Derek, Isaac and I went back to the loft once Scott and Stiles left after they agreed to help much to my displeasure, I had texted my Mom asking about the girl who helped Isaac but she didn't know anything about the girl and she had vanished
"Anything else from your Mom about the girl?" Derek asked as I sat at the table in front of the window and opened up my English text book hoping to get my homework done for tomorrow
"Nope the girl that came in with Isaac disappeared, she could be anywhere by now and there was no name for her either" Derek nodded as I sighed
"Are you okay?"
"No…you know I didn't want Scott or Stiles involved with this"
"I know but they needed to know, so that they could protect themselves" I sighed and leaned back when he started rubbing my shoulders and it actually felt good, I didn't realise I was so tense until he started working at a knot
"I know they needed to know but you didn't have to ask for their help, this is dangerous even for us and were a full pack, Scott's an Omega and I know he's strong but not stronger than a pack of Alpha's"
"I won't let him get hurt"
"You can't promise that and you can't protect him all the time, I just…I don't want them to get hurt, Scott's my brother and Stiles is like my brother"
"They'll be okay, I'll keep them at a distance and only ask for help when we absolutely have to, okay" I nodded as sighed rolling my head slowly as he continued his work on my shoulders and neck
"I guess" he stopped his work on my neck and felt his arms wrap around my waist as he pulled me back towards him "As much as I love when your this attentive, I have to finish my homework" he let me go laughing "You can make yourself useful and make me dinner" I saw him roll his eyes then went towards the kitchen
"What are you working on?" I heard him ask
I got to read the textbook and make notes for business, so Scott and Stiles can borrow them tomorrow morning before class"
"That sounds awful, why can't they do their own work" I laughed
"Yeah right" I replied
"How much more do you have?" I shrugged
"No clue I'm just going til the end of the chapter then I've got French homework" I set my pencil down "Why the hell am I taking French, I'm almost fluent in it"
"Easy A?" he replied walking back into the room and held out a bowl of Mac 'n' Cheese, I smiled and took the offered bowl
"That's an understatement…I could probably teach the class" I ate while I studied and decided to stay the night here so I could keep an eye on Isaac and of course spend more time with Derek, I texted my Mom telling her and she agreed so long as I went to school, after I finished studying I went to put my phone on the bedside table but it beeped, I sighed and grabbed it reading the message it was from Scott "Scott wants us to meet in the library before school starts tomorrow" I looked at the message again and was shocked
"What is it?" Derek asked
"He says he may have a clue to finding Erica and Boyd"
"How"
"He didn't say" I shrugged "But let's worry about that tomorrow morning" I fell back against his bed and closed my eyes relaxing a little
"Remember Peter's coming over to help try to get Isaac's memories back" why did he have to bring that up
"Aghh don't remind me…why do I have to be here, you know how much I hate him"
"I know" he whispered as he laid down on the bed next to me "But you might be able to keep Isaac calm while he's here"
"Yeah well who's going to keep me calm?" Derek sat up and kissed my neck before moving up towards my ear
"Pretty sure that's my job" he whispered before gently nipping my ear, I sighed and relaxed into his touch then started lifting his shirt up as he started pulling me closer to his side, together we pulled off our shirts and he made quick work of unclipping my bra throwing it carelessly across the room, I smiled and grabbed his neck forcibly pulling his lips to mine
He grabbed the back of my knee and hooked it over his waist making me laugh against his lips softly, we continued to make out passionately and I started unbuckling his belt…
"Hey Skyez do you have the chem…no…AH!" Isaac said walking down the stairs, I squeaked and covered myself with the blankets
"ISAAC!" Derek snapped pulling them up higher to hide my half naked body from Isaac
"Uh…I…uh…s…sorry" he stuttered before running back up the stairs where his room was, I sighed quickly jumped off the bed and grabbed Derek's shirt off the ground, I slid it on before moving towards my school bag
"I forgot he was here" I sighed looking at Derek "God I'm so embarrassed"
"He walked in on us" Derek shrugged, I threw a pen at him
"How was he supposed to know…I'm gonna go make sure he's okay" I walked up the stairs and softly knocked on Isaac's door, he slowly opened it
"Look Skye I didn't know…"
"No it's fine Isaac I don't blame you, I got caught up in the moment and forgot you were here, so I'm sorry you had to see that" he chuckled nervously
"It could have been worse right?"
"Yeah we could have actually been having sex"
"Much worse" Isaac nodded
"So…you needed my chemistry notes?"
"Yeah I know Harris teaches the first day and since I wasn't there…"
"I left after first period but Danny so kindly emailed me his" I said handing him my notebook which I had rewritten them in my own book "I'll just need it back before class tomorrow"
"Okay" Isaac nodded "Um I'll stay up here…"
"We're not going to be having sex tonight I think you're safe now" he nodded again before I turned around and left, I let out a breath as I sat back down on Derek's bed
"Awkward?" Derek asked looking up from a book
"That's an understatement, bed time?"
"Yeah" Derek replied setting the book onto his nightstand
The next morning Isaac continued pacing next to the floor to ceiling window, I could tell he was scared and nervous about what we were about to do which is why I was here, Derek thought my presence might calm him
"You know what, I definitely don't like this idea and I definitely don't like him" I rolled my eyes and placed myself on Derek's lap, he held me in place and gently kissed my temple
"You'll be fine" Derek told Isaac without looking up from his book which was now in my lap
"Does it have to be him?"
"He knows how to do it, I don't, it would be more dangerous if I tried doing it myself"
"You know Scott and Skye don't trust him, right?" Isaac asked and I snorted
"Believe me I've made that perfectly clear to him" I spoke up nuzzling Derek's neck
"See…and I trust them"
"Do you trust me?" Derek asked him and I looked up at Isaac as he hesitated
"Yeah" Isaac answered, Derek nodded and looked back down at the book "I still don't like him"
"Nobody likes him" Derek and I said at the same time, the loft door suddenly slid open revealing Peter standing just outside the door, we all looked up
"Boys and girl FYI, yes coming back from the dead has left my abilities somewhat impaired but the hearing still works so I hope you're comfortable saying whatever it is that you're feeling straight to my face" he said walking in
"We don't like you" Derek told him with a straight face
"No one likes you" I added as Derek shut the book he was holding and set it down on the table then he stood both him and me up but still kept a hand on my hip
"Now shut up and help us" Derek said and I bit my lip to keep myself from laughing out loud
"Fair enough" Peter shrugged and flipped out his claws, Isaac moved to sit in the chair Derek and I were sitting in earlier as we sat on the couch "Relax, I'll get more out of you if you're calm"
"How do you know how to do this again?" Isaac asked Peter
"It's an ancient ritual used mostly by Alphas, since it's a skill that requires quite a bit of practice, one slip and you could paralyse someone…or kill them"
"But you've had a lot of practice, though, right?" Isaac asked him
"Well I've never paralysed anyone" Derek and I shared a confused look
"Wait does that mean you…" Isaac started before he grunted in pain as Peter stuck his claws into the younger Beta's neck, I gasped as it felt like my neck was the one that just got stabbed and stood up when both werewolves' eyes changed but Derek grabbed my hand to stop me as I went to walk towards Isaac, he started struggling in Peter's hold causing Derek to stand up as well in case something happened
"Wait" Peter said "I see them" after a few seconds Peter pulled away and fell into the table behind him as Isaac leaned down grasping his neck, I was instantly at Isaac's side checking to make sure his wounds weren't that bad
"You okay?" I asked him, Isaac nodded looking a little woozy
"What did you see?" Derek asked Peter
"Uh…it was confusing" Peter panted "Um, images, vague shapes" I started rubbing Isaac's back soothingly as I looked over at Peter
"But you saw something"
"Isaac found them"
"Erica and Boyd?" I asked
"I barely saw them I mean, glimpses"
"But you did see them" Derek asked hopeful
"And worse"
"Deucalion" Derek said sharing a worried glance with me, Peter sighed causing Derek to sit on the coffee table
"He was talking to them" Peter told us "Something about time running out"
"What does it mean?" Isaac whispered
"He gonna kill them" Derek answered
"No, no, no" Peter shook his head "He didn't say that, he did make them a promise that by the full moon they'd both be dead"
"As in the next full moon?" I asked nervously, Peter looked over at me
"Tomorrow night"
"Great" I sighed sitting on the floor as my phone vibrated causing everyone's attention to snap towards me, I read the text and looked over at Derek "Scott and Stiles are at school, we have to go" Derek drove me then we walked towards the library hand in hand, Derek got some weird looks as he was known to everyone in Beacon Hills now
"I don't see anything" Derek said as he looked at the two bruises on Allison and Lydia's arms the next day, I could just hear the annoyed tone in his voice, this is what Scott meant by evidence of Erica and Boyd whereabouts
"Look again" Scott urged
"How is a bruise gonna tell me where Boyd and Erica are?"
"It's the same on both sides, exactly the same"
"It's nothing"
"Pareidolia" Lydia informed us "Seeing patterns that aren't there, it's a subset of apophenia"
"They're trying to help" I said, rubbing Derek's arm, encouraging him to be reasonable even though I know how frustrated he is over this
"These two" Derek asked "This one, who used you and me to resurrect my psychotic Uncle" he pointed at Lydia "Thank you" he added looking at her "And this one who shot about 30 arrows into me and my pack and stabbed my mate…" he looked at Scott "Your sister, in the stomach when Skye was trying to save me" Allison and Derek continued to have a stare off with each other
"Okay, all right now, come on" Stiles said "No one died, all right, look there may have been a little maiming, okay a little mangling but no death, that's what I call an important distinction"
"My mother died" Allison said, her voice seeming to be laced with hate, I looked back down feeling bad because I knew Allison still had no clue what happened before Derek bit her Mom four months ago
"Your family's little honour code killed your mother, not me" I rolled my eyes at him
"That girl was looking for Scott, I'm here to help him not you"
"You wanna help, find something real" Derek turned and walked away I followed, stopping him at the door as Scott followed us
"Derek, give her a chance" Scott said "Okay, they're on our side now"
"Well then maybe you should tell her what her mother was actually trying to do that night" Derek grabbed my arm and lead me away from them "Skye be careful around Allison, I know she's your friend but I don't trust her" I nodded and smiled closing my eyes when he kissed my forehead then left
"Okay, what would a pack of Alphas want with Erica and Boyd?" Stiles asked as we walked to economics class
"I'm not sure it's them they want" I said, looking down
"Okay, what, like Derek?"
"Yeah, he's been a little more on edge lately" I replied and tried to mask how worried I was for my mate
"You mean like they're recruiting?" Stiles turned, looking at Scott but he was looking the other way so I followed his line of sight and saw the twin brothers walking in the opposite direction then looked back at Scott "Hey, Scott, Skye, you coming?" Stiles asked, getting our attention we looked behind us one last time, before following Stiles into class, Coach slammed the textbook on his desk, getting everyone's attention
"The stock market is based on two principles, what are they?" Scott raised his hand "Yes, McCall, you can go to the bathroom, anybody else?"
"Uh, no coach, I know the answer" Scott said but Coach burst out laughing, then he stopped when Scott stared at him
"Oh, you're serious"
"Yes, risk and reward"
"Wow, who are you and what have you done to McCall, don't answer that I like you better, I like you better" I gave Scott a thumbs up relieved our study sessions over the summer were really paying off "Does anybody have a quarter, a quarter"
"Yep" Stiles said reaching into his pocket to pull out a quarter but something else fell out to, an extra-large condom and I tried my best not to laugh as Coach reached down and picked the condom up
"Stilinski, I think you, uh... you dropped this and congratulations" he paused as students laughed "Risk and reward, put the quarter in the mug, win the reward" he said, holding up his favourite mug "Okay, watch coach" he added, putting it on the ground then stepped a couple feet away and tossed the quarter in with ease "That's how you do it, okay Danny, risk, reward"
"What's the reward?" Danny asked
"You don't have to take the pop quiz tomorrow"
"Coach, it's not a pop quiz if you tell us about it"
"Danny, you know I really expect more from you at this point really, boy McCall, risk, reward, the risk: If you don't put that quarter in the mug, you have to take the pop... the... the quiz, and…and you have to write an essay, risk more work, reward... no work at all or choose not to play"
"But isn't this just chance?" Scott asked
"No you know your abilities, your coordination, your focus, past experience... all factors affecting the outcome, so what's it gonna be McCall, more work, no work or choose not to play?" Scott looked at the quarter for a while and I knew he'd be able to do it easy but he put the quarter down
"No play okay, who's next who wants the quarter?" Stiles eagerly raised his hand "There ya go, there's a gambling' man, come on, step up, step up all right, Stilinski" he handed the quarter to Stiles as he got into position but as Stiles did this, the door opened and the Sheriff walked in
"Stiles" he said in a stern voice
"Yeah, coach, I got it" Stiles said without looking up
"Stiles" that's when Stiles saw his dad standing there…with one of his deputies then they went outside, I brushed my hair out of the way and listened while looking like I was taking notes
"I couldn't find her, I just figured she'd hooked up with her other friends" they had asked him if he knew where his childhood friend was, Scott and Stiles had gone to her party last night "Has no one really seen her since last night?"
"No, we put out an APB but…uh Stiles, all her friends say you were the last person who saw her" his dad replied, I looked over at Scott nervously to see he too was listening in to them
"Me?" Stiles replied
"We hope that it's just a series of bad decisions based on too much to drink but if you remember anything else, you call me alright" Stiles dad said then the sound of a coin landing in the mug broke me out and I looked over at Scott again, he caught my gaze with a concerned look of his own
"YES, REWARD" coach yelled "Okay who's next, Greenberg put your hand down you don't have a chance" I couldn't help the smile at coach's jab at Greenberg
"So you think they kidnapped Heather to turn her?" I asked as them as we walked down the hall after class
"Well Derek was the one who said it's easier to turn teenagers" Stiles said
"But what would a pack of Alphas need with a beta?" Scott asked
"They wouldn't" I replied
"I don't care all right, this girl... our moms were best friends before mine died, all right, we used to take frickin' bubble baths together when we were three I gotta find her"
"Then we need Isaac to remember"
"How, Peter and Derek couldn't do it, you know any other werewolves with a better trick?" I replied
"Maybe not a werewolf" Scott stated "But someone who knows a lot about 'em'"
"Deaton" I replied nodding at Scott then texted Derek and Isaac the plan and told them to meet at the animal clinic after school while Scott texted Deaton
After school, everyone met Deaton at the animal clinic where he was already getting ready for his idea and I didn't like it one bit, I was worried for Isaac and for myself considering that six sense I had when one of my pack mates were hurt was getting worse
The boys were pouring ice into the large tub filled with cold water, I sighed and sat down on a counter and watched Derek, Stiles and Scott continue to fill the tub up with about thirty bags of ice, I was staring at my hands worried out of my mind because this seemed really risky, Derek walked over to me and rubbed his hands up and down my arms but I pulled away from him
"Your hands are freezing" I exclaimed
"Gee I wonder why?" Derek said raising an eyebrows, I rolled my eyes at him
"I don't like cold things touching me…you know this"
"Oh I know" he smirked before placing his cold hands on my thighs, I squealed and shoved him away
"Stop it" I said letting out a laugh and noticed everyone had their eyes on the two of us "Sorry" I whispered before smacking Derek's arm
"Obviously, it's not going to be particularly... Comfortable" Deaton said to Isaac as Scott, Stiles, and Derek put more ice in the tub while I stood up leaning against the wall "But if we can slow your heart rate down enough, you'll slip into a trance-like state"
"Like being hypnotized" Isaac asked Deaton
"Exactly, you'll be half transformed it'll let us access your subconscious mind"
"How slow does his heart rate need to be?" I asked standing upright and walked over to the tub next to Derek
"Very slow"
"Okay, well, how slow is very slow?" Derek asked
"Nearly dead" all of us looked at him with raised eyebrows, Isaac touched the water hissing at the cold
"It's safe, though, right?" Isaac asked looking up at Deaton
"Do you want me to answer honestly?"
"No, no, not really" Isaac replied then behind us we heard the snap of a rubber glove and all five of us turned and saw Stiles wearing a surgical glove that went to his elbow and was staring at it but after a few seconds of silence Stiles looked over at us all staring at him
"What?" he asked, Derek raised his eyebrows at the hyperactive boy
"Do you know what those are for?" I asked him
"…No…"
"They're used so you can stick your hand up large animals' a…"
"Oh I…I got it!" Stiles said while quickly removing the glove, I shared a look with Derek
"At least he'll never use those again"
"You're evil" Stiles said walking up next to me "You know that right?"
"Yet I still sleep like a baby every night" Stiles rolled his eyes and playfully shoved me, my attention focused back on Isaac as he stood up and exhaled
"Look if it feels too risky, you don't have to do this" Derek told his Beta, I could feel he was a tiny bit worried for Isaac
Isaac nodded but took off his shirt anyway, he exhaled again before placing himself into the tub of ice and gasped at the coldness then took several large deep breaths as Derek and Scott grabbed his shoulders to hold him under the water, Scott and Derek shared a look before pushing Isaac under the freezing water but within seconds Isaac came back up partially transformed
"Get him back under" Deaton ordered, Derek and Scott followed the orders and shoved Isaac back under but Isaac began struggling and resurfaced this time gripping the sides of the tub to keep himself up "Hold him"
"We're trying!" Derek snapped then quickly got the struggling Beta back under and held him down there until his struggling stopped, I gasped as I felt really dizzy now, Derek's eyes snapped over to me as I grabbed my head and doubled over in pain, it felt like my head wanted to explode
"Skye?" Deaton whispered "Are you okay?"
"I feel weak and dizzy" I responded sitting down on a nearby chair "But he's okay" I added nodding my head towards Isaac letting them know he wasn't dead
"He's ready" Deaton said moving closer to the tub as Isaac floated to the top once Scott and Derek let him go and he breathed in, I looked up and met my mate's concerned filled eyes, he mouthed 'are you okay?' and I nodded at him "Now, remember, only I talk to him" Deaton said "Too many voices will confuse him and draw him out" he turned to Isaac "Isaac, can you hear me?"
"Yes, I can hear you"
"This is Dr. Deaton, I'd like to ask you a few questions is that all right?"
"Yes"
"I want to ask you about the night you found Erica and Boyd, I want you to remember it for me in as vivid detail as possible, like you're actually there again"
"I, I don't wanna do that I don't... I don't wanna do that, I don't wanna do that" the lights began to flicker as Isaac began to move around
"Isaac, it's all right just relax, they're just memories, you can't be hurt by a memory"
"I don't wanna do that"
"It's all right"
"I don't wanna do that" Isaac began to move more and more, like he was trying to wake up
"Relax, relax" Deaton said and thinking of the only thing I could do I stood and put a hand on Isaac's shoulder and he calmed immediately, Deaton looked at me with a smile and nodded then he turned back to Isaac "Good, now let's go back to that night, to the place you found Erica and Boyd, can you tell me what you see is there some kind of building, a house?"
"It's not... it's not a house, it's stone I think marble"
"That's perfect, can you give me any other descriptors?"
"It's dusty, so empty, like an abandoned building?" Isaac began to move more and Derek tried to hold him down but Isaac grabbed my arm and held tight "Someone's here, someone's here" I winced as his claws dug in a little and Derek looked at me but I shook my head telling him it was fine
"Isaac, relax"
"No, no, no, they see me, they see me!" Isaac said beginning to panic and scream
"Just memories, you won't be hurt by your memories, just relax, relax" Isaac calmed down once more "Good, now tell us what you see tell us everything"
"I hear him, he's talking about the full moon, about being out of control when the moon rises"
"Is he talking to Erica?"
"I think so, I can't... I can't see her, I ca... I can't... I can't see either of them" Isaac said his teeth chattering and his eyes were open
"Can you hear anything else?"
"They're worried, they're worried what they'll do during the moon, they're...worried that they're gonna hurt each other"
"If they're locked in together on the full moon, they're gonna tear each other apart" Derek informed us quietly, I nodded sensing his worry and it only added to my own, Erica and Boyd were like family to us
"Isaac, we need to find them right now, can you see them?"
"No" he stared straight at me, his eyes dilating
"Do you know what kind of room it is, is there any kind of a marker, a number on a door, a sign?" Isaac suddenly gasped and sat up in the tub making everyone jump
"They're here, they're here...they're here..." he kept mumbling as he began to lay back down
"It's all right"
"No, they're here" I put my hand back on his shoulder
"Just tell us..." Isaac began to panic
"They see me, they found me, they're here!"
"This isn't working" Derek yelled "Isaac, where are you?"
"I can't see them, it's too dark!"
"Just tell me where you are" Derek continued to yell
"You are going to confuse him" Deaton exclaimed
"I can't see!"
"Isaac, where are you, just tell me where you are"
"His heart rate... he could go into shock"
"Derek, let him go!" I exclaimed angrily
"Isaac, where are you, what did you see?" he ignored me so I pushed him away from the tub and he looked at me in shock
"A vault, it's a bank vault…they captured me…they're dragging me into a room I see a dead body…it's Erica" Isaac sat straight up in the tub, out of the trance "I saw it, I saw the name" Isaac stood with Scott's help and I wrapped a towel around him "It's, uh...B..beacon Hills first national bank, it's um... it's an abandoned bank and they're keeping them locked inside, inside the vault" Isaac looked around at us when we all stared at him "What?"
"You don't remember what you said right before you came out of it, do you?" Stiles asked him
"No"
"You said when they captured you that they dragged you into a room and that there was a body in it"
"What body?"
"Erica, you said it was Erica" I replied looking at Derek then watched helplessly as he paced the examination room, I stayed beside Isaac with a loving arm around him as I contemplated the possibility that Erica was dead, I thought I would have felt if something happened to her
"She's not dead" Derek argued he was in denial
"Derek he said, "There's a dead body, it's Erica"" Stiles said "Doesn't exactly leave us much room for interpretation"
"Then who was in the vault with Boyd?" Derek asked
"Someone else, obviously"
"And maybe it was the girl on the motorcycle" Scott argued "Okay, the one who saved you?" he looked at Isaac
"No, she wasn't like us" Isaac said, looking at Derek, Scott and me "And whoever was in the vault with Boyd was"
"What if that's how Erica died?" Stiles asked "They, like, pit them against each other during the full moons and see which one survives, it's like werewolf thunder dome" Stiles added and I rolled my eyes at him
"Then we get them out tonight" Derek cut in and looked at me briefly as he probably knew I'd argue but I had no idea what was right in this situation, I wanted Boyd and Erica back if they were alive but I didn't want anyone else to get hurt either
"Be smart about this, Derek" Deaton said turning to him "You can't just go storming in"
"If Isaac got in, then so can we"
"But he didn't get through the vault door, did he?" I cut in looking at Derek as he turned to me again
"We need a plan" Scott said
"How are we gonna come up with a plan to break into a bank vault in less than 24 hours?" Derek argued looking around, Scott looked over at me
"Well someone in this room has an I.Q of 180, I'm sure if anyone could figure it out it'd be her" he nodded at me
"As flattered as I am Scotty…I have an I.Q of 179 and how would I know how to break into a bank vault"
"Uh, I think someone already did" Stiles said, looking up from his phone ""Beacon hills first national closes its doors three months after vault robbery" it doesn't say here how it was robbed but it probably won't take long to find out"
"How long?" Derek demanded
"It's the Internet, Der-bear, okay minutes" I glared at Stiles as he used my nickname for Derek and quickly jumped up to stand in front of Derek before he punched him
"Stile's I will let him kill you if you ever call him that again"
"Noted…I'll just go" he left, I rolled my eyes then looked back at Deaton
"Would you like help cleaning this up?" Deaton shook his head
"Why don't you three go home I've got this" I smiled and nodded then left Derek and Isaac followed me out to Derek's car and after a quiet ride back to the loft Isaac sighed
"Should I leave or something?"
"Why?" Derek and I asked him
"Because of the fight that's about to happen…"
"We're not gonna fight" I told him setting my stuff down
"Really?" Isaac asked sounding generally surprised
"Really" Derek nodded sitting across from me and opened a book
"Wow…you two really have it figured out huh?" I shrugged at him as he sat on the leather couch looking exhausted
"We both know what we did to make the other mad and we already know the reasons behind it there's no point in fighting over it" he nodded then leaned his head back and I knew he fell asleep instantly, I sighed and walked over throwing a blanket over him and removed his shoes then walked away from the couch and went over to Derek putting my arms around him as he sat at the table and kissed his shoulder "We're gonna find them, okay?" I said, rubbing his arm as he turned and wrapped his arms around me pulling me on his lap
"You heard Isaac, Erica's dead and Boyd's next" I sighed loudly "What?"
"I can't believe Erica's dead, I mean I thought I would have felt it if she was killed, shouldn't I?" I asked him
"I don't know Skye we still don't know much about your psychic ability but you heard him and Isaac had to have seen something" I nodded
"Well that doesn't mean we still can't save Boyd and there's someone else in there, so we can save them to" Derek looked down "We can only try" I laid my head in the crook of his neck sighing "It wasn't your fault Der" I could feel guilt radiating off him in waves
"It is Skye, they wouldn't be involved in any of this if it wasn't for me, I bit them in" I looked up and grabbed his face making him look at me
"They knew the consequences of the bite Derek and they still asked, you gave them the choice so don't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault and it wasn't theirs, if anyone is to be blamed it is the Alpha pack" he nodded and leaned forward kissing me softly, we fell against the bed in a tangle of limbs then we watched a movie before I had to go but I must have ended up falling asleep because I woke up in the loft to my phone ringing
It was Stiles he called and said he had figured out exactly how we could get into the vault so we decided to meet up at Derek's loft after school, I looked at Derek questionably as I stood
"Why didn't you wake me" I asked him after I hung up with Stiles
"You seemed like you needed the sleep so I texted your mom and told her you were helping out Scott and Stiles at his place, now come on get ready I got to get you to school" I showered quickly and changed back into my clothes except I grabbed one of Derek's shirts, it looked a little funny but I tied one side so it didn't look as big then he drove me to school where I met up with Scott and Stiles
"All right, so we meet at Derek's loft at five to go over the plan and then we don't get started until dark" I told the guys as we walked up to school
"'Kay, what do we do till then?" Stiles asked
"What, right now?" Scott asked "We've got English"
That night, Scott, Derek, Stiles, Peter and I were all in Derek's loft, going over the plan as Stiles pulled out the blue prints he got, thanks to the sheriff station
"Okay, you see this, this is how they got in it's a rooftop air conditioning vent, leads down inside into the wall of the vault, which is here, okay one of the robbers was lowered into this shaft, now, that space is so small it took him about twelve hours to drill into that wall, which is stone, by the way, then throughout the rest of the night they siphoned the cash up to the guys back on the roof through that one little shaft in the wall, Boom"
"We should totally rob a jewellery store now" I said making them look up "I'm serious…I had my eyes on this gorgeous pair of diamond earrings"
"Next full moon?" Derek replied with a hint of a smile
"Totally" I said smiling up at him across the table
"Can we fit in there?" Scott asked getting back to the topic at hand making Derek and I break eye contact
"Yes, we can but very, very barely and they also patched the wall obviously, so we're gonna need a drill of some kind, I'm thinking maybe a diamond bit..."
"Look, forget the drill" Derek said and Stiles shot me a confused look before turning back towards Derek
"Sorry?"
"If I go in first how much space do I have?" I looked at Stiles who was giving me a 'you're boyfriend's insane' look
"What do you think you're gonna do, Derek?" Stiles asked trying not to laugh "You gonna punch through the wall?" Derek stood up and crossed his arms and put a sarcastic smile on his face
"Yes Stiles, I'm gonna punch through the wall"
"Okay, big guy let's see it, let's see that fist"
"Stiles" I warned because I could see this go horribly wrong, I knew how much Stiles still annoyed Derek most of the time
"Big ole' fist, make it, come on" Stiles continued ignoring me "Get it out there, don't be scared" Derek locked eyes on me and I shrugged then mouthed 'humour him', he raised his fist without looking at Stiles "Big bad wolf" Stiles teased "Yeah look at that, okay see this?" Stiles grabbed Derek's fist and held his other hand a few inches away from it "That's maybe three inches of room to gather enough force to punch through solid…" Derek punched his hand and a loud smack was heard throughout the room "Ah!" Stiles cried out as he stumbled into the table and I started laughing hysterically "Ah" Stiles cried out again "He can do it"
"Tried to warn you" I muttered and let out another laugh before sitting on the table near Derek
"I'll get through the wall" Derek said ignoring Stiles' whimpering "Who's following me down?" he looked at Peter purposefully avoiding me, I clenched my jaw in anger knowing exactly what he was implying by that
"Don't look at me, I'm not up to fighting speed yet and honestly with Isaac out of commission, you're not looking at very good odds for yourself" Peter replied
"So I'm supposed to just let them die?"
"One of them is already dead"
"We don't know that" Derek argued and I could tell he was annoyed again
"Do I have to remind you what we're up against here, a pack of Alphas, all of them killers and if that's not enough to scare your testicles back into your stomach, try to remember that two of them combine bodies to form one giant Alpha and the only ability you have on your side is a psychic Beta who doesn't trust me enough to tell me her ability, now maybe if Skyler was an Alpha it might be a whole other story"
"No I still wouldn't trust you enough to tell you my ability…besides I drew the short end of the stick on the psychic abilities, it wouldn't help anyway" I told him rolling my eyes
"I'm sure Erica and Boyd were sweet kids, they're gonna be missed" Peter said looking at Derek
"Can someone kill him again, please?" Stiles asked sighing
"I'm working on it" I replied nodding at him and heard Derek chuckle at my comment while Peter glared at me
"Derek" Peter continued "Seriously, not worth the risk"
"What about you?" Derek said, I looked at him and noticed he was looking at Scott, Stiles shrugged
"Yeah if you want me to come…"
"Not you" Derek cut in annoyed
"Scott…" Stiles nodded pointing at Scott "Got it" Scott looked at me and I gave him a pleading look, I didn't want him to be involved with this but would feel much better if we had someone to watch our backs even if it was putting the two most important people in my life at risk
"I don't know about Erica but if Boyd's still alive, we have to do something, we have to try"
"But?" Derek asked
"Who's the other girl, the one locked in there with Boyd?" Derek shook his head
"Guess we'll find out" they moved to leave and I started following them but Derek turned towards me "No"
"No?" I asked raising an eyebrow
"You're not going" he protested
"Derek I'm going" I argued annoyed with him for even thinking about leaving me behind when he was putting himself in danger
"No"
"Why not?" I asked him
"Look we don't know how strong our bond is yet…what if it's too much of a distraction and it gets one of us killed" he protested again
"You realize that we have to figure this out eventually right?" I pointed out
"Not tonight, I don't want you to get hurt especially when you've been having trouble with your shifts since your rising to become an Alpha" he turned to leave and I held Scott back
"Give me minute to talk to him then you can go" Scott nodded and I followed my mate "I already told you you're not going," Derek sighed as I sat in the front seat of his car
"Why do you want me to be an Alpha so bad?" I asked him
"This isn't the right time"
"No it is…You want me to be an Alpha so bad yet you won't let me throw in my two cents about anything, you're still ordering me around, I'm just curious if I'm going to get any kind of say in this pack"
"Skye…"
"You know what…I'm not going to become an Alpha until I get some kind of conformation that we're going to share the leader roll, I'm not going to be some power boost you keep around because you need the strength or because you're bored" I went to get out of the car but he grabbed my arm
"Now hold on, you know that's not what you are to me" he argued angrily
"Fine then prove it…allow me to make decisions too" I replied just as angry
"You're not an Alpha yet…"
"I promise you I'll become one tonight…all I need is a little bit of proof that we're going to share the leadership role, do you think you can handle that" he sighed
"I still don't want you going"
"I'm not, I wasn't planning on it you told me how you felt about me going and I'm gonna respect that"
"Thank you" Derek said kissing my temple, I nodded and got out of the car
"Now go get your Betas back"
"Our…" he called out causing me to face his car
"What?" I asked him
"I'm going to get our Betas back" I smiled and walked over to his side of the car as Scott came outside and got in the car, I smiled grabbing Derek's face and deeply kissed him
"You're on the right track…please be careful, both of you"
"We will" Scott told me as I backed away and watched as the Cruiser drove off then looked up at the full moon and sighed before walking back up to the loft, I had a really uneasy feeling spreading through me and had a feeling something very bad was about to happen, when I got back into the loft I noticed Peter had moved to the couch and Stiles was staring out the large windows, they turned to look at me when I entered
"Nice conversation?" Peter asked, I shrugged
"I suppose" I tried to distract myself with homework but it was not working at all "I can't take waiting around like this" I said throwing my pencil down after a while and began pacing the loft, Derek my mate, was out there taking on an Alpha pack with my twin brother "It's nerve-racking" it was twice as nerve-racking for me than them
"I could beat you unconscious and wake you when it's over" Peter said and I rolled my eyes
"I'd like to see you try and what do you think my Alpha boyfriend would say to that?" I said seriously about to kill him again
"Got me there"
"You think Erica's really dead?" Stiles asked Peter
"You think I really care?" he replied
"Glad to know your time in Hell made you even more of a jackass" I spoke up
"I just... I don't understand the bank though okay, wha... like, why wouldn't they chain them up in some underground lair or something they're an Alpha pack right so shouldn't they have a lair?" Stiles said ignoring us
"They're werewolves, not bond villains" Peter said rolling his eyes
"Wait a sec, wait a sec, maybe they're living there" Stiles said, walking over to the hole in the loft wall we made "You know, like maybe the bank vault reminds them of their little wolf dens"
"Wolf dens seriously and you know we made that hole to find the kitchen right?" I asked raising an eyebrow
"Yeah, wolf dens, where do you live?" Stiles asked Peter
"In an underground network of caves hidden deep in the woods" I couldn't help but laugh at his reply
"Whoa, really?" Stiles asked excitedly
"No, you idiot I have an apartment downtown"
"Okay, fine but still that just proves that there's something up with the bank and why wait around for the full moon, huh why not just kill them whenever they want to?"
"Maybe they think it's poetic" Peter replied throwing his hands up dramatically
"They've already had three full moons to be poetic"
"And here you two have only had one full hour to be so annoying..." Peter stopped short
"No, go ahead, finish what you were saying, we're an... we're annoying"
"What were you gonna say?" I asked him
"What are the walls made of?"
"What?" Stiles asked and he looked up at the ceiling "Uh... I don't know, like wood and brick or..."
"No, the vault, the vault, the walls what are they made out of?" Peter began looking through the blueprints still sprawled out on Derek's table "Where would it say that, doesn't say anything where...where would it say the materials, the type of stone?"
"Oh... Oh, hang on" I quickly began looking to "Yeah, here hang on, here it's gotta be in there" I kept looking "There, that's it" I said, pointing and stoping him "Hecatolite" I said and looked at Peter, we both knew exactly what that material was and what it could do
"Is that awful?" Stiles asked "That sounds awful"
"Get 'em on the phone" Peter said "Call them, now!"
"Okay, why?" Stiles asked
"'Cause Boyd and that girl aren't gonna kill each other, they're gonna kill Derek and Scott"
"What does that have to do with Hecatolite?" Stiles asked
"It's a mineral that scatters the moonlight, they haven't felt the full moon in months, they haven't turned for months" I replied and quickly sprang into action, calling Derek but of course he doesn't answer "Damnit Derek, answer!" I yelled then quickly dialled Scott's number, he answered on the third ring
"Skye now is not the best time" I heard him answer
"We're here to get you out okay?" I heard Derek say
"Scott, Scott listen to me okay, look you and Derek gotta get outta there the walls of the vault are made with a mineral called Hecatolite, it scatters the moonlight"
"What does that mean?" he asked
"Look, it keeps the moonlight out, okay they haven't felt the full moon in months"
"Okay, think of it like the gladiators in the Roman coliseum" Peter said grabbing my arm and brought the phone closer to him "They used to starve the lions for three days, making them more vicious, more out of control, Deucalion has kept them from shifting for three full moons, diminishing their tolerance to it"
"Scott, they're gonna be stronger..." I started but Peter cut me off again
"More savage, more bloodthirsty, Scott they're the lions, they're the starved lions and you and Derek just stepped into the coliseum"
"Derek, we got a problem, a really big problem" I heard Scott tell Derek, there was a big pause but suddenly I heard Derek say a name
"Cora" my eyes widened with surprise at the name Derek said, Peter must have heard it to because his eyes also went wide
"Who?" Scott asked, I instantly connected myself with Derek, he felt relieved and saddened at the same time
"Cora" I heard Derek ask desperately again through the phone then heard someone growl
"Derek, get out, get out now!" the next thing that I heard was the sound of a door opening
"NO, NO WAIT!" Scott yelled
"SCOTT!" I yelled as I heard two sets of roars "SCOTT, DEREK SOMEONE ANSWER ME!" before I could say anything else the call ended "SCOTT!" my heart started racing and I ran towards the kitchen where my keys were sitting but Peter grabbed my arm
"Skye wait, we don't know if it's safe"
"It's not safe that's why I'm going down there" I started walking towards the door again but quickly stopped and gasped
"Skyez?" Stiles asked moving closer, I ignored him and brought my hand towards my cheek feeling a freshly made cut right under my eye
"What is it?" Peter asked me, I turned around and they looked confused
"How did that…" Stiles started, I shrugged
"I don't know it just appeared" I started to feel a tingle in my left arm then the tingle quickly turned into sharp pain causing me to drop my keys and grab my arm, we watched as four scratches appeared on my arm
"What the hell is that?" Stiles asked as Peter grabbed my arm and looked at the slowly healing injuries
"Your bond" he told me, my eyes widened
"We didn't think it would be that strong" I replied looking at him in shock
"Usually when a werewolf has a human mate the werewolf has a strong bond with the human, it's stronger than two werewolves"
"But I'm not human anymore and when the bond actually formed I was a werewolf" I argued
"But you were supposed to be human"
"So shouldn't the bond stronger on his side?" Peter shook his head and walked towards the couch
"Not necessarily the human would always know when something was wrong, where the werewolf had been hurt, what emotion they were feeling but because they're human it's dulled"
"Since I'm a werewolf everything is heightened…including our bond" I replied understanding now
"Exactly" he agreed, I tossed my keys onto the table and grabbed the Camaro keys I needed to get to that bank quickly
"Stay here!" I ordered before leaving
"Skye wait!" Stiles called after me, I looked at him and Peter
"I need you both to stay here"
"Skyler…" Peter started but I growled and let my eyes flash red causing both of them to back up in shock
"Stay here" I ordered then ran down the stairs and quickly started the Camaro, I peeled down the street and went nearly eighty miles an hour towards the bank
When I got there two minutes later, I could hear growling coming from inside the bank and was about to run inside but felt someone was watching me, I turned around and spotted three people staring at me and knew they were the Alpha pack and could tell the older one was Deucalion just by a feeling, I narrowed my eyes and let out a warning growl when the other two moved towards me but Deucalion held up his hand
"Stop" the two Alphas stopped in their tracks "She's not an Alpha yet…"
"So let's force her into the role" the girl Alpha growled, I partially shifted and let out a snarl
"NO, don't break the seal!" I heard Derek cry out from inside
"Derek" I whispered running towards the bank entrance away from the Alpha's
"She'll be worth the wait" I heard Deucalion say before I opened the front door
Almost instantly, I was tackled by another werewolf and struggled to get the brunette girl off of me, when I finally did I was crouched slightly in front of the girl and studied the snarling werewolf's face and could instantly see the relation to Derek and knew this must be Cora, I watched as Cora tilted her head as if I confused her then she sniffed the air and I knew she was picking up on Derek's scent that was permanently attached to me but before either of us could make a move I felt a pair of claws scratch deep into my back I let out a pain filled roar before I felt someone grab my head and smack it against the floor, my vision went black as I fell unconscious while the two blood thirsty Betas ran off
I heard Derek's worried voice trying to wake me up, my eyes fluttered open only to shut again from the pain in my head
"He came out of freaking nowhere" I said clutching my head
"Who?" Derek asked sitting me up and quickly looked me over
"Boyd…I didn't even hear him come up to me I was too focused on your sister, which reminds me…what the hell, I thought she was…" I trailed off as Derek looked down
"Yeah me too"
"Derek we'll find them okay we'll get them back…we'll get her back" he looked up at me
"You always know the right thing to say" he smiled making me shrug with a smile of my own
"It's a gift…and did you really just now get that, we've been together for six months and you don't think I know exactly what to say or do to make you feel better?" he chuckled and gently kissed my forehead
"What was I thinking?"
"Obviously you weren't" I whispered
"I was so worried when I heard you…"
"I know…but I'm good now I'm safe"
"I thought I asked you not to come" he said softly trying to keep any anger or annoyance out of his voice, I pulled out of his embrace and looked at him
"When I was at the loft and I heard the growls and the call went dead…my only thought was that I needed to get to you, then I felt this pain under my eye and a fresh cut had suddenly appeared a few seconds later four claw marks appeared on my arm…"
"Our bond…" he said nodding
"It's a lot stronger than we anticipated" I sighed looking down, Derek gently grabbed my face
"It's okay…we can use this to our advantage…" he replied
"So can other people" he nodded knowing it was true, if the Alphas learned about this we would be in much more danger than we're already in, Derek gently kissed me
"We'll get through this…we always do…"
"I know" I nodded leaning my head on his shoulder but another scent hit my nose causing it to scrunch up in disgust and bury my nose into Derek's neck "Can you smell that?" I asked him, Derek quickly sniffed the air
"A cleaner?"
"Ammonia…" I responded as my head shot up and looked Derek in the eyes "Why would I smell Ammonia, why would they be cleaning this place?" I stood up and walked towards the smell with Derek following close behind
I stopped at a door and noticed a small puddle of the cleaner forming underneath the door so I opened it and looked inside the first thing I noticed was a coat with Allison's scent still clinging to the fabric soaking up most of the cleaner then looked towards the back corner and let out a scream
I covered my mouth and tears were falling down my face, Derek instantly ran in and saw what set me off, Erica was sitting in the corner partially rotted, he quickly pulled me to his chest while I sobbed against him letting my tears soak his shirt, we were just starting to become friends before she left and I cared a lot for Erica just like I did Isaac and Boyd, she was my pack mate and now she was gone, I was going to make the Alpha Pack pay for this