Alright, sorry for the long wait but I've had things to do and siblings to take care of. I won't be updating until Monday so sorry about that. I apologize in advance for such a crappy chapter, I'll give you a better one on Monday.
Disclaimer: I don't own teen wolf as most of you already know.
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"You know, I really don't have to know the answer to your question. That was your business, it was wrong of me to intrude. Do you want an ice cream? They've got good ice cream here." She said quickly standing up, he caught her by the hand, his eyes flashed blue reminding her that he'd done the same. She let out a sigh and say down.
"I was fourteen, when my sister Melanie was diagnosed with a brain tumor, doctors said it was too far along to be cured and too far in to be removed. They gave her six months, and in those six months she let herself go, did you know she went hitchhiking across America?" She asked looking up at Derek, he didn't say anything, he just put his hand on top of hers gently, offering her comfort.
"She brought me back things from Texas, Washington, New York, Santa Fe, she knew how much I loved seeing new places, keep in mind when she left all she had was a backpack a few snacks and the clothes off her back, but Mel was beautiful, she could charm picture off the wall." Her expression was distant, she was her physically, but her mind was gone.
Derek noticed the way she talked about her sister, it was clear she felt remorse over the loss.
"She had everyone she met wrapped around her finger, she'd never abused it though, at least not before the diagnoses. When she got back she told me everything, we spent her last four months attached at the hip, my parents weren't even mad, I mean how could they, she was dying." Annabelle's voice was shaky and Derek gripped her hand instead of just letting it hover over hers, he regretted asking her the question, he wished he could take it back, he wanted nothing more than to see her smile, or a least show some kind of sarcasm.
"Mel had never had a boyfriend, they'd ask her out but she'd refuse, said she wanted to focus on her studies. She wanted to be a neurologist, ironic isn't it?" Anna asked letting out a bitter laugh. "She said that when she graduated and she had a job that she'd take me away from Beacon Hills, that we'd move to the city because that was what I loved. When she was traveling she'd let herself go, she had several guys, married, divorced, younger, she didn't care, she always wanted the best for me, now that she was dying she didn't give a damn about anyone but me and her. When she got back to Beacon Hills nothing really changed, she was still wild, she was the cause of several divorces, she dropped out of school, and she fucked Harris." Her voice was cold and bitter and it wasn't something Derek was used to from the smart aleck.
"You know I used to take it as a compliment when people said I looked like her, now I can't stand it, I look in the mirror and I see bits of her. I hated myself for reminding my parents that she existed, for tormenting them with memories of her, sometimes I'll look in the mirror and I'll still see her, same eyes, same lips, and I hate myself." Tears fell down her eyes and Derek moved to her side of the booth.
"One day it was just me and her, it was our movie night, someone broke it, one of her 'ex's' he said that she couldn't just do things like that, she couldn't just use him and leave him."
-/-\-
"Listen bitch, you can't just use me the way you did, come with me and I'll leave the girl." A man in his mid-thirties said grabbing hold of Annabelle, it was obvious he was intoxicated and off any sort of medication he was supposed to be taking.
"You don't understand I only have-" he cut her off slamming the end of the gun into her forehead. "I don't want your excuses let's go." He said yanking Melanie's arm roughly dropping Anna on to the floor.
"Mel, please don't go." The young girl said clinging on to her older sister. "Hurry up!" He ordered kicking Annabelle away, she wiped the blood off of her lip. "Leave her alone!" Melanie shouted pushing the man down.
"That's it, I don't have time for this shit." He said angrily and aimed the gun at Melanie. Annabelle shoved him just as he pulled the trigger, and Mel fell to the ground.
Annabelle ran to the kitchen looking for the house phone. She heard his heavy footsteps seconds behind her and she reached for the chopping knife, she hid in the pantry.
She heard his steps walking all around the table, checking for the young girl. She pressed her lips together tightly, he killed her sister and if she wasn't quiet he'd kill her. His steps stopped in front of the door, she saw the shadow underneath the door, she readied the knife. He shot two bullets to her right and she threw herself down on to the ground.
The man pulled the door open and Anna reacted quickly shoving the knife into his foot, he let out a scream and she drove the knife into his chest and ran to her sister as the man fell.
"Mel, Mel come on we have to go." She said trying to pick up her sister. "Anna, it's too late, you know you've always been my favorite right." Mel said Anna shook her head. "No, Mel, get up you're gonna be fine, we just have to get you out of here." Anna said putting pressure on Mel's wound Mel grabbed her hand.
"I love you, you're my baby you know that? I love you, I'm sorry." She said her eyelids drooping, tears were streaming down Anna's face. "No, Mel I can't lose you, you're mine, you have to be here for me."
"Baby, I'm tired, I'd rather go like this than another way, this way it's quickly. Just please, help me get it over with." Melanie said handing Anna her pocket knife, she shook her head, begging.
"Please." Melanie's voice was shaky and she had trouble speaking. Annabelle took the blade and quickly drove it through her heart.
-/-\-
"We were able to use the self defense case and he's still in jail today. His name was Stephan, he was a druggie, a known alcoholic. He made me kill her, the bullet he shot punctured her lung, it would've hit her heart if I hadn't pushed him. I just wanted her a little longer." Derek was holding her close, he regretted asking her.
"I'm sorry." He said, after what he'd said about her sister to get a rise out of her he regretted it, he'd reminded her of that night.
"For what?" She asked pulling away. "It's what she wanted, the least I could do was follow a dying girls wishes." She said, slowly she was putting her mask back on, Derek didn't like it.
"Alright, I think we've spent a good amount of time on lunch, lets get back to the house, I think the moon's messing with my emotions." She said pushing him off of the booth.
He slid out allowing her passage. "Here," He said handing her the keys, "start the car, I'm gonna get something." He said, she nodded and walked to the car.
She thought she looked like and idiot; crying over something in the past, something she'd made amends over, she wiped her face and started the car.
Derek got in the car with and ice cream cone. "Look, let's just forget about what happened in there alright, I feel stupid enough, lets go back to normal, alright?" She said not giving him a chance to talk.
"Alright, I guess this is mine then." He said eating the ice cream. "Wait, what? That's not fair, I want some." She said reaching across him for the dessert. "Nope, before I wouldn't have shared with you." He said smirking slightly. "You're cold hearted, keeping something like that away from a child, what kind of beast are you?" She asked faking hurt.
"A werewolf." He said chuckling to himself. "Oh haha, very funny, you're real cute you know that?" She said sarcastically. "I would've preferred the term devilishly handsome, but I'll settle for cute." He said pulling up to his drive way.
"oh, come on, give me some." She said, following him out of the car. "No, it's mine." He said stubbornly. "You sound like a child." She said, trying to use reverse psychology. "So do you, I thought begging was beneath you." He pointed out exaggerating his motions with the treat. Her face fell and she clung on to his foot the way a two year old would do when they didn't get what they wanted.
"Belle, get off." Derek said trying to shake the girl off. "It's no use Hale, I've had years to practice this technique, I know how to get what I want." She said digging her nails into his leg when he didn't budge, he let out a small scream at the pain and dunked the cone on to her head.
"You wanted ice cream." He said smirking when she glared up at him. "Have I ever mentioned how much I hate you?" She asked, he shook his head. "Good this'll be the first time then." She said using her body weight to knock him flat on his ass. She stood up gracefully and was about to make a similar exit when he grabbed her ankle sending her to the ground.
"Yep, I definitely hate you." She said, laughing slightly.
"What's so funny?" He asked looking at her strangely, as they laid side by side on the dirt. "I'm pretty sure I've seen three year olds behave better than we do." He laughed, as much as they thought they should pick themselves off of the dirt, but neither of them wanted too, they savored the moment a bit longer before deciding that they should continue training.
"Alright, now how are we gonna make sure Scott's okay?" She asked throwing herself on the couch. "We're going to the party." Derek said absently throwing her a towel. "Oh, great, I love parties." She said sarcastically.
"You have to change." He said, she looked at him with raised eyebrows. "Why?" She asked. "Because if we're going to be seen in public together you're not looking like that." He said she twisted the towel and hit his legs. "Jeeze, mind your temper." He said jokingly, she stuck her tongue out at him.
"Alright, come on." She said leading him out the door. "Where are we going?" He asked, following her. "To my house, you need to bathe and I don't see any functioning water pipes." She said, he froze. "Right, we're gonna waltz right in, 'hey, dad, sorry I didn't go to school, but I brought you some new equipment for target practice.' Yeah, that's one way to get into their good graces." He said sarcastically.
She grabbed his arm dragging him to her car. "My mom's at work, she's a lawyer, she won't be home til' seven, dad's a doctor he doesn't get home anytime before eight." She said, he didn't move. "I'll give you a treat." She said using a voice one would use when talking to a pet.
"Keep your damn treats." He said getting into the passenger seat of her car. She laughed to herself and drove them to her house.
once again I'm sorry for the crappy chapter but hey at least now you know who Anna killed. Tell me how you think the story is progressing, and more importantly how you think Anna and Derek's relationship is going.