Disclaimer: I only own the Greene family, and plots you aren't familiar with.
Elaina Greene slowly made her way into the school building, it was the first day back after the summer and while the female was slightly nervous, she was also highly excited for the year ahead. The almost-seventeen-year-old brunette was going to own her junior year. Currently she was stood in front of her locker, listening in to the other students conversations about the body found in the woods last night. Apparently the Sheriff's son had been caught out there too. Elaina had to scoff at that, only that idiot would be caught in the middle of the night in the woods searching for a body.
Despite being a year older, Elaina had known Stiles Stilinski since they were both young. Their mothers had been close friends at school, and remained friends until Stiles' mothers passing. Elaina's mother, Margaret, took the liberty of helping her best friend's family after she passed away. She takes in food to the Sheriff, when he's working late, and invites Stiles over for dinner, when he isn't going to his best friends house.
Speaking of the two troublemakers, they were approaching the brunette as she transferred her books between bag and locker.
"Hey, Greene," Stiles greeted, with a grin. "Find anything interesting?"
"No, but I'm sure you did last night. Only you would get caught in the dark, Stiles," she returned the grin. "We didn't see you much this summer, mom thought we had an argument."
"Good old, Maggie. She always did care."
Elaina poked the taller male in the stomach, with a playful glare. They laughed, before turning to involve Scott McCall in their conversation.
"Hey, Scott, how was your summer?" Elaina smiled at him, closing her locker before giving both of the younger teens her full attention.
"It was alright, how about yours?" Scott replied, adjusting his bag.
"Pretty average."
The bell rang, signalling that class would be starting and she nodded at them before heading to her class.
After the final bell of the day rang out, Elaina made her way to the woods, like she usually did after hours. She would usually sit out there for hours after school, completing her homework and doing some reading. It was her way of escaping the chaos that was the Greene house. Elaina was the eldest of three, with the younger two being brothers. Jared and Jacob. They were twins, and had just started out at Beacon Hills High. Luckily for her, their mother was available to pick them up after school. She didn't need to drag them around with her, and she was able to get the peace and quiet she loved to have.
Elaina found her spot, and she quickly laid out her jacket and sat on it. Opening the bag, the teen pulled out her homework. Yes, first day of school and they were already handing out homework, they were torturers. She quickly got to work on completing the horror that was an essay. Nearing the end, she felt eyes on her and she quickly snapped her head up to see a rather handsome male staring at her.
"This is private property," he told her, as soon as she looked up.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know," she stammered out, quickly packing away her things. "I've never been told off for coming out here, I'm sorry."
His eyes watched her every movement, as she grabbed the jacket and mumbled another apology and walked past him.
"Wait, hold up."
Elaina stopped walking, turning to look at him. She raised a confused eyebrow when he walked over to her.
"My name's Derek," he introduced himself, holding out his hand.
"Elaina," she smiled and she shook his hand.
"I didn't mean to be quite so rude, there's been a lot of people out here, on the property."
"It's fine, I would be the same if I had officers searching through my property for a body."
He stiffened at that comment. "It's not safe to be out here, at the moment. I'm going to suggest you do your studies in a library."
"I come here every night, after school. Have done since I started high school. If I had known it was private, I never would-" The teen started to ramble, feeling intimidated by the older male.
"You weren't doing any harm, it's fine. But until they find the murderer, I will suggest you don't come out here again."
She blushed, looking up at him with a nod. "I guess I should be going then. It was nice meeting you, Derek."
He nodded at her slightly, before walking off in another direction. Elaina chewed her lip, before setting off in the direction of her house.
The Greene's were located just on the outside of the town, near the woods. It made it easier for her to sneak out at night, if she ever needed time away. She spent the majority of the summer in the woods, climbing trees and building up her limited skill set. Her brothers were into all the sports, but Elaina only enjoyed running. More specifically, cross country. The entire summer, she was up around six to get ready and go out to run the trails.
It was feeding time at the zoo, which meant Margaret Greene was laying out the food on the table for the family of four to settle down and eat. The woman worked long hours, all week, since the teen's father left for his younger, 'more attractive' secretary. She had held a strong face around her three children, but it had killed her inside. Despite the long hours, she managed to make it home in time to cook up dinner and serve it at a reasonable time. She called down the kids when the table was set, and heard her twin boys race down the stairs, closely followed by their sister.
"So, how was the first day?" Margaret asked, looking at her two youngest.
"It was the exactly the same as a normal first day, mom," Jacob said, shoveling food onto his plate.
"We found out that Terri is in most of our classes," Jared shrugged, when he got a look from his mother.
"How about you, Elaina?"
"It was fine, I saw Stiles. Told him off about sneaking out last night, and that you wondered where he was this summer." Elaina nodded, taking a bite of her salad. "And, um, I met someone after school, I guess." Her mother gave her a look, wanting her to expand more. "I was in the woods, taking the shortcut home, like I always do. Saw a guy, who told me to not go into the woods until the sheriff caught the murderer," Elaina shrugged. "His name's Derek, and he doesn't seem like the guy who wants friends."
"Derek?" Margaret questioned, eyebrow raised. "Derek Hale?"
"Um, I suppose so," Elaina shrugged again, poking her plate with her fork. "What does it matter?"
"I knew his mother, before the accident."
Everyone knew what accident she had mentioned. Six years ago, the Hale house had burned down with the majority of the family inside. Elaina shared a look with her brothers, and she rolled her eyes at them.
"Wonder why he is back," Jacob mumbled.
"Probably to tie up some lose ends about the property," Margaret nodded, before the table fell silent.
They finished dinner in silence, with Margaret telling the twins it was their night to clean up, before excusing everyone from the table. Elaina stood, and made her way back upstairs where she changed into her pajama top and some cotton shorts. Feeling warm still, she went over to the window to open it when she saw a dark figure standing between some of the trees behind their yard. When she looked for a second time, there was no one there. She frowned, and shook her head, putting it down to being tired from all the excitement of the day. She ended up curled in bed, reading a book she had read over a thousand times already. The Hobbit. It wasn't long before she decided to turn in for the night, and go to sleep. And just as she fell into a deep slumber, there was a faint howling in the distance.