Falling Fast– Chapter 13

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

"There you are, I just tried to call you." Teagan said as Avery joined her at her locker.

"Sorry I was late for school." Avery said with an apologetic smile.

Teagan looked at Avery's still damp hair over her shoulder in a braid.

"Did you just now get up to shower and come to school?" Teagan asked.

Avery nodded.

"Are you okay?" Teagan asked, she knew that Avery's dad didn't pay much attention to what she did but Avery was hardly ever late for school.

"I, um… yeah I'm good." She said, smiling to herself.

"Then why are you being so quiet?" Teagan asked, thrown off by her best friends strange behavior.

Normally when Avery got to school she was bouncing off the walls with excitement at seeing everyone and people paying attention to her.

"I went to see Derek last night after I dropped Stiles off at his house when we left the bowling alley. I apologized for everything and he was so understanding, I know he acts all cold and unfriendly in public. But T, if you could just see him with me… he's so different." Avery said as she smiled and leaned against the locker beside Teagan's.

"That's great." Teagan said with a smile, she was really starting to think maybe she had overreacted with the Derek situation and judged him to fast.

"Still doesn't explain why you skipped the first half of the day, were you avoiding Stiles?" She asked.

"I stayed the night with Derek…" Avery admitted, wondering why she always brought Stiles up to her.

Teagan looked at her with wide eyes and raised her eyebrows as if to ask if Avery and Derek did more than just talk.

Avery nodded.

"Oh my god…" Teagan said.

"Come on, it's free period and I need to get something from the vending machines. I'm starving." Avery said.

"I know I don't normally pry in your sex life, A. But was it terrible or something?" Teagan asked quietly as they walked towards the vending machine area.

"Uh, no… not at all. Why?" Avery asked as she fed her money into the machine.

"Because normally when you sleep with someone, I get every single messy detail. But I almost had to pry the fact from you that you'd slept with him. What's up?" Teagan asked as the girls made their way out to the almost empty lacrosse field and sat down on the bleachers while Avery began to eat her bag of chips.

"I don't know, it's just… kind of a private thing." Avery said as she opened her bottle of water.

Teagan stared at her in shock; Avery never kept anything about her sex life private from her, most of the time Teagan was begging for Avery to stop oversharing.

"Nothing about your sex life is ever private." Teagan said.

"Thanks." Avery said sarcastically.

"No, I didn't mean it the way it sounded. I just mean that you always tell me everything about your sex-capades." Teagan joked, trying to get Avery to open up.

"This time it's different, okay? Everything felt different, every time he touches me it's like I have shockwaves going through my entire body. I can't explain it, but it's just different with him and I just feel like the moment should stay between me and him." Avery said.

Teagan nodded, that was the same way she'd felt when she'd slept with Jackson before she moved away.

"A, you're kind of blowing my mind right now. You've never talked about a guy this way before." Teagan said after a long pause.

"I've never felt like this about a guy before." Avery said nodding as she finished her bag of chips.

"I'm so happy for you. And I'm sorry for the way I treated Derek when I first met him, maybe we can all hang out sometime and I can get to know the guy who's stealing my best friend's heart." Teagan said.

"I… I don't know. It's not like he lets his guard down around everyone, he acts all cold and emotionless until we're alone. I just kind of get the feeling that he doesn't trust anyone at all." Avery said.

"Like he's got some kind of deep dark secret?" Teagan asked starting to feel a little uneasy.

She shrugged, "Maybe he's been hurt in the past and is just guarded. I'm really struggling to trust the fact that he likes me as something more than a booty call. I think he's struggling to trust me."

"Every relationship has it's up and downs right? It's working through it that makes you guys stronger." Teagan said as she gave her friends arm a light squeeze.

"This is uncharted territory for me, T." Avery said, looking over at her.

"A, can I ask you something kind of personal?" Teagan asked, her voice soft.

Sighing Avery turned and faced her, "Fine, if you must know the night was absolutely amazing. It was so passionate and… amazing. Easily the best sex I've ever had and you know as well as I do that I have some crazy sex-capade stories."

Teagan's eyes widened.

"No, A…" She started to tell her that that wasn't what she was going to ask her.

Standing up Avery unbuttoned her black vest and held it open to reveal she was wearing a dark gray V-neck t-shirt.

"And yes I am wearing his shirt… I like it because it smells like him." Avery said.

Teagan looked at the men's t-shirt that reached to Avery's mid-thighs, she was wearing with a pair of black leggings, and a black cropped vest.

"Wow, um… well, you look really good but I wasn't going to question your clothing choice, or how good Derek was in bed." Teagan said.

Avery buttoned her vest back up and sat down beside her.

"Oh, well then… go on." She said, laughing at their misunderstanding.

"I'm just wondering… how do you stay so confident when you're going to sleep with someone, like aren't you really nervous?" Teagan asked.

"It depends on the situation… sometimes I get nervous, but I just focus on how good everything physically feels." Avery said with a shrug like it wasn't a big deal.

Teagan sighed heavily, wishing she could do the same.

"It's just that it's been two years since I slept with Jackson and I know he's wanting to go there again, but my nerves are getting the better of me and it almost feels like it's the first time again." Teagan said without even thinking.

"Yay!" Avery said as she clapped her hands together.

Teagan had a confused look.

"We're getting to talk about your sex life for once!" She exclaimed.

"I know right." Teagan said with a small laugh.

Avery's jaw dropped as she realized what her friend had admitted.

"You… bitch!" Avery said as she slapped Teagan's arm.

"What the hell?" Teagan asked holding onto her arm.

"You never told me you'd even slept with him!" She said loudly.

"Shut up." Teagan said as she looked around them.

"When?" Avery asked.

"The night I told him my family was moving." Teagan said.

"How could you not tell me, I lost my virginity like 6 months before that, you were the first person I told! Remember?" Avery asked a slightly hurt look on her face.

"I remember, and I thought about telling you. But it was just like you said about you and Derek, it just seemed like something really private between us. I didn't really want to tell anyone." Teagan said.

"But still!" Avery said loudly.

"We moved soon after and I just couldn't tell you something like that over the phone." Teagan continued her explanation.

"I forgive you, but I'm your best friend and you're supposed to tell me these things." Avery said.

Teagan nodded and thought back to the night she and Jackson had lost their virginities to each other.

"If you've already had sex with him, what's the problem with doing it again?" Avery asked confused.

"It's been 2 years and it was the one and only time I've slept with anyone. I've got like first time jitters or something." Teagan said as she moved some hair out of her face when the wind blew.

"Alcohol?" Avery suggested.

"Are you kidding?" Teagan asked with a sigh, the last thing she wanted was a drunk hook up with him.

"Liquid courage, babe." Avery said nodding.

"I don't want it to be like that though, I'm worried it won't be what he's expecting or that I'll do something weird and ruin the moment." Teagan continued to confide in her friend.

"Those are all normal fears, but honestly being afraid and super nervous makes it worse. You just need to relax, just have fun with him… he loves you, T." Avery assured her with a smile.

"I know he does." Teagan agreed nodding.

The bell rang.

"Well, free periods over. But just try to relax and I know it's an uncomfortable subject to talk openly about, but maybe if you let him know you're nervous… he'll be more understanding and you guys can ease into it." Avery said as she stood up and headed into the school.

~(After school)~

Teagan and Jackson were in her bedroom. The plan was supposed to be studying together, but the books were quickly forgotten when he pushed them off of the bed and laid her back on to the bed with his lips against hers for a heated kiss.

He hovered over her a little, not wanting to crush her but yet still wanted to be as close to her as possible. He couldn't get enough of her, two years apart was way too long and he definitely wanted to make up for lost time with her.

"I thought we were supposed to be studying?" Teagan asked, as he kissed across her jaw toward her ear.

He lightly bit her ear then began to kiss the side of her neck. With his lips still against her skin, he said, "We are."

Teagan chuckled and bit her lip to hold back a moan when he nibbled on her neck, then said, "This is like the opposite of studying."

Jackson lifted his head to look at her then said, "Not really cause I don't know about you but I am learning a lot."

"Really?" Teagan asked, as she shot him a disbelieving look.

As he nodded his head, she added, "Well tell me then, what exactly are you learning?"

"I'm learning when I do this..." Jackson began to say as he pressed his lips against hers for a quick kiss, "that your heart begins to race."

She smiled and gave a short nod, letting him know he was right then asked, "What else?"

"I know when I do this..." He said before he kissed up to her ear and nibbled on it a few times, "you get chills down your spine."

He kissed down the side of her neck again, lightly sucking and biting on the spot that always drove her wild, then mumbled against her skin, "When I do this, it makes you moan."

As if on cue, she arched her back and let out a soft moan, causing him to chuckle.

He ran his hands down her sides until he reached the bottom of her shirt then pulled it up to reveal her stomach. He leaned down to kiss around her bellybutton. She closed her eyes and ran her fingers through his hair as he kissed her exposed torso.

"And I know when I do this... it makes you laugh." He said, as he kissed across her stomach and over to her side causing her to laugh out loud.

"Stop it! Stop it!" She screamed out in between laughter.

Jackson laughed with her as he moved back up to her face and lay beside her. He reached out to push a lock of hair from her face as he watched her laugh. He had known years ago that he loved her, but moments like this were what made him fall for her over and over again.

With his heart racing, he lightly grabbed her chin and turned her face toward him before he leaned down, giving her a sweet kiss. Afterwards, he pulled back a little but kept his eyes locked on hers as he said, "And I know I love you."

Teagan grinned at his words, sure she already knew that, but anytime she heard him say it she could swear her heart skipped a beat. She wrapped her arms around his neck and brought his face down toward her to press her lips against his.

She groaned when he slipped his tongue in her mouth and pulled his body closer to hers, wanting him on top of her. Even if she still felt a little nervous, she still wanted to be as close to him as possible.

With one of his hands tangled up in her hair, he rested his other hand on her outer thigh, wishing she had on something other than blue jeans. He was really itching to feel her bare skin again. He grabbed her leg and hooked it around his waist as he grinded against her.

When she felt how excited he was, the nerves took over again. She was starting to wonder if she should have taken Avery's advice and had an alcoholic drink before starting all of this.

"Wait... wait... Jackson, stop." Teagan breathed out, as she pulled her head away to stop the kissing.

"What's wrong?" Jackson asked, as he tried to catch his breath.

"Nothing. I-I just think we need to stop." Teagan said.

"Why?" Jackson asked confused. Before she could answer he leaned down to softly kiss her then said, "We're just getting to the good stuff."

"Jackson... Jackson... that's enough." Teagan said in between kisses.

When he didn't back off on his own, she laid her hands on his chest and pushed him off of her. He looked at her with an annoyed expression then asked, "What is your problem?"

"I told you to stop." Teagan snapped.

"But why? It's not like we're virgins here, T. So what the hell is the problem?" Jackson asked again.

"I know I just... I think... my dad should be home soon and I don't want to get caught." Teagan lied. For a moment she thought about telling him the truth, that she was scared, but seeing as how he was already annoyed, she figured now was not a good time.

Jackson clenched his jaw to keep his anger in check, but he couldn't help but feel aggravated with her. He stood up from the bed and began to gather his books, planning to leave before he said something he would regret.

"I'm sorry." Teagan said softly, as she watched him.

"This is bullshit Teagan. It was your idea to come to your house, it was your idea to 'study' in your room. You were completely in to it a minute ago then you put on the breaks cause of some bullshit excuse about your dad coming home. I thought you wanted this." Jackson snapped.

"I do, Jackson. I do want this." Teagan said, as she stood up from the bed and walked over toward him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his, trying to show him how much she wanted him.

"I love you. I love you so much." Teagan mumbled against his lips before she began to kiss him again.

Jackson hesitated for a moment before he dropped his books and gave in to her kisses. He wrapped his arms around her waist and backed them up until her back hit the wall. He had never wanted someone as much as he wanted her right now.

He placed one hand on the wall beside her head and moved his other hand in between them to unbutton her blue jeans. As he went to slip his hands inside her pants she broke the kiss and pulled his hand away to stop him. He groaned angrily and slapped the wall beside her before taking several steps back.

Without a word, he picked up his books again then walked over to the bedroom door to jerk it open and walk out into the hall. She quickly buttoned her pants then raced out after him.

"Jackson!" Teagan called out, then called out again when he ignored her, "Jackson, where are you going?"

"Home." Jackson snapped, then added sarcastically, "Since you don't wanna get caught by daddy."

"Jackson, wait." Teagan said, as she reached out and grabbed his arm. She opened her mouth, ready to tell him the truth and just hope he understood. But before she could say a word, she heard Aspen start to bark, followed by the front door opening as her dad walked into the house.

"Hey Jackson, good to see you again." Paul said happily, as he stuck out his hand to shake the boy's hand.

"You too, Mr. Young." Jackson said back with a smile.

"Hey what did I tell you years ago, call me Paul." Her dad said, smiling.

"Right, sorry, Paul." Jackson said.

"How you doing kiddo?" Paul asked, as he gave his daughter a hug.

"Good, Dad." Teagan answered, as she hugged him back.

"Well I got a case to look over so I'll be in my office. You two kids have fun." Paul said, as he turned to walk away until a thought hit him and he turned to add, "But make sure you keep your bedroom door open ok?"

"Ok Dad, jeeze." Teagan said with a small laugh.

Paul looked at the two and smiled, he was happy to hear that they had gotten back together. He knew how much Teagan cared for the boy and he could tell he felt the same about his daughter, but he didn't want to see her get into any kind of trouble like other young girls her age do with their boyfriends. He was too young to be a grandparent.

With a wave, Paul left the two teens and walked toward the back of the house where his office was located.

Jackson, feeling bad for his behavior earlier looked over at his girlfriend with an apologetic smile on his face. He thought she was trying to avoid having sex with him for some crazy reason, but she was telling the truth, her dad was about to come home.

Jackson leaned forward to softly kiss her lips, as if to say he was sorry, then asked, "You still want to study?"

"You're staying?" Teagan asked surprised.

Jackson reached out to grab her hand as he nodded his head to answer.

She knew she should still tell him what she was feeling, but now that her dad was home and could possibly overhear she chickened out. Now she wasn't sure when she would talk to him about it, but knew it was going to have to be soon. She just hoped he would understand.

~(That night)~

Avery parked her car in the same spot as the day before, and used her phone to light her way through the woods.

She was going back to see Derek.

Once she reached the house she paused again, it still bothered her that he was living in the house her mom had died in.

An uneasy feeling rose in her stomach and she almost turned and left, but instead she continued onto the porch and opened the old, creaky door.

Derek had been tracking the alpha through the woods, but he stopped when he heard the familiar sound of the door on his house.

Concentrating on the noise he heard Avery say his name from inside of the house.

Turning around he ran back to the house as fast as he could.

"Derek?" Avery called out again.

His car was outside so she was she sure he was home.

Rushing in the front door he looked at her as she turned to face him.

"What are you doing in the woods, it's dark." He said, gruffly.

Her smile fell, "I came to see you… obviously."

"Why?" He demanded to know.

His senses were on high alert from tracking the alpha and he was worried something could have happened to Avery, he cared far too much about her now to lose her.

"I'm kind of wondering that myself." She admitted, looking hurt.

"You have to go, get out of this house and out of the woods." He said.

"Will you please talk to me, what's going on?" She asked.

"You need to leave." Derek told her again, his voice louder than before.

Taking a deep breath she arched her eyebrow and said, "I'm getting whiplash here, this morning you wanted me around and now you're just demanding I leave?"

"Yes, go." He said, as he could still hear the alpha out in the woods.

"No, Derek. I'm not going anywhere, not until you tell me what the hell is wrong?" She asked, her voice full of attitude as she spoke to him.

He turned his head sideways and focused on the noises outside, he could hear the alphas breathing getting quieter as it moved farther away; he wasn't sure how well he'd be able to track it's scent.

He had to get rid of Avery and go after the alpha.

"Come on, I'll explain later." He said as he grabbed her arm and started to pull her towards the door.

She firmly planted her heels against the old wood floor and jerked her arm from his grip.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" She asked, her eyes glossy from tears.

"Get back to your car, run there." He instructed his voice in a growl.

"I am not going anywhere until I understand what happened, you can growl at me all you want… I already told you I don't scare easily." She said standing her ground.

He grabbed her arm again and when she tried to pull away he roughly pushed her against the wall.

"Let me go." She said in a pained voice as she struggled against his grip, and her back ached from the impact.

The last thing he wanted to do was act like this with her, but he needed her to run for safety and get back on the alpha's trail before he lost the scent.

Her eyes met his and she gasped as his eyes glowed blue and he growled, "Get out of here, Avery."

She swallowed hard as she could see his canine fangs when he yelled into her face.

He could hear her heart start to race from fear and he let go of her, backing up some.

Reaching down she straightened out her vest and let out the breath she had been holding.

He was about ready to just throw her over a shoulder and run to her car with her when she didn't move.

She knew he could hear her heartbeat to see when she was lying, but it didn't matter. She wasn't going to run from the house screaming and crying like a little girl.

"I'm leaving, but not because I'm afraid of you. I'm leaving because I… I don't think I want to see you again. You tried so hard to convince me you were different, but you're just like all the others… you got what you wanted from me and now you're done. Stupid me, I actually believed you." She said, barely able to keep back her tears as she turned and walked to the door.

Pausing she turned around to face him again, "This would have been a lot less painful if you'd just let me sneak out this morning."

She watched as his teeth go back to normal and his eyes stopped glowing blue.

She bit down hard on the side of her tongue and walked at a normal pace until she was out of sight from the house and in the woods before she took a deep breath and finally let the tears start falling.

Taking in a few deep shaky breaths, she sprinted towards her car needing to get out of there as fast as possible.

Derek stood in the house, he could tell by her breathing that she was crying and he knew it was his fault, but better she was heartbroken than dead and he needed to follow the alpha.

Once he heard her car start he raced out the back door of the house, trying to pick back up on the alphas scent.

~()~

Teagan was standing on her front porch with her arms wrapped around Jackson's neck as she kissed him 'good-bye'. The two had been trying to say 'bye' for the last twenty minutes, but just couldn't keep their hands or lips off of each other. But when they heard a car park in front of her house, the two pulled away to see a clearly upset Avery walking towards them.

"Avery?" Teagan asked surprised as she watched her best friend walk up the steps.

"What's wrong?" Jackson asked. He might not be as close to Avery as his girlfriend, but they were still friends and he was concerned for her.

"I need to borrow your girlfriend." Avery said without stopping to chat any further with him, she grabbed Teagan's arm and began to pull her towards the front door as she said, "Say good night Teagan."

"Uh, night? See you tomorrow." Teagan called out to him confused by her friend's actions.

Jackson waved at the two girls with a confused expression on his face as he watched Avery drag Teagan into her house and shut the front door. He shook his head and softly chuckled, as he walked away from the house to his car. Leave it to Avery to be over dramatic about something.

"Avery, what is going on?" Teagan asked concerned, after the two girls were alone in the house.

Avery ignored her question as she walked away and made her way towards the kitchen. Teagan followed along behind her and watched as she opened the freezer door and pulled out the chocolate ice cream.

She sat it down on the island in the middle of the kitchen then walked over to the cupboard to grab a jar of peanut butter. Lastly she grabbed a spoon from the drawer and walked back over to the ice cream.

She opened the jar and carton then grabbed the spoon to scoop a spoonful of peanut butter then scoop out some chocolate ice cream before shoving it in her mouth.

"Ok seriously A, what the hell is going on?" Teagan asked starting to freak out. She never saw Avery pig out like this unless she was upset and just had her heart broken.

"He's the same." Avery mumbled, as she shoved another spoonful of peanut butter and ice cream in her mouth.

"Who's the same?" Teagan asked confused.

"Derek!" Avery exclaimed, "He's just like every other guy. I thought he was different, he told me he was different but he's the same as the rest."

Teagan opened her mouth to say something but before she could, Avery balled her fist and slammed it down on the counter as she added, "Damn it, it even felt different. So what happened?"

"I don't know." Teagan said honestly, still having no idea what happened.

"What happened tonight A? You were so happy earlier today, what did Derek do?" Teagan asked.

Avery wiped the tears from her face then said, "I went to see him tonight and it was like he couldn't stand to be around me. He kept telling me to leave."

"I'm sorry." Teagan said sincerely as she wrapped her arms around her.

"The asshole even growled at me. Can you believe that?" Avery said without thinking.

"Wait, what? Growled?" Teagan asked confused, as she pulled back.

"I-I just mean he was really mad, like all 'grr' you know?" Avery lied.

"He didn't hurt you did he?" Teagan asked with wide eyes.

"Not physically..." Avery said softly as she reached out to grab the spoon again.

"Uh, no. You've had enough. Trust me, you'll thank me tomorrow." Teagan joked as she took the spoon away.

"Thanks." Avery said with a small chuckle.

"You wanna stay the night? We can watch silly movies and not even think about boys all night." Teagan suggested.

"That sounds perfect." Avery said, "Sorry for ruining your night with Jackson."

"It's ok, besides he was about to leave anyway." Teagan said. She thought about talking to Avery about what happened with Jackson earlier but knew now was not a good time cause of the Derek thing, but Avery could tell something was bothering her.

"What did Jackson do?" Avery asked with a sigh, figuring he had done something wrong.

"It's nothing." Teagan said, as she placed a spoon full of peanut butter and ice cream in her mouth.

"Uh-huh sure." Avery said not believing her as she took the spoon out of Teagan's hand this time.

"Ok come on. Grab the peanut butter and I'll grab the ice cream." Avery said, as she grabbed the carton and began to walk out of the kitchen.

"What are you doing?" Teagan asked, as she grabbed the jar and followed along behind her.

"We are going to go bitch about boys and pig out. Just get it all out of our systems, then tomorrow we're going to go jogging and forget about all of our problems. Sound good?" Avery suggested.

"Sounds great." Teagan agreed, as the two girls ran up the stairs and into her bedroom where they ate, cried and talked all night long.

A/N- Thank you all for reading, hope you guys all enjoyed the chapter.

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