//AN: Good evening Darkest Powers lovers! Thanks to the 7 of you who voted on my pole. The rest of you may be lazy bums, but I love you all enough to throw in another chapter. Random scene that flashed itself through my mind, review if you want another chapter, I just may comply! ;P
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Disclaimer: I do not have any affiliation with Kelley Armstrong or her work, and I claim nothing but fleeting internet fame from my musings.
Stubborn Wolf
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"CHLOE!" A shrill voice screeched from the hall, startling me enough to pull my now swollen lips from the man upon whose lap I was currently perched. Derek growled softly and tightened his hold on me, afraid that I would respond to Tori's impatient hollering. I smiled down at him and kissed his lips apologetically.
"We're in the den Tori!" I yelled back, squirming slightly to get Derek to loosen his hold. He groaned at the movement but took the hint, lifting me up and placing me beside him. She walked in then, flicking her hair in staged annoyance, her usual disapproving look on her face. She had yet to approve of the idea of Derek and I, but as much as I would like to have peace in the house, I really couldn't care less about what she thought of this.
"Well it took you long enough to answer." She scoffed. "Couldn't hear me over your growling wolf boy again? I swear, if we left you two alone for another night, who knows what would happen?"
"Jealous that you're the only girl here not getting any attention?" Derek snarled. I placed a hand on his shoulder to calm him. Tori looked like she would spew fire at any moment; luckily Simon took that opportunity to come bursting through the door.
"My God woman, I could hear you're ranting all the way in the kitchen!" He panted, having had to run up the stairs to see what the commotion was. "Do you ever shut up?!"
I touched my fingers to my forehead and let out a long sigh. Andrew had yet to return to the house and the four of us had been cooped up for the last five days. Cabin fever was clearly setting in. "Could we all just stop fighting?" I asked with pleading eyes. "I think we all just need to get some air, maybe it would be safe enough to go out for a walk on the property? It's a new moon, so tonight would be as safe as any."
Everyone looked at me as though I were crazy. "Chloe, don't you realize we have a crazed group of scientists chasing after us?" Derek huffed. "Only a fool would think to go out there now! What the hell are you thinking?!"
My eyes widened in shock at his words. I closed my open mouth and glared at him solidly. "Well I guess I'm a damned fool then aren't I?" I barked, jumping up from the couch and marching out of the room. "I'm going out for a while, there's a forest nearby and I doubt anyone would be out there at this time of night."
"Chloe!" Derek called after me.
"No, Derek!" If you think I'm a fool than don't bother following me. I just need some time by myself."
I was fuming! After all we'd been through? He was just so... so aggravating! He'd been the most affected by the 'house arrest', not being able to run off all his access energy had made him even grumpier than usual. For the past few days, whenever he'd snap, he would rush towards me, pull me close and whisper such sweet words and kissing me passionately so that I became lost, completely forgetting why I was mad in the first place. He was a blazing passion in himself, but there are only so many apologies a girl can take before enough is enough.
I slammed the door behind me, feeling instantly invigorated by the chilled night air. The weather had taken an unexpected turn for the better, but the nights still held a bite to them. I inhaled deeply, filling my lungs with the scent of grass and the flowers that were scattered sparkly across the large acreage. It felt so good to be outside again that I did something I rarely did by choice anymore: I ran. Ran as fast as I could, jumping over logs and half tripping over roots. With my troubled momentarily forgotten, laughter bubbled up in my throat as I reached the trees that surrounded the property. Tears began to fill my eyes and the lack of oxygen forced me to slow my pace. I carefully wiped my face, trying fruitlessly to slow my spontaneous giggling.
I strode into the mess of trees, unable to see more than five feet in front of me. The quiet night air caused my mind to wander. Was my Aunt ok? How far from us was the Edison Group? What should I do about Derek?
The last question was what plagued me the most. I was attracted to him, no question there, and I knew it was more than at a physical level. He was so fiercely protective over me, treating me like I was something to be treasured and kept close. I loved that about him, but his concern often lead to him being overbearing and thoughtless. I let out a huge sigh. I knew he didn't what he said earlier, but I couldn't let this go on; if I did he would control everything I did... And that I could not allow.
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"Nice going blockhead." Spat the ever hostel Tori. "You chased her off."
"I didn't mean to." I muttered quietly, failing to hide the edge of concern in my voice.
"You have to go after her man." Simon threw in, trying to be helpful. "She could get lost out there."
"Do you think I don't know that?!" I snapped. "Of course I want to go after her, but she said she wanted to be alone. Damn it! Why the fuck do I keep screwing up with her?!" I ran my fingers through my hair nervously. I knew why she was so pissed at me, having been trapped indoors for so long had made me lash out at her unnecessarily more times than I cared to count. Emotions were new to me, so sharing why I acted that way I did was hard. So many of them swirled inside of me; I grew heated as I remembered the way she'd squirm against me when I grazed my teeth along her neck, and the soft sounds she produced when I sucked on her pulse. Lust, I defiantly lusted after her, but it was also the way she murmured my name in her sleep and the smile on her face whenever I entered into the same room as her. No one had ever been so caring towards me, and I never wanted to let her go.
"Well?" Sneered Tori, snapping me from my musings. "Are you just going to sit there or are you going to go after the poor girl? I'm certainly not going out there and fixing your problems for you. Come on Simon, you can make me a sandwich in the kitchen." She declared, spinning on her heel and marching out of the room.
"Oh can I? Can I please?" muttered Simon sarcastically before turning back to me. "Guess I'm going with the princess. Are you going to be all right?"
"Don't worry about me." I replied, rolling my eyes. "I'm going out after her." And with that I stood up and walked away, leaving Simon to deal with the she-devil in the other room. I was going to find her and beg her to forgive me if necessary. I couldn't bear the thought of her mad at me. I prayed that she would forgive me.
The absence of the moon made it difficult to see, so I relied on her scent to lead me to her. I closed my eyes and concentrated on finding her unique fragrance. Doing so caused a memory to come flooding back to me: Chloe on her back with me straddling her, her hands buried deep in my hair as I kissed her. The sounds she emitted from deep within, the sounds she brought out of me... I shuddered. There was no way I could go on without feeling her next to me, or under me, I wasn't feeling very picky at the moment. A part of me knew that she was the one I was meant to be with, my mate. My wolfish side knew it instinctively, and had since the day we fled the Lyle house. I broke out into a run. I had to tell her how sorry I was. Had to tell her that...
I loved her.
//A.N: So should I continue? One more chapter hanging tantalizingly in front of you... Now show me that you love me!
