Me First

A/N- Disclaimer: Characters belong to Kelley Armstrong! Roxy, Po and Lani belong to Bookworm1807

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Previously Tori's POV

She was pretty well she always was but surrounding her bed was flowers, bouquets and bouquets of flowers all sent from loved ones and fans. Cards piled up on the side table and her hands were pulled slightly away from her body suggesting that someone had been in here after I was late last night. Sitting in the side chair beside her bed I took her hand in mine,

"Hey Chloe, it's Tori again. I don't have much to say about myself well except for Po and I have our second date after this not that I don't like visiting you I do!" I sighed, "Derek said hi. He's really busy with tests and school work he's trying really hard Chloe really hard I'm proud of him and I thought maybe you would be too." I fiddled with my hands for a bit before getting up. I kissed her forehead before walking out of the room and to my car to drive to my date with Po.

We were meeting at a small coffee shop on the edge of town. It was a quaint place and the vanilla mocha lattes there were amazing! I arrived a few minutes late to see him already sitting at my usual table smiling I got out and sat down,

"How'd you know I sat here all the time?" I asked setting my purse down by my foot and he smiled,

"Well I ordered your freaking weird drink and she smiled and asked if I was your date." I smiled, "you bring guys here often?" He asked a strain in his voice.

"Yeah, I have to see if they'll remember my freaking weird drink and respect me." I smirked and he smirked back,

"I'd know better then to disrespect you Tori." I smiled and picked my coffee up leaning back in my seat I propped my feet up in his lap,

"Don't you forget it."

Derek's POV

Things have been tight for a month finally catching up too all my classes and getting ready for first semester exams in a couple months. Lauren and Dad were calling every week now looking for Chloe updates from Tori. Tori used her room permanently at my place she claimed it was for gas milage to the hospital but I knew she was just watching over me. I learned that Tori is actually a great cook getting back from the library after a late study to find my dinner waiting on the table was always a nice thing to come home too. Since I quit the project I wasn't getting my regular checks in the mail which meant that I had to get a job so I did. I tutored some kids in different subjects for a good enough pay and I worked at a constructing agency helping them build homes. The hours were tight between everything I did and I was stretched thin but Sunday was different. I'd put away Sunday for Chloe. I'd visit her to talk, stare and watch her sleep it didn't matter what I did as long as I had my weekly Chloe dosage. Sometimes I'd see her smile as I spoke or frown when I told her something upsetting like the fact that her band mate Drone was still missing. Tori said it was my imagination cause she never does it for her but Lauren says it could be that my voice is attached to her feelings some way. Dad agreed with her and said it could have some attachment to the mate tie the two of us have. Months passed by the same thing every day morning to night. My grades were great and the money flow was more then I needed everything was going great, I just needed my Chloe. Tori said she'd be proud, the way I figured out my life got it on track and I'm not sliding off. Simon and Roxy are going great he's thinking about popping the big question soon and I'm happy for them but I always thought Chloe and I would get married first. Guess that's not the case now. Daniel and I became friends going on runs every few days and we're even on the same changing cycle which is strange but Lani said that the changing is like a woman's minstrel cycle something I so did not need to hear.

"Derek!" Tori called for me from somewhere downstairs pulling me out of my thoughts, "Daniel's here!" I smiled grabbing my jogging shirt and throwing it in before heading downstairs. Daniel waited by the door his jogging stuff on smiling at me he kissed his mate before heading out the door.

"How are things?" He asked as we started down the street,

"Pretty good you?" I replied and he grinned wide,

"The best Lani and I are going down south for a few days." Daniel grinned wide and I shook my head at him,

"You know when she hears what you're thinking about your little trip-"

"She'd turn red." He teased and I couldn't help but think of Chloe when he said that the way she'd turn dark red if you teased her about anything.

"Yeah." Daniel shrugged picking the pass up more and I followed.

Tori's POV

"Hungry?" I asked leading the now orange haired girl into my kitchen,

"No I'm good." She replied quickly, "how are you and Po?" She asked a wicked grin on her face and I smiled,

"Amazing." I replied grabbing myself some coffee as I turned the water on for her hot chocolate. The woman did not drink coffee as weird as that sounds.

"So he's being good?" She asked and I nodded probably wearing that goofy "I'm in love" smile those girls do in the movies,

"He's so sweet all the time and he puts me first," I told her, "I've never had someone like that before usually it's all about them and wanting sex but with Po…" I let my words fade and she smiled,

"I get it." She told me hopping onto the counter her feet in the empty sink, "if he does push you though just tell me and he'll get a good slap." I grinned the girl may be small but it's the small ones you don't want to under estimate.

"Thanks." I told her and she nodded. Handing her the hot chocolate mix and a cup of hot water I drank my coffee,

"Daniel and I are going down south for a couple days."

"For what?" I asked and she sighed,

"Someone might have spotted Drone." I looked away and nodded it's been like this for awhile running around to find him.

"Think we'll ever find him?" I asked and she shrugged,

"I think we'll find him when he wants to be found." She replied with a sigh.

"How's Karan?" I asked almost afraid of the answer and she shrugged,

"Same." I nodded looking down at my coffee, same meant that he was still ignoring everyone in the band. Going out late drinking and taking a new girl home every night. Same meant he was locking himself away in himself in his house not letting anyone through. The nurses said he never stopped by to visit Chloe anymore he did the first few time until he stumbled into Daniel and then he didn't show up anymore.

"I'm worried about him." I told her and Lani nodded,

"So am I." She whispered just loud enough for me to hear, "so am I." She repeated but I think it was mostly to herself.

Drone's POV

Moving from place to place make little time to see or even meet other people. I payed hotels extra to keep my name out of the books but even then it was hard to keep hidden. Even just walking down the street I could be recognized by girls and then swarmed like bees to a hive. I listened to the news incase anything about Chloe was revealed but nothing came through, I still got texts from the band mostly from Daniel telling me to get my ass back here. Lani was the only one out of the few who texted me to keep updated on what was going on. Daniel in his first year of collage, Tori's brother Derek caught up to his last year trying to become a better man for Chloe when she woke up apparently he was adamant that she was going to. I'm glad he sounded like the kind of guy she would want, but if she never woke up she'd never know and that made me upset. Getting up off my bed I walked to the window looking out over the main street in the small Italian town I was staying in. Even here I was famous as someone pointed up to my room and many others started to look as well, sighing I backed away from my window before someone threw a present of worse climbed up into my room! I looked at my phone thinking maybe calling Karan wouldn't be that bad just hearing his voice for a bit, it wouldn't be that long. I picked up my phone his number etched in my mind, but as I went to the number pad on my iPhone I couldn't type it in. I sighed dropping it on my bed I walked to the shower to clear my mind of these thought.

A/N- Hope you guys liked this chapter XD I had fun writing it sorry it's WAY late but it's cause I've been busy. Summer has been crazy busy for me getting ready for my Aunts wedding and my Dad coming up to visit. I get to meet my little brother for the first time :D!

Raksha Souza

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