Skye's POV
I was watching the latest rainfall roll down the glass windows panes as I attempted to get some of my homework done while Derek was getting some much needed rest because he hasn't slept at all since the incident at the school where I nearly died but then my phone started ringing so I quickly answered it.
"Hello?" I looked over at Derek cautiously but he was still asleep luckily.
"Hey Skye, Kira found Brett and he's fine but there's more assassins" Scott said and I sighed loudly because I was really getting sick in tired of all this dead pool crap.
"Of course there is, is he okay?"
"I don't know, I'm heading over to the animal clinic now, meet me there?"
"Of course, see you there" I hung up then looked over at Derek and frowned because he was still asleep and looked so peaceful, I ripped a page out of my notebook and scribbled out a note then walked over quietly and laid it against my pillow before grabbing my leather jacket and helmet.
When I pulled up at the animal clinic I ran straight in but wished I'd delayed a little bit since Scott and Kira we're in the middle of a catch up make out session since she's been with her mother who got hurt during the hospital battle and they haven't seen each other until now.
"Oh shit, sorry" I turned my head away from them but they sprung apart.
"Did you find him, did you find Brett?" Scott asked Kira.
"Actually, I think I found all of them" she replied making me look up in shock, she grabbed Scott's hand then started walking towards the back examination room so I followed after them and saw an entire pack along with Brett. "Satomi, this is who I was telling you about" my eyes widened when the older woman turned to us because this is who Derek and I had been looking for.
"I know who Scott McCall is" Satomi replied then looked at me. "And you're Skyler Blakesley, Derek's Hale's mate" my eyes furrowed in confusion.
"Are we safe here?" a younger girl suddenly asked us, I let my eyes wander around the room and saw five other people besides Satomi, Brett and the other girl who'd spoken.
"We're gonna need help" Scott said turning to me and Kira. "A lot of help" I sighed grabbing my phone.
"I'll call Derek" I walked outside dialling Derek's number.
"Hello" I smiled at his sleepy voice. "Skye?"
"Who else" I heard him sigh in relief.
"Next time wake me up if you go anywhere and I'll go with you" I smiled at his protectiveness because it was definitely warranted this time.
"Derek I'm fine, Kira found Brett and Scott called me to let me know, we're at the animal clinic with Kira now and she found Satomi's pack"
"What?"
"She found Satomi and her pack, they we're being hunted by some new assassins so we have to help them but we're gonna need your help"
"Okay-"
"Skye" I looked up and saw Scott and he motioned for the phone.
"Hang on a sec, Scott want's to talk to you" I gave my phone over to Scott.
"Derek?"
"Yeah, what's going on?"
"We're moving the pack to a more secure location, can you meet us there?" I heard Derek sigh.
"Yeah get Skye to text me the address I'll meet up with you guys" I smiled and went to grab the phone off Scott.
"Alright" he handed me the phone back then went back inside.
"Are you gonna be okay, you know fighting if it comes to it?" I asked hesitantly.
"Skye I'll be fine, I'll see you soon" he hung up so I went back inside and pulled Scott aside.
"So where are we taking them"
"Argent has a building, it's probably our safest option right now" I sighed shaking my head.
"Nowhere is safe for any of us these days" he nodded but we didn't have any other option right now so I texted the address he gave me to Derek then we set out making a beeline to Argent's building and hid inside.
I had to admit when we arrived it was better than the animal clinic since it was more secure but knew it was only going to be a matter of time before one of the assassins found us here and it didn't take long before we all became alert when we heard footsteps approaching us.
We all fell silent and waited for what seemed like a long time then heard the sound of the footsteps getting closer to us along with the sound of a gun, Satomi suddenly threw some kind of weapon and Brett didn't wait to see who it was and charged out.
"Wait, wait!" Scott yelled chasing after him. "Brett!" Brett came to a stop right in front of Argent staring down at the gun he had pointed at him. "This place is his, it's his" Brett stopped snarling at Argent then walked back towards us human again.
"Scott…if you're bringing guests, you could have called" Argent said walking towards us.
"I didn't have anywhere else to take them" Scott replied.
"I know this man" we turned and saw Satomi walking towards us. "He may not remember but we've met before" I raised an eyebrow looking back and forth between Argent and Satomi.
"You can trust him" Scott said looking back at Satomi. "I trust him"
"How do we know he's not like the others?"
"What others?" Argent asked her.
"Last night, there was a whole team after them and they used crossbows" Kira replied showing him a broken bolt from a crossbow with some sort of hunter's mark on the arrowhead.
"They're hunter's aren't they?" I asked him.
"Not if they're killing for profit, not anymore" Argent replied looking up at us.
"Can they find us?" Brett asked looking at Argent.
"They might already know you're here and maybe they're waiting until dark" Argent replied making me frown.
"So we're not safe here?" Kira asked looking up at Scott.
"We're not safe anywhere" Satomi replied then looked up at Argent. "We've been trying to get out for days, everywhere we turn we find someone new trying to kill us" I felt bad for this pack especially since so many of them we're already dead because of the Chemists virus that nearly killed us as well.
"If they're coming Scott they're coming for you to, you're still number one on the dead pool and Skyler isn't so far behind you" I frowned crossing my arms because if anyone came for me they we're in for a rude shock since even without his powers I wouldn't want to cross Derek and if you messed with Derek then you messed with me too, we we're a pair deal.
"I know" Scott replied shaking his head. "I know Lydia can get the answer from Meredith, she just needs more time"
"Well then that's what she'll get" Argent replied, we all nodded but then heard a car pull up outside and everyone tensed but I recognised the sound of the Toyota's engine.
"It's okay" I said looking up at Scott. "It's Derek" I walked towards the entrance to meet him but my ears caught the sound of someone else with him, the door opened and in walked Derek with Braeden following him close behind.
"Hey" he gave me a quick kiss before grabbing my hand and we walked back towards the other's introducing Braeden to the ones who didn't know her and let them know she was a friend then we all got to work preparing for the battle that was more than most likely coming for us.
I stood leaning against the wall beside Derek with my arms crossed looking towards the people around us thinking up all the ways this could go wrong tonight since most of Satomi's pack didn't seem like this fighting types which could pose as a problem and because I was already going to be distracted keeping my eye's on the fight and Derek to worry about anyone else.
"They'll be okay" Scott said suddenly in front of us making me look up.
"They've got claws and fangs but they're not fighters" Derek replied walking towards Braeden making me glare and take a possessive step towards him and grabbed his hand.
"That's why Skye called you" Scott argued.
"Well try to remember, I don't have claws and fangs anymore either" I frowned looking up at him because honestly how could I forget when it was all I could think about lately.
"That's why he called me" Braeden added, I turned and glared at her but quickly covered it looking away when Derek looked down at me.
"Am I the only one still hoping this is all just a false alarm?" Kira asked looking up at Scott. "I mean it's possible we could wait here all night and nothing happens, right?" she looked around at all of us and we all shared a look at each other not answering her.
"Scott you heard anything from Stiles or Lydia yet?" Braeden asked turning to Scott instead.
"Lydia's still talking to Meredith, Stiles and Malia are headed to the lake house they're trying to stop it"
"What if there is no stopping it?" Brett asked from behind us so we all turned to him. "What if it doesn't end until we're all dead?" I frowned looking at the ground again because Brett did make sense and the only thing running through my head right now was that it might not have been a bad idea to get the hell out of Beacon Hills and run.
"Then let's send a message" Derek spoke up making me look up raising an eyebrow at him. "Let's make tonight perfectly clear to anyone with a copy of that list, it doesn't matter if they're professional assassins, hunters or an amateur who just picked up a gun" he held up the gun I gave him and I smiled because this is the Derek I fell in love with, the one who will never say die no matter how hard the circumstance. "Anyone who thinks they can hunt and kill us for money is going to be put on another list, our list!" I squeezed his hand in approval. "They get to be a name on our dead pool" Braeden cocked her gun in an approval gesture making my smile disappear.
I let go of Derek's hand and walked over to a table leaning against it because every nerve in my body was poised for the oncoming attack that seemed inevitable so I needed the anger right now and being near Derek wasn't helping me tap into that since he's always been able to mellow all my anger away with a single touch.
"Hey, you okay?" I looked up and saw Scott.
"Yeah why?" I asked confused.
"Well you and Derek you both just seem off, is everything okay between the two of you?"
"We're fine Scotty there's no problem" I looked over at Derek and he smiled when he saw me looking but continued talking strategy with Braeden and Argent. "It's been a little hard since Kate took him but we're okay, I just need to get my head in the game and being around him has never been good when I need to get angry and fight because we're…he's my anchor so…" I shrugged but he got the idea.
"I get it" I nodded then looked up at Derek again but watched as something came through the plastic before exploding sending smoke up into the room.
"GET BACK!" Braeden yelled alerting that others and we all took cover behind anything we could to avoid the gunshots suddenly surrounding us and going off as men piled into the room in what seemed to be SWAT apparel.
I looked up from behind the desk in search of Derek because I was still worried given he's only just learning how to fire a gun and with no wolf speed he was an easy target in my opinion but I couldn't see him anywhere which didn't help my anxiety but knew I couldn't tell him to hide as that wasn't who Derek is, he's always been a fighter and that's not going to change just because he's lost his powers.
The guns kept firing so I looked up and saw a guy right next to me so I stood up and kicked my leg out colliding it into his stomach making him fall to the ground then spun seeing Scott and Kira had also started to fight back so I moved taking out guys along the way since Derek had been right it was time we fought back and proved that we weren't vulnerable and needed to send the message out that they couldn't kill us.
I threw a guy to the ground then felt pain erupt up my side making me look up to see another one pointing his gun at me, I growled standing up then stalked towards him but a different sounding gunshot rang out and the guy in front of me dropped to the ground holding his leg so I turned and saw Derek making me smile.
"Hey babe, nice shot" I praised walking over to him then we stood back to back fending off a few more shooters before I finally looked over seeing Scott but he was on top of a table slashing at one of the shooters he had pinned underneath him and his face was morphing to look like…like Peter's beast form so I ran forward. "SCOTT STOP!" he wasn't listening so I made another step forward ready to tackle him but an arm locked around my waist.
"Skye no, he's lost control" I shook my head fighting against Derek.
"Scott don't, stop!" I screamed and just as he went for what would've been the final blow he suddenly stopped looking up at the one of Satomi's pack which was cowering at the sight of him then the gunfire around us suddenly ceased making us all look around confused.
Scott reached into the gunman's pocket pulling out a phone then read something on the screen before showing it to the guy underneath him before dropping it and hopped off the table looking over at me but I turned my head since I couldn't believe he'd just nearly killed someone, I have never seen Scott so blood thirsty even when he was learning he had better control then that and frankly it scared me.
We all started coming out of the shadows meeting up and checking to make sure everyone was okay and I was relieved to see we hadn't lost a single person tonight, I squeezed Derek's hand and looked up at him then leaned my head against his chest because finally it seemed to be over.
"Is it over?" Kira asked looking up at Scott. "Really over?" Scott nodded and I smiled because it was about bloody time and really wished this was the end of fighting since I had more important things to worry about now.
As soon as Derek and I walked into the loft I collapsed down on the bed exhausted from everything and just wanted to curl up and sleep for a decade but everything still wasn't perfect and when I looked up at Derek I saw the uncertainness that our future still held so I sat up and walked towards him wrapping my arms around his waist and just held him.
"It's finally over" I muttered against his chest.
"Not all things are over Skye" I looked up. "We still have no idea what's going on with me and we're not any closer to the answer" I frowned.
"Then let's stop looking" he looked down confused. "I know you want answers and if you can get it your power back but maybe instead of looking for answers we might never get and waste what precious time we might have left, we could be living some epic life for as long as we can"
"What are you talking about?" I grabbed his hand and led him over to the bed getting him to sit down.
"Everything with this dead pool as shown me just how short life really is and I'm done wasting it, you remember how we talked about getting away from all this?" he nodded. "Well I want to do it, the only thing I've always been sure about is you and I want to start living my life with you"
"You have school Skye, we can't just take off and what about Scott, Stiles, everyone you'll be leaving behind, are you really ready to say goodbye to everyone" I frowned since he did raise a valid point but I'd already been thinking about this ever since finding out he was losing his powers.
"I'd miss everyone for sure but they invented the phone for a reason and as for school, I'll get my GED" he cupped my cheek looking into my eyes but I knew he'd see nothing but confidence since I wanted this more than anything.
"You're serious, you want to leave Beacon Hills?" I nodded.
"I want you Derek and I want to start a life with you where we don't have to fear for our lives every minute of every day and we're not going to find that here, it's time we start thinking about us and where we're going in life, what we want and I know I want to find somewhere to settle down, grow old side by side surrounded by our family"
"What about your dad, wouldn't he kill you for just taking off?" I smiled and nodded my head.
"Probably but I'm almost eighteen so legally he can't stop me, the only thing holding us back right now is you" he sighed then smiled tracing his thumb over my cheek.
"I want nothing more than the life your pitching because from the day I met you I've seen it and wanted it so of course I want to just run away with you-"
"But?" I asked sensing it coming.
"But I don't think it'd be everything you imagined especially with the looming question of my loss of power hanging over our heads, just because the dead pool is over doesn't mean I'm safe Skye" I sighed looking down at my lap. "Aside from that everything sounds perfect and the moment we get the answer, we're gone okay even if it's only short lived" I looked up then nodded since I knew if it was the other way around I'd want answers too, whether I liked them or not.
"I love you Derek, that's never going to change"
"I know" I smiled since he literally just pulled a Han Solo on me. "I love you too" he cupped my cheek again pulling me into a kiss which I melted into straight away climbing into his lap and pushing him back against the mattress with a smile.