AN: not sure where the inspiration for this is coming from and not sure how long it will last.

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Melisa was at the nurses station finishing Mr. Yin's discharge paperwork when a strange man walked up. Living in a town like Beacon Hills you know just about everyone. If not by name then by face. She was about to walk off not paying the man much attention until he spoke to Beth.

"Can you tell me what room Peter Hale is in?"

Beth looked up. "Yes sir..."

Before she could finish Melisa intervened. "Why do you want to know?" She asked hand on hip.

"He's an old... friend." The man replied. "Is there a problem?"

"No problem." Melisa told the guy. "I'll escort you." As she walked away she pulled out her phone and messaged Jamie. The man was Peter's power of attorney and as far as Melisa knew no one outside their group had ever come to visit Peter or even call about him.

When they arrived Peter was in his chair back to the door, while Isabella was laying in her bed resting. Melisa knocked on the open door causing Isabella to stir.

"Sorry to bother you Mrs. Stillinski." She said acting as if waking her was an accident. There was something up with this visitor that sat wrong with Melisa. "This gentleman would like to visit your roommate."

Isabella's eyebrow rose, but she was a sharp woman so she caught on fast. "Really? Mr. Hale doesn't receive many visitors. Can I ask how you know him?" She said sitting up and wrapping a house coat around her.

"We're old college friends. I hadn't heard about the accident until recently." The man replied. He seemed a bit like Stiles when he knew he was caught but still tried to worm his way out of trouble.

"You went to Princeton too?" She asked with what appeared to be a kind smile.

"Yes ma'am." The guy replied.

"I'll let you two chat." Melisa said "Just page the nurse if you need anything." As soon as she was out so hearing range she called Jamie. When he didn't answer she called the sheriff's office.

"Deputy Graeme. How can I help you?" The lady on the line replied

"Tara. It's Melisa at the hospital. I need you to contact Jamie immediately. There's a guy down here that says he's friends with Peter but he's lying. He may or may not have had something to do with the fire." She said

There was silence for a moment. "We just got the results back from those independent labs Jamie used to retest the fire. If..." She trailed off for a moment. "That would mean whoever did this is very well connected."

"So it wasn't a tragic accident?" She asked

"I don't know Jamie has the results and as far as I know he hasn't looked at them yet." Tara told her. "But if that guys there then it points to premeditated."

"Thanks Tara. Do me a favor and lock those results up too. It may be paranoid but I'd rather be safe than sorry."

"Sure thing. And I'll have the Sheriff over there just as fast as possible ma'am. Try and stay calm." She said voice changing just before she hung up.

Melisa felt a spike of panic for the nice woman. Tara had just gotten out of an abusive relationship and was really turning her life around. She hoped who ever had come in and caused her to take on such a professional voice wasn't going to hurt her.

Melisa then called Emily and asked her to keep the kids away from the hospital until she heard from her or Isabella. Emily was concerned but with the kids right there she couldn't ask too many questions. "If you're sure Melisa I'll take them to the new water park." She said causing all four children to shout in joy.

"Yes I'm sure. IT may be nothing or it may be connected to the Hale fire."

"I see. Call me when you get finished and we'll bring some food over."

"Thanks Emily. You and David have done so much for us I just wish Rafael didn't have to work so much."

"I'll talk to you later." She said voice a bit tight. Emily didn't want to speculate since she didn't know the man very well. But after knowing Scott for almost 2 years they should know Rafael better. In 2 years Emily and David had met the agent only a few dozen times, and never for very long. She turned her mind from that subject and went about taking the kids to the new water park that had opened just outside of town. That would keep them occupied and out of harms way until what ever was going on resolved itself.

Meanwhile Isabella was taking the man's ear off. She was nattering on like a nitwit. Chatting about this and that. She talked about her children, asked if he had children. He said no. She talked about her husband having long hours at work and acted very vain over her loss of hair.

The man didn't know how to get rid of this woman since she was obviously sharing a room with Hale. That and she wouldn't shut up, hardly giving him a moment to get a word in edgewise. The radiation must have fried her brains, he thought. He was about to make an excuse and leave when another man in a police uniform arrived.

This officer was about his height at 6'3" but broader. He had short brown hair and cold blue eyes. "You're a friend of Peter's?" the man asked.

"Yes sir. We went to college together." He said feeling nervous now.

"Yes dear they went to Princeton together." Isabella told him.

"You're coming with me." Jamie said approaching the other guy handcuffs out and ready.

"What seems to be the problem here?" He asked braking out in a sweat.

Jamie grabbed his arm. "Peter Hale went to Stanford." Was all he said before cuffing the guy. "You are under arrest in connection with the Hale murders. You have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorney, if you can not..." He continued reading the man his miranda rights as he took him from the room.

Isabella sighed slumping down. She walked over to Peter and rubbed his shoulders which were very tense. "It's ok now. We have him and Jamie will do all he can to see that the guy talks." She then giggled. "So how was my acting skills. I haven't tried to act that stupid since I was in high school drama club."

Peter of course didn't respond right away. Over the past week since she noticed the movement Isabella had realized that Peter's reactions were severely delayed. Like he tried to react but his brain and muscles were out of sync. She was keeping a journal of all his movements and reactions just encase he hadn't made very much improvement before she was gone. She knew she was getting weak, the treatments weren't helping as much as they were hurting. The past month they had to give her more vitamins and supplements than radiation.

She was hoping to last at least until summer so the children wouldn't be distracted in school. But it was getting harder and harder to go about her day. After being up with Peter just a few minutes she had to lay back down. "Oh Peter, I wish there was a miracle that could cure us both." She said tiredly. All the excitement from that man had drained her today.

There was a low whine almost like a dog. Isabella looked over to Peter. She could just see his face and eyes looking her way. They flashed a bright electric for a moment. She blinked and rubbed her eyes. "I must be more tired than I thought." She told him thinking she had imagined the change. She heard the whine again just before drifting off.

Peter didn't know the man that had invaded his room. But he did know the feel of him. HE had to be a hunter. The may that Isabella and even Melisa defended him made his heart swell with pride and pleasure. Peter could also tell Isabella didn't have long left. The scent of sickness was heavy around her. One night after the kids had gone home and she was asleep Jamie had broken down crying. All the adults knew it was just a matter of time.

Peter's wolf was fighting just as hard as it could. He and his wolf were both trying to beat Isabella's cancer. IF he could get better, get on his feet before she passed, he may just be able to contact an alpha that would turn her. There was no guarantee that she would take the bite or if she was too far gone for the bite to heal her. But he felt like he had to do something.

After trying to will his body to respond once again Peter slacked with a sigh. HE just couldn't do it even with something worth fighting for. Peter sat there trying to think of something he could due. Then all at once it hit him like a wave. I massive wave of joy and excitement flowed into his body.

Peter perked up interested searching for the source. Then he made the connection. The joy was coming from a bond, a pack bond. He felt it our in his head. Peter could picture the wide grin on Stiles face. With a light gasp Peter pulled back in shock. HE had been able to feel the pack bonds for a while but they had either been too new or he to broken to effect them or really reach the pack. Now he was able to reach out to Stiles.

Peter pushed and pulled at the bond trying to get the boy to understand he needed him. Stiles entered the room short hair still wet, he then stopped.

Stiles stood still at the door smile falling from his face head tilted as if he was listening for something. Scott and Erica stopped horse playing and looked at Stiles. Issac was also watching his brother with a touch of worry. Emily looked at the children who hadn't shut up since they heard they were going to the park, and now were quite as a mouse. But for some reason she didn't ask, didn't speak at all. She just stood there waiting... for what she couldn't say.

Stiles jerked head shooting up strait. "Uncle Peter?!" He asked in shock. There was no obvious reply. "H... how are you in my head? Are you psychic?"

Emily was about to saw something when she heard a low whine. It felt as though the sound reverberated in her mind as well. She gasped. "Is that really Peter?" She asked coming over to the injured man. His eyes took a bit to turn up to her but where blue met green there was such sadness in him that Emily felt a piece of her heart break. "How is this possible?"

"I told you he was a dragon." Stiles said coming closer. He paused and seemed to seize up again. They all heard a howl rush through there minds. "Uncle Peter? Are you a werewolf?" Stiles asked once the howl died down.

"That's impossible." Emily said. She then yelped and fell back on her but when his eyes flashed blue. "Th... that's im.. impossible." She said again. "Werewolves are just stories. They can't they aren't."

"They are." From Issac, who was getting better he still wasn't every out spoken. "Werewolves make each other stronger. That's why Erica hasn't had an episode in months and months."

Emily looked from her daughter to Peter and back. He was right Erica hadn't had a seizure in nearly a year. Her and David had just assumed she was growing out of them.

"But why isn't it helping mom?" Stiles asked. There was another whine in response.

"I think it is." Erica said. "Maybe Uncle Peter is why Aunt Izzy got better for a while before she started getting sick again."

"The cancer is stronger then the pack?" Stiles asked sadly. This time there was a growl that flowed through their minds.

"If Aunt Izzy was a werewolf too she would get better faster too right?" Scott asked

Emily wasn't sure what to think anymore. This all seemed to fantastic but to evidence still had her pinned with glowing blue eyes.

"Uncle Peter has a big thing of numbers at his home. Maybe some of them are werewolves too and can help us." Stiles said.

"A Rolodex." Emily automatically corrected still in shock.

"Yeah and Uncle Peter can let us know which ones to call." Scott said excited.

"Please Mom can we go get it?" Erica begged. "It could make Aunt Izzy better."

"It could kill her." Issac said in a soft voice. They all looked at him. "Don't you remember? Sometimes the person rejects the bite, and they die." He said causing Peter to whine again.

"She'll die if we do nothing." Erica said. She hated to think about it, but they were all 10 and even if their parents didn't say it out loud they knew she was dying.

"Th... this is crazy. But if it makes you feel better. I'll get the Rolodex tomorrow and you can go through it after school." Emily told them. She still didn't want to believe but if thinking he was a werewolf helped the children coup then Emily would do all she could. Werewolves were no more a crazy explanation than Erica spontaneously being cured of epilepsy. Or the fact that Scott hadn't had an asthmatic fit in 6 months.

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The Sheriff took the unknown man into the police station. Even before they arrived there was a high paid lawyer there waiting on them. He and Jamie went several rounds before he was finally able to ask a few questions of the mystery man. Even with his best efforts Jamie couldn't connect Fred Massy to the Hale fire. The man was on the other side of the country with a rock sold alibi for the time of the fire. He had been in army basic training for 6 months. Although he completed the training his military record also showed Fred failed his psyic-eval.

After several more questions which got him nowhere Jamie had to reluctantly let him go. He did warn the guy that if he saw him around the hospital again he would bring him up on harassment charges.

Once the man and his fancy lawyer were gone Jamie was finally able to look at the test results. Just as he feared. The fire was no accident. There was accelerant on the walls. The only thing that didn't make any sense was traces of ash from a Rowan tree. The wood wasn't a great building material and wasn't part of the house. Jamie felt a bit crazy he be sent an email to Isabella's friend Maybele. She was a bit of a nut but her and Isabella had been friends for years. The woman owned a herb shop in Redding, which was over a 2 hour drive from Beacon Hills. He didn't put any faith in her potions but she may know if the plant was some sort of protection mumbo jumbo the Hale's had put out themselves.

Regardless of that, these results were enough to reopen the investigation and if needed have the bodies exhumed for farther examination. Jamie on one hand hoped he could leave Laura and Derek out of all this and save them the heartache of having to hash out the details again after nearly 4 years. On the other hand he wanted to find the kids and make sure they were safe. Jamie has in the past 2 years grown rather close to Peter and by extension wanted to help the man's last remaining family.

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AN: So the kids have figured it out. Peter had a visitor and Emily is in denial. Jamie is on his way to figuring out the Argents sat the fire and another will soon be added to the pack... maybe a few others ;)