I found a picture of what I imagine Lucy looks like! This is her in a nutshell, except she has bright green eyes, not blue:) Check it out, please!:D

To find the pic since I can't post the url here, type in GOOGLE: Sariah Lockhart Snow

It should be the first pic of a girl with brown hair outside in snow:) Thanks!

Chapter 9

Have you ever felt that you never fit in anywhere? That you haven't really existed anywhere or stood out in any way? That's what I felt. I felt like I belonged in Isaac's arms, but not here as we walked into Derek's abandoned train station.

"Isaac, she hates me. I don't want to go in there." I whined. He chuckled.

"Just stand your ground, I'll protect you." He smirked. He closed his hand around mine and together we walked into my hell.

"Are you kidding me, Isaac?!" I heard Erica scoff as we walked right into training. She was in wolf form and looked completely lethal. "You brought that?" She growled, staring me down. I kept my ground, though.

"You know, for someone who hates Lydia so much, I can really see the bitchy resemblance." I commented innocently. She snarled.

"What's wrong, Erica? Want me to call Allison down here to paralyze you again?" I snarked again at her. Isaac was surprised by my sudden change of demeanor. I would not let her walk all over me.

"Lucy," Derek warned. Erica was breathing heavily and glaring at me.

I chuckled humorlessly, "I thought you were psychic, Erica." I said that, remembering what Allison told me about how she took her out.

"That's it." Erica roared and barreled towards me. My eyes widened and I started running. I looked behind me and saw Isaac and Erica fighting. Despite the fact that they are both about as experienced as each other, Isaac knocked her out with ease, earning a look of approval from Derek.

"And that," Derek said, pointing to Erica, "Is why you should never lose your cool in a fight." He was telling Isaac and Boyd this. "Erica was fighting purely out of anger, which made her lose her head. Isaac's head was clear and he was thinking clearly the whole time." Derek explained. Boyd and Isaac nodded together. Derek picked up Erica's body and put her on a train bench to recover.

Suddenly, Derek's eyes found me. "You, the human, you ran away." He said. I blushed.

"Also something you should never do." He frowned.

"Well, a werewolf was about to rip her throat out, Derek. What should she do?" Isaac said annoyedly.

"Defend herself." He stated calmly. This piqued my interest.

"And how do I do that?" I asked. Derek gave me a once-over.

"I'm going to teach you." He stated. That not only surprised me, but Isaac and Boyd almost fell off the wooden ceiling poles they were sitting on.

"I get to train with them?" I asked in wonder. Derek nodded his head. "Yes, but don't get so excited. After all, you're human." Derek said with a smirk. Isaac looked at Derek incredulously.

"You've got to be kidding me!" Isaac ranted to Derek. "She cannot train with us!" He exclaimed. "And why not?" I questioned, hands on my tiny hips. Isaac looked at me and rolled his eyes, practically scoffing. "Lucy you're a human. We could break you." He muttered as if it should have been obvious. I raised my eyebrows threateningly. "No! No, I didn't mean it like that, Luce!" Isaac corrected himself. "It's just that you're so... Breakable."

"She's already got you whipped." Derek commented to Isaac. I turned to him and gave Derek a knowing smile before turning back to Isaac.

"Worried I'll kick your ass?" I teased. Isaac frowned. "Not at all."

"Good," I smiled. "When can I start?" Derek shrugged. "I guess we could start now. Just you and Isaac, though. Boyd, you pay attention to what I'm showing her. These moves are the ones that the hunters use." Derek directed. Isaac looked disgusted.

"You're showing her how to become a hunter?" He growled. Derek shook his head. "I'm teaching her how to survive as a human in our world since she is now a part of it."

I was a part of something. I finally had people who cared dearly about me. I finally felt like I belonged here, where I wanted to be. Although Erica didn't make me feel very at home, I still loved it here. I smiled inwardly.

"What's so funny?" Derek commented, looking at me in confusion.

"Nothing... funny. Just, happy." I told him, smiling even bigger. He rolled his eyes and walked over to a large box. "What's that?" I asked him. He paused. He reached inside, pulling out two knives. "Defense." He said before pulling out a lethal looking crossbow. "And offense."

I smiled in anticipation and noticed Isaac's worried look. "Isaac, I'll be fine." I told him comfortingly. He sighed. "I don't want you anywhere near a fight, Lucy. But now I see that's inevitable."

I put my fingers gently under his chin and brought his face up to look at mine. "I can take care of myself." I whispered. It didn't seem to comfort him. It only made him more jumpy as Derek brought the box of weapons over to us.

"Take your pick." He told me. I smiled like a child on Christmas morning and bent down to pick up the two knives.

"I won't always be able to keep a crossbow on me. These are more practical." I explained. He smirked for a second before it disappeared.

"Okay we can start with he knives. You two," He said, motioning for Isaac and I. "Over here." We walked into the middle of the station. A nice open space to train. Derek handed me the knives.

"What you need to know about these, is that they can only really harm a werewolf if they go into the heart. Same with the Kanima." He explained to me. I nodded. "If you stab and take it out, it will heal, even if it's in the heart. It can't heal though, until it is taken out. If you leave it in the heart long enough, the target will die." He continued.

"Does that go for the Kanima as well?" I asked curiously. Derek looked at the ground. "I don't know. I don't know how to kill it." He said quietly. I nodded in understanding. Derek suddenly picked his head up and continued like nothing happened. "With knives, you will have to get in close because they are so short. Sometimes you may have to dodge claws and teeth." With those final words, Derek glanced at Isaac. I followed his gaze. Isaac looked at us both, knowing what the plan was going to be.

"Damnit." Isaac said simply. I chuckled.

"Isaac, you be the enemy werewolf, Lucy, you attack him." Derek ordered. "Some rules apply since this is only training. No stabbing in the heart, or clawing , for that matter." He turned to Isaac pointedly. "No keeping the knife in for more than five seconds." He said addressing me. I paused. Keeping the knife in? I had to put the knife in?

"Wait, I have to stab Isaac?" I suddenly felt queasy.

"Relax, he'll heal." Derek said. "Plus, we do much worse to him in training." Isaac thought for a moment, but then nodded his head in agreement. I sighed.

"Okay. Lucy. Here are some positions." Derek began showing me ways to hold the knife to keep a good grip, how to plunge it in so it could do some real damage, and, of course, how to also use them for defense.

He put Isaac and I in front of each other. I had my knives while Isaac had nothing. I almost felt bad. Until he turned. His fangs gleamed and his claws were extended.

"GO!" Derek yelled, signaling us to start. I didn't know what to do. I held the knife the way Derek showed me and ran to plunge it into Isaac. He grabbed my wrist before I got the knife to his shoulder. The grip he had wasn't as tight as I thought it would be. It was actually rather gentle. He looked at me with pity in his eyes as I tried to use my other hand to slam my other knife into him. He grabbed that hand as well, leaving me at his mercy.

I thought Derek would stop the fight, seeing as I was basically defeated, but he just nodded to me from the sidelines, telling me to continue. I rolled my eyes. Continue what? Suddenly I got an idea. I let my left hand go limp, dropping the knife. It clattered to the floor. Isaac looked at me questioningly, eyes still glowing yellow. I tried to look innocent. Quickly, I let my right hand drop the other knife.

What Isaac didn't know, was that while he was holding my wrists, I was slowly using my left foot to take my sandal off of my right foot. I grab the handle of the knife in between my toes before it clattered to the ground next to the other knife. I swung my foot up, stabbing the knife into Isaac's stomach using my flexible toes. Now I was actually grateful for my monkey toes.

Isaac released my wrists and fell to the ground. He cringed as he pulled the knife from his stomach and turned back to human form. I glanced over at Derek. He gave me a quick nod of approval. I smiled brightly and turned to the now-standing Isaac.

"That was impressive." He breathed. "But you have freakish toes."

I brought my lips to his and we stayed like that for a few moments before Derek began talking.

"We will have more training tomorrow. The full moon is coming up." He stated. Isaac and Boyd nodded. I looked into the train to see that Erica was still passed out.

"Hey Derek," Boyd asked, "How did you know so much about those weapons?"

"You have to know your enemies." He said simply. "Including the things they will try to kill you with."

Boyd nodded understandingly. Suddenly, Derek perked up, as if he heard something. He grumbled and rolled his eyes and began to leave.

"Where are you going?" I asked him quickly. He turned to me and he was not happy with whatever he was about to say. "I'm going to a gay club." He growled.