Risen

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Nova looked at Derek's smooth skin, where his wounds once were, a small smile forming on her lips when she saw nothing there, his hand suddenly moving to hers, lacing their fingers together, causing her to look at him. Derek's eyes were open slightly, a soft smile forming on his lips when he looked at her, which grew slightly at the sight of his mark on her left shoulder. Her eyes spotted the mark she left on him, which was simple, but beautiful,

"How are you feeling?" He asked

"I should be asking you that" she replied

"It was your first time" shrugging slightly

"And you were a giant opened wound, what's your point?" a small smirk forming on her lips

Derek rolled his eyes, causing Nova to let a light laugh, which increased when he suddenly pulled her on top of him, her legs on either sides of his waist, the sheets being only thing separating them, the alpha looking at her, gently moving her hair away from her left shoulder and over her right, getting a better view of his mark. A mark that told every supernatural creature who Nova belonged to,

". . Ennis is dead" her voice soft "he, uh . . he was paid" Derek's eyes meeting hers "he was paid by Marie Phoenix"

"Your biological mother?" He asked

"Yeah" nodding slightly "I guess the adoption wasn't as closed as I thought. She had to have found out about Enjin long before I did"

"What are you gonna do now?" his hands finding her waist

"There's nothing I can do" resting her chin in her hands "her phoenix accepted her, she has access to her full power, but not me. Even if I wanted to face her and call her out, I wouldn't be strong enough"

"You are strong" suddenly sitting up, Nova's hands falling to her lap "okay? You're the strongest person I've ever known"

"If Enjin ever accepts me, then I'll face her" a small smile forming on her lips "but until then . ." shrugging slightly ". . How about you and I go take advantage of your shower?" lightly running her hand up his chest

He rose an eyebrow, watching as she got up from his lap, a new confidence filling her as she walked across the loft, turning her head slightly to look at her mate from over her shoulder. A smirk formed on her lips when she noticed a tent forming under the sheets as he looked at her naked body, the redhead lightly screaming when he suddenly threw the sheets off, running away as he chased after her.

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Nova put on a loose dark gray long sleeved shirt, followed by a pair of shorts, not bothering with a bra, looking at her reflection in the mirror, getting a good look at her new mark, given to her by Derek. It was a tribal style crescent moon, with a wolf howling at another moon, his initials in the center of the larger crescent moon, the black contrasting perfectly with her pale skin. Derek came up behind her, not wearing a shirt, wrapping his arms around her from behind, wearing his new mark proudly on his skin which was a simple design of a phoenix, her initials across it's chest.

They officially claimed one another in the supernatural world, no one would be able to touch Nova without answering to Derek, and vice versa, and to humans, the marks would look like simple tattoos. Only supernatural creatures would be able to see the bite marks beneath them, her head turned to in the direction of the door when she heard a knock,

"Food's here" Derek muttered "go pick out a movie"

Nova looked at him, giving him a small nod and and a smile, leaning up slightly, causing him to lean down, their lips claiming one another's, her hand rising, running through his hair as his arms gently tightened around her waist. Their kiss lingered for a few moments, reluctantly pulling apart when another knock came from the front door, Nova letting out a small sigh through her nose, grasping his hand and leading him to the main part of the loft. She smiled as their hands lingered, Nova moving to her laptop, unlocking it and going to one of the movie apps, deciding to go with a classic before she walked to the kitchen to get them some cups with a little ice. Derek set an extra large pizza on the coffee table, along with a two liter bottle of Coke, a box of bread sticks and another box of wings, rotating the sofa so they would face the closest wall, hooking her laptop up to a projector as she returned.

"Beetlejuice?" He asked, looking at her choice in movie

"It's a classic" shrugging slightly as she placed the cups on the table

He couldn't argue with her there, it was a very good movie, one that could be watched over and over again, Beetlejuice and The Craft and Practical Magic. The two of them settled down on the sofa, Nova opening the cold bottle of Coke, pouring the contents into the glasses as Derek served their food, two slices on his plate with wings and a bread stick, the same for the redhead. Her phone was off, not receiving any messages or calls from anyone, she didn't think a lot would happen at a cross-country meet, and she was pretty sure they would be back tomorrow, but until then, all that mattered was Derek and Nova. They would spend their time together, not worrying about anything or anyone else. It was just the two of them.

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Derek was laid down on the sofa, Nova on top of him, practically straddling his waist with her head on his chest as they watched the movie, all of their food gone and in their stomachs, both of them full and satisfied. One of his hands was on the crook of her knee, his other hand under the back of her shirt, gently rubbing her bare back,

". . I love you" her voice gentle

"Say it again" Derek replied softly

Nova lifted her head from his chest, looking at him, watching as he turned his head slightly to look at her, a soft smile forming on her lips as she figured out what he wanted.

"I . ." leaning up slightly "love . ." pressing a kiss to his scruffy chin "you. ." kissing the corner of his mouth "I love you, Derek Hale"

There was no irregularity in her heart rate, no blips or upticks, she was completely honest with him and with herself, she loved Derek with all of her heart. He tangled his hand in her hair, pulling her closer, claiming her lips in a deep but gentle kiss,

"I love you too, Nova Anastasia Phoenix" a small smirk on his lips

She groaned slightly at the use of her full name, a light chuckle emitting from him, followed by a small grunt when she moved her hips. He gripped her hip, pausing her movements,

"Careful, little bird" looking up at her "keep doing that, and I will not be responsible for my actions"

"Believe me . . " a smirk on her lips "I can handle you, alpha" letting her eyes flash deep red