Hey guys, a lot of you asked me to continue, so here, I tried! Please let me know what you think! Also, I want to say a special thank you to KristaHalpertLovesTheOffice. She helped me come up with an idea for this chapter and without her I probably would not have posted one. Thank you so much!

Disclaimer: We all know I don't own The Nine Lives of Chloe King . . . although it would be pretty cool if I did ;)

She stepped out of Brian's car and, as soon as it was out of sight, a fellow Mai appeared right in front of her. This took her by surprise for she did not expect to see him at her house this late. Despite the fact that he was her protector, he had no need to watch over the ones she wished could be guarded as well.

It was raining, and had been for a while; he must have been freezing.

"You stayed." It was neither an accusation nor a question but more of a realization that came from astonishment.

He stared down at her, searching her green eyes, as she got lost in his brown ones.

"You asked me to," he insisted.

Chloe woke up in Alek's arms. She dreamt vividly of the night prior and was surprised that he actually stayed with her.

"Chloe! You're late!" She heard her mom yell from downstairs. Chloe abruptly got up from her bed and ran to the edge of her doorway.

"I know, sorry! Be down in ten!"

But when she turned around, her protector was gone.

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Chloe arrived at school just before the bell for homeroom rang. She scanned the room for an available seat, and found one beside Amy, but failed to locate Alek.

"Something's wrong," Amy guessed as Chloe took the seat next to her best friend.

"No," Chloe shook her head. "It's just . . . where's Alek?"

"How should I know?" Amy laughed. "You see him more than I do."

During passing to lunch, Amy walked Chloe to her locker.

" . . . and then Paul told me that the moon reminded him of . . ." Amy was rambling on about her most recent date with Paul, a moonlight picnic (and walk) on the beach. Chloe was not paying attention, however. Instead, she searched for Jasmine in the halls and, consequently, was unexpectedly hit with a wave of worry and confusion.

"Hey, Chloe." Jasmine popped up behind her and started to sway on her feet in an attempt to hide her anxiety.

"Hii, Jasminnne," Chloe exaggerated the words as if she were uncertain those were the right ones to say. She saw that Jasmine had something on her mind, in addition to feeling it by means of empathy, but she was afraid to question it.

"Do you know where Alek is?" Chloe asked instead.

Jasmine sighed and looked away to conceal her fear.

"Actually, I do not. He never came home last night . . ." she trailed off.

"Guilty as charged," Chloe exclaimed, pointing her finger in the air. "I asked him to stay with me." Both Amy and Jasmine looked at her, surprised. "I was upset!" She insisted.

"Why didn't you call me then?" Amy accused.

Chloe folded her arms across her chest and leaned against the lockers. "Because you were on your date with Paul." She spat her other best friends name and then rolled her eyes.

"And he stayed with you? All night?" Jasmine interrogated and then sighed again.

"Yes . . ." Chloe put her hands up in the air as if surrendering, "I honestly do not see what the big deal is."

Jasmine rolled her eyes and started to walk away, heading towards the cafeteria.

"Remember, I am going to meet you at work today. We have training to do," she called out, although she did not need to speak above a whisper.

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After lunch, Chloe strutted through the hallways and hastily decided to exercise her super hearing abilities. She overheard various different conversations, some more disturbing than others. A party. Tattoo. GPA.

"Turn around," she was interrupted by a boy with an adorable British accent and could not help but smile.

Part of the reason why I was iffy on continuing was because everyone pretty much loved the first chapter and I was scared that my next ones would not be as good. Please review and tell me what you think! I'd really appreciate any suggestions on how to make it better.

P.S. Yay for Team Alek =)