Hello you beautiful people, though I can not promise that you are beautiful. Hey I'm just saying it as it is. I don't know what you look like. No but fur real those funerals that I have been going to have been a toll on my body and my mind. So I apologies if the chapter turns out to be a little depressing or something. Anywhore I don't regret anything that happens in this chapter or in my past chapters. Yeah not even making Christa eat Victor. Z. Anywhore...let's get on to the story, shall we?
We all ended up being in a big 'study group', by we 'all' I mean; me, Stiles, Scott, and Jackson. Everyone was pretty on edge, which is expected with what happened the night before.
These past couple of days have been hell, I mean first day I get here I get chased down my an Omega. I make new friends, next a freaking snake rapes me, said new friends find out i'm a werewolf. Erica turns into a freaking bitch, I get pinned to every surface in the flucking world, and Allen's parents got killed! Afterwards I find out that Lou and my bro are up to some crazy shlit. They then kidnap me chain me up and torture me, I eat a guy! Who even eat's people? Oh wait, that's right Windigos. I start to get 'sick' randomly when I'm around Derek, speaking of Derek, I think we really bonded in that pool. Also the guy is my mate! Oh, and I can't forget that I'm supposed to kill him! I just fucking remembered that, oh my God. Maybe I can just ignore it, you know till it's important. All this crazy shit, all of this crap and I still have to pile on the fact that I don't know who ordered the death of my father!
My life is screwed, there is no way It's ever going to get close to the comfort that I once knew as normal. I sighed and laid my head down on the table, my eyes paying attention to a blue piece of paper that Coach had given me just moments before we formed the group. It was a sign, whether it was good or bad I could not predict. I wanted to think about the possibilities, to think about what could come from this, but I couldn't. The boys finally caught my attention. They were 'talking to me' this entire time, but I'm pretty sure they know I wasn't listening to a single word. You might wonder what could have possibly caught my attention, well curious voice in my head that thing that caught my attention was none other then Derek Hale.
"Derek poured I don't know, venom maybe, in my mouth. I couldn't move at all." I looked over at Jackson and frowned. What the hell? Maybe I should have been listening.
"He was testing to see if you were the Kanima?" Jackson shrugged while he scribbled on his notebook. That makes sense. "Did they say anything?" Jackson stopped scribbling and looked up at him.
"Yeah." I looked over at Stiles and Scott who looked very interested. Kinda adorable. Like children in kindergarten. Heh. "I overheard Erica and Issac in the hall. They were talking about killing Lydia, Derek thinks she's the Kanima." Stiles scoffed and stared Jackson in the eye. His eyes were filled with this distant feeling, like he was speaking the words of God.
"Lydia can't be the Kanima. When I looked into that snakes eyes what I saw was pure evil." Stiles paused and smirked. "When I look into Lydia's there's a considerably lower amount of evil." I smiled and let out a small chuckle. His crush on her is seriously the cutest thing ever. I hope they get together some day, even if it's not permanent. You know, just so he can feel true bliss. Wait. When did I stop liking Stiles, I mean stop loving him. I thought I had a crush on him? Where did that all go? Make up your flucking mind heart! You can't have both flavors, only one! Wolf or human, there is no in between pit-stop. I took a deep breath and leaned back in my chair. Well maybe it's better I have feelings for only one person, or wolf. Make things hella easier.
"You really are a suck up aren't ya Stiles." Said human tilted his head and stared at me.
"What does that mean?" I smiled and shook my head.
"Nothing." He rolled his eyes and turned back to face Scott. I looked up at the clock and felt my heart drop into my stomach. Times up. I sat forward and picked up my pack, setting it on the table with a little more force than I meant to. "I got to get going guys." I looked at the blue paper in my hand, it had a weight to it. Like a award, or maybe a suicide letter. It made my skin crawl and my heart drum so loud I swear my eardrums would pop. I stood up and pulled on my pack.
"Where are you going?" I gave Scott a weak smile as I held up the letter to show the boys. Seeing the note they frowned, they looked at each other and then back to be the frown still there. "You don't need to go if you don't want to." Stiles smiled at me and leaned forward, stretching his hand out across the table to grab mine. I smiled down at him and took my hand away lightly. Fixing my hair I gave them a smirk and turned on my heels.
"Nah bruv, I got this one." Stiles clicked his tongue and looked down at his hands. I let the smile slip off and turn into a frown. It felt more natural to be honest, didn't hurt my face as much. Now that I was comfortable, I made my way for the door. Leaving with speed I walked down to door #1, where most parents pick up their kids from school. I walked with my head high for once, if I was going to face her I was going to do it right. When I came to the end of the hallway I was met with the doors. Right outside in our beaten up blue truck was Lou. She looked sick. Her eyes like a raccoon, her skin looked like snow, and her hair looked like a rats nest. No wonder she not at the University teaching her students, she looks like a heroin addict.
With a deep breath I pushed the door open and walked across the parking lot, reaching out and yanking the truck door open. Lou looked up from where she was staring at the driving wheel, she looked like she had been crying. When she saw me a new light seem to travel through her face. To be honest, I don't I've been more worried for her in my life. She smiled and sat up, trying to look strong.
"Christa, you look well." I frowned and got into the truck.
"And you look like crap, what happened? Did you miss me that bad?" Lou lowered her head and bit her lip. Something was very wrong, she's hiding something or someone. Who knows what it could be. She started the truck back up and backed out of the parking lot.
"It's complicated." I rolled my eyes and buckled up. I hate that word. I looked over at Lou and felt my chest get tight. I know what she has done to me and all but, she still raised me and we are family. I sighed and reached over to rub her shoulder. Why can't I stay mad at people? She took a quick look at me before her eyes turned back to the road. "We're going to church." I coughed and took my hand back.
"What?" She frowned and slouched, clearly not happy about what she just said. "Why are we going there? I mean Ruby and them are up north still, right?" Lou nodded.
"Yeah, their still not too keen on moving off their sacred ground." I stared at the window and frowned.
"Then why are we going to church?" Lou sighed and reached over, opening the glove box. She reached in, pulled out an envelope, and handed it to me. I closed the box for her so she could get back to driving.
"Read that." I looked over the package. It was old and stained, like it's been around for years and years. Carefully I opened the envelop and pulled out the contents. They were documents about Derek, Issac, Erica, and even Scott. Pictures and police records, along with medical issues were in the pile. My hands shook and my heart started to race. She has to kill Derek Hale. My mothers words poisoned my veins and burned my eyes. How could such a thing fall onto me? Why would I need to do that? We've had folders like this before, info about targets that would soon be 9 feet under. Countless hunts have made me familiar with the setup, natural like homework handed out by your 1st grade teacher.
"Scott, Erica, and Issac still have gold eyes." Lou sighed and sped up a little. I felt the need to remind her, as if she would constantly forget.
"Yes I know, but they started a war." I scoffed and set down the papers.
"How?" I folded my arms and crossed my legs. "It was her fault, she was the bullheaded one." Lou groaned and honked at a driver in front of us.
"She was still his daughter, I would be doing the same thing if that happened to you." I felt like screaming, but that would draw unwanted attention so I settled for the next best thing. Sass.
"You would do the same for me?" I rolled my neck and cracked my knuckles out of anger. "I clearly remember you ready to give my life up just to test fucking Derek Hale!" Lou seemed to stop breathing. Good I hope she suffocates.
"Christa, I apologize. I haven't really been myself." I huffed and uncrossed my legs. "Don't pull that with me! I'm trying okay." I rolled my eyes and looked out the window not wanting to pay attention to Lou. "He was my husband, I loved him just as much as you did. Could you cut me some slack for once?" She sped up and weaved through the traffic.
"What you did was horrible." Lou coughed and turned down a dusty road.
"I know." She took a deep breath. "Christa, after your father died I." She took a break, her voice on the edge of tears. "I started doing drugs. I went to Ruby and had her make me a batch of that hallucinogen that we use on witnesses." I snapped my head to look at her.
"Why?" A few tears fell down her face as she shook her head.
"I don't know, it was a way for me to get away. But she warned me, Rue told me that it would screw with my head and I would get addicted fast." I looked down at the floor board and folded my hands. I didn't know what to say. What do you say to your 'mom' when she tells you that she has been doing drugs that she knows can kill her. And that's a lot to say when my dad made sure we couldn't be affected by most hallucinogens and poisons.
I looked out the window when I felt the truck pull to a stop. We were in front of an old building and I could see Allen standing outside of it, he looked just as bad as mom. His skin was pale normally, but this was just ghostly. This must be hard, being away from the farm where he could have all the blood he wanted, and now being surrounded by people he can't drink from. I sighed and pushed the door open and made my way over to Allen. He tensed up when I got close, I feel like I've been blind since I died. Like I have not truly seen what is around me this entire time.
"Allen, do you know what is going on?" Allen looked at me, his once bright red eyes gone and replaced with a human blue. What has happened to him, is this a side affect of the loss of blood? He shook his head and looked back down at the ground. Sighing I got closer and hugged him. "I'm sorry." Allen pushed me back and coughed, covering his nose as if I has just farted.
"Don't come close, you smell too good." Though I felt a little hurt from the push back, I nodded my head understanding. "Now, you need to get in there. Ruby is here to talk to Gerard about what he did to you." Again I nodded my head. Though I was a little surprised that Ruby came all the way down from the mountains to confront Gerard. Lovely. I put my hands on my hips and shifted my weight to one leg.
"So what is this business of hunting down the Hale pack?" He looked at me and frowned, letting his hand fall back down to his side.
"That I can't confirm a reason other than Gerard and his crazy mind." I sighed and cracked my neck. This is all so stupid. So so so so stupid. I rolled my eyes and walked over to the Church door, I put my hand on it and pushed it open. Taking a deep breath as I did so. When I entered I was horrified to see Ruby, a beautiful red head with bright blue eyes and tan skin standing next to a giant bowl with her wrist slit and pouring blood into it. My heart stopped when I looked over to see Gerard doing the same thing. They were forming a contract. My Ruby and stupid fucking Gerard are forming a fucking blood contract! And over what? I would fucking like to know what selling your soul is worth?
"What is going on?" Chris who was standing next to Gerard handed the man a towel, which he used to cover up his wrist.
"Ah, Christa. My beautiful grand-daughter, how are you. You look very, alive." I growled and felt my skin tense.
"I am not related to you in anyway okay, get that through your head! And yes I'm alive, and you know who isn't." Gerard nodded his head and let out an audible sigh.
"Yes, Victor. A shame really, he owed me money." I rolled my eyes and stomped up to the altar, stopping only a few inches from Ruby. She wasn't wearing her formal head-dress or her robe. It was kinda weird actually. I'm not used to this, help.
"Christa." Ruby smiled when she said my name. "You look great, though I can't say the same for your mom." I nodded and stepped a bit closer to her. She smelt of dirt and a thousand different spices. Like a doctors office, but not. It's confusing and I don't like it. I looked at Gerard and then back at Ruby.
"Can we talk, alone?" Ruby glanced over at Gerard before she nodded her head and walked down the altar stairs. I followed her down and out the doors of the church to where my mom and Allen where standing. She stopped and turned to me.
"So what do you want to talk about?" Now that we were alone I was filled with this happiness and couldn't stop myself from the violent hug I pulled her into. She hugged me back and even ran her hand through my hair. I missed her and her kids, I wish they would move into town and out of that dreary cemetery.
"What's all this about?" Was the first thing that came out of my mouth. "Why do I have to kill him?" Was the second. She stopped moving her hand and stayed still. "He's a nice guy, so are Erica and Isaac. They don't deserve death." I didn't push her away, and she didn't push me. We just sat there, I just waited for her to answer me. To give me an excuse to why we 'have' to kill them, some stupid crap like they started this, or it's part of our code, cus it's not. Are code is against killing innocent, and Erica and Isaac are innocent. We're supposed to protect them, not be the reason they need protection.
"Chrisy, I don't know why. He just wants it, and what he wants he gets. We learned what happens when we don't listen, you remember my husband." I nodded my head as I remembered the gruesome death of my uncle. His guts laid on him like chains, and his body was crucified in our cemetery. His eyes were gone and his head was scalped. Ruby didn't talk for over a year. It was a horrible time that no one wants a repeat of. "We listen to him and we live. We don't and we die. Now I looked into the moon pool and I saw you covered in blood. At your feet laid 4 bodies, who they are I don't know, but what I do know is that they are close to you." She tightened her grip and pulled me closer. "I know what he is to you, I know he is your mate. For this I have also seen." I felt my heart skip a beat and my blood run cold.
"How long?" She sighed into my ear and started to pet my hair again.
"Since before you left, before your dad died." I felt a growl bury it'self into my throat.
"And you didn't bother to tell me?" She shook her head and stopped petting me, but she didn't remove her hand. She closed her hand and gripped my hair tightly.
"Now you listen to me Christa." I closed my mouth and fought back the whine I wanted to let out. "I will tell you want I want, I don't have to reveal anything to you. I choose to speak to you and your family. Now you are going to keep acting like their friend, get close to them. Find out their weaknesses, and their strengths. Then you will right them down and put them in a folder, but you will not give it to him. No you will keep it hidden. I hate to do this to you, but I know you have the strongest will to fight that man." Her grip on my hair loosened.
"What about Allen, and Victor. They'll get hurt if I do this." Ruby put her chin on top of my head.
"No, because you will all protect each other. You're a family, start acting like it. His mom and dad are gone, but you're still around. You can take care of him." I shook my head.
"How will I feed him? We can't get him blood." Rue huffed out and let go of me.
"Have him apply for a job at the hospital, he has a nurses degree from 5 years ago. That way he will have access to blood bags, if not that work at a blood bank." I nodded my head and looked her in the eyes.
"Okay, this is good and all but, what were you doing with Gerard?" Her kind face went rough, and she frowned darkly at me. "What did you agree too?" Ruby looked away and lowered her head.
"That is to protect us from the human hunters here in America. Not many are aware that we are not a threat, and Gerard is going to tell them for us." I blinked and took a step back.
"What did you offer him?" She looked up and shrugged. Her face suddenly really pale. "What did you give him?" I stared at her and she stared at me. Eye contact unbreaking and unwavering. She took a breath and lowered her head, breaking the eye contact.
"Violet, and her medicine." My heart stopped and my blood boiled.
"You gave him your daughter!?" She did not show regret no joy, her face was like a statue, stone cold. I felt a hell fire start in my soul, burning away at my patients. I stood solid. Ruby who I had thought highly of, has given to her child to the devil himself. And for what? My sake? I feel like I have cursed us.
Gerard and his men ended up leaving before us, he left in a bit of a hurry, must need to get back to school for something. Hope he has fucking hell to go through. The five of us where left by ourselves, which was hella awkward. Victor didn't say anything, Rose didn't know where to look, Lou couldn't stay still, and Allen kept on looking like he was about to throw up. When did we get so awkward? Well I'm going to break this silence.
"So what do we do now?" Rose looked up at me and smiled.
"We are going to do 'nothing', you are going to do as you were told." Victor nodded his head.
"Yeah that sounds like the best idea at the moment." I watched Victor has he kicked up the dirt and played with his hands. It was completely unlike him to act like this, is it because of the situation? Me being here? Ruby? Is he not feeling okay? Should I ask, or would that just make it worst? Ugh.
"Well, I'm going to stay here and wait for Violet to pick me up, you guys should go back home." I nodded and watched as Victor walked over to the truck, hopping in and slamming the door. Allen sighed and smiled at me before he dissipated into the wind, probably already at the house hiding some where dark. I looked from Lou to Ruby, one the image of perfection, and the other the poster girl for addiction. I can't help but feel that all of this is because I didn't listen to my dad that night, why did I have to be one of the cool people? I sighed and turned to Ruby.
"So am I just supposed to act like this never happened? That none of this ever happened?" Ruby nodded her head and smiled.
"I was never here, Gerard has already agreed not to tell him." I nodded and so did Lou, the three of us bowed to each other before we turned on our heels and went our separate ways. I didn't bother to get in the cab with Lou and Victor, instead hopping into the back and leaning against the side. They didn't ask or speak out as to why I sat in the back and not with them. I wanted to think more about what happened but was unable to the vibration coming from my phone. I pulled it out of my pocket and opened it up to find that Stiles was texting me.
Stiles- Hey, you would not believe what just fucking happened. I had to have lost at least 2 years of my life.
I texted back with quick hands.
Christa- What happened? Did Lydia get hurt?
Stiles- No, the exact opposite actually. Isaac gave her the venom, but it didn't affect her in the slightest bit. If anything this just confirmed that she is the Kanima, though I still don't believe it.
Christa- So what do we do now? How are we going to keep Derek away from her?
Stiles- Well actually we just decided that we're going to talk to Derek, but if that doesn't work we're prepared to fight him.
Christa- Do you need help? Should I get there fast?
Stiles- I mean if you want to... how did it go with your mom?
Christa- We can talk about that later, I'll be there very soon. Try to buy me some time.
Stiles- Okay, see ya in a bit.
I put my phone away and let out a loud sigh. This is going to be a bitch of a time, hope Derek isn't too stubborn. I stood up and knocked on the back window of the cab. My brother turned and opened it up.
"What's up?" I pulled my hair out of my face and leaned through the window a little.
"I got to get back to school, the guys need help. Shit's about to go down." Victor looked to Lou, who didn't make any movement to prove she had heard me. "Would you take me back, please?" Victor sighed and nodded his head. He turned to Lou and whispered in her ear, I don't know when he did it but Victor had managed to find a way to whisper without even me hearing him. Lou sighed and turned down a road heading to the school, even speeding up a bit.
"You're coming home tonight, okay." Victor's voice had no emotion in it, as if he was a robot speaking out orders.
"Yeah, if I must." Victor turned to face the front, not even saying anything back to me. Rude. Another thing that's rude is my phone that just went off again. This time it was Allison, what does she want?
Allison- Yo, Christa I got info on the Kanima.
Christa- Morrell translated it? What did it mean?
Allison- Something along the lines of, it being as or stronger then a wolf on the full moon, and unlike a wolf who seeks a pack, the kanima seeks a friend.
Christa- Wow, that's different.
Allison- Well it's not a perfect translation so things might be wrong, but it's all we have.
Christa- Well it's better than nothing.
Allison didn't bother texting me back, like she had something more important to do than keep me up to date on what the fuck is happening. Letting out a low growl I put my phone back in my pocket. It better not go off again before I get back to the school. When I looked up at the window to try and talk to my brother more, I was disappointed to see that it was closed and locked. I rolled my eyes and turned back around, and fell back on my butt. This day has just been a mess, why did we have to meet so far from the city. Where were we even? I ran a hand through my hair and cracked my neck. The pop of the bone echoed in my ear, getting louder by the second.
Time and time again I find myself sinking into my own darkness, one that has manifested itself in me since the day I was born. My soul is torn, cut, bloody, and crying. My life is forever dark, and my heart shall feel nothing but sorrow. Love is not mine to have, friends are not mine to keep, family is not mine to protect, but yet I can't help but want to do it all. To love Derek, to stay near my friends, and to protect my hateful family. I sighed and closed my eyes as I looked up at the sky, the sun was low and getting ready for bed as the moon prepared for it's date with the ocean. As I drifted into the darkness that lapped at my mind, I felt my phone go off yet again. Growling I sat forward and pulled my phone out of my pocket and answered it, pressing it lazily against my ear.
"This is Christa, how may I help you?" I heard hard breathing on the other side, and I almost hung up do to it making me feel very uncomfortable.
"Christa, change of plans, don't bother going to school. Go to Scott's. You know where it is right?" I thought back to when Stiles drove him home, the path to his house and the street name were still burned into my mind.
"Yeah, what happened?" Stiles groaned and I heard a lock click in the background.
"I'll tell you when you get here so hurry." I nodded my head and hung up the phone spinning around to knock on the window harder than I needed to. Victor unlocked the window and opened it with an annoyed face.
"What do you want?" I rolled my eyes at his rudeness, letting it slide this time.
"Change of planes drop me off at 7th and Ohio, they need my help." Victor rolled his eyes and turned to Lou relaying the message. He closed the window and sat facing the front again. Why is he so rude? I mean he's the one who tried to kill me. God. I didn't sit back down, I was too worried to relax. It didn't even take long for Lou to stop anyways, so yeah. She pulled over and I hopped out of the back of the truck, waving good bye as I ran down the street.
I pulled out my phone and typed a quick message to Stiles, to tell him that I was here. Putting my phone back, I fell into a full sprint. Though I should be worrying about Lydia and her well-being, the thought of Derek already being there worried me more. It was like a silent prayer on my tongue, hoping with all my heart that I wouldn't have to try and sneak around him. Don't be there, don't be there, don't be there, don't be th-. My thoughts were cut short but the sight of a black Camaro and a man dressed in black leather. Derek Hale, hmm I wonder what his middle name is? Think he'll tell me if I ask? Probably not, maybe it's in police records? Have to look when I get home. I stopped running and hid behind a car from across the street. Derek and his goons haven't seemed to notice me yet, so maybe I can sneak by. Well it's worth a try,... I guess.
Yeah cliffy! That's gonna be fun to continue. So how was it guys? Did you enjoy it? I know I haven't updated in a while, so I hope you're happy about this, cus I am. Though the next chapter might take awhile too, things haven't been good in my family at all and I'm trying to take care of my brother. Ugh, Just bare with me please, I'll have the next chapter by next month. Has this been a monthly thing? Hmm maybe. Oh well see you guys next time. Buh Bye.