Cataclysm
Chapter 2, Nicest Thing (Trigger Warning)
Sophie let out a groan as her alarm went off before blindly patting her hand on her bedside table in search for her phone. When she found it, she picked it up and hit the snooze button before tossing her phone on the bed and forcing herself to sit up.
She attempted to rub the sleep from her eyes but is was no good.
Sophie threw her blankets off of her before standing up and walking over to her dresser and pulling out some clothes to wear for the day. She removed her pajamas before shimming into her jeans and pulling the shirt onto her body shortly after. Her phone chimed, letting out a yawn and grabbed the object off the bed and read the new text message.
Tweedle Dee:
Be there in five.
Sophie let out a sigh before typing a message back to him about how she had a car and that she could drive herself but he wouldn't have it. She shoved the phone into her back pocket before walking into her bathroom and taking a brush to her nappy hair. Sophie's hair didn't seem to cooperate with her so she just threw it up before continuing her morning routine.
After she was done, she brushed her teeth for the required minute before rinsing out her mouth and walking out of the bathroom. The girl slumped down on her bed before slipping on her socks and shoes.
Her phone notified her that she has new text but she didn't bother reading it, knowing it was Stiles and that he was probably outside.
Sophie slid her bag on her shoulder before slumping down the stairs and out the front door. She let out another yawn before walking up to the jeep and sliding into the passenger seat.
"Good morning." Stiles grinned as he held out a water bottle and a pill.
Sophie let out a sigh, grabbing the pill and tossing it at the back of her throat before taking the water bottle and downing its contents along with the pill.
"Are you and your dad coming tonight?" Sophie questioned. Her mom had thrown her a birthday party and had pretty much invited everyone already.
"Yup." Stiles nodded as he pulled out of the driveway, "You're gonna love your present."
"What is it?" Sophie questioned.
"I can't tell you."
"You suck."
Sophie entered her first period classroom before sitting in her assigned seat and pulling out a notebook and pencil before placing it on her desk.
"God, I hate this class."
Sophie slumped back in her chair, zoning out on the cover of her notebook.
"I am failing this class so hard, what am I even doing here?"
More and more students continued to enter the classroom and they were all talking at once. Sophie wondered how people could be so energetic on a Monday morning.
Monday mornings were the worst.
"I wonder if he likes me."
"Uhg, Greenberg, disgusting."
"I hate that bitch so much, I wish I could get away with her murder."
The classroom grew very loud very quickly and she wondered why Coach wasn't flipping his shit and telling everyone to shut up. Sophie looked up from her notebook before glancing around the classroom but there were only a few hushed conversations. She continued to look around the room frantically, looking at certain people and hearing their voices when their mouths weren't moving. Sophie shook her head before standing up and walking up to Coach's desk.
"Can I go to the bathroom?" Sophie asked.
"Class just started, sit down." Coach didn't even look up at her.
"Coach, it's an emergency."
"I don't c—"
"A lady emergency."
"O—oh, okay here." Coach immediately grabbed the hall pass and held it out to her.
"You didn't need to go into detail, jeez."
Sophie stared at couch in disbelief. She definitely heard him talk but his mouth didn't move at all.
"Are you gonna take it?" Coach shook the pass.
Sophie shook her head, grabbed the pass and walked out of the classroom. She walked as fast as she could to the girls' restroom before setting the pass down and turning the faucet on. Sophie placed her hands underneath the water before splashing it on her cheeks. The girl turned the faucet off before placing her hands on the rims of the sink and taking a deep breath.
"You're fine." Sophie reassured herself, "You're not crazy."
She took a deep breath before pulling her phone out of her back pocket. Sophie stared at her lock screen, debating wither or not she should tell someone what was going on.
She took a deep breath before grabbing the hall pass and walking out of the restroom.
"Let's go! One on one from up top!" Couch commanded, "Jackson, take a long stick today."
Sophie stared at Scott and Stiles on the lacrosse field.
It was Scott's turn next and she could feel the butterflies in her stomach turn into swarming bees. When she went back to class that day, the noise had died down but some thoughts did sneak on her. Scott ran towards the goal but was immediately knocked over by Jackson. The boy laid on the ground for a second before standing up, noticing the coach walking over to him.
"Fucking asshole." Sophie grumbled, glaring at the boy that knocked her best friend over.
"McCall's gonna do it again!" Coach mocked as Scott moved back to the front of the line, glancing over at Sophie, he could sense her anxiety from a mile away. Scott shook it off, turning his attention back on Jackson. Coach blew the whistle, causing Scott to weave through his teammates and knock into Jackson.
Jackson fell to the ground from the force before grabbing onto his shoulder in pain. Sophie smirked a bit at the sight before noticing Scott fall to the ground.
She and Stiles made eye contact before running over to their friend.
"Scotty?" Sophie called out as Stiles wrapped his arm around him.
"I can't control it guys, it's happening." Scott groaned in pain.
"What? Right here?" Stiles questioned in disbelief, glancing back to see the team surrounding an injured Jackson.
"We have to get him out of here." Sophie breathed, looking over at Stiles before wrapping Scott's other arm around her shoulders.
"Scott, stand up." Stiles commanded.
Scott did what he was told before they dragged him off towards the school. Sophie pushed open the door to the boy's locker room, feeling herself lose grip onto Scott, causing him to fall on the floor. Scott pushed his back against the wall as Stiles kneeled down beside him.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Scott growled causing Sophie to smack her back against the door of the locker room and Stiles to fall over. Scott stood up before speeding towards Stiles, causing the frightened boy to get off the ground and stumble behind a locker.
"Scott!" Sophie whimpered, feeling her body tremble as she tried to move forward. Scott jumped on top of the lockers before climbing on top of the vents. Stiles stumbled away from Scott as fast as he could before making his way back to where Sophie was. "Scott, please!"
Scott jumped off the vents, landing in front of his terrified best friends and making a swing at Stiles.
Sophie gasped before moving in front of Stiles. Her vision was blinded by a bright light that caused Scott to fly across the room and hit his back on the lockers. The two watched the boy groan as he removed his helmet before looking over at them. Stiles and Sophie stood in complete shock, not knowing what just happened.
"What happened?" Scott breathed, causing the two across from him to relax.
Stiles pulled off his glove before slamming it down on the floor, "You tried to kill us."
"Like I said before, it's the anger, it's your pulse rising. It's a trigger." Stiles reminded as he knelt down in front of him. Sophie wracked her brain of solutions on how she could have possibly done that but there was none. She slid down the wall of the locker room before bringing her knees to her chest and resting her head on them, feeling the tears sting her eyes.
"But that's lacrosse. It's a pretty violent game if you haven't noticed." Scott reasoned.
"Well, it's going to be a lot more violent if you end up killing someone on the field." Stiles stated, "You can't play Saturday. You're gonna have to get out of the game."
"But I'm first line."
"Not anymore."
Scott glanced over at the girl that was trying to hold herself together. Stiles followed Scott's stare before crawling over to Sophie and pulling her into his arms. Sophie tried her best to slow her breathing and stop the tears but they continued to spill from her eyes. Scott removed himself from the bleachers, walking over to the two and kneeling down.
"I'm sorry, Soph..." Scott breathed before taking her hand into his, realizing that there was no possible way she could have made him fly across the room. "How did you do that?"
Sophie shook her head as she felt more tears fill her eyes, "I don't know."
"Did you get bitten recently?" Stiles questioned, raising his eyebrows.
"No." Sophie breathed, shaking her head.
"Well, I don't think light can come from people's hands." Stiles pointed out with sarcasm dripping from his voice.
"Stiles is right." Scott nodded his head before looking at Stiles, "I can't do that."
"Let's—" Sophie breathed as her voice shook, "Let's just talk about this later, please."
The two boys looked at each other before agreeing.
Sophie stood there with a stupid grin on her face as everyone close to her sung her a happy birthday. Once the song was over, she placed her elbows on the table before blowing out her candles. She didn't really know what to wish for. Her family let out slight cheers before she stood up straight again and felt her mother's arms wrap around her.
"Happy late birthday, baby." Gemma grinned before kissing her daughter's forehead.
"Thanks, mom." Sophie smiled back at her mother.
"Oh, sweet sixteen!" Keana sung, "I remember the days."
"You're literally a few months older than me." Sophie stated as she shook her head at her cousin. Keana rolled her eyes before dragging her finger alongside the cake before licking the frosting off of it.
"Keana." Gemma warned before walking over to Stiles' dad.
Gemma had been best friends with Sheriff Stilinski since high school and Sophie could only hope she will be that way with Scott and Stiles in the future.
"Mom," Serena whined, "Can we have cake now?"
"Yes, baby love."
Sophie laughed at her little sister's urgency before walking over to Keana, Stiles and Scott.
"So when are you starting school?" Sophie questioned her cousin.
"Next Monday, sadly." Keana groaned.
"Oh, it's not that bad." Stiles reassured.
"Sure." Keana added.
"This is a stupid idea." Sophie sighed as the three walked through the hospital.
"Well, it's the only idea we have." Stiles stated, motioning Scott towards the morgue. Scott nodded his head before walking in that direction.
"What now?" Sophie questioned as the two walked towards the front desk, noticing Lydia sitting in the waiting room.
"We wait." Stiles shrugged before sitting down in a chair. Sophie glanced around the hospital, feeling very uncomfortable. Stiles glanced up at her, noticing her facial expressions. "What's wrong?"
"It's just... weird being here." Sophie admitted before sitting in the chair next to him.
"I still have nightmares." Stiles nodded his head in agreement, looking over at her.
"I'm sorry." Sophie sighed before leaning back into the chair.
➵➵➵flashback➵➵➵
"Sophie!" Stiles shouted as he sped up the stairs, Scott not far behind him. The boy swung open her bedroom door, rushing over to the bathroom door as Scott took a hit of his inhaler. Stiles attempted to open the door but it was locked. The boys glanced at each other before nodding their heads. The two backed up from the door before slamming their bodies against it.
"Let's do it again." Scott suggested, causing Stiles to nod in agreement. The boys repeated their movement before bashing their bodies against the door, this time opening it. The door swung open and the floor was soaked with water that was overflowing from the bathtub. Stiles slammed his back on the bathroom wall in shock as Scott dropped his inhaler.
"Oh my god." Scott whispered
Stiles choked back the bile that formed in the back of his throat, staring at the blood dripping from her forearm to her fingertips.
"What do we do?" Stiles panicked.
"I-I..." Scott fought to find the words he meant to say, "Hospital."
Stiles nodded as he inched towards the tub before sliding his arms under her armpits and pulling her out and placing her on the ground. Scott grabbed a decorative towel before falling to his knees and wrapping it around her deep wound.
Stiles glanced up at the counter that's was covered in medication, "She took pills!"
"Make her throw them up!" Scott urged, not knowing what else to do.
Stiles hesitated before shoving his fingers down her throat, causing her to throw up anything she took.
Sophie faded in and out of consciousness as she felt Stiles pick her up from her armpits and Scott grip onto her ankles. The boys struggled as they carried her out of her room and down the stairs before rushing out the door. The two stumbled towards the jeep as Stiles adjusted his grip on her, opening the back door. The boys slid her in, Scott climbing in with her with her head laying on his lap. Stiles slammed the door shut before racing to the driver's side and hopping into the seat before speeding towards the hospital. Scott reached for his phone, shaking as he dialed his mother's number. The boy felt his chest tighten as the phone rang, tears running down his cheeks.
"Scott?" He heard his mother's voice.
"Mom." Scott swallowed back his tears as Stiles glanced back at him, "Were coming to the hospital."
"What happened?" Melissa worried as Scott pulled the phone away from his ear and ended the call. Stiles tapped on the steering wheel as he sped down the road, turning into the hospital parking lot. The boy pulled into a parking space before wiping away his tears and climbing out of the car. Scott popped open the door before grabbing the girl and pulling her out of the car. Stiles wrapped her arm around his shoulder as Scott did the same to the other before dragging her into the hospital.
"Somebody help!" Stiles shouted as several nurses, including Scott's mom, rushed over and placed her on a gurney.
"Call Gemma." Melissa commanded before rushing off in the other direction with Sophie. Stiles pulled out his phone before dialing Gemma's number and placing it on his ear.
"Hey, I can't talk right now. Leave your name and number so I can get back to you." Stiles sighed as the the beep signaled for him to leave a voicemail but he hung up and tried to call her again. No answer. Stiles called at least six more times before chucking his phone at the vending machine and smacking his back against the wall, sliding down it in frustration. Scott slid down next to his best friend, looking over at him as Stiles hid his tear stained face in his hands.
"She's gonna be okay." Scott reassured but he wasn't even sure if he was going to be right or not.
Stiles shook the memory from his head, "Don't be sorry."
"No. I should have tried. I should have tried to be better," Sophie shook her head, "For you, for mom, for Scott. I don't want to be like my dad. I don't want to just leave everyone behind."
"You're not going to leave anyone behind."
"I tried to."
"I'm sure that's not what ran through your head."
"The scent was the same." Scott confirmed as he came up to them.
"You sure?" Stiles questioned as he stood from his seat, "So he did bury the other half of the body on his property."
"Which means we have proof he killed the girl." Scott added.
Sophie stood up and listened to their conversation, feeling completely useless in the situation.
"I say we use it." Stiles nodded before walking towards the hospital doors, followed by Sophie and Scott.
"How?" Scott questioned, causing Stiles to stop walking and face him.
"Tell me something first," Stiles continued, "Are you doing this because you want to stop Derek, or because you want to play in the game and he said you couldn't."
"There are bite marks on the legs, Stiles, bite marks." Scott reassured.
"Okay, then we're gonna need a shovel." Stiles placed himself in between the two before patting their backs.
The three piled out of the jeep as Scott and Stiles carried shovels.
"Wait, somethings different." Scott stated as they walked towards where half the body was buried.
"Different how?" Stiles questioned.
"I don't know." Scott shrugged, "Let's just get this over with."
Scott dug his shovel into the dirt as Sophie sat crisscross on the ground.
"You're not gonna help?" Stiles questioned before digging along with Scott.
"There's only two shovels." Sophie shrugged as she placed a cigarette between her lips, "I'm here for support."
"Aren't you just a saint?" Scott chuckled as he continued to shovel.
"I know, sometimes I'm just too nice for my own good." Sophie nodded her head, making sure her sarcasm was noticeable before lighting the object between her lips.
"So when are guys going to grow a pair and get together?" Scott questioned as he glanced between the two. Sophie choked on smoke while Stiles froze in his place.
"What?" Sophie placed her elbows on her knees as she hid her face, careful not to burn herself.
"Well, you're in love with him and he's in love with you, I was just wondering." Scott shrugged as if it wasn't a big deal before placing a stupid grin on his face as he continued to dig.
"Scott!" Sophie seethed before reaching for the nearest rock and throwing it at him, completely missing her target.
"You're in love with me?" Stiles questioned in complete disbelief as he looked over at the distraught girl.
"I'm going to kick your little werewolf ass, Scott McCall!" Sophie put out her cigarette, gently placing it on the ground before standing up and speeding towards Scott, causing him to drop his shovel, backing away slowly then picking up the pace. Sophie chased the werewolf boy around the area as Stiles stared off into oblivion with a goofy smirk on his face.
"Can you kick my ass later?" Scott questioned as he walked backwards, attempting to reason with her. "We have to finish digging up the body."
Sophie huffed at him before turning on her heal and walking back to her spot and sitting down.
"You're welcome." Scott glanced between the two before going back to his task.
After a while of digging, Scott spoke again, "This is taking way too long." Scott stated as he wiped away the sweat forming on his eyebrow.
"Just keep going." Stiles commanded as they continued to shovel dirt.
"What if he comes back?" Scott argued.
"Then we get the hell out of here." Stiles answered.
"What if he catches us?"
"I have a plan for that."
"Which is?"
"We each run in different directions, whoever he catches first, too bad." Stiles shrugged.
"Typical." Sophie rolled her eyes.
"I hate that plan." Scott shook his head.
Stiles began to dig again but hit something hard with his shovel.
"Alright, stop." Stiles demanded before tossing the shovel aside. Sophie crawled over to the hole they just dug before the three began to untie the knots.
"Hurry." Scott rushed.
"I'm trying, did he have to tie the thing in like 900 knots?" Stiles groaned.
Sophie pulled the fabric that was hiding the body back, causing all three of them to jump back.
"What the hell is that?" Stiles questioned as they all stared inside.
"It's a wolf!" Scott stated.
"Yeah, I can see that! I thought you said you smelled blood, as in human blood?" Stiles questioned.
"I told you something was different." Scott defended as Sophie covered her mouth and nose to protect herself from the awful smell.
"This doesn't make sense." Stiles shook his head.
"We gotta get out of here." Scott added.
"Yeah." Stiles agreed.
"Good idea." Sophie nodded her head.
"Help me cover this up." Stiles demanded as he reached for the shovel but froze in his place.
"What's wrong?" Scott questioned.
"Do you see that flower?" Stiles questioned as he pointed over to it, causing Scott and Sophie to follow his finger.
"What about it?" Scott questioned.
"I think its wolfs bane." Stiles stated as he set down his shovel.
"What's that?" Scott glanced over at him.
"Haven't you ever seen the wolf man?" Stiles asked and Scott shook his head, "Ron Chaney Jr? Claude Rains? The original, classic werewolf movie?"
"No, what?" Scott grew irritated.
"You're so unprepared for this." Stiles shook his head before standing up and walking over to the flower and picking it up, realizing it's tied to a rope. The boy gripped onto the rope before pulling it out of the dirt, following it around the hole.
"Holy shit fuck." Sophie breathed, her and Scott stood up immediately as they saw what was in the hole.
"Stiles." Scott called out as they continued to look at the now human body.
Stiles walked over to the two before seeing what was inside and stepping back in shock. "Whoa."
"I can't find anything about wolfsbane being used for burial." Scott admitted.
"Just keep looking." Stiles commanded as he drove down the road, "Maybe it's like a ritual or something. Like maybe they bury you as a wolf. Or maybe it's like a special skill, something that you have to learn."
"I'll put it on my to-do list." Scott replied sarcastically as Sophie laid her head down in the back seat. "I need to figure out how the hell I'm playing this game tonight."
"Maybe it's different for girl werewolves." Stiles suggested.
"Hey! Stop it, stop saying 'werewolves', stop enjoying this so much!" Scott shouted.
"Are you okay?" Stiles questioned.
"No!" Scott replied, "No, I'm not, I'm so far from being okay!"
Sophie felt overwhelmingly sick and exhausted as she tried to force herself to sit up but was too weak.
"You know, you're gonna have to accept this, Scott. Sooner or later." Stiles explained.
"I can't," Scott started.
"Well, you're gonna have to!" Stiles argued.
"No! I can't breathe!" Scott finished as a few groans escaped his mouth. "Pull over!"
"Why? What's happening?" Stiles questioned, glancing between him and the road. Scott looked into the bag before realizing what was in it.
"You kept it?" Scott questioned angrily as Sophie continued to struggle in the back.
"What was I supposed to do with it?" Stiles defended.
"Stop the car!" Scott growled as his eyes went yellow, causing Stiles to slam on the break. Stiles grabbed the bag before getting out of his car and chucking it into the forest.
The boy let out a sigh, "Okay, we're good." Stiles froze, realizing that Scott was gone. "Scott?"
Stiles opened the back door of the jeep, seeing Sophie struggling to breathe.
"Sophie?" Stiles breathed, grabbing her forearms and pulling her up, leaning her against the back of the seat. Stiles glanced back at where he tossed the wolfs bane then back at Sophie, realizing it was effecting her too. "Open your eyes, Soph." Stiles gently patted on her cheeks, attempting to wake her up. "Sophie."
Sophie tried as hard as she could to move but no matter how hard she tried, she was too weak.
Stiles placed his hands on her cheeks before slamming his lips onto hers, causing her eyes to fly open. Stiles pulled away with a sigh of relief before noticing the color of her eyes and slamming his back on the car door in surprise. The vibrant fuchsia color faded from her eyes before she lost consciousness and her body slammed onto the seat. Stiles took a minute to take everything in before shutting the car door and climbing into the driver's seat. Stiles started the car before racing down the trail of the woods, grabbing his phone from the cup holder and calling the Sheriff's station.
"Stiles, you know you can't call the dispatch line when I'm on duty." The voice stated when she picked up the phone.
"I just need to know if you've gotten any odd calls." Stiles requested.
"Odd? How?"
"Like an odd person? Or a dog-like individual roaming the streets?" Stiles explained.
"I'm hanging up on you now."
"No! W-w-w-w-wait!" Stiles begged.
"Bye."
Stiles threw his phone down onto the passenger seat in frustration before glancing back to check on Sophie.
"Do you feel better?" Stiles questioned the girl beside him as they speed walked to the boy's locker room.
"Yeah, thanks." Sophie breathed before pushing the door to their destination open and walking in. "Oh! Gross!" Sophie turned away as fast as she could when she realized what they walked in on as Stiles rolled his eyes. The girl looked over at Stiles, "At least he didn't rip her apart?"
"I'm sure he wants to." Stiles winked at her, causing Sophie's jaw to drop before playfully hitting him in the shoulder. Allison pulled away from Scott's kiss before turning on her heal and walking away, noticing the two.
"Stiles, Sophie." Allison waved before walking out of the boy's bathroom.
Scott began to walk towards his best friends with a huge smile on his face.
"Look at that shit eating grin!" Sophie grinned before patting Scott on the back.
"I kissed her." Scott breathed, his smile still contact.
"We saw." Sophie stated.
"She kissed me." Scott continued.
"We saw that too." Stiles stated, "It's pretty good, huh?"
"I-I I don't know how... but I controlled it." Scott started, "I pulled it back. Maybe I can do this, maybe it's not that bad."
Stiles glanced over at Sophie before speaking, "Yeah. We'll talk later then." Stiles patted Scott's shoulder before attempting to walk away but was grabbed by his shirt.
"What?" Scott questioned, causing Stiles to sigh.
"The, uh, medical examiner looked at the other half of the body we found." Stiles explained.
"And?"
"Well, I'll keep it simple." Stiles nodded, "Medical examiner determines killer of girl to be animal not human. Derek's human not animal. Derek not killer. Derek let out of jail."
"Are you kidding?" Scott questioned in disbelief.
"Ha, I wish..." Sophie added.
"Here's a bigger kick in the ass. My dad ID'd the dead girl... both halves. Her name was Laura Hale."
"Hale?!"
"Derek's sister..."
A/N: It feels kinda basic and rushed but i'm just trying to get through these chapters so bare with me.