Disclaimer: I don't own Darkest Powers. Everything belongs to Kelly Armstrong

"BUBBA LOOK OUT!" Chloe screamed as a deer ran out in front of the car. I slammed on the brakes, but only managed to hit the rail hard enough that the car flipped. We stopped when the car was upside down.

My vision was burred and dim for what felt like forever. "SIMON! KIT! ARE YOU GUYS ALRIGHT! SPEAK TO ME!" I could hear Chloe screaming at me but I couldn't copreheand what was going on. Suddenly the scent of gasoline hit me. The car. I flipped the car. Dad and Chloe were still in here with me. The car was going to blow.

My vision was still blurred when I unbuckled my seat belt and dropped to the floor, or roof, in this case. I looked over at dad who was struggling with his seat belt. He had a gash in the side of his head and one of his legs was trapped between the dash and the seat. Chloe looked worse. One of her eyebrows was cut and she couldn't open that eye due to blood. Her lip was busted and she had glass from the window inlodged in her left sholder. She clutched her ribs and I had a felling she had broken some of them. Derek was going to kill me!

"GUYS I CAN'T MOVE!"

"SIMON GET CHLOE OUT OF HERE! I'LL TRY TO DISLODGE MYSELF" Dad said as he started chanting a spell to free himself. I climbed out my window and open Chloes door. She was still upside down. I crawled on my belly until I was under her and then got on all fours.

"CHLOE CAN YOU UNDO YOUR SEATBELT?"

My answer was Chloe's 109 lbs. body falling on my back. I backed out of the car with Chloe still on my back. As soon as we were clear of the car I picked Chloe bridal style and took her to the ditch on the side of the road. I checked to make sure she was ok then went to help dad who had yet to escape the car. I started running back to his door.

He was the same as I had left him. Stuck. "Dad here let me help you."

"SIMON GET OUT OF HERE! THE CAR'S GOING TO BLOW!"

"I'M NOT LEAVING YOU!" the smell of smoke was choking me.

Dad raised his hands in a knock-back spell. I thought he was going to hit the dash but his were facing my way. "I'm sorry Simon." The spell set me flying into the ditch. About 10 feet from Chloe.

"NO!" I ran out of the ditchand was about half way to the car when I was tackled. I looked down to see Chloe gasping for air. "CHLOE LET GO OF ME! I HAVE TO SAVE DAD!"

"NO YOUR GETTING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED"

BOOM

The car exploded. Dad was in the car. Dad was dead. Dad had left me and Derek again.

Darkness took me.

MR. BEA!

I snapped out of the flashback and focused on the professor in front of me. "Yes Ms. Hutchison"

She sighed at me and returned to the class.

About 20 minutes later class ended. I grabbed my bag and was heading to the door when Prof. Hutchison called "Mr. Bea can you stay a minute?"

I turned and walked to her desk at the front of the room. "Simon... can I call you Simon..." I nodded, "look I noticed that you seemed out of it today... well actually all month and it's affecting your grades so I am assigning you a tutor."

"Ms. Hutchison look I appreciate that you trying to help me and all but..."

"Simon your brother was in here yesterday asking about you, and he told me about your father. Very tragic, but you can't just stop living for that reason. Your young and havn't even begone living yet. Anyways she's going to meet you in the plaza in an hour. Johanna has gone through some similar events as you and I think you two would help each other... you know heal."

Great a girl. Just what I need. Not only do I have to put up with Derek and Chloe telling me to get back into dating but now my teacher. I can't even remember talking to a girl of my own free will since the accident. But judging from my teacher's discription she was probably one of those over dramatic girls whoput on either too much make-up or not enough.

"Here's her cell number and don't forget to read chapters 4 and 5 before next class okay." She smiled as I walked out the door. Oh Derek better run.

I went to the library for a little while before I meet up with the guys at the lunch table. "Derek did you go and talk to my teachers yesterday?" I asked as I set my bag on the table.

"Yeah I did I was asking about your grades and dude you need to step up in the books."

I threw down the paper with the girl's information on it in front of Derek. He picked it up and read it. "What is this?'

"My tutor's information. Because you went and talked to my teachers Ms. Hutchison assigned me her."

"Oh my God! Does that say Johanna Spencers?" Chloe said as she finished reading over Derek's sholder.

How did I ever blame her for Dad's death. All she was trying to do was save my life. God knows what Derek would have done if both me and Dad had died. Dad's death crushed both of us but Chloe almost died in the operating table once we got to the emergency room. She did have 4 broken ribs and when she tackled me one the ribs had nicked one of her arteries. A main one at that. Derek could have lost all three of us that day.

Derek knew that and tried to keep Chloe close at all times. And when they had to part he was always calling and texting. Stalkerish if you ask me but Chloe seemed to like it.

"Yeah why Chlo?" Derek asked as he handed me the paper back.

"You remember my Professor for History of the Theater? Well that's her daughter" she answered.

Damn, was my first thought. "Bubba your phone is ringing"

I pulled it out of my pocket and answered it. "Hello."

"Hi, is this Simon Bea" said a female voice through the speaker.

"Yeah who is this?"

"Oh my name Is Johanna, and your late for our meeting in the plaza."

I checked my watch and surprisingly enough I was 25 minutes late to meet her.

"Sorry about that, I'm on my way. Plaza right?"

"Oh no I'm no longer at the plaza. I'm sitting down for lunch if you want to come over or something."

"Where?"

"I'm at the entrance of the library"

"Be there in a second.''

We hung up and I grabbed my bag.

"Hey Bubba you leaving already?" Chloe asked me as I stood up.

I couldn't look at her. I don't know why But I couldn't. Not after I blamed her for Dad's death. I left without a word and I heard Derek get up to let me have it for being rude, but I also heard Chloe tell him to sit down. The arguement was on. They argued more and more now adays and most times it was about me.

I walked across campus to the library only to notice that there was about 4or 5 girls standing in front of the library.

I picked up my cell and was about to redial her number when someone grabbed my sholder. "Hey there you are Simon. I was about to think you weren't going to show."

I turned around to thinking I was about to face the worst. Boy was I wrong.

Hey guys,

Sorry for the cliffy but I need ideas on Johanna's apperance. I hope you liked the chapter.

Let me know how I could change it. Fly On!

-katie