A/N: Here is more CHALEK goodness for all you lovely readers. Thanks to iWant9Lives2Live, SyfyGeek13, yodtukw, mileyforever101, melikeygale, and anonymous reader for reviewing! The fact that people are still reading Chloe King fanfiction should be evidence that they need to renew the show for a second season or a movie or something. Happy Reading!

Amy and Chloe laughed as they looked over the pictures from the photo booth all three couples had somehow managed to squeeze into. Immediately, Chloe's eyes were drawn to the ones that showed her and Alek. Them smiling brightly side by side, His arm around her shoulders, and him kissing her cheek. At the time it had felt so natural, but as she stared at the pictures the blonde realized that they acted like a couple. Her revelation was interrupted when the brunette next to her spoke. "This is nice. Me and Paul, Jasmine and Zane, you and Alek."

The green-eyes girl raised a curious eyebrow at her friend. "There is no me and Alek."

"Not yet." Her friend added knowingly, motioning towards the pictures. "Look me in the eye and tell me that you're not on a date right now."

Chloe sighed, placing the photos on the table where they sat. She honestly wasn't sure what this thing between her and Alek was. They had kissed twice now, and this would definitely be considered a date to most people…but that was just it. They weren't most people. Her, Alek, and Jasmine were Mai. With all the changes going on in her life, Chloe wasn't sure what she felt. She was mostly focusing on trying to stay alive, and making contact with her dad of course. He hadn't emailed back in a few days and she was trying not to worry about him. But then again, he never really was consistent with their online conversations…if you could even consider them conversations. It was mostly her asking questions and him avoiding giving the answers.

"Funnel cakes and ferris wheels, do not a relationship make." Chloe replied teasingly, before pausing. "Okay, I like him. A lot. There, I admitted it. Out loud. In public. But I'm not really sure where it's going, so can you just stop pushing about it? Super-sensitive cat-like hearing, remember?" The last thing she wanted was for Alek to hear this extremely private conversation. She didn't want to tell him how she felt until she completely figured it out herself.

Rolling her blue eyes, Amy accepted her friend's request. She knew she probably seemed juvenile, but she just wanted Chloe to be happy. And being with Brian would not make her friend happy, because nothing could come of it. It would only cause heartache. The dark haired girl knew that she had been encouraging Chloe to continue seeing Brian and now suddenly she was Team Alek, but she really did regret advising Chloe to keep Brian in her life. And Alek was so good for Chloe. The sometimes clueless mai may not notice, but Alek really did adore her. As if to prove her point, the blonde boy in question approached Chloe from behind and surprised her with a giant stuffed lion.

"For you." He stated, before continuing conceitedly "Apparently I broke some sort of record or something."

"He's adorable, thanks." Chloe replied, laughing inwardly at the irony of Alek giving her a giant cat stuffed animal.

"Resemble anyone you know?" Alek questioned knowingly, tilting his head and shooting her a side-ways glance. As he stared at the wavy-haired girl next to him he was overcome with awe. She was probably one of the strongest and bravest people he knew. What he admired most about her was her inner fire. When she believed something she stuck to it, no matter who opposed her. She was fiercely loyal to her friends. She would fight for the good of everyone she crossed paths with…which was something that got her into trouble more times than not. The fact that she was drop dead gorgeous was just a bonus.

"Hmm…There is a certain arrogant gleam in his eyes that seems familiar." Chloe said teasingly, her green eyes shooting up to meet his dark brown ones. She was pleased at the small chuckle he released at her playfulness. She liked when he was like this; endearing, funny, and charming. It was the controlling, over-protective Alek that annoyed her a bit.

"And I won this for you." Paul announced, proudly displaying the small frog flashlight to his girlfriend. Amy cooed in appreciation, gushing over the small trinket. She had learned to stop expecting Paul to fulfill the role of prince charming that she had dreamed of when she was a little girl. She was slowly learning to accept him for who he was, and not to try and change him. It made little moments like these all the more special.

"Maybe if you kiss it, it will turn into a prince." Alek suggested with a smirk.

Amy immediately protested, declaring that Paul was her only man and planting a chaste kiss on his cheek, before adding "He's just not that good at ring toss."

The two guys challenged each other to another game, before taking off again; leaving the girls behind. Shaking her head in amusement, Chloe turned just in time to watch Zane give Jasmine a quick kiss before leaving to answer his cell phone. She smiled contentedly, pulling the lion closer to her chest. Maybe being Mai wasn't so bad after all.

Too pre-occupied with her thoughts the newly turned Mai didn't hear the words Zane spoke into the phone, "Don't worry. As soon as Valentina returns…they'll all be dead."

Meredith King observed the elated smile on her daughter's face as she looked at her phone. To say Meredith was concerned for her daughter was an understatement. It seemed as if chaos decided to pay a visit on Chloe's sixteenth birthday and never left. Not to mention the fact that her daughter seemed a little different. Not necessarily in a bad way, but she had become more outspoken and social. For the longest time Chloe's only friends were Amy and Paul. Now all of the sudden it seemed as if she was with a different group of friends every week.

"Is that Brian?" The single parent asked curiously, unable to keep from being nosy.

Giving her parent an exasperated look she replied, "Not that it's any of your business, but no."

"So it's Alek?" Meredith asked again, ignoring the incredulous look shot her way. "Weren't you on a date with him last night?"

"Seriously mom. Don't you have work to do or something?" Chloe said pointedly, glancing at the clock that hung in the kitchen. She would be late herself if she didn't leave now. She had decided to get away from San Franciso for the day. She just needed to escape for a few measly hours to clear her head. She was sure some of Valentina's Mai minions would follow her anyways. There were other Mai that helped serve as her feline-esque body guards…but Jasmine and Alek were the only ones who spoke to her. Which, she was quite okay with. When those two troublesome Mai came all the way from Spain to attempt to kidnap her she learned that not all Mai were trustworthy.

"Not now, but I'll be out at a business meeting this evening. So you'll have to fend for yourself!" Meredith called as Chloe darted upstairs to her room.

Jasmine entered the house, out of breath from her run with Zane. She wasn't normally one to open up to easily to people, but there was something about Zane that intrigued her. He was interesting, mysterious, and really knew how to keep a girl guessing. She let the curly-haired Mai in, shutting the door behind them. The smile faded from her face when she caught sight of her angry mother standing in the living room with Alek.

"Hi, I'm Zane." He introduced himself, offering a hand for the stern woman to shake. When the elder woman made no move to accept the greeting, he let his arm drop back to his side. "Well, I'm going to head out. Talk to you later Jasmine."

After the boy left, Valentina stared at her daughter in disappointment. "So I see you've been busy. Not protecting The Uniter like I asked you though."

"So what I can't have fun? I always listen to you and obey without question. But, now I need to have my own life." Jasmine argued, crossing her arms defiantly.

"We will talk about this later." She replied before changing the subject, "Where is Chloe now?"

"She should still be at home." Jasmine stated, her expression confused. "She would have told us if she was leaving the city."

The women's eyes turned to Alek. "I texted her this morning, but she didn't answer."

"Find her now." Valentina ordered before leaving the room angrily.

With a sigh Jasmine moved and sat in the seat next to Alek before muttering sarcastically, "Missed you too."

The blonde looked at his friend with a smirk, "Well on the bright side, I think she really liked him."

A/N: Hope this chapter was up to par. Thanks for reading! If you post a review I'll send you an excerpt from the next chapter!