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Fourteen

Saturday could have been a better day.

It started off great after Scott told Rose all about his dinner last night at Allison's house. They'd been kissing in the garage and were caught but Allison's dad before Scott was roped into dinner by Allion's aunt. He told her all about Derek and the Wolfsbane bullet he was shot with followed by everything Stiles and he had to do to keep him alive. Rose hung onto every word and dissolved into a fit of giggles when he told her how Allison had searched through Kate's bags and was admitted to stealing a condom from her.

"It's not funny!" Scott argued when Rose continued to laugh at him.

She nodded, tears rolling down her face. "Yeah…it totally is."

"So where's mum?" Scott asked, changing the subject.

"Double shift," Rose laughed. "You going to train with Derek today?" she asked.

Scott nodded. "Yeah. He's really bugging me you know with the whole alpha thing…and he's kind pissed that your alpha's coming. Shot something out about not already having enough trouble already."

Rose rolled her eyes. "Yeah that's all my fault, Scott. I'm gonna punch him in his broody face. The asshole." She got up and helped herself to another bowl of cereal. In the thirty minutes they'd been sitting there, Scott noticed that this was the fourth bowl of cereal that Rose had eaten.

"So what are you up to today?" Scott frowned, "besides eating us out of house and home?"

She growled at him and flung a spoon full of corn flakes at him. "Thought I might come and hang with the big boys."

Scott brushed himself off. "If mum were here she'd kill you."

"Bring it on dog!" Rose hissed before she flung another spoon full at him.

Scott growled at her. "It's not funny Rose! Stop it."

Rose stuck her tongue out. "Sorry, baby brother." She jumped up and hugged him tightly before messing up his hair. "Can't stay mad at you."

"Yeah but I can stay mad at you!" Scott shot back. "That's like your sixth bowl," he pointed out as he watched her practically gulp it down.

"Hungry I guess," she shrugged. Rose put her bowl in the sink and sat back down at the kitchen table.

Scott stared at her and sighed. "Rose…we've never really talked since you came back. The whole time it's been about me and the wolf and then Allison."

Rose shrugged. "Don't worry."

"You told Stiles before you told me!" he objected.

She raised an eyebrow. "You're pissed about that?" she frowned.

He shook his head. "I'm your twin Rose…you should have told me first."

"Tell you what?" she laughed. "That I'm a giant cat that is at constant risk of shifting all the time unlike you dog-boy who only has that problem on the full moon." She pinched her nose and sighed. "The only reason I told Stiles first because he was relatively cool with the whole idea of you being a wolf. It's my secret, Scott. I'm allowed to tell whoever I want."

Scott groaned. "You never told me what it was like. Mum went absolutely crazy when she found out you almost died. She was so close to coming back to get you but Uncle Josh said dad was coming and that she didn't need to worry."

Rose shook her head. "Dad didn't come…I told him to tell her that because I didn't want mum to come and see me like that. She would have taken me home but I still needed to sort some shit out. Being stalked by Andre, desired by him…wasn't gonna stop me…it's still not going to stop me. I will kill him, Scott. There's no second chances, no backing down…Miguel and Andre are going to die."

"Then you'll be alpha." Scott pointed out. "I don't know much but those other chick's he's got with him...won't they be looking to you?"

Rose shrugged. "Not my problem, Scott. I can strike out on my own, so can they. I'm not going back just to please them. I have my own pack or pride or whatever the hell we call ourselves." She sat back in her seat. "The only other option isn't on the tables. Beacon Hills is my home, not theirs."

Scott studied her. He knew she was more worried than she was letting on but when Rose refused to tell you anything else Scott found he had better luck moving a brick wall. He sighed. "Did you get your parent teacher letter?" he asked her.

Rose nodded, noting the change of subject. "Yeah. I'm fine, no failing grades Scott. You?" He groaned and she laughed. "So I take that as your failing something?"

"A couple subjects," Scott begrudgingly admitted. "I don't get it, you were off school for a month in Brazil. How can you not be failing?"

"Because I had nothing to do but catch up on a school work," she laughed. "And Rita helped me. She wasn't like Derek. She kept saying that a young lady shouldn't give up on her education just because she's unlucky. So I dug myself in and worked myself to the bone catching up. I'll help you study the days I'm off work. There's method to the madness."

Scott grinned. "Thanks Rose!"

She got up. "I'll go get changed than we can go. No doubt Colonel Asshatt is expecting you there ASAP."

"Don't antagonize Derek," Scott called after her.

Rose stuck her head back around the corner. "It's so easy. Stupid mutt."

Scott rolled his eyes when she disappeared from view. He sat there for the next hour waiting for Rose to get out of the shower and pick something to wear. When she came down all he did was stare at her, wondering how Converse, jeans and shirt took an hour to change into.

"Girl's got to look her best," she grinned when she saw his face. "Come on, Ace." Rose grabbed the keys and her bag before heading out.

Scott groaned and locked the house up before joining her. "Did you leave mum a note?"

She nodded and stared the car. "Yup."

"Glad you're back, Rose," Scott added. "I've got your back with Andre."

Rose grinned and pulled out of the driveway.

Sometimes cats and dogs do get along.