When she woke up it was early. It wasn't exactly dark out but wasn't bright either, otherwise the window hidden by curtains would show some light. She was confused for a moment trying to figure out where she was when she realised the room smelt like Derek. Sitting up in the bed she saw her phone on a bedside locker she grabbed it even though she was certain she hadn't brought it with her. Tapping it the clock read 6.24am and at this point she considered that late for her.
Her eyes were drifting again when she heard the sound of a coffee machine go off making her aware of the fact someone was up. Last night's events must of taken some energy cause the only thing she could recall after falling asleep in the car was Derek opening the car door and waking her. Almost zombie like she got out before he had a chance to get or her side and started walking with him almost guarding her. He gave her the smallest tshirt he could find and tracksuit bottoms so she could change from the now semi dry clothes. The bottoms weren't too bad but t shirt could easily fit another quarter of her.
Hearing the machine now stop she got out from the bed and now made her way through the unknown home. She soon found Derek in the kitchen.
"I could of slept on the couch" She mutters her voice still full of sleep.
"Guests get the good bed" He replies continuing to butter sone toast on the okay before handing it to her.
"So breakfast and the good bed?" She asks as he nods turning back to the kitchen grabbing two cups.
"He was right" She mumbles as he raises an eyebrow at her.
"Stiles didn't have any right saying that to you" Derek replies sternly passing a cup of coffee towards you as you took a seat.
"But he was right"
He sighs as she looked for any corner of the room to seclude herself in.
"I can't remember the last time I slept for more than 4 hours without waking up from a nightmare"
"The sleeping pills?" He asks
"I took them once in the hospital and it made me worse, almost more lifelike as if it was happening all over again"
"Tell me about it"
She met his eyes at this and shook her head.
"You don't want to know" She whispers
"Tell me about it Scar"
He looked back to his face, he seemed sincere. I mean the worst he could do is called her crazy and call it a night. What's the worst that could happen telling him?
"Every dreams the same, I'm running and he's calling out for me.. I can barely breath and he keeps calling and calling until I trip and fall to the ground and then" She stops her voice cracking
"It's eyes are above me, red almost illuminance and it's teeth"
His face darkened at her words.
"Red?"
"Red" She repeated as he nodded his head.
"You don't have to worry about it, you're safe here" Derek starts as she let's out a short laugh.
"It's my mind isn't it, I'm going crazy"
"You're not going crazy" He states as she shakes her head
"I mean red eyes? What is this a brothers grimm fairy tale? What kind of sick trick is my mind playing on me?" She asks as his expression stayed the same.
"The brain copes with trauma in different ways"
"I don't get it" She mutters
"Why are you being so nice?"
He froze looking at her, his face the same sullen frown that was normal for him.
"I treat you how I treat anyone else"
"Bullshit" She mutters as he see the determination on her face.
"If it's pity, I don't want it Derek I'm sick of people pitying me"
"It's not Pity"
"So what is it huh? Every person I talk to about yu gives me the same response.. your moody and don't let anyone in… how come your different with me?"
The was a brief silence as a knife could cut the tension in the room before his voice broke it.
"Your mom was friends with mine, she was the one who found me after the fire she helped me deal with it until-" He paused not sure on how she was with the situation.
"So you put up with me cause my mom helped you?" She asks lowly barely finding her voice.
"That's part of it, but do you remember the weeks after the fire?"
She rattled her brain for memories around that time.
"My mom spoke about you alot, you spent most of the school days in her office and she helped keep your grades up"
"Yeah, everyone gave up on this grumpy sullen teenager who lost everything but your mom didn't, or you"
"Me?" She asks confused.
"You used to bake with your dad and send all the stuff in with your mom asking for her to give me something to remind me of happiness"
The memory flooded back of a younger her making batches of different cakes and such. It was a happy memory, her family back as one before the accident.
"I remember now, you told her I had enough cinnamon in the apple crumble to choke a person b to death"
His face lit up at her remembering as he kept a chuckle in.
"I've gotten better at those by the way" She slips in as he nods at her.
"But the thing that made me admire you the most, was the flowers"
"The tulips"
"The tulips" Derek repeats as she took a shaky breath.
"In walks Daphne Willow with the biggest bunch of tulips I'd ever seen I assumed she had bought them as you know they both loved tulips, but when I thanked her for them she told me not to thank her, but you.
You had overheard her favourite flower was tulips and asked your dad to bring you to buy them"
She stared at him, mostly shocked at how open he was being with her. She remembered now he had brought it up but it was at least 6 years ago and doubt she would've remembered if he hadn't brought it up. She save tulips in her mind, the big wild bunch she had demanded her father bought for her to give to him. It seemed like the smallest gesture but he had remembered and then suddenly like a light bulb going on something clicked.
"The tulips on my mom's grave, you put them there?" She asks eyes glossy keeping tears in she wouldn't shed.
"She did a lot for me, it was the only thing I could think of to show respect"
"Why did you leave?"
"After your parents accident there was nothing left for me, Laura moved and I went too. You were in good hands Sheriff stilinski was here for you"
"My dad was his partner at the station I think it shook him just as much. I was left to him in their will and I don't even think he was surprised to be honest"
"Your parents family never made a fuss?"
"Mom didn't have much family, I never met any of them and Dads weren't happy with who he married and he stopped contact with them over it"
He didn't ask any more about it, not wanting to pry into something that might be a touchy subject. Family always was.
"I'm sorry about Laura" She slowly says as he looked at her with a new emotion in his eyes.
"I am too"
"I just don't get people who thinks it's okay to take someone else's life you know?" He face got a bit more sullen at her comment.
"Yeah" He responds
"Don't blame yourself"
"What?" He asks as she takes a sip of the coffee now not hot enough to burn her.
"I spent a long time blaming myself for my parents death"
"Why?" He simply asks raising an eyebrow at her statement.
"The night of the crash they were- um they were coming to collect me from Scott's house"
"And you blamed yourself?" He asks as she nods.
"I kept telling myself if they hadn't come to get me they would still be here and wouldn't of crashed, it took a long time for me to get over it"
"I still remember the Sheriff coming and seeing Melissa crying in the kitchen, he brought me back to his and I never left"
"He didn't bring you to see them?"
"There wasn't much left to see the car went up in flames"
The room fell quiet, the hurt evident in her voice.
"Do you think things happen for a reason?" She asks sipping at the coffee as he leaned forward in the chair.
"Do you?"
"I hope so, otherwise I've had a shitty life for no reason"
"Hi Alison, It's Scarlett"
"Scarlett Hi" she beamed through the phone as she could hear a bit of tussling around with the phone.
"Look I just wanted to apologise for last night, I hope you don't think I'm some kind of bit-"
"Don't you even worry about that, boys are stupid" She could hear Lydia yell from the background.
She let a laugh through the phone, a sense of relief washing through her.
"Scott told me that they found you talking to Derek last night" Allison carefully says but she could evidently hear the smirk in her voice.
"Scott can't seem to keep his mouth shut can he" She laughs back
"I knew it" Lydia says her voice closer to the phone then before.
"You're still coming tonight right?" Allison asks as she glances at the time 13.42pm
"Of course"
"Well we're getting ready together and we'd love for you to join us"
"Sure, what time?" She asks noticing Derek leaning against the door frame.
"About 4?" Allison asks as she nodded through the phone.
"Sure i'll just run home and grab clothes and be over"
"Wait, grab clothes? Where are you?" Allison ask as Lydia gasps.
"Scarlett are you in Derek Hale's house?" Lydia nearly shrieks as she glances at the tall frame now interested in her conversation.
"Maybe"
The two other girls gasped as she let a laugh out to a now smirking Derek.
"So i'll see you at 4pm?" She asks
"I'll send you my adress" Allison responds before she hung up the phone.
"So where exactly are you going tonight?"
"Some rave?" She resounds as he loses his smirk.
"Be careful those things can be dangerous"
"Wow look who's sounding like an old grump again"
"I'm not old" He mutters
"Ummhmmm you just act like it"
The sound of feet caught her attention as Derek make a swift turn to the direction of the footsteps.
In walked a blind haired tall blue eyes boy who looked a bit startled.
"Sorry didn't realise you still had company" He almost stutters as she looked closely at him.
"Isaac Lahey?" She asks as he looks at her reasoning who she was.
"Hi Scarlett it's good to see you"
"You too, how's Ms Bayes without me?" She asks as he let's a small smile at the girl.
"She misses you terribly"
Ms Bayes had been both their Biology teacher even though they were in different years. She always rambled on to her about two students, Lydia and Isaac.
"You living with Derek?" She asks as isaac looks towards Derek for guidance.
"Yeah roommates for about a month" Derek responds as she nods.
"Hope he's not overcharging you, living with a grump like this must get you a discount"
Isaac let out a small laugh which resulted in Derek giving him a glare which shut him up pretty fast.
"Don't be mean now Derek" She rolls her eyes, bus defensive wall back up again.
"It was nice seeing you Scarlett i'll see you around" Isaac mutters before heading towards a room down the hall.
"That Derek Hale was mean" She points at him walking towards the door.
"Well are you gonna drop me home like a proper gentleman?"
AN - Sooooo next chapter is the rave chapter! (AKA draaaaama) I've changed a few things from looking back Lydia wasn't really at the rave but I'm gonna add her in and I know Alison elsewhere before but changing it up! Thanks for all the support