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My Beast (Misa x Traveler) - Closed

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He watched her lit windows and the neighborhood around her small house, but no one came. No police, no boyfriend, and no 'company'. Derek pulled the hoodie up over his head and quietly made his way to her back door and knocked. He had weighed his options and tried to do the right thing, to stay away for her safely, but he knew that she was hurting. He had been gone for so long... and although he saw her every day he knew that she had no word on him. She didn't know if he was alive or dead.

Carefully he looked around for any signs of cameras or sensors. There were none. It seemed like all of the footage he had seen had been hand shot, and he was hopeful that once he 'died' they would find it cumbersome to continue to track her.

The night seemed still and quiet. He didn't hear any footsteps inside, so he knocked again.
 
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Amber sat in her bed, not moving as she tried to keep the nightmares and thoughts away. She jumped when she thought she heard a knock, though she was unsure of who would of been here. It was a moment later that she heard the knock again... sound traveled well in her home. She stood slowly and wrapped a blanket tight around herself. She moved slowly toward her back door and stopped to look through the glass. She swallowed hard and open the door slowly, coming face to face with Derek. She looked at him for a long moment, unsure of what to say.
Stepping back she opened the door wide enough for him to slip inside. Once he was inside she shut and locked the door. Her home was still a mess as she couldn't bring herself to clean up. She still said nothing as she turned and headed back to her room, the only room not touched by the man who had tried to rape her. Sliding into the bed she finally spoke. "Thank you..." Her voice was weak and still held the fear she felt in that moment. She held the blanket close to her chest, keeping her bruised body from his view.
 
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She moved like she was still in shock. Which, he supposed, she was. Derek followed her inside and waited while she locked the door. Her window was evidently still broken; a soft breeze moved through the tiny house.

He stood next to the bed, unsure of what to do. So much time had passed between them yet it felt like it was just yesterday when they last kissed. He put his hands in his pocket and watched her curl into her bed. Her voice was so soft, so fragile and fearful, that it made his heart ache. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come."

He hesitated, taking one last look at her before turning away. He felt like, this time, he would be leaving forever.
 
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Amber's green eyes snapped to him as he turned away. "Derek" A new found fear was in her voice. She looked at him as tears pooled in her eyes. "What did I do wrong?" She asked lightly... there was such a mixture of feelings in her voice and eyes. Confusion, sadness, fear and the underlining love she still felt for him. "What did I do to make you want to leave me.... I don't understand ... you ... you just gave up and didn't fight." She spoke of the last time they had seen each other. "Are you upset that I got us caught? I didn't mean to get us caught, I hadn't thought of my phone and how they could track it and I didn't know they find us on the side of the road that night" She spoke the fear she had hide for so long.
Over the past ten years she had had time to think over everything that had happened. She thought of that night and how they been found. Wondered if they had tracked her phone. If they had stayed in a hotel if they would of been able to get away. She couldn't help but wonder if he had blamed her, if that was the he had seemed to fight. Then as time had passed, the thought he had died came to her mind. She always thought he come for her, that after a few years he would be free and come to find her. She had searched for him, looking into everything she could find, though she found nothing.
 
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Wrong? What did she do wrong? Derek turned around and looked at her.

"Amber... you didn't do anything wrong. What are you talking about?" He walked back to the bed and sat next to her, his eyes confused. He reached out to touch her hand. "You didn't get us caught. They knew that you only had one person to go to. They had your aunt's phone watched..." He shook his head.

"I don't want to endanger you, Amber. The longer I'm around the more likely that they'll find out that I'm still alive. And if they think they can use you as leverage again then they will." He looked down at her hand, his eyes troubled and full of concern. "I just... wanted to make sure that you were okay. After what happened today." He drew his thumb across her hand, relishing the feel of her skin after a decade apart. "I... still love you, Amber. I just can't be with you."
 
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Amber's eyes followed Derek's every move as he moved back to her. She saw the confusion in his eyes and her hand turned to close around his. She wasn't so sure if she believed him or not, but she wanted to. She didn't want to be the reason they had been ripped away from each other. Her hand closed slightly tighter around his as he spoke. She offered him a weak smile and the tears slid down her cheeks. "I love you Derek, I ... I haven't been with anyone since you." She said lightly, wanting him to know she had been true to him. She looked down at their linked hands. "Thank you for saving me Derek. I don't want you to leave, but I know you are going to." Letting her green eyes move back up toward his face she kept herself from reaching to touch him. "Your welcome here, if you ever need a place. She slipped her hand from his to reach into her night stand, offering him a key.
 
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He saw a key and shook his head. "It would link me to you if I were caught. It would be dangerous to you." Derek's eyes were sad. "I won't be far. I promise you, Amber. If you need me I'll be here."

He wanted to kiss her. He wanted to hold her. But he knew that if he did so it would make it more difficult to leave, so he simply squeezed her hand lovingly and stood up. "That window... it's not safe to be here with it open. Do you have any friends you can go stay with tonight?" He'd watch over her no matter what she did, whether she went to a friend's home or stayed here.
 
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Amber just looked at Derek for a moment, giving a small nod she slipped the key back. She was worried about him, if they thought he was dead how was he going to eat and other such things. She had so many things she wanted to ask him, but didn't know if he would answer her.

She shifted as he stood up, not ready for him to leave. She swallowed hard and thought for a moment. "I can go to Amy's house" She said lightly as she stood up. As teens he had been a head or so taller then her, but as a adult he towered over her. She looked at him for a moment before spoke again. "I'm happy your alive... I was worried they had killed you."

She waited until he was 'gone' reminding him as he went that he was always welcomed. It hurt more then it had ten years ago when he left. She knew he had done so on his own this time. HE walked away from her. She changed real clothes and packed her bag, calling her friend while she had done so. She headed to her friends house knowing that somewhere out there Derek was watching over her.
 
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The next few days were difficult. He yearned to be near her, but he was beginning to see patterns around her life that made him think that she was being watched. He found an abandoned building in town, one he was able to get into through a back alley, and began to set up his home base there. It was near to Amber's vet practice and near to her home, so it gave him a chance to keep his eyes on her as much as possible. He had to find a way to eat and survive, though, and that was hard to do. There was only so much you could do without cash or plastic, and he had neither.

A week after Derek revealed himself to Amber two men showed up at her vet clinic. They wore the plain dark suits and sunglasses that she remembered from ten years ago, and one of the men was Mr. Miller. "Ms McKay... can you spare a few minutes?"
 
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The past week had been hell on Amber, she knew Derek was out there and all she wanted was to see him. Though she found she felt really relaxed knowing he was watching her, keeping her safe. Sitting behind the front desk of her vet clinic she looked up as the bell above the door rang. She took in the men in front of her and felt her heart drop. She looked at them for a few moments before looking around. No one else was there and she stood slowly. "A few minutes for what?" She asked lightly. She made sure to keep her desk between herself and the men. She didn't trust them, and she wasn't about to get herself into a spot to need Derek's help. She wouldn't risk his freedom by doing something stupid.
 
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He saw the men go in and his heart froze. What were they doing here? But he knew what they were doing, and it didn't help any that he knew why they were there.

Inside the clinic one of the men turned Amber's 'OPEN' sign around so that it read 'CLOSED'. He pulled the blinds shut.

Derek felt his heart pounding against his chest. What were they doing to her? What was happening?

"Miss McKay. You remember me, don't you?" Mr. Miller removed his sunglasses and tucked them into his shirt pocket. He took the time to look around at her lobby and smiled. "You've done very well for yourself these past ten years. How have you been?" His smile was cool... like a rattlesnake's thin-lipped hiss. "I trust that you haven't had any trouble lately or any... dangerous visitors."
 
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Amber crossed her arms over her chest as the man turned over her sign and closed the blinds. "Yes I remember you." She said as coolly as she could. "I have been fine thank you." She couldn't keep the bit from her voice. She did her best to look to confused, and hoped all the years in drama back in high school hadn't gone to waste. "Visitors.... like who?" She relaxed her form as she acted as if she hadn't seen Derek. "Derek? Is he alive?" She let the excitement she felt knowing he was truly alive come forth in her voice. "He has been alive all this time... but .... why would you think I seen him?" She tilted her head slightly. "What happened Mr. Miller? What did you do to him?" She asked because she truly wanted to know ... what had happened to the boy she loved over the ten years they been apart.
 
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Mr. Miller smiled indulgently at her. "Derek... have you seen him?" He put a hand on her counter and leaned forward. "You did look at the files, didn't you? He's a bad man, Amber. A very bad man."

He straightened up and took a cigarette out of his breast pocket, which he stuck in his mouth and then lit. After a few puffs he removed it and spoke. "A few weeks ago he escaped out of maximum security prison. He killed four guards doing it. For men with wives and children, Amber."

The other man put a tablet on the counter and turned it on. Footage from the ranch that had been on the news lately came on.

"Last week he tried to bomb a rancher's stock, dressed as a BLM agent. He had killed the agent to get the uniform... slit his throat when the man stopped to check on some fences. We thought he had died in the blast..." the surveillance image of Derek walking into the barn and then of it exploding a few moments later played, followed by a satellite image of the same thing. "We thought that he might have died... but there are reports of break-ins and murders happening in your area. We haven't recovered his body yet, and we believe he might have faked his death so that he could get to you and finish what he started ten years ago."

The other man turned off the tablet and removed it from the counter, staring at Amber blankly.

"You're in danger, Amber." Mr. Miller took another drag from his cigarette. "He's very dangerous. If you see him or even think you see him, you should call me right away." He slid his business card across the counter to her. "You don't want to wind up cut into little pieces and cast into a shallow grave like the other eight women he's killed." He smiled thinly at her as if he believed that she should believe what he was saying. The smoke from his cigarette curled up towards the ceiling like a python, ready to strike at a moment's notice.
 
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Amber took a step back when Mr. Miller leaned forward. "I haven't seen him..." She said lightly. She didn't bother to answer him when asked about the file. She looked away when he spoke of 'what' Derek had done. She did however look toward the tablet. When she had seen the news video she hadn't known it was Derek, but it made her wonder what he had been doing for ten years. She looked back up at Mr. Miller. "I will keep my eyes out for him, and if I see him I'll call you." She took the card and took a deep breath. "Thank you for letting me know." She looked between the men and couldn't help but wonder what was really going on. Who Derek really was, and how they got him. She shot them another smile and hoped to get them out of her clinic. "Thank you again... Sadly I have a dog coming in soon, so I must really open my door." She waved her hand toward the door and hoped that they got the idea.
 
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"Of course," Mr. Miller said, "a 'dog'. Hopefully the dog doesn't bite. They can seem so sweet and lovable...and then when you least expect it they can turn on you." His lips curved up cruelly. "Don't make the mistake of thinking you can trust a monster, Amber. They never change. For anyone."

He and his companion left her, not bothering to change her sign around when they did.

Derek watched the men leave, and it was only as he spied Amber moving inside the clinic did he dare to take a breath of relief. He continued to watch the men until they got in their car, then he made sure to disappear as well. He would check on her, but not right away. They'd be expecting that.
 
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Amber simply looked at Mr. Miller, doing her best not to snap at him. He didn't know what he was talking about. Even if Derek did the things they said he did, ten years ago he loved her and was keeping her safe from them. She watched them leave and couldn't help but let out a slow breath. She took a seat and ran her hand through her long hair. She couldn't help but wonder if they knew he had come to see her.

Standing she went over and turned her sign over. She looked around outside, happy when she didn't spot them. She went back to work, though she found it hard when she was worried about Derek. It was funny she hadn't felt this worried or this safe in her whole life. She let out a slow sigh and was happy when the day was coming to a end. Thankfully nothing more really happened after Mr. Miller and his friend left.
 
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Derek spent a lot of time hiding the next few days, while trying to keep an eye on Amber. He finally figured out that if he wanted to see her he would have to find a way to see her without 'being' with her, which was difficult enough to do even if he hadn't had a top-secret group of killers keeping an eye on the young veterinarian.

He picked up a cat carrier and tossed a few towels inside, then put in one of those mechanical stuffed toys he saw in the mall one afternoon when he was following Amber and staying in the crowds. It was a fake ferret that looked like it was wrestling with a toy ball, but in truth it was just a little gear that made it turn over in an irregular pattern and emit a low purring sound. For a few dollars, stolen, of course, he had a way to visit her right in the open. The next day he showed up at her office dressed in a cowboy hat and looking for all the world like some schtick from the farm with his pet... something. The woman and her daughter with the Pomeranian who were leaving gave his little cat box a strange look as they left, not quite sure what kind of 'pet' such a man would have in his box.

"Good mornin' Ma'am," Derek drawled, touching his fingertips to the brim of his hat and smiling at Amber. "Would you mind taking a look a Fluffy here? He ate somethin' that don't agree with him. I think it might have been some kind of bug." He wondered how long it would take him to find the electronic bug, or bugs, hiding in her office. Thankfully her office was empty of others at the time, and hopefully she didn't have any other appointments for a little while.
 
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Days passed and Amber hadn't seen or heard from Derek. Fear filled her, had they found him or had he left her for good. She found herself having the nightmares again, nightmares she hadn't had in years. Though they weren't really nightmares, but memories of their time together. They were all the same, starting that morning when they made love and ending with them being ripped from each other arms. She would wake up with a scream and tears rolling down her cheeks as she cried for Derek. She thought of all the time her Aunt came into her room and held her.

Amber said goodbye to the family and their small Pomeranian. She had just sat down when she heard a voice. Her eyes snapped up and her green eyes locked on Derek. She knew it was him and she couldn't help but tilt her head as she looked at him. It took all she had not to laugh and she gave a small nod. "Yes...If you could follow me... I'll take a look at ... Fluffy." She said. She stood up and lead the way into one of the rooms. She hoped he didn't really have an animal in that cage. She turned to look, the confusion still on her face. She shut the door and turned to face him. "So .. Um.. Mr..." She questioned, not sure if she could call him Derek.
 
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"Mister Johnson," Derek said, "Jack Johnson." He closed the door behind him and then set the cage down on the examination table before crossing the distance between them. He took her into his arms and then kissed her, pressing his body against her and taking her so passionately that there could be no doubt that he had yearned for her desperately over the last decade. Derek's arms encircled her waist and torso, holding her for the first time since they had been forcefully separated.

Once that first kiss ended he moved his lips to her ear to whisper. "Keep talking... I'll check for bugs."

He reluctantly let her go so that he could scan that room for any listening devices the company might have hidden. Once that was done, though, he could talk freely with her, and maybe kiss her again. He had a momentary flash vision of lifting her up to the exam table and setting her on the edge. It was just the right height to take her as he stood next to it, and... Derek blinked the image out of his mind. How could he be thinking of sex when they were trying to survive under the company's radar? But he was... and he wanted to be with her so badly that he ached from the desire.
 
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Amber smiled "OK Mister Johnson lets have a look at Fluffy" she said, before anything more could be said though he closed the distance between him. Her arms moved to wrap around his neck as she happily kissed him back. Her mouth worked against his, giving him a passionate kiss as he held her close. She never wanted that moment to end, but it did. She held in a whimper as his lips left hers. She nodded and swallowed hard to get her voice back to normal.

Her lips were swollen from the kiss. "Um... lets see here ... Fluffy looks like he may have gotten into something." She said lightly. Her eyes followed him as he moved around. Deep inside she knew he would leave again, but that kiss had given her hope that maybe he would stay. It was a clear sign that he still loved her, and just made her remember just how deeply she loved him. She couldn't take her eyes off him as he moved around the room, scared he would just disappear. She spoke of what was wrong with Fluffy and once he was done she took a step toward him. "Derek..." She breathed out. She wanted to be back in his arms, kissing him and the thought of what else they could do entered her mind. She shook the thought away and held back as she wanted nothing more then to be in his arms again.
 
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He found one bug and dropped it in a cup of water. Then he turned towards her and took her back into his arms. "Amber." He said her name like a prayer. "I missed you. I need to be with you."

Derek held her firmly, holding her against his chest as he relished the feel of her in his arms again. "I don't know how, but we have to get out from under the company's shadow. I can't live my life like this; I've longed to be with you every day for the last ten years."
 
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Amber's arms wrapped tightly around Derek, her face hide in his chest as she enjoyed being in his arms. In that moment she felt safer then she had in years. "Oh Derek" She cried "I thought they had found you. " placing her chin on his chest she looked up at him. The love she had was clear on her face.

A large smile pulled on her lips as he spoke. Her hands held tightly to his shirt. "I have missed you so much. I love you. Just tell me what to do and I'll do it, just don't leave me again." There was fear in her voice she couldn't lose him, not after everything they fine to be together. Her eyes closed and she enjoyed the moment " You grew up into such a handsome man, I half expected you too still be a teenager" she teased. Her green orbs looked toward his face. "I know your not the monster they try to tell me you. are. " Standing on her toes her lips meet his in a powerful loving kiss.
 
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He wanted to answer her questions, but her kiss threw him off his game and he found himself completely at a loss for what to say. He simply kissed her, drawing her into his embrace and forgetting about anything else but her. He wrapped her in his arms and picked her up, sitting her on the exam table and parting her legs with his body so that he could stand between them.

Derek's hands roamed over her back as he kissed her. When the kiss ended he gazed lovingly into her eyes, his heart aching for more. "I never wanted to leave you, Amber. I don't want to leave you... but I don't want them to get a hold of you. You don't know what they'd do to you to get to me... and I would do whatever they told me to to keep you safe."
 
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Amber arms wrapped around Derek's neck and she giggled when he set her on the exam table. Her legs wrapped around him when he stepped between them. Her arms still wrapped around his neck as he broke the kiss. She smiled up at him, though it faded as he spoke. "Is that what happened? Did you do all that stuff they said you did to save me?" She questioned, tears burned her green orbs. "Oh Derek. I'm so sorry...If you hadn't saved me..." she trailed off as she hugged herself close to him. It took her a few moment to clam enough to talk.
She pulled back enough to look back into her lovely eyes. Her hands brushed over his jaw and neck. She didn't know what to say, she knew what she wanted to say. "Its been ten years Derek. I can't ... I don't want to lose any more time with you. They have already taken so much time from." She explained lightly. "I can't .. I can't lose you again. " Her legs were still hooked around his hip, holding him close to her. She couldn't help but smile at him. "I love your eyes ... I love how they change colors." She whispered.
 
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"I don't want to lose you either," Derek said. "But... if I stay here then I'll mess up this life you have, Amber. You got to go to school, to build a career... that was what I had hoped for you. That you'd get to have a normal life. I don't want to ruin it for you."

He moved closer and kissed her, soft and tender, and almost like he was saying goodbye. "I... I want you to have a normal life. A husband, kids... the white fucking picket fence and everything." He smiled sadly. "I can't give that to you." His green eyes searched hers, and a small smattering of gold flecks seemed to reflect the cat-like hue they turned when he was in the middle of a fight. "I love you Amber. That's why I wanted to come to see you today. I want you to move on with your life; let yourself fall in love and have a normal life, one that I can't give you."
 
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