Disclaimer: (I forgot it on my previous chapter). I do not own the Darkest Powers.

This cannot be!!

After my walk around the hole, I calmed down. I overlooked the fact that Derek had seen Chloe's underwear… in the shower. I overlooked the fact that, according to Tori, they spent the night together. I overlooked it all, and felt better.

So, I walked back into the kitchen a few hours after I heard the conversation. And surprisingly, the kitchen was empty. Shrugging, I walked to the fridge, grabbed an apple and went to the living room.

Now, I have learned that I do have anger problems. I will admit that. But this, this anger was provoked. Here I am, all nice and calm like, minding my own business whilst I end this poor little apple's life, when I walk into the living room.

Right in front of me, on the couch, sat Derek and Chloe, the devil and the angle, sitting side by side. No, not sitting, leaning. Looking from behind, I could see that Chloe was leaning onto Derek's shoulder, while he had his arm around her. In front of them the movie Tarzan is playing.

Without thinking, I dismissed my earlier thoughts of 'watch and figure out'. No, I'm going to watch and destroy. If they are going to rip out my heart and step on it, I might as well make their lives painful as well.

Taking a loud bit of my apple, I watched as the two love birds flew apart and turn around to look at me.

"Hey, mind if I join you," I asked, taking another bit of my apple.

"N-not at all," Chloe said adding a fake smile to go along with it. Derek just gave me a grunt and gave Chloe a lingering look to which Chloe gave a genuine smile to.

A genuine smile. He gets the real deal and I get the fake. Geez, I feel loved.

Without pause, I took a third bit of my apple and moved around the couch to sit in-between them.

Wiggling back to get "comfortable", when in truth I'm just rubbing it in to Derek that I'm next to Chloe, I turned my attention to the movie.

After a few minutes past, I made a show of grabbing Chloe's had with my left (because, as I said before, I'm not getting along with my right).

I lifted my head up just in time to see Chloe giving Derek this don't-be-mad-he-grabbed-my-hand look. In turn, Derek gave her an I-know-I'm-mad-at-Simon look. Eye talk. If there is one thing that sickens me it's eye talk.

Thinking back, I remembered how much 'Eye talk' those two do. Almost every conversation they have is through 'Eye talk'.

During the 'Eye talk' I witnessed, I did not miss the fact that Derek was growling at me.

Apparently, he doesn't like me touching his girl. Well, too bad.

~~~ One Week Later~~~

After the movie incident, I made a new resolve. I am going to interrupt any alone time between Derek and Chloe. With that resolution in mind, I followed them around the rest of the day, and the rest of the week, not letting a moment go between them when I, or anyone else, was not present.

Every day throughout the week, my eyes opened more and more. And with each eye opener a new crack in my heart began to form.

Dejected, I ambled down the stairs.

"I'm fine. Derek!" Chloe shouted.

I stopped dead in my tracks. Were they alone?

"No you are not! If you keep shouting, you'll attract Simon's attention."

Damn, they are alone. Picking up the pace, I followed the voices.

"Derek! My hand is OK!"

"No, it's not, Chole!

"Dere-"

"Do you want to get Simon's attention? You're doing a pretty good job of it!"

I was 5 paces to the door when the shouted stopped and they began to speak in normal tones.

"No. I don't want Simon."

CRACK!!

"Then come here."

4 more paces to the door.

"Don't touch it. It hurts."

"Don't worry, Chloe. I'll be gentle, OK?"

CRACK!!

3 More paces.

"Ouch!"

"Your hand's better now. I got the splinter."

CRACK!!

2 more paces.

"Thank you Derek."

"Just take better care. I love you too much for something as small as a splinter to get between us."

"If Simon can't get between us, I doubt a splinter can."

C-CR-CRA-CRAC-CRACK!!

1 more pace.

"I know."

Just when I reached the door, I saw that Derek and Chloe were indeed alone. And not only that, they were wrapped around each other in a kiss that only a few blessed souls could share.

CRACK!! There goes my heart. Torn in two and turned into a pile of ash.

Without hesitation, I gave a breathless "Hey! There you are! I have been looking everywhere for you!"

To my surprise, the two love birds did not jump apart. Instead, I watched as Derek lowered his lips to Chloe's ear and whisper, "told you that your yelling would attract his attention."

Smiling, Chloe reasoned with an "at least we escaped him for an hour."

Feeling my already ash piled shattered heart, shatter ever more, I stepped forward. Wedging myself in-between the two, I grabbed Chloe's hand, "now you're not doing anything I would be jealous of, would you?"

I am no longer clueless, just heartbroken. I have opened my eyes, and I do not like what I see.

I know there are multiple mistakes both grammar and spelling, but deal with it. I don't feel like checking. Oh, and please, no flames!!