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Ashlee's p.o.v
Derek wakes me to kiss me goodbye. A few seconds later, Mum's knocking on my door.
"We're going to go see Isaac before Scott goes to school, do you want to come?" Mum asks me. I nod.
"Yeah, give me 5 minutes" she smiles and leaves me to get ready.
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We find Allison at the hospital. She's been here all night.
"How's training?" she asks me.
"Think I could kick your ass" I joke and she chuckles. Mum leaves the 3 of us to go in. Allison takes Scott's hand but I know it's not romantic, more supportive. Scott takes some of Isaac's pain. By the look on Scott's and Isaac's faces, Derek was right, he's in a whole lot of pain. Mum calls out to Scott as they're leaving. "I'm gonna stay here with Allison" I tell them. We hug goodbye and move to sit back outside the room again.
"Do you think Isaac's gonna be okay?" Allison asks me quietly, voice wavering with worry.
"I'm sure he'll be okay" I tell her, taking her hand. She squeezes my hand, smiling sadly. My phone goes off. I read the text.
Peter's back, he'd love to see you
It's from Derek.
"You can go, it's okay" Allison says. I'm torn.
"No, it's okay. I told you i'd stay, it can wait" I assure her.
"Ash" she says, making me look up at her. "Go" Allison says with a smile.
"You're the best" I smile. I kiss her cheek and rush down the stairs.
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"Peter!" I yelp, running over to the eldest Hale. I hug him tightly, he hugs me back just as tight.
"You scared the crap out of us, you know that right?" he asks.
"I know, i'm sorry" I say. We pull back.
"I felt it. I may not be your alpha anymore but I felt that bond break when you lost your wolf. I'm so sorry that happened Ash" he says. I nod, swallowing tears.
"I'm so glad you came back" I say.
"Me too" he smiles. I look around the loft.
"Wait..where's Derek?" I ask him.
"He's running an errand, he'll be back soon" Peter tells me. I sigh happily and fall down onto the couch with Peter. "Just a head's up"
"Hmm?"
"Never, ever, do that again" Peter says. I chuckle.
"I don't plan on dying again" I say with a grin.
"Cora and Derek were a wreck" he tells me. I frown, not liking that.
"He's been treating me like i'm made of china" I say.
"He's just being protective of you because he's in.." Peter trails off. "We have company" we both stand up and in walks Allison and Lydia. "The hunter and the banshee" he grins. "Ladies, come in" I sit on the stairs and let the 3 argue. Lydia needs help with being a banshee, Peter needs Lydia to find the memory locked in Derek's mother's claws. I stay quiet until Allison pulls out a taser.
"Hey, Allison, don't" I say walking over. The 2 argue until Lydia screams for them to stop and throws the claws into the wood. We all watch as she walks over to them, hearing something.
"Is it the memory? Lydia, what do you hear?" Peter asks. Lydia turns around and swallows thick emotion.
"You're not just an Uncle" she tells him. Mine and Peter's eyes widen.
"What else do you know?" he asks her.
"I don't know anything else" Lydia says and even I can tell she's lying. Peter demands answers. When he grabs Lydia, Allison shocks him.
"Allison!" I scowl. She drags Lydia out and i'm torn between going after the girl and helping Peter. Peter grunts in pain and I sigh angerily. I drop down beside him. "Peter? You okay?" I ask him.
"F-fine" he says. I stay with him. It sucks, there's nothing I can do to help. I can't take his pain, can't help him heal. I hate this. Peter pulls himself to sit up. "It's okay, i'm okay now" he assures me.
"I wish I could have done something to help" I sigh. Peter takes my hand in his.
"I know you do" he says softly. "But you being here, that's enough" he says. I give him a small smile. Scott comes racing in the door.
"Scott?" I ask.
"Get up, you're coming with us" he says quickly, coming over to me.
"But-" I say.
"It's okay, go" Peter assures me. I help him to his feet and Scott's dragging me out. Peter gives me a nod and I return it.
"Scott, what's going on?" I ask once we're in the Jeep, Stiles and Kira inside.
"The Oni are coming for Stiles. You need to be with me so I can keep you safe" he says. I nod. "You should know something"
"What?" I ask. We come to a stop outside the animal clinic, rain pouring.
"Derek and Chris were arrested" he tells me.
"What?! Why?" I ask. We get out, moving towards the clinic. Before Scott can answer, the Oni appear.
"Stiles, get Ash inside" Scott orders. He turns on them and growls, eyes turning red. Scott starts fighting them.
"Kira! Ash! Get inside!" Stiles yells. Kira jumps in, attacking the Oni. I pick up some cages from beside the door, throwing them at the Oni. I feel a sharp pain in my stomach.
"ASH!" Scott roars. I look down and there's a slice across my stomach. The Oni in front of me, his blade dripping with blood. Kira screams and runs over to get it away from me. One of the other Oni use the distraction to stab Scott. I feel dizzy, I try to help but I can't. Then the rain's gone, the smell of pet hair and cleaning products in the air. We're inside.
"You're okay" Kira tells me, settling me on a chair. She moves to Scott but Stiles slams her head into the table, knocking her out.
"K-Kira!" I yell. Stiles starts to twist the sword inside of Scott. Why's he doing this to his brother? This isn't Stiles. "Stiles!" I try to get up, falling in my knees on the floor, blood spilling over my fingers.
"Ash, don't!" Scott yells out in pain.
"STILES!" I roar. Actually roar, seeing like a wolf for a second in my blind rage before i'm falling to the floor and passing out.
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I wake up in an unknown room. I jolt up, freaking out.
"Hey, hey, hey" my head snaps to the familiar voice. It's my father. "Relax, you're okay" he soothes.
"What happened? What am I doing here?" I ask him, settling a little. My eyes still dart around the room, trying to remember what happened.
"You were attacked, by the same person who got me" my Dad tells me, motioning to my stomach. I trace my fingers lightly over my new stitches. I must have been unconcious for awhile. Images flash in my head. The Oni attacking. Stiles hurting Scott. Me roaring, my eyes glowing yellow. "Ash?" Rafael's voice snaps me out of it. "Do you want me to get the nurse?" he asks, looking at me in concern.
"No. Where's Scott? Where's Stiles?" I ask.
"Your brother was here, he had to leave with John and Stiles" he tells me.
"Why? Why'd he leave with Stiles?" I ask, getting worried myself now.
"Not entirely sure, it was important though. He wouldn't have left you unless it was important" I nod, I know that. But that worries me even more. That means something bad's happened. And Scott going with Stiles and his Dad after Stiles hurt him? That's even worse.
"How long have I been here for?" I ask him.
"2 days-"
"2 days?!"
"Ashlee, calm down" he coaxs.
"I need to leave, right now" I say, moving to get out of bed.
"No, Ashlee, stop" he forces me to lay back down. I sigh in frustration, letting my body relax into the mattress. "You'll be released today but you need more rest" he says.
"More rest?" I ask, getting angry. I need to find my brother, my pack, and help them. "I don't need another person telling me what I can and can't do! What I need to do! I'm old enough to make my own decisions!" I snap.
"Ashlee, calm down, you're staying-"
"You have no right to tell me what to do!" I yell at him. A loud and rapid beeping fills the room.
"I'm sorry, calm down" Dad tries. Mum comes racing into the room.
"What did you do?" she asks Dad, coming to my side. The beeping, it's the moniter i'm on. It's my heart racing. "What did you do!?" she yells at him. I'm trying to control my breathing, I can feel my anger boiling to the surface.
"Nothing, I was trying to help!" he objects.
"Get out!" Mum orders my father. He gets up, gives an apology and leaves. "Sweetie, calm down" Mum says softly.
"I-I can't" I say. I'm so angry, I could just..shift. I start to see as a wolf again.
"Ash..what's going on?" she asks, looking into my, no doubt, glowing yellow eyes. "You..you're not supposed to be able to do that" she says quietly.
"I don't know" I tell her, keeping my voice down too. "It's happened a couple times" I admit.
"What do I do?" she asks, getting worried when the beeping gets faster. We both turn towards the sound of footsteps. Derek doesn't hesitate, he comes to my side and takes my hand, leeching some of my pain.
"What happened to you?" he asks me, worried.
"Derek? What are you doing here?" Mum asks him. Then realisation dawns on her. "That's right, you're in some secret relationship" she says, looking between us.
"Mum, n-not right now" I say, face screwing up in pain.
"Where does it hurt?" Derek asks. I go to point but my fingernails aren't nails..they're claws.
"What's happening to me?" I ask him.
"I don't think your wolf's gone" Derek says. My anger starts to drain slowly. The beeping starts to slow. After a few long seconds, my breathing even starts to even out.
"I need to find Scott" I say, feeling the last of my pain disappear.
"I don't think that's such a good idea Ash. You were stabbed" she says. I cringe when I see the look on Derek's face. He's been locked up, he wouldn't have known.
"Who hurt you?" he asks angerily. Mum's eyes narrow as she looks at him, like she's suprised he's upset I got hurt. Me and her will be having a little talk no doubt.
"One of the Oni. I was trying to help Scott and Kira save Stiles" I tell him.
"Do you not remember what we talked about? You're-" Derek starts.
"My Dad's already given me this lecture, I don't need to hear it again" I cut him off, trying to keep my anger down again. Derek keeps his mouth shut, Mum's looking between us. She knows we're on the cusp of a fight. "We need to find Scott" I say calmly.
"You're not leaving until the nurse releases you" Mum says.
"This is who we are. We don't get to pick and choose when we fight and when we don't" I tell her. They both know i'm right. "You're a nurse" I remind Mum. "Do us all a favour and sign me out" I plead, sitting up to look at her properly.
"What if you can't use your wolf on demand? Ash, i'm not sending you out there with the promise that he'll keep you safe" Mum says, pointing to Derek. "No offense" she adds. I know she feels weird about us being a thing but I know her, she'll get over it. I reach under the covers and into my boot. I pull up a set of ring daggers. Mum's eyes widen and Derek smiles proudly.
"You think i'd travel unarmed?" I ask her. She sighs but she's smiling softly.
"Get hurt again, and i'll kick your ass. Your's too" she points to Derek.
"Thank you so much" I say, getting up. The pain's still there but it's not that bad. I take Derek's hand, moving to leave. Derek stops, turning back to my Mum.
"Your daughter will be safe with me" Derek assures her. Mum smiles and gives him a thankful nod. Then he's turning around and we're going for his camaro.
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Little twist, ya'll know me ;) Letting you all know right now, I will not be doing season 4. I've done it too many times and I know my writing won't be good if i'm doing something I don't want too. So, if you want me to continue with this fic then give me something else to do. Something with Cora, or Erica, something with a new monster or threat. Anything? Favourite, follow and review!