DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TEEN WOLF, OR ANYTHING AFFILIATED WITH TEEN WOLF. THIS IS A STORY WRITTEN OF MY OWN CREATION AND FOR MY OWN USES
Ch 4:
Thea awoke the next morning and her eyes were immediately drawn to the empty spot under her window, her eyes narrowed suspiciously before she rubbed at them tiredly. Shaking her head and looking down at the rumpled dress and jacket from the day before- then her eyes roved over to where the bags of clothes lingered at the bottom of her bed. She rolled over- but overestimated the space left on her bed, and tumbled from the comfy mattress to land in a heap on the floor- with a resounding thump on the cold hardwood flooring. Growling to herself as she readjusted and pushed her tired body up- Thea realised that her bedroom door was wide open and he father was standing in the open space with a baseball bat brandished in his hands. He looked drawn and exhausted, but his eyes were alert as they danced around the room looking for a possible hazard or intruder. Thea had to hold in her giggles as she watched him visibly heave a relieved sigh and dropped the bat to hang by his body.
"Coffee first." Was all he grumbled before he wandered sleepily from the room and into the kitchen. Thea was still rooted in her spot, just staring after him with a jovial smile on her face before she looked to the clock beside her bed and realised she was running late. As in so late, she had no time to shower before school- she'd barely have time for something to eat and take her meds!
"Aghhrr!" she growled out, before madly dashing around the room and collecting the things she needed; ripped jeans, boots, red plaid shirt and a black cropped top for underneath- following exactly what Lydia had commanded her to wear to the T. Thea sent a sparing glance to the mirror on the back of her door and was shocked to see what appeared to be a bird's nest on her head. Brushing it through quickly before trying to haphazardly place it into a hair-tie. Sighing as she knew it wasn't going to get any better- she made her way to the kitchen and stood by her dad as he finished off the coffee he was making. When he noticed her presence next to him, he pushed an orange bottle of pills towards her; watching her closely until she finally uncapped it. Thea looked directly at him and raised her eyebrows- holding the tiny pill in her hand before opening her mouth in an exaggerated fashion and making a show of swallowing it down with a swig of juice. Her dad nodded and filled her travel mug with cocoa, dropping a kiss to her hair before moving around the kitchen- mug of coffee in hand as he began to start on breakfast.
"Oh no, dad I don't have time... I'm late as it is, and yesterday I didn't even go in... I'll be around for dinner later though..." Thea called over her shoulder as she made to leave the abode.
"You need something in your stomach with those! You know that Thea!" He yelled, causing her to turn back around and grab a banana from the fruit bowl on the counter. Waving it at him over her shoulder she left to the sound of his heavy sigh. Thea used the elevator to get to the garage and to her car- almost running to try and get to it and on her way to school quickly. Once the doors were unlocked; she threw her bag into the passenger's seat, and dove in herself- getting situated quickly. She buckled her seat belt and pushed the key into the ignition; checking her mirrors to see it was clear. Before beginning to back out of the spot she was parked in; darting her eyes to the rear-view mirror, ensuring it was clear. Until suddenly it wasn't. Thea saw a dishevelled figure standing a foot from the back of her car. Thea panicked and slammed her foot on the brakes to cease all movement- her body jolting forward with the sudden movement. Thea panted before ripping off her seatbelt and turning to face the back of the now stationary, idling car. Her eyes darting madly trying to catch a glimpse of whoever it was behind her. Seeing no one, she turned back to the front and went to shove her door open. As she turned to open the door- she saw on her window crimson dripping down it; the trails of blood coming from the marking that was drawn upon it. A marking that seemed all too familiar, but at the same time completely foreign. It was a rough interpretation- and the more she looked at the design, the more her shoulder ached. A loud banging on the back window broke Thea out of her staring competition with the bloody design on her window.
She turned and faced the back window and saw her dad waving one of her books in his hand; Thea sighed out in relief she turned to face the door to work the window beside her. And the design was gone- she sat and breathed deeply, shaking her head slightly before grabbing the book from her dad's hand. He smiled and stepped back waving as she pulled out from her spot. Thea focused her mind on driving to school, and not the fact that she was seeing things again. The drive was short- what took most tome was trying to find a parking spot in the already busy lot. After she'd accomplished finding a spot, she grabbed all her necessities and dashed from the car- locking it over her shoulder and running full pelt to the front entrance. Thea managed to dash to her locker and was able to change out the books she needed; but as she was about to run to class just after first bell. She was accosted by a stony faced Erica.
"Nice threads..." Was all she stated, it wasn't what she said. And it wasn't how she said it; it was the way her eyes felt like they were boring into Thea's soul. "Lydia sure does have good taste right? It must have been fin to hang out with people..." Erica murmured bitterly, still staring at Thea unblinkingly. Thea swallowed the excess saliva that was gathering in her dry-feeling mouth; Erica was making her nervous, the frizzy haired girl was angry and hurt. And Thea knew she should have responded to her messages the other day; but with the hospital and everything- she'd simply forgotten. But Thea knew that excuse wouldn't fly with the fuming blonde before her.
"I uhh, yeah. She demanded I get new stuff case my closet depressed her or something..." Thea all but whispered out nervously. Tying not to appear as nervous as she felt. Erica nodded with a sarcastic smile on her chapped lips, her narrowed eyes dropping to where Thea' wrist was settled by her hip- if possible, they narrowed further and her mouth set itself.
"You must really love your birthday present." Was all she hissed before she flounced off- she was moving too quickly for Thea's brain to catch up with what she'd just said. Once her mind finally caught up, her own eyes darted to her bare wrist. Her eyebrows furrowing as she noticed the bracelet was indeed missing. And for the life of her, Thea couldn't remember the last time she'd seen it. Groaning loudly as the final bell rang- she was officially late, and had to sprint to her first class. As she burst through the door, the whole class turned to stare at her; the twenty-something pairs of eyes following her every move as she tried to inconspicuously make her way to her assigned seat. Which just had to be in the middle of the room, the one place it was most awkward to get to without disturbing the peace. Biting her lip- hard, and praying her cheeks weren't as red as they felt, Thea settled into her seat and gathered her materials on her desk. She stared forwards- looking only at the board and the irritated looking teacher. As the teacher finally moved her glare from Thea and continued with whatever she was saying before; Thea felt her finger tap on the desk beside her note book. Tap, tap-tap, tap-tap-tap, tap, tap-tap, tap-tap-tap. Tap, tap-tap, tap-tap-tap. Thea was so focused on writing notes with her other hand; she hadn't noticed eyes were once again upon her. And those eyes were soon followed by a hand resting on top of her own- ceasing it's tapping quickly and efficiently. Thea gasped quietly and let her eyes wander to the pale hand on top of her own, her eyes finally meeting Stiles' mocha gaze. His bushy eyebrows were furrowed as he continued to stare at her, his hand unmoving- his mouth opening and closing as if he were trying to say something, before his eyes drifted slightly in front of her. Thea followed his gaze and came face-to-face with Scott's own concerned face. But he wasn't focusing on her, no- he and Stiles were staring at each other. It was almost like they were communicating with each other silently. Thea looked between them, and when she was sure she wasn't going to get any answers from either of them, she wriggled her hand out from underneath Stiles'. That drew his and Scott's attention back to her until a girl by the window gasped.
"I think they found something!" She exclaimed almost excitedly. The class all stood from their seats and rushed to the window to see; Thea confused at what was happening followed with the crowd and tried to get a good view point. But her small stature didn't allow for that, Thea was resigning herself to not indignant what was happening- until a hand gripped her wrist and pulled her to the side and in front of someone's chest. Thea looked up and saw Isaac, with a light pink dusting covering his pale cheeks; he sent a fleeting smile down to her before staring back out the window, Thea following his lead. Her eyes widened as she saw the scene before her. One of the yellow school busses was completely trashed, with red paint splattered both in and outside of it. Thea wondered why there were people bustling about and an ambulance idling nearby- she hadn't made the connection that what she had assumed was paint- to actually be blood, until she saw EMT's rushing something out of the demolished bus on a gurney. Her mouth dropped open in a small gasp, as she watched them wheel the injured or possibly dead body from the vehicle. Isaac having heard her gasp, gripped her shoulder- trying to comfort the shocked girl who was resting against him softly. Thea watched in abject horror as the previously assumed unconscious or dead body; leapt up and let out an anguished wail. A wail that was so painful, it resonated within her chest and made her ache. Once the spectacle was finished, the teacher commanded everyone to find their seats again- she tried to continue teaching the class, but it was a futile attempt. Nobody was taking notice of what she was saying or trying to teach at all. In fact there were whispered conversations going on all around her, and Thea found herself wondering what on Earth had happened to that poor person from the bus. Luckily for the teacher's patience, the bell rang and let the teenagers pack up their gear and flow from this class to the next. As Thea was walking through the halls, she was stopped by Lydia.
"Nice, you look good- maybe you could open the button up a little, let people see what you're actually wearing... But good!" Lydia stated prowling around Thea in an unsettling manner, before traipsing off to her last class before lunch. Thea shook her head and did as she was advised, unbuttoning the shirt and allowing the cropped top beneath to show as well as the sliver of skin that peeked from undLooking down at her body and feeling uncomfortable with how she looked- she moved her hands to button the shirt back up fully. Until she heard a load scoff- Thea looked up and found the stare of Erica. She just shook her head at Thea before she moved into the classroom next to her- Thea on the other hand stayed in rooted to her spot and tried to think of a way to make it up to the frizzy-haired blonde. As the second bell rang, Thea made a mad dash to her classroom and settled in quickly- before the final bell this time. The lesson flew by, but the main focus wasn't the history of the civil war; but it was in fact about the injured guy from the bus and what could have happened to him to cause such injuries. The history teacher gave up her lesson quickly enough, and picked up a book from his desk- allowing his students to talk amongst themselves until the lunch bell rang loud and clear. Once more the room emptied quickly as ravenous teens flooded to the cafeteria for food. Thea followed along with the lines of hungry students, picking up a slice of pizza when she made it to the counter and walking over to where Stiles and Scott were sat. Plopping down on the seat next to the Stilinski boy who was shovelling tater-tots into his mouth at an almost impressive speed- if it hadn't been so disgusting- and across from Scott who was also watching their hyper companion chow through his plate of food in awe. They were so entranced by the boy; they jumped when Lydia slapped her tray on the table next to Thea. The Montgomery girl gasped and raised a hand to her chest in surprise to feel her heart pounding.
"Why is she sitting with us?" Stiles asked astonished that the strawberry blonde- the girl he was in love with was sitting there so close to him. Thea grimaced as tater-tots flew across the table from his too full mouth, hearing the disgusted noise come from beside her also. Scott just shook his head, to answer the question and also at his clumsy friend. Soon their little table was filled with all of Lydia's usual crew; Alison took a seat next to Scott smiling coyly at him before grinning at Thea opposite her, Danny soon sat down next to her and some guy on the lacrosse team- who Thea didn't really know, but from the way he was leering across at her and Lydia, she didn't want to. Jackson stood behind the leering creep, and glared down at him. Before growling at him to move. The kid jumped up but not before demanding to know why he never asked Danny to move.
"Because I don't stare at his girlfriend's coin slot..." Danny stated in a blasé manner, the pleasant grin was directed to Thea as she snorted in an unattractive manner at is comment. Stiles laughed loudly, Alison raised her eyebrows and smirked slightly, Lydia scoffed disgusted again- but this time by Thea and that awful noise that had erupted from her and Scott looked at his lap before anyone could see the broad smile on his tan face. The table then fell into silence as Thea's cheeks burned brightly. Danny let his eyes rove over the table once more, seeing how uncomfortable the Montgomery girl was- he took pity on her and changed the subject abruptly.
"So I hear they're saying that guy was attacked by some kind of animal... maybe a cougar?" He stated, trying to start a conversation and take the pressure off her- Thea smiled at him gratefully.
"I heard mountain lion..." Jackson stated bored already with this new topic, as he played with the food on his plate. A sigh sounded from beside her, causing Thea to look at Lydia.
"A cougar is a mountain lion... Isn't it?" She stated before changing, her intonation and making it a question. She even added a hair twirl to complete the act. Thea staring at her only slightly confused.
"Who cares?!" Jackson stated almost angrily, staring at his girlfriend with an almost betrayed look on his chiselled face. Thea shrank back from Jackson's stare and closer to Stiles as he pulled up a news report on his phone and held it out for everyone to see- Thea was squished up so closely to Stiles she was resting against him and Lydia was pressed against her, in a really strange human sandwich. All attention was then piled onto Scott as he announced that he knew the victim; from when he lived with his dad. Thea tried not to grimace at the new revelation, though she watched- only mildly jealous- as Alison rest her hand against his shoulder to comfort him. Once the video had stopped playing, Lydia took command of the conversation.
"Can we talk about something more fun please?" She sighed in an exasperated manner, as if the last few minutes had deeply offended her in some manner. "Oh, like what are we doing tomorrow night?" She exclaimed looking to Alison. Alison eyes widened to the point that it looked like they would pop form her head, Thea did feel slightly bad for them. This was their second chance at a first date- but Lydia and Jackson were now supposedly crashing it. "You said you and Scott were hanging out tonight right?" Lydia further explained when she didn't receive the response she wanted. Thea turned to look at the determined girl beside her; the smile on Lydia's face looked realistic, but to Thea it looked too saccharine to be real- and her eyes held a mildly poisonous look. Thea held her breath and watched the conversation as if it were a tennis match of some sort. Her eyes darting from one speaker to the next.
"Uhhm... we were thinking of what we were going to do..?" Alison answered, though it was phrased as a question- looking to Scott, practically begging him to join in and save her with her wide eyes. It was like watching a car crash or something; Thea couldn't look away or intervene, Scot unsurely asked Alison if she wanted to go with the power couple, and Alison being new and only recently having acquired Lydia and co as friends agreed it would be fun. It was at that exact moment Thea thought she could see Scott's heart be crushed.
"You know what else sounds fun? Stabbing myself in the face with this fork!" Jackson grumbled, Thea wished he would do just that- he was beginning to irritate her to no end.
"How about Bowling? You love to bowl!" Lydia suggested, Thea could tell she was almost desperate now. Jackson just scoffed.
"Yeah, I love to bowl with actual competition..." Jackson laughed, though it sounded hollow and taunting. Alison looked to Scott to see him struggling to say something back, Thea was sat quietly watching and picking at her pizza with Stiles.
"How do you know we're not actual competition?" Alison challenged, a glare on her pretty features stopped Jackson's laughter. She then turned to Scot next to her. "You can bowl right?" she murmured quietly, hoping he wouldn't make her eat her own words. Scott froze, he knew he couldn't bowl. And so did Stiles and Thea- they were being of now help though, Stiles had cheese dangling from his lips- from Thea's shared pizza and Thea herself was searching in her bag for something.
"Sort of..." was all he could muster to mutter back to the girl he was trying to impress. It was then Scott noticed the rattling of something in Thea's bag, he cut his eyes to her to see her putting something in her mouth- before reaching for Stiles' bottle of water. Stiles let out a squawk of indignation as she swallowed some of his drink down, he clocked the orange bottle in her hand and let it drop- choosing to nab some more of her cheesy pizza, knowing she preferred the pepperoni. Scott frowned and continued to stare at her, watching her movements- wracking his brain to the last time he'd seen her take the meds.
"Is that sort of a yes or a no?" Jackson taunted, not letting it go. Goading Scott to respond with a definitive answer.
"Yes. Actually I'm a great bowler!" Scott exclaimed, causing Stiles and Thea to choke and almost do a spit take respectively. The two just frowned at him before packing up their stuff and travelling from the cafeteria like the rest of the student body. They walked in silence, none of them really knowing what to say to the other. They continued with their day; going to classes, taking notes and acknowledging the homework they were given. After the last bell had rung, Thea met up with Scott and Stiles in the hall way and they all stopped off at the McCall boys locker. Thea leaned against the locker next to his, and Stiles leaned on her- the two apparently too tired to hold their own weight.
"You're a terrible bowler... Do we not remember the bowling debacle of '07?" He asked exasperatedly. Scott gave them a pained expression.
"I know. I don't know what happened. It was like word vomit... Oh God, what am I gonna do?" Scott bemoaned, letting his hands scrub over his face. He was so screwed. "I'm such an idiot!" he whined.
"That was painful to witness... I mean it was like watching a car wreck... I mean one moment it was a date and then it turned into a group hang..." Stiles stated, patting a sympathetic hand on Scott's shoulder. "You don't hang out with hot girls okay? It's like the kiss of death. One moment you're hanging out and then the next you may as well be her brother or her gay best friend..." Stiles continued, it seemed like he was enjoying this almost a little bit too much. Thea just shrugged when the two boys looked in her direction.
"What the hell would I know about it...? I may as well be a nun for all the experience I have..." Thea stated, holding her hands up as if to surrender- to what she was unsure of. Stiles raised his eyebrow, she had no idea the affect she had on others and it was slightly annoying; yeah sure she had a history, but any straight guy with eyes could see Thea was hot, hell Lydia and Alison were friends with her- hot people herded together, it was science or something.
"How can this be happening? One moment I'm going on a date with the girl of my dreams and now it's a group thing!" Scott whined pathetically as he slid down the lockers and landed on the floor. "I make first line, but the captain wants to destroy me! And now I'm late for work!" Scott moaned loudly, he dashed off towards the exit- kids falling and sliding out of his way as he went. Stiles sighed, before turning to his female companion, wrapping one of his arms around her shoulders and leading her to the parking lot.
"You uhh, you need a ride home or something?" Stiles asked unsurely, still with his arm wrapped comfortably around her shoulders as they continued walking. Stiles felt around in his pocket with his other hand; it finding the keys he needed for to get home, and the charm bracelet Scott had found in the woods. He'd given it to Stiles for some obscure reasoning. He sighed before pulling her to a stop just before the parking lot, people were still milling around them. "Here, I think you lost this at the party the other day..." He stated handing her the delicate bracelet; he knew she hadn't lost it and that it was Derek who had actually stolen it to freak him and Scott out- truth be told, he'd done a good job. Thea smiled gratefully, throwing her arms around his neck and pulling him into a tight hug- one that was tight enough to be uncomfortable. When she pulled away Stiles gripped her wrist gently and began to wrap the silver around it, he checked over all of the charms as he fastened it; the unicorn, the E, the T and the brand new S charm that dangled from it all shining brightly in the sun light from over head. Thea gasped as the cool silver touched her skin, but then smiled as she stroked over it with her other hand- finding all of the tiny little charms. Though her expression suddenly changed when she felt a new one- she inspected it and let a beaming smile form on her face. The new S charm was obviously from Stiles, and she was grateful and ecstatic to have it back- as she again threw her arms around him and snuggling into his warmth.
"Happy birthday Thea..." He whispered to her. When they finally let go of each other, they were the only ones still standing and not in their cars. Stiles gestured to the blue jeep once more, and Thea shook her head softly. Whispering a 'Thank you' to his cheek as she left a gentle kiss there, she watched as a delicate pink dusted his cheeks. She smiled broadly and waved over her shoulder before traipsing to her own car- gently patting Stiles on the arm before she left him in front of his blue Jeep. Once she'd arrived home, Thea decided to try and complete the assignments and homework shed already been assigned that week. After slogging her way through the piles of homework for what felt like days- she was interrupted by her phone vibrating insistently by her books. She looked at the caller ID.
"Alison? You okay?" Thea asked into the speaker, she was twiddling with her pen in the other hand as she waited for the Argent's response.
"Hey Thea.. I just got back from my date with Scott and I just needed to talk to you about it if that's okay!?" Alison answered, Thea could almost hear the smile in her voice. But then Thea frowned, wasn't there a curfew?
"Isn't there a curfew? But sure go ahead and gush.." Thea stated. Sure she was jealous of the pair- liking each other and what not, but she was still happy that two of her friends were so smitten and joyous.
"Well, yeah. I guess there is, but we all ignored it. Plus how else was I supposed to go on a date with Scott without bending the rules a little?" Alison asked, smirking. "It was great! I mean Scott sucked at bowling for the first game, but once I gave him some encouragement he really began to kick ass! And then Lydia and Jackson had a fight I guess- so we all left..." Alison rambled, detailed the date to Thea. "But when Scott dropped me off we kissed! He actually kissed me Thea!" She squealed the last part of her recount. Thea had to pull the phone away from her ear to avoid a burst ear drum. Though she smiled in spite of herself.
"So... any fireworks? Any plans for your next date? One for just the two of you maybe?" Thea teased, Alison giggled on the other end of the line.
"There may have been a few sparkles... But no, no plans for any dates unless you count study dates as actual dates?" Alison questioned, she was still grinning from ear to ear just remembering the feeling of Scott's lips on hers. The two girls chattered back and forth for a while; helping each other with homework and such. Until Alison let out a gasp- that startled Thea on the other end.
"Alison? Are you okay?" Thea asked panicking slightly as to why she would gasp and then go silent. But the laughter she heard soon calmed her down.
"Yeah Thea I'm fine... Sorry for freaking you out and stuff, but my Aunt Kate just walked in! We haven't seen each other for ages!" Alison explained. Thea let out a relieved breath and smiled at the obvious joy in her friends voice.
"Helloo Thea!" An unfamiliar voice called into the phone, causing a smile to tug at Thea's mouth.
"Hey there.." She replied, the three girls exchanged idle chat before they said good bye a short while later.
A double update, cause I've had nothing to do whilst I've been on holiday and it was the perfect excuse to write about Thea and her adventures. This one is a little weak, I struggled to incorporate Thea, and this is the best I could come up with. So I apologize if it's not up to standard!
Now, I'm not entirely sure who Thea is going to end up with; Scott or Stiles. That's why at the moment there isn't any romance for her. I can't decide between the two lovely boys, but if you have a preference please let me know!
It may take me awhile to work out how to incorporate Thea into the next few episodes- but I will eventually. So bare with me!
As always let me know what you think.
Charlie :) x