The Wolf Amoung Us
Summary: After having lost Peter to his obsession with power, Sydney was sure of one thing and one thing only: she needed to pull her life back together. With unexpected news that will change everything, will she become the strong alpha that she desires so much or will she struggle to keep it together until it's too late? Season 5: Peter Hale/OC
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Teen Wolf, Sydney however is all mine.
Chapter 14:
It was still light out when the four of them, plus Bruin, had arrived at Sydney's newly re-built childhood home. As soon as they had pulled into the driveway, Sydney had been mesmerized by the finished product. Sure she had been expecting a house to be built on the lot but this particular house was immaculate, and it looked nearly identical to the one that had been burnt down all those months ago.
While she had told Parrish that she wanted it to be the same house as before, she had been expecting a few differences, but so far, at least on the outside, it looked exactly the same. Parrish had texted her on the final leg of the drive and informed her that he had to head into work and that he had left the keys tucked under the windowsill of the front window.
Sydney had fought against her desire to just run to the house and burst inside, no, she had to be the alpha, she had to be a mom first so, while she hung back and finagled Bruin free from her car seat, she had sent the twins ahead to scope the place out, the two of them locating the key with ease and making quick work of unlocking the front door. They had the door wide open as Charlie, Sydney and Bruin, who was in her mother's arms, stepped up onto the front porch, the bags being left behind for the time being, at least until they all had a good look around.
"Smells like a storm." Ethan mumbled as he remained outside on the porch and let the girls step into the house first, like the gentleman that he was.
Sydney shot him a glance and nodded her head in agreement, it certainly did smell like a storm and if the sky was any indication of how bad a storm it was going to be, well, the dark grey clouds weren't a sign of just a light rain.
The four of them wandered into the house cautiously, Aidan searching for and locating the light switch, which illuminated the kitchen as he flipped it. They all stood still and took a look around the room, taking in the sight of the gorgeous kitchen. Sydney was rendered completely speechless at how well the builders had done on recreating her childhood home. Her house looked the same on the inside, just like it had on the outside, and she couldn't have been happier.
Leaving her betas on the main floor, Sydney gripped Bruin against her chest a little tighter and made her way up the stairs, taking in the sight of the stairwell, then the hallway, then the bathroom, then what would've been her parents' room but was most likely going to be Charlie's for the time being. When she turned into what was supposed to be her room, she felt the tears welling up in her eyes at how much it looked like she remembered.
Everything was exactly like she could recall, right down to the bright blue sky with vibrant white clouds painted on the ceiling which had always been her favourite part of the room when she had been a child. She moseyed on inside and lowered herself down onto the bed, which was complete with clean sheets and fresh pillows, and then she gingerly laid down on her back, carefully setting Bruin down on the bed next to her.
There was no crib in the house, which was fine by Sydney, she still hadn't told Jordan about her new baby, meaning he wouldn't have known enough to get hold of a crib, but that was okay, she had tucked the portable play pen into the trunk, which would do for the night. She'd work on getting her hands on a crib the following morning, either that or ask if one of the twins wanted to give it a go once Charlie was at school.
At the fleeting thought of her youngest beta heading into her senior year, Sydney let out a sigh and felt herself wondering which of the twins would keep an eye on her first. Over the past few months, the twins and Charlie had grown exceptionally close and if there hadn't been a certain Isaac Lahey over in France that Charlie talked to all the time on the phone, or through texts, then she wouldn't have been surprised if her and Aidan had gotten to be a little more than just friends.
"Hey baby, look at the sky." Sydney murmured and turned her attention to Bruin, who was lying on her back beside her, her little arms waving in the air as cooing noises flowed from her mouth. "It's pretty isn't it? You know, my mom painted a sky just like it for me when I was a kid."
Peeling her eyes off of Bruin, Sydney looked around the room and sucked in a breath. It was quite overwhelming to see her house in such an immaculate condition, even the last time she had visited before it had been burned to the ground warranted a little concern. The house had been abandoned for fifteen years until Peter and her had ventured inside. There had been ample dust build up on everything, cobwebs clinging to the corners of walls and on the ceilings and the overpowering smell of stale blood, which had never been cleaned off the walls in the kitchen. Yes, this, here and now, was certainly a step above that and Sydney was happy to have her house back.
It was perfect, just like her baby girl.
"Syd!" Charlie's voice echoed in the hallway outside of her door and she looked to the doorway in time to see the girl appear there, Charlie casually leaning against the doorframe and staring at her alpha. "We need food."
"Uh, right." Sydney slowly sat up and scooped Bruin into her arms, cradling the baby against her chest before pressing a reassuring kiss down on her head. "Let me just get my stuff inside, then I can take a trip to the store or something."
"Aidan said he could go." Charlie offered nonchalantly and glanced over her shoulder quickly before turning her head right back around to face Sydney.
"I want to head over to the apartment and grab some things from there too though, so, if you don't mind watching Bruin here for an hour or so, I can take care of food."
Charlie shrugged at her alpha and stepped into the room, moving to sit down next to her, "that's fine with me."
"Yeah, good. You should be getting ready for your first day of school tomorrow anyways, maybe the twins can help you get your backpack ready? Do you have everything you need?"
"Pfft, I don't need help with that and yes, I've got everything I'm going to need. My only concern at this point in time though is which room do I get?"
Letting out a scoff, Sydney stood up and motioned for Charlie to follow her. She led her out into the hall and across the way into the room that had once been her parents' room. It looked different but only because the furniture was significantly newer, updated even, yet it still looked beautiful and reminded Sydney that she had once been a happy little girl, living in the house with her parents, who had loved her with everything they had.
Stepping into the room further, Charlie brushed past Sydney and dropped down to sit on the edge of the bed. She flopped backwards and let out a huff at the impact before wiggling slightly in the fresh comforter to get a better position on the bed. When a grin came across her face, Sydney couldn't help but smile along with her.
"Is this good enough for you?" Sydney teased and Charlie lifted her head up a tiny bit, looking at her alpha and narrowing her eyes in on her.
"I mean, I guess I could get used to it." Charlie teased right back and Sydney shook her head at the girl in amusement. "Nah, it's pretty awesome actually, better than I was expecting."
"Good." Sydney chuckled, her hand moving up and down Bruin's back in gentle motions. "The twins will be set up in the basement and maybe tomorrow I can test out my back yard."
"Test out the backyard?" Charlie cocked her head to the side, clearly confused as to what Sydney meant by 'test out'.
"Yeah, see I wanted to try something that would protect us from unwanted visitors so I asked Jordan if he could get the contractor's to put a line of mountain ash under the grass in the back yard."
"Like an invisible fence?"
"Basically. There should be an opening with a gate across it so that we can get in and out." Sydney explained. "Keeps creepers out and Bruin in, it's a win-win situation."
"Has anyone ever told you that you're pretty much a genius."
Sydney simply smiled at the girl, letting Charlie think whatever she wanted about her. A few seconds passed before either one of them moved and when Sydney turned to walk out of the room, Charlie jumped up and followed her, the two of them going down the stairs side by side before stepping out onto the front porch.
The twins were already out there next to their bikes, freeing what little stuff they had brought with them before rain came down and soaked their bikes. Sydney let Charlie lead the way to the car and when she popped the trunk open, the two of them loaded up with as much stuff as they could, Aidan and Ethan coming over to help, and together, the four of them, Bruin still in Sydney's hold, headed back inside to make themselves at home.
The twins branched off and headed down into the basement, which Sydney had not yet seen but she'd get there eventually, leaving the girls on the main floor together. Charlie set her stuff on the floor and waved at Sydney, signaling for her to hand Bruin over. The alpha did so with ease and then took one more look around the room before looking out the open front door.
"You want food right?" Sydney questioned, bringing Charlie's focus back to the task at hand. At the faint sound of thunder, Sydney furrowed her eyebrows together and stole a look out of the nearby window. "I'll head out now, hopefully I'll make it back before the worst of the storm comes."
"Sounds good, be careful, will you?"
"Always. If you need anything, you just call me."
"Do you think there are flashlights or candles anywhere, you know, in case the power goes out?" Charlie threw out before Sydney could leave.
"Um, I'm not sure, I'll see if there's anything like that at Peter's place, if not, I'll see what the store has."
Charlie nodded her head in understanding, ran her hand over Bruin's head in a soothing gesture and gave a little wave in Sydney's direction as she took off, stepping out onto the porch and pulling the door shut behind her.
It was nice being back in Beacon Hills but as soon as they had entered into the town, Sydney had felt an undeniable shiver run down her spine. She hadn't said anything to the pack yet, she didn't know if she was going to. There were a few things that it could've been, maybe being back in such close proximity to Peter was the reason for her heebie jeebies, maybe it was nothing to worry about at all. Maybe there was something ominous about the town now.
Sydney wasn't entirely sure what was going on, or what she had missed, all she knew was that something felt off and as soon as she had a better idea of what that was, then she'd bring it up to her pack. For now, she'd deal with it on her own.
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Opening the door to Peter's apartment, Sydney sucked in a breath and felt her entire body relaxing a little bit at the smell of him lingering in the air. No matter how long she was away from the place, it still smelled like Peter, which meant that no matter where he really was, being in his home was enough to calm her down and remind her that he was her mate, he was the man who had claimed her and in turn, let her claim him too. She loved him, she wanted to be with him and if she could just get to him, then she'd be able to see him one more time and make sure that he was okay, maybe he'd be up for release in the near future, maybe he was already working on figuring a way out of there. No matter what, she didn't really want to leave Beacon Hills without him by her side.
Pushing Peter to the back of her mind, she focused her attention back on the task at hand. She headed into the bedroom and pulled open the dresser drawers, immediately looking at his clothes that were tucked away there. Inside she located a bunch of his shirts that she was going to take and without thinking too much about it, she grabbed over half of them and threw them on the bed. Once the bed was sufficiently covered, she shut the drawer and began looking for a bag, or a suitcase, something that she could load up with his clothes so that she wouldn't have to juggle them in her arms as she carried them to the car.
Lucking out, she found an old overnight bag tucked away under the bed. Once it was full, she headed out into the kitchen and began going through the cupboards, salvaging anything that she could in regards to food, candles or flashlights. After the cupboards had been gone through, she opened the fridge and did the same, which was quickly followed by the freezer. When she was comfortable with her plastic bags full of food items, as well as a few candles and a flashlight, she carried them over and set them at the front door, fully prepared to head out any time.
All she had to do now was grab the bag of clothes and get out of there, but she wanted a few more minutes to herself before that happened, she wanted a chance to be alone with her thoughts. Her body felt almost at peace inside the apartment and when she shut her eyes and focused, she could almost feel his presence nearby. A smile broke out on her face and she inhaled a deep breath, silently vowing that she'd get Peter back, no matter what it took.
When her phone vibrated in her pocket, she let out a groan and dug it out, looking to the screen and letting out a chuckle. Charlie had requested that Sydney pick up the stuff to make sushi via a text message and Sydney wasn't about to turn her down. Sending a quick text back to her, she debated her next move and without hesitating for another second, she dialed Jordan Parrish's number and waited for him to pick up.
It rang, rang again, and continued to ring until the voicemail finally kicked in. She wasn't dumb, she figured he was busy seeing as he had left her a message saying he had gone in to work, but that didn't make her feel any better. He hadn't answered and with the severity of the weather, she wasn't sure she was comfortable with that.
Shaking her head, she ended the call without leaving a message and dialed the sheriff's number next, ready to inform him that she was back in town and that he was welcome to come and see Bruin any time he wanted. Any time she had sent Stiles a new picture of the baby, he had always sent back a reply mentioning how much his dad adored the little girl. Sydney couldn't help but wonder if he'd be more excited to meet Bruin or if she was more excited for him to meet Bruin.
Lifting the phone up and holding it against her ear, she listened to it ringing, and ringing…and ringing. On the sixth ring he finally picked up and she knew just after the first word out of his mouth that something was bothering him.
"Sheriff here!" He barked and Sydney flinched at his tone.
"Uh, hey, it's just me, Syd." She tried to stay calm and hope that he was frustrated at something else and not at her calling him. He was the sheriff, she knew that, which also meant that he was constantly busy. Suddenly it occurred to her that maybe the man wouldn't have a lot of time to waste on meeting her sweet baby Bruin, and that thought alone saddened her to the core.
"Oh, Sydney, yeah, hi, how are you?" His voice was still laced with frustration but he was attempting to be a little more soothing towards her. Apparently it wasn't her that she was mad at. "Sorry for being so short, we've got a lot of stuff going on here because of the storm, the phone's been ringing off the hook and we're running low on staff."
"I get it, I'll make this quick then. I'm back."
"Like in Beacon Hills?"
"Yes in Beacon Hills. I've got my pack all set up at my old house, well my new old house, but anyways, we're planning on staying here in town for a little while, I was just calling to invite you over so that you can officially meet Bruin."
He let out a soft sigh, "I'd love that."
"Okay, so, then feel free to stop by any time."
"I'll try to get there in the next day or so, I would've loved to have come tonight but we're swamped here and I don't know where the hell Parrish is- anyways, I'll stop over soon and I'll make sure to have Stiles with me. He's been going on and on about meeting her."
"Are you sure it's not you that's been going on and on about her? I get it, so..." Sydney hesitated and glanced around the room, her eyes landing on the window nearby. The rain had started to pour down in the time that she had been in the apartment building and she knew how bad the storms could be in Beacon Hills. A perfect example was the night that the alphas had attacked the hospital, the weather had been so bad that everyone had been evacuated except, apparently, for Cora, who had managed to make it through the night even though she had been severely poisoned.
"I'll let you-"
"You said something about Parrish." She cut in, desperate to know about her friend, who hadn't answered his phone when she had called him minutes ago. She wouldn't have minded talking to him either, to set up a time when he'd swing by and get to meet Bruin too, although she wasn't entirely confident that he'd be as excited as the sheriff was, after all, Jordan still had no idea that she had even been pregnant. "He's not there then? I just called him before I called you and he didn't answer his phone, it went to voicemail."
"I sent him out on a noise complaint a while ago, haven't heard from him since." The sheriff explained in a low tone, and Sydney couldn't help but wonder if maybe this had something to do with the supernatural. He wouldn't have wanted any of the other deputies to know, if that was the case, which would have warranted his low tone.
"Um, is the place where the noise complaint came from anywhere near Peter's apartment, because that's where I am right now, I can swing by the address and check on him, if you want?" She wasn't sure what had compelled her to offer, maybe it was the idea of an adventure, maybe it was seeing Parrish in person, she didn't know, nor did she care. She had made the offer and if he accepted, then she couldn't take it back.
"It's…not too far from there. You sure you don't mind, like I said before, we're running low on staff here?"
"No I don't mind, I can handle a simple check in." She forced a smile onto her face and felt the goosebumps forming on her skin, a chill running through her body as a loud crack of thunder sounded out in the night sky. The building shook from the sound but she continued to look out the window, however, the rain, the sheer force of it pouring down from the sky, took away any chance of her being able to see more than two feet out of the glass. "I'm sure you're super busy there, no sense sending out a perfectly good deputy to make a simple check in."
"You're not wrong." He replied but she could hear the desperation in his voice. "I'll text you the address in a couple minutes, when I get a chance to get back to my desk. Call me if anything doesn't feel right."
"Of course sheriff." She nodded her head. "Take care of yourself tonight."
"Alright, expect that text in a few minutes."
"Sure thing." She waited a few more seconds and when he hung up on his end of the line, she lowered her phone away from her ear and headed back to grab the bag of clothes.
There was no sense sticking around wasting time, hopefully she had the address before she got back to the car, and then she could head over to wherever Jordan was supposed to be. The sooner she checked in on him, the sooner she'd be able to get to the store.
Hauling all of the bags up off the floor, Sydney managed to balance then in her grasp. With one last look around the apartment, she walked over to the front door, pulled it open and stepped out into the hallway, leaving Peter's apartment behind with a sadness flooding through her veins that she wasn't entirely comfortable with. She struggled to get the keys out of her pocket but after a few seconds of trying, she freed them and made quick work of locking up the apartment, sealing up Peter's scent for another day.
With everything still in her grasp, she went bounding down the stairs, pausing when she hit the landing and locked her eyes on the wall of mail boxes. Quickly searching his out and finding it, she then looked for the mail key on her ring. This time, she had to set down a few of the bags, but once she had the mail, more flyers and junk mail, out of the box, she tucked them into the front pocket on the overnight bag and grabbed hold of the rest of her stuff.
In the parking lot, with the rain pouring down on her, she quickly opened the driver's side door and without hesitation, shoved her haul into the car and over, onto the passenger seat before diving inside and whipping the door shut behind her, leaving her inside the car, where the rain couldn't get her. When her phone vibrated inside the car, she lifted it up and looked at the screen, studying the address that the sheriff had texted her. It wasn't too far away and she figured she'd be able to make it there in just a few minutes, if the roads weren't too bad of course. Storms tended to do damage to whatever they could and the roads were prime targets for fallen trees, poles or even car accidents.
With one last look at the side of the apartment building, Sydney turned the car on, jacked up the heat to warm her freezing skin, which had been a result of the pelting rain, and put the car into gear.
It all went according to plan, she'd be home within the hour.
Then again, when did anything really go according to plan, especially when it came to Beacon Hills?
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And there we have it, we're officially back into season 5! How do you think the pack will react to being in Beacon Hills, especially when the Dread Doctors start showing up, or Theo for that matter?
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