Burn Amongst Humanity [D. Hale ]

|CVII|

"Help Needed"
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Casey was watching carefully as Beatrice and Tye sparred across the floors, claws out and fighting fiercely as if they were actually fighting to the death for their lives. "Do they always spar like this?" Theo asked and Casey looked over at him and he had been the guest of the week for them so far.

"Sometimes. But this seems different somehow, I can feel the tension in the air. Do you know what's going on with them?" Casey asked and Theo looked at the cousins, and Beatrice now had her claws in Tye's leg as he was trying to pry her claws out, but she wasn't letting go.

"I mean, Tye pissed her off the night that we came back, from fighting the Wild Hunt. He basically told her that she couldn't defend herself from the Ghost Riders and then he called it a good reason to follow her everywhere and call her a kid." Theo explained as Casey's eyes flashed and she quickly walked to the two of them as she was staring at them.

Tye and Beatrice looked up and Casey's glare was enough to make them separate themselves, as Beatrice wiped her bloodied claws on her shirt and Tye growled. "That was a cheap move, Beatrice, you hit the artery!"

"And you using words to hurt her repeatedly and ruin her confidence, that isn't a cheap move?" Casey turned to look at the doorway where Derek was standing.

Beatrice almost tackled Derek in a hug and Derek laughed at her tackle move, as Casey followed Beatrice and gave him a hug too. "I missed you guys... But, I didn't come here for a reunion." Derek said and Tye stood up, as his eyes flashed red.

"This is Derek?" Theo guessed and Beatrice nodded, as she clapped her cousin on the arm before she backed up. "Theo Raeken." Theo shook hands with Derek, who nodded a little.

"Derek Hale. It's good to meet you Theo." Derek said and Theo nodded a bit.

"What the hell are you doing back here, Derek?" Tye asked and Derek's eyes flashed brightly.

"Casey can already guess, I'm sure."

"Are you apparently just a mass murdering werewolf now?" Casey asked and Derek looked at her, as she held up her phone. "Stiles."

"Of course he knows already." Derek muttered and Casey nodded a little bit at the words. Her eyes narrowed as blood was dripping from his nose and Derek looked at his hand. "Fucking wolfsbane." Tye and Casey steered him to the couch as Beatrice grabbed the blowtorch.

"Hold him." Beatrice advised and Tye nodded as Casey turned away from the blowtorch and Beatrice turned it on, holding it against the wound and Derek roared. Tye's eyes glowed red as he held his brother down and when Derek started to get free, Theo held down his other arm.

Beatrice turned off the blowtorch and put it to the side as Derek looked at it. "Ow." Derek muttered and Beatrice rolled her eyes at the words, as she got herself a cup of coffee. "You drink coffee now?" Derek asked.

"I've drunk coffee since I was 12, Derek, where the fuck have you been?" Beatrice asked as she handed another cup off to Casey, who took a big swig of it immediately.

"Getting framed, apparently." Casey signed around the mug in her hands as she drunk sips of it and everyone heard the wailing. "That's my cue." She signed bluntly as she put the coffee down and Derek looked at the others.

"The twins were brought back here by Satomi, after the Wild Hunt left Beacon Hills." Theo explained and Derek nodded quickly as he walked upstairs after Casey. Casey was sitting in the room with Laura in her arms and Talia, she was holding Julian.

Talia looked up with a smile at the sight of her dad and she stood up quickly, walking over to Derek with the quieter twin in her arms. "Hi Dad." She murmured and Derek smiled at her and he moved his arms around her in a careful hug. "This is Julian." Talia held out the baby and Derek took Julian from Talia.

"Hi there, buddy." Derek murmured quietly and Julian blinked at him as Derek smiled a little bit wider and his eyes started to glow briefly. Julian cooed and he reached out a tiny hand up to him and Derek smiled a little. "Hi there." He said and when the glow of his eyes faded, Julian began to cry. Derek looked at Casey in surprise, as she was smiling a little and she walked over. Derek's eyes started to glow again, as the cries of sadness became happy laughter and cooing noises. "I guess we have another werewolf in the family." Derek murmured to Casey, who smiled at the words.

Laura was the more vocal of the twins and she was howling, sort of and Casey looked over at Derek, who shrugged as he turned his eyes to look at Laura, who squealed at the sight and the parents were laughing. Talia had gotten their bottles and each of the twins were eagerly drinking from them, as Casey handed Laura off to Talia.

After getting the twins back to sleep, Beatrice was getting some sleep after getting a job in Beacon Hills that she had been offered for working nights, Theo had gone to check on the state of his truck, Tye was running errands and Talia was off doing god knows what.

"So, the Wild Hunt was here?" Derek asked and Casey, she nodded. "Jesus, Case, you could've just called me. I would have come back, as soon as I heard." Derek pointed out and Casey was resting her head on his arm quietly.

"I really didn't want to drag you back here. This town is full of ghosts for you, Derek, I knew that as soon as you showed up again. I know it better than anyone, how much this town haunted you and really, everyone supernatural." Casey's voice came through her phone as she was tracing a triskelion on Derek's arm and he nodded.

"I still remember when you helped me with the tattoo." Derek said and she nodded, as she shrugged. "Oh, yeah, while you're here and actually awake." He remarked and Casey looked up at him with raised eyebrows.

"What's going on?" She asked and Derek pulled out a phone and he showed her a picture of a little boy, maybe two years old or so. "Who is that?" Casey questioned and she was looking up at him again.

"That is Eli. My son, Eli Hale." Derek admitted and Casey's eyes were stunned at the revelation briefly, before she shrugged. "You're not.. Angry?" He asked as she shook her head at the words and Derek sighed. "Well, that's a relief." He muttered.

"He's got your eyes." Casey noted and Derek laughed at the words and she moved her arms around him. "Thanks for telling me, so that I didn't have to find out when he just shows up on our doorstep one day." She rasped, barely able to speak and Derek smiled and he nodded.