So, this episodes 9 and 10 never happened, and Chloe and Alek decided to stay friends, but Alek still has feelings for Chloe. Chloe eventually told Brian about being Mai, the curse was broken and they date (PUKE). It's been about a year. Everyone's happy, Chloe with Brian, Jasmine with Zane, Amy with Paul. Everyone except Alek.
Song: Just Friends-Gavin DeGraw (HE IS AMAZING)
Couple/Person: Chloe&Alek and Chloe&Brian
POV: Alek's
I saw you there last night
Standing in the dark
You were acting so in love
With your hand upon his heart
I watched from her rooftop, the goodbye of another date. As Brian walked Chloe to her front door and they said goodnight. I can't get used to seeing Chloe and Brian kiss. I sighed and looked away from the sight, almost gagging. I was still her protector and I had to watch over her, even if I didn't like everything I saw. I just couldn't bring myself to seeing what I've already seen so many times. Relatively dark porch, her resting her hand in his chest as he slid his around her waist. How many goodnight kisses do they need?! I kept my eyes shut and waited for her door to close. I sighed again and hopped to the side of her house with a thump. Just about everytime she was alone in her house, I would go in to stay warm, it being winter.
I knocked on her door and didn't wait for an answer as I entered.
"Chlo?" I made sure where she was before entering the house.
"Kitchen!" She shouted back.
"Making food for a certain protector?" I smirked and walked towards her kitchen.
"How'd you guess? Jasmine should be here soon, right?" She smirked back and I laughed. I sat on one of the stools as she was preparing something.
"Now seriously, what are you doing?" She laughed.
"Making dinner for my mom and Brian. He's stopping by again in a little bit, when my mom gets home." I grounded my teeth together to keep from saying anything.
But you were just friends
At least that's what you said
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
My mind always drifts back to her saying they were just friends, her and Brian, everytime they say they're dating. Why couldn't she just say that again? Why couldn't she just run her fingers through my hair, like she does with him?! She could never see how much I truly love her.
"Alek?" Her voice brought me out of my trance.
"I gotta go," I tried to keep my voice steady. I didn't want to raise my voice at her, not now, not ever.
"What, why?" I heard her come after me.
"No reason. Have dinner with your mum and Brian. Jasmine'll be watching you." I started walking faster and made it to her door.
"Alek!" She started running towards me and I closed the door behind me and made it out of her sight, sneaking around the side of the house. Even though I really didn't run, I felt out of breath. I felt dizzy, lost, confused. Why did she make me act like this? "What was that?!" Her voice came from right behind me as I spun around.
"It-It's nothing! I just have to go!" After everything, I think Chloe thought I was over her. Boy, was she wrong...I started making my way to the sidewalk when she jumped in front of me and I practically ran into her. "Get out of my way, Chloe!" I was started to get mad now. She didn't need me, she never did. She had her soulmate, I was just a nuisance. I don't know why it was all just hitting me now, though.
"No, I won't move! What the hell got into you?" She was shouting in my face.
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
"Nothing's 'gotten into me'! I'd just rather not rip Brian's pretty little face off! Good enough answer?" I shouted back at her. She asked me what was wrong, I was just telling her. She stumbled back in shock.
"What-what are you-" She searched for the right words. "Are you jealous? She asked in disbelief.
"Don't act like it's such a huge shocker, Chloe! I've liked you for two years now! It can't be that shocking, now let me go home, will you?" I tried pushing past her, but she caught my arm.
"You've liked me for two years? I thought you stopped liking me after-after we decided to stay friends!" She was still so shocked.
"News flash!" I yelled at her, pretty angry now. "You can't just stop liking someone, when you're liking them in the stage that I like you!" She looked confused, and I didn't blame her. I barely knew what was coming out of my mouth. "I don't like you, Chloe! I'm in love with you!" The grip on my arm loosened and floated down to my wrist. She still wasn't letting me go. Her face was holding so many emotions, I couldn't separate them.
"Wh-what? God, Alek!" She yelled in aggravation. "Why didn't you just say something?" It was my turn to be confused. Why would I ruin her perfectly good relationship with Brian? If she couldn't be with me, I wanted her to be happy.
"I didn't want you to be angry with me. I didn't want to ruin you being happy with Brian." I tried to keep my voice level.
"That doesn't mean you have to hurt yourself in the process!" She, apparently, didn't feel like keeping her voice level. I just stood there, not really sure what else to do.
"Look, Chloe. I'll forget everything, I mean everything we've done to each other if you just tell me..." I trailed off. "If you say that I'm the one." I practically whispered. Her grip on my wrist tightened, which I wasn't expecting, and she started walking me back to her house. I was confused, but I followed, having no choice with her death-like grip. "Chloe?" I asked as she shut the door behind her and faced me.
"Alek, me and Brian..." She raised her hands, not sure what to say so I finished for her.
"Are perfectly happy, I know. I'll be going now."
"No! That's not it! We-We're over! He got a job and I just-we're just not happy anymore. I mean we're still friends, but we just aren't into each other! That's what the dinner is for, to break it to my mom seeing how she loves Brian more than I do..." She whispered the last part. Since when were they unhappy?
"And you're okay with this?" I was shocked the two love-birds were breaking up.
"Yes! We just aren't compatible anymore. We don't love each other like we thought we did. We love each other as friends, I guess." She said looking me in the eyes. I sat down on one of the stools again to think and take this in. Shouldn't she be the one all weird over their break up? Then I realized something.
"What does this have to do with me being in love with you?" I forced the words out. It was seriously painful for her not to say the words back.
I've had other options too
But all I want is you
"I-I don't know. I was going to tell you earlier when you came in, but you ran out." I blushed lightly. Again, only she could make me act like this... "I just don't understand. Why me?" Was she serious? "I mean, you have so many other options. The curse is broken, I bet girls would be lining up to date you." She said fiddling with her hands.
"I bet they would." I agreed. Her head popped up to look at me. A smile twitched at her lips. "Chloe, how do you not realize the only person I want is you?" I stood up to look in her eyes.
"I don't know. Besides being the Uniter, why I am I so special?" She tilted her head. She was clueless.
"First of all, you're beautiful and if you don't know that you're blind." I tucked a piece of hair that dangled in front of her eyes, behind her ear. She blushed. "I've gotta give you a thumbs up for putting up with me, don't I?" She chuckled.
Girl, your body fits me like a glove
And you showered me with words of love
"You fit me completely perfect, inside and out. If I do recall," My voice took a turn into my cocky self. "you weren't backing away when I kissed you a year ago. That moment, then and there, I knew you were perfect for me." She smiled at me. "Even if you were with Brian all this time, you didn't stay to far away from me. You told me everything I ever needed to hear." We were standing pretty close, but I didn't want to be the one to make the first move. "And I'll be honest with you. Being in love with someone, means that you have no idea why you feel the way you do." I took a step back and sat down on the stool.
"You really are in love with me?" I think it was rhetorical. She stared at me in awe. She walked towards me and rested her hand on my shoulder as leaned down to kiss my cheek. I know I blushed. I don't blush unless it's something she does. She pulled away and was about to say something when someone knocked on the door. She glanced over and gestured for me to wait a minute. She ran to the door.
"Hey, Chloe." Brian leaned down to kiss Chloe's cheek. I felt my claws start to react. I held my fist closed and looked away.
"Uh, hey! I was just talking to Alek." She gestured towards me. Brian smiled and nodded. I guess you can say he didn't have a problem with me. He really shouldn't now considering they're over.
"So, you uh-you told him?" He bounced on his heels as he asked her.
"Yeah, I did." She smiled at me, I gave her a half smile back.
"Well, I came a little bit early. Hope that's okay."
"Yeah, it's fine!" An awkward silence took over the room. I think you could literally pick out pieces of tension through out it...
"So I guess I'll be going," I said. I seriously couldn't help but get jealous. Do you blame me?
"Oh, then I'll see you later." Chloe said. Her voice came out small. I just nodded as I walked past and shut the door.
It's not my style to lay it on the line
But you don't leave me with a choice this time
So, I didn't actually leave. Still on Uniter Duty, so I have to stay up on the roof. Even if they were "just friends" it still nagged me. I have never liked Brian, not just because he was with girl I was in love with. He just rubs me the wrong way.
"Oh my gosh, I almost forgot..." I heard Chloe trail off. It's been two hours and so far I've heard nothing about the "break up". If there even is one...I was as honest as I could have been with Chloe. Maybe I was too honest. Maybe I should have just kept my big yap shut! I've never said the words I love you to anyone, not a single person since my adopted parents. Not even Jasmine in a sisterly way. It was making me so angry that she could have a peaceful dinner, while I sit here on the cold, hard, roof waiting for it all to be over. I lied back onto the roof, trying to just clear my head. If I could take back saying I love you, I think I would. She doesn't love me and I know it. She never will at the rate things are going. The door closing brought me out of my thoughts.
"So, Alek thinks we broke up?" Brian asked, oblivious to the fact I was only feet away from them.
"Well, we've been talking about you getting your job and I just thought-"
"The last thing I want to do is break up with you! Why on earth would you think that?" I could hear his voice rise, along with my anger. She lied to me...
"I just-I don't know! We've been growing apart and it was kind of a spur of the moment!" She said quietly.
"When I asked if you told him, I thought you were gonna tell him about my Dad getting killed!" The leader of The Order was dead? Sadly, he didn't take his son along...
"I was going to, after you got there! Then he left!"
"After you said you told him. God, Chloe. I love you, there's no way in hell I would want to break up with you!" He tried to reach for her, but she back away.
"Maybe I'm the one who wants to break up with you! Maybe, just maybe, I'm not happy! I don't love you the way you love me Brian, not anymore." She told him sternly.
"If that's how you feel, then I'll leave you alone. I'll be there when everything comes crashing down on you." He almost yelled at her. That did it. I didn't have a choice anymore. I jumped to the side yard and made my way to her porch.
"Do not, under any circumstances, yell at Chloe! Ever!" I walked up to him. They were both shocked.
"A-Alek? What are you doing here?" Chloe asked.
"I heard everything, we can talk after I'm done ripping this guys face off." I kept my eyes of Brian the whole time.
"Dude, I'm not gonna hurt her! God, people yell when they fight, get over it." He pushed his way to my face and I just stood there, waiting for him to do something. He threw a punch that I almost didn't dodge. I pushed him, making him stumble back a little, but he tripped over the uneven ground and fell into the grass.
"Don't lay a hand on her, or yell at her again! Ever again!" Brian just mumbled crap that I wasn't listening to and walked away. I turned around to face a shocked Chloe. "Care to explain why you lied?" I did not yell.
"I was going to break up with him! Plus, we're definitely over now." She mumbled.
Why weren't you true
You know I, I trusted you
"But, you lied to me. Just because it was going to happen, doesn't mean you should have said it. You can't just go around, telling people things that aren't true!" I was merely five inches away from her face.
"I'm sorry! That's all I can say! It's not like we were even going out, I didn't cheat on you!" This hit like me a ton of bricks. She's right, we weren't dating, but I still told her I loved her and she didn't run away. She gave me some hope, then ripped the rug out of underneath me.
"Then I guess you won't be needing me." I turned around and made it down the stairs before she tried to stop me.
"Don't do this to me! I just broke up with Brian for you!" I stopped dead in my tracks and turned around.
"And that's supposed to make me feel better? I don't want you to feel forced to choose me, I want you to choose me because you feel the same way." She froze, her mouth hanging open. I just scoffed and walked away.
"Alek, I-"
"Don't."
"It's not how-"
"Save it!" I kept walking until she jumped in front of me, making me tumble on top of her. Before we touched the ground I spun around so she was on top. I guess even when angry, I try to keep her safe. She fell on top on me with an "umph" and put her hands on both sides of my head. I had mine on her waist. Great position to be in with someone you're mad at.
"Is this seriously the only way I'm going to be able to talk to you?" She asked, annoyed clearly. I didn't move, I didn't say anything, I stayed still. "Fine have it your way. I broke up with Brian, but you have to know I did it for me. I mean, I know I said I did it for you, but that's not what I meant! I meant I did it for us. Alek, I seriously couldn't let go of you. At first it was small, a crush that I thought I would eventually get over. But I never did get over it. I never got over you. Bastet help me if you are too mad to say it back, but I think I'm in love with you." She finished breathlessly. What the hell just happened?! Chloe said she loves me. Chloe's in love with me. Chloe and I are in love!
"I can't say it back." I told her seriously, then I smirked at her fallen face. "I can show you better than I can tell you." I whispered and pushed my lips onto hers. She kissed back with no hesitation. Her lips were so soft, just as I remember them a year ago. After minutes of being connected by our lips, a car horn brought us to reality. We both remembered we were on the sidewalk, in front of her house.
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
"How about we step inside, let my mom meet my real boyfriend." She laughed, standing up and pulling my hands in hers. I was perfectly fine until I remembered her mum had no idea her and Brian were over. Well, they were over...Right?
"So you are Brian...you're over, right?" I asked curiously.
"Of course!" She sounded shocked that I asked that.
"But, your mum doesn't know that. She doesn't know you were planning of breaking up with him." I told her pulling out of her grasp.
"No," She drug out the word. "You're right..." She sighed. I gave her a weak smile. The truth is, her mum would never like me as much as she liked him. She squeezed my hands to make me glance up at her. She looked a little bit scared. Of what? I couldn't tell you.
"Well, I should get back on guard. Go inside, relax, and have a good night." I smiled at her and leaned over to give her a kiss on the cheek. I let it stay there for a couple of minutes then pulled away.
"Alright," She blushed and started walking away. I turned around too, until I felt a tug on my sleeve. I turned back around and didn't get the chance to say anything before her lips were pushed against mine. It didn't last long, but it was enough to make me dizzy. She pulled away and smiled.
"I know it took me too long to admit it, but you're the one, Alek." She whispered and kissed me on the cheek. Before I could reply, she was running towards her front door. You're the one, Alek...Now that's something I can get used to.
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