Shout-out to the amazing Moon-Lover1994 for being awesome and to were-angel95 for sucking up, because it totally works.

Disclaimer: I'm not insane and I am very well aware that I don't own Darkest Powers. If I did, Derek and Chloe would've been together in The Awakening.

If You Only Knew by Shinedown

If you only knew

How many times I counted all the words that went wrong

If you only knew

How I refuse to let you go

Even when you're gone

I sighed happily and rolled over to get the door, expecting it to be Craig, here to wake me up for breakfast. I glanced at the clock. 1:45. Um…this had better be an emergency.

I opened my door, worried and slightly annoyed. There stood a great, hulking figure in my doorway. Derek has decided to pay me a little visit. AT 2:00 AM! My aggravation subsided as I caught the look in his eyes. He looked in pain, hurt. He looked like he did when he was changing.

"Derek, are you-"

"I'm not changing," he stated simply.

"Then why…?" I asked, confused, trailing off.

"I had to know if it was true or not."

"If what was true?" This boy must be on some serious happy-powder.

"About you and Craig. It's been driving m- Simon insane and I'm worried about him," he explained.

"Well, yeah, we're dating…if that's what you mean," I told him. Something horrid flashed through his eyes and then his face fell back into his expressionless mask.

"I guess I'll…uh…go and break the news to Simon…unless you want to do it?" Derek asked me. I didn't even think Simon liked me like that, despite the hand-holding. I declined and Derek stepped silently back to his room. I had the strangest feeling in my stomach. It fluttered up to my chest, and soon, my whole body was tingling with the feeling. My throat went dry and the world seemed to blur around the edges. Then Derek closed the door to his room silently and I snapped out of the awkward trance.

I walked back to my own bed and tried to sleep. I should've known that it was a lost cause. I tossed and turned, trying to get into a comfortable position. The guilt was eating me alive. I didn't know Simon really liked me like that. I also didn't know that Derek was this close to his brother. It was like he was experiencing the pain himself. It was twice as bad as when he was changing…and that killed me. I needed to talk to someone. Now.

I crept down the hallway, careful to put one foot directly in front of the other, so that I would stay silent, as Craig had taught me. I didn't need Derek on my case when my heart was this fragile. After weeks of torture, my breaking point was only expected.

I knocked on the door to the room that Craig and Greg shared softly. I heard blankets rustling on the other side and then footsteps, walking toward the door. Greg opened the door, rubbing his eyes, like a small, sleeping child.

"Hey, um, can I talk to Craig, please?" I whispered, keeping my voice as low as possible. Greg grunted, obviously upset that I had the nerve to wake him up over something so unimportant. That simply added more guilt to put on my tiny shoulders. From inside the room, I head mumbled curses and then Craig appeared at the doorway, completely dazed.

"Hey," I said softly. "Um…can we take a walk or something, please?" I asked, hopefully.

"At 2:00 AM? Really, Chloe?" he complained. I frowned slightly. I thought a girl's boyfriend was supposed to be there for her…? Craig noticed my frown and he agreed quickly to go for a short walk in the forest.

I put on a jacket and some sneakers and we went outside with him. "So, what's up?" he asked.

"Just feeling a little guilty," I said, really hoping he'd ask me to elaborate. Luckily, he did.

"What do you mean, Chloe? There is no way you'd ask me to come out here and talk at 2 AM because you were feeling 'a little guilty'," he exclaimed. I would tell him everything as soon as we got a few meters farther from the house. I didn't want Derek to hear me spill my guts to my boyfriend.

Just a little farther…okay. That should be far enough. I went and sat on a moss-covered rock, and motioned for Craig to do the same.

And then I told him everything. About the stress I had been feeling in the past few weeks. About how Derek had definitely not made it better, only moments ago. About the crushing guilt I felt for Simon and the look Derek had. Craig just sat there and listened, and by the time my tears a gone from a small stream to a roaring river, he had put his arm around my shoulders and was rubbing soothing circles into my arm. But, still, I didn't feel safe. I didn't feel…right. It tore at my heart…because I knew I should feel safe. It should feel right! But why doesn't it?!

I must have dozed off on Craig's shoulder, because I woke up to a shrill, girlish squeal. It was Craig. I looked around dazed, and was driven speechless by what was in front of us.

Okay, how many of you guys totally hate me because of that cliffy, huh? I thought it was pretty awesome! I want at least 25 reviews (and that is not asking a lot, people) before Chapter 6! Only one person replied to my author's note chapter and she voted yes, so sorry if you guys don't like it, but I'm going to post the funnies (That is a funny word. Tee-hee!). What can I say? You should've voted. =D

Setting: English class with our long-term sub, Mrs. Goodman.

Jordan sits down on Emily's foot.

Emily bursts out laughing and she couldn't talk for like, 5 minutes at least.

By, now, everyone is totally confused and Mrs. Goodman is threatening Emily with a detention because she won't (can't) tell her what happened.

Emily laughs even harder and Jordan lays his head down on his desk because he knows Emily's going to tell on him when she can. His face is tomato-red.

Emily says between breaths: (If you don't like nasty humor, I suggest you stop reading NOW!)

"When Jordan sat on my foot, he said that's not the only thing that's been up his butt today!!!" Everyone starts laughing hysterically and this went on for at least 20 minutes. We got nothing done that day. Jordan's face is beat-red, and he's seriously regretting his words. And that is why everyone calls him butt-boy to this day.

Funny, right? No? Oh, well, you had to be there. =D Such a funny day…! You can ask my friend, Dilynne (You may know her as Chealsy ;D) She was in that class, but I got a better view because I sit right next to Jordan. LOL!

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