I'm really happy with the number of reviews I've gotten so soon, so to reward you guys, here's chapter two.
Chapter two
Chloe walked hurriedly through the streets of San Francisco, trying to get away. Away from Brian, away from Amy, away from Paul and Jasmine and Valentina and the Mai… away from everything. "I can't believe Brian's dead. And I killed him." Chloe sighed.
She knew she didn't really hate Jasmine and the other Mai, especially Alek and Jasmine. She was very close to both, she just couldn't believe Brian was dead and things had come out of her mouth. Deciding to head over to Jasmine's apartment to apologize, Chloe changed course. Climbing to the floor on which the apartment resided, Chloe thought that Jasmine probably wouldn't want to talk to her now that she'd said such a horrible thing to her, but persisted anyway, finally coming to a stop in front of the door to Valentina's apartment. Slowly raising her hand, Chloe knocked gently and the door was opened a few seconds later.
"Hey, is Jasmine here?" Valentina shook her head and allowed Chloe to come in.
"When she left here after the fight with Zane, she said she was going to make sure you're ok. Are you saying she hasn't found you?" Chloe shook her head.
"She found me and tried to comfort me over Brian's death, but I… I said such awful things to her and stormed away."
"Brian's death?" Chloe nodded.
"He kissed me once I died and I came back to life and kissed him back before realizing that he was human."
"You died?"
"This chick with red hair shot me and I ended up dying again."
"Only seven lives left. Are you aright?"
"Yeah. What about that fight with Zane?"
"He attacked me with a poison dart. It was because of Alek that I'm still alive. But Zane got Alek as well and now he's dead." Chloe's eyes filled with fresh tears.
"Where was Jasmine?" she asked through gritted teeth.
"Helping me. She tried to get the antidote as well but Alek got it first."
"So she just let him kill Alek?" Chloe demanded, outright furious now.
"No, she killed Zane just after he killed Alek." Chloe lowered her head.
"Oh." Maybe she was being too hard on Jasmine. At that moment, Amy and Paul walked through the door carrying an unconscious Jasmine.
"What happened to her?" Valentina demanded.
"She was going after Chloe saying that she couldn't have Chloe hating her when she stopped and just collapsed." Paul told them.
Valentina looked at Chloe in confusion as the blonde stood and walked over. Jasmine began stirring and Paul and Amy set her down. Sitting up slowly, the brunette moaned and put a hand to her head.
"Wh-where am I? Is Chloe ok?"
Looking up, Jasmine saw everyone staring at her. "What?" she asked.
"You just asked about Chloe." Valentina told her.
"Yeah, so?"
"You didn't ask about Alek or Zane, just Chloe." Jasmine looked down blushing.
"Well, I already knew Zane and Alek were dead, but some of the guys that attacked Chloe could have still been lurking somewhere waiting for her."
Chloe moved forward and Jasmine caught sight of her. Tears sprang to Jasmine's eyes as she took in the other Mai.
"You still hate me?" The tan girl asked softly.
"No, Jasmine, I'm sorry I said that to you. I'm even more sorry now because you've lost Alek and I know you loved Zane and… I'm really sorry."
Jasmine nodded and hugged Chloe gently, not sure how the blonde girl would react. To her surprise, Chloe broke down in her arms, crying for her two lost loves. Jasmine slowly cooed to her and Amy and Paul nearly gasped aloud at the look of love Jasmine sent down to Chloe while she comforted the other Mai.
Valentina's jaw clenched at seeing this side of her daughter; Jasmine hadn't even given that look to Zane even though she claimed to love him. But that was all it was: a claim. Now it was obvious to the leader of the San Francisco Mai clan that her daughter had always had her eyes set on the Uniter from the beginning.
Valentina cleared her throat and said, "Chloe, why don't you stay here tonight? I'll call your mom and tell her that you and Jasmine are having a sleepover, but you still need to be protected. Especially after the events of tonight. I'll send some Mai over to protect your mother just in case, but…" Chloe nodded and sighed.
"Where should I sleep?" she asked.
"You can sleep in my room." Jasmine murmured. "I'll sleep on the couch."
Chloe opened her mouth to argue, but Jasmine shook her head.
"No arguing. You need a comfortable bed more than I do. I protect you, not the other way around. Go get some sleep. I have a spare pair of pajamas in my top dresser drawer. Go get changed and get some rest." Chloe nodded and Amy looked at Paul.
"She never agrees to anything like that." She said so softly she had to be really close to his ear for him to hear her. "She's usually stubborn about it." Paul nodded as he watched Chloe go into Jasmine's room and shut the door.
"Do either of you need a ride home?" Valentina asked the two humans.
"No," Amy replied. "We'll do fine on our own."
Valentina nodded and turned to her daughter. "We need to talk."
Amy and Paul took that as their signal to leave and hurried out the door. Jasmine looked after them before turning to her mother.
"Talk." She said, crossing her arms.
"You have feelings for the Uniter." Valentina said bluntly.
Jasmine shrugged. "So?"
"You know she was meant to be Alek's"
"Says who, Mom?" Jasmine asked. "What in the prophecy indicates that Alek was hers? Because if that were the case, fate would have prevented him from dying, don't you think? That just proves that Alek merely thought it was supposed to be him because he was the only guy in the family. Nothing said Chloe was meant to be with HIM."
Valentina stared at her daughter hard and saw the signs of love all over. The protective stance with which she was standing in a defensive crouch facing away from her own bedroom door and the fire in her eyes whenever she spoke of Alek and Chloe being together.
"All those extra patrols weren't meant so that you could better your training." Valentina whispered. Jasmine shook her head.
"Alek never saw me. He always thought it was just him. Never did he even try to sense the scent of other Mai. Had he, then he would have found mine, but he was so confident in his love for Chloe that he didn't bother. He thought that he was the only one that needed to protect her."
Jasmine stopped and sighed. "But if it's not him and it's probably not me either then who could it be?"
"How do you know it's not you?" Valentina asked.
"Chloe's not into girls like that." Jasmine said. "She had two different boyfriends after all."
"Really?" Valentina raised an eyebrow. "She seemed drawn to Amy. And the Brazilian Twins. And you."
Jasmine shook her head. "There's no way Chloe's into me how I am to her."
Valentina sighed, knowing her daughter would not give in to the idea of someone loving her. She knew that was mainly her fault for scaring away anyone that tried to get close to Jasmine.
"You should probably get some sleep." Valentina said. "You've been through a lot tonight. By the way, how did you pass out?"
Jasmine looked up at her mother. "It hurt to know Chloe hated me. Hurt so much the pain became too much and I couldn't take it."
Valentina nodded, deciding to look more into the prophecy. "Good night Jasmine." She said softly, heading for her own room.
See, it's longer than the first one. Still, I hope you like it and review it. Thanks!