Sterek - Last Breath [COMPLETED]

7~Past Tense

It was about a 15 minute walk from the house to the most hated place on the planet. As they neared the house the porch lights turned on;

"Cause that's not creepy at all" Allison said

"So what exactly is wolfie?" Lydia asked

"A stuffed animal" Derek answered

"You dragged us out here for a stuffed animal" Scott exclaimed

"Cora can't sleep without it, I don't know how she's lasted these last two days without it, plus you offered to come" Derek answered him

Derek walked up the stairs and pushed open the door, he took a breath and walked in. He diverted his eyes from the kitchen and turned the light switch on which still worked and went up stairs.

The others walked in and before they knew it their curiosity got the best of them and they started to look around.

When Stiles reached the kitchen he couldn't believe it, he knew a few details of what happened that night but he didn't fully understand how much fear the family must have gone through that night seeing the state of the kitchen in front of him.

"Oh my" Lydia said as she sees the site in front of her "What happened?" She asked

"It isn't my story to tell" Stiles said as he turned away from the room going into the what must have been the living room.

Stiles picked up a picture that was on the mantel, it was of four kids, with the brightest of smiles.

"Who's that?" Lydia said pointing at the boy on the bottom of the photo

"I'm not sure" it was obvious on who the other three kids were but the fourth was a complete mystery

(This is how I imagine the photo to be like, the names are there so you know who'd be who)

"You've never seen him before?" Lydia asked

"No, never" Stiles answered

They heard someone coming into the room so Stiles put the photo down, it was Scott and Allison.

"You guys stay here I'm gonna go look for Derek" Stiles said as he took off up the stairs, he heard a noise to the right so he went that way. When he got to the room he saw Derek packing a suitcase "What are you doing?" Derek jumped and turned around quickly "Sorry"

"I'm uh...we're gonna need a few things whilst in your place and I'd rather not come back to this place so..." Derek said as he put Cora's clothes into the bag.

"Anything you need me to help with?" Stiles asked

"Thomas' room is at the end of the hall, do you mind getting his stuff, he probably didn't unpack so..."

"Yeah"

After getting everything they needed Stiles and Derek headed downstairs to see the other three leaning on the couch. And this time Derek couldn't advert his eyes from the kitchen, and it was like his body took over and he started walking towards the scene. There was dry blood everywhere, the table was still broken, Derek saw a knife in the corner of his eyes and he kneeled down. He picked it up, he hated that thing, it reminded him of the day all his pain started. It was even worse that his fathers initials were carved into the metal handle M.H. Someone came up behind him and placed their hand on Derek's shoulder, he freaked out a bit and turned around and before he knew it he flipped the person onto the ground.

"Derek OMG" Lydia's said from the doorway. When he looked at the person he just flipped he instantly regretted his actions.

"Stiles, oh my god, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to" Derek said as he dropped the knife that was in his hands

"Agh, it's fine don't worry about it" Stiles said as Derek helped him up

"Bro he demolished you" Scott said coming into the kitchen laughing

"Can we go" Derek said he didn't wait for an answer he just walked out with the bags, and wolfie, can't forget about him.

The second Derek opened the door Cora jamp at Derek "Are you okay?"

"I'm okay" Derek said picking her up "Look what I got" he picked up the stuffed wolf from the bag on the floor and held it up for Cora to see

"Thank you" she said giving Derek a hug before sliding down and running up the stairs

"Where have you boys been?" Melissa asked coming into the room, hands on her hips with a stern look on her face

"It was all me, I had to go and get our stuff from the house" Derek said

"Well I'm glad your all okay" Melissa said

"Noah may I speak with you for a moment?" Derek asked when he walked into the room

"Sure let's go to my office" Noah led the way until they entered a room with a desk in the centre of the room, and there were two chair by a window, they went to sit down there. "So what do you wanna talk about kiddo?"

"It's about my dad" Derek said, Noah just nodded so Derek carried on "No ones told us about the situation, we don't know if he's alive, and if he is where is he, do you know?"

"I do" Noah said "Are you sure you wanna know kid?"

"I don't give a shit about my father, but Thomas and Cora are gonna be asking questions soon and I'd rather be the one to explain to them what's happening" Derek said

"He was alive" Noah said

"Was? As in past tense, as he's not anymore?" Derek asked

"He was shot, and he lost a lot of blood, he died on the way to the hospital" Noah said, Derek didn't know how to feel about that. He thought he'd be relieved about finding out that his father had died after everything he's but him through, but he couldn't explain it. "Are you okay son?" Derek looked up

"I think so, I mean he was my dad you know" Derek said "You'd expect me to be broken, but I don't feel anything, it's like I feel sorry but I am so glad he's gone, you know" Derek admitted

"Look I hate to bring this up right now, but you were there, how'd he get shot?" Noah asked

Out of nowhere his father pulled out a gun and pointed it at Derek and his younger siblings "If you touch them" Derek spat "Like I said earlier or what? Your not gonna do anything, you don't have the guts to do anything" Michael laughed "Thomas, take Cora to the bathroom, lock the door" Derek told Thomas not taking his eye off of his father "If any of you move I shoot" Michael yelled And before Derek could properly think he pushed his siblings out of the way and jamp at his father and tackled him to the floor.

Derek played out the scene in his mind, it was like he was reliving that day over again. "He pulled out his gun" Derek began "He was aiming it at us I had no choice he was gonna kill us so I-I ju..jump- I pushed them out of the way and I tackled him to the floor and the gun just went off, I didn't realise the bullet had hit him though" Derek began talking really fast "I didn't mean to kill him, I-I was just trying to keep them safe that's all"

"It's okay" Noah said in a soothing voice "It wasn't your fault" he reassured Derek "Now, why don't you go upstairs, relax it's getting late" he told Derek
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Published~October 6, 2018