Derek and Isaac will sort of swap roles when the Nogitsune fly gets them. You'll see what I mean ;) Shout out to Shreya for reviewing! No, that's not a terrible idea at all :) I appreciate all ideas :) I'll see where this fic takes me and consider bringing in a witch or something similiar :) I like the whole trying to steal Derek from Ash thing, we would see a very pissed off, very possessive Ashlee McCall.
Ashlee's p.o.v
"What are you doing here?" John asks as we walk into Stiles' room. Allison, Chris and John are here. "Derek? Ash is supposed to be resting"
"Drop it. We have more important things to worry about" I say, leaving no room for arguement. I nod to Chris and Allison and I share a look. I like Allison and she's been really good to me, helping with the weapons and everything but she hurt Peter. Allison gives me an apologetic smile and I can't help but smile back. Dammit Allison, i'm supposed to be mad at you!
"Glad to see you're not.." Chris trails off, not daring to say 'dead' as Derek and John are glaring at him. Chris clears his throat. "What's this for?" he asks, pointing to Stiles' chess board. He's got all our names on there. John kisses my head before answering.
"It's what he used to try explain to me all about..all you" he says talking about all the supernatural.
"Maybe it's a message from Stiles" Allison suggests. "The real Stiles" I smile. I'm glad someone still sees him as Stiles. He's still him, he's just possessed as Derek informed me on the car ride over. And, even better (note the sarcasm), he's in Eichen House. Was I happy with all this new crap I missed while sort of dying in hospital, no. But am I happy i'm out and can help, yes. I pick up the chess piece with Isaac's name on it, off the board.
"He got to Isaac already" I say, realising it's not a friendly message.
"Is there any reason my name's on the king?" Derek asks.
"Maybe you want explain why you're name's on the queen" John says, raising an accussive eyebrow at me. Everyone turns to look at Derek and I. Side by side, the king and queen labelled Derek and Ashlee.
"Uh..when I come up with something, i'll let you know" I say awkwardly.
"It doesn't matter right now" Allison says. I give her a thankful nod. She was there at the loft with me and Derek. She saw how protective of me he was. She's not dumb, certainly not blind, she knows something's going on. "What matters is that you're both one move from being a checkmate..like Isaac" she says the last part quietly, sadly.
"It's not a message from Stiles" Chris says. "It's a threat from the Nogitsune"
"He's at the loft, that's what he's trying to tell us" Allison says.
"But Peter's at the loft" I say.
"Stiles wants us to go there" Chris says. "Maybe Peter's with him" Chris says to me. His voice tells me he actually thinks Peter's either gone or the Nogitsune's killed him. I prefer the first. Definately prefer the first.
"Night's falling" Derek says, thinking over the possibility of his Uncle being stuck with a Nogitsune as well. John tells us it's not a trap, it's tricking us. Derek throws in a little sass and I nudge him. Not the time Der. And now, John's got an idea.
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We all hide behind the wall as John talks to Stiles. Stiles lets him handcuff him and I almost believe it's really Stiles. Until he breaks the handcuffs to pieces. Me, Derek, Allison and Chris reveal ourselves then.
"The happy hunter family and the happy werewolf couple" Stiles-but-not-really-Stiles smirks. We all frown at the names. Firstly, not a couple. Secondly, don't rub it in my face that i'm not exactly a werewolf anymore. Allison shoots at him with a taser first. Stiles easily catches it and throws it to the side. Derek goes next, growling and attacking. He far too easily takes him out. Chris nods for me to go to Derek, to not try fight him. I go to Derek's side, kneeling down beside him.
"You okay?" I ask him. He looks up at me and nods. I think he's more suprised Stiles, weither he's possessed or not, took him down. I look up when Chris and John start yelling. Chris wants to shoot Stiles and Stiles is taunting him too. John's ordering him to put the gun down and then Stiles is crying, begging his Dad to save him. He's toying with us. "Chris, don't" I say.
"Put it down!" John orders.
"Stop!" I yell when John aims his gun at Chris.
"Shoot me!" Stiles yells.
"CHRIS!" I yell. Derek and I get up, watching with uncertainty of how this will go. Then the sun goes down. "Stop, this is what he wants, this is exactly what he wants" I say.
"Not exactly" Stiles shrugs. "I was kind of hoping your brother would be here" I feel that anger boiling again at the Nogitsune even thinking about Scott. "I'm glad you all have your guns out because you're not here to kill me. You're here to protect me" he smirks, stepping behind us. They're shooting, Derek's wolfed out and Allison and I have weapons. Here we go again.
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"It's fine, it'll heal" Derek brushes it off.
"Except it's not" I say, moving his hand to check over the wound on his shoulder. Scott and Kira come in.
"Ash" Scott sighs in relief. I get up and hug him tightly.
"Tell me you're okay" I say, feeling his arms come around my back.
"I'm fine, are you?" he asks.
"I'm okay" I tell him. "Scott..something's happening to me" I say.
"What? What's happening?" he asks. I pull him a little away from the others.
"I don't think my wolf's completely gone. I've been shifting, well half shifting" I tell him.
"We need to go to Deaton" he says.
"Not now, not when so much is going on. It can wait" I say. Scott nods reluctantly.
"Wait" he says, reaching for my shirt. "Does that mean your cut healed?" he asks, lifting it up over my stomach. He sighs when he sees it hasn't. Still there, still stitched up. He lets my shirt fall back down. "I'm bringing Kira home with me, she can't stay with her parents anymore, long story" Scott tells me. "You can either come back with us or stay here with Derek. He's the only other person I trust to keep you safe right now" he says. I look over at Derek. He's hurt and Peter's nowhere in sight.
"I should stay with Derek. He's hurt and he'll need help getting cleaned up" I say.
"Okay. Call me if you need me" he says. I nod and hug him again. "I have to admit, when I saw you in that hospital bed.." he sighs.
"I know, but i'm okay now" I say, pulling back with a smile.
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As Derek sets up his own chessboard, Peter comes home.
"Ashy" he smiles, scruffing my hair.
"Petey" I tease, grinning up at him. Peter stops and tilts his head, looking at me.
"You're looking alot better than you did in that hospital bed" he smiles.
"You came and saw me?" I ask him.
"Of course I did" he then turns to Derek. "Why is he playing chess?" he sighs, walking over to his nephew. "Why isn't that healing?" he asks, seeing the wound on his shoulder.
"It's from one of their swords, it'll heal" Derek says.
"By playing chess?" Peter asks sassily. Derek explains the chess board in Stiles' room. "So your name was on the king and her name was on the queen?" Peter asks with a knowing smirk. Derek glares up at him. "Sorry, just an interesting observation" he winks my way and I look down at my feet, hiding a blush. I'm sitting on the bed. Leg's crossed, hair in a messy bun. Peter tells him the Nogitsune plays by no rules, and it's game isn't chess. He's right. And by the annoyed look on Derek's face, he knows it too. He just doesn't want to do nothing, to feel helpless. Peter scruffs my hair as he leaves again. I pout, why's he always leaving?
"Can you sit down so I can fix that?" I ask Derek. He sighs, nods and plocks down on the bed in front of me. I start cleaning it. I get up to grab a needle but Derek grabs me, pulling me into his lap. "Derek?" I ask. He's not looking at me though, he's staring at my lips like a dog with a bone. Haha, get it? Dog with a- my inside my head joke is cut off when Derek's kissing me heatedly. Well alright, I can work with this. I grin and kiss him back. Then he's laying over me. Then we're in his bed. "Are you sure?" I ask him, seeing where this is going. He's always pulled himself back before things could get too heated. I know it's out of respect for Scott, for his alpha. But Scott's not here right now. It's only us and his bed.
"Do you not want too?" he asks, pulling back. "Because I want too" he says. I bring my hands to his lower back, bringing him closer again.
"Hell yeah I do" I smirk. He grins and his lips are all over mine again. Then we're naked. Then we're..you get it.
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I wake up, body a little achey from earlier. I have to admit, i've wanted to do that for a long time now. And i'm glad we did it. Very glad and very, very satisfied. One thing's wrong..where's Derek?
"Derek?" I call out. I hear footsteps.
"Not Derek" Peter says, coming into view. I awkwardly try to cover myself up better with Derek's blanket. "Your brother called, he needs my help. Are you coming?" he asks.
"Do I have time to..shower?" I ask awkwardly. Scott would smell Derek on me the second I walked in if I went like this.
"10 minutes" Peter says. He shakes his head. "You guys are really loud by the way" he says, slightly disgusted.
"It's not my fault, he's.." I trail off..i'm not finishing that sentence in front of his Uncle. But honestly, if you saw what he was packing, you wouldn't be blaming me at all.
"Don't tell me" Peter says.
"That was weird, i'm sorry" I cringe. I wish I wasn't so awkward. "Out, I need to get up and i'm not exactly..dressed" I say. Peter gives me an awkward, screwed up face before leaving the room. I quickly run and get into the shower. We weren't exactly supposed to have sex but hey, things happen. But Peter was definately not supposed to hear. I'm still a little worried as Derek's not here but i'm sure he's fine.
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Peter walks Scott and Lydia through the plan. Both with go into Stiles' head and guide him out. Sounds simple enough. Scott stabs into Lydia and Stiles and all 3 slip into a trance. We wait for awhile, waiting for something, some kind of sign that this is working. My phone starts to ring.
"Chris?" I answer it after checking the caller ID.
"You need to get to my apartment, right now. It's Derek" he says before hanging up. I jump up.
"I have to go" I say. Before anyone can stop me, I turn to Peter. "Look after my brother" I say. I rush out the door, sprinting towards Argent's.
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"Derek?!" I yell, running inside. Chris comes rushing over, pulling me into his office. Derek's on the ground, nose bleeding black blood and he's unconcious. "What happened?" I ask, kneeling down beside the wolf. He's fully shifted.
"He came here, tied me up. He was going to burn me alive, make Allison watch" Chris tells me. "He wasn't himself"
"Derek" I say, shaking him. "Derek?" he stirs a little. "He's okay" I tell Chris. Chris comes to his other side, helping me wake him. He sits up suddenly, coughing. Chris and I watch with wide eyes as he coughs up a dead fly and black blood. "Derek?" I ask.
"Ash?" he says, looking at me. I nod. He hugs me, tightly. I hug him back, a little confused. I help him off the floor. "We need to find Scott" he says. I nod and start for the door. He stops and turns to Chris. "You had a gun pointed at my head. Why didn't you pull the trigger?" Derek asks him. My eyes dart between the two older males.
"Because you're not my enemy anymore Derek" Chris tells him. "And i'm not your's"
"The truth is, we should be out there looking for him. Right now. Especially if he can do something like this"
"I'm not sure that's necessary" Chris says.
"Why not?" I ask from Derek's side.
"Because if he can do something like this.."
"Then he's stronger than ever" Derek finishes for him. Chris nods.
"Which means he'll be coming for us. You, the king, especially. The queen as well" Chris looks to me. We fall into silence so I help Derek to his car. He's finishing healing from whatever that fly did to him. We get into the car but Derek doesn't move to start the car.
"The Oni are coming. For all of us, including you" Derek says, looking over at me. I meet his eyes. He sighs. "Any way I can convince you to run and hide?" he asks.
"Not a chance" I say.
"I didn't think so" he says. "Doesn't hurt to try" he shrugs.
"I'll be fine" I assure him. "We all will" he nods and goes to start the camaro. "Wait" I sigh. He turns back to me. "Do you..do you remember the other night?" I ask him.
"Last night?" he asks.
"Yeah" I say. "Before you weren't exactly you?"
"Yeah. I remember it" he tells me.
"So that night..were you you or were you not you?" I ask awkwardly.
"You mean when we were us?" he asks.
"Yeah" I nod, cringing for his response. I've never wanted, and never want to, bang a Nogitsune. "I just need to know if it was actually you..with me"
"Did you want it to be someone else?" he asks.
"No, of course not" I say. "I just..Nogitsunes aren't really my type" I joke weakly.
"Good, 'cause it was me. And I do remember it, I really remember it" he tells me, making me grin like an idiot.
"Good, 'cause I really remember it too" I say. He grins back at me. "And uh..so does Peter" I add awkwardly.
"He was home, wasn't he?" he asks with a sigh.
"According to him, he could have heard us even if he wasn't home" I say. Derek cringes but then starts to laugh. "Don't laugh, my noises are sacred" I pout.
"He's right, you are loud" he smirks at me.
"Shut up!" I whine. "I am not"
"You are, and I love it" he growls playfully. "Tells me i'm doing something right" he grins, taking my lips in his. I grin againist them before shoving the wolf back.
"Just take us to Scott" I smile.
"Ash..your eyes, they're glowing again" he says, looking into them. And i'm seeing as a wolf again. "Do you still feel sick? Feel weakened?" he asks. I shake my head. I pull up my shirt, looking down at my stomach. The large, deep gash on my stomach. Gone.
"Derek, it's gone" I say.
"Happy werewolf couple" he says.
"What?"
"That's what the Nogitsune called us. Ash, maybe you didn't lose your wolf at all. Maybe it just when into some sort of sleep, some sort of hibernation"
"Does that mean i'm not really alive?" I ask him. "Oh man, did we not really have sex?" I ask, disappointed. He chuckles at that.
"No, we definately did that. And you're definately alive" he assures me. "I think that trip to Deaton Scott promised you needs to be bumped up"
"To when?" I ask him, I actually want to go too.
"To right now" Derek says. I nod and smile at him. He starts up the camaro and starts driving. I take a deep breath. We if we're wrong? What if it's not good, what if something's really wrong with me? I don't know if I can take anymore bad news.
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They did the deed ;) I didn't want to make it a big thing like I usually do in my other fics. They're both non-virgin adults, it's not really a big deal. Anyway, favourite, follow and review!