Derek and I caught up to Simon and Tori who were arguing about what tasted better, a cinnamon role or a chocolate chip cookie. I looked at Derek and smiled. He smiled back.

"No! Cinnamon roles dominate over cookies. End of story!" Simon said completely serious with his arms crossed.

"No way in Hell is that possible!" Tori said. "Cookies are the bomb. Why do you think cookies are everywhere? There are even cookie stores! Do you see any cinnamon bun stores around? Nope you don't. So hah!"

I shook my head in disbelief. Really, they're fighting about this? Of all things they could be finding a way back to the road! But no, cookies and cinnamon roles, this is unbelievable.

"Hey, guys. We should be trying to figure out where the Hell we are, not bickering about cinnamon roles and cookies!" I said trying to keep my voice level.

"But-" Simon said, but Derek cut him off.

"Chloe's right. We need to get out of here. The Edison Group could be in these woods. Remember they're looking for us. And last time they had guns." I rubbed my shoulder absently remembering about the gullet graze.

"Does your arm hurt?" Simon asked coming back to stand next to me.

"Uh no, thanks though." I did my best to smile at him, failing miserably. Yeah we need to tell him now!

I gave Derek a knowing glance and elbowed him. He gave me a look that said we will soon. I promise. I sighed and continued walking.

"Oh, so what are we protecting Chloe from today?" Tori jabbed at me.

I rolled my eyes so she could see, making her glare at me. "Tori I thought we were done with this." I sighed.

"Done with what?" She demanded stopping.

"With the jabs at everyone, including me."

"Whatever." She muttered glowering at me before storming off.

"Tori don't! We don't know these woods!" She ignored me and kept walking into the trees, before disappearing entirely.

"We have to go get her!" I demanded.

"Let her cool off." Derek said easily walking the other way.

"What? She could get hurt, or killed! We have to find her!"

"Chloe Derek's right." Simon soothed. "She won't go far."

"I wouldn't count on that." I said hoisting my back pack on my back and sprinting into the trees.

"Tori!" I yelled looking everywhere but the canopy of trees made it dark.

Great. Dark equals ghost. They can't do anything. Oh, like the one ghost didn't slap me. Yeah.

Something flitted past me. I jumped and looked around, shaking. There was nothing. Stop being so paranoid, it was nothing. Yeah nothing.

I continued walking. Something moved next to me. I jumped and stopped again. I scanned everything I could see, nothing again.

I continued to walk shakily calling Tori's name again, more frantically each time. Something flitted again. I caught a glimpse of pretty pink dress with ruffles.

Jamie popped out from behind a bush giggling. "Hi Chloe!"

"Uh, hi Jamie. Have you seen a girl who is about 5 foot 7 with spiky black hair?"

"Oh yeah. She was here just a few minutes ago. Why?"

"I have to find her. Which way did she go?" Jamie pointed straight ahead.

"Thanks Jamie you're a big help!" I said starting to run again. She was next to me.

"Why do you have to find her?" She asked skipping.

"I need to find her because she's my friend." I said stopping and looking around.

"I can help!" She said proudly.

I looked at her uncertainly. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I owe you anyway from saving me."

"Okay, I need you to go ahead and find her, then come back and tell me where she is."

"Okay!" Jamie said eagerly skipping ahead. I waited for about five minuets before she came back.

"Where is she?" I asked eagerly.

"At the pond, follow me!" She said leading the way.

We came up to the pond to see Tori kneeing by the edge and looking down. I came up and sat down next to her.

"How the He-" She stopped when I smiled.

"I had a friend help." I said smiling coyly.

"Oh a ghost." She nodded.

"So are you okay?"

"Yeah. I just needed to clear my head."

"Is it all clear now?" I asked jokingly.

She cracked a smile. "Yeah, but more importantly, you and wolf boy?"

I blushed furiously and nodded. "You guys are cute together."

"What?" I asked incredulous.

"You're short, he's tall, you're skinny, he's buff, he's your knight in shining armor, and you're the heroin."

I laughed. "What?" She demanded smiling.

"Really? That's all you can think of?"

She nodded sheepishly. I laughed again. After both of us finished laughing I looked at her seriously. "We aren't going to get through this without each other, and we can't do that if we are always fighting."

Tori nodded. "Yeah, I guess your right."

"You guess?" I asked smiling.

"What?"

"Never mind. Forget I said anything."

"Forget what?" She asked curling her lips in a smile.

"So friends?" I asked looking at our reflections.

"From now until the end." She said laughing.

I looked at her. "What?"

"That was the cheesiest line I have ever heard." We both broke into fits of laughter again.

"Tori, Chloe?" I heard Simon ask coming up from behind us.

We both jumped and glared at him before braking out laughing again.

"I don't get it bro, first they are ticked at each other and now they're laughing their butts off. I just don't understand." Simon said shaking his head in disbelief.

"I'm pretty sure we're not meant to understand." Derek said flashing me a smile. Wow that was completely out of character. He loves you that is why.

I couldn't help but smile. He loves me, he loves me. I sang in my head as Tori and I got up and brushed ourselves off.

"So Derek do you know where the closest civilization is?" Tori asked looking around.

"Yeah, it's about a mile away. Why?"

"I was just wondering this is really gloomy."

"I agree." I said scanning the area for Jamie, but she was nowhere in sight.

"What are you looking for?" Simon asked looking where my eyes where.

"Uh nothing. We should start going shouldn't we." I looked at Derek.

"Yeah we should." Derek confirmed.

"Well than let's go." I said leading the way before stopping. "Wait, which way is civilization?"

Derek pointed the way opposite of me. "Oh, well than let's go." And off we headed to find someone to tell us where we were.

Author's Note

Okay well thank you to my reviewers you are all very great! And keep reviewing. I'm not exactly sure when Derek and Chloe are going to tell Simon. I have an idea, maybe next chapter. Anyway I'll try to keep writing but I've been busy. Hopefully I'll update soon. Remember review, review, review!! I'm not going to update until I at least get 65 reviews!!

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