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Ashlee's p.o.v
I refused to go to some random girl's party so I end up at the loft. Peter's going to dig around in Isaac's head to hopefully find where Boyd and Erica are. I'm still a little pissed that Derek didn't say anything to me and Scott about all this but i'm not going to say anything. Well..i'm going to try to keep my temper under control and not say anything.
"I'm starting to not like this idea" Isaac says, pacing in front of the huge window. I really like the private deck area past the window. Sometimes when i'm here, I just sit out there by myself. If i'm here at night, I sit out there, looking up at the stars. Whoever's here leaves me to it, only calling me in if need be. It's quiet out there. It's nice. I swear i'm the only one how takes advantage of it though. "Sounds kind of dangerous"
"Sissy" I scoff under my breath.
"Would you do it?" Isaac asks, eyebrow raised. He stops, looking over at me.
"Of course, if it's going to help then yes. Without hesitation" I say.
"No..I definately don't like this idea" he says, pacing again. "And I definately don't like him"
"You'll be fine" Derek says.
"Does it have to be him?" Isaac asks.
"He knows how to do it, I don't. It'd be more dangerous if I tried doing it so.." Derek says, reading a book.
"You know Scott doesn't trust him, right?" Isaac asks. "Personally, I trust Scott" well..awhile back he didn't. I guess this whole 'joining forces' thing is working.
"Do you trust me?" Derek asks, actually looking up at him.
"Yeah" Isaac says. Derek goes back to reading his book. "I still don't like him"
"Nobody likes him" Derek says. The loft door opens and Peter steps in.
"Boys, and female McCall" I chuckle at the nickname. "FYI yes, coming back from the dead has left my abilities somewhat impaired but the hearing still works. So, I hope you feel comfortable saying whatever it is you're feeling straight to my face"
"We don't like you" Derek says, staring at his Uncle.
"I like you" I speak up. Peter smirks at me and Derek glares, Isaac just looks suprised.
"10 points to the pretty girl on the floor" Peter says, motioning to where i'm laying on my stomach on the floor, playing Minecraft on my phone. I beam up at him.
"I'll second that" Isaac smirks, winking at me.
"Shut up, both of you" Derek says, glaring at Isaac and Peter. "Just help us" Derek says, standing up. I just roll my eyes at Isaac, i'm used to the flirting now. I know he's only doing it to annoy Derek..well, i'm pretty sure that's why he's doing it.
"Fair enough" Peter says, flicking out his claws. He sits Isaac down. He tells him to be calm and starts lining up his claws. I don't expect him to just shove them in. Isaac tries to pull away from Peter and Peter's eyes are glowing blue. Isaac shouts out in pain and Derek and I both jump up. "Wait..I see something" Peter says, making me stop. I grab Derek to make sure he doesn't interfer. Peter rips his claws out and falls back againist the table, Isaac slumping forward, grabbing his neck.
"What'd you see?" Derek asks. Peter tries to explain it but he didn't see much, glimpses.
"Uh..who's Deucalion?" I ask.
"The alpha pack alpha" Derek tells me. I let out a breath, trying to process that. Okay.. And now Erica and Boyd are apparently going to be dead by the next full moon which is literally tomorrow night. I decide to stay here for the night, the boys still at the party at 2am when I text them. I don't want to walk home and I don't want to bother them for a ride..okay, maybe I just want to stay over.
"I'm taking this couch" I say, plopping down on it.
"Do you want someone to stay with you?" Derek asks.
"Is that an offer?" I ask. A blush comes to my own cheeks at my unexpected forwardness. "Sorry..I'm fine" I say with a small smile.
"It's okay" Derek says.
"I'll stay down here with you, we can-" I cut Isaac off with a low growl. "Maybe i'll just go up to my room" he decides.
"I think that's a better idea" Derek agrees, watching him go up the stairs. "Sure you'll be okay?" he asks. I nod.
"Derek. If you want to stay with her, just ask" Peter says, smirking. Derek turns to him with red eyes, telling him to shut up. I just laugh it off..I wouldn't mind it if he stayed with me. I may have been a little too direct about it before. It's not my fault, he does things to me! "Going to bed. Night Sourwolf" he grins at Derek. "Night Female McCall" he says to me.
"Night Old Man Hale" I throw back, earning me a chuckle as he disappears into his own room. Derek sits down on the floor beside me. He has a serious look on his face..here comes a talk we don't want to have.
"I was going to tell you..about Erica and Boyd, the alpha pack" I sigh, I was right. This is 110% guaranteed to end in an arguement. "I was going to tell both of you" he says. I shake my head.
"No. You weren't. If you were, you wouldn't have painted the door and kept it secret for 4 months" I say. He looks into his lap. "If we hadn't have found out..would you have told us at all?" I ask.
"I don't know" Derek answers honestly. "They went after Erica, Boyd and Isaac..I didn't want them coming after you and Scott as well"
"We can protect ourselves" I say.
"I didn't want to lose anyone else"
"We're not your responsibility and we aren't your's to lose" I say, starting to get a little angry. Derek looks up at me.
"I still care what happens to you both" he says, getting a little angry as well.
"They were my friends..I was pissed off that they didn't say goodbye and this whole time they've been with the alpha pack. I just wasted 4 months being angry at them. That's not fair to them"
"It's not like I did it on purpose" he defends.
"You could have told us. There was no reason for you not too. We could have helped-"
"And they would have taken you both" Derek cuts me off.
"You don't know that for sure" I say, meeting his glare. He gets up.
"I wasn't willing to take that risk" Derek says, going into his own room. I cringe when he slams the door shut. I sigh and get off the couch. I walk towards the door, getting ready to leave. "Don't" I hear Derek say. I stop, my hand hovering over the handle. "Stay. Just..don't leave, it's late" he sighs. I walk back over to the couch, laying back down. He's right, it's after 2am, it's too late and too dangerous to walk home.
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When I hear people moving around, I wake up.
"What's happening?" I ask. Derek's grabbing his keys and Isaac's heading for the door.
"We're going to the animal clinic" Derek says, not meeting my eyes.
"Okay, i'll hang out with Peter" I shrug, smiling at the eldest wolf on the stairs.
"You're coming too" Isaac says. I look to Derek and he nods.
"Never mind, you're on your own today Peter" I say, getting up.
"I died. I think I can handle being alone" Peter jokes.
"Whatever you say" I sing, walking out with the other two males. Once me, Derek, Scott, Stiles and Isaac get to Deaton's, Derek decides to tell us why we're here. Of course, another life-threatening test to do to try get back some of Isaac's memory.
"Look, if it feels too risky, you don't have to do this" Derek says to Isaac. Isaac looks at me.
"No, if it can help then I should do it..without hesitation" I give the beta a small smile as he uses my words from yesturday. Derek's looking between us with narrowed eyes, accussing narrowed eyes.
"Only if you're willing to take the risk" Derek says, looking at me. Oh. I see what he's doing. I turn so i'm facing Derek.
"He knows that if he takes the risk, it could help, it could save people" I say, meeting Derek's gaze. "He doesn't care"
"Guys, i'm doing it" Isaac says, a little confused. Derek and I ignore him.
"Maybe the people who care about him don't want him to get hurt" Derek says, crossing his arms over his chest. Deaton, Scott, Stiles and Isaac are glancing between us.
"Uh..guys?" Stiles says.
"Maybe those people should remember that they don't own him" I say, crossing my arms over my chest defiantly. "In ANY way" I see Derek's jaw twitch at that statement. It's true, we aren't together, he can't tell me what I can and can't do. He's not my alpha either.
"That doesn't matter, they still care about him"
"He can protect himself. And he had a right to know what was happening"
"They had enough people already, noone else needed to get involved"
"So it should be kept a secret from him? For 4 whole months?" I ask.
"I don't think they're talking about me anymore.." Isaac whispers to Deaton.
"Nether do I" Deaton whispers back.
"If that's what it takes to keep him safe, then yes" Derek says, trying to stare me down.
"He doesn't want them to keep him safe! He wants to help" I snap, clenching my jaw but before I can say anything more or he can respond, Scott cuts in.
"Stop" he says, looking between us. Both Derek and I are angry, it's written all over our faces.
"They don't want him to get hurt but he's obviousy far to stubborn to-" Derek says.
"Maybe he's being stubborn because they're being idiots! Of course he wants to help, all he ever wanted to do is help!" Derek opens his mouth but I cut him off. "I swear to god if you bring up keeping him safe again, i'm going to-"
"That's what it's about! They don't want to see him get hurt, they don't want to lose him"
"He's not their's to lose!" I repeat my words from last night.
"Stop it!" Scott raises his voice, making us look at him. "If we want to save Boyd and Erica then we need to do this, not argue" Scott scowls. "Are we okay now?" Scott asks, looking between us. I glare up at Derek.
"We're fine" I say, my jaw ticking, wanting to say more.
"Derek?" Scott asks. Derek glares at Scott now. "Derek?" Scott asks again.
"We're fine" he says.
"Okay, let's begin" Deaton says. I watch as they hold Isaac under. I lurch forward and grab his legs when he starts kicking out. The lights flicker. There's alot of yelling..Deaton couldn't get answers so Derek started yelling at him. There's ice cod water spilling everywhere.
"There's a dead body, it's Erica!" Isaac yells, flying up. I let him go, backing up. My face screws up, tears prickling my eyes. What? They help Isaac out of the bath, wrapping a towel around him. Erica's..dead. "What?" Isaac asks, as everyone's silent. "What is it?" he asks me.
"I-I have to go" I say, holding back my tears. I feel someone grab my arm. "Don't" I say, pulling away from Stiles. I walk out the door, wiping my eyes. Erica can't be dead. I never got to say goodbye..we were starting to become good friends. No..I can't believe that. Isaac must just be confused. I lean againist the animal clinic wall, sliding until I sit on the ground. I bury my face in my knees. I don't let myself cry because SHE ISN'T DEAD. I don't know how long I sit there until someone comes over to me.
"Hey..we're leaving. Wanna come home?" Scott asks softly, Stiles at his side. I nod and Scott grasps my arm softly, helping me up. After what just happened with Derek and I, I doubt i'll be welcome at the loft right now.
"Erica's not dead, right?" I ask Scott. "Isaac was just confused by all the yelling" Scott and Stiles share a look.
"We have a plan, we're going to get them tonight" Scott says, not answering my question. I nod and get into the Jeep with them, sitting in the backseat.
"Hey" Stiles says, making me look up at him. "What was all that back there? Is Derek giving you a hard time?" Scott glances at me.
"No..it's nothing. It was stupid" I shake my head, looking out the window again.
"If he gives you a hard time, tell us, okay?" Stiles says. I nod. "I may be human but I know a few things" he smirks. I look over at him again, a smile pulling my lips.
"Like what?" I ask him.
"I know slipping a little wolfsbane into Sourwolf's coffee won't taste too good" he grins. I roll my eyes but find myself laughing anyway.
"I might just take you up on that offer" I say with a chuckle.
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