I was exhausted by the time I finally got into bed on saturday. Marilyn had stayed until late that night and I just wanted to crawl into bed and get some sleep. I drifted into a deep sleep seconds after my head hit the pillow.

I was alone in what appeared to be an abandoned building, it was dark and the place was covered in trash. There was a rustling from the other side of the room, becoming increasingly louder like it was headed right for me. I panicked, it was pitch black and I couldn't see what was coming for me, and I doubt I could fight it even if I did. My heart was racing as a dark figure rounded the corner and came into my view. It was a rotting corpse, in a zombie like state just like the time when we were on the run and I brought a dead man to life. This time I didn't have Derek and Simon to talk me through it, I was trapped.

I woke with a start. This was the second time I woke up with cold sweats in two nights. I tried to control my breathing and racing heart, why were these nightmares continuously haunting me? I rolled over and closed my eyes, hoping to get back to sleep.

I tossed and turned for fifteen minutes, still scared from my nightmare. I got up and quietly tip-toed downstairs to Derek and Simon's room. The door was cracked open and I slipped in, hoping that I didn't disturb Simon. Derek was sprawled on his tiny bed, feet hanging off the end, I could seen Simon's back but his head was covered with a pillow. I crawled into Derek's bed, slipping into the pocket between him and the wall. He moved a bit but didn't wake up, good, I didn't want to have him worrying about me when he should be sleeping. Exhaustion quickly took over as Derek's warmth chased away my fear, and I drifted into the peaceful sleep I had been looking for

I woke up to Simon Dumping cold water all over me and Derek. " What the hell ?!" Derek grunted, shooting up from his deep sleep. Simon was laughing hysterically, " morning bro! " He shouted as he ran from the room before Derek had the chance to get up and chase him. I laughed, I was soaked but I had to give Simon props, that was pretty funny. I gave Derek a quick kiss before laughing and running off to change into dry clothes.

I followed the smell of bacon wafting from the kitchen downstairs, Simon was at the stove cheerful as ever and Derek was moping in a chair at the table. " Hey chloe you want some eggs?", "sure, thanks Si " I smiled. " Still grumpy Derek? " I winked and sat down. Tori can running into the kitchen, " Chloe! Come to the mall with Marilyn and I! Were going to get mani pedis! You could use some girl time" she winked at me. " Those nails need some help " she started at my tiny unpainted finger nails with a look of disgust. I rolled my eyes " you're right. I'll come with you guys " I gave in, girl time would be nice. " Oh! I almost forgot, were also getting dresses for the dance next friday. Which you'll be going to. " Tori grinned at me, dances weren't my thing, but I guess I would give it a chance.

The spa we went to was in Hartlington's tiny mall, and was fairly big in comparison to some of the other stores. They had a lot of nail polish to choose from, and I ended up picking a bright purple with sparkles for my toes, and a mint green for my finger nails. We sat in the spa chairs and it was actually really relaxing. " So you and Simon? " Tori winked at Marilyn and I giggled. Marilyn's cheeks turned bright red and she looked nervous, " I don't know.. Maybe. He's really sweet ". " You guys would be the perfect couple! " Tori gushed, being her typical self, " he's a really good guy too " . We chatted more, gossiping about the dance next week and how Simon should ask Marilyn. Tori gushed about the new boy she likes who was the captain of the swim team and had " killer abs ".

After about an hour in the spa our nails were dry and we were free to go. We headed to dynamite, " this is the best dress store in Hartlington, well one of the only dress stores actually. " Marilyn explained as we walked in. There were bright colors every where, I guess that was the new trend. Tori and Marilyn ran right over to a rack of bright pink dresses, typical Tori. I smilled and headed over to some blue dresses that caught my eye.

After looking through all the racks Tori chose a hot pink dress, it was skin tight with a small cut out on the side, the edge of the cut out was surrounded by silver gems. It looked really good on her, and she chose silver heels to match. Marilyn got a blue dress, tight at the top and flowy as it went down. The bust was covered in blue sequins that complimented her skin tone nicely. I was the last to be looking, picky and unsure what to get. I was surprised considering that Tori was usually the one taking forever to find something. Tori walked over after an hour of looking with a red dress, it was skin tight with little cut outs around the waist and an open back with a design created by jeweled straps. It fit perfectly and complimented the red in my hair. " Chloe that looks stunning! Derek is going to have trouble controling himself " she winked and helped me pick my own pair of heels, which were just plain black. She also ran to the drugstore and got red lipstick, which she swore would make me look "smoking hot".

When we got home I went to find Derek. He was in his room curled up in his bed, which was extremely unusual for Derek. I could see the sweat pouring off him as soon as I walked in, "Der? Are you okay?" I asked tentatively, walking towards his bed. " Yeah, just the change, I feel like shit " he groaned as his back muscles spasmed. " Why don't we go hangout in the forest until your change is done? Might as well go now while you're still able to walk there and everything " I said softly, rubbing his back. He agreed and got up from his bed.

Once we were upstairs I called for Kit and told him where we were going. Simon clapped Derek on his back as he walked past, his way of showing support. We found a small clearing in the forest, not too far from home which was convenient so I would have to remember this place for next time. Derek threw off his clothes. Underwear too this time, they always ripped and we were constantly having to buy him new ones, now that I had seen everything there was no point in ripping more pairs.

The change wasn't as violent as it used to be, but Derek was still in a lot of pain. He was on all fours panting, sweat poured off his back ad I rubbed it to try and ease the pain of the muscle spasms. He yelped as his body started to move around inside, taking on the shape of a wolf. His face was hardly human, and I stepped back to avoid getting hurt as the last few seconds of the change took over. When it was finally done Derek, in wolf form, collapsed to the ground in defeat. I curled up to him and he fell asleep, exhausted from the transformation like always. I let him sleep for a couple hours, not wanting to disturb him after what he went through but once it got to be late a shook him awake so we could head back and sleep in a bed for the night.

Once I finally got the sleepy Derek back to the house he crashed in his bed, and I followed, knowing that I wouldn't only have to come down here in the middle of the night due to another terrifying nightmare. I fell into a peaceful sleep, exhausted from the long day.