Sorry I Had to Leave So Suddenly…- Chapter 33

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

"So you're meeting up with your uncle?" Avery asked as she applied the last of her makeup and looked at Derek as he pulled on his leather jacket.

"Yeah." He said.

He wasn't telling her that he was really going to school to trick Jackson into coming with him, under false pretenses of getting turned.

The Argents thought that Jackson was the second beta wolf instead of Scott, and he was causing trouble.

"I'm going to pick up my dress for the dance!" Avery exclaimed happily as she pulled her purse on over shoulder.

"Be careful." Derek said as he watched her head towards the bedroom door to leave.

"What?" She asked turning around and looking at him confused.

"Peter was right, with hunters knowing you're with me it does put you in danger." He admitted.

"You're worried about me…" Avery said with a small smile as she walked up to him.

"I don't want to… I can't lose you." He said, his eyes bore into hers as he spoke.

Smiling she rested her arms on his shoulders with her wrists locked behind his neck, "And why is that again?"

Running his hands down her sides, he pulled her body against his, -his voice was quiet as he said, "You know why."

Leaning up she pressed a passionate kiss to his lips before pulling back and saying, "But I want to hear you say it."

Leaning down he reclaimed her mouth with his own, breaking the kiss and resting his forehead against hers he said, "Because I love you."

Her heart skipped at his words and she smiled widely as she kissed him again and said, "I love you too."

"So be careful." He said again as he kissed her and then let go of her.

"I will." She assured him as she turned to head outside of her room.

He opened her window.

"Wait." She said as she spun around.

"What?" He asked looking back at her.

"I'm just going to the mall to pick up my dress I had customized, you're running off on some werewolf business. You be careful, because I love you and I can't lose you either." She said.

He nodded and watched as she left the room before he jumped from the window.

~(The next afternoon)~

Avery dropped her phone on the bed as she stood up and changed from her pajamas into a pair of jeans and a hoodie; she pulled on a pair of her old converse sneakers and headed downstairs.

Her hair was up in a messy bun, and she didn't have any make-up on. She'd been up half the night worried about Derek, she couldn't get in contact with him.

Pulling her car up outside of Scott's house she walked up to the door she raised her hand to knock, but then just opened the door and walked right in.

At that point she didn't care if his mom or if anyone else was there, she had to know where Derek was.

"Scott McCall!" Avery shouted as she crossed her arms over her chest and looked around.

In an instant Scott was at the top of the stairs.

"Avery?" He asked shocked, he didn't even think she knew where he lived.

"Where is Derek?" she demanded to know.

Scott was thankful his mom had already left for work, because Avery wasn't being the least bit subtle or quiet about anything.

"It's going to be okay…" He said as he walked down the stairs.

"Okay from what?" She demanded to know.

"I'm going to get him back." Scott said, not wanting to explain what happened.

"Back from where?" She asked.

He frowned and felt bad when he could hear her heart start to race from fear.

Stiles had told him that she loved Derek.

"Yesterday, he tricked Jackson into coming to his house. It's part of Peter's plan to force me to join his pack, I went there to save Jackson but while we were there hunters attacked the house." Scott said.

"Oh my god…" She breathed out as tears burnt her eyes, and she rested a hand over her stomach feeling sick from fear.

"I got hurt really bad and Derek went out front to distract the hunters while Jackson and I made a run for it." He continued to explain.

"Is he dead?" She bluntly asked, feeling like she couldn't breathe.

"I really don't think so. They need him alive for him to lead them to the alpha…" Scott said without even thinking.

"So torture?" Avery said as a few tears slide down her cheeks and her breathing grew even more ragged.

"I'm going to find him." Scott said.

"I'll find him myself." Avery snapped as she turned to leave.

Scott stopped her by the door.

"You can't. You'll only end up getting yourself hurt, or worse." He said.

"Leave me alone." She said through gritted teeth.

"Avery!" Scott yelled as he grabbed her arm

Turning around she grabbed his t-shirt and slammed him against the wall, taking him by surprise.

"Don't, okay? Just don't! Since you've met Derek you've been acting like he's some kind of monster, and he's risked his life to save you several times. So stop acting like you're better than him because you're not." She hissed.

His eyes widened and he looked down to where she was still clutching the fabric of his blue t-shirt.

"Uhh…" Was all he managed to stutter out.

Letting go of him she shook her head angrily and ran from the house, not looking back.

She drove around for close to 30 minutes and eventually ended up parked a few streets over from her best friend's house.

Slamming on the breaks she parked on the side of the road and jumped out of her car, locking the doors behind her.

Leaning over she held onto her knees as she gasped for air, she couldn't breathe.

Finally she managed to catch her breath and she started walking through yards to get a few streets over to where Teagan lived, she felt like if she got back in her car she'd suffocate, and she wanted the air.

Again she didn't bother knocking or ringing the doorbell, she opened the door and walked right in heading up to Teagan's room.

"Avery! Hey, I got my dress." Teagan said with a smile as she motioned to where it was hanging to the side of her body length mirror as she held some of her jewelry up to it, to see what matched best.

"Teagan…" Avery managed to breath out.

Teagan dropped the necklace she had been holding to the floor at the sound of her voice.

"Oh my god, what is it?" She asked rushing to her friends side.

"Hunters… they took Derek and they're torturing him." She managed to say.

Teagan immediately felt sick. She still didn't trust Derek completely, but he sure didn't deserve to be tortured.

"Oh my god..." Teagan breathed out as she wrapped her arms around her friend.

"Should we go to the cops?" Teagan asked.

"They still want to arrest him for murder!" Avery exclaimed.

"Sorry, I wasn't thinking…" Teagan apologized.

"What happened?" Teagan asked as she sat down on the side of her bed with Avery.

Avery explained what Scott had told her.

"Jackson wants to be a werewolf; I didn't even know he knew about them…" Teagan said shocked, her brown eyes wide with surprise.

"He's been bugging and threatening Scott to get the alpha to turn him." Avery explained.

"That's why he's been all about Allison lately…" Teagan breathed out.

"The hunters want the alpha and they're torturing Derek to get him." Avery said swallowing hard as she spoke.

"Maybe he'll tell them and they'll let him go." Teagan tried to offer her best friend a glimpse of some hope.

"He can't tell them it's Peter, once they know who the alpha is they won't have a need to keep Derek alive. And they'll kill him, keeping the secret is the only leverage he's got." She explained her thoughts.

Teagan stood up, "I'll grab my coat and we'll go talk to Jackson and see what he remembers, and maybe talk to Scott again and we'll find Derek."

Avery nodded as more tears fell down her cheeks.

"I need to use the bathroom real quick." Teagan said.

"I'm gonna head over to where I left my car and grab my phone from my car, in case he escapes and calls me. I'll meet you out front." Avery said as she headed out of her friends bedroom.

Teagan quickly texted her dad to say she had some things to do before the dance and he wouldn't get to see her before she left, before heading into the bathroom.

Drying her cheeks Avery walked back to the street where her car was parked, she stopped when she heard crunching under her feet.

Looking down she saw there was glass all over the ground, her eyes widened when she saw her side view mirror was knocked off her car and the passenger window was broken.

It was broken glass that was crunching under her shoes.

"Teagan, sorry I had to leave so suddenly but…" She heard a familiar voice said from behind her.

Avery whirled around to see Kate Argent standing behind her holding onto her cellphone she'd taken from her car.

"You…" Avery breathed out.

Holding her jacket open she revealed a handle of a gun poking up from the waist band of her jeans.

"What excuse are we telling that adorable best friend of yours?" Kate asked looking back down to Avery's phone.

"What?" Avery asked confused.

"You either tell me what to say, or we'll wait until she comes looking for you… and well, that won't end well for her." Kate threatened.

"Why are you doing this?" Avery said tears burning her eyes again.

"Tic-toc, every second you waste she could be walking closer." Kate warned.

"Teagan, sorry I had to leave so suddenly but…" Kate said again.

"Sorry I had to leave suddenly, but it's taco night with my dad and he said if I miss another family dinner I'm grounded." Avery said, knowing that Teagan would know something was wrong.

Avery never had family dinners and she'd never been grounded because her dad didn't care what she did.

"Aw, taco night? That's so cute…" Kate taunted as she typed the message out and sent it before she wiped her finger prints off Avery's phone and tossed it into the broken window of Avery's car.

"Let's go." Kate said nodding for her to follow her.

"I'm not going." Avery said stubbornly.

"Then I'll go pay your friend a visit." Kate growled, as she again showed Avery the handle of the gun.

Feeling more helpless than she ever had before Avery slowly took a few steps forward until Kate grabbed onto her arm and pulled her towards her car.

~()~

Teagan washed and dried her hands before pulling her coat on and heading out into her room.

Tucking her phone into her pocket she headed down the stairs

Her mind was racing; she felt so bad for what Avery was going through and she wanted more than anything to help her find Derek.

"Okay, I'm ready." Teagan announced as she walked out of her front door and pulled it shut behind her.

Looking up she was surprised Avery wasn't there, she said she was getting her phone and she'd meet her outside.

"A?" Teagan called out looking around.

Pulling her phone from her pocket she saw she had a new text, but when she tried to open it to read her phone said she needed to free up memory to get the text.

Sighing she quickly deleted some old texts between her and Jackson.

Knowing it would take a few moments to get the text she slid her phone back in her pocket and walked around the side of her house.

Cutting through some neighbors yards toward where Avery had mentioned her car was parked.

Teagan's breath caught in her throat as she came across Avery's car with her missing side view mirror and shattered window.

The glass crunched under her shoes as she walked closer.

Gasping, she jumped as her phone went off from her pocket.

Seeing the text was from her best friend she smiled and said, "Oh A, thank god."

A feeling of relief flooded over her, but it was short lived as she read the actual text message; Hey, sorry I had to leave so suddenly. Just remembered tonight is taco night and dad will freak if I miss another family dinner. And I don't wanna get in trouble and have to miss the dance tonight.

The format of the text and the language used sounded like something Avery would send, but it was beyond obvious Avery hadn't sent her that text.

Teagan knew for a fact that Avery had never been grounded because her dad didn't care what she did and Avery and her dad never had family dinners.

Walking closer to the car, the sinking feeling in her stomach rose as she saw Avery's phone in the passenger seat of the car.

Reaching through the busted window she picked it up, tears burnt at her eyes as she quickly tucked the phone in her pocket and raced back to her house.

Her first thought was to follow the plan; see what Jackson remembered.

In a state of panic, it was like her body was on auto pilot as she raced towards Jackson's house.

As she neared the house she saw his Porsche starting to back out of the driveway.

Stomping on the gas she sped up behind him and slammed on the brakes, blocking him in the driveway.

He slammed on his brakes and the tires on his car screeched as he was only inches away from hitting her car.

"What the hell?" He angrily yelled as he jumped out of his car.

A look of shock replaced the former angry expression when he saw it was Teagan.

Slowly, a cocky smile spread over his lips.

They hadn't talked since the night at the game, but he knew she'd eventually not be able to take the break anymore and come back.

"You're lucky you didn't mess up the paint." Jackson said, deciding he was going to give her a hard time for waiting so long.

She slammed her car door shut and started to say something but he didn't let her talk as he smugly said, "that's what you're wearing to the dance?"

"There are far more important things than the dance going on!" Teagan exclaimed.

"What are you talking about?" He asked his smile falling at seeing how upset she was.

"Werewolves!" Teagan blurted out.

Jackson's eyes narrowed slightly at her, "I wondered if you knew the truth. You knew and didn't tell me…"

"What do you remember about the night you were at Derek's when he and Scott got attacked?" Teagan demanded to know.

"I remember Derek tricked me into going with him." Jackson said.

"Was it Allison's family? Was it other hunters? Did you get a good look at them?" she asked, her words running together and her voice a little hoarse as she spoke.

"I don't know, somebody just started shooting the house up. Why does any of this matter?" Jackson asked.

"Don't you get it, Jackson? Those hunters took Derek, they're torturing him for information!" Teagan yelled at him.

"What does this have to do with me?" He asked.

"You were one of the last ones to see him! I need to know what you remember, please just tell me." Teagan pleaded, not feeling as strong as she had a few minutes before that.

"Yeah, maybe. But what does any of it have to do with you?" He asked.

"Because I don't know what they might do to her." Teagan said as a few tears rolled down her anger flushed cheeks.

"Her?" Jackson asked, getting worried by her behavior.

"They took Avery." Teagan finally admitted to him.

"Who, the hunters?" Jackson asked, trying to piece it together.

Teagan nodded as she took in a deep shaky breath her watery eyes met his.

"She's not a werewolf, is she?" Jackson asked.

"What's wrong with you? No she's not a werewolf, but Derek loves her and that makes her a target with the hunters. They can use her well-being as a threat to get what they want from him." Teagan explained her thoughts.

Jackson's face went a little pale as he took it all in.

"I didn't get a look at the hunters, T. I got out the back of the house before Derek got captured. I didn't even know McCall made it out until I saw him the next day. I don't know anything about it." He finally told her everything he knew.

"Great! You just wasted all that time for nothing." Teagan snapped, as more tears fell down her face.

She had lost her mom not too long ago, she didn't know how she'd be able to survive if she lost Avery too.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know what was going on." He said as he followed her towards her car.

"It's not really your fault." Teagan said, feeling bad for taking it all out on him.

"Where are you going?" He asked her.

"To find them." She admitted.

"I'll come with you." He said.

"No! I don't need you to come with me, I can do this on my own." Teagan said as she turned and faced him.

"Avery is my friend too, and I want to be there for you." He said as he reached out to put a hand on her upper arm.

She moved away from his touch.

"Yeah? Well, one hell of a friend you've been to her this year." She angrily shot at him.

"Let me help you." He said again.

"The last thing I need is your help right now. You've been trying to get yourself turned into a werewolf, why?" She asked as she opened her car door.

"You wouldn't understand it. Everything has been taken away from me this year, this is my way to get it all back." He admitted.

She scoffed and shook her head as she got into her car.

"Why are you acting like you care anyways?" Jackson asked.

"Just because you regret falling in love with me, doesn't mean that I'll ever stop caring about you, Jackson." Teagan yelled as she opened her car door.

"I'm coming with you." He said, still a little taken aback by her words.

"I can do this on my own." She said as she shut her door and backed out of the driveway.

A/N- Hope you all liked the chapter! We're are so close to moving onto season 2! ^_^

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