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oi, i give up. to the ppl who read and actually review. enjoy.
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"Thank you." Scott softly told her, standing in the doorway of her room.
She looked up from the book she was reading and glared at him.
"Cat." He said with a sigh, coming in to her room and sitting on the edge of the bed. "I don't want you getting hurt. You and Allison are far away from this tonight and that makes me feel better."
They had been arguing since they left his work. Scott had finally gotten her to agree to stay home but she wasn't happy, not by a long shot.
"I can help." She tried again.
"How?" Scott asked.
Cat opened her mouth, quickly closing it when she realized she didn't have an answer. She didn't know how she could help.
"You're safer here." He reiterated.
"Just promise me. You'll come back, in one piece." She whispered.
"I will." He promised, leaning forward to kiss her. "And I will call you the moment I'm done. Lock the doors, lock the windows. Everything should be happening there but just in case."
Her lower lip trembled as he pulled away and he wiped away the stray tear that managed to escape.
"I Lo-" She covered his mouth with her hand.
"Save it, so you have a reason to come back." She actually paused to smile. "I never thought anything that corny would come out of my mouth. Just be safe."
He nodded, placing one last kiss on her forehead before leaving. She waited until he had left the house before locking everything up like he asked. His mom was on the late shift again so she was left alone and her mind drifted to Ralph. Her dad would never feed that cat and she would have no choice but to go get her and she was actually sad that Ralph wasn't there for company. She contemplated going to get him but if Scott found out she had gone to her house alone he would kill her and quite possibly her dad.
So she tried doing some school work, she even finished Scott's school work. She made herself some food, then threw it all out, too sick to eat. She explored the whole house then spent the rest of the time pacing her room. She was going nuts with not knowing anything.
She was pacing in the front room feeling sick to her stomach, when all of a sudden, without warning, she was thrown through the air toppling backwards over the couch. She hit the wall hard and she immediately pushed herself to her hands and knees, gasping as the pain hit her but she forced herself to look around, trying to find where the attack had come from. Nothing and no one was there and she collapsed against the wall holding her side. She closed her eyes and that was when she saw it, Scott being hit by a car. Her eyes flew open as she tried to figure out if it already happened, if it was about to, or if her imagination was running wild. But her flying through the air and the pain in her side was not part of her imagination. She closed her eyes, only seeing headlights coming towards her before she went flying and the world went black.
She reopened her eyes, reaching for her phone and calling Scott. He didn't answer and she called Stiles.
"Cat?" He said, not bothering with greetings. "Have you talked to Scott?"
"No, I'm trying to get ahold of him. I think something's wrong with him."
"What, why?"
"The weirdest thing just happened." She quickly told him what happened and when she was done, there was only stunned silence.
"Stiles?"
"I'm here and that's just… wow. I need to- ugh- I don't know, I'm out of magic fairy dust here and I'm like 50 feet short. I'm freaking out Cat."
"I'm coming down there."
"No, Scott wants you nowhere near here."
"Stiles, he's in trouble, I can't find him if I'm not there. Look, finish off the barrier, you remember what he said, just believe, I'll see you soon." She hung up before he could protest and quickly changed, grabbing Scott's bike and taking off for the warehouse.
When she got there, she hopped off the bike near Stiles jeep as he came running towards her. Derek ran up behind them as Stiles looked at both of them, nervous about something.
"hey, um, So uh, we kind of lost Jackson inside, but-" he stopped, and she followed his line of sight to where Erica and Isaac were exiting the building, stopping just in front of the line of ash. Isaac looked down at it before looking up at Erica, fear entering both their eyes.
"Oh my god, it's working." Stiles cried with a small fist pump. "Ah this is- yes, I did something."
Cat glanced at Derek who looked worried as he stared at his pack members on the other side of the barrier.
"Stiles, they're trapped in there with that thing?"
"Yeah. Oh. Oh crap." His eyes widened in realization. With the packs thoughts on Jackson and trying to stop him, they were stuck inside.
"Oh no." Cat whispered.
"What now?" Stiles asked.
"Scott's in there."
"How do you know that?"
She shook her head, closing her eyes.
"How do you know?" Derek echoed Stiles question.
"What are you doing?" She whispered, her voice much lower as she echoed Scott.
"Stiles, what the hell is the girl talking about?" Derek asked.
Cat sank to her knees, suddenly feeling like she couldn't breathe properly. Her hands clawed at her throat as she tried to breathe properly and Stiles knelt beside her as Erica and Isaac moved towards her, stopping when they hit the barrier.
"Catty, what is it?" Erica whispered.
"Stop." Cat cried, in that low voice. She blindly crawled forward, reaching out a hand that was stopped by the barrier. She lifted up her other hand, both now against the barrier as she continued moving forward on her knees until she had her whole upper body leaning against the invisible barrier.
Derek's eyes widened in realization. "You said supernatural's can't cross it. What the hell is she Stiles?" He stepped forward to grab her and demand answers but Stiles stood up and stepped between them.
"You can't touch her right now." Stiles told him.
"Why?" Derek growled.
"She's our way to find Scott. If you touch her, you'll ruin it."
"What the hell is she?" he demanded to know.
"I'm not…" Cat whispered, stopping as she gasped for air.
"What the hell is going on?" Derek asked again.
"Wait." Stiles told him.
"I'm not… alone." Her eyes opened and Erica and Isaac gasped in disbelief. Stiles and Derek stepped closer to see what they were looking at.
"Holy geez." Stiles cried.
"She's a wolf? How? I would know if she was." Derek snarled at seeing her amber colored eyes as she let out a howl before collapsing against the barrier. Derek stopped, cocking his head to the side before staring at the warehouse in fear. "Scott. She's right, break it."
"What? No way."
"He's dying." Derek cried.
"Cat?" Stiles questioned, choosing to wait for her go ahead.
"Too long." She answered in her own voice, pushing against the barrier and letting out a blood curdling scream. Stiles and the werewolves watched in disbelief as she collapsed forward, the barrier broken.
"Third door on the left." She whispered, knowing Derek would hear her. He took off without a second thought.
"Catty? What the hell was that?" Erica asked, dropping to her knees
"My head hurts." Cat groaned, pushing herself to her hands and knees.
Something wet dropped onto the back of Cat's hand and she sat up to get a closer look at it. She frowned, seeing it was blood, but where had it come from?
A kleenex was held out to her and she looked up at Isaac, who was holding it, staring at her in confusion.
"You're bleeding." He said, looking a little freaked out.
She touched her nose, noting that the blood was coming from there and distantly wondered why. She had never had a nosebleed before in her life.
"What did you just do?" Stiles asked, staring at her with wide eyes.
"I-I don't know." She blindly reached out grasping on to the first arm she could find to try and pull herself up. Someone grabbed her arm to help her up and she looked over to see Isaac there. Once standing, her knees wouldn't hold her and as she began to fall, he scooped her up into his arms.
"I got you." He told her.
She gave him a weak smile. "Thank you. You're definitely forgiven for trying to choke me to death."
"Good to know." He replied, now smiling at her.
"What happened?" Cat asked.
"You broke the barrier." Stiles told her. "you, not me."
"Catty, you don't smell like a werewolf." Erica cautiously said.
"I'm not." She stiffened in Isaac's arm, her eyes glazing over and going distant.
"What the hell just happened?" Isaac asked, sounding freaked out again.
"She's seeing something." Stiles said, watching her.
"Tell Allison I'm sorry. Tell Cat…" she trailed off, going limp in his arms.
"Erica, what the fuck is going on?" Isaac asked, staring at the girl in his arms, a look of concern filling his features.
The blonde werewolf shook her head, staring helplessly at her friend. "I don't understand right now." She turned to Stiles. "This shouldn't be happening, she's not touching anyone's skin."
"I know." Stiles cried. "I'm freaking out."
Derek came out of the warehouse, dragging Scott with him and over to Stiles Jeep. Erica moved to help him and when he had him in the back turned to lean against the jeep, trying to catch his breath.
"What happened?" Stiles asked.
"Victoria Argent had him in a room with a vaporizer full of wolfsbane, she was trying to poison him." He gasped out.
"We'll take them to Scott's work. His boss will help."
"Them?" Derek looked over at the small teen in Isaac's arms. "What's her deal?"
Stiles looked at Erica, who shrugged. Neither knew if they had a choice anymore. Derek had seen her in action, they couldn't just explain that away.
"How did she know all that stuff? And why couldn't she cross the barrier?" Derek demanded to know.
"Because she's classified as a supernatural. Get in the car and I'll explain."
Derek glared but finally listened to Stiles. Isaac placed Cat onto his lap and he tried not to stare at her in disdain.
"We'll meet you there." He told Derek.
"No, go help Boyd."
"Can I come?" Erica asked. "Catty needs me."
Knowing how much his female werewolf cared for the girl in his lap, he nodded and she got into the back with Scott. When they were on their way, Derek looked at Stiles.
"Alright." He finally snapped. "Someone tell me what's going on. What the hell is she? Is she a danger to my pack?"
"She's not." Stiles replied.
"Then why couldn't she cross the barrier? I saw her eyes, what is she?"
"Human." He replied.
Derek growled and Erica placed a hand on his shoulder in an attempt to calm her alpha.
"She is." Stiles said. "She just happens to be a Seer."
"A Seer? Like psychic or something?" He asked in disbelief as the teen's eyes started to flutter as she let out a moan, "Yeah, right. Try again."
"He's telling the truth." Erica confirmed. "That's why she's so deeply entrenched in all this."
"She's like our secret weapon. One touch and she can know things about you."
"It's not that cut and dry." Cat whispered, her eyes still fluttering as she tried to gather her bearings. "I'm not good at controlling it, it happens on its own sometimes, and it will kill me."
"No it won't." Stiles and Erica both said.
"It might. But that's how I knew what happened to Scott. Usually it takes a touch but since I'm so close to Scott, he was in trouble and I knew and if not for me, you wouldn't have gotten there in time. So don't kill me and no using me for your own selfish reasons."
"Why would I kill you?" Derek asked in confusion.
"Oh and no turning me." She added, sounding slight;y stronger "And you could want me dead because I know too much. I don't know, but I don't know you so therefore, not big with the trusting."
The alpha rolled his eyes. "Are you a danger to my pack?"
"No," she whispered. "Erica is my best friend."
"And Scott?"
She looked puzzled. "He's not in your pack."
"What? Yes, he is. You were there when it happened? You went batshit crazy over it."
Stiles groaned. "She went so batshit crazy, as you put it because the Kanima and his master did something to her and she can't remember that day."
"So they know about her."
"We don't know how." Stiles told him, pulling into the parking lot of Scott's work. Him and Erica got out, the latter taking Cat from Derek while the alpha grabbed Scott. They got them into the office, putting them in the exam room while Stiles went to go grab Deaton.
Derek sighed, running a hand over his face. "I'm not going to do anything to you Catalina, although I wish someone had told me about this sooner." He turned to shoot a glare at Erica who shrank back. "But I'd rather he be with you then that hunter. You sure you don't want the bite? You'd make an amazing werewolf."
"Don't even think about it." Scott mumbled.
"Shh." Cat whispered, struggling to sit up.
"What are you doing here?" He whispered back.
"Looking for you. I saw you get hurt I had to come help."
"Why?" He groaned.
"Because you're important to me."
"Are they always this mushy?" Derek grumbled.
Stiles came back into the room followed by the vet. "This is tame, try being me. How you doing buddy?"
Scott coughed, leaning over to throw up onto the floor. "Great." He mumbled.
"Your girl did some pretty crazy stuff."
"Stiles." Cat warned him.
"What?" Scott asked.
"She broke the barrier." Derek told him. "She knew you were in trouble, her eyes changed, she howled and she broke the barrier with her mind."
Scott looked at Derek in confusion before turning to her. "Am I hallucinating?"
Derek shook her head. "No."
"You… howled?"
Cat blushed and looked away. "I was under the influence."
Deaton pushed Scott down so he could tend to him but Scott pushed him away, leaning up on his elbows so he could look at her. "Explain?"
The vet rolled his eyes, turning to tend to Derek.
Cat frowned at Scott. "You were hit by a car. I watched it and felt it happen so I had to come find you."
"And you did but then what?"
Deaton finished with Derek and moved to Cat, gently pushing her back to check her over. She complied, continuing on with her explanation. "I learned that I couldn't cross the barrier. We couldn't get to you, so I broke it so Derek could find you."
"You do realize that Stiles could have done that, right?" Deaton asked.
"He was taking too long." She replied.
"But I made the barrier." Stiles muttered. "I did it."
"Well Catalina, you seem to be fine. Any affects you are feeling I believe are tied to Scott."
"What about the bleeding?" Erica asked.
"Bleeding?"
"She screamed in pain when she was breaking the barrier and when she got up her nose was bleeding."
Cat turned her head to glare at her friend who shrugged.
The vet glanced at Scott. "Did you bleed at all?"
"No, he didn't." Derek answered for him.
"Interesting." He looked Cat over again before moving on to Scott.
"You were bleeding?"
"Nose bleeds, no big deal, right? People get them all the time, right?"
"Do you?" Deaton asked.
Cat hesitantly shook her head.
"If it happens again after doing something like this, please see me right away."
"Why? Do we have more plans for barriers?" She sarcastically asked.
"Can you please just tell me everything?" Scott begged them.
"I flew across the room when you were hit by a car." Cat told him. "I went to find you because I knew you were in trouble and when the poisoning started, I was you again and I had to get to you so I did what I had to."
"So Derek knows now and you're okay with it?"
"It's a small price to pay."
"I'm not going to do anything about it." Derek told them, sounding almost insulted.
"You two just need to rest." Deaton interrupted. "The poison needs to work its way out of Scott's system and I believe him and Catalina will feel better in the morning. After that, we will have to figure out another way to trap the Kanima. When you are feeling up to it, you are free to leave."
Cat and Scott were starting to feel better and when they were strong enough, Stiles said he would drive them all home. Erica and Derek declined and left soon after and Stiles went to help Scott out to the car. Cat declined help, claiming she had to use the facilities and went in search of the Veterinarian. She found him in his office and he looked up and smiled at her when he sensed her in the doorway.
"Yes, Catalina?"
"I-" She paused and looked behind her, making sure they were still alone. "I need a favor. And I know I shouldn't ask but we need help."
"We?"
"Allison and I. She has- she found an Omega and it's in danger. It's not healing and she needs help. Can Allison bring her by, please?"
"Yes, I'll help however I can."
"Scott and Stiles don't know yet. I found out by accident. I- I mean we-"
"Need it to be kept quiet until you tell them?"
"Is that a problem?"
Deaton shook his head. "It shouldn't be, as long as you have plans to speak with them about this."
She breathed a small sigh of relief. "Thank you. I'll let Allison know."
She said her goodbyes and went to go meet the guys at the jeep.
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