Okay super-short, but I think you will like it. Next up is a whole Aunt Lauren filled chapter so I gotta gear up. There is a lot to the next chapter so wish me luck darlings. I'll try and have it by tomorrow night, but no promises.

doarfthXx: If I had written the original book, he would have told him about Chloe, but in The summoning he doesn't learn about it till the next day so I just had to work with what I was given here lol. Yeah he's very stubborn in an almost stupid fashion, but you gotta love him. Hydei: Which showdown are you referring to my dear? There are so many. I can try and make it extra good if you tell me :) . Kelly Miley: You'll just have to wait and find out what convinces him to leave. (Translation: No idea. Let me get back to you :) ). HawaiianGirl: What was the question? Do you mean is this the chapter? No, not for a while. If your asking is this that same book, then yes. I will eventually get to it and it will be a fun chapter for all :) All other reviewers: Thank you for A. joining B. Your Praise and C. Enjoying my hardwork.

As I would have changed certain little things in the original books, I am sure you are glad of the fact that I own no rights to Darkest Powers.

Derek's Point of View

It was sometime in the middle of the night when I woke to whispers and the sounds of a lock being picked. I was so tired I almost said, 'hell with it; I don't need to find out who it is'. But slowly, the pull of my bed lessened and I was able to sit up. It was the middle of the night. The moonlight gleamed off my chest; my shirt had been pulled off before bed. I reached down the side of my bed, feeling for it.

Carpet, carpet, book, tshirt. There we go. I pulled it over my head, listening for the whisperers. There were two, both women. I wouldn't have gone looking if I hadn't been able to hear the nurses sleeping, each with a distinct snore. Who was down there so early?

The lock being picked added suspicion. Rae, Chloe, or Tori? Which combination of girls was it? The voices were too low to hear words or whose voice they were. I got out of bed quietly. As I reached my door, I heard a swoosh, swoosh of a printer. Who would want to print something at this hour? I looked at my watch. It was two-thirty-seven. I looked back at my bed. I could just turn around and crawl back into it. It was all warm and cozy…

No. I had to see what was going on.

I padded down the hallway and reached the stairs as the printer stopped. File drawers were closed. Were those belonging to the file on the right or the left? I began to make my way down the stairs, moving slowly. The third stair down creaked as I placed my weight on it. It was so loud that I was sure someone had heard. I paused, holding my breath. After a long moment, I decided to continue. The next stair creaked as well, though quieter than the last. Two pairs of feet pattered down the hallway and straight into the kitchen.

There were some noises of shuffling that transferred down the hall.

"Come on," said Chloe, trying to act like she had been there the whole time. "Just pick something." Something in her voice was too pitchy and breathy. She was overly anxious.

"I can't find the Rice Krispie bars. I know there were some last week." Rae acted along side with her, trying to throw off whoever was investigating. She was much more believable, but I had heard a printer. They were pretty hard to mistake. It wouldn't work.

"The guys probably-" We actually probably did. Or at least I did. I really like Rice Krispies. If Simon had any, it was when I wasn't looking. Too sugary. "Someone's coming. Get the light!" She was way too loud to pretend that she was trying not to be noticed.

The light at the end of the hall shut off as I reached the doorway. I entered into the dark kitchen. The moon shone through the window, brightening everything in a cold light. I heard their breathing through the pantry and knew they were watching. I pretended to glance around the room searching for them, then went for the pantry, the obvious choice for hiding.

Chloe opened the door and stepped into the moonlight. Her skin glowed where the tanktop and pajama pants didn't cover. She looked almost mystical in the silver light, like the necromancer she was.

Then she lifted one arm from her side and showed me the box of Ritz in her hand. "Cracker?" she asked, dispelling the air of any mystical-ness. Wow. I am now disillusioned. I looked at her dopey little smile, the one that tried to pretend like 'everything was normal here'. It made me wonder how she could bounce from something that un-okay and smile at me. As I watched her face, it disappeared. Her eyes told me the truth. In them, I saw fear mixed with freaked-outedness.

Rae seemed to notice her quietness as she said, "We were getting a snack." My eyes didn't leave Chloe as I thought, Were you taking pictures of your snacks and printing them to keep as mementos, too? Rae gave up trying to distract me. "I'll get the juice." She squeezed past Chloe and went to the fridge. This drew my attention to the little line of boxes on the counter. Holy shit, how much food were they pretending to eat? I could conceivably eat that much, but they had a lot of boxes there. Still, it was a nice touch. It showed they had been in there the whole time. When my eyes swung back to Chloe, I noticed a small smile in the corner of her mouth, pride evident. This was obviously one of her parts of tonight's plan. It would have maybe worked on Simon, but not on me.

Being this devious was not good. She was becoming more on my watch list every hour she spent in this place. A temperamental, devious girl who looked like she was a teeny-bopper. If she told any nurse anything, I was out. She could probably think of something worse to say than what I did. I'm so screwed.

She must have known I didn't believe her because she stepped forward, closing the gap between us. Her eyes were bright, but no longer with fear. She didn't care if I knew about her real reason for being down here. She said, with her eyes, 'No, I will not be afraid of you.' For someone so little and… twiggy, she had a lot of guts. My wolf side could see this as a fight for domination. If you back down, you lose. He screamed for me to win, but I couldn't. She was too strong after what I did to her. I owed her. So resisting the urge to smile, I moved out of her way, allowing her to dominate me. I was wrong for what I did and she shouldn't be afraid. I would never allow myself to harm her again.

A random thought had me pick up a box from the counter and shake out a sleeve of saltines. I'm not sure why, but I couldn't just let her win. I had to ruffle her feathers a bit at the very least. So offered the sleeve to her and said, "Forgot these." She paused. She knew I didn't believe her, but what could she say? "Right. Thanks," was her response as she walked quickly to the hall, Rae following her after.

I walked to the hallway, turning the opposite way, toward my side of the house. As I passed Dr. Gill's office, I looked at the door, stopping before it. She had been getting MY file tonight. She wasn't going to just mope around. She was going to examine me and see how bad a guy I was. I chuckled under my breath as I reached the hall. More and more on the watch list all the time.