Author's Note: Sorry, this chapter is coming in two parts because it's easiest to write it this way! The rest of this chapter should be up relatively soon after this one!
Avery's view is the day after the full moon, Derek's is the day of the full moon, kinda like a flashback!
Enjoy!
Avery
A harsh light wakes me up, and I wince at it. I try to block it with my hand as I push myself up. I realize then that I'm not laying in my warm, cushy bed, but on a cold, hard, damp floor.
My hands feel heavy, and I notice that's because there are thick chains around them connecting them to a brick wall behind me. I also realize that instead of my usual t-shirt, running shorts and mid calves, I'm wearing a red tank top, skinny jeans, and my black Doc Martin boots.
I manage to sit up and my eyes adjust to the light pouring in from a doorway across from me in the otherwise dark room. I see the shadow of a man walking towards me and immediately I can tell it's Derek; I can just feel it. "Morning," he says in a plain tone.
My entire body aches, but mostly my back and legs. I slowly pick myself up from the ground and stand as he comes to a stop in front of me, "Umm, Derek," his eyes close quickly and when he opens them again they're the alpha red, "what is this?" I ask, holding up the chains on my wrist, "What happened?"
"What's the last thing you remember?" he asks.
I think back, and answer "Scott, Stiles, and you leaving my house," his hand comes to rest on my cheek, "why? What's happening?"
"Congrats," he says with a bit of humor in his voice as he slides his hand to the back of my neck, "you made it through your first full moon." Without any warning his claws dig into my spine and yesterday's events flood my mind, they're Derek's memories, but they tell the story of the night of the full moon.
The Day Before
Derek
"Derek, I really don't think this is a good idea," Isaac says unsurely behind me. I ignore him and punch in the security code to Avery's garage. The tie I saw her punch it in she didn't even bother to hide the code, didn't care that much about it, I guess.
The garage door begins lifting up and I slip under it and head towards the door leading into the laundry room. "I can hear her heartbeat inside, and we've been at the door for ten minutes." I open the door and step inside.
"You're so impatient." Isaac mumbles behind me.
As I push the laundry room door open and step out into the hallway, the first thing I notice is how clean everything is. "What?" Isaac asks as he comes to stand at my side, "What's up?"
"This floor was covered in dust," my nose twitches at the overwhelming scent of cleaning supplies and lemon. Isaac sneezes.
"So, maybe she cleaned up."
"In the middle of the night?" I ask, raising my eyebrows at him.
He shrugs, "You're overreacting, and even if it is werewolf related stuff, at least she's not making a mess." Isaac chuckles, "Get it? 'Cuz she's cleanin- yeah never mind."
I shake my head and walk out to the foyer. The sound of running water comes from the pool house and I follow the sound. I already know what I'll find. As I step inside, a hose is pouring water into the pool, which is only about a quarter of the way full.
"Wait, she has a pool in her house? Oh it is so on-"
"Isaac, that's not why we're here." We walk back to the foyer and I start up the stairs. I can hear Avery's heartbeat, which is calm and steady. That only makes me more on edge.
I walk up the stairs and follow her heartbeat.
As I draw closer, that one heartbeat becomes two.
"Isaac," I say, calling his attention.
"I hear it." He says in response, coming to stand behind me. I bring my claws into my right hand, and Isaac does the same. We approach the door to the room, which is propped slightly open. "Avery?" he calls out.
No response.
I push the door open slowly, keeping my right hand at my side. As I step inside, I look towards the bed.
Avery is sitting up, resting her head back against the wall. Strewn in the black sheets, with her head in Avery's lap, is the blonde from the hospital. "Tori?" Isaac whispers.
Avery doesn't even look up at us as we walk further into the room. She stares down at the sleeping Tori, gently stroking her hair with a clawed hand. "Avery," I say quietly, trying to get her attention. She slowly looks up, her eyes are pure gold.
She glances back down at Tori, her claws coming uncomfortably close to Tori's neck.
I focus all my energy on Avery, and try to force her out of the shift. New werewolves are notoriously difficult to control.
Her head twitches a bit, and I get a sudden menacing vibe from her. She looks up at me with a wicked smile with her canines fully exposed.
In her lap, Tori slowly wakes.
In an instant, Avery shifts to normal. Tori looks up at her and asks, "What time is it?" as she pushes herself up. As soon as she catches sight of Isaac and I, she jumps into a sitting position. I withdraw my claws and smile. "Avery, who are…?"
"Tori, these are my friends," Avery says, abnormally sweetly, "Derek and Isaac."
Tori is calmed by Avery's nonchalant attitude, but is still clearly confused. "We were just coming to pick her up, actually." I relax and focus on Tori instead; I give a warm smile that mellows her quickly. "We had plans for the day, but it appears she's forgotten." Tori smiles widely, completely captivated.
"So, Tori, if it's alright with you," I say as she crawls off the bed, leaving Avery to pout alone at me, "Isaac would be more than happy to walk you home." Tori nods dumbly, and Isaac steps forward, taking her by the arm.
"Meet you at the station?" he asks as they walk past.
"Of course." I say, watching the two leave the room.
I feel the air shift around me and catch Avery's wrist before she can land a strike on me. I turn my head to look as she tries to claw me with her other hand, again I catch it, and hold her in place by her wrists.
She once again gives me that wicked smile, "Nice trick," she says, leaning close to my ear, "too bad it's not going to work on me." I hear the front door swing open and then shut.
Avery leans further forward and takes my ear between her teeth, threatening a bite. "Wanna bet?" I whisper back to her.
I pull in a deep breath and let a roar ring out directly into her ear. The suddenness of it makes her jump back, but the pain makes her drop to her knees. As she falls, I release her hands, which she promptly uses to cover her ears.
My own ears are ringing, but it was worth it. She looks up at me after a couple seconds and pulls a bloody hand away from her head. Her lip pulls up in a half snarl, half smirk, "You bastard," she says, her eyes dimming back to blue.
"Damn straight," I say, turning away from her and walking towards the door. I turn back to her, "Get dressed, we're leaving." The moment I pull the door shut behind me, something is hurled at the door.
I shake my head, "This is gonna be a hell of a night."
I go and wait downstairs by the door, and ten minutes later, Avery comes out of her room. She's wearing a tight red tank top, skinny jeans, and a pair of boots. Her brown hair is down around her shoulders, wavy because of the braid she had it in last night.
"What was Tori doing here?" I ask, ignoring the dark look in her eye that made it difficult to think of anything other than-
Focus.
She gives a smile, "Well, I was cleaning up last night and she was bored," she says in an innocent voice, "her friend dropped her off." I pull the front door open for her and she steps out.
"And what were you planning on doing with her?" The look in her eye as her claws brushed over Tori's neck was not one of loving friendship.
Avery doesn't turn, but she stops, "It was all in good fun, Derek." She says with mischief clear in her voice, "No harm done."
Yep, definitely going to be one hell of a night.
She lets herself into my Camaro, and in a matter of minutes, we're winding through the back roads towards Beacon Hills.
And, also in a matter of minutes, she's causing me more trouble.
"So, Derek," she says after a while of silence, "why are you so moody?" she asks with a giggle at the end. The window is open and she is reclining in her seat, allowing her hair to blow all around her without a care. "You were all smiles and charm, and now, you're a broody mess." She laughs.
I don't answer; there's not much point, either. During their first full moon, it's always a struggle to keep a werewolf in line, and they rarely remember it anyway, so I stay silent as I make the turn onto the main roads.
"I can hear your heart," she says with amusement.
Only a few more minutes….
I try to keep my mind from wandering, but it's just so damn difficult when she's sitting there, staring at me with a dark fixation, using that promising voice…
Her hand slips under my arm and onto my knee. She laughs and looks out the window as her fingertip traces invisible marks across my jeans. I manage to keep myself contained, but if we would just stop hitting every single fucking red light in this town, that would help a lot.
As we hit another red light, she leans over to me, running her fingers up my leg as she draws near, "Your heart is so steady," she hums in a whisper, "let's make it beat faster…"
She runs her hand back down to my knee, adding pressure as she brings her hand back up, stopping just short of where I need it most.
Her other hand pushes the collar of my jacket over and her warm lips brush against my neck. She pulls her hand away from my leg, and pulls at my fly.
The light turns green then, and without hesitation, I shift into gear and slam on the gas.
Avery is thrown into the backseat, hitting her heat on one of the leather headrests. She lets out a low growl, and I take a deep breath of relief. She glares at me in the rear view mirror, but I just chuckle, "Should've worn a seatbelt," I turn the corner onto the train station's street, "didn't your parents teach you anything?"
I pull up to the station and climb out, glad that the car ride from hell is over.
Avery crawls out of the backseat and follows me grudgingly down the station's steps.
Boyd sits on one of the benches with his arms folded over his chest. "Boyd, where's Erica?"
"She said she'd be here any minute," he said, his voice heavy and almost pained.
"How're you holding up?" I ask.
He shakes his head, "Pretty well," he says, "but not much better than the last moon." I nod.
"Sometimes it takes a while to get a hold of it. We'll work on it, by next full moon you'll be fine." He shrugs and leans back against the bench.
"I sure hope so, I feel damned useless during 'em."
"At least you're fine during the daytime." I say as Avery walks in and sits herself down on a bench in the darkened half of the station. She leans against the back of it and spreads her arms out along its metal backing, crossing her legs as she stares over at us.
"Hey Ave," Boyd calls out. I can feel caution in his voice.
She nods, the pout still prominent on her face, "Boyd." She responds.
Boyd looks up to me, "Something happen?" I nod.
"Let's just say things are going to be very interesting tonight."
"That's for sure," he says, pointing towards the stairs. I turn and see Erica striding down, her eyes locked on Avery.
"Hey Eri-" Boyd makes an attempt at capturing her attention, but it's useless.
"Oh, good, you brought this little slu-"
"Erica," I say loudly, cutting her off, "take a seat." With a grumpy hesitation, Erica jumps up on top of the train car and settles into her usual spot. She doesn't take her eyes off Avery, but she's quiet, and that's the best I can hope for until Isaac shows up.
"We've got a lot of time before sundown," Boyd says, "you sure it's a good idea to have the two of them in the same room for that long?" I shake my head.
"I don't think it's a good idea to have them out running around either." Boyd nods.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to hope everything works out, huh?" Avery and I lock eyes, and I can practically feel her lips at my neck.
"Yeah," I say, "hopefully." She smiles and leans her head on the back of the bench.
Author's Note: Okay, so this might be confusing...Avery's view is the day after the full moon, while Derek's view consists of what happened during the full moon. Just in case you were confused!
Oh and thank you all for being so understanding! I had a wonderful time at prom and my graduation went without a hitch! Thank you all for sticking with me and I hope you're enjoying the story so far and continue to enjoy it as we go along! ^_^
