Well, here we are people. The last chapter of Battle With Reality and I still can't believe it's ending. Just wanted to say thank you all so much for supporting me. Thank to all the lovely reviews you have written. Thank you to all the story alerts for those who are following this story. Thank you to all who favorited this story. I also wanted to thank the people who added Battle With Reality into their communities. I appreciated all you readers, even the silent ones ^_^! Each and every one of you were so amazing and just the best any author would have. So, please enjoy this last chapter!
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Chris cautiously inched closer to the entrance.
The hunter silently observed it and a deep frown was plastered on his worried face. He turned to face them while sharing the awful news.
"It's blocked."
Sheriff dusted down his wrinkled uniform. "What do you see? Anything?"
Isaac stretched his head out like a giraffe, but his eyes couldn't see anything. Lucy stayed put and she realized that she was still in his arms. She coughed quietly, catching the werewolf's attention and Lucy glanced her eyes downward to what she was indicating. Isaac knew what she meant and was about to let go, but he immediately stopped. Lucy narrowed her eyes as Isaac's head snapped towards the left.
A low creaking sound echoed around and Chris' eyes widen. "Look out!"
The ceiling above began to crack further and Isaac pushed Lucy away and towards her mother. A large board broken inside as it blocked the entrance completely. Melissa hugged her daughter tightly as more dust sprinkled from above and the ground shook heavily. Lucy realized that Isaac was still standing and she quickly glanced up.
It was going to fall on top of him and she needed to warn him from the danger. "Isaac!"
The sheriff was quick on his feet as he immediately snatched the back of his jacket and pulled the werewolf back. She heard a hard thud beside her and Lucy whipped her body around to see him groan from the pain. His blue eyes darken due to the light and Lucy shook with worry and fright. Loud cracks were running above them, the wood creaked as leaves from outside fell upon them all. The sheriff ordered everyone to move and Lucy did, but she realized Isaac wasn't moving.
He was instead lingering above as if he had a plan forming inside his mind. Lucy crawled backwards, her feet kicking against the ground as she went near her mom. Her brown eyes could only gaze at Isaac as the werewolf stood to his feet. His hands tried to hold one of the main supporters so the roof wouldn't fall on top of them.
"Mom!"
Melissa embraced her tightly, the warmth was felt by Lucy. "He's going to be fine. He knows what he's doing."
Lucy could only nod helplessly as she noticed his blue eyes turn bright yellow. He was the only one holding it up, all his strength was pouring into his arms and mind. He felt himself shake under the intense pressure, but Isaac pushed those thoughts away. He needed to hold this up, hold it up until Stiles or Scott came to rescue them. Isaac, though, wasn't sure how long he would be able to keep holding it up, but he'll try.
The sweat was running down his face. It helped glisten his skin against the moonlight that shined through the holes still opened. His face was becoming red and he heavily panted while taking deep breaths. The fingers curled roughly on the thick wood, so rough that he thought his skin was sliced and blood would be oozing out.
"Is this me, or is this place getting smaller?" Isaac screamed at them as he quickly inhaled and exhaled his breaths. No one said a word as their eyes could only stare at him, their only savior from death.
A crack was heard.
Isaac pushed it hands higher as he tried to keep the thing up. Yellow was slowly shinning above them and Lucy's eyes stared outside. She knew it was supposed to be night time, so she was confused as to why the sun was beginning to shine.
That's when she remembered.
"The lunar eclipse has started," she whispered before turning her head at her mom. "The lunar eclipse is starting! Isaac won't be able to have his werewolf abilities!"
"I'll help," Stiles' dad quickly stood underneath to where Isaac was. His hands firmly above the roof, he tried to keep the thing from falling. More leaves scattered down, more rocks poured inside and more dust was collected. The lunar eclipse had finally kicked in for Isaac as he felt his arms losing strength and his legs began to wobble from the heavy pressure.
"I can't do it," he grunted aloud, his face clenching tightly. "I can't hold it! I can't hold it!"
"Everyone help," Lucy instructed as her hands immediately shot up to hold the heavy roof. She hissed in pain as everything was creaking, everything was shaking even with all the support. Allison screamed out it was too heavy and Lucy agreed with her silently. The sweat trickled down her dirty face as pain was shooting throughout her arms. Groans were thrown around as they felt the ceiling begin to fall down. Lucy's whole body was falling deeper and deeper and she realized they were all going to be crushed.
They were all going to die.
And then it stopped.
Lucy opened her eyes and searched around. It landed on Stiles who just came at the right time with the aluminum bat placed upwards. It was holding the roof, keeping it from collapsing on top of them and Lucy sighed in relief. She slowly lowered her hands and was about to put them on her sides until the place shook again.
"Lucy, help me," Melissa grunted quickly as she struggled with the weight. Lucy's hands were planted above as she ducked her head while her puffing out her breath. The eclipse wasn't over yet and Isaac hadn't gotten his powers back. They had to hold it up until he could do it instead, but she didn't know how far the eclipse had gone by. Isaac still kept his hands up as his arms shook. His blue eyes glanced at Lucy who stared at him with pain written on her face.
She looked down on the ground, her chest heaving quickly. Her brown eyes gazed at the dirt floor, her boots sinking in deeper. That's when she noticed the yellowness starting to disappear as the sky was going back to normal. The lunar eclipse was over and Lucy lifted her head up to see Isaac regaining his strength in his arms.
The werewolf's eyes shined yellow briefly until it returned to normal.
The shake stopped as well.
Lucy and her mother carefully placed their hands down as the two glanced up. Nothing was moving, no more dirt falling down on their heads and the wind finally calmed down. Isaac slowly placed his arms down and sighed in relief that the roof wouldn't crash on top of them.
"Is it over?" Allison quietly asked as she was slightly afraid she would jinx it. They waited for a few seconds before laughter echoed around them.
"It's over," Lucy breathed out with a large smile. Allison and her dad shared a tight embrace while Melissa pulled her daughter with her. "It's over, mom."
"I know," she smiled while looking at Isaac. The werewolf sent her a tired wave as he rubbed his forehead and plopped down to take a seat. His legs were pumping loudly, the werewolf heard his own blood rushing inside, but he didn't care. Wherever Scott was, whatever he did: he had done it.
Scott saved them all.
Isaac looked back at the pair again only to see Lucy give him an appreciative smile. She then quickly pulled away to talk with her mom who she hadn't see for almost a day. Melissa's fingers gently brushed away any leaves and dirt from Lucy's hair.
"Mom," the girl quietly spoke and Melissa hummed in response. "You should know that dad's back in town…"
Melissa's fingers froze. "What?"
"He's back," Lucy told her sadly as she gazed straight into her mother's brown eyes. "Stiles told Scott and I and…and we saw him earlier before rescuing you all."
"Oh," was all that Melissa could say and Lucy couldn't blame her. As the nurse shook her head and blinked, she pushed those thoughts away as a soft grin replaced her frown. "Well, right now: let's just focus on getting out of here."
Lucy agreed as she hugged her mom for what seemed like the millionth time, but she didn't care. She had her mom with her, alive and safe and that was all that matter to Lucy at the moment. She wasn't bloodily sacrificed in the hands of Jennifer, but breathing and smiling.
"Scott?" Stiles' voice caused Lucy's attention to turn on him."Yeah we're okay. We're all okay. How about you, you okay?"
Lucy dusted her shirt as Stiles continued on. "You think you can come get us? Great, okay! Um," he scratched his head as his eyes bounced at everyone's head. "Uh, bring a ladder."
Everyone couldn't help, but share a heartfelt laugh.
Isaac pulled the shirt over his head.
He had just come fresh out of the shower and quickly changed. He was in his room, the room that used to be a guest bedroom, and he grabbed the towel to dry his hair. They were finally home, home at last with no more danger from Jennifer or the alpha pack. He glanced outside the window, the clouds calm and the moon shined brightly into the night.
It was a beautiful scene.
A soft knock interrupted his thoughts and the werewolf strolled towards the door. As he opened it, he was surprised to see it was Lucy stand outside with a hot cup of chocolate.
"My mom wanted me to give you this," she said quietly as she extended the beverage at him. Isaac carefully took it and Lucy's arms hugged around herself. "She's thankful for what you did earlier. Saving her and the other's lives. I think she might bake some cake or cookies because she's busy in the kitchen."
Isaac chuckled. "I'm glad for it."
Lucy nodded as she shifted her weight from one leg to another. "I thank you too. It was brave for you to do that. Stupid, but brave. Okay…maybe not stupid."
"So you wanted to be crushed like a bug instead?" He mused at her while taking a small sip from his hot chocolate. Lucy rolled her eyes as she shook her head while Isaac pulled the cup away. "Hot…really hot."
"Goodnight, Isaac," she softly smiled before she walked down the hall. Isaac stepped outside, his blue eyes watched as she entered her room with the door closing behind her. The werewolf sighed as he slipped back inside his own room as he took another sip.
He stared outside the window again and stared at his own reflection.
Lucy's slippers shuffled softly against the wooden floors of her home.
She couldn't sleep and she wasn't sure why. Actually, she knew why and she hated how it kept her up at night for days at times. She couldn't stay still in her bed, her body tossed and turned and she finally decided to just head downstairs, grab something to drink and try to sleep then.
From the corner of her eyes, she noticed the lights in the kitchen to be on. She slowly approached the doorway, her body quietly popping inside and she relaxed slightly only to see it was Isaac there. He was drinking some water with his back facing her. Knowing that he sensed her, she didn't need to speak as he quickly turned around while gripping his cup.
"D-Did I wake you?" He nervously asked as if the "loud" noises he made woke anyone up. He made sure to not disturb anyone's sleep, hearing their heartbeats and Scott's horrendous snores that came from his room. Lucy shook her head as she maneuver around the kitchen and grabbed herself a glass of water. "Why are you awake then? I-If you want to tell, it's okay if you don't."
Lucy smiled as she took a sip. "Couldn't sleep."
"Is it because of what happened days ago?"
"No," she shook her head as she lowered the glass down. "It's not about when we were almost killed to death in the cellar. It's just…it's about my dad."
"Oh," was all Isaac could cough out. His blue eyes silently gazed down at the tiny brunette as her fingers tightly held the glass in her grip before they loosen. "Do you want to…talk about it? If you want, that is…"
"I just don't know what to feel about him being here after all these years," she confessed although her eyes drifted off somewhere else. "I'm furious at him, I'm so pissed at him for what he had done. Leaving us behind because his stupid job became much more important than his own family. Now I can't sleep. I just can't sleep when I feel stressed out or nervous. I haven't felt like this since he left us."
Isaac leaned against the counter. "You know you're stronger than him. If you, Scott and even your mom don't like him: than I'll make sure to stand by you guys. I won't let him hurt the three of you again, especially you."
Lucy blinked as she turned her head to face him and smiled softly. "That really means a lot."
"You know," he raised his glass to his mouth and took a quick sip. "I thought you and I being here in this kitchen alone would be weird. Talking about your dad and what an asshole he was, but it's not. It's not weird. Just two people who used to be together, romantically, are being mature about this whole thing. We're mature enough to handle this. It's not awkward."
"Isaac."
"Yeah?"
"It's awkward."
He lowered his cup and lets out an embarrassed sigh. "I know."
She giggled at his reaction before she left the kitchen.
Lucy drank her orange juice.
She quickly rinsed the glass and left it on the side to dry before grabbing a napkin to wipe her fingers. The sun was bursting with all its great might through the trees and the birds happily sang. Lucy threw the napkin in the trash bin before she smoothed down her green blouse. As she went to grab an apple, a figure stepped into the kitchen doorway.
Lucy lifted her head up to see her dad.
"Oh…it's just you," she mumbled under her breath before turning away from her dad. The agent sighed as he fixed his suit, but this time he wouldn't leave. Lucy preoccupied her attention on 'deciding' which fruit she would take to eat, but her father knew what she was actually doing.
"Lucy," he carefully and kindly called out to the teenage girl. "Can we please talk?"
"What for?" She asked as she picked up an apple and banana as she examined the fruits with a critical eye. The agent slowly stepped foot into the kitchen and Lucy noticed him come inside from the corner of her brown eyes. She didn't face him directly, but her pursed lips gave away the annoyance that was building inside her.
"I just want to talk to you and Scott," he said honestly to her. "Can you at least hear me out?"
Lucy placed the banana down on the bowl as she lets her fingers twirl around the red apple. She began to gaze at it, taking note of it's dark color. Lucy then sighed as she turned to look at her dad who stood a few feet away from her. It was just the two of them:
Father and daughter.
It made Lucy a tad dizzy.
Before she could open her mouth, a car beeped loudly from outside and she immediately knew who it was. Lydia had saved her from the awkward, and intense, moment she was about to have with her dad. Snatching the school bag that sat on the table, she quickly walked around the dad. He was stunned by this reaction and tried to stop her from leaving the kitchen.
"Lucy!"
"Sorry, gotta go to school!" She yelled over her shoulder before heading out the door. Mr. McCall sighed as he ran a frustrated hand through his slick brown hair and headed upstairs. Maybe Scott would at least talk to him.
Maybe.
"You hear that?" Lydia asked to Lucy as the two girls headed down the hallway. They walked side by side as Lucy held her binder close to her chest.
"Hear what?"
Lydia twirled her finger as a grin appeared on her face. "The sweet sound of harmony."
They stopped at her locker and Lucy leaned against the one next to hers. "It does sound beautiful. Now we can start the year the way it's meant to be."
"Shopping?"
"Maybe," Lucy giggled as she brushed aside a strand of hair. As Lydia closed her locker, Aiden soon appeared with his pearl-like teeth flashing at the both of them. His body leaned against the lockers with that cocky smirk of his.
"So what's this about shopping I hear?" He asked innocently and Lydia rolled her eyes. Lucy gave a smirk of her own as she decided to tease him.
"Eavesdropping I see."
Aiden mocked in defense. "Werewolf powers. Can't help, but listen to your conversation from the end of the hallway. Besides," he inched closer toward Lydia who simply stared at him with raised eyebrows. "I wanted to see my favorite redhead beauty who so likes me."
"I'm the only redhead you know," Lydia pointed out and Aiden tilted his head down at her.
"You forgot the 'beauty' part," he flirted at her and Lucy decided it was time for her to leave. Moving away from the lockers, she gripped her bag strap while smiling at the two.
"I'll leave you lovebirds alone," she chuckled while sending a playful nudge towards Lydia. Lucy caught her brother standing not too far from her and she immediately went after him. Scott noticed his sister stroll happily at him and he smiled at her. "Arrived to school on time. Guess you still are holding up your new resolution."
Scott draped his arm over her shoulders. "Of course I am! New year, new me."
Stiles' hands patted Scott's back and shoulders in greeting. "The birds are singing, the children are happily skipping outside at the park and Coach Finstock just screamed at Greenberg for being such an idiot."
Lucy laughed. "That seems normal enough."
Scott looked between his sister and best friend.
With the two of them by his sides, Scott knew he would get through this. He'd remembered the day Jennifer sent that text to them all. The darkness that surrounded his heart wasn't going to take over him because he had his friends and family to guide him through. He could make it and with Lucy and Stiles' smiles that shined at him, Scott felt relaxed.
He felt normal.
He felt himself.
And he was glad for that.
FIN!
So there it is! Last chapter. I'm so sad that this story had finally come to an end. It was a really good run, three months writing for you all ^_^. I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported me not only on this story, but also the last one Pushing Through. It means a lot to me. Luckily it won't be long until I write again. Teen Wolf will return back in January 2014 with all new episodes and that means a sequel! So, here's the title to the sequel that is coming up:
A Path of Uncertainty
That's the next story that will be up in January. I will also give the extra sneak peek to the 5th and 10th reviewers (and being in such a good mood, I decided to extend it to the 15th and 20th reviewer as well):
heartlessyukiXD, xo-WolfGirl-xo, YellowTigger and NightFall25
Here's the final question of the day:
What will you do until Teen Wolf comes back on January 6, 2014?
Can't wait to read your responses. Anyways, here is the sneak peek to the other story that I'm currently writing. That story will be called Slithering into Temptation. It's still not done, but I do have the first three chapters finished. So without further a due, here is the sneak peek I have promised you all!
"You know when I said this wasn't going to kill you?" Melanie nodded, her mind still in a foggy haze. The white pearls of Leslie's teeth flashed in front of the dizzy woman and said, "Well…"
That's when it struck.
The agonizing pain bursted throughout her body and Melanie's first instinct was to scream, however, it was muffled by the rough left hand that covered her mouth. Melanie decided to fight back, but the more she moved, the torment became worse.
"I lied," Leslie whispered near her face. She took in the fearful eyes with fresh tears splurging down and Leslie twisted the sharp knife inside her stomach. The auburn woman sent a chilling glare at her way. "Stay still!"
Melanie became weak.
Her blue-green eyes were slowly closing.
She was losing to death.
Leslie pulled the knife out and held the weapon up so Melanie could see. The blonde was tired and her vision began to become blurry, but she managed to see the bloody knife. Her blood on that knife that was dripping down onto the floor below them and she panicked.
"W-Why…" she weakly wailed at Leslie. "Why are you doing this…"
"We were playing a game," Leslie chirped innocently into the empty hallway. "And your friends lost."
Her brown eyes gazed into her soulless blue-green ones. "And my name isn't Leslie, it's Adriana."
She then slashed Melanie's throat.
Adriana pulled away and watched as her body collapsed onto the floor. It laid there, lifelessly and made no sound whatsoever. The wicked smile Adriana casted at her was filled with satisfaction as she was pleased how easy this was. She reached for something in her chest and pulled out a white piece of paper that was neatly folded into a small square. Opening it up, her eyes skimmed through it before crumbling it up. Kneeling down to the dead body, her hand held Melanie's face and plopped the paper into her mouth.
Standing back up, she sighed as she strutted away from her playmate. There was a bathroom around the corner and she entered inside. Washing away the remainder of the blood from her hands and knife, she snatched a paper towel as she dried it off. Sliding the knife into the pocket that was underneath her dress and strapped around her thigh, she took off the wig.
Thick milk chocolate brown hair swept passed her bare shoulders.
Adriana pushed back from the sink, giving herself a once over look and exited the bathroom. She then confidently slithered in between the thick crowd, the music blaring from all directions. Adriana noticed from a distance the group of friends Melanie had came with earlier tonight. Their mouths were moving quickly and their body languages were completely tensed and worried.
They realized Melanie was nowhere to be found.
Adriana smirked evilly as they separated and tried to find her. The brunette glanced at her watched and decided to was best to leave. She would have enjoyed to stay, but she couldn't. Slipping outside the club, the brisk air greeted her face. There was still a long line of people waiting to get inside the club and Adriana quickly hailed a cab that drove down the road.
She got in and the taxi sped off.
It was at 12:14 AM that a scream erupted from inside the nightclub.
At 12:16, a call to 911 was made.
At 12:20, police and an ambulance had arrived at the club and entered inside.
At 12:25, the officers ordered everyone to evacuate the premises and murmurs bounced from outside.
And at 12:32, Melanie Rubio was pronounced dead at the scene.
So there it is! That is the sneak peek to the new story Slithering into Temptation which will be out either late-Spring of 2014 or early-Summer of 2014. Haven't decided which one, and I think it won't be too long. Maybe under twenty-chapters, who knows. Also, many of you have asked me to write up a Stiles/OC story and I might just do that. Not sure when it will be out, but it's in the works ^_^! Well, here is the final farewell. I love you guys all and don't worry: I'll be back soon.
Until next time…
-WhatTheCensoredXD