Chapter 1: Wolf Moon
Katerina 'Kat' Stilinski was coming home. After finishing college and getting her degree to be a Registered Nurse, Kat was ready to start her life. She told her dad and younger brother that she was going to start working at a hospital soon, and while she didn't completely lie, she purposefully didn't mention that said hospital was in Beacon Hills.
The drive from her, now old, apartment by the University of Washington to Beacon Hills was approximately 11 hours. She made sure to dress comfortably for the long ride and was wearing her black Arctic Monkeys shirt, grey joggers, and her maroon high-top Converse. She also made sure to leave her hoodie unpacked in case she got cold. She put on her beanie with lace cat ears since she hadn't done her hair and also put on a bit of mascara. She connected her phone to her car through Bluetooth and decided to play her From Indian Lakes playlist, before placing her phone in the cup holder and driving away.
Kat made sure she had everything packed so she could leave at 9PM the night before. She stopped a couple of times for gas, food and a few other times to use the bathroom. She had drunk at least four cups of coffee but switched to water when her hands had begun to shake. Finally, after what felt like forever, she arrived at her destination. Both Stiles' Jeep, and her dad's cruiser were missing, she looked at the clock and when it read 9:10AM she realized why. Stiles was at school and her dad was at the station. Kat used her spare key to get inside. She was too exhausted to unpack her things, so she just went to her old room and landed on her bed with a thump, falling asleep in seconds.
After a few hours of sleep, Kat finally woke up. She looked at the time displayed on her phone and saw that it was 2:45PM. Stiles would get out of school at 3:00PM and then finish lacrosse practice at 4:30PM. Since no one knew she was coming back, she decided to shower and change to go to Beacon Hills High and surprise him. She dressed in a white short lace top, ripped boyfriend jeans, and white classic Vans. She topped it off with a pink biker jacket. For makeup, she used a simple cat eye and a light pink color for the lips. Her hair was in a low bun with a braid on one side. At 3:10PM she was ready to go. Kat got in her red challenger, only after making sure she had her black messenger bag, and drove to the school.
She arrived at the field just in time to see Scott catch a lacrosse ball. Stiles said he sucked. I wonder how he got so good. She thought to herself. She leaned on the bleachers watching her brother cheer for his best friend. He stood up, looking around smiling and shouting, "That's my friend!" He stopped suddenly when he saw her standing there grinning widely.
"Kat!" he yelled gaining everyone's attention.
He ran up to her and she met him half way, "Hey little bro." She said while hugging him.
"What are you doing here?" he questioned after pulling away from her, smiling widely.
"It's a long story, I'll tell you at dinner with dad." she smiled and realized it had gone quiet. They both looked around to see some people staring at them. Kat saw her brother's ears turn red, from being so loud, so she thought she'd do something about it.
"What!" she snarked, "Can't a girl greet her little brother after not seeing him in months?" She questioned raising her eyebrows.
"Brother?" she heard someone say. Stiles just smiled at her gratefully, "Thanks but I should head back before Coach has an aneurism. Practice is almost done though. Mind waiting?"
Kat nodded and yelled out to the Coach, "Bobby Finstock. How is my favorite cupcake in the world?" People started laughing and Coach had a look of realization come across his face.
"Well if it isn't Female Stilinski. I thought I was done with you." he said jokingly.
"You can't get rid of me that easily Bobby." he grinned at her before blowing his whistle making all the boys in his vicinity flinch, "Practice over. You degenerate better try harder next time."
Kat stood by her car waiting for Stiles to get changed. While she was waiting there, a girl with red hair and a brunette approached her.
"I love your jacket!" the red head praised, "Where did you get it?" Kat smiled at her and tugged on her jacket, "I bought it at a boutique in San Francisco a while ago." she explained.
"Wow, that's awesome, Allison just moved from there, and she got this killer army green jacket. I wish I could get one. I'm Lydia by the way." Kat smiled at her, "Well I know the owner of the boutique, I could have her send me a couple of different colors for you." Lydia squealed making Kat and the brunette flinch but smile at the same time, "Seriously?! That's amazing thanks." The brunette smiled at her, "I could order one for you too, if you want." Kat asked.
"Really?! That would be awesome." she said nodding her head and grinning. "I'm Allison by the way." she said sticking her hand out too shake, "I gathered, I'm Kat."
They started talking about different color ideas and patterns and they exchanged numbers so that Kat can get their sizes. After a while, a boy with light brown hair and a strong jaw came walking out. Familiar blue eyes stared at her "So are you back for good, or are you leaving again," he accused.
Recognition passed through Kat's face, "Jackson!" she smiled, ignoring his cold demeanor. "My god, you're so big now! How have you been?" she asked going in for a hug only to have him take a step back. Lydia and Allison gave each other confused looks, while Kat stared at Jackson with hurt. His glare didn't falter, even when she used the nickname she created for him. "Bubba?" Kat asked, watching as he flinched at the name. "You don't get to call me that. We have to go." he said while pulling Lydia along. The girls followed giving Kat an apologetic smile. Kat watched them go, trying to understand why he hated her. Just then Stiles and Scott walked out so Kat joined her brother.
"He wasn't bugging you was he?" Stiles asked his sister. "Never, but even if he was I could handle it, I have you as a brother after all." Kat said grinning. Scott barked out a laugh while Stiles sarcastically said, "Ha ha ha. So funny." Kat grinned innocently.
"So where are we going?" she asked. "Well Scott lost his inhaler last night in the woods so were going to go look for it." Kat nodded, "Cool, ill follow you." Stiles nodded.
"You're not gonna ask us what we were doing in the woods at night?" Scott questioned.
"Knowing Stiles, it was either Illegal, dangerous, or both." Scott laughed and got in with Stiles.
It didn't take long to reach the Beacon Hills preserve. Stiles and Scott both splashed through the creek with a lack of grace as Scott explained what happened to him on the field. Kat cleared her throat trying to get the boys attention.
"Can I get some help?" she asked. Scott walked back into the water and lifted her up bridal style setting her down on land. Kat patted his chest as a thank you.
"I don't - I don't know what it was. It was like I had all the time in the world to catch the ball. And that's not the only weird thing. I - I can - hear stuff I shouldn't be able to hear. Smell things." Scott said.
"Smell things?" Stiles questioned, "Like what?" Scott took a whiff of the air, "Like that mint mojito gum in your pocket." he pointed, Kat furrowed her brows while Stiles searched his pockets, "I don't have any..." Stiles stopped when he pulled out the gum. Scott smirked back at them and Kat took the liberty of taking the gum for herself.
"So this all started with a bite?" Stiles questioned. Kat looked at her brother quizzically wondering what he was getting at.
"Yeah, what if it's some kind of infection, like my body is flooding with adrenaline before I go into shock or something." Scott questioned worried. Stiles grinned mischievously, "You know what? I actually heard of this- it's a specific kind of infection." Kat turned to her brother, "Are you serious?" Stiles gave her a look saying, 'play along.'
"Yeah. Yeah, I think it's called lycanthropy." Kat's eyes widened but she quickly masked it smiling at her brother, you don't know how right you are. She thought.
"What's that?" Scott asked frantically, "Is that bad?" Stiles was trying not to laugh, "Oh yeah, it's the worst. But its only once a month." Scott turned to Stiles and Kat, "Once a month?" he questioned.
"Mhm. On the night of the full moon." Kat said, pretending to play along with Stiles. Kat looks at her brother and he howled. Scott pushed Stiles chest and scowled at Kat.
"Hey, you're the one that heard a wolf howling." Stiles defended.
"There could be something seriously wrong with me!" Scott complained. Kat decided to climb on Stiles back because they were approaching a mud puddle and she did not want to get her white shoes dirty. Stiles stumbled a bit then righted himself, "I know!" Kat yelled, "You're a werewolf!" Stiles decided to growl, "Rrrr! Okay, obviously were kidding." I'm not, Kat thought.
"But if you see me in wood shop trying to melt all of the silver I can find its because Friday is a full moon." Stiles said putting Kat down once they were past the mud.
Scott abruptly stopped. "No, I-I could have sworn this was it. I saw the body. The deer came running. I dropped my inhaler." Scott said squatting to search though the leaves.
"You saw a dead body!?" Kat yelled.
"Yeah, I'm going to have nightmares for months." Scott replied shuddering.
"Maybe the killer moved the body." Stiles said putting a hand on his hip.
"If he did, I hope he left my inhaler. Those things are like 80 bucks." Scott complained looking up at his best friend. Kat began searching as well. She heard Stiles hit Scott but she kept walking, looking at the ground.
"Kat!" Stiles whispered harshly, "What Stiles?" she turned back to look at them. They both had a nervous expression and were looking at something behind her. Kat furrowed her brows and turned around. There stood a person she never thought she'd see again.
Derek Hale.
He was wearing black clothing with a black leather jacket. His hair was spiked up and his green eyes looked sad and tired. Recognition crossed through them before they turned back to their cold stare. Stiles reached up and grabbed his sisters arm, pulling her to stand between him and Scott.
"What are you doing here?" Derek questioned looking mostly at Kat. After no one responded he spoke again, "Huh? This is private property." he directed to the boys. "Uh sorry, man, we didn't know." Stiles responded.
"Yeah, we were just looking for something..." Kat started talking. Derek turned his gaze toward her making her speechless. "But, uh, forget it. Uhm." Scott finished. Derek then took something out from his pocket and threw it at Scott. He caught it effortlessly. He opened his palm and there was his inhaler. Derek gave one last look at Kat who threw a small smile his way. As he turned to walk away, Kat noticed the smile that was beginning to form on his lips.
"Umm. Alright, come on, I gotta get to work." Scott said beginning to walk away.
"Dude, that was..." Stiles started, "Derek Hale." Kat finished staring at the back of Derek's head.
"You remember right? He's only like a few years older than us." Stiles said looking at Scott. He turned to his sister, "Didn't you guys go to school together? " at her nod Stiles turned back to his friend.
"Remember what?" he asked.
"His family." Kat began, "They all burned to death in a fire, like, ten years ago." Stiles finished not knowing how harsh it sounded to Kat.
"I wonder what he's doing back?" Scott questioned. Kat looked at where Scott's shirt was covering the bite and thought, I think I have an idea.
When Kat and Stiles arrived at home, their dad still wasn't there.
"He's still at work." Stiles said when he noticed his sisters confused look.
"Does he always get out so late?" Kat asked worried. She passed by Stiles and walked into the kitchen.
"Uh. Yeah, he's been taking on extra shifts." Stiles followed her and she saw him rubbing his neck.
"Why?" Kat started taking out ingredients to make Chicken Alfredo.
"He's been uhh, paying half of your car insurance." he replied sheepishly backing away slightly.
Kat turned to her brother with a shocked expression. "He's been what?!" she growled. She put the pot she had gotten out on the counter with a slam. "I told him I could handle it." she ran a hand through her hair. "Oh my god! That's why I always had more money than I anticipated at the end of every month!" Kat realized. "I thought I was just doing a good job of saving and prioritizing. I'm an idiot!"
Stiles walked over to his sister and put a hand on her shoulder, "No you're not. I told him to stop but he wouldn't listen." Stiles comforted his sister while she moved both her hands to her head, staring blankly at the wall.
Just then they heard the front door open and their dad yell, "Stiles, I'm home." Kat had hidden her car in the garage to surprise her dad, but she was too angry to see him right now. Sheriff John Stilinski walked into the kitchen and saw his son comforting his daughter. "Kat!" he said smiling and going to hug her, "What are you doing here?"
Before he could pull her in, Kat stepped back. John gave her a puzzled look, "Baby girl, what's wrong?" he asked looking between Kat's angry face, and Stiles' worried and sorry face.
"Nothing's wrong Dad. Just the fact that you have to take extra hours to pay for half of my car insurance when I told you I could do it myself!" Kat barked. Crossing her arms to emphasize her anger.
John looked over at Stiles accusingly, "I'm not going to apologize dad, she deserved to know."
"Do you really think I'm that useless that I can't pay for my own things!" Kat yelled running a hand through her hair, thoroughly messing it up.
"No!" John defended. Walking over to her only to have her step back, signaling she was still angry.
"Then what dad!" Kat said raising her arms. "Why am I not allowed to help you pay for things like the repairs on Stiles' jeep, or the cable and internet bill?!" she said pointing at Stiles when she mentioned his Jeep. "Of course only you can help. I mean god forbid poor Katerina Stilinski tries to help out her family." Kat sarcastically commented. "Just tell me why! Why can't I do anything to help and yet you can over work yourself?" she pleaded.
"Because I'm the dad!" John yelled back. "I take care of you guys, not the other way around." He saw Kat slump her shoulders and her eyes softened, "It's my job to pay for whatever both of you need ok. Not yours."
Kat walked over to her dad and gave him a hug. Stiles joined in after couple seconds of standing there in shock at his dad and sister screaming.
"You're the best dad in the world." Kat said pulling back, "But I'm not a little girl anymore. I'm supposed to pay for my own things and help you guys out. That what happens when your kids grow up."
John sighed and put a hand on his oldest daughter's shoulder, "You'll always be my little girl... But you're right. You are old enough to take care of yourself and us if you really want to, but I'm not going to ask for your money." Kat nodded and hugged her dad again.
Stiles decided to ask what had been bugging him since she got here. "Ok, Dad's here, now tell us why you're here."
Kat smiled at her brother and father. "You know how I told you guys I got a job at a hospital?" When the both nodded she continued, "Well, you're looking at the new employee of Beacon Hills Memorial Hospital." Kat said grinning as her brother's mouth dropped and her dad's eyes widened.
"Seriously?!" They both questioned laughing slightly.
"Yeah, I'm going get my ID and scrubs tomorrow." Kat replied proudly. Her brother was the first to hug her, squeezing tightly. "I'm glad you're back," he whispered.
Her dad hugged her just as tightly as Stiles, "Why don't we get your things down and into your room and then help you make dinner."
"Ok," Kat said smiling happily. She was finally home, where she truly belonged.
After all of her things were dropped in her room, they made dinner and talked about everything. When it was time to eat, they asked her questions about her classes and she asked questions about any of her dads interesting cases and Stiles' summer as well as his first day of school. Dinner went smoothly in the Stilinski residence. They finally had they're missing peace back.
Katerina was busy the next couple of days, her first day of work had been a 12 hour shift because she was new plus she had to keep an eye out for Scott. The full moon was coming and she was worried he would turn and hurt someone, like her brother. She had tried looking for Derek around town, but to no avail.
It was finally Friday and Kat had woken up early to make breakfast for her brother since she would be spending the day cleaning. Her brother walked in the kitchen hungrily and gave her a thankful look when she set a plate of food down in front of him.
"So what do you really think is wrong with Scott?" Kat asked casually, she noticed the way her brother tensed up and the fork froze halfway in his mouth.
"Uhm, I don't know." he laughed nervously.
"Ok, well you better hurry. I don't want you to be late for school." Kat reprimanded and laughed when he rolled his eyes.
"Okay mom," Stiles said sarcastically. he got up and out his dish in the sink gulping down the glass of juice Kat had placed in front of him. "Bye, love ya." He waved walking to the front door.
"Love you too!" Kat yelled back while washing the dishes. After she heard the door clothes, she began to write a list of what she would need to buy at the store. The list ranged from grocery to cleaning supplies and laundry detergent. When she was satisfied with what she had written down, she grabbed her car keys and drove to the store.
When she got home, Kat put the food away and decided to get started on cleaning the house. She decided to clean downstairs first. She swept, mopped, dusted, and cleaned every surface with disinfecting wipes. Next she cleaned the bathroom, and then her dad's room. When she was finished with her dad's room, she decided to do laundry. She grabbed her dad's dirty clothes and headed for Stiles' room.
She opened the door only to find a mess of papers and books scattered around the room. She but the basket on the floor and started picking up papers. What she read made her stop dead in her tracks. Printed in fancy cursive was the word Werewolf. She couldn't believe her brother had figured it out.
Kat was too busy reading through the papers and picking stuff up to notice the front door open and close. If she would have looked at the clock, she would have noticed it was 4:56PM and that Stiles would be getting home soon.
She froze when she heard Stiles coming up the stairs and into his room. She turned to face the door. Stiles stopped abruptly with wide eyes, "What- what are you doing in my room?" he questioned walking in immediately and picking up papers, trying to hide them.
"I was just coming in here to get your dirty laundry, when I saw this." She held up the book that said Lycanthropy 101.
"It's not what it looks like." Stiles said snatching the book out of her hands.
"So you haven't been researching about werewolves because you think Scott is one?" She asked crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow.
Stiles opened his mouth then closed it, "I guess it is what it looks like." he said running a hand through his buzz cut, "You probably think I'm crazy." he said looking up sadly.
"Stiles, I'm your sister, I know your crazy." he snorted and she smiled, "but I also believe you."
She grinned when he turned to look at her, mouth wide open, "Seriously?!" he questioned stunned,
"Yeah, it's the only thing that makes sense," she replied, "plus dad told me the hairs they found on the body were wolf hairs, and he got bitten by a wolf, and he has superhuman hearing, speed, and sense of smell." she said using her fingers to count.
Stiles smiled at her when she finished, "Thanks." Kat walked over and hugged him, "Always."
Then they heard the front door open and Scott walking up the stairs, "I'm going to finish cleaning and then I need to get ready for Lydia's party." Kat said walking to the door.
"Wait, you're going? To a party full of high schoolers?" Stiles questioned as Scott came to view in the door.
"Yeah, she invited me. Plus, I wouldn't miss out on free beer." Kat said shrugging and turning for the door.
"Wait, aren't you old enough to buy your own beer?" Scott questioned walking into Stiles' room.
"Yeah, but she has free beer. Emphasis on the free." She heard them laugh and decided she'd give Stiles privacy to talk to Scott.
After she finished the laundry, she headed to her room to get ready. She had showered in the morning so she was all set to change. When she was taking out her clothes from her closet she heard movement and yelling in Stiles' room.
She ran in and saw Scott had Stiles up against the wall with a hand around his throat. She ran in and tried to pull them apart to no avail. The only reason Stiles was able to breathe again was because Scott realized what he had done and pulled away on his own.
"You need to leave." Kat threatened Scott, standing in front of Stiles protectively.
"I'm sorry. I- I gotta go get ready for that party." He said looking at Kat, then he looked at Stiles, "I'm sorry."
When he was gone Kat turned back to Stiles to check on him.
"Are you okay?" she asked moving his head to the side to get a better look at his neck.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Stiles responded moving out of her grasps to pick up his computer chair that had been knocked down. When he turned it around, three claw marks were seen, having torn the leather. Stiles looked at his sister with wide eyes while her focus was on the chair.
"We'll keep an eye on him at the party." Kat reasoned, "Make sure he doesn't hurt anyone." Waiting until Stiles nodded, Kat headed back into her room to get ready.
Kat put on a black bralette, a maroon pencil skirt, with her black biker jacket. Her shoes were lace up booties in black. For her makeup, Kat used a peach eyeshadow and a long cat eye. Her lips had a maroon color on them and her cheeks were slightly pink. Her nails had been painted gold the night before, and her fingers were adorned with rings. For her hair, Kat decided to wear it down showing off the ombre. When she deemed herself ready, she grabbed her iPhone from its place on her nightstand and her black leather tote bag.
Stiles made Kat go with him in his Jeep because he said it would be pointless to take two cars if they were going to the same place.
Kat knocked on the front door, and Lydia came out grinning madly, "Glad you could make it. Oh, and I love your outfit by the way." she said gesturing to Kat's clothes.
"Thanks. You look good too." Kat complimented walking into the house behind Lydia.
"I know right." Lydia replied shamelessly, "Well have fun." and then she left. Leaving Kat to stand alone inside the house. When she saw Stiles in the back yard talking to some Lacrosse players, she decided to go outside too.
Kat was about to get something to drink when she saw Derek Hale standing next to a fire pit staring at her. She decided to walk over to him, I might as well talk to someone my age. She thought to herself.
"What are you doing here?" she asked stopping in front of him and taking a sip from her water bottle. He stared at her lips while she took a drink staring at the smirk that formed. He looked back at her eyes and saw a twinkle of mischief in them, he rolled his own in annoyance of being caught staring.
"What are you doing here?" he countered instead of answering her question.
"Well unlike you, I was actually invited." Kat smiled taking a step closer. She noticed his eyes flash to the ground before looking at her again. Then she heard the song You Know You Like It by Tove Lo and Dj Snake blasting through the speakers. She leaned up until she was face to face with him, and whispered in his ear, "Dance with me."
Derek looked in her eyes, before smirking, "I don't think..."
Kat cut him off before he could finish, "It wasn't a request." she grinned astonished by her own boldness. Kat reached out her hand, and when Derek took it, she led him a little closer to the dancefloor, but not close enough to draw too much attention to them.
She stopped and scooted closer to Derek so that she could wrap her arms around his neck. at first he didn't do anything, just stared at her searching for something. Kat guessed he found what he was looking for because she felt his hands rest on her waist. They're bodies began moving to the beat, fitting together perfectly like puzzle pieces.
One of Derek's hand moved to her back pulling her in closer. His hand touched the skin that had been exposed by her crop top and the hand on her waist tightened its grip. Kat's left arm stayed around his neck while her fingers played with his hair. Her right slid down resting on his chest.
They were looking into each other's eyes and Kat broke into a smile. Then, she pulled away and Derek gave her a questioning look. Kat just smirked and turned around so that his chest was pressed into her back. Derek froze and dropped his hands, not knowing what to do. Kat just grabbed his arms and wrapped them around her waist. She started moving her hips and after a while so did Derek.
Kat leaned her head back and rested it on Derek's shoulder turning her head slightly to look at him. One of her hands was on top of Derek's around her mid-section while the other came up to weave her fingers in his hair. Kat felt Derek's breath on her cheek and she turned slightly to look at him.
They locked eyes and Derek began leaning in, staring hungrily at her lips, only to look up sharply. Kat stopped moving when she felt him tense. She looked up to see what had caught his attention. It was Scott, with Allison, clutching his head. Kat exchanged a glance with Derek, and when they looked back, Scott was gone.
"C' mon," Derek grabbed her hand and pulled her to the front of the house through the gate that lead that way.
They got there just in time to see Scott drive away leaving Allison with a worried look.
"Allison." Derek called out to her, still holding Kat's hand. Allison turned around with a questioning look only to drop it when she saw Kat, "I'm a friend of Scott's." He said walking closer pulling Kat along, "My name's Derek, and this is-" he was cut off by Allison, "Kat, I know who she is." Allison said smiling at her. Kat smiled back at her.
"Scott asked me to give you a ride." Derek informed her pulling out his car keys, one of his hands still holding Kat's.
"Uhm..." Allison hesitated, "Derek's taking me home too. Right?" Kat asked still looking at Allison and smiling. The brunette sent her a grateful expression, "Yeah, of course." Derek replied pulling her toward his car, Allison following next to Kat.
Derek opened the passenger side door of his 2-door black Camaro. Allison slipped in first, sitting in the back seat. Derek, still holding Kat's hand, helped her in giving her a small smile before he closed the door.
"Are you and him..." Allison asked Kat while Derek was walking around the car to get to the driver's side. Kat, knowing he could hear her, said "I don't know." Looking into his eyes and smiling shyly.
Derek opened his door and Kat saw a small smile on his lips. He turned on the car and drove off. When he noticed Kat wrap her leather jacket tighter around herself, he turned on the heater. Kat sent him a grateful smile and turned to look out the window. It was quiet, Allison only speaking to give Derek her address.
When they arrived Kat got out first to let Allison get out. "Thanks Derek," she smiled at him.
"No problem." He said smiling back, but Kat noticed it was strained.
"I'll walk you up." Kat said leaving the car door open.
"Thank you," Allison said, hugging Kat tightly.
"Anytime, and hey. Scott had been feeling ill all day but he really wanted to spend time with you, so he went to the party anyway." Kat said, doing damage control. Allison smiled at her and nodded her head.
Kat walked back to the car and noticed Derek staring at her. She smiled at him and slipped into the seat. Kat noticed Allison had left her blazer in the car. Derek saw her reaching for it, "Leave it, I'm going to use it for something."
"Scott?" Kat questioned rolling her eyes. Derek nodded and continued driving. It was silent for most of the ride, but it wasn't uncomfortable, it was rather peaceful.
Derek pulled up at the Stilinski residence and turned off his car. Kat smiled at him, "I'm glad your back." she said.
"Me too." Derek reached for her hand and placed a piece of paper in it. "If anything happens, call me."
Kat smiled at him and nodded, she unbuckled her seatbelt, but before she got out she leaned over the console and kissed his cheek, her lips lingering for a moment. "Thank you, be safe." she smiled and got out.
Derek waited for her to go close the car door before placing a hand on his cheek. He smiled, and then he remembered it was the full moon.
When Kat closed the front door, she heard Derek's car speed away, and she couldn't help but let her own small smile come out, placing her fingers on her lips.
Kat headed into her room and began changing into more comfortable clothes. Before she did anything else, she took out her phone from her bag, and programmed Derek's number into it.
After she finished brushing her teeth and washing her face, Kat walked into her room ready to go to sleep. She checked her phone and noticed she had 4 missed calls from Stiles. She was about to call him back, when the front door opened.
"Kat?" she heard Stiles yell frantically, followed by footsteps on the stairs. Her bedroom door opened and her brother stood there out of breath. "Oh thank god you're ok."
"Yeah, I am. Why wouldn't I be?" she questioned, her eyebrows furrowing.
"Because Allison said Derek gave you a ride home too and that you were alone with him after they dropped her off." Stiles explained still trying to catch his breath.
"Well duh Stiles, that how rides work." Kat rolled her eyes at her brother's antics.
"I know that. BUT it's Derek. He's the other werewolf, he's the one that bit Scott and he's the one the killed the girl in the woods." Scott said grabbing her shoulders in an effort to make her understand.
Kat thought for a second if she should tell her brother that she already knew that. That she went to school with Derek and had become best friends with his older sister Laura. That it wasn't Derek who bit Scott because only an Alpha could do that and Derek was a Beta. Or that she didn't think Derek was capable of murder.
She settled for partial honesty.
"I know Derek is a werewolf. I went to school with him Stiles. His sister was my best friend." Kat said sighing, hoping her brother wouldn't over react.
"What?! You knew?!" Stiles yelled running a hand through his buzz cut and staring at her with wide eyes. Well at least he didn't over react. Kat thought sarcastically.
"Will you calm down. Derek would never hurt me ok! We are friends, and I'm always going to be his friend so before you say anything..." she said raising her voice when she saw Stiles ready to refute her, "I'm old enough to make my own decisions. I can protect myself. Not that I need any protection, especially from Derek. So drop it, worry about Scott, not me." she said putting her hands on her hips.
"I'll always worry about you, but you're right, you're an adult. Just promise me you'll be safe." Stiles said looking at her with worried eyes.
Kat pulled him in for a hug and nodded her head," Always." she whispered. Stiles nodded, satisfied with her answer and left her room, going to look for Scott.
She laid in her bed thinking about the past few days. Her first week back home and now she had to worry about her brother getting hurt, Scott a newly turned werewolf, most likely hunters because if it's her luck there has to be hunters present, a power crazy Alpha that bit her brothers best friend, and her ongoing confusing feeling for a certain brooding, leather jacket wearing, untrusting werewolf.