Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own it

Things were awkward for awhile; I didn't talk to Derek much besides saying "Pass the ketchup." Or "Have you seen my shoe?" Oh and there was that one time I said "What the heck were you thinking? You knew how I felt, why didn't you tell me you had a thing for Chloe? I probably would have backed off, let you have her but you didn't, so when I went to ask her out, to tell her I love her, I find her making out with you. Think about it Derek." Before slamming a door in his face; I think that might have been the comment that started the silence.

Things were going good with Lindsay, better than I'd expected. I thought I'd made a mistake and that I was using her like painkillers for a broken heart, but we really had a lot in common.

"So, how are things with your brother?" She asked two days after the incident. We were walking around outside, holding hands and just talking about whatever came up.

"Same," I muttered not liking the turn the conversation was taking. It was weird talking to Lindsay about that. After all, she knew I was mad at Derek for taking Chloe, and here we were going steady. I knew it made her feel bad that I was still mad, because she didn't think that if that had happened I would be here with her, and the truth is… I wouldn't.

"What about Chloe?" She asked this more reluctantly.

"I still haven't talked to her." I said giving her hand a quick squeeze.

We walked in silence for awhile before she replied. "You should talk to her." I was a bit shocked. "You two are friends, and I don't want to get in the way of that." She was looking away, anything not to meet my gaze.

"Things are just, a bit awkward." I told her considering my words carefully. "None of this is your fault." I said more sternly. There was nothing Lindsay could have done to make this better or worse, she was just kind of stuck in the middle, an innocent bystander.

"I guess." She mumbled.

"I mean it." I said pulling her lips up to meet mine. It was a short kiss, but most of them had been so far, after that quick jolt into a relationship we were taking it slow.

"What cha want to do?" She asked reaching up for another peck on the lips.

"How about we," I started to say go watch a movie, but stopped mid sentence seeing Chloe trailing a sweaty looking Derek into the woods. "I have to help my brother." I told Lindsay looking back into her eyes.

"What's wrong?" She asked a bit frantically, I'd probably alarmed her.

"He's changing, and I want to be there for him." I told her.

She nodded and reached up to kiss me softly on the cheek before letting go of my hand and heading off toward the house.

I followed where I'd seen Chloe and Derek enter the woods. I walked for about five minutes before seeing the flaw in my plan. How would I find them if they left no trail and I had no clue where they would be?

"Oh well, he can't say I didn't try." I said heading deeper into the woods. I was contemplating turning around and heading back when I heard something. Gagging?

I followed the sounds of the heaving and coughing until I no longer needed that. The smell was horrible; I scrunched up my nose but followed the scent and sounds.

I found myself in a small clearing, surrounded by bushes and thick foliage.

I looked over to see Chloe sitting beside who I assumed to be Derek. His back was arched in an unnatural position and I heard his bones crackling under his skin.

Derek's head swung my way when I took a step forward. It was unrecognizable, a mixture of human and canine but I could still see the pain in his eyes.

Chloe saw him looking my way and turned. She saw me standing there and gave me a quick smile before she turned back to Derek and whispered what I guess were words of comfort to him.

It was then that I saw it; it was in the way she smiled at him and stroked his back while he winced in pain and vomited. It was in the way he looked back to her and it seemed to take away some of the pain and discomfort. They loved each other, and I couldn't be mad at either of them for that.

Okay so here it is, you asked for more and I'm giving you more. I give my thanks to my cousin Lindsay for both being my character and throwing her fictional fate into my hands, and being a great beta. She didn't read this part yet (that would ruin it) I always appreciate reviews, they keep me writing whenever I can, so review away 