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❨ ∘ 𝔞𝔠𝔱 2 ∘ ❩
. . .‧₊˚ ✩ 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝐹𝑜𝓊𝓇 ✩.‧₊˚ . . .
𝓘 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓨𝓸𝓾'𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓐𝓫𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼

❛abomination❜
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"Stiles! Come on I'm starving!" Ellie calls out as she walks into the garage she was picking Stiles up from. Erica messed up his jeep so he needed to get it fixed.

"She hurt Roscoe!" Stiles and Ellie exclaim wide-eyed.

"You are not allowed to turn her this time around," Ellie says pointing to Derek who looks at her eyebrow raised.

"Allowed?" Derek asks her making Ellie nod.

"Yes allowed. Do I need to give you the definition of it?" Ellie asks Derek who just stares at her not saying anything making Ellie smirk at him knowing she won.

Sheriff Stilinski couldn't pick him up so he called Ellie asking her if she could, but Ellie only agreed if he brought her food. And cake.

"Of course," Stiles says rolling his eyes and making Ellie pat his cheek.

Ellie looks around confused not seeing Stiles anywhere before she hears his voice.

"Ellie," Stiles calls making Ellie look down to see Stiles on the ground.

"Stiles!" Ellie yells worriedly as she rushes towards him making Stiles shake his head.

"No Ellie go," Stiles warns making Ellie look at him confused before she looks up to see some type of lizard thing making her look wide-eyed and stumble back slightly.

Talia gasps wide-eyed seeing the creature in front of her. She has only read about it never having seen it before.

The lizard thingy turns towards her making Ellie back up as she raises her hands in surrender.

"Nice lizard," Ellie says calmly looking wide-eyed as it stares at her before running out.

"Nice lizard? Really Ellie?!" Chris exclaims to his daughter who shrugs looking at him sheepishly.

Ellie sighs in relief before rushing towards Stiles.
"Are you okay?!" Ellie asks Stiles worriedly.

"I can't move," Stiles tells her making Ellie look at him confused.

"What?!" Ellie asks him as Stiles just lays down. Ellie looks at him worriedly before slapping him across the face.

"Ouch! Ellie what the hell?!" Stiles yells at her wide-eyed.

"I was making sure you could feel something!" Ellie defends herself making Stiles glare at her.

"You didn't have to slap me!" Stiles yells as Ellie shrugs at him. 

Ellie sighs before she begins to call the cops once Stiles told her about the dead mechanic that Ellie didn't want to see.

As the two waits for feeling to come back to Stiles and the cops arrive Stiles begins to tell Ellie everything that happened making her listen as she thinks of different things the creature could be.

"I think I already know," Ellie whispers making Talia look at her and smile.

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"I told you, I just-- I walked in, and I saw the Jeep on top of the guy. That's all," Stiles tells his dad as he and Ellie stood beside each other. Stiles counties shaking his hand as it still felt numb.

"Stiles you should have told me," Stilinski tells his son who nods slowly.

"What's wrong with your hand?" Stilinski asks him frowning.

"Nothing. Can we just get out of here, now?" Stiles asks his dad being evasive.

"Look, if there's something you both don't think you can tell me--," Stilinski begins as Ellie shakes her head.

"You think we're lying?" Stiles injects his dad.

"Well you aren't the best liar Stiles," Ellie tells him making Stiles glare at her.

"No, of course not! I'm just worried about you two. Now, if you two saw someone do this if you're both afraid that maybe they're gonna come back and make sure you two don't say anything about it--," Stilinski begins as Ellie shakes her head.

"We didn't see anything Sheriff," Ellie tells the sheriff who looks at the two. 

"Can we go now, please?" Stiles asks his dad who sighs but nods.

"Sure... But, not in your Jeep. We're going to have to impound it," Stilinski says making Stiles groan.

"Sorry, kid. Evidence. I'll see you at home," Stilinski tells him as he walks away.

"All right, well... at least make sure they wash it!" Stiles tells his dad making Ellie laugh as Scott pulls up.

"I got to go. Will you be alright?" Ellie asks Stiles worriedly.

"Yeah, I'll be alright. You?" Stiles asks making Ellie smile as she hugs him.

"I will. Call me if you need anything," Ellie tells him as she walks away making Stiles nod at her.

"They are adorable," Laura tells Cora who shakes her head at her.

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Ellie rushes down the railroad depot where Derek and his pack were hiding out. As she turns the corner to talk to Derek about what happened she pauses to see Erica's legs around Derek's waist kissing him.

"Derek! Samuel! Hale!" Talia yells at her son hey wolf angry as Derek looks at her wide-eyed.

"Where's my gun?" Chris asks patting himself down and glaring at the werewolf. He might not like him but no one cheats on his daughter.

"I'll let you off the hook for his," Stilinksi tells Chris who nods his head.

"It's okay Ellie. Come here I'll hold you," Laura says hugging the brunette closer to him.

"You don't need him anyways I'm here," Laura says patting Ellie's head. 

"Asshole!" Allison yells at Derek.
"Disgusting!" Lydia yells at Derek.

"Where's my bat?" Stiles asks looking around for it.

Derek just looks at them all in disbelief and slightly terrified.

Derek, once he realizes what was happening throws her off of him with a glare.

"Do not ever do that again," Derek tells her firmly with his alpha eyes showing. Isaac hears something behind him making him turn and see Ellie and immediately his eyes go wide.

"Why? Because I'm a Beta?" Erica asks him angrily.

"No... Because I have someone and she will kill you and then me if you ever did that," Derek tells her with a glare as a throat was cleared making Derek tense up.

"Oh," Talia, Lydia, Allison, and Laura says making Derek scoff.

"I might be a lot of things but I'm not a cheater," Derek tells them as the girls' nod.

"Still want to kill him," Chris mutters glaring at Derek.

"Don't worry daddy if he ever did I would hang him up by his balls before putting them in a meat grinder," Ellie tells her dad with an innocent smile as the girls smile and the guys cover up their most precious jewel.

"Yeah mom made the same threat to me if I got a girl pregnant in high school," Blake says shivering at the reminder. Especially when his mom put a meat grinder on the table.

"Derek I warned you to get the bitch on a leash. If you don't I will punch her and then you," Ellie tells him angrily with her arms crossed.

Derek turns around and looks at Ellie who was glaring at Erica not even looking at Derek.

"Go," Derek tells his betas as Issac and Boyd leave immediately and fast as they could but Erica stays.

"Do you want a reminder of what happened at the ice rink but broken bones will be added this week?" Ellie asks Erica with a raised eyebrow making Erica look toward Derek who looks towards Ellie.

"You heard her," Derek tells Erica who scoffs leaving.

"Seems like you see her as your equal. You have your betas follow her command as well," Talia tells her son who just shrugs at that.

"I didn't-," Derek started but Ellie interrupted him.

"I know," Ellie tells him as she looks at him with an emotionless face and her arms crossed.

"She-," Derek says but Ellie interrupts him once again.

"I saw," Ellie tells him as Derek looks at her worriedly.

"I would never-," Derek begins to tell her sincerely as he walks closer to her.

"I know you wouldn't," Ellie injects as Derek sighs in relief.

"I love how just keeps stopping you from explaining," Cora says chuckling as Derek glares at her.

"But Derek I'm not a jealous person but I am possessive. If she does it again I will show her why she doesn't mess with what's mine. Understand?" Ellie asks him making Derek smirk as he nods.

"Understand," Derek tells her as he goes to kiss her but Ellie pushes him away with a scoff.

"No your sweaty and she just kissed you. I don't want any diseases she might have," Ellie tells him scoffing as Derek laughs shaking his head.

Allison and Lydia laugh at that before nodding their heads.

"Alright I'll go take a shower," Derek tells her making Ellie nod.

"I'll see you later and next time I will tell you about how I almost got eaten alive," Ellie tells him as she begins to leave quickly.

"Wait what?! Ellie?!" Derek yells out worriedly as the older Argent twin laughs and leaves.

"Get back here! Are you at least okay?" Derek yells after her but she was already gone.

"She is something," Derek says shaking his head as heads towards his bathroom to shower.

"Good shower away the skank," Lydia says rolling her eyes and making Ellie nod her head laughing slightly.

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The next day Ellie was walking through the school but she looks confused seeing Stiles running back and forth.

A part of her was going to ask but the other part just didn't care enough to ask. He was Stiles.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Stiles asks her as Ellie looks at him.

"It's a compliment Stiles," Ellie tells him making Stiles smile nodding as Ellie chuckles slightly to herself.

"Ellie!" A name calls out to the girl making her turn around and smile.

"Danny my love! I have missed you," Ellie says making the older boy laugh as Ellie hugs him.

"Just checking to see if you're coming to the game tonight?" Danny asks making Ellie smile at him.

"Wouldn't miss it for anything," Ellie tells him making Danny smile as the two begin to walk to class Danny's arm wrapped around Ellie's shoulder.

"Good because you are my lucky charm," Danny tells her making Ellie laugh as she shakes her head at him.

Derek rolls his eyes at that making Cora shake her head.

"He's gay Derek. You can tell," Cora tells him making Derek lose the glare on his face. 

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Soon school was out and Ellie was sitting in the bleachers right behind the players.

"Woah! Go number six!" Ellie cheers making Danny wink at her as she laughs. Suddenly a hand grabs hers making Ellie confused as she was pulled up.

"Stiles! What the hell!" Ellie yells at him as he begins dragging her making Ellie bump into someone.

"Stiles!" Ellie yells as Stiles hides behind Lydia and Allison who rolls their eyes at him.

"Oh–sorry," Ellie immediately apologizes to the person she crashed into.

"We have to stop doing this," a familiar voice says making Ellie look up and see Matt.

"Yeah. We do," Ellie tells him with a fake chuckle.

"He's creepy," Ellie says making Stiles nod agreeing with her.

"He seems nice," Scott says making Stiles and Ellie shake their heads.

"Enjoying the game?" Matt asks her but before Ellie could answer Stiles was dragging her again.

"Uhm bye," Matt says as Ellie waves sighing in relief.

"I don't care where we are going now because you just saved my life. That guy is creepy," Ellie tells Stiles who rolls his eyes but smiles at Ellie.

As the two make it off the field and into the parking lot the two were rushing towards the school when they spot a familiar strawberry blonde sitting crying in her car.

Lydia hugs Allison tightly who smiles at her.

"Maybe you should-," Stiles begins pointing to Lydia but Ellie could tell he wanted to check up on her.

"Why don't you go instead," Ellie tells Stiles who looks at her surprised before shaking his head.

"No I wouldn't know what to say or anything," Stiles says making Ellie sigh as she turns to him making Stiles turn to face her as Ellie places her hands on both his shoulders.

"Stiles a girl doesn't want advice when she's falling apart. She just wants to be held and she wants someone to listen to her. Now go," Ellie tells him pushing him toward Lydia's car.

"The secret of woman! It's so clear," Allison says making all the girls nod agreeing with her as the boys look at that confused.

Stiles sighs but goes making Ellie smile as she stands there before she realizes she didn't know why or what she was supposed to do. Shrugging the girl walks into the school and heads toward the bathroom.

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After using the bathroom Ellie begins looking around for Stiles. Using find my iPhone Ellie saw he was in the pool making her confused but start walking toward it.

Walking in Ellie immediately groans seeing Stiles, Erica, and Derek.

"Please tell me you didn't get kidnapped Stiles in the five minutes I left you to pee!" Ellie exclaims making Stiles chuckle at her sheepishly.

"He did," Scott says shaking his head as Stiles scoffs offended.

"Uhm maybe?" Stiles questions more the states making Ellie roll her eyes as she walks toward the three.

"Why were you even kidnapped?" Ellie asks Stiles who points towards Derek annoyed.

"Why did you kidnap him?" Ellie asks Derek with a raised eyebrow as Stiles smirks behind her making Derek glare at him.

"He's like their child. Clearly, Ellie is the favorite parent," Cora says chuckling at Laura who nods her head.

"I had questions about what happened at the garage last night," Derek tells Ellie who rolls her eyes at him.

"That's what I was going to tell you last night before that walking STD happened," Ellie says pointing towards Erica who glares at her.

"Wait what?!" Stiles asks as Ellie who waves him off making Stiles scoff.

"It was nothing Stiles. I handled it," Ellie tells him making Stiles squint his eyes at the two angrily.

"All right, the thing was pretty slick looking. Um, skin was dark, kind of patterned. Uh, I think I actually saw scales...." Stiles says making Ellie chuckle as Derek glares at him.

"Is that enough? Okay, because I've somebody I really need to talk to--," Stiles says making Ellie look at him.

"Aww is my ship happening? Stydia for the win!" Ellie cheers making Stiles smile at her as Derek just watches her with a look in his eyes that Ellie couldn't recognize.

"It's love," Allison whispers to Lydia who nods her head agreeing with her.

"Are we good?" Stiles asks Derek who doesn't respond as he just looks up and behind Ellie and Stiles, just like Erica.

"Oh no," Ellie mutters wide-eyed.

"What? Wait, have you seen it? You have this look on your faces as if you knew exactly what I'm talking about," Stiles says as Ellie turns around and looks in the direction that Derek and Erica were looking and saw the lizard thingy.

The lizard thingy screeches making Stiles and Derek push Ellie behind them as the lizard jumps in front of them making Derek crouch down and roars at it.

"Protective best friend and boyfriend double-check," Laura says chuckling before looking at Ellie.

"But I could protect you better," Laura tells Ellie who laughs at her.

"Laura! Stop it!" Derek tells her getting annoyed making Laura smirk at him.

"Why baby brother scared you are going to be replaced?" Laura asks him making Derek glare at her annoyed.

The creature throws Erica into the wall making her unconscious as Ellie tries to not laugh. She knew it wasn't alright but it was funny how the lizard just pushed her.

"Ellie!" Allison tries to scold before she begins to laugh making Ellie laugh as well.

"Run!" Derek tells Ellie and Stiles pushing them away from the creature, but while he was distracted the lizard scratches his neck.

"Derek, your neck!" Ellie yells worriedly as Derek began to fall, but Stiles catches him and wraps Derek's arm around his shoulder.

"Ha, I saved your life!" Stiles tells Derek who glares at him.

"And how many times have I saved yours?" Derek asks Stiles who just shuts up at that.

"Hey, let's go. Ellie, let's go," Stiles calls out making Ellie nod as she heads towards Derek wrapping his other arm around her shoulders.

"Where is it? Can you see it?" Derek asks as Ellie looks around for the lizard thingy.

"I can smell it. Hurry up. Call Scott!!" Derek begins to say as Stiles bens down to grab his phone.

"Stiles!" Ellie and Derek yell as Derek begins to fall into the pool making Ellie jumps in after him diving down.

"Stiles!" Everyone yells at the boy who slides down the seat sheepishly.

Ellie sees Derek shrugging to breathe and kisses him giving him air before pulling him up making the two gasps.

"Aww so cute," Lydia mutters with a small smile on her face.

As the two comes up for air Stiles comes towards the two helping Ellie hold up Derek.

"Seriously Stiles?!" Ellie yells at him angrily making Stiles look at her guilty.

"Where did he go? Do you see it?" Stiles asks looking around and making Ellie shake her head.

"No," Ellie tells him as she sighs.

"Okay, maybe it took off," Stiles says hopefully before the three hear a screech making Ellie scoff.

"Maybe not," Stiles says making Ellie glare at him.

"Oh really?" Ellie asks Stiles annoyed.

"Can you get two get me out of here before I drown?"Derek asks the two making Stiles scoff.

"Are you seriously worried about drowning? Did you not notice the thing out there with several rows of sharp teeth?" Stiles asks incredulously.

"Did you realize that I'm paralyzed from my neck down in eight feet of water?" Derek exclaims as Ellie nods agreeing with him.

Derek looks toward Ellie with a glare making her look at him confused.

"What?" Ellie asks him annoyed making Derek scoff.

"Why did you jump in here?! You could have run instead when it was distracted!" Derek yells at Ellie who scoffs.

"I couldn't do that!" Ellie yells back at him as Derek scoffs.

"And why not?" Derek questions her making Ellie glare at him.

"Because I love you! You stupid idiot!" Ellie yells at Derek as Stiles look at her wide-eyed.

"Well, I love you too!" Derek tells her as the two stare at each other neither saying as they both realize what they just said.

Not a word was spoken as Derek and Ellie just froze at that not realizing what they just said.

"No!" Laura yells as she begins to cry on Cora's shoulder who pats her head sadly.

"Well that was sort of sweet, but at the same time perfect for Ellie and Derek," Allison says making Lydia nod agreeing with her.

"Oh Uhm," Ellie mutters in disbelief as Derek looks at her in disbelief.

"Why I hate to break up this beautiful and sentimental moment we have a lizard creature trying to kill us!" Stiles yells making the two look toward him.

"Right," Ellie tells Stiles as she looks around.

"Stiles! You ruined the moment!" Lydia yells at him making Stiles look at her in disbelief.

"I don't see it," Ellie tells them as Stiles nods and looks at Ellie the two before swimming with Derek to the side.

"Wait, wait, wait, stop, stop," Derek tells them making the two stop.

The lizard thingy walks towards the pool and puts its arm in the water and hisses jumping back from the pool.

"Wait, did you see that? I don't think I can swim," Stiles says making Ellie look at him as if he's an idiot.

"Stiles we are right here and saw the exact same thing!" Ellie tells him annoyed making Stiles roll his eyes.

"You two are like siblings sometimes," Scott says shaking his head at the two.

After a little while, the three not saying a word but Ellie and Stiles get exhausted from holding Derek up.

"Okay, I don't think I can do this much longer," Stiles says making Ellie look at him as Stiles looks at his phone.

"No, no, no. Don't even think about it," Derek tells him sternly.

"Could you trust me once?" Stiles asks Derek.

"No," Derek tells him with a glare.

"I'm the one with Ellie who is keeping you alive, okay, have you noticed that?" Stiles asks Derek making Ellie roll her eyes.

"Yeah, and when the paralysis wears off, who is gonna be able to fight that thing-- you or me?" Derek asks Stiles annoyed.

"Well so can Ellie," Laura tells them scoffing at the two boys.

"You don't trust me. I don't trust you. You need me to survive, which is why you are not letting me go," Derek tells him firmly as the two look at each other for a minute before Stiles let him go.

"Stiles," Derek and Ellie shout as Derek begins to sink. Ellie dives down towards him and looks at him trying to remember a spell to help him as she kisses him blowing air into his lung.

Ellie casts the spell helping Derek breathe as Stiles swims toward the two and then Ellie and Stiles bring Derek to the surface and the three of them gasp to breathe.

"Tell me you got him," Derek says irritably as Stiles just looks at neither of them but answers.

"I did and then he hung me up," Stiles says making Ellie groan.

"Scott!" Everyone yells at him as Ellie slaps him across the back of the head.

"I am going to kill him next time I see him," Ellie mumbles annoyed.

"Ellie, why don't you just voodoo it or something?" Stiles asks her making Ellie look at him.

"Oh I forgot about that," Ellie mumbles with a sheepish smile as Derek and Stiles glare at her.

"Are you sure you aren't a blonde sometimes?" Lydia asks her making Ellie scoff at that offense.

"I wasn't always allowed to use my magic sometimes I forget I have it," Ellie says shrugging as everyone nods understanding her.

"Motus," Ellie says making the lizard be thrown into the wall.

"Invisique," Ellie says as she looks at the two raisings her hand to tell them to be quiet making the two nod. Ellie looks toward the swimming equipment and the three slowly begin to swim toward it.

Stiles tries to grab the bar, but he was too weak and slips making Ellie's spell break as the three begin to sink. Suddenly they were pulled out of the pool and were coughing as Scott roars at the creature.

The lizard thingy runs and crashes into Scott and the two roar at each other before the creature uses its tail and throws Scott into a mirror.

Scott takes a piece of glass and the creature looks at it before it jumps to the wall breaking the ceiling and leaving. Scott looks at all three of them.

"Now I know," Ellie mutters looking at the screen.

"Next time. Answer the damn phone," Ellie tells him annoyed as she gets up and walks towards her locker to get a hoodie she stored in it.

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After getting her hoodie Ellie walks out of the school and sees Stiles and Scott looking at something on Scott's laptop.

Walking up behind them Ellie looks confused seeing them looking at the Bestiary.

"Why are you guys looking at the Bestiary?" Ellie asks making them jump and looks toward her.

"Bestiary?" Allison asks her twin who looks towards her.

"It's a boom that contains supernatural creatures," Ellie tells him making Allison nod her head.

"You know what this is?!" Stiles exclaims loudly at Ellie who shrugs nodding.

"Of course. I've read it multiple times and memorized it. Why?" Ellie asks them as the two looks at her wide-eyed.

"Oh," Ellie says realizing what their plan was.

"Why didn't you tell us?!" Stiles asks annoyed.

"I didn't know you were looking for it! No one told me!" Ellie exclaims throwing her hands up.

"You were supposed to tell her!" Stiles and Scott yell at each other making Ellie roll her eyes.

"No, you!" Stiles and Scott yell again making Ellie groan.

"You two need to work on your communication," Allison tells them shaking her head.

"Shut it!" Ellie tells them making the two look at her.

"So you know what it is?" Scott asks making Ellie nod.

"It's called kanima," a voice says behind them before Ellie could answer. The three turn to see Derek with a now conscious Erica making Ellie pout annoyed.

"Why?" Ellie asks annoyed making Stiles chuckle at her.

"You knew what it was all this time," Stiles says annoyed as Ellie nods her head.

"No. Only when he got confused with its own reflection," Derek tells them as Ellie shrugs.

"I figured it out last night. I was going to tell Derek but didn't get the chance and saw neither of you today," Ellie tells them making the group look at her as she smiles at them innocently.

"We need like a group text chain or something," Stiles says making Ellie nod agreeing with him.

"It doesn't know what it is or who it is," Ellie tells the group making them look at her.

"What else do you know?" Stiles asks her making Ellie sigh.

"Mostly myths about it. It's a shapeshifter. Shapeshifters take the form of who they are on the inside. This one is known as an abomination. It usually looks for some type of master," Ellie tells the group as Derek looks at her.

"Derek," Scott says making Derek look at him.

"We have to work together on this. Maybe even tell the Argents," Scott says making Ellie shake her head. It was a bad idea now anyways.

"Definitely. The Argents are now begin controlled by Gerard. He kills first and never asks questions," Ellie says making Chris sigh as he nods his head.

"You trust them?" Derek asks Scott is appalled as Ellie sighs at the two rubbing the bridge of her nose.

"Nobody trusts anyone! That's the problem! While we're here, arguing about who's on what side, there's something scarier, stronger, and faster than any of us, and it's killing people, and we still don't even know anything about it besides what Ellie knows!" Scott tells him exasperatedly making Ellie shake her head. 

While Scott had a point right now all Gerard wanted was all supernatural creatures dead or under his control.

He would never actually help a werewolf. He would betray them the moment he could. He would betray anyone for power.

"True," Chris says thinking of his father.

"I know one thing when I find it?.... I'm going to kill it," Derek says making Ellie sigh as she shakes her head.

"You will not!" Talia tells her son sternly who nods his head immediately.

That wasn't right. No matter what it was still someone who had no control over what they were during. They deserve a chance.

"Moms saying: Everyone can be saved and if they can't then throw them to the wolves," Emilia says making everyone confused as Ellie nods understanding her future self.

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After the whole thing, Ellie left the school and headed home. When she got there she immediately told her dad everything besides the Derek part.

"Of course. Common sense," Allison tells Ellie who nods agreeing with her as Chris shakes his head at the two.

Ellie just told him that she and Stiles were stuck in the pool with the lizard thing trying to kill them.

After that, the girl went up to her room and took a hot shower still shaking from the cold. As she was now laying in bed watching The Vampire Diaries a knock was heard on her window making her turn to see Derek.

Knowing everyone was asleep Ellie walks towards the window and opens it looking at Derek confused.

"Get some shoes and come with me," Derek tells her making Ellie confused but nods.

"No it's past curfew," Chris tells his daughter who smiles at him sheepishly.

Stepping out of the window Derek wraps his arms around Ellie's waists before he jumps off the roof making Ellie chuckle softly as she holds onto him tightly.

Derek leads Ellie towards his car that was parked down the street. Opening the door for her Derek helps Ellie in making Ellie laugh as she sits down.

"Good doggy," Ellie says looking at Derek who laughs slightly at her shaking his head and making Ellie chuckle at him.

Derek then begins to drive holding Ellie's hand making her smile as she looks to see them heading downtown.

Derek soon then parks at an industrial apartment complex building with several dozen stories, mainly constructed with steel, brick, and concrete.

"What are we doing here?" Ellie asks Derek as he helps her out of the car. Derek just smiles at her as he helps Ellie out and the two begin heading toward the building.

After using the elevator the two stop at a door. Derek smiles at Ellie as he pulls it open and gestures for Ellie to walk in.

Ellie looks around at the spacious room with concrete floors and a large back wall of windows overlooking the city and a spiral staircase that leads to a second floor.

It seems to also have a balcony overlooking the city that is accessible through a side door at the back of the main room, and a rooftop with access through a ladder.

"Is this where you are going to kill me?" Ellie asks Derek with a smirk making Derek roll his eyes.

"Ellie I truly wonder what goes through your head," Issac says shaking his head.

"It's not that far off," Allison says shrugging making Ellie smile at her thankfully.

"No, I took your advice. If I'm going to stay in Beacon Hills I need a suitable place to live," Derek tells her making Ellie look at him wide-eyed.

"Good," Talia says feeling a weight lift off her chest knowing he was somewhere safe and warm now.

"This is yours?" Ellie asks Derek excitedly making him nod at her.

"Got the keys after I left the pool," Derek tells her making Ellie laugh as she smiles at him.

"It's perfect just needs a couch. A bed some personal touches," Ellie tells Derek who smiles at her walking towards the girl.

"Did you mean it?" Derek asks Ellie pauses and looks at him sighing already knowing what he was asking about.

"I did. It's not how I wanted to say it but I did. I do," Ellie tells him making Derek walk towards her. The two are almost chest-to-chest.

"Did you?" Ellie asks him hopefully making Derek smile as he cups her face looking into her eyes.

"Every word," Derek tells her making Ellie smile as she wraps her arms around Derek and he pulls her close to him as their lips meet.

Soft at first before it becomes more and more heated.

"I don't even know what to say anymore," Chris says sighing and shaking his head.

As they kiss suddenly the pipe above them bursts making water fall all around them. Ellie looks up and begins laughing as Derek shakes his head before smiling down at her.

"You might need to get that fixed," Ellie jokes as Derek glares at her but with a smirk as he pulls her into him.

Ellie laughs as she cups Derek's cheek and he leans in kissing her softly as they both become soaked by the water with soft smiles on their faces.

"I love you," Derek tells her as he pulls away with a soft look in his eyes, and finally Ellie was able to recognize the other emotion in his eyes.

It was love.

It was always love.

"I love you too," Ellie tells him sincerely with a soft smile on her lips.

❀ ༄ ❀ AUTHOR NOTE ❀ ༄ ❀
I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! I love you all! 
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