Darkest Powers: Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Tori’s POV

I sneak out of the bedroom and jump back when I saw Simon, I creep forward and watch the scene unfolding before me. Simon  standing across the hall from me, but totally captured by the figures ahead of us, I follow his gaze and see Chloe and Derek holding hands. Wait, what the hell?! Is Chloe wearing Derek’s shirt?! I watch as Simon’s face breaks into a look of pain.
“Simon..” my voice cracks as I whisper out his name and reach my hand to him as he runs, hands around my waist slow me, and breath on my neck makes me stop entirely. My legs go weak and I sigh,
“Tori, this is something they need to work out themselves.. come on hon.” Andrew’s calming words sooth me, like planned, and I turn around, pressing my face into Andrew’s warm chest. His arms wrap around me and I relax completely into his body. He pulls away entirely except for an arm around my waist, my arm goes automatically around his waist and we walk down to our secret sitting room. Andrew’s already started a fire, and has the movie on the TV. We sit down on the couch together, cuddling immediately, and press play.  

Simon’s POV

“Simon!”
I ran down the winding hallways and out the door. I hit the pavement running and continue my pace for a good 20 minutes. Finally I stop, I’m bent over, hands on knees, breathing deeply, trying to catch my breath when I hear,
“You okay kid?” a woman’s voice. I look up and see a beautiful woman in her late teens/early twenties. Long brown hair, violet eyes and tall; around 5’6,I’d say. Her eyes widen when she sees my face. Obviously I had appeared younger then I was, but looking at me clearly now she saw how old I really am. Her face softens when she sees the pain on my face, and she walks over to me,
“Let’s go to a nearby cafe, I’ll treat you to a drink and someone to vent to, okay?” her voice is gentle and kind as she says this, and her arm wraps around my shoulders, bringing me onto the sidewalk and on our way to the cafe.

“And that’s what happened..” I finish telling Renee everything and wait for her response, my chin in my hands and my eyes closed.
“That bitch. Now Simon.. I’m just going to change the subject.. for a minute.. I’m.. I’m going to ask you a weird question.. Well, can I?” Renee asks me hesitantly. I look up at her curiously,
“Sure Renee, ask away.” I continue to look at her as she takes  a deep breath and looks me straight in the eye,
“Are you a Sorcerer?” I gasp and pushed my chair back, she reaches across the table and grabs my wrist,
“I knew it, I knew it Simon! Simon it’s okay, I’m.. I’m an angel!” Renee tells me breathlessly, I glare at her and spit out my thoughts,
“Just because you’re an angel doesn’t mean you won’t tell anyone, how did you kn-" I’mcut off by laughter, I look up, and forget about my anger, Renee’s laughter is so contagious, I actually smile and almost start laughing myself. Renee looks at me like I’mstupid,
“I don’t mean I’m good, I mean I’m an angel! Sent down from heaven? I got bored up there alone, so I asked God for special permission to come down to earth and live life as a human!” Renee smiles at my dumbstruck face and pats me on the head,
“Take me to your ‘safe house’ I want to meet everyone!” She  keeps a hold of my hand and pulls me away from the cafe, looking back and nodding. I follow her gaze back to the table and gasp when I see money appear on the table. She giggles and pulls me ahead faster.


Chloe’s POV

I hear a noise and turn around in time to see Simon’s back running in the opposite direction,
“Simon!” I cry out, but he doesn’t hear me, either that or he chooses to ignore me. I look up at Derek, panicking,
“Derek what do we do? Simon must have gotten the wrong idea, he doesn’t know what we’re doing! I have to tell him the truth, Simon! Simon!” I frantically try to run after him, but something holds me back, and I mean physically holds me. I look back at Derek, he’s staring down at the ground. I try to pull my hand from his but his grip is too tight,
“Derek you’re hurting me..” I twist my wrist, I thought it was just the change but when Derek looked up at me, the fire in his eyes tells me it’s something else. He pushes me up against the wall, pinning my arms to my side. His face inches from mine, so close I could feel his breath on my face, blowing my bangs away.
“Chloe, what if it isn’t the wrong idea?” Derek says quietly, I open my mouth to question his statement but he cuts me off,
“Hear me out Chloe. What if the truth is what Simon thinks he saw? Chloe I.. I’m in love with you. Please.. go out with me?"