Scott and Stiles stood outside the hallway of the McCall residence. the two leaning against opposite walls but both solidly staring at the shut door ahead. Scott sighed for about the tenth time that morning trying to pry the door open... heck trying for the past few days since they all returned from Eichen house.
"Come on Scar, all you gotta do is open the door" He said softly into the door
"No, I don't know what part of No you two boob heads can't comprehend I'd show you but that requires opening the door and I'm not doing that" Scarlett shouted back
"come on Letty it's been days you've got to come out sometimes" Stiles said
"no I really don't, I've got my chocolate stash I'm good" she said monotone
"I could just break the door" Scott replied confidently believing he's won the challenge
"than you'd have another issue to deal with it's called angry mother which apparently I can feel I'd rather and yourself not deal with the raft of our mother" she replied As she pulled a valid point Scott was quiet before replying looking at Stiles who shrugged giving his best friend an 'shes right' face expression
"we can help"
"how can you help this isn't like you and Liam Scott, when he wasn't in control and everything is heightened I literally feel everyone's emotions including right now ... can one of you say frustration and anxiety" she shouted Scott immediately turned toward Stiles who was subconsciously biting his thumb nail till he looked at his best friend.
"what? I can't help it, yes it's frustrating since my girlfriend won't come near me nor you in the last three days and my anxiety is always high" Stiles vented toward scott
"she'll come out" he said
"when? by that time the apocalypse would have happened, what's next telling me knight wing is batman" Stiles vented running his fingers down his face
"huh?" Scott looked at him confused
"Knight wing took over after the alligat death of Bruce wayne" Scarlett shouted Scott just shook is head
"god you two are really made for each other" he said placing his forehead on the wall in desperately defeat "I will never understand" their was a pause between them till they heard footsteps coming toward them both boys looked over seeing theo slowly coming toward them.
"what are you doing here?" Stiles was the first to ask
"Just checking on a friend" Theo replied calmly looking at both boys then to the close door, those words left Theo's mouth Stiles immediately tensed up
"you're friends now?" Stiles asked with much attitude crossing his arms against his chest
"I'm hoping so" Theo said "more like acquaintance"
"you always check up on acquaintances?" Stiles fried back
"the ones I have especially when I know their part of this supernatural world we all tend to be in" Theo said with a smirk
"well, she's fine" Stiles said staring down at Theo whose smirk remained on his face
"really so how's that closed door going?" he asked
"that? psh.. she's just changing" Stiles said Theo not convinced with that
"let me try" he said looking at Scott
"why would she open the door for you and not us" Stiles said pointing a finger between him and Scott
"because you're too close to her, she can't bear with your feeling that you can't control only making her feel worse about this whatever she's got, I'm not sloe to her so it's worth a shot" Theo shrugged looking at Scott convincingly. Both Scott and Stiles looked at each other Stiles not convinced shook his head while Scott gave him a 'come on man' type look
"he could help" Scott tried but Stiles only rolled his eyes sighing in defeat Theo walked over to Scott's room
"umm.. what kind of tactic is this?" Stiles asked
"well she's not going to open that door so window tactic" he replied
Scarlett sat on her bed trying tune out the boys outside her door for the past hour now. Since Eichen house things haven't been the same for her if anything everything for Scarlett was turned upside down. Just when she was getting things under control with herself she gets thrown through another loop when she started the overwhelming feeling from other people anyone who came close to Scarlett she could feel every emotion as if they were her own. That first day after Eichen became so unbearable when she was near Kira she was screaming on the top of her lungs from the anger rolling off the kitsune which worried Scott and Stiles since that incident she's been hiding out in her room from all of them especially Stiles.
Sitting on her bed she continued to draw till she heard the creak of the window her head immediately shot up to see Theo climbing through it.
"I don't remember trying out for Romeo and Juliet neither did I let down my long hair" she said standing up from her bed crossing her arms across her chest as Theo stepped down on her floor
"I didn't either besides Romeo is on the other side of the door looking like he's gonna go into cardiac arrest" he said
"tell him to lay off the curly fries" she mutters running her hands through her hair before really replying to Theo "yeah he does make that face sometimes don't worry that just means there's a really long rant to come..then again you might want to worry" she joked
"nice to see the sass is still intact" he replied walking a little further into Scarlett's room taking it all in " their just worried about you" he said turning back to the petite girl
"I am too now how am I supposed to handle this? them? I can't control my own emotions now I have everyone else craming into me I feel like a PMS girl on steroids times a thousand" she fluttered out
"with time and practice we all have learned to deal with our abilities one way or another you will too it does take time" he said
"sound like my brother... hate it to say you're right" she muttered
"because you know deep down it's possible especially for you" he said smiling at her
"you trying to a motivational speaker? go run for president we already have crappy candidates dooming us" she said walking past him to sit in her computer chair
"so you're going to steep in self pity?" he asked
"I don't self pity" she said picking up a different sketch book
"so you're going to leave this room right?"
"nice try" she tilted her head back trying to ignore theo's presence in her room
"worth it" he said there was long pause before she spoke up
"why are you here in my room helping the insane?" she snorted
"because I care, we've all been to that point where we have no control" he said crouching down in front of her making Scarlett to stop what she was doing looking down into Theo's green eyes that were staring into her big brown ones
"why can't I sense you?' she asked quietly resting her elbows in her lap
"because you're not focusing on not thinking of it" he said not breaking eye contact till Scarlett felt something off inside her making her hop out of the chair nearly tumbling over Theo
"damn it hate not being in the right" she muttered swinging the door open both Stiles and Scott stood up straight looking surprise more shocked when she marched up to Stiles grabbing his wrist to pull him down the hall
"umm.. where are we going" he asked feeling uncomfortable at her pulling him down the stairs
"sheriff's office also known as your dad... we do have an obligation" she said
Scarlett stood beside the sheriff who was staring at his wall of victims photo's behind his desk trying to make sense of all that is happening once again in the town with these chimeras and dread doctors, trying to determine why they are picking teenagers seeing if there is a pattern specially with the holes found out on the lacrosse field last night by one of his deputies.
Scarlett bit her lip with her arms crossed watching sheriff Stilinski trying to contain the confusion, overwhelmed, tired feelings rolling off the sheriff as she tried to focus seeing him draw an X on to Tracy's photo on the board then the same with the boy lucas.
"two dead chimeras" Stiles spoke up
"plus the eight new ones" Scarlett pointed out hoping on to the Stilinski's desk
"so that's ten in all" Stiles said
"i'm thinking maybe 11" Sheriff said posting on a new photo to the board Scarlett looked at it closely recognizing the kid who threatened the sheriff not to long ago
"our station tech guys confirmed something for me they said both the holding cell and cameras could have malfunctioned because something electromagnetic" Sheriff told them pausing as he picked up the book from his desk "you guys said these guys..." he said
"dread doctors" Scarlett finished his sentence
"are we really calling them that?" Sheriff said so thrown off by whatever these men were and what they were doing in his town
"I'm thinking doomsday doctors but we can argue about that at a later time were not all going to die, so you think they sprung this kid out?" she asked swinging her dangling legs
"it's how they got into Eicher isn't it?" he questioned the teen
"with the help of an unknowingly and unwilling Kira" She muttered remembering that night how the kitsune's powers messed with the security system in Eichen that night bringing all methods of keeping certain supernatural beings out being the dread doctors as one on that list
"Donovan's a chimera they wouldn't spring him for nothing" she said looking at the board
"but is he a failure like Tracy and Lucas" sheriff asked looking back at the board
"if he is, he's most likely dead" she said sheriff spun to face her
"not till I see a body" he told her
"well since he was pretty bent on killing you my guess if he is still alive he'll be knocking down the door" she nodded toward the closed door
"we'll be ready for him" sheriff replied the two grew quiet as the sheriff turned around Scarlett turned following his gaze over toward Stiles who had his back to them even turned she could how tense he was from his stance and posture of his shoulders but that's all she could get off him at this point
"you're uncharacteristically quiet" sheriff said toward his son making Stiles finally turn back to them
"sorry I'm um... I'm just trying to think about it uh... these are all teenagers right? if they went through all that burying them killing them breaking them out of jail" he ranted
"they could be chosen at random" sheriff said
"they have to had something oddly in common" Scarlett said
"something that made them right for this experiment" Sheriff said
Scarlett sat in the jeep looking over at a still tense Stiles as they made their way toward the school.
"So great cover up back there" she spoke up
"what? uh? what are you talking about?" he asked frantically looking back at her then to road
"whatever it was that made you that way back in your dad's office" she said looking over at him
"it was just me trying to get some type of lead on this" he replied
"bullshit Stiles, is it about that kid Donovan?" she asked and watched as his hands gripped the wheel tighter Stiles remained quiet.
"he won't come after your dad if that's what is bothering you, we'll protect him Stiles" she said
"no what I'm thinking about" he said not daring to look at her
"I wish you'd tell me cause I know I can do many things but read minds isn't one of them" she pleaded but he remained quiet as he parked the jeep in the school parking lot.
"fine don't tell me, how about this find me when you're ready to speak Stilinski" she said grabbing her things she hopped out slamming the door Stiles watched her storm off he dropped his head on the steering wheel with a huge sigh with all the guilt and secrecy eating him alive.
Scarlett stood in her living room with the rest of the pack and Theo after school all determined to finish reading the book. All unsure what will happen to each other after reading this book in fear what happened to Tracy will happen to one of them consumed with rage from the suppressed memory. Scarlett a bit more scared then the rest for what it would do to her fearing her own suppressed memories trapped in her mind.
"my mom's book club tends to have more wine" Lydia said
"I'm going to need something stronger than wine... like Jack Daniels" Scarlett replied
"well, probably sure you're mom's book club didn't read books that cause violent hallucinations" Stiles said
"that's why Malia's here" Scott said
"so none of us go running into traffic" Kira said
"or worse" Scott said Scarlett rose her hand up
"I second this plan, I'm almost positive that Malia will direct me into traffic seeing as we're not BFF like the rest of you so how will I know I'd wake up from this violent hallucination if it does happen" Scarlett said "or worse than traffic feed me to her coyote friends"
Malia rolled her eyes at the young girl "I wouldn't do that" Malia deadpan being civilized toward her
"not today because their too many witnesses... if their conscious " Scarlett said
"Scar?" Scott said in that stern brotherly tone making her throw here her hands up in compliant but she remained quiet.
"maybe I should have my mother read it she might remember a girl with a tail leaping off the ceiling attacking everyone" Lydia said sarcastically
"yeah if it works" Stiles said
"it has too" Lydia said
"what does that mean" Scott asked
"I think I saw them during my surgery" Lydia admits
"wait that's the same day I saw them in my vision, was it yours I was looking into that day? wait is that possible if so I'm forming a migrane" Scarlett said Lydia just shrugged
"when I look at the cover of the book it's almost like..."
"a memory trying to resurface" Scarlett said they all looked at her "yep me too"
"isn't that what Valack wanted when he wrote it?" Kira asked
"if they did something to me I want to know what it is" Lydia said Scarlett nodded grabbing a copy of the book.
Sitting down in her usual spot on the couch in the living room with Theo next to her Stiles sat across looking at her, she hadn't said much to him all day since this morning in the car she was still pretty upset that he wouldn't tell her what was bothering him. Putting everything out of her head as she began to read the book Valack wrote.
About two hours in Scarlett stretched her legs out looking over seeing Stiles no longer sitting in the chair across from her but now in the kitchen sitting on one of the stools at the breakfast bar alone.
"is anyone feeling anything yet?" Scott asked
"tired" Kira replied
"hungry" Lydia said
"caffeine withdrawal" Scarlett chimed in
"I think he meant about the book" Theo said
"I'm fixing the caffeine withdrawal anyone else?" Scarlett asked Kira and Lydia rose their hands Scarlett rose to her feet fixing her shorts that rose up a bit before walking toward the kitchen to brew some coffee, as she did she kept stealing glances at Stiles who seemed focus on reading but she couldn't shake the feeling something was off with him he'd been a bit distant and cold toward her at first she though it was just him trying to figure the story behind the chimeras but Scarlett knew better, she knew Stiles better.
As she poured the coffee into mugs for the others she notice him gripping at his shoulder once more like a few days ago when they went to eichen house.
"are you going to tell me what happened to your shoulder or is that a secret too?" she asked him Stiles shot his head up
"uh?"
"your shoulder you've been nursing it for days now don't think I don't notice" she said she might be mad but she still cared.
"engine on the jeep died again... went to check the engine the hood fell on it" he said looking into her eyes she kept looking at him before nodding her head Stiles looked back at his copy of the book before looking back up at Scarlett
"how are you feeling? you seem to be in control of you... I mean just you" he said
"trust me I can feel Kira's confusion, Lydia's nervousness and Malia's frustration all throbbing in my head not sure how much more I can take in that room" she said truthfully
"what about him?" Stiles nodded toward Theo little did he know Theo had been listening in to their conversation
"nothing just calm like Scott, not that I want to know but I'm glad I can't" she shrugged but Stiles just kept looking at Theo knowing one way or another he'll get Theo's motive.
Scarlett walked down the halls of the high school in tow with her brother, Stiles and Kira after finishing the book none of them feeling anything afterwards which Scarlett was thankful for but none could understand why they still don't remember anything.
Scarlett fixed the sleeve on her jacket once more with her practice bag on her shoulder containing her workout gear.
"so nothing happened to anyone this morning no memory... violent streaks?" Scarlett spoke
"what if we need some kind of trigger? wasn't Malia driving when she remembered the crash?" Scott said
"yeah but how are we supposed to troffer a memory that we don't remember" Stiles said
"oui, this gives me a headache" scarlett complained
"Maybe it's a delayed thing maybe you have to wait couple of hours to see what happens" Scott said
"I don't like a-" Scarlett stopped talking when she and the rest notice the power flicker hearing the back up generator kick on Scarlett, Scott and Stiles slowly looked down at Kira
"that wasn't me I swear" Kira said uncomfortably
"we keep an eye out for each other today okay?" Scott said
"yes and keep an eye out for eight other potentially homicidal chimeras" Stiles said
"and keep an eye out for the dread doctors" Kira said
"I'm still trying to compose myself and keep everyone's emotions out of my head people" Scarlett said
"starting to see the appeal of a third eye" Stiles shouted as they all walked away from him.
Scarlett stood in the quiet dimmed lighted gym with her sports bra and shorts hair ties up she repeatedly strike the martial arts dummy taking out her pain and frustration with each strike, left punch, right punch .. back into form each time.
Taking a deep breathe she practice her round house kicks blow after blow hitting the arms of the dummy she hardly noticed someone standing in the gym.
"since when did beacon hills get a material arts dummy" she recognized the voice as she smirked
"when they finally decided to teach self defense classes to all ages" she answered with another side kick into the dummy
"something tells me you're not practicing the regular self defense they taught to all ages" Theo teased
"your right it's Brazilian ju jitsu ... teaches a smaller person like me to take down a larger opponent like you" she said
"is that why your not in class?" he asked stepping closer
"free period for me, can't take the feeling of... well everyone's feelings I felt trapped like I can't find myself because everyone and their problems are drowning them out" she explained
"so you come here to ... punch it out?" he sad standing next to her now.
"I learned how to fight from an old friend, she taught me how to be stronger physically sometimes this...just helps" she said it was quiet for a moment before she went back into her fighting stance
"sounds like a good friend" Theo said circling her Scarlett tried to ignore him eyeing her up and down right now
"she was" Scarlett said this time taking a couple hits to the dummy Theo took a notice to how her body tensed when she said 'was; obliviously noticing a sore spot
"okay you need a real opponent now" he said moving the dummy stepping into the mat he kicked off his shoes
"oh so you're a real opponent? I'd take Steve the dummy" she said teasing him
"afraid to go against me?" he said pulling his shirt over his head he stood in front of her she tried not to stare at his toned naked torso.
"hell no Raken lets do this" she said circling him Theo watched with an amused smirk on his face
"ladies first" he charmed
"then swing already Raken" she said as he circled her as well both with their hands up protecting the face Theo went for a low punch with one hand still protecting her face her left arm deflecting the hit taking advantage Scarlett went in for a swing Theo easily grabbing her hand she was swung the next one leaving her self unprotected but Theo easily caught that one too with both hands in his grasp he spun her around now with her back pressed his chest she elbowed him in his lower abdomen when his grip loosened a bit letting her arm free she moved out from in front of Theo grabbing on to his arm and shoulder bringing the arm behind him with a quick spin and kick to the back Theo fell to his knees Scarlett kept his arm stretched out in a very uncomfortable position behind his back Theo grunted with his other free arm managed to grab the petite girl flipping her so her back hit the ground Scarlett easily retaliate bringing her legs up around Theo's body crossing her legs behind his back with her whole body weight flipping the two so now Theo was on the ground he grunted once more as she pinned him to the mat Scarlett looked down at him pushing the hairs that have fallen out of place out her face.
"you know I could of broken your arm twice in this little exercise" she teased
"I noticed... but you don't know is I'm a sore loser" before Scarlett could think twice Theo had her on her back when she shut her eyes for impact she opened them again noticed she wasn't in the gym no longer it was dark but she could see a light at the end of the hall
"you always do this" she heard a familiar voice shout from where the light was coming from
"get off my back it wasn't that many" she heard another voice deeper than the first voice obviously a male
"yeah what if you hit someone or was pulled over there goes your job Rafael" the woman shouted Scarlett finally made it to the light which resembled the kitchen of the home they had before moving. She remember the long hall that led toward the kitchen she can practically still smell the old paint that chipped the walls. Scarlett looked to see her parents arguing in the old kitchen. her mother in her scrubs standing in front of her father with a wrinkled blazer on and his tie undone his hair a mess as he was shouting back at Melissa gripping the short glass filled with brown liquor. Scarlett stood in the doorway she looked down for a second noticing her shadow small and child size she looked over into the reflection on the china cabinet seeing the small scared girl in bunny pjs her pigtails disheveled she kept looking at her confused till the sound of shattered glass near her head made her jump and look back toward her parents she watched her mother look at her with sorrow and guilt.
"Scar honey" she exclaimed rushing over to her daughter her father stood behind in shock
"what are you doing out of bed" she said soft and calm Scarlett looked back at the glass around her feeling wet substance trickle down her forehead Melissa noticed as well seeing the piece of glass embroidered in her daughter's head.
"oh my gosh" her mother muttered as she looked at the wound
"I didn't know-I didn't see her there" her father slowly stuttered and came over wrapped in guilt
"get out" Melissa said softly trying not to scare the toddler
"Melissa"
"Rafael that's the last straw I said get out!" she shouted holding her daughter Scarlett watched her dad slowly walk away
"Scarlett" she heard in a distance
"hey Scar" she heard again blinking a few times now seeing Scott and Theo standing above her with worry faces as she noticed she was back on the ground of the gym floor.
"I-I didn't know who to call so I called your brother" Theo quickly explained as Scott crouched down next to his sister
"are you okay?" he asked she nodded as Scott helped her to her feet as Scarlett rose up her legs still wobbly she fell backwards till Theo caught her
"got you" he spoke steading her back up
"did you remember something else?, see another glimpse of the dread doctors?" Scott asked
"none with them... just a painful memory I wish stayed buried" she said looking down at the ground to block out the nightmare she long forgotten before the boys could ask anything else the bell went off.
"guess pause till later" Theo said walking away first but a Scarlett began walking Scott stopped her
"are you sure you'll be okay?" he asked Scarlett sighed turning toward her brother
"do you remember when we were little when I got my first pair of stitches" she asked him
"yeah mom took us to the hospital, you gave the meanest look to the doctor he thought you were going to bite him the sheriff was there too" Scott said remembering bits and pieces
"what else you don't know about that night was when dad left" she spoke softly
"I don't understand"
"I heard them fighting I got out of bed... they were yelling and not knowing dad of course throws a glass smashing meters from me ... I wasn't that fortunate that few chunks landed in me: she said while Scott stood there shocked never knowing.
"Scar..."
"they both looked so guilty that's when she yelled for him to leave that's when he did" she said feeling sadness creep up along with venerability she always felt when speaking about her father. Scott processed everything stepped up to embrace his sister in a tight hug she gratefully hugged him back
"I'm still here" he said knowing what was going on in his own sister's head she pulled away smiling
"thanks bro but you do have AP biology with the sea hag" She said
"and you don't?" he questioned
"Switched periods she devil is the first thing I see in morning now unfortunately lucky for her she hasn't seen me with coffee yet" She shrugged bouncing away from her brother
"come on you can do better than that" Stacy shouted from her spot on the bleachers as Scarlett was below her hands rested on her knees as she panted staring up at her crazy blonde friend
"seriously you just made me do how many flips in a row no way the team will no that" she panted
"that's not for them it's for you cause I know you can handle it" Stacy said Scarlett just giving her a piss of face
"come on back to the routine I need you to have it down packed to teach the other girls" Stacy said
"you are so lucky you're injured" she muttered
"blah blah blah practice woman!" Stacy demanded Scarlett rolled her eyes went back to the new routine Stacy made right before being attacked by a kanima that she didn't get to teach her team mates so here Scarlett was learning it outside in the field, half way through the dance she paused looking around.
"what? what's the matter?" Stacy said looking at Liam's friend Mason and Brett who were on the bleacher next to her.
"I can't focus... I can feel it" she explained very little
"feel what?" Brett asked
"jealousy, rage... anger" she said then spotted out Liam across the field wielding the lacrosse stick like a mad man noticing he kept looking over at the girl on the soccer field.
"what's up with them?" Stacy asked
"Liam and Hayden?" Mason said
"who's she?" Scarlett asked walking toward them resting her arms on the fence
"someone who isn't very fond of liam when I say that I say it loosely" Mason says
"they hate each other" Scarlett stated
"six grade wasn't the best year for liam and his anger management... he got into a fight in the hall went to punch the kid when hayden stepped in the way and this happened" Mason explained pulling up a picture of the girl much younger with a broken nose
"oh wow, what did she do to him?" Stacy asked Mason flipped over to a picture of young Liam with a broken nose
"ah damn" Brett and Stacy muttered Scarlett looked back out seeing the two kept eyeing each other as their little competition kept going goal after goal till Liam getting more angry threw one hit straight at the goalie making him fall flat on his back
"this wasn't going to end well anyway" Scarlett muttered as she was about to practice Stacey's crazy routine taking one step she felt her whole body shut down having the wind knock out of her she found it hard to breathe as she fell down to the ground Stacey spotted her the first person up she ran to the with Brett and Mason following behind her.
"Letty" Stacey sat her up then looked at the boys with a worried expression as her best friend was gasping for air
"what's wrong with her?" Brett asked
"I don't know" Stacey said looked out toward the field "Liam!" she shouted catching his attention spotting Scarlett on the ground he sped over kneeling on the ground next to her
"Letty" she tried focusing on her breathes looking at Laim
"S-Scott... I-It's Scott he-he's having an asthma attack" she gasped
"what where?" Liam asked
"I-I don't know, the inhaler is in his locker Liam get it to him" She gasped again holding her chest
"but you"
"help Scott go" she said Liam got up Brett looked at him
"you know how find his scent" Brett said Liam sprinted off the field headed straight into the school.
"how do we help her?" Mason asked frantically as he saw the brunette began to become pale
"I-I don't have the slightest clue" Stacey said
"do we bring her to the nurse?"
"No she's feeling what Scott is feeling right now she's got some odd connection to him, we have to wait for Liam to get to him" Brett said
"were relying her life on Liam saving Scott? clearly there has to be some other way" Stacey argued
"unless you found some way to disconnect the bond the two have.. no" Brett said back when suddenly they heard Scarlett take a death breathe she began to cough she leaned back into Stacey finally calm her chest no longer tight.
"oh thank god" Stacey exclaimed holding on to Scarlett as the petite girl laid there wondering what the hell just happened to her.
NO I didn't fall off I'm still writing