Chapter 4

Friday

Percy POV

School was finally over and today was the first elimination in practice. I quickly change and ran to the field. Stiles suddenly came running up to Scott and me. "Scott, Perce, wait up!"

"Stiles, can't it wait?" I told him, as I tied my shoes.

"Yeah, today is the first elimination" Scott agreed with me.

"Just hold on okay. I overheard my dad on the phone. The results came back. They found animal fur on the body, from the woods."

"Stiles, I've got to go" Scott said, as he ran towards the field.

"Scott, wait. No, you're not going to believe what the animal fur was. It was a wolf" but Scott was already gone.

I shot up on my feet and grabbed Stiles's shirt. "What do you mean, wolf? You told us that there are no wolves in California" I asked him.

"I know, but-" Stiles was cut off by the Coach whistle. "Perseus, hurry your ass up!" he yelled at me.

"We'll talk after practice" I told him, as I grabbed my helmet and lacrosse stick and ran to the middle of the field. I was at Scott's side. He waved at Allison that came to watch him. "Yes, question McCall?" Coach asked. Scott shook his head smiling sheepishly.

"Alright, you know how this goes. You don't make the cut, you mostly sitting on the bench for the rest of the season. You make the cut, you play. Your parents are proud. Your girlfriend loves ya. Everything else is…cream cheese. Now go out there. And show me what you got!" Coach shouted at us.

We then were separated into two teams. Red vs. Black. I was on the red team with Scott. We took our positions and the game was on. I quickly was given the ball. I ran to the goal, faked a shot, and passed it to Scott, who was wide open, but was tackled to the ground instantly by Jackson. They had a stare down, before I got in the middle of them. I pushed Jackson off and I helped Scott onto his feet.

When the whistle blew, Scott rolled the ball in his stick, and he took off. He dodged the defense. Then he twirled around another and kept running. He dodges another one. Then three of the opposing team formed a shield to block him, but Scott just flipped over them like it was nothing, and made the shot.

"Yeah, Go Scott!" I cheered, as did everybody else.

"McCall! Get over here!" I heard Coach shout. "What in god's names was that? This is a lacrosse field. What are you trying out for, the gymnastics?" he shouted at him.

Scott looked scared and nervous. "No coach."

"What the hell was that?"

"I don't know coach. I just made the shot."

"Yeah, well, you made the shot. And guess what buddy? You're starting. You made first line." Coach said with a smile on his face.

I ran behind Scott, took off my helmet, and patted his back in congratulations. "Dude, you made first line."

"I made first line!" he shouted.

"Now it's my turn, to make first line" I told him, as I ran in the field, putting my helmet on.

When the whistle blew, a player in my team tossed me the ball and I was off. I dodged from left and right. A defender, bigger than me, came charging at me. I tossed the ball high up in the air, making some people gasp in shock. I then front flipped over him, rolled on my shoulder, got up, and caught the ball. I ran to the goal, moved my lacrosse stick behind my back, tossed the ball over my shoulder, and shot the ball at the goal. People cheered for me. Just like Scott, Coach shouted my name. I ran towards him, taking my helmet off.

"Yeah Coach?"

His face broke out into a huge smile. "I knew you were special kid. You made first line", He told me, punching my shoulder. I fist bumped in the air, as Nico came up to me with a huge grin on his face as he pulled me in for a deep passionate kiss. "Not bad for a bottom huh?" Nico teased. I smiled back at him before running back to the locker room. But not before doing a cartwheel, doing a couple of somersaults, then going into a backflip.

It was late, three hours before the party, and I was at Stile's home, researching and talking with Stiles, saying something important about Scott. I was sitting on his bed, checking the wheels on my board, and talking to Stiles.

"OK, so what is this big emergency Stiles?"

"Remember that tonight is a full moon? That's not good, it's the first full moon that Scott will experience."

"Stiles don't worry, Nico can chain him up to a tree. We've done this before." I said to calm Stiles down.

"You call him and tell him to come to your house real quick. He's probably out from work by now." I told him as he pulled out his phone to call Scott.

"Good, you're here. You gotta hear this. I've been up all night, reading websites, and lots of shit" Stiles babbled as soon as Scott came into the room.

Scott sat on the edge of Stiles bed, while I stood up. "How much Adderall, have you had today?" Scott asked chuckling. Stiles, who was sitting in his spinning chair, swirled around to face Scott. "A lot. Doesn't matter. Okay, just listen."

"Oh, is this about the body? Did they found out who did it?" Scott asked him.

"No, they're still questioning people, even Derek Hale."

"The guy in the woods?" I asked, the first time of hearing this.

"Yes, but that's not it."

Scott was slowly losing his patience. "What then?"

"Remember the revelation from the other day about you being a werewolf. Also you said you heard a wolf howl. Do you even know why a wolf howls?" Stiles asked directly at Scott.

"Should I?"

Stiles leaped up from his chair, but I pushed him back down calmly and answered. "It's a signal, okay? When a wolf's alone, it howls to signal it's location to the rest of the pack. So, when we both heard a wolf howling, that means others could've been nearby. Maybe even a whole pack."

"A whole pack of wolves?"

"No, werewolves" I said looking at Scott seriously.

Scott looked at us, as if we had grown two heads. He rose up to his feet. "Are you guys seriously wasting my time on this? You guys know I'm picking up Allison in an hour."

He then started to leave, but I blocked him from the door. "Percy. Move" he growled at me.

"No Scott. I saw you on the field today. Okay, what you just did wasn't just amazing, all right? It was also impossible. Scott, stop lying to yourself, you are a werewolf." I told him.

"Yeah, so I made a good shot. So did you" Scott said to me.

"But you made an incredible shot. I mean the way you moved, your speed, your reflexes. People can't just suddenly do that overnight." Stiles said.

"The reason why it doesn't look suspicious for me is because no one has seen me play before. Therefore, no one has any prior knowledge of my reflexes and such rapidly changing." I reasoned.

"Okay!" Scott yelled. "Guys, I can't even think about this now. We'll talk tomorrow."

"No, we have to talk about now. The full moon is tonight. Don't you get it?" I told him.

Scott was slowly started getting angry. "What are you guys trying to do? I just made first line. I got a date with a girl, who I can't believe wants to go out with me, and everything in my life is somehow perfect. Why are you guys trying to ruin it?"

"We're trying to help you Scott. You know, it's not just the moon that will cause you to physically change. It's also happens when your blood lust will be at its peak." I explained to him.

"Blood-lust?" Scott asked.

"You're urge to kill" I said.

"I'm already starting to feel an urge to kill, Perce" Scott growled at me. I stood my ground and growled back making him back up as I partially shifted. I've dealt worse than Scott acting like a pouting puppy.

"You have to listen to us" I told him. "The change can be caused by anger or anything that raises your pulse. Take it from someone who has already gone through his first changing during a full moon. I'll tell you this, if you leave this house, you will end up killing someone before the night is over. The reason why I know that is because I did that on my first full moon. I slaughtered 3 people I didn't even know before Nico calmed me down." I reasoned.

"And I haven't seen anything raise your pulse like Alison does. You've got to cancel this date" Stiles said, searching through Scott's book bag. "I'm going to call her right now."

"What are you doing?!" Scott yelled at Stiles.

"I'm canceling the date" Stiles muttered, as he found Scott's phone.

"No! Give it to me!" Scott roared at Stiles, as he roughly shoved him into the wall with unbelievable strength. I quickly grabbed Scott's fist, as he was about to punch Stiles, twisted it behind his back and pushed him up against the other wall.

"Let go of me!" Scott yelled at me, as he struggled under my grip.

"Not until you calm down" I demanded him. His breathing was short and coming out in puffs. His heartbeat was beating like crazy. He slowly stopped struggling and I let go of him. He looked at us and swung his arm behind Stiles spinning chair, knocking it over. He calmed down and realized what he has done. He looked at us with a guilty face. "I'm sorry" he muttered. "I-I gotta go, get ready for the party." He then marched out of Stiles room. I ran a hand through my hair and paced around the room. I was so frustrated that I shouted "wow, even after my warning he can't get it through his thick fucking head!"

Stiles banged his head against the wall. He then went pick up his chair. "Percy" Stiles gasped in shock. I turned around and saw three claw marks that had peeled through the leather of his chair. He looked at me in horror. "Get changed. We're going to the party" I told him, as I grabbed my bag and went to his bathroom.

It was around 10 P.M, when Stiles and I came to the party. I was in a blue fitted button down shirt that showed off my muscles, black slim jeans, and my Nike's. We quickly got out of Stiles's Jeep and went inside the party. The music was loud and they were already drunk people everywhere.

"You check the inside, while I check outside. Call me when you see him or starts to change" I shouted over the music. He nodded at me before going into the house to search.

We then split up. I manage to make it outside. I searched around, looking for the familiar idiot brown-haired friend of mine. I finally saw him, with Alison standing around awkwardly, but Scott was looking at something or someone behind them. I follow his line of vision and saw that he was staring at Derek Hale, the guy from the woods.

I quickly called Stiles. "Stiles, I found him. He's dancing with Alison right now."

"Okay, just keep a close eye on him."

"Stiles, there's something else. Derek Hale is here."

"What?! Derek Hale?! You sure?!" he asked me.

"Yeah, but he's gone now. Just keep an eye out OK. Gotta go" I hung up.

I stealthily moved closer to them, but was still out of sight from them. I looked up at the moon, as I played with the ring that was in my necklace. I looked around and saw Nico with Danny talking really close. Then right before I was going to turn my attention back to Scott, Danny pulled Nico into a kiss. And Nico didn't push him away at first.

Huh, that's interesting.

I looked back at the couple and saw that Scott was leaving a hurtful Alison behind. Scott was holding his head in pain and was swaying. I quickly followed him. I shoved people out of my way, as Scott stumbled through the front door and down the steps.

"Scott!" I shouted, but was too late as he drove away. I quickly went to Alison. "Hey cousin, are you okay?"

"Yeah. Is Scott alright?" she asked me, heartbroken.

"Yeah, I told him not to come. He was having a high fever, but he was stubborn and came anyway." I lied.

"Oh. That's why he didn't look so good" she told me.

"Let me drive you home. I'll call Stiles" I said.

"Alison" a voice said behind us. It was Derek Hale, a few feet away from us. "I'm a friend of Scott's" he lied to Alison. "He asked me to take you home. My name's Derek."

I stood in front of Alison. "Actually, I was going to give her a ride home" I calmly replied. He shrugged his shoulders and gave me a gesture saying 'after the party we need to talk'. I nodded slightly so only he could tell.

"No, it's okay, Percy. Thanks for the ride, but I'm riding with Derek" she said, as she stood next to him.

"Are you sure?" I asked her.

"Yeah. Bye Percy." she said, giving me a good-bye, walking away with Derek, into a black Camaro. I saw Stiles walking out from the door and running towards me.

"C'mon, Scott already left" I told him, as we jumped in his Jeep and sped off. We finally reached home and we sprinted inside. We run up the stairs and to Scott's door, but to find it locked. I started banging on the door.

"Scott! It's me, Percy! Open up!" I heard shuffling and a moans were heard. I tried to get in but Scott had moved something in front of the door.

"Scott, let us in. We can help" Stiles pleaded him.

"No" Scott breathed out tiredly. Listen, you have to find Allison."

"She's fine. She took a ride home with someone" Stiles told him.

"I think I know who the Alpha is." Scott said. "It's Derek Hale. He's a werewolf. He's the one that bit me. He's the one that killed the girl in the woods" Scott explained to us.

Right as I was going to tell him that it wasn't Derek, I was cut off. "Scott, Derek was the one who took Allison home" Stiles told him.

There was a brief of silence, before Scott closed the door and locked it. "Scott! Scott!" Stiles shouted, as he banged the door with his fist.

"Step back" I demanded him.

He quickly moved out of the way, as I brought my leg up and kick the door, breaking the lock. We went inside Scott's room, but found it empty. The window was wide open.

"OK, you go to my house and make sure she's alright. If she's not there, call the cops. I'm following Scott" I told Stiles.

He quickly nodded and left. I jumped out of the window and front flip to the ground, landing on my feet gracefully. I then shifted into my wolf form to follow his scent. I easily found him, on top of Derek's car, at Beacon Hills Preserve. I ran faster, as he went into the woods. Scott stopped, when he found Allison's jacket, hanging by a branch. Then I heard footsteps, and shifted back.

"Where is she?" Scott growled.

"She's safe. From you" said a familiar voice. Derek then suddenly tackled Scott and they started wrestling. I took that as my cue to make my appearance. I tackled Derek behind his back, taking him off of Scott. I scrambled up to my feet, but then Derek threw me off into a tree, bashing the back of my head on the bark, hard. Scott was about to help me up, when Derek said, "Shh, quiet."

Suddenly, I heard footsteps and whispered "Too late, the hunters are here. Run."

Derek nodded and we ran from our spot, but Scott wasn't so lucky. An arrow was shot to a tree, sending out a bright flash and sparks, blinding Scott. Scott covered his eyes and stumbled. Then another arrow was let out, striking Scott on the arm, pinning him to the tree. Then out came three people, with crossbows and hunting gear. One of them being Uncle Chris, shit, hopefully he doesn't recognize me. Cause if he does, then I'm dead.

"I'll distract them, you get your friend" Derek growled at me.

Before I could say a snarky remark, he left. I quickly went to Scott, as Derek knocked down one of the guys, distracting them. I pulled the arrow out of Scott and he howled in pain. I dragged Scott away, with Derek right behind us. When we were far enough, I laid Scott down, next to a tree, breathing heavily.

"Who were they?" Scott panted, as he slowly changed back to normal.

"Hunters. They have been hunting our kind for a centuries" Derek said.

"You did this to me!" Scott yelled at Derek, standing up.

"Is it really so bad, Scott. That you can see better, hear more clearly, run faster than any human could hope. You've been given something that people would kill for. The bite is a gift" I told Scott.

"I don't want it." Scott whined.

"You will. And you're going to need us to help you control it. All of us, we're brothers now" Derek said as he gestured to me and him. Then, he left after giving me a nod of respect.

"I don't like him" Scott muttered.

"Well, he's not that bad. Let's go man. I really want to take a hot shower right now" I told Scott, as I helped him up in his feet. I looked down at his wounded arm, but saw it slowly heal.

"Scott" I pointed at his arm. He looked down and saw that his arm was healed.

"Perks of being a werewolf" I told him, as we continued walking.

I called Stiles to come pick us up, but we didn't know where we are in the forest so we started to walk along the road. The sun was up already, Scott was only in his pants and I was still on my clothes from the party. We were silent the whole time, too exhausted to speak. Suddenly, Stiles's Jeep rode right next to us. We got in and we started on our way back home.

"You know what actually worries me the worst" Scott grumbled exhausted after 10 minutes of silence.

"If you say Allison, I'm going to punch you in the balls" Stiles said.

"And I'm going to punch you in the throat" I told him, from the backseat as I chuckled.

"She probably hate's me now" he groaned.

"I doubt that. But you might want to come up with a pretty amazing apology. Or you know you could just tell her the truth, revealing the awesomeness of you being a freaking werewolf." Stiles cheekily responded.

Scott and I just stared at him, like he just said that Mr. Harris was the best teacher ever.

"OK. Bad idea" Stiles acknowledged once he saw our looks we gave him.

"Don't worry about, Scott. I told her that you had a high fever. Just stick with the story. We'll get this through together" I reassured him.

"Yeah. C'mon, if we have too, we chain you up on the full moon, feeding you live mice. I had a boa once, I could do it." Scott just chuckled at him.

"Besides, the chains aren't that bad. Nico and I did that to each other after the first full moon until we could control it without shifting at all." I replied.

Stiles looked at me with a horrified look on his face "look Percy I'm pretty sure we don't want to hear about your sexual adventures with your boy-toy." I looked at him and laughed before throwing up my hands as if saying 'whatever'.

Unfortunately that reminded me of Nico being so close to Danny at the party and the smile fell off my face quickly. Scott noticed it instantly "Perce, what's up man?" I looked at him and replied "I saw Nico standing really close to Danny during the party, then Danny started to kiss Nico and he didn't do anything until a minute later. I never wanted to talk about something like this with him. I guess because we've been through so much together, I don't want to lose him." That ended all conversation in the car ride home.

As I walked back home from Scott's house I put in my headphones playing What Hurts the Most by Rascal Flatts. Halfway home Hestia appears next to me as a 13 year old. "My champion, why are you conflicted, the hearth keeps flickering so I am worried for you and Nico. What happened?"

I took off my headphones and stopped walking as I looked at her. "To start this off right, Nico and I are in a relationship together, have been since we were banished. And I just saw him getting close with another boy at a party that we went to earlier on tonight. So I'm conflicted on how I feel, because I feel a bit betrayed, but then again if Nico denies feelings for this boy then I don't want to blow up on him over something little."

Hestia smiled softly before replying "well on a side note it looks like Aphrodite owes me 40 drachmas on a bet that you and Nico would get together. But I'm not the best to ask about relationships, and then again don't talk to Aphrodite about it, because she still might try to steal you for herself. But I would calmly sit him down and ask about it without getting worked up. This is between you two, so solve it between you two." With that Hestia flame traveled out, leaving me to think about what she said.

I walked into the house seeing Alison asleep on the couch snoring, I sneakily put shaving cream on her hand and drew a dick on her forehead in sharpie before leaving the room grinning to myself. I still am a child by heart, doesn't matter how old I get. I went into the garage to blow off some steam by slicing some target dummies. I heard Chris watching me from a distance but I don't let it bother me as I annihilate the dummies quickly with my silver hunting knives.

Chris doesn't know about my swords, so I only use my dagger unless I know 100% that it is only Nico and I around.

After 20 minutes of blowing off steam, I leave going back to my room. I see Nico sitting on the bed looking down ashamed as I walk in not meeting my eyes. He interrupts me with a hand "I know what you are going to say, I saw you watch Danny and I kiss. That's why I stopped and came back here. You should know that it meant nothing between him and I, he was drunk and I was on my way there. We only kissed, but I feel really bad that you had to see. I hope you can forgive me, and we can move past this." He finished finally looking at me, tears running down his face.

"Actually I was going to say that Hestia and Aphrodite made a bet on whether or not we would get together, and Hestia won." I say with a small smile on my face as bring him into a tight hug. He mumbles into my shoulder "fuck you man, I'm over here tearing my heart out cause I messed up and you're making jokes."

I pull him away and look him in the eyes "I think we are going to be just fine. I trust you Nico. We've been through so much together. Just remember that I'm an Alpha too." Nico looked at me strangely while I busted out laughing.

Updated: 12/25/2017