I just watched as Scott, Isaac and Derek talked as we waited for Deaton.
"What's he doing here?" Scott asked as I just leaned, smirking as I felt the baby move under my touch,
"I need him. " Derek said as I felt the baby move a bit more, hearing it's father's voice,
" I don't trust him. " Scott said as I got up and moved to Derek's side,
"Yeah, well, he doesn't trust you either. " Isaac said as I chuckled,
"You know what? And Derek really doesn't care. Now where's the vet? Is he gonna help us or not? " Derek said as I watched the druid appear,
"That depends. Your friend, Jackson. Are we planning to kill him or save him? " Deaton asked. I heard Derek say Kill him and Scott say Save him,
"Save him. Save him. " Scott said as Derek placed his hand on my belly, the baby finally stopped wriggling inside my womb.
"Thank you" I said smiling, Deaton let us in. I watched as Isaac reached for a bottle, I slapped his hand away,
"Watch what you touch Cousin." I said as I patted his back, Deaton came back and looked at the bottles,
"So, what are you? Some kind of witch? " Isaac asked him, I chuckled at that,
"No, I'm a veterinarian. Unfortunately, I don't see anything here that's going to be an effective defense against a paralytic toxin."Deaton said as I yawned, I was
tired, and needed my sleep.
"We're open to suggestions. " Derek said as I nuzzled into his neck, I was beginning to fall asleep standing,
"What about an effective offense?" Isaac suggested, I quirked my eyebrows a bit then just shook my head, feeling Derek's warmth envelop me.
"We already tried. I nearly took its head off. And Argent emptied an entire clip into it. The thing just gets back up." Derek said as I groaned, feeling the baby move,
strong, Derek looked at me and just wrapped his arms around me,
"Has it shown any weaknesses?"Deaton asked as I yawned again,
"Well, one - it can't swim." I said rubbing my head on Derek's chest,
"Does that go for Jackson as well?" Deaton asked us,
"No. He's the captain of the swim team." Scott told him.
"Essentially, you're trying to catch two people. A puppet - and a puppeteer. One killed the husband, but the other had to take care of the wife. Do we know why?"
Deaton asked as I yawned again
"I don't think Jackson could do it. His mother died pregnant too, and she was maybe murdered. I think he couldn't let the same thing happen to someone else." Scott
said as I shook, Derek held me close, expelling and nuzzling his scent on me, making me calm down.
"How do you know it's not part of the rules? The kanima kills murderers. If Jackson kills the wife, then the baby dies too. " Isaac asked,
"Does that mean your father was a murderer? " Scott asked Isaac, who sighed,
"Wouldn't surprise me if he was. " Isaac said as I growled,
"Hold on. The book says they're bonded, right? What if the fear of water isn't coming from Jackson, but from the person controlling him? What if something that
affects the kanima also affects its master?" Deaton said as he put mountain ash around the metal pendant,
"Meaning what?" Isaac asked us,
"Meaning we can catch them. Both of them. " I said before letting out a large yawn.
"Get her home, sleep is needed especially for her condition" Deaton said as my head lulled, I felt arms lift me up, I whimpered but Derek cooed to me, I just nuzzled
deeper into his scent. I faded in and out of consciousness, but soon Derek laid me in bed,
"Stay" I moaned as I felt his body heat envelop me again, I passed out.
"Run" Derek said as I felt something in my arms, I looked to see a baby in my arms, my baby.
"We have to go" Derek said as I saw people surrounding us,
"Go" He screamed as I ran, I saw Derek being held against his will,
"No Please let him go" I yelled as the baby screamed in my arms. I watched as the man's claws came down on Derek's throat.
"NO" I screamed flailing, feeling someone grab me and hold me down,
"Let me go, please he's not dead, let me go" I said crying as someone gripped me tight against their chest.
"Lexi" I heard his voice fill my ears, I looked up to see those green eyes staring back at me.
"Derek, It was horrible" I said as he helped me lay down.
"Shh Lexi I'm not going anywhere" Derek said as I fell asleep again. I woke up with Derek's arms wrapped around my belly,
"I need to go to school" I said as I turned around, He smiled and kissed my neck, I purred as I got up, went to my dresser and got dressed. I went to school to see
Scott and Stiles talking,
"There's got to be some other way to get tickets, right?" Scott asked Stiles, who was shaking his head,
"It's a secret show. There's only one way, and it's a secret." Stiles told him, Matt came behind them,
"Hey. Either of you guys know why no one's getting suspended after what happened the other day at school?" Matt asked us, I shook my head,
" Just forget about it. Nobody got hurt." Stiles said as I shook my head more,
"I - I had a concussion." Matt stammered to him,
"Well, nobody got seriously hurt." Stiles retorted to Matt.
"I was in the E.R. for six hours." Matt said as he adjusted his bag on his shoulder,
"Hey, do you want to know the truth, Matt? Your little bump on the head is about" Stiles said as he put his hand close to the ground,
"this high on our list of problems right now." Stiles said groaning to him,
"Are you okay?" I asked a bit concerned,
"Yeah, I'm fine now. So you didn't get any tickets last night either." Matt asked as I shook my head.
"Are they still selling?" Scott asked him,
"Uh, no, but I managed to find two online. You should keep trying. Sounds like everyone's gonna be there." Matt said before he left, I have to go to my next class, but
Coach called us to the locker room,
"Can anybody tell me where the hell Jackson is and why he missed morning practice?" Coach yelled at us,
"I thought I told you to keep an eye on him." Stiles told me, I put my hands on my belly.
"Stilinski! Jackson?" Coach asked, Stiles shook his head,
"Sorry, Coach, I haven't seen him since the last time I saw him." Stiles said making me chuckle.
"Oh, and when was that?" Coach asked interested,
"Last time I saw him was definitely the time I saw him last." Stiles said making Coach shake his head, then look at Danny.
"Yeah, again. Danny, tell Jackson no missing practice this close to the championships, okay?" Coach asked the goal keeper,
"Sure, Coach." He replied,
"That goes for all of you. I should be coaching college." Coach said before going into his office.
"Sorry, but I only got two myself." Danny told me as I shrugged,
"What - do you even have a date, yet?" Stiles asked him, that made me hit his ribs,
"I'm working on it." Danny replied, I smiled,
"Okay, okay. Hear me out. You give us the tickets, and you devote your life to abstinence and just -" Stiles told Danny, then he left. I scented my cousin, who was
holding Stiles and Scott's shoulders
"How do you two losers even survive?" Isaac asked,
"That would be thanks tome cuz" I said smirking,
"What are we supposed to do? No one's even selling." Scott asked as I looked at one of the players giving them to a teammate.
"Wait here, boys." Isaac said as he walked over to the ticket giver,
" What is he gonna - ?" Scott asked as I watched Isaac punch him in the gut,
"Ow. Oh, my - yup. That's excessive. That'll bruise." Stiles said as he cringed, Isaac then punched him in the back,
"Ow." Scott said as I watched Isaac twist the guy's arm back,
"Wow, okay." Stiles said as Isaac came walking back with three tickets in hand,
"Enjoy the show." He said smirking then walked away. Derek took me home and after I changed into something better Derek took me to the vet to meet up with
Scott and Stiles,
"If anything happens, you scream and I will be there" Derek said after he kissed my belly.
"Yes Der" I said before he kissed my lips, his fingers began rubbing the ring he had proposed with,
"I still plan on marrying you" Derek said as I smiled. I got inside, Deaton let me inside, and I watched as Scott held a bottle.
"Ketamine?" Scott asked as I smirked, feeling the baby move at my touch.
"It's the same stuff we use on the dogs, just a higher dosage. If you can get close enough to Jackson, it should slow him down enough to buy you some time. This is
some of what you'll use to create the barrier. This part is for you, Stiles. Only you." Deaton said making Stiles look at him confused,
"Uh, that sounds like a lot of pressure. Can we maybe find a slightly less pressure - filled task for me?" Stiles said as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"It's from the Mountain ash tree, which is believed by many cultures to protect against the supernatural. This office is lined with ashwood, making it difficult for
someone like Scott to cause me any trouble." Deaton said making Scott and I to smile,
"Okay, so then what? I just spread this around the whole building and then either Jackson or whoever's controlling him can't cross it?" Stiles asked him,
"They'll be trapped." I said as I walked to Stiles and patted his back.
"Doesn't sound too hard." I said smiling,
"Not all there is. Think of it like gunpowder. It's just powder until a spark ignites it. You need to be that spark, Stiles." Deaton told the spazzy boy,
"If you mean light myself on fire, I don't think I'm up for that."Stiles said concerned
"Let me try a different analogy. I used to golf. I learned that the best golfers never swing before first imagining where they want the ball to go. They see it in their
mind and their mind takes over. It can be pretty extraordinary what the force of your own will can accomplish." Deaton said trying to find an analogy for Stiles to
understand,
"Force of will." Stiles said as I looked at him,
"If - if this is going to work, Stiles, you have to believe it." I said rubbing his back,
"Mm - hmm." Stiles hummed. Scott drove me to the rave, I stayed near the exit in case I need to get the fuck out of here.
"Why me?" Isaac asked as I held the medicine ,
"Because I got to make sure that Argent doesn't completely ruin the plan. Okay, look, you better do it intravenously which means in the vein. When you find him, you
pull back on this plunger right here. In the neck probably is going to be the easiest. So you find a vein, you jam it in there, and pull back on the trigger. Be
careful."Scott told him as I handed my cousin the needle and the medicine,
" Oh, I doubt it'll even slightly hurt him." Isaac said as I scowled to him,
"No, I mean you. I don't want you to get hurt. " Scott told him as he nodded,I
walked outside and saw Stiles walking towards a separated part of the rave,
"I am going with you" I said as he sighed and nodded. Stiles opened the door, I saw Erica and Isaac inside,
"Uh, no, no, no! Just me, it's just me. Don't freak. He okay?" Stiles asked as I shut the door, I felt the baby move again, placing my hand on my belly, it calmed down
to touch.
"Well - let's find out." Isaac said as he made his claws come out, he tried scratching Jackson, but unconsciously he broke his wrist,
"God -" Isaac said as I pulled him back.
"Okay, no one does anything like that again, okay?" I said as Isaac looked at me concerned,
"Oh, I thought the ketamine was supposed to put him out." Isaac said as I rolled my eyes,
"Yeah, well, apparently this is all we're going to get. So let's just hope that whoever's controlling him just decided to show up tonight."Stiles said as I watched
Jackson's eyes fly open, looking at us,
" I'm here. I'm right here with you." Jackson said as I walked in front of him,
"Lexi" Isaac said worried,
"I got this Cuz" I said as I looked at him, then back at Jackson.
"Jackson, is that you?" I asked as I watched his eyes on me,
"Us. We're all here." Jackson's voice echoed,
"Are you the one killing people?" I asked him as I knelt down in front of his paralyzed body.
"We are the ones killing murderers." Jackson replied to my question,
"So all the people you've killed so far -" I asked concerned.
"Deserved it." Jackson replied a bit mad,
"See, we got a little rule book that says you only go after murderers." I said quirking my eyebrows,
"Anything can break if enough pressure's applied." Jackson asked me which I cocked my head a bit,
"All right, so the people you're killing are all murderers then?" I asked as my fingers flexed.
"All. Each. Every one." Jackson said pissed off,
"Well, who did they murder?" I asked him, he looked at me and frowned,
"Me." Jackson replied, I was really confused,
"Wait, what? What do you mean?" I asked concerned,
"They murdered me. They murdered me." He said as I watched him twitch, I got up and got behind Isaac.
"Okay, all right. More ketamine. The man needs ketamine. Come on." Stiles said as I looked at the bottle,
"We don't have any more. Isaac, You used the whole damn bottle? " I asked as I watched Jackson get up and growl at us,
"Um - okay, out, everybody out." Stiles said as we got out and blocked the door.
"Okay, find something to move in front of the door." Stiles said as we watched the Kanima burst through the wall, I followed Stiles who meet up with Derek.
"You okay" Derek asked as I smiled and nodded.
"Hey, um, so we kind of lost Jackson inside, but it's - oh, my God. It's working. Oh, this is - I did something." Stiles said as we looked at the mountain ash barrier, I
hear a desperate howl,
"Scott?" I said looking at Derek,
"What?" Stiles asked,
"Break it." I yelled at him,
"What? No way." Stiles retorted to me,
"Scott's dying!" Derek told him,
"Okay, what? How do you know that?" Stiles asked, I bared my fangs at him and my eyes full aglow,
"Oh, my God, Stiles, I just know! Break it!" I growled at him, Stiles broke it and Derek ran to where we heard Scott roared. Soon I saw Derek carrying an
unconscious Scott, we got him to the vet and Deaton treated him.
"Thank you." I said as I smiled at the druid. Deaton came back,
"I can check how the baby is" He said as I took Derek's hand, we nodded, Deaton lead us in another room, I slid on the small bed, lifted my shirt. Deaton placed the
wand on my belly,
"Well sixteen weeks, baby's growing nicely" Deaton said taking a still picture as I watched Derek tear up at the moniter,
"can we find out the gender" I asked as Deaton moved the wand,
"Lexi, it looks like your having a baby girl" Deaton said as he gave us the ultrasound pictures. Deaton went to another room, I wiped the gel away, I looked at Derek
who had his hands placed on my belly.
"We're having a girl" Derek said as I nodded, I brought myself to his lips, and pressed mine to his. He pressed back, then kissed my belly, and I just watched as
Derek rubbed my belly and pressed kisses on it.