Erica tried not to look. Boyd tried not to look. Scott tried not to look. Charlotte couldn't help but look. Turns out the youngest member of the Alpha Pack, Craig Thomas, went to Beacon Hills High School. You'd think that because he's an alpha, he'd stick out like a sore thumb. But he just blends in. He's alright looking, tall slightly muscular with blond hair and brown eyes. The others hadn't ever noticed Craig before, but Charlotte did. Craig worked at the Starbucks up the street from her neighborhood. Back when she was overweight, he gave her free apple fritters. She loved that he didn't care that she was fat.
Now he's sitting at the table in front of her, facing her in the cafeteria . She was surrounded by Boyd, Erica and Isaac. They were all trying to have a conversation without saying his name. Charlotte learned that Derek used all of their flaws as a way to manipulate them into joining his pack. Erica had epilepsy, Isaac had an abusive father and Boyd was a loner. They hinted that they wanted to know my flaw. I was a fat-ass and am living in my sister's shadow she thought. She left out the second part. Isaac nicely pointed out that he's glad she's getting healthy which she smiled at. Boyd and Erica glanced at each other. Charlotte then looked up to see that Craig was staring at her. He smiled warmly at her.
He's probably wondering where the apple fritter weight went she thought grimly. She wrapped up her food as fast as she could and threw it away.
Erica angrily thew her books in her locker. She quickly pulled out her phone when it vibrated only to roll her eyes when she discovered it was only a junk email. She hadn't seen Stiles all day and he wasn't answering her calls or text. A movement in the corner made her turn her head. Craig was standing at the end of the hall. She tensed as he walked past her. From the corner of her eye she saw that he had turned around and was walking towards her. "Erica, right?" he asked
She took a deep breath. "Yeah. Who's asking?" she slammed her locker, making him jump. This guy's an alpha? she and spun around to look at him. "Craig Thomas." he held out his hand and she just put her's in the pockets of her leather jacket. He pulled his hand back and rubbed his neck awkwardly. "Well I'm only getting younger." she said flashing him a fake smile. "Your friends with Charlotte Webber." he said. "Sorta? Why?" she asked taking a step closer to him. "N-no reason. I used to see her a lot and would you just tell her I asked about her?" he was looking at his sneakers and playing with a loose string on his sleeve. A light bulb went off in her head. "Of course. Better yet, I'll give you her phone number " He looked up shocked and pulled out his phone and handed it to her.
As soon as he rounded the corner, she whipped out her own phone and called Derek.
It was the fourth time Isaac almost fell off his treadmill. He was admiring Charlotte's body on the elliptical. She was moving like her life depended on it. Was it my comment at lunch about her health? I meant it as a compliment he thought. His phone then vibrated in the treadmill pocket. The called I.D read Derek. His eyes moved to Charlotte, who was straddling the rowing machine, before answering. "Hello?" he asked. "Where are you?" Derek asked in his not taking any shit tone. "At the school gym. Why?" "Erica just called me. She says that Craig guy asked her about Charlotte." There goes the fifth time. He punched the STOP button on the treadmill.
"Why would he do that?" he asked. "That's what we're about to figure out. Do you know where she is?" Derek asked. He looked up to see a sweaty and breathless Charlotte breezed past him offering a small wave. She was heading towards the exit. "She just walked out of the gym." "Well go follow her and tell her to go to the warehouse*" he hung up before Isaac could object. He quickly gathered his things and ran out of the gym. "Charlotte!" he yelled. She turned a corner and he noticed that she had earbuds in. He ran down the hall until he could catch up with her. He touched her shoulder and she screamed.
Before he knew it, her fist was buried in his stomach. He groaned and sunk to the ground. The brunette apologized profusely and even rubbed my stomach which was causing another problem. "Are you okay?" she asked kneeling down with him. "You gotta go to the warehouse."
Charlotte and Isaac were laughing at something their gym teacher said in class earlier when they walked into the warehouse. Their laughs were cut short by the looks Derek, Boyd and Erica were giving them. "What's up?" she asked taking a seat on a crate. "How do you know Craig Thomas?" Derek asked. Charlotte looked at them shocked. "He's in my Algebra class. And we have the same lunch bell." she said. "How do you really know him?" "He used to give me free apple fritters at Starbucks." Derek looked at Erica. "That's it? Free apple fritters?" Charlotte looked at Erica as well. "The way he was acting, I thought it was more." Charlotte stood. "You talk to him about me?" she asked astonished
"He came up to me and said that he hasn't seen you around lately." "That's all you did?" she asked. "I kinda gave him your number too." "What!? You have no right to give out-"
Ring! Ring!
The sound was coming from Charlotte's pocket.
* The warehouse is Derek's lair with the subway car. Just thought I should clear that up.
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