*So, i ended up combining two of my short chapter to make a longer one... here you go*
Allison and Isaac drove to the spot almost running into the Nemeton. They whipped out of the car and ran outside into the rain to find the ground around them beginning to cave in.
"Where are they?! They should be here!" Allison cried out in desperation over the storm. She and Isaac looked about frantically until Isaac saw it
"Over here!" he yelled through the rain as he pointed to a door that lead underground. The two teens carefully walked on the un-sturdy ground over to the door. Isaac using his ware-wolf strength pulled the door open and saw the rickety stairs. He helped Allison down them as he followed, but their weight was too much for the old stairs and they collapsed as they barely made it off.
"Dad?!" Allison called out almost in tears eyes adjusting to the dark.
"Allison?" she heard him ask in bewilderment.
"Dad!" she cried as she spotted him tied to a post. She ran over and took out her switch blade and began cutting in restraints. Allison was going insane after losing basically everyone, her dad was the only family she had left… and she found him. Tears pricked her eyes in joy as well as regret thinking of how she hadn't yet found her friend.
"Oh Allison, I'm so glad you're here and safe" Chris said to his daughter that wouldn't look at him… he didn't know what she had to do in order to find him. And he never will she thought to herself as she cut through the last rope helping her dad untangle himself before hugging him. Isaac had set to work with his claws, which were quicker and had both the Sheriff and Melissa already out of their bonds when they heard a loud snap and the ceiling began caving in. Isaac caught it on his shoulders and used his ware-wolf strength to hold up the ceiling. The Sheriff helped as well as Mr. Argent as Melissa grabbed Allison
"We need to check on Chloe… she's not conscious" Melissa called over the noise as she began to crawl over to where Chloe was tied up
"Chloe's alive?!" cried Allison in relief as she saw the slumped over body by Melissa. Her heart began to mend itself as happiness overtook her… she found her! She hadn't failed her! Chloe was alive and she was finally saving her.
"For the time being, cut her restraints, we need to get her out of here." Allison tried not to cry in wonder at her friend physically sitting in front of her, as well as deep concern as she watched her friends limp body sitting there with blood trailing down one side of her face with no obvious signs of life. Mrs. McCall reassured her and calmed her somewhat by confirming Chloe had a pulse. Allison untied her and she and Melissa began dragging her over to the stairs. When they got there they realized the stairs here half collapsed on one side. One person could make it up at a time but with Chloe unconscious, someone would have to carry her.
"I can't hold it much longer!" Isaac growled with his eyes glowing yellow.
"Only one person can fit on the stairs at a time to get out!" cried Melissa
"Get out of here Melissa!" came the strained command of the Sheriff
"Not without Chloe!" she said in defiance but still scared of dying down here.
"Allison go! Get more help!" cried Argent. Allison nodded then looked at all their faces
"I'll come back with help" then she turned to the stairs and climbed up them with ease. When she made it out she saw Stiles' jeep pull up, smoking but none-the-less made it there, Stiles still frantically hopped out and ran over to her.
"Where are they!" he screamed over the wind
"Down there!" she pointed at the cellar door "-but the roof is caving in and everyone is stuck holding it up!" Stiles gave a panicked and defeated look down at the door to where their parents were. Then he got an idea
"Give me a second!" then he ran back to his jeep as Allison pulled out her phone and tried calling Scott but got no signal due to the storm. Allison let out a panicked scream between her gritted teeth as she saw Stiles running back with his bat, Allison raised an eyebrow at him but before she could asked he ran past her and dove down the hole.
Stiles saw everyone groaning in pain as the weight of the sinking tree was straining on them. It was about to crush them when Stiles snapped in to action shoving the metal bat underneath the falling beam stopping the ceiling from crushing them momentarily. Everyone took a breath and looked over at their hero in gratitude, giving him pats on the back before heading for the stairs to get out of the cellar. Argent went out first followed by Isaac when Stiles went to grab his father the Sheriff instead stopped his son and said
"Get Melissa and Chloe out" looking over in their direction before continuing to the stairs to climb out. Stiles' heart almost stopped at the mention of her name. He hadn't let anyone even speak about her around him and she was here, alive! Stiles whipped around to where his father had looked quickly to see Melissa dragging a limp form behind her towards the stairs. Stiles crawled frantically over to Melissa and saw Chloe unmoving, dirty, and bloody on the ground, he put both hands on each side of her face just looking at her. I found you and you're here… her eyes wouldn't open, something was wrong.
"Chloe?!" Stiles called out to her frantically, he had found her but she wasn't… there. No! No! No! No! No! She wasn't dead, he had come too far to only find her dead. Melissa grabbed his shoulder and pointed out how he nearly missed her shallow breaths and he reassured himself for now that she was still with him, but for how long?
"We have to get her out!" called Melissa
"Go! I've got her!" he cried pushing her towards the stairs not giving her time to argue. Who knows how long the roof and baseball bat were going to hold. Melissa gave him a weary look before climbing up the decrepit stairs to the best of her abilities before finally getting out. Stiles heard the wood beams creak and moan signaling for him to go. He crawled half carrying Chloe's body over to the stairs where he slowly and clumsily put her over his shoulder like he had when they were messing around that one day. Stiles then slowly tested the weight of him and Chloe on the dilapidating stairs and heard a loud groan of protest from the rotting wood. Stiles began to shake in anxiety and fear and he bit his lip looking between Chloe's unmoving form and the stairs. He could do this, just like he'd carried her up the stairs to her room before. He then reached out and grabbed the railing, taking a deep breath he used all of his energy to quickly go up the stairs taking two at a time just making it to the top before the stairs collapsed.
Stiles then heard the basement groan and he ran as fast as he could away and off of the collapsing ground till he got to where everyone else was standing. Stiles carefully set Chloe down leaning against a tree, he saw her motionless face and turned to his dad gave him a tight hug… he had found her, but was it enough? She was bleeding pretty bad, it looked fresh… and how long had it been since she'd eaten? Was she strong enough to survive?!
"I am so proud of you son, I love you so much and glad you're ok" the Sheriff said and Stiles nodded feeling his eyes sting with hot tears contrasting with the freezing rain that was slowly starting to let up.
"I'm glad you're ok too dad…" before they parted and the Sheriff gave his son a fatherly smile. Both of the Stilinski's looked over to see Allison kneeling in front of an unconscious Chloe and holding her hand listening to Mellissa explain why she was 'out'. Allison was elated to be holding her friend's hand and having her near again. A weight was temporarily lifted from her as she let her tears blend with the rain as relief took over her for the moment before they had to leave and get everyone out of there before Jennifer made a surprise visit.
"Now… get Chloe to the hospital! I'll get a ride with the argents…Go!" The Sherriff commanded his son. Stiles sent him a weary glance before turning and re-adjusting Chloe on his shoulder so he could walk with her to his jeep. He quickly ran to his jeep with the water running into his eyes and opened the passenger door and carefully set her down on the seat letting her seat lean back and buckling her in. He then closed the door and ran to his side and clambered in not willing to chance letting her out of his sight again. He started his engine and drove out of the woods back towards the road.
He kept glancing over at Chloe every 15 seconds to make sure she was ok and really in front of him. He thought he had lost her for good long while and it broke him. Her just being next to him was already healing the wounds of all the things he witnessed and did in order to find them. Stiles made it to the neighboring towns hospital, since he knew for a fact no one was at the Beacon Hills one, in twenty-five minutes in the usual forty-five-minute drive. He whipped into the parking lot of the hospital and saw all the ambulances outside still transferring patients from Beacon Hills. Stiles knew she was not going to get immediate service if he took her in there but he had no other choice and it angered him. He banged his fist on the steering wheel and let out a strangled cry of frustration as to how everything was working out.
That's when he heard it… the small groan coming from his passenger seat. He let go of his steering wheel and immediately scooted over to her seat. He looked her over trying to see if she was awake, she let out another small moan and her face screwed up in confusion. Stiles let out a disbelieving dry laugh of success as he put his hands on both sides of her face. Staring at her, daring for her to open her eyes and look up at him with her beautiful green orbs he hadn't stopped thinking about since the day they met.
Chloe took a deep breath and her head was swimming as she floated back into reality. She noticed two things right away
1) She was no longer tied up and sitting uncomfortably
2) She was warm and could feel someone holding her face that smelled familiar, Old Spice and pine.
Chloe slowly tried to open her eyes but they were so heavy it took her like twenty tries to fully open them and have them adjust to see the face in front of her looking back with excitement and sadness. She knew those beautiful brown eyes anywhere
"Stiles?" she asked, her voice think with sleep, disbelief and a scratchy throat. She never thought she would see him again and now he was in front of her. She felt two hands on each side of her face softly caressing as she saw Stiles bite his lip and nod furiously at her as tears glistened in his eyes. "I thought I'd never see you again" she said letting her own tears begin to prick at her eyes.
"I will always find you Chloe" Stiles said to her in a shaky voice. Chloe just wanted to reach out and kiss him she was so happy he was there.
Just kiss her man, you almost lost her again! Just bend down and kiss her! Let her know how much you missed her! How much she means to you! Stiles sat there staring into her beautiful eyes as he watched them suddenly cloud over.
"Chloe?" he asked starting to panic again. Her eyes slid shut and head went slack "CHLOE" he cried out. OMG she's dead! She's gone, oh god… his heart began re-breaking before determination hit him. Not this time, he could do something about this now, he could still save her. He opened her door from where he was sitting and jumped over her to land on the asphalt of the hospital parking lot. He then unseat-belted her, grabbed her bridal-style and shut her door with his foot. He then ran to the Hospital's emergency entrance doors. He got inside, out of the rain and cried out
"Somebody help me!" suddenly a flurry of nurses and doctors came over to the soaked boy and girl, one of them unconscious, dirty, and bleeding. They took Chloe from his arms and put her on a stretcher
"What happened?" asked one of the attending's starting to push Chloe down the hallway, Stiles followed and answered her questions
"This is Chloe Turner from Beacon Hills, she was reported missing four days ago and I just found her with her head bleeding… I don't think she's eaten at all either" said Stiles as he tried remembering everything he had overheard Melissa telling Allison. The Doctor nodded and said
"Ok, we're gonna go run some tests to see if her head is okay then put her on a drip to get some fluids in her body" Stiles nodded and almost fought as two other nurses held him back
"You can't go back there kid, but we'll make sure your girlfriend gets taken care of" Stiles nodded at them walked back to the waiting room they had passed on their way in. Stiles sat down and sighed anxiously waiting for news on Chloe that he knew wouldn't come for a while. It just hit him in that moment that the nurses called Chloe his girlfriend and he didn't bat an eye… it sounded right. It also sounded unreal but Stiles vowed that the second he was allowed to see her he was going to march in there, ask her if she was ok, kiss her beautiful face, then tell her what she means to him and ask her to be his girlfriend. He nodded at his plan as he sighed in content.
That plan didn't end up happening because they would only let family back to see her and when her parents had arrived they quickly found Stiles and asked how and when he found her. He gave them a vague story and got a surprisingly strong hug from her mother and then her father, whom he actually knew. Chloe's parents told him to go home and get some rest and when they could take Chloe home they would call him right away so he could see her. Trish kept calling Stiles her daughter's 'savior' and said that if he ever needed anything he could come to them, and that he could come see Chloe anytime… which he sort of did any way but it was nice to hear. Stiles begrudgingly watched Chloe's parents disappear down the hallway before getting up to leave and headed home.
Once home, Stiles got a phone call from Scott telling him everything that happened and how he and Derek let Deucalion go. Stiles was a little more than miffed but he couldn't focus because he was still waiting on his phone call from next door to come and see Chloe. He quickly filled Scott in on finding his mom and all their parents, including Chloe. The shock and joy in Scott's voice made him feel better as Scott said to keep him updated on how Chloe is to which he earnestly agrees.
Scott had seen his best friend fall apart over Chloe and his Dad's kidnapping. Scott had felt for his friend's grief and sadness. But he also felt guilt over not protecting the two people Stiles had specifically stated he would never let anything happen to. Scott felt as if he failed his friend, Stiles as well as Chloe.
The last real interaction they had had was him almost killing her… and she forgave him. She understood how difficult their lives were and adapted to it to quickly and smoothly that it amazed him how Stiles hadn't already made his 'big move' already. Scott understood and supported Chloe's importance in the group, she was their normalcy, without her they would all be insane or dead. When she was taken they all fell apart… he was extremely grateful for Chloe Turner and planned on telling her the second he saw her.
Stiles was jittery the entire weekend waiting and staring at his phone to ring. He helped out his dad at the station and stuff but never once strayed from his cellular device. After the police reports had been filed and he's been questioned by detective ass hole, Scott's dad, he sat at home on his bed staring at the ceiling. His phone sitting on his chest still waiting for a call. None of his friends had heard any news on how Chloe was doing… Melissa couldn't even get the information because it was at another hospital. Stiles sighed for the millionth time when he heard a knock on his door.
"Dad, I'm fine, I don't need you checking in on me every hour" Stiles called. He heard his door click open and he refused to meet his Dad's fatherly gaze when he heard
"Hey Stilinski" in a soft sing-song voice. Stiles' eyes bugged out of his head as he quickly sat up and saw Chloe sticking her head in his room. He jumped off the bed and went over to the door ripping it open and seeing Chloe in her Dad's old shirt that she wore whenever she wasn't feeling great and some jeans with her converse that were still stained with gasoline. Stiles opened his mouth to say something, all the things he wanted to tell her but looking at her in front of him made him go blank.
"Can I come in?" she asked teasing him. Her voice broke his trance as Stiles let go of the door and scooped her up in a big hug, lifting her off the ground. He held her tightly as he took her in… her scent, the feel of her skin, how her hair tickled his face, the beating of her heart he could feel against his own chest.
"I have missed you" he said into her hair quietly.
"I missed you too Stilinski" she whispered back into his ear, making him shiver. He set her down by letting her slide down him, he could feel every part of her perfect body and memorized it till her feet were on the floor. Chloe looked up at him and smiled weakly.
"Are you ok? Like really? Cause if you need anything we can go get it-" Stiles began in a frenzied speech of protectiveness when Chloe cut him off with a chuckle.
"It's what the doctors tell me." Stiles looked her up and down
"Physically yeah sure, but what about emotionally?" he asked looking deep into her eyes trying to read her. All he saw was happiness and fatigue
"I am just fine Stiles, thanks for asking though" she said smiling up at him not breaking their gaze. Stiles sighed and bit his lip nodding believing her as he broke their locked gaze first and looked down at his hands before slowly reaching across the small distance and grabbed her hands. He brought them up to his face and looked at them held within his, he liked how it looked. Stiles let out a shaky breath trying to calm down his pounding heart beat that was jacked on happiness, adrenaline, Adderall, and concern.
"Are you ok Stiles?" she asked him. Her voice breaking the silence causing him to look up at her briefly.
"Why wouldn't I be?" he said looking away from her and back to her hands as he let them drop down to their waists but didn't let go.
"Stiles… a lot of things happened, a lot of people close to you were almost… when I saw your dad show up down there with me, all I could think about was how you were probably heartbroken with him gone…" she took one of her hands out of his clutch and reached up to place a gentle hand on the side of his face to comfort him. "… Stiles... I'm sorry you were left to deal with everything alone… I'm sorry-"
"I wasn't alone… I had help, and we got them back" he answered her quickly, not wanting to breach the topic. Chloe knew he would bottle himself up until he exploded so she proceeded
"Stiles… I'm sorry you had to watch your father get taken to be sacrificed… and then to watch your best friend walk away with the bad guys… I'm sorry you had to go through that." She felt Stiles squeeze her hand and still biting the inside of his lip, holding back. How had she found all of this out already? Did Allison or somebody call her and fill her in while checking up on her? Did my dad tell her during his questioning? Why was she trying to bring up the one thing that I just wanted to put behind me?
She squeezed back once before letting go and stepping closer trying to catch his line of sight. He refused to look at her but she could tell her words were getting to him. She wrapped her other arm around his torso and let her other hand run through his hair soothingly in an embrace. Stiles' arms slowly wrapped around her to reciprocate.
"I'm sorry Stiles, I'm sorry it had to happen… you were so brave, you figured it out and you saved us… thank you for being so strong." She felt a shutter in his breath and knew it was working, he needed to let this out or it would drive him insane. Are you saying this about him or yourself? No, there are things I need to tell him... he needs to hear these things from me before I lose the chance to again. "…Thank you for not losing hope like I had…" She bent her head down and laid her head to rest in the crook of his neck still running her fingers through his hair. "Thank you for saving me…" she trailed off as her words held deeper meaning than just the one incident.
Stiles tightened his grip around her and she felt him shake as he let out a silent sob as a hand came up to run through her hair holding her head in place. Steadily the flow of tears slowly increased as Stiles finally let out his fear of losing all the people he cares most about, and the fact that he was finally holding her in his arms again. Chloe lifted her head with a sympathetic look and her brows brought together, as she let Stiles trade places with her and laid his head in the crook of her neck. She felt his hot tears on her collar bone and dampen the collar and shoulder of her Dad's shirt. Stiles shaking made Chloe want to cry as well but she held it together, this was Stiles' turn to fall apart and she would be there for him.
She began rubbing his back very gently to comfort him as she shut her eyes and took him in. How soft his hair was, his scent of Old Spice mixed with pine, how his strong body felt pressed against hers, how it felt to be in his embrace again, how he put his weight on her completely trusting her. She thought she would never get to feel these things again and greedily soaked them in as much as she could before they were gone.
"Stiles, I-I didn't know it was Ms. Blake until she started coming at me on the stairs... the one time you ask me to do something for you guys and… I'm sorry I let you down-." Stiles whipped his head down to look at her
"Chloe you were kidnapped alright, it wasn't your fault, you didn't let me down ok, I let you down. You shouldn't be comforting me, I should be comforting you and asking for your forgiveness for not finding you sooner…" both of his hands gripped her shoulders and put her at arms-length to look at her. She took a cleansing breath and looked up at him.
"But you did find me, you saved us, you didn't let me or your father down" she reassured him reaching up to hold onto the crook of his arms that were on her shoulders. Stiles took a deep breath then gave her a half smile
"Well, then we should probably both stop apologizing then." Chloe smiled up at him blinking back the tears that had tried to escape while Stiles was crying. They each dropped their arms and hands back to their sides. The teens looked at each other for an awkward moment until Chloe then flopped on to Stiles' bed. Stiles watched her snuggle in and do an exaggerated impression of him on her bed
"It's so gooooood!" she moaned into his pillow jokingly as Stiles chuckled at her as he also flopped down next to her.
God she is perfect. Stiles looked over at Chloe laying on his bed and loving the sight, she belonged here with him. She was his. Now he just had to make it official by asking… which meant telling her how he felt. His throat went dry at the thought and jerked his gaze away from her to look up at the ceiling suddenly nervous.
Chloe was still laughing at her own joke, glad she cheered Stiles up a little and looked over his profile as he looked at the ceiling. He was so attractive, and a total dork like her and just the right amount of crazy. She wanted to tell him everything she had thought about him while she had a second chance at life.
Before either of the teens could gather up their courage Chloe's phone went off and it was her mother calling her. She gave Stiles an apologetic look and answered
"Hi mom, I'm with Stiles and will be home in a bit…" She hoped her greeting was going to be most of their conversation already done.
"Oh! Tell that boy I say hi! But honey I would like you home with your father and I tonight before I go back tomorrow" Chloe sighed
"Ok, I'll be there in a minute" she caved in, her parents had really been great about the whole thing giving her a safe amount of space while STILL being over protective.
"Ok Chloe, see you at home in a few, I love you" replied a very perky sounding Trish Turner. Chloe smiled
"Love you too" then hung up and looked over at Stiles and gave him a regretful, close-mouthed smile "Parents want me home so they can keep their leash at a short distance." Stiles nodded letting out a breath and nodding in complete understanding and agreement with her parents before letting her roll off the bed.
"I'll see you tomorrow at school" she said standing up.
"Whoa… School? Are you sure you're ready for that? I mean you have a perfectly good excuse to take a few days off" Stiles told her looking at her worried. Chloe smiled and began taking a few steps backwards towards his door to leave
"I'll be just fine as long as I have 'my savior' there with me" she joked. Stiles smiled and looked down at the ground as he scuffed his foot on the carpet
"Not you too…" he chuckled blushing, remembering what her mother had called him in the hospital.
"So I'll see you bright and early in my driveway?" she asked reaching his door looking at him slightly pleading
"Of course" he said smiling at her putting his hands in his pockets as she smiles brightly back.
"Ok… bye" she said then disappeared out of his door and out of his house. We watched out his window as she trekked back to her house. Once she made it inside he sat back on his bed feeling lighter after letting all that out and seeing Chloe; and to that he fell asleep for the first time in days really.
Chloe made it back to her house with her seldom together family where she recounted the day, She had be released earlier that day but spent a lot of it making her parents drive her to Lydia's house to make sure she was ok and then receive a long and deflected rant about proper skin care and how to get rid of scars. She spent an hour at Allison's house to say thank you to both her and Chris and gave Isaac an awkward hug; he liked it deep down. She then went to Scott's house to check on Melissa and say thank you to her and had a very long hug from Scott who was happy she was alright. Scott promised to let her surprise Stiles whom she had saved for last… her best friend who was the main thing on her mind in what she thought were to be her final moments. She missed him the most so she saved the best for last.