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Being scared is nothing to be ashamed about. I was always scared growing up, until I met Stiles that is. He was the fearless one who always convinced me to do something I didn't want to. Ask him and he'd say that he followed me, that I was the leader, but it was all him. He's a natural leader whether he wants to embrace it or not. And it took me becoming a werewolf to recognize that…actually it took a lot of things to happen before I could see that. I relied on him, my best friend, for a lot of things, but I wasn't always there for him like he was with me.

I was scared.

When he became the nogitsune for the first time, I was scared. Scared that I had lost my best friend, scared that we couldn't save him, scared that he would be too scarred to be the same. He didn't deserve what happened to him, but now it's happening again. And guess what?

I'm scared.

I'll always be scared.

Scott had been traveling with his pack for what felt like days, but was only a mere two-hour plane ride. He didn't do so well in the air, actually non of the weres did, something about the feeling of not being grounded. Almost two days had passed since Scott had last heard from Stiles, and he was anxious. Anxious with the information they found on Angela Bennet, anxious to see his best friend…to see if he was still his best friend.

He looked out his window, an announcement in the background saying that they were landing soon. Derek, who sat next to him, seemed to sense the young alpha's nerves.

"It'll be alright Scott," he said sternly yet calmly at the same time.

"I just don't want him to get hurt."

"He won't, we'll make sure of it."

24 hours earlier

"Angela Bennet?" Lydia asked. Scott had just told everyone at a pack meeting what Stiles had told him.

"You know her?" Kira asked.

"No she's dead, but I've heard of the Bennet name. They're famous in history for being well known witches." She suddenly had everyone's attention; this was the most they had to go on besides Mystic Falls.

"How do you know that?" Malia asked. Her innocent question earned her a look from Scott. "What, we're all thinking it. Do you look up witches for fun?"

"We all have our hobbies…they just interest me, ever since a project I did in middle school. And now that I'm a banshee…But that's besides the point," Lydia cleared her throat as she got back to the seriousness. "Trouble seems to always follow the Bennet's. Let me look them up real quick." As Lydia got to a computer and started typing away, very much how Stiles would get to work figuring out crimes online, Scott changed to speak to Parrish.

"Did you find anything on the guys who took Stiles?" Parrish, in a plain sweatshirt, grey t-shirt, and jeans, stepped forward. He looked a little grim, like he didn't have much news.

"Not much, there was barely any paperwork on them. From what I could find in the database, their last name is Salvatore; found an old warrant from Virginia decades ago. Then I went to Virginia's archives and found that he and his brother Stefan have a residency in a place called Mystic Falls."

"That's where they're taking Stiles," Scott said more so for himself to understand.

"So this place, Mystic Falls, has a history of witches and now these two vampires?"

"And weres," Derek added. He had been quiet, standing towards the back of the group since they started. "A few years ago I heard of a new breed of weres being created who were both shifters and vampires at the same time."

"How is that even possible?"

"The process is dangerous, and the result is even more dangerous. It's another factor that all of these supernatural beings, and happenings, are occurring in the same place."

"Mystic Falls is a supernatural beacon, just like here. We have the nemeton, so they must have something similar." Lydia's typing was going completely unnoticed as she looked up as much as she could about Mystic Falls.

"Mystic Falls dates farther back than Beacon Hills, but over time there have always been strange things, people all of a sudden disappearing or random animal attacks here and there. It's like here except worse…they've lost so many people." The pack took in Lydia's words carefully. While Beacon Hills has lost many people, the town at least had the pack. But what did Mystic Falls have?

"Well Scott?" Derek asked.

"We have to get there as soon as we can. When I talked to Stiles he said he didn't know how long he could hang on, and if this place is as bad as we think it is, he might not last long once he gets there."

"I got the sheriff's permission to take leave until we get him back," Parrish added. Scott nodded appreciatively towards him before addressing Derek.

"Do you think you could get us on a plane?"

"I'll see what I can do," he responded without hesitation, confident he could arrange everything in time.

"Thank you everyone for being willing to help us. We're a pack, Stiles is pack, and we stick together. It's gonna get dangerous, but after all we've handled here, I'm positive we can save him and keep him safe. Derek will notify us when he's got tickets and we'll take it from there. Pack enough to last few days, and pack lightly."

The next day found Lydia waiting at the front desk of the vet's office. She couldn't help but be curious about the newfound information on the Bennet's she discovered. She had hoped Deaton could tell her some more.

"Lydia, anything I can help you with?" he kindly greeted once he came out from the back.

"I need to talk to you about something," she was careful to say.

"Well seeing as how you don't have your dog with you, please come to the back." She followed him to one of the rooms and closed the door behind her when she walked in. "Now, what would you like to discuss?"

"The Bennet witches. I need to know everything you know about them and their history." She could tell she caught him by surprise but stood her ground, unapologetic for springing this on him so suddenly.

"This has to do with Stiles' disappearance," he said calmly before taking a deep sigh. "I have limited knowledge, but they are very well known in the…let's say "magical" community. I can say that they are very powerful, and that their magic is passed through the women of direct decedents, in other words, anyone who is married into the family will not be affected. It has to be a pure line from the first witch of their family. Some say they were cured quite sometime ago, due to a tragic love triangle."

"Angela Bennet's great-great-grandmother…" Lydia whispered under her breath.

"How do you know that name?" Deaton questioned causing the strawberry blonde to look up at him with innocent eyes.

"She's the one possessing Stiles…she's the nogitsune." The news was clearly shocking to the doctor. His eyes were about as wide as could be, fear slightly evident on his features.

"How can that be?"

"I'm not sure, but Stiles doesn't think it's going to be as simple as it was last time. Maybe Angela being a witch and a nogitsune means we can't separate her from Stiles." Deaton took a second to think about things as he brought his hand to his chin.

"You do bring up a good point, I do know that witches are more stable when they have a steady source of power. Almost like how the nemeton is a source of power for the supernatural here, or how the sun gives plants food and whatnot…she's feeding off of Stiles' energy and using it not only for her powers but also for the nogitsune's pleasure."

"That doesn't sound good," Lydia mumbled as she crossed her arms in front of her. "You don't think he's going to last long do you…" He looked back at her with those familiar apprehensive eyes.

"I'm afraid not." Lydia sighed, excited to go back to the pack and tell them the thrilling news.

Present Day

The pack got their rental cars and went on their way to a small hotel just outside of Mystic Falls. It was late afternoon by the time they got settled and everyone had their own job to do. Scott, Malia, and Kira were to work on getting in contact with Stiles to see where he was and if they could figure out where from the tracking on his phone. Meanwhile Derek, Lydia, and Parrish were on their way to see the town for themselves. Lydia was curious if she'd get a sense of anything, Derek to see the town and possibly find Stiles if he was even there, and Parrish was there to aid or protect whoever needed it.

The drive was short and it didn't take long for Lydia to wander off.

"I'll just go keep an eye on her," Parrish said before following the banshee. Derek sighed as he started walking down the sidewalk. He could tell he was in the main part of town, and he could easily see that the town was dated. Remnants of old architecture were shown on almost every other building, especially the clock tower. The more he walked though the more anxious his wolf got. There were little to no people in the streets. He stopped in his tracks when it dawned on him and soon after someone called out to him.

"Hey," he turned to see who was addressing him. "Town's under a volunteered evacuation."

"Volunteered?"

"We're not forcing people to leave, but know it gets dangerous around here. Police can't protect everyone so we're authorizing a volunteered evacuation where those who want to leave will be aided and guided to safety by officials." Derek looked hesitant.

"What's going on around here officer…Donovan?" he read the name off of the gold plated nametag pinned to Donovan's uniform.

"Not allowed to say, but know that you're on your own if you choose to stay here." They shared each other's stares for a few uneasy moments before the clock tower chimed bringing Derek back into reality.

"Well, thank you for the warning Officer Donovan, but I think I'll be just fine. Should I need any help however you'll be the first to know." Derek then gave a curt smile before trudging off to the first restaurant he saw. Donovan just watched with suspicious eyes, as the newcomer crossed the street heading to Mystic Grill. All he could think was the new guy had no idea what he was getting himself into.

As soon as Derek walked into the grill his senses were almost in overload. While he scanned the room he saw it was completely empty, but music was blasting, and there was a stench of blood coming from everywhere he sniffed. The officer wasn't kidding when he said they couldn't protect everyone, and a part of him regretted walking away from the only person he had seen in town. He wanted to find out what was going on, but he couldn't stand the smell so he decided to leave.

"Hello there," he was greeted by a cat-like feminine voice once he turned around to leave. There in front of him was a stunning young woman with long curly brown hair flipped to the side, revealing her slender neck. Her outfit was too revealing to wear around town during the day, and he could tell her makeup reflected how fierce she could be.

"And what is this new meat doing here?" she purred, tilting her head to the side while playing with her hair.

"I was just leaving…" Derek tried going around her but she quickly stopped him.

"Not so fast dreamy." He was swiftly pinned against the wall only by three of her fingers. How could she be so strong against a werewolf? "You're not going anywhere."

A/N: So I'm a little late, and the chapter is a little short...but it's a new chapter! This literally was a struggle to write. Don't get me wrong, I love this story and where it's going right now, but any part that doesn't have Stiles in it is just harder for me to write. Just being honest there. Also want to clarify, just for my sake, that Danny will be in this story but not frequently. I made a mistake in the last chapter and said he was there, I meant to say Parrish...but yeah. Danny will be back at some point!

SO Katherine made her appearance! She'll have more screen time in the next chapter, and um what is it with Derek getting trapped by the female-villain-who's-also-his-love-interest? Don't worry Katherine and Derek are NOT happening in this story...that'd be just...NO lol

With the love interest for Stiles however, I haven't decided on who it's going to be (you are more than welcome to give a suggestion between Lydia or Derek though) but I think along those lines that any love interest development will happen in the sequel...YUP you read right haha there IS going to be a sequel to this story! I'm so excited, I already have so many ideas on what it'll be about!

Anyways, THANK YOU to everyone who's reading this story, to followers and/or people who have favorited this story, and to people who have reviewed so far! It means the world to me and please keep the comments coming!

Next Chapter Next Week!