~My Teen Romance with Derek Hale~

Derek

Chapter Thirty-Five: Claws to the face

"I have a better story." Tina interrupted again and I instantly stiffened beside Kristin. I knew what Tina was about to say and I had to resist the urge to rip out her tongue. I hadn't told Kristin that Tina had kissed me five nights ago; just a few of hours after I had dropped Kristin home from the Winter Formal.

I was going to tell Kristin just not until after Tina and Tane had left town which was tomorrow. Kristin was just as much of a hot head as Tina was but Tina had claws that could hurt Kristin and I couldn't risk Kristin getting hurt; especially not because of me.

I'm sick of this bitch! My inner wolf snarled.

You're not the only one! I silently replied.

"It happened just a few nights ago." Tina started and I couldn't help but grind my teeth and clench my hands into fists. Tina was going to tell Kristin and there was nothing I could do about it; all I could do was wait and watch as the chaos broke out around me and I knew it would.

"Tina enough!" Tane growled although she continued to ignore him while Laura and my uncle Peter looked just as confused as Kristin.

I knew telling Tina to stop would have accomplished nothing; she was set on telling Kristin about our kiss. I was already thinking of what to say to Kristin although I was worried she was going to think that I never planned on telling her; what if she didn't believe me?

Is this going to break us? I couldn't help but wonder at the time.

"Derek and I kissed." Tina finished and I instantly felt Kristin stiffen as I heard her pulse start to race drastically. Before I could even blink Kristin was standing on her feet and making her way to Tina, and less than a second later I heard Kristin's hand as it connected with Tina's face as I stood to my feet.

Wow she sure is fast for a little thing. My wolf laughed although I wasn't finding the situation funny in the slightest.

They all watched in shock, and even Tina looked dumbfounded although I wasn't surprised; it's exactly what I had expected Kristin to do which is why I wasn't going to tell her until tomorrow after Tina had left.

"You bitch!" Tina hissed and I somehow managed to move Kristin out of the way before Tina's claws connected with my face instead of Kristin's. I heard her claws as they tore through my flesh, and I smelt and felt the warm liquid as it started to drip down my chin.

I had to fight my instinct which wanted to claw Tina and seek revenge. The anger was coursing through me and I knew it would have ended badly for Tina; I would have done more than scratch her.

"Derek!" Kristin screamed and her hands instantly cupped my face, but I wasn't worried about me; I healed whereas Kristin didn't.

"That was your fault you idiot!" Tina growled.

"You actually expected me to just let you cut up Kristin's face?" I moved my face from Kristin's grip and screamed at Tina as loud as I could manage. I was so angry I wanted to rip Tina in half literally. She could have really hurt Kristin not to mention scarred her for life. My whole body was shaking and I felt my body begin to shift as the scratches healed.

"Derek?" Kristin grabbed my hand and I felt the shift begin to reverse instantly, and I was grateful. If it wasn't for Kristin I could have shredded Tina into pieces.

"She hit me!" Tina was trying to justify her action but it didn't matter what she said. I was done with her. Tina had finally crossed the over line of no forgiveness. Kristin had every right to be angry it didn't mean she deserved to be missing half her face.

"You deserved it! You kissed me even after I told you that I loved Kristin and that I didn't have any feelings for you anymore." I was shouting again as I pointed between Tina and Kristin, but I couldn't help myself Tina had gone too far.

"Derek calm down." I heard my uncle Peter and felt his hand on my shoulder but I couldn't walk away- not yet. Tina hadn't even apologised to Kristin.

"You need to apologise." I demanded as my body continued to shake with rage and hatred.

"Fine I'm sorry for cutting your face Derek."

"Not to me to Kristin." I shouted in Tina's face and she looked genuinely shocked and I heard her gulp before she regained her composure.

"No I will not apologise to her," Tina stammered and that's when Tane stepped in between us and Peter's grip on my shoulder tightened.

"Come on man I know what she did was wrong, but you're going to start scaring Kristin soon." Tane tried to calm me down.

"Listen to him." Peter spoke next which is when I took a deep breath and focussed on Kristin's heartbeat.

"You okay?" I heard Laura ask Kristin who was still standing by my side.

"Yeah," Kristin replied calmly although I could hear her heart racing.

"When you leave tomorrow don't bother coming back." I spoke to Tina before I grabbed Kristin's hand and headed off further into the woods. I was back in control and my anger didn't have a hold of me anymore. I had to talk to Kristin; I had to know how much damage was caused and if I could fix it.

I didn't want it to be over.

"Did you just say you told Tina that you loved me?" Kristin asked as we continued to walk around trees and over twigs and logs.

"Yeah I did."

"Stop walking I can't see anything. I don't have eyes that see in the dark remember." Kristin tugged on my hand and I complied with her request.

Okay so maybe I was still a little angry and annoyed especially since Kristin wasn't meant to find out that I loved her by me shouting it at Tina, but I had calmed down a lot in the last couple of minutes thanks to Kristin.

"I'm sorry I lost it back there." I apologised and Kristin stared into my eyes and looked almost fascinated, and that's when I remembered that she hadn't seen my eyes in wolf form before.

"So if Tina kissed you and you didn't kiss her back than why didn't you tell me about it?"

"Because I knew how you would react. I was going to tell you tomorrow after Tina and Tane had left. I was worried that you could have gotten hurt; how are your knuckles?" I could smell her blood which is how I knew she had split a knuckle or two.

"Fine they don't even sting; I owe you my face." Kristin smirked.

"I'm sorry."

"You don't need to apologise you're not the one that tried to claw my face off." Kristin chuckled although I didn't understand how she could be so calm and collected after what had just happened.

"I don't know how you do it; how you're laughing after what just happened." I pulled Kristin towards me and ran my hand down her cheek. I still couldn't believe how close Tina had come to scratching Kristin's face. I would have never forgiven myself if Kristin had gotten hurt.

"You have that effect on me plus as long as you're by my side I have nothing to worry about." Kristin smiled but I couldn't help but feel the opposite; she had lots to worry about when with she was with me. I was a wolf and I was capable of horrible things.

"You got Tina good; where did you learn to punch like that?"

"I can do even more than that do you wanna see?" Kristin smirked.

"I think you should give your hand a rest we're going to have to bandage it when we get back."

"You worry too much." Kristin teased as she moved her face closer to mine.

"I just don't want it to get infected."

"I still can't believe how quickly you heal." Kristin fingers traced over my cheek where Tina's claws had connected with my face, "It's like it never even happened." Kristin sounded amazed.

"If you want to leave than I understand," I held my arms around Kristin. If I was her I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere near Tina or me after my anger fit. It amazed me that Kristin's fear seemed to disappear immediately.

"I'm not going anywhere. I just wish her black eye hadn't healed though." Kristin laughed and I couldn't help but chuckle along with her. Kristin's laugh was cute and funny and made me want to laugh.

"Are you sure? You remember you have to share a tent with her right?" I reminded her. I was kind of worried Tina would strike out at Kristin again, and I wasn't going to be there to save her.

"I know but Laura will be there too and I promise not to hit Tina again even though I really want to."

"What if she taunts you?"

"I'll ignore her."

I couldn't help but laugh Kristin was a hot head; there's no way she could ignore Tina even if she tried really, really hard.

"What?" Kristin smirked.

"I'm just really worried. Tina's claws are very sharp and-" I started to talk although Kristin's lips pressed against mine and cut of my sentence short not that I minded.

I had expected Kristin to dump me as soon as she heard that Tina had kissed me or ended it after I completely lost control. I should have known better. Kristin was always surprising me in the good way.

"How long before they send someone to get us?" Kristin asked after she pulled away although she kept her lips hovering just millimetres from mine, and I could feel her hot breath on my lips.

"I don't know but I'll be able to hear them approaching when they do."

"You're like Superman." Kristin chuckled.

"I don't know about that. I can't shot beams from my eyes or fly."

"But you would look super cute in spandex." Kristin laughed before she pressed her lips against mine again, and I felt her cold hands as they travelled under my shirt and up my back.

"I know what you're doing." I spoke as her lips trailed down my jaw and my neck. Kristin knew that werewolves sense of smell was heightened which also meant that she knew Tina would be able to smell Kristin's scent all over me, and my scent all over Kristin.

"I can stop." Kristin offered as she rested her lips against my chin and waited for my answer.

"You don't need to do that." I smirked although it quickly vanished as I heard footsteps heading towards us.

"Someone's coming." I sighed in frustration and Kristin pouted before she kissed me one last time and moved her hands back to her sides.

"Do I need to close my eyes or are you guys dressed?" Tane asked a few trees away.

"Ha-ha very funny man." I replied as I saw his bright yellow eyes glowing through the trees.

"Does Tina still want to claw my face off?" Kristin asked as Tane approached us. She was getting used to us werewolves far too easily; she should have been scared by our glowing eyes and claws not okay with it all. We weren't cute; we were dangerous animals that had the power to rip people apart.

"Just a little, but don't worry Laura is going to be in the middle and she is a light sleeper. . . So I've heard." I heard the stutter in the last part of his speech and I wondered if something had happened between Tane and my sister although I was sure he would have told me if it did at least I was until a few seconds ago.

"You're at least going to give me a knife to put under my pillow right?" Kristin smirked and laughed although I was thinking it was a good idea and Tane must have seen the serious look on my face.

"No dude besides Tina has calmed down." Tane shook his head at the knife idea.

"I'll be fine." Kristin tried to reassure me as her hand slipped into mine although I wasn't so sure.

"Promise me you will ignore her." I asked. It was the only way Kristin wasn't going to hit her again.

"I promise." Kristin replied before she pressed her lips against mine, and I had completely forgotten about Tane until he cleared his throat.

"Sorry." Kristin apologised to Tane after she pulled away.

"Don't worry about him he's a big boy." I teased and Tane just shook his head and smirked at me.

I still didn't like the idea of Kristin sharing a tent with Tina but Kristin refused to leave with me and I wasn't going to drag her away against her will; even though I wanted to get her as far away from Tina as possible.

"Well that was a quickie." Tina spoke as soon as we arrived at the camp site although we both ignored her as we sat back on the log and Tane sat on the other log beside Laura; who looked at me with a relieved smile.

"How about we roast some marshmallows and make some s'mores, and then tell some more stories?" My uncle Peter suggested.

"Sure sounds good to me." I replied. The longer we spent awake meant the less time Kristin had to sleep in the same tent as Tina.