Hi guys. This chapter ended up being a lot longer than I intended and took so freaking long to write. Anyways I have a NEW STORY UP!

It's called REVELATION and ofcourse, it deals with Derek. All I'm going to say about it is that somehow it deals with Derek, Kate, and a 3-year-old girl with familiar blond hair and green eyes. Please check it out!

I've said before how I love the character of Kate and I came up with another story line that shows a different side of Derek that you don't see on the show.

And before I shut up… Derek's the Alpha. Yay! (: Enjoy my loves. And thank you for the reviews.

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"Derek," she called out to me once again. From the corner of my eyes I could see her turned in her seat, staring at me. "Please?" she smiled, sweetly.

"Shut up, Karaline," I muttered.

"Come on. We've been in the car forever. Just give me a hint," she said. Without looking at her, I could picture her fluttering her eyelashes at me innocently, trying to seduce me into telling her what she wanted.

"No," I stated. "We're almost there. Sit and be quiet." For some reason, Karaline giggled. I peaked at her again from the corner of my eye before returning my attention back to the road.

"Always in such a sour mood," she mumbled to herself. I shook my head at her comment as I made a sudden turn onto a dirt path that led us to a familiar clearing of the forest. We were about an hour outside of town, in the middle of a dense California forest, however I knew exactly where I was.

I had memorized this area like the back of my hand to the point where I recognized certain trees and counted the boulders along the road before I found my turn.

"Oh my God," she gasped after a few moments. I pulled the car right up to the edge of the cliff and before I could turn off the engine, Karaline quickly hopped out. Suddenly my heart skipped a beat as I saw her walking closer to the edge and within a second, I was outside on the other side of the car, pulling her back to a safe distance.

"Careful," I warned. I continued to hold on her as she stared in awe at the view before us. It was good to be back here. I hadn't been here in a very long time, yet everything still looked the same.

We were about a fourth of a mile above the enormous, glittering lake as the sun set behind the backdrop of the mountains which wrapped around the water completely. There was no wind and everything was so peaceful while the sky swirled into purple, pink and blue. It felt as if we were the only ones left in the world and we were on top of it all.

I glanced around me taking in everything and suddenly the memories flooded in – I looked over to the shaded area underneath the trees behind us where my parents would set up picnics for Laura and I when we were young, then to the large boulder down by the lake that we would always dive off of during the summer and the sandy patch that my parents sat together on as they watched us, even the old tree log at the edge of the water where my mother used to sit and hold me to try and warm me up after she wrapped me in a towel. I remembered everything.

"What is this place?" Karaline asked, continuing to stare out before her.

I snapped out of my daydream. "Not a lot of people know about this because it's hidden pretty well. I explained. "But my family used to come up here every weekend."

Karaline turned towards me and wrapped her arms around my neck while I kept my grasp around her waist. She stared up at me with smiling blue eyes for a moment.

"You're full of surprises, Derek," she said quietly. "Thank you for taking me here. It's beautiful." With that I lowered my head to meet her lips.

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We sat on top of Derek's car for what seemed like hours staring out into the beauteous lake as it glimmered in the sunset – the scene before us was something so perfect that is seemed too good to be true. It was a world so different from my life in Sacramento and Beacon Hills. I never wanted to leave his side as we continued to talk… and kiss, until he said it was getting too late. That night Derek brought me to his apartment where he said that I could stay.

"What about you? Where are you going?" I asked. "I thought you said-"

"I'm going back to the house tonight," he responded. "You will be safe here," he reassured. I nodded, trusting his judgement, however I wasn't very comfortable with him staying at the house. Though I knew that tonight was the full moon and he was taking precautions to keep me safe from himself, it was his safety that I was worried about.

"But will you be safe there?" I questioned, uneasily. "What about the Alpha?"

"He's not after me, Karaline. And you shouldn't worry about him either."

I nodded, though still not completely at ease. "Well," I said, "will you at least take some blankets with you? It's extra cold tonight and that house is already freezing enough."

Derek's stern face softened slightly as he chuckled at my request. With a couple strides he closed the distance between us and leaned down to kiss me on the forehead. "I'll be fine. Just go to sleep. I'll see you in the morning." And before I could say goodbye he was out the door.

That night I had trouble sleeping. It seemed like every inch of the bed was uncomfortable while I tossed and turned. My mind was wandering uneasily as I worried about Derek. It took me a couple hours to realize that the reason I was having trouble sleeping was because I missed him – I missed everything about him from his scent to his stunning green eyes, even his bad-tempered sarcasm. Finally, even as exhausted as I was, I dragged myself to the other side of the apartment, climbed into his bed and within a couple seconds I was in a deep dream state.

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The next morning I came home and went straight to Karaline's room – after having a mini-heart attack, I found her fast asleep in my bed. She was so deep in her sleep that I didn't bother waking her up. For a while, I sat down in the plump chair by the bed and watched over her beautiful face until she awoke.

"Morning," she smiled, turning on her side to face me. "You're okay," she said relieved. I couldn't help but smile at this.

"I am," I nodded. "May I ask why you aren't in your own bed?" I questioned, teasingly.

Karaline blushed. "No," she said shyly, rolling over onto her other side so that she faced away from me. Quietly I pushed myself off of the chair and hovered myself over her body so that she had no choice but to look at me. I found it absolutely adorable that she was actually embarrassed about this.

"And why is that?" I asked, my lips lingering dangerously close to hers. Karaline's eyes wandered down to my mouth as her heartbeat began to rise.

"Because I said so," she whispered. I inched closer to her lips.

"Tell me," I said, moving in just a bit closer to close what little distance already between us existed.

"No," she refused breathlessly.

"Tell me," I demanded, but before she could respond I leaned down to meet her lips. Her sweet scent engulfed me as I pressed some of my weight on top of her while Karaline wrapped her arms around my neck, pulling me even closer. Our soft, innocent kisses soon turned passionate as she opened her mouth slightly, inviting me to deepen the kiss. Without hesitation, I slipped in my tongue and quickly our lips were moving in sync. Karaline sighed beneath me as I wound my fingers through her hair gently and my other hand explored the curves of her body. I felt one of her hands disappear from my neck as it made its way down to the hem of my shirt. Her hand wandered underneath the fabric and roamed around my lower back. Things were getting heated quickly, and though I knew that I had to stop, I didn't.

Suddenly I felt her hand graze against my lower abdomen sparking a growl to grow in my throat – it was then that I finally pulled away. We were both breathless as I leaned back slightly, the taste of her tongue still lingering on my lips. We were both quiet for a moment, until she broke the silence.

"I missed you," Karaline whispered. "That's why I stayed in here." At this, I couldn't help but smile. I bent down to peck her on the lips one more time.

"I missed you too," I admitted. Though it took every ounce of energy, I pushed myself off of the bed and onto my feet, thinking that creating a little distance would lessen the temptation to take her right then and there. Karaline's cheeks were still flustered and her hair was a little disheveled as she sat up on the bed.

"Get ready," I said.

"Why?" she asked starting to get my breathing back to normal.

"I'm taking you back to the campus."

Karaline was quiet for a moment as she processed these words. An array of emotions washed over her face. "Why? Is it safe for me to go back?" she asked.

"I thought about it last night, and yes. Sacramento is a big city and you go to a big school, so I doubt the Alpha would be able to find you with all those people, if he even is trying to find you at the moment. Plus," I explained. "You've missed a lot of school."

Karaline looked away for a moment. "Will I still be able to see you?" she asked shyly. Again, I couldn't help but chuckle. I sat down beside on the bed.

"Did you forget that you only live an hour away?" I teased lightly. "And wasn't it you who told me that Christmas break is in a week." Her face un-tensed as she processed my words and eventually smiled, but just before she was about to open her mouth to say something, a sudden low, menacing growl shut us both up. I looked at her quizzically.

"Was that your stomach?" I asked in disbelief. Karaline's cheeks began to burn again as she giggled.

"Yes," she admitted.

"Let's get some food first before I take you back."

• •

I hated being out in public and only forced myself out of the house whenever it was absolutely necessary, but thinking that I would be away from her for over a week made me realize that I would take any time with her… even if it meant being in a crowded breakfast café.

I couldn't remember the last time I was around so many people at once. I was getting a headache with all the noise and it didn't help that Karaline left me alone to use the restroom. Closing my eyes, I leaned my head against my hands as I propped my elbows up on the table and tried to focus in on one random conversation to lessen the overwhelming volume in the room – but it was then that my attention was caught.

"Karaline?" someone called out. I snapped my head up to see where it came from but the café was too crowded.

"Ryan?" Immediately I located the source as soon as I heard her familiar voice respond. My head snapped around to find Karaline standing in front of a well-groomed, blond man around our age.

"Wow, it's good to see you," he said, awkwardly opening his arms to offer Karaline a hug. I caught the small lack of enthusiasm in his voice. I watched her as she stood there for a moment in hesitation before leaning in to accept his hug.

"It's good to see you too," her soft voice responded. Her tone confused me. Though it was very light and friendly, there was something else hidden behind it, that I noticed, however I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

"What are you doing here? I thought you were in Sacramento," the blond man said. Though I couldn't see her face, I could sense the tension as she stood before him uncomfortably.

"I was in town for a bit, but I'm leaving today," she answered simply.

"Oh," suddenly he turned towards someone next to him that I hadn't noticed before. "How rude of me. I would like to introduce you to Gracie," he hesitated for a moment before continuing, "my fiancé." At that moment, so quietly that only my wolf-hearing was capable of detecting, I heard Karaline gasp. However, she kept her composure as he spoke to the girl next to him, "Honey, this is Karaline, my-"

"Your ex-girlfriend," the tall, pretty red head girl finished his sentence as she stood next to him and smiled down at Karaline, reaching out to shake hands with her. "I've heard a lot about you." She clung close to Ryan in a sort of protective way and though her smile looked kind, it was hard to miss the negative look in her green eyes.

"It's nice to finally meet you," Karaline said, kindly with a hint of shakiness in her voice. "And congratulations."

"Likewise," the red head nodded. "And thank you." I wasn't sure, but it looked as if the red heads smile was somehow twisting into a slight smirk.

"Is it just you that's here?" the blond asked – with that, I found my que to interrupt. Quickly I covered the distance between me and them with a few strides. Karaline jumped slightly in surprise as I wound my arm around her waist.

"No, she's not," I interfered, glancing down at Karaline. Her expression caught me off guard for a moment – her usually sparkling blue eyes, now held a dimmed glimmer of pain. I wanted to pick her up and hold her right then and there – do anything to get rid of that look in her eye.

I held my hand out towards the blond. "Derek Hale." The blond had a look of surprise in his eyes as he peered up at me and shook my hand.

"Ryan Stilinski," he said. Stilinski? It sounded familiar.

Ryan turned towards the red head, who had a different look in her eye this time as I reached out to offer my hand.

"Gracie Davis," she introduced herself. I nodded at her as she held on to my hand a little too long. "It's nice to meet you, Derek," the red head said in a silky voice. "How do you two know each other?" she glanced between us.

My stern expression twisted into a slight smirk. "I'm Karaline's boyfriend."