Bloom Moon Book 2

Chapter 9

I woke to find myself squished right up to Derek's chest with his arms around me. I flinched as the sun hurt my eyes as it shone directly on my face and I turned my head away, making my nose brush against Derek's bare chest. I felt him move and looked up, finding him staring at me with those green eyes I instantly fell in love with the very first time I met him in the woods.
"How you feeling?" he asked. I reached up and buried my fingers in his hair as I stretched.
"Hurts." I said quietly. He pried me off him before laying me on my back and sitting up. He removed the covers from me and carefully undid the bandage around my thigh. "What are you doing?" I asked, still a little drowsy.
He placed his hand lightly on the stab wound on my thigh and shut his eyes, frowning slightly. I watched with wide eyes as the veins in his hand and wrist turned black, feeling most of the pain go away. Derek opened his eyes again and the black in his veins disappeared. The wound on my thigh was half the size it was a minute ago and I looked up at him.
"What the hell did you just do?" I asked. He looked at me and smiled.
"I took away most of the pain, doing that it heals with what you've taken away. Only an Alpha can do that." I reached my arms out and he pulled me upright into a sitting position.
"Why did you do it?"
"I don't like seeing you in pain." He said softly. "I don't know what I would have done if I lost you last night." I looped my arms around his neck and made him lean down so our foreheads could press together.
"You would have kept living, for me. I wouldn't want you destroying yourself."
"But you're my world. Without you here, there is nothing for me worth staying. If you had died, I would have too; from the inside out." He whispered, locking his eyes with mine. I reached up and buried both my hands in his soft raven hair, making him smile. "You always did have an obsession with my hair." He chuckled.
"Mmm, it's soft." I mumbled, rubbing his head. He smiled and leant further into my touch before shifting slightly and burying his face in my neck, nuzzling me. I leant my head on his shoulder and we stayed like that for a while. "I don't want to move." I muttered.
Derek tried to move back, but I tightened my hold on him, keeping him close to me. His arms went around me and he pulled me onto his lap as he sat up properly while I curled up and rested my head on his bare chest. I felt him stand up once he managed to move to the edge of the bed and carried me in his arms as I pressed my face into the crook between his neck and shoulder.
"Deaton's downstairs, he needs to check you over." Derek said quietly. I grumbled in response and felt his chest vibrate from a laugh. I opened my eyes and watched as he went downstairs with me and into the living room where I saw the whole pack had congregated.
"She's so cute, it's sickening." Lydia murmured. I snorted lightly as I contained a laugh and the tension was released from the room; the whole pack running over and I felt calmness wash over me at the closeness of everyone.
Derek maneuvered through everyone and set me down on the couch as Deaton came over and crouched by my unbandaged thigh. He checked the wound and raised his eyebrows before looking over at Derek. I glanced over and saw an expression of mild embarrassment on Derek's face.
"You couldn't wait, could you?" Deaton chuckled. Derek rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged.
"I did wait, I only done it this morning." He remarked, making Deaton laugh.
"Did what? What did you do?" Isaac asked, pushing his way to the front so he could be near me.
"I healed most of it." Derek replied.
"Only an Alpha has the power to do it." Deaton started. "They can take away some of the pain from a pack member or mate, healing the wound in the process as to how much pain they take away. They usually only do it the member is human or seriously hurt and can't start healing on their own." He explained.
I let my head drop back down onto Derek's thigh and looked up at the ceiling, letting my mind drift back to last night; or rather, the things that I remembered about it. I sat up suddenly, scaring most of the pack, and looked over at Allison.
"Your grandfather, he's ill isn't he?" I said. She nodded her head. "That's why he wanted Derek there." I murmured.
"Care to let us in on what you're thinking?" Erica asked.
"He let Stiles get away, but not me because I was closer to Derek. He wanted Derek to go to him because he has cancer. The cancer's too far gone and he's dying, he wants the bite so he can live." I explained. "That's the only reason he came here in the first place. He used the Omega as an excuse." Realisation dawned on everyone's faces.
"The bite can either turn you or kill you." Derek said. "I'm not giving him the bite, he could die anyway."
"He was trying to use me to get you to bite him, but it didn't work because Scott got me out through the window and we were far away when they found you. Therefore he didn't have the bargaining chip he wanted." I remarked.
"Aww, look how smart you are." Jackson ruffled my hair and I glared up at him.
"I'm taking that as a compliment and not as the insult you intended it to be." I stated.
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I was lying on the back porch on a towel along with Lydia, Allison and Erica sunbathing while the boys mucked around in the woods around the house and the pool that they had put up. I felt a few drops of water land on my stomach and peeked my eyes open, peering over at Derek who was in the pool with Boyd and Jackson.
"Oh, I wonder who that was." I muttered sarcastically, rolling my eyes. Derek looked over at me and arched an eyebrow. "Twat." I heard Lydia giggle from beside me and turned my head to look at her.
"The things you get away with saying to him." She giggled. I grinned at her and stuck my tongue out at Derek who flicked water at me again.
"I know it's you asswipe." I said, making him huff.
I saw him get out the pool as Scott asked him something and slowly got up. I ran over and pushed Derek's back, making him fall back into the pool face first as he wasn't expecting it. I quickly retreated back over to the girls who were laughing along with the guys. I hid behind Erica and peeked round her shoulder, watching as Derek got back up.
"You are so in for it." He growled, looking straight at me. I ran away with a squeal as he began chasing after me.
"Run Steph! He's gaining on you!" Allison yelled. I yelped and moved my legs faster.
"Scott help me!" I squeaked.
"Uh, no thanks."
"Fucker!" I exclaimed. "It's because he's the Alpha isn't it?! Great." I heard Derek laugh from behind me and forced my legs to go faster as I could feel him nearing me.
"Oh, she's in for it." I heard Jackson say.
"No, she can do it. Go Steph! Run!" Erica cheered.
I dropped to the ground and rolled sideways, making Derek fly past me. I giggled and scrambled up, running the other way and back to the group; hiding behind Scott.
"Oh, no. You are not dragging me into this." He stated.
"You didn't want to help me; therefore I am dragging your werewolf arse into this." I commented as Derek stopped in front of Scott.
"Dude, I'm unwilling in this." Scott pleaded, making Derek smirk.
"You're such a wuss." I complained, smacking his back.
Scott darted to the side, leaving me exposed to the dripping wet Alpha in front of me. My eyes widened and I tried making a break for it, but felt muscled arms encircle around my waist before being thrown into the pool along with a large body beside mine. I resurfaced with my hair plastered over my face to hear laughter.
"You're such an arse." I whined, smacking Derek on the chest before scraping my wet hair off my face. I looked up at him to see his green eyes sparkling and a smile on his face as his black hair stuck to his forehead. I sighed and reached up, scraping his hair back so it was off his forehead before splashing him in the face.
I swam to the edge of the pool and reached my arms out as the girls grabbed them to pull me out. I heard a splash before feeling Derek pulling me back in. I squirmed around in his grip before sighing and letting the girls go, allowing him to pull me under with him. I glared at him underwater and he smiled, moving forward to press a kiss to my lips before we resurfaced.
I decided to stay in the pool with Derek and Boyd as the others mucked around outside near the woods by the house. I was leaning back against Derek, but moved forward to the edge of the pool as Jackson smacked Stiles round the back of the head, making him trip.
"Jackson!" He tensed before slowly turning round to face me, a look on his face like he'd just got caught stealing cookies form the jar. "Be careful with Stiles, he's human. He can get hurt easier than the rest of you." I scolded. "Now help him up." Jackson grabbed Stiles' arm and pulled him back up onto his feet. "And apologise."
"Sorry." I heard him mutter. Stiles nodded and they continued what they were doing before, although more careful than they were before I jumped in.
"We got a little boss here." Boyd remarked as I went back to my place leaning against Derek. I smiled and slapped him lightly round the face. Derek chuckled and pulled me back against him with his arms around bare waist as he eyed me in the bikini.
"Eyes off the goods." I laughed lightly, nudging my head against his chin. He smiled and kissed the back of my head as Boyd rolled his eyes.
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"Could you avert your eyes from my backside? You're not being very discreet." I muttered to Derek.
"It's your fault for wearing those shorts." He whispered back.
"Don't blame it on me!" I laughed, pushing him by the chest. "You're the one that's looking. You don't see me ogling your butt, do you?"
He chuckled and pulled me into his arms, nuzzling his face in my hair, most likely smelling me. I giggled and tried to wriggle away, but he kept his grip firm; not letting me go. I reached up to grab the back of his neck, but his hand caught mine before I could reach it.
"No." he stated, pushing my arm away. I tried to reach again and he pinned both my arms to my sides as he held me tight against him. "No." he repeated, chuckling at the pout I was directing up at him.
He released me as he went to help Isaac with disassembling the pool and I turned, taking a good look at his backside as he walked away.
"Nice arse Derek." I murmured, knowing he would hear me. He stopped walking and tilted his head back, laughing.

Hehe, i like the ending :P What's been your fabourite thing that's happened so far? At least two comments for another update :) x
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