" Come on, he's on the move." Derek said as I quickly got a long sleeve black top on, some jeans, and my converses. It was late Sunday night. I have school tomorrow.
" I'm coming." I said as I ran down the stairs and out of the house. We ran to where we could smell the Alpha's scent. I found some blood on the ground.
" Hunter's joined the party." I said as I saw Derek looking up. I saw where he was looking. I saw the Alpha. He's a Beast Alpha! He growls under his breath.
" Let's go!" I said chasing after him. Derek follows me. I got on top of a warehouse and saw the Alpha.
" You are mine." I snarled. Derek ran in front of me and tried going for him as I watched my brother fall to the ground after a loud shot rings out.
" Derek!" I called out as I jumped down. I smell the gunpowder. Fuck!
" Come on, we have to go after him!" I growled out, Derek tried getting up but fell.
" Damn it what!" I said as I saw my brother was shot. I pulled up his sleeve and saw the wound, purple vapor and my eyes glowed as the smell got to me.
" Fuck it's wolfsbane." I said as I helped him up. I got him back to the house and laid him on the couch.
" I have to take the bullet out. It didn't go all the way." I said as he nodded. I flicked my claws out and dug into his arm. It took a good second before I pulled it out. I threw it to the side. Sleep was kind of rough as the alarm went off 4 hours later. I got dressed in a red long sleeve and jeans. I put my hair into a bun and grabbed my bookbag. I walked to see my brother sweating pretty badly. I placed a washrag on his head.
" Are you gonna be ok while I'm at school?" I asked as he nodded. He winced and I sighed.
" No, I'm staying here." I told him, and he shook his head.
" I'll find you after." He said as I cursed low and went to school, I decided to walk today cause I had time. I got to English and sat beside Stiles.
" You ok?" He asked as I shook my head.
" Last night I was trying to chase the Alpha and things went sideways." I said as I saw Scott, I waved at him and he nodded. Stiles was asking questions.
" If Derek isn't the Alpha... if he's not the one who bit you... then who did?" Stiles asked as Scott had bitten his lip.
" I don't know. It definitely wasn't Raven." He said as he looked at me.
" Did the Alpha kill the bus driver?" Stiles asked us.
" I don't know." Scott replied to him.
" Most likely." I replied as Stiles nodded.
" Does Allison's dad know about the Alpha?" Stiles asked, Scott then snapped at him causing other students to look back.
" Ease up on the questions." I said as Stiles took my hand and gave it a small squeeze. I see the teacher passing out graded tests. I was handed mine back. A+. I showed it to Stiles who showed me an A graded test.
" Dude, you need to study more!" Stiles said as I saw what Scott had was a D munis test.
" That was a joke. Scott, it's one test! You're gonna make it up. Do you want help studying?" Stiles asked as I gave him a pouty lip!
" Stiles and I are supposed to study tonight." I said as I looked at Scott.
" No, I'm studying with Allison after school today." Scott said as he looked at me.
" That's my boy!" Stiles said in a pointed tone.
" We're just studying." Scott said pointedly.
" Uh, no, you're not." Stiles told him, Scott frowned.
" No, I'm not?" He asked, confused.
" Not if I'm forced to live vicariously through you! If you go to her house today and squander that colossal opportunity, I swear to God, I'll have you de-balled." He said as Scott was clearly tired of the conversation. I hit Stiles' leg lightly.
" Okay. Just... stop with the questions, man." Scott quietly asked.
" Done. No more questions. No more talk about the Alpha, or Derek…" Stiles said as he looked at me.
" Especially Derek... who still scares me…" He said as I smirked.
" My older brother scares you?" I asked as he nodded. I leaned over and gave him a small kiss on the cheek.
" Don't worry, I will protect you." I said with a mischievous look.
" I don't know how he's gonna feel if you are going out with me." Stiles said as I smirked. I saw Scott looking back at us.
" Relax, no worries." I told him. The bell rang and Stiles and I left the room. I swore I smelt Derek close by.
" You ok?" He asked me.
" Thought I smelt my brother." I told him before going to my locker.
" So what are we doing for our next date?" He asked as I smiled.
" Star Wars." I said as he smirked. We went on with school. On the way out I smirked.
" Think I can get a ride home, I gotta check on Derek." I said as he nodded. I got in the jeep with him. He pulled out of the spot and I saw Derek appear right in front of the jeep. Stiles quickly stopped.
" He doesn't listen." I said as I got out and helped my brother sit up.
" I told you to wait till I got home." I said as he gave me the Hale Death Glare.
" What are you doing here?" Scott asked as I gave Scott a glare.
" I was shot." My brother told him.
" He's not looking so good, dude." Stiles said as I looked at him with a pleading look.
" Why aren't you healing?" Scott asked quickly. My brother groaned out in pain.
" I can't. It was-it was a different kind of bullet." Derek said as I saw the pained expression.
" What, a silver bullet?" Stiles said as I shook my head, a tear coming down my face.
" No, you idiot." Derek said annoyed.
" Stiles, myth. Right now we have to get him out of here." I said as Scott spoke up.
" Wait, wait- that's what she meant when she said you had forty-eight hours." Scott told us, I looked at him.
" What? Who-who said forty-eight hours?" I asked as I was worried.
" The one who shot him." Scott replied, I felt Derek squeezing my hand tightly.
" Fucking ouch!" I said as I saw my brother's eyes flicker.
" What are you doing? Stop that!" Scott spat at my injured brother.
" I'm trying to tell you- I can't." Derek said before I gave Scott a glare.
" Help me get my brother up." I told Scott. He helped me get him up
" We have to get him out of here." I said as Stiles nodded.
" My car." He said as I got Derek in and then myself in the back seat.
" I need you to find out what kind of bullet they used." I told Scott, who looked annoyed.
" How the hell am I supposed to do that?" Scott asked me.
" 'Cause she's an Argent. She's with them." I told him as I saw Derek grit his teeth.
" Why should I help you?" Scott asked me. I saw the fearful look on my brother's face.
" Because he is the last of my family and without him. I'd rather die." I told him, Scott nodded.
" Fine. I'll try." He said as he patted the side. Stiles quickly got us out of there.
" Give me your hand." I said to my brother. He gave me his good arm and I began to take his pain. I stopped after thirty seconds.
" Take a nap." I told him. Derek looked to defy me, but I made my eyes glow and he nodded.
" Do you have a first aid in here?" I asked him.
" Backseat, my side." He said as I got it. I pulled out some gauze and a wrap. I covered his wound.
" We're almost there." Stiles said as I looked up, Derek came to.
" Almost where?" Derek asked in a weakish tone. Oh, come on don't start this.
" Your house." Stiles replied.
" What? No, you can't take me there." Derek said quickly.
" I can't take you to your own house?" Stiles bit back.
" Not when I can't protect myself!" Derek said quickly again. Stiles pulled over.
" All right. What happens if Scott doesn't find your little magic bullet? Hmm? Are you dying?" Stiles asked him, I gave Stiles a pleading look.
" Not yet. I have a last resort." Derek said as I felt my heart drop. Anything but that!
" What do you mean? What last resort?" He asked as Derek showed the heavily poisoned wound, it had some raised veins.
" You didn't tell me it got this bad asshole!" I yelled at him. All I did was cover the wound while his sleeve was over it.
" Oh, my God. What is that?" Stiles asked as I came up.
" He's poisoned." I told him.
" Start the car. Now." Derek said annoyed.
" I don't think you should be barking orders with the way you look, okay? In fact, I think, if I wanted to, I could probably drag your little Werewolf ass out into the middle of the road and leave you for dead. But I won't because I like being in your sister's favor." Stiles said as he was trying to show his dominance over the situation.
" Start the car... or I'm gonna rip your throat out... with my teeth." Derek told him.
" Stiles please." I begged him. Stiles then nodded and started the car. The night was getting started as we pulled off. I redressed the wound. Stiles was on call with Scott.
" What am I supposed to do with him?" Stiles asked his best friend. Muddled voices came from his phone.
" And, by the way, he's starting to smell." Stiles said as I can barely hear the replies.
" Like death." Stiles said, emphasizing death.
" What about your boss?" Stiles asked, wait what boss, what's going on?
" You're not gonna believe where he's telling me to take you." Stiles said as he handed over the phone, Derek took it.
" Did you find it?" Derek asked Scott.
" Look, if you don't find it, then I'm dead, all right?" My brother said in a low tone.
" Then think about this- the Alpha called you out against your will. He's gonna do it again. Next time, either you kill with him, or you get killed. So, if you wanna stay alive, then you need me. Find the bullet." Derek said before hanging up. We then drove to the Animal clinic.I helped Derek sit on a big bag of dog food.
" Great choice." Derek said as I looked at him.
" Oh I." I started.
" Later." He said to me. Great fucking lecture coming later.
" Does Northern Blue Monkshood mean anything to you?" Stiles asked as I heard his phone go off. Fuck! Not good!
" It's a rare form of wolfsbane. He has to bring me the bullet." I said as I felt the urge to cry.
" Why?" Stiles asked me.
" 'Cause I'm gonna die without it." Derek said those words and a tear dropped from my eyes. We got inside and I got my brother's shirt off. The wound was getting worse, I saw the poison running through his veins.
" Okay, you know, that really doesn't look like anything, some echinacea and a good night's sleep couldn't take care of…" Stiles said as I saw him eying the wound.
" When the infection reaches my heart, it'll kill me." Derek said as I saw Stiles was dumbfounded.
" "Positivity" just isn't in your vocabulary, is it?" Stiles asked.
" Not the time." I told him as I saw Derek moving stuff around.
" If he doesn't get here with the bullet in time- last resort." Derek told me. Oh no!
" Which is...?" Stiles asked as Derek pulled the bone saw out.
" You're gonna cut off my arm." He said as I saw Derek slide over the saw to Stiles, oh god! We are really doing this.
" Oh, my God. What if you bleed to death?" Stiles demanded to know as I tied the tourniquet around my brother's arm.
" It'll heal... If it works…" Derek said breathlessly.
" Ugh. Look, I don't know if I can do this." Stiles said as I felt my brother's impatient emotions.
" Why not?" Derek demanded.
" Well, because of the cutting through the flesh, the sawing of the bone, and especially the blood!" Stiles said as I saw him getting pale. Oh no!
"You faint at the sight of blood?" Derek demanded to know.
" No, but I might at the sight of a chopped-off arm!" Stiles said in a rough way.
" All right, fine. How about this- either you cut off my arm, or I'm gonna cut off your head." Derek said as I growled at him.
" Okay, you know what? I'm so not buying your threats any-" Stiles said before Derek grabbed his shirt.
" Derek!" I yelled at him.
" Oh, my God! Okay. All right. Bought. Sold. Totally. I'll do it. I'll do it." Stiles said as I can hear his heart beating loud in my ears.
" What?" Stiles asked as I came over hearing my brother begin to gag.
" Derek?" I asked before he threw up black blood. Fuck.
" Holy God, what the hell is that?" Stiles said disgustedly.
" His body is trying to heal. He doesn't have much longer." I said tears falling.
" Now. You gotta do it now." Derek told him. I have to hold Derek down.
" Look, honestly, I don't think I can-" Stiles said weakly.
" Just do it!" I begged Stiles at this point.
" Oh, my God. Okay, okay...Oh, my God... All right, here we go…" Stiles said and I braced for the blood and the pain.
" STILES!" Scott's voice called out.
" Scott?" I asked out, Scott came in to see the sight.
" What the hell are you doing?" He asked us. I threw the bone saw away and helped Derek sit up.
" Do you have it?" I asked as Scott fumbled with the pocket. He pulled out the bullet. Derek took it.
" What are you gonna do with it?" Stiles asked him.
" I'm gonna…" Derek said as I saw him wavering.
" I'm gonna…" He said before falling.
" Derek!" I said as he falls to the ground unconscious.
" I think he's dying... I think he's dead!" Stiles said out loud.
" He isn't dead!" I screamed
" Oh! I got it! I got it!" Scott said as I saw him scrambling.
" Please don't kill me for this." Stiles begged before I could question it, Stiles punched my brother. Derek woke up, Oh thank god!
" Give me-" Derek said as I got him up and got the bullet. I pulled the head off and slammed the wolfsbane out. I saw Derek pull his lighter out and light the flower. It sparks. I grab the ashed flower.
" Do it." Derek told me. I nodded and slammed the ashed flower into the wound. He began screaming in pain. I watched as the wound healed, and the sickness left my brother. He howled out as the process completed.
" That. Was. Awesome! Yes!" Stiles said with excitement. I helped my brother up. I hugged him and he hugged me back.
" Are you okay?" Scott asked as we parted.
" Well, except for the agonizing pain…" Derek said as I gave my brother his shirt.
" I'm guessing the ability to use sarcasm is a good sign of health." Stiles said as Derek gave him a death glare. I hit my brother in the ribs.
" Okay, we saved your life, which means you're gonna leave us alone. You got that? And, if you don't, I'm gonna go back to Allison's dad, and I'm gonna tell him everything." Scott said as I saw Derek look appalled by this.
" You're gonna trust them? You think they can help you?" Derek asked him.
" Well, why not? They're a lot freaking nicer than you are." Scott yelled out.
" I can show you exactly how nice they are." Derek told him, he was going to show Scott our Uncle Peter.
" What do you mean?" Scott asked as Derek looked at me.
" I'm gonna go with Stiles." I said as Derek nodded. He pulled me into a hug. We parted and I went with Stiles. I got in his jeep.
" Sorry about my brother, he's a bit high-strung when shot." I said as Stiles nodded.
" I see how close you are." He said as he pulled out and we left.
" I could go for a slice." Stiles said as I smirked.
" I'm so down." I told him. We went to the local shop and while Stiles got two slices, I got four.
" High metabolism?" Stiles asked as I nodded. I had half a slice in my mouth when he asked that.
" With all the calories I burn, I have to have these meals." I said after I swallowed.
" You are definitely the perfect girl for me." He said as I smiled.
" I think so." I said as he took my hand in his. We finished and he took me home. As I got out of the Jeep; I just calmed down.
" You gonna be ok?" Stiles asked as I nodded.
" Yeah." I told him. He came over and placed a kiss on my forehead. I smiled and went inside.
" Again we need to talk about this." Derek said as I smirked.
" I like him ok, nothing wrong with that." I said as Derek looked at me.
" Just, I don't need you getting hurt." Derek said as I smirked. I made my eyes glow.
" I won't get hurt." I told him. I went upstairs and went to bed. Letting my mind cross to the land of unconsciousness.