A/N: This is during the end of Heart Monitor after Derek visits his uncle Peter.
And my stupendously magnificent, marvellously omnipotent, wonderfully intelligent, magically amazing editor got back to me so yaaaayyyy.
Also don't worry if you are going through withdraws, 'cause I sure am. *begins rocking back and forth* But hey! That's what the internet is for right? And fanfiction?
And it has been just over one week, so I am still going strong! Luckily not taking any English classes this semester so I have my writing brain solely on this!
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After Derek found the slip of mysterious paper with the picture of the spiraled dead doe, he drove off madly into the night. He was going to need Lexi, he was going to need her nose in case the Alpha had been in the vet's office.
He went flying down the dirt road to his house, tires bouncing, and yet the car just kept getting faster and faster. The closer he got to the house the more rage that built up inside of him.
He came to an abrupt stop just in front of the porch. He opened the car door, leaving the car on, and ran inside, not even bothering to shut the door.
"Lexi!" Derek shouted once inside as he ran around trying to find her.
"Lexi!" Derek shouted again as Lexi ran quickly down the stairs nearly tripping in her rush.
"Good girl!" Derek greeted her with lots of petting, and she greeted him with lots of licks.
"Okay, I need your help tonight. So let's get in the car." Derek opened the front door and motioning for her to go out into the yard. Lexi bolted into the yard and headed straight for the open door on the driver's side. She gracefully hopped into the driver's side, and then made her way carefully into the back seat.
Derek followed her, and jumped into the car, slammed the door and sped off. He drove a little more carefully now that Lexi was in the car, but he was pushing the limit on what she could take for bumps and turns.
"Almost there, Lexi," Derek said reassuringly.
He pulled into the vet's parking lot quietly, turning off his headlights quickly so the vet wouldn't see them coming. He parked the car and turned the key off. But Derek didn't get out of the car right away, he took a deep breath and prepared himself for what he had to do next.
"You ready?" Derek asked as he looked Lexi in the eye. She seemed to just slightly nod her head.
"Good let's do this," Derek commanded, getting out of the car with force. He waited for Lexi to jump out of the car, which she did with not only grace, but with silence.
Derek entered the vet's office with the key from under the plant in back, like Stiles had only last night.
"Scott, you're late again," Derek heard the vet say. He smirked, the vet wasn't expecting him… good, all the better to see the shock on his face. "I hope this isn't getting to be a habit," the vet continued still unaware that it wasn't Scott.
Derek stepped into the doorway, and Lexi began to growl softly. The vet turned, smiling, expecting to see Scott, but when the vet realized it was Derek Hale and a large white dog, the smile disappeared.
"Can I help you?" the vet asked with a hint of fear in his voice when he realized it wasn't a dog, it was a wolf.
"I hope so," Derek said menacingly, with Lexi growling beside him. "I wanna know about the animal you found with the spiral on its side," Derek continued.
"Ex… Excuse me," the vet mumbled, staring at Lexi in fear and a little confused. "What animal?" The vet crossed his arms out of habit.
"Three months ago… The deer," Derek paused as he took out the sheet of paper he found on his Camaro to show the vet what he was talking about. "Do you remember this?" Derek continued.
"Ah yes." The vet's eyes meticulously watched Lexi as she approached him. "It's just a deer. And I didn't find it," The vet clarified, "They came to me and wanted to know if I had seen anything like it."
"What'd you tell them?" Derek asked sternly.
"I told them 'no'," the vet responded as Lexi circled him smelling him.
Derek looked around, then took a few steps closer. "Did you hear that?" Derek slowly got closer.
The vet began to back away, "What?" but he bumped into Lexi and stopped.
"The sound of your heart beat rising…" Derek paused as he continued to get closer.
"Excuse me." The vet acted confused, but knowing he was cornered.
"It's the sound of you lying…" Derek grabbed the vet and slammed him into the examination table. The vet went limp.
"Oh great!" Derek shouted in frustration. "Just what I needed, him to faint. Now this is going to take even longer." Derek let the vet slip to the floor. Lexi cautiously approached the man, she smelled him but didn't seem to smell anything dangerous.
"Nothin… hm…." Derek thought to himself in bewilderment now. He was sure that the vet was the Alpha, or if not then he at least would have been in contact with the Alpha and be able to lead him to it.
Derek sat down in a chair against the wall meant for the patient's owner. He ran his fingers through his hair trying to think. Well the vet needed to know something. He had to, Derek wasn't sure why or how, but he did. He was the one that did the autopsy on the deer and thought there was nothing unnatural with the spiral, which even a blind man could tell.
That's it, Derek was going to have to force it out of the vet. He stood, grabbed the chair from the wall and forcibly moved it to the middle of the examination room. He picked up the vet and shoved him into the chair, and made it so he was sitting in it. Derek looked through some of the drawers of the cabinets and found what he was looking for, medical tape. He grabbed the vet's hands and held them behind the chair. Derek taped around his wrists at least ten times making sure there was no way the vet would be able to get out without his help.
Derek proceeded to tape the vets ankles to the legs of the chairs. "There," Derek said satisfied with his job. "Now all we have to do is wait Lexi," Derek finished putting the tape down and giving Lexi a few good pets.
He leaned against the cabinets and slowly slid to the cold tile floor. Lexi appeared next to him after making a round doing who knows what. She sat next to him, and stared at the tied up vet across the room from them.
Derek looked over at Lexi. The way she was sitting was just majestic, yet it also had a disdain about it. It was odd, Lexi had more human emotions than some people Derek had met in his years on the run.
Lexi turned, and their eyes met. Derek could only hold the gaze for so long before he needed to look away. Her gaze, it was misleading, it was so comforting, and yet there was a part of it that felt like she was looking into his soul. Something Derek didn't want anyone seeing.
Derek smiled at the thought of what someone might say if they knew what was truly in his soul. He began to stroke Lexi's soft white coat. Derek could feel Lexi's eyes upon him, and it sent a chill down his spine. He usually didn't feel this way, except when he was younger confronted with a group of well-trained Argents.
Lexi's head snapped back forward, and she began to growl. Derek looked up and saw the vet coming out of his daze.
Derek got up and walked over to the vet. He grabbed the chair's arm rests and leaned in close, staring menacingly.
The vet finally came out of his daze, and jumped when he saw Derek so close.
"Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way." Derek was not flinching. "Tell me who the Alpha is."
"I… I… don't know what you're talking about," the vet mumbled.
Derek punched the vet in the jaw. "Now tell me who the Alpha is?" Derek was becoming impatient impatiently.
"I told you, I don't know."
"And you're lying to me!"
Derek and Lexi heard a door open and close. They looked at each other, Lexi darted away, and Derek did the same.
"Hello? Sorry I'm late. I got a detention in Bio and I lost my phone," Scott said as he entered the veterinary clinic. He was late again, all because of his stupid Bio teacher gave him and Stiles detention.
Scott heard a mumble, but couldn't make out what someone was trying to say.
"Hey Mr…." Scott turned into the clinical room, "Oh my GOD!" Scott shouted when he saw the vet all tied up and bleeding profusely from his head. Scott rushed over to the vet, he began to undo the tape around the vet's hands.
"Scott no, don't! Get out of here! Leave before he comes back!" The vet yelled at Scott desperately not wanting this fate for Scott too.
"What?" Scott asked. Scott heard a growl from behind him. He turned slowly and saw the white wolf.
"Down Lexi," Scott heard Derek say from behind him.
Lexi stopped growling, but she still didn't break visual contact with Scott. She dashed over to the other side of the room. Scott turned to follow her, and saw Derek walking closer, his usual angry look on his face.
"Derek what the hell?" Scott asked.
"Like the vet said, get out of here." Derek kept his cold, stone exterior.
"No, I won't leave him here alone with you." Scott stepped in between the vet and Derek.
"Bad move, Scott. Now get out of my way."
"No, he has done nothing wrong. Why are you doing this?"
"He knows who the Alpha is, and am going to make him tell me."
"This is not the way, Derek," Scott pleaded to Derek.
"The Alpha killed my sister, Scott! I will not rest until the Alpha is killed, and I will dispose of anyone who gets in my way… including you." Derek did not blinking.
Scott could see the fury and rage in Derek's green eyes. Scott knew he shouldn't get in Derek's way, but he couldn't let Derek torture a man who knew nothing.
"I have a different option." Scott hadn't thought, he had let that statement slip from his mouth and now he was going to regret it.
"And what is that, Scott? You have no idea who the Alpha is," Derek became even more furious with Scott. Not only had Scott crashed the 'party' but now Scott was trying to stop Derek from doing what he came back to Beacon Hills to do.
"Umm…." Scott muttered to try and gain some time to think.
"Just as I thought." Derek shoved Scott aside.
"Wait!" Scott had tried to stall Derek.
"Scott!" Derek was seriously angry now. He shifted, and in his blind rage he hit Scott, who fell to the floor stunned. Derek was about to hit him again, when Lexi jumped in the way snarling and snapping at him. Derek calmed down, realizing what had happened. He felt bad for hitting Scott, he hadn't meant to, Scott was the closest thing Derek had to a friend, human of course. Derek couldn't lose Scott for that reason, and because he still felt like Scott may be able to lure the Alpha out.
Lexi stopped growling, and turned to check on Scott. She nuzzled his neck, trying to comfort him.
"That's it!" Scott yelled as he got up, bearing his fangs. Lexi moved away, sensing Scott's fury. "I have had enough of you pushing me around, Derek!"
Derek's sympathy had disappeared, his fangs appearing. They growled at each other, as the vet looked on in horror. The cages in back erupted into vicious barking, making the scene even more menacing.
Scott and Derek were about to start fighting each other when a soothing howl echoed through the entire office.
Everyone and everything went silent, and turned to where the howl had emanated from. Lexi brought her head back down, and gazed at the two werewolves before her. She barked ferociously as if scolding the two betas before her.
Derek and Scott looked at each other, what where they doing? They were about to fight, and maybe even kill each other, when they were after the same thing. They both wanted the alpha, dead. Scott was the first to return to normal.
"Derek, I said I have an idea."
Derek contemplated it. "Alright, let's hear it." Derek calmed himself, so he returned to normal.
"Meet me at the High School in fifteen minutes, and bring him." Scott finished as he pointed at the Vet.
A/N 2:
And again Derek. I have no idea what is going on with your name, but it did it again last chapter. I will try to proof read it next time/remember to fix it. If not, I guess we now know each other on a first name basis.
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