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Chapter 2: Reunion
Over the next few days, things went from bad to worse for Scott. Not only were Kate Argent and a new beta worrying him, Lydia had used Allison's name to unlock a deadpool with all the supernaturals of Beacon Hills on it, and Scott was worth the most. And just twenty minutes ago, a freshman had tried to behead him with a thermal-cut wire.
"You're here now," Scott told his father. The man was beating himself up over missing the scrimmage game. Scott knew he was trying and didn't want him to feel bad.
"Scott."
Agent McCall and Scott looked towards the source of the voice. There stood a young woman with olive skin, dark brown eyes, and long curly hair that framed her exotic face. "Sorry to interrupt."
"Rose?" Scott asked incredulously. He gave his cousin a long hug which she returned wholeheartedly. It had been years since the two had seen each other.
"What are you doing here?" he asked when he released her.
"I moved back to the Beacon Hills," Rose explained. "I was hoping to surprise you after the game under...better circumstances," she said gesturing around at the ongoing police investigation.
"Hello Uncle Rafe," she said, eyeing Agent McCall warily. "You might not remember me. I'm -"
"I remember you, Rose. Good to see you again," Agent McCall said. "Does your tia know you're here?"
Scott noticed that her heart rate was unusually high. The events of the scrimmage game must've shaken her up.
"Not yet. I haven't been in town long. You okay, Scott?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"You're all grown up," she beamed. "Well you probably have your hands full so I'll let you go, but we'll catch up later?"
Scott nodded and she squeezed his arm lightly. As he watched her leave. he saw Parrish escorting Violet down the hallway in handcuffs.
"Jordan Parrish," she said.
"Deputy Parrish," the young cop corrected.
Scott and the young assassin glared at each other as they crossed paths.
Derek climbed out of his car and walked towards the door of his building. Peter had mysteriously run off after they had stabilized the poisoned beta at Deaton's office, but Derek had more pressing matters at hand.
He didn't want to admit to himself, but he was scared of what Kate had done to him. Earlier that day, he was strong enough to hold Liam up against the lockers with one arm, but by nightfall, he couldn't keep Brett still even with Stiles's help. He was losing his strength, becoming less werewolf. How could Derek protect himself in his current state?
His only hope rested with Braeden. If she found Kate and brought her back, Derek could finally get answers. More importantly, he could force Kate to reverse whatever she had done to him in Mexico.
Derek walked through the front doors and made his way to the elevators. It had been a long day and his stomach growled from lack of food. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice the young woman waiting at the elevators next to him.
"Derek. How are you?"
He knew that voice. It was the voice of someone he thought he would never see again. He slowly turned to face the woman.
Rose smiled at the werewolf. It was good to see him again. She wanted to throw her arms around him but knew he would probably subdue her in a painful way.
Derek stared at Rose, wondering if this was a dream. He quickly looked down at his hands and counted ten fingers.
"Something wrong?" she asked, slightly alarmed by his strange behavior.
"What are you doing here?" he demanded brusquely.
"I live here now," she answered calmly. She would not let him faze her.
"You live here? In this building?"
The elevator slid open and they stepped inside. Rose hit the button marked "12" while Derek pressed the button marked "15," the highest floor.
"So why did you come back to Beacon Hills?" Rose asked conversationally. "Last I heard, you were in New York."
"I should ask you the same question," he replied with less roughness.
"I have personal matters to take care of," she said truthfully. She knew better than to lie to him.
Derek's interested was piqued, but he didn't pursue the subject. He distinctly remembered her saying she would never come back to this town. Why the change of heart?
He thought about the last time they had seen each other. There had been lots of yelling (mostly on Derek's part) and he had decided to cut her out of his life for good.
"I'm glad I ran into you. I've missed you a lot," she admitted, breaking through his thoughts.
Derek scoffed. He felt his anger rising but willed himself to stay calm.
Rose glanced at him and frowned. She didn't expect him to welcome her with open arms, but she hoped he would've seemed a little happy to see her. Could he really still be mad at her after all these years?
"I'm sorry." She didn't know what else to say.
"It's fine," he said nonchalantly. Derek knew exactly what she was apologizing for.
"Obviously it's not," she disagreed.
She looked sideways at him. He had grown taller and his body had filled out. His beard gave him a rugged appearance and he seemed more serious, more daunting.
"Stop looking at me," he said, despite his head facing straight forward.
"I haven't seen you in a while. Just wanted to take a look at the man you've become."
The elevator stopped on the twelfth floor with a ding and the door slid open. Rose started to walk out but then turned around to face him, the palm of her hand lying over the door frame to stop the elevator from closing.
"Do you wanna come inside and talk?"
"No," he said bluntly, looking straight through her.
"Are you sure? I made dinner..."
She took Derek's glare as a no and dropped her hand. Before the elevator closed shut, Derek slammed his hand against the door, forcing it to slide back open.
"You don't just come waltzing back after seven years and expect things to go back to the way they were," he spat out.
A stunned Rose watched silently as Derek's glowering face disappeared behind the elevator doors.
"Well Mrs. Hale," she said aloud. "I came back to Beacon Hills to save your son and he hates me."
She walked down the hall towards her new home and wished she and Derek could start over.
Sorry for taking awhile to upload, but I rewrote this chapter twice because it wasn't turning out the way I wanted it to. Hopefully you enjoyed it. Reviews are highly appreciated :)
TvRomance - Yes, Lydia will be in this story. I'm basically trying to stay close to Season 4's storyline. Of course, this isn't an exact copy of the season (if it was, there wouldn't be much reason to read because you could just watch the show!), but I did add my own twist as you can see by the appearance of Rose.
By the way, me naming Scott's cousin Rose had nothing to do with Derrick Rose (any basketball fans out there?). I realized what I did in the middle of writing and it was purely coincidental lol.
Chapter 3 coming soon!