A young girl found, on our very own Beacon Hills High School's lacrosse field, in a serious condition. It seems as if the mountain lion has attacked again, slashing this teenage girl, Lydia Martin. Jackson Whittemore was the civilian hero of the night. The two kids were attending the formal dance on the night of the incident. Whittemore said that he noticed Ms. Martin wasn't in the gym and he went out looking for her. He found her, unconscious, laying on the field. He carried her to the front steps of the school where the medics and police were called immediately….

Lydia Martin has been hospitalized and is said to be recovering. The family made the quick statement that "They are just happy that their baby girl is alive." The attack has been rumored to be more serious than a mountain lion. As we said in our earlier report, the young teenager was slashed. But she was also bitten. A wildlife expert has enlightened us that during normal mountain lion attacks, if the animal bites, it tears the flesh right off the bone. Ms. Martin simply has bite marks, not flesh torn.

It seems as if Lydia Martin is becoming quite the celebrity in our small Beacon Hills town. She has gone missing from the hospital. Police would like to remind the public of her description. Around 5'3, strawberry blond hair, fair skin, with brown eyes. She will probably be wearing a hospital gown. If you have any information then please contact the Beacon Hills Police Station, or our news station. Phone lines will be open until she is found.

Missing teenage girl, Lydia Martin, was found by local police and sheriff Stilinksi about an hour ago in the woods. The girl was said to be found with no clothing and was assumed to have been roaming the woods for the time that she had been missing. She has no recollection of ever leaving the hospital….

"Lauren? What are you doing sweetheart?" I slammed my laptop closed and looked up at my dad standing in my doorway.

"I was just reading some news stories. You know, staying caught up on current events." I gave him a smile. If he knew that I was checking up on my sister, his other daughter, in Beacon Hills, then he would probably have a conniption.

"Anything interesting?" He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Just some animal attacks and police rescue missions." It wasn't a lie, it just wasn't the full truth. I knew that the animal attacks weren't caused by a mountain. Any person with a brain would know that. But not every person would know that it was really werewolves.

"Nothing serious I hope." Actually it was something very serious. Lydia needed my help, and I just needed to find a way to get down there to her without my dad knowing where I was really going. I hadn't seen Lydia in six years. But we always said that once we graduated, we would meet back up despite our parent's wishes. She wasn't just my sister, she was my twin. That was a bond that ran much deeper than blood. "Lauren!"

I looked up and my dad was now sitting on the edge of my bed. I had obviously tuned him out of whatever he was saying. "I'm sorry, what?"

He started shaking his head and laughing. "I was asking if you had heard anything from that scholarship to that private school you applied to." I looked up at him and I wanted to scream with joy. That was it. That was my out. I could tell him that I got the scholarship and then pretend to go to that school while I actually moved to Beacon Hills. They could work. Right?

"They said that they will call me this afternoon whether I get it or not." I smiled at him. He looked at me with such a sense of being proud that I felt a ping of guilt form in the pit of my stomach. This is for Lydia. That's all I had to keep telling myself. This is for Lydia.

"Well, I'm positive that you will get it babycakes. You are the brightest in your class and you're beautiful. Everyone knows that beautiful people get stuff in life." I slapped his arm lightly. It wasn't right to say that just because I have good looks I would get it. I didn't like the fact that I got a lot of attention because of my looks. Lydia was always the one that ran in the spotlight, not me. "Okay, Well I'm going to go and start on dinner. Let me know if they call alright?"

I nodded my head and watched him leave the room. The minute he was gone I opened up my laptop again. I read over all the articles that have come from Beacon Hills over the past six months. There were numerous animal attacks, numerous deaths. Something bad was going on in Beacon Hills, and I couldn't allow Lydia to be left there all alone.

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Two hours later, the school did call. I had received the scholarship. I took this as a sign. I rushed down the stairs and found my dad.

"I got it!" I told him in a rush of breath.

He smiled and then gave me a huge smile and hug. "That is wonderful sweetie!"

He pulled back and then I began my long list of lies to come. "The only bad thing is that I have to leave tomorrow." I said sadly. Inside I was ready to leave right now. The news lady said that Lydia was bitten. That means that she could be turning as I stood here speaking to our dad.

I saw his smile fade out slowly but then he began nodding his head. "Of course you do. The term has already begun and you are behind. They would want you there as soon as possible." Well that was easier than I had expected. He was explaining most of it for me.

"Exactly." I kept my mouth shut. The less I had to lie to him the better. This is for Lydia. I kept reminding myself.

"Well it seems to me like you need to start packing then." Not exactly. I still had one more thing to take care of. And this was something that I haven't told anyone in my life. I had to talk to my pack.

"I was thinking that maybe I could go and say goodbye to a few of my friends first. This is just such a quick process and I don't want to forget anyone in my goodbyes tomorrow." I asked. And he smiled at me understandingly.

"Of course. Go and see your friends." He motioned towards the front door.

I took my chance before he changed his mind. I left out in my car and headed to our little hide out.

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I pulled up at the old abandoned schoolhouse that was deep down in the woods. It was a small area, but it was a place where we could all speak freely. There was no one there and I let out a loud howl. A way of calling a pack meeting.

Ten minutes later, I heard them coming. Blake busted through the door, in an attempt to startle me.

"Well hey there cookie! What's the big news?" He smiled at me. He was always such a cocky but loveable goon.

He came over and gave me a hug. While we were hugging, two others stepped in the old school house.

"I mean if we are interrupting something, then we can leave. We just thought that we were all summoned here tonight." Blake and I pulled apart and looked at the sisters, Janie and Nicole.

"Hey girls. Where's Bo?" I asked them. Usually when they arrived, Bo wasn't too far behind. They were our newest members and Bo liked keeping an eye on them.

There was a big bang outside and the girls turned to see Bo entering in behind them. "I'm right here. What's with the spontaneous pack meeting Lo?" He looked more curious than upset.

"I have a serious situation. A situation that is going to affect the whole pack." I started out. They all lost their carefree expressions and stood with a more serious presence.

"What's going on Lauren?" Blake turned and asked me.

"It's Lydia." I looked at Bo now. They all knew that I had a sister, but only Bo knew the whole story behind it.

"Is she okay?" Bo asked, concern written all over his face. He was the alpha of our pack, and he had to make all the hard decisions, but he had a heart.

"I don't think so. There have been animal attacks in Beacon Hills for the past six months. Lydia was attacked. The news anchor said that she had been bitten. Then she had escaped the hospital room and they found her, naked and roaming the woods."

"So she's changing. Right? That's what is happening?" Blake looked at me and then at Bo. Bo had his head down.

"There was no word about a remarkable recovery. She's been in the news spotlight for a week now. They said that she was found slashed and bloodied. And that her wounds are still healing." I told Bo.

"Wait, if she was turning then wouldn't she have already healed?" Nicole was the smarter out of the two sisters and she was catching on fast.

"Exactly." I confirmed her suspicions.

"And they haven't said anything about her condition getting worse?" Bo was now sitting on an old desk and clearly thinking hard about something.

"No." I said softly.

"So, she's not healing or dying? What does that mean?" Blake asked as he looked around at all of our blank faces.

"Are you asking what I think you are asking?" Bo looked up and at me, only at me this time.

"I have to go. I have to help protect her. She's my sister…" I begged him. If I left the pack, it would leave them weaker. But I was sure that Bo could find a new member in no time. And it wasn't like we had any immediate threats going on in our town. We barely had any threats at all.

"What? Are you crazy? You know what will happen if you leave the pack." Blake was shaking his head, and the girls were keeping their mouths quiet. They were a part of the pack, but they hadn't earned a right to make such decisions yet.

"And you know that I will be okay." I looked at him pointedly. He kept his stare on me. Blake had always been a little over protective of me. He was the first that Bo recruited and turned. Bo then turned an older girl, Valerie. She was beautiful and fierce. The perfect werewolf for Bo. Then Bo turned me. He thought that I was smart and well adjusted to any situation you would put me in. He brought us in for all of our different strengths. But something went very wrong and we lost Valerie. Since then, Bo and Blake have kept a super tight and super close eye on me.

"Just because you have that special little talent doesn't mean that you are invincible Lo!" Blake had taken a step towards me.

"No, but it does make me stronger. You know that. I'm stronger than all of you." I narrowed my eyes at him. I knew that he couldn't argue with me. There was no need to. I was right.

"I'm not letting you leave." He said in a final tone.

"Well, it's not up to you."

"Enough!" Bo yelled over our bantering. He stood up and he stared at me. He was still considering all of the possible outcomes that would come from me leaving.

"If you feel like you need to go…"

"No! Are you crazy? She'll become an omega. We all know what happens to omegas." Blake's temper was rising, but Bo kept his cool.

"If you need to go.." Bo continued his sentence after giving Blake a warning glance. "Then I understand." Bo nodded his head.

I wrapped my arms around his neck. I heard a loud noise and pulled away from Bo. Blake had crushed one of the old, now antique, desks.

"Blake…" Bo spoke softly.

"This is ridiculous! You're just going to let her leave?" Blake was clearly outraged, and not thinking clearly. No beta spoke to an alpha like that.

"Yes, Blake, I am." Bo's voice was calm and steady.

"She'll become an.."

"An omega. I know. But you know as well as I do why she will be okay. She will survive." Blake shook his head and stormed out.

"Blake!" I called after him. And I started to go after him but Bo held me back.

"Give him some time." I turned and looked at him. "Letting someone leave the pack is hard. Especially since we already lost one member." He looked up at the girls and nodded at them. "You two should leave. I need to speak to Lauren." He spoke as a leader.

They left, but not before both giving me big hugs.

Once they were gone, I looked up at Bo. "Thank you." I told him before he had a chance to lecture me about being safe.

"Beacon Hills is a hot spot for lots of supernatural activity. You know this." He reminded me. I did know this. "So when you get there, you are going to want to try and be a part of the local pack. Whatever is going on, you are going to need back up."

"I don't plan on staying there forever…" I looked up at him. "This is my home." I looked at him more intently. "You guys are my home."

He showed a small smile. "We know Lo. But your sister needs you. And she is your family too."

"Why are you being so accepting of this. Most alphas would outcast me in a second if I asked to leave a pack." He sat there looking thoughtful for a few moments before answering.

"You will always have a place in this pack." Is all he said.

"I don't know if Blake feels that way anymore." Bo let out a laugh and I looked up at him like he was crazy. I didn't find this funny.

"Blake will get over it." He stood up and smiled at some thought that was in his head. "He is having some…..personal problems with my decision to let you leave. He isn't mad at you."

"Well, the girls didn't seem to be too upset that I was leaving." I noted and that caused Bo to smile again.

"That's because they are hoping now I will recruit another guy." It was my turn to chuckle now. He looked up at me, more serious now. "When do you leave?"

"Tomorrow. My dad thinks that I am going to a private boarding school." He needed to know the cover story. As far as my dad thought, Bo was my self-defense instructor. And Blake, Nicole, and Janie were all in my class.

"He's going to be pissed when he finds out where you really are." He spoke absent mindedly now, his thoughts somewhere else.

"If he finds out where I'm at." I corrected him.

He turned to face me now. "You call me if you need me. For any reason. You understand?" I nodded my head.

He wrapped me up in a big bear hug. Bo really was like an uncle to me. And he was the type of uncle that would tear the throat out of anyone that caused me harm.

I pulled away. "And don't fret about Blake. He'll be outside your window tonight, apologizing for getting mad and begging you not to leave." I looked up at him. "What? You don't believe me? Want to make a bet on it?"

I was always up for a good healthy bet. "Twenty bucks?" Bo nodded.

"You just agreed to pay for my dinner tomorrow night pretty lady." I smiled and gave him one last hug before I left the school house.

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"You all packed and set to leave in the morning?" Dad was standing in my doorway again. I looked across my room at all of the packed boxes and then back at me dad.

"Almost." I smiled at him.

"I just can't believe that you are leaving me in the morning." He sighed and I saw the saddest look glimmer in his eye.

"I'll be back for breaks and stuff dad." I reminded him. If he broke down, then I would break down and it would be bad.

"I know. But you're my baby girl. I'm not used to you not being in the house." He admitted.

"You'll be fine. You're a tough guy." I smiled at him. I was folding some shirts as I talked to him.

The house phone started ringing and dad rushed down the stairs to go and answer it.

"He's right you know. It's going to be hard getting used to you not being here." I turned and saw Blake sitting right outside of my window. My room was right above the front porch, so I had a small area of roof people could sit on.

I started smiling. Looks like I lost twenty bucks. "I thought that you were mad at me?" I raised an eyebrow at him.

Blake crawled through my window and I closed my door and cut on my iPod, just in case my dad came back. He knew when I had music playing, I was "working out", and he never bothered me.

"Have I ever been mad at you?" Blake asked as he plopped down on my bed.

"Yes. Many times." I laughed at him.

"Well, I'm not mad at you now." I looked up at him, waiting for him to tell me what his deal was then. "I don't want you to leave Lo." He looked like a kid who was having to take his pet to shelter because his parents couldn't afford to take care of it anymore.

"Blake, don't do this." I begged him. I couldn't handle sad guys. Sad guys made me cave every time.

"Don't do what?" He asked with his lip poking out ever so slightly and his face dropping down into a frown.

"You know what." Blake put his face in his hands. "I will hurt you if you don't stop." He looked up and I saw that his eyes were really watery. "Or I will plant kisses all over you if you don't stop." I threatened.

"I'm not Charlie Lauren. Kisses are welcome to planted on my body whenever you wish." He winked at me. Charlie was his little brother. Blake often had to babysit because his mother was a single parent and constantly working. So, I would go over and keep him company. Any time Charlie wouldn't listen, I would threaten to kiss him and he would say "gross!" and run away to his room.

"Why are you here Blake? I'm not going to change my mind." I avoided the comment about the kisses being welcome.

"You haven't seen her in six years. Who says that she even wants your help?" He asked.

"You know why she needs my help. Something is going on with her. She isn't turning or dying. That's not normal." I folded another shirt and put it in the box.

"Well you aren't exactly normal either. So I guess it makes sense that your twin sister wouldn't be normal either. Do you two look alike? Because two Laurens could be fun …"

"No. I've told you, we're fraternal, not identical." I interrupted him but he only smiled at my frustration.

The room grew quiet and then Blake stood up and came to stand right in front of me. "Please don't go Lo.." His voice was begging and it broke my heart to see him so sad.

"I'll keep in touch. And look at it this way. You get the sisters to yourself now." I winked at him.

"They annoy the crap out of me and you know it. I don't want the sisters. For three years it has been you and me Lo. You're my right hand woman. What am I supposed to do without you?" I grabbed his hand and led him out to my roof.

I sat down and started to pull my hand away, but he held on too tightly. I intertwined out fingers and squeezed reassuringly.

"You will find another right hand. A temporary one. Because this is temporary. She's my sister Blake, I have to help her. And Beacon Hills is the Hale territory. I'll ask to join their pack. I am more than experienced. So I won't be on my own for too long. I'll be okay." I reassured him, it was clear that he was seriously concerned for me.

"You watch out for those Hale guys." He raised his eyes brows at me and I laughed.

"Yes sir."

"And don't forget your best friend." I smiled at him. "That's me. In case you didn't know." I laughed at him and leaned my shoulder into him.

I dug a twenty out of my pocket and handed it to him. "What's this for?"

"It's for Bo. I lost a bet." I sighed.

"A bet about me?" Blake was obviously intrigued.

"He said that you would show up outside my window with an apology and begging me to stay." I smiled at him and he shook his head.

"Bo has always been to intuitive for his own good."

We sat there for another hour or so, just talking. Blake finally left, with a promise to be here first thing in the morning.

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"Now you have everything right?" Dad asked me as he looked through the packed car again. I nodded my head. "You call me when you get there." He demanded. He pulled me into a big hug.

"And you call me too." Blake asked from behind my dad.

"And I'll call you." Bo said with a smile. I hugged them both and pulled back.

The plan was to get a hotel room when I got there, until I could figure out where I was going to stay. I wasn't sure how my mother would react to seeing me, but I wasn't going to take the chance her calling my dad as soon as she did.

I got into my car and began the long road trip to Beacon Hills.

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I pulled into the town and smiled widely. It hadn't changed one bit. I put my sunglasses on and decided to do a drive-by by my old house. That was where I figured Lydia and mom would still be living.

I reached the house and saw mom standing out in the drive way. I found myself letting off the gas and staring. After six years of being away from her, she hadn't changed one bit. She was still this tiny woman. She glanced at my car and I pressed my foot on the gas. I didn't want to give her a chance to recognize me.

There were three cars in the driveway. So, Lydia was either home or she was still at the hospital. I decided to take my chances and see if she was at the hospital.

It took me a little bit to find the hospital. I couldn't remember where it was at. Once I did find it though, I pulled up in the back of the parking lot and pulled up my hood. Odds were that no one would recognize me after six years, but I didn't want to take any chances. The first person to see me in town would have to be Lydia. It wouldn't take the local werewolves to smell that a new wolf was in town, so I was kind of limited on time.

I went up the nearest nurse's station and gave her my friendliest smile.

"Excuse me, but I was told that one my oldest friends were in this hospital. I was wondering if you could tell me what room she was in?" She looked up and smiled.

"Of course sweetheart. What is your friend's name?" She pulled out her keyboard for her computer and readied herself to type the name.

"Lydia Martin." I saw recognition gleam in her eyes. She didn't even have to look it up. She just stood up and asked me to follow her.

She led me down a long hallway. The room was quiet and I saw no other nurses. Then I heard a head rattling scream. The nurse took off running and I followed her. She opened up a door and I saw Lydia inside. Even though it had been six years since I had seen her, I knew it was her. I rushed to the side of the bed and grabbed her hand. I squeezed tight and the nurse was trying to hold her down.

"Lydia!" I screamed. Her body, which was bowed up on the bed, now came down on hard on the bed. She stopped her screaming. The nurse looked at me. It was my voice that had calmed her down. Then nurse checked her vitals and then looked at me again.

"I have to go and get a doctor. Can you sit with her for a minute?" I nodded my head yes and the nurse left.

"Lydia? Can you hear me?" Her eyes came open widely. She looked at me and I thought she was going to scream again.

"Lauren? What the hell are you doing here?!" She seemed freaked out. Majorly freaked out.

"Hey Lyds." She grabbed me and pulled me into a huge hug. She was breathing real hard.

"Does dad know that you are here? Does mom know you here? Oh my god, they are going to freak out!" She pulled back.

"Lydia. You can't tell her that I'm here. Okay?" She nodded her head.

"Why are you here?" She seemed relieved to see me.

"I heard what happened to you. So I tricked dad. He thinks that I am at some private prep school." She laughed. Our dad was always the easiest parent to fool. "I'm here for you Lyds. I didn't want you to feel alone right now."

Lydia smiled at me. "Well, where are you staying?" She looked a little concerned.

"Hotel for right now." The nurse came back in the room.

"Here you go sweetie. This will help you sleep quieter." She had a syringe and I didn't know what was in it. But as soon as she inserted the needle into Lydia's skin and allowed the liquid to run through her blood Lydia fell back on the bed. She was sound asleep now.

I wanted to punch the nurse in her face. I needed to talk to Lydia some more, but it was obvious that I wasn't going to get the chance right now, especially since she was knocked out cold. I pulled out a piece of paper and a pen from the hospital stand next to her bed. I left my phone number and the hotel room that I was going to be staying it. I told her to call me and come and see me when she got a chance and we would figure out how to tell mom that I was here.

I existed out of the hospital and found my car. I got into the driver's seat and saw something move in my rearview mirror. Someone or something was following me. And I would lay my money down that it was Derek Hale.

Hey everybody!

So I have started a new story. And I know that right now, it didn't have much of the Beacon Hill crew in it, but from here on out it will. I had to give a little bit of a back story to Lauren, since she is my main character. I've started this story as a favor to a big fan of mine JaliyahR. She asked me to take a shot at this. So leave me a review… let me know what you all think of it so far.

Much love to each and every one of you!

-Makayla