Thanks for all the reviews! I wish Laci was on the show too! lol Derek and Isaac will be both coming back in the next episode! So happy to be writing them again lol. I do not own anything in this chapter, besides Laci, everything else belongs to their rightful owners.

Chapter 51

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After getting her wrist wrapped up by the nurse, she was on her way to meet her brother and Stiles in the lunch room for, well, lunch. Of course, just like the past few lunches at school, she gets cut off half way there. This time around, being by Stiles and her brother. She was about to greet them as happily as she could, but they turned her right around and started leading her off into the other direction. "We know who Derek's going to bite next." Scott whispered to her as they turned down the next corner. His eyes flickered down to her hand and skidded to a stop, pulling her with him, when he saw that it was wrapped up. "What happened to your hand?" he asked her, worry coursing through him now.

"Erica," she told him as she tugged on his hand, pulling him back into motion.

He gritted his teeth together, already having had enough with the new and improved blond werewolf. It hadn't even been a full school day with her yet either. "Now tell me what's the plan. I'm helping." she told them both with a determined look as she walked in between the two taller boys. They shared a wary look over her head, not sure if it would be safe to include her in this, but they needed the extra help if they were going to find Boyd before Derek got to him and gave him the bite just like he did with Erica and Isaac.

They shared a nod together before going into detail on what was currently going on with Boyd, the guy who had given them the keys to the ice rink in the first place, and how they knew Derek was going to offer him the bite next. Laci wasn't surprised that Derek seemed to be giving the bite to the kids who needed it. She knew Isaac might have been just about his jealousy towards her and him as a couple, but it had helped him a lot in the end. He was stronger, both mentally and physically, now. "So Scott's going to go down to the ice rink, I'm going to Boyd's house, and you can go check the subway station and see if he's there." Stiles went over the plan again as they all met up at his jeep.

Scott looked back at the school, hoping that no one caught them all trying to leave. It wouldn't be the first time they've done this, and it probably wouldn't be the last time they did it either. Once the coast was clear, he turned back to his best friend and his twin with a serious expression. "We keep in contact. You call if you spot either Derek, Isaac, or Erica with him. Do not approach them, even Isaac. Got it?" he whispered to them both as he looked between them.

He didn't want to risk either of them getting hurt, especially not Laci. He knew that Derek would use Isaac against her if something were to go down. He couldn't risk her getting involved at all. They both nodded their heads with him and Stiles hopped into his beat up blue jeep. Laci was going to be riding the bike since Scott was taking the car. When she turned to go get the bike from over at the bike rack, Scott grabbed onto her arm and pulled her back. Before she could ask him what was wrong, he pulled her into his arms and held onto her. "You promise me that you won't do anything stupid, okay? If you see Derek, Erica, and even Isaac, you run. I mean it, Laci. They could seriously really hurt you if it comes down to it." he said into her dark curls as he held onto her tighter.

Laci was taken back by his concern for her. She knew that Derek and Isaac wouldn't hurt her, but after today? She wasn't so sure that Erica wouldn't. She knew that her brother could be worrying over nothing, especially since she doubted Derek would bring someone who didn't have the bite, besides her, down to the subway train. It didn't make her feel any less guilty towards her brother, though. He was scared for her, and she felt like it was her fault. She didn't want to risk him not being on his guard because he was worried about her. She wrapped her arms around him back. "Nothing's gonna happen to me, Scotty. How could they when I have you to protect me?" she laughed weakly into his shirt.

He just held onto her tighter, not wanting to let her go. He had half the mind to just make her go back inside of the school and get to class. He knew that she wouldn't listen to him and go anyways, though. He would just have to trust that she would be safe and that he'd be there if she needed help. "They can't. I won't let them, Lace. Just be careful, for my sake." he told her before kissing the top of her head for a long moment. He still didn't want to let her go, he never wanted to let her go. She would be doing this one alone, and that scared the living crap out of him.

She pulled back slightly and gave him one of her best smiles, trying to convince him that she would be okay if he let go of her. She was his twin after all, she was strong and could protect herself. "I'll be careful. I promise." she told him before she stretched up onto the tips of her toes and kissed his cheek. "Love you, twin." she whispered to him as she gave him another hug. "Love you too, twin." he whispered back to her before kissing the top of her head again and finally letting her go. She gave one last wave to both of the boys and soon was out of sight as she rounded the building to get to the bike rack.

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Laci couldn't stop thinking about what if something went wrong? What if Scott or Stiles got ambushed? Derek wouldn't hurt them, right? He wouldn't let Isaac or Erica hurt them either, right? Isaac wouldn't hurt them regardless because of her, wouldn't he? What if couldn't help himself, though? What if Derek's control over him was too strong? Scott could take them, couldn't he? He was stronger, he knew how to use his strengths. She just hoped that he didn't hurt Isaac if it came down to a fight.

Laci was only a block away from the opening to the subway train station. She could even smell it from where she was now. She grimaced at the smell. How the werewolves, who had a better sense of smell then her, could stand that? She didn't know. She was just getting off of the bike when the sound of a horn honked behind her. She froze as she slowly looked over to see who had caught her. She felt her heart race when she saw that it was the sheriff's car slowly coming up to her. Oh, god, she was going to be in so much trouble. She stood in shock as he stopped the cruiser and got out. "Laci? What in god's name are you doing here? You should be in school." he said out to her as he started walking over to her.

"Hi, uh, Mr. Stilinski." she said out nervously to him as he stood in front of her now.

He gave her a knowing look, knowing that she was up to no good. He glanced around, looking for the usual culprits that he always found with Laci, though it was usually the other way around when them pretending he wouldn't notice that she was hiding behind somewhere while they, or just one of them, took the blame. "Stiles and your brother here with you?" he asked her as he kept his eyes out for any sign of the two other boys. Laci suddenly thanked god that she had come alone this time. Stiles did so not need to be in any more trouble with his dad right now.

She gave him an innocent shrug of her shoulders, thankful that she wouldn't need to lie as much to his dad this time. She hated lying to Stiles' dad, and not just because he was the sheriff either, but because he was the closest thing that she had to having a father. "Sorry to disappoint, Mr. Stilinski. I went solo this time. I, uh, I had to get my mind off some stuff and school was, you know, suffocating." she told him. She wasn't lying, that much, either. Having to go to school, knowing that things were only getting worse, was really suffocating her. She just wanted Isaac back and to have everything go back to normal already.

The sheriff sighed, as if he knew what she was going through. He reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder. "I think you need to come in the station with me and answer some questions I have, Laci. Nothing serious, but it would help me a lot if you were cleared." he explained to her, leaving her completely and utterly confused as to what he was talking about. She looked back at where she had been going, but couldn't do or say anything that might tip him off. She couldn't risk Isaac really being down there and the sheriff being the one to find him down there because of her. Without another word, she let him lead her back to his cruiser. As she waited in the passenger seat, he put Scott's bike in the back seat before getting inside himself and driving back to the station.

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Without even a hint of what this was about, the sheriff brought Laci all the way back to his office. He motioned for her to sit down in the seat across from him as he sat down behind his desk. She nodded her head and took the seat silently. On the inside, she was panicking, not having a clue as to what this was about. She looked around the office and saw that the drive back to the station had been longer then she had thought it was. It was already starting to get dark out. God, it got dark too early in this town. Her attention was taken when her phone went off. She looked down to see that it was from Scott. 'found boyd at rink. stiles not answering his phone.' it read. "Sorry, it's just Scott. He's wondering where I am. Can I text him back? Ever since the attack on the school he's still being over protective of where I am." she told him with a nervous look.

She wasn't lying to him, okay, maybe she was a little bit, but not about the over protective brother stuff. Ever since he found Isaac in her room that morning, he'd been anal about where she was, and if she was alone or not. He even checked her room every night now to make sure that she didn't have any 'late night visitors', such as a boy. Which really meant Isaac. "Uh, right. Go ahead." he told her as he got up, clearing his throat as he started to go and set a tv up. She looked at the machine curiously for a minute before quickly going back to her phone. 'Got caught by Stiles dad. stuck at station to answer questions. stiles M.I.A? weird. b careful' she typed back and sent it to her brother's phone.

Once it was sent, she slipped her phone back into her bad and looked up to see what the sheriff was up to with the tv he was just finishing setting up. "I'll be quick, Laci. I just want some answers to help clear some things up." he explained to her as he turned on the tv and grabbed the remote. She said nothing as she watched him lean against the desk beside her and hit play on the remote. "Like, why in god's name you're coming in like this just a few minutes before the fire alarm was set off and Isaac Lahey broke out?" he asked her as they watched a black and white version of her running in to the station completely distraught.

She had to admit, she did look pretty convincing for a girl who was not as upset as she had come off to be at the time. She couldn't let the sheriff know that little piece of information, though. "I was really worried about Isaac, Mr. Stilinski. His dad was just killed, and you all think that it was him who did it. Which he didn't, but he had to be so scared. I just wanted to be there for my boyfriend, that's all. I swear." she wanted to make that very clear to him that Isaac couldn't have done it. Even if he was a werewolf now, he couldn't have killed his father.

The sheriff didn't say anything, though, as he just motioned for her to keep watching the security tape from the night Isaac got out. She stiffly nodded her head and turned her full attention back to the tv. She felt her blood run cold in her veins when she then saw Derek come up behind her and grabbed onto her arm. He had been trying to tell her that she needed to get moving before it was too late, which it almost was at the time. "Now, if you were just there to check on Isaac, why would Derek be with you, Laci?" he asked her as he paused the tape and looked down at her.

She didn't know what to tell him, she was coming up blank when it came to actual words that needed to come out of her mouth. He was studying her reaction, her hesitation. She couldn't screw this up. She suddenly remembered Derek's code that he had told her. She now had a plan. Finally. "I was coming from the clinic. There was a sick dog in there, reacted badly to, um, to a shot, I think. Scott needed some help, so I was there. He had to, um, run to the store for something. I had the bike, so I had to ride it, um, here. Derek picked me up, offered me a ride here instead. I told him to stay in the car, but he, obviously, didn't listen to me." she explained, trying her best not to stutter too much, to him. She waited on baited breath as he seemed to think over the story that she had just tried to feed him.

As the long seconds ticked on and on, she was worried that he didn't believe her. She was lying, but that didn't mean that she wanted him to know that. "Okay, thanks for telling me that, Laci. You can go call for a ride home now. I don't want you out alone on the streets at this time of night, weird people out there and all that." he said down to her with a tired smile. She suddenly beamed in happiness, knowing that he had bought it. She jumped to her feet, fixing the sleeve to her over shirt, or well, Isaac's over shirt, and quickly gave the sheriff a hug before going to leave. "Oh, and Laci?" he called out just as she got to the door. She froze as she turned her head back to him to see what he wanted now. "That shirt's a bit tom boyish for your style, don't you think? You borrow it from Stiles or Scott?" he asked her as he took in her more laid back attire.

She bit her lip, knowing that the shirt he was referring to did not belong to either of those two boys. She had figured she was off the hook about it when Scott and Stiles didn't even seem to notice. Erica hadn't even said anything about it either. She had seen the way Matt looked at it when he checked her, he knew, but he didn't say a word about it. "Oh, um, it-it's not either of theirs. It's, um, it's Isaac's shirt. I, um, I found it in m-my room. He, you know, must have left it there the last time that he was over, or-or something." she said to him nervously before taking off out of the room without embarrassing herself anymore. The sheriff was choking on air as a thought entered his mind, a very thought that would haunt forever more.

Were Laci and Isaac having sex?