WARNING! This is a long Author's note!

A/N: Woah! This is officially my longest story with five chapters! Yeah! I could never end it now! It's just getting steamy :) Haha. That makes me sound like a creeper. Anyway, I got I think 2 or 3 reviews that said it was really undetailed and a little OOC. Yeah Sorry for that. I read it after it was posted, and I agree that it was undetailed. I was rushing and got lazy. Forgive me:)! Uhm… as for the OOC, I don't really know where you're coming from. The only thing I can think of is when Simon yells at her, it's not like him, and when Chloe uses her necromancer trick on Jakob, she probably wouldn't do that, right? Well, I had that planned. If that's what your complaint with OOC-ness was, then just wait, I'll explain it. Now on with the story!

Chloe P.O.V:

I slowed to a walk once the house came into view. I don't know why I did that. It wasn't like me. I just needed a reason not to like Jakob. I almost felt bad for that. For what I did. I knew it was wrong, but I did it. When I reached the back porch, I saw Simon sitting there on the swing. I felt obligated to sit next to him and tell him what I did.

"Hey, Simon," I began.

"Hi." He smiled. "What's up?"

"You know how earlier today I told you I was all yours?"

Simon's smile dropped from his face immediately and I heard a hesitant "Yeah..?"

"No, don't be upset, I'm still your girl." I smiled and he faintly did, too. "It's just that, I was just with Jakob. I thought I liked him, even though I tried not to. I thought well maybe I could find a reason not to. And I did."

"Well, what'd you do?" He looked genuinely happy again. Almost like I had never mentioned Jakob in the first place.

I told Simon all about how I knew Jakob would care if I could raise the dead.

"But you're my friend." I smiled. "You don't care."

Simon P.O.V:

I felt a terrible urge to tell Chloe that we were more than friends. I restrained myself because… were we just friends? Or were we boyfriend and girlfriend? Were we anything?

"Yeah… We're friends." You could almost taste the awkward in the air.

"Huh?" Chloe asked. "Why'd you say it like that? What's wrong?" Chloe was back to her normal self. I didn't understand why she would ever trick a soul. Now, though, she was worried. The Chloe I fell in love with was here.

"Uhm… I uh…never mind," I looked away. Kind of like one of those movies with the really bad actors. The ones that were always so dramatic, it made you kind of sick.

Chloe leaned on my shoulder and looked at me with her sparkling eyes. "Simon, I want to know what's wrong. Why did you say that we were friends like you did?" I didn't answer and all was silent for a minute. But Chloe answered her own question. "Oh. Did you w-want t-t-t-to be m-more than j-just f-f-friends?" And just as I was proud that she hadn't stuttered in so long.

I smiled. "Yes, Chloe. I do."

Chloe wrapped her arms around me and engulfed me in a huge hug.

It was the greatest moment in the world. I didn't want it to end.

Of course, though, it ended. I don't know what caused it, but Chloe pulled away, smiled at me and walked inside. Just like that. There was something different about her. She was acting so bold and very un-Chloe like. I didn't really like it, to say the least. The Chloe I knew and fell in love with was shy and timid, not bold and fearless. What happened?

The only hope I had to find the answer was to ask someone I never would have thought otherwise. He was charming, sneaky and elusive.

Jakob.

Chloe P.O.V:

Yes, I walked away from Simon. I still like him though. But I'm different now. I'm not as shy and scared. I don't stutter anymore either. The time I stuttered just before with Simon was pretend.

As much as it pains me to say this, Derek made me like this. I don't like Derek at all- he is rude and bitter-but all the time I spent with him before we arrived here taught me to not be afraid of everything. I have to say, he really helped me.

So anyway, that's why I'm bolder and more up-front now. I think I scared Simon with it though. I didn't mean to, I thought he would be proud of me. Guess not?

This changes everything.

Haha! Okay, I was listening to Santana, and (don't ask how) got a great idea!

So pretend that Tori doesn't know that Simon is her half brother and pretend she still likes him :)

K! well enjoy your chapter!

Ooh! Songs listened t when I wrote this:

Into The Night-Santana

A Gory Demise-Creature Demise

Misery Loves Company-Emilie Autumn

ENJJOOYYY!

And this is my longest chapter yet! Again, don't get used to that...