It was silent. She felt cold but that was it. She tried to remember anything but failed to even piece a word together in her head. She could feel the beat of her heart in her chest as she started to feel a tingle in her fingertips. She tried to wiggle them as the tingling sensation moved it's way up her arms and through her body. She started to feel raindrops on her skin and could smell dirt around her as her senses came back one by one.

She opened her eyes to find a night sky of stars above her and trees in her peripheral. She blinked trying to remember how she landed herself here but the last memory she had coming to her was that of being in work on a Saturday. Her brain slowly started to connect the dots of that day.

She had gotten up at 9 am, making breakfast for the house and washing clothes before anyone could get up. Both men she lived with took any chance they got to sleep in, as she knew well enough they were both night owls. She often found herself alone in the mornings cleaning before finding time to read before her shifts. She enjoyed the peace in the mornings, mainly cause the evenings were hectic and she spent it in the company of her two best friends.

Leaving at 11 am no one was still up, she then left a note saying she finished at 8 and not to forget about collecting her from work. She realised when she was around the corner she was 10 minutes early so she bought coffee for herself and her two colleagues. Her day was normal and filled with her moving displays around to make room for the new season stock coming in.

"Are you sure you saw her go in there?"

"Yeah just before work I stopped for coffee, I heard they've been an item for a while" She says glancing at her watch that read 8.20pm

"It's going to crush him"

She sighed at this rubbing her hand over her face

"I know Scott but if we don't tell him who will?" she asks

"You're right, hey shouldn't he be there now collecting you from work?" Scott asks as she rolls her eyes

"He is yeah but when has he ever been on time with that jeep, it has more problems than he cares to admit for" She mumbles pulling her cardigan over her a little more. She regretted not bringing a jacket but she had assumed she wouldn't be waiting this long.

"If he's not there in five I'm coming to pick you up"

"Good you could stop by the house and tell him about Lydia then"

"Hang on why me?" he asks

"You don't live with him, I can't have him giving me that you ruined my life look"

"Fair point he moped for a full week after I told him about the ending of Iron Man before he saw it"

"Oh god don't remind me, as if the title didn't give it away…"

It was then she noticed a man standing roughly 100 metres from her. She raised her eyebrows in confusion wondering how she hadn't noticed him before. She worked in a small enough store and once she had said goodbye to Ben who was locking up with her she hadn't seen a soul on the road except the odd car. Being winter it was pitch black outside and she was relying on street lamps.

"Scar you there?" Scott asks noticing the pause of conversation.

"Yeah yeah I am" she mumbles as the figure starts walking towards her.

"It's just there's someone here walking towards me"

"Walking towards you, wait do you know them?" Scott's voice raises slightly as she squints her eyes to try see the face of the person now only 30 or so metres away.

"I'm not su- oh my god"

She heard the gunshot before she had even seen it. She let out a scream as the bullet penetrated her abdomen and she collapsed to the ground, her phone landing not too far from her.

She could hear Scott panic on the phone telling her he was calling the cops and he was on his way.

"Scott" she mumbles her hand covering the wound that was now bleeding at an alarming rate. She remembered from first aid training that you should apply pressure to a wound and take long deep breaths but both were difficult as she felt energy slipping from her.

"Scarlet, hey can you hear me?"

Her vision blurred in and out as the memory played through her head.

"Scarlet do you know where you are?" the voice didn't sound like Scott it was too rough and deep for him.

"Scott" she mumbles trying to ease the boy's tension.

She blinked and suddenly she felt movement. She felt strong arms under her as they held her close to their body. The forest around her moved along with the steps of her carrier as she tried to open her mouth, or even move slightly but was too weak to even do so.

She rolled her eyes up to the person holding her as he looked down at her eyes flashing a red colour

"You're okay, you're safe now"


She woke up to hear monitors beeping around her. The room smelt like disinfectant compared to the deep earthy smell that had previously attacked her senses. She still felt tired but knew that the medical staff would if given her something to help her rest for healing. She let out a small grunt blinking a few times to the room that was dimly lit.

"Scott, Scott wake up…. Wake up now" She hears a voice as she moved her heads towards voice to see two boys sprawled on chairs beside her bed.

"Hi" she almost coughs out her voice raspy from sleep. She took in both boys faces as the look of relief seemed to flood them.

"Oh my god Scarlet" Stiles almost sobs out as she gives him a questionable look.

"Hey hey no need for tears now Stiles I'm fine looks like bullets are no match for me" she smiles sleepily as the boys give each other looks as she raises an eyebrow at the secret exchange.

"What" she asks as Stiles looks down at his feet, Scott grabbing her hand from his chair.

"Scar you were shot three months ago" Scott says as she widens her eyes at his words. She glanced at Stiles who had a look of defeat on his face.

"I was in a coma for three months?" she nearly cries, her breaths starting to come in short pants and her body started to shake as she felt Scott tighten his grip on her hand knowing full well she was going into panic mode.

"No Scar, you were missing for three months"


AN - Short start but had this ides for a while! Next chapter soon