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Chapter 9: Confrontation

Many things had happened since Derek arrived back in town. Learning about Scott McCall being made into a werewolf, encounters with the Argent family, his uncle coming out of his coma, the whole incident with the Kanima, and now the Alpha pack was in town.

And the deaths, so many deaths. Laura. Kate. Peter (for a time). Erica. And all those innocents and sacrifices. Derek could feel his world crumbling all around him. It seems no matter what he did, he failed. He failed Laura. He failed Scott. And now, he was failing his pack.

He didn't know where it all started going wrong. He had come back to Beacon Hills in search of Laura and Ashley. He had found his dead sister but after all this time, there was still no sign of Ashley.

The one good thing that came out of all of this was seeing his younger sister again. After years of believing Cora was dead, the Hale siblings were finally reunited. It was a bittersweet reunion though, with threats all around them.

Finding Cora also led him to meeting Jennifer Blake, the new English teacher at the high school. With all that was going on, Derek found solace in the beautiful and unassuming woman. Saving her felt like the one right thing that Derek had done. After his mistakes with the pack, he finally felt a little like the leader he imagined himself to be.

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It was night and they were back in the loft.

Derek had just awakened and was talking with Jennifer.

From the beginning, the English teacher had already piqued his interest. She was such a fragile looking woman but there was a hidden strength to her that drew him in. She was unafraid of him even after discovering what he was. In fact, it was quite the opposite, she too, was drawn to him.

Derek gazed into her eyes filled with curiosity and a desire to help. She made him want to protect her. To be a man of courage and strength who protected the weak.

Derek swallowed and replied, "Everyone around me..."

Jennifer looked up at him and he could see the affection in her eyes. It made what he was about to say all the more harder.

"Everyone gets hurt." He said quickly but failing to hide his pain.

"I've been hurt before this" Jennifer looked at him unwaveringly.

"Not like this."

There was silence then Jennifer drew closer to Derek. Her heart race but she held his gaze, as if to assure him that everything was going to be alright. Then she moved her lips towards his and paused just inches away. With both their eyes closed, they gave in to their desires and kissed. Derek quickly pulled back. Again, there was silent tension before he started kissing her hungrily.

Jennifer could feel Derek lean into her and she did the same. She slid his hand up the back of his neck and they shared a passionate kiss.

Suddenly, Jennifer found herself pulled away from Derek and slammed across into the wall.

"Get off him you bitch!" An intruder had entered the room unexpectantly and began attacking the teacher.

Derek immediately took a defensive stance until he realized who it was.

"Ashley?" Derek looked startled and confused.

Ignoring him, Ashley Hale started screaming and hitting the surprised Jennifer.

"S–stop." Derek tried to stop the girl while attempting to understand what was happening. "Wh–Where have you been?"

He stepped in between the two girls to stop Ashley from further hurting Jennifer and grabbed Ashley by the wrist. The light from the streetlamp outside shone on her face and seeing her familiar face made him sentimental.