "Now you will allow Chloe and I go free or I kill him." Derek started to back up and all the while Jace fought, but Derek had a good hold on him. We backed to the door and Derek pushed Jace to the ground and we ran the opposite way out of the club.