Summary: Based on Chloe's conflicting emotions. This will have elements taken from the show, but there are other parts that I threw in. The first part is in Chloe's POV and the second part is Alek's POV. The last part is basically when a couple years have passed and it's a combination of Chloe's and Alek's POV. Bad summary I know, but please enjoy and thank you for reading!

A/N: This is a rather long for a songfic. I didn't mean to write so much, but ideas kept popping into my head and this is the result.

Genre: General/Romance

Rating: K/K+

Pairing: Chloe/Alek

Disclaimer: I do not own NLOCK or this song

Song: Running Back to You

Artist: Matt Wertz

At The End Of The Day

Chloe POV
I am compassionate. I know, because everyone has described me as that. They say that I can't help but aid those in need and that is completely true. My mother didn't raise me to be an inconsiderate jerk, only caring about myself. I have been told that compassion is a good quality to have. Although, in my case, I can sometimes be compassionate to a fault. All I wanted, what I still want, is to live a normal life. I didn't ask to be the savior of a race that I didn't even know existed until recently. At age 16, most girls would be getting a car or finding their first real boyfriend or something of the like. But of course, I had to be the only teen whose birthday present was having the fate of the world on her shoulders. Don't get me wrong; the claws and cat abilities are pretty awesome, but like I said, not exactly normal.

Maybe you'll always learn the hard way
Maybe the only way is through
That after all the dust is settled
You're the only thing I know is true

Either way, either way
I am running back to you, running back to you

Right away, right away
Got me running back to you, running back to you
Oh oh oh

I don't think I ever truly learn from the first time. Ha, don't get me wrong now. I can take care of myself and I have no intention of losing another life so easily. There is absolutely nothing easy about being the Uniter. I feel like one of those spies in the Hollywood movies where I'm living a double life. Which, I basically am. The only humans who are aware of my true self are my best friends Amy and Paul. Oh, and I can't forget the Order; those ridiculous people who want the Mai to disappear. I have to keep secrets from my own mother and that is so hard to maintain. I can't have intimate relationships with humans or else I will kill them. I shouldn't even be close to them at all, meaning Amy and Paul. And to top it off, I have mortal enemies, the kind that aren't human, that want me to die too. Yet despite all this, I still try to be like a normal 16 year old as much as possible. And that includes my relationship with non-Mais.

First off is Brian, my cute college guy with the adorable kitty hat. He is so sweet to me and has put up with my indecisiveness about seeing him. He was able to do what even my closest friends couldn't do; forget about Xavier. I mean, I felt better after helping his brother deal with his drug problems, but I still thought about him. Then Brian came along and everything just seemed to fall into place. He made me feel like how a 16 year old girl should feel. Whenever I was with him, I was able to forget about my duty as a Uniter and the fact that assassins were constantly after me. He made me feel like Chloe. However, like the saying goes "All good things must come to an end." And it did. I had to break up with Brian for good. It wasn't like the past couple times where I did it to save him from offending otherworldly creatures. This last time, it was to save him from myself.

Breaking up with Brian, who technically wasn't even my boyfriend, was heart wrenching. I still feel the pain and I dread the moment I would have to see him again. I just don't know what I would say, but Paul had a valid point. Should I even say anything to Brian if I do see him? Luckily, my mind was preoccupied by a new dilemma; returning a lost jackal to his family. Jackals are the opposite of the Mai. They are the offspring of Anubis, the God of the Dead, and are the sworn enemy of the Mai. Makes sense doesn't it? Dogs and cats hating each other. Well anyways, I decided to help Kai regardless of what Valentina, Jasmine, and Alek all thought. I'm the Uniter, so my job is to unite people and other beings alike. I guess this is where my compassion comes to a fault. It was too late when I realized it was a trap. It was too late to turn back and my only option was to fight. I had to protect Paul and Amy and I couldn't lose Jasmine or Alek.

I almost lost him! I almost lost my protector. All I could do was watch as he was thrown around like a rag doll. I knew Alek would survive, but I was not willing to take the chance. So I pleaded with Kai's father to let him go, to let them all go as it was only me that he wanted. If I had to lose a life in order to protect them, then that was what I would do. Fortunately, I didn't have to surrender a life and Alek would recover.

His kiss shot right through me. My thought process was jumbled, trying to figure out his words of "We belong together." I pulled away and looked at him, my face still expressed surprise. Then Amy's words came floating into my mind. "I'm just saying, it's something you should think about." And why not? I asked myself. So I leaned forward and he captured my lips once again. I couldn't exactly describe it, but kissing Alek was like breathing. It felt so natural and it wasn't until later that I came to understand my feelings. It was always Alek that I came back to; whether it was of my own accord or not. Even when I asked/told him to not watch me, he would be there in an instant when I encountered trouble. It got the point where all I did was think his name and he appeared out of nowhere. A lot of people have made their appearances in my life, but only one was ever present. My dad had left years ago. My mom has yet to find out. Amy and Paul have their own lives and troubles. Jasmine is like a big sister, but she was also trying to prove herself worthy in her mother's eyes. Valentina just cared about my safety and when I was going to unite everyone. But Alek, oh Alek, was much more. He cared for me. He proved it with his words and actions. And it's him that seems to be the only constant in my life. At the end of the day, it's him that I want to see most.

Lately surrender isn't willing
But it's surrender all the same
All the spaces you've been filling
After all I'm the one who ran away

Either way, either way
I am running back to you, running back to you

Right away, right away
Got me running back to you, running back to you
Oh

Alek POV
Chloe seems to have no regard at all for her life when it comes to helping those in need or living a normal life. Granted, she had transformed so quickly that "The Talk" was late in coming. And as result, she had accidentally killed a human boy. One would think that after learning Mai and humans can't be intimate, she would limit her interactions with them. But no, of course not! Now she's completely infatuated with this other human. Brock? Brad? Brian? Yes, that's it, Brian. She spends any free time she has with him. How many times have I warned her to break off whatever she had with him! But she doesn't and maybe that is what draws me to her the most. She doesn't take orders from anyone and she does things her own way. And thus, I found myself caring for Chloe more and more.

She is going to be the absolute death of me! Even after finally telling her human boy that they cannot be together, the next act she does is to help a jackal! I had expressed what kind of creatures those monsters were. They wouldn't have any second thoughts about ripping out her throat. They are the lowest of the low. They are the offspring of the Anubis for crying out loud. However, that does not stop her. Even Valentina's refusal had no impact on Chloe and as a result, Jasmine and I had to accompany her on her little mission. And of course it turns out to be a trap. Chloe was being held between two other jackals and this massive guy was about to throw a punch at her. I couldn't let that happen so I took on the guy myself and ended up getting beaten badly. I couldn't even throw a punch back, but all that mattered was Chloe being let go. Then the tables were turned and we were able to leave with no major problems.

I told Chloe that I couldn't live with myself if she had lost another life. It was my job to protect her. It was my job to make sure that she wouldn't lose another life. And yet, she was so close to doing just that. Although what I said was the truth. For the past few months I denied that I had any feelings for Chloe, but I couldn't do that anymore. Especially since Amy had seen right through me. I had no answer when she blurted out "You like her." But for Chloe's sake, I kept my feelings to myself. Whenever I slipped and said something that revealed I may care for her, I followed it up with the protector card. It worked every time and she would just tell me that she could take care of herself. I pushed her away when that was not my intention at all. Deep down I knew that just because she "broke it off" with Brian, she still had feelings for him. And like the gentleman that I could be, I kept my distance. Even though what I wanted the most to do was pull her into my arms where I knew she would be safe. That plan didn't last long.

Amy was not the only one to see past my wall. Jasmine had said it bluntly to my face and warned me that my feelings may hinder what my duty was. It was then that I knew I needed to see Chloe; to tell her what I had been keeping back all this time. I waited on her front steps, nervous and exited at the same time. I could barely hear what she was saying as I was preoccupied with my thoughts. When I finally looked at her, I was momentarily dazed. She looked so beautiful even after the day's hazardous events. After declaring that we belonged together, I claimed her lips to prove it. She pulled away and as I tried to find some kind of answer in her eyes, she leaned back to me. I smiled when I felt her hand on my shoulder, but I was in absolute bliss when she kissed me back. There have been other girls, but I can honestly say that Chloe will always be the one I choose.

Where I've been all these years with you beside me
I can't believe that you can love me all the same
How far I've run, who I've become, you'll always find me
After all I'm the one who ran away

Either way, either way
I am running back to you, running back to you

Either way, either way
I am running back to you, running back to you
Run away, run away,
Got me running back to you, running back to you
Oh oh oh yeah
I'm running back to you
Running back to you
Oh, run away
Oh, run away
Running back to you
Running back to you

He was always there when I needed him. When I was frustrated that he was always watching me; when I was hesitant about dating him; even when I found myself to still be in love with Brian. No matter what, he was always there. And it wasn't just because it was his duty. Night after night I heard him on my rooftop and night after night I fell asleep listening to his heartbeat. Uniting the humans and the Mai and the other creatures out there was not an easy job. I lost a couple of my lives in the process and I knew how much he blamed himself for each one of those loses. Though I told him that none of it was his fault, I could see the anguish in his eyes. So to ease his pain, I told him that no matter what happens, he would always be the one I would turn to. It may have taken me a while to finally get over Brian, but I had always known that in the end, Alek would hold the claim to my heart.

I was hers and hers alone. If that meant giving up my life in order to protect one of hers, then I would have gladly done just that. I pushed her away because of my jealousy of Brian countless times. Then I tried to pull her back when nothing in her life seemed to work. I constantly debated with myself about what to do with my feelings and how they would affect my duty. I almost lost my life a couple times, but she would step in at the last moment and save me. I simultaneously loved and disliked her for that. I was beside myself with anger and despair whenever she lost one of her lives. I could have prevented it from happening and she kept reiterating that there was nothing I could have done. She tried to console me by assuring me that I would forever be her constant person to turn to. It had taken her quite some time to fall out of love with Brian, but when she did, Chloe was finally mine to hold.