Veronica's POV
I get back in the house and all I can think about is not my stalker but Werewolves. Werewolves? I mean that can't be right, can it? Stiles must be crazy, although he didn't seem crazy.
I go to the kitchen and there is a note on the table.
Hi Kids, I've got the night shift at the hospital, money for foods on the side. Love Melissa x
I get a glass of water and then I go upstairs and head to my room "Scott, Isaac" I shout but no reply. Looks like I'm home alone. I sit in the middle of my double bed, taking the files out and start read through them...
30 minutes late and still nothing. I get to the last one and notice it straight away. oh my god... How did I not know this...
Stiles' POV
I get back home and all I can think about is not Agrent being kidnapped but Veronica and helping her solve her case. I still can't believe all she's gone through and I thought my life was bad.
I started going through the files when I notice something that made everything make sense and not in the good away. I picked up my phone and called Scott and hoped that he would be home with Veronica.
"where are you? And please tell me your home with Veronica save and sound" I say
"no, me, Isaac and Kira are out tracking Agrent, why?" Scott replies
"you need to get home now, Veronica's in danger, life-threatening danger," I say
"what? Why would she be in danger?" He asks
"no time to explain, its a long story, but I'm heading over there now"
"we'll do the same" with that he hung up
Immediately after I put my phone down it rings again and I am happy to see it is Veronica. Maybe she's fine and this is all some big overreaction.
Veronica's POV
I sit looking at my laptop screen and the files and think. Okay, Veronica be cool, you need to think about what this means.
It means a couple of things one the person I now know is threatening me has only one reason to want me out of Neptune and that's to get me away from the people that protect me so I'm alone. Number two is that this is the first time I've she been in the house alone, so he's properly going to make his move tonight, he could even be in the house now. I felt a tear run down my cheek and then I told myself
'come, Veronica, you're meant to be a badass, there's no time for that' I wipe the tear away.
Okay so for all I know he might be right outside my door listening so I can't ring for help... Or can I. I started the think about how Logan saved me from that fed that time in high school. With that thought, I pick up her phone and call the only number I have on my phone that's nearby.
Stiles' POV
"Hello, Veronica? Have you read those files yet?"
"Hi Stiles, I've solved the case that we're helping out with for the Sheriff"
What is she on about there's no case, the only we are working is hers. Wait that means she solved her case, which means she knows what I know so why is she speaking in code unless...
"Veronica are you okay?"
"No way Stiles I have no idea how he did that"
Crap that means there some in the house with her.
"Okay Veronica, I understand I'm on my way so is Scott, Isaac and any other of the pack. Hold on okay?"
"Yep will do, see you in the morning" she didn't hang up she kept the line open.
I run downstairs to start to explain everything to my dad about Veronica being in danger.
Veronica's POV
One minute did Stiles just say 'pack'. Okay, not the time to think about that.
I go to my ensuite and get ready for bed while trying to keep my cool. I go back into the room, take a sip of my water and then get into bed and lay there waiting to hear anything. I lay on my belly with both hands underneath my pillow, a couple of minutes later I hear movement from the door. I grab my gun from underneath the pillow, turn to face the door and there he was standing with a smile on his face, Mercer Hayes...
"Veronica Mars... Fancy seeing you here" he says to me as he points a gun at me too.
I get up. Still pointing my gun at him. "I know, it's strange you'd think this would be my bedroom or something" I say
"Ahh the Witt, how I did miss it" he says back. His voice sending a chill through me.
"How are you even out of jail? And more importantly, how did I not know, someone should have told me, I'm the main witness to your crimes" I say. I really did want to know also I was stalling because my life was depended on it.
"Well I have friends in high places and money really can buy anything in Neptune, you should know that better than anyone" he says
"you're sadly a free man now so shouldn't you be running away to Mexico or something, why threaten me? Why did you want me out of Neptune?" I ask
"You're a smart girl Veronica, I'm sure you can work it out?"
"The only reason is to get me away from the people that love and protect me but what business do you have with me," I ask, it make sense but why
"Like I said your a smart girl and your sort of the one the got away, do the maths" he says with a ghost of a smirk on his face.
I wanted to be sick at what he so clearly thought was going to happen. Two words Hell No.
"I'm holding a gun Mercer, I am doing the maths and I'm getting 'never in a million years' what about you, what do you get?"
"I'm getting 'I drugged you, so soon you won't have a choice' I put it in your water when you were in the bathroom but you did only have a sip so at least you will be awake to enjoy the fun," he says smile at me.
I start to feel dizzy and my body goes weak. Crap not again, what is this four times. The gun falls out of my hand, I then fall to the floor and Mercer walks up to me, grabs me by the neck and slams me against the wall.
Where's a pointy unicorn when you need one.
Mercer smile and continues "did you know I been dreaming of this since you put me in jail?"
"You're sick, did you know that?" I say struggling for breath. I slowly move my hand down to the draw and opens it. I move my hand around until I find my flip knife. Once it's in my hand I quickly un-flip it and stab Mercer in the stomach.
All of a sudden his grip loosens and both him and me fall to the floors. That's when Scott and Isaac come rushing into the room and towards me.
Scott moves towards me. Mercer picked up my gun from next to the bed and aims it at me before I knew Scott moved in front of me to shield me and Mercer put the trigger. Isaac takes the gun off Mercer and holds him still.
Both me and this girl are next to Scott's side.
"Oh my god Scott, I'm so sorry this is all my fault." I felt so guilty. If I had never come here this wouldn't have happened. "Someone call 9-1-1"
"Its okay" he then pulls the bullet out. I looked around to around to see that the Sheriff and Stiles had arrived but no one was helping Scott. The Sheriff just took away Mercer. Stiles, Isaac and the girl just stood there.
"what are you on about you clearly need to go to the hospital" he's lucky to still be alive now.
"Veronica I need you to not freak out but have another look" with that I had another look at the bullet wound and it's gone and I couldn't believe my eyes.
