Author's note: I don't own the Nine Lives of Chloe King. Wish that I did.

Before Daybreak

Nightmares haunted Chloe King. These nightmares had her friends and family being used as bait by an organization, called the Order and a Mai falling.

In her most recent nightmare, Alek had, once again, come to her rescue when a member of the Order was trying to kill her. The hunter had almost succeeded in his attempt when he had thrown a dagger at her, but Alek had stopped the dagger from reaching Chloe by stepping in front of her. Alek was dead before his body even fell to the ground.

After he died, there was no one left to protect Chloe. The hunter, an ancient man, had laughed and advanced upon his frightened target.

"You're mine, Chloe King," the old hunter had rasped as he pulled out another bronze dagger.

Chloe hastily woke up before he could throw the dagger at her. Chloe's first thought was about getting more sleep but she quickly decided against it. She worried about experiencing another nightmare and so she decided to log onto her Facebook account. Chloe didn't notice Jasmine climbing through her bedroom window.

"What's up," Jasmine asked Chloe as she carefully surveyed the room, "It sounded like a battle was taking place while I was up on your neighbor's roof."

"Not a war," Chloe said with a reassuring grin.

"A nightmare," Jasmine asked her.

Chloe nodded.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really. I just want to try to forget all about it."

Jasmine nodded, "Fine by me. You know, if Alek was here, he'd be pestering you for details about the nightmare."

"He does not know how to leave well enough alone," Chloe murmured.

"He cares about you," Jasmine told her.

Chloe nodded.

"We just want to protect you," Jasmine firmly told her.

She understood that she was better off with their protection. Most of the time, she did not mind having Jasmine and Alek around.

"You're our hope for a better future. We love you. We don't want to see you lose another life," Jasmine commented.

Mischievously Chloe asked her, "Even Alek? He flirts with everyone but their dog. "

Author's note: I hope that this was enjoyable to read. :)

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Advice is welcome. :) I'm not sre what to think of this drabble but everything improves with lots of practice and time. :)