Hello all!
I hope everyone enjoyed the new episode! I did, atleast until Derek went to the teacher, but that's just me. Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys my new chapter! Oh! Quick note, everything in italics are flashbacks.
(Last night)
Feeling nothing next to me I opened my eyes to see Isaac in fresh clothes and walking towards the door.
"Isaac? Where are you going? It's."
I tapped my phone looking at the ungodly hour.
"Three a.m."
He sighed, his blue eyes looking down at me in sadness for a moment.
"I'll be back, just helping Scott with a few things, go back to sleep."
"Can't it wait till the morning?"
"No. Go back to sleep, I'll be back before you know it."
I sighed, giving him a soft look before nodding.
"Stay safe."
"I will."
With that he left through the door. Sighing I sat up, moving to the couch before turning on the TV, knowing all to well I wouldn't sleep until he came back. Several hours later I heard knocking on my front door jolting me awake. Rubbing at my tired eyes I quickly opened the door to see an exhausted Isaac supporting an equally exhausted Scott.
"What happened?"
The pair sighed as I let them in, quickly moving to hand the two water.
"Talk."
Scott sighed, gulping down the water.
"We went to confront Deucalion."
"You did what? How stupid can you two be?"
Isaac sighed as I took a seat, obviously not happy with the two teenagers in front of me.
"We were supposed to talk with him alone, but Derek and his pack showed up, there was a fight and."
I gave Scott a hard look as he trailed off, looking between the two I started to fear the worst.
"What happened?"
"Crystal, Derek's dead."
I blinked at the two, sighing I knew to keep my emotions in check, at least until the pair would leave in a few hours for a cross-country meet.
"Ok, right now, you two need to clean yourselves up and get some sleep."
They nodded while I moved back to my room, closing the door I felt my world crashing around me as I realized I would never see my friend again. Screams ripped from my throat as I was racked with sobs. My wolf, my best friend, the love of my life, was gone. Forever. Holding my head in my hands, my body curled in on itself until I heard the door open, followed by a soft hand on my shoulder, looking up I tried to smiled at Isaac only to falter and cling to him.
"Shush Crystal, it's alright."
I walked around my house for a few hours after the boys had left before deciding to get some answers. I had texted Peter and he told me where the fight had happened, driving to the hotel I quickly found the hole the two alphas had fallen through.
"Well, he could have survived."
Walking slowly down the escalator, running my finger over the indents that a body had made.
"Oh Derek."
Taking a calming breath, I examined the ground before spotting a small blood trail that would be invisible to anyone that didn't know what to look for.
"To stubborn to die from a fall, that damn wolf doesn't better not die while he's crawling away."
Following the trail for a few miles before it stopped against black pavement and I couldn't follow it any further.
"Damn it."
Taking a seat on the curb I felt my phone vibrating, picking it up I felt my heart stop at the caller id. Taking a calming breath before answering the phone.
"Well, if it isn't casper the friendly wolf."
"I'm sorry?"
I blinked at the very female voice.
"Who is this and why do you have Derek's phone?"
I heard the girl on the over side sigh with relief when I said Derek.
"I'm Jennifer, Derek came to me, asking me to call you."
"Where is he?"
She sighed again, obviously on the verge of hysterics, finally she told me her address and I told her I would be there in a few minutes. Taking off at a run back towards my car, knowing the faster I got to him the better chance I had at keeping him alive.
Reaching the small house I barely glanced at it before banging on the dark wooden door. A woman answered the door, her brunette hair a mess, her green eyes wide as she took in my form.
"Where is he?"
Timidly she moved to the side and told me which room he was in. Gripping my bag tightly as I rushed in, seeing my wolf laying on a bed shirtless, his breath was shallow, gashes covered the left side of his abs and chest, several cuts covered his face and I could see a deep cut in his right thigh. Taking a seat next to him I sighed, touching his cheek causing the alpha to open his eyes.
"You are so dead, after I get you healed."
He smiled weakly at me.
"I know."
I sighed at how weak his voice was.
"Come on Der, let's get you sitting up. It's gonna hurt."
He nodded, looking around for a moment his eyes landing on the woman, turning I finally recognized her.
"You're Isaac's teacher."
She nodded, her face going pale as I pulled the alpha into a sitting position. He growled at me as I rolled my eyes, the teacher jumping at the sudden noise.
"Don't give me that, you might be hurt but I will kick your ass."
He whined at me, his eyes focused fully on me as I started wrapping his wounds, listening to him hiss every once and a while. Finally I had everything but his thigh taken care of.
"Alright, think you can stand?"
He nodded, I wrapped his arm around my shoulders as I got him standing; barely noticing the extra weight as he leaned against me. Helping him out to my car, thankful I was smart enough to drive my car and not the truck. After getting him where he was laying down in the back seat I turned to the teacher.
"I guess I should introduce myself. Crystal Lahey, older sister of Isaac, and I make sure these idiots don't get themselves killed."
I pulled out one of my cards, handing it to her.
"Like it or not, you're involved in all this, if anything like that happens again, call me. Who are you?"
"Jennifer."
I nodded, not giving her time to give me a last name, to say I was pissed that Derek didn't come find me was an understatement.
"Thanks for watching after him. But you two are in two totally different ballparks, Jennifer. Trust me on that."
Turning I walked away from the stunned woman, sliding into my car before taking off and headed back to my house, not trusting the security in Derek's loft.
"You don't have to be mean to her."
I scoffed, glancing at the wolf.
"If I left you in her care you would be dead before midnight."
"You love me."
"That's gotta be the fever talking."
I glanced back at him casually as my house came into view.
"We're here, you can stay in the guest room. I'm still mad at you."
Pulling into the garage next to my truck before helping the alpha up and into the kitchen, gasping when he passed out, his dead weighting taking me by surprise.
"Alright, my room."
Half dragging the taller man into my room, laying him down on my bed before pulling my comforter over him, kissing his forehead I decided to sleep on the couch for now.
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