Chapter 10
I do not own Teen Wolf in any way.
A/N- Guys, I need your help. I was originally planning to have Paige's mate be another OC, but now I'm not so sure. This is why I need you guys to vote, vote, vote. So far it looks like Isaac-1, Aiden-1, and Another OC-2, so if you wanna see your favorite guy win, go vote! It's up on my profile page!
"When I get my hands on him, I'm going to kill him!" Paige growled.
"Don't you mean paws?" Stiles asked her.
She gave him a glare that could rival her brothers.
"Sorry", Stiles said from the passenger seat.
"Faster?" Scott asked.
"Much faster", Stiles said looking out the back window.
Scott sped up a little bit.
"Scott, I don't think you're grasping the concept of the car chase here", Stiles told him.
"If I go faster, I'll kill us", Scott snapped.
"Well, if you don't go faster, they're gonna kill us!" Stiles yelled.
"Yeah. And I'll kill you", Paige growled.
Scott kicked it up a gear and sped up.
Stiles looked back. "They're gone", he said. He turned on the police radio he had and they heard, "All units, suspect is on foot heading into the Iron Works".
"Hurry up Scott! We've got to get there before the police do!" Paige yelled.
They sped into the Iron Works.
Stiles threw open the door and yelled, "Get in!" Stiles jumped in the backseat with Paige and Derek got in the passenger seat.
"Told you, you should've let me drive the car", she snapped at her brother.
He gave her a warning growl.
"What part of laying low don't you understand?" Scott asked him.
"Damn it, I had him!" Derek snapped.
"Who, the Alpha?" Stiles asked.
"Yes!" Derek yelled, "He was right in front of me, and the friggin' police showed up".
"Whoa, hey, they're just doing their jobs…" Stiles said and Derek glared at him.
"Yeah, thanks to someone who decided to make me the most wanted fugitive in the entire state", Derek snapped.
"She told you", Stiles sighed.
"Of course I told him!" Paige growled.
"Can we seriously get past that? I made a dumbass mistake. I get it", Scott said.
"All right! How did you find him?" Stiles asked.
Derek looked at them and then looked away.
"Can you try to trust us for at least half a second?" Scott asked.
"Yeah, both of us", Stiles said, causing Derek to glare at him again, "Or just him. I'll be back here".
"Look the last time I talked to Laura, she was close to figuring something out. She found two things. The first was a guy named Harris", Derek said.
"Our chemistry teacher?" Stiles asked, before Paige yanked him back.
"Why him?" Scott asked.
"I don't know yet", Derek said.
"What's the second?" Scott asked.
"Some kind of symbol", Derek said taking a picture out of his jacket.
Scott looked over at it and sighed.
"What? You know what this is?" Derek asked him.
"I've seen it on a necklace. Allison's necklace", he said hitting the steering wheel.
"This is gonna be impossible, you know", Scott said the next morning as they walked into school.
Derek was hiding out in the subway station.
"Why don't you just ask her if you can borrow it?" Stiles asked.
"How?" Scott asked him.
"It's easy. You just say, "Hey, Allison, can I borrow your necklace to see if there's anything on it or in it that can lead me to an Alpha werewolf that I need to kill in order to get back together with you?"" Stiles joked.
"You're not helping", Paige told him.
"Why don't you just talk to her?" Stiles suggested.
"She won't talk to me. What if she, like, only takes it off in the shower or something?" Scott asked.
"That's why you ease - that's why you ease back into it, okay? Get back on the good side; remind her of the good times. And then you ask for the necklace", Stiles said. He noticed the far-off expression on Scott's face. "You're thinking about her in the shower, aren't you?" Stiles asked him.
"Yeah", Scott said, causing Paige to roll her eyes.
"All right, stay focused, okay? Get the necklace, get the Alpha, get cured, get Allison. In that order. Got it?" Stiles said.
Paige looked down the hall and noticed Isaac at his locker.
"Paige, you coming?" Stiles asked her.
"Yeah, I have to get something from my locker though. I'll meet up with you later", she told him. She went to her locker to switch out her books. When she shut her locker door, Isaac stood there. She yanked him towards her and tilted her head up.
Isaac leaned down and kissed her.
Paige's inner wolf purred. Paige pulled away and took in his scent, her eyes turning yellow behind her closed eyelids.
He always smelled so earthy.
Suddenly Scott came running up to her.
She reined her wolf in and opened her eyes.
He nervously looked from Isaac to Paige. "We've got a problem", he said.
She looked up at Isaac. "I'll talk to you later", she said. She leaned up and gave Isaac a short kiss before leaving with Scott.
They found Stiles.
"It's Jackson. He knows", Scott said.
"How the hell did he find out?" Stiles asked.
"I have no idea", Scott told him.
"Did he say it out loud - the word?" Stiles asked.
"What word?" Scott asked.
"Werewolf. Did he say, "I know you're a werewolf"?" Paige asked him.
"No, but he implied it pretty freaking clearly", Scott said.
"Okay, maybe it's not as bad as it seems. I mean, he doesn't have any proof, right? And if he wanted to tell someone, who's gonna believe him anyway?" Stiles asked.
"How about Allison's father?" Scott suggested.
"Okay, it's bad", Stiles agreed.
"I need a cure. Right now", Scott told him.
"Does he know about Allison's father?" Stiles asked.
"I don't know", Scott said.
"Okay, where's Derek?" Stiles asked.
"Hiding, like we told him to. Why?" Paige asked.
"I have another idea. It's gonna take a little time and finesse, though", Stiles said.
"We have that game tonight. It's quarterfinals. And it's your first game", Scott reminded him.
"I know, I know. Look, do you have a plan for Allison yet?" Stiles asked.
"She's in my next class", Scott said.
"Get the necklace", Stiles reminded him and walked off.
Paige went after him. "So what's this plan of yours?" she asked him.
"Why would I tell you?" Stiles asked.
"Because if it involves my brother, I deserve to know", she said.
Stiles smiled mischievously.
At lunch time, Paige sat with Scott and Stiles as usual, although she wanted to sit with Isaac, but she didn't want him mixed up in all this.
"Did you get her to give you the necklace?" Stiles asked.
"Not exactly", Scott said.
"Ah. What happened?" Stiles asked.
"She told me not to talk to her. At all", Scott said.
"Harsh", Paige said.
"So she's not giving you the necklace…" Stiles said.
"She's not giving me the necklace!" Scott snapped.
"Well, did you find anything else out?" Stiles said.
"Just that I know nothing about girls, and that they're totally psychotic", Scott said.
They suddenly heard a deep growl.
Scott growled back, "Especially she-wolves".
"Okay, I came up with a plan "B" just in case anything like this happened", Stiles said.
"What's plan "B"?" Scott asked.
"Just steal the stupid thing", Stiles told him.
"You can't deny that it's a good idea", Paige said.
"Couldn't we try at least getting to Harris?" Scott asked.
"My dad put him on a 24 - hour protective detail, okay? The necklace is all we got. Steal it. Thank you", Stiles said.
Scott froze. "Stiles, he's watching us", Scott said.
Paige had enough of the Jackson vs. Scott for one day. She wanted some peace and quiet. She got up and went to Lacrosse field.
"Thought I'd find you out here", Isaac's voice said.
She smiled up at him.
He sat down with his food tray. He picked up a strawberry and placed it in front of her.
She took a bite of it and licked her lips. She noticed Isaac's eyes looking at her lips. She leaned in and captured his lips with hers. Her heart rate went through the roof and she could feel her body start to shift. Her claws grew and lightly scratched Isaac's scalp, causing him to moan.
The sound made Paige shudder.
The bell rang and Paige reluctantly pulled away.
She kept her eyes closed until she felt her body shift back. She opened her eyes and found Isaac's blue eyes cloudy and hazed over. She wanted Isaac, but he was human. She could hurt him and she hated it. She packed up her stuff and kissed him one last time, leaving him wanting more.
Both of them were unaware of the red eyes watching them.
She found Scott and Stiles.
The two teens took in her appearance.
Her flushed face, mussed hair, and swollen pink lips. "Not a word", she threatened.
That afternoon, Paige went home with Stiles.
When they walked through the front door, no one was home.
Stiles led her to his room and threw his book bag on the floor. He went to his laptop and they heard Stiles' father call his name. He turned and said, "Yo, D—Derek".
Derek motioned for him to be quiet and get rid of his dad.
"What'd you say?" his father asked him.
"What? I said "Yo - d – dad", Stiles lied.
"Listen, I've got something I've got to take care of, but I'm gonna be there tonight. I mean, your first game", his dad said.
"My first game. Guh, it's great. Awesome. Uh – Good", Stiles said stalling.
"I'm very happy for you. And I'm really proud of you", his dad said.
"Thanks. Me too. I'm happy and proud - of myself", Stiles said.
"So they're really gonna let you play, right?" his dad asked.
"Yeah, dad. I'm first line. Believe that?" Stiles asked.
Unable to listen to anymore, Paige messed up her hair. "Stiles", she said, making her voice light and airy.
"Who was that?" his father asked.
Paige slipped up behind Stiles.
"Dad, you remember Paige", Stiles said.
"Yes, what is she doing here?" he asked.
"I'm helping her with some school work", Stiles lied.
"Well, just…be careful", he said, causing the two teens to blush, "I'll see you later".
Stiles hurriedly closed the door, only to be slammed up against it by Derek.
"I'm sor - oh!" Stiles yelped.
"If you say one word…" Derek threatened.
"Oh, what, you mean, like, "Hey, dad, Derek Hale's in my room - Bring your gun"? Yeah, that's right. If I'm harboring your fugitive ass, it's my house, my rules, buddy", Stiles said hitting Derek on the arm.
Derek looked down at the place where Stiles hit him and then let Stiles go. He straightened his jacket and Stiles did the same to Derek.
As Stiles was walking away, Derek lunged at him.
"Oh, my God!" Stiles gasped.
Paige thumped her brother on the back. "Be nice", she whispered, "He's trying to help".
"Scott didn't get the necklace?" Derek asked.
"No. He's still working on it. But there's something else we can try. The night we were trapped at the school, Scott sent a text to Allison asking her to meet him there", Stiles said.
"So?" Derek asked.
"So it wasn't Scott", Stiles said.
"Well, can you find out who sent it?" Derek asked.
"No, not me. But I think I know somebody who can", Stiles said. He left to go call his lab partner Danny.
Paige was surprised that Derek hadn't said anything about Isaac's scent being on her.
When Danny showed up, Paige spaced out thinking about the kiss with Isaac earlier. She loved the way he made her heart race like no other guy did. She didn't come out of it, until Danny said, "There. The text was sent from a computer. This one". She walked over to the group of guys.
"Registered to that account name?" Derek asked.
"No, no, no, no. That can't be right", Stiles said.
The name read: Melissa McCall.
Scott sent a picture to Stiles about the necklace. Scott was on speaker.
The three of them were sitting in the jeep in front of the hospital.
"Did you get the picture?" Scott asked.
"Yeah, I did, and it looks just like the drawing", Stiles told him.
"Hey, is there something on the back of it? There's gotta be something. An inscription, an opening, something", Derek said grabbing the phone.
"No, no, the thing's flat. And, no, it doesn't open. There's nothing in it, on it, around it, nothing", Scott told him, "And where are you? You're supposed to be here. You're first line. Man, you're not gonna play if you're not here to start".
"I know. Look, if you see my dad, can you tell him - tell him I'll be there, I'll just be a little bit late, okay? All right, thanks", Stiles said.
Paige took the phone from him and said, "And tell Isaac I'm sorry about missing his game. I'll make it up to him later".
Derek growled at that statement. He turned to Stiles. "You're not gonna make it", Derek told him.
"I know", Stiles said.
"And you didn't tell him about his mom, either", Derek said.
"Not till we find out the truth", Stiles told him.
"By the way, one more thing", Derek said. He grabbed Stiles' head and banged against his steering wheel.
"Oh, God! What the hell was…?" Stiles asked.
"You know what that was for. Go. Go!" Derek snapped.
Stiles got out and Paige went after him.
"Paige!" Derek yelled.
She couldn't shake the bad feeling she had.
Stiles and her searched the entire hospital and found no trace of Scott's mother. "Yeah, I said I can't find her", Stiles said.
They walked by her uncle's room and Paige froze.
"Stiles", she whispered.
He looked in the room.
There sat an empty wheelchair.
"Yeah, well, he's not here either", Stiles said, "He's not here. He's gone, Derek".
"Stiles…" Paige said, "I think my theory was right..."
They both turned and saw Peter standing there.
"You must be Stiles", he said smoothly, "Hello again Paige".
"What are you doing here? Visiting hours are over", the nurse said.
"You - and him. You're - you're the one who - Oh, my - and he's - Oh, my God, I'm gonna die", Stiles stuttered.
Paige pulled Stiles behind her and growled at Peter.
"Pretty little Paige grew a backbone", Peter said.
Derek showed up and elbowed the nurse in the face knocking her out cold.
"That's not nice. She's my nurse", Peter said.
"She's a psychotic bitch helping you kill people", Derek snapped, "Get out of the way. You too Paige".
"Oh, damn", Stiles said ducking into the room.
Paige stood by her brother's side as Peter walked towards them.
"Always loyal aren't we, Paige?" Peter asked, "You think I killed Laura on purpose? One of my own family?"
Derek growled and shoved Paige out of the way.
Stiles scrambled over to her as Derek and Peter fought.
"My mind, my personality, were literally burned out of me. I was being driven by pure instinct", Peter said as he dragged Derek down the hallway with his hand on his neck.
Paige got up and walked up behind Peter. She got ready to pounce, but Peter whipped around and grabbed her by the neck too.
"That's not very kind of you. Didn't anyone tell you to respect your elders?" Peter asked and slammed her into a wall.
"Paige!" Derek yelled.
Peter dropped Derek and grabbed a set of keys off the nurse's body.
"You want forgiveness?" Derek asked punching him.
Peter head butted Derek and said, "I want understanding".
He kicked Derek in the chest and sent him flying down the hall. He landed on his stomach and weakly tried to get up.
Paige had gotten back up, claws out. She slashed at Peter's back, causing him to cry out in pain.
He grabbed her and threw her into the wall behind Derek.
The wall broke and splinters covered Paige's neck and back.
Derek growled and struggled to get to his feet.
"Do you have any idea - What it was like for me during those years? Slowly healing, cell by cell. Even more slowly coming back to consciousness. Yes, becoming an Alpha, taking that from Laura pushed me over a plateau in the healing process. I can't help that", Peter told them.
Derek got up and tried to punch Peter again.
Peter grabbed his hand and twisted it back, bones popping and breaking. "I tried to tell you what was happening. I tried to warn you", Peter said and threw Derek through the glass of the nurse's station.
Derek groaned in pain.
Paige struggled to get up.
"You're so pathetic Derek. Your sister figured it out before you even did", Peter said.
"What?" Derek wheezed.
"I wasn't sure", Paige said gritting her teeth as the splinters worked their way out of her body, "I put the puzzle pieces together".
"I know. I heard your conversation at the school with that human boy, Stiles", he told her.
"If you touch him…" she threatened.
"Oh please. I'm not going to lay a finger on him", Peter said. He picked her up by her hair.
She whimpered at the pain.
"Or that human boy you're seeing. His scent is all over you", Peter said as her eyes filled with tears.
"What do you want?" Paige gasped.
"To give you want you want", he said, "Revenge for our family".
"I don't want revenge, I want justice for what happened", she said.
"What's that quote? 'Sometimes there's justice in revenge'?" Peter asked.
"Please just let me and Stiles go", she pleaded.
Derek crawled down the hallway into the morgue.
Peter followed, pulling Paige down the hallway by her hair.
Her claws dug into the tile.
Stiles watched helplessly.
When they reached the morgue, Peter dropped Paige.
"I was going to wait, for dramatic flair – but…" Peter said. He spun a mirror on the examination table and the burn scars disappeared. "When you look this good, why wait?" he asked. "Derek, Paige, you have to give me a chance to explain. After all, we're family", Peter said.
Paige snorted. "That's rich", she snapped.
He snatched her up by her hair again. "It would be wise to watch that mouth of yours. We wouldn't want anything to happen to it, would we?" he asked, running his claws down her face.
She shrieked in pain and Peter dropped her to the ground near Derek.
"Now, why don't we talk in a civilized manner?" Peter asked.
Derek and Paige looked at each other and decided to listen to him.
How is Paige going to explain those scratches? How was that for a kiss? Will Paige ever be able to control her wolf around Isaac? What does Peter have in mind for his niece and nephew? And Paige protects Stiles. Do I sense some feelings there? Maybe the human boy means more to her than she knows.