Chapter 2: Reassurance
I couldn't leave him alone, I just couldn't. A part of me was scared to death of finding my best friend mutilated. The other part of me wanted to see that wolf again. All I could think about was his eyes, something about the way they looked at me. Almost curious to know who I was. I had to find Scott, I had to find my best friend.
"SCOTT! SCOTT! SCOTT!" I yelled at the top of my lunges.
No answer. Fatigue was starting to take ahold of my body.
I had to find him before the wolf finds me. Darkness blanketed the shadows and the fog was as dense as ever. The trees were old and listening to my every foot step. I started to run some more when it started to rain. Everything kept getting worse for me, one thing after another. The rain was going to make it impossible for me to follow my footprints to get back to the last time I saw Scott. My rain came down hard and unforgiving. The trees made some cover while I took a break.
"Stiles, you need to find Scott and get out of here," I said aloud.
I continued to run and didn't look back. Chances were that I was going to bump into one of them first, Scott or the wolf. My eyes were tired of looking around, tired of not seeing my best friend. I was soaked. My clothes were carrying about 15 pounds of water on them, making running impossible. As I ran, I could hear the trees again, rooting against me. The rain was making the ground murky and made my feet sink in it. Finding Scott seemed impossible.
Abruptly, I heard a noise. A distinct noise I had heard before, the snapping of twigs. Leaves crunching, and running a cold chill down my spin. It was the wolf, I was certain. Watching me, waiting for me. I was ready for the wolf, ready to run again. The woods were still in silence, and the fog was thicker than ever.
Suddenly, I was not exhausted. I was too young to die, I had never had a boyfriend, and now I was never going too. I was prepared for the worst.
"STILES! What the hell are you doing here!" a familiar voice screamed.
"Dad!" I replied.
"What the fuck are you doing here god dammit! I told you to wait at home!" he was not happy.
"Dad I am so happy to see you! Scott...he's out there...a wolf." I murmured.
"A wolf? What wolf?" he asked.
"There was a wolf in the woods dad! It charged after Scott and I!" I yelled.
"Well, what do you expect when two nitwits are out in the middle of the woods, when they're supposed to be at home where I told him he should be," he said.
"Dad, Scott is still out there! We need to find him!" I demanded.
"Deputy, take my stupid of a son back to his car and make sure he gets home, we'll look for Scott. We're not done talking about this you here me? What you boys did was very irresponsible," he said to the deputy and me.
The deputy got into his car and signaled me to get in. I really hope my dad finds Scott, how could I have just left him. I felt terrible. We approached my Jeep, but there was something very strange about it, like someone had just been there. I got off and told the deputy that I could handle driving home. I knew he was going to following me anyway, so I just nodded for him to go away.
As I got into closer, I saw them. Paw prints. Huge paw prints. The wolf had stumbled upon my jeep. How did it know it was here? The wolves that normally live in the mountains never come down the mountain. This was no ordinary wolf, he was special. I wondered if this wolf would be responsible for my best friends death. I could only imagine what Scott was going through, if he was alive or not.
Ring! Ring! Ring! The bell rang to notify us the first part of hell was over.
"OK thats it for todays lesson, remember to finish the worksheet for tomorrows class," Mr. K had just finished talking about something I had no idea of.
I got my things and headed to the next class period. I couldn't believe I fell asleep through all of Mr. K's class. It was a miracle he hadn't thrown a book on my desk to scare the death out of me.
"Stiles, hey, what was wrong with you today? You like napped the whole class period. I almost had to wake you up before you fell on the floor" Danny said.
"I didn't get any sleep Danny. I'm exhausted," I responded.
"Long night with yourself?" he laughed.
"Danny, your a such a bitch," I smirked.
Danny was crazy. I quickly walked away to my locker, maybe Scott would be looking for me there. I got to my locker and no Scott. I was really worried about him at this point. Maybe he's in crutches or has his face torn off. Why must I always have this vivid imagination?
As I was opening my locker, someone bumped me on my shoulder.
"Woah man, watch it!" I blurted out.
"SCOTT!" I yelled. "I am so sorry for leaving last night! I looked for you, but you were gone!"
"Stiles, calm down, it okay. It's really okay," Scott said.
"How about we ditch class and just go talk somewhere?" I asked.
"It's really okay Stiles, we'll talk during lunch period," Scott replied. "OK Stiles, I gotta go to class, we will talk though, I have to tell you what happened."
Scott and I hurried to class as quickly as we could. I knew something had happened, but what could it have been? He obviously escaped the wolf and made it out alive, but how? The wolf must have followed him. The wolf did not follow me, it would have tore me to shreds. Scott IS a better athlete than me, well better at everything. He must have outsmarted the wolf, he must have. I was going to be so late again.
Lunch period came quicker than I thought. I usually wait for Scott, Alison, and Lydia since my Trig teacher lets the class out 10 min earlier than everybody else. I hurried to the back end of the cafeteria where our table was located at. I was siting down waiting for them when I saw him. I had never seen anyone like him before. He must have been new. I would have remembered him. He was standing by the soda machine, he must have been about 6 feet tall. His navy shirt outlined his toned body, his chest, his arms, and his abdomen. He was wearing jeans that really showed off his amazing body. Black hair, tanned skinned, and green eyes. This guy was perfect, I was already infatuated with this guy, and I didn't even know his name. How could I have never seen this guy, with those gorgeous green eyes? His eyes were so mesmerizing, I was in a trance with him. Those eyes; they were almost too perfect to be real. The way the light was hitting them, they almost looked like a perfect gem. I could see his iris glistening. I could only imagine what they would look like in the sunlight. They charged me up, made me feel so uneasy. His eyes could destroy me, forever. At this point, I didn't care if he knew I was staring at him.
For a second, our eyes met. His green eyes were looking intensely into mine, reading me. I began to feel weak inside, a feeling I had never felt before. I was in a state of euphoria, this guy, whoever he was, I wanted to know him. I was desperate to know him, I was desperate to touch him. I had never felt like this before. I felt as if I was alive, my body felt alive for the first time. His face was perfect, his lips made me quiver. I had to know him, whoever he was. His eyes, so familiar, like I've seen them somewhere before. I was certain of it.
"Stiles, are you okay?" Alison asked.
"Huh? What? I was looking at porn!" I replied.
"I never said you were dork!" Alison smirked.
Alison, Scott and Lydia sat down next to me. They were looking at me with the most perplexed faces.
"Hey dude, are you okay? You look a little flustered," Scott asked. "Did you meet a guy?"
"NO! I did not meet the man of my dreams or see the man of my dreams!" I said. I was still looking at him.
Alison knew everybody, so I just decided to ask her who this mystery guy was. She must have an idea of who he was. One thing was certain, he was new. There was no way he wasn't new, I would have remembered him.
"Alison, do you know that guy standing by the soda machine?" I asked, trying not to make it obvious that I was starting at him.
"Where? Oh, my cousin? He's new. His names Derek Hale, he just moved here with his dad. Do you know him?" She asked me.
"Oh no, I just...wanted to know," I played it off.
Great! He was Alison's cousin. That just destroyed any possibilities I would ever have if he was gay. By the looks of him, he was not gay or would never be.
"Hey Derek! Come have lunch with us!" Alison yelled across the hall.
Holy Shit. Was he seriously going to walk over to my table and sit down? I was a wreak. He knew I had been staring at him. He must have thought I was some Homo just wanting to rip his clothes off with my teeth. Which I did want too, but obviously he couldn't know that! I couldn't believe this guy was about to sit down across from me. I wanted to get up and run away, I was getting butterflies. I had never felt like this before, never, for any guy. I was surprised about my infatuation with Derek, I didn't even know him but I was already in love with him. He approached our table with the most collected attitude and put his steady hands on the hair across from me.
"Hey guys, this is my cousin Derek, he just moved here," Alison announced.
"Derek, this is my boyfriend Scott, his best friend Stiles, my best friend Lydia," she continued.
Everyone said their hellos to Derek, and then it was my turn. How could I be this nervous wreck when I still had to talk to Scott about the last night? All I knew was that this guy was making me nervous. I liked it.
"Hi Stiles?" Derek asked. "I've never heard that name before."
"Stiles is short for Stilinkski, which is my last name. Everyone calls me Stiles," I replied. I couldn't believe he was talking to me. I was being like a silly little boy getting his first school crush, the feeling was so unfamiliar.
"Ah I see, its odd but its a pleasure to meet you Stiles," Derek brushed it off.
"Pleasure to meet you too Derek," I replied. He wasn't as nice as I thought he was going to be.
He sat across from me for the entire lunch hour. I was mesmerized, this guy was amazing. I had examined his whole face by the end of lunch. We had only spoken that one time. He didn't even bother to look at me again, I was disappointed.
I needed to talk to Scott, explain what happened. Derek was a huge distraction for me. I needed to get Scott alone from Alison, away from everyone.
"Scott, lets go get a soda yeah?" I asked.
"Sure man," he replied.
I quickly got up and headed towards the machines, Scott followed. I had to make sure there was no students around us, I didn't want them to suspect anything or overhear anything Scott and I were about to say.
"OK Scott, what the hell happened last night? We ran into the wolf and we ran away in different directions! What happened? Are you okay?" I asked.
"Stiles, I ran as fast as I could. I ran until my lunges couldn't keep up with me. I was exhausted when I collapsed. The wolf wasn't after me, I thought it had went after you. I was so worried, it made me sick! I decided to run back for you, on my way back, that when I saw him. The wolf. He stared at me for a good while, I knew he was waiting for me to run again, so I just stood still. It was a mistake because he charged at me. The wolf jumped up and was massive. He was no ordinary wolf, this wolf was huge. He knocked me down, and I hit my head against a tree. I could feel him ripping into my side. My flesh being devoured, I was motionless. I could smell my own blood. It was the worst pain I had ever experienced. I was defenseless. For some strange reason, the wolf ran off before he would finish me off. I got up and headed out of the woods. My tee shirt was torn and bloody, with mud everywhere. The rain had washed away the feeling of death. I ran home after I made it onto the road. Stiles, the strangest thing is, when I got home, my side was completely healed. I knew I wasn't imagining the wolf attack, god dammit, I had blood on my shirt and it was tore to shreds where the wolfs teeth penetrated the shirt. I'm not crazy Stiles!" Scott blurred out.
"Wait. What? Repeat that. I got lost after the wolf attacked you. How could your wound be healed by the time you got home? Scott, I'm confused" I said.
"I have no idea dip shit! I'm telling you everything that happened. When I woke up this morning, I felt great, I wasn't tired or anything. It was crazy! I almost feel amazing!" Scott snapped.
"We gotta talk about this later! This is too crazy! Come by my house later. We should go back, lunch period is almost over anyway." I said.
I looked over and saw Derek Hale looking at Scott and I. I was unsure why he would be looking at us. His eyes almost itching to find out what we were talking about. It was strange. He must have been staring the whole time we were away from the table. Something about that didn't sit with me correctly. There was something odd about the new guy, something I just had to find out. As Scott and I sat down the bell rang for fifth period.
"Oh man, class already?" Lydia said. Flicking her hair in disagreement.
"Stiles, we should go." Alison said.
"Yeah, well we'll see you guys later," I said. I looked at Derek Hale one more time. Our eyes met again.
Alison and I walked away from the table to head off to class. All I kept thinking about was the bite that Scott received from the wolf. Why would it be healed already? Why would the wolf leave him alone? This made no sense at all. Scott wasn't dead, which reassured me that last night wasn't a complete disaster. Something was very wrong about this whole situation.
And the new guy, why would he show up mid year? Something wasn't right. I was determined to figure it out.