I could hear the screams and cries of the innocent. Fire roaring in my ears as pain, chaos, and strife-filled the air in a toxic gas that made the air reak of violence and terror.
I'm insatiable you know. It growled, I snarled as I felt my anger rising up.
You can't beat me It snarled as lightning come close to it. I see it falter.
" Lexi?" A voice awoke me to the point I was sitting up. I opened my eyes to see a smiling Derek.
" Please tell me this is real." I whispered as he took my hands in his.
" I'm here." He said before he took me in his arms and kissed me. I kissed back with ease.
" Where were you!" I said with anger in my tone. He smiled at my outburst.
" I kinda expected that." He said as I couldn't stay mad at him forever.
" What happened?" I asked as he looked at me in a pleaded way.
" Go ahead, its our baby." I said as he placed a ghosting kiss on my neck. I hummed against it before he lifted my shirt and revealed my large bump.
" I miss you and your mother so much. I am never disappearing from either of you." Derek whispered lovingly. I could feel through the bond everything he went through while he was gone. I couldn't help but feel the tears shed. I looked to see Derek looking up at me.
" I'm here." He whispered before kissing me deeply. I kissed him back with every bit of longing I had for him being gone that entire month. We parted as I heard Peter come in holding his finger.
" Can someone please sew my finger back?" Peter said as I smirked.
" Please do." Derek said as I chuckled, the sun coming through the window as I got up.
" I will." I said as I got up and got the first aid kit. I threaded the needle and started to sew Peter's finger back together.
" I've been having Braxton Hick lately, but Mama McCall wants me on bed rest." I said as Peter winced.
" Ow! Don't you have any anesthetic?" Peter asked as I made my eyes flash. I soon finished.
" Well, are you at least going to tell me what I risked life and digit for?" Peter asked as I got up. I saw Derek with two wooden cylinder boxes.
" I'm going to show you." Derek said before he gave me one of the boxes.
" I found this and I know it belonged to your family. I'm sorry I didn't tell you." Derek said as I nodded. As Derek talked with Peter, I couldn't help but admire the box. It had a carved fox head that had golden accents of gold on it. I saw ten tails carved to wrap around the box. The tips of the ten tails holding the box's lid closed.
" I have to ask her something. And from what I've heard, this is the only way it's possible." Derek said as I looked to see Peter holding claws.
" You gotta be kidding me." Peter said as I could tell the instant regret in his tone.
" Why do you think I had Lexi sewed your finger back on?" Derek said giving me a smile. I then focused back on the box. I saw on each tail tip had a hole in it. I made my claws come out and stuck all ten of my claw's tips into them. A small click could be heard. I take my claws out and watched the tails tips move down the sides. Only the lid remained that separated from whatever was in the box.
" Looks like I can only open it." I said as I saw Derek putting the claws into the Triskilion Box.
" You know, there's always an element of danger to rituals like this. I'm not particularly fond of them. Unless they somehow benefit me." Peter says in his creepy tone of voice.
" What do you want?" Derek asked as I got up. Not opening the box completely until Derek was at my side.
" I want to keep them. Sentimental value. She was your mother, but she was also my sister." Peter said as I quirked up my eyebrows.
" What? Am I not allowed a little bit of sentiment?" Peter demanded before Derek dropped in the last claw and slid the box towards his uncle, who smiled. Derek got up and came towards me. Peter was being hesitant and Derek shook his head.
" Too long." Derek said before he slammed Peter's hand on the claws. I saw Peter's eyes glowing. His eyes shut as he leaned forward a bit. Derek came over and sat across from me.
" Ready to open the Vulpe Box?" He asked. I nodded, feeling a small kick from my baby. I took the lid off and looked inside. I picked the item up.
" The WahrGriestFuchs Talismen." I said as I looked at it. A white fox with nine tails surrounded it's body and a tenth tail looping around the silver and gold chain with white and black jaded beads weaved through the chain. The eyes looked to have snow blue hemimorphite gems. I put it on and felt my body stand strong.
" What's happening?" I asked as I felt myself fully shift with my Fuchsumhang surrounding me. The color changes from red to white and another tail shows up.
" I feel powerful." I said as Derek smiled. I left myself shift back. I sit on the bed and admire the necklace.
" I'm never taking it off." I said as Peter came to. I watched Derek go to sit down in the chair. Peter came close to Derek. I watched with intentional eyes.
" That's not exactly my color. This is going to be excruciatingly painful." Peter said with a smirk.
" Just do it." Derek said as Peter smirked before slamming the clawed hand into Derek's neck. I watched with worry as the two went slightly limp. I watched the two for what felt like hours before night had fallen. I watched as Peter took the claws out and they fell to the floor. I get to Derek quickly.
" Are you ok?" I asked him, he nods and kisses me.
" Did you see her? What did you ask her? Did she say anything about me?" Peter asked as I saw him with the claws in hand. Derek looks at Derek with a slight distraught motion.
" Well, that doesn't look good." Peter said as he put the claws in the box. I got up and Derek followed. I put the Vulpe Box in my safe and locked it away. I get in bed with Derek. The lights flicker before going off.
" Well this sucks." Derek said as he huffed.
" Lets just go to bed and find out what is going on tomorrow." I said as Derek nodded. It wasn't long before we were both holding onto one another and falling asleep.
