Hey pps! So... no ones too crazy about the last chapter. Understandable. I actually didn't hear back from some of my regulars. Hmm... Are my fillers driving you crazy? As with KISA, I am building this slowly. (obviously) As a teenager, I can't take rapid next next next action. I happen to like drama and talking and this sort of thing. I believe other teens do too. At least, I hope so. Anyways, this chapter... actually, I have absolutely no plans for this chapter right now... Nada. I have no clue what I'm doing. Whatever comes to me, I guess...
so... SUPER AWESOME FANTASTICAL LIST OF THANK YOUS TO MY SUPER AWESOME FANTASTICAL LIST OF READERS! : Jaime Kay Huntt, Crazy. About. Converse, werewolfsgirl, Summer Mysteria Royale, Call me Mad, not- so- innocent011, derekandchloe4ever, RayRayluvs2read, and suzi1811 for the reviews and support and not hating me for some of th news I broke to you! and a SUPER AWESOME FANTASTICAL welcome to lalala, Kahlan Lazuli, readeatsleep, and Mrs. Fictionalcharacter! thanks lala for breaking that tie with the pairing vote. Normally all of you are like, psychically connected and pick the same pairing. this time... not some much.
Oh, since I realized this may have freaked some of you out: that new pairing I mentioned? It isn't additional, it's a replacement. Someone is breaking up! (because people do break up in the real world) If you really want me to tell you, I will. but I'm not adding any more pairings. i write this with a list of characters, age, race, and pairing next to me. I only really use it for age, but still... And the pairing means next to nothing. It's some comic relief, and it makes ending this all SO much easier you have no idea. so don't freak too much. It doesn't even last. hints: its a gay pairing (no, not alaric) and the character is from the books but has not been physically in my series. there you go.
well, I'm rambling. Guess I'll go to bed cuz it's like midnight and start the chapter in the morning! Night night, pps!... Morning! OH YEAH! if any of you are noticing that your name isnt appearing on my thank you list, please, please, PLEASE let me know. because you are supposed to be. I totally just now slapped myself in the face because I've been forgetting to check my faves/ alerts for new names. So if I ever miss you, TELL ME! NOW on to the chapter... did you know that apparenlt cupcakes are out of style now... yeah thats what I thought.
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Chapter 11
I lay nestled on top of Derek for I don't know how long. We talked very little, mostly just relaxing, because there wasn't much to talk about. I was still in his shirt, which was now tied tight around my hips and loose and billowy around my shoulders. I'd have to take his clothes more often. They were comfy and soft... And no one would question them, either. I liked that. And they smelled like him, which was a bonus. (A/N: bestest thing ever when a guys shirt smells like him. better than any size sundae, any bday, anything.)
"Sorry to ruin the peace... but have you thought about what we should do about Rae?" he asked suddenly. And there goes my mood...
"No, it's ok. I haven't, really. She's talking to people less and less, that I know of. But i have been thinking about some of the things she said when we were in the lab together... I'm not sure what to think. I want to avoid it but..." I stopped, because I was suddenly unsure of where my thoughts were going. Too many different directions.
"Don't worry about it. We should tell the others, I think. Maybe later?" he seemed to be thinking, planning. His fingers ran in lazy circles on my back.
"Yeah. I'm busy right now. So are you." I said, moving my head to rest over his heart. I latched my arms around his shoulder in my attempt to keep him from moving. I'd never be able to stop him, but this was my version of it.
"Of course not now. I'd never consider getting up and moving now." he scoffed at the idea. He pulled me up to nestle me into the crook of his neck, his arms around me. "I wonder why they never came back..."
"Breakfast maybe?" I said after a few moments of thinking.
"I guess we won't be eating..." he said. His stomach growled. I giggled and his cheeks warmed up.
"All of the girls stole a bunch of food. It's supposed to be our secret stash so don't tell anybody. If you're really super nice I'll sneak you some, ok?" I offered. He smiled.
"You are adorable." he said.
"Well you are handsome."
"Thank you."
"Thank you." I laughed again, loving being cuddled against him. I wonder if we could get away with switching up the rooms at night... Because this is where I want to be.
"I bet you'd get a helluva lot farther if you told her she was hot and sexy." Blake said, coming through the door. "Window was open."
"I'd be a lot more uncomfortable if he was talking like that." I said. Well... maybe... but not that much, I guess.
"Thank you for ruining the moment, Blake." Derek said sarcastically to his roommate.
"My pleasure." he replied jokingly.
"Why'd it take you guys so long to get back?" I asked him, smiling.
"We couldn't find the place Xavier told us about. Hallie beat the crap out of him. And while we would have stopped her, Nate would have killed us. The look on his face. It was priceless." Simon said, sitting down on his bed.
"You'd do the same thing if it was Erin." Blake said, throwing something at Simon, who caught it.
"Obviously."
"What happened?" I asked, genuinely confused.
"Hallie and Xavier basically went all out before finding out where her clothes were..." Blake said, choosing his words carfeully.
"And Nate enjoyed it thoroughly." Simon said with a toothy grin. "Of course after a while he broke it up. Hallie was taking a beating. When Nate got her back on her feet I guess she banished him or something. She said she didn't have a clue what she did. But he was gone. So we were left with the few hints we'd gotten to go look for them. We found them! Obviously."
"Took you guys forever. You know you could have asked me and I could have found them." Derek said.
"Nah Blake here turned into a wolf and figured it out. Xavier dragged us a ways from the cabin."
"Put us right past where he hid the clothes too. Annoying little pain in the ass." Blake muttered.
"Well, I guess i'll go make lunch for everyone. I need something to do. I'll see you guys later." I said, getting up off Derek and heading to the door.
"See you. You want any help?" Derek offered.
"No... I don't know what everyone likes. Shoot... I'll just set stuff out. Head up in a half or or so, ok? I should be done by then." I said, leaving the room. I made my way up the hill slowly, seeing no specific rush. It was a little after 12:00, so it was a good time to be thinking about lunch. As far as I knew, no one had eaten. And it kept me busy and it was something I could do for everyone. I didn't mind.
"WOAH-EM-EF-GEE THAT'S A HEEUUUUGE SPIDER! KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!" somebody screamed from a little ways off the trail. I jumped about a mile and ran to where I heard the voices coming from. The arguing continued.
"I'M TRYING GET OFF ME AND I CAN!"
"NOOO IT'L COME CLOSER AND EAT ME!"
"IT'S A SPIDER IT WON'T EAT YOU GET OFF ME AND I'LL KILL IT!"
I finally entered the clearing and Aveline was jumped on top of Rhett who was trying to push her off so he could kill the spider which was, as she had said, huge. I went over and stomped on it for them. They froze and looked at me, and Aveline let go of Rhett.
"It's dead. I thought Alexys was scared of the spiders?" I asked.
"Yeah, but that thing was giant! did you see that!" she asked, pointing at the ground. "How are you not scared of that?"
"You guys were too funny to be scared." I joked. "I'm setting up the dining area to be able to make sandwhiches for lunch. So come up in a half our, ok?" I said, smiling at them.
The agreed and I left them to whatever they were doing there, and I didn't feel like asking. When I got up to the hall there were a few people sitting around talking, and I stopped to say hi, but otherwise just went about my business. I don't know why, but I needed to be doing something. I had that feeling to just get up and do something productive. I put out plates and other things, and after a little bit of time working I was done. Everythign was set out for people to come and take what they wanted, and they all knew that they had to come up soon if the wnated anything at all. I was happy with my work, it was neat and organized, and with a satisfied smile i turned to get a glass of lemonade from the kitchen. I made my own food and sat at the table, waiting for people to come up. Derek, Blake, Simon, Tori, and Erin were the first people up. The made there own food with a few words, and sat next to me.
"You're still wearing derek's shirt?" Erin asked.
"It's comfy! What's wrong with that?" I argued.
"Nothing. We're just saying, your clothes are back in our room." Tori said. "I brought them there for you."
"Thank you."
"So, we need to get everyone together soon. All of us. Except rae." Derek said quietly. There goes our peaceful lunch.
"Why?" Simon asked.
"We'll explain later. But it's important, ok?" he said, checking to make sure nobody was coming.
"No problem. Where do you want to meet?"
"We can head down to a cabin later. Don't worry about it now. We still need to get everybody."
"Fine."
"We need to find something to do to get Xavier back." Erin said. Of course she was on the pranks again.
"There isn't much we can do..." Tori said after thinking about it for a moment.
"Damn ghost." Blake muttered. I smiled.
"So, Derek, Chloe... how long have you guys been together?" Erin asked.
"Um... about a month, I guess?" I asked, looking at him. Time went by too fast for me to keep track of.
"About, yeah." Derek agreed.
"So, I've been wondering, how far have you guys gotten?" she asked.
"Why do you want to know?" came from both me and Derek at the same time.
"Because that reaction makes me think that something is going on." she replied, giving a smug little smirk.
"No, actually, nothing worth mention has happened." I said, gettig up for more food. More people came in. They got their food and sat down to eat, continuing in their conversations. I returned to mine. Erin went on with her questioning.
"So, seriously, Chloe, I wnat details about what Wolfie is like." she said.
"I haven't forgotten the comment from when we took them prisoner, you are the last person i'd give details to." I said coolly. I leaned on Derek and he slid his arm around me.
"It was just a joke!" she said exhasperatedly.
"What comment?" Simon asked, turning and giving his girlfriend a look.
"I made a joke about Derek. Come on you could totally take that as a compliment!" she argued.
"How could that be taken as a compliment!"
"You get to rub him in the other persons face! Seriously! You say you and he's mine so suck it, bitch! Come on, with him I'm shocked you don't do that more often! " she yelled. The entire room was turned to our conversation by now. I looked to Tori for help, but she was busy laughing. Blake and Simon were watching intently.
"Well you had Simon what was I supposed to say? Coming on about my boyfriend who happens to be YOUR boyfriend's brother!"
"IT WAS A JOKE! I TOLD YOU I LIKE BLONDES!" she yelled in reply. Now we were standing accross the table from each other.
"I HEARD YOU! DON'T JOKE ABOUT WANTING MY MATE!" I yelled.
"HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW HE WAS YOUR MATE?" she screamed. Now she was starting to look angry.
"IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU KNEW OR NOT YOU HAVE YOUR OWN BOYFRIEND BACK AWAY FROM MINE!"
"I DON'T NEED TO GO TO YOUR BOYFRIEND I HAVE ALL THE FUN I CAN GET FROM SIMON!"
"I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF FUN YOU COULD BE HAVING WITH SIMON! HE WAS ALL OVER ME JUST A MONTH AGO TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT FUN YOU'RE HAVING WITH MY SLOPPY SECONDS!" I snapped. She looked floored.
"Woah, ladies, ladies. We haven't sold tickets yet!" Blake said, standing up and putting a hand on each of our shoulders. Derek sat me down and Simon pulled Erin back. We glared at each other.
"Your sloppy seconds?" she seethed.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what it's called." I replied, smirking.
"I like this Chloe!" Tori said happily, her head propped on fists as she leaned forward against the table to watch.
David walked in suddenly ans stared. The energy in te room was fierce. "What the hell?" he asked.
"SSH! They might go to punches at any moment!" Alaric hissed. Derek threw him a look.
"Uh... ok." David backed slowly out of the room.
"I can not believe you just said that." Erin said finally.
"Well, I did." I replied. I picked up my food and resumed eating. Then I got smacked in the face with a sandwhich. "You did not just throw that at me." I growled. That was new.
"Yeah, i did." she said in the same tone I had. I threw my food at her. Derek grabbed me and picked me up and pulled me away across the room. Simon quickly launched a binding spell at Erin, and she froze.
Kit and Quill came in at that moment following David. they paused when they entered the room. "What the hell is going on in here?" Quill asked.
"Girl fights..." Daniel said contentedly. Simon reached over and punched him without releasing his hold on Erin.
"And you didn't stop this why?" Kit asked david.
"What the hell would I be thinking to stop a girl fight?"
"They're super powered teenagers..." Kit said slowly.
"Even better!"
"Do I have to beat you?" Quill asked.
"No. Preferably not." David replied, edging away.
"You guys have this under control, I'm leaving." Quill said, giving one last look around the room and then walking out the door. We paused until he was gone.
"Put Chloe down." Kit said, looking at Derek. i was put back on the ground. "Let go of Erin." Simon did as he was told.
"Now, girls, what's this about?"
"Uhm... I don't really remember..." Erin said. "I remember the sloppy seconds line, and I hate to say it, but I kinda respect that, from you, Chloe." she continued, coming up and offering her hand I took it.
"Thank you. Sorry about getting so bent out of shape..."
"Yeah that was weird, right?"
"Do it again! That was great!" Parker said, watching closely.
"Could you hit him for us?" I asked Derek.
"Please don't..." he whimpered.
"Well, everyone, finish up lunch. I'm thinking this afternoon we'll go for a hke and do some more training? We've been sitting here doing nothing for a while now..." Kit said.
We didn't exactly like the plan but we agreed and finished- slowly, very slowly- and went to our cabins to change into more comfortabe shoes. The rest of the afternoon was simple and fun, with assigned group practice (no way we'd be picking our groups after last time) and some simple drills they'd worked up for us. Easy but tiring. We finished relatively arly, and instead of going back we went on a second hike to a field where we relaxed and hung out, talking amongst ourselves. The guys were upset they didn't have a football. All in all it was a peaceful afternoon, and by the time we got back I was ready to just fall into bed and sleep.
I'm gonna get shot, arent I? I'm so sorry for taking so long to post. And I'm sorry this was all I posted. i had to start my homework (fucking ap classes. Grapes of wrath... god damn John Steinbeck.) And all sorts of crap went down with my dad... like, serious serious crap. I also had the absolute hardest time coming up with what to write. I was so stuck. I had absolutely freakin nothin. And that drove me crazy. Ugh, I know this all sounds like excuses, which i hate, because I really just couldn't write. And there ar so many reasons that will come across as 'yeah. right...' I know, it's... well, compared to what I've written in the past... it's ansolute crap. And its crap i posted hella late. And I want to beat the shit outta myself for it.
so... I'm wondering if any of you are willing to look over something for me. I trust... most (jk, i trust all of you) of you that you won't steal the idea. It's the first two chapters of bloodmates, and I wanna post it on my new inkpop (same name, and I think it links to facebook, so hey!) but i'm not sure its ready. Macaela says a second set of eyes would be nice. so, if anyone is willing, lemme know, please! we can set up a docx connection or something. Thanks, people!
well... all I can ask is that you don't hate me. Thanks for reading, pps, I luv you 4evah! :)
XOXOXOXOXOXO
~Amanda