I don't own anything from Darkest powers only my characters and the plot

Sorry for the long wait, I just couldn't get this chapter right. It's as good as it's going to get. As an apology there is some Chloe and Derek at the end which I was going to put in a different chapter.

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WARNING there is Tye's P.O.V in this chapter and like before he does swear. Sorry if this offends anyone.

Chapter twelve

"I'm fine it's a flesh wound"

"No your not you-"

"Will you stop bossing me around!" Tye snaps angrily looking to me his eyes a black storm.

"I-" I start ignoring his anger he seemed the type to get angry injured.

"You should listen to your girlfriend pup"

A voice I didn't know spoke up from behind me. I turn and look to see two men one was tall with blond hair the other shorter and stocky with dark hair. Both oozed with menace.

"Does this seem familiar to you Ramon?" The blond one asks turning to his friend.

"Why yes it does Liam" They laugh together never taking their eyes off us. Idiots "It seems very similar just a different park and a different pair"

"Shame her hair is naturally black this time, I prefer blondes" The tall one looked to me. I stare back.

"Oooo lucky me" Tye growls low in his throat. I repress a chuckle now wasn't the time. I look around the dark play ground looking for an escape or a distraction. I didn't care what Tye said, he was in no condition to fight his way out. If there wasn't a road or houses around I would start a fire but I couldn't risk it. The last thing we needed was the fire brigade being called.

"Shut up" The small one growled back. Seemed we'd hit a nerve. I see Tye smile his eyes angry black pits.

"So what do you want?" I ask "except to prove who the biggest bad wolf is?" I didn't need to ask if they were werewolves. I'd been around a few to tell plus with all this growling it wasn't hard to guess.

"We want you to come with us, a few people have quite price over your heads" Blondie explains circling slightly. I adjust my body with him.

"Sorry no can do we have other engagements we have to attend" I smile sweetly at him.

"Quite a smart mouth you have on you, so let me put it this way. Your coming with us or else"

"You going to huff and puff?" I say patronisingly tilting my head to the side. Noticing Shorty moving closer to us, and shifting to a near crouch. I didn't like to think of setting people on fire but if the time called for it. If was for protection. I could cope with the after effects. If I only set his trouser cuff on fire he would stop to put it out we could run. A loud growl erupts in the night and I see a dark shape pounce knocking Shorty down. Rolling with him on the floor. I instantly focus on Blondie he seemed the smarter of the two. He was hiding his shock well but I could tell the extra person who ever it was had unnerved him. It wasn't equal now. I smile and raise an eyebrow. Just as Liam was thrown back. I look behind me in shock to see Tori and Simon lower their arms. Chloe was looking in the direction of the rolling shadows on the floor. I guessed one of them were Derek. The growling was getting quieter only one person. I watch as the figure on the floor's head is lifted and knocked hard back on the ground. I wince at the loud crack and watch the head roll to the side. I expected Derek to stand and brush his hands off he'd handled it very well. But he doesn't, he stands but remains in a crouch his eyes rooted on Liam a few feet away.

"Ah a reunion" He walks towards us his eyes glinting when he looked to Chloe. My eyes widen in surprise. Derek and Chloe were the pair? When did she have black hair? Derek growls low in his throat. It was so threatening a shiver ran down my spine. Tye who was standing behind me steps forward blood glinting wetly in the moon light. My hands twitch to pull him back. But the expression on his face was pure murder.

"Three little girlies this time, though not sure who I'll starts with, cutie?" He looks to Chloe smiling. My fist clench as cold fear starts in my stomach while a burning rage builds. I feel the fire take over. This sick man was going down. "So glad to see I was right about the hair" Chloe flinches and Derek takes a step forward. "But you," He looks to me a raise an eyebrow "feisty I like it" Tye growls low in throat and I gasp in surprise was he protecting me?

"What makes you think you're walking away?" Tye asks.

"You're not the only one with friends"

"The Edison Group" I grit out.

"Bingo" Liam smiles "They'll be here in minutes, there's nothing you can do except decide which one of you" He looks to Tye and Derek "will be coming with me to the pack. Now you seemed quite happy to before" He smiles a Derek. He wasn't as confident as he seemed. I study him remembering my training my experience. His eyes were blank his shoulders ever so slightly tense.

"I'll come It would be nice to see Uncle Jeremy" Tye growls low his mouth twitching in a very scary smile. His eyes drilled holes in Liam and I see his eyes widen and him gulp in fear.

Tye P.O.V

"He's not your uncle but if your willing to come that's fine with me" I chuckle his voice had come down to his normal octave at the end. I could smell his fear. Good. I wanted to rip him to pieces. I knew this guy Derek had mentioned him. His kind made me sick. Flesh eaters and his eyes when he looked at the girls. I knew Derek would be going through hell. His heart would be hammering and the wolf inside him would be battling with the human to attack. He would be so angry and scared that this bastard would even breathe the same air as the beautiful dark haired girl next to him again that he would be willing to die protecting her. Wait a second… dark hair? Chloe was blonde. Damn. I breathe deeply trying to calm my heart and thoughts. But as I look at Liam the wolf in me howled.

"Let's go if you have a suicide wish" I take a step towards him. I hear gasps and a lowly muttered curse damning my stupidity. Nike.

"Huh?" Liam takes a step back. Wrong move cause now we know whose boss.

"Well there's a chance we won't even make it to the pack before I kill you but if we do then once I explain everything" I wave bye bye to him pain shooting from my fingertips to my wound. I really hated guns. "Though I do detest the sound of chainsaws" Liam's eyes widen more and I hear his heart start to beat loudly.

"What makes you think you can hurt me? Your injured" He spits.

"What this?" I shrug my shoulder keeping in the hiss of pain "it's nothing not when you've threatened my friends, my mate" I growl that last anger taking over completely. I had opened the cage to the wolf and boy was he happy to be free. The little shit was so busy looking to me he didn't notice Derek pounce. They went down in loud angry growls. I watch as Derek lets his anger go. Even I felt sick as some of the bone crunches. I wished to do the same but Derek had more anger and hatred of him. I turn to see everyone looking at Derek finishing off Liam. Except for Nike who was looking to me her eyes wide. My God what's she thinking? Tonight she'd been made to relive memories. Burning a building seeing some sick fucks that got a kick out of younger girls. I forget everyone else as I look to her blue eyes. Losing myself in them.

"Simon Tori?" She speaks in a breathless voice. "Freeze them" I distantly hear them agree.

"Good" She says her eyes never breaking out gaze. I wasn't quite sure what was happening. "Now we need to get out of here. Where's Andrew we need to get to some medical supplies and out of here quick" I snap out of. Crap what the fuck was happening to me? I look to see Chloe standing next to a grim faced Derek.

"About that?" Simon starts.

"Shit this doesn't sound good" I groan the pain in my arm getting worse. I could smell the blood and whatever I told Nike I could smell the dull metal of the bullet lodged in there are well.

"We need to move" Nike declares and starts to run expecting us to follow. Which I do after herding everyone after her. She runs through a number of streets keeping to the shadows. Until we came to a stop in a residential part. Rows of perfect houses, each with window boxes and family carriers. She looks around standing in the middle of the road I walk to her side. What the fuck did she think she was doing?

"What are you doing?"

"Looking" Nike snaps back.

"I gathered for what?" I resist rolling my eyes. Did she not get the whole running for life thing? You did not just stop and look around!

"Two things. Kit and a suitable car to steal"

"Why would-"

"Simon! Derek!" A hushed shout came from the darkness then a figure was running towards the two shocked looking boys. Embracing them in huge tight hugs.

"Ok that car looks good" I pointed to a seven seat car that looked a dark blue.

"No sorry you're right Nike" Nike mumbles under her breath.

"You'd just waste more time by saying something like 'I know I always am'" I mumble.

"I am, doesn't tonight prove it?" She looks up to me something else than just a witty remark in her eyes. She was asking me something else.

"We manage to waste time anyway now do you know how to nick a car?" I ask looking back to the car in question ignoring the hurt look. I would do that later. When I didn't have a bullet stuck in my shoulder, and wasn't completely messed up in my head.

"Yes" She says snootily it was hard to even notice the slight catch in her voice. I felt like a prick.

"Let's go then" I motion for her to go first before following. In seconds we had the car disabled and running. Seconds later after that the car was full and we were off.

"Why can't I drive?" I was a shit passenger.

"Because you're injured" Nike says patiently to me.

"I'd still be better than you" I grumble back. The car was quiet only Nike and I speaking. I look in the rear view mirror to see everyone lost in there own little worlds.

"Your even more grouchy when in pain, I didn't think that was possible" Nike rolls her eyes as she pushes the car to it speed limit. She was an ok driver not that I would admit that.

"Want to tell us what we missed?" She addresses the others. While I relax into the seat keeping my injured shoulder from the seat but it was too much effort so I slump backwards hissing in pain. I notice Nike give me a quick glance. I roll my eyes.

"Well" Simon began seeming to be the only one who was willing to talk. I listen as he begins to tell us everything about what we missed. Now I would never have thought that Helen would do something like that. It seemed fear could make you do the most desperate things.

"Seems like we missed quite a party" Nike grumbles as she swerves left. Slamming me against the window.

"Hey watch it!" I snap. She smiles at me sweetly but it doesn't reach her eyes.

"So where we heading?"

Chloe P.O.V

We drove till dawn, Nike driving was an experience I wish I could have missed. Then this whole experience was one I wish I could have missed. Except meeting everyone. Everyone that wasn't trying to kill me that is. I shift in my seat. Derek sat motionless next to me staring out of the window. His dad was back, he'd hugged him awkwardly then reverted back into himself. He wasn't shouting and he wasn't angry he just seemed blank. Simon was sitting with Tori who was asleep on his shoulder glancing at Kit now and then. The reunion wasn't happening under the best circumstances. We pull up next to an old house it looked to be empty but not derelict. It was smaller than the safe house and looked newer.

"Ok we can stay here for the night then we need to move again" Nike says tiredly from the front seat her eyes on Tye who sat slumped in the passenger seat. He had stopped bleeding but still looked in pain. Derek slides from the seat and holds the door open for me. I climb out my body stiff from running and sitting for so long.

The house was small but with three bedrooms we would manage. Two beds in two rooms, a double in another. It was decided the girls would have the double room, Nike saying she would sleep in the floor. Simon and Kit in one room leaving Derek and Tye in the other. As soon as we got in though the door Nike chased Tye into the back room carrying medical supplies. Derek went straight up to his room and I followed. I couldn't leave him, Even though after that night he had been more distant tonight changed something. My feelings for him were even stronger. I didn't bother knocking on the door just walking straight in and closing the door. Derek was sat on his bed staring at the wall.

"Derek?" My voice was only a whisper. He doesn't look at me he just continues to stare. "Derek!" I say louder. His head snaps to me and I see his eyes. They were full of self loathing.

"Stop it now" I command.

"Chloe, just go to bed you must be tiered" He didn't snap, he didn't order he sounded empty flat. I was tiered but I wasn't leaving him.

"Not until you talk to me"

"There's nothing to talk about" Derek went back to staring at the wall. I walk over to the bed sitting down next to him. I could smell the mud and sweat on him but it wasn't like before, I probably smelt the same.

"Yes there is you're beating yourself up about tonight"

"I didn't think I just saw them and attacked. I lost control" He drops his head to his hands. I reach a hand and rest it on his back, between his shoulder blades so much like when he changed. To help the pain. It was the same now.

"You acted to protect us, you didn't kill him just stopped him" I say soothingly. Derek's head turns to me so quickly and the look in his eyes make me gasp. They were shining a bright green.

"That's the thing, I didn't think of protecting anyone but you and I wanted to kill them so badly. I'm a monster" Derek's voice was harsh.

"You're not a monster" Then the first part of what he said hit me. Protect only me? "You want to protect me?" That was stupid of course he did, I mean he always has but he protects everyone.

"Chloe just go to bed" No I wasn't going now. Not when that sounded like he was admitting something else. Something that was already making my heart thump in my chest.

"W-w-why do you want t-t-t-to protect m-m-me?" I stare into his eyes. He could say anything, that he just didn't want to feel responsible for my death but I had a feeling he wouldn't. That night meant something.

"I've already said once"

"When?" I ask feeling panic take over. Had I messed things up?

"That night" A slight pink flush spreads over Derek's cheeks. I remember I missed what he was saying to me by thinking about him. Damn!

"I-"

"Chloe it's alright I understand just get some sleep" His voice was low and more a sigh than anything but I heard the slight pain in it.

"No you don't understand I didn't hear you because I was thinking about you!" Derek looks back to me his eyes uncertain "thinking about how much I like you, love you really" I whisper the last bit. I look down unable to keep looking him in the eyes feeling my cheeks heat. Did I just ruin everything? Why didn't he say something? Derek was silent for what seemed forever before he gently pulls my chin up to meet his eyes. They lock.

"You love me?" I nod unable to speak my throat was thick. I brace myself ready for his response. "I'm dangerous and I couldn't live with myself if I hurt you but I love you too"

"You would never- you love me?" I gasp before throwing my arms around his neck. Derek's wraps his arms around me and holds me close. Derek moves back ever so slightly and I tighten my arms around him he smiles. I smile back a goofy grin no doubt before he softly kisses me. It was perfect.

"YOU IDIOT WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME!" We pull apart chuckling as we hear Nike's angry shout from downstairs. I start to hum love is in the air.

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