Liam heads out the door towards school when he feels someone grab onto his shirt. He stops and turns around. He sees Mason with wide eyes looking back at him. He starts to question what is going on, when Tracy walks over to them. She scowls as she normally does and folds her arms across her chest. Liam cannot remember a time that he has seen Tracy in a happy mood. He wonders if she was always this way, or if she had an attitude change once she became a chimera.
"We have a pack meeting tonight." Tracy says.
Mason gives her the thumbs up sign and pushes Liam towards the car. He gets in the car and Mason quickly pulls out. Did they just leave Corey to walk to school? He looks at Mason and waits for him to explain himself. Mason nervously fidgets and taps his fingers on the steering wheel. He looks out the window multiple times and after a long five minutes, sighs in relief.
"What the hell is going on?" Liam asks.
"I talked to Corey last night and he started confessing some things about Theo." Mason explains.
Liam nods. He looks out the window at the houses and trees passing by. He is not completely surprised that some things about Theo might not be fully known by his pack, but he does not think he wants to hear them. He wants to take the cowards way out and not know anything. It is stupid and selfish, but he is nervous about what Mason is going to say.
"Are you going to ask what it is?" Mason asks.
"I am sure it is nothing great." He says.
Mason frowns at him. He looks back at the road and starts tapping his fingers on the wheel again.
"Did you leave Corey at the house?" He asks.
"Stop changing the subject Liam. Corey is fine and has a way to school. Scott….." Mason starts to explain.
"I wanted to make sure he is okay." Liam points out.
"He is fine, but that is not the point. I was informed…" Mason continues.
"Do you think that you can help me with some of my homework tonight? There are a few things I do not understand, and you seem to be better at math than me." He says.
"Are you going to ignore…." Mason starts getting angry.
"I think we should focus on school today…" He continues on.
"LIAM." Mason yells.
He stops talking and looks out the window again. His wolf whimpers and he tries to fight the feeling of wanting to defend Theo. He does not even know what Mason is about to say, but his wolf already wants him to argue about it. He turns and looks at Mason. His face is a little softer and he looks sad. He hates when people feel bad for him. There is no reason for anyone to feel bad about anything. Liam is not a child.
"Scott has not been talking to Belasko. Corey thinks he might still be alive, but that is not who he is talking to." Mason says.
"OK." Liam says.
"He has been talking to Donovan." Mason says.
Liam's starts turning all the gears in his head. Donovan? He remembers Stiles saying that Donovan was dead or something, but then he was gone. He looks at Mason, waiting for him to continue.
"Scott thinks it is Belasko because Donovan is pretending to be Belasko. Donovan was never dead, and Theo knew he was never dead." Mason explains.
"So, he is trying to see what Scott has planned? It is dishonest but…." Liam tries to rationalize what Mason is saying.
"He also has been talking to Theo, thinking he is the Lowenmensch. Corey claims the Lowenmensh is out there somewhere, but they do not know where. They are attempting to try to lead Scott astray, and pretend to help him deal with Theo. So, then they can do what their ultimate goal is." Mason says.
"Which is?" Liam asks.
"Take over Scott's pack. The dying of chimera's and the frequency thing that keeps happening, are believed to be the Lowenmensch using the dread doctor's previous tools. He was a creation from the dread doctors. They are withholding that information from everyone because they want the upper hand." Mason says.
"The upper hand to do what?" Liam asks.
"I don't know that part. Corey is not completely sure. He thinks Donovan is planning it with Theo." Mason says.
"Well, Scott should not be going behind everyone's back either. He should have told us that he was planning on trying to deal with Theo, instead of talking to other people. Whether he knew who they were or not, he is still lying." He points out.
"I am not arguing that Scott has not made mistakes, but I am rather insulted most of us have been kept in the dark. Theo also lied to you Liam and to most of us. Corey lied to me too, but thankfully he talked to Scott when he realized things were getting a little out of hand." Mason says.
"He talked to Scott?" He asks.
"Yes. He was trying to handle it himself, but then we stole the phone and I confronted him on it. Scott and Stiles know Liam." Mason says.
"Know what?" He asks.
"Everything." Mason says.
Liam feels his wolf become increasingly agitated. He hears what Mason is saying and it is not okay, but Scott not telling everyone else about what he thought he was doing, is not okay either. Nothing is okay. He feels the need to rationalize Theo's thought process and plans. He tries to not feel defensive over everything, but he cannot help it. He growls and leans his head back on the seat. That explains Stiles silence and Scott's texts to him.
He feels Mason touch his shoulder.
"it is okay Liam. It could happen to anyone." Mason says gently.
He turns towards his friend. Happen to anyone? What does that mean? He watches Mason concerned face and he tries to understand what he means.
"Stiles said it already, that Theo has always been good at lying." Mason says.
"What does that have to do with anything?" Liam asks.
"I mean we haven't figured out what the entire plan is, but most likely he was trying to use you for it." Mason says.
Liam turns to him flabbergasted.
That is not what was going on. He was not even asked to do anything. Theo already said he could not trust him and they both agreed they were unsure about trusting each other. Liam would know if there was some elaborate plan involving him. He looks at Mason again, feeling uncertain. Liam is not an idiot, and he knows when people are lying. Theo taught him that. He would have sensed Theo lying with his heartbeat, right?
"I…don't think that was what was happening." He says.
"Ok, but what if it was?" Mason asks.
"What if it wasn't?" Liam argues, his wolf starting to growl.
Mason does not say anything. He continues driving.
"Mason, where are we going?" Liam asks.
This is not the way to the school. Mason continues driving and does not say anything else. Liam looks at his phone and wants to throw it out the window. He wants to ask Theo about all of this, but what if Mason is right? What if Liam is actually an idiot and he has been completely mislead on everything.
Mason makes a turn, and he pulls into a little parking lot. He looks around. He sees a familiar jeep pull up and Stiles and Scott get out. His door flies open and Stiles frowns at him. It is more of a disappointed parent look. He hates that.
"I could have used some warning." Liam says, glaring at Mason.
"We didn't want you to run. You ignored all of Scott's texts." Stiles points out.
"Because I thought Scott was lying and he was." He argues.
"I am sorry I did not tell you, but I thought something was up when you started going ghost mode on all of us. When Corey called me, everything made sense. I was never going to kill Theo by the way. I don't kill people randomly." Scott points out.
He looks hurt and disappointed when he looks at Liam.
"Not that he doesn't deserve it." Stiles points out.
"Stiles." Scott says.
"What? He has been lying this whole time and who knows what his ultimate goal is. Liam clearly is confused and easily manipulated." Stiles says.
"No, I am not." Liam growls.
"We are getting off topic. Stiles you can take Liam back to your house and then meet the rest of us at the clinic." Scott says.
"Why am I not going?" He asks.
Stiles and Scott look at each other. He does not like the way the look back at him. They have the same sad look Mason had earlier.
"We think maybe you should sit this one out." Scott says.
"We KNOW you should sit this one out." Stiles clarifies.
Liam looks at Mason for help, but Mason is nodding in agreement with Stiles.
"We don't want you to have to make decisions you might not be prepared to make." Scott points out.
"So, you are saying you don't trust me." Liam says.
"We think you might not have the best judgment right now when it comes to Theo. We cannot have you jeopardize this." Stiles says.
"We will talk later. No one is mad. We are just concerned." Scott says, patting him on the shoulder.
Liam pulls away and storm over to the jeep. He gets in the jeep and refuses to look at anyone.
Stiles gets in the driver seat and starts driving to his house. Liam cannot believe this. He is not easily manipulated and if Theo really is planning something sinister, then he would help to stop it. He has not lost his mind.
He scowls and his wolf starts to whimper as he is driven farther and farther away from Theo's house. Stiles pulls up to his house and he walks into the Stilinksi's house. He looks around the living room and tries one last time to plead his case.
"Stiles, I can help with whatever you guys are doing. I know what you all think, but I am not a liability. I am an asset. You have to believe me. I would know if I was being used. I was not. Maybe I can talk to Theo?" He asks.
Stiles sighs and rubs his face in his hands. He looks tired but more determined than he was before.
"I am sorry, but you can't. I know you believe what your saying Liam, but it is too risky." Stiles says.
"Too risky? You think I would just betray all of you that easily?" He asks./p
Stiles looks back at him blankly. He frowns.
"Not on purpose." Stiles says.
"STILES." He growls.
"Look, we can talk about this later. I will text you with updates, okay? Stay here." Stiles says.
He watches Stiles leave the house and pull out of the driveway. Liam flops down on the couch and tries not to feel hurt or insulted by all of this. He feels a pit in his stomach and anger at himself. Maybe he should have went home as he originally planned, but if he had would Corey have been honest with Mason, if he had not found the phone? He grabs a pillow and throws his face in it. He roars into it and throws it across the room.
He lays down and tries to sleep.
He wakes up to his phone buzzing in his pocket. He turns over and sees texts from Stiles explaining that they have a plan, and everything is fine. Whatever that means.
He sees Theo's name appear on his phone. He considers ignoring it. He knows that is probably what he is expected to do, but Liam's wolf has been in distress for hours. He will not say anything. He will just get his anger out. He puts the phone up to his hear.
"Hello." He says.
"Little Wolf, where have you been? You did not come home from school and neither did Mason." Theo says.
"I went back to my pack." Liam says.
It is partially true. Maybe not by choice originally, but he is back with them now. The line is silent for a few moments and he looks at the phone to verify Theo has not hung up.
"Ok. You were not going to tell me that?" Theo asks.
"I was, but apparently you don't tell me anything anyway." Liam sneers.
"What does that mean?" Theo asks.
Oops. He might have let his anger come out a little too much. He tries to think of a way to back track. His wolf is angry too though. He says the only thing he can think of, which is not much.
"Nothing." He says.
"Ok, well where are you?" Theo asks.
"Don't worry about it. I am no longer going to be of service." He seethes.
He hears Theo chuckle. He sounds amused. Liam hates it. He can just laugh and act like everything is fine and that Liam is not sitting here upset and angry at everyone. Everything boils over and he has to clench his fists to keep from wolfing out.
"THIS IS NOT FUNNY." He yells.
"Why are you so angry?" Theo asks, the amusement still in his voice.
"Why is Donovan still alive?" He challenges.
It slips off his tongue before he can think about what he is asking. He sucks in his breath and waits to hear what Theo is going say to that. He realizes he might have compromised Corey in the process. Maybe Stiles was right about what he said earlier. His emotions are high right now and he feels on edge about everything. This phone call is not going the way he thought it would. He tries to think about a response to what Theo might say. He could pretend he saw him somewhere. If that makes any sense at all and assuming he has not been in hiding somewhere. He could say Corey told Mason and Mason told him. That sounds even worse.
"Why didn't you tell me that you and Mason stole from my room?" Theo asks calmly.
"I…do not change the subject." Liam says.
"I am not changing the subject. It is a valid question. I get that you have a lot of questions but there is a lot more going on here than you know." Theo says.
"I am really sick of people acting like I do not have the right to know anything. Everyone assumes that I cannot help or cannot handle things, but I can. If you want to continue to pretend that whatever it is your doing is okay, then be my guest. You can do it without me though." Liam says.
"Without you?" Theo asks.
"Yes, without me. I do not appreciate being wrapped up in some plan I was not aware of." He says.
He tried to keep the hurt out of his voice. It is ridiculous and it should not matter anymore anyway, but it does. Everyone has let him down today. Even Scott. He is still keeping him out of everything, and he has yet to talk to him about what he was actually trying to do when he was keeping everything from him.
"You are not apart of any plan Liam." Theo says.
"I don't believe you or anyone else at this point." He grumbles.
"How about I come get you and we can talk about it then?" Theo offers.
"No, I am being held captive at the moment. I am not allowed to leave the Stilinksi house, per Stiles." Liam says.
He mentally facepalms. At this point he should just tell Theo about Scott and Stiles. He already gave away that he knows something and where his location is. Liam was never one to be good at keeping secrets. He tries but he talks a lot when he is upset, and it has gotten him in trouble before. Now is no different.
"I am coming over." Theo says.
"No." Liam argues.
"Angry Wolf." Theo says."
"What?" He asks, feeling annoyed.
"I am coming to get you. Stay where you are." Theo says.
His wolf perks up and he hangs up the line. He paces around the room and determines if he should call Stiles and admit what he mentioned to Theo. He paces around some more and texts Mason. He tells him he is okay, but he needs to leave for a little while. Mason will probably freak out, but he would rather deal with Mason than Stiles right now.
He hears a knock on the door a little while later. He walks over to the door and opens it slowly. He looks at Theo who is looking back at him calmly. He has that same smirk he always does, and he turns to the side to allow Liam to walk outside. Liam storms past him and gets in the truck. He folds his arms across his chest and glares at him.
Theo gets in the truck and he backs out of the driveway. They travel in silence and Liam ignores the vibrating phone in his pocket. Theo pulls into the preserve and parks the truck.
"What are we doing here?" Liam asks.
"It sometimes helps to get your anger out by working on your fighting skills." Theo says.
"I am not working on my fighting skills. As much as I want to hit you in the face right now, I want answers more." Liam seethes.
Theo smiles and hops out of the truck. Liam gets out and walks around the side of the truck. He tries to calm his erratic heartbeat. It pounds and he clenches his fist. He waits for Theo to start talking but he does not. He stands there waiting for him to say something.
"Theo, are you going to say anything?" He asks, his fangs poking out.
"I am waiting for you. You obviously already have preconceived ideas about everything. How about you tell me what you think is going on?" Theo asks.
He sounds like he is making fun of him. Something snaps inside of Liam. He lunges at Theo and he ends up on the ground. Theo steps in his line of view and tilts his head at him. Liam growls and his eyes flash yellow. His wolf starts to see red, and he feels it surfacing.
"That was a little sloppy. Your better than that Liam. I saw you coming." Theo sneers.
Liam sits up and lunges at Theo again. He slashes and growls. His wolf snarls and he allows himself to feel his anger that has been pent up. He rolls around on the ground with Theo trying to get the upper hand. He feels a hand grab onto his throat and push him down into the grass. The grip is not a hard one. He can still breathe but it startles him and his wolf. He growls at Theo in warning.
"If you bite me then I won't tell you anything." Theo teases.
Liam narrows his eyes at him. He growls lower this time. He slowly withdraws his fangs and claws. Theo moves his hands to the side and waits for Liam to say something. He is not sure what he is supposed to say. He thought he knew, but now he is not so sure. He looks back at Theo and he does not see some crazed Alpha or some sinister chimera leader. He sees Theo.
"Am I apart of some plan to get ride of my pack?" Liam asks.
That is probably not the question he should have started with, but his feelings override his brain, and he asks the first thing he is thinking. Theo's eyes soften and Liam's wolf whimpers slightly.
"I don't need to get rid of your pack Liam and I would not use you in a plan without telling you. You can make your own choices." Theo says.
"Ok…." He says uncertain.
Theo leans over and put his hands on either side of Liam's head. He studies him and smiles.
"Do you believe me?" Theo whispers.
Liam swallows slowly.
Theo stares at him with an intense stare that makes it impossible for him to look away.
Theo runs his hand up his side and Liam's wolf sighs at the contact. Theo leans down farther and slides his tongue over Liam's pulse point. He shivers and his head falls to the side on instinct. Theo nips at his collarbone and slides his tongue along his jawline. Liam's heartbeat picks up and he feels a tingling every time Theo bites at his skin. A hand makes his way up his shirt and massages gently along his chest and torso.
Liam's skin is hot to the touch and he feels Theo start to rock into him. It is a slow motion and Liam's mind starts to cloud from confusing feelings and pleasure. There is an ache that builds in the bottom of his stomach and he growls in response. Theo squeezes his neck gently and turns his head back towards him. He slides his tongue along his lips and Liam allows him entry.
He shivers again, as he feels Theo move his tongue over his and Liam grips Theo's waist in an effort to slow him down. Liam's whole body is on fire and his heart is pounding so loud that he can feel it in his eardrums. He groans as he feels the friction in his jeans. His hips buck up into the feeling and his moans are muffled by Theo's bruising kisses. He hears Theo whisper his name in his ear and fangs slide over the sensitive part on his neck. He sucks in his breath and trembles in anticipation. His eyes flash and his wolf whimpers as the fangs bite at his neck.
"Wait…I" Liam pants.
Theo rocks harder into him and Liam's mind goes blank. He withers and kisses make their way up to his ear. He gets pushed off the edge slowly and he feels a stinging pain near his collar and shoulder blade. His mind becomes numb from the feeling and he sighs as he whispers Theo's name.
