Changed ❥ Young Derek Hale [0]

06. kaiden and the truth

Mikayla woke up on a high, memories from last night flickered through her head and all she could do was smile. Today was going to be her first day back since the 'incident' and to her surprise, she was absolutely ecstatic about it. Kate wouldn't get to treat her like a baby and constantly pop in to make sure she was safe and now she could finally put a stop to all the ridiculous rumours that had sprouted about her since she was taken home early.

Happily, the blonde jumped out of bed and picked out a cute, yet casual outfit consisting of a floral shift dress, an oversized black cardigan and her favourite black biker boots. Jewellery often irritated Mikayla and therefore she could never wear much of it herself without wanting to tear it off, yet she still accessorised with a few dainty pieces. She quickly braided her long locks and finished it off with a thin black ribbon around her hair tie. Not seeing much point in caking herself in makeup, she only applied a thin layer of foundation, lip gloss and mascara, before scooping up her bag and rushing out of the large, empty house, only just remembering to lock it up on her way out. Let's do this, the blonde thought to herself as the Argent's pulled into her driveway to pick her up.

"Good morning!" Mikayla chirped, grinning at everyone as she climbed into the car next to Chris. In response, Mikayla was greeted with cheerily 'hello's' from each of the Argent's. Strangely, the rest of the ride was silent, but although odd, it really didn't faze the Griffin girl all that much.

"Bye, Mr Argent! Thanks for the ride!" Mikayla called out to him over her shoulder, barely looking back as she entered BHH, almost instantly bumping into someone. "Oh, um, sorry."

"No worries, Mikayla, right?" Kaiden - the boy she had met the previous night - smiled, gently steadying the clumsy blonde.

"Oh, yeah. Hey, Kaiden, how are you?"

"Good, good. Actually, I was going to come find you later on, I was wondering if you'd like to go get ice-cream or something later?"

"Oh, uh-"

"You don't have to, I thought it would be fun though. Just as friends, of course!"

"Just as friends?" Mikayla questioned, suspiciously raising one eyebrow at the confident boy in front of her.

"Just as friends." he confirmed, grinning.

"I don't see why not then, sure."

"Great! I'll pick you up at 4:30?"

"Sounds good, I gotta run, but yeah, I'll see you around." Mikayla waved, smiling back as she walked away towards her locker while Kaiden met up with Chris, the two fist bumping in a way of greeting. It was a short walk to her locker and once she had opened it, Mikayla discovered that she had Algebra first period. Resisting the sudden urge to repetitively bang her head against her dull metal locker, the girl groaned and pulled out her books before making her way to class, unaware that Kaiden's eyes were on her the whole time.

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Mikayla and Chris had been picked up by Mr Argent at lunch time, surprising both of them completely when they were called to the office. Mr Argent decided that the secret business couldn't wait and with the full moon being the following night, they needed to be informed as soon as possible and that is why both Chris and Mikayla were sitting in silence in the Argent's training room with Gerald standing above them.

"Werewolves." He said simply, waiting for a reaction although he never received one. Sighing softly, he continued, "are real. They live and kill among us-"

"Is that why we train? So we won't be defenceless?" Mikayla butted in, raising her hand slightly.

"We train because we are hunters. We hunt werewolves along with every other supernatural being." Mr Argent told the two, a grim expression clear on his face. With that statement, Mikayla was stunned into silence, her only thought being what if she was forced to kill Derek.

"What happens if one of us ends up being a werewolf?" Chris questioned, shifting in his chair.

"If you are turned, you kill yourself or we kill you, it's our code. What you kids need to understand is that werewolves aren't good. They are cold-blooded killers who murder innocent people for the sake of it! We cannot co-exist with such monsters and therefore, we must eliminate them, your personal feelings on the monster irrelevant. Understood?"

"Understood." Chris and Mikayla gloomily chorused, Mikayla desperately trying to calm herself down. What on Earth was she supposed to tell Derek? What the hell was she expected to do?

"We have reason to believe that the creature who attacked you in the gym was a Hale werewolf, most likely Derek as he was at the school already." Mr Argent announced, causing Mikayla to silently begin hyperventilating. It wasn't him, Mikayla knew that for sure, but how was she supposed to prove it? "Calm down, sweetheart. You needn't worry, Kate and I are already working on a revenge plan. Mark my words, he won't come anywhere near you again."

"What do you mean?"

"That's enough for today, we'll talk more tomorrow, run along kids. Mikayla, I expect your parents will be home soon." Mr Argent finished, completely ignoring Mikayla's worried questioning. Frustrated and annoyed, the blonde rushed out of the room, not bothering to say goodbye to a silent and stunned Chris. Completely unaware that the fact of werewolves hadn't shocked him, no, Chris suddenly struggled to formulate words as it dawned on him that he would have no choice but to murder his own best friend. The boy he had always supported, the boy who he helped get through everything, the one boy Chris had successfully kept all his secrets and had even taught how to control his werewolf side. That one boy being the guy Mikayla was to be going for ice-cream with in a few hours; Kaiden.

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a/n: another update just because you guys asked so nicely x