Hey! Wassup People?!

Okay, so I am in a good mood because I finished reading The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle today. Really good, I recommend it if you haven't read it yet. And also, I felt like writing while I can 'cause tomorrow my mom is going to make me sew a tone of stuff. I won't have hardly any time to write until really late at night, maybe early Sunday morning (like two-in-the-morning.)

So, anyway, I am here to present The Last Stand: Chapter Four to you, my lovely fans.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to these lovely books that make me forget to do my book report on the biography of Morgan Freeman. That belongs to Kelley Armstrong. But I do own Lexly, Lisa, Tristyn, Rayon, Emma, Mary/Ida/Leslie, and the plot.

We were in my room and I was giving Kari every detail of mine and Derek's relationship. "So… how long?" she asked.

"I haven't really kept count, though Derek probably knows. We got together a little over a month after I was carried out on a stretcher."

"And what about him is it that you like?"

"Him. His personality, his eyes, the way he protects me. Everything about him."

"And I can tell you have kissed him already because you kissed him back in the living room. How was it the first time?"

"God, you sound like Liz. Okay, it was wonderful. And it is the same kind of wonderful every time."

"Okay. May I ask, who Liz is?"

"She is a friend from Lyle House. She can't be here all the time. She is checking up on her family most of the time."

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"So… the guy Simon… what's he like?"

"Simon. Simon's a good friend. He is Derek's foster brother. He is really nice. A wonderful artist."

"He is really cute."

"Yeah."

"Do you think I would have a chance with him?"

"If he ever breaks up with Lexly or vice versa."

"He's with her? Isn't she a little old for him? I'm mean, she's pretty and stuff, but they don't seem to click."

"Yeah, he's with her. And she just turned 17 like the day before we met her. He is almost 16. They make a really cute couple on normal days, and today was definitely not normal. If you saw them together, you would see that."

"Then why weren't they sitting together?"

"Whenever we have meetings such as that, we go into, I guess you could call it a seating arrangement. It is usually me then Derek, Simon, Kit, Andrew, Tori, Rayon, Emma, Mary/Ida/Leslie, and everyone else."

"Ah, okay."

"So, new topic?"

"Sure." We talked for what seemed like hours. We talked about me and Derek, caught up on what was happening at school, and just girl talked. During that time, Tori and Rayon joined us. We had so much to talk about. Finally, after about two hours of talking, Dad came in told Kari she should go home. She went reluctantly, saying that she would come back soon. We gave our goodbyes and she went.

I was lying in bed waiting for sleep to overcome me. My thoughts were jumbled with worry. All I could think about was the danger that Kari got herself in. She may be human, but that doesn't mean that the Edison Group wouldn't kill her. She was getting herself into a lot of trouble. The thoughts running through my head eventually died down enough for me to get sleep, but when sleep came, it was filled with nightmares.

I was running from something. I couldn't see where I was running or what I was running from. It was pitch black. I kept running until I tripped, feeling a sharp pain burst through my leg. Something wet ran down my leg and I reached down to see what it was. As I ran my hand down my leg, hitting something hard. I realized what it was. I had a branch stuck in my leg. Blood was gushing out of the wound. An ear piercing scream echoed in the darkness. It took me a minute to realize that the scream had come out of my mouth. A hand was placed on my mouth and I heard the menacing words enter my ear. "You think you can just waltz in and steal Rachelle? We can't find her and she is going to die out there all alone. You do know what happens to young girls alone in the woods, don't you?" It was Dr. Davidoff. He had never been that mad scientist worthy before. But now, he was. I let out another scream.

"Chloe! Chloe, wake up, love. Please, please wake up. Chloe!" I instantly recognized the voice and snapped my eyes open. He was shaking my shoulders attempting to wake me. I was looking into Derek's eyes that were full of concern. "Are you awake?" he said, concern still showing on his face. I gave a slight nod and began to speak, "I-I-I had a n-n-night-nightmare." He instantly wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close. "I-I-It was a-about D-D-Davidoff. H-h-he captured m-me," I said as the tears broke the rims of my eyes. Leaning into his chest, I just let go.

"He won't get to you. He will never get to you. I won't let that happen," Derek repeated over and over.

I had been crying into Derek's shirt for an hour now. He had just held me whispering to me that it was all right. Once I built up the strength to talk, I mumbled into his chest, "D-D-Derek?"

"I'm right here, Chloe."

"D-don't leave m-m-me alone. E-ever."

"I won't leave. I'll be right here." I gave a slight nod, holding back the tears threatening to fall again.

"Derek?"

"Yeah?"

"What exactly was happening while I was asleep?"

He gave a slight hesitation before answering me, "You were screaming in your sleep. Everyone got worried and they all wanted to come, but I told them to let me handle it. They agreed quickly. Chloe, you don't know how bad you scared me."

"I'm s-sorry," I said, voice shaky after that bit of information. I wrapped my arms as far as they would go around him into a big hug.

"You don't need to apologize, Chloe."

"Yes, I do. I keep w-waking you in the middle of the n-night. Tonight I woke everyone up. What if I had woke up the neighbors or something. What i-if I did, and they c-contacted the police. What if that happened and the Edison Group found us. I have everything to a-apol-apologize for," I whispered as the tears began to pour again.

He wrapped his squeezed me tighter and buried his face in my hair. "You didn't do anything wrong. So what if you wake us up; you can't control your dreams. Now stop blaming yourself for no reason and go to sleep. I'll be right here."

I gave a slight nod and he lowered himself and me down. He reached one arm down and pulled the covers over us. Snuggling into his chest, I fell asleep. The sleep was dreamless, empty. All I remember was black. It wasn't a bad black like before, it was just empty space.