Chapter 5 – Trance, Savion POV.
I groaned and rolled over, groaning more at the pain in my chest and my nape. I took a deep breath and my eyes flew open once I realised I wasn't in the comfort of my own house. I was naked, covered in a white blanket. I sat up slowly, bones cracking as if I haven't properly moved in days. I rubbed the back of my neck and clutched the blanket close to my chest. I looked under the blanket and a white, blood-stained bandage was taped just on the underside of my left breast. I looked around the place, it was dark except for the ceiling to floor window on the left, a desk right in front of it a few books on the floor beside it. I got out of the bed and groaned at the pain caused by my movements.
"You're awake." A familiar voice said from behind me. I would know that voice from anywhere; I grew up with that voice and hated it but loved it so much more.
"Derek?" I turned around to be greeted by the exact person I thought it was. He stood there, wearing a charcoal v-neck that revealed his well-toned chest and arms, and some dark jeans. His hands by his side. I studied him, his dark hair styled up and dark stubble grew on the sides of his face, as well as his chin, jaw and upper lip. His eyes, my favourite part of him, were bright despite the gloomy lighting in the place. He looked at me with nothing but pure love. "Derek." I said his name again as if to make sure he was real.
He stepped towards me with open arms. I stepped right into them and buried my face in his chest. "Sav." He murmured into my hair. He held me tightly as if he had no intentions of letting me go. We stayed like that for a few moments until he stepped back. I wish he hadn't.
"What happened to me?" I asked him, I had no idea what happened after Ethan, Aiden and I chased after the beta that broke into the bank while we were there. Everything after that was a blur.
"I was hoping you could tell me that." Derek scratched the back of his head and led me back on to the edge of the bed to sit down. "I should probably get you something to wear." I nodded and he quickly walked up the spiral stairs. I thought about what happened last night and the back of my head started hurting as if I was being clawed. I groaned as I tried more the pain got worse and worse, my hand flew up and I dug my own claws into myself. I started getting images of my view from the roof and the beta I chased, I dug my claws deeper and I got a full play back of what had happened. The veins, the blonde beta, the wolfs bane arrow, the warning and getting dropped off at Derek's doorstep.
Derek had to physically rip my hand away from my nape. I panted and blinked rapidly. "What the hell were you doing?" His brows furrowed.
"I remember."
Derek gave me a few moments to myself to get dressed. He had given me my jeans and underwear set I was wearing the other night but he replaced my shirt with a white v-neck I'm assuming was his. They were all freshly washed. I ran my fingers through my wavy- blonde hair and was surprised that it was knot-free.
I stepped out of the bathroom and made my way down the stairs. Derek was standing behind the desk facing the window. I quietly padded next to him and placed a hand on his arm. He faced me and gave me a small smile. I sat on the desk.
"How long was I out?"
"A few days." Derek shrugged.
"Anything happen in those few days?"
"You said you remember what happened." Derek said bluntly. Completely ignoring my question.
I sighed. "Deucalion has been keeping this from me for months. I never questioned it or cared the slightest. We got here, I signed up Ethan and Aiden to the school and that night Deucalion said he needed us to guard-"I was interrupted by Derek's phone, ringing. He slid the tip of his thumb across the screen and held the phone against his ear.
"Scott."
"Dr. Deaton found a way to help Isaac remember, come to the clinic now." Was all this Scott person said before hanging up.
Derek sighed and picked up his jacket. "Let's go."
"Wait," Derek gave me an impatient look, the same one he always used to give me whenever I took too long to get ready. I smiled. "Is it possible you've seen my shoes and jacket?"
Derek grabbed the other leather jacket and tossed it to me before walking out the door, I shrugged it on and quickly picked stepped into my shoes and ran after him.
We drove in silence, with Derek shooting me worried looks from the corner of his eyes. I smiled and placed a hand over the hand he was using to shift gears. We pulled in at the animal clinic, Dr. Deaton's animal clinic. He was my family's and the Hale's emissary.
I immediately sniffed out the two other werewolves inside, Derek felt that I tensed up. His arm snaked around my waist as he led me inside.
"Savion, nice to see you again… conscious this time." Dr Deaton greeted me from behind the counter.
"Thank you for saving my life… again." I gave him a grateful smile. He led us into the back where there was a tub made of metal, three teenagers were filling it with ice. One of the two dark-haired boys had an uneven jaw line, he was a wolf. While the one wearing a flannel shirt over a white crew neck shirt, was human. The third boy… the third boy was the boy Ethan, Aiden and I attacked that night. I remained calm as I entered the room.
"She's finally awake… and clothed." The one in the flannel shot a cheeky grin at me.
"Shut up, Stiles." Derek walked in and thumped him on the back of the head. "Sav," He held his hand out, urging me to come further into the room. "This is, Scott" He pointed to the guy with the uneven jawline; Scott gave me a soft smile. "Isaac", he pointed to the guy the twins and I attacked, Isaac gave me an awkward wave. "And Stiles." Stiles gave me a really warm smile. I smiled at them politely and stood beside Derek.
Derek helped pour in ice in the metal tub while Isaac and Dr Deaton talked.
"Obviously it's not going to be particularly… comfortable. But if we can slow your heart rate down enough you'll slip into a trance-like state." Dr Deaton told the teenage boy who looked incredibly worried about getting into the tub filled with cold water and ice.
"Like?" Isaac asked in confusion.
"Like being hypnotised." I murmured. They both looked at me.
"Exactly." Dr Deaton nodded and looked at Isaac again. "You'll be half transformed; it'll let us access your subconscious mind."
Isaac kneeled beside the tub and looked at the amount of ice covering the surface.
"How slow does his heart rate need to be?" Scott wondered.
"Very slow." Dr Deaton answered.
"Well how slow is very slow?" Derek asked. I rolled my eyes and Dr Deaton laughed at my action but his face turned serious.
"Nearly dead." He told them in a matter-of-factly tone. They all looked at him with a scared expression.
Isaac dipped his hand in the ice bath and immediately pulled it back. "It' safe though right?" He asked the doctor.
"Do you want me to answer honestly?" I shook my head and tried to hold in my laughter. His tone dripped of 'I'm getting tired of your dumbass questions' tone but he was patient with the young wolves.
Isaac got it. "No, no… not really."
The sound of rubber snapping back into its place interrupted their conversation. We all looked up to see Stiles putting on an elbow-high rubber glove.
"What?" Stiles asked innocently.
Derek raised his eyebrows at him and he immediately ripped the glove off and threw it on the ground. This boy must be so scared of Derek. Isaac stood up and took in a deep breath. The kind you do whenever you're trying to convince yourself to do something terrifying.
"Look if it feels too risky, you don't have to do this." Derek told his beta, Scoot nodded in agreement and looked at Isaac.
Isaac thought about it for a moment and took his shirt off. He handed me his shirt and blew out a sigh before stepping into the tub. Scott took off his jacket and rolled up his sleeve as did Derek. They both placed a hand on Isaac's shoulder and Isaac took deep breaths to help endure the burning feeling of the cold ice bath on his skin. Isaac and Derek looked at each other and nodded before fully submerging Isaac into the cold water. The boy emerged from the surface again, his eyes a glowing yellow and his fangs out. Trying to nip at Derek and Scott.
"Get him back under." Deaton ordered. Isaac growled and the boys pushed him down again. He was kicking and fighting to resurface and he did again, his hands holding on to the edge of the tub. "Hold him." Stiles held Isaac's feet down.
"We're trying!" Derek yelled.
They pushed him under again; I took off my jacket and grabbed Isaac's hand that was holding on to the tub. I held his hand but Isaac's grip was crushing my hand. I ignored it and rubbed his hand gently with thumb. Isaac's grip loosened and he relaxed underwater. The boys took their hands off of him and let his body float. Isaac's face broke through the surface covered with ice; he took a deep breath but didn't open his eyes.
They all looked at me. "How'd you do that?" Stiles asked, his expression clearly confused and surprised.
I shrugged. "With my hand holding his, he felt like someone was there with him that he didn't need to be scared because he wasn't alone." I looked at Derek and he nodded and half smiled, I used to hold Derek's hand all the time while growing up, every time Derek was terrified, I would always be there to hold his hand.
We all stayed quiet for a few seconds, making sure Isaac was actually deep in the trance.
"Now remember, only I talk to him." Deaton said. "Too many voices will confuse him and draw him out." We all nodded. He turned to Isaac. "Isaac, can you hear me?"
"Yes. I can hear you." Isaac spoke after a few seconds.
"This is Doctor Deaton, I'd like to ask you a few questions is that alright?"
I stared at the boy in the tub. I feared for him, I feared for what he was about to see. Alphas attacking him. This wasn't something a teenage boy should be experiencing, being put into a trance to have him recall the time he was being attacked by a pack of the strongest werewolves to ever live.
Isaac nodded. "Y-yes."
"I wanna ask you about the night you found Erica and Boyd." We heard thunder and looked up, a storm was coming. "I want you to remember it for me in as vivid detail and possible, like you're actually there again."
Isaac started moving. "I-I don't want to do that." He shook his head. "I don't want to do that. I don't wanna do that." He repeated, shaking his head. The lights started to flicker. "I don't wanna do that." He started kicking and his grip on my hand started to tighten. The boys started held him down again, making sure his body stays under the cold water.
"It's alright, just relax." Deaton tried to calm him. "They're just memories. You can't be hurt by a memory."
"I don't wanna do that, I don't wanna do that." Isaac kept saying.
"Relax, just relax." Deaton said in a hushed tone. I brought Isaac's hand up to my chest and hugged it. The boy did as the doctor said. "Good." We all stayed in silence, I looked at Derek. It was clear he was starting to get impatient but more so he was worried for his beta.
"Now let's go back to that night," Deaton started again. "To the place you found Erica and Boyd, can you tell me what you see? Is there some kind of building? A house?"
The whole thing was starting to freak me out. It was like I was being taken back with Isaac.
"No, nah… it's not a house. It's ah- it's stone. I think, marble." Isaac's voice was shaking.
"That's perfect. Can you give me any other descriptions?" Deaton asked calmly.
"It's dusty. Uh, empty."
"Like an abandoned building?"
Isaac stayed silent as the lights started to flicker some more and the thunder was getting louder.
"Someone's here, someone's here." Isaac started to panic, his hold on my hand tightened again. His other hand grabbed Scott's wrist. The boys placed a hand on him again, ready to hold him down.
"Isaac, Isaac, relax." Deaton tried to calm him.
"No, no, no they see me! They see me!" Isaac started to kick.
"They're just memories; you can't be hurt by a memory. Just relax." Deaton repeated. He started to relax and let go of Scott but he never let my hand go. "Good." Deaton licked his lips. "Now tell us what you see? Tell us everything."
Isaac started describing the bank, the stairs and everything up there. "I hear them." He said as his eyes opened. "They're talking about the full moon, about being out of control when the moon rises." He was talking about the betas' conversation in the vault.
"Was he talking about Erica?" Everyone's brows furrowed, except mine. Because I knew exactly what Isaac would say, I knew what he was talking about because I was there. I was one of the enemies.
"I think so- I can't" His lips started to quiver; he was drawing in sharp breaths. "I can't see her. I can-t, I can't see either of them."
"Can you hear anything else?" Deaton asked.
"They're worried, worried what they do during the moon. They're… worried they're going to hurt each other." Isaac said. I felt my eyebrows furrow, I was confused as everyone else. I had been left out of the plans. I didn't know what their plans were for the betas.
Derek shook his head. "If they're locked in together during the full moon they're going to tear each other apart." Scott looked at him on horror but nodded.
"Isaac, we need to find them right now. Can you see them?" Deaton's tone was stern.
Isaac's head turned slightly to the side. "No…" his eyes widened.
"Do you know what kind of room it is? Is there some kind of marker? A number on a door? A sign?" Deaton urged on.
Isaac's body shot up, he was gasping for air. "They're here, they're here." He whispered. He started backing up until his back was against the tub and his slid down again.
"It's alright." Deaton hushed him.
"No." Isaac was freaking out. "They're here."
"Just tell us-"
"They see me! They found me! THEY'RE HERE!" Isaac screamed.
"This isn't working." Derek's jaw clenched and turned to Isaac. "Isaac where are you?!"
"I CAN'T SEE THEM IT'S TOO DARK!" Isaac's grip on my hand kept getting tighter.
"TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE!" Derek ordered his beta.
"Ah." I could feel my hand starting to break. "Derek stop."
"Derek, you'll confuse him!" Deaton tried. But he ignored us both. Stiles and Scott looked at each other not knowing what to do.
"ISAAC! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Derek yelled. They held him down as he fought to get out. "TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE!" Derek kept yelling. Isaac was struggling to fight.
"He can't breathe, he'll go into shock." The doctor told him, but Derek didn't listen.
"DEREK! LET HIM GO!" Scott yelled.
"ISAAC WHERE ARE YOU?!" Derek continued to ignore us. "WHAT DID YOU SEE?!"
"A VAULT! IT'S A BANK VAULT!" Isaac screamed. He fought more against Derek's, Scott's and Stiles' hold on him. "There's a dead body, it's Erica!" The boys all looked at each other in shock and let go of Isaac, they all started backing away while he still fought to get out. "I SAW- I SAW.." Isaac's body shot up as he snapped out of the trance. "I saw it! I saw the banks name." He let go of my hand and got out of the tub, the boys helped him out and I grabbed a towel to wrap him in.
I grabbed a second one and wrapped him in it. "It's uh- it's Beacon Hills First National Bank." He tried to think more. "It's aah, it's an abandoned bank and they're keeping them locked inside- locked inside the vault."
We all looked at each other and at the ground; Derek crossed his arms over his chest. I put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
Isaac stared at us in confusion and turned to Stiles. "What?" He asked.
"You don't remember what you said right before you came out of it, do you?" Stiles' lips pressed and formed a tight line. Isaac shook his head. "You said when they captured you that they dragged you into a room and that there was a body in it."
"What body?" Isaac stared at him.
"Erica." Stiles said quietly. "You said it was Erica."
Isaac's face fell as he found out the news about his friend. My head was spinning; I didn't know how to break it to them that Erica wasn't dead when Isaac was shoved into a room with her... I didn't know how to tell them that I came back after chasing Isaac to finish the job. We all cleaned up in silence.
"Look she's not dead!" Derek repeated for the third time in the last minute.
"Derek, he said 'there's a dead body, it's Erica' doesn't exactly leave us much room for interpretation." Stiles argued.
"Then who was in the vault with Boyd?" Derek still refused to believe that one his betas is dead.
"Someone else obviously." Stiles shot back.
"And maybe it was the girl on the motor cycle. The one who saved you?" Scott suggested, looking at Isaac.
"No, she wasn't like us. And whoever was in the vault with Boyd was." Isaac shook his head.
"What if that's how Erica died? They pit them against each other during the full moon and see which one survives. It's like werewolf thunder dome." Stiles said.
"Then we get them out tonight." Derek was determined.
"Be smart about this Derek." I told him.
Deaton nodded in agreement. "You can't just go storming in."
"If Isaac got in then so can we." I hated Derek's stubbornness, I always have and I always will.
"But he didn't get through a vault door, did he?" Deaton raised an eyebrow at him.
"We need a plan." Scott spoke up.
"How are we going to come up with a plan to break into a bank vault" he emphasised the two words, "in less than twenty-four hours."
"I think someone already did," Stiles held his phone in his hand. "'Beacon Hills First National closes its stores three months after the vault robbery' doesn't say here how it was robbed but it won't take long to find out." Stiles said confidently.
"How long?"
"It's the internet, Derek, okay?" Stiles scoffed. "Minutes."
My head was pounding against my skull, the past few months of my life have been awfully quiet and suddenly I was reunited with my mate who's beta I killed, watch a teenage boy get drowned half dead and I'm hearing teenagers and Derek plan a suicide mission.
"I-I should go." I finally said. They all looked at me.
"Why?" Scott looked genuinely confused. Derek's face was pained.
"Derek might be my mate, but my allegiance is with my pack. I have people to take care of." I hoped off the table and grabbed my jacket.
"I don't trust you." Stiles spoke up.
I smiled internally, he could stand up to me and yet he was scared of Derek. I can guarantee I'm way more terrifying than Derek Hale. "I'm not saying you should." I slid my jacket on. "Look, I'm not going to tell them your plans of breaking your friends out of the vault and even if I wanted to tell you their plans I can't either-"
"Yeah, yeah your allegiance is with your pack." Stiles repeated what I had said before.
"I don't know what their plans are." I admitted. "As I said, be smart about this." Everyone stayed silent. "Well it was good seeing you two again," I said to Derek and Deaton. "Just wish it had been under better circumstances."
"I'm so sorry." I whispered to him, tears starting to sting my eyes but I blinked them back. I leaned up and placed a kiss on the edge of his lips. "Take care of yourself, Derek."
I placed a hand on Deaton's shoulder as I walked out. I could feel my heart slowly break apart as I walked out of the clinic and away from Derek. I started running at a wolf phase back to the apartment.
I walked straight through the door and marched straight into my room ignoring the twins as they called out my name. I took off my clothes as fast as I could and stepped into the shower, not caring that the water was still cold. I ripped off the bandage on my chest and threw it on the floor. I fought back the sob threatening to come out. I can't cry, I don't cry and I wasn't about to start.
"Sav?" Ethan and Aiden tapped on the door lightly.
"I-I'll be right out." I said quietly.
After about two hours, I came out and stared at myself in the mirror and thought back to the night in the bank.
"You know that's not the bond I was talking about." I heard Kali's voice, that's what she had said to the twins before we came to Beacon Hills. I thought harder, my head was hurting and my chest was tightening. "You can't just kill people for your own entertainment!" I clutched on to my head, hoping it would stop the agonizing pain. "I didn't kill her, she did!" "Because you told her to!" I groaned and squeezed my eyes shut.
I felt someone's arms around me, shaking me. "Sav!" Aiden yelled. I opened my eyes to see Ethan and Aiden both kneeling on the floor next to me. I gasped for air and pushed myself off the floor.
"I'm fine." I said quietly. "I'm going to get dressed; I'll be right out to make something to eat."
They knew it was a sign that I wanted to be left alone and they did, they didn't push it. We ate in silence and they didn't speak to me for the rest of the night. It wasn't until I climbed into my bed, I heard someone enter my room. I didn't turn to see who it was, I didn't have to. Ethan lifted me a little and set me down one side of the bed before lying down next to me. He didn't say anything, we both just stayed completely silent until we fell asleep.
Author's note:
How was that? :) I tried getting that whole putting Isaac under a trance the exact same as they did it in the episode! As you can see I didn't give her much lines and just let her watch whatever was going on in front of her.
Anyway let me know what you all think!
Kisses.
