Disclaimer: I do not own Darkest Powers, or the characters!

AN: I miss Chloe, Derek, Simon, and Tori! So, I wanted to write about them, just a little one-shot that has some romance and. . .weird humor. The thing that happens to Simon, actually came from an experiance that I had. . .lol, so weird. But Yeah, please read, and the reason I'm putting it under Simone, is because it has some references to it. So, I hope you like, Please Read and Review! Thanks.

Chapter Two

Doubts and Goo

Chloe sat on the couch in the hotel patiently as she waited for Derek to come and join her so they could watch a movie together.

They had been on the run for about three months now, and her and Derek had gotten pretty close. They were still in that stage of getting to know each other though.

This for both of them was their first relationship, and they wanted to take things slowly, both of them knowing that the thing they had was not just an ordinary fling. There was a bond between the two of them, they both felt it, but had yet to make it known to each other, because at the moment, they wanted to enjoy themselves, and be normal teenagers, or at least try to act like it.

So Chloe sat there, waiting for Derek to finish his college level math homework that he insisted on finishingbefore he did anything else.

A few minutes went by, when Derek finally entered the living room slowly.

Chloe had already gotten the movie ready, and had it on pause, a bowl of popcorn sat on the coffee table in front of her.

"Hey," Derek greeted, before dropping down onto the couch cushion next to her, keeping a whole foot of space between them.

Chloe internally sighed at this, because it happened often. She would suggest they do something together, something fun, something normal couples do, and then Derek would agree reluctantly, but would have a smile on his face, she would get everything ready, made everything nice while he went off and did something else, but then when it came down to actually doing something that requiring spending quality time together, he would act distance.

Chloe, this time sighed out loud.

Derek noticed, glancing in her direction, wondering what was wrong, why she hadn't started the movie yet. "What?" he asked, giving her his full attention now.

She met his gaze. "Why are you always doing this?" she questioned, beyond annoyed now.

"Doing what?" he asked, and seemed genuinely confused, but Chloe couldn't tell if he was faking it or not.

"You always. . . You're always distancing yourself."

Derek continued to give her a look of pure confusion.

"Is this about what happened last week, you know about the. . .gay thing, because I told you that Tori started that, and the rumors have died down now. No one's even talking about you anymore. . ." Her voice trailed off, as something popped into her head. Her eyes widened. "Is it one of those. . .girls?" Her voice became a whisper.

"What? No, God, Chloe, how can you even ask that?" Derek asked angrily, unable to believe that Chloe actually thought that he was interested in one of those fake Barbie wannabe's, he couldn't imagine being with anyone but Chloe, he was physically unable to be with anyone else- not that Chloe knew about that yet.

Chloe looked down, ashamed that she even asked that, it was just so annoying sometimes how still, even with the rumor of Derek being gay- a rumor Tori started and Chloe helped with- girls still fawned all over him.

"Then why are you acting distant? Do you not want us to be together Derek, because if you want that, just say something instead of leaving me hanging like this wondering what I'm doing wrong," her voice was pleading.

Derek was staring at her hard now, but he kept his voice soft, "I don't know what you're talking about, Chloe. I never said I didn't want us to be together."

"I know you didn't say it, but your body language says it all," she accused.

"I'm just giving you space, I don't. . .I don't want to act all needy and smother you, I already do that every time you go with me to Change," he responded somewhat embarrassingly.

Chloe's expression soften, it always did when Derek confessed something like this, and with his green intense eyes staring only at her with the expression of warmth, and care. She couldn't help but to make the first move- like always- and scooted closer to him on the couch, pressing right up against him, and looking up into his face. "You never smother me, Derek, it's the opposite actually, you act like I'm going to break if you touch me."

His eyes darkened, and he leaned into her, "And who says you won't?" he asked gruffly, and before she could answer he pressed his lips to hers, softly at first, and then more firmly.

Chloe responded to the kiss enthusiastically, pressing her body against his, wrapping her arms around Derek's neck, sighing happily when he pulled away, and then leaning in to continue the kiss. They kissed for a few more minutes, until Derek pulled away and disentangled her from him, and leaned back.

This was there was of holding up a red flag, it meant they needed to stop before they got too carried away, not that Chloe minded in the least.

But she wouldn't argue, not when she already got more than she asked for.

"Do you believe I want to be with you, Chloe?" Derek asked, looking at her with a serious expression.

"Yes," Chloe answered looking sheepish, and ashamed for doubting his feelings.

"Because, I really do care about you. You. Not any of those girls," he said more clearly.

Chloe smiled, and looked up at Derek, "Yes, Derek, I promise I don't doubt you're feelings for me."

Chloe and Derek were in the middle of their movie- Avatar- when Simon came rushing into the living room wearing nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist.

"Oh, good, you guys are in here," he said, his voice rushed and frantic, his blonde hair wet. "I need your help."

Derek paused the movie, as Chloe looked at Simon, her eyes wide. "What's wrong?"

"Why are you in only a towel?" Derek demanded, not liking the fact that his brother was half-naked in front of his girlfriend. . .and mate.

Simon held the towel up with his hand. "There's. . .there's something in that bathroom, man. I don't know what it is, but God, it's not natural," his voice squeaked on the last part.

It was silent for a minute, then both Derek and Chloe jumped off the couch and started toward the bathroom, Simon waddling behind leaving wet marks on the floor.

"What do you mean. . .not natural? Is it like a ghost?" Chloe questioned slowly.

"No," Simon answered, "It's worse. Like a foreign. . .goo, or something. It's all over the shower curtains! And I mean everywhere, I didn't notice it before, because I hadn't thought to inspect the curtains before I got in. But then all of the sudden I have my eyes closed, washing my hair, I open them, and there it is! Totally freaked me out."

They made it to the bathroom entrance, Derek took the lead stepping through the threshold cautiously, Chloe and Simon close behind him.

They all held there breaths as Derek pulled the shower curtain opened, and gasped at what they saw.

Black, moldy looking goop was splattered all over the curtains, it looked like some one had slaughtered black spider guts all over and smeared it around. "What is it?" Chloe questioned aloud, her eyes wide.

"I don't know, it smells weird, I can't identify it," Derek replied, even him unsure whether or not to touch it.

"It's sick is what it is. . .You think it's a trap or something? Maybe it's toxic, thank God, I didn't get any on me," Simon said, shuttering visibly.

"What's going on?"

They all turned and looked as Tori entered the bathroom, looking at them weirdly.

"You all having a party in the bathroom?" she asked sarcastically.

"No," Simon, shot back defensively. "We're actually doing something really important here, so if you don't mind, I think you should leave."

"What's so important? It's looks like you guys are just standing around. . . And God, Simone, why are you half naked? No one wants to see you like that. . .well maybe except for Larry Stevenson," Tori taunted, chuckling.

Simon glared. "Shut up, stop calling me Simone, Tori, the gay thing isn't funny anymore, and it's not my fault Larry finds me attractive, okay. And again, you should go, we have to figure something out, there might me a. . .a threat."

"A threat?" Tori questioned, looking at Chloe now. "What threat?"

Chloe pointed at the black goop. "We don't know what it is, Simon found it in there when he was taking a shower. He thinks it could be poisonous, maybe someone's trying to mess with us, and Derek can't figure out what it is," she explained.

Tori stared at it for a second, and then looked back at them. "Poisonous? A threat!" And then she started laughing hysterically. "You people are so stupid! Unless any of you are allergic to banana, I'm sure you'll all live."

"Banana?" Derek asked, flatly.

"Ye-ah," Tori exaggerated the word out. "It's a hair treatment, to make it shiny, you mix banana and olive oil in your hair and leave it there for an hour, and then wash it out. I guess it got on the shower curtain and turned black. God, only you three would consider an old banana a threat. You guys are all pathetic, especially you. . .Simone."

Tori continued laughing, even when she turned and left the three of them standing there staring after her.

Simon was the first to compose himself. "I. .. I think I'll finish my shower in the lobby, downstairs, in the public pool."

ANN: I know it wasn't as funny as the first chapter, but the only reason I did this chapter was because I needed a quick Darkest Powers fix, and I wanted to add some references to Simone. . . This actually happened to me, I put banana and olive oil in my hair and it turned black and got all over the shower curtains and I got totally yelled at for it because everyone was trying to figure out for a long time what it was before I confessed it was my banana hair treatment. But I hope you all still liked it, I might still add more chapters as time goes on and I get bored and need to write about Chloe, Derek, Simon, or Tori, so we'll see. I'll try and write another chapter soon. Please Review so I know what everyone thought! Thanks- Anya!