A/N: Elloh! So, this is my first fanfiction and I hope you guys like it! All this came up because I had a burst of ideas smack me across the face..hehe, and I just HAD to write it down. I would go insane if I didn't (-_-") so anyway, thanks to whoever reads it too!
Setting: After the scene of the 'death' of Brian.
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Sacrifice
"He's dead...I-I kissed him," I cried out slowly in the darkness of the theater. Amy and Paul stood there looking at me with pity. I could feel their sadness drifting into my empath state transparently.
"Oh my god, Chloe, I'm so sorry," I looked up at Amy who was shaking her head. I nodded, looking down at his handsome face. I knew I loved him but, something else was compelling me, not to as if something doesn't feel right about loving him. I heard Paul lightly chatting on the phone, probably 911. I turned at Amy who was still staring at me and I sighed. I lost another good friend, my so called first love...gone.
"I, also lost another life," I mumbled and she gasped. She stared at me, wide eyes like saucers.
"What? Why?"
"I thought dad was here but it was...just this lady in a white, formal, cocktail dress with short ginger hair," I described to her and she nodded, also taking out her own phone when it vibrated. Paul looked at me, relieved that at least I was safe.
"911's on it's way for you guys," He explained but Amy just shrieked a little, turning to me in tears.
"What, Amy? !" I looked up at her in panick.
"Jasmine, Valentina and Alek," She breathed out and I heard ambulance sirens coming near. I slowly took Brian off of my lap, standing up. All it took was her saying Alek and I instantly knew I had to get there.
"I have to go, I'll meet you guys at the hospital after I deal with something," I said and she nodded as I ran off. Going out of the theater, the ambulance had already came.
I ran past them in full speed, the thought of Alek or any of them getting hurt made me clench my jaw and fists. Good thing I was a Mai or else I would have been at the apartment by tomorrow and...I sort of left my car at the apartment. I got into the lobby, frantically waitng impatiently as the elevator went up to reach the penthouse. I walked down to the room slowly, taking the knob in my hand but it was already and seemingly opened. I fell into the dark room, my eyes shifting into night vision. I saw Alek getting strangled into the wall by...Zane? That boy, that Jasmine trusted so much! Why that little bastard! He obviously didn't see me launching myself towards him, tackling him down onto the ground. He kicked me off, I saw Alek looking at Zane as if he were about to rip his head off. Zane stood up, launching himself at me, tearing my jacket off of me but I did a full kick at his stomach when he came anymore near me. He fell back onto the ground, bringing out a gun which he aimed at me.
"Chloe! No!" I saw Alek push me to aside as Zane pulled the trigger. The tears ran down my face more ever than before when it hit the young blonde to the ground.
"Alek!" I yelled, running over to him, crotching him up with my arm. I looked around fantically noticing Zane was gone out of nowhere and I sighed in relief. "Why the hell would you that?"
"I made a promise to protect you, Chloe. Where have you been?" He croaked out and I took his hand, bringing it to my cheek.
"With Brian, who's maybe dead now because I kissed him," I explained to him and his eyes shown a glint in it. I laughed a little. "Of course you would have that glint in your eyes."
"It's to bad, I won't be able to savior it if he actually did die," He whispered, his eyes drooping slightly. I shook my head, my face may have been red with puffy eyes already.
"Don't say that, you're going to be alright," I pleaded him when his eyes began to droop.
"So, is it true you actually never had feelings for me?" He managed to ask out and I rolled my eyes, smiling at him.
"No, no it's not. Even if I did say I was in love with Brian, it never meant I didn't had any feelings for you," I shook my head and he smirked.
"I always knew it was the looks, charms," He teased while I sputtered out a chuckle. "You look so beautiful..."
"Alek? Alek!" I screamed out in panick when his eyes fully shut when he complimented me. I scoffed out as if this wasn't really happening. I pulled him close, my strength going in as I hugged him, sobbing everything out. I kept whispering 'you can't die' all over again in between my cries. All this time, all these events only led up to something I couldn't see and was to blind to see.
I was in love with Alek.
I could feel it, stronger than I've felt with Brian. I loved Alek. I loved him. I can't lose him after everything. I wish I could say something, but, it was too late. I felt sleepy after a while and I drooped into cloud nine on his lifeless, unbreathing chest.
I swear I am eating to much of those cereals mom brought me because I actually think I'm in Bora Bora right now. With the clear, blue water, the clear sky, the soft, white sand. I looked down and noticed I was wearing a white grecian styled dress that ended above my knees. My hair was tied up into a bun and a gold, leafy headband wrapped around my crowning area. I was barefooted of course. I saw a woman just a couple trots away from me with a long gold dress, like Egyptian princesses and the same Mai eyes. I gasped, noticing how beautiful she was. I walked over to her and she smiled.
"You must be Chloe King, I've heard many courages things from you," She said, leaderly and it took me a moment to notice who she was.
"Y-you're the Uniter's descendant? The first ever Uniter! It's a pleasure to meet you," I exclaimed and she laughed.
"Please, it's truly a real pleasure to meet you. Very unique out of all the Uniter's heritage tree," She nodded approvingly. As I smiled and she shook her head. "So, I heard about the incident and I can promise you something, especially to your mate."
"My mate? Whoa, whoa, Alek is not my mate-"
"But you love him, that's technically already bonded as a mate in Mai format."
"Okay...I guess, but what is this about?"
"I can make Alek come back to life, if...you give up one of yours," She explained wearily a little.
"What about the others? Jasmine, Valentina, or Brian?" I asked and she shook her head.
"Only a mate was written in the Mai's heiroglyphics, non the less, to pass down the Uniter's format to your child," She said and I sighed, looking down.
"Please, everyone deserves a second chance-"
"I am sorry, Chloe, but I can only grant it on Alek," She looked down guilty but I shook my head. "I am only allowed to grant actually one life for you, and the gods chose Alek to fufill your destiny."
"My destiny?"
"I am sorry, Chloe, but I cannot explain that to you. Only time will tell and I will soon be able to figure it out and explain it to you, but, you have many destinys to accomplish and Alek is one of the main ones."
"I'll, give up a life for him but, I am still going to get Jasmine and Valentina back. No matter what happens," I stated storngly and she smiled gleamingly, suddenly shooting out a sort of hand that pierced into my body. It was painful, me falling down on my knees as the pulled out some sort of circular, yellow light from me. I felt it stop my heart for a minute then it started beating again. I gasped when the pulling feeling went away from my chest. God, that hurted. "That hurted."
"Sorry, it is your life, it should hurt. You cannot tell anyone about this. I will tell you when the time is right," She smiled and I saw Alek's lifeless body lay in front of me, ghostly white. I whimpered when I saw his bruised and bleeding face, the face I never wanted to see again after the jackel attack. I stifled a cry from his injured body, the top Uniter obviously seeing my sadness she dropped the light of life from her hands and it gently settled into Alek's chest. The Uniter smiled at me before everything suddenly went black.
I awoke on his chest, which was...moving up and down. I sat up quickly and he coughed. "Alek?"
"Chloe?" He opened his eyes slowly and I cried out in relief. I pulled him up, hugging him tightly.
"You're alive! I can't believe it!" I sighed contently as he pulled away, kissing my forehead. He already looked like nothing happened. The blood, smothering his shirt a while ago was now just simple stain and his bruises and cuts on his face were already healing. He stood up shakily and I helped him up, grasping his shoulders. "What about, Valentina and Jasmine?"
"Well, it's to..late," He started but I just shook my head.
"I just wish there could've been something I could have done," I whispered disappointedly, putting my face into my hands. Alek came over, giving me a warm, sweet hug.
"Even if you were there, we still had to protect you," He reassured, pulling back when most of the Mai's came barging into the door. Alek spoke to them quietly, me looking out of the big penthouse window, agony written in my eyes. I lost. I let the world come but they came in as a serial killer, which I could've done to prevent any of it. I sniffed in the cries and feeling strong arms snake around my waist. I turned, tangling my fingers in Alek's blonde locks, getting lost in those brown irises. I saw him lean down, gently feeling his lips settle on mine. I brought my hand down to wound it around his neck, deepening the kiss. My tears started to fall rapidly and I noticed he started tearing up too, our tears blending into eachothers. We pulled back a minute later, panting and me, of course, with a red face. "Always knew you had thing out there for me, Chloe King."
"Oh, shut up, Alek Petrov. Don't act like you weren't the same," I smirked at his pink face a little. I looked to the side, only to see that the bodies have vanished like midair. He wiped his tears away and then mine."What-"
"There will be a funeral for them this Friday," He explained and I nodded, still emotionless about the deaths. "Zane..."
"What about, Zane?" I curiously asked and he narrowed his eyebrows.
"He's...my brother," He replied unbelievably. My eyes grew wide, backing away slowly.
"He is?"
"I- I don't know, but right now, we're lucky to consider ourselves alive and okay," He nodded at me but I could still see the pain in his eyes.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"It's okay, Chloe. It's my business not yours," He warned while I opened my mouth to give a retort but he just gave me a stern look to shut up. I sighed defeatedly, looking up at him.
"What now?" I asked, obviously knowing who would take the place as the Mai leader in the San Francisco Pride.
"Valentina's sister and her daughter will be moving here, she will be our new leader," He explained, letting go of me to go sit down on the couch and run a hand through his long, shaggy hair.
"So, it's usually just the mom and daughter?" I joked and he chuckled, shaking his head.
"No, the father died a couple years ago and Valentina's sister, Elizabeth, didn't have anymore children other than Mimi-"
"Whoa, wait, Mimi? Wasn't that the girl that you, you know...dated?" I laughed nervously.
"We only dated a while but broke it off a couple years ago," He shrugged but instantly saw through my insecurity and he smirked. "Is Chloe King, jealous?"
"What! No, why should I be exactly?" I scoffed, crossing my arms to look at something other than him to hide my red face.
He smiled, getting off the couch and coming over to me, my back still turned to him. He gently sweeped my hair over one shoulder, placing butterfly kisses on my other bare one. A shiver danced down my spine as he kissed up to my neck, gently rubbing my upper arms as he kissed up and down the side of my face. My eyes were closed, not knowing nor, hearing someone clear their throat. Alek instantly stopped his kisses along with me snapping back into reality to face a woman, looking quite embarrassed. I was blushing as I rubbed the back of my neck.
"Can I help you, Fiona?" Alek asked and she smiled, nodding.
"Valentina's sister and her daughter will be coming Sunday afternoon, just to let you two know," She raised her eyebrows at me and Alek. "What an adorable mating couple."
"Ahaha, no, we're not mates..." I said even more nervously and embarrassed.
"...Yet," Alek finished and I looked at him, my eyes widened. He laughed teasingly. "I'm just kidding!"
"Right..." I muttered, faking a smile. I actually wanted me and Alek to be mates so all Mai's know we belong to eachother, but it's just awkward right now.
"Right..." Alek mumbled in the same fashion. Could he want the same? No, of course not, I hurt him by saying I love Brian but, I...love him more. I just couldn't get the words out to say it. I need time, especially with Brian still in the hospital.
"Okay...well, I'll leave you two alone," Fiona said, leaving the large penthouse.
"Alek, I-" I started but was cut off by my phone ringing. I sighed.
Amy
"You should answer it," Alek pursed his lips, turning away to go walk to the kitchen to grab a snack. "I promise I won't listen into your conversation."
"That's new," I snorted and he rolled his eyes. I answered the phone and she was breathing heavily.
"So what happened, Amy?"
"C-Chloe, he's vanished," She stammered and I cocked an eyebrow up confusingly.
"What do you mean 'vanished'?"
"30 minutes ago, he was on a bed, dead...I think so, I decided to get something at the cafeteria with Paul but when we got back to his room, he's gone. I asked if they took him to the morgue but they said they never did," She quickly exclaimed and my heart started to race. Where the hell would have Brian went?
"Okay, meet me and Alek in the bookstore with Paul," I ran a hand through my hair, looking out into the city.
"Okay, see you there, how are you and the other Mai's?"
I looked down upsetly, holding back the tears. "Jasmine and Valentina are dead and Alek's the only one alive."
"How?"
"I-it was a miracle," I exclamied, lying. I hated lying, not especially to my mom but also to Amy.
"Well, I sure hope both you guys are okay though," She concernly sighed.
"We are, meet you guys there okay?"
"Okay, bye," She understood I had to hurry and I said bye back before shutting the phone off.
"C'mon, Alek, we gotta go to the bookstore. Amy says Brian actually vanished literally," I narrowed my eyes when he nodded, getting up and running a hand through my curly locks.
"I'll go anywhere in the world- no, the galaxy with you, Chloe King," He flirted and I sputtered out a laugh. Hitting him lightly on the chest but also giving him a hug which he returned back.
"The feeling's mutual, Alek."
"It better be! Now come on, let's get to the bookstore," He laughed, pulling away and taking my hand, dragging me out the penthouse. We were in the elevator and some wierd jazz music came up and...it was just me and Alek. Awkward. I felt my hands get sweaty and I tried looking away from Alek's face. I felt a grasp on my wrist, pulling me onto some soft lips. I alreday knew it was Alek so I brought my arms to vine around his neck. He pushed me into the wall as I felt his tongue swipe across my bottom lip and I opened my mouth willingly. His tongue plunged into my mouth, battling eachother's for awhile, me of course, not holding in my moans. Just when the elevator doors opened, Alek pulled away with a smirk. "Well, well, Ms. King."
"Hey! That was you! Not me!" I pointed out to him. He had a glint in his eyes as we walked across the lobby. "What's up with that glint in your eyes, Mr. Petrov?"
"Nothing, just a bunch of ego throwing up from me right now. You know, with me actually making the tough Uniter turn into a lovestruck, uncontrollable teen right now," He wagged his eyebrows and I scoffed.
"As if!"
"You know you enjoyed it," He stated, me rolling my eyes. We were already outside of the apartment and Alek pulled me over to my car, him holding out a hand. "Keys."
"What! No, I want to drive," I stubbornly replied, pointing my nose up snobbly. He put his hands on my hips, looking into my eyes.
"Please?" He pleaded, his puppy dog eyes starting grow around his face. His chocolate, brown orbs grew and his mouth turned into a cute pout. I tried, literally! I bit my lip, grimacing slightly, but just slammed the keys onto his hand. "That always works on the ladies."
"Whatever, Petrov," I smiled, getting into the passenger's seat with him getting into the driver's and starting up the car. We were soon on the road on the way to the bookstore when we hit a stoplightm right in front of that store I have went to for nearly my whole life already. I turned and saw the necklace. It was a beatiful, exquisite object I always wanted but the price made me nearly erupt. It was a pink, diamond heart, and it was real, especially along with the real silver framing. I breathed out, dazzled by the necklace in the window.
"That's quite a beautiful necklace," I saw Alek also looking at the necklace dreamily.
"I know, I always wanted it ever since I was a little girl but the price was like...whoo!" I toned a tiring voice. I looked at the digital clock and saw it was nearly midnight. We had to hurry before mom has a cow!
"Oh...that's interesting," He muttered, seeing the light go green and speeding off. I swear, this kid drives like some drunk person that was jackhammered by a kangaroo after desert.
We soon got to the bookstore, me starting to get out of the car but, once again, Alek pulled onto my wrist, giving me a sweet kiss full of love across our seats. It was filled with passion, protection, and love. "What is up with you always kissing me every second?"
"Well why not? I can't kiss my girlfriend?" He smiled and my heart just went rapid speed. He laughed, probably from my heart doing the timed mile run.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa...'girlfriend'?" I rephrased, not really getting the word into my system yet. Alek...was my boyfriend? Wait, Alek was my freaking boyfriend! Holy crap!
"Yes, girlfriend, and someday, my mate," He whispered into my ear and I bit my lip to try holding in a reflex or something.
"Wait, when we be mates doesn't that mean we have to...mate?" I managed to slip out of my mouth.
"Yes, Chloe, that's what it means. The mating signitures that you're mine, no matter what," He purred into my ear.
"I like the sound of that," I sighed and I looked at him intently. "I thought we were also going to have to mark eachother..."
"Yes, scratching lightly on top of where your heart is near means you have a mate and no other male Mai or female will be able to try mating or intimacy with you, they'll smell, feel, and sense the occumpanied mate too. Say, we were mates and Mimi would try something. When you're near, a feeling will actually hit her and metaphorically say 'Stay away or else you die'," He explained and I took a deep breath to take it all in.
"Wow."
"I know, it's the way the Mai relationships work though, so right now, in Mai format this might only mean a significant crush rather than a boyfriend and girlfriend. So, it means I'm still free in Mai terms," He pursed his lips and I cupped one of his cheeks with my hand.
"Hey, I don't have a problem mating with you. I know you wouldn't hurt me at all but-"
"Chloe, I want to..mate with you but, I'm still sure you're taking in patience, especially with all the deaths," He took my hands on top of the armrest.
"Thank you, for waiting at the least but, I want to be yours...before Mimi gets her ass over here," I smirked deviously and never have I seen Alek Petrov flustered and dreamy over me before! It's so cute!
"Are you sure? I mean, they're coming on Sunday and it's Wednesday. Are you sure, Chloe? I don't want to push you into doing something you don't want to do-"
"Trust me, Alek. I want to, I swear. Promise me, before Sunday?"
He sighed, looking at me sweetly with those beautiful choco irises. "Yes, my kitten."
I laughed, finally moving away and both of us getting out of the car. He came beside me, wrapping an arm around my waist, goosbumps forming where the spots his skin touched. We walked into the bookstore and saw Paul and Amy sitting in a table. We walked over, Amy squealing when she saw Alek's arm around my waist. "So is it really you guys?"
"Yes, I can finally say, me and Alek are a couple," I pointed out relieved from all the constant talking she chats to me about me and Alek being a couple and all before. Me and Alek sat down on the chairs across them, waiting for some answers. "So, any news from my Brian?"
"No, other than the fact he just disappeared out of nowhere!" Paul exclaimed, me grimacing.
"How though? Oh no..."
"What? What is Chloe?" Amy asked, panick in her eyes.
"I remember that lady that shot me, she was at the gallery party a while ago with me and Brian," I explained bit my lip, thinking.
"Wait, your human has maybe interferation with the Order?" Alek nearly yelled, astounded. I shrugged and he bit his lip, thinking. "Sometimes, the Order is also passed down to a son or-"
"Are you saying, Brian may be part of the Order!" I nearly shrieked, tears forming in my eyes. No, not even Brian could be part of them, no way is he accepting if he finds out he has to kill me!
"It's only a theory," Alek reassured, effctively calming me down. Amy and Paul looked at us with sympathy.
"Okay, I guess I need to get home now," I said, standing up and looking at the wall clock. "I have a migraine coming on."
"I'll drive you home," Alek stood up too, wrapping an arm around my waist. Amy winked at me.
"I need dets tomorrow!" She called out with Paul as me and Alek got out. Alek opened up my door for me to get into the passenger's seat and he got into the driver's.
We drove to my house in silence and I saw my phone ringing. It was mom. I answered it and she breathed out in relief. "Chloe King! Where the hell are you?"
"Don't worry, mom, Alek's driving me home now," I assured her and she giggled.
"Alek's driving you home?" She said, maybe metaphorically raising her eyebrows.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll to talk to you when I get home."
"Okay, bye, bye!"
I shut off my phone and saw Alek with a smirk. "What?"
"I suppose you want me to be near when you tell you're mom we're together?"
"Please," I implied and we soon got to the house, me and him getting out and standing on the sidewalk, looking into eachother's eyes (cheesy moment). He wrapped his arms around me waist and mine around his neck as he leaned in to give a passionate kiss. My breathing picked up as he pushed me lightly into my car door, never breaking the kiss. I slowly opened my mouth to allow him his tongue's entrance to war with mine. I moaned, bringing my hands up to tangle it into his blonde locks. One of his hands gripped one of my thighs, bringing them up a little. We then pulled away, our foreheads touching eachother's as we panted.
"I love you," Alek whispered and I looked at him with a gleam in my eyes.
"I love you too, Alek," I whispered back and he smiled a cocky smile, pulling once again into a short, sweet kiss.
"I think your mother would be worried if you don't get home in time," He laughed, nodding his head to the house behind me. I laughed, scratching my head and turning around to head into the house. Once I got in, I saw my mom sitting on the couch jumpy.
Oh joy.
"So...?"
"So what?" My voice went up an octave slightly. She raised her eyebrows at me. "Me and Alek are dating..."
"Yes! I always knew you'd end up together!" She squealed, getting up and hugging me tightly. "You're growing up so fast."
"I know, but I'll always be here, mom, remember that," I smiled, hugging her back and pulling away to look at the clock.
"Well, I suggest my newly dated daughter should be going to bed," She sighed, winking at me. Newly dated? As in, like the term newly wedded?
"Mom!" I whined, as she smirked. I shook my head, smiling as I went up to my room, only to be rewarded with Alek lounging on my bed. "Of course you'd be here."
"You know me so well," He teased, grinning a cocky smile. I heard my speaker playing down my favorite song, Look After You by: The Fray, and saw my ipod settled in it. "May I have this dance, Mi'lady?"
"Hmm...who says chivalry is dead?" I chuckled when he stood up, before dimming my intesity lampshade, making it a bit more romantic. That's cheesy Alek for you. He wrapped an arm around my waist and his other hand took mine as I layed my other hand on his shoulder. He spun us into a slow dance, looking into eachother's eyes which were full of love. Not lust. Love, pure, true, love. His eyes bore into mine, leaning down and capturing me in a dizzying kiss. He pulled away after a moment when I layed my head on his shoulder, sighing contently.
"I love you..." I heard him whisper and I lovingly smiled.
"I love you too, Alek."
Right now was just perfect. I knew something was still killing me on the inside with Jasmine, one of my best friends, Valentina, my loyal, first boss and second aunt, and Brian, my so called first love and my blessings tearing in me, wondering where he is. All I knew is I would have to face the pain sooner or later but right now, I wanted to enjoy the peace with him. My protecter, my first middle school crush, my best friend, my love...
My Alek.
A/N: Sucks? Or not? Please do not come and spear me! Also, don't worry, I'll explain the whole "only Alek can be granted" thing later. I got it all covered ;) I hope you guys like this beginning chapter. Sorry if Meredith's conversations with Chloe are low on meat, I honestly don't know what to say...mostly, but I'll add on more if you guys want.
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