A/N: Story's coming to a close soon :) only a few chapters left :D Sorry for the late update, school takes up most of my time. Also, you guys should check out the story 'Teen Wolf - Dragonic Antics' which is an amazing story I'm helping a friend write :). The author is MCMXCV, also check out his other stories, they are by far AMAZING! :D
Chapter Nineteen: Target
Derek was taken aback at Cora's revelation. She paced around the medical room, looking at Derek's expression, wary of what his next idea would be. He blinked a few times before wondering what to say. He ran a hand through his messy, yet tousled hair and stood up, walking towards the window and staring outside.
Cora felt sympathy for her older brother. She longed for the day she could talk to him again. She walked next to him, and rubbed a hand on back, making soothing circles. He sighed, and she felt even worse for delivering the bad news, considering everything he'd been through since he arrived to Beacon Hills. She missed the days where they had heart to heart conversations and spent time together.
"What am I gonna do, Cora?" He whispered, looking out into the darkness of the ambient, night sky, "Everything's been getting worse and worse since I became Alpha.."
"Derek, don't say that. You're a good Alpha, and I can sense that about you, and I'm pretty sure your pack thinks so too.." Cora replied, standing next to him, "Besides, I'm pretty sure that boy out there needs you in his life."
Derek turned towards the door, and wondered how Stiles was doing as he layed on the sofa in the living room. His mother had done a great sacrifice by using the last of her power to completely blast Ethan into a blazing inferno. His heart sank as he came to the realization that Stiles had to watch his mother go for a second time. There was a soft knock at the door, and then it opened, Scott popping his head into the room.
"Is everything alright?" he asked, stepping into the room and clutching his side. There were scratch marks all over his clothes and body. He walked over to the counter, and grabbed a bottle of alcohol and poured onto his arm and side.
"The question is how are YOU doing? Scott right?" Cora asked, walking towards him and putting a hand on his shoulder. She grabbed a large paper towel and dabbed at Scott's wounds, cleaning them up.
Scott nodded to confirm his name and then squeezed his eyes shut at the alcohol being dabbed at his wounds. "I'm alright.. thanks for asking. How're you Derek?"
Derek half-smiled, and sighed. "I'm doing good Scott. How's the rest of the pack?"
Scott winced again as Cora dabbed at another open wound with the alcohol filled paper towel. "They're healing."
"Scott, I wanna thank you." Cora said, smiling up at him, "Thanks for helping my brother, and for saving me. You're a good person, and I'm pretty sure your pack thinks so too."
Scott grinned. "You're welcome. We're a family, and family never gets left behind."
"How's the other boy doing? The one that Derek carried in here?" Cora asked, worry on her face. She could sense the worry Derek emanated off his body, as he walked over next to her.
"Stiles is sleeping, but he should be fine.." Scott replied, resting his head against the wall. "So, how do you think we did tonight?"
"We did good, we all did good out there.. but what we weren't expecting was that Elena recruited three more Alphas into her pack." Derek sighed, grabbing a chair and sitting down.
Scott's face contorted into one of pure shock and horror. Three more Alphas? They could hardly handle the few that were fighting them now, one can only imagine the strength in numbers they had at this moment. He leaned back and pushed his back, supporting it with the wall.
"What the hell are we gonna do?" He sighed, depression evident in his voice.
"There names are Kali, Ennis, and Deucalion." Derek began, crossing his arms against his chest, "They're three of the strongest Alpha's I've ever seen. They used to be some sort of council for us, like an aristocracy, except they were higher up on the hierarchy. My mother and father used to have them over a lot, and Kali always had this thing against me and Laura.. I think she knew I was dating Kate at the time, I don't know how.. but I think she knew. Hearing we did something like have a hunter, and humans in our pack are sure to make them stand against us."
"You've gotta be kidding me…" Scott said, his eyes squeezed shut, "Can't we have just one night of peace and tranquility without another problem getting in the way?"
"Apparently not. You go tell the others about the new threat Scott, I have to talk to Derek about something alone." Cora said, "Those wounds should heal in a few."
"Thanks Cora, I'll see you two out there." He said before walking out of the room and gently closing the door behind him.
Derek looked at his sister confusedly, wondering what it was that she needed to talk about. He missed his sister dearly, often not talking about her, for fear of breaking down in front of people. He had thought she burned and perished in the house fire, and unbelievable to him, here she was standing in front of him with her arms crossed, and six years older than he'd last seen her.
"That boy, the one in the other room that you carried in… he's your mate isn't he?" asked Cora, sympathy in her eyes. She saw Derek's eyes droop down to a look of sorrow and she immediately got up and hugged him tightly. "Oh Derek, I'm sorry.. he'll be okay.."
"Cora.. what if I didn't get to him in time.. Ethan would've killed him." he replied, sadness in his voice. He thanked the lord above that Ana had been there in time to save Stiles, but he couldn't help reprimanding himself for not doing anything to help Stiles out.
"Stop that Derek. You know damn well you could've saved him too, stop thinking everything is your fault." She said sternly. "Besides, I think he just woke up.. I've been in tune with his heartbeat."
"Really?" Derek lit up, standing from his place on the chair.
"Yup, he's coming over here now. I'll go and help the others so you can talk alone. I love you Derek, and he does too. I can feel it." She smiled, opening the door and revealing Stiles. She smiled at him, and gave him a hug, and ruffled his hair, "Thanks for taking care of my big bro. We have alot to talk about."
Cora closed the door, and Stiles looked at Derek, while Derek looked back at Stiles. Their eyes never left each other's gaze, as Derek caught a good look at his mate. He was covered in dirt, and had tear streaks under his eyes. His hair was tousled, and frizzy, with small twigs and leaves indented in. Stiles sprinted towards Derek, as the older male caught him in a tight hug, finally letting the sobs he was holding in out.
"Stiles, I'm so sorry, I should've been there to save you. Your mom still would've been here. I just wish I was a lot faster.." Derek sobbed into his shoulder, the tears spilling freely from his eye sockets.
"Derek, I love you. I love you so much, please know that. I don't want you to be sorry, I should be sorry for stopping.." Stiles said over and over, placing chaste kisses all over Derek's face and lips.
Derek grabbed Stiles face and pressed their foreheads together. "Stiles, I love you so much.. I promise you that I'm gonna protect you. I promise you that when this is all over you'll be safe with me."
"If we can get passed the three new Alpha's.." Stiles said softly, wiping his face.
"Hey, look at me. I'm not gonna let anyone hurt you. I'll stop whatever I'm doing to come to you." Derek replied.
"You're a werewolf.. you can't cancel your entire life." He replied, worried for Derek's sake.
"It's not that simple, I do it to protect you." Derek said, pulling Stiles into a loving embrace.
The two stood like that for a while, the warmth of each other's bodies providing comfort and solace, as the loved they shared was felt. Stiles never imagined falling in love with Derek, and here he was, standing in front of his mate, boyfriend, but most of all, his protector. Stiles smiled into Derek's chest, and for the first time in his life, regardless of the situation, was truly, truly happy.
The woman scraped her claws against the metal wall of the warehouse they were holding up in, impatient at the chance to drive her claws deep into someone's flesh. She retracted her claws and grinned, her canines elongating and her eyes glowing a fearsome red, like a monster waiting in the shadows for a helpless victim.
"Impatient, huh Kali?" said a rather large man, as he walked over to her. His fists were clenching and unclenching, itching at the chance to punch something with enough force to break it's skull. He wrapped his arms around Kali, and hugged her tightly, kissing her on the cheek. "I don't blame you, but let's put the claws away hon, we need to find out what we're getting into first."
"Ennis, you always have to question something.." Kali replied, smiling at his touch. She twirled away from him with cat-like moves, her long auburn hair whipping behind her as she did so. "All we have to do, is find Talia's kids and rip their pretty little throats out of their necks."
"As appealing as that sounds, we need to find out what Deucalion and Elena are planning first. Me, personally? I'd go for all out attack, but this woman's all about survival of the fittest, and apparently she's lost three of her pack so far." Ennis scoffed, spitting at the ground.
"Why are we even with these people? We could've killed the Hales on our own." Kali replied, walking away.
"It's our legitimate reason to actually do something." Ennis replied, as Deucalion and Elena made their way over to the two Alphas.
Deucalion pushed the brim of his glasses up closer to his eyes, and adjusted his cane, as Elena held on to his shoulder. She grinned and walked over to Kali, "We've come up with a plan."
"Which is?" Ennis asked.
"We take the town by force, and if the Hales try and stop us, we kill them. No hesitations, no mercy, kill anyone who doesn't want the bite." Elena stated, crossing her arms over her chest. She walked over to the window and stared out of it into the night sky. "One of my own was killed tonight, and I won't be played as a bitch. Enough's enough. Derek and his pack are going down, even if I have to die trying."
"Beacon Hills is our new target.. I like it." Deucalion said, adjusting his glasses once more, "No one would ever see this coming."
Allison offered to drive Scott, Isaac and Natalie home, whilst Jackson took Frostbite, Abby, and Blake along with Lydia. Derek, Cora and Stiles offered to stay behind with Erica and Boyd to help the others clean up the clinic. They had just finished sweeping when they got a call from Allison stating that they were all going to be staying at her house since her father was away on a hunt, and wouldn't be back for two days.
Erica and Boyd offered Derek, Stiles and Cora a ride to the Argent home, but they refused, opting to take a walk instead. The couple left with a smile and the remaining few began their way to Allison's home.
"How are you feeling?" asked Cora, as she put a hand on Stiles' shoulder. She gave him a sympathetic look.
"I'm alright, and you?" he said, as he snuggled next to Derek for warmth. The older man held him closer, radiating his heated body warmth onto his mate.
"I'm doing o-" she started before being tackled to the ground by an unseen force. The mysterious person who tackled Cora had her pinned, as Derek ran to her assistance.
Derek lifted the person up by their torso and tossed them to the side, as the mystery woman did a backflip in the air and landed on her feet with cat-like reflexes. She grinned at Derek, her canine's bared and her eyes glowing a deep crimson red. She snarled and lunged at him, leaping into her Alpha form, a large brown wolf with black streaks down her sides. She bit into Derek's shoulder and tossed his body into the tree next to Stiles, as Cora got up from the ground and leapt into action, tackling the large she-wolf to the ground.
Stiles ran to Derek's side in panic and fear, looking for anything to mend the wolf's wounds with. He ripped a piece of his shirt off and placed on the teeth marks on Derek's shoulder, trying his best to avoid the sounds of snarling and roaring that were going on behind him. "Derek, please.. please you have to get up."
Derek groaned in pain before his shot open, his irises burning with the red hot intensity of a thousand suns. He roared in fury before leaping up and and extending his claws, lunging forward and stabbing the large wolf in the gut before Cora swiped at the wolf's face, earning a loud whine from the wolf before it backed away. The wolf shook and convulsed, and was suddenly raised off the ground, as Derek and Cora looked back, watching Stiles intently. He was standing there with his hand outstretched, and his eyes black as onyx, as he swiped his arm to the right, and then to the left. His telekinetic hold on the wolf proved useful as it banged against two trees before Stiles flung it to the ground.
The wolf switched back to human form, as Derek grabbed her by the throat and pinned her against the tree. Kali grinned and and blood trickled down her lips, and onto her neck as she closed her eyes. "It worked…"
"What worked!?" Derek roared, digging his claws deeper into her neck.
Kali screamed in pain, and then started hysterically laughing. "By distracting you.. the town's being attacked.. we won.. you lose…"
"Derek move!" Stiles shouted, his eyes still a black abyss of fury.
Derek did as he was told, and moved, as Kali sunk to the ground and winced in pain. Stiles outstretched both of his arms forward, and lifted them, as Cora and Derek watched Kali's body rise to the air. Stiles' face was stern and hard, his anger and fury plastered into his facial expressions. Stiles pulled his arms apart, as Kali's body was telekinetically ripped in half, her blood splattering over any surrounding trees.
Stiles let his power down, and fell to the floor, breathing heavily of fatigue. The two wolves stared at him in shock, not believing the scene that just played itself in front of them. Stiles got up and gestured for both of them to follow him, as they begun a fast sprint in the direction of Beacon Hills. It was time for the battle that determined all, the battle for their home.
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