This one's a really light hearted chapter compared to the others :) Just Dashlee fluff really. Shout out to Brianna, nosferatufan and Stargazer1364 for reviewing! Thanks guys! Don't worry guys..she's not staying human for too long ;) Please make sure you read the end note as well :)
Ashlee's p.o.v
"Thanks for today" I say to Allison. She turns to me with a smile.
"I'm just glad you're okay" she smiles. "Here" she holds the bag with the weapons inside out to me. I take it from her, a little confused.
"What's this for?" I ask her.
"For you. To keep" she says.
"Seriously?" I ask with a smile. She nods. "Why would you do that for me?"
"Because I know what it feels like to be human..to feel useless. And you Ashlee, you're not useless" she assures me. She turns to leave. "Keep it up, i'll be testing you" she smirks.
"Of course, thank you" I say. She smiles and nods before walking out of the loft. Derek comes back into the room. He comes and hugs me tightly. "You feeling okay?" I ask him, gently putting the bag down and hugging the older wolf back.
"Yeah..I am now" he says. I rub his back, feeling some upset emotions coming from him.
"Hey" I say, pulling him back. "What's wrong?" I ask him.
"You..you were dead" he sighs.
"Oh.." I realise. He was upset over me. "Well i'm okay now" I assure him with a soft smile.
"Yeah" he returns the smile. He leans in slowly and presses his lips to mine softly. I kiss him back but the whole thing is slow. We're both still adjusting to me actually being alive. We pull back and I lean my head againist his chest. "There's something you should know" he says, resting his chin on my head lightly.
"What's that?" I ask, still hugging into him.
"I care about you. Alot" he admits. I pull out of his embrace and look him dead in the face. He's not smirking or grinning, he's being serious.
"You're being serious" I say.
"Yeah. I am" he says, eyes studying me. "You died and I never got to tell you. So, i'm telling you now" he explains.
"Oh..well..thanks" I say awkwardly. I clear my throat. "Sorry..I just didn't expect that" I say, shaking my head.
"Is that okay with you?" he asks slowly, still watching me. I nod.
"Yeah" I say with a smile. "I..I care about you too" I say. Derek chuckles. "What?" I ask.
"You can be really awkward" he grins. I find myself grinning too. "Like Stiles awkward" he teases.
"Shut up" I say half-heartedly, nudging him slightly. I hug him again, bringing my arms around his neck. His come around my back and he's still smiling. His smile is a sin. A incredibly attractive sin. "Everyone knows you love Stiles" I whisper in his ear playfully.
"Is that right?" he asks with a raised eyebrow.
"Uh-huh" I grin. He suprises me by attacking my ribs. I'm really ticklish so I squirm around, giggling. "N-no, please st-stop" I collapse onto the couch, Derek coming down with me.
"Take back what you said" he smirks, hands not slowing their attack.
"Okay, okay, I take it back" I breath out, eyes filled with tears from laughing so hard. He stops and leans in to kiss me lightly. I sit back up, wiping the tears from my eyes. Derek sits in front of me.
"I'm really happy you're okay" he tells me. I take one of his hands in mine. It sounds like he was pretty torn up about my 'death'.
"So am I" I say, smiling softly.
"I'm really sorry about your wolf" he says apologetically.
"Yeah..me too" I sigh.
"If there's a way to get her back somehow..Deaton will find it. I'm sure he's already looking into it" Derek assures me. I just nod. He rubs my hand with his thumb, feeling me become upset.
"It's weird..I was so objective it all this at first and now..I can't believe she's gone" I say, eyes in my lap. "I wish she was still with me" I say.
"I know" Derek says softly. He pulls me into him and we lay on the couch, just relaxing with each other. I know there's something new coming to Beacon Hills, something coming for the pack. Things are going to be alot harder for me to protect myself but i've got Allison's help and I know the pack will help protect me. I just wish I still had my wolf. There's an empty space inside me where she should be and it..it's not a nice feeling. But the world has a funny way of balancing itself, 'regression to the mean' Deaton calls it. All these bad things happening..something good has to come of it. It has too. It just has too.
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Short chapter sorry! So, as you can tell, i'm moving into season 3b. I'm pulling a dick move and taking some time off writing this fic to gather my thoughts and ideas. I'm not certain i'll follow through 3b and 4 all the way but I also don't know where else I could take this. I've written those seasons a few times and I don't wanna seem repetitive or anything as alot of my readers also read my other fics. I'll be taking off a week-2 weeks max. I'm sorry for the sudden announcement but i've just got the worse writer's block for this and i'd rather take some time off and write something good then give you crappy chapters every couple days. Hope you understand :) If you have any ideas, throw them my way and i'll see what I can do with them! Thanks for being awesome readers, favouriters, followers and reviewers! I'll see you soon! Stay gold!
~Tattoos-Make-Me-Happy x