Chapter 2: Second Chance at First Line

Kat spent Sunday with her dad just hanging out at the station since she didn't have a shift until Tuesday. Stiles was hanging out with Scott, trying to figure out what they should do about the whole Scott is a Werewolf problem.

Monday morning, she woke up and Stiles was already at school. Kat checked her phone and noticed she had a text from Stiles.

Stinky Stiles: Allison's family, the Argents, they're freaking werewolf hunters!

Of course they are. Kat thought bitterly.

Kitty Kat: Poor Scott. Be safe.

She decided to send a text to Derek.

Katerina: I freaking hate the Argents.

The reply was almost instant,

Derek: What happened? Did they do anything to you?

He asked, and even though it was a text, Kat noticed how frantic it sounded.

Katerina: No, i'm alright. It's just, I really like Allison, and so does Scott. It sucks.

She informed, sounding a bit upset.

Derek: Life sucks. Just be careful.

She laughed at his first comment and then smiled at the second.

Katerina: Always. Stay safe.

Kat couldn't help but smile at how caring Derek was, even though he tried to act like a tough cold hearted guy around others. She put her phone away and began cleaning her room, worrying slightly for Derek's safety.

After she finished cleaning, Kat wanted to take Stiles and Scott out too eat after their practice, so she headed to the school.

Kat spotted Lydia and Allison on the bleachers, "Kat!" she heard Allison yell, "Come sit with us." Lydia nodded and waved her over.

She sat next to Lydia because she didn't know what Allison knew about werewolves and she knew she'd act strange around her if they were sitting closer. Allison was about to talk to her when they heard a loud crunch noise. Everyone turned their attention to the field, and Kat saw Scott kneeled down clutching his head while Stiles ran over to him.

When she saw Stiles pull Scott away, she decided to follow them in case her brother got hurt. As soon as she was behind the bleachers, heading for the locker room, someone stopped her.

She turned around, thinking Allison had followed her, but there stood Derek.

"Stay here, he's wolfing out." Derek told her still grabbing her arm.

Kat began to panic and go frantic, "Let go of me! My brother's in there!" She struggled to get free, but Derek wouldn't budge.

"Stop!" He growled, grabbing onto both of her shoulders, not roughly, but with enough force to make her stop struggling.

Kat nodded and calmed down, taking deep breaths. Derek let go of her shoulders and that's when Kat decided was her chance. She sprinted to the locker room while Derek stood there in shock. Once he finally slipped out of his daze, he ran after her, but she had already entered the school.

Kat heard growling and ran faster. She entered the locker room and saw Stiles on the floor, with a wolfed out Scott on the ceiling beams. Kat grabbed the first thing she saw, a fire extinguisher, and sprayed it at Scott.

The growling stopped immediately, but Kat still pulled Stiles out into the hallway.

"Stiles?" Scott questioned, sounding pained.

Stiles wanted to walk back into the locker room, but Kat put her hand out.

"It's okay, he won't hurt me." Stiles assured. Kat nodded and decided to go outside to talk to Derek, who was probably furious with her.

"I'll be outside." she said walking away.

Derek was leaning against her car looking irritated. Kat smiled sheepishly, and walked until she stood in front of him.

"Are you going to say something?" she asked, resting her hand on his crossed arms. He glared at the ground but didn't shrug her off, she counted that as a win. "I'm okay Derek, nothing happened that I couldn't handle." she assured.

"But what if something had happened? Huh?" Derek questioned finally looking at her. Kat gasped when she saw the worry and fear in them. She moved closer, her other hand resting on his cheek.

"Well then you'd go storming in and save me like the night and shining prince you are." She smiled at him when he huffed, rolling his eyes. When he looked back at her, his eyes had softened.

"I'll always save you" he reminded her, leaning into the hand on his cheek.

"I know," she assured, looking back at the school, "I should go, see how they're doing," she nodded her head into the direction of the locker room.

Derek smiled and stood up right as Kat backed away. He grabbed her arm before she could get too far and brought her to stand in front of him again. Derek kissed her forehead, "Be careful." he warned.

"Always," Kat smiled, "Stay safe." she leaned in and kissed his cheek. She turned and headed to the school swaying her hips a little more.

Kat was honestly confused about her relationship with Derek. Was it even a relationship? Could she call it that? She sure as hell wasn't going to have a 'friends with benefits' thing with him. He meant to much to her, and she hoped she meant just as much to him. What ever was going on between them, she hoped it was something good.

After she dropped the boys off at home, Kat decided to go to the cemetery. She bought two bouquets of flowers, one of white roses, and one of red. When she reached the cemetery, Kat was trying hard not to cry. She breathed deeply and opened the gate, walking in. The sun was setting and the cool air was biting at her wet cheeks. She hadn't realized she was crying.

She knelt down by her mother's grave and put the white roses down.

"Hey mom," she said voice breaking, "Sorry it's been a while." Kat apologized feeling guilty, "I uh, I finally graduated and I'm going to begin working in the hospital, helping people like I promised you I would." she said wiping her eyes and smiling sadly. "I miss you so much mom..." she said as sobs wracked through her body. Kat stayed there crying for what felt like hours. She breathed deeply, wiping her eyes and her nose. "I'm going to take care of them, Stiles and Dad, I'm going to be there this time. I promise. I love you so much." she whispered, kissing her hand and then laying it on the tomb.

Kat stood up, and walked to a huge crypt that was a few Graves behind her mothers. It was made of marble and stone, and it was beautiful. On top, where the roofs met, in large letters, Hale, was displayed in a cursive font.

She opened the door with the key Laura had made a copy of for her before her and Derek had left to New York. Kat walked in and placed a rose next to each of the 11 urns, placing the extra one between Talia and David Hale's urn, Derek's parents.

"Hi Talia." Kat said, standing in front of the beautiful gold urn. "Derek's back, but I can see how much it pains him to be here. I'm just glad to have him with me again." she said smiling at the memory of him kissing her forehead. "I haven't seen Laura with him, but thats probably because she's busy figuring out who the Alpha is." she said, letting out a breathe. "I can almost hear your voice telling me to keep an eye on both of them," she tried laughing, but a strangled sound came out instead, "God, I miss you so much. You always knew what to say to me even if I wasn't your kid." Kat said beginning to cry, "I'll take of Derek and Laura, make sure they don't do anything reckless, I won't lose them again." she smiled, "I promise." she assured smiling sadly and walking outside.

She locked the crypt back up, but before she left, she did the same thing that she had done at her mother's grave. Kat kissed her palm, and placed it on the door, whispering once more, "I promise."

When Kat got home, her dad wasn't there. She headed upstairs, and heard voices coming from Stiles' room. When she opened the door, she saw Stiles video chatting with Scott. Her brother turned to look at her and noticed her puffy red eyes.

"Kat," Stiles said sadly, "Are you okay?" Stiles got up and she saw Scott looking at her worriedly.

"Yeah, I'm fine Stiles," she turned to Scott, "So what are you little delinquents talking about?" she asked faking a smile.

"Well Scott dislocated Jackson's shoulder," Stiles quipped, knowing she didn't want to talk about that was troubling her.

"Oh my god! Is he okay?" Kat asked fearing for Jackson. "What the hell were you thinking?"

"He's fine Kat." Stiles said rolling his eyes, "He's back to his cocky self."

Kat glared at him but nodded nonetheless, "You have to be careful Scott. And you mister," she turned to Stiles, "Have to stop treating Jackson so badly. He is apart of our family too okay?" she reprimanded. He nodded and when she turned to walk away, Stiles grabbed her arm, "Are you sure you're okay?

"I'm fine. Everything is okay," she smiled, but felt tears swelling in her eyes, "It's getting late. Good night boys." she said, smiling one last time, leaving before Stiles could protest.

Kat laid on her bed, staring at the ceiling where a night sky with glow in the dark stars shined brightly. She remembered the day her mother put them up, she was 7 and was obsessed with stars. She had bugged her parents to let her sleep outside so that she could stare at the stars all night. They let her for do it for a few days before her dad had had enough of her calling him down for every noise and waking a new born Stiles. Kat was quiet and upset for days, locking herself in her room, and only coming out for school and for dinner.

It was a Friday, she had just come home from school and went to her room as usual. When she laid on the bed, she expected to see the boring, bland ceiling she had gotten used to staring at. She gasped when she noticed the stars all over her ceiling. She had called for her mother, and Claudia had walked in wearing overalls covered in paint.

Her mother had painted the night sky and used glow in the dark paint for the stars. Kat smiled so widely and hugged her mom tightly. Kat would spend every night memorizing the constellations. When her mother had died, the stars stopped shining brightly, and Kat stopped staring at them.

Except tonight, tonight Kat couldn't stop looking at the one thing that reminded her of her mother. She cried herself to sleep, not realizing that Stiles could hear her and was feeling useless. She also didn't know that a certain blue-eyed beta was sitting on her windowsill with sad eyes and a red rose in his hand.

The next morning, Kat woke up to the smell of bacon. She smiled and went down stairs, she realized she was still in her outfit from yesterday, I'll shower after i eat. she thought to herself.

When she got downstairs, she saw her dad sitting at the breakfast bar dressed for work sipping coffee and Stiles setting an extra plate down, she guessed for her.

"Good morning," she whispered, walking toward the seat where her food was located. Kat hadn't checked in the mirror after she woke up, because if she had, she would have noticed how puffy and red her eyes were.

"Kat," her dad said, in a sad voice. She looked up from her plate and saw her brother and dad looking worried.

"I'm okay guys, promise." Kat attempted to smile hoping it would calm them down.

"I heard you.." Stiles said looking at her with distraught eyes. Kat looked at him with a questioning look. "I heard you crying." he looked at the ground.

"Why were you crying Kat?" The Sheriff asked frightened, "Is everything okay?"

"I-I uh.." she didn't know if she wanted to tell them were she'd been the night before. But she knew she didn't want them to be too worried, who knows what scenarios they were coming up in their heads. She decided for the truth, "I went to see mom." Kat looked down at her plate with guilty eyes. She didn't know why she felt guilty all of a sudden, maybe because she thought they should have gone together. What ever the reason, Kat felt ashamed.

"I'm sorry, I should have waited for you guys. I should have asked if you wanted to go. I just, I hadn't gone in a long time and I-" she was cut off by her dad. "What? Why are you apologizing, you don't have anything to be sorry for." he said standing up and kneeling in front of her, giving her a reassuring smile. Stiles walked over to her and put a hand on her back, "We were actually hoping you'd go see her. We wanted to make a trip together soon, but i told dad you should have your time with her first." his eyes were a bit watery, but he looked happy she went.

"How about next weekend?" Kat asked, grateful at how understanding her family was. They all smiled and nodded.

After breakfast, her brother took off to school, and her dad to work. Kat was going to go for a run, when she got a text from Derek telling her to got to the Hale House at noon. She looked at her phone confused, but replied ok nonetheless.

Realizing it was barely nine o'clock, she decided to clean first then get ready. She cleaned the kitchen first and then her room. After that, she laid in bed for a bit staring at the ceiling, smiling slightly at the stars.

Kat got in the shower a while later, washing away evidence of her crying. She changed into a black Ramones crop top, a black kimono and a pair of boyfriend jeans. She slipped on her black gold-heeled booties and parted her hair through the middle. She put on a lime crime matte lipstick in velveteen and used a light eyeshadow with mascara for her eyes. She made sure to grab her sunglasses and she put her iphone in her purse. Kat looked in the mirror one last time before she headed to see Derek.

Kat parked her car next to Derek's and walked hesitantly up to the house. The last time she was there, it was up in flames. Kat was about to walk up the steps when she heard a twig snap behind her.

"If you're trying to scare me Derek, it won't work." Kat turned slowly with narrowed eyes, only to find no one standing behind her. She furrowed her brows and tilted her head sideways. She was about to start walking down the steps when she felt a hand touch her shoulder, she jumped slightly and turned around to see Derek standing there smugly.

"Get over yourself." she rolled her eyes, smiling and pushing his shoulder slightly.

"I thought you said I couldn't scare you." He accused, still feeling proud of his accomplishment.

"Yeah, well blame your face. It's hideous." She joked, "So what did you need me for?" She asked following him down the steps. When he didn't answer Kat just continued walking with a slightly worried expression. "Derek, whats going on?" she asked gently.

He stopped when they reached the side of the house, Kat looked into the freshly dug hole only to find it empty. "What's with the hole? You burying a dead body?" She asked jokingly still looking at the opening.

When he didn't reply, Kat turned to look at him and saw the devastated expression on his face. She didn't waste a minute to walk up to him, putting both her hands on his cheeks. "Hey, what's wrong? C'mon Derek, talk to me, please." She held his face and stared into his sad eyes as he placed his hands atop of hers. Finally he nodded and stepped away from her.

"I didn't know how to tell you." he replied skeptically. Kat furrowed her eyebrows and went to stand next to him. He was looking down at a folded blanket. She bent down and when Derek didn't stop her she opened it to reveal its contents.

Kat gasped and covered her mouth with her hand to trap the sob threatening to escape. It didn't help and her eyes began to water. She was looking at the upper half of her best friend Laura Hale. She stood abruptly and turned to bury her head in Derek's chest. He held her while she cried, and she tightened her grip on his shirt,

After what seemed like forever, Kat's sobs died down to whimpers, and then to nothing at all. Derek still held her, and she still clutched onto him like a lifeline.

"Who- who would do this to her?" she sniffled moving her head slightly to look at her best friends body again.

"It was the Alpha." Derek stated coldly, but Kat could tell he had shed some tears too. She locked eyes with Laura and flinched at the blankness staring back. Derek noticed, and used one of his hands to bury her face in his neck. Kat went willingly, seeking comfort from the man she loves.

"I'll help you find him." Kat mumbled into his neck, her lips lightly touching the skin making him shiver.

He shook his head and pulled away to look at her in the eyes, placing his hands on her face. "No, it's too dangerous. I need you safe." he softly traced her cheek with his thumb staring into her eyes lovingly. "I can't lose you too." he whispered, and if his lips weren't so close to her face, she probably wouldn't have heard it.

Kat smiled warmly at him and pulled his head down to rest their foreheads together, "I'm not going anywhere." she promised.

They stared into each others eyes finding exactly what they were looking for. Derek's eyes flicked briefly to her lips, and she licked them, leaning up slightly. He leaned down, holding his breath, and as their lips were centimeters apart, electricity coursed between their bodies, only to be interrupted by the ringing of a cellphone.

Just like that, the trance was broken, and they both looked away. Derek still held her, but he was now staring at his sister. Kat was searching for her phone with one hand while the other still rested on Derek's chest.

"Hello?" Kat answered, still wrapped around Derek.

"Hey Katerina, it's Melissa. I managed to get you a last minute shift today. so if you can, come in at 2." Kat rather liked working the morning shift, but she was still the rookie, and always got the bad hours.

"Ok, thanks Mama McCall. I'll be there soon." Kat hung up and put her phone back in her bag. She was still encased by Derek's arms, not really wanting to leave.

"I have to go home and get ready for work." she looked down at Laura and back to Derek. he nodded, but still didn't let her go.

"I'll visit you later tonight okay?" he promised loosening his embrace. She nodded and smiled up at him, pulling away to cover Laura back up.

"Stay safe tonight." She kissed his cheek resting one hand on his cheek and the other on his chest. He smiled down at her, "You too." and kissed her on the forehead.

They smiled at each other once more, and then she walked to her car while he started burying his sister. Kat still felt like crying for her friend, but she knew Laura wouldn't want her feeling depressed.

While at work, Kat was walking through the halls of the hospital and noticed Stiles sitting on the chairs trying to act inconspicuous, but failing miserably. She waved at Lydia who smiled at her and pointed to her bluetooth signaling she was on a call.

"What are you doing here?" she asked startling Stiles into dropping the pamphlet on the menstrual cycle he was reading. His arms flailed before he righted himself and glared at her.

"God, you scared the crap out of me!" he tried righting himself, looking to see if Lydia saw his fall. "if you must know, I'm waiting for Scott who brought his mother lunch."

"Why didn't you bring me lunch?" She placed her hands on her waist and gave him her well practiced bitch face. He smiled sheepishly at her, proving to her that he was lying. "Now tell me why you're really here." she demanded.

"Oh look, theres Scott." he grabbed said teen by the shirt and pulled him toward the door, "Sorry sis, but we have to study for a, uh, for a test. Yes. A test. Bye! Love you!" and then he was gone, taking a very confused looking Scott with him.

She was leaning on the Nurses desk filling out a patients form when she heard Jackson talking to Lydia. Remembering what Scott had done, she decided to see if he really was okay. "Hi Jackson, how is your shoulder?" she smiled at them both, but only received a warm greeting from the red head.

"As if you really care." he growled beginning to walk away. Kat hurried to stand in front of him and successfully block his path. "Whats going on with you Bubba? Why are you ignoring me? What did i do?" she asked hurt that he was pushing her away once again.

"Stop calling me that." he snapped, "Just leave me alone, you weren't really worried about me when you just left to Washington without another word."

Kat realized that she had stopped talking to everyone in Beacon Hills apart from her father and brother. She had totally forgotten to contact Jackson because she was too broken up about the Hale Fire.

"Im so sorry, i was just so-" he cut her off, tired of excuses. "Save it, i don't wanna hear it." He walked around her once again, dragging Lydia with him.

Kat was left standing there feeling like crap for completely forgetting the one kid who felt like her own son. Her relationship with Jackson was different from Stiles'. Although they weren't related, she felt the need to be there for him. She had started babysitting him since he was 8 and she was 15. He hadn't liked her at first, having never really had the affection from his parents, he had built up walls. Then when he found out he was adopted, his life came crashing down. However, this time she didn't let him push her away. Kat was there for Jackson just like a mother should have been, and their bond grew stronger.

Now however, he had put his walls up again, and it seemed like these were stronger. Kat only hoped she could get him to open up to her again.

She was sitting at the nurses desk, when the light was suddenly blocked by a tall shadow. She looked up and locked eyes with beautiful green ones. Derek smiled down at her and she felt butterflies erupt at the happiness in his eyes.

"Hello beautiful." he placed a bag of greasy burgers on the desk from her favorite diner in town, Tony's. "I brought you dinner."

Kat blushed at his compliment, "Thank you very much." She stood up and kissed his cheek. She was about to ask him if he wanted to join her when she got called by Melissa to see a patient.

"Sorry, i gotta go." she hugged him briefly, "I'll see you tomorrow?" He nodded and kissed her forehead briefly. Kat smiled, put her dinner behind the desk and ran after Melissa.

It was a hectic day at the hospital so once she got home at 2 AM she crashed on her bed, not even realizing nobody was home. Kat was glad that she had the next day off because she wanted to sleep all day. She was so tired that she forgot to put her phone back on sound, so she missed multiple calls from Stiles.

When she woke up, it was about 1:30 PM, and since she had made plans with Derek, she decided to get in the shower. Before she got in, she plugged her phone in the charger since it had died while she slept.

She got out of the shower and changed into a black leather mini skirt, a beige halter top, and beige heels. She put her hair up in a half pony tail, used a peaches and bronze color for her eyeshadow along with peach lips and a velvet choker. Once she deemed herself ready, she grabbed her phone to text Derek when she noticed all of the missed calls.

"It's a Saturday, how much trouble could Stiles have gotten into?" She tried calling him back, but it went straight to voicemail. She was officially worried, Kat decided to call her dad.

"Hey dad, where's Stiles? He left me a bunch of calls, but he hasn't been answering his phone." The Sheriff audibly sighed and Kat could tell he was most likely rubbing his face.

"So I'm guessing you didn't have anything to do with what happened last night?" Kat was confused, what in the hell did those boys do?

"No, I was working till 2AM. What were they up to?"

"It's probably better if I tell you in person." He sighed once again and Kat felt bad for always making him worry.

"I'll be there soon." Kat hung up and quickly gathered her purse and car keys, dreading the news her dad was about to deliver.

Kat walked through the doors of the station, "Hey Tara, is my dad in his office?"

Tara smiled at her, but since she was on the phone, she only nodded toward the Sheriff's Office.

"Hey dad," Kat greeted hugging her dad tightly.

"Hey Kat, so you haven't heard?" He was leaning on his desk, while she sat on the couch by the wall.

Shaking her head, "No, what's going on dad?"

The Sheriff sighed for about the thousandth time today, and looked at Kat apologetically before saying, "Derek's been arrested."

Kat sat there frozen, wondering if she heard right or if she was going to kill her brother. "What!?" she yelled standing up and practically running toward the cells.

There sat Derek, looking absolutely dejected and livid at the same time. "Kat, come one." The Sheriff pulled her out of the holding cells. "We're examining the body. If he's our killer, we'll know.

"It wasn't him!" Kat shouted, "He didn't kill his own sister." She was crying now.

The Sheriff was surprised by the new information, "You know who it is?"

Kat nodded, silent tears running down her face, "He found half of her, in the woods, and he gave her a Hale burial. I was there, if that makes me a suspect, then lock me in there with him. But I promise dad, he didn't do it." Kat pleaded with her dad and so he had Tara call the medical examiner and pass on the possible ID.

"Can I talk to him?" Kat asked her dad, using her very effective puppet eyes. "Sorry kid, its family only."

Thinking quickly on her feet, Kat blurted out, "I'm his girlfriend."

Her dad stood there shocked, still processing the news, "What?"

"Uh, yeah. We've been dating for a while now." She lied through her teeth, hoping her dad would believe her.

"O-okay." her dad stuttered, "I'll let you go see your boyfriend." He shuddered at the word, "Then after, we're having a talk, all three of us." he said pointing at Derek.

Kat nodded and tried to smile, but she was pretty sure it came out more of a grimace. She turned to look at Derek, and saw the shock on his face, he was most likely eavesdropping.

Kat tried throwing a sheepish smile his way, but he was staring at her confused and a tad bit hopeful.

Once the cell was opened Derek finally stood up and Kat walked in and hugged him. She wrapped her arms around his neck while his went around her waist. He buried his face in the crook of her neck, breathing in her calming scent. Even in heels, Kat still had to tip toe slightly to fully hug him.

The Sheriff cleared his throat, Making them pull away, but not completely. Kat rested her hands on Derek's chest, and he placed his hands on her waist, not wanting to let go.

"Can we have some privacy dad?" Kat asked with a slight blush on her cheeks.

John looked at her and when he saw the puppy eyes, he was once again defenseless. He nodded, "Sure, I'm going to the lacrosse game, I'll have Tara come and get you in 15 minutes after you talk, just talk." He narrowed his eyes at Derek, locked the cell, and left the room.

Once they were left alone, Derek pulled her back in. Kat went willingly, seeking comfort from the man she loves.

"Are you okay?" he asked, "I heard you crying." Of course he was worried about her, he was in jail as the main suspect in the murder of his sister and he was worried about her. That though mad her smile into his neck. Derek pulled away slightly and looked at the grin on her face, he furrowed his eyebrows in questioning.

Kat shook her head, "It's just that you're in jail and yet you're worried about me." she laughed a bit when she noticed Derek's still present confusion.

"Well yeah, you're my number one priority." he answered matter-of-factly. Kat blinked up at him shocked with this revelation. Seeing the sincerity in his eyes, she smiled lovingly, a bit of tears collecting in her eyes. Kat pulled him back down for another hug.

"I'm okay now." she assured, burying her face in his chest.

Derek tightened his arms around her, once again breathing in the scent of vanilla, rainy woods, and something that was entirely just Katerina. He smiled, his face still resting in her neck, utterly content for the first time in years.

"You'll be out soon, I told dad what really happened." Kat mumbled into his chest, and if he wasn't a werewolf, he probably wouldn't have heard her. He just nodded, trusting her completely.

They stood there, embraced in each others arms, not worrying about anything else. Derek heard Tara stand up from her desk and grab the keys to the cells. He pulled away slightly, so that their faces were only inches apart. Kat gave him a questioning glance, noticing how his eyes flickered toward her lips and then back to her eyes. Derek realized this was the perfect time to kiss her, if she rejected him, he could always say he was pretending to be the boyfriend she said he was, and if she kissed him, well, Derek would be ecstatic.

He leaned in until their noses were touching and their lips were centimeters apart, giving her a chance to back away. Her eyes widened, but seeing the affection in his eyes, she tilted her head up slightly, their lips brushing and her eyes darkening from desire. Taking that as his go ahead, Derek cupped her cheek and kissed her.

Kat felt her heart beating so fast, that she was sure if Derek wasn't a werewolf, he would still be able to hear it. Her lips were soft and warm; clearly made for Derek's. He felt Kat's hands tangle in his hair pulling him closer. Kat kissed him back, as desperate and needy as Derek, and it felt better than any fantasy they've ever had.

They pulled away, only a few inches, their noses still touching. Their eyes met and Derek hoped he was conveying everything he was afraid to say out loud with just one look. By the way Kat smiled warmly at him, he knew she understood. Her hands fisted his Henley shirt and pulled him in for another kiss, this one just as hungry and passionate.

They pulled apart at the sound of footsteps approaching, but they stay locked in their embrace. Tara walked in, and smiled at the lovebirds. "Time's up darling." she informed, unlocking the cell door. Kat and Derek smiled at each other, and Kat fixed the hair she messed up while kissing him.

"I'll see you soon," she told him, leaning up to hug him. As she was walking away, Derek's pulled her back in for one last kiss. She smiled into it, wonderfully happy with these new turn of events.

"Stay safe babe." he winked at her, pecking her lips one more time. "Bye." she waved walking out of the cell, dazed and content.

Tara walked with her to her desk, "You two are so cute together." she grinned at Kat, making her blush. The phone rang while Tara laughed at Kat's red cheeks, "Sheriff's Station, Deputy Graeme." She paused, taking in the new information and nodded, "I'll let the Sheriff know, thank you." Tara hung up and turned to Kat, "Looks like you were right. That was the medical examiner, he was able to ID her as Laura Hale; Derek's sister. And since he found more wolf DNA on the body, he's concluded it was a wolf attack. I'm going to release Derek now." Katerina sighed deeply, and nodded, glad that Derek was being released.

Kat waited by the desk while Tara unlocked Derek from his cell, apologizing profusely, "We are so sorry for the inconvenience, my condolences for the loss of your sister."

"It's alright Deputy, I'm just glad the truth came to light." He turned to look at Kat and smiled. He signed some papers that Kat really didn't care for, and walked up to Kat, picking her up and spinning her around. She giggled in his ear at his cheerful mood and buried her head in the crook of his neck. He set her down and she tangled their fingers together.

"Bye Tara." Kat said while pulling Derek along to the exit. Tara just laughed at the happy couple.

Once they walked outside, Kat got worried Derek might have just been pretending, but she was proven wrong when he pushed her against her car and kissed her senselessly. When they pulled away they were both smiling wide and utterly in love.

"I wanna take you out on a proper date," Derek smiled, moving a strand of hair behind her ear, Kat grinned and nodded, pulling him to kiss her. Just as their kiss started to get passionate again, Kat's phone rang. She groaned, pulling away slightly from Derek to answer her phone.

"What Stiles?" she asked irritated.

"Scott started shifting on the field!" he yelled, making both Derek and Kat look at each other with wide eyes. Kat hung up on Stiles, got in her car, with Derek driving, and speed to the school, worried about her brother's safety.