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Ashlee's p.o.v
"What do you mean I died?" I ask. I was bombarded by hugs, people were crying..I was very, very confused. Now they're telling me I died? That i've been dead for 3 days?
"I watched you die" Scott says, his own tears still falling.
"How am I here?" I ask.
"Maybe it's your wolf? Maybe you were healing..just really slowly" Isaac offers. I nod.
"Maybe"
"How do we know you've finished healing?" Stiles asks. "You look pale..like you're still dead. Not as bad but still bad, like you're sick" he says. "It's..it's scaring me"
"I'll shift and we'll see, okay?" they all nod. I focus on my emotions, triggering the shift. "Guys..we have a problem" I say, looking at them with tear-filled eyes of my own.
"What? What is it?" Scott asks, concern written all over his face.
"I can't shift" I whisper.
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I sent Allison, Isaac and Stiles home. Scott's brought me to Deaton's. And yes, turns out I really was dead because i've never seen Deaton so shocked before.
"And you can't shift? At all?" Deaton asks.
"Not at all..I can't even.." I burrow my eyebrows, my next words getting stuck in my throat.
"Can't what?" Deaton asks softly. Scott squeezes my hand in comfort.
"I..I can't even feel her anymore" I sigh. "My wolf..I think she's gone" I say sadly.
"I think I know what happened" Deaton says.
"What?" Scott and I ask at the same time.
"Your wolf..she gave herself up so you could live" Deaton says sadly. "You were probably holding on by the tiniest thread, it came down to one of you and she gave herself up. That'll also be why Lydia refused to let them..bury you until 2 days after it happened"
"Lydia found me" I realise. The banshee practically saved me from being buried alive..okay, that's terrifying. "My wolf..is gone?" I ask, voice breaking. There's an instant bond between you and your wolf, a life bond. I've lost that.
"Yes, i'm sorry" Deaton says.
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I'm silent the whole way home. Scott's watching me closely, I know how shocking this must be for him. And Mum's going to be home when we get there. I can't believe she's gone..my wolf's gone. I'm human again. We walk into the house together.
"I'm just about to ring the funeral home, we need to.." she trails off when she turns to us.
"Mum" I say, stepping forward.
"Ash?" her eyes are filled with tears now. I nod, biting back my own sob. "Ashlee?!" she drags me into a bear hug. "Baby, you're-you're alive" she says in shock.
"I am, I am, I am" I assure her, hugging her as tightly as I can.
"I thought-I thought I lost you" she hiccups. I pull back and bring my hand to her cheek.
"No" I shake my head. "I'm still here"
"How?" she asks, looking to Scott for an answer.
"Her wolf..she gave herself up so Ash could live" Scott tells her.
"I'm so sorry baby" she says, she knows about the bond.
"So am I" I say. I smile sadly at her. "But she did it so I could live" Mum pulls me into a hug again.
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Mum goes to work, I have to force her, assure her i'm really here and i'm not going anywhere. Scott's the same, he doesn't want to leave me but by the urgency of the phone call he had, I don't have my hearing anymore so I can't tell who and what they were talking about, he needed to go. So now i'm home alone. I'm still shocked from all this news. I was literally dead for 3 days. 72 hours. That's not normal. I find myself playing Minecraft on my phone as I have nothing else to do. I watch as a Creeper blows up my potato garden. Oh my god. Derek. Cora. Peter. I have to go see them.
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I'm suprised to hear techno music blearing from the loft. I'm even more suprised when I pull the loft door open and there's at least one hundred half-naked, neon paint-covered teenagers bumping and grinding to the music.
"Ashlee? What are you doing here?" Scott asks, coming up to me with a pretty japanese girl at his side.
"What's going on here?" I ask him, looking around the loft with confused eyes.
"Now's not the time-" Scott tries.
"Scott" I try to make my eyes glow for demanding effect but they don't. "What's going on? Where's Derek? Where are they?"
"Kira..could you give us a second?" Scott asks the pretty japanese girl, Kira. She nods and smiles before walking away.
"Scott" I say.
"Ash..after you..died" he's still tense on the subject and I understand, i'd fall to pieces if Scott died. "They left" he tells me.
"What?"
"They packed their things and left. Erica took off too" he says. "I'm sorry"
"Where are they?"
"I don't know, they didn't say anything to anyone"
"Scott..I have to find them" I say.
"Ash-" Scott starts but he's cut off by Allison. She wraps her arms around which has me suprised.
"It's true..you're okay" she says. I bring my arm around her and hug her back.
"I'm fine" I tell her. She pulls back and wipes her eyes, smiling at me.
"I'm so glad you're okay" she says.
"So am I" I say, smiling back at her. Everything happens quickly from there. There's crashing, the DJ's set-up smashed to the floor. Someone's yelling, kicking us out. People are scrambling to run away. All that's left in here is the pack, Kira and the twins. I have no idea why the twins are here but Scott's not killing them so it must be okay with him and the pack. Allison's pulling me away and hiding us behind a wall when the fighting happens. There are masked, black cloak-wearing figures that shadows attacking the pack. I'm having trouble keeping up with everyone, my eyes not as quick as they used to be, i'm getting confused easily and it's making me very, very frustrated. They all turn to Scott. "Scott!" I yell, jumping away from Allison and towards Scott. All of a sudden, the sunlight beams through the window and the figures disappear, their katanas going with them.
"Your Dad's 24 hours are up" Isaac says, looking at Allison. Isaac starts to explain what those things were.
"Ashlee?" a quiet but firm voice calls out. I turn around and face them.
"Yeah.." I trail off when I see who it is. His eyes are wide and glued to my face.
"Ashlee?" he asks it as a question this time, like he doesn't believe it's me.
"It's her, it's really her" Stiles tells him, the others talking with Isaac and Allison. "She-" Stiles goes to explain me pulling a Peter and coming back from the dead but Derek's scooping me up and attacking my lips with his before Stiles can get out another word.
"I'm so happy to see you" he pulls back long enough to say. "You were dead" he says againist my lips before kissing me again, not once letting go or loosening his hold on me. I kiss him back, I missed him, I thought he left for good.
"I'm alive" I tell him, bringing our foreheads together. We've both got tears in our eyes. "I'm human" I tell him. His eyes snap to mine, foreheads still together. I watch his nose widen as he sniffs in my scent.
"What happened?" he asks.
"My wolf died so I could live" I tell him, tears slipping from my eyes. He reaches up and wipes them away. "I-I lost her and I.."
"I'm sorry" he whispers.
"Wait..Ashlee?" I let Derek go and turn around to see the twins looking at me with wide eyes.
"Uh..yeah. I'm alive" I say awkwardly. Aiden starts to move towards me.
"Don't" Derek warns him.
"It's okay" I tell Derek. Derek watches Aiden like a hawk as he comes over.
"You smell different" he says.
"I..i'm human" I say. All eyes are on me now. "No strength, speed..no wolf" I tell them.
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Everyone's got school so I decide to stay at the loft, which Scott agrees with because "Derek can protect me". And Derek sort of won't let me out of his sight. He's still accepting the fact that i'm not actually dead. I can't protect myself either..so he is. I hate this feeling..feeling useless.
"Allison, wait" I say. She stops and turns around. "I need your help" I say.
"With what?" she asks, coming back into the loft.
"I need you to teach me weapons" I say.
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Allison's Dad's out dealing with Katashi so taking weapons is easy. We bring them back to the loft. Derek says he needs to watch over both of us in case those things come for us. Derek comes over and looks at the ones Allison has choosen for me.
"Combat crossbow" he says, looking down at the bow. "Ring daggers" he says, touching the blades softly as they're razor sharp. "What's this?" Derek asks, pointing down at the last weapon. Allison takes it off the table and draws it out.
"A katana?" I ask. She nods, putting it back into it's case. "You think i'll be able to use all these?"
"I think you'll be suprised how well you do with them" she grins at me. That grin..this can't be good.
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"Jesus!" I yelp, dropping the ring dagger. A little blood leaks from the cut to the side of my wrist.
"You're doing really well, alot better than I did" Allison praises.
"Argh!" I groan in frustration. "I hate this" I say, Allison and Derek share a look before looking at me. "I'm useless like this. I hate this feeling. I can't heal" I say, holding up my bleeding wound. "I can't protect myself..I can't protect Scott. I can't protect anyone" I say and I can feel the frustrated tears welling up in my eyes. Derek moves to come to me but Allison holds her hand out, making him stop.
"You want to feel useful?" she asks. I nod. She picks up the ring dagger and hands it back to me. "Then keep trying" she pushes. I wipe my eyes, feeling like a total idiot for getting emotional. I nod, a determined look coming to my face. "Ready?" Allison asks. I nod and we start over.
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