We do not own the nine lives of Chloe King
CHLOE'S (POV)
I spend 2 days between my room and the pool; I really didn't want to see anyone. I need to figure out why I felt this strong attraction to Alek and Jasmine. I get he's hot and everything, but it's like my soul needs to be near him. Jasmine, I feel safe around her. Something was pulling me to those two and I need to know why. But I don't know if they are Mai or if I can trust them, the cruise ends in 2 days.
"Chloe, are you going to the pool again" Meredith asked me.
"No, just walking around. Maybe hang out with Amy and we'll do some shopping or something else" I said.
" Do you have your card?" she asked.
"Yeah, I have it" I told her. Meredith had given me a credit card a few years back, so I didn't have to always ask her for money.
"Have fun" she said as I stepped in my room to double check myself. I put on a white short sleeve t-shirt with a black vest on top, black wash down shorts and black converse. My hair was in a bun. I walked out of my room and on to the deck. I went to get something to eat, before finding Amy.
"Nice to see you again, Chloe" Jasmine said. I walked into the buffet area.
"Hi, how have you been?" I asked.
"Good, dealing with my cousin and his jock friends" she said, pointing to a table with Alek and his friends.
" Why do you call them, his Jock friends?" I asked.
"Alek is captain of the basketball team in our school" she told me. Damn! He's not only hot, but also a captain.
"Jocko" I said, she started smiling.
"If you want, you can join me. I came alone" I said.
"Sure, that's nice" she said, waiting for me to get my food. We went to sit down a few tables away from Alek, but sure enough his friends spotted us.
"Hey Jazz, Hi Chloe" some guy said.
"Hi Nate" Jasmine said, I just looked at him.
"I'm Nate, Alek's friend" he said reaching out his hand, I just looked at it.
"Yeah, I remember you" I said and started eating.
"Well, see you girls around" he said and walked away.
"Are they all like that" I asked.
"Like what?" she asked.
"Self absorbed, into them selves, cocky" I said. I could go on, but I thought I made my point.
"Well they all worship Alek, since every girl in school is after him. If they hang with him, girls notice them" she said.
"Wow, that's stupid. I mean, I don't care if you're captain of anything or math geek. As long as he's a good guy and loves me, I'm fine" I said looking at her.
"Yeah, I know what you mean, it's hard to find a guy that can accept me, for me" she said.
"Jasmine, you're a pretty girl and you have a lot going for you. I can tell" I said. She smiled at me.
"Chloe, I like you. You're nice" she said.
"Thank you, but I can be a little challenging if you get me" I said smiling.
"Yeah, I get you" she said. I could see Alek sitting behind her a few tables away. He was sitting where he could see me, but he wasn't looking at me. I looked down and felt someone looking. I popped my head up and smiled at Jasmine, that's when I saw him looking at me.
"How about we go shopping?" I asked her.
"Ok, let me get Amy. I saw her sitting outside with her dads and in need of some saving" Jasmine said.
"Ok" I said, smiling and getting up.
"I'll wait in the front" I said and walked away. I was standing in front of a huge table with a really big vase in the middle and beautiful flowers.
"Hi, Chloe" I heard someone with an accent say.
"Hi, Alek" I said turning around.
"How are you?" he asked.
" I am doing fine, you?" I asked.
"Good, good. Going out with my cousin?" he asked.
"Yeah, we are going to do some shopping. I'm moving, so I thought a change of clothes and new personality might be good" I told him.
"Where are you moving to?" he asked.
"San Francisco" I told him, I saw him smile.
"Really? Where from?" he asked.
"LA, I lived there most of my life" I said.
"I bet it's nice, more alive then SF" he told me.
"Yeah, that's why I hate my guardian for making me move there" I said.
" You have a Guardian? What about your parents?" he asked.
"They died when I was really little" I said.
"Sorry" he said looking down.
"Look, about the other night…" he began, but I cut him off.
"Alek, don't worry about it, ok. I hope that if we see each other in San Francisco, we can still be friends ok" I said putting my hand on his shoulder. I felt it again, my birth mark burned. I pulled away fast.
"Everything ok?" he asked, but something changed in his face too. Like he felt the same thing.
" Yeah, fine. There's Jasmine. Got to go" I said walking away.
ALEK'S (POV)
I went to talk to Chloe, we had a nice conversation. I felt bad about asking about her parents. I didn't know that they died. But so did mine, she put her hand on my shoulder and my birth mark started to burn. I saw in her face, that something was wrong. She pulled her hand away like something bothered it.
" Is everything ok?" I asked.
"Yeah fine, there's Jasmine. Got to go" she said and walked away.
I turned to follow her with my eyes, she looked so gorgeous. Her curls bounced every time she walked. I saw her smiling, when she got to Jasmine and Amy. Her smile made me smile and made the room brighter. I had to talk to Valentina about this. My body wanted her and my soul needed her, but she was human.
"Valentina" I called once I got into the room.
"Alek, is everything ok?" she asked stepping out of her room.
"Yes, but I need to talk to you about something" I said sitting down. She did the same.
"Ok, tell me" she said.
"It's about a girl" I said.
"Is she Mai?" she asked.
"I don't know, but there is something different about her. Jasmine felt it too, it's like I need to be near her. Jasmine said that she felt the need to protect her" I told her.
"Let me look into this and I'll get back to you" she told me, I nodded.
"Can she be Mai?" I asked.
"Sometimes even a human can cause this effect on us, but if it's this strong for both you and Jasmine. I think yes, she has to be Mai" she said and left.
Deep down I hope she is. I have never been affected like this before by any girl, Mai or human. It was driving me crazy. I texted Jasmine.
To: Jasmine.
Find anything and everything you can about Chloe. Ask her or Amy.
From: Jasmine.
Ok.
We need to find out as much as we can about her. The more information we get, the easier it will be to tell Valentina and figure out who she is and why this is happening.