The day started off normal for Stiles, he watched as his friends stumbled through the supernatural, he watched as Alison and Scott tried to not fall in love. It was a completely ordinary day for him. That was until he saw a flash of brown hair, a very familiar flash of brown hair.
"Riley" he whispered, he stared at where the brown-haired girl disappeared until Scott nudged him
"Stiles buddy?" Scott asked, Stiles ignored him and followed the girl. Scott looked after his best friend, bewildered.

Stiles didn't care because he knew if she was here then something was very wrong. He ran after her shouting her name but she didn't reply, instead she ran into the bathroom and locked herself away. Stiles didn't follow her in instead he went back to his friends, wondering if he was imagining seeing her. He wished he had.

Riley was running, from what she didn't know but she knew something or someone was chasing her. It took her a while before she realised it was him. She didn't want to be seen by him at any rate, she couldn't explain it to him. The urge to leave, she knew he would understand but she didn't want him to.

After school, she walked into the woods, prolonging going back to the motel she was staying at. It was cold and empty and she didn't like the feeling. So, she walked through the nature to clear a head but the thoughts about her situation plagued her. She was so deep in thought that she didn't see the tree branch, she fell over and as her head thudded with a rock she lost consciousness.

Stiles and Scott were on their way to Dereck's when they found her, her leg was trusted at an odd angle and blood was pouring from a gash in her head. Scott ran towards her and checked for a pulse whilst stiles stared at her with wide eyed wonder.
"Stiles call an ambulance" Scott yelled. Stiles just stared wonderstruck
"Stiles!" Scott screamed, losing his patience. Stiles suddenly sprang into action, calling an ambulance and helping Scott try to make the bleeding stop before the ambulance came.

It took ten minutes for the ambulance to come and Stiles had never been more relived. The paramedics loaded a now semi-conscious Riley into the ambulance.
"Do you two know her?" the paramedic asked. They both answered no and the paramedic thanked them before taking Riley to the hospital. Stiles turned to Scott
"We have to get to that hospital" he demanded, turning to leave.
"How do you know her?" he asked. Stiles stopped still
"Does it matter?" he asked. Scott took a step forward, frowning at the defensive stance Stiles had taken
"No but you do know her"
"Yes I know her but now isn't the time to talk about it because she's injured so please can we go?" he demanded. Scott conceded and together the best friends drove in silence to the hospital.

Meanwhile Riley was not happy, she didn't want to have the doctors prodding and poking her. She tried to tell them she was fine but they had stated otherwise, a sprained ankle and concussion. They had promptly told her that she could scream the house down but until her parent or guardian came along she would not be going anywhere. That was why she was shocked when the let her leave, only for them to tell her Stiles had signed her out. She had glared at the nineteen year old. He had grinned at her cheekily
"Come on Riley" he jested. She limped forward as Stiles took her to his car, both parties sat in uncomfterable silence. Scott coughed from the front seat
"So you going to tell me what's going on?" he asked. Riley said nothing whilst Stiles laughed
"I thought that was obvious, I just signed Riley out of the hospital" he quipped, Scott scoffed as they pulled up to his house, he turned to Riley.
"You do know him, right?" he asked. Riley nodded slowly
"Well I hope you get better soon" he told her, she smiled at him. He slammed the door after smiling back and Stiles set off home.

After getting Riley in the house, surprisingly without resistance, Stiles made them both dinner. They both eat it in silence, when they were done Stiles cleaned up and turned to Riley.
"So are you going to tell me why you're here, why you were walking alone in the woods and why you didn't want to see me?" he questioned. Riley didn't answer, she just stared straight ahead. Stiles sighed and walked into the kitchen, pulling out his phone he typed in Maya's name and rang.
"Stiles?" Maya asked. Stiles smiled, it had been months since he had talked to his cousin
"Hey Maya"
"Look Stiles, it's amazing to hear from you but now isn't the best time- "
"Let me guess Riley's ran away?" he asked. He heard Maya gasp
"How did you know, is she with you?" Maya asked. Stiles looked towards Riley and laughed
"Yeah… she seems different though, has anything happened" there was silence at the other end of the line. He called Maya's name, unsure whether the connection had failed.
"She… yeah something bad. I… look I can't get into it right now okay? Just… something happened a couple of months ago. I don't know why she ended up where you are but she always trusted you, even if you never kept in contact." Stiles felt fear well up in his stomach, Riley looked broken when he saw her.
"How long has she been missing for?" he was almost terrified of the answer.
"Stiles…" Maya replied
"Maya, how long?" he repeated. The blonde was silent for a moment before uttering
"Six months" and that was when Stiles dropped the phone.