|SUN |MOON |TRUTH| (COMPLETE T.W SERIES)

S1: Awaited Memories

"What are you doing? This is private property." Derek snarled.

Standing yards away from the boys, Derek stared down at them casually making his way closer as Scott pulled Stiles back by the arm. But just as he reached for him, Scott winced in pain, placing his hand at his ribs. With my eyes still on Derek, I hadn't paid attention to an odd smell in the air, sour and rancid.

Distracted by his pain, Scott and Stiles tore their eyes from Derek, and in an instant, he was gone and appeared just past the row of trees yards away. Striding back from where he stood, I watched him until he disappeared into the woods before turning my eyes back on Scott.

"Dude! Where did he go?" Stiles blurted out.

"Why does it matter?"

"Because that was Derek Hale..."

"Who?" Scott asked.

"Remember, his family died in a fire couple of years ago, he's just a couple of years older than us..."

"Hale...I think I remember them." Scott sighed, kicking away a pile of leaves before finding his inhaler.

"How did he know we were here?"

"...well, he lives nearby, doesn't he?" Scott asked.

"Yeah, but...it's not like we were loud or anything."

Grabbing Emma by her shirt, I nudge her over behind the tree, keeping her back against the bark as I kept an eye on the boys.

"What's wrong?"

"I need you to get them back to school," I whispered.

"Alright, then why are we hiding behind a tree?"

Nudging my arm, I hesitantly look back at her.

"...you're going after him, aren't you?" She sighed.

"I never came back when I heard about the fire...I know it won't fix anything-"

"Go," Emma mumbled, fixing her shirt as she stepped away from the tree.

"I'll handle them."

Taking her spot, Emma wanders over to the trail, slowly walking up behind Stiles and Scott.

"What are you two doing here?" She blurted out.

"Jesus!"

"...what is up with the jump scares!" Stiles yelled.

Crossing her arms, I already sense the intense staredown she had between Scott and Stiles. By the sound of their heartbeat rising, there was a silence between them.

"So...anyone want to explain?"

"I...I lost my inhaler, last night." Scott added.

"Yeah, I came...for moral support, as you can see."

"What I saw was two sophomores walk into the private property...was that the owner?"

"...well, in our defense, we didn't know...it's not like there's a property line or something."

"Hmm, no...but there is that." Emma mumbled, pointing at the large black sign nailed to a tree a few yards in front of them.

"Oh...heh, well you see...I'm partially blind-"

"Stop with the excuses, Stilinski. Get back to class..."

Stepping to the side, I traced my feet around the roots of the tree as Stiles and Scott lowered their heads following back the trail they came from. Watching as the three of them wandered off, I stepped out from behind and jogged up the hill Derek was standing on. Overlooking another mile of fallen leaves and growing moss, it took me several yards of mushy grass to catch Derek's scent.