A week passed by quickly, we had been still training Alec and he was a whole of a lot better with his shifting and even remained human last night's full moon, we were still looking for more people being hunted by Monroe but hadn't been successful yet
"Hey Skye" I looked up from my breakfast to see Alec coming downstairs
"Hey Alec" I replied smiling "You nervous" I asked him because he was working with Scott and Deaton at the animal clinic today, it was his first day
"Nah animals love me" I laughed then smiled when I saw Derek walk in
"Just make yourself at home Mr Hale" I joked making Alec turn
"I better go get ready" he said going back upstairs, I raised an eyebrow
"I think that kid doesn't like me" Derek said giving me a chaste kiss before sitting down next to me
"He's shy, he took a couple of days to get used to me when I started helping Scott train him" I replied taking another bite of my captain crunch "You haven't been around the last few days"
"I was in the city" I looked up at him shocked
"You went to the city and didn't tell me"
"I had a lead on a pack of werewolves" I took my bowl to the sink
"You should have told me, I'd have come with you" I replied turning around
"You were better needed here Alec needed you last night in case he couldn't control himself"
"What if Monroe had been there Derek, you could have died we don't go on secret missions alone, we need to know where everyone is" he smiled and tried to grab my waist but I stepped back
"Uh-uh you don't get to weasel your way out of this by distracting me" he stood up and stalked towards me as I backed up but hit the counter and before I could get away he had pinned me to it
"I'm sorry" I glared at him because I knew all his techniques by now
"We stick together Derek please, I couldn't live with myself if you got hurt"
"I know" I nodded and went to move but he kept me pinned and leaned down for a kiss
"No you don't get to kiss me" his lips moved to my neck when I turned my head "I don't want you loving me yet"
"Skye" my head snapped up at Alec's voice and Derek stopped stepping back
"Right you need a ride to the animal clinic" I grabbed my keys "I'll be back soon help yourself to anything you want" I kissed Derek chastely then drove Alec to the animal clinic and walked him in because I wanted to talk to Scott
"Hey Alec, excited" I rolled my eyes at Scott's over enthusiasm, Deaton walked in then started showing Alec around
"Hey Scott, did you know Derek went to the city"
"Yeah we got word of a pack there but he didn't find anyone so it was a bust" he replied
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I needed you to help Alec last night in case he lost control, he trusts you and is calm when you're with him, besides I sent Malia with him, why didn't he tell you" he asked me
"No, he didn't" I stormed out and drove back home but when I got there Stiles and Lydia were here so I sobered up and would yell at Derek more later, I walked in "Hey Lyds, Stiles"
"Hey Skye" he had his head in a book sitting at the coffee table
"What are you doing here?"
"Looking for more clues on pack whereabouts" I nodded and sat down turning on the TV as Derek came downstairs and smiled at me but I gave him the cold shoulder which Stiles noticed and looked between us "Are you two fighting" I shook my head not wanting to answer "Is this because Alec has a crush on you"
"What" Derek and I asked at the same time "Alec doesn't have a crush on me" I added
"Yeah he does" Lydia cut in looking up from the world map we had that was marked with known locations of packs
"He does not" I protested
"Okay" Stiles replied smirking so I slapped his head "Ow hey"
"You know what that was for" I replied but it only made Stiles smirk wider "Why do I bother" I got up angrily and went upstairs, I started cleaning up my room especially my desk which was chaotic but ran across my college acceptance letter from UCLA, I had completely forgotten about college because Monroe surfaced and we got distracted fighting her, I sighed reading over the letter again then sat down in my desk chair because I didn't know if I was going anymore, college just seemed pointless and insignificant
"What's wrong Skye" I jumped at Derek's voice and quickly put a book over the letter
"Nothing" I replied all too quickly, he walked up and quickly pulled the letter from underneath the text book and read over it quickly
"Skye this is great" he said but I plucked the letter from him
"It doesn't matter because I'm not going" his eyes widened
"Skye you got into UCLA on a full scholarship" I sighed "You have to go Skye this is a once in a lifetime chance"
"We all gave up the chance to go to college when Monroe stopped us from going, I'd be too late now"
"Skye listen to me, you need to do this you won't get another chance believe me especially not on a full scholarship" he kneeled in front of me
"Just forget about it Derek" I snapped and put the letter in the bin then went downstairs and helped Stiles try to find locations on any werewolves by checking news reports and old files on Peters laptop that he had at the Hale house with all the information they had recovered from the fire
Derek had left not long after he came downstairs and I kind of feel bad for snapping at him when he was only being supportive, I knew that getting a full scholarship to college is a big deal but right now the pack and finding other werewolves who needed our help was more important
"Hey Stiles" I asked making him look up "Are you going back to college"
"I get all my course work sent to me but yeah I was thinking about going next week, Lydia is finally going to MIT and even Scott's heading to UC Davis next semester, why having second thoughts about UCLA"
"Maybe, I just think that Monroe is still a problem so shouldn't we help others she's hunting werewolves all around the world" Lydia looked up
"Skye we can't put our lives on hold forever, we beat her and she won't bother Beacon Hills again it's about time we live our lives, we have all already missed out because of her" she said then stood "Now I'm going to go" she left and I looked at Stiles
"This is about Derek isn't it" he asked me
"I don't know, I guess I've always been hesitant to go I mean I thought your vision was to stay together but were all over the place, I don't want to be apart not when anything can go wrong at any moment" he touched my shoulder making me look up
"Skye you know how I felt at the start of our senior year but like Lydia said we can't keep putting out lives on hold otherwise we'll never get a break, you need to go to UCLA and see if it's what you want you're not leaving Beacon Hills so you can always drop out even though you shouldn't" I sighed and nodded
"You know I never thanked you" I saw his confused look "For saving him, the FBI would have killed him if it wasn't for you and you brought him back" he smiled and nodded then chuckled
"He'll probably kill me for telling you this but he was really excited to see you and the closer we got I swear he was practically jumping out of his seat" I laughed and punched his shoulder "Alright I should go, I have a lot of study to catch up on" I nodded and he left leaving me alone
I went back upstairs and logged onto my computer and finally emailed the college back seeing if the scholarship still stands then looked around my room nervously I couldn't believe it was actually over this time, I guess I'm just so used to one problem after the next so I didn't want to start moving on in life when it might just blow up in my face again
The next morning I had an email back from the university saying that I was late but they were willing to take me on still as long as I kept up the work and proved I still deserved the scholarship, I walked downstairs and saw Mom and Scott sitting eating breakfast
"Hey, I emailed UCLA and my scholarship still stands if I take it" I said sitting down
"That's great Skye" Mom replied hugging me "You kids need to start thinking about yourselves again and actually go this time" she left since she still worked overtime at the hospital
"What's up Skye you don't seem very excited, you never have been even when you got your letter"
"I don't know if college is right for me but I won't know until I try will I"
"You're gonna be fine Skyez, we don't need to play heroes anymore" I smiled "If anything happens we'll be back here in a heartbeat, you're going to go to UCLA and it'll comfort Alec to have you here even if he knows how to resist the moon, I'm heading to UC Davis so he'll need you"
"But you're his Alpha" I replied
"He thinks of you as his Alpha to and you seem to have a connection with him" I nodded reluctantly
I went back upstairs and emailed the university saying I accept and they instructed me I had to be on campus this weekend otherwise the offer goes to someone else, I got dressed then drove over to Derek's to tell him, I slid the door open making the alarm go off but he quickly shut it off and looked at me
"Hi" I muttered walking in
"Hi, what's up" I sat down on his bed as he stood next to the desk
"I emailed UCLA and they are willing to still have me attend this semester but I have to be on campus attending classes this weekend" he stood up straighter
"That's great Skye, you should be proud of yourself"
"I am, I guess" I muttered then looked up with tears in my eyes
"What is it Skye"
"Nothing I guess I just feel like everyone is disappearing, Lydia is going to be at MIT, Stiles is going back to George Washington and Scott's going to be at UC Davis and Malia left this morning to go to Paris, I've lost them" he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me to him
"You haven't lost them Skye, they'll be back it's all part of growing up" I nodded then looked up when I heard him sigh
"What"
"I want you to have this" he reached into his pocket and put something into my hand, I opened my palm and saw a key
"A key to you loft" I saw him smile nervously
"How about a key to our loft" I looked up shocked
"What do you mean our loft" I asked him
"I want you to move in with me Skyez"
"You want me to move in, Derek we've only been back together a week" he sighed
"You don't have to decide right now, just think about it please" I nodded and even though it did feel really fast, it felt right and I would love to be able to wake up every morning with him right beside me
"I don't need to because I'd love to move in with you Derek" I smiled as his face lit up, he picked me up quickly and spun me around making me laugh as I clung to his neck
The next couple of days I spent it packing up my room and I was surprised how bare it looked now that my stuff was packed up into boxes, Mom had been a little worried when I told her I was moving in with Derek since she was still hesitant about me being back with him but when I promised I'd visit often and that I was only moving twenty minutes away she came around to the idea, I heard a knock and looked up to see Scott leaning on my doorframe he was leaving today
"I'm heading out Skye, promise me you'll actually go" I smiled
"I'm going Scott, Derek will make sure I attend every class believe me" I replied as we walked downstairs and I saw the Jeep was packed up again "Stiles is still letting you keep the Jeep"
"Yeah he's back at George Washington and Lydia's at MIT" Stiles and Lydia left yesterday, I nodded and sighed as he lifted his last bag in the back then turned to me
"I'm going to miss you Scotty, it's gonna be weird not being together"
"I know but it's not like its forever, it's only four years and I'll be home every holiday and I'm only five hours away for you to visit" I hugged him then watched him leave, I went back upstairs and packed up the last of my things especially my photo album but jumped ten foot when I turned around and saw Derek
"You're such an arse Derek Hale" I had dropped the photo album when I jumped and it fell open to the last page, he laughed and picked it up putting it in my last box
"Glad to see you're happy to see me" I sighed sitting on my bed and played with my duvet
"I'm always happy to see you, I'm just on edge"
"Skye most people are happy about college and moving in with their boyfriends"
"I am, I've just never been good with change especially since finding out the world is a much more mysterious place than any of us could have realised"
"Not all change is bad" I nodded and we finished packing up the rest of my stuff which took us most of the afternoon because I decided to sort through my closet at the same time, I zipped up the final suitcase then collapsed back against my bed
"You ready" I nodded then sighed and stood up then looked around my room "Skye if you don't want to do this"
"No it's okay, I'm okay" I grabbed his hand and he lifted my last suitcase then he put it in my car just as Mom turned up
"You heading out" I nodded with tears blurring my vision then pulled her into a hug that I was sure was a little harsh "Skye you're not going around the world" I laughed stepping back from the hug "You take care of my daughter Derek" Mom warned
"I promise Melissa, I won't leave her side until she orders me away and maybe not even then" I laughed as my Mom smiled at his answer then got in my car and drove behind Derek's Camaro which was also filled with boxes and suitcases
When we got to the loft we unloaded all my boxes and smiled when Derek put the final box down next to the bed there was over five suitcases and twenty boxes
"I never knew anyone could have this much stuff" I rolled my eyes
"You're not a girl who has the Lydia Martin as a best friend" he nodded as I unzipped the biggest suitcase but stopped when I felt arms wrap around my waist
"Before we do that" I smiled as his lips started to torture my neck
"Der…ek" I moaned leaning my head back against his shoulder and felt his smile as he nipped my earlobe "I should really unpack and get some sleep I have a 9am class" even as I said it I heard my own uncertainty
"You can go back to it anytime you want just say so"
"I just did" I replied raising my hands behind his neck and playing with the hair at the nape of his neck as his hands gripped my waist tighter
"You might say so but you're body tells me differently" I smirked and quickly turned pushing his jacket off watching his annoying smirk light up his face as he lifted me up and laid me down on his desk
"Oh and you know my body that well" I goaded smiling up at him as he started unbuttoning my flannelette shirt to reveal my black lace bra
"I know you're every curve" he traced his hand down my now naked side, hip then my leg stopping at the back of my knee "Every freckle, scar" I moaned and let my head fall back against the table as he seduced me then sat up fast and went for his belt buckle quickly undoing it and his pants "There's my girl"
"Just shut up and kiss me" he cupped my cheek and brought my lips to his, soon the rest of our clothes were removed and he was inside me "OH MY GOD" I yelled into the loft because sex with Derek was never not amazing
We were lying still completely naked on the table, everything that was on it was now all over the floor, I leaned up on my elbow and looked at his gorgeous face, his eyes were closed, his breathing heavy and a small smile played on his lips, I leaned in for a kiss but the metal door sliding open cut me short and Derek shot up ready for a fight as I tried to quickly cover my body from the intruder
"Well looks like I arrived at the right moment" I heard the smartass comment from Peter as I quickly pulled on Derek's shirt since it was the first I found "Nice to see you two playing house again" I glared at Peter and felt my anger and Derek's start triggering my shift but I calmed down "Are we taking the next step" he asked us as he looked over the many boxes
"What do you want Peter" Derek asked pulling on his pants
"I came to see you, catch up" I glared at him "I can't just stop by and see my only nephew"
"No because with you there's always a catch, who have you pissed off and need help with" I replied glaring as I to pulled on pants
"Always a pleasure to see you Skyler and that smart mouth of yours" I heard Derek growl and bare his fangs making Peter hold up his hands in surrender "Relax I wouldn't even touch her"
"As if you could" I spat back and let my red eyes show
"You might be an Alpha Skyler but you're not all powerful"
"Oh really, remember the last time you went up against an Alpha, who won Peter" I could feel his anger rise as I smirked at him
"But you're no True Alpha Skyler" I glared at him and felt my claws extend but Derek was quick to pull me out of the rising werewolf state
"Skye hey calm down, it's not worth it"
"He started it" he smiled at my reply, I sighed calming down "I'm going to go study upstairs" I grabbed the box with my text books then went upstairs leaving them to talk and do whatever Peter wanted
I stayed upstairs studying most of the night and as long as I heard Peter downstairs I refused to be down there but I got hungry so I reluctantly went downstairs and grabbed a banana but noticed Peter wasn't around and Derek was at the table flicking through some book so I stepped forward and noticed it was my photo album
"What are you doing with that" I asked rubbing his shoulder
"I was unpacking for you but this fell open" he replied without looking up and I knew why, he was looking at the picture of us with Erica, Boyd and Isaac
"Hey you don't still blame yourself for them do you?"
"Maybe" he replied flipping to the next page
"Derek their deaths weren't your fault"
"They wouldn't have died if I hadn't been stupid with power" I sighed and grabbed the album off him then moved to stand in front of him
"Derek you gave them what they wanted, Erica and Boyd were glad to have lived and died protecting each other and their pack" I rubbed his shoulders "Erica was ready to give up her entire life before she met you, she told me she was close to suicide once and that you gave her everything she had ever hoped for with the bite"
"They still didn't deserve to die they both should have lived long lives, they died because they were connected to me"
"Derek look at me" his gaze met mine "You can't blame yourself they didn't die because of you or because they knew you"
"Skye you know everyone around me has died, anyone I get close to just seems to disappear" he pulled me closer and hugged me
"I won't Derek, I know that's what you're really afraid of and trust me that if we could talk to Erica and Boyd they would tell you they don't blame you so you really need to let go of your own grief" I hugged him tighter "And as for Isaac I'm sure wherever he is, he's happy"
We finished unpacking then went to bed, I was having a really restless night and couldn't get to sleep because I was nervous about classes tomorrow, I looked over at Derek who was sleeping peacefully beside me with his arm wrapped around my waist, I sighed and carefully moved his arm so that I wouldn't wake him then grabbed a button up shirt to cover up and went out on the balcony and looked out across downtown Beacon Hills
I leaned against the banister and pulled my hair into ponytail, I don't know why I was so indifferent about going to college, I wasn't leaving I was still in Beacon Hills and living with Derek which was all I ever wanted, when I was younger all I could think about was growing up and going to college to become a vet but everything changed
We got thrown into the supernatural world, I met Derek and fell in love with him so hard and fast, got turned into a werewolf myself and now being normal and doing normal human things just wasn't want I wanted anymore it just seemed so unimportant especially because Monroe was still out there and killing innocent supernatural creatures
"Skye?" I heard from inside and looked at Derek in bed, he was still asleep but was tossing and turning and gripping the sheets hard so I ran in and sat beside him
"Derek, hey I'm here" I soothed quietly but he wasn't waking up
"No, not again SKYLER!" I had never known or seen Derek have nightmares
"Derek wake up" I touched his face, his eyes shot open revealing his cold steel blue werewolf eyes and grabbed my wrist tightly then flipped me underneath him, his complete werewolf face was snarling at me "Derek it's…mm…me" I said strained when his claws started closing around my neck, he wasn't backing down so I made my eyes glow red and let out a howl that made him jump off me immediately
"Sk…Skye" I rubbed my sore neck and noticed some blood on my hands
"Derek" I looked at him, he had sweat all down the front of his shirt and was breathing heavily still trying to control himself
"What happened?"
"You were having a nightmare" I replied standing up
"I hurt you" he touched my neck and tilted my head to see it better
"It's okay barely a scratch, are you okay" he looked down and I felt shame wash over him "Der look at me, I'm okay are you?" he sighed and leaned back against the large wooden desk
"No, I hurt you"
"I meant the nightmare Derek, what happened" I walked over and touched his arm "Tell me please" he sighed and refused to look at me so I grabbed his chin and made him look at me
"It was the fire" I nodded "Only instead of just my family trapped inside it was you as well and I couldn't do anything to save you, I haven't had a nightmare in so long not since we started sleeping in the same bed again"
"Derek nothing like that will ever happen to me, I've told you that more times than I could count, I am always going to be here and won't be dying any time soon" I replied but his expression didn't change and was avoiding my gaze "I mean it I'm not dying anytime soon and neither are you, because neither of us will ever let that happen" he nodded so I pulled him back to bed and forced him to lie down "Go back to sleep I'm not going anywhere tonight" he kissed my forehead and wrapped his arms around me pulling me to him as tight as he could
The first couple of weeks of classes were strange and so different from high school, I found Biology a lot harder than high school Biology and my Chemistry teacher was so ruthless I found myself actually missing Harris some days
I just got home from a long day at the college since I had multiple classes and three lectures so I was exhausted and all I wanted to do was collapse back into bed and sleep for the next three days but when I opened the sliding door I saw that the whole loft was covered with hanging light bulbs that I remembered from Scott and Kira's first official date ages ago
"Derek" I called as I walked in and looked around, then jumped when I felt arms wrap around my waist
"Hey" I turned and smiled up at him
"What is all this, have I missed an anniversary or something" I asked
"Nope just thought I'd spoil you because you need it" I wrapped my arms around his shoulders
"You're the best you know that" he smirked
"I believe you've told me that a few times" he ran his hand to my neck and started massaging a kink I have had all day, I closed my eyes and leaned into his touch moaning because it felt amazing, I wasn't used to getting massages
"Mm I need this"
"Stressful day" he asked me, I nodded sighing softly
"Yeah I had advanced biology and chem"
"You're taking advanced biology and chemistry" he asked me making me chuckle as he continued his work on my neck
"And calculus along with English literature and AP French"
"Didn't you already do French in high school" I nodded sighing loudly
"Yeah but that's why it's an easy A, I had to take a language class so it wasn't like I was going to do one I didn't know and add more stress" his hands stopped their work on my neck and travelled down my sides which made me open my eyes and saw the hanging lights and remembered "Sorry you had planned a romantic night in and I'm complaining about school" he chuckled
"I don't mind, you need to vent otherwise you get stressed" he grabbed my hand and led me to the kitchen where he had prepared dinner which was neatly presented on the table with candles lit
"I have seriously missed an anniversary haven't I" he chuckled as he pulled out the chair for me and then pushed it in when I sat down
"Why do you think you've missed an anniversary?" he asked sitting down across from me
"Because you're not exactly a hearts and flowers type of guy" I saw him smirk
"I don't need an excuse to treat my girlfriend to a dinner and possible movie afterwards" I quirked my eyebrows as he removed the top plate covering a pizza "Think I'm all hearts and flowers now" I rolled my eyes playfully but smiled and enjoyed the meat lovers pizza
"So this night is just you being a gentleman" I asked when he cleaned up and washed the dishes while I dried
"Aren't I always a gentleman?"
"When were alone usually but I know when you have an ulterior motive, what is it" I put the last of the dishes away then turned to him and leaned against the rustic counter
"I might have to go to South America again" I pinched my eye brows together
"Why" I asked carefully
"I haven't got into contact with Cora in over two weeks now" my mouth fell open
"Why haven't you told me before, Derek this could mean–?"
"I know what it could mean that's why I'm worried"
"Let's go" I replied ready to jump on the next flight
"Just me Skye" I glared at him because he couldn't be serious
"Derek I'm not letting you go to South America without me especially if this might be Monroe" he came over and stood in front of me
"Skye you just started college and I don't know how long I will be gone, the pack I left her with is pretty exclusive and can be hard to find, they won't appreciate your presence either"
"Why because I'm an Alpha" he nodded cupping my cheek
"I'll be careful I promise you"
"I don't like this Derek, I can't lose you" I touched his neck
"You won't lose me Skye I promise but if Cora's in danger then she needs me right now, she's the only family I really have left besides you and Peter" I smiled briefly when he called me his family, I sighed and hugged him to me tightly
"You need to be careful" he nodded "I want regular updates and I don't mean every couple of days, you need to call me at least twice a day otherwise I will be on the next flight out and hunting you down if you go one day without contact Derek" he smirked "Don't smirk I'm dead serious"
"I know you are" he brushed his thumb over my cheek "I will call you and promise to be extra careful" I nodded then kissed him
"When are you leaving" I asked him
"Tomorrow, I need to know why she's not answering" I sighed then thought about the fact he used a nice dinner to soften his news even though it didn't work
"Next time you need to tell me something don't use dinner to soften the blow and just tell me" he nodded hanging his head
The next morning I was lucky enough to have no classes so I was able to drop him off at Los Angeles airport, my hand was tightly clasped in his as we walked to the gate he had a huge duffel bag hanging over his shoulder, I sighed and pulled on his hand
"I love you Derek"
"I love you too Skye more than anything and I promise I'll be as careful as I can" I leaned up and kissed him gently, I stepped back and watched him walk up to the gate, give the attendant his ticket then boarded the plane, he looked back at me briefly before disappeared from view