Hi guys (: Sorry I've been updating kind of slowly these last few chapters. I'm starting school soon and have been trying to make the best of the last few weeks of summer ;) Not a lot of action in this chapter, but lots of Derek+Karaline. This was supposed to go up a couple days ago but I was unhappy with it and kept on re-editing. The latest episode of Teen Wolf got me thinking of a different plot for this story… meaning I will somehow include Kate into all of this. She's a crazy bitch but I like her haha. Also… when Derek almost cried… I liked it ONLY because it's the writers are really starting to build his character and background story.

Please keep reviewing and PLEASE let me know any ideas you guys have for this story! :D Thanks my loves.

To answer a few questions…

Who do you envision Karaline to look like?

Karaline was at first supposed to "look like" Megan Fox, only because I thought that Megan and Derek looked like the perfect couple, however, I felt that Miranda Kerr fit the role of Karaline better because she has that girl-next-door type of beauty yet she's still sexy.

How did you come up with this story?

I started to really love the character of Derek after the "Magic Bullet" episode because there was a lot of mystery around him. I feel like the mystery around Derek is comparable to the mystery of what teachers are really like outside of school… haha. My mind started to wander and I found myself thinking about how I perceived him to be when he wasn't out worrying about Scott. The "first" chapter that I came up with dealt with the meeting of Stiles and Karaline (already as Derek's girlfriend) because I love both of their personalities and thought it would be entertaining to see them meet. From then on, I just started building the plot backwards… So YES, you will FINALLY see the meeting of Stiles and Karaline within the next couple of chapters!

Okay I'll stop talking now (:

I gazed down at the petite girl next to me as she was curled up, asleep on my chest. Her heartbeat was soothing as it steadily thumped while I held her close. I had been studying everything about her for over an hour – her long lashes, her full lips, every line on her face, her long, flowing hair... I couldn't keep my eyes off of the angel in my arms.

I wasn't able to resist replaying the scene from a couple hours ago, over and over in my head.

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I could hear Karaline's heartbeat rising as she reached up to lock her arms around my neck. Our lips moved in sync and she sighed as I deepened the kiss, slipping my tongue along her bottom lip after she opened her mouth slightly. I pulled her up and made my way towards the bed while she wrapped her legs around my waist. Her sweet scent engulfed me as I carefully laid her down on the bed without breaking the kiss and hovered over her. She ran her fingers through my hair, pulling me closer while my hands explored every curve of her body.

Every problem, every person, and every thought had escaped my mind. It was all about her. There was no where I wanted to be except here. But I had to pull away.

"I'm stopping," I whispered, touching my forehead with hers.

Her pulse was thick while she panted, trying to catch her breath. "Okay," Karaline said breathlessly, understanding. I rolled off of her and pushed myself up against the pillows slightly as she shifted her body to lay her head on my chest and wrap her arm across my stomach. We lay like that for a long time taking in each other's presence while I listened to Karaline's heart rate slowly decline.

It was her who was the first to break the silence. Karaline craned her neck to look up at me with her beautiful blue eyes. "So what happens now?" she asked.

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Karaline's Point of View

By the time I woke up, the sunlight was heavily streaming through the windows. For a moment my heart sunk as I thought I had just woken up from a dream, until I noticed an arm protectively wrapped around me. I slightly shifted back to look up at his gorgeous face. I had never seen him so peaceful – all the stern lines in his face were smoothed out as he took in deep, steady breathes. He hadn't gotten any sleep in about two days and I knew he was exhausted. I couldn't help but smile as I stared up at him for a few minutes.

Carefully, I leaned up to kiss him lightly on the cheek before slithering away from his strong arms.

I spent the next couple of hours cleaning up the house as well as myself since I hadn't showered in almost two days, and by the time lunch came around I decided to put together whatever meal I could in the kitchen.

As I stood there at the stove, I caught myself smiling as I suddenly remembered what had happened this morning. No doubt his kiss caught me off guard, but I had no complaints – however, I had many questions. Where were Derek and I supposed to go from here? Even when I asked him, he never gave me a straight answer, rather he responded by saying something along the lines of "let's just see how things play out". I agreed with myself to let the topic go for now.

After that, we talked which mostly consisted of him asking me questions and me answering. Derek asked me about everything from school, my family, to my childhood. I didn't take long for me to figure out that all of his questions were purposely asked to keep me from asking him anything. In addition to talking, we kissed – a lot. I sighed to myself – Derek's kiss. To say that Derek was a good kisser was an understatement. Even when my eyelids were heavy and I was on the bridge of unconsciousness, I couldn't get enough of his soft lips, but after a while Derek finally caught onto why I wasn't able to sleep no matter how many times he insisted that I get some rest.

Suddenly I gasped as a pair of strong arms wove their way around my waist breaking me away from my daydream, but I sighed as I felt his warm kiss on my neck. A small, uncontrollable moan escaped my lips as his lips and tongue made its way to the most sensitive spot on my neck, right below my jaw while my head rolled back against his body. I could feel my heart starting to rise as it always did whenever he was around.

"Good morning," he said as I felt his hot breath tickling my skin. I turned slightly towards him and sighed again once I met his awaiting lips. My heart started to pound and my head began to swirl as Derek deepened the kiss, but right before my knees were about to give out, he pulled away.

It took me a moment to gather myself before I looked up into his alluring green eyes. "Morning," I said breathlessly, still a little dizzy. Derek pulled me closer and did something that surprised me – he smiled. I had only seen him smile a couple times before, and it made my heart flutter to see it again. He gazed down at me with unreadable eyes.

"What?" I slanted my eyes at him, lightheartedly.

"Nothing," Derek tried to hide his smirk. I eyed him suspiciously.

"What is it? Why are you staring at me like that?" I questioned him teasingly.

"Like what?" he answered, pretending to be clueless. I glared at him for a moment before a slight smile played on his lips – his sign of surrender. "You look beautiful," he said softly.

I looked away for a moment as I felt myself blush. My self-consciousness kicked in high gear – I realized that I had absolutely no make-up on, my hair was air dried, slightly poofy, and I was wearing sweats that I have bought the other day.

"What did you want to do today?" he asked, letting go of my waist to find his way to the table.

I shrugged. "I don't know. Surprise me," I smiled at him from the corner of my eye. I placed the bacon, eggs, and sausage on a plate and turned to find Derek already sitting at the table gazing out the window towards the beautiful view of Beacon Hills. I set the plate down in front of him and sat across from him as he started to eat. I smiled at him shyly, suddenly feeling very self conscious as I caught him playfully stare at me as he continued to take bites from the plate. However, I felt a sudden shift in his mood.

"Karaline?" he looked up at me with unreadable eyes. I waited in fear as he took in a deep breath. His quick change in tone caught me off guard and I tried to prepare myself for whatever was about to come out of his mouth. "You have to go home tonight."

My heart stopped. I couldn't keep my eyes off of him as I tried to read his expression, attempting to make sense of his words. "What? Did I do something?" I asked quietly. I could feel my cheeks turning red as I fought to keep my voice from cracking.

Surprisingly, Derek chuckled. "No, Karaline." For a split-second, amusement washed over his face.

I silently breathed out a sigh of relief. His green eyes darkened again as he continued, "Do you know what tonight is?"

Tonight? I thought about it for a moment, but nothing crossed my mind. I stared at him blankly as he shook his head. "It's the full moon."

"Oh," I dropped my stare into my lap.

"I want you to be safe, Karaline. I mean, for the most part, I have control of my shape-shifting, but I don't want to take any risks," he explained. I nodded, still keeping my eyes away from him. Suddenly Derek reached across the table, grabbed my hand and pulled me around into his lap. "You didn't do anything wrong," he reassured as he held me close. His green eyes were honest. "You just have to understand that," he paused, looking away for a moment. "It's been a long time since I've actually cared for someone and if anything happens to you, especially because of me-"

"Stop," I touched his face, interrupting him. Derek's face was twisted in agony. "I trust you, Derek," I said, pressing my hand to his cheek, forcing him to look back towards me.

"You shouldn't," he replied firmly.

"And why not?" I asked, already knowing the answer. His green eyes darkened again.

"I'm dangerous, Karaline," he said slowly after a moment.

"I trust you," I repeated. Derek rolled his eyes. Suddenly his eyes softened as he fell quiet for a moment and looked away.

"You're so stubborn," he mumbled under his breath. "You don't know what you're talking about," he said to me.

"Yes I d-" Right when I opened my mouth to object, he quickly picked me up and placed me on my feet.

"Get ready," he ordered casually in a typical Derek fashion.

I folded my arms and glared at him, proving his point of my stubbornness, exactly. "You can't just change the subject like that! I had something to say!" I declared. Not only was I unhappy that he wouldn't let me talk, but now he was bossing me around.

"I don't care," he uttered, monotone as he finished up his plate. I glared down at him as I watched Derek's smirk turned into a genuine smile. After swallowing one more bite, he looked up at me again with lightened green eyes. "There's somewhere I want to take you."