After almost losing control, Drake started training and teach Derek on how he could stop it from happening again.
And although Drake could do so a few years back, he knew it wouldn't work for Derek.
Because, Derek is entirely more focused on enjoying his highschool life than finding a way to learn how his powers work.
All he knew is the basic knowledge that were taught to them and how to have a control under the full moon.
But now, Derek finally found an inspiration which motivated him to learn how to control himself better.
And that's when Drake decided that it is now the time to teach him about something.
And that something is the anchor.
It is the thing or someone that reminds Drake about his humanity which he holds to have control over his powers.
At first, Drake's anchor is the feeling of freedom he has and the power he holds whenever he run wild under the full moon.
However, when he became an alpha, he began to have a hard time controlling himself once again.
But that changed after knowing and becoming lovers with Paige.
And after some time, she became his new anchor.
With the help of his anchor, Drake was able to stop himself whenever he begins to randomly shift.
And now he is teaching this to Derek.
And after being taught and gaining almost absolute control, Derek began to focus on the reason he learned all of this.
Derek's anchor, Drake's future sister-in-law, and Paige's cousin, Cassandra.
For the first time ever, Derek fell in loved for real.
Thus the reason why he begin to spend more time with her than Drake or any of their siblings.
•••
June 3 2002.
It already has been a week since the start of summer break.
This is also the reason that Cassandra went to this small city of Beacon Hills, to spend her summer here with her cousin.
But then for some unknown reason, she changed her mind and decided to enroll in the Beacon Hills Highschool for the next school year.
Meanwhile her relationship with Drake's twin brother, Derek, is growing fast day by day.
At first it is only Derek who's in love with Cassandra, but now there's no denying that she fell for him too.
And so after almost two months of courting, they finally decided to enter an official relationship.
And right now, the two teen couples were eating at a restaurant after playing at the arcade for a few hours.
After eating Drake said something that caught the curiosity of the two young girls.
"Let's go, me and Derek have something to show to the two of you."
"What is it?"
"Where is it?"
Paige and Cassandra asked at the same time and then they stared at each other before noticing Drake and Derek, who began to laugh.
"That's a secret."
After gaining his composure, Derek said with a mysterious smile.
"Anyway let's go."
Drake added after paying the bills, before he stood up and began to get out of the restaurant.
•••
After a while, they arrived at the Beacon Hills Preserve.
And they're currently at an area not far away from the Hale house.
"Quick, hurry up we're almost there."
Drake spoke with excitement as they walk into the forest.
After a couple more minutes of walking, they soon saw a treehouse on top of a steady and bulky tree.
Paige and Cassandra looked at it in awe as they noticed that it was in fact, connected to one more treehouse.
The first treehouse is already at a 20 meters in height but the second one is 7 meters higher than that.
And it is not only lower, but also a little bit smaller, it's length is 25 feet with a width of 8 feet.
The wooden walls is painted in color brown while the roof is in dark green color. It also has a small balcony with railings on the sides, as a safety measures.
The second one, which is higher and bigger, has a length of 40 feet and 11 feet width. It even has glass windows on it's walls, which was white in color.
And a wooden bridge were connecting the two treehouse.
While a stair were attached to the smaller one, which were the only way to enter it.
Well, other than jumping at least 30 meters high, which is humanly impossible.
Even werewolves would find it hard to jump that high.
"Wow.. who... Who made this?"
Cassandra asked while stuttering before she looked at Drake and Derek, waiting for an answer.
"Me and Derek design and build it... with a little bit of help.
Anyway this is our simple little treehouse, a place where we can all meet up."
"Yeah right, this is simple for you."
Drake said and Paige replied with a scoff, Drake only smiled wryly as a response.
"Really!? Let's go I want to see what it looks like from the inside."
Cassandra, on the other hand, exclaimed and spoke with excitement before she pulled Derek with her and climbed up the stairs.
"Well then, shall we?"
Drake asked Paige as he held out his right hand waiting for hers, which Paige accepted with a soft giggles.
•••
When they entered the wooden treehouse, Cassandra and Paige saw that there's already some stuff inside.
They first noticed the round table at the center of this small treehouse.
As well as, a four wooden chairs.
Then there's the suspended shelves that were attached on the walls, which were holding some newly bought thick books.
And on the side is a few music instruments like guitar, violin, and piano.
"Wow... This is amazing."
Cassandra praises as she went and see what kind of books were on the shelves, Paige on the other hand went to the table and took a seat.
Derek followed behind Cassandra and Drake went to Paige.
Arriving behind Paige, Drake began to speak softly.
"So, did you like it?"
He asked as he leaned towards Paige's ears, who was staring at the painting of a young group of teen at the table.
Needless to say, the group composed of Derek, Drake, Paige, and Cassandra.
"What's this for?"
She turned to look at Drake and then asked him, while caressing his cheeks.
"Nothing, I and Derek just wanted to have a place for us to go to whenever we want."
Drake said before closing in his face to Paige's, close enough to touch each other's nose.
"How did you and Derek even manage to build this?"
At her question, Drake smiled and said with pride.
"We're a Hale, there's so much things that we could possibly do."
Paige rolled her eyes at his arrogance before kissing him, and asking once again.
"So what's on the other side?"
Drake smiled at her and pulled her towards the bigger treehouse. Derek and Cassandra followed behind them too.
"I'm sure you'll like what's inside."
Derek said to Cassandra before they came in.
Inside of the second treehouse, there's a couple of twin sized bed as well as a few closet, on the corner of the room, that was big enough to fit dozens of clothes inside.
And there's also TV on the wall as well as a play station under it.
"Kyaaa!!"
Cassandra yelled in excitement and jumped on the bed, and then begin to shout.
"Derek, turn on the Tv! Tv! Tv!"
Weakly shaking his head, Derek turn on the electricity of the treehouse and open the tv.
The treehouse have an electricity thanks to the power generator of one of the Hale vaults, which is a few tens of meters away from where they are.
Drake then brought out a box full of movie DVDs.
"So... movie marathon?"
He asked while Derek opens the windows and let the nature air come into the little house they have.
"Yes!!"
Cassandra shouted as an answer to Drake, who giggled at her antics.
"Alright then, what movie should we watch first~?"
And so they watched a couple of star wars movies before they all decided to go home, in the middle of the night.