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Stiles' p.o.v
We've finally found another place to stay the night. Everyone's exhausted and we all need sleep. Lydia and I have been sticking pretty close during this journey, and I don't mind one bit. Allison and Lydia are in the run-down bathroom, getting dressed for bed when Scott comes up to me.
"You and Lydia doing okay?" Scott asks, eyes scanning the room to where everyone's getting ready and settling in for bed.
"Yeah" I nod. "How about you and Allison?" I ask.
"We're holding strong" he tells me, making me smile softly. That's how Scott is. He's strong. Actually, all the McCalls are that way.
"What about Ash and Tyler?" I ask. "Where are they?" I ask, looking around for them. My eyes fall to Ash. Scott sees me stop and follows my gaze. He sighs a little. Derek's laying down with Ash, the girl resting her head on his chest sleepily. "I don't know if i'm okay with that man" I say quietly, looking at them.
"Yeah, I know. I don't know if i'm okay with it either" Scott says just as quiet. Derek covers Ash with most of the blanket, making sure she's warm. I feel the protective surrogant brother in me back down a little at the man's kind actions. "But she's old enough to make her own decisions. And nothing you or me say to going to sway her" he says. "She needs to find out if Derek's the man she's looking for or wahtever, on her own" I nod, knowing it's true.
"Well has she talked to you about him yet?" I ask Scott.
"A little while back, yeah. She said they might have deeper feelings for each other than just friends. Turns out she was very right" Scott says when Derek kisses her head and she cuddles closer to the male. "But you know her, she doesn't exactly like other people poking their noses in her business" he says knowingly. I nod, knowing that's true as well. She's quite a private person, especially when it comes to her feelings.
"Okay, i'm getting less and less okay with it" I say, a little grossed out to see Ash so cuddley with someone. She's not a cuddley person, she never has been. But right now, she is, with Derek Hale. I mean, really? Of all people? She could do worse, I guess. It's not that he's a bad guy or would make a terrible boyfriend, but..he's..he's Derek. He's grotchy, brooding, hard-ass Derek.
"Hold on. Look" Scott says. We both watch as Tyler, in Derek's leather jacket which is far too big for him, crawls between the two, laying down. Ash smiles and strokes his hair softly as Tyler shuts his eyes, warm between the two. Derek moves, bringing protective arms around Ash and Tyler. I look at Scott with a raised eyebrow. Scott's lips upturn in the slightest. "Let's get back to our own beds" he says. I nod, a little suprised he's okay with all that.
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Ashlee's p.o.v
When I wake up, I smile. Tyler's sleeping soundly. Derek's still asleep too. He kept the both of us close last night, being protective of us. I lean forward and kiss his cheek softly. Derek's eyes flutter open sleepily. He smiles, seeing it's me.
"Sleep good?" he asks me.
"Yeah" I smile back. "Did you?"
"Alot better than I have been" he says, brushing my hair out of my face. I can't help the small giddy giggle that leaves my lips. I look down shyly. "Was that what I think it was?" he asks with a grin.
"Shut up" I pout. I look back up at him, finding him smiling softly. "You're a smug bastard, you know that?" I ask with a small smile of my own.
"That thought has crossed my mind" he says with a grin. I chuckle, pulling myself to sit up. That action wakes Tyler.
"Ash?" he asks sleepily.
"Morning Ty" I smile down at the boy, helping him sit up in my lap. "Are you hungry?" I ask him. He shakes his head.
"Thirsty" he says.
"Come on, let's get you something to drink then" I say. He nods and gets up. He spots Scott and gives him a wide smile. Scott smiles back, the pack starting to rouse now. Scott meets my eyes, giving me a look but still smiling. I return his smile. I'm suprised, and glad, he didn't make a big hoopla about my sleeping arrangement last night. "You hungry?" I ask, turning to Derek.
"No, i'm okay. Just get Tyler something, i'll start packing" Derek says.
"Okay" I nod.
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"Hey" I turn away from where i'm poking Ty's straw into his juice box to see Erica standing beside me.
"Hi" I say, giving her a small smile. I finally get Tyler's straw in. "Here you go little man. Hey, why don't you go see what Derek's doing?" I say, helping him off the hood and to the ground.
"Thanks Ashy" Tyler smiles, running over to where Derek's checking in on Stiles. I smile warmly when Tyler jumps up and Derek catches him. Tyler laughs, drinking from his juice box. Yeah, it's confirmed. Tyler really likes Derek and Derek really likes him. I turn back to Erica. "What's up?" I ask her, leaning againist my car.
"Nothing. I just felt like we haven't met properly. Seeing how you and Derek are, it's only-"
"What do you mean?" I ask her. "We're not doing anything" I say quickly.
"No, but we're not blind. Everyone can see how close you two are getting. From what Stiles has told us, it's been going on for a little while now" she says. "He's our alpha so i'd like to get to know his girlfriend..oh, sorry..whatever you guys are" she corrects herself sheepishly.
"Stiles and his friggin' big mouth" I frown. "Well..hey, i'm Ash" I say with a smile. "I'm Derek's..something" I supply.
"Erica" she supplies with a chuckle. "Is that your brother?" she asks, looking over at Tyler. He's sitting in the jeep now with Stiles as Derek checks in with his other betas and Peter.
"Yeah. That's Tyler, he's 4" I tell her.
"Derek really likes him, I can tell" Erica says, making me smile.
"Like you said, it's been going on for a little while. Tyler's come to know and trust Derek" I say.
"Do you trust Derek?" she asks. I turn to look at her.
"He did something not that long ago that made me doubt his trust but he's making it up to me so..yeah. I trust him" I answer honestly. "Do you trust him?" I ask her.
"He's my alpha, yes" she nods. I smile, it's good the betas feel that way. "I uh..I trust you as well" she says, suprising me.
"You barely know me" I point out.
"I know enough" she says with a small smile. "I know there's nothing you won't do to protect your family, that's why you're leading this crusade to go after your parents" she says. "Derek's the alpha but your leading us to them, it's obvious he looks at you for help as well. You two make a good team, you're good leaders" Erica says.
"Thanks" I say. She nods.
"Erica, we're leaving" Isaac says, walking up to us. Everyone's getting back into their cars.
"Okay" she says to Isaac. "It was nice talking to you" she says to me.
"You too Erica" I smile. The girl goes and gets back into the car with Boyd and Peter. I give Isaac a small awkward smile when he stands with me.
"Uh..I saw how freaked out you got the other day" he says. I cringe in embarassment. "Are you okay?" he asks me. I nod.
"Yeah. It was just a little anxiety" I tell him.
"I understand that" he nods.
"You had anxiety before you got the bite?" I ask him.
"Yeah..a little worse than anxiety though. Full-blown hypervigilance" he chuckles awkwardly.
"I kind of feel like that right now" I admit. "With everything going on" he nods in agreement.
"Well..if you ever need to talk about it, you know where to find me" he offers. I give him a small smile.
"I'm not one to share my feelings and all..but thanks" I say. He returns my small smile. I know i'm too closed off to my feelings, I know this. I know if i'm going to open up to anyone, it should be Scott or Derek, right? Right. I turn around when I hear cars behind us. I turn around and Scott's nodding to the driver's seat. He gets out and gets into the back with Allison and Tyler. I turn back to Isaac. "We should go"
"Yeah" he nods. "It was nice to finally talk to you" he says. I smile and walk over to my car, getting into the drive's seat while Isaac goes for the camaro. I get it, glancing into the back seat to check on the 3. I turn back to the road, pulling out. Without realising, I start biting my lip and filing through my head. What are we supposed to do? All that stuff Peter said..but our parents, we have to find them. I just hope we all get out of here in one piece. I'm going to try my hardest to make that true but..I have to admit, Gerard is starting to scare me. He's obviously put alot of thought and planning into all this. And I don't think what's happening now is the last of his plans either. That makes him dangerous. This place is dangerous too.
"You okay?" Derek asks me. I look at him and back to the path quickly. I nod.
"Yeah..um.." I say. "I.."
"You what?" he asks.
"I feel..a little anxiety" I admit.
"Did you just share your feelings?" Scott asks from the back seat, suprised and maybe even a little amused.
"Yes" I ground out.
"Do you want me to drive?" Derek asks.
"No, i'm okay" I shake my head.
"Ash" he presses.
"Argh. This is why I don't talk about my feelings. Forget it, i'm fine" I say.
"Wait, come on Ash-" Scott starts.
"Forget it" I cut him off. Allison chuckles and I can't help but chuckle too. "You try to be human for 5 seconds"
"Well I am human, but I get it" Allison says.
"Thanks" I say, giving her a smile. I can feel both males looking at me. "I'm fine, seriously. I'm worried, I think i'm allowed to be given the circumstances, right?"
"Yeah" Scott says. "But if it gets worse..you'll say something, right?" I nod, choosing not to answer with words because knowing me, I won't. And I think deep down they both know that. Derek doesn't say anything, just slips his hand into mine, holding onto it. I squeeze his hand a little, keeping my eyes on the road as he keeps his out the window. We both smile to ourselves and noone comments on the action.
"I want to go to an island" I say after a few long moments of silence.
"An island?" Derek asks, looking at me. I nod, turning to look at him.
"I wanna go to an island and sunbathe and swim all day and put all this crap behind me, for like a week" I say. Derek smiles softly.
"When we make it out of this, we'll go to an island" he says. I smile widely.
"You'll come with me?" I ask. He nods. I look back out the windshield, smiling. And then there's more hope. We're going to find our parents and i'm going to an island. Weither it's a pipe dream or not, it's nice to have something more to hope for.
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I skid to a stop when a man comes stumbling out in front of the car.
"Help me" the man groans. I share a look with Derek.
"Stay in the car" I say to Scott in the backseat. Derek and I get out. Derek gestures to the others to stay in their cars too. "Who are you?" I call out to the man.
"Please help me, they-they're coming" he says, tears in his eyes. Derek steps in front of me.
"Have you been infected?" Derek asks the man.
"No" he shakes his head. I listen to his heartbeat, steady. "They tried but I got away. Listen, I need help. I need a way out" he stresses, coming closer to us.
"Hey, stop" Derek warns him, holding his hand out. "That's far enough"
"Please help me. Please" he begs.
"Derek..maybe we should help him" I say. Derek looks at the man, studying him.
"What's your name? Where are you from? How did you get here?" Derek asks him. He slowly walks towards us. Derek eyes him wearily.
"My name is Brandon Samuels. I have a wife and 3 kids" he says, slowly getting closer. "I work in a telemarketing office. I don't know how I got here. I was at work, then I woke up here" he says, stopping about a metre away from us. "Please, you have to believe me"
"You go that way, keep going until you make it out" Derek tells him, pointing back the way we came.
"What? By myself?" the man asks.
"We don't know you. You're not riding with us" I say.
"I'm all alone out here. What if they attack me?" he asks us.
"You've got hours of daylight. I suggest you get going, now" Derek says. The man looks between us desperately.
"Please, make this easy" he begs.
"No" Dereks says. A smile breaks out across his face and he laughs to himself.
"What's so funny?" I ask the man, eyeing him closely.
"What's about to happen" he smirks. Before either of us can react, the air rings with screams. They pile from the woods.
"Ash! GO!" Derek yells, falling into an attack stance. Derek's going to fight. He can't fight that many off himself, there's no way.
"GO! Take Tyler and go!" I yell to Scott who's about to get out of the car. I feel something grab my arm. I kick out at the ravage woman grabbing me. I see them swarming the cars, trying to get inside. "GO!"
"ASH!" Scott yells.
"GO! SCOTT, GO!" I yell back, clawing our her throat. "Derek?!" I yell, running in the direction of a swarm of the Croatoan-infected people. I can hear Derek's wolf fighting, growling. Before I can intervene, both my arms are grabbed and i'm held down. I struggle in the two's grip.
"Let her go!" Derek roars, 4 of them grabbing him.
"Ashy!" I can hear Tyler.
"GO!" I roar, seeing more of them coming out of the woods and for the cars. "Please! Just go!" I beg Scott and the other two cars.
"GO! NOW!" Derek orders in his alpha voice.
"Allison, please!" I beg the girl, seeing she's gotten into the driver's seat. She's got tears down her face. "You go!" she breaks down, putting the car into gear.
"No, no, Allison, don't!" I hear Scott beg as the mustang's engine roars and takes off in the other direction. I hear Tyler crying. I hear the jeep follow, the camaro following too. There's nothing they could do. They have to get out, they have to find our parents. If they stayed..they'd die too. That's not an option.
"Ash!" Derek yells, struggling againist the ones holding him. It's strange though, they're not attacking us, just holding us down. Derek's body tenses up before he falls to the ground, unconcious.
"DEREK?!" I try to rip away from the ones holding me. The man from before walks to stand in front of me. He smiles, looking at me.
"Derek's fine" he tells me, just looking at me with that creepy smile. Another man, an older man, walks out from the woods. None of those things go after either of them though. Who the hell are these people?
"Help us!" I beg the man. He laughs. My face falls, that sounds oddly familiar.
"Let me introduce myself" he says, the voice matching the familiar tone. "My name is Gerard. And you shouldn't have come this far into the woods, pussy cat" he grins evily. Before I can make any kind of threat, my body courses with electricity and I pass out too.
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Oh god! Here's GERARD! Little note-the pack didn't ditch them either. They did what their alpha male and sort of alpha female demanded so please, nobody hate on them for leaving, they had too. Favourite, follow and review!