Chapter 11

"How do I look?" Erica asked stepping out of the changing rooms to show them her outfit, which consisted of a leather jacket, white tank-top, red heels, and the leather skirt Star had picked out.

"You look great!" Star said happily

"Really, you think so?" She asked turning in the mirror

"Absolutely, right Derek?" Star asked nudging him with her shoulder to give her an answer.

"Yeah, you look good." He responded

"Ok, I'm gunna try on something else." Erica said going into the changing room again.

"'Yeah, you look good' wow you're really not the flirtatious type are you?" Star asked Derek smiling

"She's my beta, I'm not trying to be flirtatious." He responded

"What you don't find her attractive?" Star asked

"I didn't say that, she's just not really my type." He responded

"Oh, and what would your 'type' be?"

"Shorter then me, brown hair, dark eyes, can understand my history." He responded

"Oh, you know so me." Star responded smiling

"Yes, because I have a secret fantasy about dragging you into that changing room and having crazy hot sex." He responded

"Kinky." She responded moving closer to him seductively

"What do you guys think about this?" Erica asked coming out of the stall in a side cut tank-top, with high waisted shorts, and heels.

"Well I'd say you just brought sexy back." Star replied with a straight face and Erica snorted

"Well thank you, but I'm afraid I'm unable to bring it back considering you already have it." Erica responded smiling

"Awwww, how touching." Star responded with a hand over her heart.

"Hey can you help me with the zipper in the next one?" Erica asked

"Yeah, sure." Star said walking in the stall with her. Erica started putting on the dress.

"You guys are a really cute couple." Erica said as Star helped her with the zipper

"Oh, we're not a couple." Star responded

"Sorry, I just thought cause you guys are so comfortable with one another and stuff." Erica said

"Yeah, it's fine. I guess we just kinda get each other you know?" Star asked

"You like him though don't you?" Erica asked smiling

"And that is one thing I will not answer." Star replied

"Why?" Erica asked and Star put her finger up to her lips and walked over to the door, kicking it with her foot causing it to hit Derek in the face.

"Son of a..." Derek yelled

"That's why." Star answered smirking and Erica giggled

"Yeah, haha very funny. Can we go now?" Derek asked annoyed

"Oh come on sour wolf. Smile." Star said and he growled. "Oh bite me." She said playfully and walked over to get the things Erica was buying. "Let's go." She said and payed for all the clothes before heading back out to the car with all the bags. "Come on, we gotta go get Isaac from the school." Star said throwing Derek the keys.

"The keys were in my pocket, how the hell did you get them?" He asked and Starling shrugged smirking. They arrived at the school and star got out to find Isaac at the field with other lacrosse guys surrounding him, and him close to shifting as they pushed him around.

"Hey!" She yelled walking towards them

"What're ya gunna do bitch?" One of the guys asked grabbing her ass and she turned and hit him with an open palm to the face breaking his nose. "What the hell!" The guy exclaimed as his nose started bleeding profusely.

"Anyone else wanna fuck with me?" She asked the group and they backed away "that's what I thought" she said and grabbed Isaac by the front of his shirt. "Come on." She said dragging him away from the other guys. "What the hell was that all about?" Star asked as they walked back to the Camero.

"Nothing." Isaac mumbled

"Look." Star said stopping him "I'm not mad at you Isaac, I just want you to stand up for yourself."

"And how do I do that?" He asked

"Tomorrow if any of them start messing with you, you pick the biggest one. Punch him right in the face." She responded

"Are you serious?" He asked

"Yup. You want respect? That's how you get it."

"Just punch one in the face?"

"Try not to kill him, just enough to break something." She responded

"And it's gunna work?" He asked

"Always has." She responded and patted him on the shoulder as they headed back to the car. They drove back to the subway station, and Isaac and Erica were on the couch getting to know each other and watching TV. Star and Derek were in the kitchen, Derek researching and Star making dinner which was lasagna. "It's good that their getting to know each other." Star said looking in the other room at the two betas.

"Mmmhhhhmmmm" Derek mumbled not looking up from his book and Star walked over and took the book from him.

"How about we be social?" She asked

"I would love to, actually I wouldn't. But I need to research this "Kanima" thing so we can fight it." He responded taking the book back

"How come I've never seen this stupid lizard thing? And your sass is not appreciated." She replied continuing to cook.

"How am I supposed to know? It kind of hard to miss, it's a human sized Godzilla." He replied continuing to read.

"Dinner's ready!" Star yelled so the others in the living room would hear, and they came walking in soon after. They all sat down at the table and began eating. "Hey, I've been meaning to ask you guys something." Star said to the group, and Isaac gave her a happy, knowing look.

"Yeah?" Asked Derek eating

"Well you guys know that my mom got a new house in Beacon, and I'm going to be moving in there soon. So I want you guys to come with me." Star said nervously, and everyone looked to Derek for approval.

"You want us to move in with you?" He asked

"Yes I mean there's still a a lot of renovating that needs to be done, and of corse we'll have to move all of our stuff in. But there's a lot of space for training, and there's hot water, and heating, and plenty of rooms for everyone. I just thought you know since you guys let me live with you the least I could do is the same."

"I wouldn't want to put you out like that."

"No, it's fine. I really want you guys to come." She responded

"You really want us to live with you?" He asked

"Yes." She replied

"It's up to you guys." Derek said to Erica and Isaac

"Yes!" Isaac said

"You're the one who brought me into this pack, I trust you. So why wouldn't I want to live with you?" Erica said smiling

"Well then I guess it's settled. Can you guys start helping me renovate this weekend?" Star asked happily, and everyone agreed. After dinner everyone went to their train carts to get some sleep, and Star went to Derek's.

"You really want us to stay with you?" Derek asked and Star looked at him from the mirror she was in front of.

"Yeah, I really do." She responded smiling

"Why?" He asked

"Because, you guys look out for me. No ones really ever did that for me, I don't wanna lose you." She responded not making eye contact. Derek came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I'm not going anywhere." He replied, and starling turned to look at him. Leaning up as their lips touched and began moving together in sync.

"Hey guys... Oh god sorry, didn't mean to interrupt. I was just gunna ask about never mind, I'm just gunna go." Isaac said blushing walking away from Derek's train car. And starling giggled.

"He's kind of adorable." She said smiling and Derek smirked. "We should probably get some rest, tomorrow's Friday so we should get started on the house."

"Um, yeah that's probably a good idea." Derek replied and Star walked over to the bed and laid down, looking as Derek took of his shirt and walked over to the bed laying down next to Star.

"I might miss this in the new house. You know with us having different rooms and stuff." Star said smiling

"Well, you know we don't have to have our own rooms." Derek whispered in her ear.

"Oh really?" Star asked "and you're not gunna go crazy having to spend more then five minutes with me?"

"I think I can manage." He said his lip gently grazing her ear as he rolled over on top of her and began sucking her neck.

"Derek?" She asked

"Hmm?" He replied and she flipped them over so she was now straddling him.

"You have no idea how much I want this, but I really don't think this is the right time. With everything going on with the Kanima and my dad, it just.."

"It's fine, I get it. There's just a lot going on right now." He responded

"But it's not that I don't want to! You get that right?" She asked

"Yes, I get that." He responded smirking

"Good cause trust me it's not because I don't wanna."

"Okay." He responded

"Because I do want to." She responded smiling

"Your just trying to annoy me know aren't you?"

"Sweetheart, if you think this is annoying you won't last one week living with me."

"Well I've lasted this long haven't I?" He asked

"This is in your house, trust me I'm five times worse in mine."

"Is that even possible?"

"Oh trust me it's possible. I should probably get off now huh?" She asked still on top of him

"Well I should say yes, but..."

"But?" She asked smiling

"But." He responded pulling her down by her hips and crashing his lips against hers.

"That's a pretty good but." She said smiling

"I do have a pretty good but don't I?" He asked cockily

"You have an amazing but." She responded kissing him gently as he flipped them over so he was once again on top. "We should get some sleep." Star said separating their kiss.

"Sleep's overrated." He responded kissing down her neck

"You know you make it really hard to say no."

"Then say yes." He said leaving a line of kisses down her collar bone.

"You don't get told no often do you?" She asked as he came back up to her lips kissing her with hunger. "I'm going to bed." She said looking up at him and he tucked his head into the side of her neck nuzzling her.

"Do you have to?" He asked in a whiny tone

"I think so." She responded

"But your not positive?" He asked gently scraping his canines against her neck.

"Did you turn?" She asked smiling

"I have no clue what you talking about." He said tucking his face further into her neck. And she looked at him.

"See I told you we should've stopped." She replied smiling at his now transformed face.

"Or we could keep going." He replied softly biting her lip.

"Nope. That's enough, end of discussion. Goodnight." She said rolling to her side of the bed facing away from him.

"Can I still lay with you?" He asked whiny moving to her side of the bed too.

"I guess." She said rolling over so she was now facing him and laying with one leg draped over his abdomen and her arm slung over his chest. As she began to drift to sleep.

"Star? He asked

"Hmm?" She responded sleepily

"Have you ever loved someone before?" He asked

"No, I've never said it to anyone before either." She responded

"No one?" He asked

"Only my sister when I was younger. Love is complicated. I'd rather save myself from getting hurt, you know?"

"Yeah, I know." He responded and they both went silent as they fell asleep. The next morning Star woke up to an empty bed. She could smell pancakes from the kitchen, so she got up and walked over to Erica cooking breakfast.

"Hey. You didn't have to do this." Star said gesturing to the giant plate of pancakes Erica had made.

"Well I wanted to thank you guys for bringing me into the pack, and having us come live with you. I wanted to." Erica replied happily and Derek walked into the kitchen setting his car keys onto the table.

"Morning." Derek said wrapping his arms around Star's waist

"Good morning." She replied "Hey Erica, you need some help? I can make some eggs." Star said walking away from Derek and to the fridge.

"I can handle it, if you don't want to." Erica replied

"No, I insist." Star said taking out the eggs and a pan, as Isaac walked into the kitchen.

"So now we have two cooks I see." Isaac said taking a mug and filling it with coffee.

"To be honest I'm not that great of a cook. I usually just cook for myself so." Erica said

"Are you kidding it smells amazing in here." Star said smiling from her place at the stove. After they finished cooking everyone ate and fell into a conversation about lacrosse and cross country. "So Isaac I'll drop you off at school, and me and Erica will come in later okay?" Star asked cleaning dishes.

"Yeah, sure but why don't you guys just come at the same time," he asked

"Because we need to be fashionably late." Erica said in a "duh" tone.

"Yeah, and Star probably still needs some rest from last night." Isaac said smirking between Star and Derek. Who was sitting in the corner reading another book about mythical human lizards.

"What happened last night?" Erica asked smiling at Star

"Apparently nothing." Derek responded from the corner

"Apparently?" Star asked

"Yeah, that's what I said." He responded and left the room.

"Trouble in paradise?" Isaac asked

"Shut up Isaac." Star said and followed Derek. "Whats got your alpha panties in a knot?" Star said closing the door to Derek's train car behind her.

"You! You did Star, because last night you're all "I really want to." And this morning you act like nothing happened. You barely said two words to me all morning, and have been trying to stay as far away as possible." Derek said his eyes beginning to turn blood red.

"It's not like anything really happened. We decided it wasn't the right time."

"You! You decided it wasn't the right time!" He said with his fists clenched and blood beginning to fall from his claws digging into his palm.

"And what you want to start this now? In the middle of everything that's going on you want to have a relationship? Hell maybe a few kids? We can get married as my entire family hunt us down to kill you! Does that sound fun?" She yelled

"Yeah, maybe. If it's what WE decide!"

"You are completely unbelievable! You're not the only one with a sucky past Derek! The only relationship I've ever had was with a psychotic, murderous, hunter who I despised!"

"So what is this about commitment issues or something?"

"Or something." Star said angrily leaving the room slamming the door behind her.

"We're not done here!" Derek yelled opening the door

"I am!" Star said grabbing the keys and Isaac by his shirt pulling them up the stairs as Erica followed.

"You're not taking the Camero!" He yelled at them

"The hell I'm not!" Star yelled back walking over to the Camero as Erica and Isaac got in.

"Star we're going to talk about this." Derek said walking over to her standing outside of the car.

"Nope. I'm driving Isaac to school."

"No. Come with me." Derek said grabbing Star and throwing her over his shoulder.

"Derek! Put me down! Put me down now!" Star yelled flailing around to get out of his grip.

"No. We're talking." He said still walking towards the subway station.

"Ugggggghhhhhh!" She yelled and threw the keys to Erica who was now standing outside the Camero. So she could drive Isaac to school. "Do me a big favor, and get a huge dent." Star told Erica.

"Do that, and you'll be running miles all weekend." Derek told his beta still carrying Star.

"Sorry." Erica mouthed to Star as she pulled out of the parking lot. Derek walked into the station and set Starling down.

"What's your problem? This really couldn't have waited till later?" She asked with her arms crossed, tapping her foot.

"You look hot when your angry." He pointed out

"Well I must be fucking gorgeous cause I'm pissed!"

"Talk to me! Honestly I hate talking, and yet around you it's like you never talk. It drives me fucking insane!"

"I have nothing to talk to you about! All you do is act all cocky, and ignore people half the time! You don't exactly make it easy to talk!"

"Listen. I've been through..."

"Yeah I know Derek you've been through shit. We all have! Hell Isaac's dad used to beat the shit out of him! Erica had epilepsy, and kids used to make fun of her while she seized! I've been through shit too Derek! You know absolutely nothing about me, and yet you want me to feel pity for you? Scott told me your eyes used to be blue. Exactly how many have you killed? How many people have you sat there and watch die right in front of you? Because I can guarantee you it's nothing to what I've been through. We all have scars Derek, you just have to suck it up and go on with your life." Star interrupted

"My uncle killed my own sister."

"And you got your revenge for that. Be happy because a lot of people don't get that kind of closure."

"Closure? How do find killing your own uncle a good thing?" He asked

"It's a hell of a lot better then sitting there wondering if they'll come for you next. Or if they'll come back to finish you off. Felling like he's always there watching you waiting for the right time strike. It's better then paranoia." She said and began walking away

"Will you please stop doing that?!"

"Doing what?"

"Every time you come even close to letting me know anything about your past you get all vague and walk away! Just finish a fucking sentence for once!" He yelled

"Fine you want to know more about me? I push people away. I push people away because I'm afraid that if I ever become happy it'll just be ripped away from me like everything else has in my whole life. My mother, my father, my legs, my innocence, and now my sister is living in fucking New York with my bitch mother who just now decided she was going to give a damn about her life! She never cared about me! I was just the bastard that destroyed her first marriage, because what she can't see is that she has the worst taste in guys in the world! And she doesn't even care! I got thrown out a two story window and she still took his side! She said it was an accident and kept living with him while I was in a coma! After she finally left him we lived with my father, before he went completely insane and killed his own pack. Then she left me and my little sister with nannies because she never cared about us. While I was out destroying my life and trying to take care of my sister, trying to make sure she didn't figure out I was addicted to injecting wolfsbane. She was the good child. She never destroyed our moms life. She tried to please her even when she was thousands of miles away making a new life without us, and me not caring me acting out helped my sister. Which is why I don't regret it. Because every nanny I chased away, every party I threw, every credit card I maxed out I was getting Lena closer and closer to a stable home. She doesn't need me, I'm only going to turn her into me! And I don't want her to be anything like me! She's better then that."

"You're amazing."

"No. No I'm not." She said "I'm broken Derek, we can't be together because I can't be with anyone. Anytime I get close to someone I either hurt them or end up hurting myself, and I'm tired of being hurt." Star said and Derek walked up to her holding her face in his hands and looking her in the eyes.

"I'll make sure no one ever hurts you again."

Authors Note:

Hey guys so here's the new chapter... Don't really have too much to say so favorite, follow, and review :) thanks for reading (and I really appreciate the reviews)