Chương 43: Learning The Truth

"Guys… let's get back to the main subject." Stiles put his hands in front of him, gesturing for everyone's attention. Everyone's eyes were on him now. Seeing this, Stiles nodded, satisfied. Then he turned his gaze towards Lucas.

"We think Derek is the one that attacked the bus driver." Lucas's expression remained calm. Allison, on the other hand, quickly asked a question.

"Who is Derek? And why would he do that?" Stiles looked at her for a second, then replied: "Derek Hale. His family had a big accident, their house went on fire, and most of his family died." Allison's expression changed, but she waited for him to finish speaking. Stiles took a breath and continued.

"We think Derek's the one that bit Scott and made him a werewolf, and yesterday night was his doing." Allison stared at him in silence. Now there was another werewolf around. She could only look at Lucas to see what he had to say. Lucas looked thoughtful at Stiles. He was not thinking about his question. He remembered now that Derek would be shot by Kate Argent when she came into town. Will this event still happen? He frowned. Now Scott had no chance to get the bullet and save him.

The question was what he should do. Letting him die would change a lot of events, but most importantly it would weaken their overall strength. Although they were not from the same pack, when shapeshifters came one after another into this town, he would need all the strength he could gather. He then turned his focus back to Stiles and spoke: "Are you sure? Or do you two just think that he's the one responsible?" Stiles was stunned, not sure what to say. Scott, on the other hand, replied firmly.

"He must be the one that did that." Lucas raised an eyebrow, observing the certain Scott, then tried to advise him.

"Then go confront him about this. If he is the one doing this, you should be safe for now." Scott was silent, staring at the floor in a daze. Lucas then took Allison's hand and left. On the way to class, Allison couldn't contain her curiosity anymore.

"Is Derek Hale really responsible for this?" This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.

"Unlikely." He responded, not being in the mood to be mysterious.

"Oh, why?" Allison looked at him curiously, waiting for the reason.

"To make someone else a werewolf, you need to be an Alpha. He is most likely a beta, and the first victim was his sister, chopped into two pieces." Lucas gave her a brief explanation of his thoughts. She remained silent as they walked, thinking about this subject constantly, then she let it go. Allison trusted his judgment and stopped thinking about it. Time passed by quickly, and soon all the students were leaving school. Lucas and Allison left together, heading directly to her house for dinner.

Scott was now at Stiles's place. Looking at his grave expression, he remained silent, waiting for him to speak. Stiles took a deep breath and started speaking in a serious manner.

"I just got news that the bus driver died."

"What?!" Scott's face changed completely after hearing this.

"But he was fine!"

"They say he succumbed to his wounds." Stiles told him what he knew. Both of them knew how serious this was. Scott then said goodbye to Stiles, leaving his house in a daze. The direction he was heading was straight towards the woods. After half an hour, he arrived in front of Derek's house. With fury on his face, he slammed the door right open.

"Derek! I know that you're here!" Scott looked around the house, shouting.

"I know what you did!" Then a faint calm voice came in: "I didn't do anything."

"You killed him!"

"He died." Derek's calm voice was heard again.

"Like your sister?!" Scott slowly walked up the stairs to the second floor.

"My sister was missing. I came here looking for her." Derek's voice resounded through the house as Scott tried to locate him.

"You found her." This time Derek's voice was raised higher:"I found her in pieces, used as bait to catch me."

"I don't believe you. I will tell everyone what you did, starting with the sheriff." Scott arrived at the second floor. He glanced around, looking for Derek. Before he could look further, Derek appeared behind his back, grabbed him, and threw him off the stairs. Scott's body bounced off the stairs, every hit making his body ache in pain, finally stopping with his face on the floor. Scott's face contracted in anger as his face shifted. Hair started appearing all over his face, his eyes changing into a yellow color.

Derek roared at him, the vibrations shaking the walls slightly. Then with a sudden jump, he landed in front of him. Before Derek could do anything, Scott's arm swept with all his force, sending him flying through the wall. Derek grunted as he hit the dusty floor. Getting back on his feet, he nonchalantly patted the dust off his body. Before Scott could do something, Derek arrived in front of him, grabbing him by his clothes and slamming him into the wall. Scott felt the full force on his back.

His face twisted in pain, letting out a small cry. Scott swept with his claws towards Derek, trying to make him back away. His attack was not successful at all, as Derek grabbed his arm. Twisting his body, he gathered all the force he could muster and sent Scott flying across the room before hitting a table and stopping.

"Cough… cough…" Scott tried to breathe in air as he felt his body tingling from pain. Hearing Derek's footsteps getting closer, Scott gritted his teeth, getting up and trying to hit him. Before he could blink, Derek's claws cut right through his stomach.

"Ahhgg." Scott fell again to the floor, clenching his stomach in pain. He tried crawling and getting away from him. His face returned to normal. Derek grabbed and lifted him up.

"I'm not the one that bit you."

"What?!" Scott looked confused at Derek when suddenly he felt his heartbeat speeding up. An eerie memory flashed through his mind. It was the night when the driver got attacked. He gazed back at Derek in shock.

"There's another one!" Derek nodded as he started to explain: "It's called an Alpha. You and I are betas. He is the one that bit you, and you're part of his pack." Scott's eyes widened. Clenching his hands, he stared at him, waiting for his explanation.

"This thing is the most dangerous of our kind. My sister came here looking for him. Now I'm trying to find him, but I need your help." Scott lowered his gaze slowly, trying to process all that Derek told him. While the two of them were bonding, Lucas arrived at the Argents' house. Then Allison beckoned him to get in. He stared at the house for a moment before stepping through the doorway.