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Please see me the moment you arrive.
Principal Argent
Cat wiped her hands off on her jeans, not wanting sweaty palms when she went into the principal's office. She had come into the office to find a note on her desk and it made her really nervous that he wanted to speak with her. More than likely, it was for something school related but knowing all that she did now, it scared her to be alone with him.
Taking a deep breath, she knocked on his door, waiting for him to call out to her to enter. She did, sitting in the seat across from his desk.
"Good morning, Ms. Danvers." He smiled at her as he opened up a pill box and swallowed a bunch of pills. "I wanted to speak with you to tell you more about my expectations of you."
"O-okay." She hesitantly replied.
"No, it's yes sir. Do not hesitate, be sure of yourself." He snapped, leaning forward.
She swallowed, nervous now more than ever. "Yes, sir." She replied, her voice stronger.
He nodded. "Better. As I've said before, I will be relying on you a lot. I want you to understand who you and I are to one another. You're not just some intern. You're my eyes and ears in the corridors of this school. You are my portal to teenage reality."
She nodded her head, "Yes sir."
He smiled. "A principal is a figurehead, a last line of defense. My responsibility is to the community. Your responsibility is to me. There must always be a level of trust between you and me that I can have faith in. Beacon Hills High may seem like any other school, but it isn't. I may seem like any other principal, but I'm not."
Oh, she knew that very well indeed and suddenly something she hadn't even thought about entered her mind. They thought it was weird that Principal Thomas had quit on a moment's notice, considering he was borderline OCD but had anyone thought that him leaving and Gerard being here wasn't a coincidence.
"You would be wise to stay close to me. It would be wise for you to stay in my good graces. The choices one makes in the company one keeps are the choices that determine the quality of one's life. And the length of it."
She looked properly confused at the last part, acting as if she had no idea what he could be talking about before nodding her head. "Yes Sir, I understand."
He smiled, satisfied that he had gotten what he needed out of her for the time being. "Good, now get to work."
She forced another smile before leaving the office and returning to her desk, sending a quick text to Scott that she needed to speak with him as soon as possible. He had been gone when she awoke in the morning and there was only a note from him, saying he would see her at school and that he had taken her school work. She vaguely remembered telling him to do that and she would catch him up on the work later.
Scott replied that his morning practice was over and he would meet her at her locker as they had Math first thing. Grabbing her bag, she left the office, meeting up with Scott and Stiles at her locker. She handed her phone to Stiles, who read the email Gerard sent her and before he could exclaim on the craziness of it, she told them about her meeting with him.
"I don't know if he realizes I hang out with you guys, or what. I mean, I can keep on with the whole tutoring thing, but he makes me nervous."
"Him relying on you, this could be a good thing." Scott mused.
"maybe in a very, very weird way." Stiles said before shaking his head. "No, in what way is this good?"
"Cat is our eyes and ears in the Principal's office. Our inside track to what the hunters are up to." Scott explained.
Stiles let out a snort. "What, you think Gerard's just gonna sit Cat down and go over his werewolf hunting schedule for the week?"
"No, but Cat can pick up on little clues ."
"Does Cat not get a say in this?" Cat asked in disbelief. The guys were talking like she wasn't even there.
"I'm more worried about Gerard picking up on little clues about Cat." Stiles continued, not listening to Cat.
Cat slammed her open locker shut, annoyed that they were talking over her yet again. Both guys jumped before turning to look at her in shock.
"Cat should decide what Cat should do." She snapped.
The guys sent her an apologetic look to which she rolled her eyes.
"I'll help but how about talking to me instead of over me? Great concept, really."
"Fine." Stiles said. "You have to be close to him, Cat. Just don't get too close."
"You can NOT let on to Gerard that you know anything about well, my kind, okay? He won't expect you to know anyway. Just don't let on that you do." Scott continued.
She gave him a look, she wasn't a complete idiot.
He shrugged. "Cat, I've seen this dude in action. It's not cute. Whatever you do, do not piss him off."
Stiles nodded. "I haven't seen it but I've heard about it and "not cute" is like the understatement of all time."
"And you guys seem to forget that I've seen it too, remember?"
"Then you remember what we're dealing with." Scott said with a sigh. "Just promise me, you'll be careful."
"Of course." She responded, "Now, can I have my homework back?"
He nodded, handing it over. "I can't thank you enough."
"Don't thank me yet, tutoring, after school, no getting out of it anymore. We need to get you caught up."
"I have lacrosse."
She smiled. "Don't worry, I can wait."
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"Do you know what a bestiary is?" Scott asked as they sat in his room that night, doing homework.
Cat didn't look up from correcting his work as she answered. "Yes, I do. It's a collection of mythical creatures and quite possibly what your boss was referring to."
"How do you know this? How does everyone but me know this? Stiles mentioned it today."
She looked up now, passing his work back to him. "Because I'm a nerd and well, the thought crossed my mind last night but got kind of distracted."
"We need to figure out a way to obtain it. According to Stiles, who talked to Allison, Gerard does have it. It's in a leather bound book usually kept in his office."
She pointed to the next set of questions, waiting for him to start working on it before he answered. "So, I need to break into his office now?"
He looked up. "What? No. That's too dangerous. Do you have keys or anything to his office?"
She frowned, pointing back to his homework. "I have office keys but principal Thomas never locked his door so I don't know if it works for that. I can check on Monday though."
"Just don't get caught. And if it doesn't work, let us know, Allison said she could try and get his keys."
"If I'm alone, why don't I just go take a look myself?"
"Because I don't want you getting caught, Gerard is dangerous."
"But he doesn't have a clue about you, about me, nothing." She reminded him. "For all he knows, I could be looking for something that has to do with work."
"I'd feel better if you had a lookout."
Cat rolled her eyes, "Fine, I'll check the keys, we'll go from there."
He smiled at her and she pointed to his work again. "Finish this page and we can move onto chemistry. It's not that you don't know this Scott, you just haven't done the work."
"Been a little busy." He reminded her.
She sighed. "I know but you're smart, you know this, and as long as we make sure you get the work done, you'll be fine. I know things are crazy so I'll help where I can."
"Speaking of crazy, we need to figure out the murder, the missing people, the tape."
"Isaac, one was found, no idea about the tape."
"I don't think Isaac did it. Bennett was found but no one knows that, the principal is missing, all of this has caught Stiles' dad attention. He thinks the principal might be a missing person."
"But that's good, right?"
Scott shrugged. "Not if the Argents had something to do with it. Mom's home."
Moments later, the front door opened and Scott's mom was calling his name.
"Up here, doing homework." He called to her.
"You? Doing homework? Now this I have to see." Moments later she appeared in the doorway, stopping when she saw he wasn't alone. "Oh hello."
"Mom, this is Cat. Cat, my mom."
Cat stood up and shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you Mrs. McCall."
"Likewise." She replied. "I didn't know Scott was seeing someone new. I mean, after Alli-"
"Mom." Scott interrupted. "Cat's just here helping with my schoolwork. She's super smart."
"Oh, sorry. I'll let you two get back to it. Don't stay up too late and thank you for helping my son, Cat."
Cat forced a smile, trying not to let herself be bugged that she was just the girl helping him catch up with his schoolwork. "No problem, it was nice meeting you."
She left and went to her room, leaving the two teens alone. Cat didn't have to say anything before Scott started explaining.
"you're not just that but I didn't want my mom giving you the third degree or anything."
"By her finding out that I'm your friend." She said with an amused look on her face.
"I think you might be more than that." He muttered.
She sighed, turning back to their work and pulling out her chemistry book. "We have a huge test coming up soon, we should get you ready for that. It is getting late and I do have to get home, I have a cat to feed. Which reminds me, when are you taking her back?"
"Yeah, about that…." He trailed off, giving her a hopeful look.
"No. No way, no how." She crossed her arms over her chest with a small pout.
"Doc says she was a stray and was to be euthanized but he hates doing that and was hoping you would take her."
"No. I hate animals."
He raised an eyebrow, a small smirk on his face as he leaned towards her. "All animals?"
She laughed as she leaned away. "Cute but you're not distracting me. You take Ralph."
"Mom won't let me, besides, she likes you. Please? When all this is over we'll look for a new home for her."
"Fine." She relented. "Let's just call it a night, we can finish this tomorrow."
"I'll take you home."
She knew better then to argue, knowing he would never let her walk anywhere on her own anymore if he could help it. Since his mom was home, he took the car and drove her home. When they arrived, he pulled her into a hug, placing a kiss on her forehead.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow okay?"
She nodded before getting out of the car and into her house. When she got into her room, Ralph was lying on her pillow and Cat glared at her.
"Just because I'm keeping you, doesn't mean I like you."
"Mreow." The cat replied.
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