Under the weight of living
You're under the weight of living
Under the weight of living
You are under the weight of living

The weight of living part one – Bastille

I had to get back to the house, before Derek told Scott, or before Peter told Derek, before my secret was fully revealed. Luckily, as a full wolf, I was able to run much faster than normal werewolves so I was able to get home and revert back to my normal self. I climbed up through my window and into my room – naked. Melissa and Scott were both at work so I was able to shower and get changed before either of them came home.

With my hair still dripping and a towel wrapped round my body, I stepped out of my en suite to find none other than - Derek Hale, sitting on my window seat, staring at me. My eyes widened in terror, he had come back! To finish what he had started? Derek grabbed my arm like he had done at his house, but with less force. However, this time, it was apparent that it was merely to stop me from getting away. Not to keep my in place while he ripped out my throat. I couldn't look him in the eye, his beautiful, green, shining, eyes. What!? No! He had attacked me! I couldn't think about that! Or his immaculate jaw line, or his five o'clock shadow…..

I was brought out of my thoughts by his voice, softer than before, but it still scared me, after what he had almost done. Derek had his hand rubbing the back of his neck, a nervous gesture. "Err, look, Elysium," how on earth did he know my name!? "I'm, errr, sorry about before. I didn't realise about your family and you being Scott's sister and all, so errr, yeah," he was apologising? To me, for almost killing me? I didn't know what to do, my almost killer was sorry for it. I just stared at the floor until he finally left, out of the window, leaving me to my own thoughts.

o.O.o

Somebody tapped at my shoulder, Scott. He looked angry. Oh no, what had I done? I didn't think that I had done anything wrong but you never know, I was always being stupid. Was he going to hurt me? Even after everything? "Why was Derek in your room?" my grey eyes widened until I figured they were the size of saucers. Why was he angry about it? Did he not like Derek? I mean, I didn't really because of everything but why did Scott not like him? My mouth opened and closed, like Stiles' but obviously no sound came out.

He must have noticed my distress because his eyes immediately softened. Before he could say anything else, Stiles burst in, "Yeh Elysium, you turning into a silver wolf is awesome!" What, they knew? Who told them, Peter, Derek, Isaac? Scott looked pained.

"Stiles!" he hissed, "I haven't told her that we know yet!" Stiles looked shocked that he had come in at the wrong moment, wishing that he had had werewolf hearing to avoid the suddenly awkward situation.

Instead of scolding Stiles anymore, Scott turned to me. "It's okay Elysium, nothing's going to happen, we just wish that you had told us sooner. We could have helped, all of us,"

I decided that it was probably time that I spoke to them; after all, they weren't going to turn me into any hunters, even if they did know some that weren't trying to kill Scott. "Ermm, thanks guys, I appreciate it," my voice was soft, how I remembered it, just like my mother's was. Both their eye's widened and Stiles' mouth was moving at rapid speed again but no words formed – again. I turned to Scott, who broke into a huge, lopsided smile and hugged me.

At first I didn't know what to do; I hadn't been this close to someone, in their arms, ever since my family were killed. I didn't feel comfortable with it, so I just stayed stiff as a board until he pulled away, a disappointed look in his brown eyes. Instead of looking back at him, I looked to Stiles, who immediately launched into the tale of everything that had happened to them.

SCOTT P.O.V

I was glad that Elysium had spoken to us, even if she still wasn't comfortable, it was a step in the right direction. But I couldn't develop our brother – sister bond any further, I needed to talk to everyone. So Stiles and I left Elysium to finish her reading and I sent a text to Allison telling her to meet us at Derek's.

The journey there mainly consisted of Stiles talking my ear off about how cool it was the Elysium could turn into a full wolf and how he was going to kill Derek for hurting her. Oh yeah, Peter told us about that too. In the end I just blanked him out, what as the real reason behind Derek hurting her? And why was he in her room? Why didn't she tell us? Allison texted me back, she was going to meet us there.

Derek, Peter and Isaac were at the Hale house, discussing Elysium and why her family/pack wasn't with her. They all turned around when Stiles and I walked in but before I could give Derek a piece of my mind, Peter shushed me, "Scott, I know that you think that my nephew needs to be punished, he has already apologised to Elysium for it and that it was a terrible decision." I looked to Derek for confirmation, he nodded and looked down. Ashamed.

I could tell that Stiles was just dying to say something, regardless but Allison walked in instead, multiple questions written across her beautiful features. "Goody, the hunter's here, why the hell is she here?" Derek glared at my ex, evidently not wanting her to be in the room while we talked about any of this.

"She has to be, she promised not to tell her dad anything, didn't you Al?" I looked to her and she nodded in my direction politely, before going to stand by Isaac and taking his hand. Humph.

"So what do we do about Elysium? We obviously can't tell her that Allison comes from one of the largest and most accomplished hunter families in the states," Stiles finally got to say what he was bursting to get everyone to hear.

"No, you're right Stiles, but you and Scott need to find out what happened to her family and why she is here alone," Peter informed Stiles. Did they not know? Peter looked at me expectantly so I decided to enlighten him.

Stiles beat me to it. "Guys, do you not read the news? Her whole family died in some freak accident…but now I'm thinking that it was probably hunters who did it…." That's what I was going to say! And he was right, as always, it probably was hunters - giving us all the more reason not to tell her about Allison's heritage.

DEREK P.O.V

Her family had died like mine had, killed by hunters? Suddenly I felt sorry for Elysium, instead of resorting to anger, like I had, she had become depressed and a shell of herself – like the house. Two beautiful things that were destroyed at the hands of hunters. Her dazzling grey eyes had become sad, her cheek bones probably more pronounced, but still as stunning as the rest of her.

Wait, she was eighteen for christ's sake! I shook my head to clear the thoughts of her; it didn't help, she just kept climbing straight back in. the way she looked so scared when I almost killed her, then peaceful afterwards, then the look that was both disappointment and happiness when I didn't. Her silver wolf when she ran past me, leaving me wondering what on earth it was – her fur was glistening in the sunlight.

ELYSIUM P.O.V

When Melissa came back from her shift at the hospital, we ordered Chinese – my favourite! When she asked me where Scott was, I just shrugged, knowing full well that he was talking with everyone but Lydia at the Hale house. I understood where everyone that was there fit into it, except for Allison, what was she? Why did Scott tell her? Why had they broken up? Scott still seemed to like her but the feeling evidently wasn't mutual, she was with Isaac.

My first day of school for a long time was the next day, I was so nervous, especially because I was eighteen and in all of Scott's classes. I knew that I had people that I knew there but what about everyone else? They all knew what happened, well what had been on the news anyway. 'girl on survivor after freak accident,' 'surviving girl adopted from asylum.' Great.

We left some Chinese in Scott's room for when he came back. We watched a film, that I got to pick, Finding Nemo. It was my favourite film because it reminded me of the good times that I had with my family, that and the seagulls. I was just glad that the McCall's had it.

Afterwards, I went upstairs. Scott and Stiles had been here a while but they didn't want to watch the film from halfway, even though they knew what they had missed. I went in to say goodnight before I went to prepare for the day after but he was already out cold on his bed, Stiles also passed out at the desk, the computer monitor still on. Curious, I went to go and see what they were researching – silver wolves. Hurt, I went back into my room, why hadn't they just asked me?

Chapter four! And we have some Derek/Elysium happening!

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