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Ashlee's p.o.v
I hear someone calling out my name but i'm finding it really difficult to sit-up or move..am I sleeping? Am I dreaming? Awake?
"Can you hear me? Ashlee? Derek? Wake up! Derek! Ashlee!" I cover my ears when a high-pitched screeching attacks them. My eyes fly open. I groan and little and feel movement under me.
"That sound..what was that?" I can hear Derek talking. I pull myself out of his lap. Deaton holds up a dog whistle, grinning.
"Douche" I say. Damn..i'm dizzy. Derek tries to stand but quickly falls. Deaton catches him, steading him. I think i'll just stay down here on the floor. Deaton reminds Derek what happened, the effects it'll have on Peter and him. "I don't trust anyone" Derek says.
"I know. If you did you might be the alpha you like to think you are" Deaton says.
"Good burn Doctor D" I mumble from the floor. Both men look down at me. Derek puts his hand out for me to take. I whine and take it, getting up. I just want to stay on the floor. The rooms spins and I stumble but strong arms keep me grounded. It's Derek. He's holding me to his chest to stop me from falling.
"Unfortunately the one person you should trust, doesn't trust you at all" Deaton continues. Deaton's watching us but keeping his voice even, like he's not seeing what he's seeing.
"Scotty" I help, Deaton nods. He looks at Derek.
"You want Scott to trust you" Deaton says pointedly, looking down at me and back up to Derek. Oh..Derek lets me stand on my own. Deaton clears his throat. "He's with Stilinski right now, you need to find him as fast as you can" he tells Derek. I turn to look around and I stumble again. Derek holds my arm, keeping me up. "Ashlee?" Deaton calls out.
"Mmm?" I say, looking at him. Both narrow their eyes at me.
"Ashlee" Derek says, looking at me. I can't see his face too clearly.
"What?" I whine.
"What's wrong with you?" Derek asks me. I shrug.
"I'm tired..and hungry..can I go home?" I ask. Deaton literally just told us we need to go after Stiles and Scott but my brain has shut off. "I feel like a milkshake" I add. "And I still want to play Minecraft. Being a werewolf is boring" Derek looks to Deaton with confused eyes.
"Is she high?" Derek asks, both of them looking at me funnily.
"She was dosed with wolfsbane not too long ago, wasn't she?" Deaton asks and Derek nods. "Her body's just trying to get the rest of it out of her system. She'll be fine but keep an eye on her"
"Where's Scott?" I ask, not paying much attention to what they're saying..I feel weird.
"We're going to find him" Derek says. I feel leather under me and I know we're in the camaro.
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Something grabs Derek and I as we walk towards the police station. The door opens revealing Stiles, Scott and Matt.
"Oh thank god" Scott sighs in relief upon seeing us. And here's the kick in the nuts, we both fall to the ground, me on him, paralyzed from the neck down. I see Jackson was the one holding us. Matt starts to teases us, say how we look like a good couple but i'm too tired to listen. I feel my eyes starting to droop close.
"Aw, isn't this cute" Matts smirks down at me. "Who knew Ashlee McCall and big, bad alpha Derek Hale were the cuddling types?"
"Fuck you" I mumble. I don't do cute. Matt rolls me off Derek and puts his boot to my throat. Well shit. I make choked sounds and I can hear Derek growling from beside me.
"Stop!" Scott yells. Matt pushes down on my throat again before taking his foot off. Melissa pulls up outside, the other leave to deal with it, leaving Derek and I on the floor.
"Hey, you okay?" Derek asks. I yawn. "What the hell's wrong with you?"
"Tired..too much wolfsbane" I say. "I hope Doctor D was right..think i'm falling asleep"
"Are you dying? Will it kill you?" he asks, worry jumping into his tone.
"Calm down Sourwolf, no need to get all worried about me. I'm fine" I chuckle with another yawn. At least things aren't awkward..not that we've brought up what happened before Lydia took us. He kissed me..again. And I liked it..again. Matt and Scott come back into the room, they're arguing.
"I want the book" Matt says.
"What book?" Scott asks.
"The beastiary" Matt says. "Not just a few pages, I want the entire thing" Matt says. Derek and I share a look.
"I don't have it, it's Gerard's. What do you need it for anyway?"
"I need answers" Matt says, pacing.
"Answers to what?!" Scott says.
"To this" Matt says, lifting up his shirt to show kanima skin.
"Holy crap" I say, mine and Derek's eyes widening. I hear a thud and Stiles drops down beside me, Jackson standing behind him.
"Don't try and talk to your Dad" Matt warns him. Stiles just glares at him.
"Hey" I smile goofily at Stiles. "Do you feel like milkshakes too?"
"Wh-what?" Stiles asks me.
"Too much wolfsbane" Derek explains for me. "It's made her..'high'. It will wear off"
"Okay..so Matt's becoming the kanima?" Stiles asks Derek.
"He broke the rules, I think so" Derek answers. Derek and Stiles keep talking I chuckle to myself at their voices. It's like their top lips are paralyzed as well. They sound funny.
"Can you stop that?" Stiles asks. "This is a life or death sitution"
"Fuck you too" I mutter, eyes slipping closed.
"Unbelievabe" Stiles sighs.
"Deaton said she'd be fine soon" Derek tells him.
"Why were you and her with Deaton? Actually, firstly tell me why you and her were together in the first place?" Stiles asks Derek. I would help explain but i'm half asleep. "I know she's 'of age' and her own person and all but you know Scott will kill you if.." their voice bubble together and i'm drifting off.
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I must have blacked out for awhile. Something's hitting my hand. I open my eyes..feels like I have a hangover.
"Is she awake?" Stiles asks.
"I don't know" Derek says. "Ashlee" it's Derek hand that's hitting mine, trying to wake me up.
"What?" I ask, annoyed.
Thank god..she's back to normal. Well..her level or normal" Stiles says. I go to kick him but i'm still paralyzed.
"Can you move?" Derek asks. I tried, resulting in me grunting and relaxing into the floor again.
"Only fingers and toes" I tell him.
"What about your hands?" he asks.
"This isn't the time to hold hands" I smirk. Stiles groans.
"Yeah, she's definatey back to normal" Stiles sighs. The lights go out, alarms go off and gunshots are heard all around, bullets ripping through the room. Smoke fills the room. Scott comes running in.
"Take him" Derek tells Scott, motioning to Stiles.
"What about her?" Scott asks, looking at me.
"I've got her" Derek says, pulling himself up. I feel the motion coming back to my body but i'm still like jelly. "You need to help me, i'm still feeling it myself" Derek says, I nod and grab both his hands, pulling myself up. We wrap an arm around each other's waists to help steady our walking. We let each other go to walk into the room where Mum's being kept, Matt's in there alone. Derek goes for Matt but the kanima appears. Derek shifts and runs at it. "Get your mother out of here" Derek tells me, shoving the kanima into the wall. I nod and rush over to her.
"Mum, are you okay?" I ask her. She looks scared, watching Derek and the kanima fight. She goes to answer but the kanima grabs the bars and kicks me away and straight into Derek. "Come on, get up" I say, heaving him up and putting an arm around his waist.
"Ashlee! Get away from that thing!" Mum screams, seeing me with Derek. I look up at her with glowing yellow eyes of my own. Mum covers her mouth and starts backing away. Scott comes in, throwing the kanima away from Derek and I. "Scott! Sweetheart!" there's scared tears dribbling down her face when she realises both Scott and I are one of those 'monsters'. Scott and I try to approach her but she backs away into the shadows, crying into her hands. Scott and I run off after Derek. Scott runs into Gerard and I hide behind the wall, listening. Scott's working with Gerard? Scott runs off and I come out from my hiding place.
"Are you working with Gerard too?" Derek asks, stepping out of his own hiding place.
"What? No! I just heard that as well" I tell him, feeling angry at Scott for lying.
"Are you sure?" he asks, I swear I can the faintest trace of tears into his eyes but he quickly blinks them back.
"I swear" I say, looking between his eyes. I know he's been lied to alot, he trusts noone because of Kate. I wouldn't do that to him. He's helped me and Scott alot..okay, I may have a crush again. Who am I kidding? It never stopped. "I would never do that to you" I tell him.
"What do we do about Scott?" Derek says.
"I..I don't know" I say sadly. Why was he working with the hunters that wanted Derek and his pack dead? Us as well? Me?
"You need to get out of here, before the Argents come back" he says. I nod and turn to leave. My let my hand snake out and grab his arm. "What is it?"
"Just..just be careful. They want you dead. Please..just don't get hurt" I say, avoiding his eyes. My eyes widen in suprise when his lips find mine again. I kiss him back softly. He pulls back and leans his forehead againist mine.
"I will, now go" he says softly. I turn and take off for the exit.
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I can't go home and face Mum, I can't. I'm mad at Scott as well..he's working with Gerard and I have no idea why. I find myself on a familiar trail..towards Derek's house. I see Erica and Boyd go in. They want to leave Derek's pack..I can hear the hurt in his voice as he yells at them. Erica grabs Boyd's hand and they run out the door.
"Erica-" I try. She shakes her head, tears in her eyes. I go to walk in, make my apperance known but a piece of mirror comes flying out. Peter catches it. Oh god. I stand back and Derek beats the shit out of his Uncle. Peter tells him to keep going because he can tell Derek's angry and self-loathing because of his failures. Maybe I shouldn't be here. All this is too personal to him..I shouldn't be here. I slip back out, making my way into the woods for the night. I should be worried about hunters but..I feel a little broken. Mum's scared of me..she won't even look at me. Scott's practically working againist us. I find a cave and get into it, curling in a ball and closing my eyes.
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"Hey" someone shaking me softly wakes me up. I curl away from the cold night air. "What are you doing out here?" I turn towards the voice.
"Derek?" I ask, wiping the tears that have fallen in my sleep.
"What are you doing out here?" he asks again.
"I..I can't go home" I say quietly.
"What?"
"My Mum..she..I can't go home"
"Come on" Derek says, holding his hand out.
"I want to be alone" I say.
"There's hunters out everywhere, the kanima is out- No. You're not staying out here" Derek says. All of a sudden, i'm lifted into his arms. "I'm taking you home" he says.
"No, I can't" I say, trying to get away from him.
"Relax. You can come home with me then" he says softly, trying not to startle me.
"I was there last night" I say. "I left..Erica and Boyd..Peter..I thought it would be best" Derek stops and stands me on my feet.
"What did I say to you in the very beginning?" he asks, looking at me.
"If there's hunters, come tell you?"
"If there's danger, come find me. If you're in trouble, come find me. If you need me, come find me" Derek says.
"That's different to what you said in the beginning" I smile a little.
"That's how it is now" he says, kissing my head. He brings an arm around my shoulders and helps me walk back with him.
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Suprisingly, I like this slow burn/secretiveness thing between Derek and Ashlee :) Favourite, follow and review!