The Bite

Chapter 5

**** This chapter continues a week after Scott found out that Claire is in love with him. This chapter will be the usual length. ****

Claire's Pov:

It's been a week since everything happened with Scott thinking he killed Allison, and our first full moon. Im not happy that I basically told him I loved him and somehow he still pines after Allison. It frustrates me more than you could possibly imagine.

I knew that eventually I would run into him at school, but until then I would avoid Scott at all costs. I couldn't look at him knowing how he obviously felt about Allison.

It was night time and I was running through the woods. I had completely lost track of time. I stopped because I heard a heartbeat, it was getting louder & louder by the second. Then I realized it was getting closer, so I started to run the opposite way. Before I knew it I was flying into a tree 10 ft away. My back smacks into the tree trunk and I fall to the ground.

I stand up and see Derek standing there in front of me. "Now you're dead." He tells me. I brush off all the dirt and say, "Geez, I don't even get a warning?!" With a serious look in his eyes he says, "No. Because when a hunter shoots an arrow or bullet at you there isn't a warning." I should mention he's been training me since what happened about a week ago.

I rolled my eyes and Derek steps closer. "Do you wanna take a break?" I couldn't tell if he was joking or if this was another test of his, or if he was actually serious. I got my answer when he started walking inside his burnt down house, so I followed him in. I was walking upstairs so I could use the bathroom, when the wooden step I was on broke. It sent me tumbling down the stairs, taking Derek along with me. My back was on the floor and Derek's chest on top of mine. He maintained his strong gaze into my eyes, and all I could do was stare back at him.

Without warning, my lips connected with his. I probably shouldn't have kissed him, but I did...and it felt good. I could no longer feel the heat from his body hovering over me. When I opened my eyes, he was pulling me up towards him. "Don't deny what you feel." I bite my lip and he says to me, "Are you scared?" I nod my head. He then says, "Scared of what he'll think?" I rolled my eyes and said, "He obviously never felt the same way about me. So I don't really care." He sighs, looking at the ground, almost like he's thinking of something. "If you want, we can see where this goes. We don't have to tell him or anyone else, when you're ready we'll tell them."

I stood there taking all this in. Sure Scott was my age, he was also my best friend, not to mention he's kinda always been there for me. And he was always what I wanted in a guy, so he was perfect for me....I should choose him right? But then there's Derek who slightly older then me, he also has somewhat of a temper, and he seems to attract trouble. So I obviously can't pick him....but maybe he's just what I need to get over Scott. I finally said, "Okay we can wait. And if it's nothing, then we live our normal lives."

He smirks then pulls me in close. I bite my lip then put my arms around the back of his neck. He leans in like he's going to kiss me again, but his head snaps to the left and his eyes start to glow. "Stay here till I come back." he says to me.

Derek's Pov:

I left Claire in the living room, and went to go check the rest of the house. I could hear a lot of heartbeats surrounding the house. I went outside, but there was nobody in sight. There was a noise in the distance and as I walked further and further away from my house, it got louder. It sounded like maybe it was metal clanging together. I kept going deeper into the woods to find out what it was. Then I heard the sound of a firing pin on a gun being pulled back, and a bullet entering a chamber. Then the gunshot came and a loud scream followed. My eyes grew wide with fear, and I quickly turned on my heels, my eyes glowing their icy blue, and I ran as fast as I could.

As I got closer to my house, I could hear another shot ring out, then I heard Claire scream. I rushed inside as fast as I could but she was already on the ground. She was clutching her stomach, while tears flowed down her cheeks. "Derek something's wrong." I ignore her and say, "I shouldn't have left you here. I should've stayed with you." She grabs my collar and looks in my eyes saying, "Derek, something is wrong. It hurts too much." I look at her confused then ask, "what do you mean? Aren't you healing?" I lift her shirt up and see the bullet hole that's glowing blue, and smoke coming from it. "It's wolfsbane. Luckily it didn't go too deep. I'll take it out for you." I try to take the bullet out of her and she lets out a roar. "It's too deep. If I keep trying you'll bleed out." She coughs then tells me, "Well you better think fast..." She let's out another roar, filled with anguish. I pick her up as gently as possible, and put her in the backseat of my car. Then I drive to the animal clinic where Scott works.

I set Claire down against the building then knock on the door. "Help! Is there anyone here?!" A man comes and opens up the door saying, "I'm sorry we're closed." Claire reaches out and grabs his leg. "Please...h-help me." She coughs and blood spews from her mouth. The man tells me, "quickly, bring her inside." So I pick her up and follow him to the back of the building. He sees the blue light emanating from the wound in her stomach. "When did this happen?" He says as he gathers the supplies he needs to patch her up. "It happened like 20 minutes ago. I came here as fast I could, she's lost a lot of blood." The man speaks again, "what's her name?" "Claire, it's Claire." I tell him. "Alright. Claire, listen my name is deaton. Now this will hurt quite a bit. I'm gonna need you to take a deep breath and let it out on three." Claire inhaled deeply and she nods. "One...two...three!" He pours some kind of powder into the wound and Claire let's out a loud scream. The wound starts to heal up and her breathing becomes regular.

"Derek? Deaton?" We hear Claire's voice echo through the clinic. "Can you take me home now?"  She says to me. "Let's go, I'll get you home safely." The vet says to us, "Remember to take it easy alright." Claire nods as she walks out to my car. "Derek do you know who did this?" I shake my head no. "We were at my place when I heard footsteps outside my house. I was further into the woods when I heard shots fired. So I ran back and found her like this." He sighed. "Well I don't need to remind you to stay alert." I nod and walk out.

* Some time passes *

Claire's Pov:

I get home and watch Derek drive off. A few moments later, I'm on my porch. I roll my eyes as I hear Scott come up the porch steps, and I pull my keys out to unlock the door. He stands next to me, "Claire, please talk to me. At least give me that." I sigh as I set my phone down on the couch. "Can you at least let me explain?" I turn to him and say, "Explain, explain what Scott? That I make myself completely vulnerable, tell you how I feel, that I love you and then I see you with her, I can't Scott." I start walking when he grabs my arm. "Claire, I didn't know you felt that way about me." I laugh then say, "and if you knew? What would you have done differently?"

He struggles to find words to speak as he paces back & forth. Then he stops and gets close to me. "Did you just sniff me?" He looks up at me, and with obvious jealousy in his voice says, "why were you with him? With Derek?" I swallow then say, "he's been training me for a week. So yeah...im gonna go get ready for school." Scott lets out a sigh then tells me, "Okay. I'll see you later."

**** hehe bet you didn't know that would happen did yah? Be ready for another chapter tomorrow. ****