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rulesofthewild) wrote2015-06-09 07:45 pm
rulesofthewild) wrote2015-06-09 07:45 pm
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derek: like a river on fire
dated: June 2, 2015, late evening
Last month, Malia had felt frustrated and annoyed that she couldn't grasp the concept of a full shift. She'd done it before, hadn't she? She'd lived that way! So why can't she do it now?
When she'd first told Stiles she'd help him, it had been under the ultimatum that he would find her someone to help her achieve a full shift so she could return to life in the woods. She hadn't expected to fall in love with him. It had completely derailed her plans.
And then Darrow had happened.
But now, she and Derek have discovered they're somehow family, and she's slowly learning what that means. It's not an easy thing for her. The last concept of family she'd had, it had been Henry Tate and their rocky, tense relationship. She'd rather be alone than have that. For awhile, that's what'd happened.
But things are different now. Now, she stands in the trees close to Derek's house, near the man who is somehow related to her: her cousin, her uncle, her nephew, she doesn't know. Although full moons themselves have gotten easier to deal with, Malia still leaves the house during them. Her roommates still don't know about her secret, and they seem forgiving when she gets snappy with them before sunset. If they've figured it out, they're keeping quiet, which is fine by Malia.
"This isn't going to work," she says, just like she had at the end of the night during the last full moon. She sounds irritated, but even she doesn't know if it's because of the moon or the situation. "I broke my shifting thing in my brain." That has to be it. Why else would it be so difficult?
Last month, Malia had felt frustrated and annoyed that she couldn't grasp the concept of a full shift. She'd done it before, hadn't she? She'd lived that way! So why can't she do it now?
When she'd first told Stiles she'd help him, it had been under the ultimatum that he would find her someone to help her achieve a full shift so she could return to life in the woods. She hadn't expected to fall in love with him. It had completely derailed her plans.
And then Darrow had happened.
But now, she and Derek have discovered they're somehow family, and she's slowly learning what that means. It's not an easy thing for her. The last concept of family she'd had, it had been Henry Tate and their rocky, tense relationship. She'd rather be alone than have that. For awhile, that's what'd happened.
But things are different now. Now, she stands in the trees close to Derek's house, near the man who is somehow related to her: her cousin, her uncle, her nephew, she doesn't know. Although full moons themselves have gotten easier to deal with, Malia still leaves the house during them. Her roommates still don't know about her secret, and they seem forgiving when she gets snappy with them before sunset. If they've figured it out, they're keeping quiet, which is fine by Malia.
"This isn't going to work," she says, just like she had at the end of the night during the last full moon. She sounds irritated, but even she doesn't know if it's because of the moon or the situation. "I broke my shifting thing in my brain." That has to be it. Why else would it be so difficult?