I felt my mind fading in and out of consciousness. I had to wake up. Come on. WAKE UP!
I felt my eyes flicker as they opened slowly. I sat up from the escalator I landed on. I see around me as Derek and Ennis aren't around. I growled out in pain as I see my shirt torn open and saw the red blood slightly mixed with black blood from other marks.
" Fucking hell." I growled weakly. I got up and began to stumble. I had to use the walls to support me. I feel my blood-stained hands leaving trails as I tried to leave the building. I felt sadness hit me like a truck as I kept moving.
" How did I survive?" I asked myself. I left the building after falling a few times as blood leaked slowly out of my wounds. The day was going darker as I found my way to the preserve. I was holding my gut as my wounds slow as hell trying to stitch themselves together.
" We have to survive." I growled as I tried to force my healing, I had no energy. I fell on the forest floor and felt my eyes close. The sadness returned as the darkness hit me.
How long must we suffer for this? My wolf was growling as I see it come face to face in my mind.
They would have died if we didn't do anything. I said calm and collected.
We might be dying Raven! She growled at me as I nodded.
Stiles has to be hurting thinking we are dead! Wake UP! She roared at me.
I felt my eyes shoot wide open as the spark fueled my drive. It was nightfall and I struggled to get up. I leaned against a tree as I took deep and heavy breaths. I stumbled to get up and followed the trail I knew that lead to my burnt-down home. I let my strength lead me to the cellar door a couple of yards away. I crawled in before falling on the ground, leaving a small blood trail in my wake. I ripped the door open to where Derek was held captive by Kate and slammed it shut. Leaving me inside to heal as I slid down the cage bars. I hiss as my body cries in agony over all the marks and slashes. I feel hot as my eyes sight begins to fade.
" Hide and heal." I growled as I felt myself falling into darkness again.
I was in my home, the Hale house as it lay in the wake of the fire. The smoke surrounding the foyer as it reeked the space of air. A figure in the smoke and flame stalked me as I left my claws out.
" Why do you fight to survive?" The figure asked as it moved through the smoke leaving a heat in its wake, unlike the fire that was engulfing the Manor.
" Being a Hale, we survive and endure what most can't. We are guardians to those who can't keep themselves safe. My mother taught this to us and Selene taught me to lead those that don't realize their own power can do what they want to achieve with a little guidance." I tell the figure. I can't see it, but it's a force that has its own will and I didn't want to question it. It cycles in flames and the embers it leaves in addition to the flames of the fire.
" Do you feel that you have the power to do what your teachers have taught you?" The figure asked standing at the fireplace as I see it move slowly but settle. I think about it for a good moment. The figure's heat was almost unbearable.
" Would you lay down your very being for a greater cause other than yourself?" It asked with a serious tone. The tone bellowed loud and echoed through my ears as if asking a question that seemed a fate that would call itself at another time. I feel this figure won't harm me and yet I have no fucking clue what it is. I have to answer honestly. I take a deep breath and let my heart speak for me. I felt my Alpha Spark lighting up my eyes as my wolf's voice fused with mine.
" I'd put my life on the line to keep those I love and my friends safe. I know that I would put everything I know on the line if it meant that people would live." I said with truth and a strong mindset that echoed through the manor. The flames that licked at the walls were extinguished with the echo and ferocity of my answer. All that remained was a heavy smoke that kept the figure hidden but quelled the heat of the manor. The heat of the figure yet remained in its wake. The figure growled before releasing a roar that pushed me back, the very same heat engulfed me as if breathing life into me before vanishing.
I woke up with a start. I feel my wounds are slightly healed together, but still leaking small streams of blood. I see a barred window still showing the night sky. I had a good amount of energy in my body as I got up. My stomach was healed, but my other wounds were having trouble. My body had to focus on the massive damage I had sustained whilst unconscious.
" That's a bit better than before." I groaned before getting up and leaving the cellar. Every step that I managed felt like hellfire. Every breath felt like glass shards embedding themselves deeper into my lungs. All I could think was to find a safe haven, home. As the night dragged on, I finally found my way to the loft. My muscles crying with agony. I stumbled into the elevator and hit the button for the top floor. As I gripped the rails, my arms were shaking as the last bit of energy I was able to muster was being consumed. The elevator doors open as I fell to the ground.
" Don't give up." I growled as I crawled to the door that was my home. I grasped the door handle and with the last of my strength, I pulled the door open to see Derek and Miss Blake talking at the window sill. My brother was alive. They stare at me as if I was a walking corpse.
" Can't. Kill. A. Hale. That. Easy." I said with a smile before they ran for me. I collapsed in my brother's arms.
" How the hell are you alive?" He asked as he set me on the couch. I couched as I see his eyes light up.
" Cover your ears." He tells my teacher. She covers them and Derek let out a roar that made my eyes light up as the familial bond lights up in my body. I felt my wounds close up as I sat up. I fell back on the couch as I felt tired.
" You are going to be alright Raven. Just rest." Derek's voice was far as I fell back unconscious.
All the pain and suffering as my body felt light to the sway of the heat. It weaved its way through my soul and through every muscle in my body. Like embedding itself deep within. Was I suffering death? Was this something else? What was that figure?
" All will be made clear when the time shall rise. You have heard my voice once before." The figure's voice echoed in my mind and thoughts. I had no idea what was going on, but this heat spread like wildfire through me.
I woke up to see that I was in the loft. I was in my bed as Derek was sitting in a chair. The sunlight came through my window and I see I was still in my slightly tattered clothes caked in blood.
" You are ok." Derek said as I nodded.
" Hard to kill." I said as he came over.
" You were sweating up a storm. Probably healing from the inside." He responded as I sat up. He checked me over.
" No wounds." He says as I swing my legs over and quickly stand up.
" I thought you were going to die when Ennis had you. I thought the same thing would happen to Scott." I said as I looked dead at him with my eyes glowing ruby red.
" I couldn't let that happen. I can't lose anyone else." I said with conviction.
" What the Alpha Pack did. They have to be stopped. This dark druid has to be stopped. This ends before the streets of Beacon Hills run red with blood." I told him as he nodded at my statement. He embraced me before inhaling deeply.
" You smell like the dead." He commented before I chuckled. I pushed him off with a smile.
" Did they make it back?" I asked as he nodded.
" Stiles left multiple messages for you. Crying as Scott told him you were dead." He said as my heart skipped a beat.
" Did you tell him I was alive?" I asked as he nodded.
" I explained only that you needed to heal. I told him you would go to him when you were ready." He replied. I nodded before he left. I went to the door and locked it. I removed my clothes and tossed them, I went to my shower and washed away the dried-up blood. I deep-cleaned myself till I felt better. I got out with no words as I dried off. I got dressed in a simple black T-shirt and black shorts. I pulled on my converses and left without a word to Derek, just a simple nod. I rode over to my boyfriend's place on my bike. Thoughts ran through my head as I recalled sadness entering my body as I was stumbling wounded in the woods hours before. I felt the doorknob unclick as I walked inside. I smelt Stiles was home.
" Hello?" His voice echoed in my ears like a bullet going off in the barrel of a gun. I practically ran up the stairs to his room. What I saw almost broke me. Stiles; slightly disheveled as I saw his tear-stricken cheeks, his hair wild with a mourning scent. He got up and looked me over.
" Please tell me you are alive." He said as he looked afraid to touch me as if I was an illusion that would disappear. I nodded as he touched my cheeks.
" I'm alive." The words came out of my mouth before he held me tight and was shaking.
" Why did you do it?" He asked as he refused to let go. I wrapped my arms around him as I felt myself shaking with sadness.
" I couldn't watch them die. Kali had her foot on Cora's throat. Allison gave us an opening by firing her flash bolts. Scott tackled Ennis and if Derek hadn't gotten the fucker away from him, it would have been Scott." I said as he didn't let me go, he began to rub my back.
" I watched as Derek and Ennis were close to the edge. I had no fucking option but to see if I could get Derek away from Ennis. He had us both as we went over the edge. Before I fell unconscious. I called your name." I continued as I felt my fear rolling within my body as I recounted everything.
" When I finally came to. I was alone. I fell and stumbled my way to the Hale House to heal. I was out for a few minutes, hours, I'm not sure. I found my way back to the Loft. Derek helped me heal." I explained before he pulled away and looked me over. He kissed me deeply without warning. He pulled away and looked deep into my eyes.
" I love you. I love you so much, Raven Hale. Never doubt that. I love how you put everything on the line, but I need you alive." He said as I nodded.
" It's hard to kill a Hale." I said with a smirk. He then kissed me deeply. I pushed into it as he pulled me to him. He had his hands on my hips and I felt him lift up my shirt. I pulled away enough for him to lift it off of me. He lead me to the bed and laid me down. He kissed my cheeks and trailed down my neck with no hesitation.
" God fuck Stiles." I gasped as he lifted me up enough to quickly unhooked my bra. He quickly laid me back down before his lips were on my right breast. I gasped again as one of his free hands played with my left breast. I moaned at the pleasure that filled my body.
" I fucking love you." Stiles said as he kissed my stomach before going down and using his other free hand to unbutton my shorts. He got them off as I lifted my ass enough for him to pull them off with my panties. I felt him spread my legs open after he quickly tore his shirt off. He came back down and pressed a hand on my flat stomach. I didn't have time to react as he began to lick a long strip on my core. I covered my mouth to stop my moans of pleasure.
" You taste really fucking good! I can't get enough." He said between licking my core and rubbing the small pleasure num with his other hand. It got too much before I let the coil of pleasure explode. I muffled my cries as much as I could as Stiles finished me off. I feel him lift off of my core before I hear him unzip his pants. I watched as he got up and pulled them off. I smirked as he came back and thrusts inside me. I was tightening around him as he gasped. As he moved within me, I couldn't help but scratch down his back as he groaned.
" God damn Raven." He growled humanly in my ear as he lay on me. I wrapped my legs around his waist as he continued to thrust into me. I feel his lips upon my neck before he began to suck a mark on my neck. My mouth opened wide as he continued. The friction of his cock inside me and him sucking a mark on my neck was hot, but I soon felt a hand reach for the pleasure nub and begin to furiously rub it. The bundle of nerves was being rubbed in circles as I felt the coil tighten quicker.
" I want to hear you." He groaned into my neck. His voice was heavy with lust and want. I felt like I was going to explode.
" God, Stiles. I!" I cried out loud as I felt my nails dig into his back I cried out in pleasure before he groaned against my neck. The warmth entered me as he began to pulse inside me. He stayed like that for a few moments before pulling out of me and laying down next to me.
" That was euphoric." I said as it was still feeling like he was inside me. The pulsing sensation was growing dimmer and dimmer. Stiles got up and placed a kiss on my cheek before going to the door and locking it. He walked over to his desk and grabbed my necklace. I sat up and let him put it back on me. I almost felt naked without it. He got back in bed and put the covers on us. He smiled and gave me a deep kiss as I felt his happiness filling my body. He pulled away and just smiled as he played with the single red lock of hair I had.
" I'd be lost without you." He whispered to me as he rubbed my cheek with his thumb. I kissed his palm as he pulled me in. I placed my head on his chest.
" I'd be different if I had never met you." I whispered as his heartbeat was echoing in my ears. We just held each other, not letting go, just being in each other's arms to keep the other sane of the events that transpired over the last 48 hrs. I just let my mind relax as sleep enveloped me.