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Ashlee's p.o.v
"What did you do this time?!" Scott yells at Derek, waking me up.
"She tried to run again..I had to stop her" Derek says with some regret. I lift my head up from the couch, glaring at him. "Are you okay?" he asks. I pull myself up, rubbing my head.
"Peachy. Now, I want answers" I say, looking between the two. Both come to stand in front of me. "Wait, firstly, I need to know. Are you really Scott? Are you really my brother?" I ask him, a little scared for the answer.
"Of course I am" he says, sitting down beside me. "Remember when I was 14 and you were 16 and we went to that cafe? That guy kept smiling at you and making kissy faces so I went over and kicked him in the shin?" Scott says. I nod, I remember that. "And-and remember when I was 5 and you were 7..when Dad happened? How you rocked me to sleep, rubbed my back, made sure I was okay? Do you remember? Because I remember..I remember everything because i'm your brother" he stresses. I nod and reach out to rub his arm.
"I-I remember" I say.
"Derek..tell her, tell her everything" Scott says. Derek nods and sits down across from us.
"My family, the Hales, we're not..human" Derek starts.
"I can see that" I say.
"We're werewolves" he says, both of them watching for my reaction.
"Werewolves?" I ask.
"Yes" Derek nods.
"Werewolves?" I repeat. He nods again. "I'm a..werewolf?" I ask.
"Yes" Scott sighs.
"Show me" I say, suprising them both.
"What?" Scott asks.
"Show me, both of you" I say. Scott goes to object. "I've been chased, knocked out and dragged here by him" I say, pointing to Derek. "I was attacked by something..this is nothing compared to that. Show me what you are" I say. Derek nods and they both stand up. "Do I wait or-" before I can say another word, a roar rips through the air. My eyes widen at Derek. His eyes are glowing blue, his fangs are out. There's hair grown out of his cheeks and jawline. He has claws instead of fingernails. His ears are pointed and damn..he still looks attractive. Scott follows his lead and the same things happen, but his eyes are yellow. He doesn't look as threatening as Derek but they might just be because Derek always looks angry. "Okay..so I can do that as well?" I ask. They shift back to normal and sit back down.
"Like Scott, it won't be that easy, you need training" Derek says.
"Derek will train you" Scott tells me.
"What? Why can't you just train me?" I ask him, eyes drifting nervously to Derek.
"Because I have school. And i'm still training as well, Derek is our biggest help, especially with you being newly bitten"
"Why do I even need training?" I ask. They both sigh and launch into 'the whole story'.
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"I met them..the hunters" I say, still trying to process all the information I was just told. Alphas, betas, omegas, hunters, the crazy alpha killing people, wanting me and Scott in it's pack, Derek's family, the fire, everything.
"Which ones?" Derek asks.
"Chris and Kate Argent" I tell him. He visibly tenses up. "Derek-"
"Don't talk to them. Don't apporach them. If they find you in the woods again, you run and you come here, do you understand?" he says. I nod at his hard tone.
"We should get home" Scott says. I nod and stand up.
"Is she going to be okay?" Derek asks Scott as I walk towards the door. It's clear the question is for Scott but I can hear everything because..because i'm a..a werewolf. My head is still spinning in confusion. It's clear this is Scott and this guy really is Derek Hale. And it's painfully obvious, from their little show, that they're both werewolves. And judging by the bite to my side and my own glowing eyes..I am too.
"I'll make sure she's fine" Scott says. Silence falls over them. "Thank you..for this. I'm glad she wasn't as objective as I was in the beginning"
"Oh no, she was pretty objective" Derek says in slight amusement. "I didn't mean to hurt your sister"
"I understand..i'm sure that in time, she will too" he assures Derek. Scott walks away and comes to my side. "Should we go?" he asks. I nod. We walk out and I turn back to Derek for a second. I offer him a small smile and he nods. Scott and I walk out, towards home.
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Through the craziness of this whole werewolf bite thing, i've been lost in my thoughts alot. That's why I yelp in suprise when I walk into someone in the woods.
"Ashlee" Kate smiles at me. Shit.
"Hi Kate" I say. She's not with her brother this time, she's with two guys, all with guns. "Hunting again?" I ask, a little fearfully. Hunting me, my brother, Derek..
"Yeah" she nods. "Come to find your dog?" I nod.
"She didn't come home" I say. Kate places a soft hand on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry sweetie" her sickly sweet voice makes me want to scream. I know what her family does, what they've done to Derek's family.
"I better go, i'll try the streets again. Bye Kate" I say. She takes her hand away.
"Bye Ashlee" she smiles as I walk away. The second i'm covered by the trees, I take off in a sprint towards Derek's house.
"Derek!" I yell, running in. Wow. I run in to him doing pulls up on the door frame, shirtless.
"What is it?" he asks, dropping to his feet. I take a few seconds to check out his bare, sweat-glistened torso. "Ashlee?" Derek calls out.
"Oh! Kate, she's here with two guys, I think she's looking for you" I say. We hear footsteps, we hear them talking. Derek grabs my hand and pulls me upstairs with him.
"Stay put-" I go to object. "I'm serious Ashlee. Stay up here. No matter what happens don't leave this room, do you understand?" I nod. We hear the three come in, they're taunting him.
"Too bad your sister bit it before she had her first litter" Kate says. I see Derek's eyes flash and he moves to go after them.
"No" I say, grabbing his hand. "Don't give them the satisfaction" I say. He nods and grits his teeth until his eyes are normal again.
"Too bad she howled like a bitch when we cut her in half!" Kate yells. A roar rips from Derek and he pulls away from me, going after them.
"Stay here" he orders. I hear alot of banging, I hear Kate taunting Derek and it hurts to hear her say those things to his face now that I know what happened. I can feel his emotions, apparently a werewolf perk. He's upset but he's also extremely pissed off.
"Well, guess who just became totally useless" Kate says. I know what that means. I run down the stairs, she's going to kill him. I hear gunfire and make to run towards it but something grabs me, carrying me outside. It's Derek. He runs away from the house, further into the woods. When he's far enough away he stops and puts me down. He looks back in the direction of his house and I almost think he's going to cry. An angry look washes over his face though. He huffs, you can see all his muscles are tensed up as he's still shirtless.
"Derek.." I try. I don't know what to say..I barely know him. But I know he's suffered extreme loss and I know he's still hurting, even if he refuses to let it show.
"I told you to stay put" he says, not looking at me.
"She was going to kill you..I didn't want you to get hurt" I say.
"I'm not your responsibility" he says, turning and meeting my eyes.
"That doesn't mean I want you dead" I say, my voice a little harsh.
"What are you doing out here in the first place?" he asks, changing the subject.
"I needed some air..I don't like being cooped up in the house" I tell him.
"It's your wolf. She wants to run, be free" he tells me. "It will get easier with training, you won't want to shift and take off every 5 minutes" I smile a little at that. "Come on, i'll take you somewhere safe" he says. I nod and walk with him.
"I didn't mean to be such a handful" I say. Derek looks over at me. "It's not that I get scared easily..it's just.."
"Alot to take in. I know" he nods in understanding.
"It's not just that. Our Dad..he..has Scott said anything about him?" I ask Derek.
"Scott and I have a common enemy, we're not exactly friends" Derek says a little awkwardly.
"Oh..well, just if you can, keep the grabbing and dragging to a minimum" I say, looking down at my feet.
"Okay.." Derek says. And we're silent again. After a few long minutes of nothing but the sound of us walking through the leaves, Derek speaks up again. "Why aren't you at school with your brother?"
"I don't go to school, i'm 19" I tell him. "I've actually been away at art school for a year, only got back a couple weeks ago"
"Art school?"
"Yeah..what's wrong with that?" I ask him.
"You don't look like the art type" he says, eyes still scanning the area for threats.
"You don't look like the werewolf type, more like a regular sourpuss" I tease. His lips tug upwards but he barely smiles. He's still upset.. "Can I ask you something?" Derek looks at me, I take that as a yes. "Is Scott going to get hurt?" he sighs and stops. I stop and turn to him. "He is, isn't he?"
"He..yes, most probably. So will you"
"I don't care about me. I care about him" I say. "Can you protect him?"
"I'm trying" he says. "I'm trying to protect you as well"
"I know, thank you for doing that back there with Kate" I thank him.
"I'm sure Scott will be fine..as long as he stays away from Allison" Derek mutters the last part but I hear him.
"Who's Allison?" I ask him. He doesn't answer. "Hey" I say, grabbing his arm this time. "Who is Allison?"
"Scott's..girlfriend" Derek says.
"Why are you saying it like it's bad?"
"Because she's not just his girlfriend. She's an Argent"
"Allison Argent?" I ask. Derek nods.
"Kate's niece, Chris' daughter" Derek tells me. Oh god Scotty, what have you gotten yourself into this time?
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"You're dating an Argent?" I ask Scott the second he walks through the door.
"What?"
"Are you or are you not dating Allison Argent?" I ask, already knowing the answer.
"Yeah..how did you know?"
"Derek told me-"
"When were you talking to Derek?" Scott asks, eyes narrowing.
"Do you realise how stupid that is Scott? She's one of them" I say. I may be new to this but he is too, Derek's the one with all the answers so i'm going to trust that it's bad my brother, a werewolf, is dating Allison, a future werewolf hunter.
"Do you realise how stupid it is to talk to Derek without me around?" Scott shoots back.
"The hunters were looking for him, I had to tell him"
"Are you okay?!" Scott asks, checking me over.
"I'm fine, he kept me safe, got me out of there. He's the one that got hurt" I tell Scott.
"He protected you?"
"Yes, he's trying to protect us both" I say.
"I just..I don't know if we can trust him yet. Just be careful around him, I know he's going to have to train you but just.."
"Be careful" I finish for him. Scott nods.
"Allison isn't like them, she has no idea about us or her family"
"If it gets too dangerous-"
"I'll break up with her" Scott finishes for me with a sigh. I nod.
"Good. You be careful too" I say.
"I will"
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"What? The school? Why?" I ask Stiles over the phone. The sun went down hours ago, it's late.
"Just get there, Scott's with me and Derek will be there too"
"Fine. I'll be there in 10" I sigh and throw on some jeans as i'm sitting in bed with no pants on.
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As I pull up in Mum's car, Derek's getting out of his. Scott says he needs to do something inside, something to do with the alpha.
"Scott-" I try.
"Stay out here, we'll handle it" Scott says. I give him a pleading look..why do I always get left with the angry guy? Hot angry guy.. "I need you to watch over Deaton..I don't trust Derek enough to leave him alone with him" I don't miss the glare Derek sends my brother's way.
"Fine" I sigh. Great. I'm not here to help, i'm here to babysit. The two go inside and I peak into Derek's car at Deaton. Deaton's a good guy..why they think he's the alpha is beyond me. "How could he be the alpha?" I ask myself with an eyeroll.
"He knows more than he lets on. He lied to me about it" Derek answers, having heard me.
"But seriously? Deaton?" Derek's watching me, a little confused. "Deaton? Deaton?" I drag his name out, Derek's supposed to go 'oh!' and let him go. But of course, he doesn't. "He's a total sweetheart" I say.
"He might have been the one that bit and turned you and Scott. And if he is the alpha, he's not a sweetheart, he's a murderer" Derek corrects. I sigh and lean againist his car, about a metre between us. We're silent until a terrible sound comes over the intercom.
"He's gotta be kidding me" Derek says, closing his eyes like the sound is causing him physical pain. I screw my face up.
"That sounded like a cat being choked to death" I sigh, face-palming. Seriously Scott? "Is he going to be able to do this?" I ask Derek.
"I hope so" seconds later a loud, demanding roar comes over the intercom. We walk and face the school. I smile proudly. Way to go Scotty! The two come out, both looking very pleased with themselves. "I'm going to kill both of you" Derek says to them. "What the hell was that? What are you trying to do, attract the entire state to this school?" I can hear a hint of worry in his voice.
"Sorry..I didn't know it'd be that loud" Scott says.
"Yeah, it was loud" I say, standing by Stiles.
"And it was AWESOME!" Stiles hollers, high-fiving me.
"Shut up" Derek says, looking at Stiles, not me. Better not have been looking at me..
"Don't be such a Sourwolf" Stiles pushes, making me giggle a little. Oh i'm definately using that.
"Ash, where is he?" Scott asks me.
"Who?" I ask. I turn around towards the car, oh, Deaton. Wait..where the hell is Deaton? Derek turns around too.
"We didn't do anything" Derek tells him. I feel something wet hit my leg.
"Dude, gross" I say, it coming from Derek's direction. What the hell is that? I hear garggling and turn to see the alpha with it's claws through Derek's back. "Derek!" I yell, eyes wide in shock. The alpha lifts him and I feel Scott grabbing my hand.
"We need to go!" Scott yells, Stiles grabbing him.
"But Derek-" I try.
"It's too late, we need to move!" Scott says. The two pull me into the school. I look through the door window to see Derek thrown into the brick wall, his body dropping into the leaves lifelessly. He's still, blood dripping from his mouth.
"Scott, we need to help him" I say.
"It's too late. He's dead" Stiles says. Something, the alpha, smashes againist the door. "Come on" Stiles says, leading us further back. The air recks of fear and worry..for Derek. He can't be dead, right? We need him. For training, for help with the shift, for help with the hunters. We need him, he can't be dead.
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