The Cora Thing - Part 1

Preview: While at Erica's funeral the past comes back to hunt the girls; Kira meets a new girl that has more to her than meets the eye; a threat prompts; the new guy causes problems in Malia's relationship and Lydia's encounter with the detective leads the girls down to the police station.

Disclaimer: All rights and character names go to the Teen Wolf staff I'm just taking credit for this story and the character development within.


The sun peaked through the sky as the door's of the grand white church lay ajar. Today was the beginning of the end to a legacy that will live on forever. The legacy of Erica Reyes…

The church bells rang as the liars ascended the steps. The lingering stares from friends, family and strangers pierced through each of the girls souls as they walked into the church where the best friend's lifeless body lay.

The isle leading to the casket was lined with white roses and the benches were completely filled with people who didn't even care for Erica, "She would be proud," Malia spoke as the girls took a seat at the front of the church; the eyes of the townspeople following their every move.

"Yeah the whole town is here," Kira responded.

Each of them shared a comforting look as they knew the threats from E were still looming over their heads. The door's opened revealing Mr. and Mrs. Reyes. People offered them their condolences, but it seemed as though Mrs. Reyes was only interested in the four girls who were once friends of her little girl. As Mrs. Reyes inched closer they all stood out of respect.

"I want to thank you girls for coming, Erica would want you here," Mrs. Reyes ushered for the girls to sit after hugs were exchanged.

The ceremony was short and sweet showcasing only the great qualities that Erica once displayed. Malia, Allison, Lydia and Kira now stood in the hall of the church waiting for the announcement of E's next move. Lydia was staring at the previous text E trying to figure out what it could mean.

After being silent the whole day Allison finally spoke, "It's sad that we couldn't even enjoy our best friend's funeral."

"Yeah because this ass wipe decided today was a good day to torture us." Malia sighed as she paced back and forth waiting for the next move.

"What could this text possibly mean?"

Malia came to a halt and turned in Lydia's direct, "I don't know Lydia, maybe E wants us know that he's going to kill us just like Erica."

"You guys we need to calm down people are starting to stare," Kira placed a comforting hand on Malia's shoulder.

As townspeople filtered out onto the church lawn the liars were left in silence. Anxiety coursed through their veins as multiple scenarios rambled within their minds.

"I'm going to bury all of you…" Lydia repeated these words trying to put the pieces together. Suddenly her head shot up in realization startling the other three girls around her. "The casket."

Lydia received confused looks from each of her friends. "What about the casket, Lydia?" Kira questioned. Without acknowledging Kira's question Lydia bolted toward the altar with Allison, Malia and Kira right behind."Lydia wait," each of the liars came to a halt inches away from their dead friend, "What's so important about the casket?" Malia questioned.

Lydia turned to face her friends,"Listen to the text, I'm going to bury all of you." Each girl let the words sink in as they all realized what the text actually meant.

"It's not the casket that's important, it's what's inside..." Allison whispered. The liars stood staring directly at what lay in front of them. There was no going back and they knew what would have to happen next.

"We have to open it…"


As the service came to a close townspeople began exiting the church. Mr and Mrs Reyes descended the white steps receiving continued condolences, but it wasn't until their feet touched the pavement did they realize the man in uniform standing before them.

"Amelia, David, I am so sorry for your loss. Erica was a young soul taken from us way too soon."

David wrapped his arm around his wife in a comforting motion, "Thank you John." David appreciated Stiles' dad for giving his condolences, but a man dressed in a cop uniform brought uneasiness into heart.

A tension filled silence of uneasy glances washed over them. Amelia could sense that something was wrong, "Pardon me for asking, but what did you truly come here for?"

John inhaled deeply, "Actually my fellow colleagues and I… we've uncovered new evidence in your daughter's case."

Amelia and David did not what to believe what they were hearing, but now with their daughter being found and this appearance of new evidence this case would never be the same."What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means that i'm gonna need the two of you to come down to the station for further questioning..."

"Lydia wait! Can we just take a moment to think about what we're getting ourselves into." Allison knew that once they opened that casket there was no turning back.

"There is no time to think Allison. We're four text messages away from having all of our throats slit, so you can either stay here with the rest of us or you can cower in a corner awaiting your death."

Allison was torn between respecting her dead friend and finding out who's terrorizing them. She looks to Kira and Malia for an answer, but in return receives nothing.

A sigh falls from Allison's lips, "Fine just hurry up."

With that being said Lydia nods at each of the girls in agreement, "Alright on the count of three…"

One… Lydia's trembling hand inched closer toward Erica's casket. Each of the liars held their breath in anticipation of what lied behind the closed coffin. Two… the girls walked closer to Lydia as her hand wrapped tightly around the handle. She glanced back at her friends for reassurance. Three…

"What the hell," an angry voice filled their ears causing the liars to turn around in fear. "What do you think you're doing?" Mrs. Reyes walked toward the girls with a disgusted expression upon her face. "You should all be ashamed of yourselves; what kind of friends would do this?"

"Mrs. Reyes we can expl-"

Amelia rose her hand causing Malia to stop, "It's probably best that you all leave this instance."

The girls were frozen in fear as the realization of what just occurred sunk in. They had not only disrespected their best friend, but also her family. They could see the pain placed upon the face of Mrs. Reyes and it wasn't until another angry get out fell from her lips did the liars begin to exit the church.

Fresh air filled their lungs as they pushed open the doors revealing the outside world. The loud roars of honking horns filled the liars ears as they descended the steps of the chapel. They were surprised by the swarm of policemen standing at the base of the stairs as if they were waiting for them. Out of the crowd of officers Lydia notices two familiar faces beginning to approach them.

"Jordan, I mean Deputy Parrish and Sheriff Stilinski what's going on?"

Lydia glanced at Jordan who was trying to avoid eye contact, so she turned her attention back to the Sheriff. Stiles' father didn't have a pleasant look on his face and the liars could tell that it wasn't from the stress off simple police business.

"Good afternoon girls," they didn't respond prompting him to continue, "So do you all remember how around this time last year each one of you gave a statement in regards to the night Erica went missing."

The girls nodded in agreement, "Yes."

Stilinski sighed, "Well new evidence has risen in the case of Erica Reyes and I going to need all of you to come down to the station for more questioning."

New evidence. What could this possibly mean? "Sir we've told everything we know about Erica's disappearance," Allison's voice was broken a filled with fear.

"I know, but the problem is that this case that was once closed is now open again. The only difference is that it's now an unsolved murder case."

As Sheriff Stilinski walked away a gasp fell from each of the liars mouths. A murder! How is that even possible. They each glanced at each other with worry filled eyes, but it was the chiming of their phones that sent shivers down their spines.

"You bitches better watch your backs. You'll never know when your secrets will come back to bite you in the ass…" - Kisses, E.

"Jordan wait," Lydia frantically ran after him gently grasping her hand in his, "Do you know anything else about what's happening?"

There was an uncomfortable aura surrounding them as Lydia slowly removed her hand from his. "Listen Lydia… I think it would be best for us to keep this platonic. Now that I am assigned to the murder case of your former best friend."

"Totally we wouldn't want anyone to get hurt." For some reason his words offended Lydia. Yes she had only just met him and of course she knew nothing was going to happen between them, but he had been the only guy to show a slight interest in her and it made her feel nice.

"Maybe I'll see you around Lydia," Parrish begins to walk away leaving Lydia standing alone. She walks back to her friends only to receive judging looks.

"Who's was that?" Malia pestered. Lydia looked back at where Jordan once stood, "No one."

The sound of Kira's voice brought all of the liars back to reality, "Guys look, is that-"

Lydia eyes widened in fear, "It can't be…"

"She said she would never come back here," Malia responded.

It was as if they had all seen a ghost. Lydia, Malia and Kira all turned Allison waiting for a reaction. They were greeted by a look of confusion spread across her face, "The real question is why the hell is Isaac with her…"


"I can't believe you talked us into this."

Nighttime had fallen as the group of teenage girls closed in on their destination. Howls filled their ears and gusts of wind caressed their faces as the liars moved deeper into the wooded area.

Kira held tightly onto Lydia's arm as the leaves crunched under their feet with each step they took, "We shouldn't be out here. What if we get mauled by a bear or something."

The beautiful blonde rolled her icy orbs in frustration, "The only thing you should be afraid of is the outfit you're currently wearing."

Allison inhaled deeply, "Seriously Erica we shouldn't be out here, it's late and we have school tomorrow."

Erica came to a sudden halt. She turned around staring daggers at Allison's, "I'm not leaving until the bitch realizes that she can't just swoop in and act like she owns the place. So you're either with me or against me and I advise you to choose wisely."

Erica was now standing an inch from Allison's face and she had never felt more intimidated in her life. Erica quickly turned around looking each of her friends directly in the eyes, "The same goes for everyone; are you in or are you out?"

"Well we've already made it this far, so why stop now?" Malia finally spoke prompting Kira and Lydia to respond next with a simple I'm in.

Erica turned back to Allison awaiting a response. Allison looked to the girls for an answer, but she knew ultimately that her choose had already been made.

"Fine… lets just get this over with."

A sinister smile spreads across Erica's porcelain face as she relished in her victory.

She started moving once again, Lydia, Kira, Malia and Allison following closely behind. They had no idea why Erica would drag them out of bed in the middle of the night to explore the woods, yet it didn't stop them from tagging along.

After what seemed like a century a beautiful mansion in the middle of the woods came into view. The liars were mesmerized by the size of the house, well all of the liars except for a certain blonde haired beauty.

"Cora Hale, you have no idea who you're messing with."

...

The liars sat in a secluded corner at The Brew discussing what their next plan of action. As soon as the waiter walked away from their table Malia initiated the much needed conversation.

"Alright so what are we going to do? Not only is an anonymous asswhole harrasing us, but now Cora Hale is back in town."

The girls didn't want to believe that someone like Cora Hale would've returned to Beacon Hills, especially after what happened that night.

Lydia took a sip of her water before directing her attention to Allison, "The real question is why was Isaac Lahey with her and when did he get back in town?"

The girls all stared at Allison awaiting an answer. "How am I supposed to know."

Allison knew that lying to her friends wouldn't end well, but she wasn't ready to tell them what happened between her and a certain blue eyed boy.

"I don't expect for you to know, but I do expect for you to find out." Allison knew that Lydia was right. She did need to find out why Isaac was with Cora. The only thing is that Allison wasn't sure if she was prepared to confront Isaac about what happened the previous night.

"Sorry to change the subject, but what are we gonna do about the cops. They want us to come down to the station for questioning." Kira was terrified of what could happen during her interrogation.

"The police want to see if our stories have changed, so all we have to do is make sure that they haven't,"The buzzing of Lydia's phone cut her off. She slowly reached into her purse and retrieved her phone before looking at the caller ID, "It's just my mom."

Lydia excused herself from the table as her friends continued to eat in silence.

Malia watched as Lydia exited The Brew, "Is anyone else wondering how Lydia knew the deputy?"

"Well she is close to the Sheriff, so maybe tha-"

"Kira!" Allison glared at her as Kira realized what she had said, "I'm sorry Lia."

An uncomfortable smile spread across Malia's face, "It's totally alright. I've come to terms with the fact that Stiles and I will never have what he and Lydia had."

"And are you okay with that?"

Malia let Allison's question sink in. "I think so."

In all honestly Malia didn't even know if her and Stiles were still together. She hadn't talked to him recently, but she felt as though this space was needed at the moment. Malia could only hope that they would talk when the time was right.

"Anyway enough about me and my confused love life, what's going on with you guys?" Kira and Allison silently shook their heads and stuffed their mouths with food trying to avoid the question.

"Seriously nothing?" Malia sighed in defeat and continued to eat her meal as she realized her best friends were not going to tell her anything, "Well I guess this conversation is over…"

...

The sky beamed orange and red as the sun began to set. Lydia was on the phone outside The Brew as gusts of wind sent shivers down her spine.

"Alright mom I'll be home soon," Lydia sighed in frustration, "Love you too."

Lydia and her mother said their goodbyes just as a familiar voice engulfed her ears.

"I knew we'd meet again."

Lydia was greeted with a sinister smile.

"What do you want Derek?"

Why was he even back in town and more importantly why was his sister back in town.

"Well you see Lydia, I want what everyone else wants… answers." A sudden peak of curiosity coursed thought Lydia's veins.

Derek inched closer, "And personally I think you and your little friends want answers too."

Derek could hear the three others begin to approach them, so her wrapped his arm around Lydia pulling her close. Her body stiffened at the contact and his breath against her face sent chills down her spine.

"Meet me at my family's old house tonight if you truly want answers." And in the blink of an eye Derek was gone. Lydia was greeted with the confused looks of her friends, "Hey Lyd what was taking so long and was the Derek?" Malia questioned.

"And what did he want?" Kira continued.

Lydia was still in disbelief of what just taken place, "I have no idea what he wanted, but I do intend to find out."

"Well I'm gonna go try and figure out why Isaac was hanging around Cora," Allison pulled each of her friends into a tight embrace before leaving.

"And then there were three," Malia joked.

"Actually I have to go my mom wanted to talk to me about something important, but I'll see you guys tomorrow night at the station." Lydia then ran to her car and began her journey home.

Malia turned to Kira only to realize that she also had to leave, "Sorry Lia, I gotta go too. Scott's helping me prepare for tryouts tomorrow."

Kira gave Malia a slight kiss on the cheek before disappearing out of Malia's sight.

"And then there was one."

What was a girl supposed to do in a Sunday evening. She thought about calling Stiles, but decided against it. Just as a sigh of frustration fell from her lips a message popped up on her phone. It's funny how the universe works in mysterious ways.

"Hey Malia can you come over. I think I found something you might be interested in…"-Theo


Sorry about the extremely long wait, let's just say life happened. Either way I'm back and the story is in full effect! What do you guys think will happen when the girls get questioned? What could Theo possibly have to show Malia? And is Lydia falling to hard of just desperate?

Until next time lovelies~ PassionWithinMe