DISCLAIMER: I own the Nine Lives of Chloe King just as much as I own Alek so I wish! :(
Chloe POV
I WAKE UP
I didn't die. That's for sure. How do I know? My ankle is still broken. When I die my body heals itself. I slowly make my way up the stairs into my room. After I've closed and locked my window and door and closed the curtain from any prying eyes. I strip, leaving me only in a bra and underwear. I have to lean on a chair to stand. As I stare at myself I begin to silently break down, deep cuts where I dug my claws into my legs, my whole body throbbing, and the bruises from the movie theater beginning to show. I turn my head to the side to see the hand print on my throat from when Brian slammed me into the wall at the movies. Then my attuned ears picked up on something, Alek's heartbeat. no no no no he can't see me. I quickly grab a turtleneck shirt and long sweats. Limp as fast as I can over to my bathroom and close the door and then jump in the shower. I hiss as the water runs over my claw marks. I hear him land almost silently on my roof. "Hey Chloe? You there? C'mon unlock the window" I hear him call from outside my window. "Alek go away I'm in the shower" I yell back.
Alek POV
"Yeah I know that's why I'm here, I wanted to join!" I call back with a smirk on my face. "Ugh Alek in your dreams. And I'm not opening the window." Comes her muffled reply. Fine. I'll just unlock it myself. I jiggle the window frame until the lock shakes open. "What the hell are you doing out there! You know I have neighbors!" she yells. "Chloe, Chloe, Chloe stop yelling everything's fine." I silently slip in her window an close it. Then I jump onto the bed with my arm behind my head and chill until she gets out. After a few minutes I hear the water shut off. Then what sounds like bandages being open and I muttered curse. WTF? "Hey Chlo you ok in there?" I ask her.
Chloe POV
I hear something jiggling ugh what is he doing now. "What the hell are you doing out there! You know I have neighbors!" I yell. "Chloe, Chloe, Chloe stop yelling everything's fine." I hear Alek plop onto my bed. Whatever. I finish showering and then I go to the first aid kit in my bathroom and start opening bandages and cleaning out my injuries with rubbing alcohol. I mutter some choice colorful words as the wounds sting. "Hey Chlo, you ok in there?" Alek asks. (Insert curse of your choice here) I forgot he was even there. "Yeah I'm good. After I bandage my ankle and other cuts, I get dressed in my clothes. Thank goodness today was Friday because I need to go buy some more turtlenecks to hide Brian's mark. I walk out and Alek is laying on my bed like he owns the place. "Oh, please make yourself at home" I say sarcastically. "I did thanks" he replies with a smirk. I just want to kiss that smirk off his face. But he would never like me. I'm damaged goods. Not that he knows that. I walk over to my desk chair trying to suppress my limp. Of course Alek notices right away. "What happened?" he says as he sits up fast. " umm…" crap crap crap… "I twisted my ankle in Gym." Phew barely saved it there. He looked skeptical but he went with it. "oh..well I guess no training tonight. "yes!" I say halfheartedly. "so you can go now" I say to Alek. "oh I'm still protecting you, just from in here." He smirks. "Then go protect me from outside!" I snap standing up and pointing to the window. Then I immediately take it back "oh my gosh, I'm sorry I didn't mean it. I-" "Chloe it's fine. Really. I get it your tired. It's cool." He says like he's calming a scared kitten. Well I suppose he is. A concerned look crosses his face. " do you want to talk about anything?" He asks softly. I quickly get defensive. " I'm good." I say looking down and crossing my arms. " Chloe if something's bothering you, you can tell me." He tells me while crossing the room towards me. "please go Alek. I'm fine. Really" I force out along with a smile. "alright. Sleep tight kitten." He smirks returning to his Jocko self. After taking some pain pills I fall asleep to the sound of Alek's heartbeat.
I WAKE UP
After waking up I get some jeans on and keep the turtleneck on, I throw on some gray combat boots and a light gray knit hat. I walk to the café next to wear I used to work. I got fired after Brian started his beatings, I was even later and wasn't working as well as I used to she had to let me go. I grab a quick coffee and then go shopping. I find a few things that will help me cover stuff up. Then I go to the cosmetics store because I'm running out of concealer from using it so much. *phone vibrates* oh Basset please don't let it be Brian please not Brian anyone but Brian I think as I pull my phone out of my back pocket. Oh its Alek.
Where r u? I'm at ur house!-Alek
I'm at the makeup store-Chloe
Oh. Stay there im supposed to be watching you-Alek
I can take care of myself-Chloe
Just stay there!-Alek
I decide I don't need protection right now I'm fine. I decide to go to my thinking place. As I begin to walk to the waterfront I take a detour through an ally and see some kids doing drugs and drinking. I try to walk past fast. "Hey blondie!" one of the kids said. I walked a little faster. "Hey you look like you could use some of this" *holds up bottle* "help you forgot some things." I stop. No. I tell myself. "Thinking about it?" one kid asks as he walks over to me. "try it. You look like you could forget some things." He holds out the bottle. I bite my lip. Then I grab it and take a swig. The liquor burns as it makes its way down my throat. "ahhh" I say. " the more you drink the less it burns." The kid says. I take a few more swigs. I can already feel my senses dulling, the pain drifting away. I like it. This not being able to feel, not caring. I keep drinking a few times then wander home. As I fall into a deep sleep I hear my phone ringing.
WAKING UP SUNDAY AFTERNOON
"uggggghhhhhhhhhh" I moan. I had the worst headache. I grab the bottle of pain killers and take some. Then I remember, the ally, the liquor, the kid. I roll out of bed shower and brush my teeth. After I get dressed in a pair of black jeans, a gray turtleneck, a black jacket, a black knit cap, and black knee boots with no heel. I check my phone and my stomach drops. 2 Missed calls from Brian, 5 from Alek, 4 from Jasmine, 4 Voicemails, and 7 texts.
Don't want to answer my calls now? Meet me at the old abandoned Pepsi warehouse by 5:00pm or someone gets hurt. And it won't just be you.-Brian
I check the time 4:30. I run to the warehouse and burst through the doors "Brian!" I yell. "so you decided to show" I hear as he walks out of the shadows. "I-I didn't get your c-call until this m-morning." I stutter as he comes closer. "I think….that you were with that annoying Brit. Hmm? Is that what happened?" he answers. "N-No I s-swear I didn't!" I whimpered. "surrrre and I believe that." He says while pulling out a long knife. No oh no I hate when he does this. Always when he's really angry he uses a knife. I back up quickly. "Chloe. Come here. I said come here!" he yells I cautiously walk up to him. He grabs my arm and pulls me up to him. "don't move" he whispers. I squeeze my eyes shut and whimper as he draws the knife across my cheek. Then he pushes me down on the ground, kicks me as I cower on the ground. He bends down next to me and says in a low voice "now I don't want to be walking on the street and see you with that other kid. So I'm going to make sure you can't walk for a while now." And so he digs his knife in my leg and twists then drags it down my leg. "ahhhh!" I scream and burst out crying because of the pain. Brian makes a few more cuts on my other leg and my arms. As he gets up to leave I black out.
Hey! It's me! I know that Jasmine isn't in this one much but she will be making an appearance in the next chapter. :) please R&R so i can fix anything and make anything better! I'd like to give a shoutout to SyfyGeek13 for being my first reveiwer and helping me with an opinion on the story. :) Never forget to smile - Nikki