Lunar Clock

~ Chapter 36: What Is Going to Happen to Us ~

CPOV

When I finally saw my father, my heart broke, Derek was the one who had to hold me up as I walked down to greet him and my face sputtered more tears that a working facet.

"Dad..." I croaked, my throat aching at the shimmer of his presence. I had to wait 2 hours before I could see him, he was busily debriefed about my situation by the cabal and sorcerer groups after the trial, as well as after testifying Andrew and Liam became supernatural case dealers, and Derek became associated with the fact he now had two fathers.

"I'm so glad I got my baby back." He sobbed as he wrapped his arms around me.

"I'm sorry for all the stuff I must of put you through dad."

"Sweetheart, none of that matters anymore." I hugged him even tighter, now I knew he accepted me for who I am.

~x~

A whole court order was called on the suffrage of the werewolf race based on their contribution to throwing over the Edison Group plot, legal battles were fought, and rights were gained and equality was established among all the supernatural species.

The Edison group was eventually tracked down and the main members are still rotting in jail for their crimes to this day. Dad decided he had enough money to retire and moved us up to the pack where we were welcome guests. Tori lives with her two foster brothers Derek and Simon in the pack colony, three doors down from me and I come over daily.

It was true that Derek is spellbound by the selection gene, and under regulation he is restraint from seeing me, but it is a flaccid effort, nothing can keep us apart for too long. (Especially when we both have abnormally strengthened powers... and Aidan's ladder)

"So, how do you like living here?" Derek asked, we were lying in the grass star gazing and I could never feel freer.

"I feel as though part of my childhood has been given back to me." I look over to Derek and flash him a gratified smile. "Being here makes me feel complete, like I don't need anything else."

"That's the way I feel when I see you Chloe." He flashes me those shining green eyes and I blush.

"What do you think is going to happen to us?" I ask, he gathers his hand into mine and I hear him shuffling, but the stars are so beautiful I don't look over.

"I don't know," I feel something wriggle onto my finger and realise Derek fastened it with a ring.

"What is...?" he squints his face into a mischievous smile.

"Happy Birthday, you wouldn't think I would forget would you?" I lifted my hand into the sky and watched as the magnificent hues glimmered like stars in the moonlight.

"I know what is going to happen to us, I matt as his hair and face him with a big smirk. He raises an eyebrow.

"Well, are you going to tell me?" I shake my head.

"You are just going to have to wait and see."

I close the comic and set it on my lap.

"The end." I say, my daughter has tears of joy in her eyes and my son is whining, wanting more.

"That was a pretty story mommy." My little girl cooed, I nod up to Derek, his face blushing as he looks to me and then down to the kids on his lap.

"Uncle Simon is a really good drawler."

"Yes he is son," Derek answers. I could not help starring at our little masterpieces, James with his light blond hair and green eyes like his father, and Isabelle with her dark locks and my baby blues they were a part of me that seemed to be my complete happiness and what made me strive to smile every day. Derek noticed me day dreaming and took my hand in his, I kissed him lightly on the cheek.

"Eww!" the two spat, Derek and I laughed then I picked up Isabelle and kissed her too.

"It's time for us to hit the hay now, it's getting pretty late." Derek and I were about to carry the kids up the stairs when the two struggled in our hands, looking back.

"What is it?" Derek asks and the two point towards where we were just sitting.

"Aren't you going to say goodnight to Great Aunt Lauren?" I turn and see her ghostly reflection; she smiled and waved to us.

"Night night Auntie!" they call, then the two got down and raced up the stairs.

"Well, I guess I know who they take after..." Derek said with a playful grin. I look over to my aunt and she begins walking forward.

"I'm so glad to see you again, what has it been 12 years?" she nods her head then shoots an annoying glance at Derek.

"Your kids are beautiful." She finally says, forgetting her rivalry with a certain werewolf.

"Thanks," she comes closer and fingers my amulet, I look down to her hand and lift my neclace off my neck for her to see better.

"Hun," she says, the air suddenly getting colder. "I need you to do me a favour," I glance Derek's way but all he does is nod, not really understanding what is going on.

"Anything for you Aunt Lauren." She slides her finger over the purple amulet. All is silent.

"I need you to do a summoning."

~x~

"So what you're saying is to pull the spirit out of my amulet?" she nods her head and I sit down on the couch, starring at my necklace attentively. "I honestly didn't know there was someone's soul in it?"

Carefully I closed my eyes and tried my hardest to summon it, picturing I was pulling a butterfly from a jar, then when that didn't work I pictured my hand tugging a spirit from the great beyond. Then I felt a great warmness and my aunt told me to stop.

"Open your eyes," she said happily, and I shot up my eyes lids and found something I could never believe possible staring right back at me.

"You have always been with me, and it took me till now to realise you have been under my nose all along." I felt tears well up and she gracefully whisked them away.

"Hi sweetheart," she said, her voice echoing and singing as sweet as glowing honey.

"Hi," I carefully put my arm around her, even though I couldn't feel her. "Hi... mom."

~END~