Chapter 7: Magic Bullet
Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before-Queen Latifah
When I heard the gun shots I thought that I was just hearing things so I just went back under my covers to go back asleep. But then I heard the wolf howl and that's what really caught my attention. I slipped on sweatpants and a shirt and made my way out of the door. When I walked the door I seen Scott coming out to, we both went towards the place where he heard the gun shot. I look over too see Mr. Argent asnd some women talking
"Scott what are they saying?" I ask
"They're talking about how in 48 hours the bullet will kill the wolf" He replies back
"Alright well they're leaving so we should get back home before mom flips that we left at 1 o'clock in the morning" I said as we started to walk back home
Next morning I slipped on my clothes and went to school. I saw Erica walking towards the door and she waved at me. We've actually been getting together so we're becoming good friends. All she wanted was some friends and I was going to be one of them. The problem is that she's just shy because of her epilepsy and that's why she was being bullied so I've been helping her out trying to break her out of her shell.
After going through biology I see Scott and Stiles. I take my seat in the front and get too work. is giving us the test we took a couple of days ago.
"A+ as always Ella" He gives me the test and I examine it thank god for my smarts.
"I DON'T KNOW" I turn around to see that Scott and Stiles with looked a little annoyed. Going back to my own business I try to think about last night. Was that the alpha that got shot and why was it so close? The bell rings and I go I leave for 2nd period. The day went a little slow only thing that was lively was that I was about to punch Mr. Harris in the face because graded my test wrong and wouldn't re grade it. So after that I did feel a little pissed and left straight after. When I came out of the room I was in the school but it was night. I heard a scream as I walked through the hall and seen the alpha with a blood on his mouth. I ran back but he was faster. As I tried to go through the doors the Alpha charged at me and-
"Ella!" I looked up and see Kiara
"Ella you alright you don't look so good" Kiara says as she rubbed my shoulder
"Yeah I'm alright just thinking" I walked out of the school and too my car. I hear honking and I turn to see Derek holding out his hand and Stiles looking shocked at him. Running towards Derek he looked pale and then he fell.
"What are you doing here?" Scott asked
"I was shot" Derek said as he manages to get out the words
"Why aren't you healing?" I asked. Werewolves could heal at alarming rate so why wouldn't he be?
"Because it was a different kind of bullet" Derek struggled to say
"Whoa whoa was it a silver bullet" Stiles said. Of course he would think that
"No you idiot"
"Wait wait that's what she meant when she said 48 hours"
"Wait what who said 48 hours?"
"The one who shot you" I said. His start to glow blue and the people trying to leave are starting to get restless
"Stop that!" Scott yells
"It's not I can't" He says
"Derek get up" Scott tells him and we help him get into Stiles jeep. I hop into the back
"I need you to find out what type of bullet they used" Derek says
"How am I supposed to that?" Scott asks
"Because she's an Argent she's with them" He says
"Why should I even help you?" Scott asks to Derek
"Because you need me" Derek says. Scott looks back and I turn around and see Alison walking up
"Fine I'll try Stiles get him out of here" Scott says
"I hate you for this so much" Stiles says
"Stiles drive now!" I yell and we pull off out of the parking lot. I swear I should stop driving my car all I'm doing is leaving it here. When we got on the road Stiles texted him and got that Scott hasn't found it yet.
"Ay try not to bleed out on my seats ok" Stiles yelled annoyed
"Stiles he's dying how can he not be bleeding we need to get you somewhere"
"Anyways were almost out there" Stiles said
"What do you mean?" Derek asked
"To your house" He replies
"Not there not when I can't protect myself" Derek says and Stiles pulls over making me slide to the door.
"What happens if Scott doesn't find your magic bullet hmm. Are you dying!?" Stiles yelled
"Not yet I have a last resort" Derek replies
"And what might this last resort be?" I ask. Derek pulls up his sleeve and shows us the bullet wound
"Oh that's just" I feel a little sick looking at it because there's a big hole in his arm and he's still bleeding
"Is that contagious you should probably just get out" Stiles said
"Stiles! Bullet wounds aren't contagious" I yell as he holds up his hands
"Start the car. Now." Derek tells Stiles
"You know I don't think you have the right to barking orders with the way you look. In fact I think if I wanted to I can probably drag your little werewolf ass out and put you on the middle of the road and leave you for dead" Stiles replies
"Start the car or I'm gonna rip your throat out, with my teeth" Derek says back
"I think that should give you some motivation to drive Stiles" I tell Stiles. He starts the car and we begin to drive again but with no destination since we can't take him to our house or his house. It starts to get dark so Stiles decides to check on Scott and see if he got the bullet yet. He puts on speaker so we can all hear
"What am I supposed to do with him?" Stiles asked
"I don't know anywhere" Scott says back
"Scott he's not looking good and I think the 48 hours are almost up" I tell him. Derek over the day has gotten more paler than he was at the school
"By the way he's starting to smell" Stiles adds
"Like what?" Scott asks back
"Like death" He replies back ghastly
"Ugh take him to the animal clinic" Scott replies
"Scott I don't think taking a dying man to your workplace would be good with your boss" I tell him
"He's gone by now there's a spare key in the dumpster use that to unlock the front door"
"Did you find the bullet?" Derek asked
"How am I supposed to find one bullet they have a million in here! This house is like the freaking Walmart of guns" Scott replies
"If you don't find it I'm dead" Derek tells him
"I'm starting to think that might not be a bad thing" Scott says
"Scott think about this. The Alpha calls you out against your will and he's going to do it again. Next time your either going to kill with him or you get killed, so if you want to stay alive you need me. Find the bullet." And Derek hangs up on him.
We head to the clinic and I go get the key from the dumpster. We get to the area and we try to find something that can stop the bullet's effect. Derek examines the arm it's veins are black and it's starting to swell up
"You know some echanesia and good night's sleep can't take care of" Stiles says sheepishly
"When the infection reaches my heart it will kill me" Derek says and he starting to have trouble breathing
"Positivity just isn't in your vocabulary is it?" Stiles asked
"Stiles not the time nor the place. Derek is there anything in here that can like postpone infection from spreading?" I ask while checking the medicine cabinets
"If Scott dosen't get here in time we might have to use that last resort" Derek says
"Which is?" Stiles asked. He turns around and shows us the bonesaw
"You're going to cut off my arm" He says
"Wait what that's your last resort to cut off your arm?!" I yell
"What if you bleed to death?" Stiles asks Derek
"It'll heal if it works" Derek says as he ties the a knot on his arm to cut off circulation
"I don't think I'm okay with this" Stiles says
"Why not?" Derek asks
"Well the cutting of the flesh, the sawing of the bone, and especially the blood!" Stiles says
"You faint at the sight of blood?" Derek asked
"No but I might at the sight of a chopped of arm" Stiles yells
"Fine Ella you do it" Derek says
"Me! Why do I have to do it?" I ask
"Because you play games like this I seen you play fallout new vegas and you laugh when the guy you get a headshot on blows up his head"
"But that's different Stiles this is real life" I counter but they both look at me
"Alright I'll do it" He leans over and barfs up black goo
"Oh god that's disgusting" I say
"It's my body trying to heal itself" I take the bone saw and place it on Derek arm.
"Ok here we go" I close my until hear someone
"Stiles, Ella what the hell are you doing?" Scott asks
"Oh my god thank you just prevented so many therapist treatments" I run up to him and hug him
"Did you get it?" Derek asked. He pulls out the bullet and Derek grabs it
"What are you going to do?" I ask
"I'm gonna-" Derek passes out and drops the bullet. It rolls under and falls into the drain and the Scott tries to grab it. I rin over to Derek and try to wake him up
"Derek wake the hell up!" I say
"Scott what are we going to do?" Stiles asks
"I can't reach it" Scott tells us
"He's not waking up, I think he's dying I think he's dead" Stiles says back
"Just hold on" Scott yells
"I got it I got it" He says
"I'm sorry about this Derek" I raise hand backhand Derek which wakes him up startled
"Give it to me" He says. We help him up off the floor and balance him on the table. He grabs the bullet and he opens it. He lights the powder on fire which starts to spark up. Derek grabs the power and thrust it into the wound. He falls to the ground and groans
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" He yells but it works. The black veins go away and his arm heals
"That was awesome!" Stiles yells and both me and Scott gives him a WTF look. He gets up
"Are you okay?" Scott asks
"Well the agonizing pain isn't helping" He says back oh yeah he's okay
"Well I guess the use off sarcasm is a nod for okay" Stiles said and Derek gives him a death glare
"Ok we saved your life and now your going to leave us alone. You got that? And If you don't im gonna go to Allison's dad and tell him everything" I look at him
"Scott he's the only thing that can help us with this and your making him leave?!"I yell
"You think you can trust them?" Derek asks
"Why not? They're a lot freaking nicer than you are" He adds
"I can show you how exactly they are. You and El can come with me" We both go get my car and we drive to the Beacon Crossings Home.
"What are we doing here?" Scott asks. We don't get a reply and we keep walking. We go through the place and go through the room
"Who is that?" Scott asks
"Oh my god it's Peter" I tell him. Peter was Derek's uncle and was like a second father for me. When my dad was deployed he always took care of me hence the reason of staying with the Hale's so much.
"Is he like you a werewolf?" Scott asks
"He was but now he's barley even human. Six years ago when me and my sister was at school our house caught on fire. 11 people were trapped inside, he was the only survivor. Ella's mom saved us and took us away from Beacon Hills
"What makes you so sure that they started the fire?" Scott asks
"Because they were the only ones who knew about us"
"Then they had a reason"
"Like what you tell me what justifies this" Derek pulls around Peter and reaveals his burnt face.
"They say they only killed wolves and only with proof. But there were people in there that were perfectly normal in that fire. Ella would've been killed if she wasn't out with her mother at the time" Derek said and I remember pictures of it coming back. But I never seen the fire then I had realization. That dream about the burning house wasn't just a dream it was the Hale House fire.
"This what they do and it's what Allison will do" Derek says
"What are you doing here, how did you even get in here?" The nurse asks
"We were just leaving" We left the hospitsal. But I couldn't shake off the feeling that there was something off about Peter. When I was in the room I felt a malevolent force of anger just building up. I took my mind off and didn't put another thought on it.
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