The next day Imani woke up not knowing how she got into her bed but thought her dad must've carried her. She didn't mean to fall asleep but she felt so relaxed just sitting with her dad and watching something he liked that her body unwound and she drifted off feeling safer than she had in a long while. When she got downstairs Stiles was already gone for school and her dad had left as well but she didn't mind. She got to pick up her car today. Quickly eating some toast and sorting herself out she left for her long walk to the car dealership. Her father had left a note offering to pick her up but she sent a text declining saying she would go for a walk. It was also good exercise and now that she wasn't running for her life every 10 minutes her fitness could go down hill. With her job that's not what she needed.
She got there in reasonable time and saw the same guy from last time. He looked up and saw and somewhat nervously approached.
"Afternoon." Imani said seeing as it was lunch time.
"Hello." He said and pointed out with his hand to a spare office. They both entered and sorted out paperwork for her car. It wasn't quite ready yet and was just with the mechanics having another test and once over before handing it over to her.
"Now that that's all signed. Here are the keys." He said handing Imani the keys. "It should be ready now let me just go check." He said. Imani nodded and sat back waiting for him to come back. He came back in less than 5 minutes.
"It's all ready if you would follow me." He said. Imani got up with her handbag and followed him to the car yard where a silver ford mustang waited. Imani couldn't help the smile creep onto her face. She pressed the unlock button on her keys and saw the lights flash in response. "You are free to drive out of here." He said awkwardly.
"Thank you very much." She holding out her hand to shake, he seemed slightly taken aback but shook her hand anyway. With that she got in and placed the keys in the slot turning it hearing the engine come to life with a growl. Imani smiled. Putting the car into drive she carefully manoeuvred out of the car yard and onto the road heading to the Sheriff station.
She pulled into the car park and turned of her car getting out. She locked the car as she made her way into the station. She waved at a different receptionist but by now everyone knew who she was and let her pass. She peered into her fathers office not seeing anyone and entered.
"Hey Dad." She said he looked up slightly surprised.
"Hi."
"I've got my car." She said with a smile.
"Let's have a look shall we?" He asked seeing the smile on his daughters face. Imani nodded exiting the office with him in tow. The exited the building with a couple deputies curious as to what was going on. Especially when the Sheriff didn't get into his car. One followed them but Imani didn't mind.
"Here she is." Imani said standing by her car. Her dad's jaw slackened.
"She's a beauty." The deputy who followed said. Her father stepped closer.
"And it runs ok?" He asked concerned for his daughters safety.
"Like a dream." Imani reassured. She unlocked the car and opened the door standing by it. "Take a look." She said to her father. He stepped closer and sat in the drivers seat having a closer look, the deputy having gone back inside.
"Well if you're satisfied, and it seems you know a thing or two about cars, then I'm satisfied." He said smiling at her. He got out and they hugged before Imani got back saying she was going to drive around Beacon Hills a little and get to know the place.
"Be careful." He said. Imani smiled at the classic parent comment that she'd only heard from friends and Mrs Weasley.
"I will." She said as he backed away to the front door of the station. She waved as she exited the car park.
Her first stop was the bank and quickly found the secret room with the portkey in it that Kingsley spoke about. Not so surprising was the fact it was also run by Goblins. She spoke to a stern Goblin she didn't catch the name of and opened her bank account linking it with her English one and deposited the check. She treated the Goblins with calm respect and not in a friendly nice way because as she'd heard Hagrid say 'They're not the friendliest of beasts'.
Her next stop was the library again to brush up on her history of Beacon Hills. But this time she started on volume one of 'Beacon Hills a history'. She got lost in the supernatural world surrounding her home town. She was stunned at how much had gone on and she wasn't even up to the current century yet. Imani looked at the time a few hours later and decided it best if she took a long way home to partly go with what she'd told her dad she would do.
She arrived and discovered no one was home yet. Imani didn't mind she knew that he father's schedule would be strange and long hours when she found out he was the Sheriff. Her brother had the attention span of a cornish pixie, so she wasn't surprised he wasn't home yet either. She went up to her room and got out a clear board that she could write on and pin up pictures. She wrote Beacon Hills at the top and attached a few photos she'd taken of the books at the library with key information of the history of Beacon Hills. She knew werewolves were a big part of that and had read that the Hale family had been here for generations. She then heard the front door open and footsteps come up the stairs. She quickly swung the board so you couldn't see it from the doorway and opened her door.
"Stiles Hi- oh merlin's beard!" She started but ended up muttering past her sleeve. He absolutely sunk! "Stiles what have you been doing? Dumpster diving?!" She asked. He paused when she was saying hi and didn't catch what she muttered.
"Haha close. I didn't dive I was thrown." He clarified. Imani got a frown on her face.
"What?" She asked worried.
"I'm fine though! It's all good!" He said putting his hands out as if to ward off her following comments and prove he was fine.
"If you say so?" She said reluctantly and backed off back into her room.
"I'm going to have a shower and then head to the mechanics, my jeep broke down." He said walking to the bathroom.
"Ok." Imani said before going back into her room and closing the door to study and write on her board again. She opened her window for Gaz to fly in and stood petting her whilst her mind wandered.
Imani didn't know how long she was standing there contemplating the supernatural world when her phone rang.
"Hello?" She asked not checking the caller ID.
"Imani can you please come to the mechanics ASAP?" Her father said in a rush.
"...uh yeah. Why?" Imani said stunned.
"Just come down here." he said and hung up. It was then Imani's mind clicked into gear realising that's where Stiles was.
"Galloping Gorgons." She muttered to herself before picking up her keys, slamming her window shut, telling Gaz to behave, shutting her door and racing downstairs. Once outside she leapt off the front porch and practically landed in her car. She quickly pulled out her driveway and down the street careful not to get a speeding ticket but she was close.
By the time she got there she saw Sheriff's cars, yellow crime scene tape and a couple ambulances. She pulled up close by and got out her car looking around wildly hoping to catch a glimpse of her father or brother. Whilst a deputy's back was turned she ducked under the tape and looked around finally spotting her brother and father sitting in the back of an ambulance.
"Merlin's beard." She sighed feeling her heart rate start to return to normal and headed over.
"Can I go now please?" She heard Stiles ask.
"Sure but not in your jeep. We're gonna have to impound it. Sorry kid evidence but I've called Imani. She's coming to pick you up. See you at home." Her father said before getting up and seeing Imani jog over.
"Hey at least tell them to wash it." Stiles calls after his dad.
"Stiles!" She calls. He turns and sees his sister running up to him and stands. She tackles him in a hug almost sending him back into the ambulance.
"Hey Imani." He managed to get out. She hugged him and let her breathing return to normal.
"Sorry it's just dad rang and said to head down here ASAP but didn't say why." She said stepping back. It was then he saw the worry that had been on her face.
"It's alright. I'm fine, look I'm fine." He said looking down at himself.
"So what happened?" She asked.
"The uh mechanic is dead. I was in the waiting room but didn't see anything." He said almost casually. Imani nodded. Their father headed their way again.
"Imani could you take Stiles home? We have to impound his jeep." He said.
"Sure." She said and the two started to head over to her car.
"So you got your car today?" Stiles asked.
"Yeah. It's pretty nice, I've been saving up since I was little." She said and pointed out her car.
"Wait what. The ford mustang?!" He asked.
"Yep." She said smiling.
"W-wh-wow!" He stuttered. As they neared another car pulled up and a dark hairs boy got out and looked at Stiles. "Oh that's uh Scott I called him not know dad had called you." Stiles said. The two stopped walking as Scott headed over.
"Hi." Scott said looking at her.
"Hey Scott, this is my sister Imani. Imani this is my best friend Scott McCall." Stiles said introducing them.
"Nice to meet the infamous Scott McCall." Imani smiled holding out her hand. Scott seemed taken aback by her british accent.
"Like wise." He said shaking her hand. "Wow you do look quite a bit alike." He commented. Imani smiled.
"I'd always hoped I looked like my parents." She said. Scott frowned. "I uh grew up in England hence the accent. I'm not entirely sure how I ended up there but hey I'm back now." Imani said shrugging, knowing full well how she ended up in England but thought it best that were explained at a different time. Scott nodded. "Well I'm assuming you want to ride with Scott so I'll head on home." Imani continued. With that she waved to both of them and got in her car.
Later on that evening she apparates inside the mechanics and looks around wearing all black and a hoodie, including black leather gloves. She had her wand at the ready in her pocket. She looked around and saw where the mechanic had been crushed and winced sympathetically. To see if her brother's story checked out she headed to the waiting room and stood in there looking out the window. She frowned he wouldn't have been able to see much if he was sitting in the chairs but surely he would've heard something. She approached the door and was about to put her hand on it when she saw a clear sub stand on the handle.
"Oh? What's this?" She asked. She got out her wand and waved it producing a vial and stopper. Carefully she got some of the substance into the vial and put the stopper in place tight. She then got a bag and wrapped it inside. Satisfied with her search she apparated back into her room. She placed the vial on her desk and got changed into pyjamas before sitting down turning on her desk lamp and writing a letter.
'Dear Slughorn,
I've encountered a foreign substance. Could you please determine what it is and where it would've come from.
Many thanks,
Imani Stilinski-Potter'
Once done she placed it in an envelope and stamped it with wax. Gaz was patiently waiting on the back of her desk chair seeing her write the letter. Imani got up and pulled out her trunk and got out a smaller case that had various objects and pulled out one that appeared to be a small seal bag. She unwrapped the vial from the bag and placed in the sealable one. Making sure it was secure she attached the letter to it and then gave it to Gaz.
"Be careful and don't let that vial break." She said Gaz flapped her wings and Imani opened the window letting the owl out. Imani relaxed and got into bed falling to sleep.