Byron Lancaster, you're my favorite person of the day. Yes, you may feel very special. Yes, I am being sarcastic.

I was prepared for this. I knew the risks of coming here tonight. I was ready to do battle. I really hadn't been ready for my boyfriend to turn into a giant dog, though. Yeah, that was a new one for me. Still, I sucked it up fast and got moving. I knew he was going to need me before the night was over.

"Stiles! I know you must be uber pissed at me right now. Frankly, I don't really care at the moment. Lydia is a power hungry, stuck up little prissy that would be lucky to get with you. I;m sorry, but I gotta go help Justin. You need to go find your dad to make sure something like Scott doesn't find him first." At this, I ran down the stairs.

Justin had kindly left an easy trail for me to follow. I tracked him the best I could. Suddenly, I came to a parking lot that had a few cars still in the dark of the night. Among them was Jackson's car. Even at this distance, I could see him and Allison inside, talking about something.

From my my left, I heard a low, rumbling growl. I saw a demented werewolf Scott perched on top of a red vehichle. He launched himself at our friends' car, leaping on top of it. Allison, the closest thing to family I have anymore was in harms way, and that, I could not allow. With a heavy heart, I reached to my leg and pulled out a knife from the straps that held it there.

I pinched the tip of the blade with my thumb and pointer fingers. I was going to have to do this at long distance, and that wasn't going to be a problem for me. I lined up my weapon with my target, and prepared to throw.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a dark shape appeared to tacked Scott off the car and into the woods. I followed them to the edge of a hill that led into a thickly wooded place. At the foot of the hill, I saw Derek in wolf form getting ready to square off against Scott. Justin was also down there behind Scott. The two older wolves circled the younger one. They were both in total control, unlike Scott who snarled at Derek with his white fangs.

Scott rushed at Derek first. My heard was in my throat at the moment because I didn't want anyone to get hurt. Especially not Justin. Derek deflected Scott and wrapped his arms around him to hold him still. "Scott, calm down!" He commanded, but Scott just broke away to fight some more. His yellow eyes caught onto me and he rushed at me. I had my knife out and ready to fight, but a werewolf with red hair collided with him instead to knock him away. Justin and Scott fought viciously against each other, fangs and claws tearing at flesh. I could hear a horrible yelp escape one of them, and I feared for my boyfriend.

Derek reached in and grabbed Scott by the collar of his shirt. He snarled violently at him, his fangs exposed fully at the younger wolf. Scott backed off, recognition of what he'd done on his face. I looked away from Derek and Scott to look for Justin, but I didn't have to look far. I just followed the trail of blood to his body laying in the dirt. I ran to his side, gently rolling him from his side to his back.

He was coughing up blood, and he looked horrible. Deep cuts ran up and down his body. Cuts that I should have, not him. Scott had meant to hurt me. I placed my hands over his wounds, this pattern becoming all too familiar.

My hands were covered in his blood, but I held onto him with all I had. I lifted him up so his head laid in my lap. I rubbed his hair and whispered to him soothingly, tears in my eyes.

"Justin, baby, I'm so sorry! Please, babe, you gotta stay with me. I need you! Justin, please don't leave me. I love you." Suddenly, the hurt werewolf sat up a little bit, supporting himself. I looked down at his body, his wounds all healed.

"I'm not going anywhere," he said before kissing me. I just held him until he was well enough to stand. "Why are you sorry?"

"Scott was trying to get me, not you. You got hurt because of me."

"No I didn't. I got hurt because I fought an untrained werewolf on his second full moon while my mind was on protecting you. It wasn't your fault all. And even if it was, I would do it all over again." I smiled and he squeezed me hand.

"If you love birds are done, we should get Scott home," Derek grumbled. I rolled my eyes at him, but he came over to me. "Aideen, are you ok?"

"Oh, yeah. I'm fine," Justin snarked at the older wolf. I giggled and Derek scowled at him.

"You'll live." With that, he turned and started to walk off. Justin and I began to follow him to his car, but Scott met up with us first.

"Aideen, Justin, I'm so sorry! I didn't even see you! I saw Kate taunting me and Justin, I didn't see you either. I saw the alpha trying to kill me. I'm so sorry, you guys." Scott hung his head, but I placed my hand on his shoulder.

"It's ok. We're all alive and safe. It's not your fault, Scott." He looked up at me a smiled faintly. Justin slapped him on the back in a friendly way before we piled into Derek's car. Justin and I sat in the back, holding hands the entire way. When we reached the McCall house, Derek helped the weakened Scott to his room where we all made sure he was ok. Stiles was gone.

"Derek, please. I can't... I can't keep doing this. I can't live this life and have Allison. Tell me... it there a cure?"

Derek remained silent for a moment before answering. I was very interested in what he had to say. "Well, I know of one for a person who was bit. It may not even work, but you gotta kill the one who bit you."

"Kill the alpha?" I asked in shock. Derek nodded.

"But if you all help me find him, I'll help you kill him." We made an agreement in that moment to stick together to the end. After Scott kinda passed out from the nights events, we left his room and headed back out of the house.

"Get in the car. I'll drive you both home." He got in the driver seat before I shook my head.

"Thanks, but no thanks. I don't live too far from here so I can just walk. You need to get back home to rest. I can tell you're tired."

"Aideen, thanks. For... you know." I smiled at him and he drove off. Justin's warm arms snaked around my body, warming me up. I leaned my head up and brushed my nose and lips along his neck. Chills filled my body as his hands traced paths along my waist and hips. When I opened my eyes, I saw his had become a deep green of the wolf.

"I almost lost you tonight. Justin, I don't think I could stand it if I did. I can't lose anyone else to a werewolf. If Scott had killed you..."

His voice soothed me, "Hey, he didn't. I'm here and I'm not planing on going anywhere. I'm yours, and I'll only leave if you ask me to. I love you." I smiled and spun around to nuzzle my face into his chest. Suddenly, his strong arms swooped me up and he started carrying me home.

Sadly, my ride was over all too quickly. Justin placed me down gently. He gave me a strong hug before whispering into my ear. "Aideen, I love you. And even if I had died tonight, knowing you're would have been worth it. I'm sorry I can't walk you to your door, but there's wolfsbane all over."

"I understand. I'll see you soon, Justin. I love you." I kissed him for the last time that night and went into my home. I made it up to my room without being interrupted by Kate. When I
got there, I placed my weapons in my trunk and passed out on the bed, dreaming of warm arms around me.