Sorry it's been so long; classes have started back and I've had family in the hospital. If you haven't read it yet, I've rewritten the previous chapter. Thanks for you continued support!
Arriving at the house Derek immediately calls a pack meeting; we decided that the best way to go about the whole Lydia situation is to just bring to the pack and let them decide what should happen. Once everyone came in and got situated, Derek started the meeting.
"Stiles and I just got back from Deaton's place where we learned some interesting things about what's been going on here lately. It has been decided that Deaton is to have nothing more to do with any pack business; it seems that he can't be trusted to be honest and not cause any harm to anyone."
Derek paused to allow everyone time to let that information sink in before he told the rest of it. Looking across the room, it was the first time that I ever saw Lydia look nervous. As much as I wanted what Deaton told us to not be true, looking at her guilty face proved that it was; Derek apparently saw the look as well.
"Before I continue this meeting, is there anything anyone would like to say?" Derek asked.
He was giving her a chance to come clean about what she did; regardless of how this comes out, no one is going to take what happened lightly, but it may be better if she just comes out and says what she did. Unfortunately, Lydia didn't see it that way and said nothing; making a situation that was already bad, that much worse. Derek sighed and continued on with the meeting.
"Fine, then. Deaton already told Aiden, Ethan, and Danny the reasoning behind Scott's deception, but he didn't explain everything fully. Scott did come to Deaton with the plan of feeding Danny his blood, but Scott wanted to do a large amount all at once, which would have killed Danny straight away. Upon realizing this, Deaton told Scott that if he was going to go through with the plan to use small amounts over a long period of time to lessen the chances of Danny dying."
"But why though?" Isaac spoke up and asked. "All Scott ever talked about was how he hated how Peter forced the bite on him and how if he was alpha that he would never do anything like that. Why would he just decide to take away Danny's choice?"
"The power of an alpha." Peter said.
Derek nodded his head and further explained. "When becoming an alpha, all of a werewolf's instincts are in overdrive. The need to make and have a pack is strong and can be overpowering; if someone doesn't have the proper training in how to control themselves and learn how to manage their new instincts then they let their instincts take over. When I was alpha before, the same thing happened to me, I bit you all because I wanted a pack; and while yes I did explain to you what you were getting yourself into as far as hunters went I never was really helpful in teaching you how to control your instincts."
"It was the same way with me." Peter said. "At the time I wasn't in my right mind at all and the power of being an alpha made my instincts and desire for revenge that much worse. Even though deep down I knew what I was doing was wrong, I couldn't fight my instincts."
"Ok," Aiden spoke up. "That explains why Scott wanted to feed Danny his blood but, if it was based on his instincts why did he only start doing a few months ago and not when he first became an alpha?"
As much as I hate to admit it, Aiden had a point. Why would Scott suddenly decide that Danny NEEDED to be a wolf?
"He felt threatened as an alpha; and he'll feel that way even more so now." Derek said.
"What do you mean Derek? How does Scott feel threatened?" I asked. I had a feeling I already knew what the answer would be, but I was hoping that I was going to be wrong.
"Scott has been the only alpha in Beacon Hills for a while since Cora and I were gone. That's the way he expected it to stay even if I returned; no one was expecting me to be an alpha again or for you, Peter, Isaac and Jackson to be a part of my pack. Scott didn't see it as me coming back and reclaiming what was already mine, but coming back and taking power away from him. He wanted to retaliate, but his wolf knew that he couldn't straight out fight me, I'm older and I'm a born wolf, therefore stronger than he could be on his best day. Knowing this his wolf turned to the one thing that could bring him more power."
"By creating and having a bigger pack than you." Danny said quietly.
Derek nodded his head; and then Aiden asked the question that was going to take this conversation from bad to worse.
"Well, where did Scott get this idea from then?"
At Aiden's question, Lydia looked even guiltier; mainly because of how angry Aiden sounded. Lydia always expects everyone to go along with her and follow her lead, and according to Jackson, it's a lot worse if you're dating her. So, I guess naturally she thought that Aiden would just agree with what she did and that was going to be that; but there's one thing she forgot about, and that's how close Aiden and Ethan are.
With Aiden and Ethan being twins they're exceptionally close, more so than most siblings, taking that and the fact that mostly all their lives they've only had each other to depend on and they're pretty much inseparable. And as much as Aiden was against Ethan being in an actual relationship with Danny, he's since gotten over it and has embraced Danny not only as Ethan's mate but as a part of the small family that he and Ethan have formed between the two of them. Aiden is the older of the two of them and is fiercely protective of Ethan; knowing this I think Lydia has realized that for once in her life, she's all on her own.
Derek took a couple of steps forward so that he was standing directly in front of them and asked,
"I don't know Aiden. Where do you think Scott got the idea from Lydia?"
At first no one, including myself, had any idea why Derek asked Lydia where she thought Scott got the idea from; then I realized what he was doing. Derek wasn't going to tell the pack what she did; he was going to make her say it herself. He knew that mostly everyone in the room being a werewolf that she wouldn't be able to lie or talk her way out of this; not when someone's life was almost lost because of her.
"Why would Lydia know that?" Danny asked.
Lydia looked around the room at everyone staring at her, waiting to hear her answer. From the looks of things though Peter and Jackson had already figured out why we were asking Lydia. Peter and Jackson's eyes were glowing a fierce blue as they glared at her.
"Yes, Lydia. Why would you know that?" Derek asked in the most chilling and terrifying voice I've ever heard from him and by the way that Lydia looked up at Derek and then quickly looked away, I knew his eyes were a burning bright alpha red.
"Come on, Derek. Lydia doesn't know how Scott got that idea. Right Lydia?" Aiden said. When Lydia didn't answer Aiden looked over to her to see her staring at the ground like it was the most interesting thing in the world; and then Aiden understood why we were questioning Lydia.
"LYDIA!" Aiden growled. Finally she looked up towards him.
"What Aiden?" She asked, her voice dripping with malice.
"Why are they asking you about Scott?" Aiden asked using the same tone of voice, eyes blazing blue.
Lydia looked around the room and sighed.
"Because I found it, ok. I found the ritual in one of my books and took it to Scott." She admitted.
It was like all the air had been sucked out of the room. Almost everyone was in shock at the fact that Lydia would even think to do something like that, much less do it to Danny. No one moved or said anything after that; it seemed as though it had been quiet for hours, but in reality it was only a few minutes, then Danny spoke up.
"Why? Why would you do that to me?" Danny asked with tears in his eyes. Lydia looked at him then immediately looked away; I guess seeing the pain written clearly on his face was too much for her.
"Do you know what it's like going from the top straight down to the bottom? It used to be that everyone knew who I was and they followed me with hesitation. Then all of a sudden, little Ms. Perfect arrives," Lydia said gesturing to Cora.
"And now I don't matter, I might as well be gum on the bottom of their shoe! I didn't mean for Danny to get hurt! I just wanted things to go back to the way they were!" Lydia screamed.
Then a completely wolfed-out Ethan lunged for her; the only thing that saved her was Aiden and Derek holding him back.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS? YOU ALMOST KILLED MY MATE SO YOU COULD BE POPULAR AGAIN!? I'LL KILL YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!" He growled, still trying his hardest to get to Lydia.
"Peter!" Derek yelled, getting his attention away from where he was glaring at Lydia. Peter went over and helped Derek pull Ethan into the next room to calm down; an upset and confused Danny followed after them, wanting to make sure Ethan was ok and needing to be as far away from Lydia as possible.
There was only Aiden, Cora, Jackson, Isaac, Alison, and I left in the room with Lydia. She looked around the room, hoping for sympathy or understanding I suppose, but was met with nothing but looks of disgust and pity. Disgust at how she allowed her need and want for attention cause her to jeopardize one of her closest friends' life, and pity at the person she has become.
"Come on you guys. I didn't mean for Danny to get hurt that bad, I swear it. Please you have to believe me!" She practically begged.
"You knew what the ritual would do." Isaac said quietly. "You knew there was a chance that Danny could die and you didn't care. You didn't care how your actions would make anyone else feel because you don't care about anyone else."
Isaac and Alison stood up and quietly headed up to their bedroom; Alison wouldn't even make eye contact, much less look in Lydia's direction. After a couple of minutes Jackson and Cora went to leave as well. Lydia called his name, but he just ignored her and led Cora upstairs. Even though Jackson doesn't love Lydia like that anymore, she was his first love; seeing what she did to his best friend, and knowing what she wanted to happen to his mate, hurt him more than anything.
Derek came back into the room then, he grabbed the back of Aiden's neck and gave it a small squeeze, a sign of comfort, before turning to Lydia.
"You need to leave this house, you're no longer welcome here. You will have nothing to do with any of us or any pack business. If the pack wishes to contact and talk to you, then that's their business, but you will stay away from us. At the end of the year, once you graduate, I suggest you go away to college far from Beacon Hills." He said in a deadly calm voice. Lydia honestly looked hurt and confused, like for some reason she couldn't understand why understood why she did what she did.
She immediately looked to Aiden, to see what he had to say; hoping that someone would follow or at least believe her in the fact that she didn't mean for Danny to be hurt. But Aiden just looked at her, shook his head and said that he was going to check on Ethan and Danny. Knowing that Derek wanted her out, she then looked towards me. I guess in some misguided attempt at trying to appeal to the crush that I once had on her; forgetting the fact that my alpha mate was still in the room. Derek walked up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. Maintaining eye contact with Lydia I tilted my head to the side to give Derek easier access to the pulse point on my neck. For one to keep him somewhat calm until she left and to show her that with her siding with Scott and trying to hurt my pack, she no longer held any alliance with me.
Realizing that she had lost respect from everyone, she quickly yet quietly gathered her things and purse and left the house.
Later that night after everyone had some time to decompress from the issue earlier, Derek and I decided that we should have a pack night and just relax with each other. After the betrayal of someone we all thought we could trust it seemed like this was what we all needed; just some time to relax and be with one another. It was a little awkward at first but after a while everyone got settled in; after a while my dad and Melissa showed up and Derek filled them in on what happened and the role Lydia played.
My dad was just as angry as we were earlier; Melissa was angry as well, but she was mostly hurt and confused on how Scott could do something like this. I could tell that she was starting to blame herself and I assured her that nothing Scott has done is a reflection of her in any way, shape, or form. After talking with her we all went back to join the rest of the pack in living room. About an hour later Derek's cellphone rang and he excused himself to answer it. When he came back in the room he turned the tv off and turned to address all of us.
"That was Deaton. Scott's on his way here."