Hi Guys! So this is my little vent session on Teen Wolf… I actually like the whole Kate/Derek relationship thing… I feel like they have some past romantic kind of tie… like in high school or something. Kate's a bitch, but I feel like she wasn't always that way. Hm, maybe I'll do a one shot on them. Jackson has also caught my eye ;) He's gorgeous. And am I the only one who kind of has a crush on Stiles? … ANYWAYS. This chapter was tough to write, which is why it took me a while to post. But here it is. BUT before you read, I have a few questions.
First, does anyone know what state the story takes place in OR what state you think it takes place in?
Second, what actress do you imagine Karaline to look like?
Thanks! (: Enjoy, my loves!
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"Scott!" Karaline squealed as she ran up and wound him in a tight hug. I stood there staring in disbelief.
"Karaline, what are you doing here? I haven't seen you for months! Why didn't you call me?" he grinned down at petite girl.
"I'm here in town for a couple days," she replied with excitement in her eyes. "How have you been? You look so handsome!" she said. For some strange reason, I started to feel a little heated.
Scott blushed. "A compliment coming from the prettiest girl I know? Thanks!" he laughed. I had never seen this bubbly side of Scott before – the kid had a sort of sparkle in his eye. Was it because of Karaline? I looked down at the girl and noticed that she, too, had an enlightened expression on her face as she smiled up at Scott. Again, I felt the heat flicker inside of me. Scott continued, "I've been good, though. Busy with school, lacrosse… and stuff. What about you? Aren't you graduating this year?" he asked. He was so caught up in talking to Karaline that he hadn't noticed that I was standing right next to him.
"Yeah! I'm pretty excit-" Karaline began to say.
"Excuse me," I interrupted suddenly with my voice soaking in annoyance. "Would someone like to explain to me what's going on here?" Both of them turned to me at once and within a second, Scott's eyes abruptly flooded with rage.
"What the hell are you doing with him, Karaline?" Scott bellowed. The girl jumped back at the sudden change in his voice. That smile on his face from a moment ago was completely gone by now and I felt pride in the fact that it was because of me. "Why is he here?" he spat out with fire flickering in his eyes. I rolled my eyes at him. It was so typical of Scott to freak out whenever I popped up.
"Wait, you know Derek?" Karaline asked, completely taken aback by his reaction to seeing me. "How?"
Suddenly a flash of panic ran through me.
"No, the question is, how do you two know each other?" I asked, trying to redirect the attention elsewhere besides Scott and I.
"Woah! I want to know how you two know each other!" Scott demanded back, pointing between Karaline and I. Scott's angered face washed out with what looked like concern all of a sudden. "Karaline, please don't tell me your dating this guy." In my head I smirked at Scott's jealousy playing out in front of me.
Karaline rolled her eyes. "No, Scott," she muttered.
"Good! Because he's dangerous, Karaline! You shouldn't trust him!" he barked.
"Will one of you tell me how the hell you two know each other!" I bellowed – it wasn't a question, it was an order. Scott fell silent as he narrowed his eyes at me.
"He's my cousin, Derek," Karaline spoke.
I blinked a few times. "Wait, what?" I was caught off guard. Cousin?
"Scott is my cousin," she repeated slower. "We grew up together." I glanced between the two of them in disbelief, but I started seeing the resemblance – they had the same brown hair, same brown eyes, however, the girl had lighter skin. I started to feel stupid for thinking that Scott liked Karaline earlier - now my shock had faded to disappointment.
"Seriously," I said with chagrin washing over my face. "Out of all people in Beacon Hills… Scott has to be your cousin?" I asked rhetorically, shaking my head in disbelief.
"Is there something wrong with that?" Scott asked defensively, starting to step closer to me. I guess this boy still hadn't learned his lesson from the last time I kicked his ass when he showed up to my house unannounced. I glared down at the kid.
"Scott! Do not start this again with m-" I began to say.
"Alright!" the girl shrieked abruptly. Scott and I surprisingly fell silent at her command, but continued to glare at each other as she stared back and forth between the two of us. Thankfully, Madison Street was still empty so no one was around to witness our little argument. Karaline took a deep breath. "Will one of you please tell me how you know each other? I'm just a little bit confused at the moment," she said sarcastically. She waited – however neither of us answered. It wasn't because we were too heated to talk, it was because we had no idea how to answer the girl. I knew that Karaline didn't know about Scott being a werewolf, or at least I thought so, and I knew Scott didn't know that Karaline knew about werewolves. The girl huffed in frustration. "Scott?" she called him out. He quickly glanced between Karaline and I in hesitation with his body tensed. His eyes grew uneasy while I noticed him give me a look that no longer held anger, but now it was panic.
"Well," Scott stuttered, "First I want to know how you and Derek know each other," he stalled while glancing between the two of us. I could feel Karaline stare at me in a moment of distress as she began to panic. I knew she was waiting me for to answer for her. My head began to throb in frustration as I found myself caught trying to create lies for the three of us.
"This isn't the place to talk about this," I said attempting to give myself more time to figure out how I wanted to go about the situation on hand. I could still feel Karaline's eyes on me. "Get in the car. Both of you," I ordered before turning away. She didn't ask questions as she followed me to the car, playing along.
"Why should I-" Scott began to protest.
"Scott!" Karaline and I scolded in unison as we sent glares over our shoulders at him.
Scott huffed in frustration while rolling his eyes at us and heading towards the passenger side of the Camaro in obedience, getting the message that he really had no more argument to convey. I guess stubbornness ran in the family.
"Wait!" he stopped just after opening the door – Karaline and I turned our heads towards him waiting to hear what else the boy had to say. I was just about ready to throw the kid in the car myself. Suddenly Scott's face twisted in despair, "God damnit, Karaline, please don't tell me you're pregnant!"
I rolled his eyes and slid into the driver's seat just before slamming the car door shut. Karaline continued to stand outside glaring at her cousin in a way that would even scare me. A moment later, she spoke. "Get. In. The car."
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The car was silent for a couple minutes as I recollected my thoughts while I drove back to the house. I knew that there were certain things that I wanted to keep from the both of them and other things that needed to be said. I kept my eyes on the road as I began to speak.
"Before I tell you what I need to tell you, Scott, you need to promise that you will control yourself," I shot a warning look at him through my rear view mirror as Karaline turned her head in my direction. I ignored her, however I was able to sense her concern as to where I was going with this. Scott nodded at me, signaling me to continue. I took a deep breath, bracing myself for the reaction that would come from what I was about to say.
"Karaline was attacked."
"WHAT!"Scott screamed. Karaline's eyes bulged as she whipped her head around at me.
"Derek what are you doing!" she cried out.
I ignored her. "It was the Alpha," I said to Scott.
"THE ALPHA?" he yelled again. I quickly sent Scott a glare through the mirror telling him to cool down as his eyes were mixed with fear and anger.
"Karaline, w-what happened? Are you hurt?" Scott asked almost climbing into the front seat with her trying to exam any injuries. The girl glanced between the two of us in a fit of confusion.
"Wait, you know about wolves?" Karaline asked Scott, her voice heightened before turning to me. "Why didn't you tell me that he knew, Derek?" I shot a warning look at Scott told him not to say too much to the girl – he nodded at me in comprehension without Karaline noticing.
"Yes, Karaline. I know about wolves," he answered in a controlled voice. The girl stared at him, speechless as I pulled up to the house, turned off the car, and opened the door. But just as I stepped out of the car, I froze.
I stared up at the old house – something wasn't right. Faintly I heard Scott climb out from the back of the car, behind me.
"Karaline, stay in the car," I called out over my shoulder before locking the doors. She nodded at me as fear washed over her face.
"What's wrong?" Scott said just as he knew we were safe to talk. I started slowly walking through the entrance of the house while he followed behind.
"I don't know," I said mindlessly as I wandered through the front of the house. I could feel Scott eyeing me, trying to figure out what I was looking for.
"Why didn't you want me to tell her that I'm a werewolf?" I heard Scott ask from the living room as I stepped into the kitchen – suddenly I froze. It was there that the scent was just strong enough for my senses to finally pick it up. I flashed back to the night that I found the girl with the Alpha – though it was a very faint scent, I recognized it. It had been here.
Abruptly, I bolted past Scott who was staring at me in concern as he saw the alarm on my face. "What's going on?" he called out, following behind me through the house. I leaped over the porch steps and opened the door to the Camaro within a split second.
"Derek, what's wrong?" Karaline asked, with panic growing in her voice. I slammed the door beside me and rolled down the window to talk to Scott who was standing in disbelief that I had just locked him out of the car.
"You can't follow me," I said. "The Alpha will know where we are," the words were coming out swiftly.
"Why are you leaving? And where are you going?" he questioned, looking over at his cousin in the passenger seat in concern.
"To the only place that's safe for Karaline," I answered, honestly. I clenched my jaw and my grip on the steering wheel tightened as I put the car in drive. My foot suddenly felt heavy on the pedal. "He found us, Scott. The Alpha was here."
