Alas we continue...

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Simon POV

"They live in New York state. We lived everywhere but there its called..." I couldn't remember what it was called. That's not my fault Derek didn't like talking about them I always thought he was happy with us our pack just the three of us me, him and Dad. However he did accept Chloe and Tori even if he won't admit that to her or us maybe Chloe but that's understandable. Lauren he would of accepted but she didn't want him near Chloe even after he saved her life repeatedly because her aunt hadn't told her about her powers.

"It began with an S I was sure of it. It was a funny name, Sycrouse something like that. " I was thinking out loud Lauren and Tori seemed in a death glare battle it amused me that Lauren was still afraid of Tori's powers but had gone for Derek's throat yesterday. I was just thankful Tori had her temper under control Derek may be a werewolf but Tori was a powerful hybrid who's powers were emotion based until she learnt to control it.

"We have to go after him." I did a double take did those words just come out of Tori's mouth. I asked her that and got an eye roll in response a flick of her hair and a sarcastic response exactly what I expected.

"Yes Sherlock, I see your observation skills are still at work." She sneered but it didn't have her usual edge. She cared what happened to him even if she says its for Chloe's sake. Tori caring and showing it meant the situation was bad, very bad.

"If anything happens to him, Chloe will kill him then kill us for letting something happen to him. I do value you my life even if you don't " she stated simply as if that was all there was to it. Crap, Chloe would be distraught if Derek got himself hurt or worse.

"she wouldn't kill us. Stop exaggerating Watson, she will simply maim us with her werewolf powers when she wakes up." I stated I got a flare from Tori for naming her my side kick. She chose to ignore it though which meant we didn't have time to argue.

"Lauren, Lauren." Tori snapped standing in front of Chloe's aunt who seemed to be staring at the doorway avoiding all eye contact now. "When did he leave?" Lauren looked baffled this wasn't going to help Tori's sparkling fingers so I interjected.

"Derek. How long ago did he leave?" I asked because she was the last one to see him so she should know. I hadn't seen him when I was walking over well running but he could if easily avoided me. Lauren shifted her weight it seemed to me like she was stalling.

"For Gods sake Lauren, the longer you wait the further ahead he gets." Tori shouted st her breaking the silence whilst accidently setting the carpet on fire where the sparks dropped I quickly stomped them out. "Do you think Chloe will forgive you if your the reason Derek got hurt ? She forgave you about the whole betrayal handing her over to Davidoff but can she forgive you for hurting Derek?"

I swore she flinched at the memory of her past deeds, who wouldn't , what she did was terrible but Chloe forgave her and it hadn't been mentioned again. I watched as the realisation of her actions and the consequences she nodded slightly to herself before sighing.

"He left over ten minutes ago. Before I came upstairs to check on Chloe." Lauren muttered I barely heard her It appeared as if she was ashamed of herself but for what that was harder to tell.

Tori had left the room I could hear her stomping up the stairs swearing under breath whilst talking to Liz I left Lauren hugging herself staring at a picture of her and Chloe from when Chloe was younger.

I raced after Tori knocking before entering Choe's room, I had no idea why habit I guess. I walked into the room Chloe lay on her bed it would seem normal if it weren't for the ropes that strapped her tightly to the bed it made me grimace but if the werewolves said to do it then who was I to argue. She looked so peaceful, I was sad that this had happened to her but I didn't blame Derek. I had no romantical feelings for Chloe, I was happy for my brother they both countered each other nicely.

"Geesh. Simon what are you doing. You look like some creepy pervert staring like that." Tori scolded me. It was a good thing she had learnt to control herself because a year ago she would have flung me against the wall with a knock back spell without even thinking if I had startled her then.

" I wasn't staring I was checking the ropes, you don't have the best knots and we don't want Lauren easily untying her whilst we're gone." I said whilst moving away from Chloe and looking around her room. Photos cluttered the walls stuck to them with blue tack, there were multiple photos of her and Derek that I and Tori had taken whilst neither of them were paying attention. Then there where group shots of the four of us which had been taken by my Dad. Lauren didn't seem to appear in any recent photos with Chloe.

Dad. He had gone to work this morning he couldn't avoid it, he was going to be pissed when he finds both me, Derek and Tori missing. I turned over the letter Derek left me and scrawled a note explaining what had happened. Id drop it off when we passed the house.

"Are you coming or not?" Tori asked back pack on her shoulder she was instructing Liz to watch over Chloe like Liz needed to be told she would guard Chloe with her life well since she was a ghost but she would protect Chloe never the less.

I glanced back once I wasn't sure if I should say good bye I wasn't sure she could hear me. So i said goodbye to Liz instead and repeated what Tori had said I suspected if I could see her she would be rolling her eyes. I thundered down the stairs where Tori was waiting, Lauren hadn't moved from when we went up the stairs.

"Yeah, I'm coming."

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