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"What happened?" I asked sitting up on the bed. Derek had bought a mattress and placed up stairs in the least destroyed room in the house.

"The alpha." Derek answered pulling off his jacket and boots, "called Scott out against his will." He looked at me, "you didn't hear it did you."

"Nothing woke me up." I answered shaking my head, "is someone dead?"

"No, a bus driver was attacked. He's still alive." Derek answered rubbing his temple walking over to the bed.

"He could be helpful." I noted, "he could give us a lead?"

"Then there's the problem with Scott. He will be called out again…and if he does kill with the Alpha…" Derek laid back looking at the ceiling with a long sigh.

"Maybe he won't." I noted glancing back at him, before slowly laying down on his chest.

"Your hair is really soft." He mumbled threading his fingers through my hair softly.

"That's what happens when you take a shower." I replied with a small smile closing me eyes again. I heard him chuckle softly, and felt the rumble inside his chest.

"Shouldn't we do something?" I mumbled feeling his arm wrap around my shoulder.

"Not at the moment." I heard him reply in a tired voice. Looking up at him, I saw his eyes close.

"Did you get any sleep last night?" I whispered.

"Not really." He let out a soft breath.

"Okay." I smiled lightly before letting him fall into sleep. I sat up slowly as I heard a car.

"What is it?" Derek asked in a mumbled.

"Just a cop, it's fine." I spoke watching the man walk towards the house in small steps. I could smell the fear on him, while his dog barked in the back of the car. Slowly I focused on the dog, a second after the dog began to freak out, clamouring at the window. Hastily the man turned back towards the ca and drove off. I was about to turn back when I saw Scott appear out of the trees.

"Be quiet." I whispered quietly and he nodded confused.

"Did he leave?" Derek mumbled again.

"Yeah, yeah he's gone, I'm just gonna go down stairs for a second,make sure he kept driving." I said pulling on fresh clothing, and a jacket, "I'll be right back."

"Okay." Derek replied before falling back to sleep. I opened the door and shut it quietly.

"Where's Derek?" Scott asked.

"Asleep, that's why I told you to be quiet."

"Asleep?" Scott asked.

"Yes." I nodded, "even he needs sleep. What do you want?"

"Help." Scott spoke, "I know I was part of getting Derek arrested, and by doing that we practically announce you both to the hunters." I stayed silent allowing him to continue.

"I had a dream about hurting someone, then someone else was hurt!" He exclaimed in a huff. I put a finger to my lips before moving closer to him, "do you think you hurt the driver?" Solemnly Scott nodded, "what do I do? I don't want to hurt anyone."

"You don't want to hurt her." I shook my head, "you need to remember. Go to the bus."

"But I've already tried!" He exclaimed.

"This time use your other senses." I explained, "smell, touch, get a feel for the place. They will help you remember."

"Okay…" He nodded before looking back at me, "what about my control?" I fell silent and thought for a moment before shrugging, "I'll help. Maybe Derek. But first you gotta go back to bus, alright?" Scott gave a solid nod before jogging away. Letting out a small breath I went back into the Hale house to see Derek coming down the stairs.

"He thinks he attacked the driver?" He asked pulling on his jacket.

"Yeah…where are going?" I asked grabbing his arm.

"To look for the Alpha, Lindsey, he just killed someone." Derek tried to pull his arm away but I tightened my grip.

"Hey, you just came back from being out all night, with no sleep." I took a step closer, "I'll go, I'll look. You go sleep, take a nap."

"So letting you go out on your own is a good plan?" Derek asked crossing his arms.

"A plausible plan." I countered, "you need sleep, and I need something to do. I'll come back if I don't find anything." Derek crossed set his jaw and stared at me.

"I can handle myself, Der. If anything comes up, I'll come back, or I'll come home." I smiled softly, setting a gentle kiss to his lips before walking to the door, "don't worry, I'll be home before dark."

XXX

It was near sunset when I finally made it to the house of the bus driver. After running around after a few leads and keeping to the shadows, in the evening I figured it would be safer to check out the house. After sending a text to Derek, I quietly snuck around the back of the small white house. Holding be breath, prying open a window I slipped into the house, finding myself in the kitchen. The house was silent, and smelt of dust, and old water, and another strong scent I could not place. Carefully not to make any sound, I made my way towards the dining room. I had only taken a few steps into the room just before my body was slammed to the ground. A gasp escaped my lips as I hit the floor, the body of someone else still trying to pin me to the ground. Letting out a grunt, my elbow connected with part of the person's body that felt like the torso. The grip on me slipped, allowing me to throw the person off. In a haze I regained my posture, ready for another attack, but held still when the clicking of a gun sounded, and the tip of it grazed the back of my head. Frowning, I slowly raised my hands.

"Turn around." The voice snapped. Deep and angry. Immediately my stomach went hollow and I felt as if I was going to fall to the floor. Again the voice ordered for me to turn. Biting my lip, I cursed in the back of my mind. Again the voice boomed, the gun pressed harder against my skull. With all my strength I slowly turned and met the gaze of the person holding the gun. His eyes grew wide, and his mouth dropped open but no words came out.

"I should have been smarter than this…" I muttered taking in a long breath, hoping to calm whatever nerves I had left, "long time no see. Chris."

All was silent as Chris kept the gun aimed at my temple. His face was like mine; expressionless. I had no idea what he was feeling or thinking. But I knew that I had to get out of the house as soon as possible.

"Does Derek know your here?" He snapped taking a large step closer.

"Yes…" I squeaked out grabbing the desk behind me for balance. My legs wobbling as my skin heated up.

"What the hell are you doing back here?" He demanded with a frown. Swallowing I shook my head and looked down, going silent.

"At this point, I think it would be best for you to answer." Chris snapped making me flinch. For a moment his expression changed, "you're scared." Slowly I met his gaze.

"Well, there is an Argent pointing a gun at my head." My voice came out in a mumbled.

"What are you doing back in Beacon Hills?" He asked again. Swallowing the fear I made my voice firm, "Derek came back. Someone," I glare at him, "killed Laura." His stern gaze never shifted, and neither did his gun.

"Where's the Alpha?" He demanded.

"No idea." I shook my head, and continued when he gave me a look, "you I would looking for clues here? If I knew who he was?" Something clicked inside of me that made my back to straight, and my legs go steady. I could not let him see how terrified I felt inside.

"Did he kill the driver?" Chris questioned again. I could see what he was doing, asking questions, fishing for how much I knew.

"Well, since I didn't do it, and Derek did not." I shrugged, "he must have. But you guessed that already."

"There's a beta running around…who is it?"

"How should I know?" I raised an eyebrow, "Derek came here to find out what happened to Laura, we found the Alpha, and have been a bit preoccupied about doing something about him, we don't have any time for babysitting." I lowered my voice, "I'm going to leave now." Slowly moved to the side, and made for the back door, and I was almost there before Chris's arm caught mine. His grip made me stop abruptly and suck in a sharp breath.

"Don't do this. Please." I whispered.

"Show me your eyes." He grumbled, and when I didn't answer he spoke again, "Lindsey show me your eyes or so help me…" I froze when he said my name. I hadn't heard it from his lips in so long, I had forgotten what it sounded like. Now it seemed almost alien. Without being able to stop them tears began to build in my eyes as I whipped around to face him, my eyes glowing a soft green they always had.

"Not blue…" He whispered and let go of my arm.

"Why would they be?" I whispered trying to stop from shaking. Turning I dashed out the back before disappearing. Taking path through the back of town, I didn't stop until I was deep into a part of the forest. Gripping a tree to keep myself upright, my stomach lurched sending it's contents to the forest floor. I moved away towards a thick covering of bushes and dropped to the floor, taking in ragged breaths. Pulling my knees to my chest I stayed, tears running down my cheeks.

I didn't know how long I had been there when my phone rang.

"Hello?" I asked, my voice hoarse.

"Where are you?" Derek demanded through the phone, "Lindsey it's been hours."

"I know…" I sniffed looking down.

"Lins?" His voice changed to something softer, "where are you baby?"

"In the forest by Pine." I answered, "I'll head back-"

"No," Derek stopped me, "stay there, I'll come and get you."

"Okay…" I whispered and hung up the phone, returning to hugging my knees. T wasn't long before I heard Derek's car approaching. I didn't try to get up, at this point I didn't have the energy to do so. Looking up when Derek said my name, I found him kneeling in front of me.

"What happened Lins?" He asked pushing a few strands of hair from my face.

"I'm not sure." I shook my head.

"C'mon." Derek lifted me up and took me to the car.

"What is the Alpha?" Derek asked tossing me a blanket. Despite not knowing where he had gotten it, I wrapped it around myself.

"No." I answered.

"Then what in the world scared you this much?" He came to sit on the edge of the bed. I looked up at him with red eyes, "Argent." I whispered and watched his expression change to anger.

"Did he hurt you?" He demanded.

"No." I shook my head quickly, "he checked my eyes though. He's looking for the Alpha, knows there is a beta. But I don't think he knows it's Scott." I swallowed my throat dry.

"Did…did he say anything about Laura?" Derek asked glancing at me. I shook my head, "no." I saw the hurt in his eyes, mixed with anger. I flopped back on the bed, replaying the events in my head.

"I didn't find anything." I told Derek. He let out a huff of irritation, "then we are just going to have to keep looking." I felt him get up from the bed before tapping my leg, "I'm gonna go get gas, you need anything?" I thought for a moment before getting up "I guess I'll come with."

We had arrived at the gas station Derek got out of the car and began to fill the tank while I stayed in the back. Hearing another car approach but thought nothing of it until Derek muttered something to me. It took me a moment to figure it out.

"Stay there." He had muttered. Slowly I looked through the back window to see Chris getting out of his car. Another car pulled up in front of us, and two more men got out. Taking in a shallow breath I huddled lower in the seat, watching.

"Nice ride." Chris called as Derek unhooked the gas, "black cars though." He continued, "very hard to keep clean. I would suggest a little more maintenance. I am very protective of the things I love." I saw him stop to wash the windshield on the car, "that's something I learned from my family. You don't seem to have a lot of that these days."

I cursed in my head and watched Derek carefully. I could feel his breathing go faster, and heard the cracking of his knuckles. I knew what Chris was doing. Finally Derek relaxed.

"There we go then." Chris spoke, "you can actually see through the window now." HE turned and walked away.

"You forgot to check the oil." Derek called stopping him.

"What are you doing?!" I demanded only so he could hear me.

"Check the mans oil." Chris ordered with a smirk. Suddenly another man came to the car and shattered the passenger window with his gun. I flinched, covering my face.

"Have a good night." Chris spoke before walking back to his car. Derek got back in the car, and I smacked his on the back of his head.

"What the hell was that?!" I demanded, "he was leaving!"

"He had to know that I wasn't going to do anything." Derek responded, "and no more hitting."

"That was stupid Hale!" I argued, "it was an invite for them to hurt you! Okay?!"

"They live by a code." Derek replied, "remember? I haven't hurt any of them. The other way around actually." I sat in the back seat and folded my arms, "don't remind me of their stupid rules."

"Sorry," he apologized, "just one more stop."

Sitting in the front of the car, I tapped a rhythm on my leg while Derek was inside.

"Come on Hale." I glanced at my phone. Suddenly he hoped into the passenger side, not caring about the glass.

"What happened?" I asked before starting the car.

"He knew me." Derek spoke. I looked at the expression on his face. He looked paler than usual and more confused.

"What do you mean he knew you?"

"He said my name. Then he apologized." Derek shook his head.

"Apologized? For what?"

"I have no idea." He looked over at me with wide eyes, "I think it has something to do with Laura…"

XXX

It was about half an hour later, when Scott burst into the house.

"Derek!" He yelled, "Lindsey!"

"No." I hissed. Derek stood and wandered towards the door, his fists clenched.

"I know what you did!" He called.

"I didn't do anything." Derek grumbled, his hands clenched into fists, shoulders rigid. He was trying to keep calm. I heard Scott climbing the stairs.

"You killed him!" He yelled again. I went up and stood my Derek placing a hand on his back.

"He died."

"Like your sister died?" Scott demanded. I heard Derek's heart beat faster.

"Derek." I whispered trying to calm him.

"My sister was missing. I came here looking for her."

"You found her." Scott retired.

"I found her in pieces!" Derek snapped, "being used as bait to catch me."

"I think you killed them both." Scott replied, "I'm gonna tell everyone, starting with the Sheriff. About you, and Lindsey."

Derek charged out the door before I could catch him, and the net thing I heard was someone falling down the stairs. Then someone went through a wall. Dashing down the stairs I found Derek and Scott fighting in 'living room' of the Hale house. I had planned to stay back until Scott flipped Derek over the table in the room with an old wooden oar. Without thinking I grabbed the oar from Scott, and threw him to the back wall standing in front of Derek, growling. Scott got up and charged at me, quickly i bent backwards before springing back up and hitting his back with my first, sending him straight towards Derek. Casting him to the floor Derek lifted him by the throat and slammed him down again, and again, before tossing Scott into a wall. I stood back as Derek slashed the front of Scott making him stumble and grunt in pain. Quickly I grabbed him and set him in a chair. Letting out deep breaths I rolled my neck, changing back.

"I didn't kill him." Derek turned to him, "neither of us did. None of us did. It's not our fault and it's not mine."

"This?!" Scott asked getting up to stalk towards Derek, I moved to stop him but Derek caught my arm.

"This is all your fault! You ruined my life!" He yelled.

"No, I didn't" Derek countered sternly.

"You're the one who bit me." Scott snapped.

"No, I'm not." Derek countered again.

"What?!" Scott shook his head in confusion. Derek leaned in closer, "I'm not the one who bit you." I watched as Scott touched where Derek had scratched him, looking at his hand falling back onto the couch.

"There's another." He looked up at us.

"It's an Alpha." I answered leaning back onto a table, "the most dangerous of our kind."

"You, Lindsey and I," Derek continued, "we're betas. This thing is more powerful, more animal than any of us. My sister came here looking for himm, now lindsey and I are trying to find him. But I don't think I can do that without you."

"Why me?" Scott questioned looking down.

"Because he's the one that bit you. You're part of his pack. It's you Scott, you're the one he wants."

Scott sat silently in the passenger seat as I drove him home.

"Sorry." I said as we waited at a stop light, "about slamming you into a wall. I was going to let Derek handle it," I glanced at him as he stayed silent, "but when you hit him, my instincts kicked in, and I didn't really have a choice in the matter."

"Where did you learn to move like that?" He finally spoke, "it wasn't like Derek."

"That would be because Derek didn't teach me to fight." I shifted in my seat.

"Who did?" Scott asked much to my wished that he would stop.

"My…parents." I turned a corner towards Scott's house.

"Where are they?" He asked.

"Not around." I shrugged, "but I have Derek."

"Why aren't they?" He questioned again.

"Scott." I glanced at him, "please don't."

"Stiles told what he found out about you. Not existing in the system." He pressed, "and I think I know why."

"Trust me, you don't." I answered, pulling to the side of the road in front of his house, "there, you're home."

"They didn't like what you became did they, your parents?" He asked turning towards me. I eyed him, "you're home. Get out of the car."

"They couldn't have been okay with it. Not when they are-"

"Don't." I put my hand up, "please don't…how did you find out?"

"She look like you." Scott swallowed, "I didn't realize it at first, but then…does she know about you?"

"No," I shook my head, "I don't think so."

"She wouldn't hate you." Scott spoke gently, "I don't think-"

"That's just it Scott!" I cut him off again, turning in the seat towards him, "you don't think! Do you have any idea who they are?! They have been around for four hundred years! Hunting and killing anything they can get their hands on, or because they think the creatures are a threat."

"So you are… you're an Argent!" He exclaimed seeming excited and shocked.

"Not," I stopped him, "not anymore! I haven't been for a very very long time."

"What happened to you?" He questioned, but I ignored him and opened his door.

"Lindsey." He didn't get out, "what happened to you?"

"I ran for my life!" I snapped, "and if you're smart? You will stay the hell away from them, and don't even think about telling them about me. They already know." I leaned on the side of the door, "just go inside Scott." I could tell he was frowning by how silently he left the car. As soon as he was inside, I drove back towards the Hale house. This time I didn't cry. I wouldn't cry over them. Not anymore.

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