OMG! I am Soooooo soooo sorry for the delay! Yes, I know sorry really doesn't cover the months I have been MIA but I got into some trouble and got everything taken away from me…so again im sorry!

Okay, I wanted to say thank you to all of the people that reviewed the last chapter for me! lbjw0128, I would like to say thank you for the birthday wishes! To Necromancer1999, LOL! Booklover883, thank you very much J bbfan, I will be putting Simon/Tori time in this chapter :D ginger, I agree with you that it is getting boring with all the Simon, which may be one of the reasons why I havent been updating very often, so I will be switching back to Chloe and Derek more! And to , thank you J

Okay, so now on with the chapter!

TPoV

James and I had been sitting on the couch, all cuddled up together for a good hour or so before we both got bored of the TV and decided to play on my laptop, so we walked upstairs to my room to retrieve it. As we were walking up the stairs I could hear Chloe and Derek laughing as they emerge from his room. Seems they were finally done with their 'Fun'. Blah! I really didn't need to think about that.

"Hey guys! See u finally made it out into the real world!" James said as he squeezed me a lil bit. I giggle, both at his joke and the squeeze/tickle. As I looked back to Chloe and Derek, I saw him scowl but his ears redden, and Chloe's face was the shade of a ripe tomato. They must not of known they were being so loud.

"Um…ya….Tori?" Chloe said as she let go of Derek's arm and started walking towards our room. I quickly kissed James cheek and followed her. I heard Derek and James exchange a few words before I made it in the room and closed the door. Chloe was sitting on her bed, knees to her chest, looking at me with her eyes glazed over. Crap. What did my idiot brother do this time?

"Chlo? What's the matter? If Derek did something, im going out there and zapping his ass so far-" I didn't get to finish before Chloe jumped off the bed and slapped a hand over my mouth.

"No. He didn't do anything. Its just….were we t-that loud?" Her voice squeaked at the end, indicating that she was very much afraid that they had been heard. If it hadn't, I would have fallen over laughing.

Instead, I enveloped her in a hug and nodded. She clung to me.

"I cant believe this! But we thought we were being quite!" then she hid her face in my shoulder, and I could feel the tears that fell. I rubbed her back lightly, not entirely used to the comforting of anyone, especially Chloe. She had been the one to comfort me and the guys, or at least Simon, over the past month, and now here I was, rubbing her back as she cried into my shoulder…talk about sappy movie footage much. Sigh.

"Chloe…you have to calm down. Derek can hear everything, and he will be worried when he hears you crying like this…I understand that you are a little shaken over that…well that people could hear you, but there are worse things sweety, trust me." I shook at the memory of walking in on my mother and her husband…it was really weird to think of him as that when he had been my dad for all those years….oh well.

Chloe continued to cry for a minute or so, then pulled away from my shoulder and gave me a hug. "thanks Tori…" Then she took my hand, which I must say is weird, but I didn't refuse because I knew that she wanted to get closer to me since we will be living together for the time being, and walked out of our room and into the hall to our guys, who were not sitting on the floor on opposite sides of the hall talking away.

When we walked out they both looked at us and James stood up and came and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek. Derek on the other hand, motioned for Chloe to go and sit on his lap on the floor, which she hurridly did and cuddled into his broad chest. Yes, I know he is technically my brother, but he had an amazing chest…and other things….NO! Not gonna think about that.

"Tori…I think we should leave them alone…lets go get your laptop," James said as he hugged me from behind and took my hand. I just followed him into the room.

We sat on my bed, tangled together cuddling with a blanket over us, my head resting on his chest, as we watched The NoteBook. I wasn't actually watching it though, I was watching his face as he stared at the screen. He must have felt my eyes on him then because he looked down and smiled sweetly.

"why are you staring at me beautiful?" He kisses my forehead softly.

"'Cause I cant believe your hotness," I wink at him and kiss his lips softly then cuddle back into his chest, as it rattles as he laughs.

I must have fallen asleep while the movie drowned on, because the next thing I knew, I was waking up in James' arms with a blanket covering us, Laptop shut and sitting on the side table.

I looked up at him, seeing that he had also fallen asleep and hadn't noticed me wake up, which was good. I wanted to watch him. Yes, I realize that it robably sounds like im being a creeper, but I had never had someone that I cared about as much…I know that I have only known him for a few days, but…I already thought that he could be the one.

Chloe's PoV

(the next day)

I was sitting in the kitchen, laying with my head on the cool counter top, as I sit on a stool, which I might add took a while to get upon.

For the first time in what felt like forever, I was completely, and utterly, alone. Normally I would be freaked out, haven gotten used to having either Derek, Simon, or Tori around, but I was actually quite calm and relaxed. It had been a while since I had been by myself, even before I got to Lyle house. I always had someone there, be it my nanny or cook, aunt or just a random student. I never was truly alone.

So, as I sit there, looking out the window into the beautiful, big backyard, watching Simon and the rest of the guys play football, with Emily, Sophie, and Jess watching them, I didn't even consider where Tori was, I just sat and watched. That is, until the scream came.

I didn't wait. I shoot up from my seat and bolted up the stairs, knowing the sound had come from the top floor. I could hear shouts behind me, but I dindt stop until I came to Tori's and I's door. I tried to turn the handle, but it wouldn't budge. I was just getting ready to yell from Derek when Mark comes bursting from behind me and knocks the door clean off its hinges.

I quickly run in after him to find Tori sitting in the corner of the room, closest to the window on my side. She was curled in the fettle position. When Mark went and tried to pick her up, she screamed again. I looked around the room, looking for anyone to help her, when I saw him.

"Davidoff!" I scream.

"WHAT?" Simon and Derek both are at my sides instantly, both in there fighting stances. Derek, crouched low to the ground, and Simon with his feet et apart and arm extended with a spell working in his hands.

"Hello again, Chloe." The evil SOB smiles at me.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"Well, just checking up on my favorite group of escapees but of course. Tori here was just my first stop." He turns to look at her, as do I. She has her ears covered and rocking against the wall.

"What did you do to her?" Simon yells in the general direction of him, but Davidoff just shakes his head.

"Do tell your friends that there is no reason to be yelling. It may cause some issues," David starts to walk towards Tori, and as he gets closer, her screaming gets worse.

"Stop it! Stop! HELP ME!" Tori crys as electric blue bolts shoot from her fingers, just missing Mark and James.

"Guys! Move!" I yell at the two, and they quickly back away from her.

I'm still watching Tori as she screams and pulls her hair when everyone gasps. I turn to see what has happened and see that Sophie is no longer there. Well, she is, but not. Her body has begun to glow blue, and she has blue waves coming from her hair and hands.

"This is done. You will not continue!" She screams, then hurls a ball of something directly at Davidoff, hitting him square in the chest, causing him to scream and disappear.

"Soph…?" Mark says quietly as she begins to return to herself, but collapses on the floor, breathing shallow. I begin to run to her, but Derek and Simon both grab my arms and derect me to Tori, who is in the same state. I run to her.

When im in front of Tori, I get onto my knees and flip her gently onto her back, then realize that she isn't breathing.

"No!" I look around hoplessly, not knowing what to do, as tears start to form in my eyes. "Derek! Derek! Help! S-shes not-" Im cut off as he comes up behind me.

"Chlo, its okay. Shes gonna be okay. Im gonna help her." Then he rips open her shirt, as buttons fly, he starts to pump on her chest over her heart. "Simon! Get your ass over here!"

Hey guys! Again, im soo soo sorry for the HUMONGOUS delay! And im also sorry for the cliffhanger XD

Soo, as always, review and ill, hopefully, have a new chapter up in the next few weeks…OH! And HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE!

~WindStorm96~