Disclaimer: For those who may have noticed that I don't usually bother with a disclaimer that is for the simple reason that I don't think I really should, After all I am posting this on a Fanfiction site so the words kind of say it all but here goes, I do not own DP I am just putting my own personal twist on it.

Best Mates

CPOV

I was walking down the corridor of the strange hospital where my Aunt Lauren works. I had the annoying feeling that I had been here before but I didn't remember ever coming, maybe Aunt Lauren brought me when I was little, I'll have to remember to ask her that later. We were supposed to go to the park today but she got a called in because of some emergency and because Aunt Lauren has been looking after me all week since my mommy died she said I had to come to. I miss my mommy I think and I touch my necklace that mommy gave me a few weeks before she died. I miss my daddy too I haven't seen him all week, Aunt Lauren says that he just needs time to adjust to my mommy being gone then I can go back home to him. I was pulled out of my thoughts by my Aunt talking and that's when I realised that we had stopped walking.

"Okay Chloe you can stay in the media room here I shouldn't be too long but feel free to watch anything you want on the T.V. and there should be lots of videos to choose from."

I nodded my head and slowly walked through the open doorway. As I stood just a few steps into the room I heard my Aunt close the door behind me. The room was big, it had two huge sofa's that looked like the could easily fit three big grownups on and three big squishy chairs that looked as though they would swallow you up in there squishy comfy ness and you would get stuck. I giggled to myself at the mental images. I walked further into the room and that's when I saw the huuuuge T.V. That thing must be bigger than me I thought giggling again. I was just looking around the room to see where the videos were that my Aunt said would be in here when the door opened behind me and a woman with redish brown hair walked in talking to someone I couldn't see.

"Okay Derek why don't you stay in here and watch a movie and I will come back and get you for lunch"

That is when she noticed me standing in the middle of the room.

"Oh you must be Chloe, Lauren's niece. She mentioned that she was bringing you with her today. I'm Lucy by the way; one of the nurses here and this is Derek."

She gestured towards the doorway and that's when I first saw the boy stood there. He looked about a year or so older than me but he was tall for his age, if we stood next to each other I would probably only come up to his shoulder. He had a mop of jet black hair and the brightest green eyes that I had ever seen. He had a scowl on his face but I saw curiosity in his eyes. While Derek and I were staring at each other Lucy left saying that she would be back to check on us and then closed the door behind her. I decided that it was up to me to make the first move so I took a few steps towards him and held out my hand

"h..hi I'm c..c..chloe" I stuttered. It was times like this I hated my stutter. I just hoped he didn't make fun of it like most kids.

DPOV (justbeforehemeetsChloe)

I was sat In my room reading when I heard the clip-clopping of shoes walking down the corridor. I knew that it would be Lucy, one of the nurses that looked after me since my brothers were killed. Lucy had said this morning that she was going to take me to the media room to watch a movie but a part of me didn't think that she would. Most of the grown ups here have been reluctant to take me to any other part of the building since my brothers attacked that nurse. So I was actually looking forward to it, not because I wanted to watch a movie but just because I wanted to see something other than the same four walls for a little while. As I expected the door opened and there stood Lucy with a big, and slightly false smile on her face.

As we walked down the corridors with Lucy chatting happily about something or other I couldn't help but think about how she seemed to like me at least a little because none of the other nurses bothered to try and talk to me. But every now and then I still sensed fear coming from her when she looked at me. I thought about how Simon had once said that Lucy was a friend of his dads and decided that that must be why, Lucy must not want to offend Simon's dad by being rude to me.

When we got to the media room I smelled something so overwhelmingly delicious just stopped dead in my tracks. It smelt like strawberries and apple pie. The smell got even stronger when Lucy opened the door and I just stood there with my eyes closed enjoying the scent so much that I barely heard Lucy talking to me.

"Okay Derek why don't you stay in here and watch a movie and I will come back and get you for lunch"

But when she started talking to someone else in the room my eyes snapped open.

"Oh you must be Chloe, Lauren's niece. She mentioned that she was bringing you with her today. I'm Lucy by the way; one of the nurses here and this is Derek."

While she was talking I took a few steps into the room but I couldn't who it was the only thing I did know is that this person is the one who smelled of strawberries and apple pie. When she said my name and gestured to me, moving to the side slightly as she did so, that is when I saw her. She was so small and fragile looking, I imagined that she would be no higher that my shoulder if we stood next to each other. But I guessed that she was probably about five years old. She had long blonde hair that reached down to her back and the bluest blue eyes that I had ever seen. I got so lost in her eyes that I barely noticed Lucy leaving the room, closing the door behind her. When I finally managed to tear myself away from her eyes I noticed that she was staring right back at me. She had this cute little crinkle on her nose that made her look as though she was steeling herself to do or say something. I was proved right when a moment later she stepped forward with her hand outstretched.

"h..hi I'm c..c..chloe" she stuttered. That stutter was so cute it made me want to wrap my arms around her and protect her. Wait, did I just say she was cute. I held my hand out and briefly held hers before letting it go and grunting "Derek" I still wasn't used to talking to anyone other than Simon and his dad, and especially not used to talking to girls and certainly not fragile pretty girls like Chloe. Wait did I just say Chloe was pretty. Chloe just gave me a wide smile and skipped to the middle of the room.

CPOV

I skipped over to the T.V with a big smile on my face.

"I w..was g..going to w..watch a m..movie but I don't know w..where they are. C..could you h..help me f..find them?" I asked. He didn't answer me, I got the feeling he didn't talk to people much, just walked over to the big cupboard the huge T.V. was on and opened the door. Inside were stacks of videos. I looked through them and then asked Derek what he wanted to watch he said he didn't mind so I decided to be fair and choose something not too girly and we eventually decided on Jungle Book, which was also one of my favourites because I loved the songs. While Derek put the video in I went and sat I one of the huge armchairs that were in a semi circle in front of the T.V. Derek then came over and sat in the one next to me. As the movie started I noticed Derek occasionally sneaking glances at me, though I only noticed because I kept sneaking glances at him. There was something about this boy that fascinated me but I couldn't figure out what it was.

We were just up to the part where they sing the bare necessity when I realised something, this was the last movie that me and mommy watched together. Before I knew it tears were streaming down my face.

DPOV

I was actually starting to enjoy the movie and had to admit that the songs were really catchy, when I noticed a change in Chloe's scent and when I smelt salt water I knew she was crying. That wasn't right, Chloe should not cry. I looked over to her, worried that I had done something wrong, something to scare her, and saw her curled up in the big chair with silent tears streaming down her cheeks. I didn't know what to do I didn't have any experience with girls crying. I eventually decided that the only way to find out would be to go over there and ask her what is wrong, and that's just what I did.

CPOV

As I sat there I was surprised when I felt the weight of the chair shift. I turned and saw Derek climbing on the chair to sit next to me, the chairs were so huge we could both sit together comfortably. Derek hesitantly reached out and wiped away some of my tears with his thumb.

"Why are you crying? Did I do something to upset you?" He asked. He honestly sounded worried that he had caused me to cry.

"n..no you d..d..didn't d..do anything w..wrong. I j..just m..miss m..my m..mommy and d..daddy." I said tears streaming down my cheeks again.

"Oh, where are they. I could go get Lucy and she could go get them for you." He said and he sounded so relieved that he wasn't responsible for my crying that I almost giggled, that is until I realised that I was going to have to answer his question.

"m..my m..mommy d..died" I told him. As soon as I said that he took my hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze and I found such comfort in this simple act that before I knew it I was telling him everything. About how mommy died in a car accident, about how daddy wanted me to stay with Aunt Lauren, How I didn't know when I would get to see daddy again. The whole time I was talking, which took quite a while because I was stuttering so bad though Derek never seemed to get impatient with me which was a nice change, Derek never let go of my hand. By time I did finish I noticed that he had his forehead scrunched and he looked mad but I knew that he wasn't mat at me but for me which again made a nice change. Since mommy died the only thing people have been feeling for me is pity.

DPOV

No wonder she is upset. I don't really know what it's like to have parents but it's pretty clear that Chloe loves hers very much and now she's lost one and the other doesn't want anything to do with her. I have to find a way to cheer her up. That is when it came to me, Simon had left some of his games in here from when he last visited me. I stood up, still holding Chloe's hand and gently pulled her over to the big sofa in the corner. I reluctantly let go of her hand and she gave me a puzzled look. I reached behind the sofa and pulled out a bag full of board games, Chloe took one look at the games then looked at me and gave me that same big smile she gave me when we first shook hands and unlike with Lucy there was nothing false about this smile and I felt my own lips quirk in return.

CPOV

We spent the rest of our time together playing all the board games, I was so happy playing these games with Derek that I completely forgot about everything else. I knew that Derek and I were now friends. About half way through our fourth game of chutes and ladders, which was one of my favorite board games EVER, when the door opened and Lucy walked in.

"Chloe your Aunt Lauren has asked me to come and get you and take you to her office"

I nodded my head at her and looked back at Derek; he looked so sad so I got up walked over to him and took his hand in mine, just like he did with me earlier. When I did that he looked up at me, and I looked into his bright green eyes and said "Thank you f..for today Derek, you're t..the b..best friend I c..could have asked f..for". After that I gave him a kiss on the cheek and stood up and followed Lucy out of the room, I just hoped that I would one day see Derek again.

DPOV

As I watched Chloe walk away I put my hand to my cheek where she had kissed me. I couldn't believe it I had made a new friend today I just hoped she came back some day.

I didn't know if Chloe came back because less than a week later Simon and his dad came and took me home to live with them. One night I asked my new dad if I would ever see Chloe again and he said,

"I don't know Derek, it's a big world sometimes we meet people again and sometimes we don't we just have to keep our eyes open"

Now for all of the people who are following my other stories (NewTown,NewStartandTheySayHe'sDangerous) know that I will be continuing them at some point it's just that things have been really busy lately and I sort of lost the thread on where I'm going with them. I still have ideas in my head but they have got a bit jumbled up with all the other ideas I have had for other stories so I think I need to get some of them out of my system first.