Wolfsbane | Teen Wolf

Chapter 12: Misunderstanding

Of course nothing happened. At least, nothing much.

Peter recalled the events of "that" night.

Ashley danced seductively before him. He leaned in close, feeling her body on his and it excited him. Ashley threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. He returned her kiss hungrily, his hands roving up and down her body. She moaned and it caused him to act even more aggressively. He lifted her legs up and she wrapped it up around his waist. Still kissing, he moved them both to the bedroom and tossed her into his bed. He pulled his shirt off and moved on top of her. She continued moaning as he began to undress her and then she whispered a name that caused him to freeze.

"Derek."

Even when she was with Peter, she was still thinking about Derek.

Peter moved and sat on the edge of the bed. Sighing, he buried his face in his palms.

What was he doing?

As much as Ashley tempted and enticed him, he couldn't take advantage of the woman he loved. He knew she was vulnerable. He knew it was the alcohol causing her to act that way. And if he did act on it, they would both regret it in the morning.

Turning back to Ashley, he saw that she had passed out. He stood up and grabbed a blanket to cover her. Just as he did, Ashley turned towards him and threw up all over him and her.

That was how the night ended.

Nothing happened. It did take every ounce of self-control though, especially as Ashley threw herself at him at every opportunity.

That didn't mean he couldn't tease her about it. If Ashley was going to misunderstand the situation, he wasn't going to correct her. Afterall, she did throw up all over his and her clothes and that's why they had both been naked. Peter laughed at the memory. This was just a little payback.

xXx

Ashley had been hiding in the shadows, listening in as Peter told Stiles and Cora about the story of Derek and Paige. She waited until the two teenagers had left before revealing her presence. But of course, Peter knew she was there all along.

"You can come out now Ash."

Ashley stepped into the living room with her face filled with scorn.

"You telling fairy tales now Peter?" She tossed the question at him sarcastically.

She didn't know how or why, but she had always felt that Peter had something to do with what happened to Paige.

"Just telling them as it was." Peter sipped his drink while eyeing Ashley who made her way to the kitchen.

"That's a bunch a bull and you and I know it." Ashley poured herself a drink but before she could drink it, she was stopped by Peter who had appeared beside her.

He held her wrist and took the drink from her with his other hand. He wasn't going to risk another drunken fiasco.

"Let go." Ashley glared at him as she tried to tug her wrist free.

"No." Peter replied firmly. "Not until you stop acting like a baby."

He then looked her in the eye and spoke seriously: "So we slept together, deal with it."

Slowly, Peter lowered her hand and released her.

She turned away from him, her heartbeat and breathing grew shallow. She felt sick at the thought of having slept with him.

"Honestly, I don't understand what got you so stressed about it." Peter continued to rumble on as he made his way back to the couch and slumped into it. "It's just sex! Unless you were a virgin, it shouldn't be a big deal..."

Peter stopped in mid-sentence as realization dawned on him. He looked up to see Ashley and her face revealed the truth.

"Nooo," Peter voiced in shock. "It can't be!"

He couldn't believe Ashley was a virgin but her reaction simply confirmed it.

"B-but all those times, you can't be a virgin..." Peter stammered on. "...what about all those times that you threw yourself at Derek?"

His words only made Ashley more embarrassed. Blushing, she hesitated before finally speaking.

"Those were just...kisses... and hugs," She mumbled. "We never got far...De-Derek never let it go that far. And I-I didn't push for it."

She looked at him sheepishly.

"Oh." The was only word Peter could manage as he looked at her bewilderedly.

There was silence for several minutes then Peter cleared his throat and spoke.

"Well, you know," He struggled trying to find the best way to tell her. "We didn't really sleep together."

The words sounded lamer now that he said them out loud.

"What do you mean?" Ashley snapped back at him.

"You had thrown up and I had to undress you then you passed out. But we never slept together. I just wanted to tease you about it."

Ashley processed his words. She felt relief at first then upset then angry. Then she stormed up to Peter and punched him dead center in the face.

The moment her human hands hit his werewolf face her fingers broke.

She screamed in pain and Peter jumped to her side immediately trying to assess the damage.

"Looks like we have to take you to the hospital." Peter shook his head.

Then seeing Ashley's confused face, he chuckled, "That'll teach you to punch a werewolf."

Ashley considered punching him with her other hand, but she was in too much pain to do so. Instead, she let Peter lead her out the door.

"Next time, I'm gonna teach you how to punch..."