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29-You Were Having A Nightmare

Ashlee's p.o.v

After I washed away the blood from my arm and disinfected it, I jumped into bed for an early night. I had a pretty restless sleep, a few nightmares added in. Mostly about what happened with Jax, things that could have gone wrong. Maybe Derek didn't stop and he actually killed Jax. Maybe noone came to my rescue and Jax got his way. Maybe my wolf wouldn't come out and I couldn't even save myself. I woke up, shooting up in bed, in a cold sweat. I thought of losing my wolf..I just couldn't. Then I realised, someone was in here with me. Then two red glowing eyes shone through the darkness.

"Shit, Scott don't do that" I said into the darkness. Instead of a witty, sarcastic comment from my brother, I got a menacing growl. "Scott?" I called out. I followed the red eyes with my own. The person stood and walked out of the darkness, into the light of the full moon shining through the window. It wasn't my brother, it was Jax.

"I told you i'd come back to finish what we started" Jax said, his eyes glowing red. "How does it feel to have your wolf gone?" He taunts. "Don't worry she'll be safe with me" he says sadistically. I couldn't form words. He sprinted forwards, grabbing my arms and pinning them over my head. "Let's make some more stories Derek will LOVE" he says. He starts shifting, claws coming out, fangs extending, the whole ear and cheek hair situation as well. I try shift as well but my wolf just isn't there, it's with him, I can see her crying out, whining, behind his eyes. I struggle againist him, I cry out for help but nothing leaves me mouth. I squeeze my eyes shut when Jax leans in for a kiss. My eyes snap open and it's not Jax over me, it's Derek. I can feel tears staining my cheeks.

"Ash, calm down, you were having a nightmare" Derek tries to comfort. I heave and a sob escapes my body as I stop fighting. Derek lets my arms go and I look at my arm. The wounds I got from Scott's claws had reopened, my extended claws covered with my own blood. I look around the room. The sun is just starting to set. Tears still cloud my vision but I can see the clear worry on Derek's face. Derek brings his thumbs up and wipes away my tears. Then I break down again, pulling Derek, by his shirt, down so I can nuzzle into his neck, how wolves comfort each other. Derek falls forward into me with suprise but soon starts nuzzling me back, comforting me. I end up pulling Derek to lay in bed with me. I cry into his shoulder, hiding my face as I do. Derek rubs soothing circles, like uncle Peter would, on my back, helping me calm down. "Your okay, i'm here, shhh" Derek whispers to me. I pull him closer and wiped my eyes with my hand. After a few minutes, I shiver, the blankets thrown off the bed during my nightmare. As if Derek can read my mind, he lifts my big purple duvet off the floor and drapes it over us. "Are you sure you're okay with this?" he asks me. I nod into his chest.

"Please, don't leave" I say, muffled by his shirt. I feel safe with Derek here, even if Jax came here to get me, Derek would be here to protect me. Even though, right now, I felt extremely vulnerable I knew he would watch over me. I could tell we were the only ones here because there were no other heartbeats. My wolf purred in happiness for the first time in awhile, we were cuddling with Derek again. Derek's other hand came around me protectively. He pulled me even closer to him, we were snuggled into a ball like wolves when they slept, Derek on the outside, keeping me warm and safe in the middle. I drifted off into a dreamless, more so a nightmareless, sleep.

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Scott's p.o.v

I felt like shit after hurting my sister, AGAIN. I went to the pack's houses, assuring them everything was okay. I decided to drop by Derek's loft to see him. I know Derek will be waiting to hear from someone about her. I got out of Mom's car, I was using it again while she was at work, and walked up to their loft. I didn't have to knock, they could smell me. I opened the loft door and walked inside.

"What brings you here Scott?" Peter asks from the couch, his nose in a book. Peter and Cora were the only ones that weren't with us today.

"Uh..I came to see Derek" I tell him. Peter looks up from his book when I say this.

"You came to see Derek?" he asks. I nod. "Well, he isn't here, he came back pretty aggitated but left not to soon after, I don't know where he went" Peter explained. "Why'd you need to see Derek?"

"While we were out at lunch, Ash bumped into Jax. He got..abusive and Derek stepped in, almost knocked him into an early grave. She's fine though, at home sleeping" I fill in Peter and now Cora since she had waked in.

"What the hell? Where is this kid?" Cora asked angerily.

"I don't know, Derek and I gave him what he deserved and then some..don't go looking for trouble Cora" I tell her, not in an alpha way but in a friend way, it's what's best.

"As long as she's okay" Peter said.

"I promise, she's in bed sleeping right now" I assure them. They both nod. After an awkward silence, I say my goodbyes and decide to head home. As soon as i'm home, I decide to check in on Ash. As I walk up the stairs, I pick up two heartbeats. I approach her room quietly, picking up two scents. Ash and..Derek? As quietly as I can, I open Ash's room door and go inside. The sun has set so there wasn't much light left but I couldn't turn the room light on, risk waking up Ash. Before I can use my wolf eyes to determine who else is in here with her, two cold, steel blue eyes are glowing at me. Is it Derek? I growl quietly, what the hell was Derek doing in my sister's bed?! That's why he wasn't at the loft. Derek blinks and his eyes are normal again.

"This isn't what you think" Derek whispers quiety, careful of Ash. My sister and Derek are in a pile of tangled limbs and her purple duvet.

"You better hope so" I warn him. Derek tries to get up slowly but, I watch in shock as, Ash grips his shirt and pulls him back down, nuzzling back into him in her sleep. I narrow my eyes at the two but Derek just shrugs his shoulders. There isn't much he can do. I walk out and close the door, just as quietly as before. I head downstairs to go pick Mom up before Ash woke again.

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Ashlee's p.o.v

When I wake up again, it's dark. I can't tell if this is another nightmare or not. I look around the room for those red eyes, my wolves' red eyes, I don't find them. Then I hear the soft snoring beside me. I realise how i'm sleeping. I bring a careful hand to the face of the person in my bed. I sigh in relief when it's Derek, rough stubble coming into contact with my hand. Then I thank god when I hear my wolf purring again. This wasn't a dream.

"You okay Ash?" Derek asks, sleep lacing his voice.

"Yeah..thanks for staying with me" I say quietly.

"Of course" Derek replies. He brushes my hair away from my face and kisses my forehead softly. I curl back into him. There was something eating away at me.

"Derek?" I ask. He grunts in answer. "Can a human steal someone's wolf?" I ask him. He lifts his head up to look at me.

"I know there are some extremely powerfyl druids.." I can tell he's thinking about Jennifer. "But I dont know, maybe, it probably isn't very common" Derek tells me.

"Not common..so it's possible?"

"Well..I guess so, Deaton would know more about this than me..where's this coming from?" Derek asks. I chose to stay silent. I didn't want to admit my nightmare to Derek. Jax couldn't have my wolf..I had her, she's mine and i'll never let her go. "Ash? What's up?" Derek asks, seeing how deep in thought I am.

"It's nothing..just thinking" I say, my mind working through lots of scenarios.

"Ash, tell me. I know you're lying" Derek points out. He's sitting up now. I sigh and put my hands over my face.

"My nightmare..it was about..Jax" Derek stiffens at the name. "He was in my room, coming to finish what we started..he was an alpha. I-I thought he was Scott but..it-it wasn't..he tricked me" Tears were forming in my eyes again now. "My..my wolf..she was g-gone. He stole her and..I couldn't fight him" I say, the tears falling. It wasn't the fact that Jax was back, it wasn't the force, it was the fact that my wolf was gone, stolen. Since i've been bitten i've never dreamt where I don't have my wolf. I quickly wipe my tears away with my hands.

"She'll never leave you" Derek tells me. I was definitly suprised by Derek. He was cuddling me, comforting me, just being there for me. He wasn't one for feelings usually. "I won't let anyone take her from you either"

"What if-" I started.

"She won't" Derek insisted. "And if he ever steps foot in this house again, i'll rip his throat out with my teeth" Derek reassured. I sighed and wiped my eyes once more. "You should get some more sleep" Derek tells me. I nod and roll back to my original position. Derek starts getting up from the bed. I grab his henley sleeve and tug on it lightly. He turns around to me.

"I want you to stay" I mutter. My wolf was already getting nervous, she wanted him here. I wanted him to stay, I felt safe and I felt protected with him here. Derek looks at me like he's thinking through the idea. After a few long moments, he lays back down and we return to our previous sleeping arrangements. "Thank you for this Derek" I whisper into his neck.

"Don't thank me..I want to be here" Derek whispers back.

"Why? I mean..not that i'm not grateful but i've been a complete asshole to you" I say regretfully. Derek leans up over me.

"That was my fault, don't blame yourself okay? I..I want you to be safe..to feel protected. I hate seeing you like this.." Derek said the last part quietly. I sat up slowly, leaning into Derek. His eyes were wide with suprise and, to be honest, I was a little suprised myself. I hesitated when our noses touched, our breath mixing. "You don't have to thank me.." Derke said, dropping his head. He thought I wanted to kiss him because he helped me? I've wanted to do this for a long time. We shared a few but then the Darach came along. I wanted to be close to him..I wanted..him. My wolf howled in want. I grabbed Derek's chin and pulled him up to me. His eyes stared straight into mine, paralyzing me. Derek took a leap of faith and softly pressed our lips together. It took me a moment to react, kissing him back with as much passion and lust that I could muster after the night I had. His hands wrapped around my waist again, pulling me closer. I leant into Derek, pushing him down onto the bed. I pulled back for breath, opening my eyes to look down at Derek. His eyes were fixed on mine, suprise still clear in his featurs but I could smell the want coming off him as well as my own. Derek leant up and pecked my lips before pulling me back to our sleeping arrangements. We both quickly fall back alseep after that. Neither of us wake up when Scott comes home with Mum. Neither of us wake up when Mum comes in and leaves quickly when she sees us.

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Finally a chapter mostly dedicated to fluff and a little smut! I'm not very good at it but I hope you liked it :)