I'm sorry. My official apology is at the bottom guys! Expect this next chapter (Lunatic) between next week thursday. I also am creating two crossover LOAFM shorts. Remember to read them!

[Disclaimer: I claim no rights to the characters and plot of Teen Wolf. Just my twists and tweaks.]

Chapter 14: Night School part two

After finally reaching the hallway, I had decided to do the smart thing and call my brother. Surely they hadn't meant to leave me behind.

"Ellie! Ellie! Are you okay?! Where are you?" My brother's frantic voice rang through the phone.

"I'm- I'm fine. I'm in the hallway by the-" My phone cut off. "What the hell?" I know that I charged this thing an hour ago. I checked the signal and it was completely gone. "Damnit!" This school always has service! I would know, I use my phone here all the time.

I heard growling.

And no, not my stomach. Although I could use a bite.

Pun not intended.

I closed my eyes, before slowly turning around. You can do this, Ellie. You beat up the neighbor's rottweiler when you were eight. This puppy is just a bit bigger than that one. When I opened my eyes, I resisted the urge to scream.

"Oh, shit-take mushrooms." At that moment, I ran like it was nobody's business.

I ran into the gym, which ultimately seemed like a good idea at the moment. More space, means more places to possibly hide.

I hid on the side of the bleachers, peering out for that giant gorilla of an alpha. It was all in slow motion, like a bad (good because I'm starring in it) horror movie. Everything was in slow motion. I heard a noise coming from the shadows of the gym. I whipped my hair (Love that song!) in that direction. What I had remembered most was the red eyes from that night that Scott had gotten bit.

Seeing those eyes again was pretty terrifying.

What I had expected, was for it to come at me. For awhile, it just circled the floor, as if it was waiting. I had nowhere to go, I doubted that I could run anywhere without getting my head sliced off before I made it to the door.

This was weird, almost like he was holding me hostage.

Waiting for...

Oh my god.

That bitch gorilla is using me to bait Scott in the gym! Why didn't I think of this before? He doesn't want me! (Thank god!) At least I thought he didn't. He just stared at me like I was something to eat. Sorry dude, I'm not into psychotic alphas! Damn, Derek was right.

Derek.

I felt a pang deep in my chest at the mere thought of his name. I mentally slapped myself, snap out of it, Ellie! Derek can't die! We haven't even...okay, nevermind that thought. Let's just move on...

Okay, back the giant gorilla in the room.

He was watching my every move, just I was watching all of his. After a long and hard stare-down, it's eyes darted to the doors, sniffing. Then, out of nowhere, it started to move backward, back into the shadows. I was afraid that someone was on their way through those double doors.

I heard a click, seeing a flashlight shine through the gym. I got up from my crouched condition, "Scott?"

"Ellie! You're in here?" I heard my best friend's voice. I ran to him, and he hugged me like we used to, whenever I was scared. When he pulled back, he checked for injuries. "Are you okay?"

I nodded, "I'm fine." I looked around. "Scott, he's in here somewhere."

"Ellie, go find Mr. Harris' room. That's where they're hiding." Who's they?

"Who?"

He pushed me toward the door, "Just go!" I gave him a hesitant look. "I'll be fine, just go!"

I obliged, running out of the gym. I never felt so lost in this school tonight, then in my entire life! Midway through the cafeteria, I heard a howl sound through the building.

Honestly, it sound like the call that he-who-is-not-dead spoke of. It was a bone-chilling, pee-in-your-pants sort of howl. I knew that I had to move faster. Okay, this hallway leads to the science department. Mr. Harris' room is literally in the middle of this hall.

I found the door and knocked as softly as I could. "Twin?!"

"Ellie!" I heard from the other side. Aw, he missed me! The door was pulled opened and closed. I was pulled into a large hug. For once, I accepted it.

"You're alive." I know he loves me and all (Who wouldn't?) but he was squashing the merchandise.

"I...won't...be...if...you...don't...-" I breathed, in efforts to get out of my twin's death grip.

"Sorry." I was finally able to pry him off me. "What happened?" I looked around and noticed that everyone was anticipating my answer. I can't really tell everyone that I was cornered in the gym by a psychotic alpha. Can you say Mental Institution? Cool. 'Cause that's where I'll be going.

"After we got separated, I um, got lost." Lame, I know. "Yeah, I was lost." Of course my brother knew that I was lying...and why. I kind of didn't want to talk about it anyway.

"With a serial killer on the loose? Are you crazy?" Jackass quipped.

I glared in his direction.

We were stuck apparently. Scott insisted that he could get the key off of the janitor, since he was the only one that could, and he hadn't come back.

"He should be back by now." Allison said with worry, filling the silence.

Suddenly I heard a click, making Allison and I rush to the door. She kept calling out Scottie's name as I tried to open the door. But for some odd reason, the door was locked.

"Allison," Lydia tried. "Allison!" She screamed, making Allison stop and making all of us turn to her. "Do you hear that?"

We were silent.

"Sirens." I whispered. "My dad."

We all rushed over to the windows to see two police cars with their sirens on, parking in the parking lot.

But I noticed that something was weird.

Derek's car was gone.

Wtf...

"You sure it was Derek Hale?" Dad asked us in particular, as we walked down the outside stairs of the school.

I know it wasn't Derek.

"Yes." Scott answered. I was, in fact, pissed that he lied. How many times can Scott put out a warrant on Derek?
"Yeah, I saw him too." Stiles added. Liar, Liar, pants on FIRE! Scott gave me a look while dad wasn't looking at him. I will not go with your lies.

"Yeah." I said in a small voice. Guess I decided to go with the lies anyway...

"What about Gary?" I asked.

"Who's Gary?" he replied in confusion.

"The janitor."

Dad gave me a weird look. "Ellie, his name was James." Oh shit...I knew I was wrong.

"Did you check under the bleachers?" Scott pestered. "Under them?"

"Yeah, Scott we looked. We pulled them out just like you asked. There's nothing."

"I'm not making this up." Scott grumbled.

"I know. I believe you." Dad said, but I could tell that he wasn't really there yet.

"No, you don't!" Scott exclaimed. "You have this look, like y-you feel bad for me. Like you wanna' believe me but I know you don't." He sighed.

"Listen Scott, we're gonna' search this whole school and we're gonna' find him, okay?" He looked at the rest of us. "I promise." Then another officer called him over.

"Stay. All of you." That last part was directed to me and bro. Hey! I'm a sweetheart!
When he left, Stiles immediately said, "Well, we survived. Ya know, we outlasted the Alpha. Feels good to be alive."

"We were in the chemistry room, it walked right by us. You don't think that it heard us, you don't think it knew exactly where we were?" Scott asked, with a strained expression on his face.

"He's right." I agreed. "When I was in the gym, he had every opportunity to kill me. But he didn't. He used me to get to Scott."

My twin made me feel better by putting his arm around me. "Well, how come we're still alive?" Stiles asked.

"It wants me in its pack!" Scott growled. Then looked around to see if anyone saw. "I-I think first I have to get rid of my old pack."

"What do you mean 'old pack'?" I questioned.

"Allison." He stated. "Jackson, Lydia-"

My brother, finally gets it. "The Alpha doesn't wanna' kill us."

"…He wants me to do it." Messed up. "That's not even the worst part."

"H-how in holy hell is that not the worst part, Scott!?" Stiles exclaimed.

"Because when he made me shift," He turned around, "I wanted to do it." We stared at him, stunned beyond belief. "I wanted to kill you both, all of you."

We saw that Deaton was sitting in an ambulance a couple of feet away, so Scott and my brother went to see what happened to him. I stayed behind, because I saw Allison in a short distance.

"Allison! Allison!" I called, jogging up to the brunette. When I finally made it to her, I could tell that she was feeling the same things that we all had felt, but concentrated on the wrong person. She was pissed and scared. "He's sorry, Ali."

"I was scared for him. I begged him not to go." She told me, with a slightly shaken voice.

"He does stupid shit sometimes." I defended. I wished that it would be easy enough for Scott to just tell her but he couldn't. And I felt bad.

"Just let him explain." She looked reluctant to look at me. "I've known him almost my whole life. Listen to him, please." I saw her soften a bit, before she nodded. I let her walk away, but this time, Scott flew past me.

I left them alone and wandered back to my brother, who was hanging out by my dad's cruiser. He was staring at our poor Jeep. "So what's the damage?"

"Insurance company is gonna take care of it." He answered me.

"How long?"

"A week." I groaned.

"Did you notice that Derek's car was gone?" I asked casually.

"Yes I did." He replied in the same tone.

He's probably alive. And if he is, Scott and my brother have some explaining to do.

I am so sorry guys! I had finals and holiday stuff to take care of and I hadn't really thought about it. Anyway, my apology gift is a Vampire Diaries and Teen Wolf crossover short. I will post three parts to it. It's called Natural Enemies. Tune in!

~RealHuntress18~