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Chapter 11: slow and steady
The next day at school Aylee was at her locker, sorting out the things that she certain class including the extra homework that her uncle Killian had set her before she realised who he was. She decided to play it innocent by wearing a pair light blue dungarees, a red and white striped tshirt, cream knitted cardigan and a pair of red converse. She also had her long curly hair in long pigtails and decided to her make up neutral. She saw or sensed that Stiles who was probably with Scott was coming her so she pulled out her yellow earphones and connected them to her iPhone where it began to play some music. Her idea was if she continues to somewhat avoid talking or seeing Stiles then she wouldn't need to hide anything from him or lie to his face. Once she was finished in her locker, she closed her locker door and put her glasses on so she could read her book for English. Sooner than she would have liked they were in front of her , she could tell they talking to her but she continued to read her until Stiles kneeled down in front of her and pull an ear phone out of her ear.
"Oh hey guys! I didn't realise that you were here, I just got so into ...this book" she said just a bit too cheery to be convincing as she grabbed her bag and stood up
" yeah I bet, so how come you came to school early? I came to pick you up and you were already gone" Stiles said off hardly, he could tell that there was something going on between with her and he didn't need their bond
" I just wanted to get ahead start on the day plus I wanted to walk today, sorry I should have texted you" she said putting her bag on her back as she moved a piece of her out of face
" yeah that would have been nice but you know I don't mind picking you up right? I actually really like it" he said trying to figure her out, but he knew once she had her walls up there was no way to get through them
" hi guys you're going to the masquerade ball right?" Lydia said saving Aylee from answering Stiles, Lydia who was in charge of the ball was in full dictator mood
" uhh... Yeah ...I was going to ask you if you wanted to go with me this morning but you walked" he said a little deflated, this wasn't how he wanted to ask her to her first ball and school dance
" yeah and me and Kira are going too why?' Scott asked trying defuse some of the tension in the air between Aylee and Stiles, he wondered if she knew their secret
" great cause the band I booked for the ball just cancelled on me and I can't get anyone decent till later so I was wondering if you would mind performing ...Aylee?" Lydia said stunning them all with directness but Lydia all over
" wait you can sing?" Stile said realising that he still didn't know everything about her, In fact he very little about her but he figured that was because she had very little to tell
" kinda, not really. How do you know about that? And why are you asking me when there's a whole music department filled with pop star wanna bes" she said panicking slightly at thought of standing on a stage in front of everyone in school
" I heard you a couple of days ago in the music room playing a guitar and singing along when you thought no one was listening, you were actually good. What do you say?" Lydia said hoping that she would agree so that she could cross this one thing off her to do list
"Wait! Think about this first, are you sure being on a stage is a good idea I mean didn't you say that you were on a stage when you got shot?" Scott asked as a realisation hit him
"Yeah but it was like the stage in a theatre or something, not one in a ball room so I should be safe" she said trying to keep her voice from betraying her
" are you sure you want to take the risk?" Stiles said sure that he calculated the dates right so that would mean she would get shot on the same day as the ball
" I can't walk on eggshells my life waiting to be shot with an arrow, I just can't so yeah I'll do it" she said already regretting saying yes
" fabby, I'll text you with the details" Lydia said walking away from as she spotted someone else she had to talk to about the ball
" wait where are you sneaking off to?!" Stiles said as he suddenly caught Aylee creeping away from them, now he defiantly knew something was going on with her
" no where, I'm going to head into my uncle Killian's class to give him the advanced chemistry homework he gave me the other day" she said showing him a folder with the homework in it as a form of proof
" when did you have time to do that?" Scott asked trying to work it how she managed to get it between going to the cabin and having mental supernatural breakdowns
" last night after I had a nap, I couldn't back to sleep so I decided to do my homework. I'll see you guys at lunch" she said hoping they would buy it as she headed off to Killian's classroom
She gently knocked on the door before entering, when she went into the room she saw that Killian was writing some chemistry problems on the broad for his first class of the day. He suddenly stopped when he saw it was her that had walked into the room , he walked to the front of his desk so he could sit on it slightly when talking to he while she sat at one of the desks in front of him. She handed him the folder filled with her homework in silence
" you know i didn't expect you have this done by now, I mean considering everything that's happened the last few days I would have let you off" he said reading over her homework which all appeared to right
" I know but if we are going to make this work then you can't give me special treatment because I'm your niece which is why I'm probably going to call you Mr Jones in class" she said with a faint traces of a smile on her face
" fair enough, so how are you doing with everything that happened last night?" Killian said concerned about her, he knew that last night had been tough on her
" good I guess, I mean it's not everyday that you find out that a darkness within you will take over your mind and body till the point that you will kill your loved ones so..." She said knowing it felt good finally talking about it with someone who knew what happened
" I was thinking and I did some research on seers who were overcome with the darkness and I think I figured why. They never had a Stiles, someone to keep them grounded" he told pulling all kinds of research papers from his satchel bag and handed her them
" so being tethered to someone and having the bond kind shares the darkness as well as sharing the good which would mean that the darkness would be kept at bay. That's great news but I'm still going to get shot" she said showing the fact she has somewhat made her peace with it
" are you sure that you still want to go through with the plan?" He asked knowing that it meant that she would have to lie to everyone she loves
" yeah, I need to if I want to live so... Did dad really get Melissa involved? I thought the idea was to keep it under the radar" she said remembering her fathers text that she woke up to
" yeah but we are going to need someone with medical training and none of us trust dr Deaton,do you?" He asked her already knowing end answer
" nope, he's a nice guy and all and he had the chance to kill me but instead put me into the foster system and spared my life but he was still the right hand man to my aunt who wanted me dead" she said not really believing this was her life now
" I see your point... I forgot to say to last night but your moms locket looks really good on you, I guess you opened the box I gave you?" He said gesturing to her neck where she was wearing the locket her mother left for her , it reminded him of the times that Katrina had worn it
"Yeah while I was away with Stiles, I meant to say thank you for it it was exactly what I needed. It's funny she never really got the chance to be my mom before she died but here she is making things better like only a mom can" she said laughing sadly at the thought of all the missed moments between her parents and her
" she had a way about her, she was gentle and sweet but she used magic she was powerful and in total control which I helped with" he said wanting to make some kind of bond with the last piece of his sister that he had left
" her letter made me realise more than anything that I don't have a lot of family left and I need to make an effort with the ones I left so no more fighting, I just want my uncle Killian and soon I'm going to need him" she said knowing that he would know the true meaning of her words
Later at lunch that day
Aylee spent the whole morning successfully avoiding Stiles, even when they were in the same class and needed a partner for a project she made sure that she went with Isaac rather than Stiles. She knew he didn't know that understand why she was behaving like this and she hated that she was hurting him but she knew she couldn't lie to him. In the spirit of avoiding him, she decided to grab her lunch and head outside to sit on the bleachers where she put her legs in a basket. She put her glasses on and began to read her uncle Killian's finding about the darkness within seers.
" you know if you want to break up with me all you have to do is say so, not avoid me" Stiles said from the bottom of the bleachers, knowing that she liked to come here and be by herself
" what?! I don't want to break with you, you idiot. I just..." She said not knowing how to tell him without actually telling him
" you know don't you? ... That you are supposed to get shot tomorrow night at the ball" he told being able to work that much out from their bond but he still knew there was something else going on with her
" yeah i put the pieces together like you did, I guess in my own weird way I'm trying to protect you from being hurt which I know you will be. I saw it" she said knowing that he knew she was haunted by all her visions, each one foretelling a tragic about to happen in the near future.
" I get it but I'd rather be with you now then not later, actually if I got to chose then I would be with you all the time. And you might survive" he said weakly trying to make her feel better about it all but still failing, he could feel it through their bond which only deepened
" I don't want to talk about it, I kinda want to lose myself in my somewhat normal teenage life which means that I want you to come over tonight. It is kinda my last night I mean even if I don't die then I'll still be out of commission for a while" she said smiling but even then it didn't really reach her eyes
" well I meant to come by your place anyway to see scott and stuff but I can always pretty to leave and sneak up to your room, I'm guessing Melissa is working the night shift?" He said sitting closer to her as she leaned into him for a hug as he began to draw circles on her arm
" yeah her shift started at 7 this morning and ends at the same time tomorrow morning, I figured I would bring her some dinner tonight, you know be a good foster daughter and all" he said however she had other reason than just being a good foster daughter in mind
" you know you could hang out with me and scott if you want" he said secretly hoping they would as they were coming up with plans for tomorrow night and further investigating the murders
" no it's cool, I have things I need to like training with Derek and visiting my dad and my uncle Killian wants to help with my powers as well as control so you are lucky that I even have time to fit you in" she said laughing as he began to tickle her for her attempt at a joke
" I still can't believe that you're just accepting Killian as your uncle, after what he did to you with the hunters. You realise that they wouldn't know about you if he hadn't told them" he pointed out to her as if it was news
" yeah but they would have figured it out I mean it's not like he gave them directions to where I was plus he told them out of grief for my mom" she told him totally understanding why Killian had did what he did, even putting her into Eitchen house
" still if it was me, i think I might not be as forgiven as you are all the time" he said as they got up realising the bell would be going sooner to signal the start of their afternoon classes
" that just it, I'm running out of it I mean no not matter how tomorrow turns out I will get shot in the chest with an arrow and whatever way you look at it I'm not going to just bounce back up like nothing's happened" she said trying to prepare him for whatever might happen
"And it's not just the getting shot thing that you need to think about, it's the singing in front of everyone that you need think about" he said still not believing that she actually said yes
" yeah I know I kinda shocked myself by yes, Lydia actually texted me she said I only need to sing like two songs because then the band will be there and before that the jazz band will play" she said trying to remember everything in the text as they went into the next class
After school that day instead of going to the woods to train with Derek, Aylee went to the sheriffs department to see Stiles's dad, she had a list as long as her arms to complete before tomorrow night happened. When she went in instead of waiting at the receptions desk, she went straight to where she knew his office was from Stiles's many memories of coming here as a child to spend time with him or to complete his homework. She knocked his door and waited for him to tell her to come in, eventually she walked into the office to see him looking into a folder that she knew all to well from her past. Hers.
" it's a good read right? I mean no more than 3 stars" she said slightly sarcastically showing that her and Stiles were a perfect match in that department
" Aylee I didn't know that was you at the door and I assure that I'm only looking to your folder because agent McCall over there asked me to as the sheriff" he told showing the fact that he was totally against the idea
" does he still think that I'm the devil waiting to tempt his precious scot into giving me his virginity? Because I think I'm too late" she said kinda forgetting that she was talking to her boyfriends dad
" kinda, he thinks that you are taking them for ride and might rob them or something but I know that's not what you cam here to talk to me about?" He said sensing that she was here for something more serious then Scott's dad silly doubts
" yeah I did, tomorrow night is the night I am meant to be shot with an arrow by the hunters and knowing Stiles he will probably phone you to tell you to help me. I need you not to answer your phone till Derek texts and tell you to" she said already knowing that he was about to kick up a storm
" what?! And why would I do that exactly?" He said not seeing her reason behind delaying help that could portentously save her life and give hope to his son
" because I need to be died or at least near death for people to believe I am, I'm sorry that's all I can tell you but just know that I have a really good plan in place" she said attempting to convince that she knew what she was doing
" have you even thought about what this would do to Stiles?" He said getting up, suddenly feeling restless sitting in his chair at his desk
" yeah that's why I've written him a letter, telling him everything and I've left in it a place where I know he will go after he thinks I'm dead" she said turning in her chair to face him, she needed to be as every bit powerful as people believed her to be
" a letter? Really Aylee do you think that's enough?" He said defeated a little, he knew that like Stiles she was very stubborn and once she had her mind set on something there was no convincing her to change it
" among other thing that will explain everything, unfortunately he's the one person who can't find out I'm not dead till the right moment. I wish so much that it wasn't his reaction that the hunters are going to be looking for, his is the one that will convince them" she said knowing that she wanted nothing more than for him to be by herself
" that's if you survive, you still get shot with arrow right?" He said knowing that there was no such thing as superficial wounds when it came to arrow wounds
" yeah if I survive and then he dump or beat the crap out of me or whatever make him feel better at least I'd be alive and somewhat safe" she said using one of Derek lines that he had told her last night
" so I won't answer my phone till Derek hale tells me to, fine" he said giving up, he knew she was right it was better for Stiles to think she was dead if it meant he could be with her longer without the threat of the hunter leaning over them
" thank you, I know you don't want to this so thank you" she said getting up and giving him a hug before leaving his office
Once Aylee went outside to where her bike was chained to the the railing as she unlocked it and began to climb onto it as she headed to her next destination on her list as much as she didn't want to go there. Soon she arrived at the vets where she knew that today was Scott's day off, she didn't need him finding out why she was there because she knew it was would only lead to more questions that she couldn't answer. To say dr Deaton was surprise to see Aylee was an understatement to say the least, he knew she would know that scott wasn't there which meant it was him that she was looking for
" I have a couple of questions for you and don't bother giving me the whole I'm-just-a- vet thing because we both know that you're not"'she said cutting through any pretence that he was to use to stop her from getting what she wanted
" fine what do you want to know? You've made it very clear that you don't trust me so why are you here?" He asked her as they walked into the back room where they could talk in private
" I met with the hunters last night, they told me about the darkness inside me as a result of being a seer but my uncle Killian told me that because I have a bond or a connection or whatever with Stiles it means that the darkness won't overtake me" she said explains why she wanted or needed to know more
" the powers of a werewolf is rooted and formed within their animal instincts, seers are similar as their powers are rooted from their spirit which means that each time that you use powers like the light from your hands then a piece of your spirit is sacrificed" he said hoping it explained things a little better
" meaning each time I use my powers i give up a small part of myself so soon I'll be nothing but an empty dark shell of the person I used to be?" She asked lowing that this was what the hunters had been saying last night
" yes, that's why Talia had me create those pill I told you about. They don't only take some of your powers away they also take away the darkness" he told her realising that she was now ready to hear the truth
" it's too late, according to the hunters the darkness has already touched me so tell me about the bond with Stiles. If I'm meant to die tomorrow then I want to die knowing everything" she said refusing to back down, yet again showing how feisty she was
" it's rare for seers to actually find their other half but when they do it's said that they are linked by each other's minds and souls, although one way the human will be able to sense their seers feelings and keep them from the darkness" he told her hoping that it help to shed some light on things for her
" so Stiles can share the burden of the darkness with me, great while at least his soul might be a little bit light once I die tomorrow night" she said as she began to head towards the door
" you know the hunters are only doing what they think is right" he said weirdly justifying the hunters motive
" no they are eliminating a threat before it becomes a threat, they are going against their code and killing an innocent girl. You can twist it whatever way you want to it but either way they are still in the wrong" she said fed up with people seeing her as this terrible monster before she got the chance to become one
She walked out of the vets office before she lost control and really did something that she would probably eventually regret sooner or later. Getting her bike yet again she got out her phone to see a couple of missed texts from Derek and Stiles who knew that was something was going on but not what. She began up head to Melissa's favourite Italian restaurant to get her favourite to take to her at the hospital. When she eventually got there she realised that the hospital was surprisingly quiet as Melissa was the nurses desk filling out paper work on patients charts for the doctors. Melissa smiled when she saw Aylee coming towards her with bag of take away food that she could already smell
" and what do I owe the pleasure of one of my kids visiting me and bringing me food?" She said steeping out of the desk and give Aylee a Hug and a kiss on the cheek before taking the bag from her
" I heard what you're doing for me, I know it's hard to lie to someone you love so I wanted to say thank you" she said knowing what Melissa was going do for her could cost her job
" sweetie I've told you I don't know how many times but I would do anything to save my kid and whether you like it or not you're now one of my kids so why wouldn't I do this?" She said knowing every word she said was true
" still it couldn't have been easy stealing medical supplies" she whispered not wanting to be overheard by anyone near by
" no but no one will notice we just a new delivery of supplies, anyways do you have a dress for tomorrow night?" She asked already knowing the answer
" no I kinda forgot about that part, I guess I got hung up on the other events of tomorrow night but I've got dresses in my closet that I can use" she said trying to think of the right one that she could wear
" none that are suitable for a ball but you're in lucky since I'm such a great mom I got you the perfect dress when I was getting mine" she said as they walked into the female staffs locker room where there were two dress bags hanging up
" wait you're going to the ball too?" She said feeling that she was being kept in the dark about somethings
" yeah of course me and your dad thought that it would be best if I was near by so I can begin my work as soon as you've been shot but forget that and look at the dress" she said getting excited at the thought of the look on her face as she opened the bag
" omg! It's amazing and ... Totally me! How?" She asked not quite believe her eyes
" like I said I just saw it and thought it was the dress you were born to wear" she said imaging how she was going to look tomorrow night when she was all dressed up
" Stiles is going to crazy when he sees me in this dress, would you mind helping me get ready for the ball? I'm kinda hopeless when it comes to things like this" she said as she always dreamed of getting ready for first big school dance with her mom or in this case someone's
" of course we get ready together, set up a whole girl station in the dining room filled with hair things and make up" she said thinking that the boys would just have to deal with it
" that sounds great" she said trailing off at the end as her phone began to chime signalling that she had a new text, looking at it she saw that it was Derek
" I'm guessing that's either your dad or Derek texting you" she said knowing how tough this was on all of them, this was something no one should have to go through
" yeah it's Derek, he's outside waiting for me. I should go but thank you for everything" she said not wanting him to wait any longer than he already had been
" sweetie you're not saying goodbye forever just until the morning" she said reminding her that she was going to survive at least she was of she had anything to do with it
Aylee gave her a shy and sad smile before leaving the room to head downstairs where Derek was waiting for her by his car with her bike already folded into the boot of the car. Derek could see the strain in her, he knew that she was today to put things in place for tomorrow night. As she walked over to him, he opened the passenger door for her before getting into the driver seat.
" where's my dad? I thought he would have come and picked me" she said fastening her seat belt while putting her bag down on the floor at her feet
" he's away getting the safe house set up but he'll be back in time for the ball after all we're going" he said kinda bitter that he had to go to this stupid ball but knew she needed him
" I told sheriff Stilinski not to answer his phone until you texted him and I found out some more information about the darkness that the hunters were talking about last night" she said while looking out the window as they drove towards the McCall home
" let me guess from Deaton? How many times do I have to tell you? He can't be trusted" he said showing glimpses of the Derek that everyone knew and feared
" it wasn't just him, my uncle Killian looked into it too" she said knowing that didn't back up her point or her reasoning
" yeah because he's such a stand up guy who only ever do nice things for you including telling the hunters that you were alive" Derek said not wanting her to get hurt by him or anyone else
" fine he's done things in the past that he isn't proud of but really who in this family hasn't? I mean my dad has killed people and you've slammed my boyfriend head off the wheel of his car I don't know how many times" she said finally looking at him, all Derek could see was a scared little girl
" hey look at me ok? This is going to work and you will be safe" Derek told her cupping her face in one of his hands as they stopped outside of her house
" yeah but at what cost? I mean will I ever be able to come here and live my life like a normal teenager?" She said hoping that this wasn't what her life had become
" I don't know but trust me when I say that's all we want for you and if you can't then at least you'll be with family and people that love you" Derek told her kissing the top of head and he pulled her in for a hug
" I love you too cous, talk to you later" she said grabbing her bag and heading inside where she could hear a lot of commotion coming from upstairs in Scott's room
Instead of going in to see what was happening she decided to go upstairs into her own bedroom to get changed into her pyjamas which was a pair of red spotted sleeper shorts, a blue tank top and a white hoodie. She gently grabbed her wavy hair to put it up into a high ponytail then put her glasses on after taking her contacts out. She hastily went on her laptop for some kind of distraction from her life, suddenly there was a knock on the door not that she didn't already know who it was
" hey you" Stiles said walking into her room as he walked her and kissed her passionately, trying to everything into this one kiss
" hi, what was that for?" She asked a little taken back by his surprise attack of emotion
" like I need a reason to kiss my girlfriend" he said leaning in for another kiss
" I guess not, why don't you put some music on and I'll be back in second I just need to talk to scott something real quick" she said giving him a quick kiss before grabbing a couple of things she was trying to hide from him
" yeah come on in" scott said stepping out of his bathroom in just a pair sweatpants, completed with wet hair
" hi I wanted to talk to you about something and you need to promise me not to get mad at me ok?" She said closing the door behind herself, not wanting Isaac or Stiles to overhear her
" ok now you're kinda frightening me Ay, what's going on? Are you okay?" He said gesturing for her to join him on the bed where he was already sitting
" I met with hunters last night, not alone with my dad, Derek, my uncle Killian and Chris who I asked to set it up" she said starting it from the beginning of the story
" what? Are you serious? Why would you do that when you know that they want to kill you? I mean they could have shot you right there and then" he said not believing how dumb she was being by meeting with them
" not they couldn't, there's a reason why they shot me when they do and shooting me in the woods would be pointless but that's not why I'm telling you, I went to find out why they wanted to shot me in the first place" she beginning to tell him the whole story about the darkness within her including what she found out today from Deaton and her uncle
" so you're less likely to become evil with Stiles, that's great just never break up with him and stay home tomorrow night and you'll be good" he said knowing that she had other plans otherwise she wouldn't be telling him all of this
" that's the thing I need to go tomorrow, it's kinda the reason I agree to sing. They need to know that I'm there and weirdly willing to die" she said knowing that it didn't make any sense but hey neither did the fact that she was a seer and he was an alpha werewolf
" why? What do you have planned because I know for a fact that neither Derek or Peter would let you do that" he said trying to connect the pieces but knew that he was missing something
" we have a plan, I'm going to do everything right in order to get myself shot and then when the hunters are convinced I'm dead Derek and my dad are going to take me to a warehouse where your mom is going to try to save me" she said noticing his face. She knew it was a long shot
" really? That's your plan? That's an awful plan, I mean what if my mom can't save you and then you really do die?" He said pointing out what he felt was an obvious flaw in the bad plan
"Then I guess I die but I need your help, Stiles is the only one who can't know till the right time so I need you to watch over him and make he's okay. Also give him these when you feel like he needs them" she said handing him her diary kinda which was filled with random notes and drawings as well as a letter
" ok Aylee have you really thought about this? I mean what happens if you survive?" He said since he could tell that this was killing her inside
" I survive then Derek is taking me away to a safe house somewhere, I don't know where and then we'll be back when it's safe for me to return. Scott I know what this is going to do him and everyone else but there's no other way" she said as her eyes began to well with tear as she hugged him.
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