My birthday is tomorrow so I thought I would update today so I can get amazing reviews as a birthday present tomorrow.

Chapter 11

Destiny said that I had to dance with every boy in order of the list. Thankfully, I am fluent in many different languages so I can speak in their own language.

First, I danced with Carlos Cruz. In this amount of time, I have to assess their dancing and their conversational skills. Really, I just need to ask them their favorite things.

He's from Mexico so I had to speak to him in Spanish.

"Hola, Carlos," I greeted.

"Hola," he said suavely. He pulled me a little too close for comfort.

"Bueno, dime, ¿cuál es tu color favorito? Destiny dijo que tenemos que llegar a conocer unos a otros." (Well, tell me, what's your favorite color? Destiny said we should get to know each other.)

"Me gusta naranja. ¿Y usted?" he asked. (I like orange. And you?)

"Azul. ¿Cuál es tu película favorita?" (Blue. What is your favorite movie?)

"Me gustan las películas de Crepúsculo. ¿Y usted?" (I like the Twilight movies. And you?) I bet he's only saying that because it's a "girl movie." Well, the joke's on him. He looked pretty smug, probably thinking I was going to agree with him.

"Me encanta Los Juegos del Hambre. Eran libros sorprendentes y también fue una película increíble. ¿Cuál es tu tipo favorito de música?" (I love The Hunger Games. They were amazing books and it was also an incredible movie. What's your favorite type of music?) (A/N I finished reading Mockingjay last night so I just had to add something about the Hunger Games in here )

He looked shocked that I would love books like that but he answered my question anyway, "Obviamente, prefiero la música latina. ¿Y usted?" (Obviously, I prefer Latino music. And you?)

I don't like the way he was talking to me. He was acting like I was stupid. "Me gusta la música rap, especialmente la música de Eminem." (I like rap music, especially Eminem's music.)

As we finished talking, the song came to an end. I danced with all the other guys in order too.

Skylar James likes the color red, Contraband, and rock music.

Jack Johnson likes green, Ghost Rider, and Gaelic music.

Chad Michaels likes blue (because of his eyes; he's conceited), Thor, and jazz music. Who even likes jazz music anymore?

Damien Russell likes red, The Woman in Black, and country music. Apparently, he and Sterling were friends with Alek when he lived in London.

Sterling Russell is Damien's twin and also likes red, The Woman in Black, and country music. The only difference between them is that Sterling has blonde highlights in his hair.

Benito Russo and his brother, Joe Russo, who is one of my protectors, both like blue, Captain America, and rock music. They're also twins. They both have chocolate brown hair and hazel eyes. You can tell them apart by their facial features.

Luis Sampedro from Colombia has light brown hair, light brown skin, and light brown eyes. He likes green, John Carter, and Latino music.

Spencer Scott from Texas had a southern accent, black hair, and dark brown eyes that were hypnotizing. He likes black, the Dark Knight, and country music.

Once my song with him ended, Alek cut in. "I hope you don't like any of them better than me," he whispered in my ear.

"Never," I whispered back. "So, tell me, what's your favorite color?"

"Blue," he said, looking straight into my blue eyes.

"What's your favorite movie?"

"I really liked the Hunger Games. It wasn't as good as the books, but it was still really good."

"You read the Hunger Games?" I asked in shock.

"Yeah, I like to read a lot."

"Good to know. It shows that there's some knowledge in there," I said, nodding towards his head. "What's your favorite type of music?"

"Rap, especially Eminem's music." We had all the same favorites.

"Really? We have the same favorites. What's your favorite song by him?"

"How about we say our favorite song at the same time." I nodded in agreement.

"One," he started.

"Two," I continued.

"Three," we both said at once.

"You're Never Over," we said in unison. We both smiled and blushed.

"Wow, we have a lot more in common than I thought," he said.

"Yeah…I guess we do," I whispered, breathless. The smile slid from his face as he gazed directly into my eyes and I stared into his. He brushed a stray strand of hair from my face and looked very anxious and nervous. He slowly started to lean into me. When his lips were less than a centimeter away, I felt someone tug on my arm.

It was Destiny. "No, no, we won't have any of that," she said, dragging me away before he could kiss me. I was thoroughly disappointed. I looked at Valentina to see her looking crestfallen also. "You can't kiss anyone until this contest calls for it, and even then, you cannot kiss Alek. I don't want to him to influence your decision in any way."

"Too late," I muttered under my breath.

"Okay, now, stand up here." She guided me to a place on a pedestal so I can look out to the boys. "Now, the Uniter is going to eliminate the first boy that she feels made a horrible first impression." I didn't realize the first elimination would be so early in the contest. First, she will give an overview of each encounter she had." She had the boys stand in order. Alek just moped his way over to the hallway. My heart ached for him. He was the only one I wanted to be with. "Uniter? Please, continue with the announcement. She will also rate your encounter on a scale of one to ten, ten being the best."

I nodded, taking my attention off of Alek. As I said their name, they stepped forward. "Carlos, you got a little too close for comfort, you were talking to me as if I was stupid, and we had nothing in common. I give our encounter a three. Skylar, you seemed nice enough, but you also seemed a bit extreme and we had nothing in common. I give our encounter a five. Jack, you seem like an okay kind of guy. You were sweet, caring, and gentle, but we also didn't have anything in common at all. I give our encounter a seven. Chad, the only thing we had in common was our favorite color, but it was for a totally different reason. I love it because it reminds me of the ocean, a place I loved as a child. You loved it because it's the color of your own eyes. I give our encounter a four. Damien, you are nice, strong, and one of my protectors, but we don't have anything in common. I give our encounter a six.

"Sterling, you are very similar to your brother and I feel you just follow what he likes and what he does. I give our encounter a six also. Benito, I also think you let your brother speak for the two of you and I don't think you can voice your own opinions. The only thing we had in common was our favorite color. I give our encounter a five. Joe, like I said, you kind of speak for your brother and we only had our color in common. I give our encounter a five also. Luis, we have nothing in common and much like most of the guys you were definitely too close for comfort. I give our encounter a four. Spencer, we don't have anything in common, but I'll admit you were pretty charming, although I'm not sure if it's sincere. I give our encounter a five."

Finally, I was done assessing them. Destiny said, "I think, according to her ratings, we know who is going to be eliminated, but I would rather have the Uniter announce it."

"I'm sorry…Carlos, but I am going to have to ask you to leave." He moped down the hall to get his things. A few minutes later, we saw him reenter the living room.

"Wait, you have one more chance to redeem yourself, Carlos. I need to ask the other suitors to leave the room," Destiny said as the other nine boys went down the hallway to their bedroom. Alek went to his a long time ago. "I am going to mouth what I want Carlos to do and Chloe, your eyes will be closed." We both nodded and I hesitated before closing my eyes. A few seconds later, I feel a hand behind my head and lips were pressed roughly on mine. I felt nothing. This boy has not redeemed himself at all.

"I pulled away quickly and said, "I'm sorry, Carlos, but you should really go now." Destiny escorted him out and I glared at her. She completely ignored me.

I went down to my own room to get ready for bed. Alek was already sitting on my bed. I sat down next to him. "Do I get an assessment?"

"Sure. Alek, you were sweet, caring, amazing, and we have everything in common. I give our encounter an eleven."

He smiled sweetly and stared into my eyes once again. He gently put his hand on my cheek and whispered, "Me, too." He slowly started to lean in and I followed suit.

Our lips just brushed the other's when my door slammed open. Destiny stood there looking furious. "I knew something was up when I didn't see Alek in his bed."

"But, Destiny—"

"No, Chloe, you go to sleep in your own bed and so do you, Alek." She stormed over to the bed and dragged Alek out by his shoulder.

I collapsed onto the bed and put a hand to my cheek, missing the warmth Alek's own hand provided there.

Okay, so I was going to update It Happens in a Blink, too, but it's getting late and I don't know if I can tomorrow since I'm celebrating my birthday, but I'll try, because I'll also be in school most of the day.

I really liked this chapter. It had quite a bit of Chalek, so I hope you liked it