A/N: It's been a long time since I've submitted anything. I've had this idea. It's just a one shot right now, but who knows. Enjoy!
The Pack
We'd been driving for three days straight. The only reason I knew that we were in New Jersey was because Derek made sure that we switch the license plates on the CRV that he'd "commandeered" back in Maryland. Simon and Tori was passed out in the back seat and I'd just woken up, preparing to take over for Derek so he could finally get some sleep.
"Derek," I began. I didn't want to upset him so I was trying to choose my words carefully. "Are you sure you want to do this? What if they try to-."
"We talked about this Chloe, I don't think we have any other choice. If we approach the Pack, instead of waiting for them to find us, and tell them about the Edison group, they're not going to have time to worry about who we may, or may not have killed," he replied. I could hear the exhaustion in his voice, but I needed to be sure that Derek wasn't going to get himself killed, while trying to protect the rest of us.
"They may not do anything to us, but what about you. I thought the Pack wasn't accepting of non-pack members," we didn't know much about the Pack, and it wasn't always easy separating fact from fiction, but even though Derek was willing to risking his own life, I couldn't handle it, not now… not after our kiss.
Derek pulled the CRV over to the side of the sparkly traveled road, unbuckled his seat belt and turned to face me. "I know what we're might be walking into, but we're in between and rock and a hard place and this seems like the lesser of two evils. We were lucky when we brought down Edison headquarters before. We may not be that lucky again, we need someone on our side, we need help."
I looked down at my hands and I could feel myself fidgeting, he was right, I knew he was. Going to the Pack and throwing ourselves at their mercy was our best option. I didn't say anything, I just turned to remove my seatbelt, open the door and trade places with Derek. He met me in front of the car, headlight shining around us, I expected him to just let me walk past but he stopped me and put his hands hesitantly on my waist, like he wasn't sure if he'd be allowed. My heart skipped a beat and I hurried to reassure him by rubbing my hands up and down his arms reassuringly.
I waited for him to say something although subconsciously I knew he wouldn't. We were literally running for our lives and neither of us knew how a new relationship fit. At one point I brought it up to Tori, I was ready for the mockery but she surprised. "Our lives are crap, and we have no idea if or when they'll get any better. Why not take your kicks where you can get them?" My jaw dropped, I'd never heard her say something so reassuring, but she redeemed herself immediately after. "If giant hulking dog boys are your think, who am I to stop you." Then she walked out of the room we'd shared at the time.
Standing on the side of the road with Derek, I reflected back onto the only good piece of advice that I got from Tori and leaned up while simultaneously tugging Derek down towards me and pressed my lips to his. When we pulled apart, I gave him a small smile then pushed him toward the passenger door, as I took over the last leg of driving. Derek had planned the route after he and Tori were able to do some research and figure out where the Pack might live. Nine nerve racking hours later, with Tori and Simon still asleep in the back seat and Derek stirring awake in the passenger seat, I pulled up next to a gate with a sign that read Stonehaven. I put the car in park and turned off the engine and looked over to Derek who was rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Tori and Simon were beginning to stir as well. I looked over to Derek.
"Well," I began, "What now?"
Derek took a deep breath, "Chloe, leave the keys in the ignition, and we'll leave the bags in the car… in case we have to make a quick exit. We walk from here and let me do the talking. We'll tell them about the experimentation, and hopefully turn this whole mess over to people who are more equipped to deal with it."
"Can't say I see anything wrong with that, but what are we going to do after that?" Tori chimed.
Derek took another breath, "I've been doing some research. We need somewhere to lay low until things blow over with Chloe's dad, and somewhere where Tori doesn't attract too much attention when she throws a temper tantrum and something blows up. We also need somewhere isolated enough that I don't have to worry every time I have to change."
"I feel like this is leading somewhere big," Simon mumbled.
"There's a town, it's pretty isolated and rural. There's a small town where we might be able to get work if we need it, but most of the people live in cabins that are scatter through the wooded area of the town. I think we should go there and lay low for a bit."
"With the exception of the fact that we'll be living in the middle of nowhere, what aren't you telling us about this fantasy hideaway," Tori asked impatiently.
"It's in Canada."
The car was silent until Tori spoke up, "How are we even supposed to do that? Illegal border hopping will get you sent to a federal prison."
"I'm working on the details, but we have to take all of this one problem at a time, first we alert the pack, then we worry about Canada. Leave the door unlocked when you get out," Derek stated as he climbed out of the car, he'd just used the voice that no one argued with, not even Tori.
After getting out the car, we prepared to walk down the drive and possibly into another disaster. Somewhere along the way I'd grabbed a hold of Derek's hand, I thought it was frightening begin caught by the enemy, but walking into their hands was a type of fear that I hadn't experienced until now. By the time we reached the door Derek looked about ready to pounce. He was eager to turn over the responsibility of the Edison group to the adults, but I could tell that he was also curious about meeting the pack Alpha. No one was moved so I reached past Derek, who at some point and conveniently tucked me behind himself, and rang the doorbell. It wasn't long before we heard a voice yelling back to someone in the house before reaching up and twisting the knob. The pulled the door opened and gaped when he saw us, you'd think a stranger had never knocked on the door before. I looked up to Derek waiting for him to say something but he just started at the man standing in the doorway like he wasn't sure what to do, run or attack. The five of us stood there for a very uncomfortable 45 seconds before Simon stepped up and held out his hand.
"Hi," he said prize winning smile at the ready. "My name is Simon," he began, "this is Tori, Chloe, and my brother Derek, and I'm not sure what the protocol is but… we were wondering if you Alpha had a little bit of time to spare. We're kind of experiencing a problem and could use the help."
It was another 45 seconds to a minute before anyone else moved. The man in the doorway turned the top half of his body into the house careful not to take his eyes from Derek.
"Elena," he yelled, "I think we have a problem."
A/N: It's been a while since I've written anything. This is just a one shot on a funny way I think we could integrate Derek, Chloe, and the gang in with the Pack. For now all I have is this, but maybe one day I'll expand. R&R please!