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[Thaila Elise Papillion]

SHAKE HIM OFF ` ITS HARD TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL ON YOUR BACK SO SHAKE HIM OFF I AM DONE WITH YOUR GRACELESS HEART SO TONIGHT IM GONNA CUT IT OUT AND THEN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  RESTART

They say there’s only so much a person can withstand before they break. Thaila Papillion would tell you different. She would tell you that you can break a million times before you finally can’t take anymore. Broken is a state of mind, its not physically debilitating. Was it wrong to say that Thaila could admit to being used to it? Another day another disaster. Another excuse for her older brother to make her life miserable. Thaila had always been broken but this was the day she couldn’t take it anymore. She didn’t know. She didn’t know anything. She didn’t know what she was, she didn’t know what her brother was, she didn’t know why she was going through this. She didn’t know why the beatings hurt less but why it still stung when his blade moved through her skin, she knew that once he was done cutting into her skin she felt weak and lifeless, it hurt to move and it was the only time she really felt the urge to just lay her head down and fall asleep. But of all the strange and horrible things that Thaila’s brother had done to her, he’d never gone this far before. The words didn’t want to come out of her head, They weren’t really something she ever expected to hear. So graphic and disturbed that they made her feel physically sick. Running had been something the young blond had thought about so many times before but something she could never bring herself today. The day your brother tells you how he wants to use your body is the day that enough is enough. She had to get out of here. It had only been a small while since Dane left the house. The lack of anything resembling a clock meant Thaila couldn’t be certain how long but she knew it hadn’t been long. The effects of the wounds inflicted on her body were slowly wearing off but it was enough that she could move. It was never certain how long he’d be gone but she was certain she still had time. Rushing to the closet, Thaila threw the door open and looked around, searching for something to wear. She threw on a pair of black leggings and a long sleeved white button up shirt. Despite tired eyes and a complete lack of knowledge when it came to fashion, she didn’t look half bad. Searching out an old backpack, Thaila threw in the only things she’d ever need. Her hair brush, the few photos she actually owned and her bear. She then pulled up the floorboard that she had used as a hiding place for as long as they’d been here, pulling out the envelope of cash her dad had left behind. With everything together she was set and she pulled on a pair of sneakers and headed for the door. Her hands clenched the handle, twisting and then pushing and pulling, trying her best to open it before bolting to the back door to do the same. It was no use. He’d locked her in. She couldn’t be stuck here. She refused. She knew that Dane boarded up every window in the house. The reason for doing so was a mystery to her but the point remained. That meant she was stuck right!? She had to do something. She had to get away. Then it hit her. Her little legs had never moved so fast as they had when they ran to the kitchen and pulled at the door to the basement. She’d never been down there, not in all the time they’d been here. The fear was starting to set in but that, combined with the complete rush of adrenaline, was all that was keeping her moving. She hadn’t left the house in over seven years. She was the girl that was scared of the monster in the basement because they couldn’t possibly be in the closet. No, the closet was the doorway to Narnia. As Thaila’s feet hit the floor of the basement, a clear splash ran through her ears, her shoes squelching against the wet basement floor as she looked around for a way out. Once she found it she scrambled towards it, moving everything she could to make her way up and pushing up the little door in and out of the basement. The second she’d pushed it open the rain started to flow in through the entrance but the feeling of the rain on her skin was honestly the most amazing thing she’d felt in a long time. She found herself stopping a moment, just letting the rain water flow over her, taking in everything about it. She’d always loved the rain. Just to sit and listen to the sound of it thrashing about in the wind, it was the most amazing sound. It was like Thai instantly snapped out of it, her hands reaching out and grasping at the wooden frame to pull herself up. It was dark out but the dark outside was nothing compared to inside. This wasn’t freedom. Not yet. She still had a long way to for that. So she went. Her legs had a mind of their own as they carried her away from the house and traveled as far away from it as she could. The water was dripping off her but she didn’t care about that. She didn’t care about anything. She didn’t even know that, as well as her white shirt going completely see through with the addition of water, the blood from the slashes made to her arms and stomach earlier that evening was slowly soaking through it. She must have looked a mess but the only thing she could commend herself for was the fact she hadn’t started crying. She wouldn’t let anyone see her cry. She couldn’t. She just had to keep going. She didn’t know where she was going to but she’d know it when she got there. She had to. There had to be somewhere to go. Somewhere that was -- OOF!!!!! Oh no. Thaila froze for a moment as her body hit something else. Was sort of person runs with their eyes closed? It was just an accident waiting to happen surely!? Her first instinct had been the worst. That she’d open her eyes and see her brother’s face looking down upon her, ready to make her pay for disobeying him. Her eyes forced themselves open, practically drowning under the flutter of lashes as she looked up at the figure before her. It wasn’t Dane but in the moment she realized this she also realized she had no idea who it was. She immediately jumped back, fear stricken and shaking. The tears she held back desperately finally broke free and began streaming down her face, just determined to make her look more of a mess than she surely already did.

[Derek Hale]

It had been a dark and stormy night, and that for Derek was a good time to think… he didn’t care that it was pissing down like cats and dogs outside he had to go for a run… and what better time then this… So Derek got in his car and drove from the abandon rail station where he had been held up for the time being and parked at the hale house the place of his childhood memories, the place was badly burnt and the mark of the Alpha still could clearly be seen on the door. Getting out of the car, he had starred at it for a few minutes getting drenched from head to toe before taking off running into the woods near the Hale properties. He knew these woods like the back of his hand and could practically run threw them with his eyes closed.

He had to get away from all of the drama’s he had to piece together what to do next as an alpha.  Derek would never admit it, but he feared that one day Peter was going to try to become alpha again and he had to find ways to stop that from happening. Sure Peter was helping him now, but for how long? He couldn’t trust his uncle as far as he can throw him and he’d have to have  some line of defense to kill him again if he tries to get in the way one thing Derek wasn’t ready for was to die… and with this pack of alpha’s in town he didn’t know what to expect…  Even these woods the ones he has known since a child could potentially be dangerous, but he wasn’t sensing any danger yet.

He had to be on his guard just in case because all it takes is one second for everything to change… Moreover, in one second everything did change he had ran into something or something had ran into him …. He should have been more aware, but his thoughts were running wild and it had happened with in a blink of an eye, he had fallen back a little before regaining his composure…. To see a soaking wet blonde girl before him she had blood seeping threw her clothing and blood lingered in the air he could smell it coming off of her…  her eyes had been closed, and he could sense that she was one of them… he had never seen her before… who was she and where did she come from?

He looked around to see if anyone else was about, but he couldn’t sense them and she wasn’t one of the alphas so he knew she wasn’t a threat to him… She had opened her eyes, and he gazed into them, but she had jumped back in fear and was shaking as if she thought maybe that he was going to hurt her, and then tears began to flow freely…. In addition, Derek wasn’t sure what to do really, but try to console her and that wasn’t exactly his strong suit…  “I’m not going to hurt you.” He had tried to tell her, but wasn’t sure if that would work… “Are you okay? Please don’t cry.” He didn’t like it that she was crying and he thought perhaps she was crying because she had ran into him. He  didn’t know.. He didn’t know how to handle this. He just wanted her to be okay. She was hurt, and he didn't think she would trust him since he is indeed a stranger thought he was trying to get her to open up.

[Thaila Elise Papillion]

SHAKE HIM OFF ` ITS HARD TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL ON YOUR BACK SO SHAKE HIM OFF I AM DONE WITH YOUR GRACELESS HEART SO TONIGHT IM GONNA CUT IT OUT AND THEN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  RESTART

Even in the darkness of the woods on such a miserable evening, Thaila's eyes glistened like the stars in the sky. It wasn't the moisture of tears that were needed to create the sparkle, that was one of the few things Thaila retained after her hopes and dreams were smashed out of her fragile body. Her sparkly eyes couldn't leave the nameless man's face, nor could she tell that there was something 'different' about him. She was fighting her tears fiercely and with one quick wipe she'd fended them away until further notice. She couldn't help but find it strange that the first thing this man did was inform her that he didn't intend to hurt her. With her stomach twisting into knots, Thaila swallowed thickly and shook her head slightly. “I'm sorry... I never intended you to feel like a threat.” For a girl who looked no older than Seventeen, Thaila was well spoken and profound beyond her years. It was credited, most probably, to the fact she was raised by the public library and its ink infused pages than she was her father. She did not know how to lie to this man but she didn't wish to worry him with her problems, instead she just smiled at him the best that she could. “I'm also terribly sorry for running into you, I wasn't looking where I was going. I hope I didn't hurt you at all.” Even Thai knew that was ridiculous. She was, despite being of average height for a girl, nothing but skin and bones. If you didn't know she was a werewolf, which she did not, you would not think that she could injure a fly by throwing her body at it and the man before her was clearly taller and her and very well built. She probably shouldn't have fixated on his arms for as long as she did when her eyes were scanning him, she simply couldn't help herself. As quickly as she'd got herself calm, she panicked again, body quivering as she gulped again and looked at him. She wanted to run despite the fact she'd already been told he wasn't a threat to her. Leaning towards him slightly and speaking in hushed tones, despite the emptiness of the woods, Thaila simply stated. “I must hide now.”

[Derek Hale]

The young lady before him she was so fragile looking to him and the way she  jumped back made it seem like she was easily startled and not to mention the glistening tears he wasn’t sure why she had been crying and he hoped that he didn’t hurt her more since there was indeed blood on her clothing. He knew that it couldn’t be from him, and wondered what she had been trying to get away from, and when she spoke, she was so soft spoken and seemed very sweet. He didn’t know why anyone would want to hurt her.

He knew she was different and was one of them and was bitten not born so perhaps she had been beaten by her alpha, but why would anyone want to hurt such a sweet and innocent person.  She said she was sorry for making him feel like a threat and explained it wasn’t her intention… “No need for you to apologize. It’s perfectly reasonable. You don’t know me so I could have been a threat to you.” he couldn’t blame her for being defensive and jumping back.

She had broken into a smile, which to him was odd that she had so quickly. The girl before him once again apologized that she wasn’t watching where she was going and hoped she didn’t hurt him. He laughed on the inside if she thought she could hurt him she was mistaken. He should be the one worrying about hurting her not the other way around really he is much stronger and buffer then her so he would probably have been the one to do the most damage. “I am fine no harm done and no reason to worry your pretty little head. Are you okay?” he asked her once again. Derek tried not to notice how her eyes fixated on him because he didn’t want to embarrass the girl.

As quickly as this girl was cool and smiley she had panicked again, and he didn’t sense anything at all…She really was on edge and he was curious as to why. She had then spoken in a soft hushed tone saying she had to hide.  Derek looked around there was nothing around for miles… “Hide from what? I don’t understand… there is nothing out here.” Derek told her.  " what had happened to you?" He didn't think she'd tell him. " You have blood on your clothing, you should let me help you. You'll be safe." he tried to tell her to see if she'd fess up what she needs to hide from and why.

[Thaila Elise Papillion]

SHAKE HIM OFF ` ITS HARD TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL ON YOUR BACK SO SHAKE HIM OFF I AM DONE WITH YOUR GRACELESS HEART SO TONIGHT IM GONNA CUT IT OUT AND THEN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  RESTART

There was an air about this man, a way he moved, in which his face contorted, that made Thaila sure she could trust him, despite the knowledge she couldn't trust anyone. She was one of these people stuck in a twisted cycle of right and wrong, she didn't want to trust people, she felt they could do little but hurt her as every other person she trusted had, yet she seemed to trust so easy. The words 'trust me' were a honey trap for Thaila, she was too good and she believed in everyone too much. It truly was her downfall. As a shiver ran through her, Thaila's teeth began to chatter and her tiny arms cocooned her body the best that they could. She was fixated on this man, as he spoke, her golden eyes never once left him. She had managed to allude the question of her well being thus far and hadn't planned felt it right to begin answering it yet, she just let him question her need to hide which, was to her, completely reasonable. Having to answer his questions shouldn't have been this hard but it was. It was when he asked her what happened that it through her. Thaila being the person that she was had not thought of the physical ailments that plagued her, the pain running through her torso or the wounds that cut through her already deep scars. Golden eyes averting down wards, the still shivering blonde tugged gently on her shirt, rubbing her fingertips together as they gathered traces of blood upon them. As she looked up at him again she stuttered for the first time. “S-s-safe?” In all honesty, she'd all but forgotten what feeling safe was like. “If Dane finds me..... I ran. I shouldn't have run, he warned me against it, but I simply couldn't stay. So I must hide! He always seems to be able to find me!” The panic in her voice was evident but she daren't tell this man that her brother had a strange ability to 'sniff' her out, that was be simply absurd.

[Derek Hale]

Derek really wondered what happened to her and why she was so afraid and had to hide… something had to have terrified her badly that she thought she must hid and that she was so badly hurt.. He then thought perhaps a hunter had done this to her she after all is one of them, and right now out on her own so she would be an easy target to hunters, and someone so innocent shouldn’t have to suffer with consequences of an attack by the hunters..

She seemed so very different from Erica, and usually the after transformation gave one a more confidence, but the girl before him was scared he could tell by the way that her teeth were chattering and the shivering. It made him wonder what she was like before she was turned she wasn’t born he could tell… There was just something so different about her he just couldn’t put his finger on it just yet.

He had asked her what had happened to her and tried to get her to tell him what she had to hide from and tried to make her feel like she was safe he couldn’t sense anything for miles so she was safe whatever was after he she had lost them. She seemed to stutter out safe as if she didn’t believe it. “Yeah safe… Can you not tell you are safe there is nothing out here for miles besides me and you.”was she too worked up to sense things? Did she have to be taught? Why she was not taught how to use her senses.

Questions were circling in Derek’s head and the more and more he was finding out the more confused he was. Thaila explained to him that she ran and how she shouldn’t have run and this Dane will find her. He always seems to find her.  He frowned a bit, and didn’t know of any Dane. There was panic in her voice as she had told him this and she generally feared this Dane and what he could do to her. Derek may not trust anyone, but this girl needed his help just as Scott did at times after Peter had bitten him. Therefore, he had to help her and he was sure the rest of the pack would want to help to or at least he hoped they did. She’d be protected.

“Who is this Dane?” he asked her calmly. “I promise you whoever he is I won’t let him hurt you anymore.” would she believe him. She just seemed so scared and he hasn’t met anyone like this since he was a child.  He was taking a chance helping her, but seriously, he couldn’t leave her to fend for herself especially not with the questions swimming in his head and not with how frightened she is. “Let me take you somewhere and get you cleaned up? he said offering out his hand for her to take she had been tugging at her clothes traces of blood upon them and he wanted to help.

[Thaila Elise Papillion]

SHAKE HIM OFF ` ITS HARD TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL ON YOUR BACK SO SHAKE HIM OFF I AM DONE WITH YOUR GRACELESS HEART SO TONIGHT IM GONNA CUT IT OUT AND THEN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  RESTART

Her eyes never left him. Amber hues stayed glued to his face the whole time, well that was until he pointed out that there was no one around for miles. Suddenly her eyes moved. Her guard went down and she turned slightly as she scanned the barren woods for signs of life. She didn't say anything, her brain couldn't muster up the words to say, instead she just kept looking like something might suddenly emerge through the floods being released by the heavens. Every moved became difficult for Thaila, the adrenaline was wearing off and the pain in her limbs was starting to return, as well as the liquid soaking her clothes making them feel instantly heavier. Raising a hand, her fingernails found their way under her shirt to scratch nervously at the tender flesh of her forearm. Turning back to Derek with a squelch, she managed to narrowly avoid the questioning of who Dane was, only to find herself presented with a hand. One thing was certain, Thaila Papillion wasn't used to being in this situation. She had no idea what to do or if she should even trust this man, but it occurred to her that she had little idea what else to do and she couldn't run forever. He'd simply offered to clean her up, something she needed, especially if she was to indeed carry on heading as far away as quick as she could. She'd surely be a sight, or should I say fright. She'd never get far looking like she'd been butchered, granted she had, but she needed the invisibility that she could never achieve with her blood soaked clothes. Tentatively she outstretched her hand. It took a moment for her to actually take his hand, but has her nimble fingers curled around his hand, the young girl clung to him. Derek had some how become her life line. “Thank you.” was all she could muster before a warm, yet still slightly shy, smile moved over her face.

[Derek Hale]

She was one that liked to seem to keep eye contact and that wasn’t always a bad thing, Derek’s words finally seemed to reach her when he had told her no one was around for miles. She seemed to search the woods herself. She began to scratch at her arm, and seemed to avoid the question of who this Dane person is. He would get his answer eventually, even though her clothes were soaked in blood he knew she’d heal. She should be good as new by morning, but still he’d help clean her up. It was the least he could do right?

Derek had offered her his hand and offered to help her with he knew the adrenaline kick was wearing off her heart beat seemed to slow down more. He was not sure if she’d take the offer, after all he was stranger, and could potentially be a murderer. He kept his eye on her, and hoped that she wouldn’t run around and saying he is the one that did this to her, that would be bad. She had reached out her hand to his, her hands seeming so much smaller then his own. The young girl clung to him and mustered up a thank you, he had looked down at her, a small soft smile had rolled upon her face and he grinned a little himself. He could be charming when he wanted to be.

“You’re welcome.” he had said to her taking her hand and leading her threw the woods and for some reason the story about going to grandma’s house threw the woods was coming to mind it was odd maybe since she seemed so child like it was just reminding him of them stories. The rain was still coming down hard, but he could see his way years of practice and what not and he could still hear nothing within miles.

“My family’s old place is a little ways away, and I don’t want you to be scared of it. It isn’t much to look at, but we can get you cleaned up.” he told her. He figured seeing a burnt old house may scare her so he wanted to warn her before they reached there… He had wanted to ask her who this Dane was again, but didn’t ask just yet, and kept walking till he could see the house, and his car parked in the front. The house had so many memories for him some good some bad.

“We’re here.” he said, and looked at her to see how she’d react. “Ready to get cleaned up?” would she put up a fight to go in? Would she run from him he didn’t know. He could smell the place when it rained like this sometimes he could smell the fire that once demolished his house the smell etched into the wood and seeps out in the massive heat or rain most wouldn't notice it, but he did.

[Thaila Elise Papillion]

SHAKE HIM OFF ` ITS HARD TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL ON YOUR BACK SO SHAKE HIM OFF I AM DONE WITH YOUR GRACELESS HEART SO TONIGHT IM GONNA CUT IT OUT AND THEN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  RESTART

The wind seemed to whistle gently through the trees. If she listened to carefully, Thaila would swear it was whispering her name, trying to lure her away, convince her that this was a bad idea and that she wasn't safe. She trusted every instinct in her brain that told her she'd be okay, but the niggle wasn't going away. She thought it possible it never would. She'd had no one to trust for over seven years so everything about this was strange to her. Regardless, her grip on Derek's hand never faltered and her fingers stayed tight to him. She heeded his warning about his house, a warning which upon looking at the place she instantly understood but she was not scared, much to the contrary. Her lanky legs still seemed short in contrast to his but some how she was managing to stay caught up with him as he walked, her steps shorter but speedier in fear of being left behind. His words forced her eyes up to his and she smiled slightly, nodding as he asked if she was ready to get cleaned up. The weight of the water soaked shirt was starting to cause difficulty for her and she'd love the opportunity to pour the water out of her shoes because the squelching of her toes in the puddles was starting to make her feel nauseous. This just made her more thankful for Derek's intervention and was the reason she took no notice of the house before her, she just followed him inside, a small voice leaving her, almost croaking out her words. “I'm... Thaila...”

[Derek Hale]

Derek had lead her to the old Hale house he still liked to run here even if her wasn’t staying here because it isn’t really safe to stay there, but right now he was taking his chances and would get the girl cleaned up and perhaps he could weasel some more out of her about the Dane. She seemed to keep her grip on his hand as he lead her to the house and she wasn’t scared when she had gotten to the house which was good so Derek thinks his warning had helped with that matter. She had followed him willingly into the house and he had a feeling if Scott showed up he’d have told her not to trust him like he is some bad guy, but he isn’t he keeps things from people to keep them safe. They both walked in out of the rain into the old burnt Hale house.  This is when the girl with him had spoke and said that her name is Thaila. “Pretty name that is. I am Derek.” he had replied simply and lead the young girl to what was left of the rest room.

  “Are you going to tell me how you had gotten hurt?” he wanted to see if she would elaborate more on the person she had been running from it made him wonder if this Dane was the one that had hurt her, but her being what she is he knew that she would heal and he couldn’t be an alpha could he? Derek couldn’t ponder on that right yet .. He had to help get her cleaned up. He had frowned to himself if she wanted to get out of them clothes he didn’t think that he’d have anything here she could put on, but he did find a towel that was lingering around in the bathroom that could help her dry a little. “Let’s see how bad those cuts are.” he had told her seeing if she’d show him or would she want to clean them herself not wanting to show him…” Thaila you were running from this Dane did you have a place you were going?” he was curious if she had a destination she needed to get to.