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      Harper Stood there beside Derek staring at the ground as she spun her ring on her finger wanting to nothing more than to just leave this town that holds nothing but repeating bad memories and bringing nothing but pain in her life.

Derek said he trusted the older Hale man and Harper couldn't believe it. Yes Peter's Her Father But Yet Again He's Been Behind Everything that they were trying to solve, the whole reason they came back and the person who killed Laura, the woman who practically raised her.

Reluctantly Harper said she'd trust him but it was a lie and she knew that they knew. Lying is an easier thing to pick up on with the heightened sense that revolve around being a werewolf but frankly, Harper didn't care because she didn't trust Peter.

She trusted Derek.

Scott walked around the corner in the locker room as his eyes land on the pair before rushing towards them as he exclaims "Thank God! Where the hell have you been? do you have any idea what's been going on!?"

Scott glances to Harper "Okay, well you probably do, but do you?"

Peter emerges from the shadows holding a lacrosse stick gaining Scotts attention as he spoke "I really don't get Lacrosse"

Scott's eyes widen "it was you" he mutters slowly coming to the realization that had happened the night before.

The oldest Hale man continues his thought"When I was in high school, we played basketball. There's a real sport"

Scott looks back at the pair but Harper avoided his gaze while Derek stayed silent, his stone expression covering his features.

Peter looks over the lacrosse stick in his hand before resting it on his shoulder "Still, I heard somewhere that Lacrosse comes from Native American tribes and that they played it to resolve conflict" he pauses as he looks deep in thought "Do I have that right?"

he hums before shrugging "I have a little conflict of my own to resolve, Scott. But I need your help to do it"

Scott glared at the man "I'm not helping you kill people" he seethed.

"Well, I don't want to kill all of them. Just the responsible ones" Peter clarified as he continued "And that doesn't have to include-" his brows furrow as he looks to the pair

Harper's eyes close as she sighs while Derek spoke "Allison"

Scott looked at the pair with furrowed brows "you're on his side?" he questions, in shock and anger "Are you forgetting the part where he killed your sister?"

Derek looks away from him "It was a mistake" Harper bit back a scoff though her facial expression gave away how she felt on the matter. Harper still couldn't look at the McCall boy causing her to look back down to the floor.

"What?" Scott exclaims as Derek's gaze falls back on him "it happens "

"Scott" Peter spoke up bringing the McCall's attention to him "I think you're getting the wrong impression of us. We really just want to help you reach your full potential"

"By killing my friends" The fluffy-haired boy snaps.

Peter's head tilted "sometimes the people closest to you can be the ones holding you back the most"

Scott continued to glare at him "If they're holding me back from becoming a psychotic nut job like you, I'm okay with that" he said lowly

Peter walked towards him "Maybe... You could try and see things from my perspective" his hand raises his nails now replaced with claws before he swiftly sunk them into the back of Scott's neck.

Harper's eyes finally looked up to the McCall as she grimaces slightly as Peter takes his claws from his neck causing Scott to drop to the floor, seeing everything Peter allowed him to see.

her blank expression faulters as she looks at the boy before she glances to Derek with a small glare "it's stupid to trust him" She mutters.

Derek didn't say anything as he went to follow Peter but Harper harshly took his arm "If you think that you can trust him after everything he's done these past few months, you're an idiot"

Derek still didn't answer her, the man pulling his arm away from her "you'll lose me, Derek" she spoke up gaining the Hales attention "I can't trust him- as much as I want to I can't and I won't stand by your side"

Derek's jaw clenched, the man stuck between his plan that he was keeping a secret from her and losing the closest relative left.

Harper stared at the older man who stayed still until finally he walked out of the room following after his Uncle.

Harper's heart broke ever so slightly watching him leave without saying a single word to her.

Harper would've followed Derek anywhere- I mean she had followed him anywhere she came back to Beacon Hills for Laura and for him even though nothing good has ever came from this dead-end town she used to call home.

But piece by piece since Peter was discovered to be the alpha her trust for her cousin has faltered and she did not want to come to a point where she couldn't trust her own blood.

Scott gasped as he sat up on the ground. Pulling Harper from her trance, the girl turned to him as she walked towards him "are you alright?"

Scott glared at her "No I'm not!" he quickly got up from the ground, his voice raised "You're on his side, You're trusting him?! after everything he's done!"

"Hey, I never said I trusted him!" Harper's own voice raised as she spoke "And you don't have to trust me but you could at least put a little faith in me!"

Scott shrugged "why should I?"

"Because I'll still help you" she deadpanned before walking towards one of the benches glancing at his neck "He showed you the fire, didn't he?" She assumed that's what her father would've done.

Scott nodded as he sat on the bench "everything he saw in the fire and everything after" Scott paused he went to say something but held back changing his question "how do I know you're actually going to help"

Harper shrugged "Like I said, you're gonna have to put a little faith in me" her gaze meets his "and a little faith in my anger towards my father for killing Laura"

Scott nods- more so in a way of finally accepting her help "who's Mara?"

Harper froze at her mother's named being mentioned, a name she herself could barely even say without feeling the heartbreak of losing her all over again "what?"

before Scott could say another word Stiles burst into the room "dude, we have a huge problem-- Harper?"

Scott glanced at his friend "trust me, I know"

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Stiles slams on the breaks as the jeep comes to a stop Harper's hands fly to the back of the seats stopping herself from flying forward "Jesus" she muttered.

"Yo" Scott spoke "What's up" Stiles called out.

Harper moved the hair from her face as she leaned forward "mr. Argent" she smiled before dropping it "And Jackson "

"Is everything okay?" Scott asked

Chris smiled "Hey, Scott. Your friend here was having car trouble. We were just taking a look"

Scott pointed over his shoulder "there's a shop just down the street, I'm sure they have a tow truck"

Stiles nods "yeah, you want a ride?"

Scott opened the door but Jackson stayed still "Come on Jackson, you're way to pretty to be out here all by yourself" Stiles spoke almost in a taunting manner also while hinting for him to get in the car.

Harper chuckle before looking at Jackson, her nose scrunching slightly "I think you should get in the car"

Jackson nodded and began to walk towards the jeep, Scott climbing out for Jackson to get in.

"hey" Chris called out gaining their attention as he reached inside the Porsche turning the key as the car hums to life "Told you I knew a few things about cars"

he walked towards his own, climbing in the tinted window car. The teens watching the older man drive away.

As soon as he was gone Jackson immediately turned to Scott pointing an accusing finger at him "what, are you following me now?"

Harper climbed out of the car shutting the door behind her. Scott answered the blonde "Yes! you stupid freaking idiot, you almost gave away everything right there!"

Jackson's brow furrow "what are you talking about?"

"he thinks you're the second Beta" Harper pipped up as she crossed her arms.

The confused look on Jackson's face only grew "What?"

"he thinks you're me!" Scott snapped as he hit the jeep in anger.

Stiles eyes widen as he gestures to the vehicle "Dude, my jeep"

Scott looked back at Jackson "I can hear your heart beating from a mile away, literally! And now he thinks that there's something wrong and now I have to keep an eye on you so he doesn't kill you too!"

He went to hit the jeep again but Stiles practically leapt towards him as he grabbed his friend "okay, how about we just step away from Stiles' jeep"

"You know this is your problem, not mine, okay!" Jackson hollered "I didn't say anything which means you're the one that's gonna get me killed! Okay, this is your fault" he shoved Scott into the blue jeep which has had repeated abuse in the last minutes.

Stiles tossed his hands in the air, exclaiming "Can we stop hitting my jeep!"

Scott shoved him back Harper looked between the two boys with angry looks on their faces as they stepped towards each other Stiles and Harper quickly moved between them Stiles moving Scott away while Harper moved Jackson well- shoved Jackson.

"Alright, guys stop" Stiles looked between the two as he backed away "Alright?"

Scott pointed at Jackson "when they come after you, I won't be able to protect you. I can't protect anyone"

Harper didn't miss how he looked at Stiles on the last statement causing the Stilinski's brows to furrow "why are you looking at me?"

"you know what, now you have to do it. Get me what I want, And I will be fine protecting myself" The Whittmore waved an almost dismissive hand like it was an obvious thing to do, that what he wanted was and easy thing to get.

Harper scoffed "Oh my god, why do you even want it?"

Jackson stayed silent before Scotts voice broke the silence "No you won't! just trust me, all it does is make things worse"

Jackson tilted his head "oh, yeah, really?" he questioned "You know you can hear anything you want and run faster then humanly possible. Sounds like a real hardship, McCall"

Scott nods "yeah, I can run really fast now, except half the time I'm running away from people trying to kill me! And I can hear things like. . . My girlfriend telling people she doesn't trust me anymore right before breaking up with me. I'm not lying to you, it ruins your life"

Jackson shook his head "it ruined your life. You had all the power in the world, and you didn't know what to do with it. You know what it's actually like? it's like you turned sixteen and someone bought you a Porsche when they should've started you out with a nice little Honda. Me? I drive a Porsche"

he turned away from the three walking towards his car as he revs the engine before speeding off.

Harper sighed and looked at the pair "well, that went well"

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Harper opened the door to the house still shocked that it hasn't fallen off it's hinges as she stepped into the old burned building.

her gaze landing on her father "you're still here" she took a breath "I figured you'd be out killing Argent's"

Peter rolled his eyes "Well, I'm not" Harper nodded "yet" he added earning a look from his daughter

"So" Peter spoke up "where did you run off too?"

Harper snorted "out, it doesn't really matter"

Peter nodded as he stood up walking towards the girl "do you still use your powers- well I mean besides you did that fun little pain spell on me"

Harper's face dropped "why does it matter to you if I do?"

"because you were given a gift that no one has ever gotten, it's be a shame if it went to waste" She eyed the man before he listening to his words but she couldn't trust that he wasn't trying to change her for his own personal use.

Harper took a breath as she spoke "well that gift made my life hell" Peter's brows furrow "And I don't tend to use it- not as often as I once did, and I'd really appreciate it if we just stopped talking about it"

that was all she said before walking away from the man in front of her and leaving him wondering what had happened in the years he was gone.

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It was late at night and no one was at the house except Harper and no one was usually there anyways because Derek had to stay hiding because of the murder thing and Peter was usually with him besides earlier today.

Harper sat on the couch her eyes trained on the crumpled piece of paper in front of her, she doesnt tend to use the witch side of herself often just because her magic made everything more difficult for her, staying in control on full moons and containing her power , or containing it when her emotions got the better of her.

It was like an unbearable itch that wouldn't go away.

And Harper hated how her fathers words got under her skin, was she really wasting something she was lucky enough to get or was she unlucky to be burden with such thing that would only have the hunters wanting her dead more? But here she was staring at that piece of Paper, fiddling with the bracelet around her wrist pretending Peter's words didn't get to her.

Focusing her attention onto the paper as she muttered one word " Incendia " the paper caught on flame as it began to burn, a small smile spreading on her face as it burned.

Her attention was quickly pulled away as the door flew open to reveal Scott and with one swift motion of Harper's hand the flame was gone

"Scott?" She exclaimed as she rose from the couch walking towards the boy.

His face was covered with worry "Where's Derek and Jackson?" he quickly questioned the girl

Harper's brows furrow, confusion covered her face "What?"

Scott looked her over as if he was trying to figure out if she knew "Scott" Harper spoke gaining his attention "Why would Derek be with Jackson?"

he shook his head "Okay, there's no time to explain, just act like you're not here, just hide somewhere"

"Scott this is my house"

Scott's hands went to his head "Jesus, would you just listen to me!"

Harper held her hands up as she took a breath "Alright, God!" she began to walk away from him as she uttered "Don't get your panties in a twist"

Scott gave the girl a look but before he could go anywhere Harper's voice gained his attention "why did you mention my mother earlier? Mara"

The brunette girl had to ask she couldn't sit and wonder why he had mentioned that name after seeing the fire- seeing Peter's memories.

Scott took a breath "when Peter showed me the fire there was this one part of him and a woman- he called her Mara but it looked like she got out of the basement but it was so fast when I saw everything I can't say I know I'm right" Scott took a few steps up the staircase "I thought I should tell you in case maybe you still have someone else out there"

Harper's gaze softens on the boy but a saddened almost hopeful expression covering her features "thank you" she whispered earning a nod from the McCall boy before he rushed upstairs while Harper tucked herself in an empty room, calming her heartbeat from the fasted paced thumping in her chest.

Her ears searched for anything until the door opened and footsteps filled her ears of two people on the hardwood floor.

But then Jackson's voice filled her ears " This house. . . It's the same house "

Harper's brows furrow as she continues to listen " What'd you say? " Derek questioned him

" I've dreamt about this place. I- I remember the staircase, I remember these. . . These walls, I remember everything " Jackson answered

" You've been here? " Derek fired another question at him

Jackson shook his head " No, never. I dreamt it " silence filled the air, all Harper could hear was the two heartbeats, Derek's calm one while Jackson's continued to pick up pace as he broke the silence " There's no one else here, And no one else coming "

Jackson's breath grew unsteady as he fell back onto the stairs " No. . . No please. Please don't, I'll shut up, I'll never say another word again. I'll leave Scott alone and Harper. Please you can't do this! " he pleaded with the Hale in front of him

" Please! " his voice waved " I don't deserve it " he croaked

" I think you do " Jackson went to speak again but Derek cut him off " Look around you! wouldn't there be someone here trying to save you? There's no one here. And there's a reason. No one cares that you drive an expensive car. No one cares that you have perfect hair, And no one cares that you're captain of the lacrosse team! "

Harper began to walk towards the staircase gaining Derek's attention as his gaze completely changed "Harper"

she didn't say a word as she looked at him but the look said everything.

She didn't know who he was anymore, this wasn't the Derek that she grew up with and her trust was breaking.

"Excuse me" Scott's voice broke the silence and their stare "Co-Captain"

Scott leapt down the stairs when he looked back up he was no longer a human and neither was Derek as he stood "Move"

"No" Scott deadpanned.

Derek glared at him "Fine, I'll kill you too" Harper moved beside Scott her eyes glowing their vibrant blue causing Derek to faulter for a moment before his head shot towards the door "Cover your eyes!"

Harper didn't hear the whistle of the arrow until it was too late a white flash covered her vision when her eyes reopened everything was blurry and she didn't have anytime to react before gun shots filled the air hitting the girl.

she fell back onto the ground as she groaned blood seeping onto her shirt, the girl reaching towards the bullet wounds, blood covering her hands.

Harper didn't stay where she was for long as she began to drag herself to the side away from the door groaning in pain as she pressed up against the wall.

Harper coughed, blood falling from her mouth causing her eyes to widen from the color of it.

Black, wolfsbane.

Derek looked at her with worried eyes "Harper go!" she looked at him as his gaze shifted to Scott "Go!"

Harper began to push herself up using the wall for support as she spit the blood from her mouth onto the floor.

Derek looked back at the girl as he rushed towards her taking ahold of her arm as he quickly dragged her towards Scott who he grabbed with his other hand giving the pair a shove to run "Go!"

Harper put Scott's arm over her as the two used each other for support as they ran as fast as they could in their condition as they stumbled into the woods Scott's legs began to give out the two falling onto the ground

the pain was almost unbearable as it felt as if her chest was tightening on her making it difficult to breath. It was as if a snake had wrapped around her and was taking the life from her, she knew this was it, she was going to die here, with Scott McCall.

She fell back into a tree behind her head resting on it as she took strangled breaths as she closed her eyes waiting for it to happen, for her to die at sixteen years old.

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Harper's eyes shot open as she gasped for air, the feeling like she wasn't getting enough air was gone and her pain had subsided, only a little.

The Hale girl began to push herself up, wanting to know where she was "I'd take it easy if I were you" her attention shifted to the man beside Scott who just finished taking a bullet from his torso.

"How'd we get here?" Harper questioned looking around the clinic.

Deaton glanced at the girl "I brought you both here" his attention went back to Scott "It was a little difficult"

before Harper could fire another question at the man Scott gasped awake coughing as he did Deaton looked at the boy "I wouldn't get up just yet"

Scott looked around dazed "where am I?"

"You're fine, And I've given you both something that should speed up the healing process" Deaton spoke as he continued to tend to the boys wounds.

"So you know?" Harper spoke as she climbed off the table she was lying on with a grimace her hand pressing against her stomach.

he looks at Harper once again as he nods "but you're a vet" Scott muttered out.

Deaton stood up "this is true. And ninety percent of the time, I'm mostly treating cats and dogs"

"Mostly?" Harper questioned. Deaton nodded once again "Mostly"

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A/N: I just wanna say thank you for 22k on this book!!! ILY all so much!!
Also only two more chapters until season 2!!

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