CHAPTER 29 - SEARCHING
Derek and I took Erica's body back to his house before Scott, Derek and I went our separate ways to search for Boyd and Cora. I felt like I'd been going in circles before I ran into Derek.
"Maybe I should shift, I can track better as a wolf" I suggested and Derek just glared at me. "You can't keep doing this. If we are really a couple, then you need to treat me as your equal" I told him and took a few steps ahead.
"What if I suggest something better" he offered and caught up with me.
"What" I asked.
"Marry me" he said and I just stared at him in shock. "Well?" I turned and kept walking, ignoring the question. "Olivia Luna McCall." I turned back to facing him and sighed.
"No" I said then turned and kept walking.
"Why not" he asked as he ran to catch up with me again.
"Because I don't want to get married just because I'm pregnant, Derek. If you really love me, you'll wait. Wait until we don't have so much death hanging over us" I explained. "Wait until we're free and we've had a discussion about it."
"We're discussing it now" he said and grabbed my hand, pulling me to a stop.
"No, we're searching for your little sister and your beta" I snapped.
"Liv, stop" he said and I turned to him with my eyes glowing crimson red, Derek's were the same and then his phone rang.
"I had Boyd, but I lost him" Scott said and I groaned, couldn't this just be easy?
"You lost them?" Derek snapped.
"Yeah, I kinda had to" Scott said and I could hear two faint heartbeats in the background.
"They went after two kids" I asked.
"Losing them wasn't exactly part of the plan" Derek said.
"I know, which is why I think we should stick together. Trust me, he's too strong, and way too angry for one person to handle. We've got to do this together" Scott said.
"Look, Derek and I are at the trails by the entrance to the preserve. Can you meet us here" I asked.
"Yeah. Just got to drop something off first" Scott told us and hung up. Derek faced me again.
"We're not doing this now" I told him before he could say anything.
"We've got time before Scott gets here, and I want to talk about this. Preferably before our baby is born" he said and I rubbed my eyes and sighed.
"I'm tired, I'm stressed and I'm worried about Cora and Boyd. Now is really not the time" I told him, Derek took a few steps towards me and kissed me.
"Please" he said softly.
"I want to get married one day, Derek. But I want us to be settled, have a house and be safe. I don't want you to propose when we are in as much danger as we are right now" I explained, holding Derek's hand that was cradling my face. "So yes, but not now" I promised and he smiled.
"I can handle that" he said and I turned when I heard leaves crunch.
"Scott" Derek said as my brother appeared through the bushes.
"I need to shift" I told the two guys.
"Do it" Derek said and I walked behind the tree and stripped before shifting. I walked out from behind the tree and Derek picked up my clothes and put them in Scott's car before walking back over to us.
"She can track better as a wolf can't she" Scott asked Derek.
"A lot better" Derek replied. I closed my eyes and sniffed the air, Cora was closer than Boyd. I started running and Derek and Scott followed me.
"I think she found them" Scott said to Derek as they ran after me.
"I hope so, preferably before they kill someone" Derek said. They came to a stop near a campsite when they started to hear screaming.
"Emily, where are you? Emily! Em? Emily, where are you? Emily!" a young woman was screaming. There were bugs everywhere and I howled in annoyance as they buzzed around my face. I saw Cora and tackled her to the ground, but she clawed my face and ran off. I shook my face and saw Derek and Scott.
"You okay Liv" Derek asked, and I looked to the terrified young woman whose friend was missing now.
"Are you okay" Scott asked the girl.
"What" the girl returned, clearly shaken up by the situation.
"Are you all right" Scott asked again, and the girl nodded. "You need to get out of here, okay? Get out of the woods. Get out of here as fast as you can" Scott told her and she ran off. A few seconds later Scott's phone rang.
"We found a body" Stiles told Scott.
"Are you sure" Scott asked.
"Yep. Throat ripped out, blood everywhere. It's like the freaking Shining over here. Two little twin girls come out of the woods, start asking me to play with them forever and ever, I'm not gonna be surprised" Stiles said, panic clear in his voice.
"Can you get a little closer to make sure it was them" Scott asked.
"Make sure it was them? Scott, who else is going around ripping throats out" Stiles asked.
"Please just do it" Scott pleaded and hung up.
"This doesn't make any sense. The public pool is all the way on the other side of the woods. We haven't tracked them anywhere near there" Derek mumbled in confusion. I nudged Derek's leg and he knelt down.
"Derek, they killed someone" Scott said.
"How are they moving so fast" Derek asked to himself while looking at me.
"Derek" Scott snapped, finally getting Derek's attention.
"They can't be that fast on foot" Derek said and I nudged his leg again.
"They killed someone. Some totally innocent kid is dead…And it's our fault" Scott told him.
"It's my fault" Derek said. That was enough. I turned and bit Scott's leg and he yelped in pain. I walked behind a tree and shifted back.
"They haven't been near the pool. I have the best nose in the group and they haven't been near there" I told them and then shifted back and walked over to them.
"We need help" Scott said while rubbing his leg where I had bit him. It would take longer to heal, but I got his attention.
"We have Isaac now" Derek reminded Scott.
"I mean real help" Scott said and Isaac looked hurt. "They're too fast for us, for all of us. They're too strong, too rabid" Scott explained.
"We'll catch 'em" Derek said.
"What happens if we do? We just gonna hold them down until the sun comes up" Isaac asked, speaking up for the first time.
"Maybe it would be easier just to kill them" Derek said and I growled at him, showing my disgust at his 'option'.
"Killing them isn't the right thing to do" Scott said.
"What if it's the only thing to do? If we can't even catch them, what else do we do" Isaac asked.
"Find someone who knows what they're doing" Scott told them.
"Who" Derek asked, and I looked up at Scott.
"Someone who knows how to hunt werewolves" Scott replied.
I sat in the back of Derek's car, back in my human form in jeans and a shirt, while Derek and Isaac sat in the front as Scott went to talk to Chris Argent.
"So, uh, your sister" Isaac started, and Derek looked to him. "Uh, never mind. It's bad timing. I'll ask later" Isaac said, and Derek looked to him again. "Or never, yeah, I'm good with never" Isaac said quickly.
"Guys, quiet" I said and felt the baby kick. "You, stop it" I said to my stomach and Derek smiled.
"Baby's kicking" he guessed. I kept my eyes on Chris, who now had a gun pointed at Scott.
"Are you worried he'll shoot Scott" Isaac asked.
"Nope" I replied.
"Why" Isaac asked.
"Because Allison loves Scott, and Chris wouldn't hurt his daughter like that" I replied. Scott and Chris talked for a bot before Scott got into his car and they drove off. "We should meet them at the reserve. Chris won't want to organise the search party around cops" I explained. Derek nodded and drove us back to the reserve.
"So we're just waiting around for Chris and Scott to show up" Isaac asked.
"Yeah" Derek replied, I groaned again and held my stomach.
"What's wrong" Isaac asked, catching Derek's attention and he looked to me again.
"I'm fine" I lied. I could smell blood running down my legs and I walked over to lean against the tree. Isaac looked to Derek and then to me, while Derek walked over.
"Why can I smell blood then" Derek asked. I knelt down and squeezed the tree as I felt a tightness.
"I need to get to Deaton" I said finally. Derek helped me to my feet and screamed as a puddle of blood appeared on my jeans. "To Deaton, now" I demanded. Derek picked me up and started running back towards the vet clinic with Isaac behind us.
"Call Deaton, tell him to get to the vet clinic now" Derek told his beta as they ran. When we arrived at the clinic, Deaton had just arrived and ran over to me.
"What happened" he asked, he quickly opened the door and led us to the table.
"She started bleeding and she's in pain" Derek explained. I curled into a ball on my side and Derek told Isaac to get back to the reserve. Deaton looked over me and then grabbed the ultrasound machine.
"The baby is in distress; the amniotic sac ruptured" Deaton explained. I looked to Derek in fear, my baby was dying. "I have to give you a C-Section" Deaton told me. Derek shook his head.
"But she'll burn through an epidural. She'll be wide awake and feel everything" Derek argued.
"Do it" I told Deaton. Derek held my hand and kissed my forehead.
"You'll have to hold her down" Deaton told Derek, who nodded. I quickly stripped off my jeans and raised my shirt, waiting for the blade to slice my stomach open.
"You can do this, I'm right here" Derek said and then I felt it. I screamed for what felt like forever before everything went black.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I decided to leave another cliffhanger because I'm evil. Enjoy!
