Scott and I got to the school to prank Coach for his birthday. His was today and mine is tomorrow. Scott had picked me up on his bike.
" Get your ass down here now! We have a job to do." Stiles told Scott as I walked the building.
" Dude, I'm already in bed! And aren't we getting a little old for this...? Marina is at the loft." Scott replied to our best friend.
" We do this for Coach!" Stiles said as I hid a chuckle.
" I thought we did this to Coach..." Scott replied to him.
" Whatever, okay? You know he needs this! He lives for this stuff. He loves it!" Stiles said as I rolled my eyes. I made my eyes glow as I was excited and full of happiness. This would take my mind off of Derek still not being home.
" But it's the middle of the night." Scott said as I smirked at him, his eyes glowing in response to mine. We got into the locker room. I saw Stiles.
"This means it's after midnight and officially Mischief Night-slash-Day, and, by perfectly awesome coincidence, it also happens to be Coach's birthday. So, if you are not down here in five seconds, I will destroy you, okay? And I mean five, four, three, two-" Stiles says before turning to both Scott and me.
" One." Scott said as Stiles looked at us.
" I hate you!" He said as I helped him up. We spent the next three hours in Coach's room pulling bolts and screws out and placing them in a wrapped gift box.
" Alright, lets go before I fall asleep." I said with a yawn. Scott smiled and I saw him take a quick sniff.
" What?" I asked him.
" You smell different." He said as I shrugged.
" Just irritable. I want him home." I said as he nodded.
" He will be home, even if I have to drag him there myself." Scott said as I nodded. Scott took me back home and I went upstairs.
" Please come home." I whispered into his pillow. I fell asleep but kept tossing and turning in my daze. I woke up feeling rough. I yawned and got dressed in a long blue sleeve and some black pants. I quickly ate some eggs and toast. I decided to take Derek's Hummer. I rolled up and parked. I placed my grey beanie on my head and placed my hair in a messy bun with my bangs shaping my face. I got out and Scott greeted me. I saw the twins. My heart beat picked up. I felt Scott's hand grab mine.
" You're back in school?" Scott asked them. I was nervous.
" No, just to talk." Ethan replied to him.
" Talk, all your talking is boring my mind." I retorted.
" Oh, that's kind of a change of pace for you guys. Usually you're just hurting, maiming, and killing..." Stiles said in a rhetorical tone.
" You need a pack. We need an Alpha." Aiden said in a clear tone.
" Yeah, absolutely not! That's hilarious, though." Stiles said with a sarcastic smile.
" You came to us for help- we helped." Ethan said as if it even matter. What! Oh fuck! I felt my claws forming.
" You beat his face into a blood pulp! That's not helping- in my opinion, that's actually counter-productive." Stiles said with a pointed tone.
" You also broke into my home." I growled as I felt my fangs forming. I felt my belly scales growing hot. My anger rose.
" Why would I say yes?" Scott said in a calm way that eased my anger, my belly scales cooling as well. Eyes finally stopped glowing.
" We'd add strength. We'd make you more powerful. There's no reason to say no." Aiden said as if we had no choice.
" I can think of one... Like, the two of you holding Derek's claws while Kali impaled Boyd." Isaac said as he came out of nowhere. Was he listening?
" In fact, I don't know why we're not impaling them right now." He said as I saw Aiden growl, eyes glowing and fangs bared. My eyes reacted in response.
" You want to try?" Aiden growled at him. Scott grabbed Isaac's wrist.
" Sorry, but they don't trust you... And neither do I." Scott told them.
" We can protect her." Ethan said as I chuckled.
" Oh sure, I need your protection as much as I need a puffer fish." I said as I growled.
" My cousin is none of your concern." Scott said as I smirked.
" Go to hell." I said before feeling my stomach roll. I walked to the closest bathroom and upchucked my breakfast.
" God, when will this end." I said as I rubbed my stomach. I didn't sleep well, being five weeks pregnant doesn't help at all. This fucking blows. I got out and went to class. Another assignment is due in two days. Fine by me. Another test returned, 97%. I felt my phone buzzing. I ignored it. After reading Chapter 12, I finished the assignment and the bell rang. I grabbed my stuff and as I walked out, I saw Stiles talking to his dad.
" What the hell is going on?" I asked as Stiles and his dad looked at me.
" The shrapnel bomber was spotted near here." Stiles said as I went wide-eyed.
" Are you fucking with me. Please tell me you are!" I exclaimed to this.
" We got an eyewitness that puts Barrow by the train station." Sheriff said as I almost went for my stomach.
" Let's go, Stilinski!" My uncle said before looking at me. Fuck you, old man!
" Well, I'm going to the library. I'm staying there till this is over. Let Scott know." I said before ditching them. I went to a small corner and tried to unlock my phone, but it died!
" Fuck!" I said as I felt tired. I saw Kira come into the library.
" Oh well, free period." I told myself.
" I'm getting a nap in." I said to myself, using my bag to cushion my head. I plugged in my phone to charge. I don't know how long I was asleep for until an alarm went off. I got up and saw it was later in the day. I got up and quickly gathered my things and left school.
" I need sleep when I get home." I told myself.
" You ok Marina?" Lydia asked as I saw her coming up to the Hummer.
" I don't know. I sound like such a clingy girlfriend." I said as I felt tears in my eyes.
" You aren't being clingy. You are full of imbalanced hormones caused by the baby that is growing within. You are going to be ok. I feel like he will be coming home soon." She said before bringing me into a hug. I hugged her tight before leaving. I got back to the loft and headed up. Before I opened my loft door, I smelt something. I heart two heartbeats in my loft! My Home! I felt myself growing my claws and my eyes full glow. I opened the door quickly to see him.
" Derek?" I asked as I calmed myself down. He looked at me in shock and worry.
" Marina." He said as I saw him slam Peter's hand into a hard wooden cylinder. Leaving him there. He comes over and embraces me tightly. I cried in his arms.
" Where were you!" I cried out. He pulled away, he felt my cheeks.
" I missed you so much." I whispered before he kissed me. It felt like thousands of bombs going off.
" Derek, I have to tell you something." I said as he inhaled my neck, flooding his nose with my scent. The bond exploded with emotions and thoughts.
" We have a ritual to do, then we can talk, I promise you, I am not disappearing again." He said as I nodded, I held him again. Peter looked at me as he lifted his hand out of the box. Derek sat on the chair.
" It's not exactly my color..." Peter said as he had claws embedded in his fingers that weren't his own.
" This is going to be excruciatingly painful." Peter said as I growled.
" Marina, its ok. Just do it." Derek said as I calmed down.
" Oh, I'm going to. I just wanted you to know... We all have our petty revenges." Peter said before aligning the claws on my mate's neck and then plunging them in. They stayed like that for a while. I walked to him and sat down.
" If only you knew." I said as I patiently waited. It wasn't long before Peter pulled the claws out of Derek's neck. The claws clattered on the floor. Derek looked at me then looked as if in deepening thought.
" Did you see her? What did you ask her? Did she say anything about me?" Peter bombarded him with questions. Derek looked afraid.
"...Well, that doesn't look good." Peter said as I helped Derek stand up.
" Well if I'm not needed, I'm returning to my apartment. Have fun catching up." Peter said after he picked up the claws and put them in the container and left.
" Derek, where did you go?" I asked as he took my hands in his.
" After dropping Cora back where she needed to go, I got a lead on something about my family. Those claws were what was left of my mother. I had to ask her something, but we got caught by the Calaveras, a Mexican group of hunters. We got broken out by Braeden." He said as I nodded.
" For the last two weeks, I thought you disappeared on me." I said as tears fell down on my cheeks.
" I thought you abandoned me." I continued to explain.
" Derek, you can't disappear on me." I said as I took his hand and took a deep breath. I placed it on my stomach.
" Are you?" He asked as I nodded.
" I found out a couple of days ago." I said as he inhaled about my neck and leaned in.
" Your scent is different. I can smell our child growing within." He said as he lifted my cheeks. I began to cry again, he pulled me in.
" It's ok, I'm here." He whispered as he pulled me into his lap. He rocked me back and forth.
" We can handle this." He said as he wrapped his arms around me as I finally calmed down. I got up and he pulled me to him. I kissed him before feeling his hands trail down my sides and take my shirt off before I took his off. I almost fell into his arms.
" You ok?" He asked as I tiredly nodded.
" You need sleep, when was the last time you got any?" He asked as I shrugged. He smiled and then picked me up. He carried me over to the bed and laid me down. I removed my bottoms and lay in our bed. He got undressed and got in with me. His lips found mine as I was happy, he was here in my arms.
" I'm so tired." I said as Derek brought me into his arms.
" We can talk more about the baby tomorrow. I need sleep." I whispered as I saw the lights flash, then the power went out.
" That's odd." Derek said as he sat up. I whimpered as he looked at me—his body against mine.
" Hey, I'm not going anywhere." He said as he placed a hand on my stomach. I felt my eyes close as he pulled me deep into him.