In Your Arms

Chapter 1

            Silence is all I hear. Except for the faint heart beats of Kira, Scott, and whom I assume is Lydia it is silent. But then it hits me, a rapid and uneven beat. I turn and my heart breaks. Isaac...my Isaac, my beta, my mate. Although he doesn't know it yet, I love him with every piece of me. He thinks the cuddling and casual touches are just your regular alpha-beta relationship. Seeing him sitting on the ground, kneeling with his feet tucked under him, crushes me. But before I can go to him I hear footsteps behind me.

           Turning, I see Chris Argent. His eyes lock in on Isaac and he instantly understands what happened. With surprising calmness he walks over to Scott, who is still cradling Allison's dead body. He whispers into Scott's ear and out of respect for their privacy I tune it out. Scott faintly nods and with all his gentleness he lays her down. Chris walks over to Kira and her mother and tells them to go home and get some rest. After they have gone Chris comes to me. His face is blank as he says, "I will get Scott home, do you need any help with Isaac?""I will take him back to my loft. Are you sure you can take Scott? I can bring him home while you stay here." I can't imagine how he is handling his daughter's death, his last bit of family, so well. "Scott is like a son to me. He is the only person to have loved Allison as much as I love her" Argent replies. "Okay then, I will get Isaac now and take him home'" I place a hand on his shoulder and give it a reassuring squeeze although I know that it does nothing to console him after a loss like this. He turns to go help Scott. I watch with a knot in my stomach as I see Scott, just a teenager, sitting there covered in blood as he lets himself be helped up by Mr. Argent. As the two get into Mr. Argent's car and pull away my focus turns to Isaac.

            He hasn't moved this entire time.I approach him slowly, restraining myself from enveloping him in my arms. I kneel next to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Hey Isaac, you ok?" I ask quietly. Upon hearing my voice his eyes meet mine and it appears as though he only just became aware of my presence. "Derek--when did you--why are you here?" He asks almost inaudibly. I'm about to answer when Isaac's gaze falls to Allison's body lying on the concrete. Mr. Argent would no doubt be back, after dropping off Scott with Melissa, to mourn her privately. But for Isaac to see her is to much."She...I tried Derek...I tried...but we were fighting and there were so many...I tried...it's my fault" Isaac suddenly is hyperventilating and the tears are welling up in his eyes."Hey no Isaac look at me" I grasp his face and lock my gaze on his eyes "This is not your fault. Do you understand?"Isaac seems to mull this over and grips my forearm while I gently rub my thumb across his cheek."What do you say we go home?" I ask as I gently grab the boy under his arms and lift him up.

           When he goes to take a step he is a little unsteady so we maneuver our way to my car while he leans against me for support.Finally we make it and I gently help him sit down in the passenger seat.. As I buckle his seatbelt I notice the vacant look in his eyes and want oh so badly to just hold him against me for ever. Instead, I gently kiss his forehead and close the door before jogging over to get in on the drivers' side. I am pulling out in reverse when all of a sudden Isaac is grabbing my hand and I am slamming on the brakes before we swerve out of control.

           "Wait we can't leave her out there alone! Derek please we can't leave her!""Shhh Isaac is okay, her dad is going to come back for her. He will take good care of her okay?" I'm pulling his hand off my arm and I hold it in my hands, it is cold and I know I need to get him back to the loft. "Okay" Isaac breathes quietlyI hold his hand the rest of the way home and Isaac slowly ends up slumping against the window, clearly exhausted from the day he has had.