"Whoa this mall is huge!" Meg exclaimed gazing around in wonder at the glass rood of the massive shopping complex. Erica stood beside her with her arms crossed in front of her chest, her stare jaded.

"You are easily amused." The blonde murmured grabbing her companion's attention.

"Thanks." Meg beamed and Erica shook her head derisively.

"Come on, I was thinking we head to Hot Topic first and then maybe to…" Meg sighed allowing Erica to drag her by the wrist, already anticipating her misery a few hours later.

Meg found herself –surprisingly—enjoying herself. Erica's sense in fashion was appealing to her and whatever the blonde picked out. Meg found herself liking the clothes.

I've turned to the dark side, Meg grumbled mentally as Erica piled clothing upon clothing on her arms for her to go try on at the trial room. Meg remembered the way she looked in the foot long mirror. Derek didn't really posses an adequate mirror and she didn't mind. She wasn't the type of person to spend days on end admiring her reflection, but not she couldn't help but stare in wonder. Staring back at her wasn't the same girl she knew a month ago, she stood before the mirror in just her sports bra and boxers but Meg could not take her eyes off her taut stomach and smooth lean arms, she stared with a massive grin on her lips.

Damn! I AM HOT!

"What's taking so long in there?"

"Nothing, just admiring my sexy body, how can you stand next to me and not want to turn lesbian?"

"Trust me, it takes a lot of restraint." Meg did not appreciate the unbanked sarcasm in Erica's tone.

Taking a break from shopping –mainly because of Meg's excessive begging and pleading—they headed to the food court where Meg bought a strawberry smoothie and drank it eagerly. Erica opted for a bottle of coke and they both sat down at an empty table for two, resting their legs and bags of clothes.

"You know you should take over training for Derek. You are very good at wearying people out, physically and mentally!" Erica rolled her eyes as Meg's antics.

"Don't be such a drama queen. We only went to like three stores, we are not even done yet." The blonde retorted glancing around the area for any cute guys she found interesting.

"So only six more circles of hell to go through, great" Meg groaned with feign enthusiasm and a mocking thumbs up.

"Finish up your drink so we can go already." Erica ordered. Meg nodded wearily and began to make loud slurping noises with her straw but stopped when a conversation from beside them caught her attention.

"Is that her?" a set of three girls were standing and whispering to one another. Gazing at Erica from the corners of their heavily painted eyelids. Two were blonde and one was a brunette, they gave off an air of snotty rich girls that Meg immediately disliked.

"Yeah, that's her, pretty shocking huh?" One of the blonde ones said trying to discreetly point at Erica who was leaned back in her chair with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Whatever, just because she got new clothes to wear—and concealer to hide those hideous zits— does not make her any less spastic," the brunette remarked snidely under her breath. Meg resisted the urge to gasp in outrage. She looked to Erica who's gaze was a far and trying to seem unaffected by Meg could see the way her fair brows knitted in suppressed anger.

"Ha-ha remember that time she pissed herself,"

"Oh em gee yeah I still have the video, I think it's high time we circulate it again." Meg couldn't listen to their insensitive babble anymore and abruptly stood up. Surprising Erica when she picked up her can of coke.

"I'll be right back," Meg chimed with a bright smile and walked away in the direction of the three girls. Erica immediately reacted about to go after Meg to tell her not to attract any unwanted attention, but Meg was fast and she was passing by the brunette and then swiftly bumped into her. Meg maneuvered her hands carefully so when they collided, the coke discreetly split right on to the front of the brunette's pants just below her belt. Before the girl could scream in surprise Meg beat cried out.

"Whoa hey come on are you serious? The bathroom is like right there, learn to control your bladder woman!" her voice boomed throughout the food court grabbing everyone's attention and Erica stared her expression full of disbelief. The brunette and her friends gaped at Meg and the brunette began to shake with tremors of rage and her lips pursued to form words.

"What- I…you!"

Meg cut her off with a flat look and sardonic arc of her dark winged brows. "Look crying isn't going to help anyone, there are perfectly good clothing stores around ask your friends to get you a pair of pants, I don't think they allow bed wetter's into their stores."

"Bed wetter's?!" The girl with an obvious wet stain on the front of her pants screamed her cheeks a bright red as passing pedestrians stifled laughs. Meg feigned sympathy and placed a mockingly pitying hand on the girls shoulder, patting her.

"Hey no need to be embarrassed, it's a serious issue—for kids between ages zero to eight— I suggest therapy, but that's just my opinion what do you suggest, Erica?" She suddenly turned to Erica who was taken aback at first but then recovered and grinned maliciously.

"Old lady diapers," Someone snorted in the back ground and the three females under the spot light shifted their abashed gazes. Meg smiled and began fishing through her jean pocket before pulling out a one dollar note and handing it to the girl, the brunette glared seething but Meg acted like she didn't notice it and gently placed the green note on the top of her head.

"Here is a dollar to start you off," she said, the recipient of Meg's prank stuttered to form words but the teen wolf brought a hand out for her to pause and continued to smile.

"No need to thank us, we are just doing what any good person would do to help others in need, good luck." She said flashing them one more smile before hooking her arm with Erica's and they made their way back to their table to pick up their belongings.

"That was…impressive," Erica mused with a better lack of the word, she didn't want to admit she was grateful and felt cherished at the same time. No one had ever stood up for her before and Meg was the last person she expected to.

The girl shrugged coolly "Eh, it was alright, my entire school was filled with girls like that –huh I guess that explained my lack of friends—"Meg tapped her chin in though her gaze focused on the roof, missing the smile that Erica sent her way.

"So where to next?" Meg asked curiously while swinging her arm back and forth. Erica was silent and thoughtful for a moment.

"Didn't you want to head to the Virgin Megastore?"Meg gaped pausing mid-stride and looking to Erica who stared passively.

"Are you serious? You are not just kidding around right?"

"Let's go before I change my mind." Erica grumbled begrudgingly. A gasp escaped her lips when Meg suddenly threw her body on to Erica's hugging her tightly around the arms preventing her from moving from both the shock and the intensity of Meg's embrace.

"I love you Erica you are the best!" She said cheerfully and Erica rolled her eyes while trying to suppress the smile that edged to show.

"Yeah yeah,"

Meg entered the warehouse with her air of usual cheer but was surprised at the absence of Grumpy Growls.

"Hm, I wonder where he went off to." Meg pondered to herself while juggling bags of clothing in her hands, shrugging after a moment Meg waddled over to her bed and dumped the bags beside her bed before falling onto the mattress face down. A sigh of relief escaped her lips. She stared up at the underside of the mattress above her for a moment, contemplatively. She glanced down at her wrist watch, there were still two hours left till training began.

It can't hurt to take a small nap, exhaustion had made her weary considering she had woke up at six in the morning and trained to fatigue and then Erica dragged her to the mall so her entire being was crying out for rest. Meg smiled dreamily, finding her lumpy mattress unusually comfortable, she figured she must have been tired than she was accustomed to. She sat up for a moment to untie her shoelaces to take off her foot wear, then she shifted placed her head where her feet would usually be. She laid face down with her head lolling over the edge of the bed, heaving a heavy breath Meg closed her eyes and allowed herself to give into the spell of sleep.

Derek trudged down the steps into the basement. He had gotten hungry sometime after Meg had left so he went out to get food, stopping for a few groceries in the process like water and other necessities. His thoughts were a far, tonight was a full moon, Meg's first full moon.

He knew he had to take necessary precautions to stop them from running off and killing someone. Luckily Isaac had learned more control over his other half so he had him for support against the other three. He had to chain them up brutally like last time. Derek felt his heart sink into his stomach at the thought of chaining up Meg. Knowing it would be painful for her made him made feel all the more miserable.

It's unavoidable. She is a female just like Erica and they can withstand more pain than normal.

Derek stepped down to the landing when a familiar scent brushed under his nose. His silver gaze fell onto the bunk bed, surprised to find Meg a sleep peacefully. He glanced down at his watch it read five, she was early. Setting aside the plastic bags Derek made his way over to her. There were piles of bags of different shapes and sizes littered near her bed but Derek couldn't take his gaze away from her form. Her head was rested at the very edge of the mattress and her long dark waves draped over the edge of the mat, she had swept all of her hair to one side of her head so it didn't bother her in her sleep.

His stare wandered over her pretty face that was so serene, her dark lashes swept over her high cheek bones, the clean line of her jaw and the graceful arc of her neck. Derek knew it was creepy to watch a girl sleep, but he couldn't help himself, she was a beauty and this was the only time he could admire her without the risk of being caught, when time stood still. She winced, bringing Derek out of his thoughts and she began to mumble incoherently, his eyes gleamed in faint amusement and turned to walk away.

"Derek,"

He went very still, his heart skipping a beat when his name escaped her lips.

He turned his profile stiffly towards her, watching her, she was still a sleep. Was she dreaming of him?

Her expression was still taut of any emotion, only tranquility she didn't utter another word which made the Alpha wonder if he was imagining things, but then suddenly a snort escaped her lips before a chorus of soft giggles followed.

"Silly." She mumbled with a toothy grin before growing quiet once again, Derek stared perplexed for a moment before he found himself smiling at her adorable nature, even unconsciously . Shaking his head he walked away to his train, it was time to begin setting up before the moon came up.