Authors Note: Sorry that this is such a short chapter but its been a really long few days and I am exhausted! But I wanted to try and get this chapter up so ya'll would have something to read! I promise that the next chapter will be twice as long and much more action filled! there isn't much left to this story, just an FYI... but anyways I hope you like this chapter! =D

The Lost One

Chapter Ten

CHLOE POV

"You're joking right? You want me to babysit...indefinitely?" Tori growled. "Why can't you? I would really like to kick some of those Cabal jerks asses if you don't mind."

I sighed. "Tori, I can't watch them, they need me... here... Please? Clay will be bringing them home this afternoon. I would really appreciate it if you would look out for them. They need someone that can protect them, and out here facing the Cabal... I don't want to risk... anything..."

I could hear Tori sigh over the phone. "Fine. But you better do some major ass-whooping for me since I can't be there myself to do it."

"Trust me." I growled, "They will get what is coming to them. And it won't be pretty."

DEREK POV

"Sydney? Vanson?" I knocked on the door to Sydney's room. When I opened the door I found them curled up on the bed where Sydney was reading Vanson a book.

"DADDY!" Vanson yelled as he jumped up and leaped into my arms. He giggled as I threw him up in the air once and plopped him down on the bed.

"I need to talk to you two okay? Vanson?" Vanson was jumping on the bed sending all of the pillows toppling to the floor. Sydney tugged on his shirt to make him stop jumping.

"Vanson sit down."

He sighed and sat looking up at me expectantly.

"What is it?" Sydney asked, her bright blue eyes flashing. I still couldn't get over just how much she looked like Chloe. I can't believe that my little girl is sitting right in front of me. I didn't want to send them home, where I couldn't watch them, or take care of them. But I knew that it was for the best. What was going to be happening here... was way to dangerous for them to face.

"Well, this afternoon you guys are gonna go with Clay back home to Aunt Tori. So I need you to pack your bags! Its time to go home!"

Vanson immediately began jumping up and down again on the bed. "HOME!" He yelled, a giant grin across his face.

"What about you and Chloe?" Sydney asked.

"We have some things we need to take care of here, and I know you don't know your Aunt Tori Syd, but you will love her I promise. And Chloe and I will be home before you know it."

Sydney just sat there for a moment before she suddenly got up and darted out of the room.

"What's wrong with her?" Vanson asked.

"Why don't you go back to your room and gather up your things. You think you can do that for me?" I asked, hoping he would be able to handle that at least until I could go get Chloe and find out what was wrong with Sydney.

Vanson nodded and jumped off the bed and ran down the hall to his room. I sighed and went to get Chloe. I knew how to handle Vanson. But a little girl? She wasn't very little, and she had been through so much... I wasn't sure what to do...

"Chloe?" I asked, peeking into our room. She had just hung up the phone with Tori and was sitting on the bed with her head in her hands. When I called out her name she peeked up at me and I saw tears in her eyes.

"Whats wrong?" I asked, worried. I sat down on the bed beside her and held her hand in mine. She shook her head. "I'm not upset Derek. I'm... happy." She laughed. "For the first time, I feel like we FINALLY have our family back together. I know that everything is still messed up and that everything is still up in the air but... both of our kids are in the other room right now, together." She smiled and laid her head on my shoulder.

"Well I hate to ruin the moment, but when I told Sydney we had to stay here for a few more days, she stormed off..."

"What?" Chloe asked looking up at me puzzled.

"I told her that she and Vanson were going home to stay with Aunt Tori for a little while, while we took care of some things and she got up and stormed out of the room. I don't really know what happened..."

"Derek. Go talk to her." Chloe shook her head.

"I figured maybe that was more your territory..."

Chloe laughed and shook her head. "I am going to go help Vanson pack because I know all he is doing right now is playing in his room, and since this isn't our house there is no telling what he has done to that room. You on the other hand need to learn to talk to your daughter. So you are going to go find her and find out whats wrong." She smiled and stood up and headed to the door, but before leaving she turned, "Don't worry Derek, you will do fine. You always knew exactly what to say to make me feel better. Plus, I think the phrase 'like father like daughter' fits very well in this scenario." She smiled and left the room.

"Like father like daughter?" I mumbled to myself. Great.

SYDNEY POV

After everything that they said last night... they were leaving me? No. Worse. They were SENDING me away. How could they? Didn't they understand? I NEED them! I just got them back...

I stormed out of my room and down the hall, down the stairs and out the backdoor into the woods. I wanted to get away, to be alone, and it was quiet out here. It was comforting.

I wasn't out here long when Derek was suddenly sitting beside me.

"Sydney?" He asked as he shifted beside me, turning to look at my face.

I tried to keep my eyes down, knowing that if I looked at him, he would know. I didn't want him to know how much it... hurt...

"Sydney, would you please tell me whats wrong? Chloe and I aren't going to be away very long you know... and Aunt Tori..."

I sighed and stood up and began walking off further into the woods.

I could feel his shadow looming over me and knew he had to be a few steps behind me. I wanted to run, just to get away and be left alone.

"Sydney, talk to me. Please. I'm not going anywhere."

I turned on him. "Yeah you're not going anywhere! I am! You're sending me away!" I growled and turned away, intentionally planning on just running off but he grabbed my arm and spun me to face him. He kneeled down so that he was eye level with me.

"Your upset because you think we are just sending you off?" He asked.

I tried to look away, to look anywhere but at him but his eyes... I was almost forced to look him straight in the eye, and suddenly I couldn't hold anything back. I just started crying.

"Why? Why aren't you coming with us? Why do we have to leave? I just got you and Chloe back! I don't want to lose you again!"

Before I could even finish my rant he pulled me to him and hugged me. "Sydney. Chloe and I just got YOU back. We don't want to send you home, but right now we have to handle things with Mr. St. Cloud and we don't want you to be here when that happens. We want you to be at home, SAFE. And as soon as everything is done, we will be home with you and Vanson and we won't EVER have to separate again."

I believed him, but I couldn't shake the feeling that I was unwanted... I knew it was silly, but I had gone so long thinking that no one did want me, and now... I just couldn't bare the thought of losing them... not after just a few days with them.

"Look, I can tell you still don't believe me so here is what we will do okay?" He sighed and sat back on his feet, still keeping eye contact with me.

"You and Vanson go with Clay and stay with your Aunt Tori. Chloe and I will call you every single morning, afternoon and night. And whether or not Chloe and I finish everything here in FOUR days, we will come home and see you guys on Saturday."

"Every morning, afternoon and night?" I asked. Derek nodded. "Three times a day. You WILL speak to us."

I nodded. "And you will be home Saturday?" Derek nodded. "Saturday for sure."

"And what if you don't keep your promise?" I asked.

He furrowed his eyebrows, thinking... "Then you can have your Aunt Tori put a spell on us. Trust me, she would love that."

"A spell?" I asked, completely confused.

Derek laughed. "I guess we forgot to tell you that your Aunt Tori, she's a witch. A pretty powerful one too."

"So I'm a werewolf, necromancer...and so is Vanson... and Aunt Tori is a witch? What others are out there?" I asked.

Derek laughed. "There are so many different species out there Sydney, I don't think even I know them all, but your Uncle Simon, he is a sorcerer, which is the male version of a witch. He's not quite as powerful as Aunt Tori though...but don't tell him I said that."

"Will I meet Uncle Simon too?" I asked and Derek nodded. "He will be there when you get there, but he and some of the others will be traveling back with Clay here to help us.

"What exactly are you going to be doing here?"

Derek sighed. "We will be... settling.. everything with Mr. St. Cloud. So that he will never be able to separate us again."

I nodded. I know he is trying to protect me. To try and not tell me too much, but the thing is... I know more than he thinks I do...