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Sorry for the wait, but here it is, chapter 2. Remember I get writers block very easily and I try not to update too soon to the point where I have nothing left to work from once I do.
Stiles and Scott tried to discuss what to do about Kate in the locker room after Lacrosse practice.
"So the first thing we need to do is figure out what's her motivation. What is she after and why did she go after Derek first?" Stiles said
"Well Derek was how she got to the rest of the Hales. She used him to get to his family so she could murder all of them."
"Great, so that leads us to a dead end because his family is dead and, as far as she new before she came back from the dead, Cora was dead too. Derek and Peter were the only ones left a live. As a matter of fact it would make more sense to go after Peter."
"Maybe that's it. Maybe that's her end game, I mean she still has yet to kill off all the Hales like she tried to do from the start. Why not start with the one who killed her? Why not start with the one who turned her into what she hates?"
" I don't know if I buy it, why not go after the alpha?" Stiles said motioning to Scott in front of him.
"As far as she knows he is the alpha." Scott reminded
" So how the hell do we plan on finding this girl?" Ethan slammed his locker shut behind them and spoke as if he'd been there the whole time. " Her scent would be completely new and she can change to a shape none of us have seen before."
"She's pretty tall, physically fit. She's a hunter, brown hair, she's...attractive." Stiles smirked remembering the way he used to think about her before she went crazy.
"Derek has seen her and the most of us knew what she looked like when she was just human."Scott said sternly as placed his pads in his locker and closed it. He lifted the sleeve on his left arm and rubbed over his tattoo. " I think I know just where to start looking."
Cora had managed to slip out of school. She actually valued her education, but she wasn't cutting class to goof off like most kids her age do. She had found something...more like something found her. In the woods she caught a pair of big green eyes staring at her, she thought she'd catch it but it was just too fast. She went back to the old run down Hale house hoping she might find something there.
Closing her eyes helped atune her other senses and focus on what was around here. She caught wind of a familiar scent but it wasn't the same. She could smell Derek as if he'd been hear recently, there was a strong feeling of urgency. Like he needed to find something, this same something and right now. What was it? She thought to herself.
Now she was feeling fatigue, emotional fatigue. Derek was once again dealing with the pain of the fire all over again and he was tired, of searching. Old wounds were being reopened. She knew what it was. Whatever it was was the same "thing" that started the fire.
"Looking for something?" Cora knew something was throwing off her sense of smell, but she heard the woman's approach and turned around to see. A tall woman, with long brown hair, a brown leather jacket on. She already knew she didn't like this woman.
"No...I used to live here before it got burned down. Sometimes I just come back and look at it." It wasn't a lie, but she could tell this woman was up to something.
" My name's Kate. Now..." she said deviously "...maybe you can help me out with something. I'm looking for a Peter Hale."
"What do you want with him?" She asked feeling more and more uneasy the longer she was around her. Kate kept getting in her personal space and walking around her in circles like a scavenger circling it's prey.
"He has something that belongs to me and I want it back."
"Unfortunately I haven't a clue where he is. He doesn't trust me or care at all to tell me something as meaningless as where he spends his leisure time."
"Unfortunate...for you." Kate snapped back.
Cora turned slowly afraid of what she was about to see, and there it was the face of the creature she had seen that night. The green eyes, the purple skin, the patterns on her face, the long snake-like fangs. She was fast and strong, lunging at Cora and over powering her, forcing her to tumble to the grown, she tried to fight to remain on top but Kate was somehow stronger.
The former hunter now shape-shifter hissed at Cora. Cora used her knee to get separation and clasped her hands over Kate's face, trying to keep her from biting her. Her eyes started to glow and she transformed herself, digging her razor sharp claws into the beast's face.
" I don't know how you managed to slip away the first time, but you're gonna die today!" Kate hissed. Her own claws digging into Cora's arms.
In the nick of time Scott grabbed the older woman and flung her several feet in the air causing her to crash into the tree, splitting it and half and causing it to topple over. She was quick to her feet taking another lunge at he and Stiles. This time Stiles was ready, whipping out one of the Argent's electroshock weapons and struck her with it.
"Where the hell did you get that?!" Scott exclaimed with a look of horror written across his face.
"What?" Stiles looked at the weapon in his hand as if it were a rolled up piece of newspaper. "I stole it from the Argents when I was possessed by the Nogitsune. I figured with all the craziness I should have more than a bat to defend myself with."
"Hey...,morons!" their attention snapped to Cora. "She's gone!"
"Aw no! She pulled a Michael Myers." Stiles said, grabbing his hair.
"She wanted my uncle."
"We know..." Scott explained ", that's why we're here. This is the last place she was seen alive, and the last place she saw Peter. We figured she'd be out for revenge, when she was alive he was still the Alpha."
"I'm impressed. You guys were probably right on the money with this one."
"Hey , give us some credit." Stiles said. " It's not easy keeping track of all the supernatural psychopaths running around this town."
"So do either of you have a plan." Cora asked, knowing they probably didn't.
It wasn't they're fault. The enemy usually doesn't tend to give people chance to prepare and think things through as thoroughly as possibly. It's understandable to try to play things by ear.
"Not quite yet, but we will. I promise. We won't let her get your uncle, even if he isn't our favorite guy." Scott assured her.
"It's not Peter that I'm worried about. It's Derek. He's been...off since I've been back."
" I know. When he talked to me the other night he seemed like he hadn't slept in a week and anxious."
"No shit. This is the same woman that burned our whole house down with our entire family in it without hesitation. Then after being cornered by hunters he's shot in the chest with a shotgun and she's the shooter. It's like seeing a ghost, the reaper, and Satan all at the same time."
"You're right though we need a plan. What we don't need is to walk into this blind, we need someone who can help us figure out what we're dealing with."
"You mean like Deaton?" Stiles asked
"Yea, I'll settle for like. You two try and find Deaton. I'll round everyone else up in and tell them to meet at the clinic. Let me know if you find out anything."
And in the blink of an eye Scott was gone.
Scott lied when he told the others what he was planning on doing, he had other plans. Even Derek and Cora seemed to be unsure of Peter's whereabouts, but Scott new just where to find him. He ditched his bike a few houses down from the Tates'. Now that he was so close it wasn't so hard to pick up on his scent. Scott walked into the wooded area just across from their house, he could see Peter lurking.
"I've been compromised." he said smirking as he showed himself. "What brings you here, Mr. McCall...are you spying on me?"
"You can drop the act. You know why I'm here."
"And that reason would be?"
"Kate didn't die? Or she's back from the dead, whatever! And I'm betting you have answers."
"And why would I help you?"
"Because I know what you want, and she's not just my problem either. She wants revenge and she thinks you're the Alpha. It's obvious what you want otherwise you wouldn't be so easy to find, but Malia is part of MY pack now, and she's MY responsibility. I can't teach her alone. You help me, I'll help you."
"Your naivete amuses me. Alright you've got me, I'll take you up on your offer."
Scott turned away but stopped to make his impression felt " Don't mistake me for a fool. If you step out of line for even one second. I'll jump at the chance to rip you to shreds. I may be in control now, but my anger can still get the best of me...especially under a full moon." he said, red eyes glowing.
Peter just smirked and folded his arms as Scott walked away.
Well that's all for now. I'm still learning how to upload and edit and all that, but I will try to upload sooner. I'm also going to try to work more on this story, I've just been having some technical issues with my computer. Next time I'll try to upload more than just one chapter at a time and maybe they won't be as short as this one. Chapter 3 should be coming soon.