Chapter 21 - I'm Coming With You

Mumbling out a quick goodbye to Deputy Parrish, Avery quickly left the room heading for the door to go home, she knew she should go meet the sheriff who had Scott and Lydia with him at the hospital where they were taking Stiles. But she couldn't, she needed away from people, away from everyone.

"Avery, wait." He said catching up with her just outside of the door.

Shivering in the below freezing weather she turned to face him as she asked, "What… it's late and I'm tired, I just want to go home."

He glanced down for a minute and then back up to her as he said, "It's probably not my place to say anything, but these things that keep happening to you… the hallucinations, losing time… nightmares. There has to be a reason for it…" He started to bring up how these were symptoms of PTSD and how maybe she'd been through something she wasn't dealing with, but she wasn't hearing any of it.

"I'm fine." She assured him flashing him a wide signature smile before adding in, "Other than freezing my ass off, so I'm going home and crawling back into my warm bed."

Normally she'd make some playful comment about him joining her, but she didn't have it in her as she said bye to him and got in her car, heading home. Where she planned to drink herself to sleep and forget about the terrible hallucination she'd had.

~()~

Now that they knew Stiles was okay, Isaac drove himself and Teagan to her house. Once the car was parked, he jumped out, running over to her side, as she stepped out. He knew she was tired, between the constant battle with her mom and being out for hours looking for Stiles, she didn't have much energy left. Just one look at her and you could tell she was close to passing out.

He wrapped an arm around her waist, letting her lean on him, as the two made their way toward the front door. With the keys still in his hand, he looked for the house key, then unlocked the door before helping her inside.

The two were surprised to see her father waiting for them in the living room. He stood up, making his way toward the couple when they walked in the door.

"Hey, I saw your message earlier, did they find your friend?" Paul asked. Earlier after Isaac called her about Stiles, she had left her father a note, letting him know where she was if he woke up any during the night and noticed she was gone.

"Yeah, he's at the hospital now and he's okay." Teagan answered.

"That's good. I'm sure his father was out of his mind worrying about him." Paul said. His eyes widen when he realized what he said. With the way Teagan had been going out of her mind, his choice of words were not the best.

"Teagan, I'm-"

"It's okay." Teagan mumbled, interrupting her dad. She knew he didn't mean anything by his comment. "I'm just going to go to bed." She added, as she nodded her heads toward the stairs.

"Okay, but first, how are you feeling?" Paul questioned. Before she could answer, he continued,"I saw a lot of broken picture frames and broken figurines that you had for years in the trash. Did something happen?"

"Yeah, I.. Things got a little bad, but I'm okay." Teagan said, not wanting to worry him more than she could see that he was. "Apparently there is a door opened in my mind, but Avery has a way to close it. I'm going to be okay." She continued to lie. She saw Isaac shoot her a look from the corner of her eye, but ignored it as she continued to look at her dad.

He knew she didn't want her father to worry, but lying to him wasn't going to solve anything. It was just going to make things worst once he found out that Avery couldn't close the door and Teagan was still hearing from her mother.

"That's good to hear." Paul said, as he smiled at his daughter. He stepped forward, wrapping his arms around her to hug her. He glanced over her shoulders to look at Isaac, as he raised his eyebrows, as if to ask him if that was true. He let out a quiet sigh when Isaac shook his head, telling him the real truth about the situation.

Paul pulled back to look at her, laying a hand on the side of her face, as he said,"You're going to be okay, Sweet Tea." He didn't know how, but like Isaac, he wasn't giving up. They had to fix her somehow.

"Why don't you go ahead and get some sleep? I'm sure you're exhausted after running around all night looking for Stiles." Paul suggested. He looked over at Isaac, as he said,"You're welcome to stay too, Isaac." Now that he knew the truth, he hoped with Isaac by her side, she would have peaceful dreams. From the look on her face it was clear to see she wasn't sleeping well, but he knew she needed to rest. He didn't know how much longer she could go on with the little sleep she was getting.

Teagan smiled as she gave her father a kiss on the cheek, telling him good night, then made her way over to the stairs with Isaac walking behind her. The two were silent until they walked into her bedroom.

She walked over to the bed, sitting down on the edge to pet Aspen; who was stretched out on the bed sleeping.

"Why did you lie to your dad?" Isaac questioned, as he rested his hands on his hips.

"I didn't really." Teagan said with a shrug, then added,"Avery does know a way to close it."

"Yeah, but she couldn't. Your mom knocked her out. That's the truth, Teagan, and he needs to know that." Isaac pointed out.

"He's already worried enough. He worries every day that I am in this world, that I'm with you, and now I'm suppose to tell him his daughter is only one step away from being locked up in Eichan House for the rest of her life cause she's going out of her freaking mind. I can't do that to him." Teagan stated, as tears filled her eyes.

"Hey.." Isaac began to say, as he walked over to her. He squatted down in front of her, reaching up to wipe the tears away, as he said,"You're not crazy. You're being haunted, there is a difference, but he should still know the truth. Trust me, not knowing, is worst than knowing."

"I just.." She began to say, as she looked down at her hands. "I just want to believe I'm going to be okay. That Avery can close that door, even if it's not true, I want to believe it cause I want to be okay." She said, then softly added,"I want to be me again."

"No matter what, you are always Teagan." Isaac said, as cupped her cheek, forcing her to look at him. "The girl I dreamed about for years, the girl I can never stop thinking about, the girl that I fell completely head over heels in love with. No matter what, you'll always be that girl, Teagan, always."

Teagan softly smiled at his words, then leaned forward to press her lips against his for a gentle kiss. Even when her whole world was falling apart, he always knew the right thing to say; always knew the words she needed to hear to hang on to herself a little longer and to keep fighting her mother. Without him she would have never made it this far.

A few hours later, she was laid flat on her back, staring up at the ceiling. Isaac was sleeping peacefully beside her, but even with him there, she was still scared to close her eyes, scared of what her mother would show her next.

She turned her head, watching Isaac breathe in and out, his lips slightly parted. She tried to concentrate on him and ignoring her mother's voice, but when she closed her eyes, she saw quick flashes of herself hurting Isaac, causing her to snap her eyes open with a gasp.

Realizing there was no way she could sleep any, she carefully removed Isaac's arm from around her waist, then slowly got out of bed, hoping to not wake him or Aspen up.

She quietly slipped out of the room, making her way downstairs and into the kitchen to start a pot of coffee. Hopefully after a few cups she would be able to stay up for the rest of the night.

She stood by the counter, watching the coffee drip, trying to keep her mind occupied on something other than her mother's voice. Once the coffee was done, she poured it into the biggest cup they had, then sat down at the small table in the corner of the room with a sigh.

She had only taken a few sips when she heard footsteps coming into the room, causing her to spin around in her chair, worried about who it could be; worried it would be her mother somehow, until she noticed it was Isaac.

He flashed her a sleepy grin, as he walked over to her, kissing the top of her head, as he asked,"What are you doing up?"

"Couldn't sleep." Teagan answered.

"Couldn't or won't?" He questioned, as he sat down in the chair beside her.

"A little of both, I guess." Teagan quietly admitted. "I just can't handle seeing anymore bad things. I can't watch myself hurt you anymore. The things I do, it's-it's horrible."

"Just remember it's not real. No matter what she says or what she does, it's not real, Teagan. I'm okay and I'm here with you." Isaac pointed out, as he reached out to grab her hand, placing it on his chest.

Teagan gave him a small smile, as she gripped the soft material of his t-shirt. "I'm sorry If I woke you up. I thought I was sneakier than that."

Isaac smiled back, as he shook his head, and said,"I can always tell when you're gone." He chuckled, as he joked,"No matter how sneaky you try to be, you can't get away from me, babe."

"I wouldn't want to." Teagan said honestly, as she rested her hand on the side of his face and scooted closer to him.

Isaac looked at her for a moment, a smiled on his face, then he leaned forward to give her a sweet kiss. He knew it wouldn't make everything better, but hoped it would at least give her some comfort.

Without another word, he stood up, walking over to the coffee pot, pouring himself a cup. "What are you doing?" She questioned, seeing what he was doing.

"If you're not sleeping, neither am I." Isaac stated, as he made his way back over to her.

"Isaac, you don't have to-"

"Yeah, I do." He interrupted, as he sat down beside her. He reached out to cup her cheek, as he added,"I'm here for you, Teagan, always. It's you and me, remember?"

"It's you and me." She whispered, as she leaned against his hand with a small smile on her face. As long as he was by her side, she felt like maybe she did have a chance in fighting her mother. With his love and strength, maybe she would be able to keep fighting, maybe together they could win this battle.

~()~

After staying up all night, Teagan and Isaac dragged themselves out the door and headed for school. Teagan handed her keys over, not trusting herself to drive. She laid her head back against the seat, silently watching Isaac as he drove down the road. To be honest, even if she wasn't trying to distract herself from her mother's voice, she would still watch him. There was something calming about watching him doing the most simple things. It was something she noticed from the very beginning with him.

She remembered back when Avery was in the hospital after her attack by Kate; when they left the hospital, Isaac was driving her car and she just watched him. He had always been like her calm in the middle of a storm, which is what she told him back then, and to this day, it was still true.

Isaac noticed her watching him from the corner of his eye and turned his head for a moment to look at her. He smiled, seeing the look on her face, then turned back to look at the road, as he asked,"What is it? Do I look that bad after a night of no sleep?"

"No." Teagan said, as she shook her head. "You look great like you always do. Like the boy I love more than anything." She added.

Isaac's smile widen at her words. He reached out to grab one of her hands, bringing up to his mouth and gave the back of her hand a small kiss. "And this boy loves you more than you'll ever know, babe."

The two fell into a comfortable silence, as Isaac continued to drive down the road, his hand still holding one of hers. When they were only a few blocks from school, he pulled into a fast food drive thru, ordering them a breakfast sandwich and her a large coffee. She tried to tell him she wasn't hungry, but he told her she could only have more coffee if she ate something.

After grabbing their food, he handed her the sandwich first. She sat it in her lap then reached for the coffee, which he pulled back for a moment, before saying, "Now I don't approve of you not sleeping and filling up on coffee, but I also know why you are trying so hard not to sleep. All I'm asking is to be careful." When she nodded her head, he handed her the cup, then added, "Anytime you can fight her enough for a short nap, please take it, and if you ever need me there while trying to sleep, just call for me, okay? I'll hear you and I'll leave whatever class to come find you."

"I will." Teagan said with a nod, as she took a sip of the coffee. When she noticed Isaac watching her with raised eyebrows, she rolled her eyes then sat the cup down and picked the sandwich up; taking a bite of it.

"That's better." Isaac said with a smile, as he pulled out of the parking lot and headed for school.

~()~

"Hey, can I ask you a question." Kira asked as she gently grabbed Avery's arm as the teen were walking down the hallway.

"Sure." Avery said rubbing her tired eyes with the free hand not holding onto her school books.

"How is Scott…" she breathed. Only moments ago she'd tried to wave to him in the hallway but he'd turned around and walked away like he hadn't seen her.

With a frown Avery said, "He's worried about Stiles, we all are… they're going to run some tests on him in the hospital later today."

"I just don't really know what to do… I want to be there for him, but he'll hardly talk to me." Kira admitted, sadness spreading over her face as she spoke.

Avery glanced down to the floor and then back up as she reasoned, "It's not that he doesn't want to talk to you… but Scott and Stiles, they're more than friends -they're bothers. And honestly I think he's too worried and too scared to talk to anyone right now, it's nothing personal."

Kira nodded swallowing hard.

With a small sigh Avery said, "I'm the same way when it comes to Teagan, she's pretty much always my first concern and if I'm worried it's literally all I can focus on."

Kira opened her mouth to speak but before she could she saw Avery's brows furrow as she looked down the hallway of students. Turning her head she saw Derek walking towards them.

"What are you doing here?" Avery asked looking at him as he walked right up to the teens.

Kira glanced over realizing Avery seemed to now have a pained expression on her face.

His gaze fell from the blonde's face to the floor for a few seconds before he said, "I'm here because I need to know everything that happened at the power station with William Barrow."

Kira let out a small gasp as memories of that night flooded her head.

Avery's eyes widened, thinking he meant what had happened to her that night, the way she'd absorbed some of the power and her eyes had gone black again, not to mention the horrible things she'd said to her friends when she was out of control.

"Oh my god… did Scott tell you?" Avery whispered, then added, "Because it's not a big deal, I'm fine."

Shooting her a confused look he said, "I mean I wanted Kira to tell me. Wait… what are you talking about?"

"Oh…" she said with a nervous laugh, "N-nothing."

"Well, I'd better get to class." Avery breathed as he continued to stare at her with a questioning look.

As she was walking away she heard Derek tell Kira he wanted her to show him what happened, and she stopped with a sigh as she spun around and called out, "Wait, I'm coming with you guys!"

~()~

Once Teagan and Isaac arrived, they went their separate ways and attended classes; trying to pay attention and do what normal students did. During lunch time, they met back up to take her phone to Mr. Yukimura, hoping he could translate the messages on her phone.

"You're right. It's Japanese." Mr. Yukimura said, as he listened to the messages on her phone. "Who left this on your phone?" He questioned, as he looked at Teagan.

"I don't know. All of the messages are the same and they all say Blocked ID." She answered.

"Can you translate it?" Isaac added, as he grabbed her hand, giving it a small squeeze.

"Mostly. The man speaking is giving instructions actually." Mr. Yukimura said.

"I know a little Japanese, it sounded to me like he was saying something about a fence." Teagan said with a confused look, not sure if she was right or not.

"He does." Mr. Yukimura said, then added,"The first line is, 'All evacuees are required to stay at least 10 feet back from outside fences'."

"But what does that mean? What fences?" Isaac asked.

"The fences surrounding a Japanese internment camp during World War II. After Pearl Harbor, Japanese-Americans were rounded up and put in camps. This man is reading instructions to prisoners upon their arrival." Mr. Yukimura to the two teens.

Teagan and Isaac looked at each other in confusion, wondering why a message like that would be left on her phone.

Teagan's eyes widen when her mother's message began to play over the phone. She had forgotten to erase that one.

Isaac quickly grabbed the phone from Mr. Yukimura's hands, and ended the call, before the message could play much further.

He wrapped his arm around Teagan's waist, hearing her heart began to race. She didn't need to hear the message again to hear her mother's words in her head. It was replaying over and over again.

Isaac looked back at the teacher, trying to get back to the subject, as he asked,"Well, where does something like this come from?"

"I have no idea. Because it's fake." Mr. Yukimura said, confusing the teens even more than before. "It mentions the name of the internment camp as 'Oak Creek'. There was no internment camp named Oak Creek in California."

Teagan let out a sigh and squeezed her eyes shut, trying to block out her mother's voice. Isaac heard her breathing pick up, then looked over at the teacher; giving him a nod of thanks, as began to pull Teagan out of the classroom.

Once out in the empty hallway, Teagan pulled away from Isaac and laid her head against a wall, as she tried to catch her breath. He could quietly hear her whispering to herself, as she argued with mother, telling her she won't do it.

He walked up behind her, laying his hands on her shoulders to rub them, trying to offer her some comfort. He brushed her hair aside, leaving a few light kisses on the side of her neck, before whispering in her ear,"It's you and me, babe. It's always you and me."

"It's you and me." Teagan whispered back. She said the phrase a few more times, as she took a deep breath, and slowly released it, feeling her heart rate slow down the longer he was touching her.

"Are you okay?" Isaac quietly asked, once she began to breathe normal again.

Teagan turned around, leaning back against the wall, as she looked up at him. She nodded her head, as she said,"Yeah. She's silent for now. I don't know if I should be happy or worried."

"Definitely happy." Isaac said, as he laid a hand on the side of her face. "She's sacred, she knows we can and will beat her." He added, as he flashed her a smile.

Teagan softly smiled back, nodding her head at his words and hoped they were true. She blew out a breath, as she wiped the back of her hand against her forehead, feeling sweaty and gross now.

"I'm going to go to the bathroom and wash my face. I'll be right back." She stated, as she pushed away from the wall. She turned around with a slight chuckled when she realized Isaac was following her. "Where are you going?"

"With you." Isaac said, wondering why she even needed to ask. Did she honestly think he would just leave her side after that.

Teagan walked over to the restroom door, she pointed toward the sign, as she teased,"Last time I checked, you're not a girl. You can't come in."

"Teagan..." Isaac began to say, not feeling comfortable leaving her alone.

"It's just a bathroom. I'll be okay." Teagan interrupted. She needed to prove to herself that she could do something alone or else she feared things were really getting out of control. "I'll be right back." She added.

"And I'll be here." Isaac said back, as he placed his hands into his pockets and nervously rocked back and forth.

Teagan gave him a small smile, then pushed the door open, walking inside. She walked over to the sink, turning on the cold water, then cupped her hands. She splashed some water on her face, then reached out to grab some paper towels.

She gasped when her hand wrapped around what felt like someone's arm. She snapped her eyes open, seeing that the space beside her was empty. But she knew someone was standing there before, she knew what she felt.

She took a deep breath, trying not to freak out and trying to keep her heart rate steady. She blew the breath out, knowing it had to be her mother screwing with her again. She grabbed a few paper towels and wiped her face off. She closed her eyes for a minute, taking a few more deep breaths.

She tossed the paper towels into the trash and turned to walk out until the voice started up again. She paused, hearing her mother's whispery voice calling her name, trying to get her attention.

Teagan took a deep breath, reminding herself that whatever was behind her, it wasn't real. It was never real. She slowly spun around, her eyes widen in surprise when she saw her mother standing behind her with Isaac. He was on his knees in front of her, his hands tied and tape over his mouth, and the worst part, she was holding a knife to his throat.

"My patience are wearing thin with you, Teagan. If you can't do what I say, then I'll have to do it myself." Lisa threatened.

"You can't. You need me to do it, and I won't ever do it." Teagan said back, ignoring the pleading looks Isaac was giving her. She knew this wasn't real. Her Isaac was right outside the door. Just knowing he was out there waiting for her made her realize she could do this, she could stand up to her mother.

As if reading her mind, her mother laughed, then said,"He's not out there, Teagan." She pushed the blade against his throat, causing him to cry out in pain against the tape, as she added,"He's right here. You can keep telling yourself this isn't real, but it's very real."

"No, it's not." Teagan argued, trying to be strong, but feeling her bravery slipping the more she looked at him.

"Don't believe me? Call for him. If he's out there, you know he'll come running in a heartbeat. Go ahead, do it!" Lisa called out.

"I-Isaac?" Teagan called out nervously. She bit her bottom lip, trying not to cry out, as seconds ticked by, but he didn't come running in. "No. Please, no." She whimpered out.

Lisa smirked, as she ripped the tape from Isaac's mouth. He looked over at Teagan, tears in his eyes, as he said,"I'm sorry, Teagan. I'm so sorry."

"It's you and me. It's you and me, always." Teagan cried, as her eyes locked with his.

"Always." Isaac said back.

"Tuer ou être tué, Teagan." Her mother said, as she moved the knife across his neck, slicing it open.

"No!" Teagan cried out, as she watched his eyes roll back and he fell over.

"Teagan, Teagan!" Isaac yelled, as he grabbed her arms, turning her toward him. After hearing her loud scream from outside the door, he rushed inside the room, finding her standing in the middle of the room alone, her eyes squeezed shut while screaming out.

"Babe, look at me. Hey, look at me." He called out, as he placed his hands on either side of her face, waiting for her to open her eyes and look at him.

He breathed out a sigh of relief, when she finally opened her eyes. She blinked them a few times, his face finally coming into focus. "Isaac?" She softly questioned, before throwing herself into his arms, clinging to him.

"It's me, babe. I'm right here." Isaac said, as he held her tightly against him.

"It's you and me." She cried, as she buried her face in his shirt. "It's you and me."

"It's you and me." Isaac said back, as he kissed the top of her head and continued to hold her close. He didn't know what the hell just happened, he would find that out later, for now, he just needed to get her the hell out of there.

~()~

As the trio walked into the building and made their way down a hallway Kira nervously looked around, remembering how scared she'd been that someone had tried to kill her as she said, "It was around here… but everything kind of looks the same now."

Hearing Avery's heart start to race he looked over at her as she looked around, feeling the buzzing in the air from all of the electricity. "Are you okay?" Derek asked her as he came to a stop when she started trailing several steps behind them.

She ran her tongue over her bottom lip and nodded her eyes stopping on a blackened trail on the cement floor as she breathed, "What is that?"

Derek and Kira followed her gaze until they saw the marks on the floor, the trio walked around the corner following the dark trail until they saw a baseball bat stuck to a row of metal utility lockers.

"Is that… a baseball bat?" Kira questioned with a confused look.

Derek nodded and Avery's forehead lined with emotion as she remembered out loud, "The night we were coming to save you from Barrow… Stiles brought his bat with him."

"I think it's magnetized." Derek pointed out as he stepped forward and tried to pull the bat from the metal but it was even difficult for him to pull the bat free.

As Derek laid the tip of the bat down on the floor, it followed it's trail over the cement before immediately latching back onto the metal surface, looking over his shoulder he asked Avery, "Were you in here with Stiles when this happened?"

With a defeated and guilty expression she admitted, "We came in the building together… but I heard Scott yelling in pain so I took off trying to find him… I left Stiles behind."

"What does this mean…" Kira questioned looking between Derek and Avery.

Shaking her head Avery turned to Derek as she asked, "Do you think Stiles somehow got hit with the electrical currents that night?"

"I don't know…" Derek admitted then glanced to Kira as he continued, "I don't know much about fox fire."

Kira explained some of the things she'd read from a book, about how kitsune can create fox fire when they rub their tails together. When both of them continued to stare at her she nervously laughed as she assured them, "I don't have any tails…"

Closing her eyes for a few moments Avery thought back to the night in question and said, "Something happened when Barrow used that live wire on you, Kira. You didn't just end up absorbing the power from it, at first the electricity like… ricochet off of you and it knocked both me and Barrow backwards, it killed him instantly."

"What else happened?" Derek asked, his full attention now on the blonde teenager.

Slowly, her memories came back into play as she pointed out how the room had practically been glowing and alive with power, it was bouncing off of the chain linked fencing to the metal light fixtures like bolts of blue lightening.

As Kira recalled more of the nights events and how she felt when she was absorbing the electricity, Avery's phone went off several times with text messages and she looked up to Derek as she asked, "Um, can you take me back to the school, please? I need to get my car."

"What's wrong?" He asked feeling her emotions weighing heavily in the air. Sadness with a tinge of stress.

"I just need to get my car, Scott's at the hospital waiting on Stiles to get an MRI. I'm pretty sure he's trying to ask me to come and sit with him while he's waiting, without actually asking." She explained as she turned and started to head for the exit, but instead of agreeing to take her to the school, Derek said he'd drive them all to the hospital.

The drive to the hospital was silent, normally Avery would have turned the radio on or something to break the quiet, but that day all she could think about was how she felt so guilty about what was happening to Stiles. If she'd just stayed with him instead of running off, she could have somehow stopped what happened; or at least that's what she told herself.

As Derek pulled into a parking space in the large lot, Kira got out of the car and admitted to them, "I don't know if I should go in."

"Why?" Derek asked at the same time Avery reminded her, "Scott's already in there…"

"Think about it, you guys are going to tell Scott that Barrow might have used fox fire created by me to jumpstart the nogitsune's power inside of Stiles…"

Kira looked between them as they both stared at her with matching impatient expressions, "Basically that I helped a dark spirit take control of his best friend."

Avery glanced down and Derek nodded in understanding, "You should probably wait here."

As he started to walk into the hospital he stopped when he realized Avery wasn't following him, he turned but before he could ask anything she said, "I'll catch up…"

He looked between the girls before slowly nodding and heading inside.

"It's not your fault, Kira." Avery said to her newest friend, as she faced her in the parking lot, "And Scott, he's not going to blame you for this."

"Yeah?" Kira breathed as she looked down and whispered, "Maybe he should…"

Avery frowned; knowing not a bit of this was Kira's fault. In her mind it was all her fault, if she could have stopped her mom sooner then her friends would have never needed to be surrogate sacrifices for their parents. No doors would have been opened in their minds, and none of them would be in this mess.

Seeing the expression on her friend's face, Kira reasoned further, "Like you said at school, Stiles is his best friend…"

"Stop." Avery said waving a hand between them, "Just stop, stop blaming yourself. It's honestly not your fault."

Kira gave her a disbelieving look.

"It isn't!" Avery exclaimed then with narrowed eyes she took a step forward and said, "But I'll tell you what you are responsible for…"

Kira swallowed hard as her eyes searched Avery's face, fearing she was going to get chewed out for something.

"The smile that was on his face before all of this stuff with Stiles started going down." Avery said with a small smile at seeing how nervous Kira had been.

"What…"

"That day when the police were at the school looking for Barrow after he'd escaped the hospital. Scott told me he was going to your house for dinner that night, and he had this… look –this smile on his face that I hadn't seen in a while. So if you're going to blame yourself for something, then blame yourself for that." Avery said offering her a smile.

Slowly Kira's expression lifted and she let out a small laugh as she said, "Wow, Scott said you're kind of an advisor to his pack, that you're the one he goes to with problems and that you always seem to have the right thing to say or a way to fix it. He was right."

Avery smiled but it didn't reach her eyes this time. That's what was expected of her, to always find a solution and she wasn't sure how much longer she could keep going when she couldn't even find a solution to her own problems. She was a mess on the inside, but as long as she managed to stay in control – no one else would know that.

"I kind of want to hug you…" Kira admitted, smiling.

Holding her arms out to the sides, Avery playfully sighed, "Then make it fast, I have to go catch up with Derek."

~ A Teen Wolf fanfiction collaboration between Miss E Charlotte and Sage Londyn.~

A/N- Thank you for reading! Hope you guys all liked the chapter. ^_^