Chapter 2- The Betrayal
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So, where were we? Oh, Yeah, Chloe and Derek got caught coming out of the crawlspace. The Nurses and Dr. Gill think they were doing a little something more than "Exploring" if you catch my drift :P
We never see what Derek was thinking when he and Chloe are in Dr. Gill's office or what he was thinking if he heard Chloe's conversation with her aunt.
Oops! I better do my disclaimer: I don't own ANYTHING! Except for Derek, who is laying on my bed right now, shirtless, and pestering me to finish this chapter. So he can get to other things that need attending to, aka: ME!****** Yeah right! Just let me have my fangirl daydreams and leave me be okay! : P
The Betrayal
After they "caught us" they made us walk up the stairs, obviously. Since it wouldn't be fitting to have a fake conference in a basement. It was apparent that they'd totally bought the whole "Derek and Chloe were fooling around in the crawlspace." fiasco. They didn't even let us walk near each other on the way up. Dr. Gill led the way, Chloe followed. Behind Chloe was Mrs. Talbot and I made up the end of the line. I have to admit, I screwed up. Majorly. I managed to get caught with Chloe again, after I was warned not to so much as look in her direction. But I couldn't help it, I had to go downstairs and find out what was wrong. It was like a very strong magnet.
After we got up the stairs, Dr Gill decided that she had enough of the chain gang and turned to face us.
"I want the both of you to go upstairs to your rooms right now. Straight there, no pit stops. Am I understood?"
Chloe could only reply with a nod. I upped the ante a little and offered an impartial grunt. I could see that Chloe was antsy to get up the stairs. I caught a whiff of her and noticed that she had wet herself. Why didn't I notice that before? Probably because I was too busy being her dork in shiny foil. Before I could even say sorry to her, she rushed up the stairs. Probably to go change, so I headed up. I decided that our so called "rendezvous" earned me a nice shower. I hopped in and got most of the dirt off and got dressed. I made my way back to my room when I heard Chloe talking to Dr Gill. Chloe was telling Dr Gill about one of the bumps on the back of her head to supply evidence for the story. Dr Gill unsympathetically offered Chloe a Tylenol and told her to lie down in the media room and that they had called her aunt. Oh great, now shit's really gonna hit the fan. Chloe's aunt Lauren was the one who got me into trouble in the first place. I don't think she likes me very much, Obviously.
I decided to start back with my book. Just as I got past the part where I left off, I heard someone entering the house. I could tell by the voice that it was Chloe's aunt Lauren. Dr. Gill put them in her office. I know I shouldn't eavesdrop, but I can't help it. It's kinda hard when I can hear things as clear as a bell. I then a heard a low whisper,
"I don't know what to say Chloe."
Oh, great. Of course that Fellows woman believes the crap that the good doctor has been spewing. Then I heard Chloe's aunt get a little louder.
"I know you're fifteen. Even if you haven't really dated yet, you're curious.."
Uh oh, this isn't going to go well. Chloe's heartbeat got faster and her breathing became slightly heavier. I've had enough experience to know, she was getting angry.
"It wasn't like that. It wasn't ANYTHING like that."
Shit, Chloe was going to try to tell her the truth. I hope she doesn't tell the whole truth. Then they would really question Chloe's sanity.
"We found the crawlspace and Derek wanted to check it out and I thought that would be cool."
Okay, so she's twisting it a little. At least she isn't completely incapable of telling a lie.
"Oh, Chloe, I can't believe- did you think harassing you and hurting you the other day meant he liked you?"
Whoa! That was a little uncalled for. She doesn't even know me. I may have hurt Chloe, I'll admit to that, but I didn't harass her. I generally make it a habit not to tell girls I like them by hurting them or even telling them at all for that matter. I may be many things, but I am not an abuser. Even so, I don't expect Chloe to defen-
"What? No, of course not. Derek isn't- he made a mistake. He didn't mean to do it. It was a misunderstanding."
She's defending me? I thought she hated me. She has every reason to, but instead, she's standing up for me. An unfamiliar feeling shot through me again.
"Maybe this is the first boy who's ever said 'I like you', and I know that feels good, but this will not be the only boy who likes you, Chloe. He's just the first with the nerve to say so. He took advantage of the situation. At school, I imagine girls won't look twice at him-"
Jeez, who pissed in HER cornflakes this morning? ……Okay, maybe the whole school thing is true, but I think Dr. Fellows has been watching a few episodes too many of 7th Heaven. I mean, it's an okay show, but as dad would say, "It's not my cup of tea". Her attitude is a little too clichéd for my liking. I would also like to know where my mind was vacationing lately, because I definitely don't remember telling Chloe I liked her. Even if I did like her, I would never dream of telling her.
"Aunt Lauren! God! it's not-"
"You can do better Chloe, much better."
It's obvious that Chloe's angry. I still can't believe she's standing up for me after the way I treated her. Her aunt is right; she really can do better than someone like me. I can hear Chloe struggling to keep her cool. I know exactly what's happening. Her aunt doesn't believe her because she's "sick" and thinks that Chloe is crazy. Betrayal bites, especially if it's someone close to you. Then I heard her aunt again:
"Aren't you going to say anything, Chloe?"
"Why? I've tried. You've already made up your mind."
She's catching on now. I wish that it didn't have to be like this for her. That is the coldest I've heard her sound.
"I'd like to hear your side."
"Just because I'm in this place, just because I'm 'sick', doesn't mean I'm any different than I was a week ago. Back then, you'd know something was wrong with this story. You'd have asked for my explanation before accusing me of anything. But now? Now I'm just the crazy girl."
My stomach twinged, an intense feeling of sadness shot through me. Why should I be feeling sad for this girl? I've known her for all of two weeks and all I want to do is protect her.
"Chloe, I don't think-"
"I know exactly what you think."
I heard the door to the office open and Chloe walked out. She went to her room and slammed the door. By the sound of it, her aunt tried to follow her. But Chloe wouldn't answer her door. Another wave of sadness came over me. This time, it was mixed with anger and frustration. I shook it off. For the millionth time in my life, I really wish I could mind my own business.
~So there you go! another chapter! I am planning 2 more chapters for this story, I won't be able to update until my school goes on christmas break though! I have a lot of work to do! I just couldn't finish it without getting this posted! Please press the pretty review button! PRETTY PLEASE!!!?
