AN
I DO NOT OWN TEEN WOLF.
"Caroline," Natalie said with a nod towards her daughter as she sat down on the chair, resting her hands on the table. Caroline sat on the opposite end of the table, her hands handcuffed, also resting on the table. There were two guards standing near the door. Caroline knew why they were in there instead of waiting outside. They didn't want her to try anything. They were afraid she would try something.
"Natalie," Caroline grit her teeth, glaring at the woman, who gulped visibly, then glanced towards the two guards standing by the door.
"Can we have a moment in private, please?"
The men looked hesitant, but agreed anyway, and left the room.
Natalie was silent for a few seconds, thinking of what to say to her daughter, before finally looking up to meet her eyes, "How are you?"
Caroline shut her eyes in annoyance, taking a deep breath to calm herself, then opening her eyes again. "I'm good."
"That's good." Her mother nodded, a sad smile on her face, "I guess."
"Anything else you wanted?"
"I- uh, Lydia wanted to see you."
Those words made Caroline look up instantly, her eyes wide as she stared at her other in disbelief, "Really? Where is she?"
"Uh, yeah. She'll be here soon, she was talking to Scott on the phone. I'm sure she'll be done soon."
"Okay." Caroline answered shortly, looking down at her hands. She suddenly felt an odd feeling rush over her. She shuddered, feeling cold, causing her mother to look at her confusedly.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm just," Caroline paused, "cold, I guess."
Natalie looked unconvinced, but nodded anyway, looking at her daughter in concern.
"Caroline," There was a whisper, making the girl jump.
"What did you say?" She asked, looking at her mother, assuming she was the one who said her name.
"I didn't say anything." Her mother replied in confusion. Caroline squinted her eyes, looking around the room in confusion. Who said her name?
"Caroline." There it was again, this time, the voice sounding angrier, louder and deeper. Caroline looked towards her mother, only seeing her looking down at her hands, looking calm and not saying a word. The read head let out a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. She was just hearing things, right? Like always?
But Caroline still couldn't shake off that weird feeling. The feeling that made her want to scream and run like hell, and never look back. Then, there was another whisper. And another one, and another one, until eventually it was as if there were hundreds of people in the room, all crowded around her, saying her name. Caroline's eyes widened as she looked around the room, her breaths getting heavy.
"Caroline, are you alright?" Natalie asked her daughter in concern, sitting up straight in her seat.
Caroline didn't hear her, there were too many voices. Too many voices for her to handle. She stared down at the table in front of her, trying to block out the sounds. She wanted to cover her ears with her hands, but couldn't since her hands were cuffed. She stared at her hands, ignoring the voices.
"Caroline?" Her mother yelled, standing up from her chair, about to walk towards her daughter to try and calm her down, but stood back when she saw her suddenly looking up at her with a glare, "Oh, god."
The light bulb above the table started flickering, causing Natalie's eyes to widen and look up, fear clear in her eyes.
There were more voices than before, and it wouldn't be long until Caroline would snap. Only a matter of seconds. She knew who it was. Who was causing her to hear all those voices. The Nogitsune. Stiles.
Caroline.
Caroline.
Caroline.
That's when Caroline couldn't hold it in anymore. She screamed. She somehow managed to break the cuffs, bringing her hands up to cover her ears. the voices immediately disappearing. The light bulb above them blew up, causing Natalie to duck down, covering her head with her hands, trying not to let any pieces of glass hit her. Caroline finally stopped screaming.
The scream of the banshee echoed through the room. Natalie slowly stood up, eyes wide as she stared at her daughter in fear and shock. That's when the guards rushed back in, eyes wide as they looked around the room for any threats, their eyes finally landing on Caroline and Natalie, who shook her head at the guards, mouthing to them that she could handle it.
"...Are you okay?"
"No," Caroline answered shortly, looking like she was about to cry, and well, she was about to cry, "he's here." That's when Caroline let the tears fall. She was sobbing. Her mother walked up to her, wrapping her arms around her daughter, giving her a comforting hug.
"I'm not okay!" Caroline sobbed, "Because he's coming! He's here already!"
"Who?" Natalie asked her in confusion, pulling away from the hug to stare at her daughter. The two didn't notice Lydia open the door and walk in. Well not exactly walk in. The strawberry blonde stood at the door, staring at her sister, tears in her eyes. She heard her scream. The older banshee heard the younger banshees' scream.
"Who? Who's coming?" Her mother asked the sobbing girl, trying to calm her down and explain what's going on in her head.
"He's coming," She repeated, her voice now sounding strained and tired. She has let go of her mother and was now sitting on the cold floor.
"Listen, sweetheart. You need to tell me who's coming, I don't understand what you're talking about." Her mother said to her, her voice calm and soothing. Caroline looked up at her mother with wide, crazy eyes.
"Chaos is coming," Caroline said. "no. No, no, no." The girl suddenly shook her head. "He's already here. He's already here. Lydia, he's already here!" She looked up at her sister, who looked surprised that she noticed her there, Natalie was also surprised. How did she not notice her older daughter walk in?
"What?" Lydia asked, now looking at her sister in confusion.
"Lydia, you have to stop him! You guys have to stop him!" Caroline stood up, walking towards her older sister, who was still staring at her in confusion. "To kill him. You have to beat him, Lydia. Play his game. And beat him at it. Beat him a his own game."
"Care - I - I don't understand."
"You know what I'm talking about. The Nogitsune." Caroline said seriously. Lydia's eyes widened in shock. "How- how do you know?" Lydia asked her sister quietly, not wanting her mother, who was watching the two quietly to hear their conversation.
"A divine move, Lydia. That's all you need." Caroline raised her voice, stepping closer to Lydia, who stepped back, "A divine move, Lydia!" Caroline yelled, grabbing her sisters' shoulders, trying to get her to understand.
That's when the guards came back in, grabbing Caroline's arms and dragging her out of the room. Caroline didn't bother struggling against their hold, knowing it was useless. Natalie and Lydia watched as Caroline was being dragged away, tears, sadness and guilt in both of their eyes. But Lydia's eyes held much more emotion than that. She was shocked, sad, terrified, surprised and confused all at once.
"Caroline?" Stiles asked as she watched the girl being dragged away to her room by a guard. Caroline looked towards him, no longer seeing the nogitsune, but Stiles. Her friend Stiles.
"Stiles?"
"Hey, what are you doing? Where are you taking her?" Stiles asked the guard, following after him and Caroline, glancing at Caroline occasionally in concern.
"I'm taking her back to her room. Now, go mind your own business." The guard snapped, seeming tired of Stiles already.
"Well, can I come with you. You know, just to make sure she gets to her room safely."
"I am bringing her to her room myself, she doesn't need you."
"Well- maybe some patient attacks you and you're too busy dragging Caroline to her room, so maybe I can-"
"You know what? Shut up, and get her to her room yourself, you little shit." The guard snapped at him, shoving Caroline at him and stomping off. Caroline was really glad that they left the laziest guard to bring her back to her room.
"Alright, then." Stiles muttered, taking a step closer to Caroline, a small smile on his face. "You okay?"
"Not really. They think I'm crazy now. They don't believe me, Stiles." Caroline spoke quietly, not meeting his eyes.
"Hey- it's alright. It's okay. Wanna know why?" Stiles said, putting an arm around her shoulders and bringing her closer to him, not bothering to ask her what she was talking about. Caroline looked up at him, silently asking him 'why?'. "Because I believe you, alright?"
"Thank you." Caroline smiled, forgetting what had happened a few minutes ago and the two continued walking back to her room.
The two continued to walk in silence, Stiles wanting to speak up and ask her what she meant when she said something about the nogitsune, but decided to stay quiet, knowing that it wasn't the time. So he brought her back to her room, but stopped her before she could enter it. Her roommate, Lucy, was sat on the bed, staring at the wall, ignoring Caroline and Stiles.
"Caroline, I need you to listen to me very carefully, okay?"
"What is it, Stiles?"
"Look, I can't explain everything to you right now, but when we get out of here, I will tell you everything."
"What- what are you talking about? There's no way out of here? And what do you want to tell me?"
"Just, trust me, okay?"
"Okay."