So we figure out what happens in this chapter, it is in both Melody's and Chloe's point of view, but I think my favourite chapter is the next one, some of it is already written so I think it is quite good. I am going to say this now, only because I want to leave the ending without an author's note, BET YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING! :D
DISCLAIMER: *I have decided to play with some of my characters for once. So I am in a baby store with Melody*
Me: Oh my god look at this! *Holds up sparkly gold baby shoes*
Melody: They have it in other colours too. What about this one? *Holds up same type of shoe but in purple*
Me: NO. The children shall be golden I tell you!
Melody: What about this shirt? *Holds up a tiny shirt that says "DARKEST POWERS-TEAM DEREK, WRITTEN BY KELLEY ARMSTRONG"*
Me: Put it away...
Chloe's Point of View
"Why are you laughing?" I asked.
"It's just funny. It's always the innocent looking ones." Liam said.
"What is?" Derek asked.
"Aw. Look at him. I don't think he knows." Ramon said.
"Knows what?" Derek asked.
Derek was getting angry. He didn't like not knowing things, and he especially hated not knowing things Liam and Ramon did.
"But she does. There is no way she doesn't. She would know by now, and she looks more terrified than before." Liam said.
Oh my GOD! They know that I am pregnant! But how? There was no way right?
"Chloe? What are they talking about?" Derek asked.
I stayed silent because I was unable to form proper words.
"This is so boring... Mutt, when you go through werewolf changes and finally complete them your senses get better." Liam said.
"Okay?" Derek said, unsure.
"You still don't get it do you? You have inherited some of your fathers traits." Liam said, shaking his head. "Your lovely mate is pregnant. Her hair does look so much better than last time I saw it though, so you haven't completely failed at some things." Liam took a few steps towards me.
Derek didn't even move. He seemed to be in complete shock.
Liam turned to me and said, "Your scent is slightly different, sort of a more nature smell. I can hear the sounds of your babies forming. Hmm, a little over 3 weeks? Oh! 3 babies. Sounds like a difficult time ahead of you. If I let you keep the babies that is."
What?
At an inhuman speed Liam ran to me, grabbed me and pulled me with him to where he was standing before.
Only then did Derek come out of his shock.
A little late there Derek.
Derek took a step forward, but Liam moved his hand to my neck, causing Derek to stop.
"If you move again mutt, I will snap her neck." Liam said.
Derek nodded.
"Good, now. The two of you are going to follow us. Derek is going to confess to his murders and once he does we will let cutie here go." Liam said.
"How do I know you'll let her go?" Derek asked.
"You don't." Liam said.
"Alright." Derek said.
He can't! He can't do this to me—to them— he just can't.
"D-D-Derek dooo—" I started, but was cut off by Liam digging his fingernails into the side of my neck.
I felt this uncontrollable urge to get into a fight with Liam, it was as if I felt like I was being threatened and all my self defence instincts decided to kick in right about then.
I ripped myself out of Liam's hold using strength that I didn't know I had, and considering the looks on Derek's, Ramon's, and Liam's faces, I am guessing probably shouldn't have.
Liam advanced on me and it was as if I couldn't control myself. I was listening to my instincts and my instincts were telling me to kick ass.
When Liam tried to grab me again I kicked him in the stomach with all the strength I had in me, which was a lot of strength because he flew back and a tree branch impaled him through his neck.
Ramon took one last look at Derek and I, and he ran.
I started crying and screaming.
I didn't know that would happen, how could that happen? That kick should have hurt me more than Liam.
"Chloe..." Derek said, he was walking towards me slowly almost like he was afraid of me.
"I d-d-d-d-didn't mean f-for that t-t-to h-h-happen. How d-did t-t-t-t-that happen?" I said.
"I think the babies felt threatened?" Derek said, making it sound more like a question.
"B-B-But why w-was I t-t-t-t-that strong?" I asked.
"I don't know. Chloe... About what they sai—" Derek tried.
"S-Stop. Not n-n-now... Is L-Liam d-d-dead?" I asked.
Of course he was, but I just had to know.
Derek nodded.
I walked a few weak steps in the direction of the safehouse, bent over and then vomited.
Derek tried to help me up but I shoved him away.
I know I was acting mean to Derek, but I was angry at myself. How could I have done that? I don't care if he was a monster. I still killed Liam.
Derek and I walked back to the safehouse silently. Derek looked like he wanted to say something the entire way there but he didn't. I was glad he didn't, I wasn't sure what it would be and I didn't want to know yet. I couldn't take it tonight if it was something horrible, actually I don't think I could take it ever if it was something horrible.
"What happened?" Melody asked, as soon as I walked through the door.
"Derek attempted to change, Liam and Ramon showed up, Derek knows I am pregnant, I think I just used some impossible strength, I killed Liam, and I am going to bed." I said, as I started to walk away Melody grabbed me and made me sit in the living room.
Derek followed and stood next to Melody, almost like he wasn't sure if he should sit next to me or far away from me.
"Derek sit next to her." Melody said.
Derek sat down next to me without complaint.
"Where is Liam now?" Melody asked.
"Impaled on a tree." I said.
Once again I felt the need to throw up, so I ran to the bathroom and vomited. I waited a few minutes before coming back out and when I did Jaron was standing next to Melody.
I walked back in and sat on the fluffy one-seat sofa-chair thing. It didn't really have a name because it looked like a giant cotton ball, but it was small and only for one person so I don't think anyone would think I was in the mood for socializing.
"I'll take care of him." Jaron said, walking—more like escaping—out.
"Chloe are you okay?" Melody asked, concerned.
"N-No. H-H-How could I d-do that?" I asked.
"Chloe... I don't know what to tell you, but you have to try to stay calm okay. Please? Go to your room and try to get some rest. Unfortunately we are going to have to tell everyone tomorrow. I was hoping to put it off for a little longer but now we don't have a choice." Melody said.
I nodded and got up. Derek got up to follow me but Melody moved right in front of him and said, "Sit." and when that didn't work she whispered something that I couldn't hear and whatever she said got Derek to sit down.
I ignored them and the conversation they were undoubtedly having and went upstairs, changed my clothes and went to bed.
It took a few minutes but I finally went to sleep, to say it was a dreamless one would be a lie.
Melody's Point of View (Starts when she finds out Chloe isn't sleeping)
I woke up and checked the clock, it was close to 3 in the morning. I really didn't know why I always woke up so early, I just did. I didn't really require much sleep and when I tried to get more sleep I just ended up getting less. It was this specific problem that caused Jaron and I to become so close, so I guess you could call it more of a benefit than a problem.
***Flashback- A year and a half ago***
I woke up at 3 A.M. and I wasn't sure what to do. I had just arrived at this so called 'safehouse' two days ago and I wasn't sure if I could just go downstairs and outside to do some cartwheels. I was feeling restless and gymnastics was a good way to remedy that problem, but I wasn't sure if I could so I decided to go downstairs, grab some icecream and watch Dawson's Creek re-runs.
As soon as I got into the kitchen I saw Jaron sitting at the table with his head in his hands... shirtless... damn he looked good. I had met Jaron my first day here, he was 17 and he—like me—didn't sleep much. Though I suspected it wasn't for the same reasons.
"Hey." I said.
He looked up startled and said, "Hey."
"Why are you awake?" I asked.
"Nightmares, you?" Jaron asked.
Reason confirmed.
"I don't sleep very much." I said.
Jaron just nodded and got himself some icecream, the last container I might add and started eating out of it with a spoon, not even bothering with a bowl.
"Hey. That's the last one." I said.
He ignored me and continued eating. I walked up to him, took the spoon out of his hands and started eating the icecream.
He gave me a look that said 'Hey!' and I said, "I don't care. I want icecream. Share."
"Well you didn't have to use the same spoon. For all you know I could have a cold, the flu, or even mono." Jaron said.
"Do you have a cold? The flu? Or even mono?" I asked, in a mocking tone.
"No." Jaron said.
"SEE, Just for the record I am not sick either." I said.
"Great to know." Jaron said, rolling his eyes.
We continued eating and fighting over the spoon for a minute, until Jaron got another spoon. That evened the playing field.
When fighting over the icecream container some icecream fell off my spoon and down my shirt so naturally I screamed, "COLD. COLD. SOOOO COLD!"
Jaron started laughing at me.
"Not funny." I said.
"Yes it is." Jaron said.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
I smiled and got an icecube from the freezer and put it in his pants and said, "You were saying?"
"COLD." Jaron said.
"Thought so." I said, and walked away, taking the icecream with me.
***Flashback Over***
He annoyed me so much when I first met him, but when it's 3 in the morning and only the two of us were awake we became friends and he told me what his nightmares were about. Things changed a lot after that, we started telling eachother everything and trust became really important between us because after everything he has been through trust doesn't come easy to him.
I decided to go check on Chloe, she was becoming my best friend. I guess when trusting people with baby information you become closer... who knew?
I went to her room and opened the door, nobody was there.
Is she with Derek?
I walked to Derek's room and checked, Chloe wasn't there and neither was Derek. I looked downstairs and concluded that Derek and Chloe were not in the safehouse, which meant that Derek was going through his werewolf changes.
I was pacing for a few minutes before I heard the front door open.
"What happened?" I blurted.
"Derek attempted to change, Liam and Ramon showed up, Derek knows I am pregnant, I think I just used some impossible strength, I killed Liam, and I am going to bed." Chloe said, leaving.
I grabbed her arm and made her sit down.
Derek followed us but stood next to me unsure of what to do so I thought a little direction might be needed so I said, "Derek sit next to her." and he sat down.
"Where is Liam now?" I asked.
"Impaled on a tree." Chloe said.
She looked sick, and just as I expected got up and ran to the bathroom.
Jaron came down the stairs and asked, "What happened?"
"Derek experienced more of his changes." I said.
Some silent talking between Derek and Jaron.
Jaron: Did you fully change?
Derek: No.
Jaron: Sucks.
Derek: Yep.
"Chloe killed Liam." I said.
Jaron looked at me like I had grown a beard, a tail, and an extra head and was screaming "I'M A GARDEN GNOME!"
"Did you two know that Chloe was pregnant?" Derek asked.
Jaron and I nodded, Derek just looked between us and decided not to call us on keeping this from him.
Chloe came out of the bathroom, sat down and Jaron said, "I'll take care of him."
He walked very tensely out.
I asked the most important question on my mind.
"Chloe are you okay?" I asked, concerned.
"N-No. H-H-How could I d-do that?" I asked.
I looked at her and realized that for her, life wasn't all rainbows and happiness right now. So instead of trying to keep her happy right now I decided to try to keep her calm, maybe try to help her, which wasn't going to be easy because now that she or these kids had killed Liam everybody had to know. We had to tell them tomorrow, and it was not going to be easy for her. I was hoping that we could pick people off one by one and tell them, but life likes to kick Chloe's ass. THAT is perfectly obvious.
"Chloe... I don't know what to tell you, but you have to try to stay calm okay. Please? Go to your room and try to get some rest. Unfortunately we are going to have to tell everyone tomorrow. I was hoping to put it off for a little longer but now we don't have a choice." I said.
She nodded and got up.
From the corner of my eye I noticed Derek get up to follow her. I didn't know what he was going to say to her, but he wasn't saying anything until he cleared it with me first.
"Sit." I said.
Derek didn't listen, as usual, so I said what I knew would make him sit.
"Derek, she needs to stay calm right now. I know you love her, but you have to do what is best, and right now she needs to get some rest and be alone, so sit because we need to talk about her and YOUR KIDS." I said.
Derek sat.
"What are you going to do?" I asked.
"You know more, what does she want?" Derek asked.
"She feels her only option is to keep them. She can't put them up for adoption, especially now, and she can't stomach getting them killed. So that leaves keeping them. Will you be there?" I said.
"Of course." Derek said.
"Good. Now what are you going to say to her?" I asked.
"Talk things through, sort things out." Derek answered.
"The great Derek speaks." I said. "Let her sleep."
Derek rolled his eyes and said, "I will."
"By the way Derek, if you EVER do ANYTHING that upsets her in ANY way. I will hurt you." I said.
"I know." Derek said, and went upstairs to make an attempt at sleep.