I decided to rent a movie tonight. But then I saw Scott and Derek so I followed them. I think they noticed because when I went up next to them, they didn't look surprised. We were standing on the roof of the video store. I looked at them, asking for an explanation. 

"Look down there," Derek told me. I looked down with Scott and I saw all the police cars and ambulance. Jackson and Lydia were there. Jackson, being Jackson, was yelling at someone about needing to go home.

"Starting to get it?" he asked Scott

"I get that he's killing people, but I don't get why. I mean, this isn't standard practice, right? We don't go out in the middle of the night murdering everyone, do we?" asked Scott.

"No," says Derek," We're predators. We don't have to be killers."

"Then why is he a killer?" I ask

"That's what we're gonna find out," he says. I look at them and nod slowly. Then we all go and get in Derek's car. We head to his house and we go in. As soon as the door closes Scott flips out at Derek. I just watch from a safe distance.

"You know, I have a Life, too," Scott says.

"No, you don't," says Derek

"Yes, I do! I don't care what you say about him making me his pet or Part of his pack," says Scott," I have homework to do. I have to go to a parent/teacher conference tomorrow because I'm failing chemistry."

"You wanna do homework? Or do you wanna not die?" Derek then sighs,"You have Iess than a week until the full moon. You don't kill with him, he kills you."

"Okay, seriously, who made up these rules?" I ask

"It's a rite of passage into his pack," says Derek.

"You know what else is a rite of passage? Graduating from high school! And you don't have to kill anyone to do it! Why can't you just find him yourself? Why can't you just sniff him out when he's a human?" asks Scott. He was getting mad at the fact that he didn't understand.

"Because his human scent could be entirely different," says Derek," It has to be you. You have a connection with him, a link that you can't understand. If I can teach you to control your abilities, you can find him."

"So if I help you, you can stop him?" asks Scott.

"Not alone. We're stronger in numbers. A pack makes the individual more powerful," Derek replies.

"How am I supposed to help if I have no idea what I'm doing?" Asks Scott

"Because I'm gonna teach you," says Derek,"Do you remember what happened that first night you were shot in the arm? Right after you were hit?"

"Yeah, I changed back," says Scott

"Mmm-hmm. And when you were hit by his car, same thing, right?" asks Derek. Scott nods.

 "What's the common denominator?" Derek asks. When Scott doesn't answer he breaks Scott's arm. I was about to go over to him and slap him but I decided against it. I can't do anything violent. Yet,

"What the hell are you doing!" Scott yells.

"It'II heal," says Derek

"It's still hurt!" Scott yelled

"And that's what keeps you human. Pain," Derek says as he looks at Scott. He looks at me,"Maybe you will survive,"

 After Scott's arm healed he headed home. I stopped in the doorway. I turned to Derek. I wasn't expecting him to be right behind me. I let out a little squeal and he chuckled.

"Look, I'm probably not going to be going to school tomorrow. I was wondering if I could come over and you could help me figure out what I am?" I ask. He nods and I smile." Also, I kinda left my phone in there," I say and he hands me my phone. I smile again.

" Great, see ya tomorrow!" I say as I run after Scott. When I reach him he turns to me.

"What took you so long?" he asks, grumpily.

"I left my phone there," I say. He nods and we walk the rest of the way home in silence. When we reached home I quickly said goodnight to Scott and went to sleep.

~Next Morning~

I was right. I wasn't going to school. I got sick and threw up in the living room.After it was cleaned up, my mom called the school to tell them I was sick. I was laying in bed, waiting for her to go. I sent a text to Allison while waiting.

A= Happy Birthday!

A= How'd you know?

A= I didn't. I was just randomly sending Happy Birthday but I guess that works too

She didn't respond. I put my phone down as my mom came in. 

"I don't have to go to work," she says," I can stay home and we can do something."

"Mom, as awesome as that sounds, you should go to work," I say with a smile.

"Do you want me to stop by before the conference?" she asked. I shake my head and she walks over. She kisses my forehead and walks out.

"Bye!" I shout. I hear her yell a bye back. I wait til her car is out of sight and I send a text to Derek.

A= Am I still able to come over?

D= Yeah. Where are you?

A= Home

He doesn't respond. So I take it as he is nearby. I walk out the door and I see Derek pull up. I walk over and get in.

"You weren't nearby, were you?" I ask," Cause if so, then you are a creepy person Derek."

He chuckles and drives off. We sit in silence while driving. When we reach his place I get out. We both walk up to the door and go in. When we get in Derek turns to me.

"What have you discovered that you can do so far?" he asks. I think about it.

"All I know is that I can go anywhere that I want to go just thinking about it," I say. He nods and thinks. He then takes off his shirt.

"Let's try fighting," he says. I nod and take off my jacket and boots. He gets ready and I get ready. He comes at me first. I was able to block a couple of his punches and kicks. I punched him in the face and he growled. Then he brought out his claws. I knew he wasn't going to rip me to shreds but I wasn't sure about a couple of scratches. He came at me and scratched both of my legs. I screamed but kept trying to fight him off. I kicked him but he caught my leg. He then pulled me to the ground and he hovered over me.

"It's hard to say," he mumbles staring at me. I was panting a bit but I was staring right back at him. He started to lean down and I leaned up. I didn't know what I was doing but it happened. Our lips were moving in sync as he pulled me up with him. Then I walked back and he followed. I hit a wall with my back. It started getting even more heated when he started to kiss down my neck. I knew that he left a few bites on my neck but I didn't care. I let out a little moan as he continued to kiss my neck. He started to pull up my shirt but then he stopped.

"Hide," he said. I look at him confused but I obey. I grab my Jacket and shoes. I realize that my hat fell off. I look for it but it hit me in the face. I grab it and put it on.

  "No one home?" I hear someone say.

"Oh, he's here. He's just not feeling particularly hospitable," I hear someone familiar say.

"Maybe he's out burying a bone in the backyard," someone else says

"Really? A dog joke? We're going there, and that's the best you got? If you wanna provoke him, say something Like, "Too bad your sister 'bit it' before she had her first Iitter. " Too bad she howled Iike a bitch when we cut her in half!" She yells. I hear a bunch of thuds and fighting. Eventually, I hear an electric sound and a groan.

 "Wow,"she says,"This one grew up in all the right places."

I hear even more zapping noises and groans,"Oh. You never were good with electricity, were you? Or fire," she says. She then lets out a chuckle," Which is why I'm gonna Iet you in on a Iittle secret. And, well, maybe we can help each other out. Yes, your sister was severed into pieces and used as bait to try to catch you. Unpleasant, and frankly, a Iittle too Texas Chainsaw Massacre for my taste, but quite true," she chuckles again," Now, here's the part that might really kick you in your balls. We didn't kill her.You think I'm Iying?"

"Wouldn't be the first time," says Derek

She clicks her tongue and says," Sweetie Well, why don't you just Iisten to my heart and tell me if I am. Okay? We didn't kill your sister. Do you hear that? There's no blips or upticks. Just the steady beat of the cold, hard truth. Found bite marks on your sister's body, Derek.
What do you think did that? A mountain Iion? Why aren't we helping each other out? You might as well admit what you've been guessing all along, which is, the AIpha killed your sister.
And all you have to do is tell us who he is, and we'II take care of it for you.
Problem solved, everybody goes home happy."

I hear Derek breathe a little heavier.

 "Unless, you don't know who he is either," she says as she laughs. It was sinister not a genuine one." Wow. Guess who just became totally useless?"

I hear a gun cock and the bullets start to fly everywhere. I get shot in the shoulder and I let out a scream. Then I widen my eyes. I hear footsteps coming towards me. I close my eyes and hope she doesn't see me. I hear them stop in front of me. When I open them and I look up I see that she's standing in front of me. But she can't see me. When she walks away I get up and walk out of the house. I walk a little before I start to stumble. I was still stumbling when I felt myself get picked up. I look and see that it's Derek and he has a worried look on his face. I hear him say,"Don't worry. It'll be alright," but then the darkness takes over.