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The Uniters' Assistant: Chapter 10
-Chloe P.O.V.-
Nothing has happened in three days. Alek was still staying with me but we would go back to the apartment every day to check on Jasmine and Valentina. Jasmine actually woke up but wasn't strong enough to move. I hadn't heard from Brian at all. But as of right now, Alek and I still had school. Not that we had paid much attention. I was just sitting here in fourth period History, where my teacher, Mrs. Johnson, was monotone. I was a few seconds from falling asleep.
"The Civil War turned brothers against brothers, fathers against sons. We are going to focus on…" she was cut off by the bell. I don't think I've ever seen everyone move so fast out of that room. I rushed to meet Amy and Paul. I found them by my locker.
"Hey guys! Fourth period was seriously a living hell today." I said dramatically when I reached them. They both laughed and once I had gotten my books for my afternoon classes, we headed to the lunchroom. I stopped in line and got my usual salad and donut. I know it's a strange combination, but I needed something fattening to get me through the rest of the day. We went and sat at the same table we had been sitting at for all the years that we had been here. It wasn't in the middle, but it wasn't way off to the side either. I saw Alek and waved. So many rumors had been spread about me since Alek and I walked in on Monday holding hands. He smiled at me and winked. I had let him sit with his friends but sometimes I wish that he would come and sit with me. That was when I saw Dina, the head cheerleader and Alek's number one fan, making her way over to our table. Oh, this couldn't be good.
"Hey Chloe. I'm sorry to say, but Alek doesn't like you. You're his charity case. I don't get why though. I'm so much better for him than you are. Or are you just his fuck buddy. I can't think of any other reason he would want to be with you. Just be sure to not give him any kind of disease you little whore." She looked at me with a disgusted look on her face. This bitch was seriously getting on my nerves. She was the one who had started almost all the rumors about me. I was just about ready to pound her face in.
"Ok look. You don't know a thing about me and Alek. I don't even know why you think that you have a chance. And I'm not the one who's slept with almost every athlete in this school. And you're the one telling me about diseases? You're a delusional, anorexic bitch and you really need to get over yourself and my boyfriend." I thought it was a good speech, but apparently she didn't like it so much. Not that I cared, she wasn't supposed to like it. I noticed that the lunchroom had gotten somewhat quieter. People had turned their heads to see what all the commotion was about. Dina was glaring at me with her lips pursed and fists clenched at her sides. Then she smiled sweetly. Too sweetly.
"Oh Chloe, it disappoints me that you think that's true. It's going to be a shame to ruin that pretty outfit of yours." Before I could think, she had a bottle of Gatorade in her hand and she tried to pour it on me. But my reflexes were faster. I twisted her hand and she ended up pouring it all over herself in her light pink off the shoulder shirt and white mini skirt. That was definitely going to stain. She screamed and tossed it away from her but it ended up hitting some kid and falling onto another girl who was in a white dress. This is why people shouldn't wear white. It was something out of a movie. I held in my laughter with great difficulty. The entire lunch room went silent. Then it erupted into a sea of laughter, and for once, it wasn't at me.
"You are going to pay for this Chloe King! I will get you!" She stormed off to the bathroom to get cleaned up. Then I just let it out like everyone else. I busted my gut laughing and it was the best lunch ever.
"Promise not to pour any Gatorade on me? I am your boyfriend and protector after all." I turned around and Alek was standing behind me with a small smile on his face. I laughed, threw my arms around his neck and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around me, picked me up and twirled me around. You know, like they do in those sappy romance movies. The lunchroom got silent again. I blushed and let go. Alek looked at me confused, and then looked around. He looked back at me with a glint in his eye that I couldn't read.
"I love you Chloe King. And I want everyone in here to know it." He said loudly. My eyes widened as he pulled me in and kissed me passionately. I kissed him back with no hesitation. Yepp, best lunch ever.
The rumors basically stopped after that. No one gave me much trouble, except for Dina and the cheerleaders. Alek sat with us every day and left his usual table with all of his friends and girls behind. And Jasmine came back to school that Friday.
"Are you sure you're alright Jasmine?" I asked worriedly. That had to have been the third time I've asked her. She rolled her eyes again.
"Yes Chloe! I'm perfectly fine! I just needed some rest. Besides I'm a bit mad I didn't get to meet this Catherine girl you and Alek were telling me about." Catherine had visited only once since the day we brought her to the apartment. She said she was just checking in, but I felt like it was more than that. She seemed distant and I needed to talk to her. I nodded at Jasmine and walked with her to class. After I made sure she was ok, I walked to my locker.
I hadn't seen Alek yet today. I figured he just had an early basketball practice, but I would have thought that he would've found me by now. We had homeroom and first period together so I'd see him soon. But when I got there, I didn't see him. I just walked over to where Amy was and sat next to her.
"Hey, have you seen Alek at all today? I can't find him anywhere." She thought for a minute and then shook her head.
"No, I'm sorry Chloe. But I'm sure he'll text you soon." I nodded and stared at the door. I sat like that for all of homeroom, and he never came. I was really worried. What if something bad happened to him? I shot out of my seat when the bell rang. After saying a quick goodbye to Amy, I ran out the door. I walked to his locker and saw him pulling out his books. He had a pissed off look on his face. Oh boy. I hurried over to him. He glanced at me but other than that, made no indication that I was even there.
"Alek, what's up? You seem mad. You can tell me you know." I put my hand on his shoulder and he tensed up. I was confused. Was he mad at me? What did I do?
"I don't know Chloe, what did you do? Enlighten me. Where were you yesterday? I couldn't find you for an hour! What the hell?" He spoke coldly to me and I flinched. He read my mind again. How does he do that? I looked at him confused.
"What? I went to work after school, grabbed some dinner and then went home. I thought someone was watching me? It felt like it." He just seemed to get angrier. He slammed his locker and started towards the front doors. "Alek!" I called after him. He just kept walking. I ran after him. I kept calling after him but he continued to walk. Only when he got to his car, did he stop.
"Why do you lie to me Chloe? I thought our bond was stronger than that." I was confused about what he was saying. I couldn't grasp it.
"It is. I'm not lying, about whatever it is. I just told you what I did yesterday." My eyes started to water. I was not going to cry. He turned on me and his usually warm brown eyes now looked deadly. I flinched again.
"Why did you have to sneak around with Brian? I told you that I didn't trust him and I didn't want you anywhere near him without me! You are clearly still not over him. Why do I even bother? Was I just a toy Chloe? A temporary fling?" I honestly had no idea what he was talking about. I never went to see Brian. I looked at him with my mouth slightly open. I didn't know what to say. He shook his head and unlocked his car.
"What? I never met up with Brian! I told you, I trust him about as much as you do! I would never do that to you Alek! I love you." I was fighting for the tears to not fall. I felt one slip down my face and I whipped it away quickly. He continued to glare at his car. I wish I could know what he was thinking. I knew there was a way to read his mind at will, but I didn't know how to do that yet.
"Get in the car. We need to talk about this someplace else." I just obeyed. I hurried over to the other side and got in. He started to move before I had even closed the door. He was probably going fifty on a thirty mile per hour street. I held on for dear life even though I knew he wouldn't kill me. He pulled into a field about five minutes later. He got out quickly and started walking away. I followed.
We came to a lake and I could only stare. It was beautiful. Alek stood down by the edge of it. I stopped about three feet behind him. I was silent except for the birds and crickets. Then he spoke.
"When I couldn't find you yesterday, I looked in every place you could imagine. I walked into a coffee shop that I assumed was new because I had never seen it before. I walked up to the counter and saw Stacy." She was one of Dina's best friends and loved Alek just as much. I clenched my fists. "She told me that she heard some guys talking about a 'Chloe'. She asked if it was you and they said yes. She said that they were on their way to see you. She said their names were Brian and Riley." My eyes widened. I had to have been set up. I never went anywhere with him yesterday. My mouth hung open. They were trying to tear us apart.
"Alek, none of that's true! I was set up! Don't you see? They're trying to tear us apart! It's because we're weaker when we don't have each other." He clenched his fists. I watched his back rise and fall with his breathing. He was trying to compose himself. I walked over and put my arms around him. He didn't move.
"She said they were talking about how you said that you were going to give him 'the best memories.'" His voice was still cold. I just held him tighter. I was not going to let him go. None of this was true. He had to believe me.
"Alek, please… It's not true… please believe me." I had whispered it but I knew he heard me because of the super hearing. He didn't say anything. He didn't move. He didn't believe me. I let him go and backed up. One step at a time. I turned around and started to walk away slowly, then faster, and faster. Until I was running. I would not let him see me cry. I got back to the parking lot and tried to open the door to get my stuff out. I would run back to school. It was locked. I heard some rustling behind me. I swiveled around only to see nothing. I tuned in with my super hearing. I heard a little pop. Before I could do anything, I felt something stick into me. I looked down at my arm to see a dart. A muscle relaxant. I fell to the ground. I tried to yell but couldn't. Then, someone was standing over me.
"Hello, love. I see that you are having a hard time getting up. Let me help you." An unfamiliar British voice said. I only saw him when he bent over. Zane.
"Zane you bastard." It was the only thing I could manage and it seemed to tick him off a bit. How I knew this wasn't by the look on his face, but because he slapped me. My head whipped to the side and I whimpered. Alek. Alek. Where are you Alek?
"Let's take a car ride shall we?" his smile was sickening. He tied a cloth around my head and mouth so I couldn't see or speak. Then he tied my hands and legs. Alek, where are you! Zane picked me up and started carrying me. He threw me into the back of a truck, I'm assuming. I hit my head and a started to see spots. The only thing on my mind as everything started to go black was Alek.
Alek.
I'm sorry Alek.
Help me Alek.
I love you, Alek.
Alek!
-Cat P.O.V-
I followed her scent. It was rather easy to track. They were both in danger. I should have been more observant. I only reacted when I saw that car trailing behind them. But they were already too far ahead. I originally had something to tell her about the bonds of mates. I just hope that they aren't in too big of a fight that it will work. Telepathy isn't something that's easy to control. They have barely mastered that, so I hope they figure out that they can talk to each other in that way too. This is going to be bad. Dear Basset, give them strength. At least until I get there.
Hey sorry to leave it there, but I couldn't help it! I'm sorry it's so short but don't worry, the next one should be longer! Things are starting to get dramatic huh ;) Tell me what you think is going to happen! I already have the next two chapters written, but I need to hear what you guys think! And what about that story Alek told? What is going on? Who was watching Chloe when Alek couldn't find her? Just tell me who you think. I'm also going to be having a contest soon. I'll let you know more details as it gets closer :3 I love you all! Much love and yours truly Sam.