Back to High School

Twenty

Derek POV

As we waited for Chloe to explain how she knew what the other guy was my wolf was getting impatient. Apparently the only logical explanation to him was that they had dated previously and he had told her what he was. Obviously I wasn't immediately going to assume that, but as the time dragged on – which seemed like hours but was actually seconds – I was finding it harder to not to believe the idea my wolf was planting in my head.

Eventually she did start explaining herself but not before I was on the verge of hysterics.

"W-well I um I-I al-ready knew a-about s-supernaturals b-because I-I um w-well," she stopped and took in a deep breath. I visibly tensed next to her, preparing myself to hear she had dated that guy.

"Iamanecromancer!" she rushed out

We all looked at her and she took another deep breath.

"The reason I knew about Andy being a necromancer is because, I am one too." She said.

She looked at Kit then Simon then Tori, leaving me for last. I was shocked at first but then I was relieved that she would be able to keep up with all the supernatural stuff that has been going on.

"I-I know I should have said s-something but n-no-one knows, n-not even my A-Aunt. I-I'm s-so sorry I-I didn't s-say anything!" she says.

I gently wrap my arm around her waist and pull her onto my lap. She tenses behind me before relaxing into my embrace. I start rubbing soothing circles on her hips and whisper into her ear, letting my breath tickle her neck.

"Sshhh Chloe, its okay. You were just scared to tell us okay. We understand that." I whisper

"I'm sorry." She whispers to everyone

"It's okay Chlo." I say

She nods and curls into my side. I hug her tighter as she clings to my body and relax at the feeling of her touch on me. Her hands are curled into small fists on my chest and her head is resting at the crook of my neck. Every time she would breath her breath would tease my skin and her chest would rise and fall against my own. Simon, Tori and Kit just watched us as we sat with each other. After some time I closed my eyes and just relished in the presence of Chloe in my arms. Ranon curled up in contentment and enjoyed Chloe's scent overpowering our senses.

I paid no attention to what was going on around me and focused all of my attention on Chloe's now sleeping form. After a while she began to snore softly so I decided to take her up to her guest room. When I went to excuse myself I noticed no one else was in the room and in the time I had been with Chloe - admiring every fraction of her body that I could see – my family had cleared out of the room and most likely gone to bed.

I gently picked Chloe up and noticed once again how light she is. I crept up the stairs with ease and eased the door to Chloe's room open with my foot before placing her on top of the sheets. It was already a warm night and with Tori's jumper and leggings on she should be warm enough. Before leaving I bent over her sleeping figure and placed a light kiss on her temple, careful not to wake her. I watched her for a few more moments before retreating into my own room for the night.

Chloe POV

As I lay in Derek's arms, only seeking comfort and protection I felt myself start losing consciousness and eventually I fell asleep in the arms of my mate.

I woke from my sleep panting and slick with sweat. I whimpered at the memories that haunted me in my dream that reminded me all too often of my past. Trying not to think about my own personal hell that was my past creeping up on me proved harder than I thought. I had no distractions in the dark room and didn't want to let my thoughts drift to the woods where I had been held captive earlier in the evening. I got off of the bed and walked towards the connecting bathroom to take a shower. I stripped off my clothes and looked over my skin in the body length mirror on the wall. My burns were already turning into blisters and peeling skin so the cream must have been working. I tied my hair back before turning on the water and letting the steaming liquefied heaven run over my skin. It pierced my burns so I quickly got out when the pleasure of hot water washing away my nightmares became hot spittles of lava attacking my skin.

I dried myself off then realised I had no clothes to change into. I also realised I didn't want to sleep alone after my nightmare and debated whether or not I should go and see Derek. After realising I couldn't just sleep naked I managed to summon enough courage in myself to open the bedroom door and cross the small distance between mine and Derek's rooms. However, when I reached for the door handle to open the door all my nerves came back and I began panicking over why I had suddenly decided it was okay to just walk into a guys bedroom in only a towel.

He's your mate!

And I'm naked! I snapped at my inner self

Hesitantly I reached over to open the door before I could chicken out again and walked into Derek's room. As soon as I walked in I realised two things, one of them being one side was remarkably tidy while the other side was a scruffy mess, the other thing was that there were two identical beds in his room. At first I didn't quite understand why Derek would have two beds in his room but as soon as it clicked I was just one more scare from poopying myself. I tried to walk quietly out of the room but of course if you put me in a dark room wearing only a towel to cover myself in, there is going to be some destruction.

So as I stepped backwards my foot slipped on a discarded pencil that was most likely Simon's on the floor and to keep myself up right I had to stumble around looking like I was trying to fly. In the end I bashed into the wall and only just managed to catch the towel that was slipping dangerously low from my chest. I stayed on the wall for a while trying to get my breathing and heartbeat under control. After finally managing to collect myself I looked over to the two beds and saw they were both still sleeping peacefully with even breathing.

I walked over to the clean side deciding that one was most likely going to be Derek's and when I got closer I noticed how big the person was, confirming it was Derek. I edged closer to him until I was standing directly next to his figure and gently tried shaking him awake. Sadly he didn't wake so I started whispering for him to wake up. In the end I shook him a little harder and he eventually awoke with a groggy, "What the fuck?"

I giggled at his grumpiness before remembering about my lack of clothing. I blushed furiously even though Derek still hadn't looked at me yet. My blush set my face on fire when he took notice of my attire. I heard a low growling sound before he coughed as his eyes racked over my body. I felt self-conscious under his intense gaze but held back the urge to run far away.

"Um Chloe w-what are you um d-doing in here?" he asked still looking at my body with his intense gaze.

"W-well I had a nightmare and wanted a shower to um clear m-my head b-but I have no clothes to wear now." I whispered

"Ok just err wait outside and I'll get you something." He said

I nodded and exited the room without another word. Two minutes later Derek walked out of his room carrying some clothes I thanked him and he followed me into my room. I went into my bathroom to change into the clothes he handed to me which when I looked at them were ten sizes too big and too baggy. I slipped on the oversized t-shirt that reached just over my knees and decided against the shorts he had also given me because they were too baggy and the t-shirt practically swallowed me whole anyway.

I walked out of the bathroom and sat down next to Derek on the bed. We sat in a comfortable silence for a while until I felt the need to explain why I had woken up in the middle of the night wearing only a towel.

"S-so your probably wondering why I woke you up." I whisper to him.

He looks at me with soft eyes and nods silently.

"Well I had this dream but it felt really real, I was walking towards the school when this swarm of ghosts attacked me, it was like they were waiting for my presence. There was hundreds of them all over the school and wherever I walked they would follow me or poses someone around me so they could get my attention." I say.

"I tried to run from them but they followed me everywhere. I ran into a room to lock them out but they followed through the walls and doors. There were bodies all over the floor, lifeless and cold. I walked towards one of them but when I got close to it, i-it sort of reacted to my presence like the other ghosts. It tried to reach out to me but I scrambled away from it. the more distance I put between me and the bodies the more they each responded to me by coming back from the dead. They started screaming at me telling me it was my fault they were dead so I would have the same fate. There were these glass doors that I hadn't seen before so I ran to them but it led to a balcony with no railings. I was trapped and tried to run back through the doors but the ghosts and bodies were coming for me. They pushed me over the roof and I-I died." I finished, half expecting Derek to scramble away from me. Instead he held me in his arms gently and caressed my skin soothingly.

"I'm sorry you had to go through that Chloe." He whispered to me.

I silently nodded and snuggled closer to him, enjoying his presence while I thought about the horrible nightmare. Just as I was getting comfortable and beginning to relax against my mate, he stiffened and stood up sharply. I had to catch myself before falling off the bed.

"Oww! Hey, what's wrong?" I asked him

"There's something outside." He said

I began panicking, wondering if it could be Royce and Rae coming for me again. Derek sensed my fear and crouched down in front of me.

"I won't let anything hurt you Chloe. Not again." He said firmly

I only nodded because I was still scared poopless about what was outside.

"I'm gonna go check out what's outside. I need you to stay inside and go wake up dad, Simon and Tori, K?" Derek said

He didn't wait for a reply and planted a short kiss on my temple before hastily leaving the room. Alone and petrified for the life of me I wondered what was going to happen to my mate.

Hey guys, bit of a late update so please forgive me. I am currently revising for a bunch of exams coming up in 2 weeks so some of my updates might take a while. Sorry. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review it. Love ya! x