I hope you enjoy this chapter sorry it took me so long to get it written.

As we walk, I glance sideways at Derek, trying not to seem too obvious in checking him out but I can't help myself. I can't work out how anyone could look so hot. As I glance over again, I see that Derek is watching me as we walk. I blush and look at the ground but the look in the eyes that I just can't place catches me off guard and I have to glance back at him, but he is looking ahead.

I stare at our surroundings as I try and work out how quickly I can get home to end this awkward walk however I'm startled when Derek asks

"Are you and Scott close"

I'm so caught off guard by the question I don't answer immediately but eventually, I find my tongue.

"We were a few years ago but…." I trail off but he nods understandingly

"Relationships between siblings are complicated," he says, and I think that he is about to explain but he falls silent and he appears lost in memories. However, after a moment he shakes his head and asks

"He and Stiles seem close"

"Yup," I reply and realise that I can't quite keep the jealousy from my voice, "They are like two peas in a pod," I say half sarcastic

He nods thoughtfully and we fall back into silence. The wind picks up and I shiver regretting that I didn't bring a jacket with me when I left the house this morning.

"Here," he says pulling off his jacket and handing it too me "you're cold"

I tense up and my inner feminist bristles "You're not just giving this to me out of a sense of misguided misogyny are you because there is no reason for you to be cold because I'm a girl"

He chuckles and I kick myself internally for making a fuss. I feel passionate about gender inequality issues and I often wish I had the confidence to speak up about problem facing the world, but I struggle with the anxiety of what people may think of me if I do speak up.

"No," he says still smiling and I can't help but think that it makes him look more handsome "my mom raised me to respect a woman but to respect that they are equal to men. I just don't seem as affected by cold as most people, it must be in my genes" he chuckles, and I felt that I might be missing an inside joke.

I smile and accept the jacket and am relieved when I slipped into the jacket which is much too large for me but was warm and comfortable. Derek hands me back my school bag which he had been holding while I put on the jacket.

"Thank you," I said "but you tell me the second that you get cold and I'll give it straight back"

"I will," he said with a small smile as we continued walking.

We were back to walking in silence but unlike before it was surprisingly comfortable. I couldn't help but wonder if maybe, maybe this was the start of a friendship.

As we arrived home, I see mom car pulling out of the driveway and heading away from us. She often worked the night shift just to make ends meet and I knew how hard she found being a single mother and making ends meet. I show Derek inside and offer him a drink which he refused. I could hear Scott upstairs, so I presume Stiles had given him a lift home.

I lead Derek upstairs and point out Scott's room before heading into my room and closing the door.

I lay down in bed fighting the urge to go back outside into the corridor and try and listen to what Scott and Derek are talking about to see if I could find out what Scott was up to.

Curiosity overcomes caution and I creep over to Scott's door however I'm surprised when it should as if Scott is only walking to Stiles.

Suddenly I hear a bang and Derek's voice says "I saw you on the field"

"Wha - what are you talking about?" my brother replies

I'm about to burst in to protect my brother when I hear "you shifted in front of them! If they find out what you are, they find out about me. About all of us. And then it's not just the hunters after us, it's everyone."

I freeze when I realise that Derek is just trying to protect my brother but from what I don't know. I can't hear what is said next but I hurry away from the door and enter my room leaving the door open to see if I could catch Derek to give him his jacket back before he leaves and maybe find out what going on. After 5 minutes I knock on Scott's door to see if they are still inside but when Scott opens his door, he's alone

"Where's Derek," I ask

"What" he replies "how do you know Derek was here"

"He walked home from school with me and I showed him too your room. What is he trying to protect you from, what does he mean by shifting and when did he go?"

"Nothing," Scott says turning away from me "and you must have just not seen him leave"

"Scott" I plead "just tell me what is happening. I can help"

"No you can't," he says before slamming the door in my face"

The next day I'm still fuming at Scott and resolve to get answers when I try to return Derek's jacket after school. I ignore Scott all day but it's not like he's trying to get my attention, so it is mainly to make myself feel somewhat vindicated. Classes drag by and I try to distract myself with daydreams of getting famous or finding love and making everyone at school jealous. I can't help it, but Derek seems to find his way into the daydreams, and I spend most of geography imagining what it might be like to date him.

I can't seem to get the idea out of my head as I head off after school to try and return Derek's jacket. This is the second day in a row that I left school with the mission of finding Derek but this time I get all the way up to the dilapidated house that sat in a clearing in the woods. The house doesn't look like it can be lived in and I am about to turn around as I'm sure that no one could live here but as I arrive, I see Scott bike heading away from the house following one of the other paths. He is speeding away and doesn't see me.

I make my way up to the front door and but can't seem to bring myself to knock. I don't want to interrupt him to make him think that I have a crush on him ore something. I should just give the jacket to Scott so he can return it. With that, I turn around, but I crash into something solid.