Locked Up– Chapter 9

~A Teen Wolf fan-fiction collaboration between Miss E Charlotte and Sage Londyn~

The next morning, Avery walked down the hallway with a huge smile on her face. Her date with Derek was still heavily on her mind.

Sure the night didn't start off well, but he more than made up for it in the end with that kiss. She could swear that she was still feeling tingles throughout her body because of that kiss.

That boy definitely knew what to do and he did it well.

She couldn't wait to talk to Teagan later and give her all the details she was bursting to tell but first she had to deal with school and her first class of the day was Chemistry with the asshole Mr. Harris. But even he couldn't bring her down as she breezed into class on cloud nine and took her seat beside Stiles.

It didn't even bother her that Stiles was staring at her as if he noticed something different and was trying to figure out what it was.

Though he continued to stare at her even when the bell rang, she rolled her eyes then turned to face him as she hissed out, "What?"

Stiles' eyes widened and he began to stutter when he realized she had caught him. "You uh, you look... There's something different about you. You look happy."

"Are you saying I usually don't look happy?" Avery asked, then before he could answer she said, "I am always happy."

"No, right of course I just meant... you look..." He began to say.

"Different. Yeah I already heard that." Avery said, interrupting him.

Stiles opened his mouth to say something else but before he could, Mr. Harris spoke up to tell all the students to be quiet as he began to teach his class.

Since he lectured for most of the class period, the two didn't get to talk much more until close to the end when Mr. Harris told the class to begin working on their projects together quietly.

Stiles racked his brain as he tried to think of something for them to talk about. From the few times talking to her, he was quickly starting to learn that she liked when guys took initiative.

If you wanted to know something about Avery, you asked. If you wanted something from her, you asked. You couldn't wait for her to make the move or she would just move on to something else.

He cleared his throat as he worked up his nerve then asked her quietly, "So um, are you going to the game this weekend?"

She looked over at him in surprise, then said, "Of course. I never miss a game."

"I know, but I was just asking cause I was wondering if... um.."

"Are you trying to ask me something Stiles?" Avery asked, as she shot him a flirty smile.

Stiles' mouth dropped open as he tried hard to ask her out, but he couldn't do it. With one smile he lost his nerve, instead he said,"I was just wondering. I mean after the whole thing with Scott in the locker room I thought maybe you would be safer at home."

"I'm not going to hide all my life cause your best friend is a werewolf." Avery said quietly, then added, "besides don't you think it'll be best if Scott doesn't play?"

"If he doesn't play then coach will take him off first line." Stiles pointed out.

"But if he does play he could shift in front of everyone. Possibly hurt or kill people." Avery responded, then added, "besides with hunters after him it could get dangerous. Derek said…"

"Wait, Derek? How do you know Derek?" Stiles snapped.

"Um let's see, maybe cause I have lived here my whole life." Avery said sarcastically.

Stiles rolled his eyes at her tone then said, "yeah but I didn't think you knew him. When did you talk to him?"

"Last night." Avery answered like it was no big deal, but to the boy beside her it was a very big deal.

"L-Last night? Wait, did you two go on a date?" Stiles asked louder than he meant to.

After Mr. Harris shot them a look and told them to be quiet, Avery whispered, "Yes we did. He asked me out."

"You should stay away from him." Stiles warned her, feeling his heart break at the thought of them together.

"Why? Jealous?" Avery teased.

"No." Stiles lied, then added, "Because he's a killer."

Avery chuckled at the comment then said, "Yeah right Stiles. I don't believe you."

"If I'm lying then how come my dad just arrested him this morning?" Stiles said smugly.

"What?" Avery asked, as her mouth dropped open in surprise.

"It's true." Stiles said, feeling a little guilty with how he broke the news but he just wanted her far away from Derek.

"Derek wouldn't kill anyone." Avery argued.

"You don't know him, Avery." Stiles argued back.

"And neither do you." She snapped, as she gathered up her books as the bell began to ring.
Before Stiles could say another word, she was out the door and on a mission; she had to help Derek somehow. Some people might think it was stupid but she honestly believed he was innocent.

Maybe it was because her mom and his aunt were good friends so she had heard about the Hale family from her mom and knew the type of people they were or maybe it was just something in his eyes when they went on their date.

He had a honest look about him and she was almost never wrong when her gut told her she could trust someone.

As she walked down the hallway she searched for her best friend; since Teagan's dad was a lawyer, maybe he could help out somehow.

She thought she was never going to find the girl until finally she saw her at her locker and rushed toward her.

"Teagan!" Avery called out, taking the girl by surprised.

"Hey, is everything ok?" Teagan asked, when she noticed her frantic friend.

"I need a favor. A big one." Avery said, as she tried to catch her breath.

"Ok what?" Teagan asked, but before Avery could answer the bell rang causing her to groan out loud. Normally she wouldn't care about the bell and risk being late, but she couldnt miss her next class again without seriously getting into trouble.

"I got to go, if I'm late again Ms. Tully is going to be pissed." Avery called out, as she took a few steps backwards.

Teagan nodded her head in understanding, she knew all about Ms. Tully, everyone did, she was not someone to mess with.

"Just tell me that you are ok?" Teagan called out.

"I am. It's not for me, it's for a friend, just trust me." Avery called out before turning around and rushing down the hall; leaving behind a very confused Teagan.

~(Later that night)~

"Hey T." Avery greeted as her friend got in the car.

"Hey, oh my god… it's so cold tonight." Teagan said with a shiver as she leaned forward and turned up the heat.

"I know… I never wear this many layers." Avery said with a small laugh.

They were almost to the school when Avery's phone rang; not recognizing the number she answered it.

Teagan listened to her best friend's side of the phone conversation, growing confused.

"Change of plans… we need to make a stop first. To pick Derek up." Avery said.

"Oh, I'm finally getting to meet the guy who's had you so distracted?" Teagan asked happily.

"Speaking of Derek, how did the date go? We've hardly talked since then." Teagan asked smiling.

"The date itself was kind of a bust to be honest, but when he took me home… he kissed me." Avery said smiling as she remembered the feeling of his lips against hers.

"Like a goodnight kiss?" Teagan asked, smiling.

She had missed having these conversations with Avery so bad while she had been away; the girls had talked on the phone, but it wasn't the same.

"No, like pinned against my front door with his hands all over me, set my senses on fire type of kiss." Avery explained.

Teagan looked over at her wide eyed.

"Seriously? He pinned you against your front door?" Teagan asked, shocked.

"He's a great kisser… like really great." Avery continued, as she pulled into a parking lot and turned around to head back the way they came.

"Wow A, I get it… believe me. I've now got the image burned into my brain, thanks." Teagan said, with a laugh.

"It was hot." Avery said as she looked over and playfully winked at her friend.

"At least it was until my dad came outside because he heard a car." She continued as she checked the mirrors and changed lanes.

"Boo, mood killer." Teagan said dramatically.

"But then he snuck inside, and spent the night." Avery said as she smiled a beaming smile.

"Oh Avery, I thought you said you were done with sex on the first date." Teagan said with a small frown.

Avery had always been a little reckless, and it had always worried Teagan. She knew most of it stemmed from Avery wanting attention from guys since her father had been too busy for her since she was 10.

"We didn't sleep together." Avery explained.

"Uh-huh. Look me in the eyes and tell me you didn't sleep together." Teagan said disbelievingly.

Once Avery pulled to a stop at a red light she looked her best friend right in the eyes as she said, "I did not have sex with Derek Hale."

Teagan's eyes widened, her friend was telling the truth.

"We just talked." Avery added in with a heavy sigh as the car behind her honked to let her know the light had turned green.

"I'm sorry, A. I didn't mean to sound like that…I'm just really surprised. What did you talk about?" Teagan asked.

"Just everything… I don't know how to explain it but I just feel right with him. He kind of comes off as unfriendly but I get him." Avery said.

"I'm really happy for you." Teagan said smiling at the thought of Avery finding a guy who was into her for who she was and not just sex.

"You really like him." Teagan observed.

"He's hot." Avery shrugged it off.

"You can cover it up by talking about how hot you think he is, or how great of a kisser he is… but the truth is you don't just like him cause he's hot. You really like him." Teagan said, surprised at her friend.

"Like I said, it feels right… I get him." Avery repeated.

"Now, I have got to meet him." Teagan said.

"You might not agree." Avery said quietly.

"If you think he's that great, I'm sure I'll agree." Teagan said confidently.

"He's… kind of dark and intense." Avery tried to think of ways to describe him.

"Sounds like your type." She said nodding still not understanding what Avery meant.

Avery stayed quiet.

She really wanted to tell her friend about him being a werewolf, but she knew Teagan would get mad and think it was a joke again.

"Hey, I've been a little freaked out since you caught me in the hallway and asked for a favor. What's going on?" Teagan asked her, breaking the silence.

"I don't need the favor anymore… I was going to ask you if you could talk to your dad about something and get his help as a lawyer but it's all good now." She responded.

"So you don't need a favor?" She asked.

"No T, I need you to not freak out though. I have something to tell you." Avery said biting down on the side of her lip.

"I hate when conversations start like that…" She breathed out as she tucked some of her brunette hair behind her ear.

"I was going to see if your dad could help Derek, he got arrested for something he didn't do." She said, her voice quiet.

"What did he get arrested for?" Teagan pushed, growing uneasy.

"Murder." Avery said as she braced herself for her friends reaction.

"I don't like this joke." Teagan said as she felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up.

"It's not a joke… but he didn't do it. He couldn't have." Avery assured her.

"Oh my god!" Teagan yelled as it hit her all at once that Avery wasn't joking.

Avery stayed silent.

"And just when things are seeming to fall into place, it hits you… too good to be true." Teagan said shaking her head.

"What?" Avery asked confused.

"He sounded so great, I mean spending the night with you and not expecting sex and you seemed so happy and then he turns out to be a killer. I'm going to start doing background checks on anyone you decide to date." Teagan said, feeling panicked from thinking he could have hurt or killed Avery.

"He is not a killer." Avery assured her.

The car was silent until Teagan's eyes widened.

"Avery… why did you say we were going to pick Derek up?" Teagan yelled.

"Because he just got released from jail." Avery admitted.

"So let him call someone else… this is a bad, bad idea." Teagan said.

"He doesn't have anyone else to call, Teagan." Avery said.

"Don't you think there might be a reason for that?" Teagan said as she started to feel sick to her stomach when Avery pulled into the parking lot of the county jail.

"Please don't judge him, you haven't even seen him since you were like 10. I need you to trust me on this, he didn't kill anyone." Avery repeated.

"He was arrested for murder, they had to have had enough evidence to get an arrest warrant." Teagan argued.

"I know I don't always make the best choices, T. And I'm a little reckless with my own life, but I would never put you in danger. If I thought for a second that he did this, I wouldn't let him in this car with you and you know it. Please just trust me." Avery pleaded as she got out of the car and headed inside.

Teagan opened the passenger door and took a breath of the cold evening air. She knew Avery would never intentionally put her in danger, but her friend wasn't known for always making the best decisions.

A few moments later Avery came outside and got back in the car.

"What's going on?" Teagan asked.

"Paper work, he'll be out in a few minutes." Avery explained as she held her hands in front of the vent in the car to warm them up.

Teagan took a deep breath and nodded her head, she was going to try to give Derek a chance and not judge him.

"There he is." Avery said with a sigh of relief.

Teagan looked up and her eyes widened, he had really grown up since she last saw him. She felt intimidated by him already and he wasn't even near the car.

"Be right back." Avery said as she jumped out of the car.

Teagan watched as her friend as she kissed him and then said something to him as they were headed to the car.

Under different circumstances Teagan thought they would have looked great together; both of them in dark clothes and leather jackets.

But he seemed dangerous, and he was a lot taller and stronger than Avery who looked smaller than normal walking beside him.

Teagan's heart raced as she thought of how easily he'd be able to overpower and hurt Avery.

Teagan wasn't able to help the gasp that came from her mouth when Derek got into the back seat of the car.

"Teagan this is Derek; Derek this is my best friend, Teagan." Avery introduced them as she backed out of the parking spot.

"H…hello." Teagan stuttered out.

Avery looked over at her with a disapproving look.

Derek scooted over to the middle of the backseat and leaned forward between them.

Teagan held her breath as he seemed even more dangerous up close. Avery had always liked the bad boy type, but this was a little too extreme.

"Turn left." He told Avery, as he ignored Teagan.

"I'm going right." Avery argued with him as she flipped the turn signal on.

"Why?" Derek asked, his voice gruff.

"To take you home." Avery responded.

"I'm not going home, I'm going to the lacrosse game with you." He said looking at her.

"No way, you were just arrested for murder Derek, you can't just show up at some public event like that…" Avery said shocked he wanted to go to the game.

"I have to go to the game." Derek argued back.

Teagan swallowed hard and leaned towards her door away from where Derek was leaning between them.

"Derek, everyone will be staring at you. It's freaking Beacon Hills, rumors spread worse than wildfire." Avery tried to reason.

"Turn left. It could be very dangerous for someone if I don't go." He said, knowing Teagan was in the dark about werewolves.

Avery sighed, she knew he meant it would dangerous if Scott wolfed out on the field.

"Maybe we should go to the game… well lit area with lots of people, just turn left." Teagan agreed her voice a little shaky, as his last sentence had sounded like a threat.

Derek and Avery both looked over at her as her brown eyes widened.

"I didn't kill anyone." Derek said, as Avery turned left out of the parking lot and headed towards the school.

"I didn't say that you did." Teagan said.

"But you think that I did." Derek pointed out.

"Well, I am sorry. I tried not to judge you but then you go and threaten my best friend." Teagan said, feeling protective over Avery.

"What are you talking about?" He asked her confused.

"You said it would be dangerous for someone if you didn't go to the game; you threatened her." Teagan said, feeling a little braver the more she spoke her thoughts.

"I didn't mean her." Derek said, irritation in his voice.

"I'm… I'm uncomfortable." Teagan admitted.

Sighing Derek looked at Teagan in the eyes and said, "I wouldn't hurt Avery, okay?"

Teagan could tell he was telling the truth but it didn't calm her down any.

"It's okay, T." Avery said offering her a friendly smile.

"I hope so." Teagan breathed out quietly as Derek scooted back in the back seat and stopped hovering between them.

As Avery drove them towards the school Teagan wondered what on earth her friend saw in Derek.

~Many minutes later~

Avery pulled her car into the crowded parking lot. As soon as the car was turned off, Teagan quickly exited the car, wanting to get away from Derek as soon as she could.

She walked ahead of the couple as she made her way toward the bleachers, the sooner she got around more people the better, in her opinion.

Derek glanced around relieved to see that Scott had not shifted, at least not yet. But he could hear his racing heart from where he was standing and could tell the younger boy was close to losing control.

He stood toward the back of the bleachers where he could keep an eye on things without anyone seeing him, especially the older Argent who was sitting in the stands.

Avery was planning on sitting with her friends and Derek; she couldn't wait to introduce him to Lydia and Allison but was surprised to see him standing back from the crowd.

"Hey, what are you doing? The game is this way." Avery said, as she nodded toward the field.

"I know where it is. I can see it from here." Derek answered harshly. When he noticed the expression on her face, he felt bad for snapping at her and added, "it would be best if I stay back. If certain people saw me it could mean trouble for me. But you should go sit with your friends."

"Ok." Avery said, trying not to show him how disappointed she was.

She turned to walk away but before she could take a step, Derek reached out to grab her arm and pulled her back toward him before pressing his lips against hers for a kiss, taking her by surprise like he did the night of their date. She could really get used to this.

While he kissed her, Scott scanned the crowd looking for Allison and was surprised to see Derek.

He was even more surprised to see him in the middle of a heated kiss with a blonde. His eyes widened when he realized the blonde girl in Derek's arms was Avery.

When Stiles saw Scott staring at something, he looked back and felt his mouth drop open when he saw them kissing. So much for his warning, he had hoped Avery would have listened to him and was disappointed to see that she didn't.

The longer they kissed, the more he felt his heart crumble into pieces.

After the kiss, Derek pulled back a little and tucked a piece of her blonde hair behind her ear then said, "Thanks for picking me up."

"You're uh, you're welcome." Avery mumbled. No other guy had ever taken her breath away the way he did. Yep, she could definitely get used to this.

With a smile on her face, she made her way towards Teagan who was waiting for her at the bottom of the bleachers. Teagan bit her tongue, wanting to warn her friend about the older guy but didn't have the heart to say anything right now. She had never seen Avery this happy about a guy before and decided to let her have her moment a little longer.

Teagan held out her hand for Avery to take then the two friends walked up the steps together as they made their way towards Lydia, Allison and Allison's dad, Chris.

Allison looked up and smiled at the girls as Lydia spoke up and said, "About time you two show up. The game is almost over."

"We had an errand to run." Teagan said vaguely.

"Dad, you remember Avery right? And this is Teagan, my other friend." Allison said to her dad, as she nodded her head at the two girls now standing beside him.

"Nice to meet you Teagan." Chris said with a friendly smile to the brunette.
"You too." Teagan said back.

"Nice to see you again Mr. Argent." Avery said with a flirty smile, as she sat down beside him.

Chris chuckled at the forward blonde then said, "Nice to see you again too Avery."

"Ew!" Allison mouthed behind her dad's back at Avery, causing her to laugh.

"So what did we miss?" Teagan asked changing the subject, as she sat down beside Avery.

"We're losing cause of stupid McCall. But Jackson has scored a few times." Lydia said proudly.

"Hurray for him." Teagan said sarcastically.

The small group looked at the field when they heard everyone cheering as one of the players ran down the field toward the opposing team's net.

Teagan squinted her eyes trying to see who the player was but before she could read the number, Avery leaned toward her and asked, "Isn't that Isaac?"

"I think so." Teagan said with a smile, as she watched him spin past one of the other players. She stood up and cheered as loud as she could, ignoring Jackson who came to a stop when he saw who she was cheering for. He thought he had made it clear to the Lahey boy that he needed to stay away from her, he guess he would need to remind him again.

Jackson narrowed his eyes at the boy as he ran right for him, he waited till Isaac threw the ball to another player then he slammed into him, knocking him to the ground.

Teagan gasped and threw her hand over her mouth; she couldn't believe Jackson would do that to his own team mate.

Jackson shrugged it off like it was an accident but Teagan knew better and she wasn't happy about it.

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