The Cora Thing - Part 3
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The reminisce of the kiss was still present on Kira's lips. It had been such a long time since she felt his soft succulent lips on hers. As much as Kira didn't want to admit it, she was beginning to develop real feelings for the doe eyed boy. A frown rose on her face as the realization sunk in.
How could she possibly be falling for her bestfriends boyfriend? There was no way in hell she could let Allison find out about that kiss. As much as she cared for Scott, none of this was worth losing Allison's friendship.
Quickly Kira grabbed all of her belongings for her locker and slammed it shut. In a rush to find an exit and meet Allison and Lydia, she didn't notice the person standing in front of her. All of the contents that once were in her hands are now scattered on the floor.
She bent down gathering all of her things not once acknowledging the person in front of her. "Where the hell is my phone."
"Um, I think this is your's."
Kira looked up to find a girl about the same age as her holding her cell phone. The long brunette curls shaped her round face.
"S-sorry about bumping into you by the way, I promise to be more careful next time," the girl flashed her pearly whites.
Kira instantly grabbed her phone, "No worries, it was totally my fault I was in a hurry and didn't look where I was going."
The girl held out her hand as a nice gesture, "I'm Davina by the way, Davina White."
"Nice to meet you Davina, I'm Kira," Kira returned the gesture.
The two shared a laugh at their awkward handshake, "Well Kira I'm actually having a huge party the day after the first game and you should totally come."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah and you can bring anyone you want, everyone is invited."
Kira couldn't deny how amazing a night out with her friends, away from the whole E situation, sounded, "That actually sounds pretty cool. I'll definitely be there."
"Perfect!" the girls exchange numbers, "Alright I sent you all the information. I guess I see you around then?"
"Of course, it's was really nice meeting you."
"Bye Kira."
Kira smiles at Tori's enthusiasm. It was kind of nice to finally have someone with a positive energy around, "Bye."
Before Kira could refocus her attention on finding Scott her phone began to vibrate in her pocket. She quickly retrieved it and inhaled deeply before looking at the screen.
"Let the games begin...bitch." - E
So many emotions were running through Kira mind as she stared at an image of Scott and her from this morning. Not only could this ruining her life, it also means that E was at their school and there was no telling what would happen next.
"Hey Kira… are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost."
So wrapped up in her own drama Kira hadn't even noticed Lydia's presence.
"What… oh yeah sorry I just um… found out that I got a C on my Biology paper."
Lydia knew Kira was lying, but it's probably best to not press the issue, "Anyway let's go find Allison and Malia so we can get our story straight before tonight." Lydia started heading for the quad where she knew Allison would be.
Kira followed closely behind having completely forgotten about the fact that they were going down to the station to be interviewed about Erica's murder.
…
"Hey thanks again." Malia was now sitting parked in the lot of Beacon Hills High. She actually had a pretty good day today and that was all thanks to the infamous blue eyed Theo Raken.
"What for?"
"Well, for the food obviously."
The corners of Theo's mouth turned into a smile, "Well I do love a girl who can eat a supersized meal and still have room for dessert." The car fills with laughter as Malia playfully slaps him on the shoulder, "Alright I'm just kidding."
"You better be," Malia can't help but feel safe and comfortable when she's around him.
They lock eyes for the first time the whole day and really look at each other. "Really thank you for everything you did today, it was really sweet."
"Anytime, that's what friends are for."
Friends, it was nice to know that she had a friendship that wasn't full of complication. Someone she could just be herself around…
Malia gently wraps her arms around Theo pulling him into a tight embrace. She breaths in his cologne melting deeply into his touch as hand lightly caresses her back.
A loud knock on the window caused Malia and Theo to pull away from each other. Malia's heart sank as a fuming Stiles came into view.
Theo slowly rolled down the window as Malia stared directly into Stiles' hate filled eyes. "Hey babe… what's up?"
"Cut the bullshit Malia, what the hell is going on?"
Theo could sense Malia's uneasiness as she tried searching for the right words to say, "Listen man nothing is going on I was just giving her a ride to school."
"Does is look like I was talking to you."
Malia cut in, "Hey don't be mean to him he when you're the one that's overreacting."
Stiles was so infuriated smoke could come out of his ear, "I'm overreacting! How am I supposed to feel when I find my girlfriend cuddled up with some dude in his car."
"Actually my name is Theo." Stiles and Malia both shoot glares at the blue eyes boy causing him to sink into his seat.
Malia turns back to Stiles, "Nothing is happened Stiles, he's new here and offered me a ride to school. So would please stop acting like a 15 year old girl on her period."
"You know what Malia… I'm done. Have a wonderful life." Stiles walks away leaving Malia speechless.
So many emotions were running through her. Annoyance, sadness, anger, but most of all she felt guilty. Without even looking at her Theo could sense the emotional overload.
"Go after him."
"What?" Malia was caught off guard.
Theo inhaled deeply, "It's obvious that you love him, so go after him."
A small smile appeared on Malia's face. She leaned over placing in chaste kiss onto Theo cheek before opening her door.
She quickly closed the door and turned back to Theo, "Thank you for everything. I'll call you later."
Theo nodded as he watched the most beautiful girl he had ever seen run away from him. There was something special about Malia Tate, but he knew that for now it was best to not pursue anything more than a friendship.
…
Lydia and Kira push open the double door leading to the front of the school only to find Allison standing alone by a tree. The girls could sense something was wrong by the sullen look plastered upon her face.
Allison noticed the worried looks on her friends faces and immediately changed her demeanor.
"Hey guys," Allison said trying to lighten the mood.
Lydia saw right through her bullshit, "What's wrong with you?"
Kira's eyes widened at Lydia's forwardness. Allison rolled her eyes at Lydia, "I'm perfectly fine."
"I know where not on the best terms right now, but we're best friends so talk to me." Lydia sent Allison a reassuring glance.
Inhaling deeply Allison collected her thoughts, "Honestly I'm just dealing with a bunch of boy problems. But right now we need to focus on what's going to happen tonight."
Lydia nodded in agreement while Kira looked around for the final liar.
"Where is Mali-"
"Guys have you seen Stiles?" Malia frantically asked in between breaths.
Her mind was so far gone that she didn't even realize that this meeting had a purpose.
Lydia finally spoke trying to reign in her friends, "Guys we need to talk about what we're going to do about tonight, so both of you can save your boy troubles for later."
"Hey! Don't act like you don't have relationship problems miss I'm in love with a Detective I just met."
Malia and Lydia began going back and forth yelling rude comment at one another. Kira couldn't take it any longer, "Shut up!"
She received a surprised look from each of her friends, "We don't have time for this… Now Allison did you find out why Isaac is fraternizing with the enemy?"
"Actually Cora is Isaac's new stepsister."
Lydia gasps at Allison's revelation and Malia erupted into laughter, "Wow, I feel so sorry for him."
Allison rolls her eyes, "Yeah well how am I supposed to trust him?"
"You can't," Lydia looked Allison directly in the eye, "You don't know if she's gotten in his head, so you cannot trust him."
Allison nodded in agreement. As much as she wanted to build trust with Isaac's this curveball puts Allison in such an uncomfortable situation.
"Well, great you found out why Isaac was with Cora, but the real question is why did the bitch come back to town?."
"I don't know Malia… that's what I have to find out."
A comfortable silence rose as the liars contemplated reason why Cora Hale would come back to town.
The silence was cut short, "Well aside from that what are we going to do about tonight."
"We all have to have the same story. We were meeting at my lake house for an end of the summer hang out, we had talked and laughed all night until we all fell asleep. Then around one in the morning we were woken up by the thunderstorm only to find my back door open and Erica gone."
All of the girls listened intently as Lydia mapped out the story for them to tell making sure to leave out the fact that they had been drinking that night.
Lydia continued, "We also have to make sure that we don't mention anything about E because who know's what will happen."
"Shouldn't we tell that cops that there is a sociopath threatening our lives," Kira proposed.
"The cops aren't going to believe us," Lydia noted.
Malia inhaled deeply, "Not to mention the fact that if we do go to the police E will find someway to ruin our lives."
"I'm so sick of being controlled by someone who doesn't even have a face or a name," Allison nearly screamed.
Lydia placed a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder, "We all are trust me."
She directed her attention back to the others, "But right now we need to stick together."
The liars nodded in agreement. Animosity aside, in this fight all they had was each other and the needed to be stronger now more than ever.
Silence fell upon once again as they tried figuring out what their next move would be.
Lydia phone began to vibrate immediately causing tension to rise within the group. The liars continued to stare at the phone, "Well are you going to answer it?"
"No Malia, why would I answer an unknown number," Lydia whispered sending her a death glare.
Malia rolled her eyes, "Well it's not like anything worse can happen. Plus you probably only making it worse by not answering."
"She does have a point," Kira added.
Lydia shot a judging look at Kira causing her to advert her glance. The phone stopped ringing causing a sense of relief to rush over them.
"Well that was-"
The liars happiness was short lived as the phone began vibrating once again.
A sigh of frustration fell from Malia's lips, "Lydia if you don't answer the phone I will."
"Fine I'll answer it."
Apprehensively Lydia pressed the accept button and slowly lifted the phone to her ear. Many emotions were running through the liars minds as the stared at Lydia's emotionless face.
Who could she possibly be talking to and what did they want?
Puzzled looks painted their faces as the next words fell from Lydia's lips, "How did you get my number?"
Without saying a word Lydia ended the call and lowered the phone from her ear. She started each of her friends in the eyes as she processed what just happened.
"Are you gonna tell us what happened of just leave us to imagine the conversation you just had?" Allison muttered in frustration.
Lydia glanced back at her phone, "That was Derek Hale… he said he wanted to meet me."
"What! He has to be a lunatic to think that you would go meet him," Malia protested.
There was a slight pause… the other liars were waiting for Lydia to agree with Malia, but by the looks of it Lydia had other plans.
"Well I stand corrected. You're a lunatic if you think meeting with him is a good idea."
"I have no other choice Malia," there was a slight desperation in Lydia's tone, "What if he knows something about Erica's murder."
Lydia did have a point. Beacon Hills is not a place you just come back to visit unless you're looking for someone or want something.
"Okay, but I'm not letting you go and visit that creep alone."
"You can't," Lydia tucked her hair behind her ear, "He specifically asked for me to come alone."
Lydia could believe she was actually going to do this, "I gonna go and visit Derek and then we will meet at the station later on tonight."
The liars all nodded at the mutual understanding.
"Be careful Lyds," Kira pulls Lydia into a tight embrace, "If you need anything remember we're only a phone call away."
All of the liars said their goodbyes before heading their separate ways. Oddly enough they felt even closer to each other than before.
All they had was each other and there was no way in hell they're gonna let some nameless and faceless asshole tear them apart. They're going to get through this together… for each other… for Erica.
"Alright, I think she's in the garage," Erica and the rest of the liars peeked over the bushes next to the Hale garage. "Here's the plan, we're simply gonna light a few smoke bomb and through them inside."
"Do you really think this is a good idea," Kira questioned
Erica flashed an annoyed glance at her, "Are you questioning me. If you want end up just like that bitch I'd be happy help."
"I was just asking okay, I'm sorry."
The others decided it was best to not vocalize their opposing views.
"Alright girls, are you ready."
Erica didn't give them enough time to respond before she began moving toward the garage. The liars followed quickly behind her with their smoke bombs in hand. One by one each of the girls lit the smoke bomb and tossed it inside of the garage.
Suddenly heavy cloud of smoke filled the air and their lungs.
They listened closely waiting for Cora's response, but when nothing happened Erica began walking away.
"Erica wait," Allison called after her but she continued to walk.
Erica proceeded walking back to the car not once glancing back, "What for? Nothing happened and this was all a complete mes-"
Thunderous roars of explosions engulfed their ears as the liars tried to protect themselves from falling debris.
Large clouds of black smoke filled the air along with the smell of burning wood. Ember flames burned into their souls as each liar stood there staring at the Hale house which was now engulfed in flames.
They couldn't believe what was happening… well everyone except for the devious Erica Reyes who stood there with a smile plastered across her face.
The plan had worked…
…
Ever since that night of the fire, Lydia vowed never to step within fifty feet of the Hale house. She turned off the engine of her toyota prius, but didn't unlock her doors.
She scanned the remaining of the house: broken windows, scorched walls and a dismantled roof. How is it possible for her and friends to have done this?
Lydia inhales deeply contemplating all of her options if something goes wrong. This is where it all started… and this where it has to end.
Slowly Lydia unlocks her doors and climbs out her car. The sun was beginning to set and the was no one in close proximity.
Lydia was all alone, but it was too late to turn back. She ascended the stairs on the front porch until a wore down red door was in her line of sight. She softly pushed the front door open causing a vacant darkness to wash over her.
Lydia apprehensively took a step through the threshold and with each step the floorboards creaked.
"Hello…" she called out softly, but received no response. She proceeded further into the house looking around for any sign of Derek.
Suddenly the door slams shut causing Lydia to turn around. She could hear footsteps approaching her, but there was no one in sight.
"Lydia Martin," moonlight casted over the face of a brooding Derek Hale, "I was beginning to think you weren't going to show."
Lydia swallowed a lump she hadn't realized formed in her throat, "Well I want answers and I intend to get them."
Derek scanned her up and down, "Well you better get comfortable because I have a lot to say."
He circled around Lydia before moving to the dust filled mantel. Lydia took a seat on the couch and waited for Derek to say something.
"That night… of the fire. Erica had you all fooled thinking that you were just playing a little prank on my sister. Little did you know she had something greater in store."
Lydia didn't quite understand what he was talking about, but she decided to wait and ask questions.
Derek continued moving to sit across from her, "Those weren't just smoke bombs you threw into my family's garage. Erica wanted that fire to start, so she packed those smoke bombs with tiny explosives."
Lydia didn't want to believe Derek, but that is something Erica would do.
"Erica and I were seeing each other, but we had to keep it a secret because of the age difference. Let's just say you don't want to end up on her bad side."
A few things were beginning to make sense, "So what you're saying is that you're the reason Erica wanted to blow up your house."
"Yeah and I guess my sister was just collateral damage."
Lydia crossed her arms over her chest, "So why now? Why tell me all of this now?"
"Why not now."
Lydia didn't know how to feel and it didn't help that she was playing a game of cat and mouse with a sociopath.
"Your family didn't move here until the summer before Erica's disappearance and you didn't leave until after she went missing."
A laugh escaped Derek's mouth, "Ahh you are as smart as they say."
"Look, I don't what type of game you're playing, but I want why you came back to Beacon Hills."
Derek shot up from his seat, "Lydia I came back here for the same reason you did, I came back for Erica."
It all made sense, "You saw her that weekend… Which means you know more than you're telling."
"Perhaps I do and perhaps I don't, I guess you'll just have to wait and see," Derek walked back over to the fire place with a sadistic smile on his face.
Lydia looks at her phone and was startled by the time, "I have to go."
She gathered her belongs and headed for the door. Instantly she stopped in her tracks and turned to face Derek.
"This isn't over…"
"Indeed it's not… I'll see you soon Lydia."
It was weird for them to be back there being questioned about their friend who now lay six feet underground. Each of the liars were separated, so that the Detective could talk to them individually.
Exactly how they rehearsed is the liar's told the detective same story about the night of Erica's disappearance.
"This isn't just a disappearance anymore, this is a murder. All of you are in danger because the person who did this is still out there."
After being let go the liars knew that it wouldn't look good to all be seen together outside of the station, so they all agreed to meet in the woods where no one would find them.
Lydia was worried that someone had decided to crack under pressure, "What did you guys say?"
Malia was the first to respond, "I stuck to the plan we were all together that night."
"Me too," Kira added.
The air filled with silence as the girls waited for Allison to respond. Lydia could sense that something was wrong, "Allison? You haven't said a word all night."
"Yeah did something happen?" Kira placed a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder.
"... they don't believe us." Allison muttered, "They said we were lying and that they intended to find out the truth. Guys I can't go to jail for a crime that I didn't commit."
Malia sighed frustration, "None of us are going to jail okay. We told the truth and there is no reason for them to even think we had something to do with Erica's murder."
The sound of a branch snapping caused the liars to jump in fear.
Anxiety coursed through Kira's veins as she hid slightly behind Allison, "Did you guys hear that?"
Malia shot her a death glare, "Of course we heard it we're right next to you."
"Guys," Allison could sense someone getting closer, "I think someone is coming."
The sound of another branch snapping caused each of the liars to bolt in the other direction. The thumping of footsteps behind them were getting closer and closer.
They were dodging trees and jumping over twigs until they all came to a stop at the clearing in the woods.
Malia, Lydia and Allison were all trying to catch their breath, but Kira was nowhere to be found. "Where's Kira," Lydia asked her best friends.
"I don't kno-" Malia was cut off by the sound of a piercing scream.
They all glanced at each other before running in the direction of where the scream came from. Standing in the middle of clump of trees was Kira.
They inched closer to her scared to see what she was looking at. Slowly Kira turned around with a shocked look on her face, "You have to see this."
There laying in Kira's hands was a camcorder. The girls all huddled around it to watch what on the small screen.
They could believe their eyes… it was a recording from the night of Erica's disappearance.
"I bet you wouldn't like it if I started filming you." Erica whispered to the person behind the camera. She grabbed the camera and revealing the mystery man.
The gasped in awe as the face of Stiles Stilinski came into view on the camcorder.
Right on cue each of the liars phones began to ring in perfect sync.
They each glanced at each other before looking at the message that appeared on their screens.
"You bitches better watch your backs. You'll never know when your secrets will come back and bite you in the ass..." -E
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed! Please leave a review letting me know what you guys thought of this chapter!
Next Chapter: The return of two people close to Erica has the girls on edge; a lead on Erica's murder lands Allison back at the station and an accident lands one of the Liars in the hospital.
Until next time lovelies~ PassionWithinMe (Mark)
