Hello all, sorry for how long it took me to get this chapter out but that I work every day and don't get home till late it's incredibly hard to write on a weekday so I'm minimum to weekends. So far this is one of MY favorite chapters and I am so excited to write the next one because Night School is my favorite episode and that is coming up next. Thank you so much for all those who read, favorite, and review. You all are the best. so here is the next chapter. And as always PLEASE PLEASE review.

As night fell Emma changed into her running attire and grabbed her house keys when a knock came from her bedroom door. "Come in?" she yawned looking at her broken mirror. Felix opened the door and looked at his sister. "Before you ask anything, I'm going on a run, I'm not going to get hurt, and if I stay any longer in this house I'm going to suffer from cabin fever," she said quickly not letting her brother get a word out. "I don't want your approval or anything, I don't want to fight, for once I really don't want to fight, just step aside and allow me to leave."

"Ok," Felix shrugged stepping to the side as Emma took a step closer to the door. She suddenly stopped and looked at him funny.

"What did you say?" she asked caught of guard.

"I said Ok, I'm tired of fighting with you too," he said as she took in a deep breath and puffed up her cheeks having nothing to say. "Go on, I'll be here call me if you have a problem." Emma slowly and uncomfortably nodded as she walked out of her room. She looked at her brother funny one last time before leaving the house. After closing the door behind her she stuck her ear buds in and began running to the beat of her music. With each step the cold seemed to feel non existent and Emma's mind began to clear, temporarily forgetting the existence of werewolves, her crush on a silent and angry person, her friends in harms way, and everything else that bothered her.

As she made her way into the preserve her phone went silent and she stopped running grabbing her phone in a second. "Great," she panted as she realized her phone died. She took the ear buds out and began taking deep breaths preparing for her run home. Suddenly there was a rustle in the bush and Emma quickly looked in the of the noise. She held her breath as fear entered her heart. Suddenly a deer pranced out of the woods and froze making eye contact with the black haired girl. "Wow," she whispered having an urge to pet it. When the deer cocked its head to one side Emma felt a change in the air as if she and the deer weren't the only ones there. "Run," she whispered as the deer took off running right past the girl.

Emma bit the bottom of her lip as she turned and ran in the direction of the deer. The sound of a heavy footed yet fast creature chased after her. The thoughts she forgot had flooded back causing her head to become light and her skin fade to a color of pure white, her vision became impaired and she ran into a tree.

Emma sat up and pressed her back into a tree quickly grabbing a broken branch holding it out in front of her. Her predator was quickly approaching, soon her panting matched the panting of her attacker and she closed her eyes trying to grab her bearings and pin point her attacker. When Emma opened her eyes a dog barked and stood before her causing her to scream at the top of her lungs. The dog's eyes were as white as snow and it's fur was matted and dirty. From its eyes to it's tail was strawberry blonde and the underbelly white. "Well, aren't you cute," Emma said softly slowly placing the branch down. She slowly stood trying not to frighten the creature and held her hand out.

The dog slowly approached as if it was sorry for chasing after her. After sniffing her hand the dog began licking her hand. "See you're not bad, you're really cute," she smiled as the dog stretched in a bowing position. "You are coming with me," she laughed as the dog's ears shot straight up and its tail wagged. "Come on," she added patting her thigh as she began walking and the dog followed behind her.

When they reached her house she knelt next to dog and smiled. "I'm going to call you, Bae," she smiled as the dog licked her face. Before Emma could stand Bae growled and the hair on his back began to rise. Emma turned around nervously as Bae moved around her and stood in front of her protecting his new owner. The door opened and Felix looked at the dog.

"Shoo! Get out of here," he barked charging as the dog barked thinking Felix was attacking.

"Bae!" Emma shouted as the dog halted and looked at her confused.

"Bae? You named it? No, absolutely not, we are…"

"What is all the commotion?" Emma's mom yelled from the door as Felix pointed at the dog.

"Mom, I'm sorry, he followed me…well honestly I called him, but he's so cute, can I please, please keep him, please?" Emma begged something she couldn't stand doing. Emma's mother remained silent for a little as the dog moved closer to Emma in a protecting gesture and suddenly her mother sighed defeated.

"You're kidding me," Felix growled as her mother held up a hand.

"Go inside," she said pointing at her son as Emma smirked. Felix grumbled and stormed into the house. Her mom turned to her and crossed her arms.

"Mom, you don't have to tell me the whole taking care of the dog process I already got it, I promise I'll take care of him, just please."

"If I have to take care of it once, ONCE Emma…"

"I promise," Emma smiled hugging her mom as she ran into the house with Bae. Bringing Bae to the bathroom Emma shoved the dog in the shower and quickly turned the water on watching the dog panic in the shower made her laugh. "Bae, Bae," she whispered kneeling down as Bae stopped and looked up at her letting the water clean him. Emma gave Bae a quick bath revealing the true beauty of the dog's fur. After drying him off she brought him to her room and turned her computer on. "Now let's find out what exactly you are." After a few hours of research Emma found out that Bae was a Lapponian Herder also known as a reindeer herding dog. She smiled down at Bae as he barked. After Emma climbed into bed Bae followed her and laid his head on her pillow.

In the morning Emma was woken by the sound of Bae growling. She looked around the room half dazed. "Bae?" The dog moved toward the window and growled again. "Bae, come here," she said with a yawn as the dog continued to growl. "Bae!" she barked as the dog looked at her confused. A few whimpers broke the silence and Bae returned to her laying down as if it gave up.

Emma grabbed her phone and looked at the time seeing she had at least an hour left to sleep. As she closed her eyes again Bae got up and ran to the window barking again. "Bae?" Emma called concern carrying in her voice. She climbed from the sheets and slowly walked to the window, condensation blocking her view. Bae continued to bark as Emma rested her hand against the glass to wipe the fog away. Suddenly someone's hand slammed against the glass and Emma's scream caught in her throat. Twisted in the hand was Emma's necklace and Bae ferociously barked. As the alpha left Emma grabbed her sweatshirt and ran for the door.

"Where are you going?" Felix asked as Emma rushed out the door. "Emma!?" he shouted running after her. Felix followed her around the house and caught her staring up at her window looking around the woods that met the back of their property. "Em?" he whispered placing his hand on her shoulder. She quickly pulled away looking at her brother frightened. "Em, it's me, it's ok," he said calmer as she quickly threw herself in her brother's arms. A few shivers shook her body as she tightened her grip around her brother. "What…happened?" he asked seeing her window looked normal.

"Nothing," she panted burying her face in her brother's chest. Felix helped her back to her room and left her there before walking to his room. Bae pranced over to Emma and jumped up on her bed before licking the dark haired girl's face. "We have to do something, I need that necklace back," Emma growled as Bae looked at her with bright eyes. She pet the dog and soon after got in the shower.

After her shower she grabbed her clothing from her bedroom and changed, when she returned to her room she froze in the doorway a shiver consuming her body. On her bed was the box and her father's key. Bae stood over the box happily sniffing it. "I thought I placed that in my trunk," she whispered completely forgetting about it. The silver key felt like ice in her hand and she shook as she slowly put it in the key hole. Turning the key the old box made a loud click and Emma slowly opened the top of the lid. "What?" she said breathlessly and confused.

She soon got ready for school and said goodbye to Bae, Emma left for school. As she moved to her locker she watched Scott walk down the hall. "Scott!" she called as he made eye contact with her. He was mumbling to himself and he awkwardly turned from her and walked away. "That was weird," Emma sighed as the first bell rang. As she walked to her first class she ran into her best friend. "Lydia, is it me or is Scott acting funny today?"

"Did he run away from you too?" Lydia laughed not caring as Emma nodded. "Eh, let him be an ass if he wants to." Emma felt a sinking feeling rising in her stomach remembering Derek yelling at her the day before. She felt as if everyone was against her and the only one she could truly trust was Lydia.

"Why am I being pushed away?" she whispered a little too loud.

"Who's pushing you away?" Lydia asked seriously as Emma looked at her funny.

"Did I really just say that aloud?" Lydia nodded as Emma bit her lip. "Everyone, Scott, my brother has his ups and his downs, and Derek…yesterday was something awful strange."

"Derek? Is that the…"

"Yes, Lydia," Emma sighed annoyed.

"Well the only thing I suggest is show them it doesn't bother you," Lydia shrugged as Emma laughed. "If you give them the satisfaction it shows you've already lost." Emma laughed again and hugged her best friend.

"Yeah, you know what, screw it, I don't care," she smiled as the second bell rang. "The only thing I do care about is being late," she sighed before running down the hall leaving Lydia in a laughing fit.

"So nice of you to join us, Miss Fryse," her teacher sighed as she walked into the classroom.

"I'm so sorry I'm late, I just have been…"

"Never mind, just take your seat," her teacher cut her off and Emma sat next to Stiles who was ignoring Scott. Emma rolled her eyes.

"Em, can you help me here," he whispered to her as she ignored him. "What did I do to you?" he asked slightly hurt as she smiled a little.

"Hmmmm….ignored me this morning? Hurts doesn't it?" she smiled taking a quick glance at the puzzled look on Scott's face.

"If I was talking to you," Stiles spoke up, "I would say your an idiot for talking to Derek," Stiles added. Emma shrugs the conversation away and returns to her book. After two classes Emma made her way to her locker to prepare for free period. "You want to come to the lacrosse field?" Stiles asked as he and Scott walked over to Emma.

"As much as I want to see you pelt Scott with lacrosse balls, I'll pass," Emma laughed as Scott looked at her with the same look he gave her in first period. "I got to catch up on some homework," she sighed as the bell rang, "I'll catch up with you later though, tell me how it goes," she shouted down the hall as she ran away from them. Emma found Lydia and Allison in the cafeteria and sat down next to Allison pulling an old looking book from her bag. "Find anything interesting?" she asked Allison who smiled with a nod.

"I did…"

"PLEASE, don't repeat what you said to me, I don't want to hear it again," Lydia sighed annoyed as Emma laughed looking at Allison who shook her head.

"Did you?" Allison finished as Emma placed her old book on the table.

"What is that?" Lydia asked disinterested. The leather on the cover was cracked and faded. On the center of cover was engraved what looked to be a crown and in Danish above the crown was her family name.

"I think it's a book about my family?"

"Where did you find it?" Allison asked as Emma opened the book a cloud of dust caused the three girls to cough.

"In this old box my father left me, he told me not to open it until I was ready," she lied.

"Your dad locked an old family book in a box instead of just handing it to you before he left?" Lydia sighed as Emma laughed.

"It wasn't the only thing in there, I found some really nice jewelry and if you're nice, maybe I'll give you some," Emma smirked as Lydia faked a smile and pushed hair back. Emma looked at the book and stared blankly at the page. "However…I can't read much Danish," she sighed as Allison chuckled.

"Look for pictures," Lydia joked as Emma flipped through the old yellow pages. She turned to the only picture in the book, a beautiful young woman stared back at the three girls. The woman in the picture had straight black hair and piercing pale eyes. Emma blinked a few times at the necklace around the girl's necklace.

"That's my necklace," she whispered pointing at the picture as Lydia and Allison never looked away from the photo.

"She kind of looks like you," Lydia spoke up as Emma laughed.

"No she doesn't," Emma said weakly.

"Yeah, you're prettier than her," Allison said as Emma laughed and hugged the girl.

"What does the caption under the picture say?" Lydia asked tilting her head.

"The Queen of the North," Emma translated the caption confidently. "That can't be my necklace, maybe mines a replica."

"It's possible to be passed down so many generations," Lydia answered.

"My father said it was old but not over a thousand years old, it's impossible."

"No it's not," Lydia said never looking at the girls in front of her. "Chains may break but genuine gems never crumble. The chain could be new, but that gem could as well be your necklace…if you hadn't of lost it we could compare," Lydia sighed.

"Thank you for reminding me," Emma said not too happy. The bell rang pulling the girls from the old book and Emma placed it back in her locker. "Well, I'll see you guys later," Emma added before waving goodbye to her friends.

Derek's POV

"Is it one of us? Did someone else make it out of the fire?" Derek asked his vegetative uncle. "Just give me anything," he sighed as the room remained silent. "He has it, I know he does, I've seen it around his neck," he said bitterly. "He needs Emma for it to make him stronger. The Frozen Heart only works that way. But I need your help. I can't get any closer to solving this case without help." Frustration boiled in Derek's veins. Thinking about Emma only made him more agrivated.

"She won't be safe without it," he continued as his uncle continued to stare at him. "Just give me a sign. Blink, raise a finger, just anything." The frustration got to Derek and he leaned forward grabbing the armrests of the wheelchair. "Just anything!" he yelled.

"Let him go," the nurse barked walking in pulling Derek's attention away from his uncle. "You think after six years of this yelling at him will get a response?"

"You have a better method?" Derek growled.

"Patience, he'll respond if you give him the time."

"I don't have anymore time," he sighed taking a final glance at his uncle before storming out of the room.

Emma's POV

As she walked in the door Bae ran down the stairs and jumped in her arms. "Bae, get down," she laughed petting the Lapponian. She pulled a small treat from her bag and handed it to Bae who quickly ran into the den to consume it's prize. Emma laughed as she ran up the stairs. Emma sat in front of her computer and opened her book finding a translation website she began typing the first sentence into the computer. Before she could hit enter her phone began to ring. "Hello?" she asked sitting back in her work chair.

"Come outside now," Stiles demanded in a rushed tone.

"What's wrong?" she asked concerned.

"Derek thinks Deaton, Scott's boss, is the alpha, and we're right outside your house," he answered as Emma gasped closed her book exited the web browser and ran down the stairs. "I'll be back soon," she screamed before rushing out the front door and climbed into Stiles' jeep.

"So he has my necklace?" Emma blurted as Stiles drove down the street.

"Maybe," Stiles answered.

"He isn't the alpha," Scott barked getting each of theirs attention.

"And how are we going to prove that?" Emma sighed as they pulled next to Derek's camaro in the school parking lot.

"You'll see," Scott answered as they got out of the jeep.

"This is a stupid idea," Derek barked as the three of them walked over to Derek's car.

"Where is he?" Scott demanded as Derek moved over exposing a tied up unconscious vet.

"Oh looks comfortable," Emma rolled her eyes as Derek growled.

"Ok, you two stay here, we'll be right back," Scott pointed at Derek and Emma.

"Woah, woah, woah, hold your horses, why do I get to stay with Mr. I-Hate-the-World," Emma blurted as Scott pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Someone needs to watch him from killing my boss," Scott sighed as she bit her lip and watched Scott and Stiles break into the school.

"Why do I have a very bad feeling about this?" she whispered as Derek laughed.

"Cause with these idiots it's always a bad idea," Derek spoke up. Emma slowly turned and looked at him, studying him.

"I don't understand you," she whispered pointing at him. "I did nothing to you, and what you did the other day…uncalled for."

"Emma…" Derek sighed looking at her darkly.

"No," she cut him off. "You've helped me thus far, and then you push me in the deep end and abandoned me."

"I abandoned you?" he laughed. "Last time I checked I was trying…"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence," she pointed at him. "You said you'd get my necklace back and where is it? The alpha still has it."

"You want to fight about that now?" Derek growled as she stomped her foot.

"That was my property, you can't make a promise to someone and take it back!" Before Derek could retaliate with a comment Scott screamed a pathetic howl through the school's intercom.

"You have got to be kidding me," Derek sighed closing his eyes.

"What was that?" Emma asked looking at the school.

"That was your friend trying to howl."

"It sounded like a dying cat," Emma laughed forgetting the anger she was feeling toward Derek at the moment. Before another word could be spoken a loud deeper growl shook the entire building and ground they stood on. Emma backed slowly away taking Derek's hand who didn't deny her. Silence took over as Scott and Stiles came walking out of the school, a big smile plastered on Scott's face.

"That was amazing!" Stiles yelled as Emma looked at her friend in slight fear.

"Are you stupid?!" Derek barked releasing Emma's hand looking at Scott.

"I was just calling the alpha," Scott said defensively.

"And the rest of the fricking state," Derek barked. "I could kill you right now," Derek mumbled.

"Where's my boss?" Scott asked as Emma turned around and backed away from the car. The cold in her veins felt as if it could kill and Emma became very afraid. "What did you do with him?" Scott barked.

"He didn't do anything," Emma shouted as Scott and Stiles looked at her. A growl broke the silence and Derek gasped in pain. The three teens jumped back as the alpha stood before them picking Derek up with one hand. Blood poured from Derek's mouth as he made eye contact with Emma she felt a small pain in the back of her spine and her breath became short. She felt weak as if she was in Derek's position. The alpha threw Derek across the parking lot and Emma stood frozen as she stared at Derek's lifeless body.

"Come on!" Scott shouted grabbing her as they ran toward the school. After they locked the door behind them Emma began taking deep breaths before her scream finally was released. Stiles grabbed her and covered her mouth.

"Shhh, Em, Emma it's ok, it's ok," he whispered.

"It's far from ok," she yelled pushing Stiles away as they looked outside the school door windows no longer seeing the alpha.