Okay, so here's the next chapter, it's a lot of talking… Just read… And please review, that's the only way to let me know what you think. THANK YOU!

Disclaimer: I don't own Darkest Powers or any of the characters. I only own Alice.

When Derek was awake we walked back to the hotel. I was so going to have a talk with Tori…

"What's wrong?" Derek asked. I barely heard him.

"Huh?"

"What's wrong?" he repeated. "You were thinking…"

"Oh, nothing." I smiled.

"Really?"

"Yeah, don't worry."

"If you say so." We walked back to the hotel, not talking. I wasn't mad at Derek, but I wasn't in a very good mood either. But I didn't want to jump to a conclusion right away before I had even talked to Tori. So I said nothing, until we were in the hotel.

"Do you want to do something, or eat something?" Derek asked.

"No thanks, I think I'm going to talk to Tori and then I just want to sleep."

"Okay, I'll see you later." He gave me a quick kiss on my mouth and left.

I knocked on Tori's door and Alice opened it.

"Are you coming to play with me?" she asked.

"Uhm.. I have to ask Tori something, but I will play with you tomorrow, okay? Shouldn't you be sleeping already?" I asked.

"Yes, Lauren said I had to go sleep but Tori let me play a little longer. Don't tell her!" She whispered. "And mommy is here! So I don't have to sleep."

"Really?" she nodded.

"Yes and Daddy is also here!" Wow, we weren't even here one day and Kit had already found her dad. He was really good!

"Really? So why don't you go tell Derek!" I said. She nodded and left the room. Behind her came a man. He looked at me confused for a second, but just kept walking. I searched for Mariah, but I couldn't find her, so I went to Tori.

"Hey Chloe!" she said. "Where have you been?"

"Derek had to change, I went with him."

"Oh… How is he?"

"He's fine, but your making me change my subject. Do you like Derek?" So, that was said.

"Yeah, of course, you kinda start to like everybody when you have to be around them all the time." That was not what I meant…

"No, I mean, do you like like him?"

"What? Wait, you're asking me if I have a crush on him?" Ok so she hadn't, now I looked like a complete fool. I felt my cheeks getting hotter. I nodded.

She started to laugh. "He's…" she said, and laughed. "all… yours!"

When she was calmed down a little, and she'd wiped her eyes, she said: "Did you really think I had a crush on Derek?"

"No… I mean, maybe a little…" I muttered.

"What made you think that?"

"Simon said something to Derek, and then he said he wasn't interested, and when I asked, he said I should ask you."

She started to laugh again. "Okay, I can really explain everything." She said. "Before we went to the spa, a very muscular man came to me, and asked me if 'my friend' wanted to join some bodybuilders club. So I told Simon, and I guess he told Derek." Now I had to laugh as well.

"I told you Derek would never hurt you, you're his mate. There's always some stupid explanation for things like this."

"I guess so. I shouldn't be so suspicious anymore, I'm sorry."

"No need to be. I forgive you." She hugged me. "Now, let's sleep."

"Good idea."

"Sleep well." She said.

"Good night." I said.

"Chloe." She called. I stopped.

"Yeah?"

"He really loves you, you know that right?" I nodded and smiled.

I went to my own room, and on my way, I went to Derek and Simon's room to send Alice back to her room. Simon opened the door.

"Hey Chloe." He said.

"Hi Simon." I smiled at him. He looked like he had already been sleeping, and just came out of his bed.

"Did I wake you?" I asked.

"No, I couldn't sleep anyway. Alice is screaming in her sleep all the time."

"Oh. She's very tired."

"Yeah I know. It has been a very weird week for here. She ran away, and was sort of kidnapped by dr. Gill, then she had to come with us, and flew across the country, and she is only five. She must be exhausted."

"Yeah, I know, but you have to be able to sleep to!"

"Yeah, I was sleeping on the couch." He said. On the couch? There was a bed free on Tori's room.

"Why are you sleeping on the couch?"

"Alice's sleeping in my bed." I looked at him. "Oh I don't mind." He said when he saw my expression. "She needs her sleep more then I do."

"Yeah, but she can sleep with Tori." I said.

"Yeah, but if I lift her, she might wake up." I walked into the room, to Derek's bed.

"Derek." I whispered.

"Huh?" he said sleepy.

"Derek, can you bring Alice to her own bed?"

"Yeah sure," he said, and he walked to the bathroom.

"Where are you going?" I said.

"I'm in my boxers…"

"I've seen you in boxers before." Why did he mind?

"Yeah, but Tori hasn't, and I would rather keep it that way."

"Oh." This was becoming my one-liner…

Derek carried Alice to Tori's room. I knocked on Tori's door and she opened it.

"Who died?" she asked. I hadn't knocked that hard, had I?

"Alice has to sleep with you." I said.

"Oh, sure. I was just sleeping." Someone was really grumpy…

We put Alice in her bed and left Tori alone, that seemed to be the best thing to do, in her mood.

"Good night." I said to Derek and Simon.

"Sweet dreams." Derek said, and kissed my forehead. Simon had already disappeared. I also went to my bed and fell asleep after a few minutes, I thought...

I woke not much later, because someone was knocking on my door. I looked at my watch; it was half past two. I looked at my dad's bed, maybe he had gone out and forgot his key, didn't make much sense, but I was too sleepy to figure that out, but he was just there in his bed. He hadn't heard the knocking and just kept sleeping. So I went to open the door. Tori stood behind it.

"Tori, do you have any idea what time it is?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm sorry, but Alice won't stop screaming. I tried to calm her down, but it didn't work, she just kept screaming. Even Derek wasn't able to make her stop. She keeps screaming."

"Really? I don't think I can calm her down either." I said.

"Yeah, but just try please."

"Yes of course." I followed her to her room. Almost everyone was there; Simon, Derek, aunt Lauren, Kit and Tori. Derek was sitting next to Alice, trying to comfort her. She was crying.

"Chloe, can you please try to stop her?" Aunt Lauren asked.

"Yeah, I'll try." I walked to Alice and sat next to Derek.

"Hey, shhh… It's alright. What's wrong?" I asked.

"I-I…" she started, but she started to cry again already.

"We don't know what's wrong, but she keeps asking for her dad." Derek explained to me.
"Really? But I thought he was here…" I said. She had said that, right? When I went to Tori, Alice had said her dad was here…

"No, of course he's not here, we just arrived here today."

"Oh my God… No…"

"What?" everyone looked at me confused.
"No… Alice?" she looked at me.

"Alice, honey, did you see your father today?" she nodded.

"And was he with your mother?" she nodded again.

"Did they see each other?" I asked.

Another nod. "They were holding hands."

"Fuck." Derek said.

"Oh my God." Tori said. Everyone in the room looked shocked.

"Alice, honey, everything will be alright, okay?" I said.