"okay, i definitely like chocolate ice cream more than vanilla." aneksi nodded, putting the spoon on the sink.
"really? vanilla's so much better." isaac laughed as he leaned his back against the counter.
"if you say so." she smirked and opened the fridge. "what now?"
"green and red apples."
the two were at her place, using their spare time to compare different things, and by that finding out what aneksi likes the most. she grabbed an apple of each color and closed the fridge with her hips, taking a bite from the red one.
"okay, pretty good." she nodded before biting the green one. "oh, definitely green apples."
"i agree." he smiled, folding his arms together with a slightly tilted head.
"this is like the first thing we've agreed on so far." she snorted and finished the green apple. "we don't like the same eggs, drink, cupcake, ice cream, chips..."
"well, then we're yin and yang. besides, maybe it's better. we don't have to worry about the other one eating our favorite thing. you won't have to worry about me eating your chocolate ice cream." he frowned with his lips, looking as if he had just said the smartest thing ever said.
"you're really enjoying this, aren't you?" she raised her eyebrows and placed herself beside him, but with her arms against the counter and her upper body leaning above it.
"yeah, in fact i am." he nodded as he looked down at her. "because look at us. we've been spending the entire day at your place, goofing around like we have no troubles, eating, singing ridiculously loud."
"isaac..." she mumbled and looked up at him with a pained expression. "i like this too, a lot. but–"
"no, no buts now." he quickly cut her off and shook his head. "can we please just enjoy this? i mean, this is the only place where we don't have to think about anything. even at school we're reminded about our problems because scott, stiles and jackson are there. at the lair... derek's there. my home only reminds me about my dad, which eventually reminds me about his death and the kanima. being with you, here, is the only place where we can actually have fun for a change."
aneksi listened with a weak smile and licked her lips when he finished. she sighed and doubtfully seized his hand, turning around so that the side of her body was against the cold material instead.
"i thought you loved being a werewolf?" she made an attempt to ease the air, which helped a bit. he laughed through his nose and briefly looked down at the floor.
"i do. but jackson's a pain in the ass."
"i see." she laughed and squeezed his hand before dropping it. "i just have to tell you one thing."
carefully jumping up to sit on the counter, she intertwined her hands between her legs and watched him stand in front of her instead.
"don't like the sound of that, but what is it?" he smiled and waited as she exhaled deeply.
"i told you about the woman in the mask at the rave, right? so, she was at lydia's party as well. she was talking about how i wanted this, how i was willing to go through whatever they did to me."
"why didn't you take her?" he asked bluntly with a frown.
"at the rave, i couldn't. during the full moon, i felt too... weak, and weird. i felt sick. she disappeared so quickly. but isaac, how i could i ever agree on doing such a thing?" she asked and made a face. "she kept going on about how lonely i actually was, and how no one would miss me while i was gone those months. it just downs me to think about it."
"okay, first thing, you're not lonely anymore. at least you're not alone." he started, grasping both her hands softly. "you've got two packs of people who adore you, even derek. i didn't know you before this, but there's nothing wrong with you. i think you're pretty great the way you are now."
"wow. you really are different when you're not around derek." she smiled and looked down. "thanks, isaac. i just want this to stop. i want them to come out already, i want my memories back. really, that's all i want right now. i'm not gonna' complain because after all, we're werewolves. i am so strong and powerful. the only thing i miss are my memories."
"i'm a jerk, neks. at least that's what people call me." he remarked with a weak smirk and gazed at her. "and you'll get your memories back somehow. i'll help you with that."
"you're cocky and blunt, but not a jerk." she nodded once and dangled with her legs.
"whatever you say." he chuckled and pulled her down from the counter carefully. "we're going to do something that's a once in a lifetime thing."
"oh, really? and what would that be?" she asked curiously and watched him raise their hands to the level of his chest.
aneksi stared as he laced their hands together smoothly and then wrapped the hanging arm around her waist. she opened her mouth out of surprise and barely squinted with her eyes.
"we're dancing." he stated.
"in my kitchen?" she laughed and shook her head. "isaac, you're definitely not a dancer. and why are we dancing?"
"in your kitchen. we're dancing because it's weird and we have the opportunity to do something weird. in the middle of our problems, why not?" he shrugged, reaching for her phone in her back pocket to put on some music.
"you're strange. and awkward." she said blankly, looking up at him. "not the slowest song, please."
isaac grinned as he started playing culpa al corazón by prince royce, making her stupidly roll her eyes. putting the phone on the counter, he pulled her closer and laughed when she made a face.
"come on, i know you can dance. you did it for half an hour this morning." he pointed out before slowly spinning her around.
"yeah, like that was a real dance." she scoffed and followed his slow lead — which mostly was swaying side to side weakly for a starter.
"it was a dance." he cocked his head sideways and looked down at her. "i liked it."
"you like everything i do." she blurted out before thinking and then realised how stupid it was.
"mostly accurate." he chuckled and carefully bent her down, and then brought her back up gracefully.
"mostly? what's that supposed to mean?" she asked and frowned.
"let's see. you snort sometimes, which is ugly. sometimes, when you're clever enough to figure something out before us, you say it as if it's obvious. and oh god, the way you smile is absolutely horrifying..." he started off severely, but he was of course joking. the more he said, the more smiled.
"you're so annoying!" she laughed and raised her hand to his neck instead of his shoulder. "and i do not snort."
"sometimes you do."
"then i must be really tired."
"you snorted a few minutes ago." he pointed out.
"i'm tired. i mean, i have been spending all day with you, haven't i?" she teased, playfully winking.
isaac spun her around so fast without warning as he smirked at her. aneksi clutched onto his shirt tightly while he did so pulled her mouth to the side. she rolled her eyes over his smug face and pursed her lips while they slowly stopped moving. gazing down at her, he very slowly leaned in because he wanted to. she had the time to build up some panic within her, but thankfully her phone vibrated, giving her a reason to pull back.
"if that's scott or stiles-" isaac started, but she simply raised her hand to silence him without having to utter a word.
"it's scott. it just says help, at the station." she mumbled and looked back at him. "i should go, if they need help."
"of course you'll go. what if it's nothing?" he sighed and crossed his arms together.
"it's something, and if it isn't, i'll just come back. but before i go... there's something i really need to tell you." she said quietly, moving over to the couch. he followed without asking and sat down beside her.
"what is it?"
"i've... compelled you." she confessed bluntly and pursed her lips.
"what? neks, you've actually done that? i thought you'd never– i mean, if there's anyone you wouldn't compell, it'd be me." he frowned, still sounding very calm.
"i know. look, it was before the rave, when we were walking to deaton. you stopped me in the middle of the way and started talking, about you, your feelings and... us. you explained to me how good friends we are, and you hadn't thought about me romantically. but apparently, you just felt it. and all of sudden, you kissed me, isaac. you kissed me and i kissed you back. then i just thought about everything we're going through, and all the responsibility we have. we've got jackson to think of at the moment, and i still have to find out what happened to me. it just seemed like the wrong time, and i knew you wouldn't let it go, so i had to compell you to forget it. however, it was wrong of me and i'm really sorry."
isaac stared at her in shock and parted his lips. the longer he thought about it, the angrier he got. aneksi looked down and fiddled with her fingernails, waiting for him to lash out on her.
"how could you do that? i kissed you, and you forced the memory out of my head. just like your kidnappers." he started, causing her to shoot her eyes up at him.
"i know, it was mean–"
"i had the guts to do that, and you removed the memory? you actually compelled me after doing such a serious and big thing? this is the most selfish thing you've ever done."
"i know." she nodded.
"and the worst part is that i can feel that i want you somehow. what if i would've kissed you now? would you have taken that away from me? god, this is so dumb of you!"
"i know."
"and– why aren't you defending yourself?" he asked with a frown and tilted his head to the side.
"what's there to defend? i did a stupid thing against your will, and i regret it. it was selfish of me, and you have the right to be angry." she shrugged and tucked some hair behind her ear.
"i'm just... surprised that you would do that." he mumbled and scratched the back of his neck.
"i'm sorry, and i realise that i did for such a stupid reason. we won't ever have the time to just sit and do nothing. scott proved that minutes ago with the text. speaking of which, i should go. i just wanted you to know."
aneksi stood up and was ready to go, but isaac grabbed her wrist as he mirrored her action and sighed through his nose.
"thanks for telling me."
"i can give you the memory back." she suddenly remembered and looked up at him. "i can compell you to remember, if you want."
"can you?" he smiled and bit his lip. she nodded with a grin before forcing him to look at her.
"when i leave, you'll remember everything about the night of the rave. you'll remember exactly what you said, what happened, what you felt, and you'll re-live it in your mind." she said softly before giving his hand a light squeeze and exiting the house.
aneksi folded her arms together due to the chilly air as she walked and assumed scott meant the police station. she stopped a meter from the entrance and frowned when she heard more than one voice. first, she heard derek and stiles, then matt and scott talking.
"i didn't know what was happening. i didn't know they had just won state. and lahey, he's letting his favorites come over to have a couple drinks to celebrate. who cares if they're seventeen, right?" matt said in a quite scary voice if you asked aneksi.
"were you at isaac's?" scott asked dumbfounded.
"he had this first edition spider-man, or was it batman? and we were gonna make a trade. but then i'm over there and i hear music. and everyone's having a good time, and i see sean. he throws jessica in the pool. and then bennett goes in and then camden. isaac's jarhead brother, he grabs me. he thinks it's funny. i yelled that i can't swim, but nobody listens. i go under and i swallow water, and no one cares. and i see these bodies underwater. i see jessica's got her hands down sean's board shorts. and i'm drowning. i'm dying, and they're laughing. all of sudden, i was just– i'm lying by the pool."
"oh god." aneksi whispered sadly and closed her eyes. in all honesty, she felt bad for matt in spite of the horrible things he had done ever since.
"and lahey is right there, right above me, and he says; you tell no one! this, this is your fault! you don't know how to swim? what little bastard doesn't know how to swim? you say nothing! you tell no one! and i didn't. i didn't tell anyone."
she could the tone change in his voice for each word, the mixtured feelings of fear, contempt and anger. matt continued telling his story, about how he had accidentally captured mr. lahey on a picture, wanting him dead. and that's how he became the kanima's master.
frowning, aneksi hid herself when she heard new voices and saw new silhouettes outside. suddenly the argents were there just as the alarm inside the building went off. a second later, the hunters began shooting the windows like maniacs, creating a panic inside.
she ran inside without hesitating and found stiles and derek laying on the floor, paralyzed. derek ushered for scott to help stiles, so when she turned around, she was quickly met by a half-transformed jackson.
"aneksi!" scott called with wide eyes.
"get him out of here!" she demanded, grabbing jackson's wrists. scott reluctantly dragged his best friend out of there as she kneed jackson between his legs.
derek watched her while she fought the creature with so much more strength and power now; she kicked more, spinning around to gain more force, and she used her claws. she even intimidated him.
when jackson was about to scratch her neck, she let out a growl and dug her nails into his neck, disfunctioning him momentarily. breathing heavily, she helped derek up on his feet and jogged to the cells where melissa and stilinski were captured inside.
"we're gonna' have to expose ourselves." derek whispered as he slowly wolfed out.
"as long as we save them, i don't give a flying damn." she responded as her nails and canines grew out.
derek pulled a little smile before growling to get matt's attention. he stepped inside, aneksi following closely beside him. the kanima hissed from beside them, and she could see matt fleeing like a coward.
the two began fighting. derek knocked it towards the wall while aneksi ran over to shook stilinski. she ripped the handcuff apart before focusing on the bars that prevented melissa from leaving.
"aneksi?" melissa whispered and shook her head.
"please, don't ask anything right now." she mumbled, trying to hide her face in the darkness as much as possible. "step back."
melissa obeyed within a second and covered her mouth with one hand. aneksi backed away before putting all her strength in her leg, kicking the bars until they broke apart. suddenly, she was pulled down to the floor and groaned out of pain.
in the corner of her eye, she could see the kanima approach melissa, who backed away with glossy eyes. scott appeared, digging his claws in the back of jackson, making him fall down to the floor.
"scott, i was doing fine." she mumbled, weakly grabbing his face. "she'll see." she whispered, not believing melissa would be able to cope with it at the moment.
"i have to. but thanks." he smiled before slowly turning around. melissa covered her mouth with both hands and shook her head in disbelief.
"no..." she repeated, over and over again. aneksi patted scott's back before leaving them, being the only one who actually thought about matt.
thankfully, she managed to pick up his scent and followed it to a forest with the smallest lake. stopping by a tree, she gaped when gerard argent grabbed matt by the collar and pushed him down under water.
it was way too much for her to melt to cause a reaction from her. she saw gerard committing a murder, whilst the kanima lurked in the darkness. there was also another silhouette a bit away from them.
aneksi couldn't help but to silently cry. she ran to help matt, but instead she watched him drown to death, of all things. she felt sick to her stomach again, especially when gerard now was its new master.
"well, you don't have to be afraid of anything, my friend. especially me."
i don't even know why i wrote this trash story in the beginning but here lol and my tumblr is now princes-jasmine!