All credit to the Red Hot Chili Peppers for the music!
Cora's p.o.v
"Thank you Ms Martin" I say as she brings me fresh bedding.
"You're welcome" she smiles before leaving Lydia and I in the room together. Lydia made us all dinner earlier and it's getting late so i'm ready for bed again.
"I'm beat, you're okay in here?" Lydia says.
"Yeah, i'm fine. Thanks again for all this" I say.
"No problem, just get some sleep, can't have you falling asleep in class again tomorow" she smirks.
"Whatever" I grin.
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Wednesday
I smile at Scott as I walk over to his bike. These last couple days at school i've been quieter than usual. I'm still staying with Lydia and I haven't seen or heard from Derek. Stiles tells me that he's gone to see Derek and Derek said he hopes i'm doing okay. I miss staying at the loft with him and having dinner together and all that but i'm still upset and we both need some space from each other. Anyway, I have study with Scott right now and i'm definately in need of some help. I get on the bike after him and bring my arms around his waist. I enjoy the ride to his house as usual. We go up to his room and settle on the floor, bringing our books out. Melissa's not home until later.
"So enzyme activity" Scott says, both bringing out the homework.
"This I know a little about" I say, I followed along with class today and I picked up a couple things.
"Okay, tell me what you know" Scott says with a smile.
"I know it's effected by temperature, pH levels and.." I trail off, trying to remember.
"And concerntration" Scott finishes for me.
"Yeah" I nod. "So what do we have to do for homework?"
"Write a little about each effect" he tells me.
"I can do that" I smile. Finally, something I can actually do.
"Do you mind if I put some music on?" Scott asks. I shake my head. He gets up and I smile when Under The Bridge starts to play. "We'll write what we know down then compare notes?" he asks.
"Good idea" I say. We both settle onto our stomachs on the floor and begin writing.
I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there
It's hard to believe that i'm all alone
At least I have her love
The city she loves me
Lonely as I am
Together we cry
"Let's see what you've got" Scott says. We lay our papers down side by side and look between both of them. "You beat me with increase in reaction rate from temperature" Scott says smiling proudly at me.
"You helped me with that in class today" I brush off.
"Yeah but you remembered it" he says, looking up at me. We lock eyes, Under The Bridge still playing behind us. My eyes portray me again and dart down to his lips quickly and back up again. The cd clicks over and Scar Tissue begins to play.
Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Scott starts to lean in.
Sarcastic mister know it all
I start to lean in.
Close your eyes and i'll kiss you 'cause-
"Cora" comes Melissa's voice. Scott and I move at the last second and our lips don't meet like intended. Scott clears his throat and Melissa walks in. "Derek's here to pick you up" she tells me.
"What?"
"Your brother's here" she tells me. I nod in confusion. "Well he's downstairs when you're ready. I'm hitting the shower then i'll be starting dinner" she says the last part to Scott. "Nice to see you Cora" she smiles.
"You too Melissa" I return her smile and she heads down the hall.
"I'll help you pack up your stuff" Scott says, looking down as he starts sorting the papers out.
"Thanks" I mutter, grabbing some of them. We both reach for the same thing and of course our hands meet. "Sorry" I say, quickly pulling it away.
"It's okay" he says. We stand up and I stuff it all into my bag. "Um..i'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable" he says awkwardly.
"No, it's fine, I don't feel uncomfortable" I assure him. He smiles. I lean in cautiously and place a soft kiss to his cheek. "I'll see you at school tomorrow" I say, touching his cheek lightly before walking downstairs. I stop at the front door, taking a deep breath. I open it and face Derek. He's leaning againist the camaro, waiting. He looks up. "What are you doing here?" I ask him, walking over to him.
"I came to..to apologise" he says.
"Okay"
"I want you to come home" he tells me.
"Are you sure?" I ask.
"Of course, why would you ask me that?"
"We haven't been a family for a long time Derek" I sigh. "This talk isn't going to solve all our problems, even if we want it too"
"I know that" he nods. "But I don't want to give it up either" he says.
"Neither do I" I say. We fall into an awkward silence.
"Come here" he sighs, holding his arms out. I rush forward and hug him, his arms coming around my back. We pull back and he holds my shoulders. "Now will you come home? Stiles keeps coming over and you're the only one that can scare him away anymore" he smiles.
"Fine" I say with an eyeroll and a smile of my own. "But you're not grounding me" I say with a raised eyebrow.
"I'll let you off this one time" he says with a smirk making me chuckle.
"Come on, my stuff's still at Lydia's" I say, getting into the car. Derek gets in and starts up the camaro. Scott opens the door and peeks out at us. Derek nods at him and he nods back. He gives me a small smile and I grin widely at him, unable to keep it at bay. He goes back inside and Derek slips out of the driveway and starts towards Lydia's.
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"Hey, how was studying with Scott?" Lydia asks with a grin as I step into the house. I shake my head at her as she goes to tease me some more. Her grin drops when Derek walks in behind me. "Learn lots?" she asks, all teasing gone from her voice. "Oh, hey Derek" she says innocently. He nods at her.
"I'm just grabbing my stuff..i'm heading home" I tell her. She smiles softly.
"Okay Cor" I go upstairs, packing my bag back up and folding up all my blankets and bedding. I come back downstairs and move to hug Lydia.
"Thanks for letting me stay" I say. She rubs my back.
"Anytime" we pull back and she smiles at me. "Let me know if he gives you anymore trouble" she says quietly, glaring half-heartedly at Derek.
"Thanks Lydz" I chuckle. "I'll see you at school tomorrow" I say. She nods and Derek and I leave, getting back into the car and going home.
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"How's school going?" Derek asks as we eat dinner.
"Fine, some of my grades have gone up" I tell him. He smiles at that then realises what I mean.
"Biology?" he asks.
"Yeah"
"Scott's study sessions must be helping" he says. I slow my eating and look up at him.
"Yeah..they are" I say, watching him. I just got home, i'm not in the mood to fight again. He doesn't say anything else though, just keeps eating. Hmm. "Why don't I show you?" I say.
"What do you mean?"
"2 seconds" I say, getting up and grabbing my bag from the lounge. I bring it back to the table and pull my biology workbook out. "Look for yourself" I say, holding it out to him. He finishes his mouthful, looking at the book. He takes it.
"I thought you didn't have to explain yourself?" he asks.
"If it'll get you off my back then I will" I say, making sure my voice isn't snappish or rude in anyway as I don't want to start another fight. He nods and opens it, eyes scanning over each page. We're silent for a good 10 minutes, me finishing my food and him reading. He closes it and hands it back to me.
"You're smart" he says. I scoff.
"Because i've had help" I say.
"Did you know that I failed biology when I went to Beacon Hills High?"
"What? Seriously?" I ask, suprised by the news.
"And chemistry" he adds with a chuckle.
"Anything else?" I ask with a grin. He glares half-heartedly.
"And math" he adds.
"Are you serious? You were a terrible student"
"The only classes I passed were Physical Eduacation, Music and English"
"Did you pass your senior year?" I ask.
"Barely, but I did" he says. "Mum always tried to get me to study but I just didn't care about those classes, I was all about basketball and being popular" he says.
"Sounds like you were a stupid jock" I tease. He smiles and chuckles.
"I was" he agrees. "Point is, i'm glad you're not like that" he says.
"So am I" I grin.
"I'm..i'm proud of you" he says seriously.
"Uh..thanks, same here..about you" I say awkwardly. We both find other things to look at, the weird family bonding moment a little new to us. "So um..full moon's on Friday night" I bring up.
"You're in control, right?"
"Yeah..i'll cope. I meant more for Malia and Liam"
"Scott has already arranged to have them locked up at Lydia's lakehouse"
"Oh, cool" I nod.
"Wait, what do you mean you'll cope?" he asks.
"Well..when I was in South America, I was an omega. I just always ran wild..always"
"Always? All that time?" he asks.
"Yeah" I shrug.
"Do we need to lock you up as well?" he asks.
"No, i'll be fine"
"Cora"
"I don't want to be" I sigh. "I hate it" I tell him. "Really hate it"
"I know you don't want to be" he says. "We'll wait until Thurday, if it's getting hard to control by then then i'll have to send you to with Liam and Malia" I groan.
"Can't I just do it here?" I ask.
"Why?"
"Well, Malia and I aren't exactly friends, she's just Peter's daughter and I don't even like Liam"
"You complain alot, anyone ever tell you that?" he smirks.
"Shut up" I brush it off.
"We wait until Thursday, we'll figure something out" he says. I nod.
"Okay" I lean back in my chair. God I hate full moons.
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