"Derek goes over to this house every morning to walk a young lady, by the name of Keira Creek, to the diner that's a block away." Gerard said to Chris as they sat in the SUV and waited for Derek to make his appearance at her house. As if on cue his black Camaro pulled up to her house and Derek stepped out. He swiftly walked up the stairs and knocked on the door before walking in.
"Do you think he's going to turn her?" Chris asked and Gerard shook his head.
"No, but she can be used against him." He said with a smile that churned Chris's stomach.
Derek watched as Keira danced and walked at the same time down the sidewalk next to him. Her straight dark brown hair was getting in her face as he tried not to laugh at her. She was humming the theme to "Scooby-Doo" vigorously as if he weren't even there. It didn't matter that she was in public since it was four-thirty in the morning, but he wondered how many times she may have done this in the past.
"I almost want to ask…" Derek said and she smiled as she laughed.
"Well I was flipping through the channels on my TV this morning and 'Scooby-Doo' was on…" she smiled guiltily, "… I love that show."
"You mean cartoon." He said to tease her more than anything.
"Well I've seen every episode a thousand times so I remember what the characters and stuff look like… you know like how I said with the movie we fell asleep watching."
"At least I didn't use you as a pillow." He said and she scoffed at him.
"I hope you know that you make a horrible pillow." She said completely serious, "Really, you're the first pillow I've ever had that got up and walked away while I was sleeping."
"How many men have you used as pillows?" he asked her and she started to count off on her fingers just to hear him chuckle.
"I'm kidding; you're my only man-pillow." She said and he smiled.
Derek wasn't sure why it made him happy to hear that he was the only guy she'd fallen asleep on. It bothered him that he felt that way, but really it worried him more than anything. He couldn't like her, if he did, it would put her in danger. Derek realized how careless he had been about coming over to see her and just plain being around her. If the hunters, or worse, the newly resurrected Peter noticed it could be very bad for her.
"Derek, are you okay?" Keira asked him. He hadn't realized he had stopped walking and he looked up at her.
"Yeah, I just got caught up in my thoughts, that's all." He said and she smiled sadly at him, but they continued on walking in silence.
Keira knew something was wrong when Derek hardly spoke to her at the diner and on the walk back to her house. She wondered what was wrong with him, but wasn't sure if she wanted to ask. She feared that he would say he wouldn't be able to come over anymore. The thought that she had actually gotten attached to him was what worried her out more than anything. She didn't want to have feelings for anyone mostly because she feared that they would leave her.
"Will you please tell me what's wrong?" she finally asked him when she realized they were close to her house.
"Nothing," He muttered mostly under his breath, but she knew it was a lie.
"You're never this quiet." She said to him, and if she could see the look of surprise she may have actually smiled. Derek had never been told that something like that before, but it only proved how close he was to her. They talked to each other a lot, but mostly about nothing important, and nothing personal.
"I don't know if…" Derek stopped talking which made her heart beat faster than it already was. The scent of fear rolled off of her, but so did that of emotional pain. "… It's nothing."
"… Do you want to come inside?" she asked as he stopped walking. She knew they were in front of her house when she heard him lean against something, which happened to be his car.
"Nah, I'm kind of tired." He mumbled to her. Maybe that was all that was wrong with him.
"Well you know you can just crash here if you want." She said smiling a little.
"Okay." He said and then pulled out his cell and texted Boyd to let at least one of them know he would be gone longer than usual.
Derek woke up to the sound of two voices talking; he knew both of these voices. One was obviously Keira since he was sleeping in her bed, but the other was the unnerving voice of Chris Argent. Derek didn't want Keira dragged into this war, but he couldn't help that he was in the next room. He listened until he heard Chris leave and then he came out of her room.
"What did he want?" Derek asked starling her since she hadn't heard him walk into the living room.
"He was just going around meeting his neighbors; he said he was new." She said to him and he sighed.
"Can you do me a favor and never speak to him again." Derek asked softly.
"What?" she said and he sighed.
"That was Chris Argent." Derek said to her, "you need to stay away from him."
"Do you care to explain why?" she said folding her arms across her chest.
"I… I…" he blanked out for a reason why she shouldn't talk to Chris.
"Derek, will you please tell me what's wrong?" she asked with a worried expression.
"I can't tell you, and I think I shouldn't come over tomorrow." He said to her.
"Are you in some kind of trouble?" she asked him worriedly.
"What can I say that won't make you worry?" he asked her and she tried not to smile.
"That you'll be here tomorrow the same as always," She said giving him her blind puppy-dog eyes.
"I invented the puppy-dog eyes." He said and she pouted.
"Yes, but the puppy-dog eyes work on anyone, but the blind." She said and he couldn't help, but smile.
"Alright, I'll be here tomorrow." He said with a sigh.
"Good, now will you tell me why you don't want me talking to Chris Argent?" she asked again.
"Keira…" he growled at her.
"… Is waiting patiently for her answer," She said folding her arms across her chest and giving him 'I'm-not-going-to-stop-until-I-know' look.
"His family and my family have been feuding for as long as I can remember and I really don't want you to talk to him." Derek said and she rolled her eyes.
"I'm not part of your family so I don't see what the problem is." She said and Derek sighed.
"I care about you and they could hurt you just because I care." He said and she laughed.
"You're starting to make this sound like the Hatfield and McCoy feud." She said to him and then her eyes widened, "Argent… as in Kate Argent's family."
"Yeah," He said to her, "We're a lot like the Hatfield's and McCoy's."
"Oh…" she said lowering her eyes to the floor.
"I… I'll try to explain more later, really." He said reaching out involuntarily and running his hand through her dark brown hair. She leaned her head against into his touch before he realized he even did it. He made no move away from her since she didn't seem to mind and her hair was really soft.
"Okay." She said softly.
Morana's Ramble: Wow. I'm actually posting early. Early for me anyway. Midnight. I have a headache from lack of food, but sometime later we're supposed to go to Walmart. Probably at 1:00 or 1:30. Then I shall feast! Anyway... I'd love some reviews. And Keira and Derek are getting closer! So this does take place after Peter comes back as you've read. I'd love some reviews. The hunters know about Keira now and I'll have to think of a way to add them in again. Or do you think they'll pity her 'cause she's blind? I'd love some reviews. Gerard is a heartless bastard though... Chris might try to stop him since he's nicer... I'D LOVE SOME REVIEWS! Morana out~!
P.S to one of my reviewers... The picture I have set as the cover is what she looks like, but I will try to add in more detail of how she looks. :)
