I apologize in advance to anyone reading this chapter, it made my beta very upset with me, but it had to be done.

I don't own Teen Wolf or Once Upon a Time


Ruby was a mess for the next couple of days. She didn't leave the bed once, hidden underneath the many blankets with no intentions of coming out. Derek had spent the first day in bed with her holding her tight, but by the second day she had drifted away from him. He had tried everything to get her out of bed: bribing her with gifts, saying he would buy anything for her, making her favorite breakfast; waffles with fresh strawberries and whipped cream, and he even told her he would drive her all the way to Disney World. He smacked his forehead in stupidity for that suggestion when she started to crying. Bringing her to a place that would more than likely remind her of the place she was forcefully taken from probably wasn't the best idea. That idea drew her even further under the heap of blankets.

They were on day three now. She only made some sort of movement when she had to answer her phone. Emma kept calling with news of Granny and with every call her condition was getting worse. At one point Ruby had stopped answering her phone all together. Derek finally had to answer it when she had given up.

"Derek, she should probably come back before it is too late. It doesn't look like Granny is going to last much longer and I don't want Ruby to regret not saying goodbye."

He knew Emma meant well by demanding Ruby to come back, but Derek didn't want her to leave. If she left who knew when she was going to be coming back. He knew for sure that he wasn't going to be able to go with her. He had his pack here to look after. He wouldn't hold her back from going if that was what she wanted though. He knew what it was like, not being able to say goodbye to the ones you loved. He didn't want her to have to experience that.

He dug through the mess of blankets to find Ruby curled up in a ball, face completely hidden from view. She made no noise or movement when he had uncovered her and he could see tear stains on the sheets. He caressed her arm and brushed the hair out of her face.

"Ruby, baby, you have to get out of bed. We don't have to go anywhere or talk about it, you just need to eat or take a shower or something." Derek suggested.

Her eyes met his. They were bloodshot and puffy from crying. She slowly pushed herself up and pushed more of the blankets off of her.

"There we go, do you want me to run a bath for you?" Derek asked sweetly.

She slowly nodded and he leaned over and kissed her on the forehead.

"Okay, I'll get everything ready for you." He didn't want to leave her side, but he was going to do anything to make her feel better. He filled the tub with warm water and he added Ruby's favorite vanilla almond bubble bath. Once everything was ready he brought her into the bathroom. He was about to start helping her get undressed when she pushed his hand away.

"I don't need your help, I can do it myself. Can you leave me please?" He voice was hoarse from all of the crying.

Though it pained him to do so, he did as she asked and left to the kitchen so that he could make some lunch that she would hopefully eat. An hour later everything was made and he had even eaten some himself, yet Ruby still hadn't emerged from her bath. He went to investigate and he found her still sitting in the bathtub completely motionless. It was almost as if her soul had left, all that remained was the shell of a body.

"Ruby, lunch is ready. Do you want to come eat?" He asked softly.

She slowly rose from the tub and stepped out. She didn't even stop to dry off so Derek had to find her robe to cover her up. She ate timidly, taking little bites here and there. Derek watched her intently to see if she was making any progress. When she was finished he thought he could see life spring back into her.

"Do you feel better now?"

Ruby wiped off her face with a napkin and gave him a faint smile.

"I am. Thank you. You've been so sweet the past couple of days and I've been nothing but an emotional burden. I'm sorry." She looked defeated as she said this, like she had let him down.

"You have every right to feel that way Ruby. When I lost my family I completely dropped out of school and left this town for years. But you need to see her Ruby, before it's too late."

He saw the tears forming in her eyes and her mouth fell to a frown. He quickly rushed to her side and brought her into his arms.

"I know I have to see her, but I just can't." Her voice was muffled due to the fact that her face was buried in his chest. "I don't want to see her when she's lying in a hospital bed with millions of tubes shoved into her. She's the only family I have left Derek, I can't lose her." She broke down and cried even harder when she was done speaking. His hold on her tightened.

"I know baby, but you have to go. You have to say goodbye while you can. You'll regret it if you don't."

She pulled out of his arms and shuffled over to the couch. He joined her and as she lied down he placed her head in his lap. He stroked her hair and they just sat there for hours in complete silence. He didn't know if she was coming to terms with what was going on and deciding how to leave or if she had reverted to her previous vegetative state.

"I'll leave tomorrow morning." He finally heard her say.

"Okay, should I book the flight then?"

She nodded and he got up, placing her head softly back on the couch.

He booked a straight flight from Beacon Hills to, surprisingly, Storybrooke. He found it odd that the town was actually listed, seeing as it didn't really exist, but at this point he didn't care. He just wanted to make sure that she got there with as little complications as possible.

Once he was finished he returned to the couch, but Ruby was no longer there. He went to the bedroom and found her in the bed; once again, though this time she turned to him and beckoned him to join her. He slid in next to her and pulled her body to his. He kissed the crook of her neck.

"I've booked your flight for tomorrow morning at 10 am. You fly straight to Storybrooke, no stops. Is that okay?"

She turned to face him and she placed her hand on his cheek.

"It's perfect, thank you baby." She kissed him slowly. He felt so much emotion in it. She was leaving tomorrow morning and he had no idea when she was coming back. He wished they could go further, but he knew that wasn't happening tonight. It wouldn't be right. It was their last night together until he didn't know when and he was going to spend it holding her tight, never wanting to let go.

She had everything packed and was ready to go by 9 the next morning.

"Don't worry about the apartment Ruby. I'll take care of it. I need a place to live don't I?"

"And make sure you talk to Vivian today, tell her I'm sorry." She reminded him.

"I'll tell her, but you don't need to be sorry Ruby. You had no control over this."

Half way to the airport Derek noticed her jittering.

"Ruby, are you okay?" He asked worriedly.

"I've never been on a plane before. I'm scared." He could see it on her face how terrified she was. He had totally forgotten that she had never done this before. He smacked himself mentally for the second time this week.

"Everything is going to be okay Ruby, I promise. I'm so sorry that I can't come with you." He gave her hand a tight squeeze for emphasis.

The airport wasn't very busy today, which was a great relief. Check in was fast and easy. The hard part came when they drew nearer to security. Derek stopped walking and tugged on Ruby's hand so that she would do the same. She turned and faced him in confusion, but when she saw the look on his face she knew why he had.

"This is as far as I can go. I can't go through security with you. They won't let me."

He saw the tears forming in her eyes and he held back his own. She walked forward and threw her arms around his neck to bring him into a hug. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer, as if she could practically melt into him. When she pulled back tears were flowing down her face. He wiped some off with his thumb, but more kept coming.

"I guess this is goodbye then." She said through tears.

"Not goodbye, just see you soon." There was no way he was saying goodbye to her.

She stared at him for a couple seconds. There was something about the way she was looking at him, like she was trying to memorize everything about him because she was never going to see him again.

"Derek, I have no idea what is waiting for me back home. If Granny doesn't make it she's left me with the diner. I have to run it by myself. I can't just abandon it to be taken care of by someone else, Granny trusted me with this. If she goes I have to prove to her that she didn't leave it to a failure. You can't leave your pack,"

No. No no no no no. She couldn't be saying what he thought she was saying.

"Ruby," He tried to interrupt her.

"No, Derek, what's going to happen if I can finally get back to my world? I could finally go home, where I'm supposed to be. I was never meant for this world. I was never meant to love you, but I do and I don't regret it, not for one second."

She gave him one last kiss. It was full of all the passion and love that she felt for him. She wanted him to feel it. She needed him to know that she loved him and that she would never forget him.

"Goodbye Derek." She let go of his hand and walked to the place where he could no longer reach her.

He wanted to yell to her, run to her, whatever he could do to change her mind, but he knew it would be futile. If he made a scene he would be arrested.

Fuck it.

"Ruby, wait!" Derek yelled and sprinted through security. The alarms went off when he went through the metal detector and he could feel the security guards on his tail, but it didn't stop him. He wouldn't stop until he had her back in his arms, until he had convinced her to stay with him. He had caught up with her and nearly tackled her to the ground due to the force, thankfully he caught her.

"Derek! You're not supposed to be back here, you'll get arrested! Go back!" She pushed him off of her and dusted off her clothes. He looked up at her and her eyes widened at the approach of the guards. He wasn't able to move fast enough, they grabbed a hold of his arms and shoved them behind his back in a pair of cuffs. While they read him his rights his eyes never left Ruby's. They were full of tears and she looked so hurt. He had just screwed up big time. How was he supposed to convince her to take him back when he had just gotten arrested right in front of her? She shook her head in disappointment, grabbed her things, and continued towards her gate.

"Ruby!" He yelled repeatedly as they dragged him away in the opposite direction. She was gradually disappearing from his view. He struggled against his restraints and the guards.

"Sir, if you don't stop struggling things will get worse for you." One of the guards warned him.

Derek heeded to his warning and hung his head in sorrow. They booked him, took his mug shot, and threw him into the holding cell.

She had probably boarded by now. She was already on her way home and her last image of Derek was of him being arrested. That was the last thing he wanted her to remember him for. Why couldn't he just let her go? She was right after all. She wasn't meant for this world. From what she had told him she wasn't even supposed to have been able to leave Storybrooke. They were never supposed to meet and fall in love, but that was the thing; they did. He loved her more than he had ever loved anyone and she was gone. She probably wouldn't talk to him after this. He would never know what happened to Granny, he would never know if she ever went back to her world.

His thoughts were interrupted when one of the guards came to the gate of his cell.

"You have one phone call. Make sure you call the right person." The guard ordered.

There was only one person he could call that he thought he could really trust. He just hoped he wouldn't come to regret it.

"Scott, man, you gotta help me out. I'm in jail."


Oh Derek, why on earth would you call Scott? Because we need some funny/stupid Scott in this story ;) Only 3 more chapters left :)