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When Derek and I sense someone outside our house, we’re quick to go check it out. Once we’re outside I’m shocked to see two teenage boys lurking on our property, and when I turn to look at Derek I see him eyeing the taller one. It’s then that I notice the scent; it’s hard to confuse it for anything else, but I’m still hesitant to believe it.
“Derek?” I say reaching out to grab his arm, but he’s already marching up to the boys before I can grab him, so I don’t hesitate to follow after him.
“What are you doing here? Huh”, asks Derek giving both the boys a menacingly look that has the desired effect.
“This is private property”, I add crossing my arms.
“Sorry, we didn’t know”, says the small one that for some reason stares at me peculiarly.
“We were just looking for something. Forget it. Sorry to bother you”, says the tall one, and just as they’re about to leave I see Derek reach for something in his pocket and throw it at him. I’m barely able to see what it is before Derek grabs my arm to walk away. I’m quick to shrug free and cast a look back to see the two guys leaving while talking.
“Dude that was Derek and Malia Hale. You remember, right? She’s our age, and he’s only a few years older than us”, I hear the short one explain
“Remember what?” asks the other
“Their family. They all burned to death in a fire like ten years ago. I remember the cops pulling them out of class to tell them”, the other replies and upon hearing that I rush back into the house.
Once we’re inside I’m quick to question Derek about my suspicion, “Derek it’s him, isn’t it? The one the alpha bit?” Instead of an answer though, Derek just starts to pace back and forth. “We need to tell him, we have to help him, who knows what he’ll do otherwise”, I say.
“Malia I know what can happen, but I need an actual plan. He’s just a kid, and I doubt that he’s just going to accept my explanation”, he explains
“We don’t have a lot of time Derek, the full moon is Friday. He can do a lot of damage then”. Derek simply goes back to pacing and I throw my head back in exasperation. “This is going to end horribly”, I mumble. All I hear as a reply is Derek’s growl.
In the end, Derek and I decide that the best option is to follow Scott, the new beacon hills werewolf, around for a few days to get a better idea about what we’re dealing with. We figure out that his hyper friend, Stiles, seems to think that the two can figure everything out alone, which annoys Derek greatly. When we find out about Allison, the girl that has Scott becoming a bigger liability, I see the tension that rises in Derek.
“She’s going to be a problem”, he says simply
“You don’t know that”, I say
“He’s a new werewolf who can’t control his emotions. This can only end one way”, he fires back.
I bite my tongue to keep quiet to prevent a fight between us, but I can't help but think that Derek’s judgment is based on something more than just keeping our secret.
“So what are we going to do about him?” I ask Derek after a minute of silence
“Keep him out of the way. Make sure he doesn’t reveal our secret”, he says simply
“And the girl?” I question
“We’ll have to keep her way from him too”, he says
“And of course that will go over well”, I say sarcastically
When Derek explains his plan to intercept Allison and Scott’s date I know that it won’t end well. “Are you sure about this?” I ask him again as he's getting ready to leave.
“It’s the only way” he says briskly before leaving.
I decide to wait for Derek near the edge of the woods when I catch his scent, however, before I can jump from my spot on the tree I recognize Scott’s scent coming towards us. “He’s angry” I tell Derek when he finally looks up at me
“Good, and stay there” says Derek crossing his arms to turn to look at Scott
“Where is she?” Scott yells once he reaches us
“She’s safe, from you,” replies Derek
The next thing I see is Derek and Scott rolling on the forest floor. I have to stop myself from intervening knowing that Derek will be angry if I do, and while I don’t agree with Derek’s methods, his plan does have merit to it.
“What did you do with her?” asks Scott worried once the two stop fighting. It’s then that I hear something.
“Shh quite” whispers Derek to Scott, but I can already see the hunters getting closer. “Too late. They’re already here. Run. Malia!” he yells to me.
I jump from my hiding spot and Scott only is furthered confused when I reveal myself to only start running after Derek.
“Derek we have to help him. It’s the hunters and he doesn’t know yet,” I yell at Derek once I manage to stop him
“Fine”, he yells, and we quickly make our way back to where we left Scott. I see that the hunters have already caught him, and Derek gives me a look I know all too well. I make my way behind the hunters and throw them to the ground. In the meantime, Derek pulls Scott loose from the arrow pining him to the tree, and we all start running. Once we’re far enough, Scott collapses on a tree.
“Who were they?” asks Scott trying to catch his breathe
“Hunters” replies Derek nonchalantly, “The kind that have been hunting us for centuries”
“Us?! You mean you! You did this to me!” yells Scott
I try to stop Derek from saying anything but it proves useless. “Is it really so bad, Scott? That you can see better, hear more clearly, move faster than any human could ever hope. You’ve been given something that most people would kill for. The bite is a gift”, replies Derek.
“I don’t want it,” says Scott
“You will, and you’re gonna need us if you want to learn to control it”. He moves closer to Scott and grabs his neck before saying “so you and me, Scott we’re brothers now”. Derek releases Scott before walking away, and I follow behind him after seeing Scott’s miserable face.