Chapter 25:
Allison's P.O.V.
"Your mother really doesn't like me." Steph remarked, walking into the room looking slightly ruffled.
"Why'd you say that?" I asked as she plonked her butt down beside me on the couch in her living room.
"Maybe because of the fact she pulled a gun on me in the mall bathroom." She remarked. "You know, not every day you find yourself staring down the barrel of a gun. Well, it is kinda normal for us I guess; but that's not the point. She did it publicly! Anyone could have walked in."
"I don't know, she's been acting strange lately. She's more distant from me, like she doesn't want to acknowledge me as I hang around the things my family has hunted for years, but it's like she's forced to because I'm her daughter." I said, fiddling with the sleeves of Scott's hoodie I was wearing.
Steph's arms went around my waist and her head leant against my shoulder as she hugged me. I stroked her hair as she stayed like that before Scott and Derek came walking in.
"I'm guessing you heard that." Steph mumbled from my shoulder. Both of them nodded and I heard her sigh. "I'm fine; she probably won't do anything anyway. Just forget about it."
"I don't know Steph, she's been really secretive lately." I said softly, making her tilt her head up to look at me from her place on my shoulder. "I don't know what she's doing anymore."
"You're not going out anywhere without at least one of the pack going with you, preferably one of the wolves." Derek stated, looking at her.
"I had a feeling you would say that." She said quietly, shifting slightly so her grip tightened on me. I slipped my phone from my pocket and sent composed a text to Steph, not wanting Scott and Derek to hear what I was going to say.
To: Steph
I'm scared that she's becoming more like Kate. She's submerging herself further into the hunting like Gerard and Kate did, I don't think she's thinking about the code anymore. I think it's just my dad and his hunters that are strict followers of it. I'm scared she's going to hurt someone, or herself.
I sent it and waited for her to receive it, chewing on my bottom lip a little. She pulled her phone out and I saw her open it. A minute later she looked at me sadly and I felt the tears burning the back of my eyes as I held them back. She pulled me towards her and hugged me so that my head was on her chest, comforting me.
End Allison's P.O.V.
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"Where's mini Hale?" Jackson asked as he was the one with me in the house, everyone else was either out or researching about which hunters do and don't follow the code.
"With my aunt, she wanted some grandmother time with him." I replied, standing up from the couch. "Help me bring more wood in?" I asked. He nodded and stood, walking with me out to the shed which was a separate moderately sized building just off to the right of the house.
Once you get to know him and crack what makes him tick, he's actually a really nice guy. Too bad I didn't find it out in high school, then I could have stopped all the annoying shit he did to me, Stiles and Scott; but I guess it wasn't meant to happen back then.
"How much do you want?" he asked, indicating to the large pile that was piled up in the back corner of the shed.
"Only a couple, we just need to stock up more in the house." I replied. Jackson's head snapped up and he looked out the window, his eyes flashing gold. "What?"
The door to the shed slammed shut and Jackson pulled me behind him as something broke through the window, smashing the glass and hitting the wall of the wooden shed; making sparks appear.
"Hunters." He growled, trying to open the door; but finding something was blocking it from the other side.
I gasped as an explosion went off, forcing Jackson to dodge a beam that fell from the ceiling. He grabbed me by the arm and moved us to the very back of the shed. I managed to get a look out of the window and saw Allison's mother with a determined look on her face as she hurled small bomb-like things at the shed Jackson and I were in.
"Okay, maybe I was wrong about her." I muttered, making Jackson look down at me.
"You know who it is?" he asked and I nodded.
"Victoria Argent."
"Allison's mother?" I nodded again and his face fell. "Isn't this what Kate did to the Hale house like nine years ago?"
"Yeah, and I think she wants to repeat it." I said, voicing my fears. "Allison was right, she is turning like Kate and Gerard were."
A fire started a couple of feet away from us before the wood the shed was made from made it spread quickly, filling the enclosed space with smoke and fire.
"Do you have your phone on you?" Jackson asked. I gave it to him as the smoke started making me cough because I was level with it. For now it wasn't affecting Jackson so much as he was taller than me, but soon it would; everything was catching fire quickly and I had a feeling the building would collapse, it was just a matter of time.
"We have to get out." I tugged on his shirt and he nodded while my phone as up by his ear. He wrapped an arm around me and guided me away from falling debris. I heard him talking quickly to someone on my phone and guessed that it was Derek before squealing when the edge of my shirt caught fire. Jackson quickly swatted it out before it had a chance to burn me and once again pushed me so I was behind him.
He shoved my phone into his pocket before trying to kick down the back wall of the shed, the fire making it weaker and he succeeded. I stumbled out after him and had to dodge as an arrow was released at us. I noticed a squad car pull up and Mr Stilinski and other officers got out, aiming their guns at the hunters.
"Put the weapons down!" he yelled, making them turn to face them. Allison's mother glared before they got in the jeeps and screeched out of our property. A couple of the squad cars followed behind them as John hurried over to us. "Are you alright?" Jackson' arm was still around my waist, keeping me upright and he nodded.
"Already healed, Steph's the one you want to ask." He said, indicating to me with his head. He turned to me and I smiled weakly.
"I'm good, just a little singed."
Derek's black Camaro came screeching to a halt with Stiles' jeep closely behind and he shot out the car. I found him beside me before I could register he had gotten here and he pulled me close to him before looking down at me.
"Are you okay? What happened? All Jackson said was fire." Derek's eyes were frantic as he stared down at me. "Why do you look a little burned?"
"We went to get more wood, and they set the shed on fire." I replied, rubbing my arms as I got cold. Derek took over from me and I soon felt warmth seep back into me. "We got stuck in it before he managed to kick the back wall out." I pointed to the half collapsed shed that was still burning. His face clouded over with an expression that I couldn't quite figure out and he squished me closer to his chest. "I'm just glad I agreed to let my aunt have Dylan for the day." I sighed, resting my head on him.
"Did you see who did it?" I glanced over at Allison as I chewed the inside of my lip, making her face sadden as she realised who I was going to say. I nodded and he motioned for me to go on.
"Victoria." I said quietly.
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Derek's P.O.V.
"You're late." I stated as Chris finally pulled up in front of me at an abandoned subway station.
"Sorry, Victoria started interrogating me on where I was going and what I was going to do while I was out." He sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"And what exactly did you reply with?" I asked, crossing my arms over my chest.
"That I was doing business with another hunter that came down, which is a lie so you don't have to worry."
"See, that's where you're wrong; I do have to worry." I said, leaning back against an old train carriage. "Your wife just tried to replicate what Kate did with my family to Steph and one of my pack. I can't put up with that, if something had happened to them; then I would have to break my deal and kill one of you." I said seriously.
"What did she do? She normally stays at home and does all the weapon cataloguing." He frowned slightly.
"She tried to burn my wife alive!" I exclaimed. "She's damn lucky my son wasn't at home." Chris looked taken aback as he stared at me.
"She tried to burn Steph?" His gaze moved away from me and he stared at the floor a few feet away from me. "Why would she do that?"
"I don't know, maybe you should ask her." I remarked sarcastically, rolling my eyes.
"I'm sorry; I didn't know she would do something like that. I really didn't. I don't know what's wrong with her, she's changing." He said softly.
"Just sort it, that's all I'm asking. Because if she does try and kill my wife or son again, then I may have to do it back to her."
End Derek's P.O.V.
What did you guys think? More history repeating itself or just a one off? What did you think of Derek in the last bit? Think he'll go through with his threat? Only time will tell :P I honestly have no idea how many more chapters there will be of this before i start the last sequel, but i suppose it will be a surprise for both of us :D Review please x