Prompt: Jealous Dallison

For strawwolf, the coolest of the cool.

Background:

So after Allison DIDN'T die in the season 3 finale of Teen Wolf, she left the US and traveled to Tokyo where she attended college and received a BA in education, and then her MA in mythological studies. She accepts a kick-ass job at Keio University in Tokyo teaching literature and on the side tracks down supernatural stuff for her hunter father. Stuff goes sour, and she moves back to Beacon Hills at the request of her father taking a job at the history museum. Not even a month back and she runs into Derek Hale. Everyone thought that she died when stabbed by the oni, and although there is tons of animosity between the two, he promises to keep her secret from the others if she helps him out whenever he needs information to track stuff down. Anyway turns out the Kyuubi (9 tailed fox) has made Beacon Hills its playground, and Derek goes to Allison for information on the legend. There's a lot of tension even though he's been meeting her regularly since she returned. But after he notices a sparkly ring on a certain finger… well….

"Derek."

His shoulders tense as he peers up from the ancient book to meet her eyes. He can't muster one word but successfully manages in lifting an eyebrow.

"Focus." Her eyes roll up before leaning back down to search the text. "See this here?" She asks guiding her finger to characters he can't read with her left hand. No, he doesn't see whatever she is pointing at. That rock is distracting. The way it sparkles as she scrolls her fingers along lines of kanji. "…and that's why the Kyuubi is known as the King of the Bijuu. He battled with the Yamata no Orochi for 100 years and never squandered his strength. Not only that, but-" She pauses.

He nods, but Derek's clearly not listening. His eyes are focusing on her hand, more specifically the engagement ring that somehow engulfs half her finger.

Alison gawks at him before clearing her throat. "Derek!"

He peers up.

Her breath is sharp. "What's got into you?" Alison puts her hand on her chest. You know what, a faint voice whispers in her thoughts. She cringes. "Everything okay?"

No. It's not okay, she tells herself once she catches him watching her from under his lashes.

No. There's no way. She rubs her left hand against her arm. This was not clicking into place, she tells herself. There was no place for this to click into. Derek Hale was not staring at her ring. Derek Hale was not preoccupied with the idea that she could… that she was… was he seriously caring about anything have to do with her or her personal life right now? The fact he is wrong bothers her more than she cares to admit.

"You got something to say?" Hell, it took everything in her to ask such an open ended question. He nods before taking a short step forward. Allison suddenly finds it hard to catch her breath.

"This fox-" he starts locking his eyes with her own. "His motivation?"

She swallows hard as Derek closes in on her personal space. "He, uh, well, the Kyuubi is searching for whoever woke him. You know... typical bad guy quest for vengeance..."

His lips move, but she isn't listening. She can't hear whatever words are stumbling from those lips. Without Any Warning her head floods with noise. What is he doing? Why is he so close? Why does he look so upset? Was it the Kyuubi? Was she hallucinating the narrowed eyes fixated on her finger?

"Derek." She whispers as he closes the final inch between them. "Are you even listening to me?"

His lips thin. "Why else would I be here, Argent?"

Argent? She felt heat bubble within her. Oh, so she was just Argent now?

"You tell me." She places her index finger on his chest and taps. It's impatient. She purposely lets it be her left hand. Screw him. Screw him and his shitty attitude. "I've repeated that the Kyuubi had enough stamina to last 100 year war about four times now."

He grips her wrist. The way she feels burns. "Yeah, well, knowing the strongest Japanese elemental god is terrorizing your town is a lot to have on the mind." He rolls his eyes. "Kind of a lot to take in, Argent."

She scoffs. "That it?"

"That's it." He cooly replies letting his eyes scan over her body. Allison notices they yet again stop on her finger. She notices that he's still holding her wrist. "Got anything else you wanna say, Argent?"

She drags her bottom lip into her mouth and lets her teeth scrape against the skin. "You're holding my hand, Hale."

"Don't flatter yourself, Argent."

Her eyes trail down his chest to her wrist. His heat is clouding all her senses. It makes her shiver. "Flatter myself? Are you serious? You're holding my hand. You've lost your mind."

"My mind is fine."

"Is it?" She shakes her head at the ridiculous turn their conversation has taken and chuckles lightly. "I'm about to test that."

She doesn't know why she does it, but with every ounce of strength in her she tugs his arm. The way he stumbles forward pushes her back up against the cool stone wall. His chest presses against her body.

Allison gasps.

He's breathing heavy.

Derek studies her eyes. Her head tilts up on its own and catches her completely by surprise. For a moment, the two stand completely still.
Derek moves first. His head slowly pulls toward hers.

"D-Derek..." Allison's heartbeat was pounding in her ears. Her stomach's full of flutters. She swears the damn rooms spinning. Is he going to kiss her? Will she let him?

Jesus Christ! The realization smacks her across the face like a ton of bricks. Her arms find a mind of their own and wrap around his neck. Her body's screaming yes, she wants to kiss Derek Hale. Lust blooms in her eyes.

Any second now and they will be-

"It's.. It's getting late." Derek's breath is hot against her lips. The way his mouth ghosts hers is sinful. Allison bites her lip once more and slowly breaks her hold on him.

"Y-yeah." She averts her eyes.

"Your fiancée will worry." He turns his back to her and moves toward the door.

Allison blinks once, cocks her head and then looks down at her ring. "You think I'm engaged?"

He pauses in the doorway.

"No. No. Derek, this belonged to my mother. This was my mother's ring. She, I-I... I just wanted a piece of her with me while we go through this."

"Go through this?"

Her mouth falls open. "The Kyuubi." She clarifies.

He nods then walks out the door.

She presses her back against the wall as much as she can. Her heart is still throbbing. Was Derek jealous?

Allison lets her eyes close. What was that? A long breath escapes her lips. "Shit."