A Bird Will Fly, A Dog Will Chase
A/N- Disclaimer: Characters belong to Bookworm1807 and Kelley Armstrong!
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Chloe's POV
"I'm trying to forgive you it's just harder then I expected." Derek sighed and I reached out towards him placing a hand on his cheek I turned his head towards me, "once you forgive yourself Derek it will be easier to forgive you as well."
"Chloe." He smiled as he spoke, "that makes no sense!" I smiled and shrugged just happy to see him smile for once,
"Why not?"
"Cause it should be me saying I won't forgive myself for what happened to you until you've forgiven me." I smiled and rolled my eyes,
"Always the stubborn one Derek." I replied and he smiled,
"I'm-" I held a hand up stopping his words,
"Let's just talk about something else."
"No."
"Why?"
"Cause you need to hear me out!" I sighed and nodded turning around I walked to his bedside and sat down watching and waiting,
"Well?"
"I don't remember what happened that night and Chloe I wish I did not the fact that it was good god Chloe it's so bad but just the fact that maybe if I could remember I wouldn't have done it to start with." I sighed and looked down,
"Can we please move past it?" I looked up at him from beneath my eyelashes to see the slightest nod,
"Chloe." I looked up fully then as he made his way closer to me, "I still love you."
"I know."
Chloe's POV
We'd been in here for over an hour and it was getting boring,
"I'll break down the door." He said getting up and walking over
"Don't Derek leave the door to your bedroom alone." He sighed and nodded I lifted the blinds beside the bed to see that it was getting darker and storm was calming down I sighed, "your computer still in the living room?" I asked and he nodded I sighed and slumped on the bed,
"Chloe." I looked up and nodded, "do you still have the photos? Of us I mean" He asked and I nodded smiling,
"They stay under my bed."
"Do you ever look at them?" I nodded and he smiled, "how much?"
"A few times a day."
"So you haven't given up on us?" He asked and I laughed,
"No Derek and I never will but I need time." He nodded and I heard someone sigh from the other side of the door,
"Alright you guys can come out just don't tell Tori I did this." I heard the click of a lock and Derek walked over swinging the door open he smiled at his brother and walked down the stairs, "Chloe."
"Go away Simon." I said and he closed the door laying down I slipped the covers over me and fell asleep the forest smell wafting up my nose.
Derek's POV
I half ran half walked down the stairs to get to the kitchen I breezed in and opened my cupboards to find my crackers. Pulling them down I shoved a few into my mouth,
"Derek?" I heard someone ask spinning around I looked at Tori I glared at her and she rolled her eyes, "I see you actually got out." I nodded and she sighed,
"Tori leave him alone." Simon said walking into the kitchen and pulling out the milk I glared at him as well,
"You tricked me in there." I growled and Simon sighed,
"Did you two work out your problems?" He asked and I nodded,
"Yeah we kinda did she won't give up but she doesn't know what to do and she's having a hard time letting go." Tori rolled her eyes at me,
"Of course she is." She snapped leaving the room,
"I should get some sleep in." I said and they nodded walking up the stairs I entered my room to find Chloe asleep in my bed her strawberry locks floating across my blue silk sheets. Grabbing a shirt to wear to bed I walked to the bathroom to get changed. Upon re-entering the room I crawled into bed with her, "Chloe?" I asked and she rolled closer to me reaching out she wrapped her small arms around me as she laid her head on my chest,
"Derek." She whispered and I smiled,
"I'm right here Chloe right here." I whispered running my hand through her hair before wrapping my arms around her protectively and falling asleep.
I woke up with the sun shining through my window I looked down to see Chloe still asleep. I smiled and fiddled with her hair I felt at peace her holding the woman I loved and it was then that I knew that we'd get things back to normal. I knew we'd be together. Getting up I walked to the basement sighing I looked upon the test tubes and flasks of my long awaited project I was so close to finding the answer again. I walked to the closet putting on the safety gear I started to work on my project.
Chloe's POV
I woke up to see that I was alone feeling the sheets I found they were still warm yawning I made my way downstairs,
"Hey." I greeted as I poured myself a cup of coffee, "where's Derek?" I asked and Simon shrugged,
"Basement probably the heats gone down a little." I nodded,
"Cool." I started to the door he went through yesterday walking down the stairs I looked and my heart froze over. Derek in a lab coat. Derek standing over test tubes. Derek writing notes as he worked. On his project. The project that broke us up. The project that he wasn't supposed to be working on anymore. My world skidded to a half before shattering down around me it wasn't until a moment later when I found out that the shattering noise was the coffee cup that was once in my hand. Turning around I ran up the stairs full speed not even checking to see if he saw me. I ran out and past Simon I grabbed my coat and ran outside in that and Derek's long shirt. I shivered as the intense blizzard whipped around me it seemed calmer then before but it was still bad. Getting in my car I turned it on and heated the seat getting the snow of the windshield I pulled out of the driveway. Driving away from his house farther down the road to now where.
Derek's POV
I heard the crash and looked up seeing the last of Chloe run up the stairs I swore pulling of my gear I threw it on the ground starting up the stairs to catch her. I made it half way up when I slipped tumbling up the stairs I noticed the broken coffee mug on the stairs a piece imbedded into my foot I pulled it out limping up the stairs,
"Chloe!" I yelled running to the door pulling it open I saw her pull out the tears falling down her face as she drove off into the night farther into the blizzard.
(I thought about ending it there…but that'd be mean)
I stood there frozen until I heard someone behind me,
"She left?" I turned to see Simon standing there shocked, "wait till Tori hears!"
"Hears what?" Came the voice of the devil's bride herself I looked up and met her eyes she yawned wearing her night gown still, "close the darned door!" I closed the door and leaned on it sliding down banging my head back on it,
"Derek what's more important Chloe or your project?" Simon practically spit the words out and then it hit me as I looked into his eyes he was right I hadn't stopped and I'd lost her…again.
"What the hell are you talking about!" Tori snapped eyeing me, "I thought you stopped that thing!" I shook my head and she glared harder,
"He was using his own blood this time." Tori glared but behind her eyes I could read the concern,
"Does Chloe know?" Simon sighed,
"She just found out and took off into the storm."
"She left!" Tori screeched and I folded myself in I hadn't always been weak. I never used to cry but when Chloe left the first time it hurt a lot and that broke but when I got her back it was like the one thing I was missing was returned and clicked into place only to be ripped away again and it opened that wound. There I was slouched in front of my front door my siblings less then ten feet away arguing and I started to cry, I'd screwed up bad.
"Yeah Derek you did." I looked up at Simon who was frowning I hadn't even realized I'd said that out loud, "Chloe or the project Derek?"
"Chloe…always Chloe."
"Well you just signed her death sentence she'll die out there!" Tori sneered and I stood up my cheeks wet from tears that I never wanted to fall and I grabbed my coat and turned away pulling it on I left the house. Getting in my truck I ignored my brother calling my name and pulled out following her tire tracks.
I watched as they went from straight to wavy as she skidded out on the ice under the soft flaky snow pile every time scared me and I sped up to catch her my heart stopped. I followed the tracks with my eyes as they veered of the road and then disappeared a large indent in the snow and then I looked at the car the hood smashed into the car the entire car must have rolled braking I jumped out of the car realizing then that I forgot shoes it didn't matter to me as I ran through the snow drift pulling the driver door off the hinges pulling her broken body out of the car. Her head was bleeding bad and I brushed her hair back,
"Hey you!" I glanced over to see an older woman standing on her porch, "is that your girl?" I nodded and she sighed waving me over,
"I'll just-"
"Young man come inside my house this is no weather to drive in now come into my home and warm up."
"Thank you." I replied and she smiled,
"I won't bite dear," I smiled and stepped into the house, "the weathers supposed to calm down some more tomorrow and they'll plow the roads you can drive her there tomorrow."
"My truck-"
"Here set her on the couch and I'll help you get it into my garage." I smiled and thanked her but she waved it away,
"No problem sonny mind telling me why she was driving?"
"We uh got in a fight." She nodded and I walked back out into the cold,
"Sonny borrow some shoes will you." She handed me a pair of shoes and I pulled them on I got in my truck starting the engine after five tries I pulled into her open garage. Getting out I followed her into the house,
"Is she bad?" I asked and the older woman sighed,
"I'm not so sure what's your names?"
"Derek and that's Chloe,"
"I'm Rita." I smiled and shook her hand, "my husband passed away last year if he were here he'd know how bad she is he was a doctor."
"I'm sorry for your loss."
"That's alright I know he's at peace." I smiled and she smiled back. I glanced at Chloe, "here I'm sure you won't leave her side young loves always like that." I smiled as she pulled a blanket and some pillows from a closet setting up a small bed for me at the foot of the couch.
"Thank you again."
"Would you like some tea Derek?"
"Yes please." I accepted as she started towards the kitchen.
A/N- Hey I know it took me forever this story was finished and then my hard drive collapsed so now it isn't so I am re-typing it but it is difficult to remember so far this is all I have but the story has re-tied itself to me and I am addicted so I hope you can forgive me another chapter up soon I promise. Oh and if any of you read my other stories Foster Home is going to have it's last chapter until the sequel just cause the story will continue in the next one four months later the next chapter is about where they went after they split but it will be VERY short. Till Next Time
Raksha Souza
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NOW FIGHT!