The Darkest Power Fanfic (working title)

Mr. Bae drove for hours on end, the road twisting further and further to what felt like eternity. Chloe, Derek, Simon and Tori had once again found themselves on the run. The motel they had found was only good as a temporary safe haven and Mr. Bae suggested moving forward. The longer they stayed in one spot, the easier it would be for some Cabal team to find them. Chloe, Derek, Simon and Tori huddled into the back of the van. The back compartment was cut off from the driver's seat so the four were alone, as it had been for the past three weeks. Chloe and Tori sat towards the back each in their own corner. Derek and Simon occupied the other two corners next to the back hatch. Tori had dozed off about twenty minutes into the ride and was quietly snoring. It was fairly obvious that Derek was annoyed by this because the moment she started snoring he clenched his fists. Simon sat in his corner drawing on the back of a piece of paper he found. The ride had been pretty quiet and as much as Chloe wanted to talk no one else seemed up for it. Sometimes she wondered what was going through Derek's mind when he just sat there in silence. It was only a day ago that she had been walking hand-in-hand with him and they kissed. When they kissed it was like electricity, not just a little spark but fireworks. Chloe couldn't help but wonder if he hadn't felt the same way because he'd been acting like he'd forgotten all about kissing her. She had this itch to talk to him about it, but being trapped between Simon and Tori wasn't really an ideal environment to talk.

Chloe kept her head down and continued to try to determine what Derek was thinking. She glanced up at him to see his hair hanging in his face over his eyes. His head was down and he looked quite deep in thought. She turned her head towards Simon who looked up. He met her gaze and attempted a smile, but Chloe could tell he didn't mean it. He quickly went back to drawing and Chloe's heart sank. She had made things awkward between them by accepting his invitation to go out on a date trying to deny her feelings for Derek. Simon knew better than that and figured out her feelings for Derek before she was even sure about it herself.

Chloe leaned her head against the wall and closed her eyes. Sleep hadn't been coming easy to her. However, with nothing else to do sleep came over her and she soon found herself lost in her worst nightmares trying to escape. A cabal team had found them and had taken Derek. Simon was separated from them leaving her with Mr. Bae and Tori. Chloe awoke to someone breathing on her.

"Chloe?" Derek's grumbled.

Chloe opened her eyes to see Derek right in her face.

"Are you ok?"

"Why?"

"You were mumbling in your sleep and you seemed to be crying," he said.

"I'm fine. It was just a dream."

Derek stayed close to her for a second and then retreated back into his corner. Her only chance to find out his feelings just blew up in her face. She glanced around Simon was now asleep and Tori remained quietly snoring. Chloe held her gaze on Derek. He was looking at the note Simon had given him a few days back. It had illustrated Derek and Chloe dating, and it was meant to symbolise that he was ok with it. Chloe knew it wasn't true and by the looks of it so did Derek. He crumpled it up in his hand and let it fall out of his hand.

Out of instinct Chloe asked, "Are you ok?"

Derek looked up and gave a slight nod to assure her he was fine. She knew better than that. Something was bothering him and she wasn't going to let it go. She pulled herself closer to him trying not to wake the others. The inched closer and closer until she was practically sitting on him.

"Derek, I don't think you're ok. What's wrong?"

"I'm fine," he mumbled.

He looked up and she could see sweat pouring down his face. She moved his hand that was covering a spot on his arm to see a red spot from where he had been scratching.

"You're changing? Here?" Chloe said in a panicked tone.