New Beginnings Volume I - The Hunt

Shattered Reality

       As the cold was reaching my bones, the same scene with the staring eyes was playing in my head over and over again. With my lips dried from the cutting wind I forced the words out once again.
"Derek!"
In that moment I felt like the whole world was empty and I was the last human standing. I was about to shout once again when a brisky shadow passed before my eyes. The sound of the rusty leaves crushing underneath my feet made me reconsider the idea of coming here, but there was no going back now.
"Looking for someone ? " I heard a husky voice coming from behind. I quickly turned and saw a man with a creepy expression, staring at me.
Hanna : "Great ... another freak . "
"You should measure your words. " he said changing his expression to a more imposing one. I was about to turn around and leave when he grabbed my arm and dragged me closer.
"Why are you looking for Derek ? " he said squeezing my hand tighter.
Hanna : "Why do you care ?" I said, still stuggling to break free of his grip.
"Let's just say we have a history ... and I haven't seen you around before."
Hanna : "Oh, you shouldn't worry about me ... trust me, he's all yours." Obviously pissed by my irony he knocked me down at the base of a tree.
"I told you ... you don't want to mess with me kid. "
Hanna : "No, shit! And who are you ? Harry Potter ?" His eyes started to glow and I could swear he would've torn me apart. But right that moment, Scott jumped out of nowhere, knocking him to the ground. That's when I noticed his eyes - they were a bright red! When he turned his face to the place I was standing I was already gone.
Hanna : "Not the best day for heels!" It was like I was living the same day again. All this running through the woods made me tired. But I was convinced now that Scott was the beast with red eyes that followed me that night. And he was the one that found Derek. Derek! I even forgot why I was there in the first place. Did he knew about all this ? And who was that freak that tried to kill me ? He said they had a history. Right then I couldn't trust anyone, but as hard as it was to admit, Derek was the one that I didn't trust least.

...

Derek : "Did you find anything ? "
Stiles : "No. The necklace is not in her room."
Derek : "She has it with her ... "
Stiles : " I guess ... but what's up with that necklace anyway ? ... Derek ? ... Derek ? ..." but he already hung up.

...

         I quickly took off my shoes and put them in my bag. Running barefoot through the forest is not how I planned to spend my free day, but I kept running like my life depended on it, and indeed it did. A familiar sight made my heart flutter. I made it back home. I could hear heavy steps behind me but I ran inside and sticked my back to the door. And just when I thought I got away the sound of the door cracking open upstairs made me feel like I was living a horror movie. As he was heading for the exit Stiles felt someone grabbing him and covering his mouth. He soon calmed down to see Derek waving him to be quiet. I made my way to the kitchen and grabbed a knife.

Derek : "Follow me." he whishpered to Stiles.

      The sound of footsteps coming downstairs made me even more alert. That was it - It was me or him. I squeezed the knife hard, and then pounced at him. I changed the direction in the last moment. A split second stopped me from slashing Stiles' throat.

Hanna : "What the hell are you doing here ?"

Stiles : "I just came to see how you're doing ... " he said trying to smile. "Seeing a dead body might be traumatizing."

Hanna : "And couldn't you ring the bell ? or even call for me ? I could've killed you!"

Stiles : "Yeah, about that, what were you doing with that knife ?"

Hanna : "Uhh ... long story. I'll just go change my clothes now, wait for me here. "

Stiles : "No! .... I mean .... why change the clothes ? You look beautiful."

Hanna : "Stiles, If you haven't noticed they are full of dust and rusty, wet leaves."

Stiles : "But still ... they match your bright hazel eyes."

Hanna : "I have dirt in places I never thought I would! Now if you'll excuse me ... "

Stiles : "Wait! I have something really important to tell you!"

Hanna :[rolling eyes] "So ? What is it ?"

Stiles : "You should sit down first. Ok .. so ... "[clearing throat] [silence]

Hanna : "Oh ... yeah .. mhmmm .. tell me more, please." I said with irony.

Stiles : "I ... " [phone beeps] " I've got it. Bring everyone at the loft. - Derek" (text) " I have to go! see you tomorrow, bye" he said and rushed outside. I had no ideea what that was but I had no time to deal with Stiles' weirdness. I went upstairs to change my clothes.

...

Derek : "There." he said slamming the silver necklace on the table. "Now tell us what you know."
Scott : "No! First tell us what the heck were you doing today in the woods! "
       Peter looked surprised to see the necklace and anything else seemed to vanish around him. He was captivated by the sight of it. "Peter!" - Scott's voice brought him back to reality. He slowly lifted the necklace, brushing his fingers against it's amethyst.
Peter : "They are called 'Benandanti'. They are hunters, but not just any kind of hunters. Their story starts centuries ago. They posses supernatural powers and can travel out of their bodies to kill witches, in order to protect the people. And that's exactly what they did. They found and killed all the persons that were caught practicing magic. The people were grateful and shared their crops with them. For a time there was peace. The withces were dead, the people were safe, but somehow it wasn't enough for them. Their thirst for killing supernatural beeings made them go further. And that's how they became ... let's say 'treasure hunters'... . he said with a smirk on his face.
Stiles : "So, they were gold diggers ?"
Peter : [laughing] "I meant for the supernatural tresure ..."
Liam : " Which is ? What were they after ?"
Peter : [sights] : " Fairy hunters. " Everyone was shocked by his last words.
Lydia : "Wait, so ... like ... fairies ? like .. real fairies?" she said unable to hold back her astonishment.
Peter : "It's exactly what I said. " he said annoyed.
Kira : "But then why were they after Derek ? Are they the ones who killed our teacher ?"
Peter : "Derek is not the one who they were after. He was just getting in the way and happened to be a supernatural creature."
Scott : "And the teacher? He had a mark."
Peter : "Which is the proof of their presence. Once they catch you performing magic they mark you, and from that moment you can no longer protect yourself. The mark is permanent. If you've been marked and caught again they will for sure kill you."
Liam : "Does the mark work on other supernatural beeings ? I mean like ... werewolves?"
Peter : " Could be .. which is exactly why I'm not going to hang around here anymore."
Lydia : " So, there is absolutely no way of removing the mark ?"
Peter : "Not that I heard of. Now excuse me, I'd love to stay for more but I really don't want to get killed soon." he said and left the room.
Scott : "We cannot expose ourselves anymore."
Malia : "What's that supposed to mean ?"
Derek : "It means you need to learn to control yourselves better ... and fast."
Scott : "If we get marked it's just a matter of time until they'll come for us. From this moment on nobody will use any kind of supernatural powers. No super-force, no super-speed. no transformation!"
Liam : "And how are we supposed to protect ourselves if we don't use our powers?"
Scott : "Use only your senses and act like normal people."
Lydia : " If they weren't after Derek ... who were they after ?"