The Return Home

Chapter 5

"Derek, what are you doing here?" Scott asked. There was a short pause before Derek answered. "I'm looking for Malia, have you seen her?" Derek asked in a deep, strong voice. Scott shook his head. "We haven't seen her since Friday night." Scott said. Derek took a deep breath. "Are you saying you nor Peter has seen her?" Scott asked, worried. I wanted so badly to get up and see him, but I was a little scared to. I'm scared he wont remember me. I decided screw it I desperately needed to see him, so I started to get up, but Stiles grabbed my hand. I turned to him and nodded, letting him know it's ok. I gently squeezed his hand before he let go. I turned back to the door, slowly stepping next to Scott. I could tell Scott was nervous. "Uh Derek, this is Allie." Scott said. Suddenly I felt Stiles walk up behind me. "Your sister." Stiles said in a serious tone. I had been looking down at the ground since I walked over here, nervous to look at him, but after Stiles spoke I decided to look up at Derek.

Derek looked at me wide eyed, completely shocked. He looked almost exactly the same since I last saw him. He had his black hair short, his hazel eyes are still as bright as ever. The only difference in him is he is a lot taller, and definitely more built in muscle. He also is getting a bit scruffy! We just stood there staring at one another for a moment. "Allie?" He asked. Tears started to fall from my face when I nodded. He grabbed my shoulders and pulled me into a long, tight hug. After a few minutes he pulled away with his hands holding either side of my face. He looked me over, and then kissed my forehead. "How... How did you get out?" He asked, his voice shaky. I wiped away a few tears. "You don't remember?" I asked. He shook his head. "I was in Colorado with Matt and Natalie." I reminded him. Tears started to form in his eyes, but he stopped them from falling. "I would have come home sooner , but Matt and Natalie never allowed me too. I wanted to come home!" I said. He brought me back into a hug.

After we all relaxed, we sat in Scott's living room. I sat beside Derek, and across from Stiles. We talked for a while until I remembered something, and I turned to Derek. "Hey show me your eyes!" I almost shouted in excitement. He gave me a confused look, but he quickly remembered. He closed his eyes for a mere second, and when he opened them they glowed and icy blue. I frowned a little, and he noticed. "What?" He asked. "I was hoping you had become Alpha by now! But I do miss those beautiful blue eyes." I said, smiling. I could feel sudden tension coming from Stiles and Scott. "Hang on a second! You know he's a werewolf?" Stiles asked, and Scott looked as if he had the same question. "Of course! I've known, my entire life! He's my brother." I explained, but quickly became very confused. "Wait a minute! How do you guys know?" I asked, hearing a chuckle come from Derek. Stiles looked at Scott, and he looked down then looked back up at me. My eyes widened when Scott's eyes glowed a bright searing red. "Scott, you're an alpha?" I asked. He nodded and his eyes went back to their normal dark brown. "How are you an alpha, but Derek isn't?" I asked. This time Derek spoke. "I actually was an alpha for a while, I lost alpha status when I saved Cora. Scott isn't a typical alpha." He said. "Well what kind of alpha are you?" I asked. He smiled. "I'm a true alpha." He said, proudly. "It's when someone becomes an alpha from his will power, personality, and courage. He also has never killed an innocent." Derek explained. "Wow Scott! That's incredible! Derek, what happened to Cora that forced you to lose your alpha status?" I asked. "She was extremely sick, on the verge of death. All I did was take her pain enough to save her, which meant losing my alpha side." He explained.

We continued talking until Derek remembered the real reason he came here. "So none of you have seen Malia?" He asked. We all shook our heads. "Stiles?" Derek specifically said. "What? I haven't seen her! Just because she's my ex doesn't mean I keep tabs on her!" Stiles said. "Well I should go back to Peter and see if he's heard anything." He said and then looked at me. "You want to come stay with us Allie?" He asked. I took a deep breath and looked at Stiles. He slightly nodded, telling me to accept Derek's offer. "I'd love to! But can I move in with you over the weekend? Just cause of school, I don't want to overwhelm myself." I said. He smiled. "Sounds good! Where are you staying?" He asked. I froze at the question, scared to answer. Thankfully Stiles answered for me. "She's staying at my house." Stiles said bluntly. Derek raised his eyebrows. "Ah can I talk to you in private Stiles?" Derek asked, standing up, and walking over to Stiles. "Why can't we just talk here? Out in the open? With witnesses?" Stiles asked, but Derek ignored him, grabbing Stiles by the shirt. "Fine! Just cause you're stronger!" Stiles groaned, and they walked outside. The entire time I sat with my jaw dropped. Wow Derek really didn't like Stiles. I turned to Scott who sat there chuckling. "Derek won't hurt him will he?" I asked, worried. Scott shook his head. "Oh he would, but he's just scaring the crap out of him right now!" He laughed, obviously able to hear what's happening outside. Even though I haven't seen Derek since I was eleven, he was still same old Derek. He has always been extremely protective of all the women in our family. If I was to go out there right now to stop Derek, he would be extremely suspicious. After a few minutes they walked back into the house. Stiles was rubbing and stretching out his neck. I couldn't help but giggle, seeing Derek so protective of me. Derek walked over to me and kissed the top of my head. "I'll see you a little before the weekend to help you pack." He said. "Ok." I chirped. With that he was gone. "Ready to go Allie?" Stiles asked. I nodded.