CHATER SEVENTEEN: SEASON TWO: OMEGA

You were a vision in the morning when the lights came through

I know I've only feel religion when I'm lying with you

You said you'll never be forgiven 'til your boys are too

And I'm still waking every morning but it's not with you

Halsey

POINT OF VIEW

Derek Hale

The first thing I do after Halden, Scott, Stiles, and Jackson leave is burry Peter's body underneath the floorboards of the basement. I carefully surround his body in wolfsbane, it's a tradition with our kind. His body is bleeding and blistered. Part of me is torn. This is my uncle. My best friend growing up. His motives, however insane, I understand. That woman and those hunters burned our family alive, burned him alive, and yet they walked the earth killing others while we lived in shells of our former selves.

Yes, I wanted them dead. But at the risk of innocent people? Halden? My wolf did not agree with that. Yet, here I am without her.

I'm conflicted.

Power surges through my veins, so much power, and I never thought I would obtain this much. Growing up I always knew Laura would become alpha after mother. There was no need to grow up believing I could. It was not my birth right as the middle child. No one ever said it felt so great. It must be how Halden feels when she takes her pills.

Then I remember I lost the woman my wolf wants as it's mate. Lost her because I am a selfish being that lusted revenge more than I wanted to protect her.

Making sure there is nothing that could suggest any of us were here I leave Kate's mangled body on the floor of my family's home.

Days pass before I start my search for a future pack mates. The urge is too strong to ignore. I find an old abandoned train station to make my den in. It's actually an improvement from my burnt out childhood home. It's filthy, but it has bathrooms in the station and I figure out how to get the water running, which is more than I could say before.

I feel comfortable enough to bring my sleeping bag inside and leave it here instead of running out to my car every night. I also steal a grill and coal from someone's backyard so that I can cook. One day I'll have a pack home with a kitchen and bedrooms with actual beds, until then…

Isaac Lahey. He has light brown, almost golden, hair that curls obnoxiously atop his head. His faded blue eyes remind me of Halden's, not in color, but that familiar broken dullness overshadowing the brightness that could is a greenish bruise tinting the pale skin around his eye.

My mind goes to thoughts of Halden. She would want me to pick people that were broken, I think. People that needed saving. I have to remind myself that I'm not allowed to see her to ask. She does not wish to see me anymore.

I offer him the bite.

A new Argent is in town. I'm not familiar with him, Gerard, but I have heard stories. Many of them of his loopholes in the "code" hunters live by. My money is on him being the reason Kate decided to destroy my family.

I carefully scope out the forest searching for hunters traps to disassemble or at least mark in warning for myself in the future. That is when I heard the sound of two creatures running through the night. My nostrils flare for scent and I pick up Scott's.

What the hell is he doing out here?

My feet pick up in the direction I hear the footsteps heading towards. I start to panic as I realize they are running towards one of the traps I wasn't able to get to. The rope they used is soaked in wolfsbane and I was unable to grab it with my bare hands. As much as Scott pisses me off, he is Halden's brother. I don't think she would ever forgive me for letting the little shit die.

There's the sound of multiple human footsteps approaching from the other side. Damn Scott and his inability to use his powers to their full potential. If so, he would know to stop right now.

I reach Scott in time, but the wolf he is chasing unfortunately runs directly into the trap. The wolfsbane infused rope catches him so that he is suspended in the air. Scott struggles as I wrap my arms around him tightly and slam us so that we are hiding behind a tree.

"Wait! Stop! What are you doing? I can help him," Scott protests as he tries to shove his way out of my tight grasp.

I do not falter the harder he pushes, instead my hold tightens on him to an uncomfortable leave. "They're already here," I hiss.

"I can help him!"

How can he not hear them? I slam my hand down on his mouth and harshly demand, "Quiet!"

Chris Argent steps out of the darkness of the surrounding forest. A group of unknown hunters in tow. His steps are careful as he approaches the suspended omega. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Nothing. Nothing, I swear," the omega as he begs silently for forgiveness.

"You're not from here, are you?" Chris asks. When the omega whimpers in response he tries harder, "Are you?!"

"No. No, I came - I came looking for the Alpha. I heard he was here. That's all. Look, I didn't do anything. I didn't hurt anyone. No one living. He wasn't alive in the ambulance. He wasn't, I swear!"

Well, there's the answer to the body in the ambulance. That does not answer my question on the liver eating shape shifter from the graveyard. Not that the omega would. Whatever dug up that grave is not a werewolf, I can tell by the scent.

An older man steps forward. I know this must be Chris's father as he speaks with a tone that demands respect, "Gentlemen! Take a look at a rare sight. You wanna tell them what we've caught?"

Scott scrambles in my hold and I press him tighter to my chest. What the hell does this kid think he's going to do? Run in the middle of a group of hunters and save him? What a waste? The omega most likely was kicked out of his pack from lack of control; example: eating humans in ambulances.

"An omega," Chris answers.

"The lone wolf! Possibly kicked out of his own pack. Or the survivor of a pack that was hunted down. Maybe even murdered. And possibly alone by his own choice. Certainly not a wise choice. Because, as I am about to demonstrate - an Omega rarely survives - On his own!"

The man takes out a sword and cuts the omega in half with one powerful swipe. Obviously his strength is from years of experience. Even in his elder human age he is able to master the clean cut of destroying a wolf.

"Look," I order Scott. I force him forward a bit to make sure he catches the dangling upper half of the omega's body dripping insides to the forest floor. "Look at them! You see what they do? This is why you need me. Why we need each other. The only way to fight them is together."

Scott's heart is heavy and pounding thunderously in his chest. "What are they doing?"

"Declaring war."

"We have a code," Chris says in a tone inclining the unethical slaughtering of the wolf.

"Not when they murder my daughter. No code. Not anymore. From now on, these things are just bodies waiting to be cut in half. Are you listening? Because I don't care if they're wounded and weak. Or seemingly harmless - begging for their life with the promise that they will never, ever hurt anyone. Or some desperate, lost soul with no idea what they're getting into. We find them. We kill them. We kill them all!"

They dispose of the body while Scott and I sneak as quickly away as possible. I can tell Scott is fuming at the fact I saved his life once again.

When he feels safe enough to talk he asks, "Do you know where Lydia is?"

"No. I heard she is missing. I haven't caught her scent yet. I've been occupied."

Scott glares. "Yeah. Like what?"

"None of your business."

He rolls his eyes.

"If we were pack I would tell you."

"I don't want to be any part of your pack," he firmly states.

Scott begins to walk away. I think of Gerard and what this foreshadows of this town. This man won't stop until his daughters death is avenged. That includes Halden, Scott, Stiles, Jackson, Chris, Allison, Peter, and me.

"Wait-" I call out. He turns his head to scowl at me. The moonlight hits the side of his face and I unintentionally begin to pick out the pieces of Halden in Scott. Their oval lips and innocent puppy dog eyes. "-if you ever need help, Scott, please don't hesitate to ask. And… please keep her safe."

"What do you care about her?" Scott snaps. "You were just using her."

"No, I wasn't."

He scoffs, "So, you're saying you didn't start talking to her to get me to join your stupid pack? Is this some ploy to win her over again so that you can have my join you? I don't want in. You can't convince me through Halden because she knows you don't care, okay? So stop pretending. She… she can't handle being put through anymore torture because of you."

My wolf whines at the thought of hurting Halden. It was never my intention to leave her to begin with. I thought of my plan with Scott in a more practical approach. If I were to gain Halden's trust then Scott would become pack, therefore, by blood, Halden would become pack. She never would have been pushed aside. Maybe my feelings had not started off as anything but viewing her as an opportunity to expand my pack. But arranged marriages in werewolf pack's were quite common for territory. Yes, I might not have loved her to begin with, but that doesn't mean I do not care for her now.

"She's been a wreck since that night, Derek. All she does is lock herself in her room and gets high. Sometimes she sleeps all day. I've never seen her this bad. What kind of monster are you that you would treat someone that way?" he's screaming at this point. Fangs snapping with every word punctuated.

I flash my crimson eyes, but Scott does not back down. His stare is challenging and I want so bad to take up the offer, but I must remember that his death would cause me more problems.

"I care for her," I sharply get out between clenched teeth. "I would do an… I didn't mean to hurt her. I wish I could explain."

Scott's brows pull in thoughtfully. "Oh my god. You actually care about her. You… you have feelings for Haldey?"

"Why else would I sleep with her?" I tell him as I cross my arms over my chest.

"Ew," he spits out. "Don't talk about having sex with my sister."

"Look, yes, I have feelings for your sister. Yes, I was using her to get you to join my pack. But the fact that you won't join doesn't deter the fact I care for Halden. So, if she needs me… let me know." Shrugging my shoulders I avert my stare to the crinkling leaves at my feet. "I won't try and get her back if she doesn't want me to, but that doesn't mean I won't protect her."

"Okay."

I nod grateful, "Thanks."

Then I leave him in search for a different creature of the night.

There is no evidence of this other supernatural shifter until a few nights later. I hear the heavy beating of Isaac's familiar heart pattern and the strong scent of fear. Stepping out of the train cart I claim as my living space, I head to the doorway. Isaac rushes inside dripping wet from the heavy nighttime rain, "Derek! Derek!"

"What's wrong?" I question hurriedly making my way over to him.

"My dad! I think he's dead."

"What did you do?"

Isaac's blue eyes are wide and innocent, his heartbeat does not jump as he says, "That's the thing. It wasn't me."

We go to check out where his father's scent was last, but there are police roping off the area of the scene. Shit, and Isaac's bike is there.

It doesn't appear anyone has showed up at Isaac's house yet, but he sneaks inside his bedroom window and grabs a change of clothes, his school gear, a sleeping bag he had from childhood (that he has definitely outgrown), as well as blankets and pillows.

Isaac is shaking with nervous energy so I set up his sleeping bag (I unzip it and spread it out). I set up his pillows and blanket than shove him gently to the floor. He curls up under the blanket and is a shivering mess the entire night.

Mom and Laura would know what to do. They would know what Isaac needed to feel better. A hug? A kiss? Some important monologue or a simple word? I wasn't ever meant to have this responsibility.

I don't think he sleeps.

Neither do I.

The night is spent dreaming of Halden's peach lips. Her bloodshot brown eyes as she takes a tantalizing hit from the bowl, her lips stretching around the glass teasingly as she inhales. Smooth creamy skin flush against my chest, and her hot lips on my neck leaving wet kisses and love bites.

I wish she was here.

I know this was a short chapter & still a cliffhanger from the previous chapter (I'm totally evil), but I wanted to give you a glimpse inside of Derek's head to explain how he's feeling about Halden & his separation.

Special thanks to the reviewers that take their time to encourage me to update & inspire me with ideas: WickedlyMinx, msspicyjalapeno, Guest(s), Lola Tudor, Pein's Kid,

megladon1616: I can't tell you that answer! but you'll find out what happened to Halden in the next chapter :D

Lexxxi: ahhh! I don't know what you think she's doing, but it might be what you think she's doing haha! IDK! And I'm sorry for not updating quicker that last time. My work schedule was crazy last week! I'll try and update again ASAP, but I've got a lot of family stuff happening this upcoming weekend so it all depends on when I have time :)

karmen238: thanks for all the questions! I try and update as soon as possible and I'm so happy this is one of your favorite stories right meow!

Will derek also find out in chapter 18?

Derek will NOT find out in chapter 18! but he will find out really soon after Halden (she doesn't drag it out)!

When will derek and halden/hadley (don't really know which one is the correct one cuz but names apear in the story :/) have a conversation?

Derek & Halden will have a conversation very, very soon. I think chapter 19 (honestly I should probably double check, but I'm about to head to work so I'll do that later). If not then, chapter 20! And both names are correct. Her official name is Halden, but all her family & very close friends (minus Derek) call her Haldey (ex: Scott, Melissa, and Stiles).

meangirl8: that is one thing that Halden is definitely going to be! a great mom! she's not going to let her past mistakes hinder her, if anything, they make her even stronger.

Cassie-D1: LOVE YOU AS ALWAYS!

Gr Is Law: Halden & Erica are going to be friends! One thing Halden, I think we can already see even if we haven't actually encountered it yet, is that she is very great with misfits! Because she is one! So, Erica, Isaac, and Boyd will end up growing close with her. Specifically Erica. Although, she is kinda irritating in the first few chapters she's mentioned in. & Derek definitely needs some loving! haha

jax1105: I don't think Halden is trying to commit suicide, more is she is trying to numb herself until she can't feel anything anymore.

Guest: GREAT observations! I didn't want to spoil anything with character development, but one thing you will notice while Halden is going through her big life changes is the physical ones as well. Things that involve her piercings, hair color, and how she dresses herself. It's all apart of growing up & taking on the responsibility of being an adult & a parent. ALSO, I did do research on nipple piercings for breast feeding & learned that it is possible to keep them in. HOWEVER, they can cut the babies gums if they are too sharp & in most cases are too sensitive to keep in during the pregnancy because of how your nipples start to feel!

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