When We Were Young: Part Two (Derek Hale)

Chapter 17

Derek picked up the half broken mirror and threw it at Peter in hopes it would get him in his throat. Unfortunately he caught it. 

"I'd have expected a slightly warmer welcome, but point taken" Peter said. Derek walked in front of me so there was less distance between Peter and I. "Quite a situation you got yourself in Derek, I mean i'm out of commission for a few weeks and suddenly there is lizard people, geriatric psychopaths, and you're cooking up werewolves out of every self esteem deprived adolescent in town, and Haley here has grown into her werewolf, about time" Peter said looking at me "You look great" 

"Shut up" I told him.

"What do you want?" Derek asked. 

"I wanna help" Peter said walking towards Derek "You're my nephew, you're the only relative I have left, you know there is still a lot I can teach you can we just talk" Peter said putting a hand on Derek's shoulder. Derek looked at where he was being touched.

"Yeah, let's talk" Derek said throwing Peter into the staircase. I knew where this was going so I decided to grab a chair and enjoy the show. Derek was throwing punches left and right. Peter was actually not fighting back. 

"You didn't think I actually wanted to be the alpha again, do you? That wasn't my finest performance considering it ended in my death. I mean I'm usually more-" Peter didn't get of finish his sentence as Derek grabbed him by the shirt to give him another punch "Okay okay come on hit me hit me, I can see if cathodic for you, you're letting go of the anger, self-loathing hatred that comes with complete and total failure, I may be the one being beaten Derek, but you've already been beaten. So go ahead, hit me, if it will make you feel better, after all I did say that I wanted to help" Derek dropped Peter on the ground and walked away.

"you can't help me" Derek said walking towards me. We both looked at each other. Peter was right we have both been beaten. 

"I'd like a round" I said getting up and walking to Peter "I don't feel too good myself" I raised my hand and punched him in the face. 

"You have a lot of nerve coming here Peter, I don't know if you have some sort of plan like you usually do. Get inside someones mind and manipulate them. It isn't going to work this time so there's the door" I told him walking away. 

"I'm trying to make up for what I did. I was a little crazy before but I'm not strong enough to do anything. My resurrection came with a little kink" Peter said. I walked and sat down next to where Derek was. He was shaking out his hand due to the punches he threw at Peter "See prime example I'm not healing as fast as I was, coming back from the dead is not easy. I need a pack, a alpha. I need you as much as you need me"

"Yeah, and why would he need help from a total psychopath" I asked

"I am not a total psycho, by the way Derek was the one who slashed my throat wide open, but we are all works in progress" Peter said. "Sometimes when you need help you turn to people you never expect" Derek and I shared kind of a 'Can you believe this guy' look.

"You tried to build your pack, you tried to prepare for the worst you weren't ready because of it Gerard is winning. He's taking him time, he's toying with Scott. He is going after your betas, one by one he's relishing in his victory" Peter said.

"How about you tell me something I don't know" Derek said. 

"Oh I'm going to, and it's going to prove why you should trust me, why you need to trust me, because I am going to tell you how to stop Jackson."

"What do you mean, how to kill him?" I asked.

"Actually how to save him" Peter said. 

"Alright then, talk" I said. 

"There's a myth, that you can cure a werewolf simply by calling out it's Christian name" Peter said. 

"That's just a myth" Derek said. 

"Some times myths and legends bare the ends of truth" Peter said. "Our name is a symbol of who we are, the kanima has no identity, that's why it doesn't seek a pack"

"It seeks a master" I said more to myself than them. 

"And who else grows up with no pack, no identity?" Peter asked looking at me. 

"A orphan"  I answered. 

"Right, Jackson, and right now his identity is disappearing and you guys need to bring him back" Peter said. 

"How?!" Derek shouted. 

"Through his heart! How else" Peter said. Are you kidding is this guy serious?

"In case you haven't noticed Jackson doesn't really have a heart" I said

"Not true he would never admit it but there is one person, one young lady to whom Jackson had a special bond with. One person that can reach him, who can save him" Peter said. 

"Lydia" I said. 

"You're best ally has always been anger, what you lack is heart, that's why you need Haley, that's why you need Scott, and even someone who is as dead and broken as me knows there is no underestimating the simple yet undeniable power of human love." Peter said looking up at me "You two should know that" Derek and I looked at each other remembering our history, our love for each other when we were young. What Peter was saying is true.