Chapter 5

Stiles wondered through the trees, trying to find something that jogged her memory - and it did, just not of the night before. Of when she was still friends with Lydia and Erica, when her best friend, sister really, Cora Hale was still alive. Cora had died in a fire that had taken all but 3 of her entire family - including her aunts, uncles cousins and other distant family. They say that there was about 20 people in that fire, that they could find the ashes of. And it wasnt just the Hale's that were in the fire, Stiles also lost her mother in there, who had been pregnant. Stiles only survived becasue Peter Hale, Cora's uncle, had managed to get her out of there as they were the only ones in the office at that time. He and Stiles were the only ones to actually survive that fire - Derek and Laura Hale, Cora's elder siblings were not there at the time of the fire and were therefore saved from the flames. Peter had not gotten off unharmed though- he suffered 3rd degree burns all over his body and was Comotose ever since. Stiles tried to go and visit him every week as it was due to him that she even survived. The Hale Twins had moved, to NYC last she heard, to get away from the town and all of the memories that it held.
Walking through the woods brought back memories that Stiles both loved and hated - she loved remembering that she was once loved and had a best friend and family and that she had never been happier, but she hated being reminded that she had no one left; save her father who was always working or drinking and didnt have time for his daughter who looked so much like his dead wife. As she walked she could name every where she went and mentally label what had happened there, just as she was relving a memory of breaking her arm when Cora dared her to climb a tree she heard someone coming closer. She instincavely climbed the tree to hide and try and get a higher mark on the threat - she could somehow tell that this person was stronger than her. But at the same time, something was wrong DANGER, Not Pack, Stronger, Hide, Defend, Attack, kept running through her head. Stiles didnt know where it was coming from as she never thought things like that before. As she crouched in the tree, she spotted someone walking towards her.
"Get out of the tree, Now" the man commanded. Something about him reminded her of someone - but he had died in the fire. Matthew Hale, Cora's father, was a very imposing man, as was his wife Thalia Hale. They were the most formidable people that Stiles had ever met and she felt bad for Cora and her siblings because, while it was clear that they were loved, their parents had very high expectations of their children.
Jumping out of the tree, as she was told to, Stiles stared at the man before her. She knew who he was, as that was the only male Hale left, Derek Hale. But what was he doing back in Beacon Hills?
"Who turned you Stiles?" He questioned, shocking her. He rememberd her? And what did he mean by 'turned'. Is that what was happening to her? She was turning? Into what though?
"You know whats going on with me? What am I turning into?" she softly spoke to him. Not knowing what was going on and he seemed to be the only one who did.
"You dont know? You were not told?" He asked seemingly shocked. Why would he be shocked? Some animal attacked her and now she was getting these super powers and mysteriously healing from her wound.
"I dont know! I go out last night, get mauled by some rabid animal that looks like a wolf, but cant be as there are no wolves in California and I then heal from said bite mark in a matter of hours, gaining the ability to hear, see and smell better than ever and I seem to be stronger judging by the ease that I had at practice today! So no, Derek, I dont know what is going on and I am freaking out! Not to mention as soon as all of this bullshit is happening, The Hale's are back. And dont lie and tell me Laura isnt here, you two are Twins, you would never return without her." She ranted to the older male. Who was just staring at her all of the while that she was doing the ranting.
"So you do remember us. Good, that will make it easier. Come by the old Hale House tomorrow, after school" Was all he said before he jogged away.

"What the hell was that about?" Stiles Stilinski muttered to herself as she walked away from the spot that they had been talking.