Friday night, Leah jogged down the stairs, going to answer the door after she heard the bell ringing. She pulled it open to come face to pizza boxes and when she looked up, she saw Kyle's grin,

"I've got pizza, snacks and the best movie of all time, Saving Private Ryan." Leah rolled her eyes,

"Saving Private Ryan is not the best movie of all time." Leah droned out, stepping to the side to let Kyle come into her house.

"Agree to disagree." Kyle shrugged, "Living room okay?" Kyle motioned to the living room with the pizza boxes he was holding.

"Yeah, yup." Leah nodded, following him into the living room.

"Uh, hi." Leah heard her dad say and she looked over to see her dad in the kitchen, making up his dinner for his shift, "Who the hell are you?"

"Dad, this is Kyle." Leah said, making her eyes wide to silently communicate to her dad to not embarrass her. Kyle set the pizza boxes down on the coffee table and went into the kitchen to shake Drew's hand,

"Nice to meet you, sir." Kyle said as Drew shook his hand. Drew eyed Kyle carefully and then looked at Leah,

"Aren't you supposed to be going to formal tonight?" Drew asked.

"Ah, no," Leah clasped her hands in front of her, "We decided to skip and watch Saving Private Ryan for some reason." Drew grunted and nodded,

"One of the best movies ever made." Leah rolled her eyes as Kyle grinned at her. Drew was still holding Kyle's hand and yanked it towards him to get Kyle's attention, "Remember, you're in the house of the deputy of the sheriff's department."

"Understood, sir." Kyle nodded and glanced at Leah, who let out a deep sigh, crossing her arms over her chest.

"We have guns." Her dad emphasized, leaning forward, "And all of us know how to use them."

"And you're breaking my hand." Kyle gasped out, pulling away.

"Dad, come on." Leah rolled her eyes and walked up to Kyle, "You're being ridiculous."

"This is the first time I've gotten the chance to pull the intimidating dad tactic." Drew looked proud of himself. Leah rolled her eyes again as Drew stepped around the island, "Okay, I'm leaving. Be safe. Connor should be home soon." Drew kissed the top of Leah's head, "No funny business." He pointed at her before giving a look to Kyle.

"Have fun at work!" Leah sang out, trying to get her dad to leave. Drew ruffled her hair before walking past her, heading for the front door.

Leah's phone buzzed as her dad left and she looked down to see Heather's name come up on the screen. Leah answered the call, pressing it to her ear, "Hey!" She said, a smile appearing on her face. Kyle turned, going back into the living room to get the movie set up.

"What are you up to tonight?" Heather asked back, "I miss you!"

"Actually, do you wanna come over?" Leah responded, looking over to Kyle, "We're having a like a little movie night and it'd be cool if you came."

"Ooo yes!" Heather sounded excited, "Don't start without me!"

Leah promised that they wouldn't and hung up with her friend. She went over to the couch, folding herself onto it as Kyle fiddled with the Xbox, trying to get the DVD to work,

"Who was that?" Kyle asked, glancing over at her.

"Oh, just my friend Heather." Leah made a face and tapped her phone against her hand, "I invited her over, if that's okay."

"Yeah for sure." Kyle nodded, pushing to his feet and walking over to her. "It's your house." He reminded Leah before falling onto the couch, making Leah rock a bit and he grinned at her,

"This was a good idea."

"I would've picked a different movie." Leah sighed out, making Kyle laugh. Leah smiled a bit, picking at her phone, "You sure you're okay with missing formal?" Leah asked, brow furrowing a bit,

"Oh, yeah totally." Kyle nodded, "I mean I still have prom coming up." He pointed to himself. Leah looked over at him and he raised his hands up, "Don't worry, I'm not gonna ask you." Leah laughed a little and rolled her eyes, "I just thought it would be fun to go tonight, as friends." Kyle explained, "And it'd be fun to rub in Stiles's face."

"What?" Leah's brow furrowed she gave him an amused smile, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Just that…he doesn't know how good he's got it." Kyle raised a hand up, looking over at Leah, "If you showed up with me, then maybe he'd realize it." Kyle simply explained.

"But what if I don't like Stiles like that?" Leah asked, propping up on her elbow. Kyle gave her an unamused look,

"Please, Kane." He scoffed, "We're on the same team, I see the way you look at him when you think no one else is watching." Leah gaped at him for a moment before looking away, "Listen, the guy's an idiot." Kyle stated, "He probably doesn't even realize it."

"He doesn't." Leah seriously said, looking back at Kyle, "We're just friends." Leah scrunched up her features, "I mean, he's at the dance with Lydia Martin." Leah waved her hand around, "Which I made happen because apparently I like to hurt myself."

"You gotta tell him." Kyle said, looking at her, "Like I said, he's an idiot." Leah screwed her mouth to the side.

The doorbell rang, causing Leah to get up from the couch. She went over and opened the door, hearing Heather before she saw her. Heather squealed and wrapped her arms around Leah's frame. Leah returned the hug and pulled Heather inside with her so she could shut the door. Heather released Leah, turning to see Kyle looking at them from his spot on the couch.

"Heather, this is Kyle. Kyle, Heather." Leah quickly introduced the two, flicking her hand in between the two of them. Kyle gave her a two finger wave before turning back and reaching for one of the pizza boxes,

"He's cute." Heather leaned in and whispered to Leah, "Did you move on from Stiles?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.

"Uh, no, we're just friends." Leah shook her head, walking back over to the couch,

"Yeah cause she's got a crush on some other dude!" Kyle said through a mouthful of pizza. Leah rolled her eyes and pushed Kyle's head forward as she walked around the couch. Heather raised her eyebrows and nodded, sitting down on the love seat as Leah perched herself on the arm of the couch,

"I keep telling her she needs to just tell him." Heather said, motioning to Leah. Kyle raised his eyebrows and sat up a bit straighter,

"I was just telling her the same thing!" Kyle said, he put two fingers out and motioned in between himself and Heather, "We're on the same wavelength." Leah rolled her eyes and sighed,

"And I told both of you, it's not happening."

"Why not?" Heather asked, reaching for a slice of pizza, "Worst thing that happens? He says he doesn't feel the same and you move on." She shrugged, biting into the pizza.

"After months of awkwardness." Leah pointed out. Kyle looked over to her, biting down into his pizza and chewing for a moment,

"I think you should just go to the dance and tell him." Kyle shrugged.

"That's a great idea!" Heather chimed in as Leah let out a deep sigh. Heather paused for a moment before sitting forward, "I've known you all my life, Leah. You're this badass, confident girl who isn't scared of anything and you're letting a boy—hell, Stiles, freak you out!" Heather waved her pizza around, "Where's the girl that jumped off of the roof into the lake because the older boys said you wouldn't? I mean, you almost drowned because you couldn't swim, but still..." Heather trailed off, getting Leah to roll her eyes.

"Yeah!" Kyle added his own two cents, "And where's the girl who decided to go out for the lacrosse team even though you were the only girl?" Leah looked in between her friends, letting a sigh. "Point is, you aren't the type to let boys scare you." Kyle finished.

"Fine." She gave in. Heather started clapping as Kyle did a little fist pump in celebration, Leah rolled her eyes as her phone buzzed. She looked down to see a text from Scott's new number and she opened it, reading it as Heather and Kyle talked about something or other,

it's scott! where are you? i swear i just saw peter! need your help!

Leah's brow furrowed as she re-read the text from Scott. She didn't remember ever agreeing to go to formal, but if Peter was there, then she really needed to go—not just to tell Stiles about her feelings, but to make sure that Allison was safe.

"Okay, let's go." Leah said, getting her friends' attention. Heather let her eyes trail over Leah's outfit and she grimaced,

"Luckily, I have something in my car you can change into." Leah sighed as she got off of the couch.

As Kyle drove to the high school, Leah was in the backseat, changing into whatever Heather had grabbed from her trunk. Leah pulled her hair up into a ponytail, hair parted down the middle and pulling down two chunks of hair to frame her face. She managed to straighten herself out as Kyle pulled into the high school,

"Do you have a ticket?" Kyle asked, looking at her in the rearview mirror.

"Uh, I was just gonna sneak in." Leah made a face and Kyle returned it, nodding a bit,

"Yeah sounds good." Leah laughed a little as she pushed out of the car, landing on her feet. She pulled down the skirt and looked down at herself.

She was in a flowy, long sleeved black dress that had a plunging V neckline, cinching at the waist by a string that was tied in a bow before flowing out into a short skirt. It was embroidered with big red roses and Leah felt for pockets, finding two and stuffing her phone into one.

"You look moderately better." Heather teased as Leah went up to the side window. Heather handed her a tube of lip gloss and winked at her. Leah rolled her eyes and took it before Heather reached down, going into her bag and pulling out a pair of heels.

"No." Leah shook her head,

"You look ridiculous with those sneakers." Heather raised her eyebrows. Leah eyed for a moment for a minute before giving in and grabbing them. She kicked off her sneakers and pulled her socks off. Luckily the heels were thick, so Leah felt steady as she clasped them around her ankle.

"Good luck!" Heather gave her an encouraging smile. Leah gave her a small smile before looking at Kyle,

"You look great." Kyle complimented her, "Now go in there and spill your heart."

"Thanks, guys." Leah reached out for her friends, "We'll reschedule movie night, I swear." She nodded at them before turning and hurrying into the school.

Everyone was already in the gym as Leah got inside. She followed the balloons and various couples. She caught sight of Allison walking into the bathroom and Leah followed her, heels clacking against the hallway.

"Hey—Hey!" Allison did a double take as Leah walked into the bathroom with her, "Oh my God, you're here!" She grinned at Leah before pulling her into a hug, "Thank God." Allison hugged her for a moment before releasing her, "You were right, formal sucks." Allison laughed and Leah made a face,

"Didn't want to say I told you so, but…" Leah shrugged, getting Allison to roll her eyes, "Jackson's not that great of a date, huh?"

"I think I've been replaced by his flask." Allison grimaced and Leah rolled her eyes,

"Jesus."

"You look great!" Allison changed the subject, backing away from Leah to get a good look at her. She shook Leah's shoulders and grinned at her, "Some major boob action going on. Are you free boobing it?" Leah laughed and went to cover herself, pretending to be shy about it,

"They're stuck in sports bras all day, let them have a little fun." Leah pouted as Allison laughed, stepping back from her. "The dress does look good. Pe—he was right." Leah caught herself as she let out a sigh.

"Yeah, I kind of like it." Allison twisted her hips a bit, "Come on, let's go dance." She grinned at Leah, grabbing her hand and all about dragging her out of the bathroom and into the gym.

The band was playing some sort of fast song so the gym floor was packed with groups of people. Leah let Allison take her into the dance floor as she looked around for Scott. She spotted him by the bleachers and lifted her hand in a small wave. Scott noticed and lifted his chin in acknowledgment, a small, relieved smile appearing on his face as he realized Leah was attached to Allison.

Turning her attention back to Allison, Leah couldn't help but laugh at Allison's moves. Allison grinned at her and grabbed her hands, the two of them twirling each other around as they figured out how to move with the beat. Leah spun Allison around as she laughed, spinning her out and then letting Allison dance back to her. She found herself moving her hips to the beat, raising her arms above her head as Allison danced along.

It was the most normal Leah had felt in a while, ridiculously dancing with Allison. Her thoughts were far from werewolf drama or her crush on Stiles. She was in the moment, dancing with one of her best friends, not caring what anyone thought.

When the chorus hit, the two of them began to jump up and down, trying to scream the lyrics at each other, even though they didn't know the words. Leah dissolved into giggles, looking around the dance floor to see what everyone else was doing. As she bounced, her gaze fell onto where Stiles was sitting with Lydia and she caught his eye. Stiles had an amused grin on his face as he watched her dance moves and Leah rolled her eyes, trying not to smile as she turned back to Allison, grabbing her hands and twisting her hips.

The song ended, merging into a slow one and Leah blew a piece of hair away from her face as she tried to catch her breath. Couples began to appear on the dance floor and Leah looked at Allison, who gave her a small smile,

"I'm gonna go get a drink." Leah managed out, "Come on." Leah took in a deep breath and started to weave through the crowd. She got to the drink table where Jackson was standing, looking sullen.

"Jackson." Leah looked to where Allison was coming up to them, "Dance with Allison, okay? Be nice for once in your miserable life." She quickly said as she filled her cup with punch. Jackson looked down at her as Allison walked up to them. He sighed and looked over to Allison,

"Wanna dance?" He asked, holding out his hand. Allison gave him a small smile and nodded, taking Jackson's hand. Leah sipped at her drink, watching the two of them go out onto the dance floor.

Surveying the dance floor, her eyes landed on Stiles and Lydia. Leah watched as Lydia had her head against Stiles's shoulder, arms around him. Stiles had his hands on her hips and Leah felt her stomach rolled at the sight of them. She watched the dance for a moment before she heard Finstock's shout,

"McCall! I see you McCall!" Leah looked over her shoulder to see Scott take off into a run from the bleachers, trying to get away from their lacrosse coach.

Laughing at the sight of Finstock chasing Scott around the gym, Leah set the cup of punch down. She was enjoying the scene before her, watching as Scott quickly grabbed Danny, forcing him to dance with him. Finstock came to a sudden halt as it became clear that everyone was waiting for what he was going to do. Leah watched as Finstock realized he couldn't drag Scott out of the dance; it would look like he was against two guys dancing together. Her lacrosse coach gave up, waving his hand around as the band started to play the slow song again.

The couples on the dance floor resumed their slow dance and Leah watched Scott go over to Allison. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but Scott held his hand out to Allison, who took it with a small smile. Leah watched as Scott and Allison began to slow dance, a smile appearing on Leah's face. Ducking her head for a moment, Leah stole one last glance at Scott and Allison before looking over to where Stiles and Lydia were embraced. Leah let out a small sigh, coming to terms with the fact that she had missed her chance to tell Stiles about her crush.

Grabbing her sneakers from where she had dropped them when she came into the gym with Allison, Leah walked out of the dance, tucking her hair behind her ears. Her heels clicked against the concrete as she walked across the parking lot, seeing Kyle's car.

"What are you two still doing here?" Leah asked, walking up to the driver's side.

"Wanted to stay in case anything went south." Kyle responded, giving her a small smile, a matching one on Heather's face. Leah raised her eyebrows and swallowed,

"Well, it's fine, you guys can go." Leah lied, not telling them that everything had gone south. She waved her hand around, "I was just getting some air."

"So you talked to him?" Heather asked, leaning forward,

"Haven't found him yet." Leah lied again, "Guys, seriously, it's fine, just go. I'll be fine." There was a pause as Kyle and Heather shared a look before Kyle nodded,

"Okay, yeah." Kyle bobbed his head, "Text if you need anything."

"I will." Leah promised, "Thanks, guys." She gave them both a small smile before stepping back from the car, "I'll see you later."

She watched as Kyle drove away from her, leaving her in the parking lot. Sighing, Leah turned and looked back at the school, deciding to head back inside. But before she could get inside, her phone rang, making her dig it out of her pocket. Stiles's contact name appeared on her screen and Leah swallowed before answering it.

"Hey, what's up?" She asked, looking around herself. There were two people walking out of the woods and Leah squinted, trying to make out who it was before shaking her head,

"Where the hell are you?" Stiles asked back, the sound of the dance muffled behind him.

"Outside, I'm on my way in." Leah opened the door, stepping inside the school. "Is everything okay?"

"Have you seen Lydia?" Stiles asked. Leah felt her stomach drop; of course he would be looking for Lydia. She stopped walking and leaned against a row of lockers,

"Only attached to you." She grumbled,

"Yeah well she ran off, went looking for Jackson." Stiles responded, ignoring her sarcastic comment.

"Oh my God, why is everyone so obsessed with Jackson these days?" Leah asked,

"Yeah you're telling me." Stiles agreed, "Listen if you see her, can you just text me?" Leah turned at the sound of the door opening. Jackson stumbled in, looking wrecked,

"Found Jackson." Leah simply said before hanging up. Jackson walked up to her and Leah crossed her arms over her chest, "Where the hell have you been?" She asked out as Jackson continued to walk by her. Leah followed him, seeing Stiles exit the gym and catch sight of the two of them,

"Did Lydia ever find you?" Stiles asked, stepping up to them. "You're taller." Stiles said to Leah, doing a double take.

Leah lifted her leg up, kicking her heel out in front of Stiles's face as an explanation. Stiles pulled back so he wasn't hit with Leah's heel and returned his attention back to Jackson, who hadn't answered Stiles's question causing Leah and Stiles to share a look,

"What? What's wrong?" Stiles asked as Leah stepped away from Jackson, over to Stiles and turning to look at Jackson full on.

"I was out behind the school, and I—I—" Jackson started stammering as he tried explain what had happened. Leah squinted at him as Stiles's features hardened,

"Jackson. What did you do?" Stiles seriously asked. Jackson looked in between the two of them before taking in a shaky breath,

"They were out there—the hunters, Allison's dad—they were looking for the Alpha." Jackson managed out, "But they found me instead." Leah crossed her arms over her chest,

"Jackson…" There was a warning tone to Leah's voice, "What the fuck did you say to them?" Jackson swallowed, getting nervous. He hated to admit it, but Leah and Stiles tag teaming him slightly terrified him, "I told them about Scott." Jackson admitted, swallowing back the lump in his throat. He watched as Leah's face hardened and Stiles's jaw clicked. He barely had time register Leah's hand coming towards his face, only feeling the sting of her palm against his cheek, his head snapping to the side,

"You fucking idiot." Leah seethed out, pushing her sleeves up. "Scott should've left you for dead that night." Leah spat out before whirling to look to Stiles. Stiles flinched back in defense, not knowing what Leah was going to do next, "I'll go find Scott, you go find Lydia." Leah nodded at Stiles, "Text me if you need anything."

"What about me?" Jackson asked, raising his hand up. He got glares from both of them,

"You can just stay here and think about what you did." Leah snapped out before turning on her toe, heading back into the dance.

Leah let out a huff as she scanned the gym, looking for any sign of Scott or Allison. She climbed up onto the bleachers, hoping to get a better view, but she couldn't see any sign of either of them. Pulling out her phone, Leah went to text Scott before remembering he didn't have his phone. Climbing down from the bleachers, she went to leave the gym, only to be cornered by Finstock,

"Where's McCall?" He barked out. Leah made a face and shrugged.

"Haven't seen him. Pretty sure you banned him from the dance, coach." Leah reminded him. Finstock huffed and shook his head,

"No, no no, nice try, Kane." Finstock pointed at her, "I saw him dancing with Danny earlier tonight." Leah smirked to herself as she remembered that moment, "If you see him, tell him he's in serious trouble. And not because he was dancing with a dude." Finstock let out a huff before stomping off, mumbling to himself. Leah laughed at her coach, watching him walk away before shaking her head.

She walked back out into the hallway to see no sign of Stiles or Jackson. She walked away from the gym, poking her head into the boys's bathroom to see that it was empty. The boys's locker room was just as empty and Leah found herself getting frustrated.

"Come on, Scott, where are you?" Leah mumbled to herself as she headed for the doors.

There were a few people milling around the parking lot, smoking and drinking, but none of them were Scott. Leah sighed to herself, heading for the lacrosse field, pulling her sleeves back down as the cold air nipped at her arms.

The field lights were on, causing Leah to squint at the sudden brightness. She put her hand up to block out some of the light and so she could adjust. As she stepped onto the field, she noticed that there were three figures on the field, one on the ground and two standing.

Getting closer, Leah realized that the two people standing were Peter and Stiles. Her heart went to her throat and she took off into a run, watching as Stiles stepped over the person on the ground.

"Stiles!" Leah cried out, slowing down as she got to the person on the ground. Stiles turned to look at her and Leah looked down to see that Lydia was the one on the ground, covered in blood, eyes fluttering shut. "Oh my God." Leah fell to her knees, hands hovering over Lydia's body as she tried to find the source of the bleeding. There was a massive bite mark on her side and Leah pressed her hands over the wound on instinct, looking back up to see Stiles looking at her,

"What the hell, man!?" Leah cried out, "She's your date, it's Lydia! you gotta help me!" Leah looked to where Peter was standing, looking at her with confidence.

"I can't." Stiles said, voice hoarse.

"Why not?!" Leah sputtered out, "You can't go with him!" She glanced to Peter who gave her a smirk—almost as if he got everything he wanted and was proud of what he had done. Stiles licked his lips and shook his head,

"Make sure she's okay." Stiles seriously said. Leah gaped at him, glancing down at Lydia before looking back up at Stiles.

"Stiles, don't." Leah leaned forward, trying to get him to stay, "We gotta—She's bleeding, we need to get help. He bit her, Stiles! She's gonna—Oh my God." Leah stopped herself as she realized what it meant for Lydia. She licked her lips, blinking a bit as she looked back at Stiles, "Don't—don't go with him." She pleaded with him, "Don't do this."

"I'm sorry." Stiles said before looking away from Leah. She could only watch as Stiles followed Peter into the darkness.


Scott stumbled out of the woods and into the street, tripping over himself. He fell to the ground, hands sliding against the road. The stinging didn't bother him as he let out a sob; nothing else mattered to him—not anymore. Allison had found out. She had found out about him. He had been so careful, not telling her certain things, making up excuse after excuse, and he thought—he thought it was going to be find. But she found out anyway. She knew he was a werewolf and suddenly, nothing else mattered. He didn't notice the bright car headlights coming straight at him, stopping right before it collided with him.

Footsteps approached and Scott lifted his head to see a pair of worn-in sneakers standing in front of him. Then the person crouched down, making Scott look up to see Connor above him. Connor looked down at him, concern written all over his face,

"What happened?" He asked.


Leah ran out of the woods, catching the attention of groups of teens that were milling around in the parking lot. All of them started screaming as they caught sight of Jackson carrying a bleeding, unconscious Lydia in his arms as he tried to keep up with Leah. Leah had managed to get in contact with Jackson, knowing he was her only option since Scott was missing in action as was Allison. After calling Jackson, she called her dad, telling him there had been an animal attack at the school and they needed an ambulance as soon as possible.

The sound of the ambulance siren cut through the crowd's screams at the sight of Lydia. Leah saw her dad's ambulance rig pull up into the parking lot and Drew got out of the driver's seat as the back doors opened,

"Are you okay?" He asked, grabbing Leah and giving her a once over.

"Dad, I'm fine. I'm fine!" Leah quickly reassured her dad, "It was Lydia, not me." Leah looked over to see her dad's partners loading Lydia onto a stretcher. Her dad continued to check her out, just to be safe, "Dad, I'm fine." Leah looked back at her dad, giving him a reassuring smile and nod.

"Drew!" Val, one of the EMTs got Drew's attention, "Come on!" Drew nodded and turned away from Leah. Leah followed him, getting to the back of the ambulance and looking to where Jackson was staring at Lydia in the ambulance,

"Meet us there." Leah said, giving him a look as she climbed up into the back of the ambulance, shutting the door behind her. She stared down at Lydia, noticing how fragile she looked — the complete opposite of the girl Leah was used to seeing, used to hating.

The ambulance started up, siren and lights flicking on as Drew pulled out of the parking lot and headed towards the hospital. Leah reached out to gently hold Lydia's hand, not knowing if she could feel it, but wanting to do something. Val started asking her questions about the attack, getting Leah's attention,

"Did you see what it was?" Leah looked over at Val, "How long was she on the field before you found her? Why were you out there?" Leah took in a breath and looked back at Lydia,

"I didn't see what it was," Leah began telling her lie, "I don't know how long she was out there and I was out there because she went in search of her ex boyfriend—" Leah mentioned Jackson, "But didn't come back for a long time so I figured something might be wrong."

"Was that the kid out in the parking lot?"

"Yeah." Leah nodded.

"Hey, I know how scary this is right now." Val tried to comfort Leah, "But we're gonna do everything we can to save your friend."

"She's not my friend." Leah quietly said as she stared down at Lydia.

When the ambulance pulled up to the hospital, Leah pushed the doors open, jumping out of the ambulance and landing on her toes. She grabbed her sneakers from the floor of the ambulance, stepping back so there was room to get Lydia's stretcher out. Drew came around the back to help Val get the stretcher out, extending the wheels so they could roll it inside. Leah followed behind her dad, going through the sliding doors,

"Female, age sixteen, animal attack, bite wound to the left side, possible infection and head trauma. She's tachy and keeps going into shock." Leah sputtered out to the nearest nurse. The nurse looked at her before looking at Drew,

"She's right." Drew nodded, passing Lydia off to the nurse and another doctor. Leah watched as they took her into one of the trauma units, not looking away until Lydia disappeared from sight,

"What were you doing there?" Drew asked, getting Leah's attention, "I thought you were having a movie night?"

"Change of plans." Leah shrugged, looking back down the hall.

"Hey, Lele." Drew got her attention, "She's in good hands, okay? Your friend is going to be fine."

"We aren't friends." Leah licked her lips, crossing her arms over her chest. Her dad gave her a confused look for a moment before nodding,

"I'm gonna call your mother so she and the sheriff can get your statement." Leah nodded as Drew kissed the top of her head before stepping away from her.

Slipping her hand into her pocket, Leah pulled out her phone, dialing Allison's number as she walked into the ladies' room. She placed the phone to her ear as it rang, "Pick up, pick up, pick up." Leah mumbled to herself, trying to will Allison to pick up the phone,

"Hello?" Allison's voice came over the line,

"Allison!" Leah breathed out a sigh of relief, "Oh thank God. Where are you?"

"With my aunt. Is everything okay?"

"Everything is so far from okay." Leah groaned, tipping her head back, "I've been trying to reach you all night. Lydia was attacked, she's at the hospital. I can't get ahold of Scott or Stiles I—"

"Wait, Lydia? Is she okay?" Allison cut Leah off.

"We don't know yet." Leah paused, "Just…just get to the hospital when you can. I need to talk to you about something important."


"…And it turns out, Maria was Peter's nurse!" Connor finished as Scott got changed. "He knew exactly what he was doing while he was in the hospital. He lured Laura here and killed her, becoming the Alpha."

"So what do we do?" Scott asked, pulling on his jacket.

"We have to find Derek." Connor seriously said. Scott swallowed and nodded, looking down at his feet.

Earlier in the night, Connor had picked Scott off the side of the road —quite literally — and had Scott explain what had happened. According to Scott, Allison had found out about Scott's werewolfness after he was almost squashed between two cars. Scott ran off before anything else could happen, but he was emotionally crushed. For the past few weeks, he had been trying to keep Allison from finding out about him and it all came crashing down around him in a matter of seconds.

After a Scott was finished feeling sorry for himself, Connor explained what he had found out from his research. The woman that had come into the clinic asking for a copy of the picture had been Peter's nurse. Peter had it all planned out from killing Laura to killing off every single person that had something to do with the fire. And according to Connor, the Argents were next.

"How do you expect me to find him?" Scott asked as Connor drove to the Lookout. Connor glanced at his sister's friend and took in a breath,

"Remember that night at school? Where you almost got killed by Peter?" Connor asked, motioning to Scott.

"Yeah…" Scott trailed off, not getting it,

"Why did that happen?" Connor asked.

"Because I howled?" Scott responded, not sure of his answer.

"Exactly. A howl signals your location to the rest of the pack. So if you howl, and Derek responds…"

"We can figure out where he is." It dawned on Scott as Connor pulled up to the Lookout.

"Do your best." Connor said, getting out of the car.

Scott went over to the Lookout, climbing up on one of the rocks, Connor watching from beside the car. Feeling himself shift, Scott felt a rumble in his chest and he let it build up, focusing on finding Derek before he let a monstrous roar out.

Afterwards, there was nothing but silence. Scott climbed off of the rock, backing away from the Lookout point. He walked backwards, ending up standing next to Connor as they waited for any kind of response.

"I don't think it worked." Scott said, looking upset with himself. Connor held up a hand, indicating that they should wait for a moment.

Suddenly, the quiet was disrupted by a loud howl, reaching back to Scott. Scott turned his head towards the sound, ears perking up as the howl faded. Connor glanced at him, seeing that his brow was furrowed as he placed the source of the sound,

"I know where he is." Scott seriously said.


"Where's Lydia?" Jackson said as he burst out of the elevator. Leah turned away from her mom to see him, "Huh? Where is she?" He asked different nurses before looking ahead, eyes landing on where Lydia was in her recovery room. Jackson started over to the window, starting at Lydia as the sheriff went after him,

"Hey. Hey!" The sheriff got Jackson to turn around, "What the hell happened to that girl?" The sheriff asked, pointing to the window,

"I don't know. I went out looking for her—" Jackson sputtered out,

"What, you just happened to wander into the middle of that field and you just found her there like that?!" The sheriff shouted out, "Don't lie to me, son." The sheriff got up close to Jackson, pushing him back against the window,

"Sheriff!" Leah got the sheriff's attention, stepping away from her mom, "I found her. I called Jackson—he didn't, he didn't have anything to do with Lydia."

"This isn't my fault!" Jackson exclaimed, about two seconds away from stomping his foot. The sheriff looked back at Jackson, looking extremely angry,

"She's your girlfriend! That's your responsibility!" The sheriff yelled out, brandishing a finger at Jackson,

"No, she's not, okay? She didn't go to the formal with me." Jackson raised his eyebrows as he explained himself,

"Then who'd she go with?" The sheriff asked, still rather pissed off at Jackson,

"She went with Stiles." Leah piped up, getting the sheriff to look over his shoulder at her,

"What?" He asked, voice going soft,

"Stiles took her." Leah repeated herself. The sheriff let go of Jackson's jacket and stepped away from the teen. He ran a hand over his mouth as he turned to look at his deputies,

"Somebody better find my son." The sheriff seriously said.

Then Leah heard her mom gasp in pain, making Leah whirl around, "Mom?" Leah asked, stepping over to her, "Mom, are you okay?" Tara was curled over, one hand out for Leah to hold, the other on her stomach,

"It's the baby." Tara groaned, "Something's wrong." She gasped out, squeezing her eyes shut. Leah shot a panicked look to the sheriff as he snapped to attention, calling out for a nurse.


"He's at his house?" Scott asked as Connor pulled up a few feet away from the Hale house, "No, that can't be right." Scott shook his head. Connor stared at the house as he unbuckled,

"Not at it, under it." Connor realized, pushing out of the car. Scott followed, picking up Derek's scent as they walked up to the house.

Connor led him to a small opening off to the side of the house. It was one of the entrances to a series of tunnels that ran under the Hale house. The Hales mostly used it for extra storage — whatever didn't fit in the vault or necessary items — but it had all gone up in flames when Kate set the fire. She knew about the tunnels and that was how she set the fire, making the Hale house burn from the bottom up. No one could get out or in.

"So he's in there?" Scott asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Only one way to find out." Connor responded, giving Scott a look. Scott sighed and pushed aside some of the shrubbery as Connor's phone rang. He pushed out of his crouch, pulling out his phone and seeing Leah's name,

"Hey." Connor answered, looking over his shoulder at Scott and holding up a finger.

"Where are you?" Leah quickly asked out, sounding panicked.

"I'm with Scott." Connor was quick to add, "He's fine, we're fine, we're just trying to find Derek." Leah let out a sigh of relief, "Where are you? What's going on?"

"Long story." Leah took in a breath, "Mom went into an early labor. The doctors say it's from the stress and long hours she's been clocking at the station."

"Makes sense." Connor nodded, "Okay, I'll be there as soon as I can. Did you call Dad?"

"He's here." Leah assured him, "I don't know how long this is going to take, but—"

"Stay there." Connor cut her off, "Mom needs you, we're fine here."

"You sure?"

"Positive." Connor nodded, not wanting to worry his sister, "Love you."

"Love you too." Leah responded before hanging up the phone.

Connor turned back to Scott, seeing him worriedly looking at him, "Leah's fine." Connor assured him, "It's just Mom and the baby, completely normal problems." Connor said, putting his hands out. Scott nodded, giving him a quick, relieved smile.

"I'll keep watch." Connor assured him, "Go in and get him." Connor waved his hands at Scott. Scott took in a breath before looking back at the opening. He ducked into it, Connor watching him disappear.


Leah walked down the hall, heels clicking as she talked into her phone, glancing around for any nurses, "Listen, Coleslaw, where the hell are you? Lydia's body keeps going into shock, Connor is with Scott trying to find Derek and my mom went into a stress induced labor! So if you could answer your phone for three seconds and tell me where the hell you are, that'd be great." Leah hung up the phone, shoving it back into her pocket as she saw her dad coming out of one of the rooms, the sheriff following behind him.

Walking up to her dad, Leah caught his attention as he turned away from the sheriff. He gave her a warm smile and met her halfway, "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, Mom's fine." Leah nodded, "She told me to come find you." Drew nodded and Leah looked over his shoulder to where the sheriff was talking with another deputy, "What were you talking to the sheriff about?"

"Lydia." Drew gave her a tight smile.

"Is everything okay?"

"They don't know if she's gonna make it." Drew seriously said, "She lost a lot of blood. And her body keeps going into shock, like she's trying to heal herself." Leah pulled her lips in and crossed her arms over her chest, looking way from her dad. She didn't remember much about how Scott's bite healed, but she knew it didn't make him go into shock—it healed almost immediately, "Hey, they're doing everything they can." Drew assured her, thinking Leah was just worried about Lydia for normal reasons.

"No, I know." Leah nodded.

"And they deemed it an animal attack." Drew continued, reaching out to rub Leah's shoulders, "Okay? She's got nothing to do with that arson case. Apparently they have a key witness."

"A key witness?" Leah asked, tilting her head to the side. Drew took in a breath and looked around for a moment,

"I really shouldn't be telling you this…"

"But…"

"But, the woman who set the fire was wearing some sort of pendant." Drew motioned to his chest area, "That's all I know, so don't ask me any more." Leah nodded, turning over what her dad had just told her, "Okay, I'm gonna go be with Mom. Got Ryan to cover the rest of my shift, so," Drew gave her a small smile, "let me know if you need anything." He kissed the top of Leah's head before walking past her. Leah watched him go over to the elevators, he stepped to the side to let someone out before stepping inside.

Brow furrowing, Leah realized that Allison had just stepped out of the elevator. She had changed out of her formal wear, and her hair was up in a bun on top of her head. Leah started over to her as Allison headed for Lydia's room. Stepping behind her, Leah watched as Allison placed a hand to the glass, peering into Lydia's room.

Allison's eyes flicked up and she saw Leah's reflection in the glass. Her features softened as she turned to look at Leah. Leah took in a deep breath and stepped towards her, reaching out for her friend. She drew Allison into a hug, only stopping when she realized Allison wasn't hugging back.

"Is everything okay?" Leah asked, pulling back. Allison shook her head before she looked over her shoulder at Lydia's room. She looked back at Leah and licked her lips,

"We need to talk." Allison seriously said, voice low as she looked around herself. Leah's eyes darted around her face as she nodded,

"Yeah of course." Leah pulled Allison out of the walkway, bring her over to the wall, "What's the matter?" She asked, brow furrowing. Allison took in a breath and looked down at her hands before looking back up at Leah,

"I don't really know how to start." Allison laughed a little as she shifted her weight. Leah reached out to take her hand only to have Allison pull back, "A few days ago-My aunt, uhm, she told me some things. And I didn't want to tell you cause I didn't want you to think I was crazy or something," Allison's brow furrowed, "But, uhm, then she told me about what happened to you." Allison's eyes flicked up to look at Leah, "About the attack. The werewolf attack." Allison raised her eyebrows as Leah took in a sharp breath and swallowed. Allison knew about the werewolves. Her friend reached out to her, "Kate told me what they did to you — about the attack." Allison's eyes darted down to Leah's wrist for a split second before looking back at Leah,

"She doesn't know what she's talking about." Leah lowly said, looking away from Allison,

"Leah, Lydia was attacked by one of them tonight." Allison seriously said before she paused for a moment, "Imagine who else they're gonna hurt."

"What are you gonna do about it?" Leah asked, looking back at her.

"I'm gonna fight." Allison seriously said, brow furrowing, "I'm gonna make it safe for everyone, just like you wanted to. Kate told me you came to her for help." Leah looked away from her, jaw clicking as she shook her head slightly.

"Yeah and that was a mistake. She wants to kill all the werewolves" Leah seriously said, "And if you're gonna follow in her footsteps, then..." Leah took in a breath, crossing her arms over her chest, "What about Scott?" Leah looked back, eyebrows raising, "Are you gonna kill him?" Allison's jaw clicked as she looked away from Leah,

"You know." Allison scoffed, "Of course." She shook her head as Leah tried to explain herself, letting her arms drop to her sides,

"Ally, we were just trying to protect you."

"I told you I hated when people pull shit like that." Allison snapped back, glaring at Leah, "I trusted you!" Allison cried out, "And you lied to me!"

"I kept you safe!" Leah responded, "You seriously don't want to be involved with this world." Leah stared at Allison, eyes flashing, "Trust me." Leah paused for a moment, taking in a breath, "I hated lying to you, but it wasn't my decision. You come from a family of werewolf hunters and you are in love with a werewolf!" Leah waved her hand around, "I'm sure you can see how that can cause some problems."

"I'm not in love with him." Allison seriously said, voice cold. Leah scoffed,

"Sure." She rolled her eyes, "Okay." Leah finished, pushing off of the wall, "You want to help Lydia?" Leah asked, raising her eyebrows at Allison, "Don't go with your aunt."

"She's the only one who's told me the truth." Allison walked back from Leah. Leah looked around herself, gaping a bit as Allison walked away from her. Leah knew firsthand how manipulative Kate could be and it looked like her next victim was Allison—who seemed to be more than ready to follow in her aunt's footsteps. Allison turned away from Leah, pressing the elevator button,

"If she's telling you the truth, why don't you ask her about the Hale fire?" Leah called out, "How she set a house full of werewolves — and humans! On fire." Leah finished as the elevator dinged. Allison didn't turn back, stepping into the elevator and letting the doors close around her.

Leah let out a heavy breath and went over to the window to Lydia's room. She looked in it to see Mrs. Martin sitting by her daughter's bedside. Leah checked her phone, chewing on her bottom lip as she had no new calls or texts. She was beginning to get nervous about Stiles's whereabouts.

A few minutes later, the elevator dinged, making Leah turn to see Stiles practically opening the doors with his hand as he pushed out of the elevator. He went to make a beeline for Lydia's room only to be intercepted by the sheriff. Leah's eyes went wide as the sheriff practically dragged Stiles down the hall by the scruff of his neck before Leah could say anything.

Taking in a breath, Leah went over to the elevator, pressing the button to go up to the maternity ward; if the sheriff had Stiles, there was no way Leah was going to get to talk to him until his dad was done yelling at him. Leah stepped into the elevator and pressed the floor button, stepping back as the doors closed. When they reopened, Leah walked out of the elevator, heading to her mom's room. She peered inside to see that her dad was there, talking to her mom about something. Leah smiled slightly at how normal it looked in the room before she pushed the door open, getting her mom's attention,

"Hey," Leah gave her mom a small smile, "Sorry, I wanted to check on Lydia after I called Connor." Tara nodded at her, giving her an understanding smile.

"Is Connor okay?"

"Yeah, he's just finishing something up and then he'll be over." Leah lied, thumbing over her shoulder, "Everything okay?"

"Just waiting for the drugs to kick in." Tara joked, running her hands over her stomach, "It's gonna be a while, Lele." Tara looked at Leah, "I know you probably want to be downstairs with your friends."

"It's okay." Leah waved her hand around, "She's sleeping now."

"Still." Tara gave her a knowing look, "You should all be together, in case something happens." Leah paused and looked from her mom to her dad. Drew nodded at her,

"I'll text you if anything exciting happens." Drew promised her, "Go." Leah put her hands up and backed away,

"Okay, okay." Leah gave in, "I'm going." She turned and opened the door to her mom's room, heading out and back into the elevator.

Once the elevator opened, Leah stepped out to see Stiles walking away from his father. She caught his eye and felt a weight being lifted off of her. Quickly walking towards him, Leah reached out to him, pushing herself onto her toes and wrapping her arms around his neck, hugging him tight. She pressed her face into his shoulder as his arms went around her waist, hugging her back. Smiling against his shoulder, Leah took in a deep breath, calming the stomach worms as she stepped back.

"I honestly thought Peter killed you." Leah seriously said. Stiles smirked at her and looked away from her,

"That'd solve a lot of your problems, huh?"

"Oh, yeah." Leah scrunched up her features and nodded, laughing a bit. The corner of Stiles's lips quirked up and he shook his head at her. "Why did you go with him?" Leah asked after a moment. Stiles swallowed and looked back at her,

"It doesn't matter." Stiles shook his head, "I gave him what he wanted."

"Which was?"

"He wanted me to find Derek." Stiles simply said. He shrugged, "Nothing too extreme." Leah eyed him for a moment, knowing there was something he was keeping from her, but she didn't push it. "How's Lydia?"

"She's fine, I guess." Leah shrugged, looking over her shoulder in the general direction, "I don't think the bite's healed though." Stiles nodded, and started walking down the hall. Leah turned and followed him,

"Thank you for getting her here. I know you two aren't really," Stiles waved his hand around, "Friends." Leah scoffed and rolled her eyes,

"Yeah, well, her blood was on my hands. I could've been held accountable for the attack if I didn't call." Stiles made a face and nodded as Leah changed the subject, "Listen, I think I figured out who set the Hale fire." Leah crossed her arms over her chest, "There's a key witness and they said it was a woman wearing a pendant." Leah paused, "I think it was Kate Argent." Leah settled on as she stopped walking, turning to look at Stiles. Stiles bobbed his head in a nod,

"Yeah, I thought so too."

"Okay, I talked to Connor earlier and he said that he and Scott were going to find Derek," Leah started to come up with a plan, "And if Peter wants to find Derek, then we need to find them before anything bad happens." Leah seriously said, getting a nod from Stiles.


Looking around the woods, Connor felt himself begin to get a little nervous; Scott had been down in the tunnels for a while now. Connor took in a breath and looked at the entrance of the tunnels for a moment before looking back around the Hale property. There was a small light coming from a few feet away from the Hale house and Connor's brow furrowed at the sight of it.

He started over to the light, pulling his phone out just in case. It suddenly began ringing, making Connor jump in surprise. Leah's name appeared on the screen and Connor went to answer it, placing it to his ear,

"Everything okay?" Connor asked, continuing to walk to the front of the Hale house.

"Did you find Derek yet?" Leah asked, sounding like she was walking hurriedly. Connor could faintly hear Stiles arguing with someone in the background,

"Scott's getting him out now." Connor tried to keep calm, not wanting to worry his sister.

"You're at the Hale house right?" Leah paused and Connor heard her snap out, "Half of this is still your fault, Jackass."

"Yeah, we're at the Hale house." Connor answered her, getting her attention,

"Okay, listen, Peter knows where you guys are, okay?" Leah warned him. Connor's eyes widened as he whirled around, scanning the woods for some sort of sign that Peter was lurking, "We're on our way, but just—fuck." Leah stopped herself and Connor heard Chris Argent's smooth voice. The line went dead and Connor pulled the phone away from his ear, staring at the dark screen for a moment.

Then he heard the whiz of an arrow and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. The force of the arrow took him down, making him fall back against the forest floor. His hand went to his shoulder, feeling the arrow buried into his skin.

"Fuck." Connor managed out before the world started spinning and then everything went dark.


A/N: Questions, comments, concerns or cries of outrage?