Once in a Blue Moon [TW/TVD Fanfic]

Always

Chapter 15 - Always

Scene 25: Roses and Thorns

Scott's POV

At the Animal Clinic

As I clambered off my motorcycle I could see my boss pacing from inside. He looked worried and stressed. I decided I wouldn't keep him waiting.

The small bell chimed overhead as I pushed open the front door. Deaton greeted me warmly with a smile before getting straight to the point.

"Scott, you remember when you found me, all tied up, hanging from the ceiling, nearly dead."

I scoffed. "How could I not?"

"Yes, well..." He seemed hesitant, like if he said the wrong thing then everything could go south.

I urged him to tell me what was on his mind.

Deaton sighed. "When you rescued me, Scott, your eyes... They turned red."

"Like glowed?" I wanted to make sure I was hearing him correctly.

"Yes. They glowed. They were red. Bright red. Scott, I haven't seen this type of thing in years. A century, in fact. But, I knew. From the moment I learned you were bitten I believed."

"What do you mean? What did you believe?"

"It isn't something that happens too often."

"Yeah, I gathered that." If Stiles were here he would've appreciated my sarcastic comments. Deaton, however, wasn't taking them too lightly.

"Scott, listen."

I sighed. "Okay."

My boss then began to explain his thought process as to why my eyes supposedly glowed red. "What I believed, and what is apparently true, is something that happens to betas when they are exceptionally powerful. The process is rather simple. They don't have to steal power from an Alpha. It comes to light through sheer will power and strength. It's called a True Alpha. Now I think in your situation that ring is what gave you the ultimate boost." As I looked down at the ring Briar gave me I couldn't help but wonder if this was real. Could it be true? Was this ring actually the cause of me being a True Alpha?

"But I'm not the only one." I was confused. Wasn't Deucalion also after Derek?

"Deucalion wants you." Deaton affirmed.

Deucalion's POV

At the Alpha Pack's Apartment

I was suddenly jolted awake by the sound of my phone ringing. The caller ID read Aiden making me think something bad had happened. Usually Kali was the one who called letting me know the aftermath of a fight. My suspicions were only proven correct when the boy informed me of Kali's supposed demise.

"How'd she die?" I grunted, voice still drowsed with sleep.

"A vampire ordered her to feed herself to a polar bear in Antarctica."

For a second I thought he was pulling my leg, but when I didn't hear any laughter follow the statement I knew it had to be true.

"Do you by chance happen to know this vampire's name?" I asked, wanting to exact revenge upon the reason for Kali's death.

"Briar Mikaelson." Aiden replied.

Ahh, the Mikaelsons. Never would've thought I would encounter them so soon.

"Thank you, pup. That will be all for now. Go back to living your little lives. I'll be in contact soon enough." I then ended the call before falling back asleep.