Skye's POV

I stood in the doorway of Derek's loft watching as the he held a trash bag in his hand picking up cups, beer bottles and peeling the neon tape off the walls, everyone else had gone but I didn't because I was still shocked that he was actually here, he was finally back.

"You need help?" I asked rubbing my now healed arm since Derek popped it back into place allowing the bone to heal, he looked up and nodded running his fingers through his hair making me smile, I walked over to him and took the trash bag. "You should know I didn't know the party was here until we pulled up"

"It's fine, it's done now" I smiled but it quickly fell as my phone buzzed.

Skye I'm sorry I missed your birthday because of the blackout but I'm going to make up for it sweetie, you and me dinner tonight I've got the night off – Dad, I sighed since it wasn't the same as last night.

"Everything okay?" Derek asked.

"Just my dad making up excuses for missing my birthday" his eyes widened.

"Today's your birthday?" I smiled.

"Well it was yesterday actually" I replied pointing up at the still rising sun.

"You we're born on Halloween" I smiled and rubbed my neck nervously.

"Uh yeah"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because it's not exactly the kind of birth date you enjoy having and you haven't really been answering my calls lately" I replied and he looked down nervously.

"Well happy belated birthday" I smiled blushing.

"Thankyou"

"And I have a perfectly good reason for not calling you back" I quirked an eyebrow at him. "Peter and I ran into some trouble on the way back from settling Cora into South America"

"What kind of trouble, are you okay?" I asked worriedly.

"Yeah I'm fine now" Derek replied smiling. "We ran into a family of hunters down in Mexico trying to get something back from them"

"What were you trying to get back?" I asked him curiously.

"A container with my mother's claws" my eyes widened a little. "They we're all that was left and I needed to ask her something"

"Did you get your answer?" I asked him not sure how he asked his dead mother something but chose not to ask that, he nodded and I sighed then pulled him into a hug because I still couldn't believe he was here. "I just knew something bad had happened to you, I felt it" I replied nuzzling against his chest.

"It wasn't anything I couldn't handle" he replied rubbing my back. "Okay maybe almost losing my head had me at a pause and Peter lost a finger but I had too much to live for to give up at any time" I rolled my eyes but nuzzled against his chest taking a deep inhale of his woodsy smell that calmed me to know that I finally had my mate back in my arms. "So did you miss me?"

"More than you can imagine" I replied.

"I can because I missed you to" he said as he lifted me up into his arms so I wrapped my legs around his waist as he looked down and smiled at the leather bracelet that I only took off when I showered, I smiled reaching up to brush my hands over his cheeks then brought his lips to mine sliding my fingers through his hair as he kissed back and pushed my leather jacket off my shoulders.

His smile grew as we continued to kiss then he walked over to the bed and fell onto it with me underneath him, I quickly grabbed his shirt and pulled it over his head and couldn't help stare at his perfect abs but frowned when I saw a small burn mark on his side that I recognised from when Kate had electrocuted him and growled

"Don't worry" he kissed my forehead. "It's healing slowly, they kept us from healing" I nodded knowing what he meant especially since I knew firsthand how hunters could keep us from healing and what they did to keep werewolves from escaping.

I pulled him into another kiss and started working on his belt trying to get it off as he kissed my neck, I finally got his belt and fly undone so he took the chance to run his hands up underneath my skirt then pulled it off along with my top before throwing them carelessly somewhere then we resumed kissing fighting for dominance over the other.

"Well now this is interesting" we parted and looked up seeing Peter so I screamed and quickly grabbed one of Derek's pillows to cover myself since I only had a strapless bra and panties on.

"Peter get the hell out!" Derek yelled but Peter stood there smirking.

"It's not like there's anything new to see, I'm sure we've all seen…" Derek growled cutting him off.

"Never mind" I spoke up getting out from underneath Derek after he sat up and quickly grabbed my skirt and shirt pulling them back on then grabbed my discarded leather jacket. "I've got to go anyway I have school but call me later" I kissed him quickly before rushing towards the door.

"Bye Skyler, it was nice seeing you again" Peter said I turned back and glared before leaving. "I see she forgave you" I couldn't help the smile thinking that Derek had actually been that worried I wouldn't forgive him.

"Shut up" Derek replied so I finally left quickly running back home to change and get my butt to school before my dad realised I was out all night, I climbed up to the second level then let myself in through my bedroom window.

I quickly showered then got dressed as quickly as I could into a pair of black jeans, dark grey singlet shirt, hi-top sneaker heels and pulled on my leather jacket and put my leather bracelet back on then ran downstairs grabbing the keys to the Camaro since my bike was still at Stiles place.

I went out into the garage and smiled at the Camaro before jumping in and drove towards school pulling up into a parking spot then hopped out just in time to see Scott pull up with the twins flanking either side of him.

"You guys going to be doing this all day?" I heard Scott asked the twins as I walked towards them.

"All day" Ethan replied.

"All night" Aiden added with a smile.

"Is this about being in my pack?" Scott asked them just as I came into view of them and he looked up at me.

"This is about you two being the target of demonic ninjas" Aiden replied looking up at me and I frowned crossing my arms glaring at them because I'm sure we'll be fine without their help.

"You mean the demonic ninjas that pulled swords out of their chests and completely kicked our asses?" Ethan asked smirking.

"Yeah, those demonic ninjas" Aiden added, I rolled my eyes at their joking antics.

"We don't need anyone to protect us" I cut in glaring.

"They were looking right at you guys when the sun came up" Ethan argued.

"And they also disappeared" Scott replied. "Argent thinks that they could just come out at night"

"Since this is our first experience with demonic ninjas, we're thinking we should play it safe" Ethan argued with him again.

"All day" Aiden added smiling.

"And all night" Scott sighed as he put his helmet on his handle bars.

"Looks like you gotta a problem Scottykins" Scott rolled his eyes then got off his bike with the twins followed close behind us as we walked inside school heading to Scott's locker.

"Yeah so do you, these things looked at you to so we can guess they're after you just as much as their after me"

"Hey but I'm already being protected, Derek's following me from a far" I replied as we reached his locker and he started putting books away.

"How do you know?" he asked frowning at me.

"I don't know I just do" I replied looking around trying to spot Stiles but I haven't seen him since last night and it was kind of worrying me. "Have you seen Stiles?" I asked trying to pretend the twins weren't standing behind us.

"Yeah he asked us to meet him in the chemistry room" I nodded. "Which reminds me" he turned back to the twins. "Skye and I need to talk to Stiles and let him know everything that happened last night, without you"

"No" Aiden argued.

"Yes" Scott replied.

"And we don't want you listening in" I added glaring at the twins. "No wolf hearing"

"How would you even know?" Aiden asked.

"I'm a true Alpha" Scott replied and I smiled. "You have no idea what I can do" Scott closed his locker before he and I went off to find Stiles leaving the twins behind.

We found him waiting by the chemistry room but as soon as we walked up to him I knew something was wrong, he seemed more erratic and hyper than normal and that was saying something for Stiles.

"Hey Stiles, what's up?" I asked him.

"I have to show you guys something" Stiles replied opening the door to the room. "I was with Caitlyn last night and we were kissing but she saw my key and we noticed it glowing then she starts talking about phosphors and the key having chemicals on it right and so that made me think of the chemistry closet and the fact that someone had to let Barrow in…" Stiles paused looking at the board. "It's gone okay"

"What's gone?" I asked confused as I stepped closer to him.

"It doesn't matter though, it doesn't matter I've still got the key" he walked over to the closet and started looking through the keys on his key ring. "What the hell, I had it I had it here I had it here this morning, I swear to god I had it this morning"

"The key you were talking about last night?" Scott asked him.

"Yeah, I showed it to you right didn't I show it to you?" he looked at us.

"No you just told me about it, I never actually saw it" Scott said then he turned to me but my focus was on Stiles as he walked back towards the blackboard.

"I was here a couple hours ago and the message left to Barrow spelling Kira's name was right there on the board in my handwriting and I had the key to the chemistry closet"

"So you unlocked the chemistry closet so Barrow could hide in it from the cops and then you wrote him a message to kill Kira?" I asked him disbelievingly.

"I know how it sounds" Stiles replied then reached into his pocket and pulled out a newspaper clipping. "But look at this, this is the news report that came out about Barrow when they caught him, okay about the shrapnel bomb that he used" I nodded but was growing more worried about him. "See this, see what he did, he put nuts, bolts and screws and then he hid the bomb and the detonator in a box that he wrapped as a birthday present, what does that sound like to you guys?"

"Coach" Scott replied as I nodded my head.

"The prank we played on coach" I agreed with him.

"That was my idea" Stiles replied nodding his head. "You remember that was my idea, that's no coincidence, it can't be" I looked from Scott and Stiles before shaking my head.

"I don't want to sound like we're trying to tell you that you're wrong but I don't think you're trying to kill people either" I replied then put a hand on his shoulder rubbing it as he looked back at the board.

"It was here, it was all here" he muttered.

"Stiles you feeling okay?" I noticed his hand was shaking as he crumbled the piece of paper up into a ball.

"She's right your looking really tired" Scott agreed with me.

"Yeah I'm fine" he whispered turning to us. "I just haven't been sleeping really"

"Then go home, your entitled to a day off okay" I rubbed his arm soothingly and stared at him with worry, he nodded then walked out heading to the office to sign himself out today. "I'm worried about him" I muttered to Scott and he nodded his agreement before we left heading back down the hall and the twins we're quick to catch up with us again.

"Did you tell him?" they asked and I rolled my eyes.

"No, he's got enough on his mind right now" I replied following beside Scott.

"If they're coming for you two in a few hours then so do you" Aiden replied.

"What if it's not us?" Scott replied turning to face them so I stopped.

"What do you mean?" I asked him confused.

"What if we're not the ones they want?" Scott added then looked down the hall at Kira as she walked around the corner and down a set of stairs.

"Who else is there?" Ethan asked him missing Scott's look.

"We're gonna need a plan" I pointed out and he nodded.

We went throughout the rest of the day with no problems except the twins insisted on following us but Scott and I had figured out a plan for that, during one of my free periods I took the sparkplugs out of their bikes smirking then walked down the hall and found Kira handing them to her.

"Scott's going to meet you near the bus bays" she nodded taking them from me while I ran out to the Camaro getting ready to leave myself, I threw my backpack into the backseat then started driving out of the carpark but then I saw a figure jump out in front of me and I had to slam on the breaks. "For god's sake Derek" I snapped but he walked over and jumped into the passenger seat.

"Here I thought you'd be happy to see me" I rolled my eyes at his cocky smirk.

"I am but next time I'll run you over" he laughed shaking his head at me as I started driving again towards Scott's house just to make sure that these demonic ninja's as the twins we're calling them didn't actually come after him or Kira. "Where's your bike?" he asked.

"It's still at Stiles'" I looked over at him with a small smile because I was still getting used to the fact that he was actually back.

"I finally got a chance to read and check my messages by the way" my smile fell as I looked back towards the road. "Did you really think I was leaving you?" I didn't answer him so he grabbed my hand and entwined our fingers. "Skye you know I'd never treat you that way and I'll never just stop calling you to break up with you"

"I know, I was just upset and I had no idea what'd happened, also you can't blame me"

"What are you talking about?"

"Well you are you and I'm…me" I stopped the car a few houses down from Scott's house and turned off the car.

"Skye I really hate it when you talk yourself down like that" he turned to me grabbing my other hand. "You're beautiful, smart, funny and everything about you I love okay so I never want you to think of yourself as unworthy" he cupped my cheeks. "It's me who is unworthy of someone like you" I frowned and looked up at him.

"That's not true" he sighed shaking his head then pulled me closer.

"Skye you have no idea how much I love you so don't ever think I'd be the one to leave you, you're everything to me"

"And you're everything to me Derek, these last few weeks have been hell not being able to see you or touch you" I run a hand over his cheek and he leaned into my hand closing his eyes.

"I know because it was hell on me to" he grabbed my waist and pulled me to sit in his lap and I gladly went straddling his waist. "I love you Skye, so much"

"I love you to Derek" I leaned in and pressed my lips to his and kissed him as though we'd never kiss again, I ran my fingers through his hair messing it up as we devoured each other before dropping them down his chest and started unbuckling his belt and jeans.

"Hey what are you doing?" he asked stilling my hands but he was smiling.

"I need you so much" he looked around but the street was empty.

"You really want to do it here?" I nodded not giving a crap that we we're in public right now, I forced my lips back on his but then looked up when it suddenly went dark and I heard a distant scream and remembered what I'd been here for.

"Crap Scott" I jumped out of the car and ran down the street with Derek right behind me and we threw open the door to Scott's house shifting before throwing ourselves inside seeing the demonic ninja's and we started fighting.

Derek and I teamed up against one but there was still two more but then the twins joined the fight smashing through a window and took one of the others, Scott and the twins managed to get the other two back outside and Derek and we're forcing this one closer to the front door.

"Mom, the ash!" Scott yelled as we continued to push the creatures outside. "Mom now, do it now!" he yelled just as Derek and I finally got the ninja out the front door and his mom ran to the front door throwing down a glass jar, it shattered and created a line of mountain ash trapping the ninja's outside but us inside, I sighed in relief and shifted back breathing harshly.

"All of the baseboards are ash wood?" Derek asked Scott as he stared down at the ash line.

"Uh, yeah it was Deaton's idea" Scott replied then looked at him. "And where the hell did you come from?" Derek and I shared a look as I tried not to blush.

"I've been following you two" Derek replied wrapping his arm around my waist and pulled me to his side.

"For how long?" Scott asked him.

"All day" Derek replied and I laughed then grabbed his hand following him as we walked away from Scott as we double checked the perimeter.

"This isn't how I thought we'd be spending the evening" I muttered looking up at Derek, he chuckled pulling me to his side kissing the top of my head.

"At least we're together" I nodded my agreement wrapping my arms around his waist and hugged him laying my head against his chest taking a deep inhale of his calming pine and woodsy smell that was all Derek.

"It's Kira, right?" I looked up hearing Aiden and frowned when I saw him with Kira. "You gonna tell us what you are?"

"What?" Kira asked him sounding panicky. "What do you mean?" she asked him, he smiled then grabbed her hand and I stepped back from Derek ready to intervene.

"Aiden" Ethan warned his brother.

"Watch!" Aiden exclaimed towards his brother then lifted Kira's hand to the barrier and it bounced back with blue light confusing me, she couldn't cross mountain ash either. "See that?" Ethan walked over to them. "She can't go through it either, so what are you?"

"She's a kitsune, idiot" Derek cut in walking towards them and my eyes widened that he knew what Kira was. "Use your eyes, you can see it all around her" I let my eyes change and saw the shape around Kira and was surprised. "The younger ones give off an aura, she just hasn't learned how to conceal it yet, she probably doesn't know what kind she is either" I walked up and put myself in Derek's arms again feeling like I had to be touching him in some way.

"How do you know all that?" I asked him.

"I've seen one before when I was younger" I nodded leaning back into him as Scott came back downstairs looking worried but I didn't ask how his dad was since I already knew the answer, if we didn't get him out soon he was going to bleed out.

Scott and Kira stepped aside to talk leaving Derek and I with the twins but I was barely paying any attention to them since I still didn't like them no matter whether they we're helping us or not, I can't just forget all that they did especially assisting Kali kill Boyd.

"I wasn't going to hurt her" Aiden spoke up behind us, I looked up towards them.

"Not yet" Derek replied without even turning to them.

"Why do you think we're here Derek?" Aiden continued. "For study group, we're here to protect Scott" I scoffed shaking my head.

"We're trying to fight for him" Ethan added.

"I'm sure you are" Derek replied as I kept my mouth shut knowing it'd just get me in trouble if I voiced my thoughts towards the twins. "I'm sure you'd kill for him" he continued turning to face them but kept me in his arms. "But are you willing to die for him?" Derek asked them, the brothers shared a look but didn't answer and I knew that meant no.

I rolled my eyes then turned back into Derek's arms because I was starting to feel claustrophobic being trapped in this house but then the house started shaking making me look up to see the creatures hitting the barrier with their swords and hands.

"What are they doing?" Scott asked coming back into the room with Kira.

"Testing for weaknesses" Aiden replied looking around as more of them started doing it in all different spots, I leaned closer to Derek's side as I heard dishes smashing as they fell from the counter in the kitchen and they kept going seeming to try and stick their hand through the barrier. "Guys, we have a problem" Scott quickly pulled out his phone and dialled a number.

"Allison, please tell me that you have something" he said into the phone. "They're here, they're trying to get in and it looks like they're gonna' be able to do it"

"Okay, okay listen" I heard Allison say over the phone. "They're Japanese demons, they're called the oni, they're looking for someone possessed, someone with a dark spirit attached to them"

"A nogitsune" Scott said and I looked at him confused as Derek looked towards the back door seeing another one trying to get in then pulled me tighter to his side hurting me a little but I didn't care and grabbed his shirt tight in my fist as I stared at the oni in fear.

"How'd you know that" Allison asked him surprised he already knew that. "Scott"

"Just…tell me what else" Scott said back into the phone.

"Okay they won't hurt you, they know you're supernatural but once they do this check, once they realize that you're not carrying with you this dark spirit then they won't hurt you, I promise all they're looking for is the nogitsune" Allison explained before the phone cut out and Scott dropped the phone from his ear.

"I'm right, aren't I?" Kira asked Scott. "They're looking for me"

"They're looking for a dark spirit and I know it's not you"

"Scott, we're going to have to do something" Derek cut in pushing me behind him as the oni broke the barrier and they stepped inside, I squeezed his hand as I trembled against him.

"Don't do anything" Scott spoke up and we all turned to him in shock.

"Is he serious?" Aiden asked as three of the oni stepped forward.

"I said don't do anything" Scott replied the looked back at Kira holding his hand out to her, she took it and he entwined their fingers before turning to me and held out his other hand. "Trust me" I nodded taking it in a friendly gesture before the three of us walked towards the oni, I let go of Derek's hand but he reached back out worriedly.

"It's okay" I soothed him even though I knew it was futile.

"Skye…no" he whispered but I shook my head then turned to face the oni.

They oni stepped forward then grabbed us the same way they had Aiden and as I stared into the eyes of the one holding me, a chill grew and I felt my whole body lock up forcing me to drop Scott's hand as we all fell to our knees, eyes still locked with the oni before I felt the sting of a burn behind my ear as they let go then stepped back.

I fell to the side but fell into a pair of arms and looked up seeing Derek cradling me against him as I shivered against him since I still felt cold but watched the oni disappeared and the twins check over Scott and Kira.

"Skye?" I nodded that I was okay but clung to the front of his shirt. "I'm taking you home" I nodded then looked up at Scott who was running upstairs to get his dad to a hospital.

"Get me out of here" he nodded then put his arm around my back and under my knees then carried me to the Camaro putting me into the passenger seat then grabbed the key out of my jacket pocket before getting in and took me home.

He pulled up and the first thing I noticed was that my dad was home but before I could tell Derek that I was okay he was already out and picking me up again carrying me towards the front door.

"You can put me down you know" I whispered but he shook his head just as the front door opened and I looked up seeing my dad.

"Skyler!" I groaned knowing this wasn't going to end well, he ran towards me. "What happened?" he asked then looked up and seemed to notice that it was Derek carrying me. "Derek?"

"Dad I'm okay" I replied to his earlier question as Derek paused. "Derek put me down" he looked down at me and I gave him a hard stare telling him I was okay to stand now, he nodded then set me on my feet but kept a protective arm around my waist just in case.

"When did you get back?" my dad asked Derek with a glare and I knew he wasn't happy with Derek.

"Dad can we talk inside?" he nodded so we went inside into the lounge room and he sat on the armchair while Derek and I took the couch.

"Now is one of you going to explain to me why my daughter looks pale as a ghost and the fact that Derek you've made a miraculous appearance"

"Look dad, I can tell you that why I look like the walking dead is because there is something going on and new creatures we're testing other supernatural creatures looking for some dark spirit" as I said it I knew I sounded crazy.

"Good god, what else is going to pop up" he yelled looking up at the ceiling and I held back a laugh but he turned to Derek. "And you, you just happened to come back to town during all this after leaving without so much of a word to Skye"

"I knew he left dad" I argued. "I told you he was spending time with his sister and helping her move back to South America"

"And the reason I'd stopped calling Skye was because I ran into trouble down there and lost my phone" Derek added taking my hand and squeezing it, I watched my dads face as he took all this in then sighed and rubbed his face.

"I'm getting too old for this crap" I smiled as I found it funny when my dad swore, he looked back up at me. "Skyler I think we need to talk" I furrowed my brows as I stared at him. "Alone" he emphasized.

"Whatever you can say to me you can say to Derek dad, you know how important he is to me and we have no secrets" I felt Derek's smile but didn't look away from my dad.

"It's okay, I'll see you soon Skye" I turned to look at Derek when he said that with a frown but he kissed my forehead then leaned in. "I'll come back tonight, I promise" he whispered in my ear so I nodded then watched him leave before turning to my dad.

"What is so important that Derek couldn't know?" I asked crossing my arms, he sighed rubbing his face again before meeting my eyes.

"I've been offered a job" I frowned but shrugged my shoulders. "In Miami with the police department and with all the…problems we've been through here I'm thinking about taking it" my eyes widened when I realised what he meant.

"What no!" I stood up. "I'm not moving to Miami dad, my friends are here, my life is here I can't just move away" I yelled and started pacing.

"Skye this isn't up for discussion, now I've thought a lot of this this kiddo and I know that this is going to be a big change but I'm not watching my daughter get killed because frankly that's what's going to happen because of what you are"

"Whether we live in Miami or here dad I'm still a werewolf and that won't change"

"I know but at least you'll be away from all this crap" I growled and felt my claws start coming out.

"I'm not moving dad, I have Scott, Stiles…"

"And Derek?" he asked and it just increased my anger.

"Yes!" I screamed at him.

"Skyler this is happening" he insisted and I felt my eyes change as I looked away not wanting my dad to see me losing control.

"No it's not" I yelled then ran out of the house not caring that he was calling me back.

I didn't bother with the car and ran straight towards the forest, I ran and ran until I finally collapsed in exhaustion and screamed punching the tree in front of me hearing the bone break again, I couldn't believe my dad was actually thought I'd leave Beacon Hills, this is my home and I wasn't about to give it up especially Derek.

I felt the tears falling down my face as I moved to lean up against the tree pulling my knees to my chest as I broke down in sobs, I never thought my dad would try and take me away from everything I've ever known and love and I wasn't going to let him.

I heard the sounds of twigs and bark snapping as someone was running towards me so I stood up taking a defensive stance but then the scent of my attacker filled my nose and I relaxed watching Derek run into view, I didn't wait for him to stop and ran to meet him throwing my arms around him as I broke down in sobs again.

"Oh my god Derek, my dad…my dad's making me move" I cried into his neck and he wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I know, he called me and told me what happened and that you took off" I looked back because he didn't even sound upset.

"You know and yet you don't care that he's taking me away" he shook his head.

"He's not taking you anywhere Skye" I looked up confused.

"When he told me I lost my cool and yelled at him myself, I'm not going to let him take you away from me I promise okay, I don't care if we have to run away together, I'm not losing you" I sighed nodding my head and knew that if my dad tried forcing me to move than I would do it, I would do anything to be with Derek.

"I love you, I love you so much" I pulled his lips to mine and he kissed back with fever before pushing me up against the nearest tree and I moaned as I jumped up wrapping my legs around his waist before grabbing his shirt and pulled it over his head.

He returned the favour and soon we we're both naked doing things you shouldn't do in the middle of the woods but at the moment neither of us cared because we we're finally together again and nothing was going to separate us again.