Kagome was stunned when Allison said she needed to leave suddenly, a family emergency. So playing the concerned older friend, she offered to give the girl a ride home. Allison had declined with a statement that her aunt was picking her up. Mentally, Kagome was panicking. If it was a family emergency, that involved her aunt, it was most likely involving Scott, Derek, Peter or all of the above.
So with a mask of concern, she went with Allison to the front door and waited for said aunt. The silence was... somewhat stifling for Kagome, and only because she knew what was most likely going on. She still had to wonder if Allison was in the dark about all this.
"So... are you and Scott...?" she trailed off, unsure if they were getting back together or what was going on.
"Oh! Uh, no. I mean yes! Maybe?" she threw her a helplessly confused look. "I honestly don't know."
She whimpered when Kagome chuckled, it broke out into a all out laugh when Allison muttered under her breath as she buried her face into her hands. Her words came out muffled, and she peeked out from between her fingers. A blush overcame her cheeks that Kagome couldn't help but find adorable.
Chuckling once again, Kagome drew the girl into her arms. "Well, at least you're honest on where you stand. It's a whole lot better than most."
"Thank you. That... actually makes me feel a whole lot better." Allison muttered as she stepped away with a small smile. "I have to wonder, how is it you're always helping us?"
"I just do. I care about you guys. Scott's my cousin, you are my friend. I always watch out for those I care about. Even if being between two people who are at odds makes it difficult for me, like I'm babysitting but not being paid." she turned her gaze off into the distance with furrowed brows.
Allison chuckled at the expression and look on Kagome's face. Their moment of friendship was broken however when a honk echoed in the air around them causing them to jump at the suddenness. Both whipped their heads to the street and saw an SUV parked at the curb just in front of the house.
"Looks like your aunt's here. Whatever this emergency is, I hope you pull through. If anything, you can call me." she gave the girl a one armed hugged before Allison left towards the vehicle.
Kagome gave a last parting wave when Allison gave a parting wave from in the vehicle as it drove off. When the SUV turned the corner, Kagome's arm dropped back to her side and she scurried back inside. Going straight for her room, she dove for her jacket where she had placed her cell. Tucking some hair behind her ear, she immediately pressed Scott's number and pushed the device to her ear.
"Come on Scott... pick up!" she muttered under her breath as she paced her room, frantically running her hand through her hair.
Hearing the front door open and close, Kagome hung up and rushed to the stairs. Pausing at the sight of her aunt, Kagome blinked a few times at the sight of her aunt walking up the stairs. "Aunt Mel?"
She knew Scott had gone after her to stop the date, but she was more confused at her being home first than Scott. She had thought he would have rushed home to act surprised that she would return home from whatever plan he had managed to concoct to sabotage the date between her and Peter. So she was honestly surprised to see her home.
"Hey kiddo. Everything alright?" she had stopped her climb about half way and furrowed her brows at the confused expression Kagome wore.
"Uh, yeah. But... what are you... doing home so early? What about the date?" Kagome was honestly curious as to how Scott had managed it.
"We got into a little accident on the way there." she paused, but she quickly jumped into saying she was alright. "But I'm alright! It was just... Stiles being... Stiles. I'm still trying to figure it out. Well, the mood was shot and we were tired by the time things cleared out, so he dropped me off before leaving."
Her head was swimming with the information that had just been unloaded on her. Stiles had caused a mini accident. It wasn't exactly how she would have done it, but using a third party eliminated Scott from the suspect pool. Well, from her aunt's suspect pool, Peter on the other hand most likely knew her cousin was going to do something or other to keep his mother out of danger.
"Accident... Stiles." shaking her head, Kagome let out a relieved breath as she sagged against the wall beside her. "I'm glad to hear you're alright. What about Stiles and your date?"
"Stiles is fine, despite his complaints about whiplash. As for my date... he seemed pretty ticked off, but appeared fine as well. Wasn't much for talk afterward so it was hard to tell." she began removing her earrings and then began climbing the stairs.
"Sorry it didn't go as planned. Maybe next time?" she offered hopefully with a sheepish smile.
She was beginning to feel like an asshole with all the secrets she was keeping from people. And not just strangers, but the people she loved. It was the one thing she absolutely hated to do, to keep secrets from those she cared about. Certain things weren't her to tell though, she was just lucky enough to know what was going on. Or unlucky, depending on how one looked at it.
"It's alright, there's always tomorrow." she said with a pat to her shoulder before closing herself in her room.
Well, she learned of that part of the night and Scott's plan, but she still had to figure out where the boy of the hour actually was. Silently walking back to her room, Kagome hastily redialed Scott's cell, but when it went to voice mail, she bit her lip and tried a different tactic. Searching her phone, she found Stiles' number, hesitating for a moment before calling him.
After a few rings, Stiles finally picked up. "Where's Scott?"
"Nice. Thanks for calling by the way. I'm fine, by the way, thanks for asking. Not sure if you heard, but I was in an accident a short while ago, but I'm fine." at the rushed words from Stiles, Kagome rolled her eyes.
"I heard. Thanks for pulling that to protect my aunt." Kagome's eyes darted to her door and wall, keeping her voice down so she wouldn't be overheard. "But Scott didn't come home. Is he with you?"
"What? No. I thought he ran back home so he wouldn't be caught. He isn't?" Stiles dragged his words out at the end.
"I wouldn't be calling you if he were." her tone was flat, but disbelief at his question tinged it.
"Well he took off, I saw him running back down the street. I assumed he was going home." his words didn't soothe her worry.
"Could you try his cell? I tried, but he isn't picking up. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did." nibbling on her lower lip, she eyed her door with worry.
"Yeah. I can do that. I'll call you in about 15 with any news." he said a quick good bye he hung up as Kagome did the same.
She was really learning to hate this, this bit where she was sitting at home worrying and wondering about her cousin. After having been in the past, and learning about what Allison's family did, her imagination sometimes went to places. Darker places.
Shaking her head to clear her mind of such thoughts, Kagome decided to focus on something else to keep her mind busy. She began to put away her clothes, changed into her sleep wear and then shuffled about her room. Things were tucked away, neatly sorted to be placed to the side only to be resorted and placed else where.
It was the longest 15 minutes in her life.
The sound of her cell buzzing and vibrating across her desk had her jumping across her bed to get it. Picking it up she answered the call and had it instantly pressed to her ear. "And?"
"I'm not getting through either. But there are many, logical non-threatening, reasons why that is. His battery could have died, he's in a dead zone, an area of bad reception. Or he turned it off, again, despite our warnings of what happened last time." he continued of with that, into such ridiculous theories as to why Scott wasn't picking up that Kagome had to let out a chuckle.
"Thanks, Stiles." she smiled as she fell onto the edge of her bed.
"Or he's rabbit hunting... Wait. What? What for?" at his tone, Kagome could actually picture him looking confused. That rather adorable frown of his whenever someone threw him off on of his... Stiles moments.
"For distracting me, and trying to cheer me up in your own Stiles way." she smiled as she plucked at the corner of her blanket.
It was silent on his end for a few moments before he spoke up, his next words making her feel even better. "Hey, what are friends for."
"You think of me as a friend?" she sounded honestly surprised at that. Boys were weird like that, and with Stiles even more so, it was hard to tell.
"Yeah! In a... my best's friend hot cousin sort of way... but yeah!" his voice cracked a bit at first, but he cleared his throat and coughed lightly.
"You think I'm hot? I'm flattered." she chuckled under her breath as she teased him. She knew of his crush for Lydia, so him to admit he noticed another female and admitted that they were attractive was saying a lot.
"Uh, yeah! Have you looked in the mirror? You're hot. But... not my type. You know, I'm not saying that as a bad thing! Just that I'm not attracted to you like that and I mean that in the best sort of way possible. Plus... I like living. I don't think... Scott... would take it very well if I even mention you and hot in the same sentence." his words were once again rushed, his tone rising and falling depending on what he was talking about.
Chuckling softly, she shook her head when he finally finished his verbal essay. "Easy Stiles, I get it. I was only teasing. I'm going to let you go. But if Scott does show up at your place..."
Stiles interrupted her words. "Yeah, I'll call to let you know. And smack him upside his head, cause he totally deserves it."
"Give him one from me while you're at it. Talk to you later." with that she hung up and flopped back onto her bed.
Seeing that worrying wasn't going to do her much good, Kagome decided it would be best if she tried to get to sleep. Hopefully by morning, Scott would be home safe and sound from whatever held him up.
By the time morning did roll around, Kagome was the first one up as usual. Instead of what she had done the last two days, she got up and got ready for school. Though she did peak in on Scott's room, only to worry her lip when it revealed to be empty and no sign of Scott having shown up last night either.
Letting out a sigh, Kagome made her way downstairs and towards the kitchen to prepare a simple breakfast. It was while she was scrambling her eggs that Scott came in through the back door, trying to sneak past her and up to his room
"You okay? You didn't come home last night." she didn't look up from her task, knowing he would most likely continue up to his room where he would shower and change.
"Yeah, I'll explain later." his answer was short and to the point.
Shrugging her shoulders, Kagome pulled out some extra eggs and two packs of bacon. She had learned early on, that whenever Scott had one of these all nighters, he was usually ravenous the following morning. Piling the finished eggs onto a extra plate, she was just starting on the bacon when her cousin finally came back down. A quick glance showed he had showered and changed.
"Stiles is on his way as well. Thought it best to explain this once." he pulled out a chair noisily and plopped down into it. Obviously, things weren't going great in his world.
Kagome nodded her head, and grumbled as she pulled out the last of the eggs. Stiles could really pack it all away, and he didn't gain any weight from it. It was rather unfair, in her opinion. Then again, she kept an active lifestyle and she wasn't really all that conscious of her weight as some other girls were. Surprisingly, or very well planned, Stiles arrived just as Kagome was laying breakfast on the table. He jumped for a free chair and began eagerly helping himself to the food.
"You're going to save some for the rest of us and my aunt." when it looked like he was about say something, she simply narrowed her eyes on him.
With a piece of bacon hanging from his lips, he dropped the last helping of eggs onto his plate and slowly returned to his seat. All the time keeping a wary eyes on her, or the spatula in her hand. When he was completely in his chair, she gave him a small smile and moved to grab some glasses and place the milk and a some juice on the table as well.
"I don't know whose more dangerous in all of this. I think Kagome could take everyone on and win with that look alone." Stiles leaned towards Scott and whispered, who in turn absently nodded.
Kagome returned from the kitchen, smile still in place as she placed a glass at each spot and the milk and juice next to the food. "I heard that Stiles."
He chocked on the food he had in his mouth while Scott snickered. He quickly stopped when he received a look from both Stiles and Kagome, when Stiles was able to learn how to eat and breath properly again.
"So, you going to share what happened with us?" Stiles waved a crispy piece of bacon about in the air before taking a large chunk of it.
"Derek lured Jackson to the old Hale house. I'm not sure, but I think it was to scare him into backing off, but it wasn't to turn him into a werewolf. Then Argents showed up and started shooting the place up. I got hit and Derek ran into the line of fire to give me time to escape. I passed out and then woke up at work. My boss... is apparently not just a vet. He knows... but that's not all, I just don't know what else there is. And Peter is now targeting Allison." he sat there, clenching his fists as they rested atop the table.
"Well... that's quite the turn of events. So Derek's dead now?" Stiles' eyes darted to Kagome, wincing at the look she wore. It was confused, upset, anger, and pretty much every other negative emotion he could think of.
"No, they're probably using him to try and get to Peter. But we need to find him first so he help protect Allison." he looked up after a few moments when all he got was silence. "What?"
"Uh... but isn't Derek with Peter now? Wouldn't he be -for- making Allison a werewolf or something?" Stiles leaned forward, putting his weight on his arm which was propped up on his knee.
"If he was trying to scare Jackson to back off and then willingly let himself be captured by the Argents, knowing they'd do whatever it is they do against werewolves, I don't really think he's playing up to being Peter's lackey as he seems to be." Kagome slowly piped up, her brows furrowed as she held up a glass of milk.
When both boys turned to her with shocked looks, she shrugged her shoulders and took a sip of her drink. "I'm just saying what Scott's trying to get across. Peter must have said something about Jackson, Scott knew Peter was more or less inclined to killing him. But Derek, despite all that's been going on, has been looking for his sister's killer, which turned out to be his uncle sadly, and see justice. Throughout all this time, Derek has been keeping a low profile and doing everything in his power to keep people -alive-. Doesn't sound like a killer to me."
Scott furrowed his brows slightly as he watched his cousin finish her breakfast. "Yeah. It kinda hit me when Derek just kept ranting into Jackson's face. I also didn't figure he would simply go killing now after everything he's done."
They cleaned their plates before Scott realized that in order to reach Derek he needed his cell, so he bolted up the stairs with Stiles hot on his heals. Kagome sighed when she realized that meant she was left with the dishes. At least all she had to do was rinse them and put them in the dishwasher, but it would still be nice to have some help every once in a while. At an easy pace, Kagome went up stairs to check up on the status of Scott's plan. A brow shot up when her eyes followed Scott running from one end of his room to the other, tossing clothes and shoes and other belongings of his, in his search for his cell. It was a more chaotic search than last night when Allison had been over.
"What's wrong now?" she crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame behind a seated Stiles.
"Scott lost his cell. I think it may have fallen out of his pocket during his little scramble with Derek back at the Hale house." Stiles also watched his friend look everywhere for the little device.
"How am I going to contact him if I can't find my cell?" Scott's question wasn't directed towards anyone in particular, as he kneeled next to his bed and clutched a hand full of his own hair in frustration. He quickly got up and moved to the shelves next to his desk and began searching there, only to have the same result. With a frustrated sigh, he turned around and leaned heavily against his desk.
"I think you're right, Stiles. It's easy to loose something like that during the confusion when you're under fire." her comment had Stiles turning to face her.
"You talking from personal experience?" his hands gripped the back of the chair as he leaned back to get a better look at her.
Kagome continued to watch her cousin as she gave a very brief explanation to Stiles. "I have faced armies. Being rained upon by arrows is not the same as bullets, but you're still under fire. Then there was those cannons... throwing knives, fire wires, and acid just to name a few. I'm glad I didn't have anything modern on me during those times."
The more Kagome spoke, the wider Stiles' eyes got. It was still hard to believe she was an actual time traveler, ass kicker, savior of the world. Even more so when she was going to school like everybody else without so much as a complain from such an exciting life to one so mundane.
Kagome blinked when Scott suddenly whipped his head to the window. "Everything alright, Scott?"
"Mom's home." he whispered his reply.
Stiles turned away from Kagome to observe his best friend. When Scott remained quiet longer than he thought he would, he spoke up. "Everything alright?"
"No. She's crying." he slouched against his desk as Kagome turned her head away.
Stiles pinched his lips, feeling like an asshole knowing it was more or less over the date she most likely had been excited about to go on last night. The same one he ruined. Why did saving people make him feel like an asshole? Wasn't is supposed to be where the villain got crapped on for doing villainy?
"Come on, let's go. We still have school." the steady tone of Kagome's voice, that was more or less always the voice of reason, broke the silence and the boys begrudgingly followed after her.
Now, not only did he feel like crap because of what his mom was going through, but he still couldn't find his cell. Maybe Stiles was right, it dropped back at the Hale house. That meant he would have to go back there to check, but it was more than likely crawling with Hunters and he really didn't want to deal with them. Instead of riding his bike to school, he and Kagome hitched a ride with Stiles. One it was quicker and two, they didn't have to go by his mom. Not only that, Kagome ended up getting a call from Lydia saying that she would be going with her and Allison to get their dresses right after school.
"You're getting your dress tonight?" Scott seemed to be having a bit of trouble wrapping his mind around that fact.
"Yeah. Lydia pretty much strung me along since she's getting Allison her dress. Thought, why not make a girl's shopping trip out of it." Kagome shrugged her shoulders as she watched the world pass by the window.
"You're getting your dress with Lydia and Allison. Tonight." his brows furrowed in worry. After Peter pretty much said he was going to target Allison, he wasn't sure if Kagome being near Allison was a good thing or a bad thing.
Kagome furrowed her own brows as she turned to observe her cousin, wondering what was going through his mind. "I did just say that. What part was so hard to understand?" her question wasn't sarcastic, but actually honest.
"Sorry, just wondering and worrying I guess." he leaned against a propped up arm and looked out his own window.
Kagome leaned forward and gently placed a hand on his shoulder. "Things will work out." It was a cookie cutter thing to say that could fit every sort of situation, but she sincerely hoped things would work out in the end. For everyone's sake.
He gave her a sound from the back of his throat that had her pursing her lips. Retracting her hand from his shoulder, Kagome shook her head. At least he didn't have the weight of the world on her shoulders, but then again she knew it wasn't easy to try and live a double life and keep it a secret from others. The ride was short, the only talking done between Stiles and Scott, and mostly about his lost cell phone. Kagome tossed in a comment here or there if she felt it would help, but otherwise, she let her mind go blissfully blank. In fact, that's how she dealt with most of the day, blissfully blank. She didn't worry about Allison's family of hunters, she didn't worry about Peter being the alpha, she didn't worry about the life she left in the past, nor any and all tests that were coming up. She actually acted like a modern high school girl that was excited about the upcoming formal.
Lydia had even made sure to drag her to sit with her and Allison so they could set up where to meet after school let out so they could all go together to get their dresses. Lydia was sure to emphasize that she be punctual. By the time classes actually ended, Kagome had called both Scott and her aunt to remind them she was getting a dress with Lydia and Allison had wore a sly smile when she climbed into her own car to follow Lydia.
"So, not that I'm not grateful, but why invite me on this shopping trip?" Kagome tossed Lydia a raised brow as they rode down the rode towards the mall.
"I had a feeling that spending all that time with your cousin and Stiles was denying you your much needed girl time. And no offense, but the girls in your classes look like they don't have much of a fashion sense." Lydia shrugged a shoulder while wearing an impish smile.
Rolling her eyes fondly, Kagome shook her head. "Well, I'll admit to missing out on shopping sprees with girlfriends. And as for the others in my classes, to each their own."
A soft snort came from Lydia before she reached over and turned on the radio. "Enough talk about the lack of fashion sense in others, let's listen to some music!"
The short ride was filled with them acting somewhat childishly and singing along to songs they knew and laughing at their own antics. It was the first time Kagome see the other girl actually let herself have fun without worrying about what other may think.
It was nice, being a girl and not having to worry about anything supernatural. And she really wanted it to last for as long as it could. Because she knew, it was just the calm before the storm.
AN: I hope everyone had a great Easter! Read, enjoy, and review!