Marked

A Nine Lives of Chloe King Fan-fiction

by: Avvithespaz

Genre: Romance/Comedy

Rated: T/M

Pairing(s): Slight Chloe/Brian at the beginning (barf) but a happy ending! ***Chloe/Alek***

Summary: Meredith goes on a business trip for a week, and refuses to let Chloe stay home by herself after she was "mugged." So Chloe ends up staying the week with the Mai, fun fun!

Setting: The general hangouts of one Miss Chloe King! Around March/April of 2011.

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN CHLOE KING! If I did Brian wouldn't exist and Alek wouldn't own a shirt.

Warning(s): There will be M in later chapters but it will be posted as a different story so those who don't wish to read it don't have to.

Chapter 4: Part 1 (Chloe's P.O.V.)

"Yeah." Alek nodded. I gave him a watery, but grateful smile as I moved under the covers and scooted closer to his warmth; these pajamas may be comfortable, but they gave me no warmth. "Do you want to talk about it?" Alek asked as he surprised me by wrapping me up in his arms; I blushed as I noticed his lack of clothing, only a pair of tight black Calvin Klein boxer briefs.

"I was pregnant." I mumbled weakly into his chest.

"Don't girls normally dream about that stuff? That and weddings?" Alek asked truly confused, it made me giggle.

"Not like this." I shook my head, burying myself further into his arms. "I was walking down a street alone."

"Of course you were." Alek chuckled while rolling his eyes.

"Not now, Alek." I shot back at him. "I was talking to my stomach, telling my baby how much I loved it." My eyes started watering as I looked up into Alek's eyes. I felt a well, brightness is the only word I can describe it as, in my stomach once our eyes; as if my abdomen was happy to see him, as insane as that sounded. 'He so excited to see you,' My dream voice rang through my head making my eyes widen; I shook the feeling off.

"Chloe, are you alright?" Alek asked me uncertainly. "You look pale, or paler than usual in your case."

"I'm fine." I mumbled before continuing my story. "Then someone showed up."

"Who showed up?" Alek asked after I hadn't spoken for a minute.

"Brian." I stated feeling Alek's entire body tense. His muscles began twitching like he was deciding between keeping his arms where they were or removing them; I place my hand on his bicep, silently begging him to leave them around me. "I begged him to have mercy on me and my baby, but he just laughed." I whispered quietly. Alek had made his decision as he tightened his arms around me in comfort. "He said that he would be killing two cats with one stone and stabbed me with a sword through my stomach, then through my chest." I let a few more tears fall, I still felt the pain as if it had actually happened to me.

"Chloe." Alek whispered running his hands though my hair as I cried into his chest. This was probably mega awkward for him. "What happened after that?"

"I woke up." I sobbed out, trying in vain to calm myself. Alek held me until my tears stopped, comforting me by kneading small circles into my lower back with one hand as the other continued to run itself through my hair.

"Do you know who the father of the baby was?" Alek asked, his voice wavering as if he was embarrassed or nervous about his question.

"I have a feeling, but I'm not sure." I mumbled looking up at him.

"What do you mean?" He asked me curiously.

"Like, my dream self knew and I have a feeling that I do too; if that makes any sense." I chuckled.

"When does anything you say make sense, love?" Alek chuckled. I stiffened at the nickname momentarily before hitting his chest playfully. "So, who was he?"

"Promise you won't laugh, or be weirded out, or hate me and make me leave." I demanded, unsure if I should reveal it.

"Promise?" Alek stated in a questioning manner, as if he wasn't sure if he really wanted to know anymore.

"You." I mumbled shyly looking at my hands that were rested on his drool-worthy abs.

"Me? I knew you wanted me King, but my children as well? Not completely sure if I'm ready to make that kind of a commitment, quite yet." Alek chuckled breaking the tension of the previous conversation. I chuckled,

"Who said I wanted you?" I laughed breaking our embrace and sitting up against his headboard. He continued to lay down, his arm draped against my thighs.

"Your eyes say it all." He whispered as cheesy as he could manage, making me almost die of laughter.

"And what exactly are my eyes telling you?" I asked, playing along.

"They tell me that you want me to kiss you." He started before grabbing my hips and pulling me back onto my back. He was hovering over me, between my legs this time , though non of our areas were touching. "They tell me that you want to me run my hands, everywhere." He spoke, our lips almost touching as his hands ghosted over me, never quite touching me but I could feel his every movement, his every breath. I could barely breath, as my eyes followed his hands to my thighs. I looked on in confusion as his claws retracted everytime they ghost over my inner thighs, disappearing as soon as they moved on. He finally made full contact when he grabbed my hips again, pulling me closer to him, though we still weren't touching there. He was breathing into my left ear now, "They're telling me that you want me, badly." He breathed.

This was getting to be too much, I had to stop him. "I wouldn't be your first though, would I?" I instantly regretted my words as his head shot up and I felt his claws retract, though they didn't sink into my skin, his hands did tighten on my hips though.

"Who told you that?" Alek whispered out harshly.

"Jasmine." I gasped out before exclaiming, "Alek, you're hurting me!" He immediately released me from his hold but he didn't move away.

"Of course Jasmine said something, can't keep her mouth shut around you, can she?" Alek grumbled crossing his arms.

"Alek, why did you do it, knowing nothing is going to come out of it?" I asked, I realized how foolish I sounded.

"I needed release, Chloe. Along with the fact that the whole 'one love for all eternity once you're Mai' thing pissed me off." Alek rolled his eyes. "I wanted to have fun while I still could because Mai mating is so screwed up." He finally moved from between my legs and flopped himself beside me, one arm under his head and one over his stomach. I lifted myself onto my elbows and looked over at him.

"I've heard all of you mention Mai mating, but none of you have explained it." I pulled myself up and pulled my knees to my chest. "Could you?" I asked unsure. Alek sighed, but took a deep breath.

"When we were created, Baset blessed our race with the ability to have a person who was perfect for us. Someone who brought out the best in us, our mate; when mates found each other, it was like no one else in the world mattered. While our race was still protecting the Pharaohs, it all worked out well; until we had our falling out. The Pharaoh called upon a warped cult of Isis and requested that they curse us with their black magic. They did as they were asked by twisting Baset's blessing. Making it so that, yes once we fall in love, we stay in love, but now that person didn't have to be our mate. Nor did the person have to love us back, leaving us in emotional torture." He stated like he was resiting a lecture he had been told many times.

"So, what happens if a Mai is already in love and then finds his mate?"

"The other is screwed. Their mate is already in love; so that's two hearts in turmoil" Alek stated.

"But what if the Mai who is in love with the person who isn't his mate... What if the person that he loves, loves him back?" I questioned, hoping it came across as I intended.

"Then they're screwed too. Their love is real and eternal, yes; but their love is painful. Its more like "Love the Way You Lie" as opposed to, you know a Taylor Swift sappy love that makes you want to hurl, unless you're the one in it." Alek smirked. I laughed as his analogy.

"That sucks." I sighed. "Hey, Alek? How do you know you've found your mate?"

"You just know. You would do anything for them, anything. Plus, you feel this unbearable need to mark them." Alek shrugged looking anywhere but at me. "Plus, Baset leads you to them, maybe not directly but she will put you where you need to be."

"Mark them?" I had heard that phrase multiple times, but again it was never explained.

"It happens during two Mai's first time together, they don't have to be mates to mark each other though. They just sink their claws into their partner's left thigh, it sends off this kind of aura so everyone else knows that the Mai in question is taken. When a couple is sure they are mates or that they are cursed with an eternal fruitless love, they then bite each other in the center of the scratches, stating that they are taken forever." Alek drawled on, I could tell he was uncomfortable. I looked at his hands remembering how his claws kept retracting as they caressed my thighs; I hurried to shake the memory out of my head.

"How does Baset lead you to your mate?" I asked.

"It can be as simple as making you take a left when you meant to take a right; or as grand as allowing you to see their aura and helping you follow it." Alek shrugged. I nodded feeling slightly disturbed by all of this new information. Alek turned towards me and began to lift himself up, he leaned in once he was eye level with me. Our lips were about to meet when Valentina walked through Alek's door.

"What's going on in here?" Valentina asked, a scowl on her face and her hands on her hips.

"Valentina... I-I..." I stuttered before Alek came to my rescue.

"Chloe had a nightmare, she needed me to comfort her. Then I told her about some Mai history." Alek shrugged as Valentina raised her eyebrows.

"Get some sleep you two." Valentina rolled her eyes and shut the door. I looked at Alek and saw that he had already lied back down, I joined him and cuddled against him though neither of us held each other again. I drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

The next morning I awoke to an empty bed, I sat up strait and looked around Alek's room. I was shocked at how normal it was; his walls were painted a bluish-grey and his furniture was all dark wood. The king sized bed was covered in a grey duvet with navy blue pinstripes, I didn't bother to look around much before hurrying out of Alek's room and meeting the eyes of Jasmine, who raised her eyebrow at me. I smiled and walked towards the kitchen.

"Good morning." Jasmine chuckled as I smiled sheepishly a her, sliding onto one of the bar stools. "Want to help me with breakfast; or I guess it would be brunch again." Jasmine smiled. I nodded and helped her make us both some omelets that were delicious, my eyes widened as they landed on the clock. I rushed towards my room checking my phone quickly I saw that I had a text from Brain.

Chloe, meet me at the coffee shop by ur shop at 1 -Brian

I forced a smile on my face, I liked Brian; the dream was just that, a dream.

kk c u then -Chloe

I smiled and hurried to get ready, putting on a green sweater dress and some black leggings. I grabbed my black ankle boots and a jean jacket before walking out of my room. Jasmine was ready as well and left the condo with me. She hoped on the roof beside me as I walked to meet Brian. I could see Brian as I entered the coffee shop; I smiled and walked up to him.

"Hey." I smiled.

"Oh, Hey." He smiled back. I forced the shudder away, I needed to get that dream out of my head. Brian and I talked over coffee and caught each other up on recent events in the others life.

"So, I think we could go on a picnic, in the park not far from your house." Brian suggested as we walked out of the coffee shop and to a deli down the road.

"Oh, that sounds fun." I smiled, hating how I didn't want to be completely alone with him.

"Yeah, we can walk the whole way, and I could walk you home." Brian smiled.

"Oh, I'm not staying at my house this week, my mom is out of town. I'm staying with my friend Jasmine." I stated as we waited in line at the crowed deli, looking at the menu curiously. For being so close to my work, I had never actually been to this deli. We quickly gave our orders and brought them along with us to the park, this one closer to the condo than to my house. We ate and laughed, my guard finally coming down and letting me relax around Brian. He told me stories of his travels in Europe, making me laugh at his purely American ways.

"So, where in the world would you want to go most?" Brian asked me.

"I think I'd want to go to the Ukraine." I nodded.

"Why?" Brian asked looking towards me, yet he didn't let me answer. "The Ukrainians are dirty drunken communist, the only real thing I ever heard about Ukraine when I was in Europe was how easy the girls were."

"Um, I was adopted from the Ukraine." I said awkwardly making Brian's eyes widen.

"Oh." Was all he said.

"Yeah." I replied. Our date didn't last much longer, but Brian still walked me back to the condo; we didn't talk much and the walk was very awkward. I knocked on the condo's door and almost sighed in frustration as Alek answered.

"There you are! I've been looking for you everywhere." He muttered looking me up and down, I smiled and rolled my eyes. His eyes switched to Brian and he raised his eyebrow. "Who are you?"

"I'm Brian." Brian stated as he held out his hand to Alek, who shook it stiffly.

"Alek." Was all he got in reply before a false look of recognition crossed my protector's face. "Oh, you're that college guy that is practically stalking Chloe!" Brian shot me a look and I shrugged.

"Alek likes to be a jerk." I chuckled looking at the Brit in front of me.

"Alright, I'm gonna go now, okay Chloe?" Brian muttered as he began walking down the hall backwards. "It was nice meeting you Alex, I'll see you later Chloe."

"The pleasure is all mine." Alek glared at the retreating human as I waved. Brian turned the corner and Alek turned to me. We waited a moment before Alek addressed me again. "So, should I expect you back in my bed again tonight?" Alek taunted me.

"If you're a good boy." I teased back. As Alek let me pass him and into the apartment.

"We'll see. Oh, and I liked your pajamas last night, or lack thereof." He chuckled as he followed me inside and shut the door behind himself.

I chuckled and smiled at him, "Thank you." I felt so much more at ease around Alek, which made me uneasy, if that made any sense.

Chapter 4: Part 2 (Brian's P.O.V.)

Man, that Alek guy was a jerk, and he so obviously had a thing for Chloe, my Chloe. It made me sick the way he leered at her like she was property. I was going to have to do a really good workout after this, to get all of my frustration out.

I almost stepped into the elevator when my ears caught that cocky British voice again. "So, should I expect you back in my bed again tonight?" He taunted Chloe. What? Chloe was in his bed last night? But she doesn't feel ready to be intimate! I let the elevator doors close, I could just call another one back up later. I leaned against the wall, listening to the conversation.

"If you're a good boy." I heard Chloe answer him making my eyes widen, I could feel my heart breaking. There had to be a reasonable explanation for this! They have to just be teasing with each other!

"We'll see. Oh, and I liked your pajamas last night, or lack thereof." I heard the British bastard's voice taunt my girl, and I heard her giggle and thank him. This went against everything she had told me, if she was being intimate with that tool, then she has just been stringing me along. I had to restrain myself from punching the wall as I called up another elevator. Yeah, I was going to need a really good workout when I got home

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Honestly didn't mean to type Brain for Brian so many times! LOLZ its what I get for hurrying.