My Puppies - Book One [Derek Hale]

Wolf's Bane

Henny is sat in the driver's seat of the Camaro with Scott next to her and Stiles in the back seat. Kate Argent is hot on their tail. Derek's genius plan was to make everyone believe that he is fleeing in his car while he is actually dealing with Harris. As the only one to take the bait, Kate has already chased them through half of Beacon Hills and while Henny calmly pushes the petal further and further to the floor of the car, Scott and Stiles are in a state of panic.

Suddenly, the car behind them is gone and Stiles turns on the police radio he nicked. "All units, suspect is on foot, heading into the iron works." With a huff, Henny yanks the wheel and turns the car around. She makes it to the location in record time. When they spot Derek, Chris is shooting at him and Henny opens the door while Scott joins Stiles in the back of the car. "Get in!", Stiles calls out to the fugitive they are currently aiding. Oh, what Henny's life has come to. Then again, it has been truly fucked up for a while now. Why not help her werewolf boyfriend evade the arrest warrant for a string of murders he didn't commit.

Derek jumps into the car amidst an onslaught of bullets and Henny speeds off. She sends up a prayer for the late hour and Derek's tinted windows, both of which make it impossible for Chris to figure out who's behind the wheel. "What part of laying low don't you understand?", Scott complains to Derek. "Dammit, I had him!", the werewolf shouts in response. "Who? The Alpha?", Stiles stupidly asks. "Yes! He was right in front of me and the freaking police showed up." "Woah, hey. They're just doing their jobs", Stiles tries to diffuse the situation.

It doesn't help one bit, because now Henny is starting to feel her own rage bubble up. "Yeah! Thanks to someone who decided to make him the most wanted fugitive in the entire State!" "Can we seriously get past that? I made a dumbass mistake, I get it. And Henny, you already made me and Stiles do burpees during practice until we almost passed out. Can we move on?" Before Henny can declare that they will only be able to get past it is when Derek is a free man, Stiles cuts in. "Alright! How did you find him?", he asks Derek.

The werewolf stays silent. "Can you try to trust us for like half a second?", Scott pleads. "Yeah, all of us", Stiles feels the need to add. "Or just Henny", he throws in at Derek's harsh glare. "We'll just be back here." Henny and Derek share a look and she starts explaining. "The last time Derek talked to Laura, she was close to figuring something out." Then Derek takes over. "She found two things. The first was a guy named Harris." "Our chemistry teacher?", Stiles interrupts. "Why him?", Scott adds. "I don't know yet", Derek has to admit.

"The second thing was some kind of symbol. It looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before", Henny tells the two teenagers while Derek pulls out the drawing. Scott squints his eyes in desperation. "What, you know what this is?", Derek demands. "I've seen it on a necklace", Scott states and that's when Henny remembers. "Allison's necklace", she tells Derek. Scott punches her seat in frustration. "By the way, Henny, Derek, this whole twin Yoda thing you two have going on is totally freaking me out", Stiles remarks.

"This is gonna be impossible, you know?", Scott states as the three Sophomores enter school the next day. "Why don't you just ask her if you can borrow it?", Stiles suggests. Henny shakes her head in disbelief, but then she spots Isaac down the hall. "Yeah, why don't you two just figure that out on your own. In the meantime, I will be taking care of my favorite puppy." Scott tilts his head in confusion. "I thought I'm your only puppy", he whines. "In your dreams, McCall. You're like the annoying, jappy stray that I picked up off the side of the road because it's the right thing to do. My other puppy however I found at the shelter and fell in love with the moment I saw him. Now if you'll excuse me, my son is waiting." Henny walks down the hall, links her arm with Isaac's and the two stroll to class together.

The next time Henny sees Stiles and Scott they are both frantic. "Werewolf. Did he say I know you're a werewolf?", Stiles exclaims loud enough for Henny to hear from a few feet away. Her eyes go wide and she pulls the two boys into an empty classroom by their ears. "What the fuck is your problem?", she growls. "Jackson found out what I am", Scott explains. "Maybe it's not as bad as it seems", Stiles suggests. "Did you hit your head recently? I though you were the smart one. And it's no surprise that people figure out the truth when you keep shouting it through the halls." He huffs in annoyance at Henny. "He doesn't have any proof. Who's gonna believe him?" Now Scott shares Henny's look of disbelief as she answers. "Oh, I don't know. How about Chris? Argent? Ring a bell?" Stiles drops his head. "Okay, it's bad. Alright, I have a plan. Scott, you need to get that necklace." With those words Stiles leaves the room.