Hale House (under major editing)

Chapter 2

A/N: Okay guys here's another updated version of chapter two, I hope you guys like it, please comment and tell me what you think

"How do you know my name?" Derek growled, He felt unsafe with people he didn't know knowing his name. He felt threatned.

Tears began to gush down Ivy's face. She couldn't believe Derek was standing right there in front of her. Jenna ran to her sisters side and rubbed her arm. She thought Ivy must have been seeing things, that couldn't have been their Derek, it was just a coincidence. Jenna looked closer at the stern looking alpha.

"It's me Ivy, you're cousin, and this is Jenna" Ivy sobbed into her sisters shoulder. She felt like she wouldn't be able to breathe if he didn't remember them. Jenna looked to Derek as realisation washed over his face. His face softened as he looked to his cousins.

"I...I thought you were dead" Derek mumbled clearly trying not to cry. Ivy pulled out of Jenna's grasp and ran to Derek who embraced her tightly. Jenna was in complete shock. She was having trouble standing she couldn't believe what was happening but here Derek was right in fron of here with Ivy in his arms.

"Where have you been?" Derek asked softly not letting go of Ivy. He looked to Jenna who was still just standing gobsmacked. Jenna started to cry this time and she ran to Derek and Ivy, hugging them tightly.

"We left after the fire, we didn't think it was safe" Jenna told Derek through her tears. Derek held Ivy and Jenna tighly for a long time. He didn't want to let go in fear that they'd be gone again if he did.

Eventually Ivy and Jenna composed themsleves and they all sat around Derek's living room with Scott, Stiles and Isaac who had witnessed the entire thing.

"When did you get back here?" Derek asked them once things hand settled. Ivy was still clinging to Derek like if she let go the entire world would fall to pieces.

"Yesterday, we went to the house and stayed there last night. We were hunting this mornign and thats when..." Jenna trailed off at the end looking to Isaac quickly and then looking away not wanting to get Isaac into any trouble. Derek raised his eyebrow and looked back to Isaac.

"Then what?" Derek questioned. "What happened?" Isaac and Jenna looked at each other trying to mentally decide who would have to tell him. Eventully Isaac gave in and sighed.

"Okay so me and Scott were in the forest when I came across Ivy and I may have been a little...aggressive in my efforts to bring her to Scott" Isaac admitted with regret and also a little bit of fear. He knew Derek was gonna be pissed and he was ready to take whatever he was about to get. Sure enough Derek was growling at Isaac within seconds.

"Aggresive?! Ivy are you hurt?" Derek looked down to Ivy who was frantically trying to defend Isaac. Isaac was thankful that Ivy hadn't gone against him even though she'd had a right to.

"Derek don't be like that, I'm fine, aggressive is a total exaggeration. Calm down lets talk about what happened after the fire" Ivy begged Derek trying to distract him from getting angry with Isaac. Derek sighed and nodded his head, turning away from Isaac and back to Ivy and Jenna.

"You're right, there's probably some things we need to talk about" Derek nodded his head sadly. It hurt for him to talk about the fire but he new Ivy and Jenna deserved answers. He looked to Ivy and Jenna just in awe of the fact that they were there. He had gone the last 6 years mourning them and they were here sitting in his living room.

"Who else is alive Derek, I don't know if I'm right but I really think Laura survivied the fire" Jenna told Derek hoepfully but Derek just looked away from her this was already getting painful. He felt sick just thinking about what had really happened to Laura. He couldn't tell Ivy and Jenna how she died just yet, it would crush them.