A/N: ENJOY plz okay Late as hell update because I had continual and varied interactions with an attractive member of the opposite sex yayayyyyy
Anya was the first to react as Derek slumped forward, and Isaac was at her side immediately. They maneuvered him on to the back seat, and all Anya said was "At home." To the rest of the pack, motioning towards her ears.
They raced towards the cars, Anya pulling the keys out of Derek's jacket and starting the car, racing towards the mansion, Stiles on her tail. Boyd carried Derek upstairs to his room, setting him on his bed and the pack entered seconds after. Derek came to five minutes after, rubbing his head as he struggled to sit up. Almost immediately, Anya and Isaac were at his side, propping up pillows, and trying to make him comfortable. He put a hand up to stop them and sat up himself, taking a deep breath before looking around at his pack and smiling ruefully.
"Well, pack, they definitely had a reason." He cleared his throat and tried to ignore his pounding headache. "They want me to do the impossible. And I know that under normal circumstances I would try my best to get through them, find a way to meet their demands and what not. But today I'm asking you to leave. They will find you new packs, with better alphas." Everyone began to protest at once, and he simply waited until they finished. "I appreciate all you have done for me and for our pack, and I have a special place in my heart for each and everyone of you."
Anya stepped forward as he finished his little speech. "Is that is then? You're going to give up without even trying? Are you even a Hale, Derek?"
Derek stood up in a flash, his eyes blazing red. "Of course I am a Hale! You don't know me and you don't know what they asked, so shut up and leave!"
Anya stepped forward until their noses were nearly touching. "Why don't you tell me, you coward?"
"They asked me to produce a mate, and evidence of cubs, by the end of two weeks. I am not a coward."
"Well then why are you not even trying to save your pack, Derek?"
"You're just a stupid whore of a Token. Don't even try to understand."
Anya stepped back as if physically slapped and walked towards the door. "Nice to know what you really think, Derek. It was nice knowing all of you." She finished, slamming the door to his room. Derek ran after her as the pack remained frozen in his room.
She had shifted the second she was out of the house, her wolf shaking with anger and despair and confusion. Her mind began to race as she thought of the possibilities. She couldn't get too far… Imran was looking for her. And there was no way any of the other packs would be as accepting as this one was. All of a sudden she could hear another wolf behind her. Thinking the worst, she ran even harder, her mind at wits end and barely registering the howls Derek was trying to project towards her. Then as she cleared her mind and recognized the howls, she faltered, finding herself in the clearing where she had first met Derek Hale. To think she liked him, once upon a time. To think she had thought they could be something. She settled down in a ball and sobbed, her wolf howling along. Derek reached the clearing a good fifteen minutes after her, and she waited, knowing that she would have to break bonds with the pack to be able to leave grounds without the alphas permission. Derek's wolf reached the clearing huffing, and almost immediately pounced onto the trunk next to Anya.
Anya? She heard Derek, clearly in her mind, and she looked at his wolf panicked. Anya can you hear me?
She whined and flattened her ears as she heard his voice. What do you want Derek? To apologize? Well I don't want to hear it. What you said back there. Her voice trembled, and the connection wavered before she steadied herself.
I do want to apologize. I want to say sorry for being the most inconsiderate ass there is, when all you were trying to do was to help me and the pack. I want to apologize for lashing out on you and hurting you. I never want to hurt you. And here his voice shook. It hurts me to hurt you.
Anya was taken aback. She could hear the sincerity in his voice and the steadiness of his heartbeat, and for a second dared to believe that her feelings could have been reciprocated. But as she recalled the words he had spat at her earlier, she shook her head inwardly. There was no way Derek could feel that way. He was a borne alpha, and all she was… Well, as he had put it, a whore of a Token.
She inclined her head, her wolf growling at her to go pack to her alpha, and forget this silly fight. It's not okay, Derek. But I am willing to go back with you if you give yourself and this pack a chance. Derek's wolf nodded and grinned.
I will, Anya. I will.
She simply growled at him and walked back to the mansion, not walking next to him, and trying to calm her crazy wolf.
Derek stayed back at the clearing, fighting with his wolf, who was insanely angry at him. He stayed there for the better part of the night, returning to an empty mansion, a silent Isaac, and a locked up Anya.