Author's Note: Sorry for taking so long. I hope you like this chapter.

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Chapter 4

Stiles POV

I look over at the lifeless body of Derek, before turning to see the witch moving closer to me. I run to block Derek, checking to see if he's dead.

"Come on Derek, Come on." The panic of seeing him unconscious was stronger than I thought it would be.

An evil laughter caught my attention, I turned to see the witch standing 10 feet away from me. "Don't bother, I might not be as strong as I would like, but I still have some kick."

I pull out my gun and point it directly at her. "What did you do to him? Tell me now!"

"You're a tough one aren't you, but you're an idiot for consorting with those monsters." She moved closer ignoring the fact that I had my gun pointed directly at her chest. "We don't usually kill humans, but I think I may make an exception for you."

"Stay the fuck away from me." She kept moving closer. She didn't stop until she was only a few feet away.

"Did you know that we have a special talent?" I look at her with a blank expression, willing myself to remain calm. "We draw power from the elements, but we also sense the energy around us. The energy around you is so full of emotion. I can feel the fear coming from you, but also the determination. The fear isn't just about me, you're also afraid of what's going to happen to your friend. It's more than just a friendship there, something else is growing."

"Shut up, shut up now before I blow a hole in you."

"Wow that was rude. I thought we were having a lovely little chat." She shook her head, looking disappointed. She flicked her wrist and the gun flew from my grip. "Why do you feel the need to protect that creature? His kind is responsible for a lot of bloodshed. They don't care about humans, to them you are all pray."

"You're wrong."

She looks over at me, a smile playing at her lips. "I'm wrong? Well then, please enlighten me."

"Not all werewolves are like that, I mean sure some are, but not my pack."

"You're pack. You can't be pack. You're human."

"I can be pack. These 'creatures' are my friends. They protect this town from all the crazy things that come here. They don't kill innocent people, well Peter and Jackson did, but was different. They've changed now. They may be predators, but they're not killers. They would never hurt anyone."

"Oh, so they've never tried to hurt you?"

"Not recently. But that was back when they still lacked control. The person you just blew into that tree helped them to control themselves. He's their Alpha."

"Their Alpha? Well then it looks like I will have to kill him. That's too bad, he has such a cutie."

"Don't you dare, you said you don't kill humans, so if you kill him then you're going to have to get through me first."

"You really care for him don't you? Probably more than you're aware of."

"Shut up. I won't let you hurt him."

"I see you're not going to let me do what's necessary. Oh well, I guess I have no choice now but to kill you." I could feel the energy she was pulling, it wasn't much but I knew I wouldn't be able to take a hit from her. I didn't have any supernatural advantage.

I pulled the other gun I had from where it was hiding in the back of my pants. I pointed the gun at her chest and fired. Her face becomes frozen in a look of shock, until she falls to the ground, her life slowly leaving her body. I could feel the energy around me lighten.

I look behind me to see Derek still passed out against the tree. "Derek, come on you have to wake up." I placed my fingers on his neck and find that his pulse is weak but still there. "Derek, wake up. Wake up Now! You have to get up. I can't lose you." The feelings behind my words surprising me, I didn't realize that Derek could make me feel that way. I put my head to his chest and could hear his lungs working and his heart was starting to get stronger.

"Derek, can you hear me?" I looked at his face and saw his eyes start to flutter open. Relief washed over me.

He quickly sat up, but the movement was too quick for him and he looked as if he was dizzy. I quickly caught him. "Derek, you have to take it slow for a bit."

"What happened? Where's the witch?"

"Don't worry, she's dead." I motioned to her body behind me. "I told you I wasn't completely useless."

"Are you ok? Did she hurt you?"

"No, but she did knock you out for awhile."

"We need to meet up with everyone. We need to find out if they're ok and help them with the others." He quickly stood up, stumbling when he got dizzy again.

"You need to take it easy. You took quite a hit." I grabbed his arm and wrapped it around my shoulder, he made a noise in protest, but I quickly silenced him. "This is just until you're back 100%. Now can you tell where the pack is?"

"No, but we should probably head to where we said we would meet up. We might be able to find them there or track them to their location." With that we headed to meet the others.

As we got closer we could hear the fighting, Derek instantly released himself from my hold and ran ahead of me. I tried to keep pace with him, but let's face it I am severely lacking in speed in comparison to a werewolf.

I catch up at the clearing to see the rest of the pack fighting the remaining witches. I look around and see that one witch is already dead on the ground, the other two teaming up to take on the remainder of the pack. Isaac, Lydia and Cora were unconscious on the ground; I ran to them and found that they were still alive, just knocked unconscious.

I turned back to the fight and pulled my weapon out again. The witches were standing back to back, pulsating energy that was keeping the wolves at bay. As soon as one of them tried to penetrate it, they would be blown back. A plan jumped into my mind, running to Derek to tell him.

"Derek, I know how we can beat them."

"Yeah, well we could use any help right now."

"When I was facing the other witch I noticed that using the energy to knock you out took a lot of power from her. I was wondering why she would stop to talk when she could've just knocked me out and then went to kill you. It's because she's weak. Using that power took a toll on her. If we can make them use up their energy then we can attack."

"How exactly do you plan on getting them to use their power?"

"Have everyone attack in quick succession. They will have to keep using power to protect themselves, until they don't have any left."

"Sounds good to me." I could hear him whispering the plan to the wolves, which with their enhanced hearing could make out what he was saying. I ran over to Allison to inform her.

She aimed her bow at the witches, while I aimed my gun. Derek nodded and we all began to attack. The energy around the witches began to weaken, the look of terror appearing on their faces. The power they were able to harness on this night was weak as it was, but it couldn't handle this type of attack. Eventually they collapsed, all their power leaving them.

Derek moved forward, claws extended but his features human once again. "You should've never tried to hurt my pack." He raised his claws and brought them down upon the witches, quickly ending their lives. The pack celebrated and went to check on the others. I looked over at Derek, seeing the look of relief upon his features. The witch's words playing in my mind. Is it possible that I feel more towards him that I thought?

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Author's Note: This is the longest chapter I wrote, and it's a way for me to apologize for taking so long. I hope you liked it. Please review and thanks for reading.