A/N: Sorry, it's been such a LONG time since I last updated, Lovelies! I got side tracked with those four chapters that came out on Friday, I kept reading them over and over, analyzing and squealing over slight Chlerek moments! Hehe, anyhow, hope you like this next Chapter
I DO NOT OWN DARKEST POWERS!!! (IF I DID, THEY'D BE JUST AS GRAPHIC AS KELLY'S ADULT BOOKS!) ;)
Chapter 9
Chloe's POV
Drew had to help Derek in from outside, and now he was lying on the kitchen island. Derek was the strongest most massive guy I had ever known, well before I met Drew, he is actually a bit taller, and now… he was broken.
"Chloe, honey I know your really freaked out right now, but Derek is going to be FINE, so I need you to stop crying, stop blubbering, and just hold his hand and mumble sweet nothings in his ear all night, okay?" Drew said somewhat gently, snapping my attention to the present again. I immediately stopped, if I learned one thing from a life of easy normalcy (prior to Lyle House) it was to suck it up, and deal with what life throws at you. So I lunged forward and out of my own sorrow, to grab a hold of Derek's hand.
I watched as Drew examined his injuries intently. He was using the utmost of care; it was heartening to see how much he cared. He had listed off his injuries but I blocked my ears to the words, knowing they would only make the struggle of not crying, harder. That's when I noticed Tori coming down the stairs with supplies; I hadn't noticed her departure before hand.
We immediately began cleaning him up, so that Drew I assume, could make a more precise judgment on his condition. Before I could see any of the real damage done to him however, Drew demanded that I wake Simon.
"Also, Chloe, please get Derek a new change of clothes will you?" Drew added as I sprinted towards the stairs.
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Tori's POV
"Calm down, Drew." I whispered, as I grabbed a hold of his shaky hands. He was making Derek, truly look like Frankenstein. He groaned as he looked down as if out of a trance, to see his "handy work." He quickly repaired his mistake though, fortunately.
"Sorry, I'm just… still in shock I guess, Victoria." He said softly, I sighed as he said my full name again. What's new, he always says your full name Victoria, I'm surprised you're just now, questioning why! I rolled my eyes and unintentionally replied, a bit sharply,
"Please, please just call me Tori, Drew. I don't mind you calling by my full name, it doesn't feel so ba- just please call me Tori, okay?" I softened my voice enough to get by with a strangled kind of tone, as If I had been crying or something.
"Tori. Okay, I can do that." He said as if he really had to think about it.
As if the characteristic thundering noise of his walk hadn't been clue enough, Simon and Chloe came crashing in, both out of breath and worried.
"Shit, damn, man I'm sorry I didn't get up. How is he, how-"
"It's okay, Simon. Girls get out of here, until I call you back." Drew cut Simon off. I grumbled a bit and turned to leave, when Drew added for Chloe's benefit. "Chloe, mate or not, you're not seeing him naked until its on his terms, now get!" I held back a giggle as a violet red Chloe towed me out to the living room.
"Okay, well…" I tried starting a conversation and was met with an unusual silence, especially from a girl who had her mate on death's doorstep. "So how did waking Simon up go?" I asked out of curiosity. A small smile appeared, but not a normal peppy Chloe smile, this new Chloe was an odd sight. She looked bitter and for once she looked past her 15 years of age, instead of below it.
"Oh, it went swell." She muttered pointedly, " He is one of those guys you practically have to kick in the head to wake up, and then getting him out of bed, is almost even worse!" Her face was now contorted into something just short of a snarl. "Tori?" she said abruptly, making me jump slightly, meeting her gaze now. "What kinds of spells did you see down there, in the study? You said before you had stolen a few, any of them got to do with Healing?" I gulped as I remembered a very special one.
No! My mother screamed in my head, don't you dare, use that spell Victoria! She is MY necromancer!! I clamped my eyes shut and held my head in my hands as I blocked her out as best I could. Than I realized how she had already put claim to Chloe and couldn't help but finally respond to her chatter. She is NOT "your" Necromancer, so BACK OFF! I practically screamed in my head, and for the first time in a long while, there was only silence there.
"Tori? Are you listening to me?" Chloe interrupted my train of thought.
"Yes, of course. I-I was just figuring whether to show you something I found or not, but I don't think I have a choice in the matter anymore, anyhow." I explained quickly, earning a minutely confused look from Chloe. I sighed, "Lets, just… come on." I grabbed her hand and pulled her to the Study/Library, whatever they were calling it.
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Chloe's POV
When Tori first opened this book on a guide to dreams or what not, I thought we were doomed, but than she pulled out an extremely old note folded up inside the crease of the book. I was stunned to learn that it was from her mother and that on it contained a few, really powerful, spells.
"But, here's the thing, Chloe." Tori began seeming worried; she looked into my eyes pleadingly. "A witch can only complete these if… if they're bound to, well, a Necromancer. I-I never told you what my mother wants from me, she wants you, Chloe. She wants you to be bound to her because you're one the most powerful Necromancer's alive, she wants you for power." She was now biting her lip and staring out the window of the study, avoiding eye contact. She finally returned my stare and added in a whisper barely audible. "Chloe? I could do this incantation, I know I could, and it would definitely save Derek, but I need… Will you be my Necromancer?"
There is no way, which I could refuse, not when Derek was in such a state, but especially not when my friend needed me.
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Derek's POV
I opened my eyes. It was quiet, though I could hear them all breathing sighs of relief, there heart beats slowing slightly. I sat up swiftly, rolling my shoulders and groaning something along the lines of "what the hell?" Before they could answer however, I smelt her and her worry and her tears, like a magnet my eyes swept to her form. My Chloe, she was a soggy, pitiful mess, she looked like a lost puppy and it broke my heart. When our eyes met, I could see her relief and happiness begin to return slowly, making her shine brighter in my eyes.
"Chloe," I said widening my eyes in an act of plea, opening my arms to her, "Chloe, come here!" I said hoarsely, she immediately flew into my arms clutching me tightly as if I would disappear into thin air if she let go. I too tightened my arms around as much of her as I could, holding her to my chest. "Oh, sweet heart, its okay, I'm okay." I whispered into her ears. "Oh, Chloe. My Chloe, my love." I kept rambling loving words that I hoped would console her.
"All right everybody, we need SLEEP and also, remember what we're telling Andrew," Drew said in an authority type tone, I now knew exactly how everyone else always felt when I would take charge and in unison with everyone else, added my "Shut-up!" into the mix.
Tori mercifully agreed to sleep in my room with Simon, so that I could further console Chloe. Not saying that she didn't bitch and moan and of course tease in what my meaning by consoling meant. I'll admit, that the wolf had a completely different meaning in "consoling" than I did, but… we're not going there right now.
Chloe clung to my side as we made it up the steps, she was so tired that there was no way she would have made it up them without my help, so I just scooped her up in my arms and carried her to bed myself. Once again, the wolf had a completely different idea than I did on her bed and my bed, to him, they were the same, and it was our bed. The fact that my scent still lingered all over her bed sheets with her own, from the night we slept together, did not help the situation either. I tried not to breathe as deeply to ignore this fact so that I would just sleep in Tori's bed, with out too much pain involved. Even as I tucked Chloe into bed though, I was getting a sweet buzz off of the elixir of her scent and mine combined, it was just so right. As I kissed her forehead goodnight, I had to restrain my self from just pouncing onto her. The confused expression she gave as I made my way to Tori's bed didn't help either.
"Derek? Are you mad?" She said in a small quiet voice, fear seeping through her. I froze and turned back to her instantly.
"No, no, of course not Chloe, I just didn't think, that we should… you know, sleep together." I said gently. Her face visibly fell, and it broke my heart and my resolve.
"Okay, okay, scoot over!" I said dejectedly, climbing into bed with her. Her face beamed at once and made my pulse race. God this girl is intoxicating. I thought bewildered. As I lay my head down, the overwhelming new scent of ours consumed me. Chloe relaxed and melted into my side soon after. I once again held as much of her as possible and she giggled when I grasped areas not exactly appropriate, and acted as though I had burned her with my touch, apologizing profusely. She only wriggled closer and wrapped my arms tight around her hips, pressing her chest firmly to mine. Sighing with content, she burrowed her head into the crook of my neck and my mind was bombarded with more mental images the wolf supplied. My mind finally landed on the worse of them, when I was kissing her in the forest earlier, when she had her legs wrapped around me and was- can't think about this! My breathing was becoming ragged and as though she knew what I was thinking, Chloe lifted her head to meet my gaze, a lazy smile gracing her lips.
"Derek?" She whispered pressing against me harder, tempting me. I whispered back a "what?"
"Don't you ever, ever," She traced her fingers across my lips teasingly, "Ever, scare me like you did, tonight, again." She kissed me softly, before leaning back for me to answer.
"I wont." I said dazedly, looking at her now swollen lips in the dark. I leaned down and captured her bottom lip in my own, asking permission, which was granted easily. She moaned as our tongues met, making me want her even more. I broke the kiss, "Chloe, you need to be good, or I'm not going to be able to sleep here with you, please don't-" She pressed her most private area against mine again, making me growl passionately, "Don't do that! You are such a little, tease!" I groaned into her neck, holding her tightly. She merely giggled. "You're going to be the death of me, girl." I murmured as I covered her body in kisses.
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A/N: Hope you enjoyed this peaceful Chapter, the other wont be nearly as dull!
BTW, I'm thinking as a side chapter (completely separate of this story) I may do a Lemon, what do you think? Yay! Or Nay! Tell me in a PM or review, either is welcome as always!!!
