A/N:

Yes, yes, yessss - things are starting to get so good! However, I am going to be traveling from 4th of July up til the end of August, so I'm not sure whether I can post updates or not. I'm hoping I can keep you guys on your toes though. Also, how great was the Teen Wolf premiere yesterday! I can't wait for the new episode! (If you watched it leaked, shame on you.)

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Eva looked down at the GPS, before she glanced up at the rear view mirror, "We walk from here, Mr. Yukimura." Eva muttered, reaching between the seats to point exactly at where he should park the car. Once the car wasn't moving anymore, the girls hopped out of it, bouncing on their feet as if the ground was on fire. When Mr. Yukimura started getting out of the car as well, Kira frowned, "Dad," She shook her head slowly as she turned to him, "You should leave. Get as far away from here as you possibly could."

"She's right, Mr. Yukimura." Eva added, glancing around before she struggled to give her attention to the man, "It's too dangerous. You have to leave."

Mr. Yukimura stared between the two of them and frowned, "I don't like this. You're just kids."

Eva glanced sideway at Kira, who turned to her dad, a pleading expression on her face, "Dad, please."

Eventually he caved when he realized he was only holding them back, "You call me when it's over." He told Kira seriously, flickering his gaze between the two girls, "Both of you better be careful." Mr. Yukimura eventually got back into the car and turned back to find his way onto the road into town again. Eva turned to Kira and nodded slowly, before she glanced around.

"Do we know where we're supposed to go?" Kira asked, and Eva chewed on the inside of her cheek before she turned back to the trail, "I've been dialing Scott ever since we got into the car, and he hasn't picked up. All we have now is to go the coordinates Allison sent us."

"And how far are those?" Kira asked, and Eva looked down at the GPS in her phone before she looked up at Kira, "Not far enough." Eva whispered before she took to lead the way, the leaves crunching underneath her boots as she made her way into the reserve. She lit the flashlight on her phone to make way, and walked.

"It's quiet." Kira whispered, her katana ready in hand, and Eva nodded once, "Too quiet. Something's not right."

"Should we call out for them?" Kira asked and Eva glanced over her shoulder at her friend, before she shook her head slowly and faced forward. The stillness in the air alarmed Eva – almost terrified her. That something maybe had happened, that it was too late.

That's when she heard something move beside her, a bush rustling, and she turned sideways – with her she moved her flashlight towards the source of the sound. "Who's there?" Kira called out, and Eva scowled, having preferred to remain silent, but huddled closer to her friend anyways, in her mind beginning to chant over all the incantations she knew just in case she needed to use them. If she could hopefully use them.

"It's okay, it's me." Eva frowned when she heard the familiar voice, and breathed out when she saw Chris Argent step from between the bushes, his hands over his head with a gun in his hand.

"Sorry I scared you." Chris whispered genuinely, before he turned his gaze towards the reserve. "Allison called me, said something happened with Isaac." Chris turned back to the two girls and shook his head slowly in inquiry.

"We don't know what happened yet. We're still looking for them." Kira started, and Eva narrowed her eyes when she saw a peculiar glow of light behind Chris, barely appearing through the bushes. "What's that?" She asked, and Chris' lips parted as he searched for an explanation, "It's basically an electronic dog whistle. They'll keep Isaac harbored within a certain area, assuming that Allison had put down the one she had in time."

"So now we just need to find them." Eva whispered, before he head snapped towards the reserve when she heard a howl. A howl that sounded so vicious it ran tremors through her body. "Isaac."

"I think we found them." Chris almost moved before he turned to Eva, "Can you control your powers well enough to protect yourself?"

Eva blinked slowly, her lips falling slack before she shook her head slowly. Chris crouched, before he pulled out another gun, smaller than the one in his hand, from underneath the leg of his jeans and he stood up again. He stared down at her, a battle in his eyes that she could see, before he eventually and reluctantly put it in her free hand. "That's the safety button. You press it that way to shoot." Chris nodded once and Eva gulped as she stared down at the gun in her hand, before she looked up at Chris again and nodded.

"Stay behind me." He whispered seriously and started pushing his way through the undergrowth, both girls armed and following him. Eva looked down at the gun resting in her hand every now and then, feeling awfully uncomfortable with it there and knowing that she could probably hurt someone using it but she had no other choice. Chris was right. Until she learned how to use her powers she ought to be useful to them without getting herself killed, hopefully.

They heard the howl again, this time it was weaker, trailing off into a whimper. "That doesn't sound good." Kira whispered hurriedly, and Eva glanced down at her phone, realizing that they were drawing closer and closer to Malia's den with still no sign of Allison, Isaac, or even Scott.

That's when they heard the weak howls again, and Eva frowned as she shook her head slowly, "This one's different." Eva started, before she looked up at Chris who turned to her, "And it came from this way." Eva pointed to where they just came from, just a little bit behind them. Chris frowned as he back tracked, and then moved towards the whimpers until they glimpsed something moving underneath a boulder, and Eva turned her flashlight towards the silhouettes to realize that it was the twins.

Eva's eyes widened as she quickly moved beside them, her eyes moving over their torn shirts and the obvious bullet wounds that were gaping through the torn fabric, the black blood flowing. "Eva…" Ethan whispered, and she turned her gaze to him, "Thank god you're here."

"What happened?" Eva asked hurriedly just as Chris crouched down beside her, "Isaac…something's up with him…" Ethan whispered again, "He went crazy and I'm going to kill him." Aiden grunted as he tried to push himself off the ground. "Then…Some hunters…they fired at us. We barely managed to hide."

"Are you saying there are hunters in these woods right now?" Kira panicked, and Eva's eyes widened, "That's wolf's bane." Eva whispered, gritting her teeth. "It needs to be burned out of your wounds so you two could start healing."

"Can't you take them to Deaton?" Chris asked, and Eva frowned as she stared down at them, "I don't think they have time."

Eva looked down at them again before she hesitantly moved her hand over Ethan's wound, or one of his wounds at least. "Is the bullet still in there? Can you feel it?" Eva whispered and Ethan nodded slowly. Eva nodded before she glanced sideways at Chris, then closed her eyes, trying to remind herself how she lit that candle – that she maybe could heat up what was left of the bullet to burn out the wolf's bane. "Hold him down." Eva whispered under her breath, just as the word echoed in her head. Burn.

Eva had to keep her eyes shut tightly as Ethan cried in pain, his body wriggling under her hold with Chris struggling to hold him still. Eva lifted her hands away from the wound and watched the purple smoke rise and disappear into thin air, and when she looked down at the wound again, she saw it heal and disappear into nothing. All she could see was impeccable skin, untouched by blemish or scar, and she looked up at Ethan who was staring down at the wound, or the wound that was now gone, before he looked up at Eva again in disbelief. She didn't need to ask for permission to do it again because Ethan took a deep breath and nodded, pressing his head back against the soil.

It took her almost five minutes to burn the wolf's bane out of both of their wounds. "Stay hidden." Chris told them just as Eva stood up slowly, feeling a slight lightheadedness wash over her but she closed her eyes and shook it off. "We'll come for you once this is over."

"I'm going to call Derek." Eva started as she started dialing Derek's number, "He can take them to a safe place."

Eva glanced around nervously as she heard the dial tone, and breathed out a sigh of relief when Derek picked up. "It's past midnight." Derek whispered into his phone.

"I know, I'm sorry." Eva whispered hurriedly, "The twins were shot. There are hunters in the reserve. I healed them but we have to go find Scott, Allison, and Isaac because something's wrong with Isaac so can you come and take them somewhere safe because they are too weak right now and I don't know if those hunters will come back for them or not." Eva rambled one until she ran out of breath, and she sucked in another breath through her teeth to try and compose her fast-beating heart.

"I'm on my way. Where are you?" Derek asked and she could hear him shifting, "I'm sending you the coordinates. I don't know exactly where."

"I don't know how to use a GPS." Derek protested, and Eva stomped her foot once impatiently, "Figure it out!" She whispered angrily, "We have to go, Derek!" Eva scowled into the phone, and heard him sigh and hum in agreement. Eva hung up and copied the coordinates from the GPS before sending them to Derek in a text message before she turned to the twins who were propped against the boulder they were hiding underneath, "Derek is on his way."

"Be careful, Eva." Ethan whispered as he looked up at her, "Isaac practically threw us as bait to those hunters and left."

"Do you know who those hunters were?" Chris asked, and Aiden shook his head once, "We pissed off many people. Now that the word's out that we're not alphas anymore, lots of people are coming after us."

"I don't know about leaving them like this." Eva whispered, "I'll stay with them." Kira volunteered as she stepped forward, holding her katana in her hands, "I'll stay with them, you go. I'll call or text if something happened."

"Kira, are you sure you'll be okay?" Chris insisted, and the girl nodded before she glanced down at the injured werewolves, "You go."

Eva glanced sideways at Chris, before he eventually nodded, and turned to lead the way, this time one hand outstretched backward to make sure Eva was within arm's length.

After then minutes of walking, an arrow shot past them in the dark and exploded into the tree behind Eva, lights bursting everywhere. Eva shut her eyes tightly and Chris turned his searching gaze towards where he found his daughter standing, "Allison." He sighed, and Eva could hear the relief in his voice.

"I am so sorry. I thought you guys were Isaac." She whispered as she hurried towards them, "I lost him when Scott showed up. It's like he knew Scott would stop him. He just…ran."

"Allison, what happened?" Chris asked, and Allison shook her head. "When I went to look for Isaac I started going through my phone, and I realized I missed one voice message." Allison brought out her phone to play the voice message she'd gotten from Isaac. Eva frowned as she barely made out Isaac's throughout all the noise…"White noise." Eva whispered in alarm, looking up at Allison who nodded slowly as they both recalled what Lydia had said earlier that day.

"Allison…help me…I don't know what I'm doing…I don't know where I am…I'm at the reserve…help me, please…"

Isaac's voice was barely audible but the message was clear. Eva looked up at Allison, watching the concern and fear color her face as she stared down at the phone until the noise cut off and the message was over.

"I came here looking for him and when I found him he was all bloodied and his shirt was torn, like he'd fought with someone." Allison explained slowly, "And when I tried to ask him what was wrong, he just whispered, 'I have to find her.' And he left. That's when I called both of you."

"And when Scott got here?" Chris asked, and Allison shook her head slowly, "I managed to corner him, to keep him around Malia's den. But just as Scott got there, so did Malia. She ran away when she saw us and Isaac took off after them. That wasn't not so long ago because Isaac literally didn't move from in front of Malia's den. Scott tried talking to him but he kept saying only one thing."

"What was he saying, Allison?" Eva asked and Allison looked up at her, her wide eyes filled with fear, "Everyone has it but no one can lose it."

It was as if Allison had said it in the quietest whisper, but it echoed around Eva like someone was yelling it from all directions and she shut her eyes tightly. She opened her eyes slowly and looked up at Allison, "We need to split up." Eva muttered, "We can't find them if we stay together like this. It will waste time and it's better if we cover more ground."

Chris again seemed reluctant, but he knew she was right, "Do you still have the gun?" He asked and Eva nodded as she held up the hand that had the gun. Chris turned to his daughter before he nodded, "Alright, I'll go this way, Allison you go there, and Eva…" He turned to Eva before she took a deep breath and stood taller, trying to make herself look ready for this. "I'll go this way." Eva jotted a thumb over her shoulder before she stepped back slowly, then turned around. One hand manned the gun while the other held up the flashlight to light her way through the darkened reserve.

She peered up through the canopy formed by the trees at the moon above her, but when she searched the sky, she realized it was a new moon – and there was no moon in the sky. She looked down again and focused on the way ahead of her, before she saw a pair of golden glows peer at her through the pushes, and Eva slowly put down her phone.

"Isaac?" She whispered hesitantly, not daring to move from where she stood.

The golden glows flickering, but they didn't move. "Isaac, it's Eva." She started hesitantly as she stepped towards the bushes, before she let out a strangled scream when an owl flew from the bushes right above her head. Eva stumbled back, both the phone and the gun tumbling from her hands. She placed her hands over her heart as she closed her eyes, trying to restart her heart.

But then she heard it – the gun being loaded and cocked, and when she opened her eyes she saw Isaac, standing in front of her, holding the gun at her.

The light from the phone illuminated his face, and Eva saw the familiar mixture of terror and reluctance as well defiance on his face. "Isaac…" Eva started hesitantly, all plans she had in mind to actually do something had she been put in a situation like this again dissipating as she stared at one of her friends – one of her friends who was holding the gun at her, his finger twitching over the trigger.

"I can't stop it, Eva." He whispered, to whimpered, shaking his head slowly as the tears trickled down his face.

"What can't you stop, Isaac, tell me." Eva whispered, holding her hands up, "Tell me so I can help you stop it."

"You can't!" Isaac snapped, his grip on the gun tightening, and Eva flinched back a little but didn't dare to move away. "You can't stop it, Eva. Not now, not yet. You don't know the answer."

"The answer to what?" Eva asked, her voice barely over a whisper, but she knew he could hear her. When she tried to hold Isaac's gaze, it was like something snapped. She saw something in his eyes that made her want to run for her life. Something that made her believe Isaac would not hesitate to pull that trigger even if he didn't want to.

"Everyone has it," He whispered, "But no one can lose it. What is it?"

Eva's lips trembled as she shook her head slowly, "I…I don't know."

"Wrong answer."

Something leaped out of the bushes, pouncing on Isaac just as the gun went off, the bullet sounding off into the sky. Eva screamed as she ducked, falling to ground and holding her arms over her head. When she looked up again, she could barely hear anything or see anything, but saw the silhouette of two figures – a man, Isaac. And a…wolf? No…it was a coyote.

Malia.

Eva scrambled backwards, her chest rising and falling quickly as she watched the feral fight between the two. She wanted to scream at them, yell at them to stop, call for help – but she couldn't. Her chest tightened and her body trembled as she watched them scratch and claw at each other, their ferocious growls muffled but audible to her sensitive ears.

"Eva, Eva!" She heard someone call out her name, and looked up to see Scott hovering above her. He almost knelt down and she shook her head quickly, pointing forward. Scott looked up, licking his lips hesitantly. When Eva looked up at him, it almost seemed like he knew what to do, what he was too scared to do.

Eva knew that she could at least do this one thing.

She reached out from where she sat on the ground and took Scott's hand, nodding slowly when he looked down at her. Eva saw him regain his confidence, before he let go of her hand and moved to crouch in front of her – his eye turning into the glorious crimson glow as he bared his fangs and he howled. He didn't howl for help, or howl to signal his position. He howled to prove his domination.

The howl lasted and echoed for so long that Eva had begun to hear normally again, and she slowly picked herself up off the ground and shaking legs as she watched the scene before her. Isaac, cowering on the ground away from Scott, curled up by the base of a tree trunk.

And a girl lying on the ground…covered in grit and soil, and nothing else. Eva frowned as she stepped forward slowly to stand beside Scott, who too was staring down at the girl that appeared out of nowhere. And that's when it hit Eva. That girl did not appear out of nowhere. That girl was here the whole time. "Malia?" Eva whispered, and as if on cue, the girl lifted her head slowly.

With eyes wide and filled with so much emotion, Malia's gaze met Eva's. She pulled her unkempt brows into a frown before she pushed herself off the ground, and Eva saw Scott turn his gaze away out of the corner of her eyes when Malia revealed herself. Malia looked down at her hand, turning it over, her eyes studying her fingers as if they were the most intricate things.

"Your jacket." Eva whispered to Scott, "Give me your jacket and call the sheriff." She turned to him, holding her hand out for Scott's jacket as he quickly shrugged it off. Eva's eyes flickered to Isaac, who was still curled up on the ground, then she looked up at Scott again, before she turned her attention back to the naked girl.

"Malia," Eva started as she stepped forward slowly, holding her hands up when Malia flinched back, her lips curling over her teeth. "Malia, you know me." Eva whispered, "It's Eva." Eva stepped forward again, her eyes studying the girl's face, "I'm here to help you, okay? It's going to be okay. We're going to take you back to your dad."

"My dad…" Malia whispered the first words she'd sounded in almost eight years now. Eva smiled a bit and nodded slowly as she finally closed the distance between her and the girl curled on the ground. She crouched down in front of her, "You're okay now." Eva whispered as she reached over to bring the jacket around Malia's frame. She reached down to take her wrist gently and guide it through the first sleeve, before Malia mimicked and pushed her other arm through the sleeve. Eva brought the jacket together and zipped it up to cover up Malia's body, before she reached around her neck to pull her unruly hair from underneath it and brush off the leaves that stuck to it.

Much to her surprise, Malia's arms moved around Eva's form, and she held onto her tightly. "Take me back to my dad." Malia whispered, and Eva nodded slowly as she rested her hands on Malia's back and closed her eyes, "I will." Eva blinked and closed her eyes.

The Sheriff arrived with an ambulance less than an hour later, and Eva had to convince Malia that it was okay and that the Sheriff will help her before she eventually stepped back and watched them take care of her. Allison & her father left with Isaac, and Derek picked up the twins as well as Kira. It was just Eva and Scott at the scene now, their only explanation being that they were driving home when they heard something move inside the bushes and went after it to find Malia.

Scott was standing across from her – talking to the Sheriff, while Eva stood by the outskirts of the reserve.

Eva…

Eva frowned, glancing around when she heard an unfamiliar voice whisper her name. Eva… She heard it again, this time she was positive that the voice was coming from inside the reserve, within the woods. Eva gulped, before she glanced back at Scott. He didn't seem fazed by anything, which only meant that he didn't hear it.

Eva… Eva took a deep breath, knowing to her hear that this was a stupid decision, but she turned around and stepped back onto the trail. She followed the voice in the one direction it was coming from, until it started to sound like it was coming from everywhere. What gets bigger the more you take away?

"What?" Eva glanced around, shaking her head slowly, "What the hell…Who are you?" She called out into the darkness.

Solve the riddle, Eva. What gets bigger the more you take away? The voice moaned, from everywhere and nowhere, making Eva whirl around as she desperate searched for the source.

"I'm not here to play games…who are you?" Eva asked again, though her voice had started shaking. Her eyes widened when she saw her breath condense in the air in front of her, and she realized her whole body started shivering.

Play along, Eva. The voice whispered, What gets bigger-

"No!" Eva called out as she stepped back slowly, "S-scott! Scott!" Eva called for him as she tried to turn away, she tried to run back, but something crashing against the back of her head caused Eva's world to spin as she dropped to the ground – and the last thing she saw was hand, a hand wrapped in yellow-ed bandage, moving over to press over her mouth.

That was the last thing she saw before she was swallowed into blackness.