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It started raining after school and Cat, not wanting to go home just yet and deal with whatever backlash Derek had going on there, suggested they go out for dinner. Isaac only nodded, having grown more and more quiet. All through dinner, very little was spoken despite Cat's attempts and it wasn't until Cat was driving them home that she finally said something.
"What's wrong with you?" Cat asked.
"Nothing." Isaac muttered.
"And I don't believe that. You've been acting more and more withdrawn."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Cat pulled up in front of the house and stopped the car, turning to look at him. "Don't give me that crap, what's wrong with you?"
He finally turned to her with a frown, pulling his sweater away from her neck. "This is what's wrong with me. I lost control and I hurt not only Allison but you as well, I could have killed you Cat."
"But you didn't." She cried. "And you wouldn't have. Don't you think I don't knew why you were freaking out? I know you're claustrophobic, I know what being trapped in there must have done to you and I don't blame you in the least."
"But I do." He snapped. "What if Scott wasn't there? What if he didn't get there in time? Allison would be dead."
"Allison can handle herself and so can I. When you grabbed my neck, I wasn't worried in the least about you doing something to me."
"But you should've been." He cried, his voice only getting louder. "You should have been terrified. Being with me is dangerous."
Cat rolled her eyes. "What the hell is wrong with you? Ever since we came home you've been acting more and more weird."
"Because I'm going to get you killed." He yelled. "You were so worried about your powers getting you killed that you never even noticed the real danger, me."
Her jaw had dropped as she stared at him, not knowing what to say.
"You never would have been in a car accident that could kill you if they weren't after me. You ended up with an alpha scratch because of me and today you almost died because of me. It's all because of me and I can't live with myself if I'm the one that kills you."
"Isaac, I-"
"No, don't tell me you don't care, you have to and if you won't, I will."
"What are you saying?" She quietly asked.
"I'm saying that it's safer for you if you weren't around me."
She pursed her lips as her temper rose, trying to keep it in check. "You're breaking up with me." It wasn't a question but a statement.
"I just think it's better if you're not around me, then the alpha's won't get you."
She couldn't believe the audacity of him to be saying this to her. Him. Isaac. Her boyfriend. The guy she didn't think was possible to love more than she had loved Scott but she did and in a different way and now he was basically telling her to get lost.
"If I'm on my own, what's to stop the alpha's from coming after me."
"Because if we're not together, they won't see any reason to go after you."
"Your reasoning's? Are fucking stupid." Her voice was low and dangerous and if Isaac had been in his right mind, he would remember that she was about to lose her temper and would explode at any second but at the moment, he couldn't think past Cat being hurt repeatedly because of him.
"I'm right." Was all he said.
Her eyes went cold and hard, glittering hazardously as she turned to glare at him. "Fine. Then get out."
"Cat, I-"
"I said get out. You want me out of your life, fine, I don't care, so get the fuck out of my car."
"I don't want it ending like this." He quietly whispered.
"Then that's your fault." She screamed. "That's your fucking fault, so get the fuck out and think about everything you just said, then come find me when you're done being the biggest asshole in the world and if you're lucky, really lucky, maybe, just maybe, I'll take you back."
"It's better this way."
"Is it?" She asked, reaching over and grabbing his arm, only to have him yank it away before she could see anything clearly.
"That's not fair, you said you wouldn't do that without my permission." He snapped.
"And you said you wouldn't break my heart so I guess we're both liars. What you're doing is wrong." She told him. "And I really, really hope you see that before the Alpha's get a hold of me."
"They won't if you're not around us." He got out and closed the door, ignoring her as she rolled down the window but one more comment made him pause briefly.
"I never mistook you for being delusional."
He turned around but she had already screeched away, driving like a bat out of hell.
Cat didn't know where she was going until she had stopped outside of the abandoned train depot Derek had stayed in before the move to her place. She got out and went inside, her eyes glancing over the abandoned place. Most everything had been cleared out by the guys but there were still a few things in there, a stray shirt that looked like one of Boyd's, a hair tie that Cat knew was Erica's and when she picked it up, her fingers pulling at it, she slumped down into the nearest seat, letting herself cry.
She cried for her best friend, whose death she had pushed to the back of her mind in an attempt to not deal with it and for Isaac who had just basically told her to get lost. She sobbed until her eyes were red and sore and she had no more tears left. She hastily wiped at her face, glad no one was around to see what a mess she was because she had just cried the most unflattering, face full of snot, eyes screwed up, all unattractive kind of cry.
When she was done, she stood up, moving towards her secret hiding spot and feeling around until her hand wrapped around one of her old bows. She pulled that and the arrows out and notched one of them, turning and shooting the arrow, nodding with a satisfied smirk as the arrow hit the middle of the target across the depot. She hadn't shot a bow since the Kanima incident and hadn't lost her touch with it. Picking up another bow, she repeated the same thing, shooting all her arrows before retrieving them and starting all over. She kept this up until the anger that burned hot and thick inside of her simmered down to a slow burning anger, one that she could deal with, one that didn't make her want to punch the first person she saw or go find Isaac and punch some sense into him, not like he couldn't take it.
But when she was done, she realized she had nowhere to go. How was she supposed to return to the house that Isaac was in, how were they supposed to coexist? With new resolve, she decided that Isaac could leave for all she cared. That was her house long before any of them moved in and she was going to live there, mostly because she didn't know where else to go.
It had started raining harder at some point while she was in the depot and she felt it fit her mood perfectly. She drove home, taking a deep breath before she opened the door to her car. Her hand was on the handle when the passenger door opened and someone else got in. The moment the door opened, Cat slammed her door shut and reached into the pocket of her door, her hand grabbing her gun and pulling it out, aiming it at the woman who got in beside her.
"I'm just here to talk." Cora promised, her eyes wide as she held up her arms in surrender. Realizing who it was, Cat put the gun back before turning to Cora with a scowl.
"I'm so not in the mood."
"I figured as much but we need to talk. You're really fast for a human."
Cat only shrugged, waiting for the darker haired woman to get to her point.
"You said earlier that you were pack, what did you mean?"
"Didn't you talk to your brother?"
"He's freezing me out right now. You were right, the Alpha's showed up, we didn't get out in time. That bitch drove that bar right through my brother's stomach."
"I know." Cat replied without hesitation.
"How though?" Cora asked, looking downright confused. "You knew the alpha's would appear, you knew about the bar, and you say you're pack. You're also faster than any normal human I know."
The Blonde only let out a small sigh, "look, I'm really not in the mood. I just want to go inside, make sure Isaac has moved the fuck out of my room and get some sleep."
"Isaac's not here."
Cat noticed the odd affliction in the she-wolf's voice and her eyes narrowed. "Where is he?"
"First, what are you?"
"Don't make me pull out the gun again." She replied through gritted teeth. "Where is Isaac?"
"I- I don't know. He was kicked out. Derek kicked him out."
"Explain."
"The alpha's want him to kill a member of his pack, and eventually kill his whole pack and join them so he kicked Isaac out for his own good. The thing is, Isaac thinks Derek wants him gone because he doesn't have the time or energy to deal with him because I'm here now but it's a lie, he did it to protect him he just couldn't tell Isaac that."
Cat pinched the bridge of her nose. "Why? Why not tell him, or warn him, god, Derek. Is he planning on kicking me out too?"
"Probably, maybe, I don't know. Technically you're not a wolf."
"I'm a seer." The blonde muttered.
The SUV grew quiet and Cat looked over to see Cora's eyes wide, her face pale.
"What?" Cat asked.
"If the alpha's find out, you're as good as dead, we could all be dead." Cora whispered.
"You think I don't know that?" She snapped. "we've all been working our asses off to make sure they don't find out. Isaac and I left town for that very reason. That asshole broke up with me partially for that."
"And now Derek's doing the same thing to protect you guys." Cora deduced.
"Great." Cat mumbled. "I should go find Isaac."
"You should come inside so Derek doesn't know I tipped you off."
The blonde let out a frustrated noise. "Fine, I'm going to find out exactly what he did first." She got out of the car, ignoring the heavy downpour and stomped into the house, throwing the door open with a loud bang. She didn't have to look far to find him, he was in the kitchen, looking out the back window at the rain. A broken glass lay on the floor, shattered into tiny pieces and the Seer frowned as she stepped inside the room.
"You need to grab your stuff and get out." He gruffly told her not turning away from the window
"You seem to forget this is my house." She reminded him.
"My name is on the deed now. Get your stuff and get out, I already told Isaac to get out."
"He's not my problem anymore." Cat tried to keep her voice steady but knew she failed miserably when Derek turned around to face her, searching her face for clues.
"What happened?" He finally asked.
"He dumped me, said it was too dangerous for me to be around him." Her lower lip trembled and she bit her lip hard, tasting blood but quelling the urge to cry.
"Idiot." Derek muttered, rolling his eyes.
"I'm not going to complain but that's kind of like the pot calling the kettle black."
He looked at her sharply.
"The girl who knew too much." Cat pointed at herself, stepping further into the kitchen. "Not to mention, this." She lifted up her shirt. the wound was all but healed but there was a slight scar there that would be gone by tomorrow.
"You felt that?"
"Right in the middle of science class." She confirmed. "And I think I exercised great constraint in not showing back up here with the cavalry."
"They would've killed you."
"Or made you do it?" She questioned.
Derek ignored her, turning back to the window and Cat watched him before sighing.
"Where am I supposed to go?"
"I don't know but it's better and safer if you're not here."
Cat knelt down and touched the broken glass, her lips pursing as she saw what Derek had done to Isaac, telling him to get out without a reason and when Isaac tried to find out more, throwing the glass at him. The young beta looked devastated and Cat knew he was being reminded of his father at that moment.
"I had to get him out, I want him safe."
She looked up to see Derek looking down at her, guilt on his face.
"Yeah, well you both have a shitty way with dealing with your loved ones." She stood up, wiping her hands on her pants. "I'll grab some stuff, all the weapons I can carry, then I'm clearing out. But you should know, this is stupid. You're both stupid."
Cat turned and walked out of the kitchen, giving a nod to Cora who was listening in by the stairs. She ran up to her room, grabbing her duffel bag and throwing all her weapons into it before grabbing a suitcase and throwing some clothes into it. Against her better judgement, she grabbed another duffel bag, throwing some stuff in for Isaac. Cora appeared and grabbed the two duffel bags and she grabbed the suitcase, following the wolf out to the car and throwing them in there.
"You'll be okay?" Cora asked, looking decidedly worried.
Cat nodded, "I always am. Thanks for the heads up and stuff."
Cora nodded and Cat got back into the car, unsure of where to go.
Still she started up the car and began driving, not all that surprised when she pulled up in front of Scott's house. All the lights except for the one in Scott's room was off but Melissa's car was in the driveway and Cat didn't want to wake her up. Leaving the bags in the car, she went to the porch and climbed up onto the railing, jumping and grabbing the edge of the roof before using her arm muscles to pull herself up. A year ago, she would find doing this completely laughable but now all her hard work had paid off and even with the pouring rain she managed to pull herself up to the top of the roof. Carefully, she made her way up the slope of the roof towards his window. She eased it open, throwing one leg over the window ledge before easing herself in. Both legs touched the ground as Scott came out of the bathroom in nothing but boxers, he only looked mildly surprised at seeing his petite ex-girlfriend and now best friend standing in the middle of his room, shivering, her clothes soaked through.
"I wondered when you would show up. I thought you would've used the front door."
"You heard?" she asked.
"Well yeah, Isaac showed up, he's sleeping in the guest room. Isn't that why you're here? He didn't tell you he'd be here?"
Cat shook her head. "He broke up with me earlier."
"What?" Scott exploded. "Why?"
Quickly she told him about everything that happened since she left school, even telling him why Derek had really kicked them out.
"I'm going to kill him." Scott growled.
"No, you're not." Cat said. "Can I have something to sleep in? Please?"
He nodded, pulling a shirt out of his drawer and tossing it to her. She smiled and took it, going into the bathroom to change and dry her hair. She came out and Scott was just putting his homework into his backpack. Cat sat on his bed, wearily dropping her head into her hands.
"Can I kill him now?" Scott asked.
"No." She tearily replied. "I just want to go to sleep."
"Yeah, sure, why don't you sleep, I'll go crash on the couch." He went to leave but Cat shot out a hand, grabbing his arm.
"Can't you just stay here?" She pleaded with him. "I don't want to be alone right now. I'll sleep on the floor, I don't care, really."
Scott glanced towards the door, knowing Isaac was nearby but figured it was all innocent and he was just going to comfort his heartbroken friend. "Take the bed, it's fine."
"Stay with me please?" She begged. "Please?"
That one final word did it for him. Hearing her sound so small, so alone and afraid, killed a part of him inside. He nodded, lifting the covers and climbing in beside her.
"Are you okay?" He asked when they were comfortable.
"No, not at all." She replied before bursting into tears for the second time that night.
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