The Witch Uniter

By tenshinrtaiga

Disclaimer: I don't own The Covenant or The Nine Lives of Chloe King

Summary: Chloe is a witch of the Covenant moving to San Francisco to complete her Uniter duties. She meets Alek and feels an instant spark but can a witch and a Mai really work it out?


"Okay, what the hell was up with you today?" Jasmine asked the minute she and Alek were alone.

"What are you talking about?" he asked as he meandered over to the fridge to grab a bottle of water.

Jasmine looked at him incredulously as she moved to the kitchen counter and sat at one of the stools facing him. "You and Chloe. You said two words the whole trip and the rest of the time you were glaring. What's going on? Did you two get into a fight?"

Alek scoffed. It was his turn to look at her incredulously. "Yeah, we got into a fight. Three days ago. We're broken up," he informed her.

The brunette looked at him blankly. "Wait, what? Where was I?"

"That's what I'd like to know," he replied moving to stand across from her at the counter. "Where have you been? You haven't been around lately and I can't remember the last time I saw you."

Jasmine blushed lightly but willed herself not to look away from his probing eyes. "I don't know what you're talking about. I've just been a bit busy lately, that's all."

Alek nodded with a smirk. "Okay… Now the truth."

She scowled at him, hopping off her stool and heading into the living room. "That is the truth."

"Jasmine," Alek said warningly, following her to the couch. "If you don't want me to tell Valentina that you're shirking Uniter duty, tell me."

With a sigh, the girl crossed her arms and gave in. "I've been… seeing someone."

"Like a boy? On dates?" Alek asked incredulously. "Since when do you date?" He let out a laugh when Jasmine smacked him harshly on the arm. "Alright, seriously then. Who is it? Another Mai?"

Jasmine shook her head. "I've been seeing Caleb," she finally admitted.

"Danvers?" he asked stupidly before shaking his head. "No, right. Sorry, dumb question. When did this happen?"

"Not that- Hey, no, wait a second. We're talking about you and Chloe," Jasmine turned to look at him in annoyance for turning the tables on her. "What happened?"

Alek gave a sigh before sitting down at one of the stools, still playing with his water bottle. "I found out she's been seeing this guy on the side."

"What?" Jasmine said incredulously. "Chloe would never cheat on you."

"Well, she did," Alek scowled, standing up in anger. How could his own cousin not take his side? "She was dating this bloke named Brian-"

"Oooh." Jasmine nodded in understanding. "Brian wasn't her boyfriend, he was her mark," she explained.

"What?" Alek asked in surprise before the shock turned into anger. "You knew about him too?"

The girl shifted awkwardly under the weight of his accusation. "We met Brian when we went out shopping once. Chloe recognized his last name. His father is head of the San Francisco faction of the Order. Chloe has been using Brian to try and get intel on the Order. So far it seems like Brian has no clue what his father really does, but she's been working on getting an invitation to his house so that she can look through Mr. Rezza's office."

Alek gaped at his cousin. "Okay, first off, that is the worst plan I have ever heard. What happens if she gets caught? We'll have handed the Uniter right into their laps."

Jasmine rolled her eyes. "I thought of that. The Order has no idea who the Uniter is. Rezza's hardly going to suspect his son's friend. Also, every time they've met up, I've been there to watch Chloe's back."

"Every time?" Alek asked jealously. "How often have they been out together?"

Jasmine shrugged. "A handful of times." She looked at the blond carefully. "Is this what your fight was about? Are you jealous of Brian?"

Alek scowled. "No. Why would I be jealous of a human?"

She smiled softly, amused at her cousin's antics. "Chloe and Brian are just friends. Yes, Brian's into her, but she's only interested in you. She made sure to tell Brian that she only wanted friendship from him. She'd never betray you."

"Then why did she have to be the one? Why couldn't you befriend him?" he asked still scowling.

Jasmine shrugged. "I wasn't the one he talked to."

"Well, if it was all so platonic then why didn't she just bloody tell me!"

The brunette blinked in surprise before wincing. "Alek…" He just looked away angrily. He hated when she got that pitying tone of voice. "I was the one who told Chloe not to tell you," she admitted.

Alek's head whirled back around in surprise. "What?" he asked.

"I knew that you'd get angry and jealous and you and Chloe had only just started dating…" she tried to explain. "I just thought it would be a good idea to hold off on telling you until we'd actually found something."

"What if she'd been taken or hurt?" he asked in anger. "And I didn't know about your little side mission?"

"The Covenant knew," Jasmine offered meekly. Alek just glared in response. "Okay, I know. I'm sorry. I should have let her tell you from the start. She wanted to," she offered up.

At her words, the anger drained out of Alek. Chloe hadn't purposely kept this from him. She wasn't hiding some affair. She was working. She wanted to tell him the truth but Jasmine advised her not to. She wanted to tell him.

"Shit," he said in realization. "I've been a right prat to her for days. She's never going to forgive me!"

Jasmine reached out and gently laid a hand on his arm. "She will," the brunette reassured. "But Alek, do you really think the secrecy about Brian was what really caused this mess?"

"What do you mean?" he asked in confusion.

"Do you know what I think? I think that you're scared." Jasmine raised up a hand to stall Alek when he began spluttering about not being scared of anything. "Chloe's not like you or me. She can date anybody; human or Mai. She has all these options – hell, she lives with four of them – and the only other person you have is Mimi." She paused as she watched her words sink in. "But you are the one Chloe chose. Chloe likes you… Or at least she did. Before you started acting like a jerk."

Alek winced at her words knowing that they were right. He stood and made for the door. He had to talk to Chloe ASAP. He had to make this right.


"Chloe!" Alek yelled out. He had just arrived at her house to find her on her way out. He sprinted up the driveway to meet her.

The blonde blinked in surprise at his sudden appearance. "What do you want Alek?" she asked tiredly.

"Look, I'm sorry," he said as his chest heaved slightly as he fought to catch a bit of breath. "I've been acting like a jerk."

"Yeah, you have," she acknowledged.

Alek stared at her for a second. He'd never seen her act so coldly before. "Please, will you forgive me?" he asked.

Chloe cocked her head to the side in thought. "Why did you act like such a jerk?"

"I thought that you hid your thing with Brian because you were hiding something; because it was more than just a job. But I talked to Jasmine. She told me that you wanted to tell me the truth but that she was the one who stopped you. I know now that you wanted to tell me; that you weren't trying to hide anything," Alek explained giving half of the truth.

Once more Chloe took a moment to consider his words. As she carefully pondered and weighed his actions against his explanation, she nodded. "Alright," she said with a small smile. "I forgive you."

Alek gave a bright grin and reached down to hug her and gave a quick twirl. He set her down and leaned down to kiss her when she suddenly halted his movements, putting a hand to his chest.

"Woah," she said, taking a step back. "I forgive you. But that doesn't mean we're back together or anything."

Alek blinked uncomprehendingly. "What?" he asked in surprise.

"We're cool, we're friends, but I don't give second chances to ex-boyfriends," she stated clearly. "I'm sorry, but I don't. I forgive you for acting like a jerk, but it doesn't change anything. You hurt me. I'm sorry, but we're still done." With these last words, she walked away.