Disclaimer: I do not own Darkest Powers Series. . .and I hate having to keep reminding myself.

A/N: Okay this a one-shot. It's pretty funny. . . at least I hope it is. It took me like forever to write it. . . And yes, I'm still working on my other story, chapter 11, I'm just a bit stuck, had to write it over a few times now, but I'll try and have it up by tomorrow. . . But yeah hope you like this. Read and Review. Thanks- Anya!

"He's. . . He's. . ."

It's been three months since they had been on the run. three months since Chloe and Derek realized they're feelings for each other were more than just a passing crush. Ever since that day, they had been joint at the hip, constantly spending every minute they could together.

Nothing would tear them apart.

Not the Edison group. . .

Aunt Lauren (who has tried a few times). . .

not even there little disagreements. . .

And especially not the snobby girls at high school who suddenly think Derek is the new hot single guy at their school. . .

Because Derek definitely wasn't single. . .Chloe just had to get them to see that without breaking all the rules that have been established. . .

Chloe and Derek were walking down the hall of their new high school, with Tori and Simon trailing behind them.

They had been there a little over two months and the girls at the school were all obnoxious and couldn't keep their probing eyes off Derek and Simon, but especially Derek. Not that Chloe could blame him, he was now something to look at- tall, muscular, clear face, dark smooth hair that occasionally fell in front of his brilliant forest green eyes. It was annoying in class to sit next to those girls everyday and listen to them as they swooned all over her boyfriend. It was driving her to the point where it was hard to sleep at night.

Would he choose one of them over her?

Is she getting too boring?

Should she step up her game?

Does he think about one of them when she wasn't around?

These were all thoughts that constantly went through Chloe's head ever since she realized that Derek was that guy. the one that all the girls wanted, but couldnt have because he was just that cool. But Chloe had him, not that she could tell them. Tori thought it was hilarious though.

And as they continued to walk down the hall Chloe could hear their voices flouting in the air-

"Do you think he has a girlfriend?"

"He has to. Look at him. He's gorgeous!"

"If he was my boyfriend, I wouldn't let him leave the house looking that good."

"Do you think I should ask him if he has a date to the up coming dance?"

Chloe paused momentarily at her locker, just seething.

Derek noticed this. He had heard the girls, which annoyed him to no end, he didn't like seeing Chloe so upset. She seemed frustrated lately, obsessing over every little thing each girl commented about him. And even though he reminded her over and over that he didn't even think they were attractive in the slightest, she still wouldn't listen.

He turned to her, sighing. "Chloe," he whispered. "I don't know why you're getting so worked up about this. It's-"

She looked at him sharply. Her blue eyes flashing. "Don't you dare say, stupid. I'm fine. Just a little headache. I'm not even thinking about what they were just talking about."

Keep lying to yourself, Derek thought and then grabbed her hand discretely before giving it a soft squeeze. "I'll see you later," he murmured and walked away, down the hall, to his advanced trigonometry class.

She wished should could of kissed him, just a little kiss, but that would have been breaking the rules.

They had both promised Aunt Lauren and Kit that they would act as acquaintances during school, because Aunt Lauren and Kit were pretending to be married, and Chloe was Aunt Lauren's orphaned niece who moved in with them and Kit's son Simon, his half sister Tori, and their foster brother Derek. And apparently it would seem weird if Chloe and Derek were dating. So Chloe really couldn't go up to any of those girls and claim to be Derek's girlfriend because they would probably laugh in her face and everyone at the house would be upset that she blew their cover. For now, Chloe would have to deal with the situation.

A few weeks later. . .

It was happening again.

A week before the big dance and every girl in school was looking for the perfect date, and it just so happened that Derek was it this year.

Her Derek.

Almost all the girls had asked him already, even some of the Senior girls, even though Derek was technically only a Sophomore.

Chloe wanted to sic a dead zombie on everyone of them.

She was so stressed out at lunch today. When they went outside to sit by the picnic tables, some girls came looking for Derek, which mad her furious and she accidentally raised a few dead birds and squirrels, which left Derek to have to go and distract the girls so they wouldn't see. And they were so pushy too, trying to act discreet when they touched his arm.

Tori noticed how tense Chloe was- probably because she shared a room with her at the apartment and heard her tossing and turning all night long.

After the lunch incident she took Chloe aside in the hall after fifth period. "Chloe if it bothers you that much then just tell dad or your aunt about this. It's getting a little out of hand, I mean jeeze, who would have thought all these girls found Derek so attractive. I mean sure, he's pretty hot, but his attitude? Not so much. I don't even know how you deal with those mood swings of his.I couldn't handle that."

Chloe sighed, pulling her books out of her locker. "We're not discussing Derek's minor flaws- which he's been working on- we're talking about all of those. . . girls," she sighed in defeat and looked at the ground. "You don't think he'll-"

"No." Tori held up her hand to stop her mindless babbling. "No way. He wouldn't dare, Chloe. That boy's whipped. All he ever does is stare at you whenever you're in the room, he only talks to you when your with him, and when your gone Simon says he acts like he's going through a separation-anxiety. You're the one who made him like that, not those other girls. So I'd stop freaking out, Chloe. You're going to give yourself an aneurysm."

Chloe laughed weakly. "Thanks, Tori. I-"

"Hey!"

They both stopped talking and looked up at the four girls that approached them. The first thing that Chloe noticed was that they were all part of the popular crowd. Phoebe was on the cheerleading team, she had blond hair like Chloe's but unlike hers it was bleached, and her eyes were a dull blue. Jenna was short, but she was head of the dance committee, and super smart- took the school to some achieving academics race thing. Shayla was also a cheerleader, and played basketball when the season rolled around. And Tanzie was Phoebe's cousin who just followed them around and cheered for them whenever they had a game or something. The girls smiled at Chloe and Tori, but it was fake. They wanted something, and Chloe already had a feeling of what it was.

"So," Phoebe said looking from the two girls. "I heard you're the ones that live with Simon and Derek, huh?"

Tori took a defensive stance, crossing her arms over her chest. "Yeah, I'm Simon's half sister and Derek's foster sister. Chloe's living with her aunt who married our dad."

Shayla nodded. "Yeah, so you guys like get the inside scoop on their personal lives, right? Like who they like and what they eat, and stuff?"

Chloe knew what was coming, but she gave a small nod anyway. "Y-y-yeah."

Tanzie gave her friends a knowing look before advancing on Chloe. "So who does Derek like? Is he seeing anyone? Do we know her?"

Yes he's seeing someone. Me! Chloe wanted to scream at them, but she only swallowed and stuttered, "Um. . .He's. . .He's. . ."

"He's gay," Tori piped in beside her.

Chloe's eyes got as big as all other girls.

Tanzie blanched. "W-h-hat?"

Tori smiled. "Derek's gay. Has been for a few years now."

Phoebe shook her head. "But. . .but he doesn't seem gay."

Tori rolled her eyes, and waved the words away. "Oh, of course he doesn't." She leaned closer to the four girls, lowering her voice. "It's all part of the role. He's shy. . .hasn't really come out of the closet yet, if you know what I mean."

Chloe shot Tori a look, but Tori pointedly ignored her.

Jenna seemed to be taking the news best out of all of them, considering she was able to speak up first. "So, he doesn't like girls? At all?"

Tori was annoyed that they still didn't seem to get it, so she said the first thing that popped into her head. "I think Simon would be extremely disappointed if he did."

Chloe was on the verge of screaming.

What did Tori think she was doing?

The girls all looked like they were about to pass out.

Phoebe looked the worst. "No. . . no way."

"You think I'm lying?" Tori demanded. "Who do you think let Simon cry on her shoulder when he had his weekly breakdown from all the pressure of the other kids at our last school teasing him about the way he dressed? I mean have you seen his hair? If that's not a perfectly direct sign that he's gay then I don't know what is."

Jenna nodded thoughtfully. "You, know I always thought it looked too perfect to be a natural blonde."

Phoebe looked ready to explode. "But Simon just asked me to the dance! I thought we were. . .going out."

Tori looked momentarily caught on that one, so Chloe tried to help out. "He's. . . um. . .he hasn't came out. . .yet either. I wouldn't blame him though. The ki-students at our other school were really awful to him. It's why we um. . .transferred here."

Tori gave her an impressed look.

Phoebe just looked sullen along with the other girls. "So what do I do? Should I cancel our date?"

"No!" Chloe burst out, and Tori nudged her to shut up and stop freaking out.

"I don't think that will be necessary, Phoebe. Then he'll know you know, and he'll realize we told him and we don't want Simon to get upset. He's a very sensitive person. Can't talk things like Derek can. It's why their so perfect together."

Jenna made a noise of protest. "But I thought they were foster brothers."

"It's just a façade. They're not really."

"But don't tell anyone," Chloe cut in. "Because then it'll ruin our image. . .you know because we're all living together and everything."

The four of them nodded obediently.

"Good," Tori said satisfied with their reactions. "Just go on the date, Phoebe, act like nothings out of the ordinary. . .and if he kisses you- go along with it. It's part of the act. And remember his heart's fragile. He's been through a lot."

When the bell rang and the girls took off.

Chloe turned to Tori. "What was that? They're not going to keep their mouths shut. It's going to be all over the school by the end of the day!"

She shrugged. "So what. And you should be thanking me, I totally saved your butt. You're all like- 'he's. . . he's. . .' You sounded like a broken record!"

"I froze up!" Chloe said defensively, while starting to walk away.

"Yeah, you seem to do that a lot. Just don't worry about it. Deny everything. And hey, now you don't have to worry about girls hanging all over Derek anymore. You should be happy!" she shouted and walked away to her next class.

Chloe sighed, "Yeah, I'm ecstatic," she muttered, and wondered if Derek might see this as a positive thing.

"Tori!"

Chloe and Tori were both in the apartment in the kitchen eating a snack when Derek came storming in, glaring at Tori.

"What?" Tori asked defensively, not giving away a thing.

He pointed a finger at her, looking furious. "Why did you tell a whole group of girls that I'm gay?"

She looked at him innocently. "What? Who would say such a thing? Your not gay!"

"So you don't know anything about it? Because when I asked them who said that they said- 'Oh, it was your really nice foster sister. She was so helpful and sounded so supportive. You're so lucky to have her.'"

"It wasn't me!" Tori shouted and started to moved towards the living room. "It was Chloe! She doesn't like girls hanging all over you!"

"Tori, that's a lie!" Chloe screamed after her , but she was already in the other room. And she was left there in the kitchen to face Derek. "She's lying."

Derek gave her a look, like he was debating whether or not to believe her. "Really? Because they said you were there too. As a confirmation. You know, I didn't know you thought I was gay. . . Hmm does this mean I'm your GBF?"

Chloe giggled unintentionally. "You're not my gay best friend, Derek. God, don't ever say that again." she said and then sighed looking up at him. "I just didn't like the way all those girls were looking at you. It really bugged me, so Tori decidedly to fix it and I sort of. . .helped. And I'm really sorry, she shouldn't have done it and I shouldn't have gone along with it. I'll tell everyone tomorrow that-"

Derek cut her off by pressing his lips to her swiftly. It was quick and sweet, and he pulled away way too soon, but it was alright with Chloe because he was smiling. "It was weird, all those girls flaunting all over me, I wasn't used to that. But they just like me because I'm just another pretty face. If I still looked the way I did before they would have never even glanced in my direction." He smiled and took her in his arms, pressing her close to him. "But you did, and you're the one I want, Chloe, not them. And if you telling them I'm gay is going to make you feel better. . .then I don't mind."

Chloe looked up at him, surprised by his confession. "Really?" she asked wondering why he hadn't mentioned. . .

The front door suddenly slammed, and Simon cane rushing into the kitchen looking wild. Tori skipped in after him looking confused by his abnormal behavior. Simon gave them all horrified looks.

"Guys, I need help. You need to back me up, someone- a crazy person of some sort- started an insane rumor that I'm gay! Gay! Can you believe it! And they think my hair's not natural, all the girls want to know where I bought my dye from. And Larry Stevenson came up to me in the locker room, and he asked me out, in front of all my classmates! I'm being called Simone now!"

Tori slapped her hands over her mouth, holding back her laughter. "Really? He's gay? I didn't even know. Did you say yes?"

He shot her a look. "Very funny. What am I gonna do?"

Derek rolled his eyes. "It's not that big of a deal. Just ignore them."

Simon looked at him with a sullen and slightly heistant expression. "Ignore it, huh? Well did you know everyone thinks me and you are like a thing. As in like together!"

"What?" Derek choked, and then looked at Chloe and Tori with a murderous glare.

Tori grabbed Chloe's hand. "Oh, God, Chloe. Run!"

AA/N: This took me a while to write, and it's been stuck in my head for a while, and I just had to write it, so I hope you liked it, if you did please please please Review! And I'm still working on chapter 11 for my other story and will hopefully have that up soon!

Thanks a bunch- Anya! =)