In a Land of Myth & a Time of Magic (Teen Wolf S3B)

Chapter 4: Galvanize- 3x15

Chloe and Derek struggle internally with what happened between them and can't find the words to communicate, Isaac and Cora try to make sense of what they just fell into, while the twins are back in high school and look to join Scott's pack while a killer escapes from hospital for his next target in high school.

Third Person POV

"Why would you let Cora come back to town?!" Derek asks Chloe irritated as they find an old, rundown, and abandoned motel covered in dust and cobwebs, and the reception desk has holes in the wood. Despite the conditions they need a place to hide out in for the night so the Hunters don't find the four of them.

Chloe locks the door into the lobby of the small building and backing away to join the three of the near the old waiting area, nearly collapsing into the dust covered chair next to Derek with Peter sitting across from them and Braeden keeping watch at the window. She groans and answers, "Because she's a teenager, she's in love, and the more you tell them 'no', the more they hear 'yes'...especially when they're a Hale." She tells him. "I never let her do anything."

Peter sits up in his chair with a smirk and Chloe immediately knows he's going to say something horrible and as if he read her mind he looks at Derek, "You remember what that's like, don't you Derek?" He asks, "I mean it did happen to you twice when you were fifteen."

Trying to keep a straight face Derek looks away from the group noticing a concerned look from both his girlfriend and Braeden who took her eyes off the window. Chloe glares at Peter with a growl and her eyes glow green warning him, "That's enough Peter." She orders coldly, her voice dark.

His eyes shift to Chloe and his smirk widens, "Fine." He agrees quickly with a nod, "Would you rather I turn my attention to you again?" He asks with an evil chuckle.

Chloe glances at Derek before lowering her head, taking a slow breath and looking back up at Peter, and even though she can feel Braeden staring at the situation in disbelief while slowly inching closer to the gun she put against the wall the Witch coldly responds with, "If it means you leave Derek alone then so be it." Before quickly getting and walking away, keeping her head down so they don't see her as she starts to cry.

Not wasting another second Derek gets up and follows her down the hallway to where the rooms are, most of the wooden doors had been ripped off or kicked in, the rooms raided and trashed. "You didn't have to do that." He whispers, walking up behind her.

She wants to continue walking away from him but the hallway is a dead end so she just scoffs slowly turning around to face him, "Please." She rolls her eyes, "I can handle Peter staring at me. I can handle his comments. It's fine." She dismisses trying to act unbothered, straightening up when she notices the worry and pain in his eyes at the sight of the tears on her cheeks. "You and I both know he'd do it anyway." She shrugs.

"That doesn't make it right." He responds quietly, taking her hand and pulling her close to him before his thumbs brush over her cheeks to get rid of the tears and she immediately leans into his touch, missing it as he wraps her in his arms while pressing a kiss to the side of her head.

"We're okay for now." Braeden sighs, coming up behind them.

They turn to look at her, Derek not letting Chloe go and he's open to say something when Peter calls out from the lobby, "Who's going to help reattach my finger?!" He yells annoyed and in pain.

Chloe flinches at the sound of his voice, tightening her hold on Derek's shirt and Braeden notices and looks over her shoulder shouting back, "Stop your whining or I'm gonna shove that finger down your damn throat and you won't have to worry about it!" She snaps at him angrily. Calming down and giving Chloe a small smile, she never smiled at least not that Chloe had seen or paid attention to and it calmed her down even more, "They'll give up looking for you guys after a few days, we should lay low until then." She tells the couple before walking away.