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Ashlee's p.o.v
I stay home as Scott and Stiles go to 'get drunk'. I get into bed as soon as i'm home. Last night, the day before, the day before that..it's been a crazy few days. I find sleep quickly, not that it's a peaceful sleep..it's restless, filled with nightmares and images of the alpha.
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I'm up when Scott's leaving for school.
"Have fun at school Scott, have a good day at work Mum" I say as they leave. Scott gives me an apologetic smile and Mum blows me a kiss goodbye. And now i'm alone..with absolutely nothing to do. I decide to work-out. Weither Derek's alive or not, I still need to learn control or whatever it's called. I change into a sports bra and some bike shorts before heading into Scott's room. He has a bar set-up on his door so I can do pull-ups. I think back to when I walked into the Hale house and saw Derek doing the same thing. A soft smile comes to face at the memory. The way his muscles rippled with each movement. The thin sheet of sweat on his back, chest and stomach. I really hope he's okay. He may be a douche or whatever but he's here to help us.
I'm not your repsonsibility
His words echo in my head. No, he's not. But we are practically pack now, and according to them, pack stick together. There's strength in numbers, the only way we survive againsit the hunters and other dangerous werewolves is together. Derek's technically an omega..but he's not? Scott doesn't think he smells like an omega..whatever that means. I can't get him off my mind and it's seriously starting to piss me off. Oh, and the fact that the full moon is tonight. My first full moon. And noone has taught me control, noone has helped me train. Nothing is stopping me from ripping someone to shreds tonight. Oh yeah, maybe that's on my mind right now as well. And Derek..yeah, the full moon and Derek. Oh! And Scott! I hope he's holding up under the moon..it might not be up yet but even I can feel it's effects. Hence why i'm trying to tire myself out with exercise now so I can't do as much harm tonight if I get out. Which, by the looks of things, I will. Scott's busy with Allison and the alpha and school, Derek's MIA..and i'm here by myself. This isn't going to end well.
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"Handcuffs?" I ask, going into Stiles' dufflebag. I appreciate that Stiles wants to help Scott and I.
"Yeah..you need to be chained and locked up" Stiles says awkwardly. It takes a struggle to get Scott cuffed but he does. I let Stiles cuff me. Scott's more effected by the moon and it's kind of starting to scare me. He's got this murderous look on his face..aimed at Stiles.
"Scott?" I ask.
"Stiles has us chained up like dogs" he spits. I back away from him best I can.
"He's trying to help us" I remind him. I feel a growl ripple up my throat as the moon beam comes through the window. "Wait, wait, wait" I say, trying to get away from it but i'm cuffed and I can't move. "Stiles! STILES!" I yell, my shouts turning to angry snarls. Scott starts screaming and before I know it, he's broken out and jumped out the window. My survival skills kick in, I need to go after him. I manage to break out of my cuffs as well, jumping out the window. "Scott!" I yell, grunting in pain as I fully shift. I chase him, able to keep up but I feel that feeling again..I want to hurt someone. I want to kill someone. I see Scott jump on top of a car, Jackson and Allison inside. Jackson and Allison? I go after him. In an instant, we're both tackled off the car and thrown down a leaf-covered raven. We both jump to our feet, looking for our attacker. A fully shifted Derek jumps in front of us. Scott runs at him first. Derek manages to get his arms around Scott, holding him back.
"Scott, stop!" he orders. Scott gets out of it and Derek throws him into a tree then down another cliff. I smell my brother's blood and I snap. I roar at Derek and run at him. He leans back and I jump straight over him. I skid to a stop and turn back around. I swipe at him and he dodges. "Ashlee, stop!" he demands.
"You hurt him!" I snarl, jumping at him again. Derek catches me and throws me to the ground. He grabs my shoulders and snarls right in my face. I scramble away from him and he stands back up. Scott runs at him and he grabs his arm, bending it back and making him howl in pain. "Stop!" I growl, getting up.
"No! He needs to shift back" Derek tells me. I hear a sickening crack and soon my very human brother is laying on the forest floor, holding his broken arm.
"Scott!" I yell, looking down at him withering in pain. I look up at Derek with a murderous spark in my eyes. Nobody hurts my brother. I tackle him to the ground but he's fast, and strong. He soon has me on my back, pinning my arms above my head.
"Stop!" he barks. I growl up at him, trying to get out of his grasp. "Ashlee, stop, right now!" Derek yells down at me. I heave myself up, flipping him off me. He quickly jumps to his feet and i'm about to attack again but Scott's voice stops me.
"A-Ash.." he says. It's like the anger is sucked out of me.
"Scott?" I say, feeling my fangs turn to teeth again, my claws retracting. I run to his side and help him to his feet. "Are you okay?" I ask him. Scott nods, cradling his arm. We both look to Derek and he shifts back within the space of 5 seconds..holy crap. He has control that we are nowhere near having. We're lucky he was here to stop us from hurting someone.
"What's happening to us?" Scott asks.
"Exactly what he wants to happen" Derek says. Derek comes over to make sure Scott's okay. I growl a little protectively when he's close but I let him touch Scott's arm. His veins turn black.
"What are you doing?" I ask him.
"Taking his pain. It's another thing we can do" Derek tells me. He turns back to Scott. "I need to put it back in place so it can heal, alright?" Scott nods. I squeeze my eyes shut as I hear that sound again, the bone shifting. Scott cries out and soon slumps in my arms.
"Scott?" I ask, shaking him.
"He's okay, just passed out" Derek tells me. He moves Scott so he's carrying his weight, taking him from me. "It's okay, let's get the two of you home" I nod and follow him once again.
"You didn't tell me the first shift would be that bad" I say.
"You seemed to be handling it"
"Not just before, the alpha made us shift in the school. Dude..that shit is painful" I tell him, dragging out the word 'painful' dramatically.
"But you're okay now?" Derek asks, the tiniest hint of concern creeping into his tone.
"Peachy" I say. We're quiet for awhile, until Derek speaks up again.
"I think you've both found your anchors" he says.
"The thing that keeps us human?" I double check, remembering him saying something about it.
"Yeah"
"What are they?" I ask.
"Scott's is pain. Your's is him" he tells me, glancing at me.
"Scott's my anchor?"
"Yeah" he says. "It's the family connection, it's strong. It's a good thing. It shows just how loyal you are to him..how much you love him" I smile softly at Derek's words because they're true. "But be careful"
"What do you mean?" I ask him. A smirk pulls at his lips.
"After tonight, I can assume you'd jump in front of anyone or anything for him"
"You hurt him..wasn't my fault" I shrug.
"It might not be me next time"
"I know. I'll still jump in front of them though"
"I know you would" Derek says, looking over at me. "You're strong. And you will get stronger. But Scott's strong too, he can protect himself"
"Is that why he's got a broken arm?" I ask. "And you weren't even fighting him really, you were trying to restrain him"
"My point is" Derek says, ignoring my last statement. "Just be careful"
"I will be. But if you hurt him again, you'll be the one that'll have to be careful" Derek raises an eyebrow at the threat but doesn't say anything. We're quiet for the rest of the walk home.
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He takes Scott into his room and I go into mine. I don't bother listening into their conversation, if it was important, they'd tell me. I change out of those clothes and into a baggy singlet and throw my pants off. I'm just about to get into bed when I hear a knock on my door.
"Come in Scott" I say tiredly. I'm suprised when it's Derek. I suddenly feel really exposed as i'm wearing the smallest, revealing clothes I have. It's not my fault, I was about to go to bed and it's hot at night. I'd sleep naked but that's a little too far, even for me. "Derek?" he steps in and closes the door behind him. Uh..I remember i'm sort of not wearing pants. I move so I can sit down and pull the blanket over my bottom half.
"You need to start training" he says, leaning againist the wall, ignoring the fact he just got a pretty good view of half my ass and front. I nod in agreement.
"I know..we thought you were dead so.." I trail off.
"Well, i'm fine. We should start as soon as possible, tomorrow even"
"Okay, I can do that" I nod.
"I'm be at my house. The hunters haven't been around but be careful anyway" he says.
"Careful" I nod, he's told me to be careful more than once. He turns to leave. "Derek" I say, stopping him. He turns back to me. "I'm..i'm glad you're not dead" I say. He smiles a little at that.
"You and me both" he says before leaving out the front door as Mum is at work. I sigh and fall back onto my bed, ready to go to sleep.
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Okay, really? Really?! Really Derek?!
Subject is on foot, going through ironworks
I put my foot to the ground in Derek's camaro, Scott and Stiles in the backseat, holding on for dear life. Kate's behind us in her SUV. Luckily, she can't see inside.
"Left, left, left!" Stiles yells, pointing. I take a sharp left, making Kate fly past us and I speed up again.
"Which way?!" I ask.
"Left again!" Stiles says. I turn sharply again and Derek's hiding behind a crate as Chris is shooting at him with freaking arrows! I kick the door open.
"Get in!" I yell. Derek jumps up and leaps in the car. I take off the second the door shuts. Scott, Stiles and Derek start agruing.
"Yeah, thanks to some people who decided to make me the most wanted fugitive in the entire state!" he growls at Scott, looking at Stiles as well, then me.
"Hey! I said I didn't see anything! I don't want you to get arrested!" I defend, making sure noone's following us in the mirrors. Okay..maybe I decide to look at the mirrors because now all 3 of them are staring at me weirdly. We need him to train us..that's why I don't want him getting arrested..no other reason. And then they're arguing again. And of course the symbol Derek's sister found is from Allison's necklace, their family necklace. I grip the steering wheel tightly and stomp my foot on the accelerator, everyone jolting back by the sudden speed. I can feel Derek's gaze on me but I ignore it.
"Ashlee" Derek says. I grit my teeth. "Ashlee"
"What?" I ask, not looking at him.
"Be careful with my car" he says in amusement.
"Okay Derek, whatever you want" I say sweetly, throwing it into 4th and going even faster.
"She's going to kill us" I hear Stiles say from behind me.
"Ashlee" Scott scowls.
"Scotty" I say, putting the camaro into 5th. This thing is fast..really fast. And really smooth to drive..I might have to convince Derek to let me drive it more often. Pffft, like that will happen. Scott huffs and leans back. I hear Derek chuckle under his breath.
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