Chapter 8: A Nightmare and a New Day

Stiles POV

I was running through the woods as fast as I could without falling over anything. I could hear them coming after me. Just as I felt their breath on the back of my neck I tripped and went tumbling towards the edge of a cliff and just as I started to fall I was transported into a huge white room with nothing in it except a gigantic mirror at the end. I walked slowly towards the mirror and the closer I got the more I could see. Derek was standing with Scott and Isaac on the left side and Lydia and Danny were a few feet from them.

In the middle Jackson, Erica and Boyd were lying dead in a pool of blood with arrows protruding from them and Allison standing over them with her bow, and she had another arrow notched and ready to fire. They were all staring at me with a blank expression and when I tried to talk to them they acted like they couldn't hear me. When I tried to rush forward to help Jackson and the pups it was like I was frozen and I couldn't move.

I turned and looked toward the right side and I saw Peter and a man I had never seen before beckoning me to join them. Behind them stood the Hale house completely restored and it had a symbol painted on it. It was a type of triskelion that I had never seen before. I turned away from them and saw a flash of color and turned and stared straight ahead and saw glowing eyes staring back at me. My eyes were now two different colors. My left eye was shining a bright violet and my right eye was a burning silver.

When I turned back to left side Derek was gone and Scott was fading fast. In a panic I turned back to the right side to see if they were there and instead I saw Peter and the stranger were no longer in the mirror but beside me holding their hands out for me to take. I watched in horror unable to move as Peter walked closer and closer…and closer. When he was a breath away he raised his hand and I squeezed my eyes shut waiting for the blow that never came. Instead I felt a gentle hand on my face, caress my check and trace my lips. I felt him lean closer and then I felt his breath on my ear and heard his voice very softly say, "You're mine Stiles, you're ours. And we will come for you."

Just when I was going to jerk away from him everything vanished and I woke up in my bed at home. I laid there and wondered over my weird dream. I was kind of worried because it felt so real, but I knew that wasn't possible. I decided to not worry about it because there was too many things that wouldn't happen. To list them:

1. Peter was dead.

2. Jackson's not a wolf.

3. Allison's on our side.

4. Erica and Boyd are alive.

5. Lydia and Danny don't know anything.

6. And lastly, the Hale house isn't being rebuilt.

The biggest problem was I knew that considering this is Beacon Hills none of these things was a sure thing. The only thing I was sure of was that for now everyone was safe, and Derek loved me and was my mate. I was also concerned with who the stranger was in my dream and what the triskelion meant.

"Hey Mom, are you making breakfast today?" I heard Isaac shout up the stairs and pushed the dream to the back of my mind before rolling out of bed and getting dressed.

"I'm here. Give me a sec and I'll whip up something to eat pup." I said as I breezed through the kitchen. On my way to the stove I stopped and ruffled Isaac's hair and let him scent me.

"So where's our heroic leader at this morning?" I asked as I pulled out the makings for waffles and bacon.

"He had an errand but told me to tell you he'll be back in time for dinner. And that he loves you." Isaac said.

"Okay. Thanks pup. Will you go grab my backpack and my chemistry book please? And when you get down breakfast will be ready." I said while mixing the batter.

"Sure Mom." Isaac said as he hopped out of his chair and jogged to the stairs.

After the batter was mixed I pulled down two giant waffle makers after I poured the batter in I added chocolate chips into two for me, strawberries into four for Isaac and blueberries into the last two for Derek when he got home. After the lids were closed and the waffles were cooking I started the bacon and got out the orange juice. Just as the timer for the waffles went off Isaac breezed back in sitting our stuff on the counter and grabbing plates to sit at the table.

When breakfast was done Isaac cleaned up the kitchen while I ran and grabbed a quick shower and a change before we climbed into my jeep and headed to school.

We made it to school just in time for the first bell and rushed down opposite halls towards our classes never noticing the glowing eyes across the parking lot.

School went by really fast and I never really got to see the pack till lunch time. When the bell for lunch rang I sprinted from the room and headed straight to our usual table in the cafeteria. Scott and Allison showed up a few seconds behind me and Isaac, Boyd, and Erica appeared a couple of minutes later. I was about to tell them about the pack meeting that night when three more trays plopped down and Lydia, Jackson and Danny took seats beside us.

"So what's everyone doing tonight?" Lydia asked as she pulled out her compact and lip gloss.

"I heard that Matt's having a party tonight for the whole high school. I was thinking about going." Danny said while blushing jus the slightest bit.

"Dude, everyone knows you just wanna go cause you think he's hot. No one cares about that guy anyway. He's kind of like a better looking, more athletic Stilinski. He has a chance of getting laid, while Stilinski will die with the song "Like a Virgin" playing." Jackson said in his usual douche-nozzle way.

"Well Jackson I'd rather be a virgin than a douche." I said. I completely ignored whatever stupid comeback Jackson had to say in favor of pulling out my phone to text the pack.

To: Sourwolf

"Did you find the waffles and bacon I left you? Hope so well ttyl. Love you."

To: Golden Pup

"Make sure you don't have any plans for tonight cause at 7 we're gonna start research on the new monster of the month. This should totally be a thing. #MonsterOfTheMonth."

To: BFF

"Hey bro, don't forget to come over to my house at 7 for research."

To: Catwoman

"Make sure you and Boyd come over tonight for research."

I knew we needed to figure out what this thing was, how to kill it and who this thing was before more people started dying. I had a pretty good idea from a conversation with Derek that it was a Kanima, but we still didn't know who it was.

After school that day everyone was gathered in my living room and we had pages of the bestiary spread around and my printer was spitting out pages left and right over folklore and myths I had found. We were waiting on Erica, Boyd, and Derek to get here from their trip to the loft for some old books when the doorbell rang. I got up to answer it intent on sending them away when the door just opened and in walked Allison. Lydia and Jackson like they owned the place.

"Uh hey guys, what are you doing here?" I asked while closing my laptop so they couldn't see the bestiary on it.

"Well I knew Scott was hanging out with you and Isaac and thought we could stop by. Since Lydia was with me she invited Jackson and here we are." Allison answered.

Allison walked over and sat by Scott who immediately turned his entire focus onto her. Isaac sat by and looked on with a weird expression on his face. I turned to say something to Lydia when Jackson grabbed her arm and headed towards the stairs saying he wanted to talk.

It had been about ten mins when I heard a sound and went to investigate. I saw the tail of the Kanima right before I barreled into Lydia.

"What's the matter with you? Why are you in such a rush?" Lydia asked as she straightened her hair.

"Lydia I want you to go into the guest bathroom and lock the door I think someone is trying to break in. Okay?" I asked as I pushed her along towards the guest room and ushered her inside.

"Okay Stiles. I'm going to call the police." Lydia said frantically reaching for her cell phone.

"Don't bother, I already called my dad and he's on his way." I told her before pulling the door shut and heading down the stairs.

"Guys! It's here." I shouted down as I grabbed my bat from the closet under the stairs.

Immediately Isaac and Scott had their claws out and Allison had a compound crossbow at the ready. We all spread out while I sent a 911 message to my dad and Derek. I heard a huge crash from the kitchen and when I walked in I saw Isaac laying there with a cut across his neck and knew the Kanima had gotten him. I pulled him over and behind the counter and kneeled down beside him. I could hear a scuffle towards the front of the house and grabbed my bat before standing and facing Isaac.

"Pup, I'm going to help but I'll be back in a few to get you. Hang in there the Calvary's coming." With that I turned and ran towards the front of the house when I got there the door was wide open and Derek and the pups were climbing out of their cars. I ran outside with Scott and Allison hot on my heels and we all turned in time to see the Kanima on the roof.

"Oh god, it's Lydia." Allison said about the same time said person came stomping outside.

"Can someone tell me what the hell is going on!?" Lydia exclaimed.

"Wait, if that's Lydia then that's—. It's Jackson. The Kanima is Jackson!" I exclaimed looking at the pack with completely shocked expression.

Before we all had time to process that my dad came roaring into the drive lights flashing and sirens going and we were occupied for the next few minutes with explaining to him, helping Isaac and convincing Lydia that it was burglars and getting her to leave. Throughout all of this all I could think was 'I can't believe the Kanima is Jackson!'