I'm finally back, sorry about that! Shout out to Bre and nosferatufan for reviewing! You two are quite the regular reviewers, thanks :) Hormonal bitch sometimes? Sounds good to me. Derek kicking their asses? Sounds good too :D
Jade's p.o.v
I'm not even paying attention to anything. Well, i'm focusing my hearing to listen to baby's heartbeat. Soft and steady. It's comforting. I've got a small ball of water in my hands, passing it between both hands without actually touching it, only using my power.
Thump, thump. Thump, thump.
It's so much more than comforting. It's crazy to think that no human could do this. They couldn't sit and listen to their baby. I'd be going stir crazy if I couldn't do this. I'd always think there was something wrong. I guess humans have far more trust in medicine and the doctor's 'trustful words' than I do. I trust Deaton, with my life, but my biggest reassurance is this right here, right now. Hearing her heartbeat with my own ears. Yes Derek, she. Something just tells me it's going to be a girl. I have no idea what it is or why I think that but it's a strong enough feeling to trust.
Thump, thump. Thump, th-
"Jade?" I look up, my ears being snapped away from baby.
"Hmm?" I say, seeing most of them are turned to me, watching me. "What?" I ask when noone says anything.
"Um.." Scott says, eyes not trained on me. I look to the ball of water in my hands.
"Holy crap" I breath out. It's bubbling..it's friggin' boiling. "Ah.." I say, going wide eyed. I can't possibly be doing this..I can't heat water. I slowly move it away from me, letting it splash onto the concrete, sizzling into nothing. "Okay.." I say, staring at the puddle in confusion.
"You guys get back to it" Scott tells them, waving them away. All of them but him and Derek walk away and go back to training. Scott comes over and crotches down in front of where i'm sitting cross legged. "Jade-"
"I don't know" I say before he can ask. "Like I have no clue"
"It was still water, maybe it's part of your power you haven't discovered before" Derek suggests, coming over and sitting down beside me.
"Maybe" I say, still a little confused.
"Jade, what were you doing?" Scott asks. "I called out to you 4 times before you heard me"
"Focus your hearing" I tell him.
"What?" he asks, looking confused. I take his hand in mine.
"Just do it" I say. He nods and a focused look comes to his face. "Can you hear it?" I ask him softly. Derek's eyes are darting between Scott and I. Scott snaps out of it and smiles widely, nodding.
"It's so strong" he says.
"I know" I say proudly. I look at Derek and he looks beyond confused. "Go help the pack, they're mucking around without you" I dismiss him. He turns and sees Kira and Lydia play fighting. He chuckles and nod, getting up and going over to them. I turn and sit so i'm facing Derek. "Give me your hand" I say. He holds out his hand to me and I bring it to my stomach. "Now focus your hearing" I tell him. He nods. He's been a werewolf all his life so focusing his hearing is easy for him, no focused look, you just have to guess he's doing it. Then the most beautiful, soft smile breaks out cross his face. "You hear it, don't you?" I ask.
"Yeah. It's like a little train" he says softly. He looks up at me. "You know i'm not going to let anything happen to you or him, right?"
"Him?" I ask. Derek nods. "Her" I correct. "And I know, i'm not letting anything happen either"
"Good" Derek smiles. "Him" he corrects under his breath.
"Excuse me?" I ask, raising an eyebrow. "Her"
"Him"
"Her"
"Him"
"Her"
"Him"
"Her"
"Derek" we both look up to see the pack's waiting for him. I flush red and look into my lap at the fact the pack caught us in our little domestic arguement. Derek chuckles.
"Him" he says, quickly kissing me and getting up. He goes over to the pack and I watch Scott talk them through a few things.
"Okay, back up a little" Scott tells them. I cringe when I see Scott's going through the first drill with Derek. Oh god. Males. "You ready?" Scott asks him with a grin. That grin..that's a 'payback time' grin.
"Whenever you are" Derek says, squaring his shoulders. I swear every person in the room is cringing as Scott roars and runs at Derek. Derek returns it with a growl of his own. I watch in suprise as Derek catches Scott as he jumps at him, bringing him to the ground but without slamming him. Derek smirks down at Scott. Like I said, Derek's been a werewolf all his life, Scott may be alpha but that doesn't bet the 22 years of experience Derek has.
"Damn" Scott sighs, getting up with Derek's help.
"Didn't think you could take me down that easily, did you?" Derek asks him with a grin.
"I might have been hoping to do a little damage" Scott says. "You should take a group too, we'll get through them faster"
"Okay" Derek nods. I watch the pack split into two groups, Derek taking one, Scott taking the other. None of them manage to take down Derek or Scott. They swap and same result, Derek and Scott are left standing. It shows their strength. As much as I hate to admit it, Derek's beta strength bets Scott's alpha strength. I'm also very proud of Derek though. And that strength, the smarts, being agile, that makes him even more capable of protecting our baby. Our daughter. I still don't understand how I know it's a girl but it just is.
"I wanna go again" I hear Cora say. I look up and her eyes are glowing yellow, narrowed at her older brother.
"Okay, when you're read-" Derek doesn't even finish his sentence before Cora charging at him. For a second, it looks like Cora will get Derek to the ground first..for a second. Derek flips her and she falls on her back. "Impressive" Derek praises, holding his hand out. Cora takes it and he pulls her to her feet. He claps her over the shoulder and whispers something in her ear. She smiles widely and whispers something back. Derek shoves her playfully and Cora walks away happy. I'm a little suprised when she leaves the training to come sit down beside me.
"Hey" she says.
"Hey" I say, giving her a small smile.
"You feeling okay?" she asks.
"A little confused about earlier but other than that, i'm okay" I tell her. We're quiet for a few seconds. "Thanks for taking us in" I say. "We had nowhere else to turn and you were there, thank you so much"
"You're family" she shurgs.
"But you barely know me"
"But I know him" she says, nodding to Derek. We both turn to look at him, still training. "I know when he's happy, I know when he's sad or angry. You know what I see when he looks at you?" she asks, turning back to me.
"What?" I ask, looking at her now.
"I see him see his home. He sees you as something that's safe. He looks at you the same way he looked at our house before it burnt down" she tells me. "He sees love" she says softly. I smile at her, feeling some of them pregnancy hormones kick in as my eyes water just a little. "And i've never, I really mean never, seen him as happy and protective of you and your baby with anyone else"
"Thank you" I say. She squeezes my hand.
"Derek might be an idiot most the time, he might even mess up sometimes, but he'd never intentionally hurt you or that baby" she tells me. "I know my brother, he'll always be apart of both of your lives, no matter what"
"I want you to be apart of our baby's life too" I say. She smiles softly.
"I'd like that too" she tells me. "I've been thinking..I might.." her eyebrows burrow a little like she's not sure if she actually wants to say this outloud. "I might come home" she says, her voice alot quieter like she doesn't want anyone to hear her.
"Like back to Beacon Hills?" I ask, a little excitement coming into my voice. I know Derek's always wanted her to come home so he'll be happy too. I like it when he's happy.
"Yeah..i'm still not 100% though. It doesn't hold all good memories" she sighs. I know she's thinking about the fire.
"I know, i'm sorry" I say, bringing a soft hand to her back.
"Do you think that could stay between the two of us?" she asks.
"Of course" I assure her. Cora quickly wipes her eyes.
"So" she smiles. "Are you excited?" she asks, all signs of being upset gone.
"I'm nervous as hell..but I am excited, i'm happy" I tell her honestly.
"Derek's probably feeling exactly the same" she chuckles. "I always knew this day would come, he'd settle down, but I didn't expect it to happen like this..this soon"
"I know" I nod.
"It's not a bad thing, not at all" she assures me. "Just..suprising"
"Trust me, when Deaton told me I was pregnant" I chuckle. "I told him he was full of shit" we both laugh. "But once I finally accepted it, I was shocked, we both were. But we both want this so it's okay"
"Good" Cora smiles. "You know noone of us are going to let you get hurt. I've run with this pack before, this isn't much they can't do. Protecting you and the baby, that's something we definately can and will do" she says.
"I know" I nod in agreement. "I just hope noone gets hurt in the process. I don't think I can handle anymore death" I sigh, thinking back to Nana, to Allison..to everyone we've lost.
"I know..neither can I" Cora agrees quietly. "But there won't be anymore death, not on our side" I look back over at her at those words. "Just Araya and anyone that tries to help her" Cora says determinedly. I nod. This pack, this family, no more pain, no more death on our side. If someone thinks they can come after any of us, they will be the one's to fall, to shed their own blood. Not us. Not anymore.
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Jade's getting pumped having Cora assuring her! I can see the two being good friends, being a good mother and aunty to the baby. Hope you liked the training scene :) Derek is stronger than Scott but not in every way, he just has more experience etc. Derek will be pulled into the second alpha role a little more like he was when he took the group. Anyone know why Jade could make the water boil? Favourite, follow and review!