At school the next day, I kept simultaneously wishing that the day would go both quicker and slower. I was excited for the sleepover but super nervous about how Tori's plan would go over. That girl had a devious mind.

During my classes with Derek he kept glancing over worriedly. He even passed me a note at one point saying "Are you okay?" I think that was the first time I've ever seen him pass a note in…well my whole time knowing him. When we were younger, I used to pass him notes because, let's face it, I got bored in my classes. He would respond in kind even though he usually paid attention. I think he did it so he didn't hurt my feelings.

Jamie and Hope continuously teased me at lunch. They noticed, as girls usually do, how much time I spent staring at my best friend. I couldn't avoid having my friends know about it. They all had that radar that whispered to them, "Chloe likes Derek."

Jamie was a stunning slip of a girl. I knew that she got a lot of attention from the males at our school. She wasn't interested in them but that didn't deter them that much. She was self-assured and kind. She seemed to be able to pick up things that others couldn't. I sometimes wondered if she had a sixth sense. She was part of the drama club but didn't bring too much drama into our friendship, which I was grateful for.

Hope didn't bring drama either. She did, however, seem to enjoy some more risky behaviors. She didn't do anything immoral, though. She was courteous and lovely. She always had her long, curly, black hair pulled up into a ponytail in an attempt to contain it. Her features made her look like an exotic princess and I knew that she would easily catch the next guy she set her sights on. When she had transferred from her last private school, she had brought only one friend with her, Robyn.

"Chloe, are you excited for tonight?" Jamie asked me when Derek and I sat down. She winked at us both. "I bet others are."

"Yes, Jamie. I'm always excited to go to my favorite family's house," I said pointedly. "How's Jeremy? Still keeping his distance?"

"We know you are. Jeremy is worried about the age difference between us but I will be wearing him down," Jamie told me. Jeremy was her current infatuation. He was a college boy with a laid back manner. He had a powerful feeling to him but I knew that he was really a teddy-bear. I couldn't wait for them to get together. He obviously liked her. "What's your excuse, Derek?"

"What excuse?" Derek asked, not taking a break from his food. He was not a fan of the redhead; or, at least, not enough of one to actually talk to her in long sentences.

"Why, your excuse for not asking out your girl!" She exclaimed wickedly. I gave her a glare saying I knew what she was up to. This was not going to be a fun lunch period.

"My girl?" Derek sounded genuinely confused. Of course he would be confused. He didn't spend time talking with any girls other than our friends. He didn't spend time talking to anyone who wasn't our friends, actually.

"Don't worry about it, Derek. Jamie's just being her usual crazy self," I told him. I gave Jamie a glare as I said it. Derek quickly went back to his food, not caring what the others thought. "What do you think of the new math teacher?"

The topic was successfully changed at that. Jamie's least favorite subject was math and I had just given her an opening to rant about how much she hated the teacher as well as the class.

At the end of the day, Derek, Simon, Tori, Liz and I piled into the Bae's car. Liz already had her bag but because Tori was picking my clothes we would stop at my house to get my stuff. I figured I could just stay in the car while she went in to get the clothes. She knew exactly where my clothes were kept. Tori had spent as much time at my house as I had hers. Okay, maybe not as much but close to. When we arrived at my house, I was surprised to see Liz get out of the car along with Tori.

"Shouldn't you go with them?" Simon asked. "Who knows what they'll get you if you don't."

"We all know that there's nothing I could do to change their minds once they picked the clothes out," I pointed out. "They'll just force me to wear whatever they pick up."

"True," Si agreed. "I'm excited for tonight, though."

"Because Liz will be there?" I asked, smiling. Simon's crush was the most obvious thing in the world. The only person who hadn't noticed was Liz. I could see the blush spreading across his cheeks.

"What? No. Because you'll be there," Simon said. Derek scowled at him. Derek was not a big fan of lying, especially to those close to him.

"No. It's Liz," Derek grunted.

"Oh, look! Here come Tori and Liz!" Simon said, forcing us to stop teasing him. He knew we wouldn't say anything in front of her.

We left my house as soon as Tori and Liz got settled. They spent the ride over whispering and giggling amongst themselves. Derek glanced back at me in the mirror to see me role my eyes and make a face. I saw the corners of his mouth twitch up in a slight smile. I smirked and settled back. I would make faces at him every time he looked back for the rest of the ride if it gained me a smile.

Tori dragged Liz and me to her room to change as soon as we got to her house. I had no clue why we had to change so early but I didn't put up much of a fight. I opened my bag to see what they packed for my pajamas. Sure enough, I saw a pair of short-shorts and a tank-top. I suddenly wished that I hadn't bought those shorts but they had been so comfortable at the time. I didn't think anyone else would see me in them.

"Why did you have to grab these?" I asked, exasperated. Tori had said that this was part of the plan but I had been holding a slight hope that it wasn't actually going to happen.

I pulled on my clothes for the night and was about to pull the door open when Tori took over and sat me down in a chair. I couldn't think of anything that she would want to do that would prevent me from going downstairs.

"We're going to put your hair up to show your neck a bit more," Tori told me pulling out a hairband and wrapping it around my hair. I could not believe they were taking this so seriously. I glanced over to see Liz smile at me encouragingly.

DPOV

"You should just tell her," Simon said from next to me. This just had to come up. Chloe was the one who brought up Liz, not me.

"I could say the same to you." I glared at Simon, hoping he'd take the hint and leave me alone. I didn't need my brother telling me to make a move on the girl I loved. I knew she didn't like me and I knew that there wouldn't be a time when she did. No one liked me. No one could like me.

I heard the girls coming down the stairs, Chloe lagging behind. Her hesitant footsteps gradually getting farther and farther behind the other girls. I glanced up from my sandwich making to see the girls enter the room. They both seemed to be wearing the same type of outfits. Oh, no, no, no. I really hope Chloe isn't wearing that as well.

I hope she is.

Shut up, pervert.

At that, Chloe entered the kitchen. I felt the bread fall from my hands as I took in Chloe's appearance. Her shorts showed more of her legs than usual and brought attention to her butt. I couldn't tear my eyes away from the skin of her legs until I noticed that the shorts likely meant that she was, in fact, dressed like Tori and Liz were. My gaze travelled up only slowing as they neared the top of her torso. I could see the creamy skin of her neck clearly because of the way her hair was pulled up. I personally preferred her with her soft, golden hair down where I could bury my face in it.

Imagine what you could do if you told her how you felt. You could kiss and nibble her soft neck. You could pull her onto your lap and hold her tight. You could have continued kissing her neck when you were barely awake instead of stopping.

I really didn't need those thoughts going through my head right now. I averted my eyes and picked up the bread. I finished making my sandwich only to look up and see everyone staring at me.

"What?" I grunted.

"I asked if you guys wanted to watch a movie with us. Simon said he would. What about you, idiot?" Tori said. She knew that I was anything but an idiot. I grunted in response, letting them figure out what I meant.

"Yay!" Liz exclaimed as she grabbed Simon's hand and started pulling him out of the room. He just followed her like a love-struck idiot. It was kind of ridiculous that even I could see that he liked her. Simon had come to me recently and told me that he liked Liz. I don't know why he would come to me since I am worse off than him.

"Come on," Chloe said, giving me a shy smile. She grabbed my hand and pulled me into the living room. I'm sure I looked similar to how Simon had when Liz took him. I had come to terms with my feelings a while ago. I was looking forward to another movie with Chloe. She never could get enough of them. Knowing Tori, we'll be watching some sappy romance. Ugh. That is something I'm not looking forward to.

I sat down on the couch and felt Chloe curl up next to me. Simon and Liz were sitting on the loveseat across from the TV. Tori took the arm chair after putting the movie in the player. I stretched my legs out in front of me and slumped against the back of the couch. I stared at the TV waiting for the previews to be over.

I was surprised when I saw Insidious instead of some random chick-flick. I thought this was a girl's sleepover. What kind of girl watches horror movies? Oh, right. It's Tori. She's deranged. I knew that Chloe didn't like horror movies and was not surprised when she grabbed my hand again. I put my arm along the back of the couch and cursed Tori for picking a movie that would probably terrify Chloe. On the other hand, Chloe would probably jump every ten seconds and I could comfort her. I would put my arm around her and tell her that I would protect her. She'd bury her face in my chest only to jump again. She would land in my lap after that jump and I'd then wrap both arms around her to hold her tight. I would then kiss her head while her lovely strawberry smell infiltrated my nose. She'd tilt her head up and I would brush those lovely, pink lips with my hands gently. I would then lean in to kiss her softly. She'd want more and kiss me more intensely only to deepen the kiss once more. She'd lick my bottom lip and I'd fight her tongue with my own. We'd fight for domination while everyone was distracted by the movie.

I felt Chloe jump against my side and realized that I had missed the beginning of the movie. I looked over to see Chloe as pale as a ghost. I wrapped my arm protectively around her shoulder growling at Tori. She glanced over at the sound and smirked. Please tell me she doesn't know.

CPOV

Derek wrapped his strong arm around my shoulders. I buried my head in his shoulder and peeked out to see what happened next. This movie was really scary. I was even impressed with the effects and costumes. There were some things I would have changed. I would have taken out some of the clichés. The boy wouldn't have to be the one facing the monster. The house wouldn't be a major part of the movie.

I squealed as the shadow appeared on the screen once more. I took my opportunity to climb onto Derek's lap. I pulled his big hands up in front of my eyes and looked over the top. One of the main appeals of horror movies in the market was teenagers trying to get closer to their dates. I was perfectly willing to use that to my advantage. I was quick to pull Derek's hands further up and cowered against Derek. I felt him lean into me as well. The movie must have been that scary.

"You okay? I won't let them get you, you know that," Derek rumbled in my ear. That voice did things to me every time.

When the villain finally came on the screen, the actual villain not the minions, I screamed and jumped against. My head jammed against Derek's and I turned away from the screen to apologize. I noticed how close Derek and I were while the apology died on my lips. I licked my lips and my throat was dry. I glanced down at Derek's lips and couldn't tear my eyes away. I leaned in slightly as my breath caught in my throat. Derek leaned in as well, his head tilting to the right. My hand found its way into his hair, his soft, soft hair that was somewhat distracting. We continued closing in before the music swelled and I heard another scream. I jumped before looking over to the loveseat to see Simon hiding behind Liz. He seemed to be asking her if the monster was gone yet. I laughed at the sight, crumbling against Derek. I was really disappointed that Simon had interrupted with his lack of bravery. However, the scene was hilarious as Liz was laughing at the movie and saying how Simon was being a baby. She said that the movie wasn't even scary. I saw Tori also laughing against the loveseat. I could not believe that neither of them thought that the movie was scary. Those jerks had probably seen it before.

I pouted where I sat while the final scene played out. The lights came on shortly after the credits started. Tori went to take the movie out. She grabbed the case (even the case was scary) and put the disc in side. She then turned to us slowly as a devious smile crossed her face.

"You guys want to order pizza?" She asked. She had already gotten Liz and my pizza order, probably had it memorized before we even said what we wanted this time. Yeah, we spent that much time together.

"I'll have peperoni," Simon said, finally emerging from behind Liz. "Derek'll eat anything."

"At least I wasn't afraid of a fake monster," Derek teased. This in itself was a sight to see. Derek only teased two people, Simon and me. He argued with Tori, spoke plainly with his dad but did not tease either of them. I think he was afraid that if he teased Kit, Kit would take him back to the orphanage or something. Tori and Derek just didn't get along.

"I wasn't afraid of the movie," Simon said, puffing out his chest.

"Are you kidding? You were hiding behind Liz like a little girl," Tori sneered. "Do I need to get Daddy for you?"

"No! I was not afraid. Chloe was afraid! Not me!" Simon said. I just shrugged because it was true that I was scared. I knew my fear and I knew that there was no point in hiding them. I was not afraid to show it.

"So guys, do you want to play a game while we wait for pizza?" Liz suggested, having planned this with Tori. I was sure that this was part of the plan. Those two always and I mean always shared everything. I knew that this could end poorly. I also knew that there was no game that would get us out of this situation. We all agreed because we knew we had no real choice.

"Okay. I'll start. Liz, truth or dare?" Tori smirked. Not truth or dare. Please not truth or dare.

"I'll take a dare. I'm not a chicken," Liz said, hardly deterred.

"I dare you…to sit on Si's lap." Tori said. Liz happily climbed up on Simon's lap. I wondered if she knew about Simon's date last night. I was fairly sure that it wasn't with her.

"Derek! Truth or dare?" Liz asked, the lug behind me. He stiffened against me. I knew he would have rather kept out of it. He chose dare like we all knew that he would.

"I dare you to take off your shirt." Liz beamed in our direction. I got off his lap so that he could easily take his shirt off. I sat on the other side of the couch and waited for him to do as he was told. As he did, I could see all of the muscles along his chest rippling. I imagined what it would feel like to run my hand along his chest, his muscles jumping under me.

"I'll take a truth," I heard Tori say distantly. I pulled my attention back to the rest of the room and away from the dangerous place. I wondered what Derek would say. I was unsure of what he could ask that we all didn't already know. His lips twisted up into a smirk as he considered the possibilities.

"What happened to Chloe's lunch box in seventh grade?" He asked. My lunch box? Why would Tori have my lunch box? I remembered that I had chosen that specific lunch box because it was for one of my favorite movies.

"I…threw it out," Tori mumbled. "But it was an accident! I was just clearing the table and I didn't see it was there. I swear I didn't mean to Chloe."

"It's fine," I reassured her. "It was so long ago."

"Chloe, truth or dare?" Tori asked sweetly. That's not good. She's going to want to get back at Derek…and I can't say truth because she'd ask who I liked…

"Dare?" I said quietly. I really didn't want to play this game.

"I dare you to…"

A/N: And here we have a cliffy. Sorry guys. I didn't want the chapter to get much longer. In any case, thanks for reading. I look forward to any reviews you might have. I know that Chloe and Derek seem a bit daydream-y but I just thought it'd be interesting to see it. If you don't agree, tell me. If you agree, tell me. The moral of the story is to always tell me. *^_^* Also, Derek's pervy thought voice thing that I included is similar to the wolf you see in other stories except I haven't decided if I'm going to have them have powers. I know from WotOW that there isn't actually a wolf voice but again I find it fun and interesting.

Thanks so much,

~MSOMS