Thanks for the ideas and support for season 3 guys!
Shout out to;
*AlphaWolf19-I saw how long your review was and smiled :D I love your ramblings! Yes, I knew Cora coming in would be a shock but I good shock I hope :) I was thinking of throwing in some flashbacks of Ashlee and Crystal so you'd see their relationship and everything so i'll look at doing that. You should both seasons :) That is going to be bad, in a good way! Actually, I never really understood that 'inner person' thing either. Kate was a murdere, and she sucks, but why a jaguar? Jaguars are amazing creatures. I sort of understood Jackson being the kanima though, how he's a 'snake' or whatever. Hmm. Derek did say in one epsiode on the show that who you are can reflect what you become but I don't really know. I may have to reflect on this too now. Thank you! I hope season 3's everything you hope it too be :)
*Serena Sterling-'Hypnotizing' 3 By the way, every time you put in words, i'm going to choose my favourite :3 Yay, glad you liked that I brought in Cora :)
*Tesla424-How did you know, you genius! Yes, I really want to explore the 6 years unaccounted on Cora so season 3 will center around, at least, 1 of the things she did. And it's not all 'good' things ;) Thanks :)
*Bre-I think they will, they won't break-up (not that they're offical anyway), but Derek's going to help Cora and Ashlee is going to do her own thing with herself, family and pack. But! They'll see each other again for sure! Have hope :)
*wildanimal1-Thank you! I will give you more :)
*Guest-That idea is sort of where i'm going with the beginning of my season 3 :)
Thanks you amazing people 3 Enjoy!
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Ashlee's p.o.v
I jolt awake when we hit a bump. My eyes flutter open. A smile comes to my lips when I see the 'You Are Now Entering Beacon Hills' sign.
It's been 2 days, 48 hours, of straight driving. We barely stopped for more than 5 minutes, that's if we did stop at all. We swapped drivers, all took of turns. And now we're home. We're finally home.
Mom's driving now. She leads the other 2 cars to our house. When she pulls into the driveway, alot of emotions course through my body. Happiness. Relief. The best one is the content that settles in my gut at all the familiar surroundings. The content that settles in my gut when everyone gets out of their cars, relief filling them as well. The content that settles in my gut when Mom grabs Scott and Tyler, hugging them tightly. The content that settles in my gut when Cora hugs Peter and Derek. The content that settles in my gut when Isaac, Erica and Boyd all hug each other, making sure they're okay. The content that settles in my gut as I see John smile proudly as Stiles grabs Lydia and finally kisses her. The content that settles in my gut when Lydia kisses him back and they hug tightly. The content that settles in my gut when Chris pulls Scott into a hug. Then finally, the content that settles in my gut when I see each and every one of them smiling. I get out of the car, smiling softly. We're home, we're finally home. Things aren't perfect in this pack, far from it. But right now, nothing could ruin this moment.
"Ash, we're home." I look down beside me. Tyler smiles up at me. I smile back, lifting him up with a little pain and hug him. Mom comes over, throwing her arm over my shoulders but being careful of my wounded shoulder.
"You okay? Still hurting?" She asks me.
"Right now, it doesn't matter." I tell her. "Look how happy they are."
"I know. I've been told alot of that has to do with you, Derek as well." Mom says. I chuckle.
"Yeah..I guess that 'Daniel' thing didn't stick, huh?" I ask. She chuckles this time.
"No." She shakes her head with a smile. "Chris filled John and I in about everything while we were in there. And I gotta say, enough though I can't really believe i'm saying this, you picked the right boyfriend." She praises.
"Oh..he's not my boyfriend." I tell her. Derek meets my eyes and I smile. He smiles back whole-heartedly. It reaches his eyes, shows his dimples, the whole 9 yards.
"You keep telling yourself that Ash." Mom whispers to me, seeing Derek smile. She chuckles and takes Tyler from my arms. "Go on." She nudges me. I give her a nod and walk over to Derek. He walks away from his betas and comes over to me.
"How're you feeling?" He asks me, looking over my covered wounds, feather-lightly touching his fingers to them.
"I'll heal." I say. I step forward, wrapping my arms around his torso. He brings his arms around my lower back, hugging me too but being cautious of my hip. "I'm so glad we're all okay." I whisper so only he'll hear.
"I know, I am too." He says. We pull back and Derek brushes some of my hair behind my ear. He smiles before leaning in and capturing my lips in his. I kiss him back, my arms coming up to drape of his shoulders as his hands stay on my lower back, holding me close. We pull back, resting our foreheads together. "I'm really glad you're okay." He says to me. I smile, pecking his lips again softly. We pull away completely when the pack start to come over.
"Where will you all go?" I ask Derek, looking at his betas. We weren't exactly on speaking terms the last time we were in Beacon Hills together so I don't know where they're all staying.
"I've found an abandoned train depot for now." Peter tells me. I nod, giving him a small smile which he returns.
"We should go, we all need to settle back in again." Derek says. We all say our goodbyes for now to Derek's pack and Peter and Cora. I check on Cora again and she assures me she's okay. Derek gives Scott, Stiles, Lydia and Allison and squeeze on the shoulder in an alpha display of appreciation and sincerity. Tyler practically jumps out of Mom's arms to hug the alpha werewolf. Mom looks suprised, wide-eyed. But Scott gives her an assuring smile, telling her everything's okay. "I have to go bud, but i'll see you soon, alright?" Derek says, putting Tyler back down.
"Okay." Tyler says. "Bye Derek." He says, waving as Derek gets in the car. Derek can't help but smile back at the boy. Derek's definitly got a soft spot for Tyler. And I know Tyler's much happier again now that Derek's back around. His little heart was hurting while Derek and I were fighting. They leave, the 6 of them piled in the Camaro. Next, Stiles goes in the Jeep, he takes his Dad, Allison and her Dad and Lydia, planning to drop them all off before him and John go home. We're all exhausted. We want showers and sleep, maybe even a bite to eat if we can be bothered. Mom, Tyler, Scott and I go into the house, the warmly-familiar house.
None of us see the eyes that watch from the trees. The eyes that just studied the pack's entire exchange steadily..maybe even in interest, watching how we are together. And none of us see as they disappear either, vanishing into the treeline.
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I've showered and eaten, Mom insisted we all eat and she cooked. I've assured myself and my jaguar that my family's okay. I've text Lydia and Stiles to check on them and their families, Scott checked in with Allison. I text Derek too, checking in on Cora, Peter and him and his betas. Everything's fine. Everyone's fine. Now, I can finally let myself relax. I'm almost asleep, eyelids drooping, when my bed moves. I sit up but an arm slips around my waist, pulling me back down.
"It's just me." Derek whispers. I turn to face him. I smile and he returns it. "Good to be home, right?"
"Yeah." I nod. "It feels more like home now though..now you're here.." I say, ducking my head to hide my face. I can practically feel him smile. "That was such a sickly cute thing to say." I cringe. He chuckles.
"I'm too tired to make fun of it." He teases, making me chuckle.
"How's Cora doing?" I ask him.
"She's still abit shaken up. She's with Peter though." He says. "But she's okay. I know she's upset about her wolf but..there's nothing we can do right now. I'm taking her to see Deaton tomorrow."
"That's a good idea." I say.
"I want you to come and let him check you over as well." Derek says. I'm about to object but he looks so tired and hopeful that i'll just agree..so I do.
"Okay." I nod. "I'll come with you and Cora tomorrow."
"Good." He smiles. "I uh..I offered Cora the bite..to see if that'd change anything. She said no." He tells me, eyebrows furrowed slightly. "I think she wants a normal life, even if just for a little while."
"That's not a bad thing though, right?" I ask. He shakes his head.
"No, if anyone deserves it, it's her." He says. I smile, leaning my head againist his chest. "She was real interested about you." He tells me, his chest rumbling againist my cheek as he speaks.
"Me?" I ask Derek.
"Us. She caught me sneaking out to come here." He tells me sheepishly.
"Oh.." I say. It falls quiet and I need to break it. "Um..what'd she say?" I ask, some of my nerves bleeding into my tone. Cora's really important to Derek and i'd like to get to know her and be friends with her..I just hope she's not againist what Derek and I have and that she actually likes me.
"That I made a good choice because you're so pretty." He tells me with a smile. I chuckle, cheeks heating up a little.
"That was nice of her."
"She's right." Derek says. I look up at him.
"You think i'm pretty?" I ask, raising my eyebrow.
"I think you're gorgeous." He says. He smiles when my cheeks flush a dark red. I chuckle in embarassment. He leans forward and kisses me. I kiss him back, leaning into him and threading my fingers through both of his hands. I pull back and nuzzle my nose againist his softly. I must be tired, i'm acting so..mushy.
"I'm tired." I say. "I'm gonna go to bed. You don't have to stay." I tell him. He just moves so we're cuddling again. I smile to myself.
"They'll be fine with Peter. Night." He whispers, kissing my head.
"Night Derek." I say, closing my eyes.
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Those eyes? Not threatening, not right now anyway. So..I was re-reading the reviews and gathering together some ideas from them. No, I won't be doing season 3 from the tv show but I do have a couple ideas for a new 'big-bad' with my own twist with maybe some inspiration from the actual show. But that's for later..right now, they can relax and decide what they're going to do now that that threat's gone. Favourite, follow and review!