Chapter 5: New Roles: Same Sick Story

Stiles awakens groggily to the aches of his body. He feels cold steel trussing him up preventing his body from moving and the distinct burning sensation of monkshood chafing at his wrists and ankles.

He hears a feminine voice off to the left as he rattles his bindings and hears her move deliberately towards him.

"Ahh, So the sleeping beauty awakens. Did you have a nice nap hon?"

"Wha? Who're you?" He inquires still not quite awake, with still all too blurred vision.

"Oh, I think you already know who I am. Just put that pathetic animal brain to work and figure it out. It shouldn't be that hard to put together."

"Kate?" He asks thinking no other non-Argent hunter would have the gall to do this and that no other Argents would disregard "The Code" like this.

"Good job kid. Now, do you know why I brought you here?"

"You have an extremely unhealthy bondage kink?" he quips.

"Ha ha," She deadpans. "No, try again."

"You would like to apologize, but you're afraid we would rip your throat out before you could say anything like that?"

"NO. I've come here to exterminate you. All of you I did poorly last time and I have come to finish the job."

"Oh is that all?"

"Shut it you little punk." She says and then turns the dial to shock him.

RAAAHHHHHH! He shouts partially shifting, his eyes turning red as he suffers through the torture.

"Ahhhh," she says turning the device off. "So, Derek did claim your furry little ass didn't he?"

"Shut up you crazy bitch." He snaps.

"And there is that alpha rage we were looking for." She says calmly. "Glad to see the trigger isn't very well disguised."

"You do realize my pack is going to rip you to shreds right? We know where you live. We know your scent and we can fight dirty too, but it is cute that you think that you can make me take it like Derek. You can fight me the same way Kate. I'm not going to sit silent and brood like Derek. Ask anyone, I never shut up. Taking me is possibly the worst idea you've ever had. It's going to be as torturous for you as it will be for me."

"Keep steeling yourself kid. It'll make breaking you all the more enjoyable. Especially knowing how much it will hurt your boy toy Derek. You know how sensitive he is."

Stiles snarls at the threat to his mate.

"Now, now none of that." She tutts turning the electricity back on.

Stiles blacks out again with a roar.

-Derek-

"Guys. We need to find Stiles." Derek says panicked.

"Dude, he is probably just blowing off steam somewhere didn't you two have an argument this morning or something?" Scott says.

"Yeah, but… he doesn't just go off and disappear. He always calls even when he is mad at me. Ever since summer began."

"Relax Derek, Stiles is an alpha too I'm sure he can take care of himself."

"And what if he can't what if something happened!" He shouts slamming Scott into the wall. "What then?"

What if Kate has him.

"Derek come on. You can't hurt Scott like that; he is just trying to help. We'll find him okay? Let's go." Isaac says timidly stepping out from the slightly hidden stance he generally keeps himself to when he has the ability to be near Danny, which is all the time lately.

"Yeah Derek, we will go out find your awkward man candy and bring him home so you can fight then snuggle like we all know you want to." Danny says condescension ringing clear in his voice as he takes Isaac's hand and goes to pull him out the door.

Derek huffs and drops Scott and runs out to his car.

"Come on Scott, we will go get Stiles and you can have him yell at Derek for you. The ensuing argument will be hilarious." Erica says flitting out the door her hair wisping behind her.

Boyd helps Scott up silently, brushes him off, and then nods his head towards the door and follows Erica.

"That asshole needs to take anger-management classes." Scott mumbles angrily as he goes along with the others to search out Stiles.