Quick note: this story doesn't really follow the normal Teen Wolf timeline. I honestly don't know where exactly it fits in. I'm using Miss Martin as the principal of BHHS in this chapter (because I don't know the names of any former principals) and Miss Monroe as the guidance counselor (Also because I cannot remember the names of any previous guidance counselors. However, she is not an evil hunter in this story, she's just a normal guidance counselor).


Waiting at the bus stop, Liam hoped it would be an uneventful day. He thought about the events of the day before. There had been a kid following him the entire day at school. He had no idea who he was, but he looked oddly familiar. The kid did not say a word to him the entire day. Liam wanted to ask him what his deal was, but he decided to just ignore him instead. He hoped whoever was following him yesterday would leave him alone today.

Liam spoke too soon. To his dismay, the same person that was following him the day before appeared next to him at the bus stop. Liam just sighed and decided to ignore the stranger again.

When he got to school, Liam met up with his friends Mason and Corey. He was surprised that they never mentioned anything about his shadow.

"Ugh, this dude's been following me since yesterday. I don't know what to do about him, he's starting to creep me out," he whispered to his friends.

"Is he still following you now? I don't see anyone suspicious. You're probably just paranoid," Mason responded.

"Yes, he's still following me! He's standing right over there," Liam said, trying to gesture at the stranger without being too obvious. Mason and Corey both looked at where Liam had gestured. "So much for being subtle," Liam thought.

"Liam, there's no one there," Corey said.

"Yeah, I don't see anyone either," Mason said.

"What? Are you guys blind? How do you not see him? he just waved at us," Liam said.

"You're going crazy, man. There's no one there," Mason said.

"Yeah, it must have just been my imagination," Liam said and laughed awkwardly. "We should head to class. Talk to you guys later."

"Yeah, see you later," Mason said. As Mason was walking away he turned back towards Liam and said, "Oh hey, I almost forgot, there's supposed to be some kind of student address in the gym right before lunch, everyone is required to be there."

"Oh, right, I'll be there. Thanks for reminding me," Liam said, heading off to his first class, history.

Getting to class, Liam decided to sit at a desk at the back of the classroom. His shadow followed him and sat next to him in the very back. After the bell rang, the teacher turned off the lights and put in a movie about one of the world wars. Liam was not paying any attention so he had no idea which one they were studying, at the moment. Normally, Liam would use this opportunity to take a nap in class, but instead, he decided he would try to get some answers from his shadow.

"What's your deal? Why do you keep following me? It's creeping me out. Who the hell are you anyway?" Liam said as quietly as he could.

"You finally said something. I was getting tired of the silent treatment. My name's Theo. I'm just doing my job, nothing creepy about it."

"Your job? Are you seriously saying your job involves stalking random teenagers?"

"it's a little more complicated than that, but, more or less, yes, it is my job to stalk you, Liam."

"What kind of sick job is that?" Liam said a little bit louder than he intended.

"Mr. Dunbar, as much as I'm sure you enjoy talking to yourself back there, I'm going to need you to keep it down and focus on the movie," the teacher said.

"Sorry, won't happen again," Liam responded. Theo started laughing uncontrollably next to him, yet the teacher did not tell him to be quiet. Liam did not understand what was going on. It seemed like no one could see or hear Theo except for him. He wondered if it was all some sort of elaborate joke.

"I'll leave you alone to focus on the movie. See you at that meeting in the gym or whatever your friend was talking about, I'm sure it'll be important," Theo said before walking out of the classroom. The teacher did not even glance at Theo as he left, which just added to Liam's confusion. Even without Theo distracting him, Liam could not focus on the movie he was supposed to be watching in class. It seemed like Liam would not see the mysterious Theo until the school meeting before lunch. Liam did not know if he was glad to be rid of his stalker until then or just more anxious for this meeting.

Several hours passed, and it was finally time for the student address. All the high school students trickled into the gym and sat on the bleachers. In the middle of the gym was the principal, Miss Martin, in front of a microphone. With her was the school guidance counselor, Miss Monroe. Liam found Mason and Corey and sat next to them on the bleachers, climbing several rows of seats to get up to them. Liam scanned the crowd for Theo. He spotted him standing in front of the bleachers towards Liam's right side. When Theo caught Liam looking at him, he waved. Liam chose to ignore him instead of waving back.

After everyone had piled into the gym, the principal cleared her throat and tapped on the microphone to get everyone's attention.

"Good morning, students. I'm sure you're curious as to why I have gathered you all here today. We're here to discuss a serious matter with you all. As you probably already figured out, Theo Raeken, a student here committed suicide just a few days ago."

Liam's eyes darted to Theo, still standing in front of the bleachers. Theo winked at Liam when he noticed him staring. Liam turned his attention back to the principal.

"I know many of you are shocked and saddened by this sudden loss."

"Saddened? Yeah right. That kid was a freak. I'm glad he's gone," a girl right behind Liam whispered to her friends.

"Same. He was in my class. He was so weird. He deserved to die," another girl whispered.

"Did you guys hear the full story? He didn't just kill himself, he killed his whole family in their sleep. What a sicko, I hope he's rotting in Hell," a guy behind Liam added.

The whispers quieted down as the guidance counselor took the microphone from the principal.

"We just want you all to know that if you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, you can talk to me or any of the faculty here. We're here for you. We will do anything in our power to make sure another tragedy like this does not happen again. And if any friends of Theo are having a hard time coping with his death, you can come talk to me whenever you need to," the counselor said.

"Thank you, Miss Monroe. Like she said, all the faculty at Beacon Hills High School are here for you if you're dealing with suicidal thoughts or depression. Please come talk to us if you need to. Thank you. You're dismissed," Miss Martin said as the bell for lunch rang. The students all shuffled out and headed to lunch. However, Liam had an important errand to run before he could join his friends in the lunchroom.

Before long, Liam reached the library. His shadow was back to following him. Liam scanned the shelves and found what he was looking for: the yearbooks. Picking up last year's yearbook, he flipped through the pages hastily. The girl behind him had said that Theo was in her class, and Liam was pretty sure that girl was one year above him, so he started there. He had to find out if this Theo Raeken that had committed suicide was the same Theo that had been following him around. Liam's question was answered as he found the entry for Raeken, Theodore in the yearbook. Although the picture was from a year ago, Liam could clearly tell that it was the same Theo. All the pieces fit together in Liam's head. Now it made sense to Liam why no one could see or hear Theo, and why Theo looked slightly familiar to Liam.

"You figure it out yet, genius?" Theo said from behind Liam.

"So, you're a ghost?" Liam said, turning to Theo.

"Demon, actually! But, it was a good guess. And it's my job to get you to kill yourself. So, how about you do me a favor and end it all right now."