Chapter 49: Everlasting Love

Jackson was dead… Stiles was missing… It's like one problem is eliminated and another arises… But I knew who was behind it all. Gerard Argent. He would not get away with this. He wouldn't mess with my friends and family and get away scot-free.

"Is Bella okay? She hasn't said anything since they found Jackson on the field?" I hear John ask Isaac and Scott. Isaac hadn't let go of my hand the entire time. He knew that if he did I'd lose it completely. He was keeping me calm. But it wouldn't be much good soon. I was sitting here re-living seeing Jackson over and over again. I'm not upset about it though. The aftershock of the whole situation had long worn off. I'm so over being the emotional little girl. It was time I used that anger I had. And each time I remembered seeing Jackson the angrier I get. I can use that anger to make Gerard pay… I will use that anger…

"Look he's probably just freaked out from all the attention or something… We'll find him," I hear Scott assure John. I had only been hearing snippets of the conversations going on around me. I couldn't keep doing that. I needed to stay strong. I need to be strong and find a way to get Stiles back. I wouldn't lose two friends.

I clench my jaw and take a deep breath before looking to Scott and Isaac holding some of Stiles clothes, "How come you get his shirt and I get his shoe?" Isaac complains.

Scott taps Isaac's arm and we all turn our attention to Derek who is now in the locker rooms with us, "We need to talk…"

Peter steps out from behind the lockers, "All of us…"

"Holy crap…" Scott says shocked. I hadn't told anyone that Peter was alive. I guess I didn't really want to believe it. I mean he did die! He was killed. If he could come back then what's stopping my father from coming back? It was a crazy thought but so was Peter coming back from the dead.

Peter smiles at me, "Hi Bella… Nice to see you again." I feel Isaac's hand tighten around mine and I can tell he is uncomfortable with the way Peter knows me. It was Peter he was a creep but he wouldn't hurt me. I don't think he would anyway.

"What the hell is this?" Scott asks looking back from me and Derek. I probably should have mentioned Peter sometime in the last few days…

"You know I thought the same thing when I saw you talking to Gerard at the Sheriff's station," Derek quips back.

Scott backtracks, "Okay hold on! He threatened to kill my mum and use Bella! And I had to get close to him what was I supposed to do?"

"I'm gonna go with Scott on this one… Have you seen his mum? She's gorgeous," Peter adds in.

Derek turns to Peter with an annoyed look, Scott holds his hands out and my eyes flash orange, "Shut up!" we all say simultaneously. So maybe flashing my eyes orange wasn't needed but right now I'm basically at a 6 on the anger scale so to speak…

Peter rolls his eyes, "I see Bella has come a long way since I've been gone."

Isaac leans closer to me, "Who is he?"

"That is Peter, Derek's uncle… A little while back he tried to kill us all and we set him on fire and Derek slashed his throat," Scott explains. Peter waves to Isaac, "Hi."

Isaac nods, "That's good to know…"

"How is he alive?" Scott asks with a frown.

"Short answer is he knows how to stop Jackson, maybe how to save him," Derek tells us. My jaw clenches in anger and my eyes flare up again.

Isaac grips my hand tightly and runs his thumb across the back of my hand and I shut my eyes tightly, "Well that's very helpful but Jackson's dead." Isaac says while still trying to keep me calm.

Derek and Peter's face change to a look of confusion, "What?"

"Yeah Jackson's dead it just happened on the field," Scott explains more clearly. I let go of Isaac's hand and sit down on the bench breathing in and out slowly. Miss Morrell never did give me those exercises to keep my anger in check.

Derek and Peter exchange a look and Isaac asks, "Why is no one taking this as good news?" I look up to Isaac angrily, "Cause it's not!" I exclaim. His eyes widen and he takes a tiny step back. I would too. I was completely unstable at the minute.

"Bella's right… It's not good news because if Jackson is dead it didn't just happen… Gerard wanted it to happen," Peter says excruciatingly slow. We didn't have time for all this.

"But why?" Derek asks. I shake my head and stand up walking towards the door, "It doesn't matter why! We need to move fast!" I say angrily. I feel an arm snake around my waist and I turn around with a frustrated noise that comes out almost like a snarl.

"Wow she has come a long way… Got a lot of anger… Bella you need to focus because we need to figure out exactly why Gerard wanted Jackson to die. And that window of opportunity is closing, quickly," Peter tells me. I let out a sigh and relax against his hold on me.

He slowly lets go of me and holds his hands up, "Okay you good?" I nod slowly and he claps his hands together, "Right well let's go then! We haven't got much time."

Derek and Peter walk out of the locker rooms with Isaac, Scott and I following close behind. Isaac reaches out and holds onto my hand tightly. I look over to him and he's got a worried look on his face. I squeeze his hand and bring my other hand to his arm giving him a reassuring look.

"Isaac I'm fine, I've got it under control…" I say quietly. He nods, "I hope you do Bel… I don't want to lose you." He whispers.

I stop us in the hallway and turn him to face me, "You won't. I've got this." He leans in and presses a soft kiss to my lips, "I love you…"

I run my thumb across his cheek affectionately, "I love you too…"

Isaac's hand tightens around mine as we walk into the run down Hale house. I hadn't been here since- since I died? Oh my god! Had it really been that long?

"Oh! Oh they found Stiles!" Scott says relief evident in his voice. I relax noticeably… One thing down… Only a million more to go…

Peter kneels down in front of the staircase as Derek sighs, "I already told you, I looked everywhere."

Peter pulls a board out from the stairs revealing a hidden compartment, "You didn't look here." He slides out something that looks like a briefcase. We all watch on curiously wondering what he could possibly have in there that is so important.

"What is that a book?" Derek asks.

Peter looks to him with a screwed up face, "No? It's a laptop. What century are you living in?" he adds in sarcastically, "A few days after I got out of the coma I transferred everything I had. Fortunately the Argents aren't the only ones that keep records."

My eyes light up orange again at the mention of the Argent and Peter looks to me annoyed, "Is that going to happen every time someone mentions the name that killed your friend?"

Derek hits Peter in the shoulder scolding him for being so rude and I shake my head, "No he's right I need to control it…"

Scott and Derek look at me confused as to why I was agreeing with Peter. Maybe all I needed was a little tough love…

Scott's phone rings and he goes off to the side to answer it while Isaac, Derek and I follow Peter into what used to be the lounge room. Peter opens up the laptop and starts searching when Scott comes back in to the room, "Uh something's going on with Jackson… We gotta get to the hospital."

Isaac and I go to follow Scott when Peter stops me, "No Bella you have to stay here. If you want to save Jackson you need to stay here. You a big part of the plan…"

I look to Scott and Isaac and tell them to go. Isaac lets out an annoyed sigh and rushes back over to me kissing the top of my head, "Come back to me…" I smile and nod.

Scott looks to Derek worried and Derek nods reassuringly, "I'll watch out for her, go!" Scott and Isaac rush out of the house leaving just Derek, Peter and I.

"So you and Isaac huh?" Peter says with a smirk. I shake my head, "Shut up Peter."

He nods, "Yep okay…"

Derek's phone starts ringing and I silently thank whoever is calling for interrupting this awkward moment… He answers and then relays what is being said to him, "They say he's in some transparent casing made from the venom coming out of his claws."

"That sounds sufficiently terrifying…" Peter says as his eyes scan the computer looking for something that can help us.

"They also say he's starting to move," Derek says taking the phone away from his ear. Peter points to the screen finally finding something, "Okay I think I found something… Looks like what you've seen from Jackson is just the Kanimas beta shape…"

I lean towards the screen as Derek asks, "Meaning what he can turn into something bigger?"

Peter leans backwards away from the computer, "Bigger and badder…"

"He's turning into that?!" I ask looking at the screen as Derek adds, "That has wings!"

"I can see that," Peter says actually looking a little scared. Derek quickly brings the phone back up to his ear, "Scott bring him to us!"

Peter leans back towards the screen, "Look someone made an animation of it… Maybe it's less frightening if we-" he presses play on the video and a scream comes from the laptop and Derek and I jump backwards as Peter slams the laptop shut.

I shake my head, "Nope not at all! They have to meet us half way!"

"Scott get him out of there now! Go now!" Derek instructs through the phone and then we both go to leave the house quickly.

Peter grabs my arm at the door and I turn around and look at him expectantly, "Just wait a second."

"There's no time-" Derek starts saying but Peter holds his hand up cutting him off, "That's the problem… We're rushing, we're moving too fast and while everyone knows that a moving target is harder to hit here we are racing right into Gerard's crosshairs."

"If I get the chance to kill Jackson, I'm taking it," Derek says going to walk out of the house.

My eyes glow orange again and I flick my wrist sending him into the wall, "We are not killing Jackson! We are going to save him!" I let him go before turning to Peter, "What do we need to do?"

Peter smiles at me almost with a look of pride, "There's a myth that you can cure a werewolf simply by calling its Christian name… Our name is a symbol of who we are but the Kanima has no identity… That's why it doesn't seek a pack…"

I nod, "It seeks a master."

"And who else grows up without a pack, no identity?" Peter asks me. I think about Jackson and how of all people he became a Kanima… I look to Peter realization covering my face, "An orphan…"

He nods, "Right, Jackson! And right now his identity is disappearing beneath the reptilian skin and you are going to bring him back…"

"How?" I ask confused.

"Through his heart…" Peter says with a nod. I hear Derek scoff, "In case you don't remember what I said earlier! Jackson doesn't have much of a heart to begin with."

Peter shakes his head, "Not true! There is one person… This young lady who Jackson shares a real bond… The one person who can reach him, who can save him…" Peter finishes looking pointedly at me.

"So what do I do?" I ask determined to save my best friend.

Peter nods to my chest, "That's a lovely necklace… Who gave it to you?"

I look down to the necklace and toy with the infinity charm, "Jackson did… He said it represents our everlasting love…"

Peter smiles at me and I hold onto the charm tightly, "I know what I have to do…" I knew that I could save Jackson…

Author's Note: Another chapter up! So close to finishing season 2! :O Thank you guys for the reviews! I really can't believe how many of you are reading this story and enjoying it! :P I'm breaking up the last chapter a little because otherwise I think I'd go on forever! Anyways please leave a review and let me know what you think! :D