Disclaimer - I do not own Teen Wolf or any of the characters you read about in this except my OC Eliza.
My first attempt at writing and a fan fiction so please go easy, have the whole story planned and it will be quite long so fingers crossed it goes down well. :)
Chapter One.
Unexpected Neighbours
"Why are there so many stairs!" Eliza groaned under her breath as she hefted her suitcase up what felt like the hundredth flight of stairs to her new home.
She had recently taken on a rental of a loft in downtown Beacon Hills her unofficial safe haven. After moving or more like running to this quiet town no one has ever heard of to lay low and hide, it was perfect. Privately owned building with only one other person living there. She would probably never meet the other neighbour and therefor would never have to get to know them. She could live a quiet life without anyone finding out her secrets or why she was hiding or more from who she was hiding from.
Just as she was nearing the last step to her floor the heavy suitcase she was hefting suddenly slipped and she started to fall backwards, fearing for the long fall down concrete steps she was about to experience she closed her eyes until she felt a strong grab her arm and stop her descent. She slowly and cautiously opened her eyes to see a man in front of her holding her arm. Well to call him a man would be a gross insult to the adonis standing in front of her.
As her eyes travelled up his body she could see that he was tall and well built, very muscular from his strong thighs to the obviously tight abs on his stomach to his broad chest and shoulders. As her gaze reached his face she involuntarily let out a gasp at the striking visage that faced her. Thick plump lips that just looked kissable, the thick, dark stubble that covered his chin and cheeks, a strong nose and high cheek bones that stood to highlight thick eyebrows that only a man could pull off. All of it paled in comparison to his eyes, bright forest green eyes that seemed to look right through her whilst almost hypnotically capturing her gaze making it impossible to look away.
Eliza must have stared at this beautiful man far longer than was classed normal as all of a sudden he smirked in a very egotistical way, obviously noticing his effect on her and then cleared his throat whilst pulling her forward. Her suitcase long forgotten was taken from her hands by a young boy, probably no more than 17, with curly hair, prominent dimples and sad shy eyes. When she finally dragged her eyes away from the dark wonder in front of him and really looked at his companion she could feel the resonating wariness from the teenager. He was looking her over like he didn't know whether to run or fight, she could tell that this boy had truly known fear, fear to the point where you caution everything new or different.
She suddenly stood properly whilst cocking her head to the side studying the two males in front of her, noticing an aura that she couldn't quite figure out. The young lads aura showing a pale yellow with spikes of blue flowing around his body, the other showing a deep red with earth hues of green and brown fading around the edges. The younger of the two was definitely the follower to the leader stood beside him, he was calmness with an edge of aggression that he was smothering so well it barely showed, The leader of the two was well connected to the earth whilst radiating power like a true boss, definitely an alpha male, and suddenly her inner musings clicked something and she stiffened realising what the two men standing in front of her truly were. The hunk's eyes suddenly flashed a bright red whilst the younger's quickly flashed a golden yellow. They both looked confused and then suspicious at the power that was just dragged forward without control.
Eliza mentally shook her self and spoke to change the subject before there suspicions grew. "Oh sorry, that bag was probably a little more than I could handle without an elevator" she smiled shyly hoping to extract herself from there gazes and retreat into her apartment. "I'll just take that and head to my apartment, I've still got a lot of stuff to bring up" she leant over to take the bag from the teens grasp when suddenly a large hand beat her to it. "Let us help you with that. Don't want you tripping again, there may not be someone around to rescue you next time." The dark male grinned smugly.
Eliza suddenly stood to her full height, straightening her back and squaring her shoulders. Sh would not be seen as weak by any man. "It's perfectly alright, I'm quite capable of walking two feet without falling" She wanted away from these two, knowing what they are made her fear start creeping back in. She didn't want anyone looking to closely at her and these two would look closer than most.
They both refused to move and the alpha didn't remove his hand from her bag. She had two choices here, walk away and accept there help or pull on some of the power she was desperately trying to hide. Weighing the options in her head she chose to accept there help as they would more likely leave quickly and seeing the reaction they both had to just feeling her natural aura, something she couldn't mask or hide she didn't think letting them feel anything more was a good idea, she was also trying to lay low and not draw more attention to her self then she already had.
"Thank you, my apartment is just here on the right" she graciously said. She walked ahead of them and went to pull open the door when the alpha barked "Isaac, get the door for the lady" the teen she now gathered was called Isaac slipped past her to pull the heavy sliding door open, doing s one handed with very little effort. If she wasn't aware of what they were she would be impressed at how they both dealt with heavy object with ease. Hell she was still impressed.
After her door was opened and her bag deposited to the side of the large open plan living room she turned to her two companions looking at them to leave and found the alpha male of the group looking her over in a mix of lust and suspicion. This one had definitely not had good dealings with the opposite sex, looking upon her seem to make him more suspicious then her aura did, something that only comes from being hurt or tricked by women in the past. She became more intrigued by this male the more she looked at him. When he finally finished his perusal of her body he looked up to her face. "Well it was really nice of you to help me" she said politely "and don't forget rescuing you" he smirked "Oh of course I couldn't forget that" she replied sarcastically with an eye roll, Isaac barked a laugh which he quickly smothered whilst the alpha smirked a bit more at the slight bite in her tone.
"Well again thank you very much for your help but I have a lot to get done before the night is over" she said subtly hinting that they should leave her alone now. "Did you not say that you had lots of stuff still to bring up" Isaac asked "yeah I do but" "Let us help you then, more hands will get it done faster and I'm assuming some of it will be heavier then your bag there" the alpha quickly interrupted "you don't need to do that I'll be fine!" she replied trying to get her self out of this without being too rude, they did help her after all and it wasn't in her nature to be cruel "Oh it's no trouble" the alpha replied before sticking his fingers in his mouth and emitting a loud whistle to which the loft door ahead of her suddenly slid open and revealed three more teenagers, another gorgeous male although older then the alpha invading her apartment and a girl in her early twenties. She did a quick scan and realised that almost all of them were also wolves bar one of the teens who seemed human although there was a touch a darkness on his aura that can only be found when touched by the supernatural. This must be the rest of his pack.
"Whistling Derek really, we are not dogs" The older man spoke with a well spoken voice "Speak for yourself Peter" the human in the group said. The alpha must be Derek she thought, it suited him in a gruff masculine way and Peter was the older man with the haughty expression. She was interrupted from her musing when Derek spoken again. "We have a new neighbour who has a truck full of things that we are graciously helping move upstairs" he informed the group which then brought their attention to her. They all openly studied the girl stood in front of them, each with a different expression on their faces. The two teen wolves were immediately suspicious and looking at her like a possible threat, gosh what this pack must have been through to be so untrusting without a word. The only girl in the group just looked on with complete indifference whilst Peter stared at her in fascination and excitement. That immediately raised her hackles, the human in the group somehow noticing her lack of enjoyment at the stares being thrown her way stepped forward and raised his hand in greeting. "I'm Stile's" he announced with a friendly smile. He reminded her of a Labrador, happy and calm with a sweet pale blue aura and a keen eye which revealed an analytical mind. She liked him immediately. "Eliza" She replied waving back the lilt of Irish in her accent coming out when sh spoke her name. Isaac giggled from behind her whilst Derek looked on in awe that this girl had been desperately trying to get rid of them moments ago but seemed perfectly happy in Stile's company.
Stile's stepped further forward in closer proximity which did not settle well with Derek. There was something about this girl that he couldn't figure out, almost like she was hiding something but he felt a pull towards her. "Come on let's get moving" he barked at his pack all of them except Stile's immediately stepping to head down the stairs. He noticed after they'd walked off already muttering to each other about there new arrival that Stile's had stayed put. He also noticed Peter with a gleam in his eye that he only got when he knew something others didn't.
Stile's approached her further stepping up to speak to her with curiosity. "So what brings you to Beacon Hills" he asked wanting to know more about her. She immediately stiffened which both Derek and Stile's noticed, "Oh needed a fresh start and wanted to start new" she replied whilst purposely avoiding their gaze. She was lying. Derek could hear it in her heartbeat and Stile's could see it in in the way she said it quickly whilst trying to look anywhere but at them. "Weren't you going out when I arrived" she inquired to Derek wanting to take the spotlight from herself. "No what makes you think that?" he asked in response "Do you usually stand in hallways silently waiting for someone to appear" she responded sarcastically, Stile's laughed aloud shaking his head, he started to walk out to go help the other muttering quietly about Derek finally meeting his match.
Derek looked at her again while she looked around her new home taking it in whilst he took her in. She was slim and petite but with a muscular edge only in the way someone who worked out and took care of their body can be. She had long legs but only stood at about 5'5 to his 6'3. He raked his gaze across her from bottom to top. Slim legs leading to muscular thighs and a round curvaceous rear clad in tight fitting black jeans and knee high black leather boots. She wore a slightly cropped top that flashed a tanned toned stomach and a flash of silver on her belly made him think she had a piercing, he drew his sight higher skimming over her ample breast, not massive but large enough to grab the eye. He guessed at muscular arms if the rest of her was anything to go by however it was hard to see in the fitted leather jacket that incased her shoulders. His gaze continued catching on her throat which looked soft and all he could think about was running his tongue and teeth along that supple, tanned skin to her face. Perfect delicate jaw, high cheekbones and a full bottom lip and thin sweetheart top lip. Petite nose and big crystal clear grey eyes which looked like storm clouds. She was beautiful with long chestnut hair tied in a braid but coming loose in wisps around her face, he couldn't understand the pull he felt towards her and its freaked him out.
His mind was torn. He felt an inexplicable attraction towards her, a tight tugging in his chest that just wanted to be close to her, nuzzle his head into her neck leaving his scent behind and bare his teeth at anyone who came close to her but at the same time he knew from to many experiences that a pretty face could be more dangerous then a monster. Kate and Jennifer had taught him that very well and he wouldn't be tricked again. There was something about her he couldn't but his finger on, something she was hiding and known his history with women it would be something big.
He took one last look at her before he turned to the sound of his pack coming back up the stairs, laden with boxes and bags. He sneakily watched her out of the corner of his eye as she gently directed his pack mates to where to leave things. He noticed the way the younger wolves were wary of her whilst noticing an energy about her that just meant you couldn't not like her. She had a way about her that puts you at ease. The teens slowly started shedding the suspicion they carried but the curiosity was still there, like she was a puzzle they couldn't figure out. The show to Derek was that the first one to really drop the confusion regarding her was Isaac and he was the least trusting of the lot, his past experiences clouding his ability to trust people.
Once everything was unloaded and set in it's rightful place, Eliza surveyed the room then looked at the motley crew of strangers who had stepped into her life with no questions asked. She sighed looking them over, even with there werewolf strength and stamina they still looked tired after lugging heavy boxes and furniture up several flights of stairs to her new home. "Right I think I owe you guys big time for helping me with all this, it would have taken me days to accomplish what you guys have. How about pizza and beers on me?" a round of cheers went up at that especially from the younger members of the group "and sodas of course for the underaged." Boos could be heard from the four teenagers in the group whilst Eliza just laughed and sweet tinkling sound like wind chimes. "Sorry boys but I can't exactly start my first night here breaking the law." "It's all good, my dad is the sheriff, so I could probably talk it down to a caution on your behalf" Stile's added cheekily. "Sorry Caris but no can do" Stile's looked at her in confusion. "It means dear one" Peter piped up finally adding to the conversation "it's latin, if I'm not mistaken" he smirked.
"You would be correct there, Peter was it? Sorry I feel awfully rude that I haven't really learn't your names or introduced my self. I'm Eliza Seraphim" Peter's eye shot up to her face that smirk returning to his face again. He definitely knew something. Derek then stepped forward, "I'm Derek and this is Isaac, whom you've already met." she smiled demurely at Isaac and he twitched his lips in a slight smile in return. "The rest are Scott, Stiles, Boyd, Peter, who is my uncle and Cora, my sister. Most of us live across the hall with the exception of Scott and Stiles who still live at home."
"Ah ok, I think i've got it now. I apologise in advance if I forget anyones name or mix you up." They all looked up at her, even Cora as if hey all wanted to give her reason not to forget their name. She looked around the room at the eager faces looking upon her and realised that she had either made a fantastic arrangement or a huge mistake. She couldn't quite figure out which one yet.
"Right, where's the best pizza in this town and who knows the number, you all must be starving." They all started clamouring over themselves to inform her of the best place until Derek stepped forward and offered to drive her to the pizza place so they could pick up drinks as well and also to allow everyone some time to cool off whilst he got a bit more time to figure her out. She accepted gracefully and went to grab her bag. Everyone else headed back to the loft once they'd placed there order. Derek walked out of the apartment next to her and slid the door shut behind him. They walked down the stairs together in silence, him trying to figure her out and her berating herself for her stupidity. She was supposed to be laying low not making best friend's with a pack of werewolves.
She realised that she would need to start distancing herself from them after this evening. If not for their protection but to protect herself. She could not allow anyone to find out she was here otherwise Beacon Hill's would not be the quiet little town she thought it was.
Boy had she thought wrong!
