✓ | BACK TO YOU , DAIGE AU ( 1 )

twenty eight. recruiting and love sparks

"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU TWO BEEN?"Peter snapped seriously as Braeden and Paige entered the loft giggling with coffee in their hands, a few shopping bags on their arms. "You were supposed to be here 20 minutes ago". "We went shopping, got some iced coffees"Paige stated unamused and drank from her straw.

"Is that a problem?"Braeden asked as she raised her eyebrows. "We can't spend time together as best friends for once?". "We'll talk about it later"Peter decided. "Sit down". "No wonder nobody likes him"Braeden whispered surprised and Paige let out a small laugh as the two made their way to the couch.

Peter, Derek and Paige decided to ask Braeden, the same woman who saved them from Mexico to help find Kate after trying to find her themselves, even if she was already hired to do so by the Calavera's. Paige still hadn't told Derek about the book she found in the Hale vault which Talia was documenting the investigation of Selina after she died in the nemeton.

Derek was focused on getting used to himself the past week, the way he normally looked instead of when he was younger, even if the two were back together since that night at the school, she didn't want to say anything since he still had a lot on his mind. Paige was looking out for him, waiting for the right time to tell him.

The two girls sat in two chairs on the other side of the table by the couch and they put their feet up on the piece of furniture. "That table's Italian"Peter stated. "So are our boots..."Paige shot back, crossing her arms and Derek let out a quiet chuckle as he stared at his reflections in a pair of glasses which his girlfriend seemed to noticed as his smile turned to a worried frown.

"Are we going to talk interior designing fashion or are we going to talk numbers?"Braeden asked them and Peter let out a sigh before grabbing a pen from beside him and writing on a scrap piece of paper, it took him a moment before sliding it to Braeden. The woman took a look at it, gave Peter a quick stare before writing another amount on it, sliding it back to the Hale.

"We're hiring you to find Kate, not assassinate the President"Peter informed bluntly after reading the amount she wrote down. "I was hired by the Calaveras to find Kate"Braeden stated. "You're hiring me to find her first, going against the Calaveras is what's going to cost you..."

Peter started writing down another amount of money with a look of regret before sliding it to Braeden, but she immediately slid it back, causing Peter to complain by standing up from the couch and stepping to the side annoyed. Derek grabbed the bit of paper and ripped it in two as he looked at Braeden.

"We'll pay"He said, causing Peter to turn to his nephew in shock. "Just find Kate, that's all we want"Braeden slightly nodded her head, understanding that he didn't have a choice from that point whilst Peter threw a mini tantrum at the side, doing his best to hide his anger. "I'll show you the door"He said to Braeden with is teeth gritted together.

But he wasn't fooling Derek or Paige, not even Braeden as she grabbed her things. Paige and Derek went over to the table by the large window as Peter showed Braeden out, a hand rubbing Derek's back for comfort and her head rested in the crook of his neck.

"It's okay, sweetheart"She muttered in a comforting tone which made him smile for a split second before his face went back to guilt and regret. Peter had slammed the loft door shut and Paige knew crap was about to down as she removed her head from Derek's shoulder.

"Are you insane?!"Peter exclaimed angrily, his voice booming across the entire loft. "We don't have a choice"Paige informed sternly. "We spent a week looking for her and came up with nothing, and it was my idea, so I don't know why your yelling at him..."

"If we don't find out who told Kate about the vault, we don't get those bonds back!"Peter explained, his footsteps getting louder as he stepped closer to the couple and Paige scoffed quietly since the money is all he was worried about when they had bigger problems to deal with. "What do you think I'm gonna do then, huh?Get a job? My resume is slightly out of date..."

"We got robbed, Derek"Peter spat as he stood right behind them and Paige could hear Derek's rage about to blow out of him. "Robbed!"Peter placed a hand on his shoulder, but Derek grabbed his hand, turning around and growling at him in his wolf form, but showing his glowing gold eyes that Peter hadn't known about yet.

Peter's eyes widened a little and there was definitely a shocked look on his face. "Oh, that's a new look for you"He noticed breathy and Derek immediately took his hand away as he returned to human. "What happened to your eyes?"

"I don't know, but I'm willing to pay to find out..."

~

Meanwhile at the school, Scott, Stiles and Selina gathered at the lacrosse field as the boys went for tryouts. They'd been talking about Kate and how she was alive, and just other school stuff that they needed to think about since they missed a bit while being focused on finding Derek and going to Mexico.

"You told him that his sister Kate came back from the dead over a text?"Selina asked her brother in awe as Scott stood in front of his sister and his best friend awkwardly. "So much for being an alpha who makes good decisions". "Very helpful, Selina, thank you"Stiles sarcastically and the girl smiled cheekily.

"I didn't have the money to call France"Scott admitted shyly. "Why, you don't know the super secret password to get in the country?"Selina asked teasingly. "Not helping!"Scott groaned frustrated and Selina chuckled as she fixed the strap on her guitar that was on her shoulder.

"Yeah, you think you got money problems?"Stiles said. "Try paying for an MRI and a visit to Eichen House". "Another notice?"Scott questioned sympathetically. "Yeah, this said 'final'..."Stiles specified with a stressed sigh. "I wonder what that means"Selina thought sarcastically before making herself laugh at her own joke.

"You need to stop drinking so many caramel macchiatos in the morning..."Scott stated annoyed. "If you want me to help with the supernatural, then that's what's gonna happen..."Selina spat seriously.

"What the hell are we doing here anyway?We got like 117 million problems and worrying about our status on the lacrosse team is not one of them"Stiles rambled on until Scott's eyes fell to someone on the field and his eyes widened.

"It is now"He said and the three looked at the boy catching the ball with his stick at every shot, not missing a inch. "Who the hell is that?"Stiles asked rhetorically and the trio watched him take off the helmet protecting his head. The young boy had brown hair which stuck up and bright blue eyes which shined from the sun in the air.

The appearance of the boy caught Selina's eye immediately, his figure, his looks and his skills, the whole lot. She knew he was new to the school since she never saw him around, Selina was very observing in the hallways of course.

"Is it me or is he kinda hot?"The girl spat out as she tilted her head, watching the young boy smile at another lacrosse player and the other two teens looked at her in awe. She immediately put her head back to normal and cleared her throat, fixing the chain on her belt when she furrowed her eyebrows confused all of a sudden.

"Why am I even here? I have Music..."