A/N: This chapter is in two POV's: Derek's & Skye's

Derek's POV

I jerked awake when I felt cold water going down my dry throat and looked up to see Cora pressing a bottle to my lips and couldn't stop the small smile that reached my lips when I saw her awake.

"You're okay" she smiled.

"I'm doing much better than you are right now, all because of you and Skye" my eyes widened when she mentioned Skye and I looked around seeing her unconscious still on the bed where she'd fallen back onto not three seconds before I'd passed out myself.

"Skye?" I moved to kneel beside her and gently brushed her hair behind her ears. "Hey Skye, what's wrong with her" I looked up seeing Peter looking out the window towards the horizon where the moon would be rising soon.

"She's fine, it took it's toll on her more than you" I frowned looking back down at her and shook her slightly hoping she'd wake up. "Hopefully not all for nothing" I frowned at Peter's words but didn't reply.

"Skye come on, wake up" Cora came over with the bottle of water and I took it from her then lifted Skye's body up to rest against me as I tried to get her to drink like Cora had done with me and she finally seemed to wake up coughing the water back.

"Derek" I smiled and sighed in relief. "Did…did it work?" I nodded and she looked at Cora beside me.

"Thank you Skye" I smiled at Cora as Skye nodded her welcome, I pulled Skye to sit up pressing our foreheads together.

Skye's POV

I smiled and steadied myself holding Derek's arms as he sat me up pressing our foreheads together and I sighed in relief, we we're both okay for the most part at least.

"It's gone" he nodded knowing I was talking about our Alpha sparks, we we're both Beta's again.

"The moon is rising, Derek" Peter pointed out drawing my attention away from Derek and I turned seeing him looking up at the rising moon. "You two drained your batteries all the way to the red and there is a fully charged Alpha on her way to rip you's limb from limb" I squeezed the back of Derek's neck and rolled my eyes at Peter's words.

"We'll be fine in a few hours" Derek told him squeezing me to him.

"I sincerely hope so, because a few hours is all that you have" I frowned but knew we'd done the right thing, Cora was okay and that was the important thing, we could deal with Kali together.

"We'll be fine" I insisted sitting up more and swung my legs over the edge of the bed but then my mind went to Scott and Stiles and recalled the text message I'd gotten right before Derek and I healed Cora.

They'd figured out a way to find their parents by becoming surrogate sacrifices for their parents and Deaton had a plan that they could do this by not dying but Stiles said it wasn't without risk so I found myself standing shakily.

"Skye slow down" I shook my head and looked around for my phone.

"No I got a text before we healed Cora, Scott and Stiles they figured out a plan to find their parents but it also had the chance to kill them" I found it and picked it up off the ground holding it up but it was dead flat. "No" I saw Derek look at his phone but he frowned which meant his was no better. "I have to go!" I headed for the door but nearly stumbled over.

"Wait Skye!" Derek caught me but was barely able to stand himself. "Calm down and rest" I sighed and sat down as a wave of dizziness settled in giving me a headache.

"I have to make sure their okay" I insisted standing up again but the door slid open and in walked Ethan and Lydia confusing us all. "What are you doing here?" I growled looking at Ethan as we walked towards the centre of the room with Peter and Cora flanking us.

"He's here to help" Lydia spoke up to Ethan's defence, I frowned crossing my arms as I turned to Ethan waiting for him speak.

"We know about the lunar eclipse" Ethan started staring at me and Derek. "So don't think Kali's waiting for it to level the playing field, she's coming, my brother's coming with her" I looked up at Derek and shared a look with him.

"Good enough for me, Derek?" Peter asked, I turned back raising an eyebrow at him.

"You want me to run?" Derek asked him.

"No I want you to stay and get slaughtered by an Alpha with a psychotic foot fetish, of course I want you to run, sprint, gallop, leap your way the hell out of this town" Peter said and actually sounded worried for once in his life, I smiled a little at the thought that he did have a heart it was just buried deep.

"If you wanna fight and die for something, that's fine with me" Cora added meeting my gaze as I turned to her. "But do it for something meaningful"

"How do you know I'm gonna lose?" Derek asked them without even looking back.

"We don't" Peter answered then looked at Lydia. "But I'll be she has an idea" I met Lydia's eyes worried etched all over my face. "Don't you Lydia" I frowned as Peter took a few steps towards her.

"I don't know anything" Lydia replied shaking her head.

"But you feel something, don't you?" I asked her moving in front of Peter to stop his advance towards her, I didn't trust him with her given what he did to her.

"What do you feel?" Derek asked her and Lydia hesitated looking at me so I walked over to her and nodded.

"It's okay Lyds, what are you feeling" she grabbed my hands but refused to meet my eyes as she focused on what she was feeling.

"I feel like…" she paused and I felt waves of worry and dread pass through me. "I'm standing in a graveyard" I turned cautious eyes to Derek who met my gaze, I walked over to him and touched my hand to his cheek.

"I think you and Cora should go, get as far away from Beacon Hills as you can" he looked down and met my eyes and I knew what he was going to ask but I couldn't and I felt the tears start pooling in my eyes. "I can't, you know I can't…I have my dad, Scott and Stiles, I can't just run"

"Skye I'm not leaving you here unprotected"

"I'm not unprotected, I'll meet up with Scott and Isaac but you two have to go now before Kali gets here, please" I looked up into his eyes and forced the tears not to fall. "Please, for me" he sighed then nodded and everything moved fast they grabbed a couple of things then Peter and I we're downstairs watching them about to leave and I had no idea when I was going to see him again.

"Promise me something?" Derek asked pulling me into a hug and was whispering in my ear. "If anything happens, you get your dad and you run, come find me okay" I nodded but knew I couldn't promise that, I've done nothing so far to help Scott and Stiles find their parents and that made me a really crappy friend right now.

"I love you Derek, more than anything" he nodded then pressed his lips to mine before pulling back and got into his car with Cora. "Promise me you'll keep going and tell me where you end up once you guys are settled" he nodded again and I saw the briefest sign of a tear threatening to fall from his eyes.

"Don't call until you're at least a hundred miles away" Peter said leaning against the door, Derek looked at me then Cora before looking back at Peter. "GO!" Peter exclaimed.

I watched Derek and Cora pull away and knew that I had to get back out there and help, Lydia and Ethan were going to hold off Kali and Aiden so it gave me the chance to get away on foot and luckily my house wasn't that far away, I ran in calling for my dad but he wasn't here so I called him on the landline.

"Dad, dad where are you?" I asked desperately when he answered.

"Skye what's going on?" he asked back.

"Dad are you safe?"

"I'm at the station Skye looking into Sherriff Stilinski's disappearance" I sighed in a little bit of relief. "Skyler what's going on, are you okay?" I knew I had to lie but couldn't bring myself to.

"Stuff is going down dad, okay but I'm safe and you have to promise me not to go out into this storm, stay at the station okay please"

"Where's Derek, is he with you?" I forced back the tears because I didn't want him to worry about me.

"Yeah he's with me" I lied. "Just stay safe okay and I'll call you as soon as it's all over"

"Skyler just come here okay, don't get involved kid" I shook my head then realised he couldn't see me.

"I can't daddy, I have to help Scott and Stiles save their parents because this is more than disappearances okay, you just have to trust me and stay safe, for me please" I felt tears start to fall. "I love you dad" I hung up then ran upstairs quickly getting some charge in my phone.

I quickly changed into some green shorts, threw on a black cut t-shirt and pulled on my leather jacket and my combat boots ignoring the landline ringing since I knew it'd be my dad then grabbed my bike helmet and barely charged phone before I ran back downstairs into the garage and pulled the cover off my bike smiling a little as I hopped on.

I texted Scott asking where he was and he texted back telling me they we're headed to Allison's apartment to get her dad's scent so I pocketed my phone then pulled on my helmet and peeled out of the garage speeding towards Allison's apartment complex.

I parked out the front then ran in just as Allison, Scott and Isaac were getting into the elevator, Scott smiled appreciatively at me to which I nodded but Allison and Isaac looked impassive about my being here and I deserved that from them, we rode up the elevator in silence until Scott got a call from Stiles just as we reached Allison's floor and got out of the elevator heading to her door.

"Stiles I'm not smelling your dad's boxers, socks okay I'll smell the socks" I couldn't help but laugh

"What about me?" Isaac asked, as Allison unlocked the door.

"See what you can find in my dad's closet" she replied going towards a door. "Anything with the strongest scent" she opened it but stopped and stood shocked in place.

"Quite an arsenal your father's got here, young lady" Scott tensed at the voice but walked into the doorway and must have saw his father standing there so I held up my hand to Isaac shaking my head at him signalling it was best we kept hidden. "Scott"

"What are you doing here?" Scott asked him.

"Following one of the only leads I have, now since I don't know where you've been, why don't you have a seat and we can talk, you too Skyler, Isaac" he called so we stepped out of hiding, I glared at him because I'd never liked this man especially after what he did to Scott.

"How do you know my name?" Isaac asked him.

"Your name's one of the few things I know, to be honest the rest of what's going on around here has me stumbling in the dark, even over the smallest clue" I smirked since nothing new there.

"If you're trying to tell me that you don't have a clue, I learned that a long time ago" Scott said walking in the room further and I smirked crossing my arms glaring at his father.

"I'm really hoping to avoid the embarrassment of dragging my own son into an interrogation room, really hoping" I rolled my eyes but walked into the room as Scott and Allison took the seats in front of the desk while Isaac and I stood behind them. "I'm not gonna lie, I'm more than a little disturbed, not only by the number of missing parents but the fact that it's Stiles' father, your father" he pointed at Allison. "And your mother" his dad added looking at Scott.

"Mine are both dead" Isaac said after putting up his hand and I sniggered.

"Save the clichéd teenage empathy for your high school teachers, the four of you know more than you're saying and I'm fully willing to keep you here all night if I have to" I frowned.

"You can't legally keep us here" I spat at him.

"Not without some kind of warrant" Allison added

"I've got a desk full of probable cause" Agent McCall replied gesturing to the guns on the table.

"My father is a highly respected private security consultant and federally licensed firearms dealer, that means he has to own a few weapons" Allison stood up going up to the desk "Like this 175-pound draw tactical crossbow or this carbon steel marine combat knife, Fifty AE desert eagle, hmm" she grabbed a grey canister off the desk "Smoke grenade with pull ring ignite" she pulled the ring and threw it at Scott's dad "Go" I smiled and the four of us ran out of the room.

We quickly made our escape and drove to the preserve, me and Scott on our bikes and Allison and Isaac in her car, we pulled up where they'd agreed to meet Stiles but he wasn't here yet so that had me a little bit worried.

"You okay?" I asked Scott when we'd stopped.

"I didn't know what to say to him, I couldn't come up with anything" he replied then turned to Allison. "But what you did, that was awesome" I rolled my eyes but was smiling because it was pretty cool.

"I still haven't gotten anything from Stiles, you?" Isaac cut in looking down at his phone then up at Scott.

"I don't get it" Scott replied shaking his head.

"Alright well we can't wait for him, come on" I nodded and we headed into the preserve following Scott and Allison since they knew where the Nemeton was, we began the journey up the hill and saw the whole town beneath us and a thunder storm in the distance so I was guessing it was in that direction.

"Cutting it a little close, aren't we Scott?" we all turned seeing Deucalion walk up behind us and I stepped back nervously.

"We got a little delayed" Scott replied turning around. "Where are the others?" I glared at him because I knew full well what they we're up to.

"Occupying themselves with other pursuits" I growled and let my eyes glow golden yellow and watched Isaac and Scott stare at me surprised.

"Long story" I muttered but kept my eyes trained on Deucalion.

"So it's just you and me against her?" Scott asked turning back to Deucalion.

"I'm going with you Scott" I cut in stepping forward to look at him then turned back to Deucalion. "That doesn't mean I'm a part of your pack since as you can see I'm no longer an Alpha" I growled at him but the smirk never left his face.

"I think you'll be surprised what a good team we all make" I growled then looked back at Scott waiting from him to argue but he didn't he smiled and nodded then turned to Allison and Isaac.

"Okay get Stiles and then get to the root cellar, okay?" he asked them. "We'll keep Jenifer away long enough for you to get them out of there"

"How are you gonna do that?" Isaac asked him and met my eyes briefly before looking back at Scott.

"I have a plan" Scott replied then we followed Deucalion.

We all walked up to the abandoned distillery I had met Derek at after Boyd died and I shuddered crossing my arms across my chest sighing loudly then looked over at Scott as thunder and lightning continued around us.

"You said you had a plan?" Deucalion asked Scott.

"On the first day of class, Jennifer sent all of us a message" I nodded.

"Yeah the last line from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness" I added looking up at Scott curious to what that had to do with anything.

"I got a message of my own to send her" I frowned but didn't comment as he recorded a message standing in front of the carved sprial. "You see this symbol, it's a symbol of revenge, you talk about balance, about saving people, we know what you really want and now you know where to find us"

"Way to be dramatic Scott" I smiled leaning against the wall and he chuckled under his breath.

"It'll get her attention" he replied shrugging, I laughed and rolled my eyes.

Scott and Deucalion stood staring out the door as I continued to lean on the wall off to the side, until I heard someone approaching so I pushed myself off the wall and stood next to Scott watching the silhouette walked towards us, then all of a sudden someone walked out behind and walked beside.

I looked up knowing that shape anywhere as Scott looked at Deucalion but he wasn't surprised at all as Jennifer and Derek walked into the distillery, Derek looked at me in surprise and anger that I was here.

"Derek what the hell are you doing?" I spat walking up to him.

"This might be hard to believe but actually trying to help you and Scott" Derek replied making me angry because I had told him to leave and yet here he was trusting Jennifer.

"Ooh like brother against brother and of course mates against mates" I turned and glared at Deucalion but then my eyes went between Scott and Derek as tears sprung to my eyes because how could I choose between them, Scott was one of my best friends but Derek was my everything "How very American this is" Deucalion added and I shook my head at Scott feeling terrible for what I was doing, I couldn't fight beside Deucalion not when Derek's life was on the line.

"I'm sorry Scott" I stepped beside Derek and took his hand.

"You'll regret that Skyler" Deucalion smirked. "Are you ready Jennifer, did you gather your herbs" Deucalion added folding up his cane and taking off his jacket. "Pray to your ancient gods and your oak trees, slit a baby's throat perhaps, should we show them why you need to sacrifice nine innocent people just to face m" Deucalion started turning into his werewolf shape and it was slightly terrifying. "Or is it twelve now?" he asked in a distorted voice that angered me knowing he was talking about their parents, he growled and went after her as Scott and I shared a scared look.

Derek quickly transformed too and went for Deucalion before he got to Jennifer but Deucalion grabbed both his arms stopping him and bent them down as Jennifer came up to him and tried pushing him back with some sort of power but it did nothing, then Deucalion grabbed their throats.

"No!" I growled and shifted making Deucalion look over at me as I walked closer ready to spring.

"Take one more step and I'll snap his neck Skyler" he said

"No please" I begged watching helplessly as he lifted them off their feet and laughed before dropping them, Derek went to attack again once he was free but Deucalion tossed him aside like he weighed nothing and he landed on some old tires.

"DEREK!" I screamed and went after him, I skidded to my knees kneeling beside him and lifted his head into my lap as he coughed up blood. "What the hell are you thinking?" I asked panicked.

"What are you thinking?" he asked back sounding angry.

"I had to for Scott" I replied shaking my head. "I told you to run" he shook his head right back at me.

"Kill her" Deucalion suddenly said making me look up and saw he had Jennifer kneeled at his feet. "Do it" he ordered again but Scott didn't move then Deucalion let out a loud growl that sent Scott to the floor, I looked at Derek and noticed he flinched but wasn't swayed by his growl, Scott transformed against his will and looked at Deucalion "Now kill her, your parents are dying that storm you hear she's burying them alive, it's her connection to the telluric currents, kill her and it ends" I stood up moving Derek's head off my lap and let out a growl of my own.

"No!" I snarled glaring at Deucalion. "You're not turning my best friend into a killer"

"I've been patient with you Skyler but now you're getting in the way"

"You think I care, I'm not going to stand here and let you force into doing you're dirty work"

"She's right, he'll have you kill everyone you love, it's what he does" Jennifer added but I glared at her not needing her input.

"Their dying Scott, your mother and the parents of your best friends, kill her now and it's over, become the Alpha you're meant to be, become a killer" Scott looked up.

"They're not dead yet"

"Who's going to save them, your friends" Deucalion laughed as Scott stood up and allowed his eyes to glow gold as I stepped up beside him smirking knowing what Scott was going to say.

"My Pack" Scott answered, Deucalion let out a growl and ran over to us with unnatural speed then stuck his claws into my chest before throwing me clear across the room.

"Skye!" Derek and Scott yelled as I landed against the metal wall, I fell to the ground and clutched my chest in pain as I could do nothing but watch Deucalion grab the back of Scott's neck and his hand forcing him forward towards Jennifer.

"Maybe you just need a little guidance"

"I forgot to tell you something, something that Gerard told me, Deucalion isn't always blind" I knew what that meant and quickly shielded my eyes as Scott threw a flashbulb to the ground then opened my eyes when light filled the sky and noticed it'd transformed back into my human self.

"The eclipse it's started" Deucalion stated as Derek helped me up pressing his hand over the wound which had now stopped healing because of the eclipse and I choked spitting out blood onto his shirt then looked up at Derek with worry because that couldn't have been good.

"Oh no" I heard Scott mumble and look towards the entrance to see the Darach coming towards us and ran into the distillery shoving Scott out of the way but I couldn't see where he landed as black spots filled my vision and it was becoming harder to breathe.

"Derek" I whispered looking into his eyes and he frowned pulling me closer.

"You're okay, you're gonna be okay" I knew he didn't believe it by the sound of his voice breaking. "You just hang on okay" I nodded but started choking again spitting blood up.

"I'm sorry" I apologised squeezing his hand.

"Shh, just stay awake, don't try and talk" I nodded but then felt myself going limp in his arms as my body shut down, it felt like one of my lungs had been punctured and I could barely breathe at all now. "Skye hey, no, no, no hey stay with me" I offered him a small smile before everything went black.

Derek's POV

"Skye, hey no come on" I pulled her up desperately as Scott came running over.

"Skye?" I looked up then turned to the sounds of Jennifer cracking Deucalion's skull against the floor.

"Jennifer!" I called stopping her. "He doesn't know" I added then looked at Scott, he nodded and we switched places as I forced my dread into the back of my head, her heart was still beating and I had to hope that once the eclipse was over she'd be okay.

"Know what?"

"What you really look like" I replied walking towards her because I had an idea and hopped it was going to work. "He knows the cost of bringing Kali into his pack but he's never seen the price you paid.

"No, no he hasn't" she replied then bent down and placed her hand over his eyes.

"Derek" I looked back over at Scott and saw him shaking his head looking down at Skye, I forced back the tears and still focused on Skye's barely beating heart turning back to Jennifer and Deucalion as he started to scream.

"Turn to me" I frowned watching as it didn't look like it made her as weak as I thought it would, Deucalion turned and she turned back to Jennifer before going to strike him but then stumbled so I caught her. "What is this?" she asked me.

"Healing him made you weak, just like healing Cora did to me and Skye, you won't have your strength for at least a few minutes"

"Then you do it" she asked smiling. "Kill him" I smiled a little and shook my head because that was never my plan.

"No" she looked at me surprised.

"What?"

"Like my mother used to say, I'm a predator but I don't have to be a killer" I gripped her throat and started squeezing. "Let them go!" she grunted but managed to find strength to push me down into some crates before she repeatedly punched me in the face then stopped.

"Derek" she whispered like this hurt her but then her face darkened as she stood and turned going back to Deucalion but I stood up still ready to stand in front of her as I glanced at Skye and saw Scott's tears as he stared down at her.

I tried to strike her but she grabbed me and forced me up against some metal pipes and continually threw my body against it sending waves of pain up my back but I refused to give into the pain and thought about everything I'd fought to get where I am today, everything I was fighting for and looked over at Skye and remembered the night I first saw her, the night everything changed.

The first time I looked into her eyes I knew my whole future had changed, I was no longer the loner orphaned Derek Hale who got his family killed and cared only about himself, I was now her protector, her guardian and would do anything to keep Skye safe even if that meant sacrificing myself in the process, she was everything to me and I refused to give in so when I felt the power return to my body as the orange glow in the sky started fading as the eclipse was over I smiled when my eyes started glowing.

"You're fifteen minutes are up" I pushed her back and she fell back before quickly stood up, I watched Scott lay Skye down then rush toward Jennifer with me but she threw mountain ash up and it fell around her in a perfect circle.

"Like I told you Derek, either you or the parents" I glared at her. "Well I guess I'll just have to take them now, in a few minutes they'll be dead and I won't need a lunar eclipse even to kill a Demon Wolf" I looked up at Scott as he glared at her then raised his hand and tried forcing his way through the mountain ash barrier.

"Derek?" my head snapped over to Skye and saw her stirring so I ran over pulling her into my lap as Scott continued pushing his way through the barrier and it looked to be working. "What's happening?" I didn't answer her and continued to watch Scott manage to take a step inside the circle and my eyes widened in shock, that shouldn't be possible.

Skye's POV

I looked up and saw the bright blue light and saw Scott trying to force himself over a mountain ash line and he was succeeding then with a blinding light it was done and Jennifer fell backwards looking up at him in shock as was Derek especially when we saw Scott's eyes we're a bright blood red.

"How did you do that?" Jennifer asked him scooting back.

"I'm an Alpha now" Scott replied after a few seconds of silence. "Whatever you're doing to cause the storm make it stop or I'll kill you myself, I don't care what it does to the colour of my eyes"

"Won't change the colour of mine so allow me" Deucalion suddenly said and came up behind Scott and slashed Jennifer's throat wide open, I turned my head into Derek's chest instinctively and felt one of his hands go into my hair keeping my head buried in his chest.

I opened my eyes and saw that Jennifer was dead and the storm had stopped so I turned and smiled up at Derek as he kissed my forehead and I watched relief wash over him as I sat up more feeling around my chest for the wounds but they were ninety per cent healed.

"So what happened?" he shook his head with a small smile on his face.

"You nearly died" I frowned looking up at him. "Don't ever do that to me again Skye" I sighed then wrapped my arms around his shoulders as his went around my waist pulling me to him.

"You and I both know neither of us can promise that" he chuckled then kissed the top of my head.

"I know" he sighed then lifted my face and pressed his lips to mine until we heard Scott talking on the phone as Derek helped me to my feet but I was shaky so he sat on some crates and pulled me to sit in his lap peppering kisses all over my neck making me laugh.

"…we're okay, we're all okay" I heard Stiles say and looked up towards Scott and sighed in relief, their parents we're okay. "How 'bout you, are you guys okay?" Scott looked over at me and Derek, I smiled and nodded as Derek scoffed shrugging.

"Sort of" Scott replied and I laughed again.

"Well you think you can come get us?" Stiles asked.

"Yeah, of course" Scott replied and I stood carefully.

"Great okay, um bring a ladder" Stiles replied and I laughed as Scott hung up then the three of us walked over to where Deucalion was standing.

"My mother told me you we're a man of vision once" Derek started the looked at Scott as he kept his arms wrapped around my waist as I stood in front of him. "We're letting you go because we hope you can be that man again" I rubbed his arms smiling up at him.

"But if you're not, then having your eyesight back won't matter" Scott took over. "Because you'll never see us coming" I grabbed Derek's hand then we walked away leaving him to make the right choice.

Derek and I went back to the Sherriff's office and when my dad saw me he sighed in relief getting up to pull me into a hug but then he saw the blood on my shirt and he started his lecture about being reckless and idiotic and I just sat there and took it, he even yelled at Derek a little for not having a tighter leash on me and I had to laugh.

"Believe me sir, nothing can rein Skye in" I rolled my eyes at Derek as my dad laughed.

We went back to my place but the whole ride there I noticed Derek was suddenly quiet and had a feeling I wasn't going to like whatever he was stewing over so when we got home we headed to my room and I changed out of my bloody and dirty clothes throwing out the t-shirt then walked back over to Derek and climbed into his lap as he was sitting on my bed.

"What's wrong?" he looked up and I raised my eyebrow at him.

"After everything that's happened I think…I think I need to leave Beacon Hills for a little bit" my eyes widened. "Cora wants to go back to South America and I'm going to get her settled in somewhere new away from all this" I nodded as that made sense but I didn't like it. "I guess I'm just I'm nervous about you"

"Me?" I asked frowning.

"I want you to come with us Skye" he brushed my hair out of my face behind my ear.

"Derek as much as I'd love to follow you anywhere you know I can't…my dad would never let me drop out of school and I can't just leave him" he looked down nodding.

"I thought you'd say that" he looked up with a smile but I didn't match it. "I love you Skyler, more than anything"

"Will you come back?" I asked fighting back my tears.

"Of course I will, I don't know when but I'll be back okay" I nodded then pulled his lips to mine.

"I love you Derek, that's never going to change" I replied then went to get off his lap.

"Where do you think you're going?" he pulled me back to him and I laughed pushing him to lay back. "I love you to Skye even when you give me near heart attacks from all your near death experiences"

"Hey there haven't been that many" I argued sitting up but ran my hands underneath his shirt.

"Six" he replied and I frowned. "I've nearly lost you six times Skye" I tried to think about them all but couldn't remember six exact times I'd nearly died. "When you we're trapped in the school by Peter and he attacked you and Scott, you almost bled out, then again at my old house when Peter attacked you again" I frowned rolling my eyes because they weren't near death experiences.

"They weren't near death" he rolled his eyes.

"Then Matt shot you at the Sherriff station, Allison cut your stomach open when you jumped in between her and me, at the mall falling over the edge and that very was near death and now" I sighed leaning down to capture his lips again.

"And every time I've been okay, because of you, you make this life worth every bit of pain I endure" I grabbed the hem of his shirt and pulled it over his head before running my hands down his chest over his stomach smiling at the feel of his skin. "And besides you've had a few scares to, Kate shooting you, Kate kidnapping you then shooting you again…need I go on" he smiled pulling me closer.

"No we've both made our points, we're each other's strengths but also each other's weaknesses"

"But we're better together" I added letting him pull my singlet over my head. "And as long as we have each other then we have something to fight for" he sat up nodding then kissed me.

"God I love you" I laughed cupping his cheeks.

"And I love you, now shut up and kiss me again" he shook his head but pulled me into another kiss and the rest can be left to imagination.

The next morning was possibly the hardest over the last few months because I was helping Derek and Cora load what little they we're taking into Derek's car and I was forcing back the tears that really wanted to spill out.

"Thank you for everything Skyler" Cora said then pulled me into a hug and it surprised me.

"Your welcome" I replied smiling.

"I mean it, you saved me not once but twice by giving up your power to save me and you've made my brother happier than I've ever seen him"

"That's no biggy, he's everything to me" she smiled then walked over to where Peter was.

"I told you my sister would learn to love you" I smiled turning to see Derek behind me, I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and crashed myself to him feeling the tears start.

"Be safe and call me every so often okay" I stepped back.

"You know I will" he wiped the tears away, then held up a set of keys. "Keys to the loft and the Camaro, I want you to keep it permanently" I took them smiling and held back the sob. "Come here" he pulled me back and kissed the top of my head. "I love you Skye and hopefully I shouldn't be too long okay but if I am I don't want you hanging around waiting-" I put a finger to his lips.

"There's only you Derek, my windows will always be open for just you" he smiled then pulled me into a searing kiss that had a whole lot of fresh tears start pouring down my face.

"Same here, you're my mate and it'll always be you Skye" I nodded then stepped back otherwise I would never let him leave. "Which is why I'm being a total sap boyfriend and bribing you with a gift" he reached into his jacket pocket and held out and leather strap charm bracelet with a small triskele medallion sewn into it.

"It's beautiful Derek" he fastened around my wrist gently kissing the small scar of our mating mark. "Thank you I love it, I love you" I kissed him one last time before moving aside.

They climbed into his car and then they we're gone, I then went to school since I was already running a little bit late but wasn't going to miss saying goodbye to Derek, I walked in and saw Scott and Stiles.

"You're here!" Stiles exclaimed when he saw me and I stared at them in confusion.

"Uh why wouldn't I be here?"

"Derek's leaving?" Scott replied.

"I know" I walked towards my locker opening it and taped a new photo of me and Derek that I'd taken last night on the inside of my locker smiling, I was smiling into the camera but Derek was looking down at me with adoration clear in his eyes as he had the smallest of smiles playing on his lips.

"We thought you would've gone with him" I turned back shaking my head.

"I can't leave you guys!" they smiled. "Besides what kind of friend would I be if I broke up the three amigo's and my dad would've killed me if I dropped out of school and disappeared" they laughed so I pulled them into a hug. "I love you guys!"

"We love you too Skye" they replied at the same time and we all laughed before heading to class and even though my heart was a little broken I knew I was okay because I still had my friends, my dad and Derek was going to come back and no matter how much time we spent apart I knew my heart would still belong to him and I knew his belonged to me so I was okay and maybe a little distance would be okay and only serve to make us closer.

A/N: This is the first part of Season 3 so let me know what you guys thought and whether you'd like me to continue this story