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CHAPTER 5: History

Scott sat down on Derek's couch and the other two did the same. He didn't even know where to begin.

"Where's Laura?" Rose asked tentatively.

Scott and Derek both looked at her.

"Is she the one who bit you?" she asked.

Scott looked at Derek as if asking for his permission to tell her the fate of his sister.

"Laura's dead," Derek said bluntly.

Scott felt pity for his friend as he saw the expressionless look on his face. He forgot sometimes how many people Derek had lost. It was unfortunate that Peter was his only remaining relative in Beacon Hills and wondered why he had send Cora away.

He heard a sniff and noticed that Rose had started crying. She had her face turned away from them. She stood up and started walking towards the door.

"I just need a moment," she said apologetically and left, wiping away her tears.

Scott and Derek looked at each other.

"Were they close?" Scott asked.

"I wouldn't say close," Derek replied. "But she did admire my sister. She took it pretty hard when we left Beacon Hills. Are you telling her everything?"

"I don't know, should I? She knew about werewolves because of you, right?"

"Scott, do you remember when you were a kid that time Rose was babysitting you at her house and a boy came to see her? You asked if he was - "

"Her boyfriend," Scott finished. "That was you?"

"Yeah. And you were her kid cousin she wanted me to never talk to. She was very protective of you and the rest of your family. She never wanted you or any of them to get hurt because of me and our world."

Scott looked down at his hands, taking it all in. Never could he imagine that his cousin was involved with werewolves.

"There's something you should know if you do decide to tell her," Derek warned.

Scott looked up at him in anticipation.

"She hates the Argent. I'll let her tell you what she wants, but if she gets involved with all this dead pool stuff and finds out that Chris is helping us, she won't take it well."

Scott nodded.

"Thanks, Derek. I should go check on her."

"I gotta get going to the hospital," Derek said as they both stood up. "Braeden's going to stay here for the rest of her recovery. I'm going to find out what she knows about the Calaveras and Kate."

Scott walked back to Rose's loft feeling like his head was crammed with too much information. He decided that she had to know what was going on - after all, she already knew about werewolves and maybe she knew even more than him. He still had to get used to the idea that she knew. And what exactly was her relationship with Derek?

He noticed she had left her door unlocked for him. He walked inside and found her making tea in the kitchen. Her eyes were slightly red from crying.

"Want some tea?" she asked.

"Sure," he said softly. It made him sad to see her so hurt.

"It's chamomile," she said as she poured two mugs for them.

She handed him one of the mugs and went to the living room. Scott followed her and they sat down on the couch. She retrieved the blanket folded over the back of the couch and wrapped it around her shoulders. Scott remembered how she would tuck him in for bed when his mom worked the night shift. He realized with affection that she was like a second mom to him. Like a big sister.

"How did it happen?" she asked quietly.

"She was killed. By Peter Hale."

Rose's face hardened with hatred.

"Peter?" she asked angrily. "Peter killed her? So he finally recovered from his coma?"

"Yes," Scott answered. "He killed her so that he could become the Alpha and to heal fully. He was the one who bit me. Derek killed him, but he manipulated my friend Lydia to bring him back to life."

Scott went on to tell her the events of the past year. How he met Derek, how Derek guided him, how Stiles helped him control his shift. He even told her about Allison and her family.

"No," Rose said. "You can't possibly trust the Argents, Scott. They're a dangerous family. Evil even. You have no idea what kind of suffering they inflicted upon the Hales, on me."

So this must have been what Derek was talking about.

"What did they do to you?"

"I don't want to talk about it," she said, not looking him in the eye. "How can you be so sure that this Allison is on your side?"

"She died fighting with us,' Scott said with a heavy heart.

Rose stayed quiet for a moment.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know." She didn't know what else to say.

Scott continued his story. He told her about Peter killing Kate, Derek becoming the Alpha and how he added Isaac, Erica, and Boyd to his pack, how Jackson turned into the kanima, how Allison's grandfather manipulated her to hunt Derek. He told her about the Alpha pack coming to Beacon Hills, how the Darach almost killed his mother, about Lydia being a banshee. When he told her about him becoming an Alpha and showed her his eyes, she looked at him in amazement. They talked all night, Scott catching her up with everything that happened to him up until the most recent events about Liam and Kate, leaving the dead pool out.

"I should get going," Scott said. I promised Kira and Stiles that we'd practice in the morning. But I want to know everything about you and Derek."

"Of course," Rose said. "Meet me tomorrow afternoon and we'll talk."

Rose walked him to the door and bid him goodnight. She prepared for bed and tiredly laid in the comforts of her sheets but couldn't sleep. She looked at the time. It was nearly four in the morning. She got up and went to her keepsake box. Inside was a photo of her, Derek, and Laura, smiling happily back at her. She ran her thumb over Laura's face and began to cry. She couldn't believe she was gone - Laura seemed so invincible.

Two floors above and a few lofts away, Derek laid awake on his couch, listening to Rose sobbing. Although he disliked her, he felt pity for his former friend. He closed his eyes and tried to sleep. Little did he know, her sobs would be the last thing he could hear with his enhanced hearing. As he drifted off, he wondered if she would stay out of the supernatural world or come back and try to help Scott.

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