CHAPTER 2 - CHANGING
The next day I watched from my window as Scott got in Stiles Jeep and they headed to school. I had to tell Derek that Scott was bit, I had to get his help to teach Scott how to control it. I quickly showered and changed into leggings, sneakers and a tank top and headed for the Hale house.
"Derek" I called out as I ran the stairs. I opened the front door and saw him in his sleeping bag. He turned his head to face me and rubbed his eyes.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Scott was bit, he's becoming a werewolf" I said.
"They don't always turn."
"Scott is, he's up and off to school. He wouldn't do that if he was dying" I said. Derek got up and out of the sleeping bag and put on a shirt.
"You want me to help him control it?" Derek guessed and I nodded.
"I don't want him to know about me yet, he will freak out. I need him to be okay with werewolves before I tell him" I said.
"And you think he won't freak out with me?" Derek asked. "I'm a stranger to him. Does he know that you know me?" I sighed and sat on the couch.
"No, I told him that while I was in New York I was staying with friends. I never mentioned names" I replied.
"Then what reason does he have to trust me?"
"Give him a reason, just don't tell him about me" I said.
"How am I meant to do that?" he asked.
"He lost his inhaler last night, I dropped it while I was bringing Laura here." I stood up and walked over to Derek.
"Do you want to come with me to find it?" he asked. I nodded and headed for the door.
"I'm going to the school later to watch Scott during lacrosse practice" I said as I let the way through the woods, following the smell of Laura's dried blood.
"See if he turns." Derek shoved branches out of his path.
"I will" I said. I crouched down and picked up the inhaler and handed it to Derek.
"When am I going to give this to him?" Derek asked.
"I overheard Scott tell Stiles they have to come back after lacrosse practice to get it. So you'll see them later today" I replied.
"Will they be looking for Laura too?"
"Probably" I said with a shrug. "When did you want to bury her?" I asked.
"Now. I don't want any more people disturbing her" Derek said and headed for the house. I followed behind, stopping when I heard leaves crunch.
"Derek" I hissed, he stopped and turned to me.
"Hunters" he realised. "Run" he told me and he took off towards his house. I followed behind but got hit by an arrow. I yelled out in pain and ripped the arrow from my arm. Derek ran back and threw the hunter at a tree before dragging me back to his house and sat me on the couch.
"When did they show up? I've been in Beacon Hills all summer and nothing, Laura dies and they're here" I groaned in pain and watched as my skin pulled together as it healed.
"They probably killed her" Derek said. "At least the arrow wasn't tipped in wolfsbane" he noted.
"Good point" I said. "Speaking of, are you going to bury her with a wolfsbane spiral?" I asked. Derek nodded.
"The spiral is a sign of a vendetta, I'm going to kill whoever killed Laura. Will you help me?" he asked.
"Of course, Laura was my Alpha too. I loved her as if she were my own sister" I told him. "Besides, I owe your mother my life. I would do anything for you and your family" I reminded him. Derek smiled.
"I remember when my mother was bringing you back to our house. You were bleeding from the bite, you looked dead" Derek said.
"I know, I was only 10 years old and I'd run away from home after my father shoved my brother and I down the stairs. I don't remember much, I remember waking up to see your mother's red eyes, she was in wolf form standing over me. I remember waking up in the Hale house to Laura eating toast. It sounded so loud" I said and started to laugh.
"You smacked the toast out of her hand and told her to chew quietly" Derek said laughing.
"Then I saw you sitting on the stairs. Your mother was telling you to look out for me. She explained to me that she bit me because I wouldn't have made it to the hospital. I was bleeding on the brain" I said, no longer laughing. Derek went quiet.
"It's the only reason my mother would give anyone the bite. She said she would never turn anyone, but then an 11 year old was going to die and she couldn't let that happen."
"Talia was such an incredible woman" I smiled. Derek's face fell.
"She was" he agreed. I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him.
"Tough guy has a weakness" I smiled.
"Shut up" he said and pulled away from me.
"I'm gonna have to go soon. Practice will start in about an hour and we still have to bury Laura" I said. Derek looked to his sister.
"We should bury her now, before she starts to smell" he said and picked up the covered body. I grabbed a couple of shovels and put on some gloves to pick up the wolfsbane rope.
I walked over to the bleachers at the school and sat beside Lydia and the new girl, Allison, she introduced herself as. I saw Scott get hit in the face with a lacrosse ball and I flinched.
"That looked like it hurt" I said. Practice continued and Scott got better. So good that coach called him over and asked if Scott was trying to join the gymnastics team. I knew what was really going on though. I walked over to Stiles and asked if he has spoken with Scott about last night.
"He said a wolf bit him" Stiles told me.
"But there hasn't been wolves in California for years" I said.
"Actually, it's been decades. But hey, he could be a werewolf" Stiles joked. I smiled. He didn't know he was right.
"There's no such thing Mischief" I said. Stiles smiled, I knew he thought of me like a big sister and that was the only reason I was allowed to call him that.
"I missed you Liv" Stiles said as Scott scored again.
"I missed you too" I said and hugged the scrawny kid. Scott scored again and Stiles and I cheered from the sideline.
After school the guys headed to the woods and I decided to stay away this time, instead going to the Vet Clinic to see Dr Deaton.
"Good Afternoon Miss McCall" he smiled and opened the door for me.
"Hi Doc, how have you been?" I asked and hugged him.
"I've been well. Is your brother coming in for work today?" he asked.
"Yes, but there's something I need to tell you" I said. He looked at me curiously.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Scott was bitten, by an Alpha" I told him.
"Laura?" he asked.
"Laura's dead. There were hunters in the woods last night and I don't know if it was the Alpha or the hunters that killed her" I said. "Derek's back in Beacon Hills to help me find the Alpha" I told him and he nodded.
"You know I'll help you the best I can" Deaton said.
"I know, it's your job. I need you to help Scott."
"How?" he asked.
"I don't know, but if you know any ways to help him please do" I said. He nodded.
"How's Derek dealing with Laura's death?" Deaton asked.
"He's hurting, but he's strong. I'm about to go meet him in the woods. He should be bumping into Scott and Stiles any second now" I said. Deaton looked at me curiously. "Scott went back to go find his inhaler" I explained.
"But he doesn't need it anymore" Deaton noted.
"He doesn't know that yet" I said.
I walked through the woods and jumped when I heard Stiles Jeep. I waited in place, they shouldn't be arriving now, Scott had work in about 20 minutes. I listened as the jeep pulled away and headed to Derek's house. He was standing out the front waiting for me.
"Stiles is rude" Derek said.
"He isn't rude, he just has no filter. What he thinks, he says" I explained.
"Rude" Derek said and headed inside.
"Why is he so rude?" I asked.
"He was talking about my family to Scott" Derek said.
"And because they're all dead, that's rude" I said, realising what he meant. Derek nodded.
"Where were you?" he asked.
"I went to see an old friend" I told him.
"Which friend?" Derek asked, smiling.
"Not that kind of friend." I hit Derek's chest and he laughed.
"Why not? You're allowed to" he said, still smiling.
"Because I'm afraid I'll hurt them" I admitted. I started to pick at my fingernails, a nervous habit.
"You're a good person, you wouldn't hurt anybody" Derek said, lifting my chin so I was facing him.
"But what if I did? What if I slipped up and hurt someone?" I asked.
"You haven't yet, your eyes are still the golden yellow" Derek reminded me. "Proof that you are as good as gold" he smiled. Huffed a laugh and Derek wiped away a tear I didn't realise was there.
"You're so sappy" I teased. Derek's head snapped up.
"I heard something" he said. I sat up and peered out the window.
"Deer" I said and Derek relaxed. "Are you worried about the hunters?" I asked.
"Aren't you? You're the one that got shot last night."
"They didn't see my face though. They don't know who they shot" I reminded him.
"I'm worried about the hunters, they know about me" Derek said.
"I won't let anything happen to you Derek" I promised. It was silent for a few minutes before I sighed and walked to the door.
"Where are you going?" Derek asked.
"I'm going to look after my little brother" I said and left.
I walked through the woods until I reached the edge and then sat down and took a deep breath.
"Talia, why did you have to tell me" I asked, looking to the sky. I looked to my hands to see them shaking. I tried to calm my heartbeat and listened to the rustling of the leaves in the breeze. Once I had calmed down I headed home, Scott was talking to our mother about a girl, Allison. I smiled and headed upstairs to see him pulling on a shirt.
"Not that shirt" I said as I leant in the doorway. I stepped into the room and picked up a different shirt from his bed and took a whiff, it was clean. "This one" I said and threw it at him.
"Thanks" he smiled and swapped shirts.
"Much better" I nodded and our Mum smiled and stepped out of the room.
"Are you coming to the party?" he asked.
"A bunch of 16 year olds having a party at Lydia Martin's house? Sure" I said.
"You don't like Lydia?" Scott asked.
"I don't like the preppy girl Lydia that ignores Stiles. I like the Lydia that is hidden behind the popular girl" I said.
"You know Stiles thinks I'm a werewolf?" Scott asked, he was trying to lighten the mood.
"What would be so wrong with that?" I asked. "It sounds pretty cool actually" I said.
"The howling at the moon once a month, the fangs, the fact that it's not possible" Scott said and I smiled.
"Have fun at the party" I said and walked over to Mum's door.
"What's up my favourite girl?" Melissa McCall said as she opened her bedroom door. She was in her PJ's ready for bed.
"I'm going out tonight, I'll probably be out all night. I'm seeing an old friend" I said.
"Stay safe" Melissa said. I hugged her.
"Always" I promised.
I got into Derek's car about 10 minutes after Scott left in our Mother's car and he drove us to Lydia's house for the party so we could keep an eye on Scott. When I heard the music I looked to Derek, a smile on my face.
"I'm not dancing" he said. I smiled and danced my way into the crowd, keeping my eyes on my little brother. He started to dance with Allison and I smiled, my little brother was in love. I looked back over to Derek who was focussed on my brother, his eyes looked heavy. He looked exhausted, and I was making him help Scott. I watched Derek turn his head towards a growling dog and then back to Scott. I didn't realise I was getting too close to someone, and I accidently pushed someone into the pool.
"I'm sorry" I said and looked over to Derek, who was smiling and then he jumped up onto the roof and I looked to Scott to see him looking where Derek had just been standing. He knew we were here. I listened for Scott's heartbeat and it was starting to quicken. He held his head and I moved towards him.
"Scott?" I asked. Allison was hovering over him.
"Scott are you okay?" Allison asked.
"I think I should drive him home" I told her and she just watched as I dragged Scott towards the door.
"Scott, are you okay?" Stiles asked as we passed him. Scott pulled away from me and stumbled to the car, got in and drove off. I noticed Allison standing not too far from where the car was parked.
"Allison" Derek called over. "I'm a friend of Scott's, let me give you a ride home" he said and I stepped up beside him.
"Come on" I said to her and moved towards Derek's car.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thankyou to the lovely people that followed/favourited this story in the last 24 hours! I am so happy that I figured I'd post the second chapter. As mentioned previously, I have completed the whole first season already; so the more follows/favourites/reviews the faster I will upload :)
