AN: Okay so here is my new story! Any of you who read my other story, Hidden In Shadows We Rise, thanks for checking this out! This chapter may be a little slow but trust me it gets so much better in the next chapter so please keep that in mind while you're reading. And please leave reviews! I want to know what you think about this and if it has potential because depending on the reviews, I'll decide whether I will be doing just a few chapters or actually continuing the story all the way through. And if you haven't read my other story I mentioned up there then please check that out too! It's completely different. Really the only thing it has in common is that its Derek/OC. Anyways, enjoy and let me know what you think!
I was panting hard as I ran as fast as I could through the forest. I was fit and my body was strong, training making sure of that, but I'd been running for a while now and I knew I couldn't keep it up too much longer. I was too slow compared to these werewolves anyway. I knew the pack would be upon me soon and I had to think fast. I could either continue running and wear myself out more than I already was or I could stop now and preserve at least some of my energy to fight them with. The second option was obviously the smarter of the two and I slowed to a stop, turning to face the way I'd just come. My gun was aimed, ready to shoot as soon as they came out.
They emerged from the shadows slowly, taking their time as they walked forward. Their faces were blurred and I couldn't make out any facial features but their illuminated yellow eyes were impossible to miss. I was just about to aim at the biggest one when another form joined them and I lowered my gun immediately. He was staring at me strangely and unlike the other four, his features were as clear as day. He was gorgeous and the sight of him made my heart lurch. An overwhelming sense of betrayal washed over me and my eyes stung with unshed tears. I forced them back and glared at the man with intense green eyes, black hair, and a strong jaw lined with stubble.
Part of me wanted to run up to him and pour my heart out and kiss him until I couldn't breath but I couldn't understand any of those feelings. Another part of me wanted to do what I was trained to do and make my father proud. That part of me had me raising my gun to aim at his chest. These were wolfsbane bullets and he wouldn't survive the shot. Something in me screamed to throw the gun to the ground but I forced the voice away. His betas snarled in fury, awaiting his order but he just looked hurt, pain flashing in his eyes. It only lasted a moment then his eyes narrowed and glowed a brilliant blood red, his face transforming before my eyes. Soon I wasn't looking at a man, his features marred by those of an animal's. And somehow he still made my knees weak looking at him.
He let out a roar and his betas started stalking forward. They weren't heading straight towards me and I realized they were going to try and surround me. I couldn't get my body to work, to make a move. I was too torn to do anything about the gun in my hands and the werewolves surrounding me.
In just moments they had me blocked in and he was walking up to me, claws ready at his sides. I kept my gun trained on him, my finger testing the feel of the trigger as he got closer. I knew this was the time to make my decision. Just as I was about to harden my resolve his eyes started to dim and my finger loosened on the trigger. His eyes were oddly warm, comforting and I felt myself getting lost in them, feeling somehow safe.
A snarl sounded beside me and I glanced that way for only a moment at one of the betas. When I looked back to him, his eyes were back to blood red and his canines were bared as he lunged at me. Surprised and off-guard, I reacted before I could realize what I was doing. A shot rang out and I realized I had pulled the trigger. Screams and roars filled the air around me and I watched in horror as he fell to his knees, his green eyes staring up at me in shocked pain before everything went black.
I woke up to the sound of beeping, having a moment of confusion before I forgot my dream completely and realized an announcement would soon follow the beeping. I barely kept from groaning and sat up in bed to listen. I glanced over at my roommate who grumbled and pressed a pillow over her ears. I rolled my eyes fondly and listened to my father's voice. "There will be a mandatory meeting for all apprentices and mentors in the Meeting Hall in exactly one hour. Classes are canceled for today."
My roommate, Rayven, sprung from her bed, letting out a whoop of approval. She held up her hand for a high-five and I grinned back at my bestfriend. Her blonde hair was rumpled from sleep but still somehow managed to look good and her light green eyes sparkled with so much excitement I had to lift my hand and connect it with hers. "No school for us and I bet there's a new mission for one of us!" She squealed and ran to the bathroom to beat me to the shower.
Her excitement was contagious and I felt hope rise in me that I would get another mission. Keneth and I were the two apprentices that had gone on the most missions and were the highest in our training. We were both graduating this year and I knew we would choose to stay partners. We were, after all, in a relationship of a solid 4 years and I didn't see anything happening to break us up anytime soon or ever for that matter. We made a great team and were constantly told so. Our mentor, Alex, was a little hesitant when he realized we were into each other but after a while he grew used to it and realized we were too good of a team to split up just because we were "romantically involved" as he had put it.
I forced myself to put thoughts of Keneth aside and went into the bathroom, realizing how long Rayven had been in there. Flinging the shower curtain aside, I told Rayven to get her skinny butt out. She, naturally, let out a shrill scream and covered herself before realizing it was pointless and sighing. She stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her petite body before skipping back into our bedroom. I didn't waste anytime as I showered and dressed.
We were both finishing up our make-up when the five minute warning sounded. Crap. We had to go. Now. "Come on!" Rayven shouted, running from the bathroom. I looked over my hair and make-up again. My straight black hair fell well past my shoulders and my ice blue eyes were enhanced by the thin line of black eyeliner I was wearing, thank fully not smudged. After assuring myself everything was in place, I followed Rayven out the door and we practically ran downstairs, out the dorm, across campus, and into the Meeting Hall where people were already starting to sit down in their seats. I said bye to Rayven and made my way to my assigned seat. In the back were 'the kids' as most of us called them. They were the youngest of us teenagers. Most high schools had four classes, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors but since we only had classes half of the week (the other half used for training) and extra classes on top of that, we had 5 grade classes.
I passed 'the kids' and then freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to get to the senior section and quickly found my seat in the front row. As soon as I sat down, I spotted Keneth and Alex walking through the door. Keneth grinned at me and I smiled back then nodded to Alex. He nodded back and soon they were seated next to me with me in the middle. Keneth grabbed my hand like always and I smiled up at him. His dark brown hair was tussled, looking as if he just rolled out of bed and shook it instead of brushing it and his chocolate, puppy-dog brown eyes looked tired but otherwise happy to see me. I gave him a quick kiss before I settled back into my seat and waited for everyone to file in.
Once everyone was seated, my father walked up to the center of the stage. The Council sat in chairs behind him. He was the president of the Council and, with the other six members, made all of the decisions for our small community.
"Hello everyone and Good morning." All chatter ceased as his powerful voice filled the room. "For those of you who have never been to one of these meetings, I am Zane Chasseur and the President of the Council. Today we will be giving a mission to two apprentices who we deem fit. If you are chosen, you and your mentor will be taken to a private meeting room to discuss the mission in detail. After that you will have 12 hours before you get on a plane and go to wherever it is you are needed. Understood?" He didn't wait for an answer. "Good. Let's get on with this then shall we?"
He walked back to the Council as they confirmed the ones they had chosen and I felt myself getting anxious. I wanted a mission badly and I just knew this one would be a good one. My father walked back to the center of the stage and spoke clearly into the microphone. "Zoey Chasseur and Kenneth James you have been chosen for this mission. If you would please follow the Council to the private meeting room and if the rest of you could file out of the doors orderly and return to your dorms. You have the day off today and can do as you wish. Thank you." He cut the microphone off and I was practically squealing on the inside though on the outside I had my best poker face.
We followed the Council and as we were walking, Keneth squeezed my hand and smiled down at me before releasing it and moving a respectable distance away. Alex's mouth quirked a little and I knew he was proud of us. We entered the room and the three of us sat down across from the Council.
"Alex, you've taught these two well and because of it, they get a special mission. I'm going to go ahead and let you know, this one will be tough. There's a pack of werewolves in a town called Beacon Hills. It's a small town and having a pack of werewolves is beyond dangerous. The family of Hunter's there have been unable to take the pack down and so we assume these werewolves will be difficult which is why we chose our best apprentices. The pack has five members but we were told they're young. Even so, don't underestimate them. A pack is stronger in numbers. The Argents gave many details and we've sorted them and put them in this file for you. You will, as you know, figure out a way to take them down on your own." He paused and Keneth and I both nodded.
He glanced at Alex, questioning him with out even saying a word. "No, Zane. My mind hasn't changed." He responded to my father's silent questioning and looked to the two of us. I looked to him in confusion but was drawn back by my father's voice.
"Alright then. Zoey, Keneth, on your past missions, Alex has accompanied you. In the beginning he guided you and helped you complete your mission and as your skills progressed, he barely helped and became more of an observer. He has now told us you no longer need his help or guidance. We have all agreed on this and so you now have the choice of taking this mission on your own or having Alex come along with you. It's your choice but you both must come to an agreement. We will give you a minute to discuss." As my father spoke, I focused my attention to Alex who was smiling proudly at us. It meant so much to me that he thought we were ready to do a mission on our own and I just wanted to hug him but knew it would be considered inappropriate in front of the Council. So instead I turned to Keneth.
He nodded and I looked to the Council. "We will complete the mission on our own." I said determinedly, nodding to confirm it.
"Very well." Zane smiled. "Here's the information and files you will need for the mission." He handed me a stuffed envelope and I took it graciously, setting it in my lap and waiting for what I knew was next. "Gentlemen, if I could have a word with these two as a father of my daughter." The Council and Alex got up and walked from the room and I felt Keneth tense beside me. I gave him an encouraging smile which he returned but I could tell he was nervous, rightfully so. It took a lot of guts to date the President of werewolf hunters' daughter.
My father moved so he was leaning against the desk in front of us. "Let's come to an understanding now. This is the first mission you've been alone on. Before Alex was there to watch over you. Now I expect you will take it as seriously as if he was there. This is serious and I don't want you two to get distracted by your attraction for each other. You both know what I mean." My cheeks blazed and Keneth was barely able to keep eye contact with Zane.
"Yes sir." We said at the same time and my father smiled pleasantly. "Good and just so you know, if I find out my warning wasn't taken seriously- and I will find out- I'll, as a father, make sure your pain is equivalent to getting your balls crushed by an elephant." Keneth's eyes went wider than I thought possible, staring at my father in horror. "And as President, I will suspend you both and pick new partners for the both of you. Understood?" It wasn't a question.
"Yes sir." We said again and he nodded, motioning that we could leave. "Good luck." He said as we dashed out the door. Alex was waiting for us and handed us our plane tickets.
"Your flight leaves in 12 hours. I'd go back and say goodbye to family members. Meet me in the Lobby and I'll drive you to the airport. Your cars will arrive at Beacon Hills airport one hour before you do. Read over the information on the fly there. Sleep then start a plan. I'm very proud of both of you." He added at the end and I launched myself at him, hugging him tightly. Keneth joined in and Alex laughed, hugging us back before pushing us off of him and telling us to get going.
I smiled at him one last time then followed Keneth to the dorms. We parted at the Lobby separating the dorms and I dashed up the stairs to my room. The door swung open before I even got to it and Rayven squealed, pulling me inside.
"I can't believe you got a mission!" She practically bounced in place and I laughed.
"I can't either! And you haven't even heard half of it. Keneth and I are going alone! Alex submit us for going on a mission without him!" Her mouth dropped open and I hurried to my bed, pulling my suitcases out from under it. I sat them on the bed and turned to Rayven who was trying to compose herself.
"Zoey, no way! You're so lucky!" I grinned at her then pulled her over to my closet. "You get clothes out of there and put them in this suitcase and I'll pack my dresser." I said and she nodded, still smiling widely.
We spent the next few hours packing all of my things then we went downstairs to the kitchen. As we were walking through the main room, all the girls looked up, most of them staring jealously while other smiled. I waved to a few of them then walked into the kitchen with Rayven and headed straight for the fridge.I pulled out the milk and we both ate cereal and talked about the conversation Keneth and I had with my dad. She just laughed the whole time and I had to agree it was pretty funny.
When we were finished, I left the dorm and walked towards the wing of the base that had huge apartments for the student's and hunter's families. I quickly made my way behind the apartments and into the small batch of woods where I knew my mom would be.
I found her sitting on a log by the small stream that ran there. I sat down next to her and she took my hand. We smiled at each other and she leaned into my side. I knew that our relationship was strange. Normally the daughter would lean on her mother for comfort but the ways we were raised were drastically different. I was raised to be strong, even ruthless at times and my mother never liked how my father raised me. It was a known fact how my mother felt about killing the werewolves. Not many people knew why she felt that way. I did.
When my mother was young, her sister was turned into a werewolf and they still had a great relationship afterwards. The fact that she was a werewolf didn't change anything about the relationship the two shared. That was until she met my father and her sister started to grow weary. Valorie, my mother, didn't understand and tried to get her to come around. Her sister refused and she never understood why until one day she walked into their house and saw Zane pointing a gun at her sister. She had stopped him from killing her but she never saw her sister again. That was the short version and she used to try and defend herself, tell people why she didn't like killing them but the only thing they heard was she was family with werewolves and instantly hated her.
After a while she stopped defending herself and just ignored everybody, coming out to this creek and sitting here until my father returned to their huge apartment. Really, since he was the President, he should be living in the large house in the center of the base but no one wanted my mother living there so he stayed in the apartment with her.
I sighed and looked down at my mom. "I know you know."
She looked up at me and nodded. "And you know how I feel about it." I nodded also and we sat in silence for a while. "And I also know you and Keneth are going alone." She winked at me and I giggled.
"Dad gave Keneth a pretty gruesome threat to ensure nothing will happen." I busted out laughing as I thought about the conversation again. "You should have seen Keneth's face!" This time my mother laughed with me. As we quieted, her face went serious.
"Zoey be careful." She said and the emotion in her voice, doubled by her worried expression, made my heart squeeze. I pulled her into a hug and squeezed her tightly.
"I will. You know that." I whispered in her ear. We stayed like that for a while until she slowly pulled away.
"I love you." She said with a warm, mom-like smile and I couldn't help but smile back. "I love you too, mom.
Keneth and I were making out on my bed when his phone went off. He ignored it at first but I pushed him off of me and made him check it. "Alex. He's waiting for us."
"Thank god! Watching you two grope each other was getting pretty old. Actually, no it got old four years ago!" She teased and I laughed, getting up and giving her a hug.
"I'm going to miss your sarcasm while I'm gone." She squeezed me then stepped away, giving me a stern look.
"You better. And I better receive a call once a week!" She demanded and I rolled my eyes. "You know I will." We hugged one more time then Keneth dragged me from the room, carrying his luggage and most of mine while I carried two bags. I could try and argue with him but I knew it was pointless.
We met up with Alex and he immediately tried to take the remaining bags I had, but I refused to let them go and nodded towards Keneth. He rolled his eyes but took some bags from Keneth and led us out to his car. We packed the trunk full and got into the black Charger. We drove in silence and said somewhat emotional goodbyes once we got there.
We boarded our plane and in just a few hours, we'd be in Beacon Hills.
I kept myself sane by reading over the files while we flew. I was intrigued as I read about the Hale house fire and how Peter Hale was the only one who survived the fire though his injuries kept him in a comatose state. And when he finally awoke, he killed his niece to become an alpha then went on to kill people involved with the fire and turn a teenage boy. I read more and found out Peter Hale's nephew, Derek Hale, killed him and became alpha. I guessed revenge for his sister was the reason. "Jeesh, messed up family." I mumbled and caught Keneth's attention. He nodded in agreement and shook his head. "Werewolves." he grumbled. I couldn't agree more.
When we finally made it to Beacon Hills, I was stiff and groggy. We carried our luggage out and found our cars waiting for us in the parking lot. I grinned, seeing my extremely dark blue Camaro sitting there gorgeously. I threw my bags in the trunk and slid into the driver's seat. I ran my hands across the steering wheel and cranked it, comforted by the familiar growl. I followed behind Keneth as we drove from the parking lot and towards the apartment we were renting.
Once we got there, I didn't even bother with my luggage, just trudged up the stairs to our room and fell into the bed. There were two separate beds but when Keneth walked in with both our luggage, he pushed them together and pulled me against his chest. I snuggled closer to him and we fell asleep like that. When we woke up tomorrow we would have to formulate a plan to take down these werewolves and I was looking forward to the experience.
AN: So that's the first chapter! I promise it will get better and more interesting. Please let me know what you think or maybe any suggestions you have! Thanks for reading! (: