Disclaimer: I do not own Darkest Powers.

Author's Note: Like I said about two weeks ago I am not sure where I wanted to go for this chapter so I just wrote. Hopefully I'll be able to work it out to where it fits where I wanted to end this fan fiction. Thanks for reading –J.

Chapter 7- Meeting the Helper

(ChloePOV)

Derek quickly rolled off of me and looked around the area. I stayed still and quiet on the ground until I had to question what exactly we were doing.

"Derek." I whispered. I glanced down at me, shaking his head telling me to keep quiet. I did just that, I realized he threw ours bodies in a bush. We were blocked by them, well I was, if anyone walked close enough to this bush they'll see Derek. I whispered his name once more and this time he covered my mouth with his hand and placed his pointer finger against his mouth telling me to seriously keep my silence and then pointed at the bushes. Right at that moment a twig snapped as if someone stepped on it. I held my breath like it would help the person not hear me.

Derek and I went completely still, tense not willing our muscles to move for anything. I don't know how long we were like that until Derek relaxed. Since he relaxed I allowed myself to too.

"You need to stay quiet and listen to everything I say okay?" I nod and he quickly stands up, helping me up with him. He points behind him and pushes me in front of him, walking fast the opposite way from our camp site. I started to wonder about Michael, Simon, and Tori. Did they get caught? Did they get away? Are they okay? Who was in the woods with us? Were they against us or were they simple hunters? Though from the way Simon, Tori, and Michael are not at the camp site it was probably the former. Derek stopped at the tree tick around and if you went high enough people from the ground wouldn't be able to see you. Due to the amount of branches and leaves that covered the ground and sky depending on where you looked at.

Derek made a leverage device with his hands to help me reach the first branch. When I reached it and heaved myself onto it, Derek looked around then back up at me.

"Chloe keep climbing and stay in the tree. Simon, Michael, and Tori are still somewhere in the woods. I am going to go find them they couldn't have gotten far." He didn't he wait for a response before he started to step away but thought better of it and turned back to me. "No matter what Chloe stay in the tree unless I say it is okay." With that he walked away and doing as he asked I climb further into the tree until the height started to freak me out some.

(DerekPOV)

It was most likely that Simon, Tori, and Michael got away before these people got to them. I am not sure how they did, but they did and I was thankful. While holding down Chloe in that bush I heard that they wanted us. Not sure if they were on the good team or the bad one, it didn't matter I wasn't taking the chance. Chloe slowed me down on trying to find the others so leaving her in that tree was for my protection and hers. I knew I wouldn't be able to my enough attention if she was there than if I was by myself. The people looking for us went back towards our campsite to find more of where were we could've gone.

From what I could tell Simon and the rest of them went the way I lead Chloe too. I just had to follow his scent and I could probably find them. Though, I could feel my anxiety become more prominent the further away I had gotten from Chloe. I ran most of the time, knowing I would catch up faster if I did then I walked. They couldn't have gotten far from the camp site unless they ran and they probably had a good five to ten minutes ahead of me.

I knew I was getting closer because Simon's scent became stronger and smelt more recent. Weaving in between trees and making sure I didn't snap any twigs for them to run faster ahead of me if they could hear it. I still have yet to hear their labor breathing so I knew I was still some decent amount of space away. I ran faster, knowing if we got far enough it'll be harder to get to Chloe fast and get out. They were heading BACK towards her house instead of away; I do not think they realized that very much.

Soon after I started pushing myself I heard their labor breathing, they weren't running anymore as I could hear they were in one place as to catch their breath. I broke through a clearing and saw them, slowing down I stepped besides Simon who jumped because he didn't recognize I had made my way to them.

"Where is Chloe?" Michael questioned, leaning against I tree with his hands on his knees.

"I left her up in a tree. You guys do realized, we have to go back for her you were farther then I thought. If I knew you made it this far I would've brought her." I added in the end when Michael gave me a pointed look as to why I left her up in a tree.

(ChloePOV)

I don't know how long I was up in that tree but the longer I was up in it the longer my mind started going against me. Saying: Derek isn't coming back for you. He left you because you held him back. Come on get down from this tree and go in the direction he went. Show him he can't just get rid of you. I went against it and stayed in the tree knowing Derek wouldn't do that. Maybe I was holding him back, but he WOULD come back for me. No matter what he would come back because he was protective of me and I know if I wasn't close to him or reassured him that I was okay he would mentally freak.

I saw someone start walk towards the tree. I wasn't for sure if it was Derek. But I slowly made my way down to get a closer look. The closer I got the more a realized that it wasn't Derek and stayed on the branch I stopped on. I wasn't close enough for the person to see me, but I was close enough that I could hear everything the person was saying. I know he was talking on the phone but in a different language and I couldn't out it together which language it was, so instead I put what he was wearing in my mind as it didn't look alright for being in the woods.

His hair was down to the length of his shoulders, but pulled back at his nape of his neck. He was wearing a grey/teal suit. The suit pants and jacket were grey, but the dress shirt was teal as so was his tie. I could only tell that because he almost glowed in a way. Like his own personal flash light. I crouch down a little further because now I wasn't for sure if the man was a ghost or alive person. I went to grab a small branch that held out to me but I missed guide the gap and lean forward too much.

As I tried to catch myself but completely lost my balance. Falling and trying to catch myself was hard considering how dense this tree was. As I landed finally on the ground the air was knocked out of me and pain spread throughout my body. The man that was on the phone looked surprised and completely stopped talking. I tried catching my breathe and tried to sit up but stead cried out in pain with the little air I had and the man quickly kneeled down hanging up the phone.

"Are you okay? What are you doing up in that tree? Do you need help?" Whichever language he was speaking didn't show a trace of the accent from it. I gasped for breath and the man placed a hand on my forehead and on my stomach.

No matter how much my mind was screaming at me to move and not to let him touch me. But every tiny movement I made my body screamed at me not to move. The suit man closed his eyes and started saying some words under his breathe and a warm heat came from his hands. The longer his hands were on my forehead and stomach the easier breathing became. I stared up at the man in awe when he was done. He was still whispering words and the heat from his hands died down as he opened his eyes.

"Try to sit up, carefully though." He placed a hand on my lower back to help me. My body wasn't screaming in pain anymore.

"Who are you? What are you?" I questioned, he smiled at me.

"Dominic. Shaman. Your turn." His smiled didn't go away and I felt like I could trust him even though I shouldn't.

"Chloe. Necromancer. What are you doing in the woods?"

"I could ask you the same thing." I moved to stand up and dusted myself off. The man stood and looked me over, I guess making sure I wasn't hurt anymore. He looked around, before glancing back at me.

"You're the one they want… aren't you?" His was full of curiosity.

"I don't know what you mean." I tried to play dumb. Well I didn't know what he was talking about, I thought they wanted all of us not us me.

"You have a brother don't you? What's his name… Mike, Mason-"

"Michael." I whispered furrowing my eyebrows and slightly looking at the ground.

"Yeah… You need to hide. You're more powerful than your brother, they want you. Go." He turns me around and pushes me slightly. I turn my head and he looked slightly scared and alarmed.

"GO!" Dominic whispered yelled, while looking around again. "Hide. Something, they want you and on the wrong side. Just go!" This time he fully pushed me as hard as he could this time I just took off not looking back. This time though I turned towards the way Derek left and didn't slow down just pushed myself harder. My lungs felt like they were on fire and it felt like my heart was going to beat out of my chest.

I don't know how long I ran until I ran into a big wall of flesh. Landing on my ass, not even looking up just trying to catch my breath.

"Chloe." I whipped my head up to see Derek, Michael, and Simon looking concern for me.

"Thank… God." I said in between breathes. Derek kneeled down placing a hand on my shoulder.

"Breathe in. Breathe Out. Follow me Chloe." I watched him and tried to do the same. Breathing in and out about ten times before I finally got my heart beat to slow and my lungs burned less I nod at Derek. "Why were you running Chloe?"

"Fell out of tree. Shaman healed me, told me to run. So I did." Derek looked puzzled but other wised nods and helps me up. They didn't say anything more but to follow them. And that is what I did. Wondering about Dominic and why the hell he helped me. Why the hell did he tell me to run? Why the hell did he heal me when I was most likely dying? And what did he mean I was more powerful than my brother and they wanted me more? All these questions I will probably not get the answers too.