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Cora's p.o.v
I wake when the warmth around me disappears. I open my eyes to find the sky grey and sullen out my window. I search for the alpha's warmth..uh-oh. I cringe, Derek's holding Scott by the back of his shirt like he's a puppy that just peed on the carpet.
"Morning Derek" Scott says sheepishly.
"What part of 'on the couch' do you not understand Scott?" Derek scowls Scott, eyes lighting up blue in warning.
"Uh..the-the couch part" Scott tries, voice small.
"Out" Derek growls, shoving the alpha towards the door. Well..at least he didn't hurt Scott..physically.
"I'll wait downstairs" Scott nods before quickly disappearing. Derek turns to me and I pull the covers back over my head.
"Don't look at me like that" I say, voice muffled by the blanket. "I know, I know, I don't need to be lectured" I sigh. I'm too embarassed to pull the covers off me. I was enjoying myself in his embrace..really enjoying myself. I didn't want Derek to see that. "Out, I need to get ready for school" I say, waving my hand towards the door. Much to my suprise, Derek chuckles.
"You've got 10 minutes" he tells me, getting up and leaving, door closing behind him. I groan and throw the covers off me. To my suprise again, Derek's leaning againist the closed door, arms crossed over his chest.
"Sneaky bastard" I say, eyes narrowing at him.
"So. Are you dating Scott now?" he asks.
"No" I sigh. Derek's eyebrows burrow at my sigh. "Can you please leave so I can get ready?" I ask him. He nods and opens the door. He turns back to me.
"You should talk to him about it" Derek says before leaving, door closing again with him on the other side. I'm suprised by Derek's advice. It's the first time it's actually tried to help me with Scott. He's trying to accept the fact we're a..a 'something' and I appreciate that alot. I pull on a hoodie as it's raining, thunder cracking. I wear my usual skinny jeans as well as my classic combat boots. I throw my hair in a messy bun and I find I don't feel the need to wear make-up today. I sling my bag over my shoulder and walk down the stairs, shoving my phone into my pocket. I give Scott a small smile, the alpha sitting on the one-seater. "Come on, i'm driving" Derek says, picking up his keys. "It's pouring with rain" he explains.
"Thanks Der" I smile, following him out.
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Derek's p.o.v
"Cora, get out" I say, stopping outside the school.
"Derek" she warns.
"Please" I say, turning to look at the she-wolf in the passenger's seat. She groans, gives Scott an apologetic look and gets out. She shuts the door, pointing to both of her eyes before pointing at me. As if to say, 'she's watching me'. I turn in my seat to look at the alpha.
"Listen, Derek, it wasn't like that-" Scott starts.
"Are you staying again tonight?" I cut him off. He stops, looking confused. I was going to interrogate the boy but by his quick reaction to explain himself..he didn't get into Cora's bed for that.
"You'd let me stay again?" Scott asks.
"So is that a yes or a no? I don't have all day Scott" I say, voice loosening up on the edginess.
"Okay..yes. I will. On couch this time, promise" he grins sheepishly.
"No, it's okay" I sigh reluctantly. Knowing Cora, she'd go downstairs to him. Weither I like it or not, these two are moving towards becoming a couple. I should at least try to accept that. Try..
"Are you saying I can sleep with Cora?" he asks. My eyes narrow at him, threateningly. "Oh..I meant sleep in her bed, not sleep with sleep with her, not like sex or anything, nothing like that" he says quickly, realising his mix up.
"You better hope that's not what you meant" I ground out.
"I didn't" Scott assures me. "I swear"
"Okay. I'll pick you both up after school, your bike's still at the loft. Go on, get to school" I say, dismissing the flustered boy.
"Okay, thanks Derek" he says, getting out. I give Cora a sickly sweet smile before taking off. Stiles is right, Scott can be an idiot.
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Cora's p.o.v
"So Derek's going to not only let you stay the night again, but stay with me as well?" I ask Scott.
"Yeah" he nods with a smile. "No sex though, absolutely no sex" he clears up.
"I don't think he'd give you permission for that" I chuckle.
"He didn't" Scott chuckles. "He never will" the bell goes and we both have to get to homeroom. "I'll see you in biology" Scott says. We kiss quickly, parting ways. It's weird how comfortable I am with the action. How natural it comes to me. I'm brought out of my thoughts when someone walks into me. Hard too. I look up and Malia's glaring at me.
"Watch where you're walking" she says.
"Me? You walked into me" I say.
"I'll do more than that" she threatens. I step closer to her. I'm not scared of her.
"Go ahead, try" I taunt.
"Whoa!" Stiles squeezes between us, making us step back. "Let's not do something we'll regret" he says, looking between us.
"I would not regret putting her in her place" I say, staring down the coyote.
"Cora, don't" Stiles says softy, trying to keep me calm. The warning bell goes. "Come on, we've got History. Let's go" Stiles says to me, eyes pleading me to let this go.
"Okay" I sigh, shoulders relaxing. "Let's go" I nod. Stiles smiles and starts leading me away. My eyes meet Malia's and I know our 'little spat' isn't over. I don't know what her problem with me specifically is, but I won't let her assert herself over me. If she does that again, I won't just walk away.
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"Cora?" I look up when I hear Lydia say my name.
"Yeah?" I ask.
"What's up with you?" she asks.
"Nothing" I brush it off.
"Me and Cora are going to pick up our English assignments. We'll be back" Lydia says. She nods to me and we both stand up. We walk away from our little group sitting down on the grass alongside where they have la crosse practice. It's the beginning of lunch time so most of the students are still in the cafeteria eating. Every lunch, we (me, Lydia, Kira, Scott, Stiles and Liam) sit on the la crosses fields and eat, spend our breaks down here. I've noticed a few days before Malia started talking to me, she stopped coming down to the field with us during breaks. Everyone else thinks it's because of her and Stiles breaking up and maybe even a little to do with the visits she's been making to Peter. I know it's got something to do with me as well. I don't know what her problem is. The others don't seem to caught up on it though. From what i've been told, she was actually quite rude to everyone but Stiles.
"So, out with it. What do you want to ask me?" I ask Lydia as we walk aimlessly around the high school.
"I want to know what's really wrong with you" Lydia says.
"It's nothing really" I tell her. She raises an eyebrow. "Fine" I sigh with a chuckle. "It's a little bit of everything I guess. I'm a little worried about Scott, having his Dad back..it's hard for him. And me and Malia haven't been getting along, that's getting me more pissed off than upset though" I say, Lydia chuckling.
"Are you still worried about Derek?" Lydia asks. I shake my head.
"I was in the beginning but not anymore. He's a strong guy and as for him approving of me and Scott..I think that'll work itself out too" I smile.
"Like the guy has a choice anyway" Lydia says, making me laugh.
"Exactly" I smile.
"And Malia..she..I don't know. She hasn't talked to most of us, ignores us. We don't see much of her, she's cut off Stiles completely. The only person she hasn't cut off is.."
"Peter" I say and she nods. "Is Scott still her alpha?" I ask.
"I'd say so, there's been no pack meeting where she's been told otherwise" Lydia says. "And she's been coming to those too"
"So she's still pack, she just doesn't like us?" I say, confused.
"I guess it's about survival" Lydia shrugs. "Anyway" she says, bringing an arm around my shoulders. "Stop worrying about everyone else and worry about you, alright?"
"Yeah, alright" I agree.
"Like what you're wearing on your date with Scott on Wednesday" she grins. "Before you say anything, yes, I am helping you get ready"
"Fine" I roll my eyes but i'm smiling because it feels nice to have someone to do those sorts of things with.
"Let's get back to them before they come looking" Lydia says. I chuckle and follow her back to the pack. I don't see the glowing blue eyes of the coyote, they're glaring at me.
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