AN: OBS! This chapter will be conected to episode 4 :) Please check out the polyvore page if ya'll want to know how everyone dresses unless it's connected to an episode. Enjoy! :3
For now we would let our stomach settle, drink and talk away until lands unknown until it were time for dessert. I sat down in my seat beside papa - who i noticed talked with Deucalion about his hotel business but also law business because of my papas work. They seemed to get along fine and i didn't want to interrupt them so i turned to Ennis who sat to my left, deciding to get to know him better.
"Ennis, im curious - where do ya work?" I asked shyly and he turned to me smiling.
"Mechanic at Morrow's Motor's." He answered with pride.
"That's why ya always smell like motor oil!" I told him happily before blushign terribly. "S-s-sorry... It's just that i've b-b-been wondering for awhile and euhm... Banana?"
"No thank you, im not a fan of bananas." He told me with laughter in his voice while grinning. "It's okay, really though i love my job - i've always been interested in cars and motorcycles." Then he shrugged in a devil-may-care way. "Besides, it pays well and the working hours are not terrible." I nodded in understanding. "Do you have a drivers license?"
"Yeah, sure and i also have rainbow farting hen that lays golden eggs and speaks latin fluently." I thought - or at least i thought i thought because Ennis booming laughter made me realise my mistake. I blushed and looked down at the table embarassed.
"Abbie isn't allowed be on the drivers side - whether outside or just sitting in the seat. She tried to drive one time in Cherry Hill - it ended up with her driving into the lake." Luke shared with a smug grin which made me want to get back at him. Sibling fight - on.
"Says the one who rode his bike into the hen house." I said with a too-sweet-to-be-true smile. Abbie 1. Luke 0.
"Oh, ya wanna play that game hobbit? Fine." He thougt it over for a second. "I remember when ya mistook a bottle of milk for a bottle of Elijahs white paint." Luke 1. Abbie 1.
"I rememeber when ya tried to reach for you're phone to silence the alarm and accidentally put on ya're stereo that were on the highest volume - i can still remember the scream when ya jumped from the bed. First time i've ever woken up to Green Days - American idiot. A suitable title i suppose judging by the circumstance." Abbie 2. Luke 1.
"Rake." Luke said with a devious grin and i paled a bit. "Sweet, clumsy Abbie were walking down the road to gramps - turned her head for a second when one of our cousins yelled her name. She stepped on the rakes teeth which sent the handle up and colliding with her face hard - a red, thick lined marred her face for a week afterwards." Luke 2. Abbie 2.
"We remember when ya'll didn't listen to grandpa about having to change the floors upstairs and walked straight through a hole down to the living room. Ya'll were only lucky he had placed the bed there." Summer and Elijah said with satisfied smirks followed up by high fiving each other. Luke and Abbie 0. Elijah and Summer 1000000.
"Unfair." I told them with a pout and blush.
"Where did ya'll get air from?" Luke asked embarassed and tried to be snarky to hid it.
"From the photosynthesis." They answered proudly back and Aiden gave them both knuckle nudging while Ethan said burned towards Luke who grumbled while trying to hid his laughter. I giggled at them, they were too cute - and too smart - for their own good sometimes.
"All ya'll are to sassy for ya're own good." Papa said from his chair and then he looked towards Deucalion. "So ya're from Nottingham, how was it growing up where the mystical Robin Hood fought?" Dad asked Deucalion who inclined his head towards him, thinking a little.
"It comes a point in life where the name of just hearing the name Robin Hood can make you cringe because you can only listen to the story and name so many times until it's too much." Then he smirked. "I have yet to reach that stage." Dad laughed and i giggled. "Quite frankly im a bit of a literature and mythology geek, especially when it comes to european folklore, mythology especially scandinavic."
"Like my lil' filly then, she even campaigned for us to go last summer to Sweden for a road trip - which she suceeded in and i think i speak for the whole family when i say it was amazing. Ya should have seen her when we got to the museums or she found a book filled with swedish folklore with a CD." Papa shoke his head amused.
"In english?" Deucalion asked a bit surprised.
"No, in swedish - my sister lives there with her family and we've all learned to speak, write and read in swedish. Mostly for my sister's sake but also because it was quite fun." Papa explained.
"That's impressive." Deucalion praised and turned his head towards me. "Can you please say something in swedish?" I blushed and got a bit nervous. I thought over something to say.
"Gotland är känd för sin medeltidsvecka där man bland annat kan få se riddare tävla i tornerspel." I said with my english accent and hid me face behind my hands. It was to speak swedish but knowing how real swedish sounds i couldn't help but be a little embarassed.
"Impressive." Hearing Deucalions praise made me dare to sneak a peak through my fingers - he smirked the smirk i had come to think of as mine and lowered my hands to smile shyly back.
"Thanks..." I thanked him warmly.
"Wow, what did you say?" Ennis grinned which made me smile back at him.
"I said-" I paused for a moment. "Gotland is famous for it's medievalcentury week where ya can amongs other things see knights compete in jousting." Ennis nodded and then the thin i didn't that i didn't want to happen happened.
"Speakin' of knights, papa ya rememebered when we told ya that someone kiss Abbies hand like a prince or knight - don't remember which." Summer started and i were confused for a moment before i remember it too with a flashback. No, no, no, no, no!
"Yeah, what about it sweety?" Papa asked a bit uneasy - he were very overprotective and hated boys from the moment i got interested in them.
"Deucalion were the one i talked about." Summer said casually like it were nothing special. Im going to Homer strangle them or borrow Amy from Sonic X and hammer them like nails into the kettle fence! My whole face got red as Aiden and Ethan gaped at me in shock. Luke groaned in the typical she's-my-sister-i-don't-want-to-hear-about-her-flirts-because-it's-so-wrong-in-so-many-levels. Ennis whistled teasingly. Mama and Kali who had walked in just in time to hear everything look ecstatic - mama looked between Deucalion and me while Kali send me a wink. Papa became lika a statue and Deucalion surprised me - he actually blushed a little but didn't seem like he were disgusted by bringing up that memory - which relieved me in more way than i can express. "What's wrong, isn't that what boyfriends do?"
"Summer!" Squeeked and sank down in my seat. Please earth, swallow me. Please!
"B-b-boyfriend?" Papa stuttered out wide eyed and glanced between me and Deucalion. "I feel faint..." He muttered and looked a bit panicky.
"Deucalion, Abbie - are ya a couple?" Mama asked with a wide smile and clapped her hands.
"N-n-no..." I stuttered out quietly but my heart wished i could say yes while brain knew it was stupid. For a second i imagined my brain placed my heart like a football and kicked it so it scored between the y-thing that's on football fields. I wanted to be more than friends with Deucalion but there were so many things that spoke against - especially the thing about him feeling the same. Then papa sighed relieved and everyone looked at him.
"N-n-no, it's not that i have anythin against Deucalion or that he's not good enough for my little filly it's more like i can't imagine her being with any boy or in this case man. Unless they're animals, like a lot of dogs." Many thought that i had inherited my rambling from mama based on how alike we otherwise were - she were also clumsy but not when it mattered and some other things - but my rambling were completely from papa.
"... So basically ya're sying ya want me to turn into a crazy, old dog lady?" I asked surprised.
"That i will never see a ring on our daughters finger or grandkids?" Mama asked.
"That we will never be a uncle and aunt?" The twins asked.
"Hey, im still here. I can get married and have kids." Luke retorted which made mama, Elijah and Summer turn to him for a brief moment.
"As if!" They told him with disbelieving laughes which made Luke huff annoyed.
"That came out wrong..." Papa admitted quietly and i smiled at him with a sligth puppy-glare.
"Ya think?" He shrugged a little and i stood up. The humorous atmospehere returned and everyone talked again.
"Where ya goin'?" He asked me as i walked out.
"If im goin' to be an old, crazy dog lady i migt as well get started." My sarcasm made the others laugh and when i passed mama i told her i were going to the kitchen to bring new plates and silverware for the dessert.
When i got to the kitchen let out a sigh, while i had gone to get the cuttleware i really needed a moment for myself. The dinner, joining and listening to various conversations that flowed easily had been fun but i needed a quiet minute for myself. Especially after the boyfriend comment. Oh my holy goat, now everyone knows he kissed my hand. Like a prince... With a wicked smirk... Sinful voice... GAH! Stop it Abbie, bad Abbie! Don't make me use the water spray on ya! My blush warmed my cheeks, my heart hammered when the thought of Deucalion being mine crossed my mind. But as i knew it was impossible, im pretty sure i told Kali this too. If we forget about the age issue - which im not bothered by at all - it's the thing about him liking me back. Im terrible at flirting and wouldn't know if someone flirted with me even if they held a sign and sang that i flirted with me at the top of their lungs. So if there was even the tiniest, slimmest chance of him being interested in a romantic way i wouldn't have known it. Not that he would. I mean, a man like Deucalion could literally have any woman he wanted - like... Oh, what's her name... Euhm... Not Johnny Depp - well, if Deucalion were gay he would be able to get the unattainable Johnny Depp but he's not... Right?... I shoke my head and started to look for the desertplates. Hot women... Hot women... Betty White? I started to laugh at myself and turned around to look at the dessertplates in the cupboard of the kitchen aisle.
"What's funny?" Deucalion asked curiously and with a surprised squeel i stepped back, pressing myself into the counter. "I just wanted to check that you were alright." His thoughtfullness made me nervous and brought back to my previos musing. My mouth filter made itself known.
"B-b-betty White." I stammered out and he raised an eyebrow. "Hot woman... Are ya gay?" Holy cow... Where is the Tardis when ya need it? "I-i-i mean, hi~" Nice save - nope.
"Betty White is a woman that deserves the recognition she gets, not only for her acting but also for her kindess and that she's still humbled." He tilted his head with an amused smirk in place. "I heard she were quite gorgeous when she were younger." My blush faded away when he joked and despite my emebarassment i bent down and got the plates out of the cupboard. "And to anwer you're question, im not gay." And my blush came back ten fold.
"Oh gosh, im so sorry i asked ya that." But thank ya for the great info... Im a horrible person...
"It's okay, but only if you answer the same question." He bribed jokingly. "Well?"
"I-i-im not gay and i have nothing against HBTQ people." I answered shyly and grabbed the plates along with the silverware. "Sorry, im really sorry." He only he waved his hand.
"It's quite alright, i assure you." He walked with me out of the room. "It's too bad though."
"What's bad?" I asked surprised and tried not to smile at his mock-sad face.
"You're father would have been relieved if i were gay i think because then he wouldn't have to worry about a man taking his daughter from him." He said with a joking tone but at the same time i could her the seriousness which made me wonder. Is he flirting with me? "Maybe i should ask Ethan to share that he's gay and that Aiden is quite taken with Lydia Martin?" He joked further but the seriousness were gone. I must have imagined it... I shrugged it off and joined him in walking again. "Let's have a good time." I liked that suggestion.
TIMESKIPPILY-SKIP (Flanders voice.)Yesterday night had been wonderful even after papa had embarassed me and Deucalion about the boyfriend thingy. After they had left papa along with mama asked me if i were interested in a boy - which i answered no to before getting outta there faster than a hot knife through butter. I fell asleep with a smile on my face. This morning mama and papa left me in charge of the twins because they needed to make their big shopping trip they always did every half-year. Since i didn't have any homework i suggested to the twins that we could watch a movie or something - they insisted that we watched Avengers and who were i to deny them - especially since i could drool over Hawkeye and Loki.
Well, at least that were my plan - dang it! Half-way through the movie Rico and Greg arrived, walking straight up to Luke's room after greeting us. Five minutes later they called my phone and i answered distractedly - big mistake.
"Come up to my room." Luke demanded and i hung up on him. He called me again. "Come up to me now - Rico's hurt." I rolled my eyes.
"Really? THen why can't i hear him screamin' in the background?" I asked suspiciously.
"Bro, why are you looking at me like that?" I heard Rico ask in the background followed with a scream.
"He fell down the bed to the floor and has headache." Luke told me with a monotone voice.
"Uh huh, and ya didn't help him down?" I asked with a knowing tone.
"Nope, Greg did." He told me honestly and without any shame.
"Troll, im not coming up - im watching The Avengers with the twins and i want to see it until the end. Don't call me again unless it's an emergency, buh bye." I hang up.
TIMESKIPPILY-SKIP (Flanders voice.)Thirty text messages later and i regretted the fact i had not been more clear about when i said he couldn't contact me. With an annnoyed huff i got up from the couch.
"Do ya want us to pause the movie?" Elijah asked and held the remote ready.
"Nah, watch it ya two." I smiled warmly towards them and when i turned around my puppy glare was in place.
I hurried as fast as i could with my bad leg up the stairs, to Lukes hidden door to his tower room and up that staircase until i finally stood at his door step. The quack pack were sitting on the bed innocently - Rico holding his head and muttering - what i assumed - curses in spanish. Greg looked slightly unsure while Luke looked nauseous. Which made me forget my irritation and replaced it with worry instead.
"Are ya alright?" I asked and limped into the room.
"No, mi cabeza hurt mucho!" Rico whined and cursed when Greg elbowed him.
"Be quiet." Greg said with a pointed glance at him and Rico ooh:ed in understanding.
"I rephrase my question - what have ya idiots done this time and do i need worry about opening the front door to police officers?" I asked unsurely.
"It's not what we've done, more like what others done and will be doin' for reasons unknow bt the way is bad." I tilted my head confused. Luke grimaced before sighing and pointing at something to the right of me. "Before i tell ya anythin' mora ya should look over there."
"... Have ya been eating too much skittles again and are a bit high on the suga'?" I asked.
"No!" Luke said annoyed. "And that was one time, let it go." Luke said slightly embarassed.
"Abbie, look over there - please." Greg begged me and for some reason dread traveled up my spine leaving numb, coldness after it. "Come on, look." He urged and i turned my head.
"What in the name of munchkins is that?" I asked astonished. I looked the board with different pictures and notes that were connected with arrows and- "Is that me!?" I looked at the picture from last Halloween when i dressed up as Alice complete with the wig while the twins were dressed up as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. I read the note under it, it were writtenin my writing and described a dream. When i wrote memories from all dreams and meetings with the Black Bird and the sadny haired wolf came back to me but there was something more just bubbling under the surface.
"The investigation over the mystical events in Beacon hills and we've come to get one very understandable explanation. Werewolfs." When Greg said the last part i had to hold unto my head as memories of me discovering this the first time assaulted me, when mama told me about Isaac, about the Hale-McCall pack and lastly i remembered the attack which had been done by a werewolf. W-w-werewolfs exist!? Yes they do, i've encountered one - it attacked the twins and two children so i tried to save them... It almost killed me on the hill and i blacked out but woke up safe in Deucalions arms... THe dream at the hospital, the shadow thingy with glowing eyes were the werewolf who attacked me but the woman is still a mysterium...
"Stick a fork in me im done..." I said in awe and looked abck to the quack pack slowly.
"...Do we need to get a pillow and catch you Angélita?" Rico asked apprehensive.
"...Or a paper bag that you can breath into?" Greg asked with a frown.
"Do ya need a slap?" Luke deadpanned and the other two glared at him. "What? It always works in the movies to bring someone out of their stupor!" Luke argued.
"... You're horrible..." Rico and Greg said at the same time.
"I got attacked by a werewolf..." I said quietly but they heard me.
"We know." Luke said then he grimaced and i gaped at him.
"Say what now?" I asked him and limped over to him. He looked better for the worse. "Luke, what is it that ya need to tell me?" He motioned for me to sit down and i did between him n' Rico.
"Don't throw a hissy fit until im done explainin', all right?" He demanded seriously.
"Okay..." I agreed unsurely and he told me everythin' - literally everythin'.
How when they got to Hale's that wednesday to get Ericha, Isaac along with Scott explained to them that a pack called the Alpha Pack had captured her along with Boyd. That Aiden and Ethan were part of said pack which made my heart stop beating for a second but as look demanded i kept quiet. The boys had been left in the building together with Stiles and Peter, while they were worried for Ericha they had trouble coming ove rthe fact that two people who had in a short time becomed close friends to them were responsible over it. I knew the feelin' now... At midnight they got the call to come down to the bank with Peter and Stiles to retrieve a body - it had been Erichas body. Ericha had been found dead by Allison in a storage closet, when they told me that part Greg looked away to hde the tears in his eyes. Boyd and some girl named Cora had escaped, bein' crazed by the full moon after bein' away from it's effect from months makin' them wild.
In the end though they had succeeded in capturing the renegade werewolfs in the school until they were back to normal in the mornin', Greg and Rico had called the police about Erichas as well as Greg's family. Luke had rushed to he hospital, i remembered how haunted his eyes had looked and the way he shook as he had hugged me so tight that i had ahard tme breathin' for a moment. That's why he looked so spooked... Before i could open my mouth they told me that they had avoided Aiden and Ethan while Greg were at home with his family mourning.
Three days after the revelation - a sunday - they had traveled up to their cabin house to get answers. They had been let in and Greg told me that he were on a thin line, that he could've killed the twins but wanted answers as well. They had sat down to talk in Deucalions den. Deucalion had told them that somethin' in the past that they wished to keep to themselves had made them come up with a plan to extract revenge on a person who remained unnamed along with the person accomplices. The beginning of the plan was to disrupt the Hale-McCall pack, they wanted them to fear the Alpha Pack but also to shake things up so they would focus on smaller things while the Alpha Pack moved to get their ulterior goal. Ericha had never been planned to be killed, they knew she wouldn't be killed by Derek or Scott and just wanted her along with Boyd to be bait, distractions. They didn't kill her, Cora did - when they had captured Boyd and Ericha the girl named Cora had interrupted them. In the midst of subduing her she had tried to escape, Ericha had come in the way and Cora had killed her before running - Kali had captured her and they brought all three of them to the bank vault. Ericha were lost but they couldn't afford them bein' known just yet so they preserved the body in a freezer but then when the crows had attacked school something had affected the electricity too and the freezer malfunctioned. Last resort before the full moon they left her in the closet and would bring her to the family when it were over.
"..." I couldn't say anything, the tears ran silently down my cheek as i processed all the information. The quack pack stayed silent but they all held me in some way - Luke put his arm around my shoulders, Greg patted my back in calming circles and Rico held my left hand in both of his. "Why did Deucalion have to do it like this?... What is his goal?"
"He wouldn't tell us... Said that it could put us in danger and monopolize his plan because the Hale-McCall pack can under no circumstances know anything about it..." Luke answered.
"Greg... How can you be friends with them?" I asked slightly curious and looked back at him.
"Firstly because i knew they told me the truth and they were sorry over Ericha... I knew Hale, McCall and the others sort of so i knew that if Ericha had been alive until the saving she would have been here... They couldn't have known that Cora would come or that she would kill first and ask later... They're not at fault for that..." He explained. "Secondly because the twins felt so guilty that they offered me to kick their asses how much i wanted even though they've been abused in the past by their pack..." Greg grimaced. "Shouldn't have told you the last part but know that you know that you know how sorry they were... I forgive them... All of them... Cora, that's something else entirely..." Greg couldn't keep the harschness away from his mouth as he practiaclly spitted out Cora's name like it was something vile, toxic. So they were abused like i thought... By their old pack...
"Old man said to us that when we tell you that to also tell you could drop in any moment with any questions and that he also had something personal to tell you Angélita..." Rico added. I nodded and i finally felt calm when i processed everything.
"... Do ya trust them? Do ya still want to be friends with them?..." Luke asked.
"I... I can't answer that until i myself have talked with them..." I stood up and wiped away my tears. "Can all ya'll look after Elijah and Summer while i go over to them?"
"Sure, want me to walk you there?" Greg asked kindly and i smiled.
"No, i need to be alone until i talk with Deucalion and the others." I walked out of Luke's room without further ado. Doctor Who, i need ya... And chocolate, lot's of chocolate...TIMESKIPPILY-SKIP (Flanders voice.)I stood at the front door and prepared myself to knock. The walk had helped me calm down further and i knew what the outcome would be no matter what they said. Wether they liked it or not. Come on Abbie, ya can do it - just knock. I raised my hand and hesitated, biting my lip nervously. I need to do this for all of our sakes, come one - just do it. I took a big breath and knocked the door. Holy cow did it - is it too late to run? The door opened. E'yup."Abbie?" Ethan said in surprise and i smiled slightly. "What's wrong? Have you been crying?" He asked me worried and ushered me in. He closed the door after me all the while without tearing his eyes from me. "What happened?" I heard footsteps coming towards us from different ways and i knew that werewolfs hearing were far superior than a humans.
"I-i-i know about all ya'll being the Alpha Pack." I stammered out nervously. The steps stopped except for one and my spine tingled. Like always when-
"We'll answer any questions you may have Abigail." I turned around to Deucalion who looked a bit tense in the shoulders, almost like he were afraid of my reaction to them after hearing the truth from Luke. "Let's go to my den." I didn't like seeing him - even though he hid it expertly well - worried or scared so i showed him that i weren't runnig for the hills just yet by woving my arm through his with a red blush on my face. He tensed more before relaxing.
"Show me the way." I stated gently. He did so without saying anything, when we were in the den i didn't know where to sit but Deucalion lead me to the chair behind the desk.
"Sit." I did as he asked and sat down in the really soft, throne like chair.
The twins sat down in the couch between a pair of floor-to-ceiling bookshelfs filled with books and binders. Above them there were a painting of a family but the lamp over it were off so i couldn't get a good look on it. On the wall opposite of the twins were a big cabinet built into a floor-to-ceiling book shelf but there weren't only books but some trinkets there and there. Kali and Ennis stood by the door while Deucalion leaned with his hip against the desk in favor of sitting down in the chair infron of the desk. The office were darkly yet warmly decorated in a victorian manner - i liked it, it reminded me a little bit of a classical, rusty county home. It were quiet in the room so Deucalion took charge.
"I assume you have questions about us and our plans?" I nodded and bit my lip for a moment.
"I do..." I admitted. Okay Abbie, take the bull by it's horns. "Luke told me that ya were the ones who kidnapped Boyd and Ericha along with Cora who killed Ericha." I paused for a moment. "Also that ya wouldn't tell them why all ya'll are doing this, what the ulterior goal is or what the plan is..." I sighed and met everyones eyes. "Mind telling lil', ol' me?"
"The reason we didn't tell them was because of their safety." Deucalion answered calmly.
"We have come up with a plan to extract revenge on someone who would do anything so that it were to his view of the world. A mad man." Kali said and Deucalion glared at her. "She deserves to know, the guys did too but especially her." She said unfazed by the glare.
"Why am i special?" I asked utterly confused. They all shared a look. "Don't Bedward me please." Ennis mouthed Bedward questiongly. "Bella and Edward from twilight - ya don't wanna know, trust me." I explained and the twins nodded their heads in agreement.
"Aiden, Ethan let's go for a walk." The twins walked out of the room with Ennis. Kali looked back at us. "We'll be back in ten minutes. Use that time wisely." With that she smiled reassuringly at me and i smiled back before she closed the door. I opened my mouth.
"Wait." He told me gently and i waited, getting really nervous. "Now."
"Sooo... What did they mean that im s-s-special?" I asked nervously. Deucalion turned fully to me, his face looking grave. "Deucalion?" I asked worriedly.
"Are you familiar with the term Mate in the supernatural world from you're books?" He asked calmly.
"Y-y-yeah, it's practiaclly the other half of the supernatural - their one true love..." I explained with a confused frown. "Why are ya askin' me that?"
"Do you feel you're spine tingle when i come near you? That even though it's been such a short time of getting to know each other that you're attracted to me and while it may feel rushed, scary you want to be more than friends?" I gaped at him.
"How did ya know that? Are werewolfs telepathic too?" I blushed at that possibility. Oh my goat, please don't let that be true.
"If the werewolf can turn into a wolf and have a mate then it can communicate with it's mate through a mental bond. But otherwise, no - werewolfs aren't telepathic." He explained and in my head i did a mental happy dance. "But the reason i know you felt like that is because... Im you're mate Abigail..." I blinked several times.
"... What?..." I asked surprised and felt my heart flutter at his statement. "I-i-im you're mate?" He nodded. I pinched my arms several times and they hurt really bad. "This is not a dream..." I stood up and started to pac in his office - riding, swimming walking around in a room and taking walks in the woods were ways to help me calm down but also to accept information easier. "This explains how fast my feelings has progressed, im not crazy or mental!" I exclaimed happily then i got confused. "Is mental and crazy the same?" I waved a hand in a no-worries way. "Eh, that's not important in the moment because - im Deucalions mate. He's my werewolf... My destined partner, one true love... Love..." I blushed probably all the way down to my toes and felt really faint. "But it's too early..."
"We can take all the time you need." Deucalion stated calmly and walked up to me making me stop pacing. He gently placed his hands on my shoulders, hugging them slightly and i let out a breath i didn't know i had held. It was shaky but Deucalion didn't comment on it luckily. "You can still deny my - for us to be officially a couple, i need to claim you which basically means marking and mating." M-m-m-mate with me!? "I won't mate with you until you feel ready." He said firmly which made me feel calm again. Geez, now i kind of have a feeling what Katy Perry sang about in the Hot and Cold song... "We're still friends and when you're ready for us to become more than friends i will only mark you, rest assured."
I noticed that he used the word when with a hopeful but also disbelieving tone - like i would ever want to have him. Oh boy if he knew the things i've been thinking... My feelings for him only increased and i didn't feel scared anymore now that i knew it were the mate bond. I've read about it in several fictions and books so i knew the basics of it.
"O-o-okay..." I said a bit stunned and closed my eyes for second. "Are ya planning to create more havoc for Scott and Derek?" I asked and bit my lip nervously.
"Yes." He answered truthfully and i nodded in understanding which made him raise a questioning eyebrow. "Aren't you going to screech my ears off and tell me not to do that?"
"Im not ya're mother..." I told him jokingly but sobered up when he didn't even quirk his lips into his usual smirk. "I honestly don't know what to say or not to say... I mean, i might understand it better if ya told me why ya're doing this and what the goal is but i won't pressure it outta ya... Just... I only need to know one thing for now... Are ya'll goin' to kill them?" I whispered the question fearfully.
"If we can avoid it, no." He answered truthfully.
"Can you promise me that you won't kill them?" I asked unsure. He became quiet. "I-i-im sorry, i shouldn't have asked that of ya..." I felt so stupid but he surprised me with cupping my cheek gently, his thumb stroking my cheekbone.
"I promise you that i or the rest the pack will kill them unless we have no other choice to stay alive ourselves." That was as good as i were going to get and leaned into his warm hand.
"Thanks..." His hand left my face and he stepped back.
"Anymore questions?" He asked just as Kali and the others returned to the room. He must've heard them... I looked at them who looked unsure back to Deucalion who were tense. I didn't plan to tell them about my dream but i knew it had something to do with them, that i needed to help them choose the right path - for whatever reason the blackbird choose me for.
"Only one - am i a part of you're pack?" I asked shyly and hugged myself. Kali and Ennis shared a look of surprise while the twins grinned happily.
"Do you know what being part of a pack means?" Ennis asked and i shoke my head a little.
"You being my mate already makes you a honorary member of our pack, you'll be an official part of the pack once i mark you and until then you won't get to know anything of our plan or goal." Deucalion paused. "The past is another matter entirely, it's personal but i will tell you when i mark you..."
"Which i won't ask you to do until im ready to accept the claim and become ya're g-g-girlfriend..." I stuttered awkwardly but smiled when he smiled his first real smile towards me - tiny but it meant alot to me. Then a thought struck me. "How about Luke, Rico and Greg?"
"They can become our pack members as long as they will abide by the pack rules." Deucalion said with a nod.
"I'll tell them ya will take them in if they want and understand the seriousness." I smiled.
"Soo... Abbie, are we still friends?" I blushed when i looked up at Deucalion who smirked at me and when i turned back to Kali, Ennis, Aiden and Ethan who had different looks of waryness on their faced i smiled brightly at them.
"Of course ya'll silly gooses." The twins happily surprised me comin up to hug me.
"Aww, would you look at that - aren't they cute?" Kali said in a teasing voice while she and Ennis came up to us making the twins blush.
"Aww, blushing brides." Ennis mocked them and the twins glared.
"Shut up!" They said and i laughed because they were so cute. Why were i worried in the first place? Then i saw Kalis nails and i got a realisation;
"Those aren't nails, they're claws - right?" She nodded with a grin. "So slicing and filing?" She smiled bigger.
"They come handy in a fight." She shrugged and looking at them i knew there were old blood on them - but judging on their characters enemies blood... I hoped...
TIMESKIPPILY-SKIP (Flanders voice.)I hurried down the hallway towards geography as fast as i could with my bad leg, careful of not getting the stitches teared - i had to wait until friday before they would maybe clear me at the hospital. While walking i looked back to see if i could catch a glimpse of Aiden and Ethan but they were no where in sight as of yet. Wei-KYAAH! I had walked into somebody, the impact making me fall backwards and i tried to protect my right arm. But the person i walked into grabbed me and pulled me up - amber eyes met grey eyes before we both screamed as he lost balance and fell on top of me. We layed there on the floor, my right arm were streched into the air so that he wouldn't land on it but the same couldn't be said for my bad leg or the bruises and i groaned in pain. Holy cow, i never want a guy to fall for me - they're too heavy!"N-n-not that ya're fat or anythin' but ya're heavy..." I squeeked out and he got off me.
"I-i-im so sorry!" I sat up and massaged my sore limbs. "Are you ok- You have broken arm! I didnt re-break it or any- You're Abigail McAddams!" He rambled shocked.
"Euhm... Y-y-yes... That's me... I-i-im okay... Didn't break my arm..." I answered and looked down in my lap. Feelin' nervous and awkward. Really awkward. "Are ya okay?" I asked shyly and started to gather my english books.
"Yeah, shit im so sorry." We both reached for the same book and head butted each other. We looked at each other. "...Im sorry for that too..." He told me nervously and he hid his body a little. A little bit like Aiden and Ethan does which may mean that he's been or is abused... Poor guy...
"It's okay, really - im just glad i ran into ya and not an open door... Again..." I whispered the last part but he must have heard it because he laughed, then quieted down when he saw my embarassed face and we got up on our feet. He got up too and i arranged my bag until it hung normally while holding my books. He held his books in one and ran a hand through his hair.
"Euhm, you should really watch where you're going - decreases the risk of you walking into someone... Or something..." He told me in a deadpan voice and i looked at him curiously. I recognised him from somewhere. "What's wrong?" He asked a bit fluster which made me blush.
"I-i-im s-s-sorry, i just... What's ya're name?" I asked awkwardly and bit my lip.
"Isaac Lahey." He answered unsurely and then it clicked into place why he looked familiar.
"Ya're the werewolf!" I exclaimed in a whispered awe. He put a hand at my mouth, shushing me and looking around checking that no one heard me. I blinked at him surprised.
"Don't say that around people - what if someone had heard?" I looked down at my feet when he took away his hand.
"I-i-im sorry..." I said honestly and then i dared to ask him; "Did mom find ya eventually?"
"Yeah, told her it was a prank and she kind of believed me - need to stay away from the hosptial though because i have a feeling she would use that oppurtunity to dissect me." He answered with a shudder and i smiled a little.
"Or threaten ya to eat the hospital food unless ya told her ya dirty secrets..." I joked accidentally and put my casted hand to my mouth. Why can't i just be as quiet as a church mouse?
"That's scary." He ammended and laughed at my joke. I smiled shyly but frowned confused when he became really tense. "What do you want?" At first i thought he asked me but then i heard Aidens voice.
"Nothing with you - but with Abbie, a lot." He told Isaac cockily and put an arm around my shoulder. I un-tensed when Ethan stood on my other side, i felt the safest with Deucalion but with the rest of the pack i felt safer than normal knowing they would have my back and not let anyone hurt me. And i would be there to make sure they didn't get into fights...
"Get lost." Ethan told Isaac coldly. Isaac looked at me and i mouthed a sorry. Isaac growled but walked away down the hall and i puppy-glared at the twins.
"That was very rude! Ya'll should be ashamed." I lectured them as they started to lead me toward our english class. Aiden rolled his eyes while Ethan mouthed plan. Plan? What plan?... I thought it over for a second and my mouth formed a O. That plan. "I get it. Boys." Ethan laughed at my wink that i threw in the end of my sentence which made me giggle a little.
"The prick had it coming, glaring at us in the hallways." Aiden said with a shrug. I rolled my eyes at him and noticed that Ethan were staring at the boy from the library. "Ooh, Ethan has a crush." He teased Ethan by making kissy sounds and Ethan gave him the middle finger. Boys...TIMESKIPPILY-SKIP (Flanders voice.)I tried to solve the math formula, it were hard but our special math teacher - i were in a math class for students who needed more help and got mostly E's or F's - miss Colton walked by and decided to help me through it slowly. We were on the verge of solving it when students started to leave the class room when commotion could be heard. I followed after miss Colton to the hallway but didn't see anything because of all the giants. I saw Scott who noticed me and helped me safely through and the sight made me gasp. Ethan sat on the ground, leaning on Danny - i had learned that were his name from Aiden - with blood coming from his mouth. Immediately i hurried to his side and sat down beside him. Gently turning his head and looking at his injuries.
"How did this happened?" I asked him shocked and grimaced when he winced painfully.
"Isaac did it..." He nodded towards Isaac who looked angry but also surprised. Mister Harris looked at Isaac who started to defend himself but Harris didn't believe him. When i looked back towrds Ethan i noticed a bloody hand - Aiden's bloody hand. I looked from his hand pointedly at Ethan and Aiden nodded while mouthing plan. So he beat his own brother up because of a plan... I hate the plan... I mouthed the last thought to him and he shrugged with a sheepish smile which made me roll my eyes. Boys...TIMESKIPPILY-SKIP (Flanders voice.)
I were walking down the hallway when i saw Stiles talking with somebody by a locker with flowers. I had heard about a boy being murdered and decided to go over there to give my respect to the soul. Stiles noticed me and waved which made me wave back but i stopped immediately when the guy Stiles had been talking to turned around. Memories from the attack, where the werewolf had almost killed me came to me and i started to shake violently. M-m-my attacker... He looked like he recognised me, he started to walk over to me and tears ran down my cheeks as i backed away from him.
"D-d-don't come a-a-any closer..." I whispered fearfully. He stopped and i knew that he had heard me because of his wolf hearing. He looked like he really felt guilty but i had went into full panic mood and had to get away as fast as i could.
I went to the library, hiding in the back where most students didn't come and tried to breath but my lungs wouldn't cooperate. No matter how much i tried to inhale air nothing worked, my heart started to pund and i felt faint. Breath! Come on! Dang it... I heard a clicking noise, foot steps that came closer and closer. Help! P-pl-please help me! The person turned the corner - it was miss Morell. Looking like the description of calm she sat down beside me, taking hold of my chin lightly. She made me look at her and she started chanting words that i have never heard of before. I listened, mesmerixed like everytime i met the Black Bird in my dreams. Her words made me forgot to breath for a moment and when she stopped talking i could breath normally again. I took deep breaths, making myself calm but at the same time inhaling very much needed air.
"There, do you feel better?" I nodded and wiped the tears from my cheeks. "Good, i saw what happened in the hallway - want to talk about it?" I couldn't tell someone about Boyd attacking me because A), he couldn't help his instincts during the full moon and B), no one can know werewolfs exist. "I know about him being a werewolf." She said as if she knew what i had been thinking. I looked at her suspiciously. "Im the emissairy for Deucalion, his adviser and spokeperson." I knew she were telling the truth somehow.
"I... I-i-i remember who attacked... Boyd attacked me.." I told her quietly.
"He did, he's lucky Deucalion didn't decide to kill him." She told me with a blank face.
"Wait, Deucalion knew?" I asked in disbelief. If he had known and haven't told i would be hurt - because if he had told i would have been prepared for it instead of having a panic attack. She narrowed her eyes slightly, in deep thought i think.
"He did, he wanted to tell you but Luke advised against it. Something about it would be better if it came from him instead but judging by you're reaction you're brother hasn't shared such information with you." She explained calmly.
"He hasn't but i don't blame him... Not Boyd either... I know more about werewolfs thanks to Deucalion and the pack who explained to me last sunday. Like the bloodlust that comes with the full moon, how fairly new werewolves have basically no control over it until they find their anchor..." I sighed. "So keeping a un-anchored werewolf away from the full moons effect for three month is as bad as lettin' pirayas into a pool with even the tiniest drop of blood while somebody is swimming in it... Or lettin' my uncle Tom compete in a pie eatin' contest." I said with a shudder. "I swear - ya could smell the Pecan pies on his breath for a month!" She stared blankly at me and i remembered what we had talked about. "But, i can't face Boyd and forgive him just yet. I need a little time to come to terms with it..." She nodded and offered me a hand.
"Understandable." I took her offered hand and got up the help from her. "I knew it would be good to get you here..." She said mysteriously and i gave her a confused look.
"What do you mean?" I asked and she smiled lightly.
"Nothing." But the way she said it sounded like it was anything but nothing. "Do what you've been doing up until know, the hard way is the good way. The good path." The way she said it make me think about my dream but no one knew about it except for the quack pack.
"Has Luke told ya about my dream?" I asked and she smiled a little.
"No." With that she walked away from me and left me more confused again.
"My brain hamster needs a break..." I felt light headed. "And some sugar, vendin machine - here i come."
TIMESKIPPILY-SKIP (Flanders voice.)
When i get to english later that day i see that most seats are already taken so i take the near the wall to the right side in the middle row. Waving to the twins who greeted me with a grin - Aiden - and a the guns - Ethan. On mondays and tuesdays i had english with miss Blake which were a bummer but usually a lot of fun when i got to sit with the twins. Oh, well maybe i can get somethin' done for this instance. I thought with a smile just when Scott darted into the room. He were usually late so i didn't think about it too much but in the midst of writing notes i noticed that he took out parts that looked they were part of a machine. Then Aiden tensed before rushing out of the room while Ethan told him not to. Ethan and i shared a look before hurrying after Aiden.
When we got to the hallway Aiden stood there with his motorcycle which made me think about the parts Scott had pulled out and i looked at Isaac who looked smug with helmet hair. They decided to get some revenge... Miss Blake suspended Aiden who only glared at Isaac, Ethan and i walked up to Aiden when the crowd started to dispearse. I looked back when i felt eyes on my neck, Scott looked at me questiongly and i smiled apologatically before turning back to Aiden.
"Ya didn't seriously think they wouldn't get back at ya?" I asked them in disbelief and raised my hands peacefully when they slightly glared at me. "Just sayin' - ya can't backslap a bull and expect him to let ya go without a scratch." Aiden rolled his eyes while Ethan shrugged his shoulder - not wanting to admit i were right but couldn't deny it either.
"Abbie, go back to class - i'll follow Aiden out to the parking lot and then i'll come back." Ehtan said kindly but the mischevious glint in his eyes told me to be wary.
"Uh huh, not so that ya'll can plot a revenge?" It looked as if i had hit the nail on the head when he squirmed a little. "Boys, i don't want to nag or be bossy but why don't ya give it a rest for today?" I said carefully because i didn't want to make them mad but for now it was better to turn the other cheek before Ethan got suspended too and re-plan whatever their purpose in the plan of riling the Hale-McCall pack up.
"We'll think about it." Aiden winked with a grin after sharing a look with Ethan.
"Okay, just be careful in whatever ya choose to do. Promise?" They nodded and i gave them a quick hug each before getting back to English.
TIMESKIPPILY-SKIP (Flanders voice.)I hadn't seen the twins since the motorcycle accident and the Quack Pack had comic club meeting today so i were on my own. I had planned to walk into town, window shopping and visit the pet shop - just because looking at the little fellas could bright up my day like nothing else - before meeting up with the guys for dinner. So i weren't in a hurry when i took out things from my locker and packed m saddle bag. When i were done i grinned and walked down the hallway, straight into a fight. Oh dang it! Isaac, Scott and the twins as their joined form. The twins had told me about it, showing me it briefly but i had to admit it - they looked like they had eaten to much steak with a killer training program were fighting. The Rock, step aside - we have a new muscle monster... Scott and Isaac were no match for them and i knew i needed to stop the twins before it got totally out of hand.
"Hey, quit being ugly!" I yelled at the twins who threw the boys away. I walked up to them, standing behind Isaac and Scott who looked up to me from the ground. The twins looked up to me with a growl but it quickly turned into a worried expression. "Euhm, i didn't mean ugly-ugly big guy... I mean that ya should stop pounding into them like a whack-the-mole maniac..." I explained with nervous laughter in the end but that still didn't change their expression. "Did i hurt ya feelings? Im so sorry, but i didn't mean it like literally - it's just an expression."
"You're not the reason for their look of distress my dear." A hand was put on my shoulder gently and i looked up to see Deucalion. He had no emotions on his face but his hand on my shoulder told me that he didn't like this. Instinctively i put my hand on his, blushed but didn't take it away when i felt his hand un-tense a little. "Come."
With my casted hand still on his we walked past Scott and Isaac towards the twins who looked ashamed. They un-merged when we stood before them, refused to look in Deucalions eyes and i put two n' two together. The fight weren't a part of Deucalions plan which means they broke a rule... I looked at Deucalion as he took a piece of his cane, revealing a hidden knife and a surprised gasp left me as he cut their cheeks in one swipe. I mouthed are ya'll okay to them and they nodded almost un-noticible. Without further ado Deucalion hid his knife again before starting to walk with me followed by the twins down the hall. I looked back and saw their bags, without saying anything i got their bags along with their clothes.
Scott and Isaac looked at me wide eyed, i smiled apologetically towards them before joining Deucalion and the twins who had waited for me. We walked quietly, i didn't know what went through their minds but i were a little shocked by the punishment Deucalion had given them based on their past - they hadn't told me they were abused but i had feeling that they had. When we came to the parking lot Kali and Ennis stood outside by their car - Ennis leaned on it with crossed arms while Kali leaned against him observing her claws with a look of in-difference that changed into mild curiosity as we walked over to them. I handed the twins their things before turning to Deucalion frowning and crossed me arms.
"Why did ya cut them? I figured out they had broken a role or somethin' but cutting them?" I asked carefully because while i had to ask i didn't want to act bossy or like a beach.
"I needed to show McCall and his little friend who were the alpha of us. Which one who had more power and wouldn't hesitate to punish anyone who disobeyd my orders - like the twins had." While i could understand that i still thought it were a bit harsch. He must have sensed it or something because he added; "Abigail, while it's necessairy for now it's also temporarily. I don't punish them like that usually."
"It's true Abbie." Aiden said with a shrug as he put on his leather jacket.
"And it was worth it - their faces were priceless!" Ethan grinned proudly but it disappeared when Deucalion turned to him with an raised eyebrow. "But we're not going to do anything besides the plan, right Aiden?" Aiden nodded and muttered a relucantly yeah.
"Okay, i accept that." I told Deucalion with a smile and rubbed my forehead a little. It had been a long, confusing and emotional relocoaster - needed hamsters. I wanted hamsters now. "Im glad everythin' is solved and all so im gonna go now if ya don't mind?"
"Where are you going?" Deucalion asked in what i thought were the closes thing to a worried and wary tone in his voice
"Just gonna stroll around town, drowling over adorable hamsters and then eating dinner with the quack pack. Ya'll want to come along?" I asked kindly but it dropped when i saw Kalis smirk.
"Deucalion, why don't you keep her company?" She suggested with a devious grin and i blushed because i knew what she were doing. "I mean, now that they know she's friends with us she's also a target for Derek and Peter Hale. She along with the quack pack needs to have someone with them all the time until it's over. So, why don't you start watching over her while we go home to re-plan some details. Any objections?" Both i and Deucalion opened our mouths. "None? Perfect, bye Abbie, bye Deuc." She told us with a not-so-innocent smirk along with a wink. Before we could object they all got into the car and drove away. I looked up at Deucalion who held his nose in a tiredsome manner, like he felt like he were too old for this and didn't enjoy changes wihtout his approval. When he tilted his head at me i blushed and bit my lip.
"So, shall we?" He offered me the crook of his arm. I looked at it up to him shyly. "Even though Kali nudged us forcefully into this i don't mind it. Do you?"
"N-n-no, it's okay..." I stumbled nervously and put my left hand in the crook of his arm.
"Lead the way Abigail." I smiled shyly and knew that i had gone from a crappy day to the best day of my life when he had put his hand on my shoulder in the hallway. I owe him...
"Mama always told me to pay my debts..." I muttered with a silly smile.
"What?" He asked confused and my blush darkened.
"N-n-nothing..." Oh, whatever almighty person who's listening - don't let me embarass myself... Too much... Only a little? I tripped over a rock but Deucalions arm helped me find balance immediately. He chuckled and i looked up to the sky with a puppy-glare. I get ya're message, ya sun of a beach.
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