"Don't touch Whitney," Chloe growled at the remaining beings in the room, before running towards Alek's body. She sank to her knees, and flipped Alek onto his back checking for a pulse. She heaved a sigh of relief when she felt the steady beat of his heart rate underneath her meek fingers. She turned to Jasmine, who was still shell shocked, gun still raised, and nodded, singling that Alek was breathing. Chloe pulled Alek's head onto her lap, and checked for any damage. As she searched for any wounds on his head, she felt a tear slide out from her left eye, and down her cheek.

His normally tan face, was now pale. The amusement that was ever present on his face was washed away, his face now looking emotionless, and dead. She resisted the urge to check his pulse again, and instead zoned onto his heart beat, and listening the beautiful sound of the thump in Alek's chest. Chloe gently rubbed her thumb over Alek's cheek.

"Wake up," she pleaded, her voice hoarse. Her whole body felt drained, and the bullet wound which had felt numb before, started to sting. Sooner or later she would feel the painful after effects.

"Uniter, he is breathing, but we must check your bullet wounds," Dean told her snapping her out of her bubble. She had forgotten they were there. Chloe raised her head, and turned to the three other beings in the room.

Jasmine was holding the gun up, her eyes were still shocked at her actions. She could see Jasmine's frame shake a little. Chloe's heart went out to her friend. Jasmine was bad ass, but killing someone, or almost killing them, for the right reason or the wrong, still has an after effect on your emotions. Jasmine could kill any order member when being attacked. It was self defence. But Chloe knew from past experience, that Jasmine did not kill nor harm anyone in less she was in danger, or someone she loved was.

And in that moment that she shot at Whitney, she was not being harmed. She held the gun, Whitney held the knowledge.

That's the difference between Alek, and Jasmine. Alek would not hesitate to hurt someone if there was a chance that person could harm someone he loved. He was over protective. Sure, he'd feel bad about it, but the recompression he'd face weren't as bad as what Jasmine would.

And than it hit her.

Alek would always, without a doubt put himself between the attacker and his loved ones. Not because he wanted to protect them, it was that too, but because he knew that the attacker needed to be finished off. And by putting himself in between as many people he can, he was putting all the emotional effects one would get of killing someone on himself. She looked down at her broken boy, the one who held her heart. Another tear slipped down her face, she caught it before it could land her pale faced Alek. She kissed his forehead lightly, scared out of her mind as to why he wasn't waking up.

Chloe turned to Dean, who was crouched over an unconscious Whitney. Chloe didn't know if it was because of the pain in his shoulder, or because Dean knocked him out, but ether way she was satisfied that he was not awake.

Than her eyes cast towards Kai. His muscular frame bent over, on hands and knees, attempting to sweep up the antidote, and put it back in the vile. Chloe looked at him with tears in her eyes, watching as he desperately tried to get the reaming liquid, the one thing that they knew for sure that would save his father. The pain evident on his face, his brows knitted together with fear of the inevitable.

"Get Whitney back to Jackal's base, try and get any information about the antidote. Beat it out of him, I don't care but do not kill him. Now or ever." She said in a commanding voice to Dean. She gently dropped Alek's head to the cold tile floor, and stood up on shaky legs. A fire like pain spread across her side. She clutched it in pain, her fingers now soaked with her own crimson blood.

"Uniter, let us get you stitched up first." Dean said standing up, and reaching towards an unsteady Chloe.

"I'll get fixed up later, but we don't have much time. We need to know what was in the antidote." Chloe growled out, stumbling towards Kai, who had ignored their conversation and was still attempting to save the liquid that would save his dying father.

"Kai will bring Whitney back to the base, he's in charge of how they get the information they need." Chloe said realizing it made more sense to make Kai watch over Whitney. Dean wanted Whitney dead like most loyal Mai's, but Kai, she believed was the first out of small group of people who would actually like Whitney, alive and breathing.

Kai stood up, obviously had been listening when he heard his name be called and moved towards Whitney. Clutching the mans wrist, and dragging him out of the room, with a emotionless face.

"Jasmine," Chloe said making her way to Jasmine who had just put the gun on safety, and placed it on one of the lab tables. "You and Dean need to carry Alek out of her."

Xxx

"Raoni, seems to be healing."

"How is that possible?" Chloe whispers shocked. She turns to the other Mai's, and Jackals who had started filling the room ever since one of the Mai doctors had called for a meeting. All the Mai's seemed to be in shock, their mouths slacked open, eyes wide with pure shock, and amazement, while the Jackals look pleased with their race, and relieved that their leader would be living another day.

"Does that mean we will get to kill Whitney?" A gruff looking male Mai asked. His hair slicked back, a jet black colour. His eyes a stormy grey, his mouth lifted up in a smirk. Other Mai's, including some Jackal's started to agree.

"No." Chloe tells them, hushing all the whispers about Whitney's death.

"Why not we don't need him anymore?" The grey eyed Mai, asked.

"If we can find a cure to saving humans. Than we will. Jackals, you don't need to help us, but seeing as we almost got killed trying to help Raoni, I think it'd be a good decision to help us out," Chloe paused seeing the blank looks of the Mai, the Jackals just nodded their heads in agreement. "We can help the humans, instead of killing them. And when we are done, we will not kill Whitney. He wont die, in less he is killed in self defence. Understood?"

"Chloe's right. There is no need for more death." Jasmine said walking up to Chloe, and standing beside her. Chloe was surprised that Jasmine agreed, seeing how Jasmine only an hour ago was aiming a gun at said man.

"You guys have no option. Now I would like to go see Alek."

Xxx

It had been three day's since they had taken Whitney in for questioning.

It had been three day's since she'd been shot, and now was completely healed. It had been three day's since Raoni woke up, and took charge in figuring out what the ingredients were for the antidote.

It had been three day's since Alek had dropped unconscious, and even though it had been three days, he still hadn't woken up.

Chloe had put up residents beside Alek's bedside. Although they were still inside the old, and musky abandon warehouse, Chloe had gotten Alek the best bed they had. She had slept by his side in the insanely uncomfortable chair, holding his cold, clammy hands in hers. He hadn't moved one inch since he's been lying in that bed, his body still as a rock. Chloe hadn't moved from her position beside him after her little talk with the Mai's and Jackals. Sure, she used the washroom, took short showers, and changed out side of Alek's room, but she had spent the rest of her time beside him.

Chloe closed her eyes, feeling drained. She had cried all night, last night. The tears had come out of no where and hadn't stopped for hours on end. Her mind kept going back to the one thought 'what if Alek didn't wake up?' Her heart clenched in her chest just by thinking about it. Alek the man she just came to love, might not wake up.

She gazed back at his pale face, taking in the gentle lines of his face, the laugh lines, and the worry wrinkles. His model cheek bones, and his strong jaw. And than she looked to his long eyelashes, wishing for his eyelids to open so she could see his beautiful brown orbs.

Than she saw a flicker of movement.

His eye moving underneath his eyelid, as if he was dreaming.

Chloe closed her eyes, and opened them once more to find no trace at all of movement. Her heart sank, now she was seeing things. She closed her eyes once more, and kept them shut, in till she feel asleep in a lonely slumber.

Xxx

Chloe's eyes shot open, when she felt a sudden pressure to her hands.

She looked down at her and Alek's entangled hands, and sighed with disappointment as his hand was limp in hers, just like it was when she went to sleep.

She let her eyelids begin to drop once more, but before they were completely shut she heard someone whisper her name.

"Chloe."

With lightening speed her eyes darted to Alek's frame. Her heart instantly swelling up with happiness. Alek was still pale as ever, but instead of his body as still as a rock, his eyes closed, and his body facing the ceiling, he was sitting up, his brown beautiful eyes wide open, his mouth spread into a breath taking grin. Chloe felt as if she was dreaming but as the first tear drop feel down her porcelain cheek, she knew it was real. She stared lovingly at Alek, her heart beating erratically in her chest.

"Alek," she cried.

"Come here," he said tugging on her hand, and pulling her up out of her seat, and onto his bed. He wrapped an arm around her waist as she snuggled into his chest. She found it to be the most comfortable place to be in the world. It was her home. He kissed the top of her head. The tears still falling from her eyes, as she gave a quick peck to his bare chest. She had missed him so much, and the possibility of him never waking up, hurt her so much. The tears that feel down her cheeks, were both happy, and sad ones. She was ecstatic that her love one was awake, but emotionally effected from the time she had thought he would never wake up.

"I had a vision," he whispered into her ear. Chloe stilled in his arms, surprised as to how he had a vision without her knowing, guilty because he got visions because of her, and confused as how it could last for three full days.

She leaned up kissed him dead on the mouth, a soft savouring kiss.

"Everything will be all right," she whispered to him, knowing how much the visions had a toil on his emotional state. "We'll figure out how to stop it later, but please, right now, can we just lie here?"

Alek looked down at her, his eye brows knitted together, with obvious distress. She knew how much the visions effected Alek, but she selfishly wanted to just lie in his arms, something that she had missed the couple days he's been out cold. Right now she was safe, she had both Mai's and Jackals looking out for her, watching every movement that went on around her, and protecting everything she held dear. It was the perks she got with being the Uniter. This special treatment from the Jackals would end once they found the cure, and went their separate ways, so Chloe was selfishly milking it to her advantage.

"It wasn't that kind of vision," he whispered after awhile. Chloe knew that she should have jumped out of bed, got the bare chested Alek dressed, and called for a meeting. She knew that was the right thing to do, something that was expected of her, something her past self would have thought she would do. But her past self, the one who was afraid of taking charge, didn't understand, that whatever happens, happens. So, no, she didn't get up, instead she snuggled closer towards Alek.

"Can you tell us later," Chloe whispered into his chest, "I've missed you. It feels like forever."

"How long have I been out for?" he asks. Gently rubbing soothing circles onto her bare arms.

"Three whole days," she tells him, her voice sound scratchy to her own ears.

"I'm sorry Chloe," he whispered kissing her head. She sighed, loving the feel of his lips against her skin. Her Alek always blaming himself, saying sorry for things he really couldn't control. But that's why she loved him, why he was the one she wanted to spend her many lives with.

He understood her more than anyone could even comprehend. He knew when she needed him, and when she needed space. He knew when something bothered her, sometimes before she knew. He knew her favourite colour, type of food, and music. He knew which side of the bed she liked to sleep on. He knew how to comfort her, touch her, and make her feel special.

He knew her.

And she loved him for all the things he was, and wasn't.

She was the worlds most luckiest girl. She had someone who made her a better person, someone who would stay by her side, and someone she loves, love her back. She was even more lucky because the one she loved could protect himself and her to the best of his abilities. He had survived everything with her.

He had woken up.

But no matter how much disasters, and pain Alek has survived, both physical and emotional. She knew there would be one day, were he wouldn't wake up. Were she would have enough lives to last her, many disasters, and heartaches but he would only have that one. One day he would die. And she would be left alone, to finish off the rest of her lives. Each one ending, and a new one beginning with the same dread of never seeing him again. That part that hurt her the most of knowing Alek would die one day, was not because he would leave her alone in this world, was because he would most likely die sacrificing his life for her. She wanted to push him away, so badly. But she couldn't, and she knew even if she did, it would leave more heartbreak for both of the them than anything imaginable.

It hit her like a hard blow to the chest; he could die tomorrow.

All the things she wanted in life with him, would be thrown away. All the pains she mentally made to do with him, places to see, people to meet, a family to grow with him, would be gone, if she continued to put him in the path of war. If she continued to put herself in that path. Chloe knew what she needed to do. She would say goodbye to all the people she held dear to her in San Francisco, and she would leave this life behind, and start a new one with Alek, far away from the Order here in her home state. It would be painful to say goodbye to her mother, to go to Paul's house and ask for forgiveness, and than say her goodbye to him as well.

"When we find out the cure, can we go travel the world?" She asked him, tightening her grip on his waist, and pulling herself closer to his warmth.

"Where to?" He asked, smiling down at her, amused my her question.

"Anywhere, everywhere." She whispered into his chest, tears sliding down her cheek. She wanted to travel the world, but she didn't want to leave her home. She didn't want to leave her friends, her mother. But she knew with her gone, the safer they'll be and the safer Alek will be.

"Why?" He asks, wiping a tear from her cheek. He wasn't just asking her why she wanted to travel the world, he was also asking why the thought of doing that would make her cry. She smiled through her tears at him.

"It'll be safer if I leave San Francisco," she told him. And she adamantly felt guilty. She was asking Alek to through away his life, his friends and even Jasmine who was considered family to him, all because she had asked him to, because he supposedly loved her. "You don't have to come with me."

"Of course I'll go with you, Chlo." He said twisting her in his arms so that he could look directly into her eyes. He caught a tear before it slid down her cheek. This time it wasn't because of sadness, and guilt, but because of happiness. Because the man she loved would give up everything for her.

"Can we visit Ukraine first?" She asked smiling lightly into his chest. She had banished all thoughts of goodbye out from her head, and now was thinking about the enjoyment, and adventures she would have with her Alek. She knew The Order was a universal group of Mai hunters, but she'll strike a deal with Whitney, telling him that she'll live San Francisco for good, if he doesn't tell the other groups of The Order that she left. It was a stupid and reckless plain she knew that, but even if he were to agree and than turn on her, she most likely would already be out of the country, leaving no trace of her left.

"But the vision I had-"he sighed, guilt written all over his features. Chloe knew that his vision wasn't about any near death she would soon meet, he had already told her that much. The thought of Basset giving him a vision that didn't have anything do with her dying, was intriguing, and apart of her wanted nothing more to ask about it. But she knew that once the other Mai's found out he was awake there would be no alone time with him.

"Won't change anything, once your healed and we've found the cure, we'll leave." She told him sternly trying to wipe away the look of guilt. He had nothing to be guilty about.

"Are you sure want me to come with you?"

"Yes, because I love you," she tells him, her head slanted over his chest to look up at his beautiful brown eyes, her voice barely over a whisper.

He looked down at her, his mouth slanted open, Chloe would've thought that he hadn't heard her little confession, but the sound of his heart beat and how it immediately increased to a irregular speed, proved other wise. Chloe smiled shyly at him, and the longer he stared down at her with aw, she became even more nervous.

"I love you too," he says looking down at her, his voice full with raw emotion, with love.

"I know," she said leaning up and kissing him passionately on the lips.

Xxx

A couple hours later, a doctor who had been checking up on Alek the past three days walked in on Alek and Chloe tangled up in the bed sheets, making out. She had blushed a scarlet red, and quickly jumped off Alek's bed and grabbed her discarded shirt, a piece of clothing Alek had just taken off of her. Alek only smirked at the doctor, before declaring that he would like to talk to all the Mai and Jackals and that what they had just started-meaning Alek and Chloe's making out- would continue later.

Time to face the real world, she had thought.

Alek pulled Chloe closer to his side, his arm wrapped tightly around her waist while waiting for all the Mai, and Jackals to enter the large room. He started tapping his feet, annoyed at how long the Mai seemed to be taking. Chloe leaned up and kissed his cheek, trying to sooth him. It didn't seem to help, he just tapped his foot louder, and faster. A smile lit Chloe's face at that, he wasn't annoyed that the Mai were taking their time in general, he was annoyed because he wanted to go back to a certain activity that they were interpret earlier doing.

"I've had another vision," Alek said bluntly, once all Mai, and Jackals took their place in the room. Some leaned against walls, some sat in discarded chairs, while others just stood looking adorningly at Alek. She rolled her eyes.

"Basset has given me a vision about our Uniter, Chloe." He said smiling proudly down at her. She bit her lip, confused as to what the vision could be about. She hadn't done anything special, to be awarded with the look Alek has given her. She loved how proud he looked of her, but had no clue as to why he felt that way.

"We all know, how Chloe jumped in front of the bullet that was aimed at Whitney," Alek said looking down at Chloe, he already had asked about her wound, even made her open her bandage to see if it was sowed properly. "And by doing that, she has broken the curse."

A universal sound of gasps play out of all the Mai's and Jackal's mouths.

"How?"

"That cant be possible."

"What?"

"Oh Basset."

Chloe looked up at Alek, her mouth opened wide, shocked at the announcement. He smiled down at her, his white teeth exposed, his eyes shining with love for her. Showing her how proud he was.

'How?' She mouthed, still shocked.

"By jumping in front of Whiney, your enemy, you ended the curse. You understood how precious a human life is, even if said man didn't deserve to have your pity." He told her, smiling so brightly it hurt. Chloe opened her mouth to say something, anything but her lip just trembled and a sob poured out.

The curse was gone.

He job was complete.

All that pain she had endured the past year all meant something now, the death, the fear she felt, all those raw emotions of pain, all brought her to here. To uniting the humans. Alek wrapped his arms around her pulling her into a tight hug as she cried for the death of those she loved, for the pain and fear she brought to those around her. And than she cried out of happiness because it was finally over. There wouldn't be anymore pain and fear for humans. She knew The Order wouldn't stop, she knew that people would still come after her. But it also meant that those around her, her fellow Mai's would be able to marry a human, love someone fully because they can. It meant that Jasmine could finally be with that boy who lived down the hall in her old apartment. It meant the Mai's could stop hating humans, and start being friends, start making up for all those years Mai people casted them dark looks.

Chloe smiled into Alek's shoulder, finally understand why her job was so important. Finally feeling free, of the guilt she had for not knowing how to unite the Mai with others. When she looked up from his shoulder, tears streaming down her cheeks out of happiness. She looked around at the beings that filled the room.

Her eyes widen in shock: the Mai and Jackals were embracing each other.

Chloe King, the Uniter, had done more than just break the curse and unite humans. She had united Jackals and Mai. She had served her purpose. And now she could live the rest of her life knowing she did what Basset had sent her to do, knowing that she had a full life to live with Alek, to live happy.

"It doesn't change anything." She tells him, turning back to him. No matter how much she wished it did. She just cant expect The Order to leave her alone. Many of them grew up learning about how horrible Mai people were. Many of them didn't just attack, and kill her own kind because of the curse. Many members most likely wanted revenge for the death of someone dear. It came down to the point, were Chloe wasn't human, to The Orders eyes she was still the leader, of an abomination of people.

"Ukrainian, than." He whispered into her ear, agreeing.

(Kai's dad survived not because the curse didn't extend to Jackals, but because it was broken once Chloe jumped in front of the bullet. It reversed all the side effects of him dying, and basically set him back to normal. At that point they believed it was because Jackals were strong, but really it was because the curse was broken)

A/n: Thank you guys for being the best readers out there, many of you continued to support this story, through out all its spelling mistakes, confusing sentences, and OOC. You guys made me enjoy writing, and want to continue doing it, with every favourite, follow, and review! Its been a trip writing this story, and I'm kinda relieved that its done.

Although this story is done, I promise you all that I will continuing writing TNLOCK(The Nine Lives Of Chloe King) fan fiction. I have noticed that in this story Alek, is very, very mushy. And I apologize, but when I realized how Alek might seem OOC it was to late to change his character. But I feel under the circumstances that had happened in this story, Alek would need to grow up. But that being said, Alek is my favourite TNLOCK character, and I, to, am disappointed in how I wrote Alek.

But I promise, that my other TNLOCK stories, that I have just started have the closest thing to how I could possibly write Alek to be.

Also, seeing as this is my last chapter in this story, and my last connection to some of you readers, I'd like to ask some of you to check out SYFYGEEK13. She truly is an amazing writer, and she is currently writing a story based off the challenge I gave a couple chapters ago. We, together, are writing a new TNLOCK story. One chapter written by her, and one by me.

Title: Lost in your Memory

Summary: Two years after her mother's death, Chloe's life summed to be finally getting back on track. Her and Alek were finally together, and everything in her life seemed to be going perfectly. That is until a certain someone wants to meet up with Chloe after all this time, and everything her life as become disappears with a single bullet.

Account: ColabChalek (Shared by both Syfygeek13, and I)

Here's my take on the challenge I gave you guys a couple chapter back.

Title: Playing House

Summary: Chloe King has successfully united humans and Mai's. But that doesn't mean both rivalry prides, and The Order have forgotten about he. Chloe King must fake a marriage with Alek, to stay in the San Francisco pride, while being hunted down.

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Thank you all for your continuous support it means the world! J