Forever and Always
Chapter 3
AN
Hi everyone!Thank you for your reviews!!! I rewrote this chapter many times but I'm still not quite happy with it. I don't know how to make it better though. lol. Anyway tell me what you think.
The Darkest Powers trilogy belongs to the amazingly amazing Kelley Armstrong... Who I'm clearly not. *sniff* I also don't own any of Taylor Swift's songs.
Chloe's POV
After Tori finished rinsing out my hair dye and drying it with a towel I finally get to see what color she picked out. I turned to the mirror and I gasped. My hair was a gorgeous caramel brown color that complemented my pale face.
"Thank you Tori." I exclaimed. She just smirks and shrugs it off.
"Okay, time to go Chloe." Tori said, as she pulls me from the bathroom. I follow her to our room where she grabs one of the many unopened bags sitting on our floor. She then leads me out of the house and over to the pool house. When we were inside she asks me if I think Derek could hear us. I shake my head and sit on one of the chaises. "Good, then we can talk about my plan." She said as she sits on the chaise beside me. "How do you like Taylor Swift?" She asks.
"I like her, she isn't my absolute favorite but pretty close" I answer. She pulls a CD out of the bag and hands it to me.
"Which song do you want to sing?" Tori asks, I look at the song list on the back and read the songs. I couldn't decide between "Fearless" and "I'm Only Me When I'm With You"
"Umm, how about "I'm Only Me When I'm With You", it's a great song." I reply. She nods her head and gets up to put it on the stereo. A minute or so later the song is flowing out of the speakers.
"Well." Tori said. "Start singing"
"Oh," I mutter and reluctantly start singing the song. When I finished she claps her hands and walks over to me.
"That will do." Tori said. "When you sing it in front of Derek and the rest of us you're going to have to act a little bit. I will mention finding some music while you're still in the change room. When the song comes on you'll wait a second then walk out saying 'oh I love this song' or something like that before you start singing. While you're singing the song could you just wander around the room dancing a little bit, but not choreography like?" Tori questions. I nod my head. "Great." She said. "Now lets go ask the boys to come swimming" She turns and heads toward the door.
"Not tonight!" I exclaim.
"Why not?" Tori asks. I freeze, trying to come up with a logical and believable answer.
"B-b-because i-i-i-t's g-g-getting late and the p-p-ool is still c-c-cold." I stutter. She rolls her eyes at me and goes and turns the pool temperature up.
"Fine we will go tomorrow, no excuses Chloe. You can't get out of it. You promised." Tori said as she walked out the door. I sat there, rooted to the spot. She was right I wasn't going to be able to get out of this, ever. Not just Tori's plan, I meant everything. I was always going to be a necromancer, I was never going to be normal or ordinary, my life is never going to be the same. And, most importantly, I'm never going to be able to get over Derek if he rejects me. That is why I'm so scared, that's why I keep putting off the truth. I love him, I have for almost as long as I've known him. I love Derek. My inner voice kindly keeps it's mouth shut when I admit that, it just smiles and nods.
After sitting there for what felt like hours, but it was really only minutes, after my epiphany I got to my feet and drudged up to the house. Why am I so sad? I just learned I'm in love! I should be jumping for joy, not on the verge of tears. Go see Derek. You're always happy when you're around him. You know what, you're right. Duh! I always am. I quickened my pace and walked through the back door. I shrug out of my jacket and kick off my shoes. I then start searching the house, looking for Derek. First I check the kitchen, empty, then I check the living room with the same results. Next I walk up to Simon and Derek's room; I knock on the door with three quick raps.
"Come in." Simon said. I opened the door and walked in side. Simon was lying on his bed sketching. He looked up and gave me a friendly smile. I was so glad that he didn't take rejection badly and that we could still be friends ."I like your hair." He said.
"Thank you. Hey, have you seen Derek recently?" I ask.
"I think he went to the library to read more of the supernaturals book. Why?" Simon said.
"I just wanted to talk to him." I answer, averting my head. He nods his head and went back to his sketching. "Talk to you later" I say as I head out the door. I turn down the hall way going to the library. I peek in the door and see Derek sitting on the couch reading.
When I walk into the room he doesn't look up. I decide to try and sneak up on him and scare him for once. I tiptoed up behind him; I was only about a foot away when he said "Hi Chloe" I stumble, surprised, and I tripped over the area rug. I end up sprawled across the rug with Derek looking down at me worried, when he realized I was alright he started laughing. "Only you could trip when you're trying to scare someone else." He chuckled. He reaches his hand down and offers me help up, I take his hand and he pulls me up. When I'm standing he seems to hold on to my hand longer than necessary. See, he likes you too! I'm probably just imagining it.
"Whatcha doing?" I ask.
"I was reading the supernaturals book. I've already finished the werewolves section, so I decided to read the other sections as well." He answered. I frown at him. He'd already finished the werewolves section? That was twice the size of the necromancer's section and I was only half way through! "I'm a fast reader," he explained at my look of incredulity.
"Learn anything interesting? I ask him, walking over to the couch. He snorts and follows me to the couch.
"I guess you could say that." He said as he sits on the couch next to me. I give him a questioning look. "I basically just learned that most of what's happening to me is normal, there isn't anything that I can do about it, but it's happening about 3 or 4 years early." He explained. I knew that he was hiding something, but I didn't push it. "So what have you been doing all afternoon?" He asks, clearly uncomfortable with the silence.
"Well, I dyed my hair again" I said, pointing to my hair. He nods his head, acknowledging the difference. "Then Tori and I went down to go look at the pool and turn up temperature a bit. Speaking of which, do you want to come swimming with us tomorrow?" I ask. He looked a little socked before he nodded.
"Sure, I guess so. Have you asked Simon?" Derek asked, looking somewhat dazed. I shook my head and told him I hadn't yet and I was going to later. I jumped when the big grandfather clock struck ten.
"Well, I should be getting to bed. Would you mind mentioning the pool to Simon please?" He said that he would "Night Derek." I said as I stood up. He nodded and followed me to the door.
"Night Chloe." Derek said as we walked in opposite directions, him to his room and me to mine.
Derek's POV
I heard Chloe behind me, more than that I had smelt her he second she walked into the house. I could recognize her scent anywhere; the wolf was addicted to it. When she walked into the room I didn't look up, I just watched her from the corner of my eye. God she was beautiful. The wolf howled in agreement.
When she started to tiptoe up behind me I decided to have a little fun. She was only a few feet from me when I looked up from my book and said "Hi Chloe".
She jumped and tripped over the rug ended up sprawled on the rug. I rush to her side, worried she was hurt. Even a bruise or a nick would have sent me into full fledged protection mode. I couldn't stand to see her hurting. When I see that she was alright I start laughing. I tease her a bit and offer her a hand up. When I help her up I hold onto her longer than necessary. The wolf demanded contact and was frustrated with me for not doing more. Kiss her, hug her, talk to her; I don't care just DO something! I let go of her and, in punishment, the wolf starts sending me many different and…. Colorful, fantasies.
She starts to walk over to the couch and asking questions. I keep up with the conversation, all the while drinking in the sight of her, her scent. When she asked me if I had learned anything interesting today I almost burst out laughing. Interesting? Hah, what I learned was much more than interesting. I learned all about werewolves and their mates. I learned that, other than Chloe I was never going to love anyone else. That was much more than interesting.
I managed to hide knowledge from her and when she asked me to go swimming tomorrow I was shocked. She wanted to go swimming, as in, in swim suits? Oh my god! I'm going to get to see her in a swimsuit! The wolf was wagging its tail insanely at that thought. I quickly answer her and started daydreaming about Chloe.
AN
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