Chapter 10: Video Store Horror Movie

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Author's note is at the end

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"Jackson can we watch something other than a sports movie please!" I groan out as we walk into the video store.

"Alright fine! But please not the notebook! I've already had to watch it with Lydian a hundred times," Jackson grumbles. Ever since I told Derek about why my Dad wanted to hurt me, Scott had been pestering me about what I meant by glowing eyes and Aunt Mel kept telling me I had to live a normal life. She kept telling me that I shouldn't let my Dad dictate what I do so that's what I'm doing! Having a movie night with Jacky to prove I'm still living a normal life.

"Hello does anyone work here?" Jackson calls out while wandering the aisles. I look over and see the light flickering and the ladder there with no one near it?

"Jackson," I point over to the broken light and he walks ahead of me towards the light.

"Bella stay behind me," Jackson says as we move closer to the back of the store. I take a glimpse of what's up ahead around Jackson's shoulder and gasp, "Is that a dead body!?"

Jackson steps back into me and I step back into the ladder sending it into the lights blacking out the room. "Bella come on we gotta get outa here!" Jackson says as he pulls me towards the entrance. Something runs out in front of us and I scream and step backwards. Jackson grabs hold of me and pulls me behind the DVD stacks.

"Jackson what the hell was that?" I gasp out. I knew exactly what that was. It was the fucking red-eyed alpha!

Jackson pulls me closer, "I have no idea Bel." I start to hear a crashing noise and look up and see the shelves are falling. Jackson shoves me forward and out of harm's way but his legs get clipped and he's stuck under the shelf.

"Bella, you gotta run now!" Jackson whispers.

I shake my head, "No way in hell am I leaving you Whittemore!" I stand up and look around the store for the alpha. I start heading for the front desk when I hear Jackson whimper. I turn back around and see the alpha right above him.

"Hey!" I yell out to it. Its head whips towards me and it snarls before coming for me. I run towards the phone but before I can make it the alpha claws down my right side. I scream out in pain as I feel my skin literally ripped open!

"Bella!" I hear Jackson yell for me and hear glass smashing before I realize the alpha is gone.

"Jacky!" I groan out.

"Oh thank god you're alive!" Jackson sighs in relief.

I gasp out in pain as I reach for the phone again, "Yeah probably not for long… I need an ambulance Jacky."

"No Bella you will not die on me! I think I hear the sirens! Just hold on!" Jackson yells to me.

"It hurts so much…" I whine as a new set of pain shoots through my entire body. "Beacon Hills Sheriff Department, is anyone in her?" A new voice calls out.

"Yes over her! I'm stuck but my friend she needs medical attention! Bella call out!" Jackson yells.

"Over here!" I say while holding my bloody hand in the air.

"Shit… Sheriff we're gonna need the ambulance here right now!" the deputy says into his radio. "Okay kid what's your name," the deputy asks me.

I smile weakly at him, "Bella McCall."

He smiles back, "Alright Bella I'm gonna keep pressure on these wounds okay. It might hurt a little bit."

I groan out in pain when I feel pressure being applied, "A little huh?"

He chuckles, "Yeah okay I lied."

"No kidding," I say. The deputy pushes down a little harder, "Do you go to Beacon Hills High?"

I nod, "Ah yeah with my friend over there. That's Jackson."

"What're you doing all the way over here anyway?" The deputy asks. I groan out in pain again, "Ugh well I was going for the phone to call the police."

"Why didn't you just stay with your friend?" He questions. I smile up at him, "I wasn't gonna die a sitting duck."

The deputy chuckles, "I like you." I laugh but then it turns to a groan when the pain shoots through my body again. "The ambulance is here don't worry, you'll be fine," the deputy reminds me.

"What's your name Deputy?" I ask. "Sean Edwards," he says.

"Excuse me sir, we're gonna have to ask you to move," one of the medics say.

"Uh of course, you're gonna be fine Bella…" Sean tells me. I smile weakly, "Sean… Tell my Aunt Mel that I love her and tell Derek…" my eyes close slowly and I can't keep the open any longer and have no strength left to finish my sentence. The last thing I heard before I pass out is my name being called out.

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The steady beeping of a hospital machine, that's what I woke up to. It reminded me too much of when I woke up in the hospital after my Dad left. But this time I wasn't alone.

"Jackson the doctors said she'd be fine, you need to get to school… It starts in half an hour," I hear a voice like Aunt Mel's say. My eyes flutter open and I see Aunt Mel standing at the foot of the hospital bed and Jackson sitting beside the bed.

"Jackson get your ass to school," my voice comes out all raspy.

"Bella!" Jackson gasps, "You're awake! How you feeling?!"

I chuckle softly, "I feel like I've been ripped apart then sewed back together."

"Oh honey! Thank god you're okay!" Mel wipes away a single tear as she smiles sadly at me.

"Mel please don't cry," I whine. "I'm sorry sweetheart but when the deputy told me the last words you said I was so worried that you weren't gonna fight and make it through!" Mel gushes.

"Bel I'm so sorry! It shouldn't have been you that got hurt!" Jackson apologizes as he feels guilty for causing Melissa so much stress and worry.

I shake my head, "Jacky it's not your fault you know that!" Jackson leans forward and kisses my forehead, "I'll go to school but as soon as it's finished I'm coming right back here!"

I smile, "Good! You think I'm gonna survive alone in here all day!"

Jackson chuckles, "Bye Ms McCall."

"Bye Jackson." As soon as Jackson is out of the room Mel turns back to me, "Bella I've got my shift soon… I really don't want to leave you alone though."

"Don't worry Mel, I know I need more sleep so I won't be very much fun anyways. Go do your thing," I wink at her.

Mel chuckles, "You're amazing you know that." I fake flip my hair, "Thank-you!"

"Alright sweetheart get some rest," Mel kisses my cheek and leaves me to get some more rest.

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I don't know how long I had been sleeping for but I felt so much better than when Jacky and Mel had been here. I slowly stretch my arms out careful not to cause any pain from my wounds. I look around the room and my eyes fall on Derek who looks like he's fallen asleep on the chair beside me bed.

"Derek?" His eyes shoot open and he stares at me.

"You're up."

"You're here? What if my Aunt sees you?" I ask worryingly.

"I had to know if you were okay," Derek shrugs.

I smile, "That's sweet… I don't want you to get in trouble or anything. But I'm glad you're here."

"Oh umm your phone was going off earlier," Derek says nervously reaching over to grab my phone for me.

I sigh, "They're all from Stiles, Jackson and Danny. Jackson and Danny are just checking up on me but Stiles has called 7 times now and it's probably all about the alpha." I quickly dial Stiles number.

"Bella! Finally! Listen Lydia has a video of the alpha on her phone! Scot won't answer his phone! What do I do with it?!" Stiles rambles.

"Okay first of all 'finally'! Are you kidding me! I'm in the hospital not having a vacation! Second why does Lydia have the video on her phone and lastly why is Scott not answering?" I ask.

"Okay well Lydia was at the video store when you were but she was in her car and she was the one who called the police. I went to see how she was doing and found the video. Oh and Scott isn't answering because he's with Allison," Stiles explains.

I roll my eyes, "Of course he is! Just delete!'

"Okay yep… Sure. How are you anyway Bel" Stiles asks. I sigh, "Well apart from the nice claw marks I have in my side I'm just great."

"Good to see you didn't lose your sarcasm," Stiles jokes. I laugh, "I got that from you Stilinski."

"Alright Bella, rest up and come back to school! I can't keep doing it alone," Stiles says.

"I'll be back before you know it," I say before hanging up. I chuckle at the phone call again before turning back to Derek.

"Hey Bella… Have you umm… Have you checked the wounds?" Derek asks. I look at him confused.

"To see if they're healing? Cause if your Dad was serious about glowing eyes then you could be something supernatural," Derek explains. I flick the hospital blankets off and lift up my shirt to see a big white bandage on my side, "Well let's see then."

Derek reaches out carefully and takes the bandage off. I screw my nose up at the angry red claw marks that will most likely scar.

"They look to be healing much faster than a human but not as fast as a werewolf…" Derek explains.

"Then what am I? If I can heal then why did my mum die of cancer?" I ask.

"I have no clue. But we will find out," Derek promises.

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Parent teacher conferences. I thought I was going to get out of these but Mel didn't have time to drop me home after discharging me from the hospital. The doctors were pretty surprised with my recovery and said I was right to go home. They told me shortly after Derek left and now I'm at the school. When I said to Stiles that I was gonna be back at school before he knew it I wasn't kidding.

"Bel, you coming in?" Mel asks me. I shake my head, "I might go hide over at the lacrosse fields… Don't really wanna deal with the gossip and whispers that will be happening around me just yet."

"Okay well be careful okay," Mel tells me. I start heading over towards the lacrosse field and smile when I see the familiar silver Porsche. As I get closer I see Jackson pick up an empty beer bottle and throw it at the tree. I hear it smash and my pace quickens as he falls to his knees.

"Jackson?" I say quietly as I slowly walk up behind him.

"I was the best at lacrosse Bella… Me! And now your cousin is the center of attention and I've worked so hard to get where I am as lacrosse captain and- and" Jackson slurs out.

"Jacky… Hey come here!" I kneel down beside him and shuffle closer and he wraps his arms around me. "No one is taking anything away from you… I know you've worked so hard to be where you are and no one is trying to take that away from you." I tell him as I wrap my arms around him pulling him close.

"Bel, I just…" I cut him off. "I know Jacky… They'd be so proud of the young man you've become… You know that right."

I feel him nod against my shoulder, "Come on how bout I drive you home."

"Wait… You're supposed to still be at the hospital?" Jackson says confused. I lift him up off the ground trying to get past the slight pain that shoots up my side.

"Yeah I broke out, they were annoying me too much," I joke. I open the passenger door and Jackson slides in, "Bella… I love you."

I smile at him, "I love you too Jacky… Now let's get you home."

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"Is the Sheriff gonna be okay?" I ask Mel as we walk into the house. I called Mel after getting Jackson home safely and leaving a note for his parents. She came and got me after the parent teacher night was over. Mel told me how the 'mountain lion' that attacked me was in the parking lot and in the chaos Sheriff Stilinski got hit.

"He's gonna be fine, but I don't know how he'll go without work for a couple of days," Mel chuckles.

I smile, "That's great then. Stiles will be really worried about him." Mel nods," Probably as worried as I was about you."

"You hear the doctors Mel, I'm fine," I wrap my arms around her giving her the comfort she needs right now.

Mel sighs, "That's what they said about your wounds but getting attacked like that must have brought back memories?"

I tense in Mel's arms. Yes waking up in the hospital reminded me of when I woke up after my Dad left but the attack didn't remind me of what happened to me. It just brought up a whole new nightmare of being ripped apart by terminator eyes.

"Mel it's all good. I'm fine, I promise you," I pull back from our hug to head for the stairs.

"So there's nothing you're not telling me?" Mel questions. I straight away start feeling guilty. I was hiding so many things from her and I hated lying to her.

"No there's nothing," I climb the rest of the stairs and head straight for my room.

"Bella," I gasp and turn back around to face the doorway.

"Jesus Scott! You scared the hell out of me!" Scott walks into my room and shuts the door.

"Sorry but I gotta ask you something." I sit down on my bed and motion for him to ask away.

"What's going on between you and Derek?" He asks straight up.

"Well you don't waste any time… How do you even know there's something going on?" I try to avoid answering the question. Especially since I know Derek's in the room.

Scott gives me a look like he can't believe I'm trying to lie to him, "Come on Bella you kissed him in front of us, he was here after you found out about your Dad and you told him about the glowing eyes and-"

"Were you listening to my conversation Derek?!" I gasp.

"That's not the point I'm getting at. When I shoved you out of the way at Derek's house he didn't attack me to get me to finally listen to him… He attacked cause I hurt you. And then just last night when you were lying on that hospital bed going into ambulance… It was one of the first times that I could feel emotions coming off Derek. He was worried and scared for you but also angry cause he wanted to be there to protect you," Scott finishes.

I smile widely, "Yeah I guess there's something going on between me and Derek."

"Bella-" Scott starts to complain but I cut him off.

"What Scott? Are you gonna stand her and tell me Derek is a bad guy, that I shouldn't be with him cause he's dangerous? Well guess what! So is Allison! She's the daughter of a hunter family and yet you spent the whole day with her… Oh AND you were worried about her when you maybe could have saved Mr Stilinski!" I snap. I couldn't stand there and listen to Scott tell me how bad he though Derek was when he was literally sleeping with the enemy!

Scott sighs, "You know Allison isn't like the rest of her family Bella… I don't want to fight with you so I hope you know what you're doing with Derek… I can't stand seeing you get hurt."

"Why do you have to say something sweet when I'm trying to be mad at you," I grumble.

"Come here," Scott holds his arms out for a hug. I smile and hug him tightly, "Alright so don't get mad…"

Scott pulls out of the hug, "Why would I get mad?" I walk over to my closet and pull the doors open revealing Derek. I smile at Scott, "Surprise."

Scott's eyes widen, "Uh hi Derek."

I chuckle, "So he heard all that… You should probably practice those wolfy skills of yours huh Scott."

"Ugh I'm going to bed," Scott groans out.

I wave, "Night Scotty!"

I shut the door behind him and turn back to Derek, "How'd you know I was here and not the hospital?"

Derek shrugs. I smirk at him realizing how he knew, "You followed me didn't you?"

He sits down on my bed, "I just… I need to be there if you're in trouble! You shouldn't have gotten hurt at that video store…"

I walk over and stand in front of him lifting up the side of my shirt, "Derek I don't need to wear the bandages anymore cause I'm healing. I may have been hurt but whatever I am means I'm healing and I'm going to be okay."

He sighs, "That's not the point. When I saw you in the back of that ambulance I just panicked. I thought you were going to die and then I heard one of the deputies talking to the Sheriff and he said you had last words before you passed out. He said that you told him to 'tell Mel I love her and tell Derek' but you never finished what you were gonna say. I thought I was never going to see you again and I thought I was never going to get to do this again."

Derek stands up quickly grabbing me by the waist, careful not to hold onto my wound, and pulling me close kissing me with so much force it almost knocks me over. I wrap my arms around his neck to steady myself and kiss him back with just as much force.

He pulls back and moves his hands from my waist to hold my cheeks. I try to control my breathing but it still sounds as if I've been for a run or something. I feel my cheeks darkening under his gaze and he smiles. He knows the affect he has on me and is smirking about it! My eyes flick to the window and I see red glowing eyes but when I blink they're gone again.

"Derek will you stay here tonight?" I ask him. I could not spend tonight alone. Derek lies down on my bed and pulls me with him wrapping an arm around my waist as I snuggle into his side.

"Of course… It's probably best I stay here tonight anyway. With the alpha still out there and the hunters staking out my house," Derek says while running his hand through my hair.

I gasp, "The hunters! Did they hurt you?!"

"Nothing I can't handle… Get some rest Bella," Derek whispers. I shut my eyes slowly as I lay my head back down on his chest.

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Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews, follows and favourites! I'm really happy with the feedback I've been getting :) I've made this chapter longer than the others because of the great reviews! Keep them coming!

I'm not too sure how I went in this chapter with writing Derek and Bella's cute moment at the end and also the scene at the video store? I know Derek seems a bit out of character to the TV series but this I how I think he would be with Bella.

Please review and let me know what you think! :)

-Chloe