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𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚: 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩, 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩

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"Allison! Ellie yells as she pushes her twin away but not enough time for herself. Ellie gasps feeling the sword entering her heart and then pulled out.

Ellie sits up quickly breathing heavily as she looks around the dark room placing her hands over her chest feeling like she couldn't breathe.

"Ells," Allison says to her sister worriedly who just ignores it cussing her ancestors out in her head. She hated them right now. 

"Ellie," Derek whispers slightly making her look towards him as he pulls her closer to him in his sleep.

"Why aren't you in your own bed? In your own apartment?" Chris asks his daughter seeing the familiar loft. 

Ellie looks at Derek and takes a few deep breaths before laying back down cuddling closer to him. Derek kisses the top of her head softly pulling her closer to him as Ellie sighs in relief. 

"That was cute," Lydia says making Isaac nod his head. That was cute.

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The next morning Ellie stood in Derek's bathroom dressed in a pair of leather jeans with a white and black top as she finishes her makeup.

As arms wrapped around her from behind and a kiss is placed on the back of her head.

"Morning," Derek whispers to Ellie making her smile at him through the mirror seeing Derek still in his joggers and shirtless.

Lydia and Allison tilt their heads examining Derek.

"Yeah I would completely forget my ancestry for that as well," Lydia says nodding her head making Allison laugh nodding her head as Derek smirks.

"Wipe that smirk off your face," Ellie tells him rolling his eyes and making Derek chuckle as he kisses her lips softly.

"All for you," Derek whispers to Ellie making her smile at him.

"Good," Ellie tells Derek who shakes his head at her.

"Morning. How are you feeling?" Ellie asks him softly as she places her lipstick down as Derek spins her around.

"For the millionth time in the last two days I'm fine," Derek tells Ellie who looks him over worriedly.

"Are you okay? You keep tossing and turning last night," Derek says as Ellie nods slightly at him and then turns around to finish her makeup.

"I'm fine," Ellie tells Derek shrugging who eyes her through the mirror.

"You know for being you, you are a terrible liar," Stiles stated making Ellie slap him across the back of the head.

"Ouch! Don't hit me!" Stiles exclaims rubbing the back of his head.

"Ooh please that was a tap," Ellie tells Stiles who looks at her wide-eyed.

"My neck almost snapped! That wasn't a tap!" Stiles yells at her as Ellie rolls her eyes.

"Ell-," Derek begins to say but a voice interrupts him.
"Derek! Is this French toast for everyone?" Isaac's voice is heard making Derek sigh as Ellie looks wide-eyed.

Isaac looks sheepish at that as Allison chuckles at him.

"You made French toast and didn't tell me!" Ellie exclaims pushing Derek away from her and running towards the kitchen as Derek laughs at her.

"If she wasn't in love with she is now," Allison says knowing her sister's love language was food. Especially cake though.

Derek walks into the kitchen only to see Isaac, Ellie, and Allison sitting around the table as they ate the toast and fruit.

"ALLISON!" Chris exclaims seeing her making Allison smile sheepishly at him. 

"I love staying at Derek's," Allison says making Isaac and Ellie nod agreeing with her.

"I know he cooks the best food," Ellie states humming as she ate some more food.

"Is that all I'm good for...food?" Derek questions Ellie now dressed in a pair of jeans and a shirt before sitting beside her and making her look towards him.

"And orgasms," Ellie says shrugging making Isaac and Allison choke on their food looking disgusted as Derek smirks.

"ELEANOR MAY ARGENT!!!" Chris yells as Ellie didn't dare to look at him scared she would die sort of wishing she didn't come back alive right now.

"I don't think I'm hungry anymore," Allison says sliding her plate away as Isaac looks at the food and then shrugs continuing to eat making Ellie laugh as she eats more of the food.

Ellie sees a hand going towards her strawberries covered in vanilla yogurt and a little bit of powdered sugar with honey making her slap the hand hard.

"Ouch!" Derek states looking at her wide-eyed as Ellie looks at him betrayed.

"My food," Ellie tells him making Derek just stare at her as she huffs looking back at her plate.

"Yeah don't touch her food. That's a big mistake!" Allison tells Derek shaking her head.

"She once threatened to remove my finger one by one in a very detailed way because I ate an apple off her plate," Chris says before pausing maybe that's when he should have enrolled her in therapy.

"You are having family breakfast and didn't invite me," Peter states walking into the loft and making everyone look at him. Ellie groans pushing her plate away.

"Now I feel sick," Ellie huffs getting up to go fix some coffee as Peter glares at her.

"It's rude to not invite someone," Peter tells Ellie who looks at him.

"It's rude to show up uninvited," Ellie tells Peter who looks at her offended.

"Peter...what an unwelcoming surprise," Derek says sighing at his uncle who sits down a the table fixing his own plate.

"We have a guest coming over to talk about the crime that was committed," Peter says as Ellie looks at him and begins to laugh making Allison laugh with her.

"I still can't believe you were robbed," Ellie says laughing as she walks back to the table handing Derek a mug of coffee who smiles kissing her lips softly as a thank you.

"You were robbed?!" Stiles asks before busting out laughing as Peter glares at the screen. Someone stole from him?! Whoever it was wasn't going to have a head soon.

"Oh I'm loving this," Ellie says chuckling as she eats some popcorn. 

"Thank you for the reminder," Peter tells her rolling his eyes as Ellie smiles at him brightly.

"No problem Peter!" Ellie tells him taking a sip of her coffee.

"Why did I ever risk my life for you?" Peter asks Ellie who shrugs at him.

"I don't know. Why do you act like such a dick? Is it because yours is so tiny?" Ellie questions tilting her head making Derek choke on his cough as Allison busts out laughing and Issac paused mid-bite.  

"I'll have you know nothing about me is tiny," Peter exclaims to Ellie who likes towards him.

"Besides your dick," Ellie tells Peter shrugging.
"Ellie!" Chris exclaims rubbing the bridge of his nose.

"Nothing about my dick is tiny!" Peter exclaims pointing his fork at Ellie who looks at him doubtful.

"I'll show you!" Peter yells standing up making Allison and Ellie immediately stand up to run away.

"PETER!" Talia yells at her brother slapping the back of his head and making him hiss.

"I have missed you, sis," Peter says with a clenched jaw as Talia rolls her eyes at him.

"Peter!" Derek yells glaring at him making Peter huff and sit down. Ellie and Allison slowly sit down as well sighing in relief. 

"Derek...really her?" Peter asks Derek who just looks at him with his arms crossed.

"Peter! I can kill you, you know that right?" Ellie asks him with a clenched jaw as Derek smirks and Peter turns slightly pale.

"Slowly," Ellie whispers knowing Peter could hear her making him gulp slightly.

Ellie looks down at her phone seeing the time making her sigh.

"We got to go," Ellie tells Allison and Isaac who nod standing up. Ellie looks at Derek and leans over kissing his lips softly.

"I love you I'll see you later. Please, don't get kidnapped or make more enemies. Anything I beg you while I'm gone," Ellie says with a smirk as Derek just looks at her not unamused.

"I love you too," Derek tells her as Ellie winks at him getting up.

"Peter...clean the kitchen," Ellie says grabbing her phone and keys and heading towards the loft door where Allison and Isaac were waiting for her.

"What?! I don't even live here!" Peter exclaims wide-eyed.

"Well you are always here and eat our food so...," Ellie says shrugging leaving the loft as Peter scoffs and Derek smirks. 

"She's not wrong," Talia tells her brother who looks at her betrayed.

Ellie gets in the driver's seat as Allison gets in the passenger with Isaac in the back.

"Buckle up kiddos," Ellie says smirking making Allison roll her eyes playfully as Isaac laughs.

"You are basically a mom," Lydia tells Ellie who sighs shaking her head.

"So exhausting being mature all the time," Ellie states as everyone looks at her with mixed emotions. The most being disbelief. 

As they begin to leave Ellie's phone begins to ring on the Bluetooth screen as Mischief is shown and Count on Me plays.

"Hello Stiles," Ellie says as she answers the phone chuckling slightly.

"Where the hell are you?!" Stiles yells straight away as Ellie rolls her eyes.

"In my car. Where the hell are you?" Ellie asks him back as Allison chuckles.

"At lacrosse practice," Stiles says as Ellie and Allison look at Isaac who tilts his head before looking wide-eyed.

"We had lacrosse practice?!" Isaac yells making Ellie burst out laughing as Allison shakes her head.

"Coach is going to kill me," Isaac says running a hand down his face stressed.

"You will be running suicides for a little time," Scott tells Isaac who groans at that. 

"Probably but I have more important things than you forgetting practice!" Stiles yells making Ellie shake her head as Isaac scoffs.

"Stiles...behave," Ellie tells the boy who huffs at that.

"Mommy Ellie!" Lydia exclaims as Laura smirks at that making Cora slap her across the back of the head with a glare.

"Fine," Stiles grits out annoyed as Ellie smirks.
"Good! Now what's wrong?" Ellie questions him as continues driving.

"Right! Well, there's this new kid and he is good at lacrosse. Too good," Stiles says as Ellie looks towards the screen and already sighs knowing what was happening.

Stiles looks at Liam squinting his eyes at him as Liam looks at him slightly creeped out.

"Please Stiles don't tell me you and Scott cornered the poor boy," Ellie says as she sighs shaking her head Allison laughs already knowing the two idiots did.

"Hey!" Stiles and Scott yell at Allison who just stares at them.

"Well," Stiles says making Ellie groan as Issac laughs a bit upset he missed it.

"Stiles! What the hell were you thinking?! Not everyone is supernatural! Some people are good at sports because they practice! You wouldn't understand that!" Ellie tells Stiles who opens and closes his mouth offended.

"Damn," Cora states laughing as Stiles looks at Ellie offended who smirks at him.

"Hey! Rude!" Stiles tells Ellie who shrugs as Allison and Isaac laugh loudly.

"The truth hurts baby," Ellie tells him as Stiles sighs.
"Oh, and I have something else to tell you!" Stiles exclaims as Ellie nods her head stopping at the red light.

"What is it?" Ellie asks him.
"There's a family-murdering axe-murderer!" Stiles yells excitedly as Ellie looks wide-eyed while Allison and Isaac look creeped out.

"That isn't something to be excited about Stiles," Stilinski says sighing at his son.

"Wait really?! That is so disgusting and cool at the same time!" Ellie yells as Stiles nods excitedly while Allison looks at her twin wide-eyed.

"Ellie!" Chris says shaking his head as she pouts. That was cool.

"I know! And we are supposed to stay out of it," Stiles says huffing while Ellie just looks confused.

"I've never heard anything so irresponsible in my life!" Ellie tells Stiles who nods.

"I have. Anything that comes out your mouth," Chris tells his oldest who looks at him offended.

"Rude! Rude Dad!" Ellie tells her father.

"I agree! I knew you would understand no one else does!" Stiles says as Ellie laughs pulling up at the school. 

"Well Stiles, sometimes I think we share the same brain, but definitely got the more responsible part though," Ellie tells Stiles who scoffs at that.

"True," Allison and Lydia say nodding their heads as Stiles looks offended and Ellie smirks.

"Stilinski! Get off the phone!" Coach yells in the background making Ellie laughs.

"Coach it's Ellie," Stiles tries to defend his case as some grunting was heard.

"I don't care if it's the Queen of England!" Coach yells at Stiles as some yelling was heard making Ellie laugh loudly.

"Hello Ellie," Coach says making Ellie smile.
"Hi, coach. Bye Coach," Ellie greets before hanging up making Coach laugh at her.

"Oh, I know I liked her for some reason," Coach says before glaring at the players.

"Pathetic!" Coach yells at the players as he shakes his head.

"I love him," Ellie says laughing loudly and shaking her head.

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Back at Derek's loft Braeden sit her feet on the table in front of Peter and Derek as Peter looks at her in distaste.

"That table's Italian," Peter tells Braeden who raises an eyebrow at him.

"That's not even your table," Cora tells her uncle scoffing at him as Peter glares at her.

"So are these boots," Braeden tells him shrugging.
"Are we going to talk interior design and fashion, or are we going to talk numbers?" Braeden asks the two. Derek watches as Peter writes on a piece of paper and slides it to Braeden.

"I like her," Ellie says smirking at the girl as Peter scoffs at her annoyed.

Braeden looks at the paper that Peter slips to her and she changes something on it before sliding it towards Peter back to towards Braeden.

"We're hiring you to find Kate, not assassinate the president," Peter says scoffing at the price written.

"I was hired by the Calaveras to find Kate. You're hiring me to find her first. Going against the Calaveras is what's going to cost you," Braeden explains to Peter who begins scribbling down another number but Braeden slides it back to him making Peter glare before standing up.

Derek suddenly grabs the piece of paper and tears it in half looking at Braeden.

"We'll pay. Just find Kate. That's all we want," Derek tells Braeden immediately making Braeden smile at him nodding her head before leaving the loft.

Ellie looks towards Derek who just stares at the screen making her stare at him closely as Derek gulps.

"Are you insane?" Peter asks his nephew looking at Derek who walks towards the window looking out it.

"We don't have a choice. We spent a week looking for her and came up with nothing. Even Ellie can't find her," Derek tells Peter who looks at him angrily.

"Damn it," Ellie huffs annoyed crossing her arms.

"If we don't find out who told Kate about the vault, we don't get those bonds back. What do you think I'm gonna do then, huh? Get a job? My resume is slightly out of date! We got robbed, Derek. Robbed!" Peter complains to Derek angrily.

"Well, technically you got robbed, Peter. Derek still has his money," Talia tells her brother who looks at her angrily.

"Well, I still got robbed! And don't have a job or a resume!" Peter complains to his sister who looks at him.

"At least your not dead," Laura says glaring at her uncle who groans at her words.

"Come on! Can't we move past it?" Peter questions Laura who just scoffs at his words.

"No! I'm dead!" Laura exclaims to the man angrily.

When doesn't respond Peter grabs Derek to turn him around but Derek suddenly grabs Peter's wrist as his eyes turn yellow not their normal blue making Peter look at him wide-eyed.

"Wait what?!" Ellie yells sitting up wide-eyed as Talia looks at her son worriedly, but Derek was just staring at his yellow golden eyes. The color eyes he hasn't had since he was sixteen.

"Oh... that's a new look for you," Peter says anxiously as Derek's face returns back to normal.

"I don't know... But I'm willing to pay to find out," Derek tells Peter who looks at his nephew closely.

"Did you tell Ellie?" Peter asks Derek who looks back out towards the balcony and doesn't answer the question.

"I'm guessing not by that respond," Peter says rolling his eyes at Derek.

Ellie slaps Derek's arm with a glare making him huff at her before wrapping his arms around her. Ellie glares but leans more into him making Derek smile.

"Why not?! The one person who will probably know what to do and you don't tell her. I don't want to be involved with this! She might be short but I know for a fact she would burn off parts of me or kick my ass!" Peter exclaims pacing as Derek rolls his eyes but there was a small smile on his face before it disappears.

"I knew it! I knew I scared you!" Ellie says smiling brightly at Peter who rolls his eyes at her.

"She's having nightmares," Derek says making Peter stop and look towards him.

Ellie tense at that before sighing as she looks up at Derek and thumps his forehead.

"Idiot," Ellie tells him softly shaking her head at her.

"Since she came back she keeps having nightmares. She doesn't think I know but I guess she forgot I can read her chemo singles even when I'm asleep. She's got enough to worry about and if I tell her it will turn into another Stiles situation ship," Derek states before turning to Peter with a pointed look.

"How did that end?" Derek questions him making Peter sighs remembering the numb and pained look that was in Derek's eyes when Ellie died.

"Der," Ellie whispers as he holds her close to him. Even though she was right beside him he's mind kept going back to her last moments. The moment she stopped breathing and her hand fell from his cheek. He couldn't get it out of his head.

"Fine...but if she asks I'm not covering for you," Peter tells Derek who nods slightly.

"I'll look into it," Peter tells Derek who nods at him walking towards his bedroom and seeing a picture of Ellie and Derek on his nightstand.

Ellie's arms wrapped around his neck as she sat in his lap laughing at something while Derek was just staring at her with a soft look in his eyes.

"I don't like it," Chris states glaring at the picture of his daughter and Derek.

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At the high school, Ellie shuts her locker before heading towards her class before she suddenly numbs into someone.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" Ellie says wide-eyed as Ellie looks towards the freshman boy who looks at her wide-eyed.

"That's me!" Liam exclaims as Ellie looks at him and then towards Derek with a pout.

"Can I keep him?" Ellie asks Derek who laughs at her shaking his head at her.

"It's okay," Liam tells Ellie who smiles at him softly before noticing the lacrosse stick sticking out of his bag.

"You must be the new transfer! I've heard how amazing you are," Ellie tells Liam who smiles at her with a little bit of red on his cheeks.

"I'm Ellie," Ellie introduces herself.
"Liam," Liam tells her as Ellie nods.

"You need some help finding your way around?" Ellie asks him a soft smile on her face.

"Uh maybe a little," Liam tells Ellie who chuckles at him.

"It's no problem, Liam. I was new once as well and got lost. A lot of times," Ellie tells Liam who smiles at her.

"Can I see your schedule?" Ellie asks Liam who nods digging in his bag for his schedule. Ellie smiles at him before he hands her the paper. Ellie reads over it and smiles.

"Alright. This way," Ellie tells him as she turns around and begins walking.

"You were going the right way," Ellie informs Liam who nods.

"So...where did you transfer from if you don't mind me asking?" Ellie asks Liam who shrugs.

"Davenport Prep," Liam tells her making Ellie groan.
"Ugh those guys are the worst. Their egos," Ellie says gagging making Liam laugh.

"Not you though! You seem like a little golden retriever!" Ellie tells Liam smiling brightly making him laugh at her.

"I thought I was the golden retriever," Isaac pouts at that making Ellie sigh at him shaking her head.

"There can be more than one golden retriever," Ellie tells Isaac nodding her head and making Isaac smile at that.

Once they get to Liam's class Ellie smiles at him softly before waving turning around and heading towards her own class.

"I love Mama Ellie," Lydia tells Allison who nods her head agreeing with her.

"And that reminds me I need to check up on them to make sure they don't do anything stupid," Ellie tells the two who laugh as she walks towards the lacrosse field.

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Once the day is over Ellie heads towards the lacrosse field to watch tryouts and yell at the players with Coach. It was very therapeutic to Ellie she now knows why Coach does it all the time.

"That sounds like fun!" Ellie says smiling brightly as Isaac, Stiles, and Scott look at her panicked. One Coach was enough they didn't need to.

As Ellie was about to walk out the back doors they were suddenly open and Stiles and Scott walk in with Liam in between them. The two older boys holding them up.

"What did you two do?" Melissa asks the two with a glare as they gulp. Liam looks at the screen wide-eyed and scared. Lacrosse was his outlet. It helped him path his anger. He didn't know what to do without it.

"Scott! Stiles!" Ellie says glaring at the two with a clenched jaw making the two boys immediately freeze as they look at each other wide-eyed.

"Can we run?" Stiles asks Scott panicked who shakes his head at him.

"She's already seen us and we have Liam," Scott tells Stiles making the two wince as Ellie storms over to the two.

"What the hell did you two do to this poor boy?!" Ellie yells at the two glaring at them before smiling softly at Liam.

"Hi Liam," Ellie tells the boy who smiles at her slightly before wincing.

"Hey Ellie," Liam tells her as he winces Ellie glares at the two older boys making them both gulp.

"W-we need to take him to the hospital," Scott tells Ellie who nods with a clenched jaw.

"Of course and after we will be talking," Ellie tells him as Stiles and Scott wince slightly at that.

"Ooh...I'm so happy that's not me," Isaac says laughing making Allison and Lydia nod agreeing with him. Ellie might not seem like it but she was scary. Terrifying when she wanted to be.

"Uhm I'm actually busy so I can't," Stiles informs Ellie who just gives him her famous Eleanor May Argent look naming him immediately tense.

"Shut it and clear your busy schedule," Ellie demands him before turning around on her heels and walking away quickly.

"She's going to kill us isn't she?" Scott asks Stiles who nods his head with a lips pressed in a thin line.

"Yep," Stiles says popping the p as the two pull Liam towards Stiles's jeep.

"Yeah I will," Ellie informs the two who nod although beyond scared.

❀ ༄ ❀ AUTHOR NOTE ❀ ༄ ❀
Sorry for the late update! But Ellie and Liam finally meet! Yay!!!!

I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! I love you all! <333