Sooooo much homework… I already have a project due, and I just got the thing Wednesday! Thankfully, I did the same thing in grade five and I have a good partner. That means more time for writing! Of course, the other stuff means less time for writing, which means either you won't hear from me often or my spelling will be absolute crap. Anywho, sorry!

PS, I have a poll up on my profile. It has a few possible names for Derek's brothers in my next story. If you don't like those, send me some of your own. On with the story!

Disclaimer: No where NEAR as talented as Kelley Armstrong. Don't own DP.

Previously

Eyes full of fierce hatred, Kit snarled in a good impression of Derek, "Andrew, you S.O.B, why don't you show you're face? Or are you hiding like the coward we all know you are?" Jason raised his head weakly, and the Agito half-demon twins, Sam and Victoria, were too far into unconsciousness to be of any help.

A sudden flare lit the desolate room, showing an evil looking Andrew holding a sparking match. Moving closer, he stated, "No, Kit, I'm not hiding. So who will it be, old friend? Who dies first?"

Now

Kit was stunned into silence at his enemy's words. Choose who dies and who lives? No one should have to make that choice…but he already had. Ten years ago when he had left Andrew's dead wife on the floor and scooped a five year old from her still warm arms, he had chosen her to die and Andrew knew it. He'd known there was a seventy percent chance that whoever went in there was going to die, if not for taking their subject then to try killing Derek. He'd known there was a chance they would reanimate her and use her in their cruel experiments. But she had done it anyways. Sarah had always put her own safety behind everyone else's, something his son seemed to have taken from her. They were both stubborn, both ready to die to protect everyone else.

Both a lot less than innocent.

Sarah had been one of the scientists to experiment on Derek, always compassionate but rarely able to do anything. So she'd brought him to the lab one day, to see the tiny babies who she was supposed to hate and torment. The ones she'd fallen in love with.

Flashback

Walking beside her, Kit was confused by the determined look on her face. When Sarah had called, she said it was urgent, a matter of life and death. It had worried him enough to drive to her house, breaking every speed and traffic law in the city, to see what he could do. As soon as he'd knocked, she'd forcefully pushed him into her Prius and driven like mad to a lab. Sarah never spoke a word, just tugged him through the glass doors and flashed a keycard to the guards. By then, Kit was beyond confused and slightly worried about his friend's gentle wife, who now had traces of tears in her eyes. It worried him enough to tug the woman to a stop and hiss lightly, "What's wrong?"

Sarah sniffled, then wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "I have to show you something, Kit. Promise me…promise you won't hate me for what I've done."

She sounded so grim and sincere that he could only nod. What she showed him next, well…it changed his life.

Pushing him to a door, Sarah punched in a code and swiped her card then led him to a large Plexiglas cage taking up most of the room. Kit peered warily into the cage, but jumped back when, with a shriek, a beautiful young woman bashed against the wall of her prison. The sickening thud made him flinch with empathy of the hard hit, but stopped in shock when he heard the only intelligible words out of her mouth.

"My puppies! Give them to me! GIVE ME MY BABIES!"

As if through a daze, the woman bared her teeth in a ferocious snarl and Changed before his eyes. Where once a woman stood, with the crackling of bones there was only a wolf, insane and utterly enraged. The large she-wolf flung herself against the cage again and again until her body was bloody. Finally, she knocked herself out.

Turning slowly to look at his friend, he breathed, "What have you done?"

Shaking her head wordlessly, she grabbed his arm tightly and pulled him down another hallway leading out of the room. After several twists and turns, the only door left was made of reinforced metal with what looked like an automatic locking system. Silently, Sarah swung the door open and let the tears fall free at the sight that only she knew greeted them. They were in an observation platform overlooking several scientists and…babies?

No, not babies. Werewolf pups, all of them. Kit couldn't help but admit they were the most beautiful and innocent things he had ever seen. They were dressed in little blue footie pajamas, kicking their feet and gurgling as they were fed. All were tearing wildly at the bottle, trying and succeeding in getting milk all over their faces. Except for the biggest one, which was calmly suckling and holding onto his nanny's index finger. The atmosphere was ruined, however, when four scientists stepped into the room holding large needles made for puncturing muscle and bone. The happy gurgling turned into screams of pain as the needles went into their arms and drew samples of bone marrow from their tiny limbs. He couldn't help but think of his expecting wife, just four months with their child. What would he do if Eve was in the insane she-wolf's place?

Listening to them wail, he heard a much wilder adult cry pierce the air followed by a scream of absolute terror. In the chaos that followed, Kit realized just what Sarah had shown him. He turned to her, but he hadn't even opened his mouth when she growled firmly, "Someday, I will save them." then turned and walked away.

End Flashback

Of course, Andrew had never known what she'd had to do to those babies as they got older. Tests day after day, both for her and them. If Andrew had known about his wife's involvement, would he be doing this? Or would he even care?

Caught up in the moment, he almost missed the hissed, "You have one hour to choose."

Lily caught herself before she could scream Simon's name. Her heart ached with longing, and by the look in her eyes Chloe was missing Derek just as much. Raziel, now fully conscious as of three seconds ago, looked at them with solemn eyes. It was disconcerting, the way those silver orbs could stare straight through you…shivering, Lily instead locked eyes with Chloe and involuntarily gave a wry smile. The foolish girl was staring at her mutilated body, eyes glued to her still-bleeding legs. Laughing, she whispered reassuringly, "I'm alright, Chlo. Their starting to heal already." No entirely true, but she had to say something.

Licking her cracked lips and blinking guiltily, Chloe looked away and started awkwardly, "You know, I miss them too. Derek…well, he can take care of himself, but I need to be there. It…hurts, being away from him, you know?" Lily nodded, understanding perfectly well what Chloe was talking about. It was probably worse for Derek, just like it was worse for her. The pain in her heart overrode the pain in her body every time. Chloe continued. "Of course you do. I've seen you with Simon at night." There was a slightly playful glint in her friend's eyes. It was the wrong time and place for it, but Lily appreciated the effort.

Blushing lightly, she muttered half-heartedly, "He avoids me like the plague during the day, so the night's all I have." Chloe must have seen her sneak in one morning when she went to the bathroom. Truthfully, it hurt like hell to have her mate go out of his way to get rid of her. If only he knew that shifters gave their hearts only once, then never again. Simon was it for her, even if he wouldn't acknowledge it to himself. So every night, when he was asleep, she would creep into his room just to run her fingers through his feather-soft blond hair and stroke his softly curved cheek, unblemished and smooth. Every time she was with him, she could see what they're lives together could be like. A small house in the forest, tons of kids and maybe even a dog. One that wouldn't bite Derek like Tito the Soul-sucking Chihuahua. Laughing out loud this time, Lily spluttered the story to Chloe and soon had her and Raziel hysterical.

"S-sorry, guys. Hey Chloe, did Derek ever tell you how he got that scar on his hand? It's hilarious!"

Seeing red, Derek gave a wild howl and flew at Simon. Grabbing hold of his arm, he flung his brother into the trees where he landed safely in a bush. Unfortunately, that gave him enough time to conjure enough fog to choke and elephant. Coughing on the thick-as-mushroom-stew air, Derek crouched and snarled as the fog blocked Simon's scent. Hearing a crunch and heavy footfalls, he growled in satisfaction as they came straight towards him. Whipping towards the noise, Derek waited patiently until Simon stumbled right into him. After crashing against his chest, Simon slowly looked up and whispered brokenly, "Oh, shit…"

Pushing himself away, the fledgling sorcerer readied a spell as the werewolf opposite him crouched and snarled. Neither got very far, as the fight was interrupted by a swoosh of luminescent wings as Niall landed between them. In mere seconds, the choking fog was history and both boys were being pressed against trees. Derek snarled and fought, while Simon glared and tried to cast horrific spells on his brother. Sighing in exasperation, the avenging angel caught sight of the blood on Derek's clothes. Keeping his spell intact, he proceeded to check his son over for injuries. When he found none, he smiled proudly and pulled him into a hug. Instantly, Derek stopped fighting and blinked in confusion. Why was he being held? Then he saw Simon and started struggling again.

Niall groaned. No, he couldn't have come at a better time. He just had to make sure his son was alive. Right now, he was seriously regretting it. Absently, he wondered if he could just kill Chloe and get it over with now. Then he remembered the puppy eyes, and shuddered. Looking at the boy's face, Niall intently studied it and pictured that look on it 24/7. It made him wince, and immediately he changed his mind. He would not be the cause of his only son's eternal suffering. Hell, look what happened to Jared when he fell in love with Lady Shipa! Now that was a mess. Especially after that Jesse girl came into the picture. Of course, then she left the picture and blew it to the ninth circle of hell. It hadn't been fun cleaning up after him then. Derek would be out for blood if anything happened to Chloe, and just like Jared, that look would never leave his face. Eye twitching slightly, Niall gave his son's shoulder a strong squeeze and turned to the young sorcerer.

Simon looked like crap. Honestly, he did. There were purple bruises marring the skin on his arms and there were huge dark rings under his eyes. Scrunching up his face, the angel gave what he hoped was a sympathetic look, but honestly probably looked like he was deciding whether or not to kill him now, or later. Going by the look of fear he was receiving, Niall could pretty much guess which one it was. Leaving his son, Niall leant over to place his mouth near Simon's ear and whispered pleadingly, "Give him Chloe, boy. Do you really want to see this face every day? 'cause |I sure don't." Forcing an image of the dreaded, hideously adorable face that housed that look, Niall disappeared and left them to they're own devices. But not before he shouted, "Oh, that reminds me. Simon, Derek…" here he paused and pictured that look on the werewolf's face. Shuddering slightly, he forced himself to continue. Hurriedly, he said, "Go save Chloe and Lily before Lily runs out of body parts to slice. There's a cabin about a mile out in the woods, so unless you want to stay in a forest surrounded by homicidal maniacs with nothing to lose, I suggest you get you're asses moving. Toodles! Don't kill each other!"

Staring at the spot Niall had disappeared from, Derek stated blankly, "Ladies and gentlemen, my father the psychopath."

Simon stated, "I guess we know what he passed on to you, huh?"

Glaring murderously, Derek started walking quickly in the direction the angel had pointed to. Simon, struggling to catch up, shouted, "Hey! Wait up!" pausing for a second, he finally realized what the angel had said. Eyes wide with horror, he screamed suddenly, "What did he MEAN, run out of body parts?"

Alright, confusing chapter. Yes, they tested on Derek as a baby and yes Andrew's wife was a scientist. How many of you remember Sarah? Will Simon and Derek be able to save their mates from certain death? Will this author stop putting in commentary? Yes. Yes I will. REVIEW! Flames welcome. They give my fire demon a workout.