On the Run

Chapter 32:

Chapter 32:

        I sat in the back with Derek, Aiden with Riley on his lap, and Demi just waiting and trying to keep myself from crying. Derek slid his hand from my knee up my thigh giving me chills. I turned my attention from the passing scenery to my mate and I managed a weak smile.

        "Are you okay?" he leaned in and whispered in my ear, brushing his lips against my cheek.

        "Derek, I I need to tell you something." I said shakily, still struggling to remain calm.

        "What is it?"

        "If anything happens-"

        "Please don't Connor," Derek looked like he was close to tears as well.

        "I I need to say this Derek because then I can rest knowing that at least I was able to say good bye. I I didn't get to say good bye to Cameron. Derek, I love you so much and I love Nattalia. You changed me, Derek and I am so grateful for that. I'm sorry that I left you, I was scared of it. I was scared of how much I loved you and how you loved me even more. I can never give you back that time that I had made you wait for me in pain. I know I'm a terrible person and whenever I'm with you I feel like I'm not, like I'm human. You remind me so much of what it's like to love and what it's like to sacrifice. You are the greatest man I have ever met and you were always there for me even when I was a bitch towards you when you were just trying to keep me safe. I'm tired of hiding from the truth; you weren't the one that messed up Derek. It was me, it has always been me. If it comes down to you or me. You have to live Derek, I can't live without you and I don't want to try."

        "I love you more than life itself and I've been through too much to even try to live without my only love. I will not let anything happen to you or our children. Before we do this-"

        "Connor do you take Derek Hale to be your lawfully wedded husband? Through sickness and through health, for rich or for poor, till death do you part?" Aiden said.

        "I do," I said shakily smiling at Derek as he took my hands.

        "And do you Derek Hale, take Connor Annalynne McCall to be your lawfully wedded wife? Through sickness and health, for rich or for poor, till death do you part?" Aiden asked once again.

        "I do," Derek smiled as his electric blue eyes pierced my red ones.

        "By the supernatural power in me I now pronounce you husband and wife. Derek you may now suck Connor's face." Aiden smiled and I laughed then Derek planted a hard but passionate kiss on my lips. "Ladies and gentlemen I give you Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hale!" Aiden hollered and everyone clapped and cheered.

        "Till death do us part," I murmured.

        "Till death do us part," Derek repeated after me.

        "I know you said fire will kill it, and I know that Cody agreed, but Allison killed one of the oni and she didn't use fire she used something else." Riley said.

        "Maybe it's not what she used, but what she had." Demi muttered.

        "Allison had a lot of things," I said frustrated.

        "There's got to be something" Aiden said.

        "Maybe there is a connection between Allison and you and Demi? Everyone thinks that you two are the solution so if that is possible then we need to find that connection. Fire didn't really affect the oni, but they have a weakness and if anyone can find it, it's you Connor." Ethan said.

        "She shot one of them?" I asked and Riley nodded. "What if it's the arrow or something?"

        "We don't exactly have time-" Demi was cut off by her phone buzzing, "Isaac is checking out the arrow that she was making."

        "What's that you have there?" Markus asked Derek.

        "The triskele box with my mother's claws in it. Deaton said we'll need it to capture the nogitsune."

        "It was made from the wood of the nematon," I muttered and Derek nodded.

         I felt like I was going to be sick so I rolled down my window and threw up this black liquid.

        We arrived to the school where we were supposed to meet Scott, Stiles, Lydia, and Kira. Derek and I kissed one last time before parting ways.

        "Fight like the alpha I know you are," I grabbed his face roughly letting my blood red eyes pierce his glowing blue ones. "Promise me that you won't give up and promise me that we'll see each other after this and we will be able to go home and play with our daughter."

        "I promise," he kissed me quickly then he, Aiden, and Ethan approached the nogitsune and his new private army while Markus, Demi, Riley, and I waited for our cue.

         This son of a bitch is going to die metaphorically seeing as how it is a spirit and spirits can't die. Something isn't right, Derek should have called me by now.

        "Something went wrong. Something didn't go according to plan. We have to go in now- oh!!" I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen and a wet liquid flowed down my legs.

        "Oh my God!" Riley gasped then she, and Demi rushed to my side.

        "She's in labor? Now?!" Markus exclaimed.

        "I have to help. I have to help him!" I struggled for air.

        "No need, we've got this." Chris smiled, "You focus on delivering those boys." Chris said then he and Isaac went to help Derek, Aiden, and Ethan. Demi laid me down and propped my legs up.

        "Focus on your breaths Connor! You have to focus." Demi said.

        "Go help them Riley!" I gasped then I heard Ethan.

        "Aiden!!!!!!!" Oh my God.

        "AAAAAaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!" I wailed.

        "Go!" Demi screamed at Riley and Riley reluctantly left us to go help them. "Markus you need to bring Derek back here. He's the only one that can give her enough strength. No one else can give her the strength, not even her pack members." Markus ran and got Derek then he shortly returned with a grim looking Derek.

        "Dederek, please don't say it." I was struggling to breath.

        He collapsed down by my side and grabbed my hand.

        "Push Connor," Derek said and slowly I began gaining my strength and pushed really hard.

        "AAAAaaaah!!" I cried out in pain.

        Hours of pain and grueling effort had finally given me my sons, but before I could hold them I was numb then all I could see was blackness.

"I'm I'm sorry," I mumbled just before I had succumbed to the blackness.

        "Connor?! Connor? Please baby. Open your eyes, dammit!!!!"

         I could hear Derek's voice and I wanted to open my eyes. I wanted to hold my sons, but I couldn't. There was a light, a small light in the end of the black tunnel and I walked closer to it but walking was a struggle. I had to force my legs to move, but when I finally reached it, the end of the tunnel I saw Allison and Cameron. The realization stung my face and my heart started to race.

        "This isn't possible." I choked.