Well...okay... I haven't updated in... How many months? It's just with this new school year and more homework piled on my desk, it's getting harder to update and for that I am sorry. Well here's the new chapter and I hope you enjoy.

Changing the Future

Happy? Joyful? Ecstatic? Crying with a loving smile?

Ha!

I'm none of those things. Here's what I am: Suspicious. Uneasy. Doubtful. Oh, they may look like my family, talk like my family and walk like my family but they are not my family. What's so funny about it is they actually think they have me fooled. There's no way I'm letting them treat me like some dumb blonde. I'll show them. I'll make them pay.
Fooling them is going to be hard, seeing as they got all my families memories. Yes, I know what they are. Reflectors. They can change into somebody and have their memories. Even the dead. And, if my memory serves correctly, after a few days, hours even, their appearance starts to change into their true form.
It's obvious what they're here for, to stop me and Rae... maybe even kill my past family. No way am I going to let that happen. I'm done with being an emotional rollercoaster. If O'Neil wants to play dirty I'll show him just how muddy I can get.

Walking up to the house with Fake-Derek's arm around me (I really wanted to twist his arm around and snap his wrist off but... I can control myself) we walked through the back door and into the kitchen with past Derek, Tori, Simon and Andrew. Their expressions ranged from disbelieve, doubtfulness, wariness and excitement. I painted on a dazed smile on my face, so I didn't scare them.

"What's going on?" Andrew demanded. "I don't understand."

"Andrew," Kit spoke for the first time. "It's me old friend, Kit. Surely you remember me?" He smiled that warm, inviting smile that only belonged on the real Kit's face (I wanted to scratch it off).

"Dad!" Simon beamed. "You're alright! You're safe!" Simon moved to go to his Dad, who he hasn't seen in months, who he's been searching for ever since Lyle House, but Derek pulled him back by his collar stopping him from leaving his side. "Derek! It's Dad, what's your problem?"

"It's fine. It's completely understandable why you would react this way. It's the way I raised you both," Kit smiled. "Be careful Simon," he chuckled. "I could be an imposter." Fake-Aunt-Lauren and Fake-Jacinda smiled along with him (I had to take deep breaths to stop myself from screaming at them). Rae shifted at his words. One look was all it took for me to realise that she knew. She's known from the moment they came. I wanted to stamp my foot and pull out her copper curls for betraying me... again. But, like I said before I'm no emotional rollercoaster. I'm keeping it in check. I'll freak out at her later when these Reflectors are gone... maybe even make her disappear along with them.

"Hold on." Tori's commanding voice rang out. "Rae said we died, that we got shot. How are we standing right in front of us... if that even makes sense."

"Excellent question Me," Fake-Tori smiled. She looked at Fake-Simon with a smug expression. "I was always the bright one."

"Here we go..." Fake-Derek sighed.

"You? The bright one? Pu-leese... Everyone knows I'm the bright one and you're just the annoying one that just tags along," Fake-Simon said dramatically.

"Don't make me laugh Simon. You'll be the smart one when Chloe doesn't see ghost and Rae doesn't stop playing with fire."

"Don't get me into this," Rae said, looking at her feet.

Fake-Simon opened his mouth for another witty reply when Kit cut them off. "Don't start you two, now isn't the time." For a moment it was like it use to be, when Simon and Tori used to fight over nothing and Derek and I would just sit and watch the banter until it got on our nerves and Kit would come along and break it up. They were very convincing.
"An answer to your question Tori," Kit began, talking sweetly, as if to a daughter. "The older you, Simon and Derek were hurt but not fatally. The Edison Group heeled them and kept them captive for a while until myself, Lauren and Jacinda broke them out. By that time Chloe and Rae were long gone so we followed them and here we are. Together again, like it should have been," he smiled at me and I forced a smile from where I still stood with Derek's arm around my waist.

"Oh, Chloe," my fake aunt fake cried. "It must have been so hard for you, all alone," she walked over to me and smothered me in a hug so much like my real aunts. "How did you do it?" She said, stooping down a little to get a better look at my face, giving me a motherly smile. I covered my hands over hers, which were cupping my face, and gave her a sweet clueless Chloe smile. "Well," I began. "I went through the portal, landed in a road, beat-up a couple of guys, stole their clothes—I was going to steal their wallets but they were completely broke—, went to your old house, stole some clothes and all your money and did a little grand theft auto and stole a car," (I didn't want to tell them about Crazy Dave) "ended up here, hurt my ankle—thank you Simon—, found Rae and took down six Edison Group guards. So... you know," I shrugged. "I'm not dead yet." I laughed sweetly. "And our adventures not even done yet, right Rae?" I looked away from my fake aunt, who was looking at me with eyebrows raised, a looked up to see everyone staring at me in disbelieve.

"Nope, definitely not done yet," she smirked. I may not have said it outright and I'm guessing Rae caught on, judging by her smirk. We both knew they were imposters and we both knew they have to go.

Fake-Aunt-Lauren trilled a little laugh, my real Aunt never trilled, and kissed me on my forehead (I wanted to push her away and wipe my hand across my head). "Oh, I've missed you Chloe. You and your little stories," she laughed again and this time all the Fakes joined in.

"Yeah, you always made us laugh," Fake-Simon laughed. He reached over to me a ruffled my hair affectionately (My hand twitched but I had to stop myself from grabbing his wrist and bending it backwards). I laughed along with them to keep up appearances.

"You guys must be tired, right?" I asked innocently, I'm the master at acting innocent. "I was when I came through."

"A little tired but—" Jacinda began but I cut her off.

"Then go upstairs freshen up then come back down so I can have you all to myself. We can catch up, you have to tell me everything. You don't know how much I've missed you guys," I smiled to my family with fake watery eyes, sideways hugged Fake-Derek, and squeezed Fake-Aunt-Laurens hand lovingly.

"Okay honey," my fake aunt stroked my hair. "We'll be down soon, okay?"

I nodded and detangled myself from Fake-Derek's arms and watched the Fakes walk out the kitchen with a smile and teary eyes until the door shut and I dropped my smile and wiped my eyes. Simon made to walk out the door with them but I barrelled across the kitchen floor as quietly as I could and pulled him back and put my hand over his mouth. He struggled but I held on tight.

I tried to listen to their receding footsteps but Simon made it difficult with him thrashing around. They walked up the stair and I could hear their murmured conversations until it drifted away. I let go of Simon when he licked my hand.

"Urgh, Simon! Gross!" I said shaking my hand and wiping it on his shoulder

"Shh!" Rae said, frantically waving her hands. "Do you know?" She whispered to me.

"I know and I know that you know but they don't know," I said pointing to the people of the past. "They should definitely know, they're dangerous, you know?"

She scowled at me at slapped my arm. "Stop with the 'knows'," she hissed. "This is serious."

"Hi!" Simon waved from where he was standing in between us the whole time. "What do you know that we don't know but should know?"

"Yeah, I'm confused. What's going on?"

"Shh!" Rae and I both hissed at the same time. Rae pointed to her ear, then to Derek, then pointed upstairs and mimed a pen a paper.

"What!" Simon shouted.

"Shut Up!" Rae, Me, Tori and I whispered loudly.

Andrew walked toward the sink and pulled out the draw underneath and dug around a bit until he found an old note pad and pen, which looked liked someone had been chewing on, and started to write on it. After a few seconds he handed it towards me and Rae.

They're not who they say they are, are they?

Rae and I shook our heads simultaneously. I sat down on the kitchen table and gestured for everyone to do the same. They did immediately and looked at the writing on the pad.

"What?" Simon said loudly, again. Tori hit him on the shoulder and shushed him.

I took the pen a paper and wrote:

They're a new kind of supernatural. They reflect people's lives and appearances. They are NOT GOOD.
DO NOT TRUST!

Derek took the pen and note pad and wrote down in his familiar neat handwriting:

So they're not us?

We shook out heads.

They're dangerous?

We nodded our heads.

We should leave.

I nodded my head again and took the note pad and pen from him.

We will. First we have to wait until their appearances wear off because they're too dangerous at the moment. When they do we either fight or run. But right now, play along!

It was so quiet and we were so engrossed in our silent conversation that we didn't even notice Fake-Derek at the door. "Hey," he said with a barely there smile. "It's quiet down here. What's going on?"

"Nothing much," Rae said nonchalantly, taking the paper from the table, crinkling it up in her fist and trying to casually put it under the table. A few seconds later I could smell the paper burning under the table. I mentally cringed. If I could smell it so could Fake-Derek. I jumped out of my seat and rushed towards him. I gave a clueless Chloe smile again, took his arm a steered him to face towards the outside of the kitchen. I reached up on my toes and kissed him only the lips (I really wanted to pull away), he put his arm around my waist (I had to stop myself from bring up my leg and kneeing him where the sun don't sun shine, but I had control). I pulled away from the kiss and hugged him tightly.

"I've missed you so much, Derek." Over his shoulder I gave Rae a glare, she just put her thumbs up in a way that said 'Good job, it worked'. Tori mimed gagging and Young me and Derek were blushing, Andrews eyes narrowed and Simon scowl could out match mine any day.

The sooner they're gone the happier we'll all be.

That's the chapter. I know it's short and yes you can hate me for it but I like the chapters to end dramatically. So PLEASE review and tell me what you like and what you don't like so I can improve and make you happy! REVIEW PLEASE, it's what keeps me writing! x

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