IMPORTANT A/N: I am slowly rewriting this fanfic, so please be patetient with me. If you dont want to wait for me to rewrite everything, thats your own risk. I assure you what you are about to read after Chapter 3, is horrible. And is in first person. So please be patient. And if you get to chapter 4 and its not in first person, that means its been rewritten. And so on for every chapter after the 3rd.
Also check out my other fanfic on Chloe/Alek aftermath of the season finale. I promise that this story, and the other are really different. I actually enjoy the other one more. But hey, its whatever you want.
Its called Restore.
Brian wasn't dead. But a large part of Chloe wished that he would. Because dead was for the better. He was just a shell, his body pale, and his eyes shut, with wires and machines attached to his body. He was on life support. Brian was in a coma, one that they had said he wouldn't survive. The only reason Brian was still a live, was because of his father, Whitney. Chloe had never once visited Brian, because Alek had banned her from stepping foot into the building. Daniel, who was Alek's second in command, had supposedly over heard Whitney, screaming that he would find away to save Brian, that this couldn't happen twice to his family.
So she was now banned because Alek still needed to do a background check on Brian, and his family. Daniel, who was on her side, had told Alek that Whitney was just an upset father, at that Chloe deserved to say goodbye. But Alek didn't care. It seemed that he would never care again. He was stricter now, never stopping to joke, or say any innuendos that would make Chloe blush. Chloe hadn't spoken to the real Alek, only the strict commanding, one in what seemed like forever. And she wanted him back.
Chloe understood Alek's reasons for pushing her away. Chloe had broken Alek's heart.
There was a point, were Chloe wanted nothing more than to kiss Brian. To for once be able to touch his plum lips with hers. For him not to die. But it had happened and god did she wish it never did. Chloe's and Brian's relationship was friendly, and fine. Chloe knew Brian wanted it to be more, and obviously with Chloe being Mai it couldn't be. They weren't meant to be. And Chloe foolishly ignored everyone's protest, and went ahead and tried. Chloe loved Brian, or at one point believed she loved him. And maybe she did, and maybe she still does. But Brian is human. And they were not meant to be, even if he woke up. Her attraction to him, was because he was human, something that she would never be again. Something she desperately wanted.
Than there was Alek, the boy that Chloe never really had given a chance. She was being childish, and going after something she couldn't have. And strung on poor Alek. He was sweet, funny, and way to cocky for his own good. But he was Alek, someone she could rely on, and she ruined that friendship by chasing after something she couldn't have.
Chloe's heart clenched, and she found a tear slip out. She wanted Alek back. She wanted the guy she knew would protect her, the only one who could make her feel safe. She didn't want Daniel, or any other Mai watching over her. She wanted Alek. She missed him, and could slowly feel him slipping away, like sand slipping through your finger tips.
Chloe wanted nothing more to blame, everything on Brian. Because if they had never met than none of this would have happened. Chloe and Alek would never have gotten in a fight, which caused him to run off. And while he was , he wasn't able to save them.
To save Jasmine, and Valetina. But she couldn't blame him. He was just a human, who didn't know anything.
Chloe's lives don't matter to her. Jasmine is a sister to Chloe, she helps Chloe in a way that Amy or her mother cant. Valentina had always been hard and strict, but Chloe found her self loving Valentina like another mom. Chloe felt tears stream down her face just thinking about them. They had been under Mai supervision, these past couple of weeks. Chloe prayed every night to bassit that theyd survive. But knew it was futile. The Mai talked, and Chloe had ears. She heard them talk about how, Valentina wasn't going to make it. That her injuries were to intense.
Just thinking about Valentina's death caused a sob to pour out of her.
Chloe wanted Alek. She wanted him to tell her everything was going to be better. She had hardly seen him. Occasionally he would come to school, just so people don't get the wrong impression from him. Alek had also stopped training because everything needs to settle down. Chloe found that Alek wouldn't really talk to anyone, he'd just sit beside his jock friends, and stare out in space. He hasn't uttered a single cocky comment to Chloe, since he found Valentina half dead, along with Jasmine in a pool of her own blood. When he found out that Zane, had done this, who was supposedly his brother, Alek blamed himself even more.
Another sob slipped pasted Chloes lips. She clutched her heart trying desperately to calm down.
Chloe began to wonder when her life started going down hill. Why everything horrible had to happen to her. Brian in a coma, Valentina facing death, Jasmine injured, and Alek not speaking to her. How did all this horrible torment become her life.
Only a couple of months ago, was Chloe hanging out with Amy and Paul, talking about how much marshmallows they could fit in their mouths, and making plans to do it. Not sitting down, giving each other apologetic looks, grieving over beloved loses.
Chloe was so preoccupied in her self pity party that she hadn't noticed, she had a visitor in till a wind blew in through her window, causing her to shiver and snap out of her haze.
"Any news?" Chloe asked wiping away any accesses tears. Her protectors knew Chloe was weak, that she cried almost every night. But she still felt the need to make herself look presentable.
"Yes," says a british accent, that Chloe knew oh so well. Chloe jumped up from her bed, and end up standing a few feet away from him.
"Alek," Chloe said slowly, looking into his brown eyes.
"Chloe," he responded.
Chloe watched has his thin lip smile, turned into his trademark smirk. Chloe smiled taking another glance at his eyes, but saw, much to her dismay that his amusement did not reach his face. Chloe walked back to her bed, and sat down. She motion for him to follow but sadly he stood there, ignoring her invitation.
After awhile of complete silence, he says, "Valentina didn't make it" which was barely a whisper. If Chloe didn't have her Mai hearing she most likely would have never heard him.
Chloe slowly stood up, her body numb, and shaking slightly. She looked up at him, hopping, begging, with her eyes that Valetina wasn't dead/ That it was all a joke, a horrible joke, that made everyone wait for the shitty punch line. But nothing came out of his mouth.
Nothing.
Chloe quickly covered her mouth, trying desperately to keep back her sobs. Valetina was an amazing person. Was being the word that shakec her to her core. She was an honourable women, who died because of her. Chloe couldn't take this pain anymore, everyone she loved was ending up hurt, or dead. Chloe's legs felt like jello, and she started to wobble. She finally couldn't hold her weight up anymore and slowly dropped to the hard woof floor. Landing with a soft omf, before pulling her legs to her chest.
Her heart ached, and the tears continued to come. She rocked her self back and forth hoping, that it would help her, sooth her. But it didn't, and Chloe found she wanted nothing more than to be an ice princess. To keep it all in. She felt as if the tears would never stop.
Chloe who was to busy crying her poor little heart out, forgot all about Alek, untill she felt his strong arms tug on her wrist. Chloe slowly lifted her head, from her knees, and watched as Alek tugged on her wrist pulling her up, with a sad little smile on his lips. He slowly pulled her to the direction of her bed. She sat at the edge, dropping her elbows on her knees, and than her head being held up my her hands, as she tried desperately to control her breathing. Alek wrapped his arm around her waist, and pulled her closer to him while rubbing slow circles on her back.
"Its all my fault," Chloe shrieked, when the silence got to much of her. She found it was really hard to speak, with the knot in her throat. She pushed her self out of Alek's embrace, and stood up. Her body still shaking, she stared to pace.
"Why?" She screamed to Alek, tears pouring out from her eyes. Chloe wanted to die, she honestly did. She wanted to be the cold body, that would never open its eyes again, she wanted Valentina alive. She deserved it, she deserved every pain in the world tenfold. But bassit, was messed up, and he allowed everyone around her to feel pain, but her. Chloe began tugging at her hair, welcoming the sting. She deserved so much pain. Chloe pulled harder, the sting barely beating the pain of her heart. She didn't want to think. She didn't want to breathe. She wanted to stand, and stare into space for the rest of her lives, not thinking. Not hurting.
Alek obviously thought other wise because he walked up to Chloe, gently pulled out her fingers from their tightening hold on her hair. He drops my hands lightly to my side, and places his hands on her shoulder, and looks directly into her glistening eyes.
"Its not your fault," he tells her slowly, trying to get any reaction out of her. She just continues to stare into his brown eyes, which were churning with emotion.
"Your important Chloe, we all would die for you. Not because you're the Uniter," he told her truthfully pulling her into a tight hug. Chloe whispered to him that she didn't want to be important, but Alek shushed her and continued to rub soothing circles on her back trying to consul her. Chloe felt a pang of guilt, she should be consoling Alek, not him to her.
"How," Chloe paused regaining her voice, "How's Jasmine?"
Alek squeezed Chloe once, before stepping out of their embrace. His eyes met hers, and a small smile placed on his lips.
"She's back on her feet; she's the new Pride Leader." Chloe closed her eyes relief flowing through her, knowing that her close friend was alright. She opened her eyes, allowing a couple of tear drops to role down her cheeks. Jasmine had just lost her mother, and now was supposed to take her mothers position. Chloe bit her lip, praying, that she could hold back any tears. Because if she started up again, Chloe was pretty sure she wouldn't stop.
"I'm so sorry," she whispered, her eyes closed tightly. She knew she was a little too late. She had broken his heart, and now, because of the lose of his mother figure, his heart was breaking again.
A sob threatens to pour out of her mouth, as she remembers how fondly he had talked about Valentina. He had called her his aunt, but Chloe knew, to him she was like a mother. No matter what. And she will always be. A few more tears fall down her cheek, before she opens her eyes, staring into Alek's brown ones.
"Its okay," he whispered, " I am too." He tried to smile, at her but she knew how hard it was.
Chloe slowly wrapped her arms around Alek's waist and pulled him into a hug. "Can we go see Jasmine?" Chloe asks into his shoulder.
He nods his head, smiling sadly at her, and motions her to the door.
"Go ahead," he tells her.
"Aren't you going to come?" She asks not understanding.
"Yes, but I thought I save you a fight from you and your mother." He says. Chloe's eye brows knot in confusion.
"No boys in your bed, Chloe" he says, trying to mimic Chloe's mother. But the British accent, which Chloe came to love, reasons with his attempt at sounding anything like her American accented mother. Chloe laughs, and releases a shaky breath. Alek is back. Hopefully.