I groaned, opening my eyes. I was in a bed, but it wasn't mine. Looking around, I realized I was in Derek's loft. I sat up and looked down, noticing that I was in Derek's shirt.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
I wrapped my arms around myself, "I couldn't."
"What do you mean?" Derek asked.
"I was scared, Derek. I couldn't control it!" I exclaimed,
"I could have helped you, Maddie. I'm a werewolf, too."
"But I'm not like regular werewolves, Derek! I'm so much stronger, so much faster than others. I couldn't control it then, and I can barely control it now! I attacked my sister, I've attacked strangers. You wanna know where I've been these past few months? Not in Paris, Derek. I've been stuck in a basement where this family of hunters tortured me! Telling me that they were gonna cure me! And guess what! They didn't! No matter how hard they tried, how much wolfs bane they put in me, the couldn't cure me." I ranted.
"How did you escape?"
"I caught them off guard. Clawed one of them in the face before making a break for it." I answered,
"How long were you in there?" Derek asked, walking over and looking at my arm, where the track marks were.
"Six months" Tears came to my eyes, "Derek, I was so scared."
He wrapped his arms around me and I sobbed into his chest.
It begun to get dark. The whole day, Derek and I spent with each other. We laid in his bed, just... talking. And it was nice.
But now it's game time.
We made our way to Scott's house and I heard a yell of pain from inside. I quickly shifted and ran towards the front door, Derek calling my name. I slid across the floor, tackling the figure with a sword.
Scott shifted and roared before attacking another one. Derek came in and helped Scott out. I looked up in time to see one appear behind Kira,
"Kira!" I yelled before the window broke and the twins came in.
"Mom, do it now!"
Derek threw the last one outside and Scott's mom threw a jar of mountain ash in the door way, creating a line. The figure walked up to the door and stared at us.
"They can't get in." I smiled.
"But we can't get out." Ethan said.
"Well... shit."
"It's Kira, right?" Ethan asked Kira, "You going to tell us what you are?"
"What?"
"What do you mean?" Aiden asked,
"Aiden Watch!" Ethan grabbed Kira's hand.
"Let her go." I growled.
Ethan ignored me and put her hand against the barrier, shocking her.
"See that? She can't go through it either. So, what are you?"
"She's a kitsune, idiot. Use your eyes. You can see it all around her. The younger ones give off an aura. She just hasn't learned how to conceal it yet. She probably doesn't know what kind she is either." Derek said, walking into the room.
Kira ran off to find Scott and Ethan turned to Derek,
"I wasn't going to hurt her."
"Not yet." I responded,
"Why do you think we're here, Derek? For a study group? We're here to protect Scott. We're trying to fight for him." Aiden said,
"I'm sure you are. I'm sure you'd kill for him. But are you willing to die for him?" Derek asked,
The house began to shake as the figures hit the barrier, trying to break in.
"What are they doing?" Scott questioned,
"Testing for weaknesses." I answered,
"Guys. We have a problem." Ethan said.
I turned to see one of the figures pushing their hand through the barrier. Scott quickly grabbed his phone and called Allison,
"Allison, please tell me that you have something. They're here. They're trying to get in. And it looks like they're gonna' be able to do it"
"Okay, okay listen. They're Japanese demons. They're called the oni. They're looking for someone possessed. Someone with a dark spirit attached to them." Allison explained,
"A nogitsune." Scott muttered,
"How'd you know that? Scott?" Allison questioned,
"Just Tell me what else."
"Okay, they won't hurt you. They know you're supernatural but once they do this check, once they realize that you're not carrying with you this dark spirit, then they won't hurt you, I promise. All they're looking for is the nogitsune." Allison said,
"I'm right, aren't I? They're looking for me." Kira said,
"They're looking for a dark spirit. And I know it's not you." Scott told her,
"Scott, we're going to have to do something." Derek said.
The barrier broke and Derek grabbed my hand,
"Don't do anything." Scott ordered,
"Is he serious?" Aiden asked,
"I said don't do anything." Scott repeated.
He brought Kira in front of the Oni and they grabbed onto the teenagers, bringing them to their knees. Aiden went to go help, but I grabbed his hand to bring him back. Soon they fell to the ground and the Oni left. We ran over to Scott and Kira,
"You're gonna be okay."