Shout out to Serena Sterling, AlphaWolf19, BrySt1, Bree and Tesla424 for reviewing! OH MY GOD! I am SO, SO, SO, SO happy you guys like my twist! I was so nervous about it! What a relief :) I haven't taken this much of a twist on the plot in a long time! Thank you all for the kind, motivating words :,3 AlphaWolf19, I don't plan to do season 4 but I have been thinking about going more in depth with the Nagual/Werejaguar world at some point, maybe have one of those chapter/episodes where the whole thing's a narrated story telling you about something. Maybe Ash could do a whole chapter as her telling the pack about her old pack and werejaguars because Derek's the only one she's trusted to tell about her old pack too so that could be interesting :) Enjoy this chapter guys!

Ashlee's p.o.v

"We should stop for the night. You need rest too. We all do" I slowly wake up to voices.

"Where?" I can tell that voice is Derek's.

"There's gotta be a construction somewhere. We can stay in the cars, we just need to get out of sight" and that's Scott. "Just in case, you know?"

"I think i'm more scared of what Ash would do if someone messed with her car" Derek says, chuckling quietly.

"That wouldn't go too well" Scott says, chuckling too. I stir, pulling myself to sit up properly. "Here we go, she's up" Scott says. I peel my eyes open. "Must have heard us talking about your car" he grins.

"I'll kill anyone who hurts my car" I manage to slur sleepily. The corner of Derek's lips upturn, Scott smiling as well.

"Don't we know it" Scott says softly.

"What if-what if Derek crashed?" that cute voice asks. I turn to look at Tyler, the young male's dark hair sticking up in all directions. Derek raises an eyebrow, looking at me.

"I'd kill him too" I smirk, turning back in my seat and looking out the window.

"Good to know" Derek says. "Hey..you feeling better?" Derek asks me.

"Why? What happened?" Scott asks.

"Nothing" I say, not wanting Scott to know about the panic attack. Derek opens his mouth, probably to object. I clear my throat pointedly and he stops himself. "I was just tired, but i'm fine now" I tell Scott.

"Mmm hmm" Scott nods. I don't think he believes me at all.

"What's this about stopping?" I ask, changing the subject.

"Just for the night, everyone needs a proper sleep. We'll push on at dawn" Scott says, slipping into that alpha role even though Derek's right here. Derek nods in agreement, trusting Scott's judgement which has me smiling a little.

"What about here?" Derek asks as we slow to a cruise, going through a wooded area. "Up here" he says, pointing it out.

"Derek, do you think there will be water so I can swim?" Tyler asks him. Derek smiles fondly. Ty really likes Derek and I really do think it's the same vice versa.

"Maybe. But not tonight alright? Maybe before we go tomorrow" Derek tells him.

"Okay" Ty nods. I turn to him, scruffing his hair. Scott smiles a little. We pull up in a small area, surrounded with trees blocking us off from the dirt road we were following.

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We quickly get sleeping areas ready as it's already dark. Derek's volunteered to take watch over us all for the night. I help Tyler get a blanket and everything set up in the front seat as i've given the backseat to Allison and Scott. Derek checks on his betas, and of course his car, while Scott makes sure Lydia and Stiles are alright. Everyone retires to their respective cars, settling in for bed.

"Get some more sleep alright?" I say to Tyler, brushing his hair out of his face. He nods, curling up with the blanket. "You two as well" I say to Scott and Allison.

"What about you?" Scott asks.

"Don't worry about me"

"Ashlee" Allison says, looking concerned.

"I'm gonna help Derek look out for abit then i'll be in. It's okay, i'll be fine" I assure them. "If any of you are awake when I come in, i'm kicking you asses" I say half-heartedly, both of them cracking a grin.

"Try get him to sleep..just a little. He drove for hours" Scott says.

"He listens to me just about as much as he listens to Stiles"

"Yeah, but he doesn't have a huge crush on Stiles" Scott says. A deadly thick silence comes over the car.

"That's debatable" Allison teases, breaking it. I chuckle awkwardly.

"That's true" I say. "I'll be back later. Sleep" I drop a kiss Tyler's head and close the door. I go over to where Derek's sitting on a tree stump. "Hey" I say. He looks up.

"Hey" he says tiredly.

"You should really get some sleep" I say.

"Can't" he mumbles, looking down at his feet.

"Why not?" I ask. He shrugs. I sigh and crotch down in front of him, catching his eyes. "Derek, why not?"

"Because everyone I care about is in danger" he says, looking away from me again.

"We're safe. We have each other" I assure him.

"I can't sleep without someone on watch. Everyone's going to sleep, and you should too" Derek says.

"I'll make you a deal" I say. He meets my eyes again. "I'll stay out here with you, i'll stay on watch while you sleep-"

"No-"

"Ah, ah, ah" I say, shutting him up. "After a few hours, we can swap. That way, we both get sleep and both know the pack's being protected. So..deal?" I propose.

"Okay, fine" he nods. "But you sleep first"

"So you can 'forget' to wake me?" I ask, raising an eyebrow. "No, you're going first, come on Derek"

"Jesus christ, i've never met someone as stubborn as you" he sighs.

"Der, you've never met anyone like me" I correct with a grin.

"Well, that's true too" he smiles. "I'm not tired though"

"Dude, we had a deal literally 6 seconds ago" I say, throwing my hands up.

"Well not anymore" he grins. "So go on, get back to Tyler"

"He's with Scott and Allison, he's okay" I say, moving to sit down and lean againist the stump. Derek moves off the stump, leaning againist it beside me.

"So. Why aren't you sleeping?" Derek asks me.

"I slept on the way here" I remind him.

"But not a proper sleep"

"I sleep in my car all the time. It's fine, i'm used to it" I shrug.

"Stubborn" Derek mumbles.

"What was that?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

"You know what you are" he smirks.

"Dick" I say fondly, fighting a smile. "So..why did you come? With us, here, I mean?" I ask, looking at him.

"What do you mean why? I wasn't gonna let you guys do this alone" he says like it's obvious.

"Thank you, you and your pack" I say with a small smile. He returns it, a silence washing over us. The only sound heard is the scatter of tiny insect feet through the leaves in the forest around us. I have a feeling he wants to ask about our last kiss, how I kissed him back then pushed him away. But he's not saying anything. He thought he was the reason I had that panic attack, I think he's scared he'll do it again. It wasn't him though, it's everything. It's like a crushing weight on my shoulders between the safety of this pack and the safety of our parents.

"Why are you stressing?" Derek asks, finally breaking the silence.

"I'm not"

"You're biting your lip" he says. I sigh, letting my lip go that I didn't even realise I was biting. He is starting to know me too well. "You think something's gonna go wrong, don't you?"

"I think people I love are gonna get hurt" I admit. "And i'm not okay with that, not at all"

"Like you said, we're looking out for each other. We're all gonna be fine" he assures me.

"I really hope you're right" I sigh.

"I am. I always am" he grins.

"Okay Derek" I say, rolling my eyes fondly. I yawn, quickly covering my mouth. I cringe when Derek turns to me with raised eyebrows.

"Go. I've got watch covered" he says.

"Nah, i'm good here" I say, meeting his gaze evenly. He smiles.

"We'll see who falls asleep" he says. I scoff playfully.

"Yeah, we will"

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At least they're getting back to being friends, teasing each other. Favourite, follow and review!