A/N: I dug myself into a really deep hole and I had NO clue how to get out of it. So this is literally nothing but filler and I apologize for the quality..for pretty much most of the chapters' quality.. The main reasons I wanted to do this fic, my main ideas, they're finally about to happen, so next chapter will be [hopefully] a good one! It's something I've been looking forward to writing and I'm stoked to finally be there. ALSO, super huge thank you and shout out to the awesome for yvette. for following, you are super rad, my friend.
"Mom!" Cora raced down the hallway and embraced her mother. "Cora, oh I've missed you so much." Talia squeezed her daughter tightly before noticing her son and brother had entered the room. "Derek," Talia released Cora and made her way to her son, both of their eyes filling with tears. "How are you doing?" Talia let go of Derek and walked back to the hospital bed to sit beside Cora. "What, don't I get a warm embrace?" Peter asked from his seat in the corner of the room. "Do you really want it, Peter?" He started to open his mouth, then abruptly shut it while shaking his head no. "Exactly."
"Do you know anything about what happened? I've been trying to listen to staff or passing officers, but it seems no one with much of anything comes up here." Talia reached her hand out and began stroking Cora's hair. "Derek and I went back-" "Derek, Cora, and I went back," Cora corrected. Peter shot his niece a glare, "Right. Derek, Cora, and I went back with that Scott McCall boy and Derek's beta. We found something quite intriguing." "When was this?" Talia asked, letting go of Cora and standing up. "Oh, I'd say about 2 weeks ago. We-" Talia cut in, "2 weeks? It doesn't seem like it's been that long.. Have we really been in here for 2 weeks?"
"Yeah, anyways, it seems as if someone had barricaded the first floor doors and windows. Stilinski's father is working on a lead, but you know how that fool works. It will be years before they get anywhere." Peter glanced around the room and noticed the packed bag at the end of the bed. "Where are you going?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "Well, we've been released," "Finally.." Derek cut in, "from the hospital. Derek and Cora have rooms on campus. You and I don't have anything anymore," she looked at Peter with a saddened expression. "Erica helped me find a loft, it's pretty bare, but it will do. I figured we would go today."
"Get out of this awful hospital? Thank god. When do we leave?" Peter stood. "Uh, I guess whenever you would like to?" "Now, let's go now." "Okay then. Derek, would you grab my bag for me?" Derek picked up the bag and Talia made her way to the door, followed closely by Cora and Peter. Derek stood in the empty room for a moment, looking around him at the hospital appliances, then heading towards the door. "Hey, I see you're all feeling better!" Melissa McCall made her way down the hall to the nurses station where the Hale family stood. "We've been better since the day of the fire, Melissa." Talia scowled at her brother, "Don't be so rude Peter. She's only being nice." And this is my son's alpha? Wonderful. Grade-A Jackass.
"We're leaving today, is there anything we need to do?" "Uh, just some paperwork." Melissa grabbed a stack of papers and began to hand them out. "For Derek," he smiled at her, "And..Peter," who rolled his eyes, "And Momma Hale. I also need you to do Cora's since she's still a minor." Melissa smiled to the two girls before walking away and into another room. "Great," Peter sighed. "Do you ever shut up?" Derek asked his uncle. "Talia, aren't you going to say anything?" "You're right. Peter, shut up." Talia looked back down to the stack of papers in her hands as Derek and Cora laughed at their uncle's expense. "Really feel the love, guys.."
"Oh come on Isaac, they're gonna be here any minute. Would you please just do something." "Hey, I am doing something." "Eating all the food I bought is counterproductive. Seriously. Go get the rest of the bags from the car." Erica turned away from the make-shift kitchen table and headed towards the stairs, "Isaac!" she growled, surprising Isaac and causing him to drop his drink. "Now you can get the bags and clean the floor." Erica walked away and up the stairs, leaving Isaac and Boyd together. "Dude, did you hear that?" Boyd pulled a headphone out. Oh, I guess not.. "Yeah, I definitely heard that." The loft door slid open, greeting Isaac and Boyd with the remaining members of the Hale family. "We heard it too," said Peter as he stepped into the loft. "Was that the blonde?"
"Peter, I have a name." Erica walked down the stairwell scowling at the man, then Isaac as she saw his mess was still not cleaned up. Her face was threatening and Isaac felt compelled to immediately clean up or risk getting his head torn off. I don't know what's going on with her but she is terrifying lately. Talia finally made her way over to the beta standing by the stairs, "Erica you didn't have to do all this." She hugged the young girl before shooting Boyd and Isaac each a smile. "I just wanted to do a little extra for you. Your family has helped me so much already, I just wanted to try and repay some of it." Erica looked to Derek and Cora as she said this, smiling warmly. "Why don't I show you all around?" Erica lead the family up the stairs while Isaac and Boyd stayed behind, still trying to scrape the floor clean of Isaac's chocolate milk.
"Well, I guess that's it then," Erica said as she made her way down the last few steps to the bottom floor of the loft. "I really wish I could stay, but I have a midterm tomorrow for Deaton's class and I have no clue how I'm going to pass it," shaking her head, she picked up her jacket from the couch. "We bought food and tried our best to get clothes to fit you," she turned to Peter, "I figured we would just let you find your own since you wouldn't like anything we picked out." Peter scowled at the beta who simply smiled and turned back to Talia. "I'm really glad you're all okay." Erica turned to leave, "Wait!" Cora shouted. "Mom, are you and Peter going to be okay?" "I'll be here," Derek shouted from the other side of the room. "I'm going to go then, I miss school." Talia laughed, "Since when-" "Bye mom!" Cora skipped to Erica's side, "Let's go." The girls opened the loft door, followed by Boyd and Isaac who both said their goodbyes. "Well, this is quaint," Peter said, looking mildly disgusted at a wet stain on the kitchen floor. "What the hell is that?"
Erica, Cora, and Isaac all piled into Boyd's van and began their trip back to campus. "So, Erica," Boyd said breaking the silence in the car, "That was a pretty intense growl back there. What, uh, what was up with that?" "Yeah, what was up with that?" Isaac asked, turning around in his seat to face the two girls in the back. "I don't know, you just wouldn't listen to me." Erica shrugged it off and went back to scrolling on her phone. "What happened?" Cora asked, leaning up towards the front. "I made Isaac my bitch today." Erica chuckled at the thought of Isaac cowering over his spilled milk because of her. "You did not. I just didn't want to start a fight and hurt you." Isaac turned back around, trying to hide his embarrassment and bright red cheeks.
Boyd laughed as Isaac turned away. "Isaac was being lazy, Erica just made him do stuff. That's all." "With a growl?" "Yeah, it was pretty loud. Well, you know that, you heard it." "Yeah," Cora bit her lip, "I did." As she leaned back in her seat, Boyd turned up the radio and let the music blare through the car as they drove through town. I did hear it. Isaac looked terrified. It was almost like an alpha growl. Cora pushed the thought out of her head and closed her eyes, resting her head on the back of her seat.
