Hello everyone! Here is chapter three of Insomniatic! I'm really having a lot of fun writing about Aurora and her journey, and I hope you all are so far enjoying it too! Before I get started, just a reminder to everyone to review! You know the drill! J P.S. See if you can figure out the comic/TV names I sneaked into the story!

Disclaimer: Don't own Teen Wolf nor do I own Marvel/DC, Power Rangers, or HP.

Italicized = Aurora's thoughts

As Aurora was walking into the girl's locker room to get changed for practice, she felt someone grab her arm and pull her back around the corner. Turning around so she could give whoever grabbed her a piece of her mind, Rory realized it was Scott who seized her, leading to her slapping him in the arm.

"SCOTT! You idiot, you just about gave me a heart attack!"

"Sorry Rory," he apologized. "I didn't mean to scare you."

She sighed, rubbing a hand on her forehead. "Then why did you grab me? You know I have soccer practice in five minutes, and you have lacrosse soon too!"

Scott went straight to the point. "Why were you talking to the new girl, Allison? We all know how much trouble you have with talking to new people, so why were you chatting with her?"

"She looked like she needed a friend," said Rory, shrugging her shoulders. She knew she had to look oblivious, or otherwise he was going to catch on to what she was trying to do. "Besides, I think that Erica would really like her. Same with Isaac; Boyd might need a little convincing, but I think he will like her too."

Scott still looked suspicious, so she said, "Relax Scott, I honestly like her. She might be a little too sweet, but she's a genuine human being. You know that goes a long way with me, so I thought I would volunteer myself as someone who could show her around and introduce her to some new people."

"Although," she continued, smirking. "If you're worried that I'm going to say something bad about you to her…"

"NO!"

At the sound of his raised voice, the two both looked around to see if anyone had heard him, but no one was around. Bringing his voice back down to a lower level, Scott continued, "No, that's okay. I'm good, you don't have to do that."

"Glad we're on the same page," said Rory, still smirking at her cousin. "If that's all, I really have to go get ready for practice. Good luck with your practice too, by the way."

She gave Scott a quick hug before walking towards the locker room once more.

"RORY!"

She turned around to see Scott looking down while scuffing his toe a little bit. "Would you be willing to… I don't know… saying something about me to her? Since you're now her friend and all?"

Smiling a genuine smile at her cousin, Rory said to him, "Yeah, of course I will. You know I just want you to be happy, right Scott?"

Scott smiled back at her. "I know; same goes for you. I want you to be happy as well."

"Thanks Scott, you're the best," she said bashfully. "Okay, now I really have to go."

"Good luck," said her cousin. "Kick ass out there."

"You know it," Rory told him, grinning as she rushed into the locker room while Scott headed back over to the boy's locker room.

As she ran out onto the field, Rory took a deep breath, taking in the smell of fresh grass and rust from the goal posts. Before the cancer, she used to be one of the best soccer players of her age group. However, after she was considered 'cancer-free', Rory had to work her way back to the top. It was hard, but she managed to do it, which was why her teammates named her one of the captains this year. She knew that she had a lot to live up to, considering the girls' soccer team had won state her freshman year and the year before that. Rory, however, knew she was up to the challenge.

That was, until the cancer showed signs of returning.

But today, Rory noticed that she actually felt… good. She felt like she could run 10 miles, considering she had felt like shit when she was roaming through the woods with the boys last night.

Shaking off her thoughts, Rory immediately began stretching and watched as her two favorite boys ran over to the lacrosse field opposite the soccer field. To her immediate surprise, she could overhear Stiles telling Scott that if he plays, he'll have no one to talk to on the bench.

Rory also heard Scott tell Stiles that he was sick of being on the sidelines, before she got a good whiff of cinnamon. Knowing who was wearing it, she turned to the sidelines where she saw Erica sitting with Boyd in the stands, waiting to watch her and Isaac, who was also on the lacrosse team.

Grinning, she waved to the two of them. While Erica enthusiastically waved back, Boyd gave her a nod. He was never really outward with his emotions anyways.

Her surprise kept building, however, when she got a whiff of something that smelled like a bakery and Juicy Couture perfume. Aurora watched as Allison and Lydia made their way onto the stands and sat not too far from where her friends were.

Waving to the brunette, she pointed at Erica and Boyd and mouthed my friends. Allison grinned and nodded as she settled in next to the redhead, who gave the blonde a fierce look. Aurora returned the look in interest before the loud and shrill whistle from her coach broke her concentration and made her wince in pain.

"All right ladies, listen up!" yelled Coach Ellie Grant as Aurora and the rest of the team sat around her. "It's a new year, so that means new players and new moves! Since all of our senior captains graduated last year, we have assigned new ones for this season. Before we start practice, I'd like to introduce them to you! First off, Meghan Morse!"

Aurora watched as Meghan, a redhead like Lydia but much sweeter, waved to the team before sitting back down in the grass.

"Next, we have Caroline Danvers!"

The honey blonde stood up and nodded to the group before sitting down again. The team had always known Carol as stoic, but she was still an excellent player.

"Next is Karen Beecher!"

Karen, an African-American with a fierce loyalty to the team, stood up and smiled at everyone before sitting back down once more.

"And finally, our MVP from last season. She has truly shown how dedicated she is to this team by working her butt off after recovering from a recent bout of cancer. I give you your final team captain, Aurora Gallagher!"

A big cheer came up from all the girls as Rory bashfully stood up and bowed to the group, her cheeks flaming red. It pleased her that Coach thought so highly of her, and that the girls approved of her being captain as well.

"Take note of how this girl plays ladies," advised Coach Grant, staring sternly down at the group. "She's the one to look out for. All right, enough chit chat. Let's go play some soccer!"

The group of girls cheered as they all got up, brushed the grass off of their shin pads, and raced to the middle of the field. Aurora was just about to head over to her spot in center field when Coach called her name again. Turning around, she quickly ran back over to her, looking confused.

"Yeah, Coach?"

"I was just wondering how you were feeling today…"

"I… feel fine, Coach. Feel great, actually."

"Are you sure? Because, if you don't feel up to playing, I can always put Hart or Kwan in for you."

Realization washed over her in that instance. "My brother put you up to this, didn't he?"

"Actually, it was your aunt." Coach Grant was never one to lie to her players. "She told me that you had shown signs of your cancer returning, and she was just worried about you."

"I promise you, Coach, I feel fine," Rory assured her. "If I do feel like I'm going to faint at anytime, I'll let you know, okay?"

"I'll hold you to that, Gallagher. Now, get out there and show me that I'm not making a mistake."

"You got it, Coach!" exclaimed Aurora, saluting her as she ran back to center field. While running back, she nearly stumbled in shock as she heard a snippet of conversation between Allison and Lydia.

"Who is that?" asked the brunette, staring at something in particular. Turning her head slightly, Rory noticed that it was Scott she was staring at. Apparently, Coach Finstock has him playing goalie today.

Hmm, maybe it won't be as hard as I thought, hooking up Scott and Allison…

"Him?" Lydia looked confused as she turned to also look at her cousin. "I'm not sure who he is."

Bitch, you've only known him since kindergarten… thought Rory mutinously. To her surprise, she also noticed that Scott was apparently listening in to their conversation as well.

What the hell is going on?!

"Why?"

"He's in my English class."

Just then, the lacrosse referee blew on his whistle, causing both Scott and Aurora to double over in pain. It felt like their heads were vibrating!

As soon as the whistle stopped blowing, Aurora managed to look up in time to see Scott get hit in the head with the lacrosse ball.

Ouch, that's gotta hurt!

"Oh my god, is he okay?" asked Meghan worriedly. Having known Aurora for a long time because of soccer, Meghan also came to know Scott really well and thought of him as like the brother she never had.

"I hope so, otherwise, he's in for it," replied Karen.

Aurora could only watch nervously as Scott got back up again, jumping up and down while shaking out his arms.

"All right ladies, enough watching the boys!" yelled Coach Grant. "Back to practice!"

"Yes, Coach!" the girls shouted back, and with a blow from Coach's whistle, they were off!

Aurora immediately managed to get the ball away from Karen, who was playing as the defending team's center fielder, and passed it over to Meghan, who quickly ran over to the other side. While keeping an eye on where the ball was, Aurora was soon in front of the other goal. "I'm open, I'm open!" she yelled to Mariana Hill, who was currently in possession of the ball.

Seeing her, Mariana kicked the ball high up into the air. Even though she had never even attempted to do something like this in the past, Aurora felt herself jump high up in the air, do some sideway spins, and kick the ball straight past the goalie and into the net.

Once back on the ground, she just stood and stared at where the ball went into the net.

Holy shit… did I just do that?!

Apparently she did, because the next thing she knew, all of her teammates was tackling her to the ground, screaming her praises. She heard Coach from the sidelines screaming "That's my girl!", and she could even hear Erica and Boyd screaming "That's our friend!"

"All right girls," said Rory, laughing breathlessly. "As much as I love this group pile, I need to breathe!"

Apologizing, her teammates let her up, just in time to see Scott make this amazing save against Jackson Whittemore.

Her mouth dropping open in shock, Aurora stood there for a few seconds before letting out a shriek of delight and shouting, "That's my cousin!"

Hearing her, Scott turned towards her and grinned, giving a thumbs up. She beamed and waved back, watching Stiles whoop and cheer "That's my friend!" while Erica and Boyd both did the wave for him. She also watched Lydia cheer him on while giving Jackson a look that didn't make him too happy apparently.

Disgusting, she thought to herself.

Allison was smiling big at Scott; Aurora could practically see the heart eyes forming on her face.

This is going better than I thought.

"I don't know what it was," Scott was telling Aurora and Stiles as they walked. The three of them were back in the woods again so the two cousins could show their friend where the body was. "It was weird; like, I had all the time in the world to catch the ball."

"You know, that's how I felt when I made that amazing goal today," said Rory, thinking back to practice today. "When Mariana kicked the ball, I felt like I was watching it in slow motion, and then I just jumped. When I did, I just knew that I was going to hit the ball straight into the goal. It was like I was suddenly in She's the Man."

"That's not the only thing," Scott continued to say. "I'm hearing things that I shouldn't be—"

"Me too!"

"Smell things—"

"Me too!"

"Wait, hold on," Stiles cut in. "Smell things? Like what?"

The two cousins looked to each other, gave a little sniff, turned back to their friend, and said together, "Like the mint mojito gum in your pocket."

Stiles snorted. "Alright Fred and George, I don't have any—"

He paused when he pulled the gum out of his pocket, causing him to turn back to the cousins in shock.

Scott lifted his arms in a "see?!" manner, and turning around, the cousins continued onwards with Stiles snapping out of it so he could catch up with the two of them. "So," he started to say. "All this started with the bite?"

"What if this is like an infection?" Scott asked, completely ignoring Stiles. "Like our bodies are flooding with adrenaline before we go into shock or something?"

"I don't think it works like that Scott," said Rory, giggling.

"Oh yeah, and how would you know that?"

"Because I'm the resident biology expert?"

It was true; out of all their school subjects, biology was by far Rory's favorite and best subject. Math was her second favorite.

"You know what, I think I've heard of this," Stiles butt in. "It's a specific kind of infection."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah," he replied. "Yeah, I think it's called… lycanthropy."

Scott's eyes widen in panic. "What is that? Is that bad?"

Rory rolled her eyes at her cousin. Even she knew that Stiles was completely joking.

Right?

"Oh yeah, it's the worst," says their best friend, nodding. "But, it only happens once a month."

"Once a month?" Scott really sounds confused now.

"Yeah," Rory adds in. "On the night of the full moon."

Stiles lets loose a howl, causing Rory to laugh as she continues towards the spot of the dead body.

Scott hits his best friend in retaliation as they hurry to catch up to her. "Hey, you two were the ones who heard a wolf howling last night," Stiles said to the two.

"Come on Stiles, there could be something seriously wrong with the two of us!" exclaims Scott angrily.

"I know!" Stiles exclaimed back. "You and Rory are werewolves!"

Rory turns backwards to glare at her friend before turning back to the front again. "Okay, obviously I'm kidding," says the shaven-haired brunette. "But, if you see me in shop class, melting all the silver I can find, it's because Friday's a full moon."

Suddenly, the blonde stopped, causing Scott and Stiles to barrel into her. "Scott," she said while crouching down to her knees. "This was where the body was, right?"

"Yeah," he replied slowly, crouching down with her while inspecting the area. "I could've sworn this is it; the body, the deer running. This was where I dropped my inhaler."

"Maybe the killer moved the body," said Stiles, shrugging his shoulders.

"If he did, I hope he left my inhaler," Scott stated as he continued to look around. "Those things cost, like, eighty bucks."

Unexpectedly, Stiles hit the two on their backs, getting them to stand up. Turning around, Aurora felt her jaw drop as she looked into a face she hadn't seen in years.

"What are you doing here?" Derek Hale asked the trio as he walked towards them. "This is private property!"

The blonde turned to look at her friends; Scott looked apprehensive, while Stiles looked like he just got a massive boner.

Hmm… interesting…

"Sorry man, we didn't know," Stiles hastened to explain to the older boy.

"Yeah, we were just looking for something," said Scott. "But, uh, forget it."

It was then that Derek pulled something from out of his pocket, and chucked it at her cousin. To his and Rory's surprise, it was his inhaler.

He began to walk away when Rory ran up to him. "Derek?"

He turns around, surprised at the mention of his name.

"Derek, it's me," she says, pointing to herself. "Aurora. You know, Zach's little sister?"

"Aurora?" he asked, looking shocked to see the little blonde girl who he had come to see as another sister all grown up.

"What are you doing back here?" she asked him. "Where's Laura?'

"She's… uh… she's at the hospital," stuttered Derek, confirming Rory's suspicion. She could always tell when he and her brother were lying. "Yeah, she's visiting our uncle right now."

She slowly nodded, buying into his story for now. "Well, whenever you're free, you should stop by the house. Zach's going to be home this weekend, and I know he misses you."

She caught a glimpse of sadness on Derek's face at the mention of her brother before it smoothed back over into his broody look. "Yeah, I'll… I'll think about it. I'll see you later, Aurora." With that, he walked away.

Aurora watched him leave, knowing he was lying about his sister while Scott told them that they needed to get going or he was going to be late for work. She knew she had to get going too, or she was going to miss the little get-together she was hosting for Allison and the rest of her friends. She was about to follow him when Stiles held them back with his arm.

"Dude!" he exclaimed. "That was Derek Hale!"

Scott looked confused as Stiles continued on, "You remember, right? He's only a few years older than us. Actually, he's around Zach's age."

Stiles then turned to the only girl in the group, looking suspicious. "How do you know him so well?"

Rory rolled her eyes. "He's been Zach's best friend since forever. I basically considered him as another older brother since he came over so much. Plus, I was good friends with his little sister, Cora. But, after the fire, Zach lost contact with him and we never saw him and his sister, Laura, again. They didn't even come back for Mom and Carlos's funeral."

"What fire?" asked Scott confusedly.

"His family burned to death in a fire, like, 10 years ago?" said Stiles, gaping in disbelief at the idiocy of his best friend.

"Wonder what he's doing back?"

Aurora wondered too as she stared back to where Derek disappeared. "Guys?" Her two favorite boys turned to look back at her.

"That thing about his sister being at the hospital? That was a lie."

"What do you mean?" Scott asked his cousin.

"You remember how I said that I think I knew who the girl was?" The boys nodded.

"It was Laura Hale," Rory told them while staring at the spot where Derek used to be. "Derek's older sister. That's who the dead girl was."