"Hold still. Don't fight it. Hold still."
Ethan grunted as Deaton put his hand inside Ethan's throat and then pulled out a fly. Ethan stumbled out of the way, coughing, while Deaton turned to Isaac
"Isaac, you're next."
"I'm aware. All right?" Isaac muttered and walked to the shower while Deaton held him and put his hand into his throat. Isaac squirmed and struggled
"Don't fight it. Don't fight. Isaac, stay still. Got it." and Deaton tossed another dead fly out, making Allison and Kira wince
"Are they okay now?" Allison asked, rubbing Isaac's back, as he coughed
"I hope so." Deaton exhaled "The part that's worrisome, is that this was most likely just a distraction for what was happening to Jewel."
"There's really two of them now? How's that even possible?" Kira asked
"But how did the other one just take Lydia?" Allison asked
"We turned around and they were gone. So was her car." Deaton answered
"So no one notices her just kidnapping Lydia right out of the house?" Aidan asked
"Most of us were concentrated on the bizarre sight of a creature, materializing from out of the floor."
"Hold on." Kira started "How are you so sure which Jewel is which?"
"That's what they're trying to figure out now."
Melissa waved the light over Jewel's eye, watching them dilate as they should. Once done, she looked at Jewel and reached for her hand, but seemed hesitant. seeing that, Jewel raised her hand while Melissa grabbed her wrist and checked the pulse. Once content, she let go of Jewel's hand and looked at her
"Well... Medically, you seem okay. You're definitely a real person."
"Okay, so I'm real, but am I really me?" Jewel asked, sighing and resting her head on the pillow of Scott's bed. Hearing footsteps she raised her head and saw Stiles enter. he seemed fidgety.
"Hey" he awkwardly said
"Hi" jewel softly answered. Stiles looked at Melissa for a moment, before she stood up. She kept a hand over Jewel's
"We are here for you"
Jewel nodded and Melissa walked out. Stiles came and sat on the bed, taking Melissa's spot while Jewel shifted to half sitting position. They remained silent.
"Why aren't you angry?" she asked
Stiles gaped at her
"Me?" Stiles asked as Jewel looked at him and hesitantly nodded "You, Scott, Lisa, everyone"
"Because it wasn't you" Stiles answered "You were possessed. It was Nogitsune who did that all"
"But I let him in" she said, her voice starting to crack
"To save Malia" Stiles added, but Jewel shook her head, eyes watering
"I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry for everything" she muttered, tears running down her cheeks
Stiles seemed hesitant for a brief moment before he reached and pulled her in a tight hug. Jewel froze at the sudden contact but relaxed after a few seconds. Stiles pulled after a minute and wiped her tears
"It wasn't your fault" he told her. Jewel slightly nodded but didn't look convinced.
"I know possession is draining and it's so...so..." Stiles sighed, keeping a hand on hers. When he looked back at Jewel, he found her looking awkwardly at him
"What?"
"Stiles you weren't possessed"
Stiles' eyes widened "What are you talking about?"
"You were never possessed"
"But those nightmares? and that shrapnel bomb? William Barrow? m-message to kill Kira? visions? I th-"
"It was me" she admitted with a gulp "It was me the whole time"
"Okay, you lost me"
Jewel took a deep breath "When Nogitsune first possessed me, I fought back. I fought back hard. So he left. But then you started acting slightly weird. The hyper-vigilance. sleepwalking. Nightmares. it took me a while to realize that Dolon was not the only person threatening my friends and family. Nogitsune was trying to get into you"
Stiles looked at her "Don't tell me you said yes to save me"
Jewel looked at her hands, twiddling her thumbs
"Damnit Jewel! Whats wrong with you?"
"Me better than you" she weakly said "I thought I could handle him. That I can rebuild that wall before he got complete control and then throw him out, but..." she exhaled "He liked the idea"
"What idea?"
Jewel looked at him "Idea of you getting possessed. He made me put you under Imperious Curse, Confundus Charm and an Illusion charm. So the whole time you thought you were possessed and doing bizarre stuff, it was just me controlling you, making you do all the horrible stuff. You were his decoy. So as long as others believed you were the one possessed, they didn't suspect me"
Stiles looked away, his face grim and tight.
"I'm sorry" she whispered
Stiles didn't say anything but then sighed
"It wasn't you. It was the Nogitsune. He made you make me do horrible stuff. he made you do horrible stuff. I don't blame you"
Jewel didn't look much convinced, but then Scott entered the room. Jewel looked at him and quickly wiped the tears
"Is she here?" she asked
"Yeah." Scott nodded, but he didn't look very pleased by the idea
"Okay, let's do this." Jewel got up, but Stiles' hand held her down on the bed "Guys, we have to do this."
Scott and Stiles helped her down to the lobby, where stood a familiar figure
"Do you recognize me, hmm?" Noshiko asked
"Stop."
Noshiko turned and saw Kira and Allison rush in
"It's okay. I'm the one who asked her to come. I should have done this a long time ago" Jewel answered, struggling to stand even with Scott's support
"You're the one who's going to get stabbed with swords." Kira snapped and turned to Noshiko "Mom, don't do this to her."
"It's already done."
Jewel pulled herself from Scott and took a few steps forward. Suddenly she left her hand being held and turned to see Stiles holding her hand
"I need it too"
They both heard a small gasp and turned to see two onis materializing out of this air. They both marched towards the pair and then each one held one of them, staring into their eyes with their own yellow ones. then they swiped their hands behind their ears and then vanished as both Stiles an Jewel fell on the floor, trembling
"Look behind her ear." Noshiko said
"It worked." Kira said, seeing an inverted 5 behind Jewel's ear, while Scott checked Stiles. he also supported the same kanji now
"So, I'm actually me?" Jewel muttered as Allison helped her up
"More you than the Nogitsune."
"Can The Oni find her?" Jewel asked
"Tomorrow night. It's too close to dawn now."
"Can they kill her?"
"It depends on how strong she is."
"What about Lydia? Why would he take her?" Scott asked
"He would only take her for an advantage." Noshiko answered
"You mean her power?" Stiles asked
"The power of a Banshee."
Lydia sighed, sitting on the cold ground of what looked like a tunnel. She stood up, paced around, leaned against the wall. Walking to the opposite wall, she rested her hands on the huge pipes when she she was startled by loud echos
"Can you hear them?"
Lydia turned around and saw Jewel, nope, Nogitusne, walking towards her
"Louder than usual, isn't it?" Nogitsune chuckled "Well, that's because a lot of bad things happened down here."
Lydia srambled on her feet and started running away from Nogitsune
"What are the voices telling you?" Her voice was cool and collected, as she simply walked behind the running Lydia "Are they saying that Jewel is dying? She is, you know. She's dying. Nothing is immortal"
"Then what do you need me for? You think I can tell you something?" Lydia demanded, turning into another tunnel and seeing a metal door, but found it locked
"Oh, I know you can." Nogitsune laughed
"I'm not telling you anything!" Lydia yelled and turned around and jumped seeing Nogitsune staring down at her, right behind her
"You won't have to. You'll be screaming."
"How are they going to find her? And what are we supposed to do until then? Sit around and wait?" Kira demanded
"Sit and learn." Noshiko replied, picking up a board game
"You want to teach me to play a board game? Now?" Kira asked as Noshiko made her sit on the couch and kept the game on the coffee table
"Scott said he saw Jewel and the Nogitsune playing the game of Go. That's a very important detail. Perhaps, even crucial." Noshiko said and put the two jars with the coins on the table "Play starts with an empty board. Black is always placed first." she said, showing Kira the black pieces "Then white. You place stones to create territories. And you capture your opponent's stones by completely surrounding them."
"This is life and death, Mom!" Kira snapped, standing up "It isn't a game!"
"It is to him. And he's winning." Noshiko stood up "You want to save your friends? You want them to survive? Learn to play."
Derek stopped the elevator before it closed and looked at Chris
"You had a gun pointed at my head. You could've pulled the trigger. Why didn't you?"
"Because you're not my enemy anymore, Derek. And I'm not yours." Chris answered
"The truth is that we should be out there looking for her. Right now. Especially if he can do something like this." Derek said
"I'm not sure that's actually going to be necessary." Chris said
"Why not?"
"Because if he can do something like this..." Chris trailed off
"He's stronger than ever."
"Which means h-"
"he'll be coming for us." a third voice said
the two turned around to see Jewel, Scott and Stiles standing at a distance. Derek stepped out of the elevator and looked at them. Chris' eyes flicked to Scott for a moment, before Scott nodded.
Chris rushed and pulled Jewel into a tight embrace. After a few minutes, Chris pulled back and kissed Jewel's forehead
"How're you feeling?"
"Better" Jewel answered after a while, when she noticed Derek over Chris' shoulder. Realizing it, Chris stepped aside and Jewel took a few steps towards Derek with a hesitant step, but Derek met her halfway and pulled her into a kiss.
"Virgin eyes here" Stiles muttered, earning a jab from Scott.
Derek broke the kiss and hugged her tight "i missed you"
"Me too. I'm sorry"
Derek pulled from the hug and looked at the two
"What now?"
"She's got Lydia" Scott answered
Parrish knocked on the door and peeked in
"Go home, Sheriff. If anything comes up about Jewel, you know I'd call you in a second."
"I'm not going anywhere." Sheriff grimly answered
"Well, neither am I since my shift doesn't end until dawn. You need a coffee?"
"Aw, you're a good guy, Parrish." Sheriff looked over his shoulder at the deputy "That's what they all said at your previous station. Though no one could tell me exactly why you left."
"Maybe I needed a change. I don't really know. I guess...I kind of felt drawn here. And I knew there were openings."
"Do you know why there were openings?" Sheriff asked, sitting straight and looking at him
"The statistics don't worry me."
"They worry me." Sheriff admitted
"Well, then maybe you need to get some sleep. Go home, Sheriff." and Parrish left
Sheriff sighed and got up, looking through his coat
"Ah, If I could just find my keys."
"In your coffee cup." a familiar voice said
Sheriff whipped around and saw his son, Scott and jewel at the door
"You always drop them in your empty cup." Stiles added. Sheriff looked at Scott and Stiles, who nodded. Sheriff walked to them and pulled Jewel into a hug
"Hey Sheriff. Miss me?" she chuckled
Sheriff just chuckled "How did you know?"
"Our lunch dates, remember?" Jewel smiled
Sheriff nodded and looked at the boys "Is it over?"
"Not yet." Scott answered
Sheriff entered his room
"We got an APB out on Lydia's car. Every unit on the road is looking for her."
"Isn't there anything else that we could do?" Scott asked
"At this hour? No, not really."
"He took her for a reason, Dad." Stiles said "Look, If we can figure out the why, then we'll figure out the where."
"Okay. What would a Nogitsune need with a Banshee?" Sheriff asked, crossing his arms
"I don't know, Lydia's pretty good at finding dead bodies. Maybe he needs to find a body?" Stiles suggested
"Jewel, you know more about this than all of us." Sheriff looked at the witch
"Well, what I know is a Banshee's power is not restricted to only finding dead bodies. Though their total powers have never been completely documented or recorded, but banshees are said to have a lot more than just fatal screams and feeling someone's death" Jewel answered "I don't know why he'd take Lydia"
Sheriff sighed and looked at Scott
"You said you got the whole story from Noshiko?"
"Yeah, but that happened during World War II. Like 70 years ago." Scott answered
"Wait. What did you say?" Jewel asked, standing straight
"Noshiko told me about the internment camp..." Scott started
"No, before that." Jewel looked at him "You said, the whole story."
"Yeah. What is it?" Scott asked as Jewel thought over.
"There's a girl at Eichen House. Her name's Meredith. I think she might be able to help." Jewel suggested
They had Parrish call Eichen to ask about Meredith. He returned after a minute
"Sheriff, Meredith Walker."
"She's still there?" Sheriff asked
"Yeah, but they moved her to the Closed Unit."
"Why?" Jewel asked
"They said behavioral issues."
"What issues?" Stiles asked
"She wouldn't stop screaming."
The four exchanged glances. it wasn't good
The school bell rang
"Ten thousand dollars? They pulled an arrow out of my stomach." Coach demanded on phone "What did they do? Fill it up with diamonds? All right, fine. Okay. Just send me the bill. What?...What do you mean someone paid my bill? Can I at least get a name? What do you mean I can't? Fine!" and he hung up
"Okay, listen up kids." he turned to his class "Today we're... You know what? Today we're going to discuss the corrupt institution of health care."
"Um, Coach." Danny slowly raised his hand "We have an unexpected guest."
Everyone turned around to see Meredith sitting on the last desk of the class
Jewel woke up with a gasp and stumbling, fell down the couch
"Hey!" Stiles and Scott rushed to her as Stiles helped her up and made her sit on the couch back "You okay?" he asked, crouching in front of her
"What happened? How long was I out?" Jewel asked
"Just a couple of hours." Scott answered, taking place next to Stiles
"Where's my Dad?"
"He's out looking for Lydia. Derek is at the preserve" Scott answered, knowing the followup question
"Sheriff?"
"He's at Eichen House, questioning everyone. Looking for Meredith." Stiles answered
"We promised Argent we wouldn't let you out of our sight." Scott added at jewel nervously nodded
"Okay, what about the others?" Jewel asked, tucking some red hair behind her ear
"Allison, Isaac, the Twins, Derek they're all looking for Lydia."
Jewel suddenly got up "It's starting to feel like we're waiting for a ransom call."
"We'll find her."
Jewel reached and took her jacket and pulled over and zipped up
"You all right?" Scott asked
"Yeah. I don't know why, I just can't seem to get warm."
"Maybe you should sit down. Take it easy." Scott said and reached for her hands but then pulled "You're in pain."
"It's not that bad. Just more like a dull ache." she answered, sitting back
"Where?" Stiles asked
"Sort of everywhere."
Scott reached and held Jewel's hand
"Dude, you're freezing." he muttered
"Tell the truth, Jewel. How much does it really hurt?" Stiles asked. Before Jewel could answer, Scott's phone buzzed
"It's Kira." he said and answered "Hey, what's up."
"She's here. In Coach's class. And you need to get here now too. Like, right now."
"Coach." Kira ran to him just as he walked out of his office "You can't let them take her back. It's hard to explain, but if you let her go back then really, really bad things are going to happen to Lydia, to Scott, Stiles and Jewel and maybe everyone, including you. So please, please don't let them take her."
Coach had called Eichen a few minutes earlier telling them about an escapee. Coach looked at Kira and blinked twice
"Who are you?"
"Um... I'm Kira. I'm new."
Coach was going to answer but his eyes fell on the three men who entered the school
"Oh, hell." he muttered. Kira stepped aside as the man leading the three faced Coach
"Finstock. Coach Bobby Finstock. This is a delightful surprise. Hmm. What is that saying? Those who can't do, teach?"
"Yeah, that's funny."
"Is it Professor Finstock when you're off the field? I'm glad to see you made it pro something, Bobby."
"It's Coach. Coach... You know... Professors teach college."
"Oh, well, you let me know when you make higher education." he chuckled "Now, Coach, where's Meredith?"
"She's fine. She's just sitting in my office." he said and opened the door to his office only to find her missing
"Find her!" the man barked
Jewel let Scott and Stiles head to the school and herself made her way to her house. She went to her apartment, showered, had a change of clothes, braided her hair and then walked down to the basement. She pulled out the bow and arrow set she hadn't used in a very long time, ever since the start of possession. She started cleaning her weapon and change the string when she heard footsteps and looked over her shoulder
"I knew you'd be down here" Allison chuckled, walking to her
"Thought you were looking for Lydia" Jewel said
"So far no leads. Except a message we found on her car"
"What message?" jewel asked
"Don't find me"
Jewel blinked a the vague statement but didn't say anything.
Allison picked a screwdriver and started mending the other side of Jewel's bow. Jewel noticed it and resumed working
"Just so you know," Allison began "I'm not angry at you for anything"
Jewel turned to look at her
Allison sighed and looked back at her sister, stopping her work "Stiles told me. I don't know how it's like to be possessed. But I saw you struggle, Jewel. Back at the loft, you didn't physically harm me, Dad, Derek or Sheriff. If it had been Nogitsune, she'd have done that. You held yourself back. and I cant imagine how much strength that requires. And I'm glad you are back"
Jewel nodded and gave her a small smile. Allison smiled back
"You are one of the best things that ever happened to me. I love you" Allison chuckled "I can never stay mad at you for long"
Jewel chuckled and nodded blinking away her unshed tears
"I had a feeling, you both might be down here."
They both looking behind them and saw Chris
"I needed to do something. I hate waiting." Allison answered
"And feeling useless." Jewel added
"Where's Isaac?" Chris asked
"He's trying to help Scott." Allison answered
Jewel grunted, unable to fit one screw. Chris just chuckled and took the screwdriver from jewel
"Trying to be useful? Leave it for now, huh?" Chris set it aside "I have something else you both can do. Something we should've done a while ago." Chris picked a trunk familiar to Jewel and placed it on the table and opened it, revealing metal molds. He picked one with fleur-de-lis
"It's time for you to graduate. And who better than Jewel to teach you" Chris smiled
Lydia panted, trying to open another metal door
"They'll find me. My friends are going to find me." she groaned and then tried harder only to fail
"You think so?" Nogitsune sat on top of the stairs, tucking a few red stands behind her ears "I myself, was kind of wondering what they're doing right now. What useless lead they're chasing. I wonder if maybe some of them have bigger problems to deal with right they really spending every minute looking for you? Or... Are they waiting for nightfall? Focused on some hopeless gesture to pass the time."
"What do you want?" Lydia whispered after a while
"More."
"More what?" Lydia turned and faced her. Nogitsune smiled and stood up, slowly climbing the stairs down towards her
"The Trickster stories are all about food, Lydia. The Coyote, the Raven, the Fox. They're all hungry. I'm the same. I just crave something a little different. I eat what you feel."
Lydia turned around as Nogitsune neared her. She trembled and whimpered when Nogitsune stood next to her, drawing her hair away from her face. She placed her lips on Lydia's ears, making the banshee wince
"And I am insatiable." Nogitsune whispered
Chris stood aside, arms folded as he saw Jewel teaching Allison how to melt silver and cast it in bullet molds
"Remember, you can start over." Jewel smiled, keeping the laddle aside "I had to try one too many times for getting a perfect one. I had no idea how to do that and I can be real thick at times" Jewel chuckled "I always wanted the seal to look just right."
"You made a silver bullet?" Allison asked
Jewel smiled and shook her head "I made a silver arrowhead"
Jewel unchained a necklace she always wore. Removing the pendant, which was like a small arrowhead, she closed it in her palm and then opened it to show an enlarged arrowhead the size of the normal arrowhead
"Bow and arrow was the first weapon I mastered." she shrugged as Allison checked the arrowhead
"How many did you make?" Allison asked
"twelve" Jewel answered "But I used them all. Only at close range, though. The other kind of werewolves, the ones you read about in my books, the cliche ones, to them silver is poisonous. Not to our wolves. Despite some other legends, silver's not really as accurate as steel."
Allison nodded, giving back the arrowhead to Jewel, who put it back in the chain and around her neck.
"What are you going to make?" Chris asked. Allison looked between her dad, Jewel and Jewel's bow she was repairing
"An arrowhead." Allison nodded "The bow is my weapon. So, I should make a silver arrowhead." and she looked at Jewel "And Jewel is the best sister I could ever ask for. And sisters do things together"
Jewel smiled and Chris nodded in approval. Knowing that they'd be fine, Chris turned to leave, but
"Dad..."
He stopped and faced Allison as she slightly fidgeted
"If something happens..." she looked between Jewel and Chris
"Hey, hey. You don't need to worry about me." Chris came and cupped Allison's face
"Well, yeah. I didn't get to say anything to Mom." Allison sighed
"You didn't need to say anything. And I'm going to be around a long time. I promise." Chris smiled
"Well, then take it as a reminder. Maybe you don't need to hear it, but I need to know that I said it. To both of you" Allison took a deep breath "I love you. Both of you. I'm proud of you." Allison said "I'm proud of us."
Chris reached and wrapped Allison in a hug. He slightly pulled and they both looked at jewel, extending their arms to welcome her. With a small smile, jewel joined them in the hug. Chris reached and kissed both his daughters' foreheads
"I'm proud of us, too."
"I'm just saying."
"Isaac, we're not going to torture her." Stiles responded, frustrated. After finally finding Meredith in the school music room, with the help of Coach, the boys had brought her back to the McCall house while they figured out a way to make her talk
"I meant scare her."
"We're not going to psychologically torture her either." Stiles sighed
"Fine." Isaac huffed "How about this? Jewel said she hears things, right?"
"Yeah."
"Doesn't that mean she's like Lydia? A Banshee?"
Stiles turned and looked at Meredith sitting on Scott's bed
Jewel was still working on her bow and quiver belt as Allison removed her third silver arrowhead from the mold. She looked at it and then at Jewel's perfect arrowhead and then sighed hard
"It's not that easy" Jewel chuckled softly
"I just want it to be perfect" Allison whined
"Lis," Jewel turned to face her sister "I made twelve over three days. I'm not demotivating you, but it's not easy to perfect making a thing like that in a matter of few hours"
"You're right" Allison slightly nodded and then resumed to make the fourth, while Jewel resumed her own work.
After about 20 minutes, Allison again spoke up
"What's bugging you?"
"Hmm?"
"You are tapping your foot to Colors of the Wind" Allison turned to face her sister's back "What going in your pretty little head?"
Jewel's shoulders slumped and she sighed
"I'm just thinking how useless I'm, right now. I mean I can't even use my magic to find Lydia"
Allison's brow's furrowed
"Why?"
"Well, for starters, Stiles still got my wands. And..." she stopped
"Jewel?"
Jewel turned around to look at Allison, her eyes were glassy
"The more magic I use, the more vulnerable I'm to the Nogitsune"
Allison's brows hit her hairline at the statement
"Wait what?"
"i know. I'm just pathetic right now" Jewel sighed, looking at her hands. Nothing happened for a few minutes before Jewel felt herself being wrapped around Allison's arms. She relaxed into the embrace as Allison rested her chin on top of Jewel's head
"you are not pathetic. Not even close" Allison said, tightening her arms "You are Jewel Argent. The best Huntress in town. No, The best huntress in the freakin' world. You are Hariel Potter. You are the greatest witch of all times. You conquered death at 17. You are a mother. You are a best friend. you are the best sister. And you are the best daughter. Jewel, you are a hell lot of things but you are neither pathetic nor useless. And honestly, the pack wouldn't have survived without you for more than a couple of months"
Jewel softly chuckled at the statement
"You needed that" Allison smiled
"How do you know that?"
"Because we are sisters. We just know stuff. Like I always find you in my bed, cuddling me, whenever I have a nightmare. You know all my dirty secrets and act like you know nothing. You know when I need a hug or a sister-talk. You know how to make a normal movie night in between of all this supernatural drama. You know what weapon I need to learn best. You know me. Just like I know you" Allison smiled and pulled and looked at Jewel "and I know that right now, you need me to get it through your thick skull that just because you cannot use magic doesn't make you useless of pathetic. It just makes you human. A normal human. And I'm proud of you. I'm proud of us."
Jewel wiped, sniffing once
"What did I ever do to get a sister like you, Allison?"
Allison chuckled "Killed a dark wizard and saved thousands of people, probably. And it's Lisa, to you"
Jewel nodded with a huge smile
"Okay. Now that we have established something very important, how about you show me the trick to make a perfect arrowhead?"
Jewel laughed softly "nice try, Lis, but no. You just have to keep on trying"
"Okay, just try to focus on the sounds around you." Stiles said, crouched in front of Meredith, with Isaac looming over his shoulder
"On what you're hearing." Isaac added
"Just focus on the silence."
"Listen to the silence."
"Focusing on the silence."
"Listening to the..."
"will you just let me handle this, Isaac. Please?" Stiles snapped at the beta "I just... I have more experience with Banshees." he faced Meredith
"Yeah. And mental patients." Isaac rolled his eyes
"Isn't anyone going to get that?" Meredith asked
"Get what?" Stiles asked
"The phone."
"What phone?"
"The phone." Isaac gave him a look as Meredith pointed at his pocket where his phone was
"Oh, the phone. My phone?" Stiles pulled it out and enacted as if answering a call "Yes. Hello. Yes, she's actually sitting right here." he extended the phone towards Meredith "It's for you."
Meredith took the phone and placed it on her ear. She nodded twice before returning the phone to Stiles
"They say Coup de foudre." she said
"Coup de what?" Stiles muttered "I've heard it somewhere"
"What is that? Spanish?" Isaac asked
"French." They both turned to the doorway to see Scott "It's French"
"I don't know where she is. But I do know she's trying to keep you out of this for as long as possible." Ken answered when Kira asked about Noshiko's whereabouts
"Well, she should've thought of that before she had me magically rebuild a samurai sword." Kira huffed, crossing her arms
"I know a lot of this is going to be very strange for you. You're going to need to learn a lot very quickly, Kira." Ken softly answered, leaning at the window
"Yeah. Like board games?" Kira rolled her eyes
Ken softly smiled and turned around, seeing the game of Go on the coffee table
"In Korea we call it Baduk. There are different styles of play." he went and sat next to the game on the table "Aggressive. Passive. Orthodox."
"Can you tell who's who?" Kira asked
"I know you're black." Ken said and picked up a black piece "The novice player always goes first."
"The white's the Nogitsune." Kira noted
"But these stones are placed in your mother's style. Aggressive." Ken observed
"Yeah, but she put them down to represent the Nogitsune." Kira said
"Are you sure about that?"
Allison grunted at the sixth failed attempt of making a perfect silver arrow
"What am I missing?" she muttered and turned around "Hey Jew-"
Jewel's phone rang stopping Allison
"Scott" Jewel informed answering it "Hey."
"We know where Lydia is."
Jewel grabbed most of the hunting equipments she could
"Call dad." she told Allison
Allison nodded before calling Chris "They found her. Scott found her, Dad. They found Lydia. I'm on my way."
"Allison, hold on. You have to wait."
"I can't, Dad."
"Allison, wait for me..."
"There's no time. It's all ready night. There's no time, Dad. Jewel's with me"
"Wait, Allison, wait!"
But Allison hung up and found Jewel looking at her wierdly
"What's with the rush?"
"Jewel. It's nightfall already. We need to get her out of there. Pronto"
"We can at least wait for dad" jewel tried "Or have him meet halfway"
"Don't have time. It's do or die situation"
Jewel sighed "fine. Get the car"
Allison's phone went off again and she answered it with a "Okay" before turning to Jewel
"Kira needs a lift"
Jewel drove the fastest she could to their destination. Allison sat next to her, biting her nails
"something bothering you?" Jewel asked, skipping one glance at Allison
Allison stayed quiet for a minute before speaking
"You're paler, thinner and you look like you're getting worse" Allison sighed "Jewel, when we find the other you, is she gonna look like she's getting better? What happens if she gets hurt?"
"You mean if she dies, do I die?" Jewel asked and then shrugged "I don't care. Just so long as no else dies because of me."
Before Allison could protest, Jewel continued
"Lis, I remember everything I did. I remember pushing that sword into Scott. I remember twisting it. I remember hurting Stiles, Kira, Derek, you..."
"It wasn't you." Allison politely said
"Yeah, but I remember it." Jewel muttered then stayed silent for a silent minute before speaking "Can you make me a promise?"
"Anything"
Jewel spared her another glance before looking back on the road
"As far as it doesn't hurt you"
Jewel sighed
"Allison promise me. You can't let anyone else get hurt because of me." Jewel looked at Allison, just as she pulled at the Yukimura driveway.
"You're nervous, aren't you?" Lydia observed, her face tear strained "You know they're coming. You know they're going to kill you."
Nogitsune huffed in irritation beofre trapping Lydia between herself and the wall. Lydia never realized how tall Jewel was compared to her. Sure she was still short to the boys, but she was as tall as Allison, taller that herself
"Well, that's exactly why I'm keeping you so close." Jewel bent down a little
Jewel pulled outside Oak Creek just as Stiles pulled his jeep. Kira, Allison and Jewel got out to see Scott, Stiles and Isaac.
"Okay" Scott inhaled sharply, looking at them all
"We've done this before, guys. A couple of weeks ago we were standing around just like this and we saved Malia, remember? That was a total stranger. This is Lydia."
"I'm here to save my best friend and my sister." Allison said
"We're came to save ours." Stiles winked at Jewel, making her softly smile
"I just didn't feel like doing any homework." Isaac shrugged
"Okay. let's do this" Jewel nodded. the six turned and entered the internment camp. Inside they saw Noshiko, two Onis behind her. While she let others talk to noshiko and others, Jewel, Scot and Stiles rushed to find Lydia
Running though the corridors, Jewel stopped as Scott did.
"She's here." Scott said, taking a sniff. jewel pulled an arrow and readied it on the bow. Scott sniffed again "This way"
They finally found Lydia, locked in a small circular room
"Lydia? Are you all right?" Scott asked, trying to open the metal gate
"No. No, no, no." Lydia rushed to them "Why are you here?"
"Lydia, we're here for you." Stiles said
"You weren't supposed to be here. You didn't get my message?" Lydia asked
"Lydia, what's happening?" Scott asked
"Who else is here? Who came with you? Who else is here?!"
The way Lydia demanded that, made Jewel feel sick. Why did it feel like...Her eyes widened
"someone's going to die" she muttered as the other three looked at her.
they helped Lydia out of there and started running out. Suddenly jewel stumbled and stopped to lean along the wall, her breath getting heavy while the boys ran out
"Lydia... Lydia, I can't..." She fell on her knees. Lydia rushed to her helping Jewel up
"Jewel, y-"
"No.I can't... can't stop. Need me...they" she panted and dragged herself out of there. Lydia helped her when she suddenly froze
"Lyd-"
"Allison!"
"No" Jewel whispered in horror hearing Lydia scream her sister's name
By the time Jewel managed to drag herself out, she saw Allison taking her last breaths in Scott's arms. She pushed herself off Lydia's grip and stumbling her way fell down next to Scott, looking at her sister in his arm
Tears were flowing down Jewel's cheeks
"no. No! Lis. Come on"
"Hey" Allison coughed
"No. please. Save that energy. I'll get you out of here. I'll h-"
"Are you okay?"
"No. No I'm not" Jewel sobbed "come on. Lis. We can get y-"
"It's okay." Allison wheezed out
"Allison." Scott whimpered
"It's okay. It's okay. It's okay." Allison sobbed softly with all the remaining energy she had "It's perfect. I'm in the arms of my first love. The first person I ever loved. And my sister" Allison's trembling hands reached for Jewel's, who quickly grabbed them "The person I've had the closest to a mother. The one..." she coughed "the one who always had my back"
"Don't, please, don't." Scott begged
"Allison don't, please." Jewel sobbed "Please. We can still save you. Ple-"
"No" she slightly shook her head and faced Jewel "You have to tell dad. And you have to tell dad. Tell him." Allison's voice stuttered before her breathing hardened and then all of a sudden, stopped
"No!" Jewel whispered in horror, hugging Allison's dead body close to her chest "No. No. NO. NO! NOOOOOOOO!"
(A/N: I literally cried my eyes out for the Allison's death scene. Did any else cry too?)
