Hey Guys, so here's chapter 11. Hope you all enjoy.

So Maria's secret is out. But knowing that she's the weak link when it comes to the Demon, why would she risk it all? What is she planning?

It's really early the next morning. Needing to clear her head, Maria goes for a run in the woods. Being Maria, it's another intense run. She's going at a very fast pace, which for someone who is still technically human, it's not very natural.

She's running through the woods, dodging all the trees that meet her, when suddenly she comes to an abrupt stop. Not moving another inch or turning around, she speaks, ''Do you always sneak up on defenseless girls, in the middle of the woods?''

''You're not exactly defenseless now, are you?'' Derek is standing about twenty feet behind her.

Maria just smiles and turns around. ''What ever you need to say to me, Derek, just say it''.

Derek walks towards her, ''Okay... Why the games? The secrecy... You obviously knew about all of us. So why pretend?''

''I've been hunting this Demon, for the last year.. I didn't even know I was hunting him, until about eight months ago... Up to then.. I was hunting... Well, your kind''. Maria slowly walks towards Derek, until she is practically an inch away from him. ''You have no idea, what i've been through... And which is more, you have no idea what you're dealing with''. Maria turns around and goes to walk away, until Derek's voice stops her once again.

''It's you he wants, right?''

Maria just stops and doesn't say or do anything.

Derek walks up closer behind her. ''It wasn't very hard to work out... But what I don't get is, why he didn't possess you, when he had the chance?''

Maria turns around, and this time Derek is even closer. So close that they are practically touching. But calm, Maria just looks into his eyes, with a blank look on her face. ''Because, I didn't give him permission''.

Derek just looks at her in shock.

Seductively, Maria rubs the side of his face. ''Yes Derek, I am that powerful''. She then smiles and walks away. Then she continues her run, as if nothing has happened.

Derek just stands there, like Scott he wanders why she would risk everything by being here.

Scott hasn't spoken to Maria, since her confession the night before. Walking through the school's hallway, he looks around at all the people, who are so innocent to the fact that superntural beings really do exist. It's still all pretty new to him, and now he has to deal with a Demon. But more than that, he has realised that the last year and half of his personal life has been a lie.

''So Maria's a witch''. Stiles has just joined Scott walking through the hallway. He thinks for a moment. Then he becomes strangely, excited. ''That is so cool''.

Scott just gives him an angry glare.

''What's up with you?''

''My cousins a witch'', Scott snaps back at him.

''Didn't I just mention that? Anyway why all the secrecy... What skeletons are looming in her closet?'' Stiles asks in an overly intrigued tone of voice.

''I can't tell you''.

''What? But I'm your best friend... Your brother, your amigo''. Stiles rambles on.

''I get it''. Scott cuts him off, a little annoyed. ''And look, if Maria wants you to know, then you will know... And why are you so interested anyway? It's not like she's the first witch you've met in the last couple of weeks''.

''No... But she is the only one i've known since we were kids''. Stiles says more seriously.

''I know.''

''Anyway, how was she this morning?''

''I don't know, she was gone before I got up''. Scott answers, stopping at his locker. He opens it and starts taking his books out for his morning classes, and throws them in his back pack.

''Gone? Gone where?'' Stiles asks curiously.

''For a run probably''.

''Oh... Well, i've got class... See you later''. Stiles abruptly runs off.

Scott looks at him confused, then notices Cora, and he quickly joins the dots.

...

Maria is at her locker, getting her books out. When she suddenly gets another faint spell, and stumbles backwards. As she does, she's stopped by someone else. When she levels herself, she looks behind her and sees Scott.

''Are you okay? What just happened?''

Maria closes her locker. ''Just a dizzy spell... I'll be fine''.

Scott just looks at her, unconvinced.

''Okay, it happens now and again... I get these feelings, when there's evil around''.

Scott looks around, nervously.

''Relax, the demon's not here now... I meant, when he's around generally''. They both start walking down the hallway, towards Maria's class. ''I feel things... It's called empathy... I can feel when people are good, bad, happy, sad... All those types of feelings... I also see images''.

''Like premonitions?''

Maria shakes her head,''No... Premonitions, are of the future... Mine, are of the past''.

Scott suddenly comes to realisation. ''That's why you were checking out Derek's place!''

''So much has happened there... I saw it... The fire... I felt their pain... I feel it, everytime I'm around Derek''.

''Wow''. Scott feels overwhelmed by everything that he has learned about his cousin in the last two days. And looking into her eyes, for the first time, he sees how broken his older cousin, the girl he has always seen as his big sister, really is.

''Does it hurt?'' Scott asks sincerely.

Maria nods her head. ''Sometimes... But then other times, I can relate to him... It's like, in some strange way, we share, the same pain... Look Scott, i'm sorry, that I didn't tell you who I really was... There is a lot about 'our heritage', that you don't know about... But you should... In fact, not just you... But your mom, too''. Maria smiles, as she stops outside her class room. ''Anyway, this is me... I'll see you later Scott''.

Maria walks into her classroom, and leaves Scott just standing there. This time she leaves him feeling confused. With that, the bell rings, and Scott runs down the hallway, to his own class.

Scott walks into his first class. History. He's late of course. Stiles, Allison and Lydia are all in class. And so is Aria.

Ms. Montgomory greets him at the door. ''Nice of you to join us Mr. Mc. Call.

Scott just smiles. ''Sorry''.

''Take your seat''.

Scott goes and sits down next to Aria.

As Ms. Montgomory starts teaching the class, Scott whispers to Aria. ''Are you okay?''

Aria smiles at him. ''Yeah, i'm fine... You?

''Getting there... Can we talk after class?''

Aria looks at him, curious, ''Sure''.

Scott smiles, then looks straight ahead, and pays attention to Ms. Montgomory.

Allison, who is sitting back a bit from Scott, looks at both Scott and Aria, and starts to realise that maybe she really has lost him. And this time, for good.

Cora is sitting on one of the benches in the school's courtyard, when Stiles sees her, and goes over to talk to her.

''Hey''. Stiles jumps up and sits on the bench beside her.

Cora smiles, ''Hi''.

''So last night was fun, huh?''.

Cora just shakes her head at him, smiling, ''If you say so... So how's Scott? He must be pretty shocked''.

''He is, but he'll get over it... After all, at least he knows that this bad ass witch, will always have his back''.

''Unless she's possessed''.

Stiles looks at her worried.

''Relax, I was joking... Well kind of'''.

Stiles smiles at her. ''I still can't figure out why she would lie though''.

''Scott didn't tell you?''

Stiles just shakes his head, ''No.. And he won't... Not unless, she wants him to''.

''So are we gonna keep doing this?'' Cora immediately changes the subject.

Stiles looks at her confused. ''Hmm?''

''When are you gonna stop being so childish, and just ask me out?''

''Oh''.

''Oh?... That's all you're gonna say? Okay then, I guess i'm gonna have to be the 'manly one' and ask you out''.

Before she even gets a chance to properly ask him out, Stiles cuts in, ''I accept''.

Cora smiles, shaking her head once again. ''Great''.

After school, Aria is waiting in the school's Gym for Scott.

''Hey''. Scott has just walked into the Gym, and goes over to Aria.

''Hi... Everything okay?''

''So, how do you know Maria?'' Scott gets straight to the point, wanting to know, everything there is to know about Maria, especially the parts about her past that she hasn't told him.

Aria just stands there, trying to figure out where to start.

So that's the end of chapter 11. hope you enjoyed. will post the next chapter soon. please feel free to review, thanks.