Author's Note: I hope you liked the last chapter. I figured since everything was getting to all the characters, I thought I'd throw something interesting at you.

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"Someone's in a happy mood today." Stiles told Derek the next day.

The Argents had set up a firing range in the woods outside Sam and Derek's house. Everyone had been told to meet there at ten since it was Sunday. No one had new information considering Derek and Scott's little escapade had been a bust. So they were resigned to the shooting range. At the moment, Sam was loaded with an assault rifle and a full clip as she went against hidden monsters.

Derek looked at him. "What?"

"Scott told me what happened between you and Sam. Did she really deck you? Of course she did. She's the only one you can't tame. But seriously. I thought the two of you would be on edge today. What happened?"

The werewolf looked at him calmly and said, "A night of hot sex and no teenagers."

Stiles was shocked speechless, which was really rare. Scott snorted in laughter at his best friend's speechlessness. Only Derek could get him to shut up with one phrase. Sam finished her round, a perfect score, and walked over to Derek. Her arms came around his waist and she kissed the side of his head. He smiled over his shoulder then looked at Stiles. The teenager merely pulled his goggles on, fell to his belly and began picking off bad guys.

Kate wandered over. "He's pretty good."

Sam frowned as she rested her head on Derek's shoulder. "What are you saying, Kate?"

The other woman looked over. "I'm saying you took a gamble when you came after me with him on the trigger."

"Listen here, Kate. Sam's got enough on her plate right now and adding your condescending tone to it doesn't help. So knock it off or I'm pulling you now." Derek's warning was final. He wasn't playing games anymore. Last night with Sam proved one thing. She was the one who had given him hope in himself and his family. He wasn't about to let anyone do anything to that anymore.

"Protectiveness. I like it, although it's wasted on this girl."

Sam slid her arms from around Derek and removed her gloves. "Come on. I know you're itching for another go and this time we'll make a wager."

Kate laughed. "And what's the wager?"

"If I lose, you stay. If you lose, you have to listen to me for the duration of our alliance."

Kate looked at her brother. Chris wasn't getting involved with this. This was her call. She looked back at Sam and extended her hand. "Deal." When Sam went to shake, she attempted to sling her behind her. "Don't ever make a wager with a Hunter." When she turned around, Sam was on her feet. "What the…"

"I told you before. I'm better than you." The Hunter attacked her. Sam sighed as she grabbed her hand, bent it back, and shoved her away. "Haven't you figured out that you can't attack me on a frontal plane?"

Kate changed her tactics and came in at a different angle. Sam caught her there too. No matter where she went, she was caught. It was as if Sam could figure out what was going on in her head. Finally, when she was lying on the ground with a mouthful of dirt, she tapped out. Sam stood. As she did, Kate lashed out but the woman landed deftly on her feet.

"I think Sam wins." Allison said.

"Maybe we should have everyone go against her." Chris suggested.

"Why?" Kate demanded.

"She knows who took the baby. She'll know how to fight a whisperer. We need that knowledge. We might as well use what we have."

Sam looked at Derek. She was behind Chris so she couldn't read his lips to tell what he had said. "He said we should train with you today because we're fighting a whisperer and you're obviously one. The question is so you want to try this?" he said. She looked at him. He recognized that evil glint in her eyes. "I know that look. She's going to do it."

Chris smiled. "Okay. Derek, that means you're first. You have to stay in the area so we can see how you fight each other."

Derek took his jacket off and handed it to Scott. "Looks like I'm up first." Sam turned into a crouch, squared her shoulders, and gave him the 'bring it on' sign. "I'm not going to be easy on you."

"Didn't figure you would."

He took off at a dead run but Sam caught him by his shirt and flung him into the trees. Flipping around, he bounced off and sailed at her. She hooked her arm around his and flipped him onto the ground. He grabbed that arm and rolled, staring down at her. Her eyes sparked and soon he was sailing head over heels. When he stood up, she was crouched down at the ground, fingertips barely touching.

They flew at each other at the same time. Sam sailed over his head. When he turned around, she was gone.

"Hey, Derek." He looked at Scott and his protégé pointed up into the tree. Sam was balanced perfectly on a limb above his head with her arms crossed.

"Oh, hell." He knew what was coming.

Sam jumped at him. Propelling himself upward, Derek met her halfway. Turning her body, she wrapped her legs around his neck. Using her body weight she spun, sending him flying away from her as she landed on her feet.

"Oh, my God." Stiles said. "That was great! Please tell me we don't get that treatment."

"You're human. Derek's not." Sam said. She turned around as he pulled himself from the ground. "You okay?"

"I'm going to earn my masculinity back, aren't I?" he asked the others.

Scott nodded. "Probably. Then again, I'm probably going to have to as well. She threw you like you were a rag doll. And that was with her legs. From what I could see they must have been really powerful."

"Oh, they are. Trust me."

"Scott, he really does know. You're forgetting. He sleeps with her every night." Stiles said.

"Stiles!"

"And on the nights when we get it on, they're wrapped around me tenfold." Once again Stiles' mouth fell open.

"Derek!"

Derek shook his head as he reached for Sam's hand. She hadn't been following the conversation very well so she had no clue what was being said. She placed hers in his warm hand and let him pull her to him.

"When can we proceed with all the training?" Chris asked.

"I say let's give it a few days so we can get ready for it physically." Scott advised.

"Sounds good. I don't feel up to fighting everyone today." Sam said.

"The woman's spoken. I think we should go home and rest." Derek added.

"Oh, please. We know what the two of you are going to do." Kate declared.

Sam turned. "At least I have someone who loves me enough to make sure my needs are taken care of. What do you have? A brother who gets you out of every jam you get into?"

"I hope your daughter stays missing." And she walked off.

Silence filled the area. No one dared say a word. Sam stared at the ground in front of her before looking at Derek. He didn't say a word as he led her from the woods to their house.