Killing the Past
I looked at the clock and saw it was going on midnight and I was losing all hope. "Maybe we should look more tomorrow," I yawned.
"Oh hell no, please tell me you're not giving up!" Reg snapped as I smacked the back of my head on the headrest.
"Well you think we would find her by now Reg. There are only so many places she can be. I don't know, I guess I'm just starting to lose hope."
"Not you, you of all people, not you! You are the only person I know never to give up," he snapped as I looked at him a bit shocked. I looked away, glancing out the window just in time to see some sort of red fabric.
"STOP!" I barked as Reg's Mustang came to a screeching stop. I got out and ran over to the very familiar fabric. Dusting off the leaves covering it, I could smell Aideen all over her jacket.
"What is it?" Reg asked stepping from the car.
"It's Aideen, she's here," I smiled getting ready to jump into the woods.
"Justin, stay here," he demanded pulling his whip off the clip. I looked at him telling him I was coming. "Stay here, until I call you." He turned his back to me before disappearing into the woods. As I sat in front of Reg's car I wrapped Aideen's jacket in my hand and began inhaling, picturing her perfect face smiling at me. I couldn't take it anymore. I wasn't going to be a sitting duck while Reggie was out there, so I ran into the woods looking for more clues. The further I got in the stronger Aideen's scent became. The deeper I got in the woods I saw what looked like the dirt was disturbed. It looked like someone's body was dragged. I crouched down and placed my hand on the trail.
A vision came to me and I saw Aideen. My cousin had her by the hair, dragging her across the ground. When I came back to my senses, I was filled with rage. I followed this trail to an old rotten shack-like building. It looked familiar but I couldn't tell where from. I ran inside, cobwebs covered every inch of the place. "AUSTIN!" I screamed, my voice echoing through every inch of the building.
"Come out here, you little coward!" But still I received silence. As I made my way into the kitchen, I heard the sound of a cracking whip. "Reg?" I called as another crack broke the silence. It sounded like it was coming from under the floor boards. I climbed onto a counter jumped off and slammed my shoulder into the floor crashing through the floorboards and landing a few seconds later on concrete.
"What the hell? I told you to stay!" Reg snapped, helping me up. Dangling next to him was the whip, and I noticed it had something red on it. I recognized the rusty smell. Blood.
"Now, where was I? Oh that's right…where is she?" he barked grabbing something hanging in the dark. I could see the outline of a human body, but I could only see the back of the person, which had been torn by the whip, openly bleeding. The lighting in the basement was hard to see who he was talking to until from under his torn shirt, I saw the triple spiral tattoo.
He raised his whip again. "STOP!" I barked grabbing his wrist,looking in my cousin's eyes.
"What are you doing?" he barked getting angry. I turned to the body, seeing now the hands tied behind his back. I circled around to see his face, now seeing the rope around his neck, holding him in place. As fast as I could in my state of horror, I let him down and caught him as he fell.
I patted the side of his face, trying to keep him from passing out. "Where is she?" I asked, slight panic in my voice. I had never seen him like this, so weak and hurt. Even when we saved him from Kate, he had been hurt, but not this destroyed. "What happened?" He looked away. "Derek, I know you're hurt, but I need you to answer my questions."
"You know him?" Reg asked with his whip still equipped.
"This is basically my pack leader," I turned to him as I set Derek down.
"Dude…I'm sorry! I just don't know who is who right now," Reg tried to smile at Derek, who in turn replied with a low growl. I could see the cuts on his back start to heal, but it was still painful to look at them. Reggie was good at his job.
"Where are Scott and Jackson? And who is this?"
"What…why?"
"Where are they?" he barked grabbing me by my shirt.
"Scott's with Stiles and Jackson, I left him in his car. Reggie is my cousin and a hunter. I wanted him to help me track Aideen. What is going on?"
"Your little Fiancé gave them away to Austin, and now they are in as much danger as she is."
"Why would she do that?" Reg snapped coming closer to us. I held up a hand
"Because Austin's little pack mate was going to kill me," he snapped, "She shouldn't have said anything! I wasn't worth it!" His head fell, and I felt a surge of guilt for him. All he had done was try to make sure Aideen was safe, and for it he had suffered.
"Who would ever dare work for him?" Reg laughed.
"They may not have a choice, Reggie. If he bit the person, he has control over them," I filled in my cousin. His face hardened as he took this information in.
"She works with you," Derek answered turning to me.
"Arianna, the chick who was hitting on me at work?" My heart sped up, thinking about how I should have known something was too good about her.
"Well, I have a plan on getting her back, but I'm not sure you're going to like it."
"What is it?" Reg spoke up as Derek looked like he was going to kill him. Derek soon came up with a plan and he was right I didn't like it at all, but if I wanted Aideen back it would be the best way to get her. After helping out of the ground, his body still pretty torn up, Derek he limped off to his car and I got back in Reggie's car.
"You don't have to do this. You know how dangerous and stupid this is?"
"Reg, I don't see you coming with something better," I barked as he drove me to my house. I got out of the car thinking about tonight and how I still didn't have Aideen in my arms. I walked upstairs sneaking into the house hoping my mom wasn't up. I closed my door behind me and took my shirt, shoes, and pants off slowly getting into bed. I looked at the moon, the trees glistened in the moonlight, trying to fall asleep. As my breathing became soft and silent I heard someone breathing in my room. I looked up and saw two red eyes staring at me. Before I opened my mouth my cousin was sitting on my chest with my lacrosse stick pressed against my throat. I gasped for air, trying to breath but every sound that escaped my lips, he pressed down harder.
"See? You're weak! This is why I'm alpha, Justin," he smiled as I could feel myself loosing strength as my oxygen left me and I started to black out. I growled and punched him in the throat as he backed up. I gasped for air, finally catching my breath. "You want your little whore to be alright?" he asked as I became enraged.
"Don't you ever call her that," I snapped as I charged him. He smiled and came at me, punching me in my ribcage as I fell over coughing and gasping for air.
"When will you ever learn? You're just a beta Justin. You can't take an alpha," he smirked. "Now if you want your fiancé to be ok, you will do exactly as I say," he grinned maliciously, grabbing me by the throat.
"What do you fricking want?"
"Simple, I want you in my pack," he whispered as I looked at him like he was crazy, though I knew this was coming.
"Over my dead body," I snapped as he sighed.
"Fine, let's do this the hard way," he held up one of Aideen's knives and placed it on my scar on my shoulder from where Aideen stabbed me the night she found out what I was. My scar began to burn and he smiled as I fought to not scream out. "Now do I really have to stab my cousin or should I take out your girlfriend?"
"You lay one finger on her and I swear, I will kill you."
"Ah, I think we just found a negotiation," he smiled pulling the knife back. "I won't touch her, if you join you rightful family pack."
"You wouldn't dare!"
"As you've said before, I killed a child. What makes you think I won't finish what I started? So answer correctly, because every answer you give has and consequence for her."
"Fine," I sighed as he smiled and hugged me, though I stiffened to his touch.
"Now, I want you to take care of your original pack, both Scott and…what's his name…Jackson?" he smiled.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know exactly what I'm talking about Justin. Get rid of your old pack or your little fiancé bleeds out," he smiled. I understood what he was saying, but this wasn't a part of the plan. I laid on my bed and felt a little distraught. I couldn't kill my friends, though I can't live without Aideen..
"Oh wait, I have something better. Your friends can live, if you come with me and take the second alpha. Tomorrow."
"You want me to kill the closest thing I have to brother?"
"Your choice, your friends or Derek?"
"If I help you, you promise Scott and Jackson go free?" I asked as he nodded. My heart sank, but I agreed to his terms to get him to leave me alone for the night.
I woke up at six and got ready for school. I put on some clothesl, got in my car and drove to school at six thirty since coach wanted us there early for practice. "Pass the ball to, Topain," Coach called as the new kid, Henry ran down the course.
"Over here," I called as the ball was passed to me. I ran toward Danny and threw the ball nearly hitting him in the head as the ball hit the net.
"Lucky shot, Justin," Jackson slapped my back as I looked at him pissed off. Arianna came out of the school and smiled at me. "Twenty bucks you can't make it again," he added as I saw what looked like a claw form on her hand. She dropped her books and ran toward us.
"Move," I snapped shoving Jackson out of the way and I grabbed her wrist.
"Let me go," she growled as my grip tightened on her arm.
"What are you doing?"
"My orders! Your cousin told me to get rid of the pack of Hale if you didn't meet him after school today to go take care of that alpha." I released her arm as she smiled. I growled, giving her a warning as she backed away and ran off.
"What the hell was that?" Scott asked pointing toward Arianna as she walked away.
"I'll tell you later Scott," I snapped before walking away.