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❛magic bullet❜

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Luna woke up in the middle of the night and screamed because her left arm suddenly burned like hell. She looked at her arm but couldn't see anything unusual. The door opened and Marie Black, her worried mother, appeared in the frame.

"Are you okay? What happened? Another one of those nightmares or visions?" she asked her daughter.

"No, Mom. I just thought something hit me. That's it" Luna replied, trying to calm her mother down.

The young Black had forgotten that this was the day the soundproofing spell was lifted.

"Soundproof what?" Isaac asked, speaking for the first time since they had been in this room.

"A spell that makes all rooms soundproof. For example, I can scream as loudly as I want in my room and no one outside would hear it. But if something were to happen outside, I would still be able to hear it" Luna explained.

"Exactly. We agreed that this spell would be lifted once a week" Marie added in explanation, while Isaac nodded in understanding.

"Have you tried this yet?" Zoe asked with a mischievous grin, referring to Luna's time with Derek and wondering if they had sex yet.

Luna blushed and shouted indignantly, "No, Zoe!"

"Okay Luna, keep resting. You have to get out of bed in a few hours" said Marie.

Luna nodded in agreement and soon fell asleep again.

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After a few hours, Luna had to get up again. She put on grey pants, a black lace top with straps, a matching jacket and her heels to get ready for school.

Lydia whistled when she saw the outfit. "This is beautiful. Luna. You, Zoe, Allison and I have to have a sleepover. This is not a request, it's an order" Lydia said in a stern voice, making which made the other girls laugh.

The black-haired girl made her way downstairs and met her fully dressed father. "It's good to see you. We're invited to the Argents' today. Aunt Kate has arrived in Beacon Hills" Sirius explained to his daughter with a grim expression. Luna just nodded.

"Can we?" asked Luna.

Sirius nodded and tossed her the keys. She grinned at her father and they both got into the car.

Luna raced through the streets to school.

"I'll never let you drive Roscoe" Stiles mentioned while Luna just giggled.

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Luna hadn't even arrived at school when class was already over. The four best friends were walking down the hallway.

"Scott's coming over? Tonight?" Zoe asked Allison. "We're just studying together" Allison replied, while Luna looked away, feeling like someone was watching her.

"'Just studying' never ends with just studying" Lydia said with a suggestive shrug, while Zoe gagged at the very idea. "Lyds is right" Luna said to Allison.

"She's right" all the girls agreed, while the boys looked at them and shrugged.

"It's like getting into a hot tub - somebody eventually cops a feel" Lydia added as Allison looked at the three of them fearfully.

"Well, so what are you saying?" Allison asked. "I'm just saying, you know, make sure he covers up..." Lydia said, making Allison look down in confusion. Lydia laughed at her lack of experience.
"Hello, Snow White! I'm talking about a condom!" Lydia explained, playfully slapping Allison on the arm as they walked up the stairs. Allison followed her to get more information.

"Are you kidding? After one date?" Allison asked with wide eyes, while Lydia just shrugged. "Don't be a total prude, cousin. Give him a little taste" Luna interjected, but Allison still looked unsure.
"Well, I... I mean... How much is 'a little taste'?" Allison asked hesitantly. Luna looked around again and felt eyes still watching her, but she couldn't see anyone.

"Let me guess, Derek is back and stalking you?" asked Laura, looking at her brother, who just grinned at her.

"Do we have to watch this?" Zoe complained, referring to her brother's sex life that she did not want to experience again. "Yes" was Albus's simple reply.
"Oh God! You really like my brother, don't you?" Zoe asked as she moaned.
"Well..." Allison said with a sigh. "He's just different. When I first moved here, I had a plan -- no boyfriend's 'til college. I just move too much" Allison replied.

"But... then, I met him, and... he was different. I-I don't know. I can't explain it" Allison said.

Luna and Zoe smiled at her, while Lydia looked unmoved by Allison's emotional confession and simply shrugged her shoulders.

"I can. It's your brain flooding with phenylethylamine" Lydia said, making Luna and Zoe grin while Allison wrinkled her nose in confusion and laughed.
"What?" Allison asked, confused. Luna and Zoe shook their heads, while Lydia sighed dejectedly. "I'll tell you what to do" Lydia said to her, but before she could continue, she asked, "When's he coming over?"
"Right after school" Allison replied.

"Hmm" said Lydia, but before she could add anything else, the bell rang.

Allison started to leave, but Luna grabbed her arm and stopped her. Allison looked at her cousin in confusion.

"Don't do anything you're not ready for. It's okay to take it slow and fall in love with him first. Don't put pressure on yourself to do something you might regret later" Luna said with a small smile as Allison nodded gratefully at her.

"Have you had your first time yet?" Allison asked, looking at Luna for a moment.

Luna laughed at her cousin's words and shook her head. "Yes, I did. You know, I even had a boyfriend, but that's beside the point. Maybe I'll tell you about him sometime" Luna said with a gentle smile.

"I didn't give you permission, young lady" Sirius complained with a reproachful look. "I have to agree with Dad. You didn't ask for my permission either" Oliver supported his father.

"Good, because I didn't ask for your permission either, guys" Luna countered and winked at them cheekily.

Father and son snorted in irritation, but couldn't quite suppress an amused smile. Luna had always been stubborn and independent - something that made Sirius both furious and proud.

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Luna and Zoe went outside together because Stiles was going to drive them both home. They noticed that the Jeep had already started.

"Stiles, are you serious?!" the two girls shouted in unison. The younger Stilinski could only shrug apologetically.

Suddenly, Derek appeared right in front of the Jeep and weakly raised his uninjured arm to get Stiles' attention. Stiles reflexively slammed on the brakes and the Jeep stopped just in front of Derek. This near-accident made him groan in surprise.

Talia gave her son a strange look as she pulled Derek close, making Derek laugh slightly.

"Oh, my God!" screamed the boy in the car. Derek swayed on his feet, his arm still raised and seemingly powerless. The two girls immediately ran to the Hale.

"Oh, no, no, no! No, not here!" Scott shouted as he ran toward Stiles' jeep, just as Derek's legs gave out beneath him and he fell to the sidewalk in front of Stiles' stalled car. Stiles threw his arms up in anger.

"You've gotta be kidding me. This guy's everywhere!" Stiles complained as the horns continued to honk loudly. He turned around and noticed the long line of cars that had now formed directly behind his stopped car.

"But he's not wrong. Derek really is everywhere" Cora said, shrugging her shoulders.

Scott and the two girls finally made it to Stiles' car.

"What the hell?" Scott asked, but instead of waiting for an answer, he rushed to where Derek had collapsed. He knelt down next to him. The two girls followed his example. Stiles got out of his car and came over as well.

"What are you doing here?" Zoe asked worriedly.

"I was shot" Derek replied, showing them the wound.

"Oh no" Talia whispered when she saw the wound, knowing which bullet it was.

"He's not looking good, guys" Stiles remarked with a worried expression while Scott frowned in confusion.

"Why aren't you healing?" Scott asked him as Derek groaned in pain and narrowed his eyes for a moment.

"I can't. It was-it was a different kind of bullet" Derek grunted, causing Stiles to suddenly become excited at the news.

"What, a silver bullet?" Stiles asked eagerly.

"No, you idiot" Derek started to say. "Wait, wait-- that's what she meant when she said you had forty-eight hours..." Scott remembered what he had heard last night. Derek's eyes widened in alarm. "What? Who-who said forty-eight hours?" Derek asked worriedly.

"The one who shot you" Scott replied.

Suddenly, Derek was hit by a powerful wave of pain that made his eyes glow bright blue; he closed them again, his face twisted in pain. When he opened his eyes again, they continued to flash back and forth between his werewolf blue and his human green. Luna couldn't get enough of it - she loved both expressions of his eyes.

"Before you look at me: Yes, I admit it. The blue eyes and the green ones both look great. But unfortunately I can't see them anymore because a certain someone killed his uncle and is now Alpha" Luna admitted and looked at Derek, who just shrugged.

"See? She's defending me" Peter said dryly, which earned him angry looks from some bystanders, to which he just rolled his eyes.

Scott looked horrified, his eyes darting around nervously to make sure no one was watching them. Then he leaned forward cautiously and muttered forcefully.

"What are you doing? Stop that, Derek!" Scott said frantically as Derek shook his head. Scott's voice became increasingly urgent. "Don't you think he would do it if he could?" Zoe interjected.

Scott placed his hands firmly on Derek's shoulders and forced himself to calm down. With a firm look, he said, "Derek, get up!" Then Scott quickly turned to Stiles.

"Help me get him in your car" Scott said to Stiles as they got Derek into the passenger seat of Stiles' Jeep. As soon as Scott closed the door, he turned to Derek.

"I need you to find out what kind of bullet they used" Derek demanded, while Scott scoffed in disbelief. "How the hell am I supposed to do that?" Scott asked as Luna and Zoe climbed into the back of the Jeep.

"'Cause she's an Argent. She's with  them" Derek answered seriously, causing Scott to give him a skeptical look.

"Why should I help you?" Scott asked him. Derek, who seemed genuinely scared about his chances of survival, tried to persuade him in a weak voice.

"Because, for example, he's your cousin!" both Talia and Melissa said, and Scott winced. "Well, at this moment he doesn't know that Derek is his cousin. At this moment he's just being an ass" Laura explained, while Derek glared at her.

"Seriously, it doesn't matter. Derek has always helped Scott, but when Derek needs help, he doesn't want to help him?!" Zoe asked angrily, earning a smile from Derek.

"Thank you" he replied.

"I've got your back, buddy" Zoe said, winking at him.

"Because you need him. You idiot!" Zoe yelled at him, making Scott sigh because he knew she was right.

"Fine. I'll try" Scott said, sighing again. "Hey Scott, if you happen to see my parents, tell them I've got something important coming up" Luna said gently to Scott, who just nodded. Scott turned to Stiles, who had just climbed into the driver's seat. The look on his face made it clear that he didn't agree with this plan at all.

"Hey, get him out of here" Scott said to Stiles as Stiles gave him a death glare.

"I hate you for this so much" Stiles replied before starting the car and driving off.

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As they drove, Stiles checked his phone when Scott texted back, 'Need more time.' In the passenger seat, Derek slumped over, crossing his arm as he dealt with the pain. "Come on, let me help you" Luna said as she saw Derek struggling out of the leather jacket. With her help, Derek managed to take off the leather jacket. Zoe whispered to Luna, "I've learned something new in the last few days, maybe this could help."

"Try it" Luna whispered back to her. Zoe put a hand on Derek's arm. She concentrated and black veins appeared. Zoe and Derek hissed briefly. Derek realized what she had done and put a hand on hers so that she looked at him. "Don't" he whispered, breathing heavily. Zoe wanted to say something back, but Derek's pleading look stopped her so she wouldn't hurt herself.

"At least you have a great bond. It's sweet how you protect her, even though you don't know she's your cousin yet" Melissa remarked with a smile.

"Well, I'm obviously one of Derek's favorite people" Zoe admitted with a grin.

"Right Derek?" she asked mischievously. Derek looked at his cousin and just shrugged. "Possibly" he whispered.

"Hey, try not to bleed out on my seats, okay? We're almost there" Stiles reminded him.

"Almost where?" Derek asked skeptically.

"Your house" Stiles answered, as if it were the most obvious answer in the world.

Derek looked at him in alarm. "What? No, you can't take me there!"

Stiles scoffed, "I can't take you to your own house?"

"Not when I can't protect myself!" the werewolf replied, earning an insulted look from Luna.

"What are we, chopped liver?" asked the black-haired woman, referring to Zoe and herself. Both had decided in silent agreement to stay with him.

Stiles braked abruptly and stopped. He turned to Derek. "All right. What happens if Scott doesn't find your magic bullet? Hmm? Are you dying?" he asked. Zoe sighed at Stiles' stubbornness. "Not yet. I have a last resort" Derek admitted, hiding the severity of the situation in his eyes.

"What do you mean? What last resort?" Stiles replied, watching as Derek exposed the wound. The bleeding had stopped, but black veins snaked eerily around his arm, reaching up to his elbow. "Oh, my God. What is that? Oh, is that contagious? Girls, don't touch him!You know what, you should probably just get out" Stiles said, choking as he couldn't bear the sight of the wound anymore.

"Stiles!" the girls shouted in unison, each slapping him on the back of the head, making him flinch briefly.

"Start the car. Now" Derek demanded calmly. "I don't think you should be barking orders with the way you look, okay? In fact, I think, if I wanted to, I could probably drag your little Werwolf ass out into the middle of the road and leave you for dead" Stiles said, while the girls rolled their eyes.

"Start the car... or I'm gonna rip your throat out...with my teeth" Derek threatened.

Luna fanned herself with her hand and only received confused looks from everyone. "That was so hot" Luna admitted and just carried on.

The boys looked at each other for a few seconds before Stiles finally gave in and started the car. "You know, that was really hot" Luna remarked, earning a glare from Stiles, which she only responded to with a shrug.

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"What am I supposed to do with him?" Stiles asked Scott on the phone, glancing at the girls leaning over the back seat, staring curiously at Derek. "Take him somewhere. Anywhere" Scott answered hastily. "And, by the way, he's starting to smell" Stiles added, causing Derek to stare at him in confusion and Zoe to roll her eyes.

"Like-like what?" Scott asked uncertainly. "Like death!" Stiles scoffed.

"Okay. Take him to the animal clinic" Scott suggested. "What about your boss?" Stiles asked skeptically, while Zoe, who briefly looked up at her boss's name, pressed herself against the window.

"He's gone by now. There's a spare key in the box behind the dumpster if Zoe doesn't know where it is" Scott explained.

Stiles tilted the phone. "You're not gonna believe where he's telling me to take you" he said, handing the phone to Derek.

"Did you find it?" Derek asked urgently, his eyes flashing with tension.

"How am I supposed to find one bullet? They have a million! This house is like the frickin' Walmart of guns!" Scott complained in frustration.

"Look, then let me remind you of the consequences: If you don't find it, then I'm dead, all right?" Derek explained, his voice becoming urgent.

"I'm starting to think that wouldn't be such a bad thing..." Scott muttered.

Luna couldn't believe what she was hearing. She angrily snatched the phone from Derek's hand. "Now listen to me very carefully, Scott Daniel McCall! You find the bullet or the Alpha will be the least of your problems. Because then you're dealing with a truly hysterical witch. If you want to stay alive, you need him. I'll just tell you again: Find that damn bullet!" screamed an angry Luna before hanging up while Stiles drove to the animal clinic. Everyone looked at her with wide eyes and were surprised that Luna could lose her temper like that.

Stiles and Scott looked at Luna, who waved at them with a smile, which made them feel uneasy. "That scared you? I thought it was really hot!" Malia interjected, for the first time since they were in the room, earning a grin from Luna.

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When they got there, Stiles got out and waited for the girls to get out.

"Go open the door. We're going to get Derek" Zoe said as they ran to the passenger side and got Derek out.

When they came in, they helped set him down on a pile of dog food. Stiles looked at his phone. "Does 'Northern Blue Monkshood' mean anything to you?"

"It's a rare form of wolfsbane. He has to bring me the bullet" Derek answered. Stiles looked at him and asked, "Why?"

"'Cause I'm gonna die without it" Derek mentioned, giving him a penetrating look as he began to type rapidly.

Luna looked back at Derek's arm and began to place her hand over his wound. "No" Derek said, making her look up at him.

"Shut up" Luna said, putting her hand over the wound. "Luna, please" he pleaded. She looked at him, her eyes full of determination.

"Derek, you're going to pass out. Just shut up and let me do it. You need the strength" she said as Stiles looked over at them curiously. Luna closed her eyes and muttered something quietly to herself. Suddenly, a white light appeared on Derek's arm, causing him to take a deep breath. When the light went out, Luna stood up.

"What the hell was that?" Stiles asked excitedly, staring at what was happening. "I healed him a little and slowed the process down. He would have passed out in a second otherwise. Unfortunately, I couldn't heal him completely" Luna explained. Derek gave her a gentle, grateful look before he stood up and went into the other room.

"Do you really think that would have weakened me? Derek, I am the most powerful witch in my time, and my kind of witch is the most powerful" Luna explained.

"I was worried about you. I didn't want you to get hurt" Derek replied, and they both looked intensely into each other's eyes.

"Aaaand kiss" said Zoe and everyone laughed.

He took off his shirt. Luna unconsciously let her gaze slide over his torso, which Zoe and Stiles noticed. "Stop drooling" they whispered, grinning.

"Okay, you know, that really doesn't look like anything some echinacea and a good night's sleep couldn't take care of..." Stiles said, shaking his head. "When the infection reaches my heart, it'll kill me" Derek muttered as he hastily rummaged through the drawers.

"'Positivity' just isn't in your vocabulary, is it?" Stiles asked sarcastically. "If he doesn't get here with the bullet in time-- last resort..." Derek mentioned. "Which is...?" Stiles asked and Derek put a saw on the table. "You're gonna to cut off my arm" he simply explained. "Oh, what the fuck" Zoe muttered, aghast.

Derek grabbed a blue rubber band and tried to tie it around his arm, but had trouble. Luna noticed that he needed help and walked towards him. "Get some fucking help!" the witch yelled at the werewolf as he backed away. He looked at her, finally admitting defeat, and felt her hands on his bicep.

"Oh, my God. What if you bleed to death?" Stiles asked, panicking. "It'll heal... if it works..." Derek said as the girls rubbed their hands over their faces in frustration. "Ugh. Look, I don't know if I can do this" Stiles confessed, feeling incredibly uncomfortable. "Why not?" Derek asked, slowly losing his patience.
"Well, because of the cutting through the flesh, the sawing of the bone, and especially the blood!" Stiles admitted. "You faint at the sight of blood?" Derek asked incredulously. "No, but I might at the sight of a chopped-off arm! Why can't one of the girls do it?" Stiles scoffed. "Do you happen to have supernatural powers to hold him down?" Zoe asked her best friend, and he looked at her with wide eyes. "Or are you the one who can calm him down?" Luna asked at the same time as Zoe.

"All right, fine. How about this-- either you cut off my arm, or I'm gonna cut off your head" Derek threatened, and Stiles scoffed: "Okay, you know what? I'm so not buying your threats any--" But then Derek grabbed him by the collar. "Oh, my God! Okay. AlI right. Bought. Sold. Totally. I'll do it. I'll do it" Stiles confirmed hastily. Derek let go of him, but then began to stagger a little and vomited up a thick black liquid. Luna was behind him, rubbing his back soothingly.

"Oh my god, what the hell is that?" Stiles asked, wincing in disgust. "It's his body. He's trying to heal himself" Zoe explained as Luna continued to rub gentle circles on Derek's back. "Well, it's not doing a very good job of it" Stiles said.
"Now. You gotta do it now" Derek demanded, out of breath, and Stiles shook his head. "Look, honestly, I don't think I can--"
"Just do it!" Derek yelled at him, his voice soaked with adrenaline. "Oh, my God. Okay, okay... Oh, my God... All right, here we go..." Stiles stammered as he picked up the saw and carefully placed it on Derek's arm.

"Stiles! Zoe! Luna!" Scott shouted as he stormed into the clinic, his eyes wide in shock."Scott?" Stiles shouted, his face full of horror. "What the hell are you doing?" Scott asked, his eyes wide. "Oh, you just prevented a lifetime of nightmares!" Stiles replied, relieved. "Did you get it?" Zoe asked her brother hastily. Scott picked up the bullet. Derek grabbed it and held it up to the light."What are you gonna do with it?" Stiles asked nervously. "I'm gonna... I'm gonna..." Derek began, but suddenly he staggered and fell to the ground. The bullet fell from his hand and rolled under a cabinet. Scott ran after the bullet while the others ran to Derek.
"Derek!" Luna called, gently patting his cheek. "Derek, come on, wake up!" she tried desperately to bring him back. "Scott, what the hell are we gonna do?" asked a hysterical Stiles, the panic growing in his voice. "I don't know! I can't reach it!" Scott remarked, his eyes fixed on the bullet that remained out of reach.
"Zoe, go help your brother" Luna said to the female werewolf. Zoe nodded and rushed to her brother.

"He's not waking up. I think he's dying... I think he's dead!" Stiles cried desperately.

"Just hold on! Come on..." Scott replied. "Listen to me, Scott. Try to concentrate. You have to visualize yourself getting the bullet" Zoe suggested to her brother to help him.

"Derek!" Stiles screamed and punched him in the face, but that didn't help except that Stiles held his hand painfully.

"Oh! I got it! I got it!" Scott shouted, following his sister's advice.

"Merlin's beard" Luna murmured before leaning forward and pressing her lips to Derek's. Scott and Stiles' eyes widened in surprise while Zoe grinned. A few seconds later, she felt him kiss her back, causing her to pull away.

"Hm. I don't know if I should count that as a kiss, but at least their lips were touching" said Zoe. "Did you write it down, Lyds?" she asked her best friend and looked over at her. "Yep. The first kiss. Written down! Well, the first kiss there. They've already kissed here" answered Lydia and held up a piece of paper with a line on it. Everyone looked at her with wide eyes. "What? I always have a pad and a pen with me" she simply explained.
"You knew it was me, right?" Luna asked the werewolf next to her, referring to the kiss he had returned. "You started it" Derek simply said, smiling. "Well, you passed out. What else could I have done?" Luna asked. Derek wanted to say something, but nothing came to mind. So he gently took her face in his hands and kissed her. Luna was only too happy to return the kiss.

Derek opened his eyes and looked at Luna briefly. Stiles helped Luna to her feet while the twins helped Derek. Derek grabbed the bullet, ripped the top off with his teeth and threw the inside on the table before grabbing a lighter from a drawer.
He lit the Wolfsbane and waited for the sparks to die down before picking it up and placing it in his wound. A groan escaped Derek's lips and he fell to the ground. He opened his mouth, revealing his sharp fangs. Stiles, Scott, Zoe and Luna took a step back.

Derek tilted his head back and let out a deafening, earth-shattering howl of agony. His arm fell to his side, breathing heavily. Within seconds, the black veins retreated to the wound, which slowly closed. When it healed, it looked as if it had never happened.

The clinic was silent for a moment, only the sound of hearts beating rapidly could be heard. "That. Was. Awesome!!! Yes!!!" Stiles exclaimed euphorically, but was immediately followed by smacking noises as the girls slapped him on the back of the head.

Derek sat up straight and let her stare at him. "Are you okay?" Scott asked with a worried expression. "Well, except for the agonizing pain..." Derek replied sarcastically, rolling his eyes as he grabbed his shirt and hastily put it back on.

"Okay, we saved your life, which means you're gonna leave us alone. You got that? And, if you don't, I'm gonna go back to Allison's dad, and I'm gonna tell him everything--" Scott began determinedly, but was interrupted by Derek.

"You're gonna trust them? You think they can help you?" Derek asked incredulously, crossing his arms.

"Well, why not? They're a lot freaking nicer than you are" Scott replied. "Well, I think Derek is cool, and he's nice to me" Zoe admitted with a shrug. "Thanks, Zoe" Derek replied, giving her a small smile.

"Well, he's not wrong. If you were nicer, he would have done everything for you willingly" Laura chimed in, agreeing with Scott, which earned him a look from Derek. "Hey, thanks, cousin" Scott replied, trying to build a connection with Laura despite her death. Laura just winked at him.

"I can show you exactly how nice they really are" said Derek.

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Derek took the twins and Luna to the hospital. "What are we doing here?" Scott asked. But Derek didn't answer, he just continued walking towards a room at the end of the hall. He led the twins and Luna into the darkened hospital room and quietly closed the door behind him.

He pulled back the curtain to let in the moonlight, which illuminated a man in a wheelchair sitting nearby. Only one side of his body was visible, his face wearing a blank, catatonic expression.

"Who is he?" Zoe asked, looking at the man. "My uncle-- Peter Hale" Derek answered. "Is he a werewolf too?" Zoe asked. "He was. Now he's barely even human" Derek admitted.

"Six years ago, my sister and I were at school, and our house caught fire. Eleven people were trapped inside. He was the only survivor" Derek explained. Luna stood next to him, took his hand and intertwined their fingers comfortingly.

"So...what makes you so sure that they set the fire?" asked Scott.

"'Cause they're the only ones that knew about us!" Derek admitted.

"Well, then... they had a reason..." Scott said, while Zoe slapped her brother on the back of the head and said, "Are you serious?!"

"Really, Scott?!" Laura asked angrily. "I take it back. I don't like you anymore" she yelled at him while he made himself small and Derek tried to calm her down.

"Like what? You tell me what justifies this?" Derek began, grabbing the back of the wheelchair and turning Peter Hale around to show the burn scars on the other side of his body. "They say they'll only kill an adult, and only with absolute proof, but there were in my family that were perfectly ordinary in that fire. This is what they do" the older werewolf explained angrily. "And it's what Allison will do" he concluded.
"What are you doing? How did you get in here?" asked a voice at the door. It was a red-haired nurse.

"We were just leaving" Derek replied. He took Luna's hand and walked away, followed by the twins.

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Derek took Luna home after dropping the twins off. When he opened Luna's door, she got out smiling. "Thanks for bringing me home" she said, earning only a nod from Derek.

The black-haired young woman looked around as a cool breeze blew through the street. Then she turned back to Derek. "How about you come in with me?" Her look was inviting, and a hint of hope shimmered in her eyes.

Derek looked at the cozy, large house and back at her. "Maybe another time" he replied, not wanting to disappoint her expectations.

"Promise?" Her voice was almost a whisper as she playfully raised her pinky. The image brought a smile to his face. Derek rolled his eyes and linked his pinky with hers, grinning. "Promise."

For a moment they looked intensely into each other's eyes. But the heated atmosphere was even more palpable now than the last time since they had kissed. They looked alternately into each other's eyes and at each other's lips while their faces leaned towards each other. But suddenly they were interrupted by the loud barking and growling of a dog that was standing impatiently in front of them.

Surprised, they pulled back and looked at the dog, who had interrupted their moments far too often.

"Sirius!" the women called to the wizard, who just smiled slightly and apologized.

"Sure, the guard dog" Derek said, referring to Padfoot. "Oh yeah. I'm going to get in so much trouble" Luna admitted, looking away from Padfoot and at Derek, who was already looking at her. "I have to go in / You have to go in" Luna and Derek said at the same time, smiling at each other. "Yeah / I understand" they answered again in unison, laughing.

Luna looked at him, smiling, and hugged him. Derek tensed for a moment, but returned the hug. "It's good to see you're alive" Luna whispered, bringing a smile to Derek's face. They both pulled back, their faces dangerously close. But the barking brought them apart again.

Everyone groaned and Nina threw a shoe at her father's head. "Ouch. Nina, are you serious!" complained Sirius. "Yeah! Can't you let them be!" Nina replied and everyone laughed at the amusing father-daughter duo.

"Don't worry, they'll kiss each other many more times" spoiled Laura T., and everyone cheered.

"Goodnight" Luna said and started to say goodbye, but a hand stopped her and pulled her back to Derek. He kissed her on the cheek.

"Should I count that too?" Lydia asked her best friend. "Hm. OK, it's still a kiss. We can count that" Zoe admitted. "How many are we at now?" Zoe asked. "With the cheek kisses, we're at three kisses and about five almost kisses" Lydia calculated, making Zoe nod.

Luna looked at him and smiled. "What was that for?" the black-haired woman asked with a small smile. "Hm, I would say 'just because'" Derek began and repeated the words as Luna kissed him on the cheek. "But actually it is: thank you for saving me" the green-eyed man finished and made the black-haired woman smile at him.

"I'm always happy to. But actually, a 'thank you' would be in order if I could drive your car over there" Luna said with a grin and pointed to his car. "Don't overdo it, Black" he replied, rolling his eyes. "But I wouldn't, Hale" she countered with a smile.

Luna felt something tugging on her pants. When she looked down, she noticed Padfoot. She rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, I'm coming. Go ahead."

The next moment she accidentally touched Derek and gasped.

Vision:

"Now we're in a vision, Stiles" Albus explained, while the younger Stilinski beamed with excitement.

At that moment, Luna turned around and met Derek, who was surprisingly close. Before she could fully register it, he kissed her passionately. Surprised but overwhelmed by the feelings, she returned the kiss with equal intensity. Finally, they pulled away to catch their breath. "I've been wanting to do this all evening" Derek gasped as his eyes caught the light of the stars.

"You took your time" Luna teased him with a mischievous smile. Suddenly a refreshing giggle escaped her lips as he poked her in the side. They smiled lovingly at each other.

"I don't think I can make that count if it's in a vision" Lydia muttered, and Zoe just shrugged.

"So you saw that?" Derek asked, turning back to Luna.

"Well, you didn't ask what it was. So yeah, I really shouldn't have told you" Luna explained, narrowing her eyes provocatively.

Vision End

"Is everything Okay?" Derek asked worriedly as he held her. Luna just nodded. "Yes. I'm sorry. I usually get my visions when I'm sleeping" she admitted. "Maybe your powers are developing?" Derek asked. She nodded again. "Yes. I... ehm, I have to go in. Good night, Derek" She said goodbye with a smile as she went to the door. "Good night, Luna. Have sweet dreams." Derek finally drove away.

"Before you say anything, I'm sorry I wasn't there. But he needed my help" Luna admitted when she was inside with her parents, explaining why she hadn't been at dinner. "He seems like a nice young man" Marie told her daughter. Luna nodded in agreement. "Go upstairs and get some rest" Sirius said gently. She kissed both of them on the cheek and went to her room. Sighing, she lay down on her bed.

"That's it? No trouble?" Stiles asked incredulously, shaking his head as if he couldn't believe it.

"We trust her" Marie replied with a worried look. "So why do we have to punish her?"

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