AN~ I don't own Darkest Powers series, sadly.

I wake up to the soft sound of someone crying. I open my eyes but I'm blind for a good minute or two before they start to adjust to the darkness. Finally I could see shapes, Tori was laying on the bed a few feet from mine. Her body was shuddering as she cries softly. I slowly sit up and drag my feet across the carpeted floor and sit down on the bed. She gasps and turns and stares at me. I could just barely make out were she's been crying and her tears rolled off her cheeks.

"What's wrong?" I softly ask.

"N-nothing," she lies and turns back around.

"Liar," I say, "now tell me the truth."

"M-my world, it's falling apart." She shudders. I lay down and hug her.

"It's okay. You got me, and Simon, and Derek, plus Kit and aunt Lauren." I whisper. She flips around.

"No I don't. Derek hates me, Simon can barely stand me. The adults would give me up in a heartbeat. And you, you are always with Derek now." She cries in a hush tone.

"Really? Is that what you really believe?" I ask. "I'm always there for my friends. Derek doesn't hate you, just how you act like you are the most important person on earth. Simon and you have been fighting back and forth for a while, and I'm pretty sure that's what siblings do. Kit, even though he didn't know at first you belonged to him, he already loves you as a daughter. And Aunt Lauren she would give up Derek way before she even thought about giving you away." That brings a smile to her lips.

"We're friends, actual friends? Even though I was a total bitch to you?" She asks wiping off the tears from her cheeks.

"Of course we are friends. We've been through hell and back." I smile. She nods with a smile. "Now go back to sleep." I lay there with her for a couple of minutes making sure that she was a sleep before I crept towards the door. I look back at my aunt, she was sound a sleep and so was Tori now. I slowly open the door making sure it didn't squeak as it opens. I slowly walk outside. The air was cooler than it had been.

"Couldn't sleep?" I jump at the noise. I look over and see Derek standing close by.

"I had been sleeping, someone's crying woke me up." I answer him as I walk closer to him. I stop a foot away from him.

"Tori?" He asks.

"Yeah," I nod. "She feels bad for all the crap she's given to us and now feels like no one wants her."

"Well," he starts. I glance up at him.

"Don't even," I said as I grab his hand. "I made it clear to her everyone wanted her. Well, maybe not want want but willing to put up with her." I say looking up at him. He huffs.

"You're too nice to her." He huffs.

"Whatever," I tease him as I lean on him. My hands slip of of his arm so he could wrap it around me. "D-Derek," I stutter cursing at myself for stuttering.

"What?" He asks.

"I'm sorry," I say looking out towards the parking lot.

"For what?" He asks.

"For not being nicer earlier." I say wrapping my arms around him, or as much as I could.

"You shouldn't apologize for that. I was a complete dick to you, so why would you have been nice to me?"

"I'm still sorry." I say leaning up and kiss his chin.

"Well, I'm sorry." He says twisting around and kissing me.

"Let's go back to the forest," I whisper when he moves back.

"No," he says. I give him a questioning look. "I-I don't know if I would be able to hold back." He explains.

"Ah," I coo. And bury my face into his side. "Derek, I-I," I stutter as my cheeks burn.

"Don't rush yourself." He says softly.

"But I do, I love you." I mumble into his side.

"I love you, Chloe Saunders." He mumbles into my hair. We stand there for a minute hugging before either of us say anything. "You should go back inside."

"Let's go to the forest. I trust you." I whisper into his side.

"Chlo," he kisses the top of my head. "If you trust me, let's go." I smile as he lets me escape, then hug on to his arm. We walk side by side down the steps and around the building but as soon as we hit the forest line he pushes me behind him. He's careful to make sure none of the branches swings back to hit me, he warns me if there's a bush close to our feet. He stops and for once I don't run into his back. He lowers himself down on the grassy field. I smile down at him and plop down next to him.

"Chloe," he whispers as he pulls me up his lap. I easily slip onto his lap and press my cheek against his shoulder.

"Derek," I whisper his name. I lean up and look up at him. He held the a small smile. I kiss his chin and then lean back. Even in the darkness I could see the pink that now tinted his cheeks. I lean up farther and kiss his lips, only for a minute though then I slid down back onto his lap.

"I'm sorry," he says.

"For what?" I ask looking up at him.

"For being such a dick to you all of the time. I-I just feel," he stammers as he runs one of his hands through his hair.

"It's okay," I lean up and kiss him. He smiles down at me and hugs me to him.

"Chloe you are a wonderful girl." He leans down and tilts my head up and kisses my lips gently. I twist my body around so now I was straddling his lap. My arms twist around his neck as our lips move softly against the other. His hands are softly on my hips. When I finally lean back I was gasping for air. I let my forehead rest against his.

"Derek," I whisper his name. His hands move from my hips and wrap around the lower part of my back.

"Yeah?" He murmurs. I could feel his hot breath on my neck, the cool air was making tiny goose bumps cover my shoulders. Our lips met once again when we both had our breath back. Our lips start moving against the other feeling more needy of the other. My hands tangle in his hair. His arms hug me tighter to him. When we broke apart again I was breathing hard, his lips find my neck. He kisses the soft part that was between my shoulder and neck.

"Derek," I moan his name. His tongue flicker across my neck. He softly nips at my neck and then kisses it. "I love you," I whisper into the night sky. He picks me up, my legs wrap around his hips. "W-where are we going?" I stutter. He doesn't answer just walks. My back meets with a sturdy tree within seconds. His mouth sucking on my neck, my lips forming no real words just sounds.

"You shouldn't have trusted me," he murmurs against my neck.

I'll just leave it off here for now. I'll return soon to do the next chapter 8)

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