I grew up not knowing who I was, what I was. My life wasn't perfect, not even close to perfect. I had a power that nobody knew I had. I used it only for good, or I tried to. I will never forget the days that were taken from me, and I will never forget the person who took them. He used me as a pawn in his game, he abused my powers. He knew what I was and he made me regret it.
He called me his angel, he told me what he was doing was for my own good. He said that I was special, that's why I had powers. He said I was born of light, he told me that if I was good he would let me go. He lied.
My powers didn't only help people, it hurt me. I can heal the wounded but in return I bare their wounds. I would have the wounds for a matter of minutes until I myself heal. It was a gift and a curse, I could sense when someone is injured or dying. I can inflict pain at my will, I try not to use my power because it drains me. To do all this it takes an amount of energy, that at this time I didn't have.
I couldn't escape from him, I didn't have the energy to do it. Any wound he would give me would heal over time and it frustrated him. So he made this dagger that would inflict damage and I could never heal the scars it caused.
He always cut me in the same place, on my back between my shoulder blades. He would leave two horrid long gashes. Always on the same spot, I couldn't heal it so it would just scar over. He told me he did this so I couldn't fly away. I didn't understand, I still don't understand.
His favorite thing to do is to make me scream. He says it's like a song from god. If I don't scream he makes the punishment worse until I do. So I always scream, scream for help, scream in pain, scream to be heard. I wish I could be heard.
He took me from my mother , and the worst of all from my best friend Derek. I knew Derek would be looking for me. I hoped he would be, I prayed that he would find me and take me away from this place. But he never came, eight years and he never showed up. Or at least I thought.
I had been missing for eight years, and I remember each day, hour and second like it just happened. I don't really remember the day I was saved, it happened all so fast. The person who saved me wasn't human he was a werewolf, I know this because my best friend was one. He was so fast, and strong it was so unreal, but I will never forget his eyes, they were red. I don't know why he saved me and I don't know how he did, but I am so thankful he did.
It was so hard to believe I was missing for eight years. Almost half my life was spent in pain and despair, the man with red eyes brought me home. My mom looked so fragile and small, when she saw me I thought she would break. She did, they saw me and cried, my mom's scream will always haunt me, she made the most heartbreaking sound, as she ran to me. She embraced me and cried, she said that I have been gone for so long.
My name is Ailey Kane, eight years ago I was stolen , and now here I am, home back in Beacon Hills, inside the Sheriffs' office talking to Sheriff Stilinski.
"So you don't remember anything specific about him, like hair color, eye color or maybe height?" Sheriff Stilinski asks me. I shake my head "I'm sorry but I don't know, he never let me see his face, the room he kept me in was always dark." I say. The Sheriff shakes his head and looks to my mom, "I'm sorry but there is nothing we can do at the moment, we will do our best to put him behind bars but right now there is nothing we can do." He looks to me. "Can you tell me about the person who you said saved you?" he asks. I nod my head, "All I remember was that he had red eyes." I say looking into the Sheriff's eyes. He looks at me and writes it down on his note pad. I look at my mom, "Can we go home now?" I ask sadly.
My room is just the way I left it when I was nine. Pastel mint walls with white furniture, and stuffed animals galore. I walk around the room and see picture frames, I find a picture of Derek and I, I looked so happy like nothing could ever go wrong. Well I was wrong, I grab as many picture frames as I can and look around for a place to put them. I find my old closet and shove them in there, I look up and she colorful fabrics.
I smile sadly, and bring my hand up to touch the clothes. "I don't think any of that is going to fit you honey." I turn and see my mom standing at the door. I nod "Do you think I could get new ones?" I ask her, tears form in her blue eyes. "Of course sweetie anything you want." She walks toward me wraps me in her arms, "I missed you so much sweetie, I thought you were never coming back." She says crying.
"I'm here mom don't worry." I say patting her back. She lets go of me and looks me in the eyes smiling, "Yes you are here." She says happily. Once she leaves my room I go into my bathroom and run a bath. I go back into my room and lay on my bed, I close my eyes and sigh. Suddenly I sense someone's presence, I jolt off my bed and look to my window.
I see a man with hazel eyes and a strong build. I step back a little and open my mouth to scream, "Ailey, don't." the man says stepping closer. I back up more, he holds his hands up as if to surrender. "Ailey it's me, Derek," he says stepping closer. I stop moving, "It's okay I'm not going to hurt you, I just came to see if you were okay." He says moving closer.
We are now face to face, I stare at him inspecting him. He puts his hand on my cheek and I flinch and push him away. He looks at me hurt, "I'm sorry it took me so long to find you Ails, I tried so hard to find you." I look at him, in confusion, "I waited," I say quietly. "I waited for you to come find me, I waited eight years Derek, eight years and you didn't save me. I prayed and hoped and begged that you would find me." I say angrily.
"Why didn't you come?" I whisper looking him in the eyes. He looks confused, "I did find you Ails, what are you talking about?" He says hurt. Still looking him in the eyes "No you didn't, the man who saved me, he had red eyes last time I checked yours aren't." I yell at him. He looks me in the eyes, and I see them shift from their hazel color to pure red. I step back in shock, "A lot has changed since you've been gone Ailey, my whole family is dead." He says. I look at him in awe, I touch his face and he looks away. "Tell me what happened Derek, tell me everything."
"So let me get this straight, your crazy girlfriend b-" "ex-girlfriend" he interrupts. "Okay , your crazy EX- girlfriend burned down your house killing everyone except Peter, and then years later you learn Laura is dead so you came back, and an alpha bit this kid named Scott, the alpha turned out to be Peter who was crazy in wanting revenge and what else?" I ask him. "Peter killed Kate and I killed Peter, now I'm the alpha." He finishes.
"Wow, that is crazy." I reply. He tells me more about everything that is happening right now. He says he's looking for a pack, he says Scott doesn't want anything to do with him. I absorb every word he says, we talk for hours reminiscing and laughing, it almost feels like old times. Around 12:00 he decides to leave, he opens my window and turns to look at me one last time. "Before I forget, happy 17th birthday Ails, I really did miss you." I smile and laugh a little. "Thanks Der, I missed you too." I say and with that he leaves.
I think the nights when I'm alone are the worst, I have horrible nightmares. They are so vivid, it's just like I'm there. My mom hasn't left my side, I wake up every night screaming. My mom wants me to talk to a therapist, I told her I don't want to and I think she respects that. She lets me spend time with Derek, even if everyone else fears him, she remembers when he was just a little boy.
"Mom do you think I can go back to school?" I ask. She stares at me in surprise, "Is that what you want? I mean you don't have to, but if you want of course you can." She says smiling. I hug her, "It is what I want mom, thank you." I say happily.
I call Derek and tell him I'm going back to school, he offers to drop me off. I ask my mom, "Mom is it okay if Derek brings me?" she looks at me worried. "Are you sure? I can take you if you want." She says. I look at her in her nurse outfit and smile, "Please mom?" I beg she smiles. "Fine, but be careful love." She kisses my cheek and I yell out I love you mom and leave.
I see a black car and instantly know its Derek's. I walk over to the car and pull the door open, "Moring Ailey" he says smiling at me. "Morning Der." He looks at my outfit with shock, "Go change." He orders me, I roll my eyes and look at my outfit, I'm wearing a black spaghetti strap with a red flannel over it, and a pair of denim shorts with black combat boots.
"Derek, you're not my dad you're my friend now drive or I will walk." I say angrily. He sighs and drives me to Beacon Hills High. We pull up to the high school, I know I should be in elementary but I'm exceptionally smart so I aced the placement test. Derek gets out of the car and opens my door, "Wow, you're such a gentleman, when did that happen." I say with a smirk.
I step out of the car, and walk towards the school. I stop and turn to Derek, I run back and give him a hug and whisper thank you in his ear. He hugs me back with a smile. I let him go and head to school, I can do this, I say to myself and I enter the school.
What can I say it looks exactly like I picture a high school would look like. I feel everyone's energy radiating off of them. Everyone feels healthy, I smile and inertly thank god that no one is in pain or sick. I go to the front office and grab my schedule, and head to my first class.
When I enter the class room everyone's eyes are on me. "That's her, the girl who went missing" I hear people whisper. I put a strong face on and find a seat, next to this goofy looking kid with a shaved head. I feel everyone's eyes on me, I try to look confident but it's not working. Thankfully the teacher gets their attention, but the goofy kid is still looking at me. I turn my head and give him the most evil glare I can muster and he looks away.
Once the bell rings I spring out of my seat and leave the classroom. I feel a hand grab my arm, I turn and see the goofy kid again. "What is your problem," I shout at him, "You didn't get a good enough look during class?" he looks at me and sputters. "No, um, no I just wanted to say hi, not be creepy or anything sorry, Hi I'm Stiles." He says holding a hand out.
I look at him quizzically, "What kind of name is Stiles?" I say aloud. He looks at me hurt, "Ouch, um it's a nickname" he says. I look him over and from behind him I see the most broken person in the world. I can feel his despair and pain from here. I being walking toward him, he is lanky and tall with brown kind of curled hair. Soon enough I'm right next to him, he looks up with the most beautifully broken blue eyes.
He looks at me with confusion, and I just stare at him. I feel the pull of his pain, and reach to touch him and take it all away. "Hi." He says and it snaps me out of my daze, I look at him and smile. "Hi." I say kindly, "I'm sorry if I'm invading your personal space it's just I'm lost." I say trying to save myself. He smiles and I hand him my schedule, he looks at it and nods his head.
"Well you can follow me, we have the same class." He says smiling. "By the way my name's Isaac, Isaac Lahey." He says starting to walk away. I smile, "I'm Ailey Kane." I say, he looks back at me with surprise and opens his mouth to talk. I nod my head, "Yes I'm the girl who was taken." I say confirming his suspicion. He blushes at my abrupt coldness, "I wasn't going to ask that, I was going to ask if your mom is Nora Kane?" he says with a slight laugh. I blush and laugh, "I'm so sorry it's just that's all everyone can talk about." I say. He looks at me and shrugs, "I'm not everybody." He say and I smile.