It has been far too long for this update my sincere apologises. Any errors please tell me the ending I know is a tad rough and I'm not sure if it goes a little OC, please say what you think..

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Once more we trudge...

Derek POV

I caught her just as she began to fall, the shock all too much for her.

"Mutt lets get moving before they start looking for round two." Clay drawled, supporting the weight of Rae between himself and Elena.

Cradling Chloe in my arms I followed them out the room, careful not to jostle her in my arms. "We can't go back to the others not yet." I stated, once outside. Chloe may trust Rae but I didn't not enough to lead her to the others or disclose Chloe's situation to her. "It's safer for now to keep Rae separate" they conceded my point and we made our way to a motel surrounded by field.

I tried to keep as much as my attention on the road but it was hard when Chloe's limp form was strapped in next to me. Elena went to pay for the room whilst I unbuckled Chloe and Clay struggled with a semi conscious Rae. Fortunately, she wasn't fully aware of what was happening otherwise I knew Clay would have some lovely burns for his troubles. Instead she muttered incoherent abuse, slurring each third word and trying to stand on her wobbly legs reminding me of the deer on ice from a film called Bambi that Chloe had forced me to watch.

By the time Elena had returned Rae was back to her normal self and had put some distance between herself and Clay much to my amusement. She had tried to initially walk away, but as we were literally in the middle of nowhere she took three steps one look around and came straight back. I lay Chloe gently on the bed that decorated the enclosed space, whilst Rae jumped on the couch and the Pack leaned against the walls, eyeing the fire demon with amusement.

"How have you been D?" She asked, looking over the back, after she realised that the tv only picked up static. Instead of answering the question I just looked at her for a moment trying to determine if she tried or was naturally an idiot. I mean I wasn't one for small talk under good circumstances but when Chloe was unconscious and didn't look to be waking up any time soon I was not in the best of moods. Clay and Elena tried to stiffly their non too subtle laughter with a cough.

My silence conveyed my meaning and I did not turn my attention from Chloe as the hours passed, only once did i divert it with the disturbance of the exit of the Pack. Who returned shortly with food in hand to see our positions were yet to alter. I was seated by Chloe waiting for any sign or movement on her part whilst Rae lounged on the couch staring aimlessly at the one channel she had achieved in getting to work.

Unfortunately, for her, it was a soap opera in fluent Spanish. The rapid Spanish mixed with bad acting made it mind numbingly boring to even look at let alone watch. The smell of food wafted from the bag infiltrating my senses, achieving in agitating my already vexed stomach who growled in protest of emptiness.

"Finally some food, I'm starving." She moaned hauling her self off the couch , only to pause at the growl Clay gave her as he moved the bag out of her reach, "come on pretty boy i need some grub, girl got to eat." Clay looked at Elena who threw her a wrapped sandwich before she could open her mouth to moan anymore.

My belly yelled angrily at me but I ignored it, if Chloe wasnt eating then I wasn't going to. "Eat something, blondies going to do what she going to do if you eat or not." Drawled Clay who was by now eating his third sandwich. I just shook my head at him, still grasping Chloe's hand.

A phone rang startling the Rae, who patted herself down in search of the cellphone. "Come on...come on... Hello?" She answered, a familiar voice echoed from out of the receiver.

"Rachelle, your not in serious peril then such a pity."

"Victoria, always a pleasure" Rae supplied, no matter how much Chloe tried she could not fix that friendship. It was only the lack of Rae's attention on the ID for her to actually answer the phone call from Tori.

"Yeah I'm a delight, I didn't ring for a chit chat i'm surprised you answered you know with all the food stuffing you do. i bet its hard fitting it all into your kidnapped schedule but you make up for lost time alright. " Tori sighed as if already bored with this conversation.

"I'm warning you witch-"

"Oh boo hoo, the only thing you can do is incinerate your phone. Now where are Derek and Chloe, and the other two werewolves I sent with them?" She replied cutting Rae off mid threat. So that's how they got out before us. Tori let them, but why?

"They are here with me." Rae retorted, aware she had the upper hand.

"Where's here stupid?"

"Some shitty motel room, in the middle of no where."

"Alright, so you're all safe and sound no casualties." Tori breathed, her relief evident.

"Yeah all hunky dory, well aside from Chloe being unconscious and all."

"What!" Tori shouted, making me wince at the sharpness of her voice.

"Oh look at the time, must be going bye." Rae yelled, before hanging up and then dismantling her phone. I shook my head at her antics, before something caught my eye, lying amongst the discarded remains of the phone was a tiny chip. One that I had seen Tori insert into our phones so she knew where we were. Picking it up, I stared at it before placing it and the rest of the phone in the drink that Rae and just poured.

"What on earth is wrong with you!" She squealed, surprised by my sudden movements.

"Tracker." Was my only response before I seated myself once more beside Chloe. Clay picked up the glass and searched the watery depths for the chip that had sunk to the bottom.

"Whose tracker was that?" Elena asked.

No one answered.

"Whose tracker was that?" She repeated her tone a warning growl, a werewolf not to be trifled with.

"It was her phone darling, why don't we ask her?" Clay drawled, staring at the half demon with contempt. It was strange not to be on the receiving end of such a look.

"I honestly don't know. I get the phones from Chloe. She gives me them. I swear." Rae spluttered quick to be off the hook.

Obviously she didn't think anyone believed her, so she tried heating her hands up without anyone noticing. However, it was strangely notable when the smell of burning begins to fill our sensitive noses. The only source in the room could be the fire demon, whose eyes were changing shade. That meant her demon was taking control, not good. The only person I knew that could calm Rae down was Chloe the rest of us just aggravated her more.

"Come on baby, time to wake up." I urge quietly, placing a light kiss on her cheek before trying to prevent the oncoming chaos.

"Rae." I speak quietly, like one would to a startled animal. I make no sudden movements and make it clear that I am not going to hurt her. "Rae, I think you need to calm down. Just breathe."

"I am calm." She retorted her voice barely concealing her anger. "Why wouldn't I be calm? I've been calm whilst i dealt with the fact that I've been kidnapped, tied to a chair, threatened, drugged, locked in a motel with strangers and then I find a fucking tracker in my phone that Chloe gave me. Enlighten me, genius why I should calm the fuck down. When my day just seems to be getting worse." As her rage had built, the stress from the events of the past day building up eventually made her hands grow hot and her control slip.

"Sounds like a normal thursday to me Rae." A croaky voice replied weakly. I was by her side in a second helping her sit up and urging her to drink something. " No fun being the weakest link, am I right? How long was I out?" Rae had visibly calmed down at the sound of Chloe's voice which allowed the tense Pack members to relax a little.

"A few hours, your over taxing yourself. You need to rest." I tell her aware that she would just ignore me or find a moral reason to ignore my warnings.

"Who knew he was such a mother hen?" Rae asked, retreating once again to the couch. I was about to make a retort when the door swung open making us all be defensive. Chloe was beside me in a second, Elena and Clay had taken similar stances to us whilst Rae peered over the sofa.

"Haven't been to one of these in years." Tori whined disgust evident in her every word as she strutted into the room, eyeing everything with contempt. "Keep your furs on its just me. I let these two numbskulls out and look what happens here was me thinking sending the Pack with them would help but no Chloe still has to have some drama. Always the inconsiderate energiser bunny."

Chloe smiled before replying "I just can't help myself, its just hard wired in now. At least no one got hurt, I just fainted no biggy."

"Chloe you collapsed it's not a 'no biggy' you need to rest." I insisted feeling my scowl cross my face, Chloe matched my glare with one of her own.

"When did Derek become a mother? Was it the same time he gave Chloe his balls?" Rae quipped, "He brings a whole new definition to whi-"

My growling had been cut off by Chloe placing her hand warningly upon my chest at Rae's jabs, yet the growl from the pack still hummed in the air. Tori with a flick of her fingers used a knock back that sent Rae flying over the couch and landing with a thump. Her eyes turned black as she stood, heat radiating from her hands. She took two steps before Tori sighed dramatically and captured her in a binding spell.

"Tori you can't just bind people." Chloe scowled, looking as menacing as a kitten. "We've talked about this, what are you doing here anyway?"

Turning her back on Rae, which I would of advised against if it were not for the strength of Tori's binding spells. She had once left Simon in one then gone shopping, only to be called home by Kit who was not amused. As much as we learnt, it is very hard for witches to hold their binding spells unless they are in direct eye site with the one they are binding. Tori doesn't have that problem, I watched Chloe with concern as Tori checked for injury once more.

"Locator chips, they work wonders." She announced her smug smirk in place, as she eyeballed the room with disgust. "So Chloe, how come you fainted?" Tori had blurted out the question we had all been wondering as I watched her fidget with the hem of her top, a habit of trying to sort through her thoughts.

"Unbind Rae, Tori, please tell me you haven't left Simon bound either." I asked, it wasn't unheard of her to do that either. Giving me an eye roll she sighed and almost instantly Rae dropped to the floor being frozen mid movement, didn't allow for her to recover quick enough when the spell was lifted.

"When have I ever left poor Simon bound?" She asked, trying to play innocent.

"Last week, he stepped on your foot by accident and you bound him for three hours and put a cover spell on him." Chloe stated, laughing slightly at the memory. She aided Rae from the floor, checking her over for any serious injuries at the same time.

"We still haven't got an answer Blondie, the man seemed to know you and you fainted when he touched you. Who is he ?" Chloe took her time, before speaking.

Running her hands through her tangled locks, biting her cheek in thought before locking eyes with me, she looked so crushed I couldn't stand it. Pulling her close to me I held her as tears began to spill, my heart broke as the agony ripped through her. Slowly, she began to calm down.

Leaning back I looked upon her face, gently wiping away the sign of pain as I tried to comfort her.

"Chloe, do you know who it was?" I asked quietly, ignoring everyone else in the room, just focusing on her. Mutely she nodded, her eyes misting once more.

"Who is it baby?"

"It. It was my...m...my D...D...Dad."

Well Shit.