Author's Note: So this is an idea that has been floating around in my head since MTV's new show Teen Wolf started airing. I thought it would be interesting to turn it into a Liley story. This story is clearly pretty much completely AU but still has all the Hannah Montana Characters and settings from the show. Basically this is Teen Wolf Hannah Montana style.
Title: Shadows of the Night
Rating: Light M
Pairing: Lilly/Miley
Summary: Lilly's a young high school sophomore who has always been on the outside looking in. No girlfriend, bad at sports and socially awkward. But a single wolf bite changes everything.
Disclaimer: I do not own Disney's Hannah Montana or the characters. I do not own MTV's Teen Wolf.
One
A loud huff of frustration escaped the lips of a blonde-haired teenager. The teenager pulled her hair up in a messy bun and tried to clear some space on the floor by kicking the dirty clothes out of the way. "Crawling" could be heard blaring from the small speakers of an iPod stereo which didn't faze the girl at all since her mother was working late again, so she had the house to herself. After making a little more room on the floor, the girl lied down on her back and began doing crunches. She was fit, that was noticeable by the pale blue sports bra that left her abs exposed and the black running shorts that showed off her toned legs. She was thankful for the conditioning all the players had to do at soccer practice whether you got playing time or not. In her case, she got zero playing time.
It's not like she was horrible at soccer, she was good enough to make the team for two seasons, but she wasn't as skilled as her teammates. Who was she kidding? The coach would play the water boy over her. At those thoughts, she switched to leg workouts and did those rigorously. She wanted to play at least once this season. But no matter how in shape she was or how knowledgeable she was about the sport, the talent just wasn't there.
A cool breeze came in through the open window and she welcomed it since she had begun sweating. She wanted to say she could hear sirens over the loud voice of Chester Bennington, but she didn't really care. She was more focused on the angry thoughts of never getting to see the soccer field before she graduated from high school.
After she was done working out, she threw on a shirt and made her way into her bathroom. She washed her face and brushed her teeth to get herself ready for bed. Just after she had rinsed her mouth out, a loud thud could be heard over the music. Hesitantly, she made her way into her room and turned the music off and listened for the noise again. A few seconds later, she heard the same thud and began to get a little nervous. Nobody else was in the house except for her, and her mother had left not too long ago for work. Deciding to check for the source of the noise, she quickly put on a nearby hoodie, grabbed a bat and made her way through the house. She opened the front door and her blue eyes scanned the front porch. Cautiously, she stepped outside and gripped the bat tighter in her hands. The old porch screeched under the weight of her feet and she silently prayed she wasn't about to get murdered.
Without warning, the sound of something cracking could be heard followed by multiple thuds. The sudden appearance of a person dangling from the roof caused the girl screamed at the top of her lungs and she was too frightened to even swing the bat. The other person screamed as well, which sounded even more girly than hers. Once she got her wits about herself, she recognized the person as her best friend.
"Oliver! What the hell are you doing here?" The girl shouted, placing a hand over her rapidly beating heart.
"You weren't answering your phone!" The shaggy haired boy said defensively. "Why do you have a bat?"
She sighed and lowered the bat slightly. "I thought you were a predator."
Oliver Oken just looked amused and shook his head, still hanging upside down. "I know it's late, but you gotta hear this," The teenaged-boy somehow managed to untangle himself and flipped rather gracefully down to the ground. "My mom just left twenty minutes ago. The dispatch called and they're bringing in every officer from the Malibu department and even the state police," He said as he briskly walked around the porch and up the few stairs.
"For what?" The girl asked, not entirely interested. Oliver's mom was a sheriff and he was always too excited about stuff that came up when he was listening in on stuff he wasn't supposed to be.
"A body was found," Oliver replied leaning against the faded paneling of the house.
"A dead body?"
"No, a body of water." She punched Oliver in the shoulder and he whimpered in pain. "Yes, a dead body."
"So like a murder?" The girl asked, actually interested.
"Nobody knows yet. Just that it was a girl, probably in her twenties."
"Hold on. So if they found the body, what are they looking for?"
Oliver grinned and pushed himself off the wall. "That's the best part! They only found half…" Oliver began walking back down the stairs.
"Wait where are you going?" The blonde girl hesitantly asked.
"We're going to check it out."
She was afraid of that. But he was her best friend and she wasn't going to let him get into mischief without her. She tossed the bat inside the house and closed the front door behind her before taking off after her friend.
They climbed into his Jeep Wrangler and Oliver didn't even bother with his seatbelt as he was too excited to get there. According to what Oliver had heard, the body, well half of the body was found in the woods of Malibu Preserve. The boy was throwing out ideas of what he thought happened and she was just convinced there was a psycho killer on the loose and they were treading into dangerous territory.
Once they arrived, Oliver parked his car in front of the chain that was blocking the entrance to the Preserve. As the two got out of the jeep, the girl got a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"Are you sure we should be doing this?" She asked as they stepped over the chain.
Oliver pointed the flashlight ahead of them and scoffed. "You're the one always bitchin' about nothing every happening in Malibu," He replied not caring that she had fallen a few steps behind.
She put the hood over her head and tried to catch up to her friend. "I was trying to get a good night's sleep before practice tomorrow."
"Right. 'Cause sitting on the bench is such a grueling effort," Oliver replied sarcastically.
"No," she stammered, "B-because I'm playing this year. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna make first string."
She could hear Oliver chuckle and she fought the urge to hit him again. "Well that's the spirit. Everyone should have a dream. Even a pathetically unrealistic one."
His words stung a little, but she knows he wasn't saying it to hurt her, but as her friend he was just being honest. But still, she wanted to hit him. She shook her head and decided to change the subject as she shoved her hands into the pocket of the hoodie.
"Just out of curiosity," she began and nearly tripped over a root in the ground, "Which half of the body are we looking for?"
"Uh I didn't even think about that," The boy said which caused her to laugh.
Malibu Preserve wasn't her favorite place to be, especially at night time. Everything about these woods just spooked her out. Some of the trees were dead and rotting and leaves always covered the ground. She looked up at the sky and almost wished she could see the full moon eerily peeking through some trees but it was too cloudy. It would probably start raining soon. She'd been here many times with Oliver as a kid and it wasn't until they got older did they start getting in trouble for trespassing. Thankfully since Oliver's mom was a sheriff, they got off with warnings. She was sure they would start getting warnings less and less sooner or later.
"What if whoever killed the girl is still out here?" She asked.
"Didn't think about that either," Oliver said, his voice cracking slightly.
They had to climb a hill, and she was slightly irritated, but still went along with this. "It's comforting to know you planned this out with your usual attention to detail," she replied dryly.
"Well you know me."
Before they could get any further up the hill, she stopped to lean against a tree for support as she tried to catch her breath.
"Maybe the severe asthmatic should carry the flashlight," She said breathlessly as she pulled her inhaler out of the pocket. She hated having asthma and using her inhaler. It was just another reminder of why she couldn't be any better at sports.
Just as the two reached the top of the hill, the sound of dogs barking and other voices could be heard. The two swiftly dove for the ground as they caught sight of the officers ahead of them coming their way. They waited a few moments and before she knew it, Oliver was up running in another direction.
"Let's go!" He hissed not bothering to wait for her.
"Oliver! Oliver wait up!" She called as she stood up to chase after him. "Oliver!" She whispered as she finally caught up with him.
He looked back at her and gestured for her to keep up and just as he turned around, he was face to face with an officer. Without hesitation, she hid behind a tree and tried to be as quiet as possible.
"This delinquent belongs to me." The sound of Ms. Oken's voice somewhat calmed her but she remained hidden.
"Er…hey mom! What's up?" Oliver asked, his voice cracking again.
"You been listening in on all my calls again?" Her tone clearly showed she wasn't surprised.
Oliver hesitated and tried to pick some twigs out of his dark shaggy hair. "No…" Ms. Oken gave him a look and he cringed. "Well not the boring ones."
She shook her head and looked around the area. "Where's your usual partner in crime?"
"Who? Lilly?" Oliver replied all too quickly. "Lilly's home. She said she wanted to get a good night's sleep before the first day back at school tomorrow." His mom gave him a disbelieving look, but he continued to lie through his teeth. "It's just me in the woods. Alone."
Lilly began to peer around the tree, but a light shot right passed her and she hurriedly returned back to her position.
"Lilly, you out there?" Ms. Oken called.
A slight drizzle of rain began to fall and she clenched her eyes shut and tried to stay as still as possible. Some moments passed and she heard the woman sigh.
"Well young man," Ms. Oken said as she grabbed the collar of her son's shirt and began dragging him in the direction she'd come from, "I'm gonna walk you back to your car. You and I are gonna have a conversation about invasion of privacy."
Lilly looked around the tree and saw her best friend and his mom walking off and she let out a breath of relief. She couldn't afford to get caught again with Oliver. She began walking in the direction of where she and Oliver had come from and tried to keep a steady pace. The rain was falling a little bit harder and she would be soaked soon. She wished she had the flashlight; it was incredibly dark without one and even scarier by herself. She wrapped her arms around herself and kept walking while silently cursing herself for getting into this mess.
The only sounds she could hear were the sounds of her labored breathing, the crunching of the leaves beneath her feet, and the rain hitting the ground. However, she couldn't shake off the feeling of being followed. She glanced behind her every once and awhile and walked faster. She just wanted to get home and get in the bed. It was the first day of school tomorrow after all.
She wasn't sure, but she thought she heard someone running and the noise seemed to be getting closer. She stopped and turned around, taking out her inhaler in the process. Out of nowhere, a stampede of deer came running by her. Completely caught off guard, she fell to the ground and shielded her face with her hands as the deer ran by her. When she thought they were all gone, she peered through her hands but squealed when a doe jumped over her. After waiting a few minutes to be sure that was the last of them, she slowly got up and looked around. She pulled out her cell phone and tried to shine the dim light on the ground to retrieve the inhaler she dropped. Her heart was pounding in her chest and she was just ready to get the hell out of the woods.
She looked hard for the inhaler and pushed leaves out of the way but there was no luck. Just as she was about to give up, the light from her phone came across something pale. The missing upper half of the woman's body was sprawled out on the ground and Lilly screamed and stumbled over herself. She fell unceremoniously and tumbled down a hill. Once she hit the ground, she groaned and climbed to her feet. She started walking, but the sound of hard, loud breathing that wasn't her own caused her to turn around slowly. A few feet away, there was a large animal with bright yellow eyes glowering at her. Lilly wasn't sure, but it looked like a giant dog and it was hunched over as if it was ready to attack. Before she had time to react, the animal had leapt and landed right on top of her; knocking her to the ground. Lilly was almost petrified, but she tried to scramble away but the animal grabbed hold of her and dragged her. Her legs kicked at the beast but it was no use as it was much stronger than her. The next thing she saw was its teeth sinking into her right side and she cried out in agony. Again she kicked at the beast and this time her foot made contact with its face and she took the opportunity to run. She tripped a few times, but not once did she dare to look back to see if she was being chased.
She finally made it out of the woods and just as she stumbled out onto the road, a car swerved and just missed her. She stood there in the road trying to catch her breath as the rain now began to pelt onto her. Lifting up her hoodie, she looked down at the large bite mark that was just above her hip. Blood flowed freely from the wound and she got sick just looking at it. A howling could be heard from deep within the woods she'd just escaped from and she wasted no more time to head in the direction of her home.
A/N: This is just a short little teaser. I'm really curious to see if anyone is actually interested in something like this. So leave a review, add this to your story alerts, or something so I can see if I should actually continue this.