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"Liam! C'mon!" Theo said, holding the elevator door open. He had to hide behind the small dip to the side, gunfire exploding all throughout the hallway. Liam ran as fast as he could towards him, hands on his head, using as much of his senses to avoid any bullets from the far end of the corridor. At the last minute, he slipped to the floor and dashed feet-first into the lift. Theo let go of the door. He jammed at the close button. A few more bullets smacked into the backside of the elevator. A yell echoed off the fake wood just as the doors closed.

"I think that actually worked," Liam said, taking Theo's outstretched hand.

"I'm thrilled for your friends," Theo said, clutching his side, "but never again." He held out his hand to reveal a layer of blood.

"Shit."

"There's an exit wound. I'll be fine." Liam pressed a hand to his side and looked into Theo's eyes. "Really."

Ding.

They both looked out into the parking garage, shoulder-to-shoulder, yellow eyes and fangs on display. "Why'd you park so far away?"

"It was the only one available," Theo gritted out.

"One…"

"Two…"

"Go!" They ran as fast as they could, the blue 4x4 in view at the far end of the row. A shot whizzed by them. And then another. And another. Theo clambered into the driver's seat, keeping his head low; Liam followed right after into the passenger's. He backed out and the passenger seat window behind the chimera shattered. "Go, go, go!" Theo floor it. Another bullet blew into the metal near the top of the tailgate. They sped up the ramp, around the corner, up the second ramp, and out. Sparks exploded underneath the rear as it hit the dip in the road hard. Liam twisted to watch the rear for as long as Beacon Memorial remained in view. No one caught them in time to take a shot. No cars got in the way as Theo accelerated and never let up. They wouldn't be followed. Not tonight.

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"Let's get inside," Liam began as they pulled up in front of Theo's house. "You can change and I'll try and get hold of Scott again."

"He still not picking up?" Theo said as they got out.

"His phone's been off since this afternoon."

"Are you worried?"

Liam looked at him, fear glazing his eyes. "Lydia's trying to find him."

Theo grabbed his shoulder and looked into his blues. "And she will." He opened the door and Liam followed his boyfriend up to his bedroom. The werewolf pulled out his phone and clicked over to the contacts menu, only to be distracted by the shirt being pulled up in his peripheral. Parts of the chimera's torso were covered in blood, some of it caked, some of it still fresh. While he'd healed, the entire wound wasn't completely gone. Liam placed his phone on the nightstand and walked up behind him. He traced his fingertip over the slowly vanishing exit wound, staring at it, his mind lost in possibilities. "Liam?" he said, turning his head to look back at the boy.

"I hate this," Liam said. He ran his hand up Theo's defined back, the other coming to mimic the motions. He travelled them over the other boy's broad shoulders. "I'm...I'm glad it brought us closer together. I'm glad you're here with me. But...I can't keep fighting year after year. Month after month." His hands travelled down Theo's arms before pulling them away. The chimera turned around to face him. They looked into each other's faces, memorizing the other's features. When their eyes finally met, Liam opened his mouth. "You scared me tonight," he said, looking down at his bloody abdomen.

As the werewolf looked back up, Theo pulled him into his body, wrapping his arms around his back. "I'm not going anywhere, and neither are you."

"Just...don't leave me, okay?" Liam said against his neck, his own arms coming to Theo's hips.

"I won't." Theo pulled away and glanced back at his darkened bathroom. "I should get cleaned up." Liam nodded, his expression still bearing his worry. Theo turned and walked away, his hand grabbing Liam's in the process and pulling him along. Turning both the light and the shower on, Theo faced his boyfriend. With a loving expression, he started at the top button of his jeans. Liam looked right back at him, tearing his shirt over his head.

When they were naked, Theo grabbed Liam's hand again and led him into the tub, feeling the spray on his shoulder first. The water below tinted pink as it travelled over his wounds. The two boys crowded each other, all limbs and heat at first. Tonight was different. Tonight was met with the final uncertainty. It had sent Liam's emotions through a whirlwind, while the chimera, in some sense, only now began to understand what it was like to truly feel something for someone else. Their noses bumped against each other. Their eyes lidded shut. Their lips ghosted over each other. Liam reached down first, grabbing Theo's butt in his hands. The chimera pushed against him, feeling the hot press down below. He wrapped a hand around the back of the werewolf's neck and finally brought their lips together. It was all tongue and slick, their lips folding against each other slowly.

Liam moved first, again. He crouched down in the water. He nuzzled against Theo's scorching erection. Theo brought his hands to the boy's hair, leaning his head back under the water. Liam licked up under the skin, tasting the salt and sweat. He nuzzled against the tip, bringing it tight against Theo's cleaner abs. He flicked his tongue against it, teasing the crease between the head and the length. Theo's hands tightened and the werewolf pulled back. He took him in. He breathed in as he tasted him. He reached around to grab Theo's ass again, only to pull the chimera all the way in, his dick gliding over his tongue.

"...so good at this…" Theo moaned, looking down to watch. Liam slowly pulled back, squeezing those mounds as he did. He pushed forward again, starting to bob. A hand fell warm against his cheek. The other disappeared from his hair, combing through its owner's as his back arched. Liam pulled back again, letting the violet bulbous head rest in the dip of his tongue. He massaged his lips around it, looking up as he mouthed at it. Theo shuddered at the sight, eliciting an amber glow from the younger boy's eyes. With one final deep swallow, Liam pulled off. Theo made to lift him back up straight, but the werewolf only pushed and pulled at his thighs, urging him to turn around. The chimera's eyes widened.

"Let me," Liam rasped.

Theo nodded. He turned and placed his arms on the tile in front of him. The water rushed down his leaned-over body. His face became hot quite quickly, his head hanging between his arms. Nothing happened at first, save for the hands that touched the skin on his legs and lower back. Theo bent his neck further, looking behind only to see the werewolf's hairy torso and bouncing erection—his face was hidden behind his ass. But then he saw Liam's elbows drop and felt his cheeks being spread. He watched as Liam leaned forward and shuddered when that warm tongue scraped again his smooth entrance.

"…my god…" Theo panted, his face reddening completely. Liam dragged his tongue over his hole again, this time flatter. "I can't…"

"Shh…" Liam assured him, caressing up and down the side of his thigh. "I want this," he said, his breath catching Theo's entrance. The chimera shuddered again. Liam pressed forward again and attended to his boyfriend's excitement point. The pucker ached against his tongue. Throbbed and pulsed. Liam controlled himself, though, making every swipe and lick and taste as tender for Theo as he did for himself. This was his first time here and it had to be perfect. "Liam, please…" Theo groaned. The werewolf pulled away and stood, pulling Theo up straight and kissing the side of his neck. He squeezed his dick between those tight buns, hotdogging against him. He wrapped his hands around his torso and squeezed at his smooth chest. He mouthed and teethed at Theo's neck, letting his breath add to the mix of soft pleasures.

"I need you, Teddy," Liam breathed against his skin. Theo's entire body shook. "I want you to take me. Please…fuck me."

Theo reached down and shut off the water. He turned back around and with golden eyes crowded his boyfriend towards the opposite wall. A true desire had taken him over. A need. One culminated from all that had happened that night. Liam turned around and took up the exact same position his lover had. He stuck his ass out and looked back. Their eyes caught, forcing Liam's to turn the same supernatural hue. Theo reached down and grabbed Liam by his hairy pecs. He pulled him so their skin was flush. They kissed, their fangs bumping against each other. "Fuck me, Theo."

Theo reached between them and guided himself in. He caught the groan with his lips. He pushed his tongue in as he pushed his dick in. Liam lost it. His back arched and his neck bared itself for his lover. Theo took the invitation, grazing his teeth before clamping down. Liam's eyes bulged. He cried out as he exploded against the tile.

"Hah…wow…" Theo remarked, the clamping around his dick keeping him still.

"Keep…keep going…"

"Yeah…"

/ | * | * | \

"Tell me something," Liam said, turning his head so his cheek was flush with the base of Theo's bare pec.

"Anything," Theo replied, continued to comb his hand through his lover's longer hair.

"When we first me…no, scratch that. When you asked me out, that day, you were at the hospital. You told me it was about your sister."

"Yeah."

"What were you looking for?"

Theo turned his head away from looking at the top of Liam's head. He stared at the white doorframe leading into his bathroom. His fingers stilled from feeding into those strands.

"Does she still haunt you?" Liam asked, lacing his fingers with the outstretched hand he had been holding.

"Sometimes. She'll probably be there until I die."

"I hope not."

Theo didn't respond at first. He resumed petting Liam's hair, most of it dry now. Liam pulled his hand towards his chest and let Theo's rest on his chest, giving the chimera a second set of hairs to comb through. Instead, though, Theo reached down and cupped Liam's face, caressing his boyfriend's chest. Whether Liam was sending out the signals intentionally or not, Theo picked up on his calm and love. He breathed it in, smelling Liam's natural scent blend with his own soap and shampoo. He closed his eyes. "Tara…I needed a heart transplant when I was a kid. As you know, the Dread Doctors convinced me to take hers. You…you know this already." Theo paused, waiting for smell of disgust to permeate the room, but Liam had remained calm, intent on listening. It never came. "Everyone they experimented on, or just tampered with, they blocked their memories. But there was always a latent clue left behind. I needed to see if they tampered with my sister." Liam turned his head again to look at him. He grabbed the hand on his chest and held it, thumbing the side of his finger. "They didn't." Theo began to cry. "Just me." He closed his eyes and the tears burned as they escaped.

Liam rolled onto his side. He kissed the skin by his lips. He placed his hand on Theo's arms and just held it. He looked up at his boyfriend, the latter still refusing to look back. "When I was little, I got in a lot of fights. Most of them were with the kids in the neighborhood. They picked on me because I was always shorter. Always have been. In middle school, I got into my first fight where I really got in trouble. And in high school…well, you must know about that. I got diagnosed with IED. It's just something off with me. Something…well they don't know if I was born with it or if it was something that just happened to me. Environmental shit. Theo, you're here with me now. You've been fighting by my side for months. I don't care either way, if you were born with… Or if they did it to you. Or whatever. You're different now. I'm different. That's all I care about."

Theo finally looked at him. He pushed himself up and kissed the boy, the rough, hirsute boy with anger issues that had changed his world this last month. "Stay with me tonight?"

"You bet."

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Lydia watched them, as if behind another protective glass in Eichen House. She was 'in' the boys' shower, looking upon two familiar boys out in the locker room. She yelled at first, pounded on the glass. Her voice didn't carry, though, and all she could do was look on. The lights were off. Liam was sitting at the end closest to her, wearing casual but torn clothes. Theo had just walked up to him, sitting beside him.

"I…" Liam tried, his voice caught in his throat. His face was covered in dried and wet tears, the skin tinted red underneath. "I can't…he can't be gone…"

Theo grabbed his shoulder, squeezing it as tenderly as he could. "It's okay…"

"I'll never get used to them. I never thought…I don't want them, now."

"You can do this. You've always know you might have to—"

"I don't understand! Why'd he have to…"

"Liam."

"Look at them!" Liam yelled, standing and turning to shout at the chimera, his eyes blazing red. "My brother is gone! This is all I have left of him!"

Theo stood slowly. He took a step forward and then another to pulled Liam into a tight hug. Liam stood there, his rage keeping him frozen. But as he started to relax, Lydia saw Theo's face. The chimera drove his claws deep into Liam's back, piercing his lung and heart. When he pulled back, Liam's look of betrayal as he crumpled to the floor forced Lydia to scream.

Her vision shattered. When she looked around, she was in a familiar room. She was in Stiles' bedroom. She was dressed for bed and when she looked around, spotting him, so was he. They had been to bed, but now they were both on their feet. Stiles was alarmed, scared almost. "Stiles?" she said through her terrified sob.

"It's okay," he said. He walked up to her and pulled her in. "You're okay."

"I saw him. I saw Theo."

"Theo?"

"He's gonna' kill Liam. And Scott…oh god Scott…Scott was dead."

"It's okay," Stiles said, pulling them apart. "Maybe…maybe it was just a nightmare this time."

She looked in his eyes, disbelieving his words when she felt something on her hands. Something wet, and thick. She looked at them and saw them coated in blood, the same on the back of Stiles' shirt.

Lydia bolted up right in her own bedroom and let loose the loudest banshee scream yet.