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Due to how Daire had driven to Stiles' house, they had decided to meet up at the party. Giving Daire the chance to drive back to her Aunt and Uncle's to change into something more party-appropriate than her slouchy t-shirt and high tops. As well as double-check if Allison had already left with Scott. Daire had ran up to her room still filled with unpacked boxes and switched her slouchy tee for a cute tribal print tank, her favorite green army jacket, kept her dark wash skinny jeans and exchanged her high tops for a pair of brown booties. Satisfied with her ensemble she quickly checked to see if Allison was still home. Unable to find her, Daire got back into her car and drove to the party.

When Daire arrived at the party she quickly met up with Stiles and then automatically went off searching for Scott and Allison, if they're right about him being a werewolf, and Daire was pretty sure she was right. She would have to find Allison and Scott, fast. Searching the crowd she saw Scott running out, he's beginning to shift she thought to herself and followed him hoping nothing happens at the party with a bunch of hormonal teenagers.

She followed Scott untill he reached his car and drove away. Allison met up with her, an astounded look on her face as she realized her date just left her at the party.

About to make an excuse on Scott's behalf, "Allison" both girls turned around to see a very attractive man standing behind them. "I'm a friend of Scott's," he said causing Allison to turn her head back to the road before looking back at the stranger, " My name's Derek". Daire's eyes widen in realization Derek Hale, the guy Stiles was talking about earlier, a werewolf just like Scott.

" Scott asked me to give you a ride home," Derek said leading Allison over to his car, not trusting him Daire followed as well. " Who are you?" he asked as Allison got in his car,

" I'm Daire Argent, her cousin and if you're giving Allison a ride your sure as hell as going to give me one too," she told him as she climbed into the back of his car. The drive home was silent, Daire texted Stiles telling him that Derek gave Allison and her a ride home.

When he pulled up into the driveway Allison and Daire got out of the car and Allison walked inside. Daire stood in the driveway watching as the werewolf pulled out and drove away. Once his car was out of sight she walked back to the party to collect her own car.

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Allison and Daire were rewatching The Vampire Diaries when someone rang the doorbell.

" I've got it, girls!" Victoria shouts as she opens the door. Daire heard Victoria talking with someone who's voice seemed very familiar, she and Allison ignored them and continued watching the glorious Salvatore brothers till Victoria called for the both of them, "Girls, It's for you."

Grumbling Daire paused the show and walked into the hall looking down at the foyer she saw a familiar buzz cut, "Stiles what the hell? You just made me pause The Vampire Diaries," she practically shouted and turned around grumbling back into her room.

About 5 episodes later Allison was sleeping on Daire's bed and Daire got up to get a glass of water from the kitchen. As she reached the bottom of the stairs she saw that the garage door was open, knowing that it was always closed she walked in to catch Chris putting away hunting gear, " My mom didn't mention that you still hunted," she told him. He turned around wiping his hands on a towel,

" Go to bed Daire, we can talk about this later," he said waiting for her to turn around and be the good girl he wants her to be.

" No, we're going to talk about it right now Chris," she told him slightly raising her voice. " You know my mom sent me to live with you because she wanted nothing to do with her 'broken' daughter?" she asked, looking him in the eyes and raised her wrists, " You know that she didn't even notice that I was cutting myself till right before she dumped me at your house in San Francisco," she laughed. " I doubt either one of you would understand why I cut," Taking a step closer to Chris making sure that he was paying attention to what she had to say, " Each one of these scars, represents one kill, one reason why I'm a monster, one time I lost a bit of my humanity" She told him.

A look of confusion comes across his face confirming that he doesn't understand what she's trying to tell him, " You're not a monster Daire, the werewolves are," he says.

Daire scoffs at his statement, " You don't get it either do you? Just like mom," she shakes her head, " You're not killing monsters Chris you're killing people." He looks at his niece like she was crazy his tunnel vision making him blind to the bigger picture," Just because they have these powers doesn't mean that they don't have humanity,"

Daire looked at him intently hoping he understands it now, but she knows in her heart that he doesn't. " They don't have humanity Daire. They're werewolves, they kill people! How can we not prevent them from killing all of us if we don't kill them?" he asks.

" And you think we're any better?" she asked, " We both know that we have killed our fair share Chris, I wear my kills on my skin for crying out loud! and if you think about it I bet we have killed werewolves who had never hurt anyone. We just kill them out of fear because they aren't purely human." she took a deep breath, " The code you go by, 'Nous chassons ceux qui nous chassent', we hunt those who hunt us. It's an excuse to let fear control your actions," she told him.

"We are hunters Daire it's in our blood, It's who we are, me, your mother and you," Chris says sternly.

"No, I'm not going to be one of you, I'm not the little weapon you created to be controlled!" she replied, it was the truth, Daire never wanted to be a hunter, a killer. She wanted to be the opposite. A protector. Maybe this is the chance for her to be one, " Ever since moving here everyone told me it was a chance to start over, well I'm starting over, Je protegerai, and just so you know if we ever cross paths when you're hunting, just know that I will follow my own code, not yours. Goodnight." Daire turned around walking back up into her bedroom.