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Ashlee's p.o.v
"Come on slow pokes!" I call down the loft stairs. Stiles pulls the finger at me while trying to carry a heavy box. I just laugh at him.
"Here" Derek says, as I walk through the loft door. He takes the small but heavy box from my hands. This place is nice, nicer than the pictures. It's got a white and black colour scheme and all the furniture is quite sleek and modern. It's beautiful, i'm guessing it's the handywork of Laura. "What's in here?" he asks, realising it's heavier than it looks.
"Abit or this, abit of that" I say, grinning. Derek grins back. I would literally make bad jokes all day if he kept grinning at me like-
"Derek?" I turn and it's Scott who said that. How does Scott know my roommate?
"Scott? Stiles?" Derek asks. He puts the box down carefully with the other few and goes over to the boys, he does that manly handshake all guys seem to automatically know.
"Okay..what's going on here?" I ask, looking between the 3 boys.
"While you were away, Stiles and I meet Derek. He was a senior at Beacon Hills High when we first started. He sort of helped us through our first year" Scott tells me. I was away from awhile with my grandmother. After my Dad walked out and Mum was struggling to support Scott and I, I went to live with her. I knew it would help with the bills so I didn't mind doing it. I only came back last year.
"Oh..so you guys are friends?" I ask hopefully.
"Something like that" Derek says.
"Well, that's good because these are my brothers" I say. Derek looks a little suprised. He looks between Scott and Stiles and me. I walk over and stand by Scott. "Come on, isn't it obvious?" I say, pointing to both of our croocked jaws. Derek makes an 'ooooh' face. Then he looks at Stiles. He obviously knows Scott and Stiles aren't brothers. "Our parents finally manned up and got together" I explain.
"This must be your brothers" Laura says, walking into the room, wiping her hands on a tea towel.
"Yeah. Laura, meet Scott and Stiles. Scott and Stiles, meet Laura" I introduce. The three shake hands, she musn't know these three are sort of friends. "Derek already knows them from Beacon Hills High" I tell her when she looks over at him. She nods. How do we all know each other through each other but not actually know each other? Wait..what?
"Well there's plenty of food, why don't the two of you stay for lunch?" Laura asks Scott and Stiles. I see their faces light up at the thought of free food.
"Thank you, we'd love too" Stiles says with a big smile.
"I'm in, thanks" Scott says.
"Well i've got alot of unpacking to do. You guys go on ahead" I say, reaching for a box.
"Derek will show you where your room is" Laura deligates the job to her brother, skipping off to the kitchen with Scott and Stiles in tow.
"I love your roommate" Stiles mouths to me. I roll my eyes but grin anyway.
"Come on" Derek says, picking up a box himself. I can't help but notice how much his arms flex as he moves. I follow him and he leads me to an upstairs room. "Laura's room is downstairs, our's are up here. This one is your's" he says, pushing the door open. It's quite a big room, well bigger than my room at Mum's. As promised, there is already a bed in here. It's bare but I brought my own bedding. The bed is under the window, a ranchslider to a private patio area on one side and drawers on the other. There's room for a desk if need be but i'm not too fussed with that, i'll sit on my bed. The door's on to the right, a pretty big waredrobe beside it. By the looks of things, it's walk-in. I don't have many clothes and even less shoes and one handbag so i'll probably use it for storage more than clothes and stuff. Derek and I walk in and put the boxes on my bed. We make another trip downstairs for the last two. I only have 4. "Need help?" Derek asks.
"I'm okay, you should go and eat with your sister" I say. Derek doesn't make a move to leave. "Unless you want to stay and help" I say.
"We haven't been getting alone too well these last couple of days..we've been avoiding each other" he tells me.
"Oh..i'm sorry" I say. "Well, lucky for me then, because you can make the bed" I say, handing him a bundle with a sheet, pillow cases and duvet with a smile. He grins a little and gets too work. I have to admit, I like the look of him making my bed..Oh my god, I need help. I fold my clothes and start putting them in my drawers. It doesn't take long for me to finish unpacking and with Derek's help, it's even quicker. We walk downstairs to find Laura, Scott and Stiles sitting at the table eating what looks like a homemade bacon and egg pie. That's the way to those boys' hearts..through their mouths. Derek and I sit down with them.
"All unpacked?" Scott asks. I nod.
"Yeah, didn't take as long as I thought. I don't have much stuff" I say. "I might need to steal some of your shifts so I can go shopping" I say, nudging Scott.
"No, you can't!" he whines. "I want to take Allison away for a couple days in the holidays so I need the money"
"Oh god, you two are so sappy, it's disgusting" I say. I realise we have an audience and look up to see Derek and Laura watching us, Laura has a smile on her face. "Oh..sorry" I say, feeling embarassed.
"No, it's fine. It reminds me of how Derek and I used to be" Laura says. I can see the tension between the two Hales as she said that. Scott and Stiles take no notice but after Derek told me they weren't getting alone, it isn't hard to miss. "Oh, Cora rang me earlier" Laura says, looking at me.
"Your younger sister?" I ask.
"Yeah. She wants to come and meet you, come and stay for a night. Would that be alright with you?" Laura asks.
"Of course. If you can put up with these two pigs I think Cora and I will get along just fine" I tease, my brothers pouting. Laura laughs and Derek chuckles. Scott and Stiles start talking amoungst themselves. I hear Derek's phone go off. He reads the text and his face turns angry. Laura side-eyes him.
"Don't" he says, getting up and walking up to his own room. I feel awkward that I just saw that so I make out I didn't, Scott and Stiles still oblivious to anything around them. I catch Laura's eye though.
"This was delicious but Dad just text, we have to get back and clean up the lounge" Stiles says sheepishly. They never clean up after themselves. "Oh and him and Melissa want to come check out the loft when they're both off"
"That's fine boys" Laura says. I stand and grab their dirty dishes, grabbing Laura's too.
"We'll catch up soon" Scott says as he leaves.
"Okay, bye guys!" I say, going towards the kitchen. They both wave and Laura shows them out. I go into the kitchen and rinse their dishes. The photos on the fridge catch my eye. I walk over and there's a picture of what looks like a really big family. Laura and Derek are stadning amoungst them, Derek's arm over her shoulders, both smiling.
"Mum always took family photos" I jump at Laura's voice.
"I didn't mean to snoop, I just-"
"It's fine Ashlee" she says. "That was our family. Huge right?" she asks.
"Massive..alot bigger than mine" I say.
"See?" Laura says, pointing to her and Derek. "We used to be like you and your brothers" she says, moving to lean againist the counters.
"Uh..Derek told me you guys haven't been getting along lately" I say awkwardly.
"Well that's not a lie" she sighs.
"I really don't want to step out of line or anything but..can I ask what happened?"
"You live with us now, you should know. You're going to see it" she says. See what? "Derek's dating this girl, Jennifer. She's a total bitch, makes him quiet and shy away from us. I hate it" she says.
"Derek has a girlfriend?" I ask, feeling a little disappointed.
"Yeah..maybe not when i'm through with her" Laura says. My eyes widen at her. "Sorry..you'll get used to me as well"
"No..you sound like me" I chuckle.
"When it comes to your baby brother, you just want them to be happy, right?" Laura asks.
"Yeah, I get that" I say. "Scott's dating this girl called Allison, it took months for me to accept her. Bitch move but he's my little bro" I say with a shrug.
"Luckily he gives a damn what you think" Laura says. "Derek's been with this girl for 4 months and not once has he taken any of my advice" she makes a frustrated sound. "I just want them to break up so he can be himself again" she looks over at me, a little guilty. "That was a horrible thing to say, wasn't it?" I shake my head.
"No, i'd want the same for Scott and Allison if she wasn't a sweetheart" Laura gives me a small smile and we slip into a comfortable silence.
"I like your brothers, they're funny" Laura says.
"They're annoying as hell but I love them" I grin. "Stiles really likes you. As long as you can cook, they'll both like you"
"Luckily my mother taught me well then" she says. We hear a knocking at the door.
"Derek? Derek!" a whiny voice says.
"Here we go" Laura sighs. I watch from afar as she goes to the door. She opens it and a girl, around her age, steps inside..well tries. Laura puts her arm out. "Did I invite you inside?" she asks the girl.
"I need to speak with Derek" she says. Ah. This must be the famous soul-sucking Jennifer.
"He's busy. You should go" Laura says.
"I know you don't like me but I need to talk to Derek" she says, trying to push past Laura. I'm more than suprised when Laura pushes her againist the wall beside the door.
"Leave my brother alone" she warns Jennifer. Jennifer looks pissed, she shoves Laura and my feet are moving before I can process it.
"Hey" I warn Jennifer, standing at Laura's side.
"Who are you?" she asks.
"I'm the new roomate" I say.
"Well, this has nothing to do with you, or you" she says, looking at Laura. I barey know this girl but I do know that was the wrong thing to say. Laura's hand snakes out and slaps Jennifer across the face.
"Get out" Laura tells her. Jennifer looks shocked. She slowly backs out of the loft and Laura slams the door in her face, looking very, very pissed off.
"Are you okay?" I ask her.
"I'm fine..thanks for sticking up for me" Laura says. "Sorry you had to see that..i'll understand if you decide you don't want to stay"
"Laura" I say, making the older girl turn to me. "Jennifer isn't going to scare me away" I say, making Laura grin.
"Looks like we're going to be good friends then" she says, throwing her arm around my shoulders. Derek starts coming down the stairs and Laura gives me an 'uh oh' look.
"What was all the noise?" he asks, stopping on the last step and looking over at us.
"Ashlee and I are going out..aren't we Ashlee?" Laura asks me.
"Yeah.." I say, playing along. Derek's eyes are narrowed and he's looking between us skeptically.
"Well come on, let's get ready" Laura says, taking me to her room. When we get in, she shuts the door. "What do I do?" she asks me. "He's going to call her, oh god he's going to hate me" she stresses.
"She deserved it" I say without thinking.
"You're right..I just don't like seeing him like that" she sighs, sitting down on her bed. I get an idea.
"Get up" I say. Laura looks at me confused. "Come on, up" I say. She stands up. "We are going out. We're going clubbing tonight" I say with a smile. "And we're going to get drunk and dance with hot guys we don't know"
"I definately like you" she chuckles. "Okay" she says, clapping her hands together. "Let's do this" she grins.
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Of course I have to have a clubbing chapter, it's like my thing ;) There will be more as well! Hope you enjoyed! Favourite, follow and review!
