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Cora's p.o.v
I hear a beep and look out the window and see my chariot, a banged up blue jeep. Stiles is here.
"I'm off Derek!" I call out. I pray he'll let me stay home for a few more days to settle in..i'm not ready to be a normal highschooler again. I'm far from ready, even further from willing.
"Have fun" he calls back sarcastically. "I'm picking you up after school" he says. I sigh in frustration before pulling on my bag and walking downstairs.
"Hey Cora" Stiles says with a smile, Malia sitting next to him. I give them both a nod before climbing into the back. I turn to see Scott.
"Hi Scott" I say, smiling at him.
"Hey Cora" he smiles back.
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I look down at my timetable..I swear highschool was never this complicated.
"Need some help?" A familiar voice asks. I look up to see Lydia. A real smile finds it's way to my face. I actually like Lydia, she's one of the only ones that I started to get along with.
"That'd be really helpful" I say. She holds her hand out and I give her my timetable. I watch the banshee as she analyses the piece of paper.
"We've got English together now, we'll walk together" she says, handing it back to me.
"Thanks" I say, slipping it into my pocket. I follow Lydia to a classroom. She opens the door and steps in with me. Every students eyes snap to me and I hate it.
"This is Cora Hale, she's new" Lydia introduces to the teacher, saying it loud enough for the class to hear too. I notice the way they look away and whisper amoungst themselves at the meantion of my last name. I roll my eyes. Pathetic teenaged brats. I see Scott and Stiles at the back of the room, both have amused grins on their faces.
"My name is Mr Smith" the teacher says, holding his hand out. I take it, shaking it. "And this is for you" he says, reaching over to his desk to grab a book. He hands me a workbook of some sort. I nod my thanks and let Lydia pull me to my desk. They have double desk so Lydia and I can sit together. I notice she's next to Scott and Stiles, Scott on the inside beside me. "As Miss Martin introduced, our new student is Cora Hale. Please, make her feel welcome" Mr Smith says, walking over to the whiteboard. "Today we will be discussing the book-" I tune out. I don't really care what he has to say, i'm pretty much only here to make Derek happy. I take out a pencil and open my workbook to a random page. I begin doodling all over it. I look over at Lydia to see she's doing the same thing but in a book of her own. I look over at Scott and Stiles to see they're too busy talking to pay attention to Mr Smith. Hmmm..maybe i'm not so different to these three after all.
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I walk out of English with Lydia, Scott and Stiles behind us. I like keeping to these three mostly, the others seem okay but i'm still wary. I barely know them and i'm not the kind of person to have a big group of friends anyway. So, for the time being, i'm fine with Lydia, Scott and Stiles. I'd rather not overwhelem myself with too many werewolves just yet.
"Do you have a ride home?" Scott asks. I nod.
"Derek's picking me up" I say, all four of us stopping in the carpark.
"I better go, Dad got off early. See you guys tomorrow" Stiles says, walking over to his jeep.
"I better go as well. Here" Lydia says, handing me a piece of paper.
"What's this?" I ask her.
"My number. I wanna take you shopping for something a little more..just give me a call when you want to go" Lydia says with a smirk. I roll my eyes.
"Thank you, i'll be taking you up on that" I say. I really should..I have barely any clothes. Scott and I wave to Lydia and Stiles as they pull out of the carpark and drive off towards their houses.
"I'll wait with you" Scott says.
"You don't have too, i'm sure he'll be here soon" I say.
"It's fine, I don't mind" he says. I smile and we slip into a comfortable silence. We sit down on the grass, standing starting to feel awkward. It takes 5 minutes for Derek to pull up beside us.
"I'll see you tomorrow" I say, getting up with Scott.
"Okay Cora, bye" he says, showing me his loop-sided grin which is really attract-
"How was it?" Derek asks as I get into the car. I shake those thoughts away.
"It was better than I thought it would be" I say, programming Lydia's number into my phone.
"Who's number is that?" he asks sharply.
"Lydia's" I say, showing him the piece of paper with her name and number. He seems to relax. "We're going to go shopping" I tell him.
"Looks like you've made a friend" Derek says
"Looks like I have"
"See? Not so bad" he smirks. I just raise my eyebrow at him. Going back to school is torture. Well, at least there's no ritually sacrificing teachers and murderous alphas. At least. After 15 minutes of silence, we pull up outside of a furniture store. We both get out and walk inside. There's so much furniture in here! I look to Derek for guidence but he looks about as lost as I am. If you look at his near-empty loft it's understandable.
"I don't know where to start" I say, eyes scanning all over the store.
"Maybe we should start with a bed..that couch didn't do me any justice" he says. I smirk, he hasn't changed too much. We both walk over to where the beds are. I sit on a few but I don't really know what i'm doing. I get an idea..one that will probably get us into trouble but I don't care. I stand up on the bed. "Cora, get down" Derek says in a hushed whisper. I start jumping on it, a huge grin coming to my face. Derek goes to tell me off again but I hold my hand out. Derek glances around before taking it. I pull him up and we start jumping from bed to bed, just like we did when we were little. When I see an angry store clerk coming over to us, I grab Derek's leather jacket and we run out of the store. We both jump into the car and peel off. I can't stop the laughter that errupts from me.
"Oh god, he was not happy" I say. Derek chuckles a little and it makes me feel good to see him happy again and to know i'm the reason he is.
"Maybe we should try somewhere else" Derek suggests.
"I think that's a good idea" I say, smiling still on my lips.
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By the time the sun has started to set, we've walked out with a bed and some bedroom furniture. Derek insisted he pay for everything, using some of the inheritence money. He told me to keep my money for shopping with Lydia. I give him a big hug and he returns it. Everyone knows i've always been Derek's favourite. By the time we've put everything together, it's nightfall. My bed, a blood red canopy-style frame and mattress, sits in the middle of the room with two black beside tables on either side. I have sleek, long black drawers opposite my bed which my new flatscreen sits on. Derek even insisted he buy me a ps3 because normal teenagers apparently sit and play on them for hours.
"Thank you..for today and for letting me come home" I say as we sit on my bed.
"It's okay Cora..I wanted you to come home" he says. He clears his throat and holds up WWE 2K15. "Do you want to play?" he asks. I grin and nod excitedly.
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"Knock, knock" we turn and see Scott at my bedroom door. Derek gets up, nodding to the alpha. "Can I come in?" he asks.
"Sure, i've got a few things to do" he says, excusing himself. Scott watches him leave before coming to sit down on my bed where he just was.
"What's up?" I ask him.
"I was just coming to..to check on you" he says, avoiding my eyes. "You know..making sure you're doing okay with your classes and school"
"Things are doing alright. Lydia's been helping me alot with getting used to school. Sort of feels like she's the only proper friend i've made" I say. "She even gave me her number" I say, holding up my phone. Scott takes my phone from my hand carefully, puching something in. He hands it back to me and smiles shyly.
"Now you can say you've made two friends" he says. I look down to see his number is saved under Scott.
"Thanks. Let me give you mine" I say. He smiles and hands me his phone. I put my number in under Cora. I hand it back and a silence comes over us. I notice Scott's eyes on the controller Derek left on my bed. "Do you wanna play?" I ask him. I watch as his face lights up and he nods. I can't help but notice the way his jaw jutts out a little more when he smiles. I tear my eyes away and glue them to the screen where they should be.
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"Dude! You cheated!" I say, shoving him a little.
"It's all in the wrist" he jokes, earning a loud laugh from me. That attracts Derek..
"Scott. I thought you would have gone home by now" he says. "It's getting late"
"I uh..i'm actually leaving now" Scott says feeling a little awkward under my brother's intense gaze. "I'll see you tomorrow" he smiles at me.
"Bye Scott" I say as he leaves. I miss the alpha already..I like hanging out with him. Derek's got this look on his face that I can't figure out. I yawn.
"I'm going to turn in early"
"I might do that too"
"Okay, goodnight Cora"
"Night D" I say, jumping under my blankets. "Turn my light off!" I say as he turns to leave. He rolls his eyes but does it anyway, closing the door behind him. I snuggle into my blankets, the warmth of a proper bed a very, very welcome feeling. Just as i'm about to fall asleep, the buzzing on my phone wakes me up. I grab it of my bedside table and open the message.
Scott: Sorry, I know it's late but Stiles is bugging me for your number. Mind if I give it to him?
Cora: I don't mind as long as he doesn't use it to annoy me
Scott: We both know that's what he's going to use it for :P
Cora: Argh! Sure. Tell him i'll kill him if he wakes me up though
Scott: Will do, goodnight Cora :)
Cora: Night Scott :)
I put my phone but on my bedside table, a weird fluttering in my stomach. It doesn't take long for me to fall asleep.
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