10-16-2011

Holly crap there is something wrong with this town, and not all of it is Peters insane-ass fault. I mean come on!

anyhow, it's Friday right now Dan's back at home asleep (I hope) and I am writing this down on spare paper and I will re-copy it later in to my journal when I get the chance, right now I am in a hospital room trying to look worse than I am while pretending to be asleep, it's that or become a pincushion/lab rat for the supernatural.

You know? there is no way to get real frustration out while writing without tearing your paper, which sucks because I am so pissed right now, and it is all Peters faul-No I take that back I blame the psychopath that planed the Hale fire and all the little minions that she used.

Anyway. . . so I left off on Monday after the cat attack on the school, things were boring. really, really, Boring! On Tuesday I finished my book it was great now I have to go look for more by 'Brandon Sanderson' I am a big syfi/fantasy fan cause that was what mom would read us before bed, OK that was a tangent anyway on Wednesday Peter started to wake up it will undermined his nurse giving her less control and freeing him from her psychotic ways.

I visited him that night and he told me about life before the fire, Of Tallia and her husband and their 3 with a new one on the way, of their older brother James his two wives and 8 kids. of his little brother John with his husband expecting their first kid, and of their little sister the baby of the family Adena the princess and how well they took care of her, I spent the night with him trying to ease the pain of the memory's,

I know it's not that easy the ghosts of war and my past still haunt me and I still can't sleep the night through without seeing one or more in my nightmares,

In the morning I snuck out of the place before sunrise and ran home just in time to make breakfast for Dan and lunch and sent her off to work I cleaned house trimmed the yard and set abut tracking down the insurance agency where I pretended to be Peters legal council and got them to fax me all of the paper work and their copies of the arson investigation.

Gathering all the paper work I pushed all the living room furniture out of the way and started going through them color coating them Red Police, Blue Arson, Yellow insurance, and overlapping those that had something in common or were out of place. Crisscrossing and overlapping till I ran out of paper then grabbing a note book I went thought them again writing down the inconstancy's small things that wouldn't be out of place in the full report but stood out when all three were torn apart,

I was so engrossed that time just flew by and when Dan draped herself on me I jumped out of my skin

"What's up?"

I jumped snagged her arm and tossed her over my shoulder in to my paperwork sending the papers flying "Crap! What the hell! Dammit Dan! what is wrong with you?"

She sat up grinning from ear to ear "Same thing that's wrong with you bro, we are twins after all, although the empty stomach could count as something wrong with me. The mess is all yours though,"

I growled at her baring my fangs, she just laughed, I rolled my eyes at her, standing and tossing her my note pad "Look through that. There is something, but for the life of me I just can't see it."

I moved to the kitchen and started pulling leftovers out and heating them up Dan moved to the bar and went over my notes dishing us both up and took a seat next to her I just stuffed my mouth when Dan cursed "Shit!"

I chocked and gulped down water coughing and pounding my chest, I turned to her but she was gone I just saw her disappear in to her room and I stood to fallow when she was back with her lap top she moved her plate and set up I took my seat again watching over her shoulder "You were right, you just weren't looking at the big picture,"

She pulled up the 2004 housing market and police accident reports "Look at this after the fire attacks went up animal and human the station was overwhelmed then things just stopped after a year, but it all circles back to when that Psycho Bitch started the fire there was a massive plummet in the market and one group picked up all the the houses for cents on the dollar and fixing them up and when the market turned around sold the at an extreme mark up it's money launder-"

She trailed off but things started to click in my head I scooted her out of the way and pulled up our shared E-mail account "If that is true then there might be a pattern,-"

"You are right try Grandma's emergency E-mail,"

"I am,"

*Dear Grandmother

We recently came across some very sad news the Hale pack was attacked and the house set aflame we have not heard of any survivors but for Peter Hale, we have been out of the loop for so long we became worried can you inform us if there were any more losses while we were out of touch?

Love you,

Daniel & Michael*

I hit send sending it to our Grandmas old emergency line, and pushed the computer away and pulled her plate forward "Now we wait, and while we wait you eat,"

Daniel finished first and set about getting seconds when the computer dinged we both scrambled to check it first,

*To my way word Grandchildren,

It is unfortunate to hear about the Hales, and unfortunately sense you left there were a few more losses the Blacks, Maddison's and the Slater's, both the Blacks and Maddison's are completely gone those few left of the Slater's I took in,

Now for all those arguments and and fights I don't give a shit, You're family, my family and love you just the same, and for all the pain we caused by not understanding how you felt, and forbidding you the bite when you were of age and asked for it when it was given to so many others was cruel, But I say this not for excuses and not to guilt you it was our fault and we must learn to live with that, For what it is worth I am truly sorry and if I had the chance to do it again I would change it but what is in the past is in the past and we cant change that fact just learn to move on.

Through all of this you have proven to be more mature then we could ever know you took the high road and through the years you have kept in touch and let us know what you are up to and how you are,

I hope to hear from you again soon, Love you more than you know,

Grandmother

P.S.

Granda Says hi and Daniel don't forget to place your bet 'Broncos vs Packers'*

Dan I shared a grin at Granda but turned back to the first 4 packs in the last 8 years I sat back pushing my food away "Dan I don't think that the Sharif's office is equipped to handle this, there is so much...So many deaths...so much loss the Maddison's were the biggest pack in the whole united states with over 300 members,"

Dan nodded "Yeah and jugging by the time line the Hales were the first and the Maddison's last the Hales were sloppy at best with so much evidence left behind-"

she trialed off thinking "Dan as soon as Rick gets back to us with his evaluation you need to take this to John and show him everything it crosses state lines you will need to bringing in the FBI. . .I hope the Peter doesn't take much longer he needs to get better as humanly possible, we need his testimony and to get him some where safe as soon as the master mind hears about him waking up she will go after him,"

Dan nodded absently standing and taking her dishes to the sink "I'm going to take a bath, tell Grandma I love her and Granda 50. on the Broncos and he still owes me 750. from the last 6 games we bet on,"

I laughed "Yes ma'am Go take your bath,"

She waved me off and I turned back to the Computer

*Hey Grandma n Da,

Hi it's Michael Dan's gone off to relax for a little while and mourn the loss, she was good friends with a few of the blacks. . .Can you tell me who of the Slater's survived I was friends with Alex the second beta's son, but we lost touch after Dan and I left the pack,

We hope that now that we are back in touch things will become easier and maybe come back. Christmas! we can spend Christmas together, or least exchange gifts via mail or something but no matter we love you more than you know and miss you tons can't wait to hear from you again,

love,

Michael n Daniel

P.S.

Go Broncos! And Granda you owe Dan 750. ;)*

I sent it out and before cleaning up the kitchen and thinking of Alex I Pulled the local papers for each family and with each article I became more and more depressed some much death was to much for me and I took off, Trying to out run the memories (Not that ever worked) I was deep in the past that I didn't see Peter before I ran I to him and all my military training went out the widow and I was just a member of the pack and I needed my alpha for comfort he let out a deep rumble resonate through his chest helping to calm me down,

I was just staring to breath normally when I registered my surroundings I was in Peters room in the care center Peter held me tight in his arms just inside the widow leading to his room hes voice was soft and Soothing "Calm down Little one, breath in and out. . .in and out. . .deep breaths little one, are you calm now?"

I nodded mutely and he just moved us to a sitting position me right next to him curled protectively under his arm "Now tell me what you has so riled,"

I took a deep fortifying breath and heard my CO's voice ringing in my ear "They aren't real Marine come back to yourself," "Peter. . .Peter I was going through the paper work from the Fire house the Sharif's station and the insurance company the was something wrong with them and when Dan looked through my notes she saw a pattern . . .Peter your family was only the first there were three more after the Black's from New Mexico in 2005, the Maddison's South Dakota in 2009, and the Slater's from Up State New York in 08, there was 25 full packs here in the states and now we are down to 21,"

I let out a deep growl "We have to stop this Bitch, Here and now before we louse more of those from the high council with the Hales gone and the Blacks we are down to 5 members and the old blood is gone,"

Sighing I snuggled deeper in to his chest remembering all the council meetings that Jason, & Marcus black, Alex Slater, Dan and I spy'ed on, all the old faces flashed through my mind and I sank deep in to my ghosts more and more falling in to an attack my shrink calls them flash backs, my Doc, Hallucinations, my CO, Panic attack's while Daniel named them my Ghosts and when ever it happens I end up down a rabbit hole everything sick and twisted,

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When I came back to myself I was fully shifted to a wolf ear's tail, amber eyes, claws, and longer hair ( I mean long hair) but no sideburns strangely and no nose thing either disappointingly It's like I am the cute fluffy version of all the other wolfs not including full shifters,

I was curled up on Peters bed nose pressed in to Peters hip and he was running his fingers through my hair I twisted looking up in to his blood red eyes his question was soft "Are you back?"

I blinked once and he squeezed my neck firmly letting out a soft rumble I lowered my eyes in submission and he made a noise of approval and soothingly rubbed the back of my neck "I was friends with Alex Slater and Dan was close with two of the Maddison's and now they are gone,"

peters voice was soft and soothing "I am sorry to hear about your friends my little sister was close with the blacks and in turn the rest of us grew close,. . .How did you you find out about their deaths,"

I closed my eyes reviling in his touch "Dan went through the files and saw a pattern that led to money laundering and we figured that there had to more and we E-mailed our Grandmother on her emergency line,"

Peter nodded furrowing his brows and stilled his hand cocking his head to the side then started helping me up he gave me a tight hug before puling back "The shifts just changed and they will be coming to check up on me soon, go work of that pent up energy and later we can go for a run OK?"

I nodded gave him one last squeeze before slipping out the window and doing just that, I ended up spending the rest of the night running from my ghosts and when I got home I missed Dan and just crashed in to my nest on my bed and slept the day away,

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I was startled out of my sleep by A howl echoing through the wood originating from town,

It was of a pack member calling its Alpha in a flash I was up dressed in jeans, my vest, a tee, and combat boots snagged my shoulder holster, and jacket I was out the door making my way to where the sound originated from, and finding myself in front of the school all of the lights were off but something wasn't right I slipped around back to find a blue jeep the hood up and missing battery and a big garbage can blocking the door, with little effort I moved it out the way and it hit the step tipped and made a mess, quietly I opened the door closing my eyes and focusing my hearing.

The was a soft snick of a door closing the low murmur of voices coming from up stairs but closer I heard the sounds of some one pleading and begging of their lives. Deciding I ran down the hall and slammed open the door in to a gym, to find Peter full on monster Alpha stalking a man in the middle of the room who was bleeding out, and teeth bared Peter dove for the man and without a thought I got between them fighting him off,

he did a number on my leg, two long slashes with his claws up my right leg and side tearing up my jacket and as the sent of my blood hit the air Peter jerked back immediate back to human, I was so startled that I fell jarring my wounds making me hiss in pain, Peter knelt next to me but he didn't touch me just hovered when the sound of approaching footsteps caught my attention, "Peter you have to run make it look like an animal attack go I will see you in the hospital, Run!"

he hesitated only a second before taking off running taking out my gun I fired three shots then slid it away from me, before turning my focus on to the downed man I dropped my jacket and using my tee as a pad to staunch the worst of the blood just as the door clicked open,

my head snapped up to look to see a curly hair teen with an off kilter jaw, poking his head in I could smell the fear and determination rolling off him he physically jumped when he saw me but just then the man coughed splattering me with blood "Shit!"

I turned back to the man snapping at the boy "Hey kid get your phone out and call an ambulance,"

the kids voice broke half way through "I can't! They think its a crank call-"

I cut him off "Get over here KID! He jumped to obey skidding to his knees next to me "Put your hands where mine are and keep constant pressure I'll call it in,"

the kid did as I said and snagged his phone "911 how can I help you?" "Send an ambulance to Beacon hill High I have a man down saver lacerations to the face and torso we are in the gym send animal control,"

leaving the phone connected I set it down next to the boy "What are you doing here at this time of night ,"

I heard the kids heart stutter over his lie "Uh. . .Stiles wanted to check out the school at night, then we ran in to Derek Hale he's the one running around here scaring us. . .Why did you call animal control?"

"There is a bear in the school. . .what do you mean us?"

"A bear. . ." I snapped my fingers in front of his face "Kid who is us!"

"Stiles Lidya Allison and Jackson they are up stairs in the AP lab room wh-"

"Shit, you keep pressure on that and wait here for the ambulance" I stood snagging my gun from where I tossed it I hurried out the door I had to do this right if I was going to fool dozens of people I had to do this just right, ignoring the pain in my leg I ran for it, leaving a blood trail in my wake,

I skidded to the lab door slamming it open to a bunch of screaming ducking an oncoming beaker that smashed in to the hall wall the liquid melting the Sheetrock, training kicked in and raising my gun I breached the room to more screaming, 4 teens 2 girls a strawberry blond and one black haired and 2 boys stiles and an abercrombien model I used a drill Sargent tone "QUIET! I don't have time to listen to your crying you will fallow me quickly and quietly now line up and shut up,"

I wasn't disappointed they did just that I led them back to the gym just as the ambulance animal control and police pulled up I met the paramedics at the door leading them to curly and the bleeding man where they took over I corralled the teens out of the way letting them work animal control came over and I gave them the story about the bear and they went off to find it.

Making way for Daniel and John, Dan looked furious jumping me with a hug I stumbled put weight on my bad foot it gave out and I landed in a heap with Dan on top knocking the wind out of me, I felt my eyes flash and clenched them shut groaning, I shoved Dan off me hissing as she jostled my leg, fallowed by the girls screaming I looked up to see them all staring at my leg the girls were horrified the boys decidedly green and john cursed Dan just set to work ripping my pants away she hissed in sympathy before fetching some pads from the medics and tended to my with an avid audience, Dan all the while muttering under her breath about brothers and not in a nice way.

I turned to John "Did dispatch tell you about the bear?"

He was busy hugging Stiles but did answer "Yes mind if I ask what happened and what you are doing here in the middle of the night?"

I shrugged jostling Dan she smacked me "Hold Still," I rolled my eyes doing my best Igor impression "Yes Master" she smacked me again but she was smiling I turned back to John "I was out hiking and got lost found my way to town and was taking a short cut home right by the school when I heard the screaming I checked the doors the front was locked but the back was a mess garbage everywhere door torn off its hinges I pulled my services weapon and did a room by room sweep-"

I cut off grunting as Dan tied the make shift band aid a little tight "Till I reached the gym where I found the bear on the verge of attacking, he was to close to the guy to risk a shot so I got in the way was able to back it off giving me a chance to fire three rounds and scare the beast off, I striped and tended to the man when he came in,"

I gestured to the curly hair teen "I told him to call 911 But the cops thought it was a crank call, so I had him take over with the compress and I called it in then I found out about those four," I pointer out Stiles, Berry, Blackie, and abercrombien "And went to fetch them, securing them, and bring them back here, where we met the paramedics at the door you know the rest-hissss."

I ended in a long hiss as Dan patter my leg "You'll need stitches," just as the paramedics rolled the man past they stopped at Dan's words and looked at my leg "WE can give a lift down to the hospital,"

I shook my head "Thanks but I'll catch a ride from my sis I am not in any immediate danger she patched me up pretty good,"

They nodded and continued there way out the door Stiles knelt next to me sounding worried "Why didn't you go with them?"

I smiled at him moving to rest my back against the wall "It's really not that bad I have had worse" Flashes of a dark room, buckets of ice water, mettle tables with restraints, chains dangling from the ceiling and Shadowed figures flew by in my mind I shook my head to clear it of the past giving the kid a grin "Dan will give me a ride after she is done, Here help me up,"

I held out my hand to stiles and he stood helping me stand slinging my arm over his shoulder he let me use him as a crutch and we listened as John and Dan questioned the kids, after the Sharif was done with each one Stiles introduced me to them Blackie was Allison Argent, Berry was Lydia Martin, abercrombien was Jackson Witmore, and Curly was Scott McCall and they kept me entertained until John and Dan came back.

John looked decidedly pale, and Dan looked like she wanted to yell bloody murder, or tear me a new one. lucky for me Stiles cut in distracting her "Dad what's wrong?"

John just pointed at the ground, there for all of us to see was a plain trail of blood. . .My blood, with drag marks foot prints and tire marks left by the gurney wheels. I grinned self deprecatingly "Wow I made a mess,"

then I grinned "It looks like something out of those cheep horror movies Waldo likes so much,"

Dan shook her head chuckling she turned to John "IS that all sir? I would like to get Mie to the Hospital before the blood loss starts to get to him."

John glanced at me and smiled at Dan "go ahead Daniel, just be sure to wright up a report and bring it in with you tomorrow,"

Dan nodded "Yes sir"

I laughed holding a hand out to John ""Sorry for the mess"

He grinned in return taking my hand "NO problem at all" He pulled me out of stiles supporting arms "Thank you for taking care of the kids, you are really something ells , I owe you one"

I pulled Back "No sir you would do the same for any one ells, you don't owe me a thing ,"

Dan stepped up and lent me her shoulder to lean on "I'll see you tomorrow sir."

Dan said before leading me away I called over my shoulder "See you tomorrow Scott Stiles Pick me up at the Hospital,"

I got muffled replies as the doors closed behind us, Dan helped me down to her car and in to the front seat before sliding in to the drivers seat and pulling out "Now tell me what really happened tonight."

I told her about my nap then the howl leading me to the school then what I found "Daniel with the full moon less than a week out and Scott calling him out. . .Peter. . .his wolf took over. . .His wolf is to new, waking up after such a long sleep the wolf is overrun by the need for vengeance. his eyes were crazed with it, I was able to pull him back but I don't know how long that will last, even as I went against him my wolf wanted to capitulate to him all he wanted was to please our alpha if I went against him again I think I would just roll over. We need to get him out of the care home he needs his pack all around him to help him to heal, Dan I want to take him home. our home build an expansion for not just him but the whole pack."

Dan nodded "You have a point Michael but first we will get you heeled up, then we will go about an expansion and getting alpha home, I grinned at her she pulled up front of the emergency entrance helping me out of the car she led me around to the doors where we were met by two nurses pushing a bed they helped me on to it and pushed me in to a curtained off area the while the other led Daniel to the front desk to fill out forums.

the nurse tore away the rest of my clothes leaving me in just my dog tags revealing my scared and bleeding body she hissed pulling back at the sight of all my scars I gave her a shrug grinning "It is not as bad as it looks a lot of these are old, its mainly my leg and side the bear got me good,"

she watched me and nodding mutely took my vitals set an IV checking to make sure that I wasn't allergic to anything before calling over the Doc and leaving me to his mercies.

the Doc introduced himself as Jack Carter before peeling back Dan;'s temporary wrap drawing a hiss out of me, "Shit! how did this happen?" he asked I bit my lip to hold back a yelp as he started to probe answering in cut off sentences "Bear. . .Attack, at school. . .got between. . .Hiss. . . . him and Dinneeerrr."

I elongated the last word as he poked a particularly tender point the doc looked up at that "OH! so you are the one!"

"what on- Fuuuuck!" I was so focused on not making sounds I didn't hear the nurse come back until she jabbed the needle in my arm I rolled my eyes on her "Warn a guy next time sweet heart, last nurse that did that wound up with a black eye and was lucky that I didn't give her a concussion."

she stepped back nodding quick I turned back to the doc "whats the prognosis Doc."

"Well all and all not to bad the cuts aren't too deep but will need stitches so I am going to give you a antistatic and numbing agent while I stitch you up I nodded "Don't mind me I am just going to close my eyes while you work, wake me if you need some thing,"

he grunted already prepping everything he would need turning my thoughts inwards I meditated "I vaguely heard the doc say "You'll feel a slight pinch,"

I did then my leg went numb all around my leg then my side and I was able to drown everything ells out, thinking on Peters situations how to get him released in to Dan's and my care, when I felt a pat on my leg focusing again I saw the doc looking at me giving me instructions on how to care for my leg and side before leaving me to the tender mercies of a nurse a guy this time he gave me all my shots and helped me get clean and in to a gown "now typically we wouldn't keep you but the doctor just wants to be sure so you will stay over night and be released in the morning,"

I rolled my eyes in my head 'great!' but outwardly I just smiled "Thank you nurse. . ." "Parker" "Thank you nurse Parker, can you let my sister in now she really detests Hospitals,"

Parker nodded giving me a small smile before leaving I adjusted the be kicking back and finding the TV remote did a little channel surfing, it was just long enough to know that there was nothing on when Dan came in looking harassed "I hate hospitals" were the first words out of her mouth the first words out of her mouth the receptionist on her heels looking disgruntled "NOW look here miss, you can only stay a short while the doctor wants wants to keep your brother over night ,"

Dan rounded on the woman "I under stand now leave, I filled out all your paper work so leave us be and go bother someone ells,"

I snapped at her "DAN!"

she froze and snapped her mouth shut I turned to the nurse "I apologize for Daniel, she dose not like hospitals, I will stay the night and Dan will leave in a short while she has some work to finish any way may I have your name please?"

her face softened when I told her that then smiled Melisa McCall,"

I fanged surprise I could smell Scott on her "OH! You are Scott's mother, I met your son tonight at the school, your son and his friend Stiles are going to show my sister and I around town."

I held out my hand "Michael Shaw and this is my sister Daniel we just moved here."

Melisa gave me a radiant smile clasping my hand in both of hers "Thank you! thank you! Thank you for saving my son, I just heard the whole story from John Thank you!,"

I patted her hands with my free one "There is no need for this I just did what I was trained for , but can I ask a favor of you?"

"Anything, Anything at all, what ever you want what ever is in my power , it is the least I could do for saving my son "

I smiled softly "can you tell your son and Stiles to meet Daniel and I here instead of our house, when I check out."

she laughed "Is that all?"

when I nodded she continued "Of Course I will, in fact I will bring them in to work with me, my shift starts at 9:00 but we will be here by 8:30 is that OK?"

"that is almost perfect, tell me when do you get off work?"

she frowned "Not till 7:00, why do you ask?"

"That is just right tomorrow at 8:30 will you join us for dinner at our house?"

she stared a moment then blinking she smiled ""That sounds Wonder full, I would love to come, is there anything I can bring?"

"Well I think I have everything but how about an appetizer plate?"

her eyes brightened "Of course then I will see you tomorrow rest well,"

She left closing the door after her closing my eyes I worked my way back in to my pillow letting a smile show as Dan sat on the edge of my bed "What are you planning?"

I sighed tiredly "Peter needs pack, something to ground him both him and his wolf, The only way we can fix this pack, is if our Alpha is sane, we need Scott to start as a new member that is still rebelling it is agitating Peter's wolf and the way to Scott, is through his mom and Stiles, then we need to expand the house and bring Peter home, we also need to integrate Peters nephew Derek, who is around here somewhere, what do you think?"

Dan chuckled "Whatever you want Mie, well you get some rest I'll be back at 0800 with freshly pressed clothes,"

I grinned opening my eyes "good idea all that I have that does not have blood on it are my boxer and there is no way I am going around in just those again,"

Dan snorted "yeah I don't want to see that again,"

Pulling my pillow out from behind me I tossed it at her she ducked it laughing she slipped out the door,

Sighing I relaxed back laying my bed back I listened to the hospital work not the most soothing of sounds or feelings and it took me a while to fall asleep even then I woke every time some one walked by my door so I gave up on sleep and wrote this down but shifts are changing and I better at least pretend to sleep so I don't piss off the doctors, well the next time I remember