Chapter 15 - Black Light Night

Later that night, after having a birthday dinner with her father, Teagan went upstairs to get ready. Isaac told her he had one more surprise for her, he was taking her somewhere but wouldn't tell her where, leaving her confused on what to wear.

She finally settled on a black and purple, floral, knee length, dress. She slipped on a pair of short shorts underneath, in case whatever they had planned was not suitable for a skirt.

Once she was dressed, she put the bracelet on that Isaac gave her and spayed on some of the perfume from Allison. Then slipped on a pair of black high heels as the door bell rang, followed by a quick bark from Aspen, who was laying on her bed while she was getting dressed.

Teagan told Aspen to go back to sleep, as she quickly threw a crop jean jacket on over the dress. She grabbed a small purse which had her wallet, keys and cell phone in it then made her way downstairs to answer the door, since her father had went back to work after their dinner.

As the door opened, Isaac looked up –any words he had planned to say escaped his mind, as he saw her standing in front of him. She was breathtakingly beautiful and she was all his; something that still surprised him sometimes.

"Is this okay?" Teagan questioned with a worried look, as she gestured to her outfit. "I don't know what you have planned, so I don't know if this is okay or if it's too much-"

"It's... wow, you-you look... God you're so beautiful." Isaac interrupted, finding it hard to speak in full sentences. He knew Avery was throwing her a surprise birthday party and he knew where the party was taking place, but truthfully he wasn't sure what kind of party it was going to be to know if she was overdressed or not but either way, he didn't care. She looked amazing and he couldn't wait to walk into the room with her on his arm.

Teagan smiled at his words and at the look he was giving her. She would never get tired of the way he looked at her, like she was the most special person in the world. It made her happy, it made her feel safe and it made her feel loved.

Isaac stepped into the house laying a hand on her waist as he leaned forward to give her a quick kiss. At least he planned for it to be quick, but when her new perfume hit his nose, he kissed her again then kissed across her jaw and down the side of her neck.

"God, you smell good." He mumbled before nipping at her skin.

"If you keep that up, we might never make it to your big surprise." Teagan pointed out, as she rolled her head to the side, giving him better access to her neck. She bit her bottom lip to hold back a moan, as she ran her fingers through his hair. "Maybe we should just cancel and stay here." She suggested, as she pushed her body closer to his.

Isaac rested his hands on her hips, fighting the urge to pull her against him, if he did he was worried they never would leave the house. A part of him wanted that, he wanted to take her upstairs and just forget the party but he knew if he did that Avery would kick his ass. That's basically what she told him earlier when she dropped him off at Teagan's house, to bring Teagan straight to the party or else.

"I would love to... God, you don't know how bad I want to.." He began to say, as he kissed across her shoulder, wishing he could taste every inch of her. He kissed back over to her neck, nuzzling his nose against her skin and took a deep breath as he added, "But unfortunately, we have to go or we'll be late."

"Late for what?" Teagan questioned, hoping he would slip up and tell her.

"Late for your-" He began to say without thinking. Once he realized what he was about to do, he jerked his head up, then said,"Nuh-uh, you are not going to trick me. I can't tell you, it's a surprise."

He chuckled at the pout on her face then grabbed her hand, pulling outside and over to her car. He took the car keys from her and opened the passenger side door for her. Once she was inside, he went around to the driver side and slid in behind the wheel.

He slid the key in the ignition, but before he could crank the car she turned in her seat to face him and said his name to get his attention. When he turned his head to face her, seeing what she wanted, she leaned forward to press her lips against his for a heated kiss.

He placed a hand on the side of her face, cupping he cheek, as he deepened the kiss. "You are not making this easy for me." He breathed out, as he rested his forehead against hers.

"So you're saying I'm making it hard?" She teased, as she flashed him a grin.

Isaac chuckled, as he nodded his head, then said,"Yes, you are. Very, very hard."

Teagan laughed out loud, then glanced down at his lap for a moment, biting her bottom lip, then looked back up at him with raised eyebrows. "Good to know I still have that effect on you." She said with a smile.

"You always have that effect on me." Isaac pointed out, as he leaned forward to kiss her but before he could, she pulled back. "Nu-uh. No more of that, until you tell me where we are going." She said, teasing him.

Isaac's mouth dropped open in surprise, realizing she was trying to bribe him. "That is really dirty, babe. I can't just give your surprise away." He explained.

"At least give me a hint." Teagan suggested. She leaned forward giving him a kiss, when she felt him star to kiss her back, she pulled back, causing him to groan out in frustration. She grinned, and added, "Just a tiny, little, hint."

"Is this what you've been learning in your training lessons? How to torture and blackmail werewolves?" Isaac questioned, causing her to laugh. When he saw her shrug, he sighed, then said, "Okay, look in the backseat."

"What?" Teagan asked confused.

"There's a present for you in the back from Avery..." He began to say, as he saw her look back and grab the gift bag he put in there earlier after Avery dropped him off. "There is something in that bag that you have to put on now so I can take you to your big surprise."

Teagan removed the pink and purple tissue paper aside then looked down into the bag, her eyes widening in surprise when she saw all the different types of sex related stuff. She grabbed a box that contained a pair of bright pink fuzzy handcuffs, then raised her eyes to look at Isaac as she said, "Please tell me I'm not wearing these."

"No." Isaac said with a laugh. "Well not right now, but we can try it later." He added with a wink, causing her cheeks to turn bright red.

"What is this?" Teagan questioned out loud, as she picked up a set of glow in the dark erotic dice.

"I don't know." Isaac answered, as he took the box from her, reading what it said. He grinned as he added, "But we are so trying these."

"Oh my God." Teagan breathed out with a laugh, seeing how excited he was.

He reached out to pull the bag a little toward him to see inside it, he honestly didn't know what all Avery tossed in there. She wouldn't let him look at it earlier. All she told him was there were things in there that would make Teagan and him very happy. The only thing he did know that was in there was a blindfold, which is what she was supposed to put on now so he would drive her to the party.

"Ah, this is what we need right now." Isaac said, as he pulled out the box marked 'first time bondage kit'.

"Bondage?" Teagan squeaked out with wide eyes.

Isaac laughed out loud, as he opened the box and took the blindfold out. "I just need it for this." He said, as he showed her the blindfold, then continued, "You can calm down, babe."

"What the hell kind of place are you taking me that I need to be blindfolded?" Teagan questioned.

"You're really not getting the concept of a surprise are you?" Isaac teased, then added, "Just put this on and we'll be there before you know it." When she gave him a look, he laughed, then said, "Come on, you know I wouldn't take you anywhere bad or dangerous. Just trust me, okay?"

"You're lucky that I do trust you. And that I love you." She said, as she took the blindfold from his hand. "And that I'm nosy as hell about where you are taking me." She added, as she placed the blindfold over her eyes, leaving herself in darkness.

"Trust me, I will never forget how lucky I am to have you, Teagan." Isaac said sincerely. He leaned over to give her a quick peek on the lips before whispering against her lips, "I love you too, by the way." As she smiled at his words, he cranked the car and said, "Now lean back and relax. We will be there soon."

Teagan wasn't sure how long he had been driving, to her it felt like forever since she was blindfolded and had no idea where they were going. When he turned the car off, she reached up to pull the blindfold off but he pushed her hands aside, telling her not yet.

He sent Avery a quick text letting her know they were there, then he jumped out of the car feeling a cool breeze against his skin and hearing the music upstairs bumping. He glanced up at the top floor, seeing the black lights and strobe lights inside the loft. He smiled, happy to see that Avery was able to pull the party off after all even though the whole town was still blacked out.

With everything going on lately, they all needed a night to unwind and have fun. They needed a night where they could be regular teenagers and not worry about anything. And that was exactly what he and Avery wanted to give Teagan, a carefree night with no worries, no drama and no nightmares. Just a night with her friends, drinking and having a good time. In his opinion that was the best gift he and Avery could give her.

He made his way over to the passenger side, opening the door, then reached in to lightly grabbed her arm and help her out of the car. Since she couldn't see, Teagan tilted her head to the side trying to use her other senses to try to figure out where she was or what was going on.

"Can I take this off now? I feel ridiculous." Teagan said, as she reached up to the blindfold.

"In a minute, hold on." Isaac said, as he pushed her hands away from the blindfold again. He chuckled when he heard her quietly groan. He stepped behind her, placing his hands on her hips, as he leaned forward to whisper in her ear, "And you don't like ridiculous, by the way. You look beautiful." He kissed the side of her neck, then rubbed his nose against her skin, as he added, "And I have mentioned how good you smell?"

"Maybe once or twice." Teagan said with laugh, as she leaned back against him, reaching back to place her hand on the back of his head; after hitting him in the face a few times from not being able to see.

"You can stop hitting me in the face, you know." Isaac said with a laugh, as he turned her around to face him.

"It's not my fault someone has me blindfolded and I can't see." Teagan pointed out, as she rested her hands on his chest.

Isaac laughed at her comment, then said, "Just give me a little longer and you can take it off. I promise."

As she nodded her head at his words, he grabbed her arms slowly leading her across the parking lot and over to the building. As they rode the elevator up to Derek's floor, he noticed how quiet it was and realized Avery must have told everyone to shut up so they could surprise Teagan.

She turned her head toward Isaac, even though she couldn't see him, "Are we there yet?"

"Almost." Isaac answered, as the elevator stopped. He helped her out of it, then reached up to remove the blindfold. He watched her blink a few times, her eyes adjusting to her surroundings as she glanced around, trying to figure out where she was. The hallway looked very familiar to her, but she couldn't place it at first.

Once she realized where she was, she looked over at Isaac with a confused look as she asked, "Why are we at Derek's?"

"Come with me, you'll see." Isaac said, as he held out his hand waiting for her to take it.

With her hand in his, the two walked over to the door. Isaac reached out, grabbing the handle then pulled it open. Teagan jumped in surprise when she saw a room full of people, all glowing cause of the body paint and black lights.

Everyone inside began to cheer as she and Isaac walked further into the room. She couldn't help but smile as Lydia, Allison and Danny walked over to her, all of them hugging her and wishing her a happy birthday.

When she heard Avery's voice, she pulled back to look; seeing her over by the DJ booth, taking into a microphone, as she called out, "Everyone, here is the birthday girl! Let's show her a great time. Get this party going."

Suddenly the music began to play, the bass bumping through the room as everyone began to jump up and down and dance around. Avery worked her way through the crowd, making her way to Teagan, then threw her arms around her for a big hug.

"Happy birthday, T!" Avery called out excitedly. As the two friends continued to hug, she added, "Don't hate me, I know you wanted something low-key, but I couldn't let my best friend have a dull, low-key, seventeenth birthday party. You deserve the best, T. You have always deserved the best."

Teagan shook her head, feeling tears fill her eyes at her words. After seeing what the big surprise was, she was actually glad Avery didn't listen to her. A night of normalcy is exactly what all of them needed.

Hearing her sniff, Avery pulled back to look at her with a concerned look on her face. She reached up to wipe the tears away, as she said, "Please don't cry, T. I know I screwed up your birthday, I'm sor-"

"No. No, you didn't" Teagan interrupted, as she shook her head. She chuckled, as she wiped at her face getting the tears Avery missed, then said, "These are happy tears. I promise. This is perfect, I love it. And I love you, A." She gave Avery another hug and then pulled back to add, "I've missed this… celebrating my birthday with you."

"I missed it too." Avery said smiling. She grabbed one of Teagan's hands, giving it a squeeze, as she said,"Now go mingle, drink and have fun. I don't want you to worry about anything tonight, everything is covered."

As Teagan gave her a nod, she gave her one more hug before she made her way back through the crowd, wanting to make sure there were enough drinks, cups and ice sitting out. Once she checked over everything, she stood on the outside of the crowd watching Teagan laugh and talk to all the different people who approached her.

It had been awhile since any of them were able to just let loose and have fun, and she was happy she was able to give this to her friends.

Avery folded her arms over her chest, as happy as she was that her friends were having a blast, she couldn't shake the bad feeling from the pit of her stomach. She didn't know if it was the darkness inside of her itching to come out or what, but she suddenly felt sick. It was that moment where you felt like something bad was going to happen, but you didn't know what.

She let out of sigh as she rubbed her hands together, the longer she stood there, the more she felt the urge to run. She hated to skip out on her best friend's birthday, but there was no way she could stay any longer. She had to get out of there soon or she feared what she might do.

She watched Isaac kiss Teagan's cheek, before he walked off to grab them more drinks. Not wanting to worry Teagan and ruin her night, she decided to approach Isaac, letting him know she was taking off but not to tell Teagan about it. At least not yet.

"Hey." Avery said, as she stopped beside Isaac, who was standing at one of the tables that were set out with different drinks sitting on them; alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

"Hey!" Isaac called out, as he gave her a nod. He grabbed a bottle of water for himself, being the designated driver so Teagan could drink on her special night; then grabbed a clean cup to make a mix drink for Teagan.

"Looks like you were right." He said over to Avery, before looking over at Teagan, who was laughing along with Lydia and Allison about something. He looked back at Avery, as he continued, "Throwing her a party was a good idea. She's having a great time." A small smile appeared on his face, as he added, "I haven't seen her laugh or smile this much in a while."

Seeing the look on his face, Avery said, "She is always happy with you, Isaac, even if she can't show it at the moment, you do make her happy. It's just the hallucinations screwing with her, but I'm going to fix it."

"How?" Isaac asked, curious. Wondering if she had discovered something that would help, because he honestly had no ideas.

"I don't know yet, but I'll figure it out. I'm not giving up on her and I know you won't either." Avery stated. She glanced over at the brunette in question, watching her dance around with Danny, then looked back at Isaac, "But for now, just make sure she keeps having fun. She needs this."

"I will." Isaac said, with a nod. "Where are you going though?" He asked.

"I'm heading out early." Avery said, as she nodded toward the door.

"Avery Dukate is leaving a party early?" Isaac questioned with a smile, then added seriously, "What's going on, A?"

"I don't know." Avery answered. When he shot her a look, she added, "Honestly, I don't know but I'm not feeling good and I can't stay here."

"Are you sure you're going to be okay? Maybe I should call someone." Isaac suggested, not sure how he felt about her leaving alone.

"I'll be okay." Avery said, reassuring him. "Just take care of my best friend. And don't tell her I left. At least not yet… I know her, she'll worry about me but tonight is not about me. It is all about her, okay?"

"Okay." Isaac said, with a small nod. He still wasn't happy about her leaving, but knew there was nothing he could do to stop her.

He stood still as he watched her walk through the crowd, making her way toward the front door, then he made his way back over to his girlfriend. He chuckled when he saw the way she was dancing around with Danny, from the looks of it, she had a few more drinks while he was gone.

Instead of interrupting her fun, he stood off to the side, away from the crowd, just to watch her having fun with her friends. But no matter where he was standing, no matter how dark the corner was, she still saw him.

As her eyes landed on him, she happily smiled, as she waved at him; trying to get him to join her. When he shook his head, she pouted, then tapped Danny on the shoulders, telling him she would be back.

Isaac was in the middle of taking a sip of his water, when she rushed over to him jumping into his arms, causing him to drop his water and her cup to catch her.

"You made me drop our drinks." He pointed out with a laugh, as he held her tightly against him.

"Oopsy." Teagan giggled, as she wrapped her legs around his waist. The drinks she had already drank were affecting her. She leaned forward to kiss him, then pulled back to say, "That's okay, cause all I want to do right now is kiss you." She gave him another kiss, then added, "And kiss you..." She kissed him all over his face, as she continued, "And kiss you... and kiss you... and kiss you."

Isaac laughed at her antics and laid his hand on the back of her head, tangling his fingers in her hair, as he said,"That's fine, I'm not complaining.. You can kiss me all you want. I would never say no to that."

Teagan grinned at his words as she leaned forward to give him a sweet, gentle kiss. She nibbled on his bottom lip, causing him to groan, as he slipped a hand under the skirt of her dress to rest his hand on her backside.

"Oooh, someone is getting touchy-touchy." Teagan said with a laugh, feeling him squeeze her butt. She rested her hands on the back of his neck as she added in a sing song voice, "And Teagan likey-likey."

Isaac shook his head, laughing at her, as he said,"I've never seen you like this, it's pretty hilarious."

"You've seen me drunk before." Teagan pointed out. When he shook his head to disagree with her, she continued, "Yes you have! Remember Avery's party? The one at her house that I invited you to?"

Isaac thought back, remember exactly what party she was talking about now. It seemed so long ago now, like another life time. He and Teagan were just becoming friends, and he had barely spoken any words to Avery, until she sat with him at lunch and demanded he come to her party. She even threatened him with handcuffs. He couldn't believe how much was different now.

Now his life long crush was in his arms, the two were deeply in love with each other, and the popular blonde who scared him to death when she sat at his table telling him to grab life by the balls; was one of his closest friends.

"I remember." Isaac said, as he smiled at her.

"I was pretty drunk at that party to cause I was so nervous." Teagan admitted, as she ran her fingernails across the back of his neck, turning him on more than he already was.

"Why were you so nervous?" Isaac questioned.

"Cause I wasn't sure if you were coming, and if you did, I had no idea what to say or what to do. I almost couldn't even invite you to it I was so scared." She explained.

"You were scared to talk to me?" Isaac asked, surprised to hear that.

"Yes!" Teagan said, then added, "You gave me the flutters and I didn't know what to do about that, so Avery suggest throwing a party so I could spend some time with you."

"Wait, that party was so you could spend time with me?"

Teagan nodded her head, as she said, "Yep! Even though I was with Jackson, I couldn't stop thinking about you." She ran her fingers through her his hair, gripping the curls, as she continued, "I was starting to feel things for you that I haven't felt in a while, and I just wanted to spend some time with you."

"I never knew that." Isaac said. "I just thought it was a regular Avery Dukate party, and to be honest, I was surprised when I was invited. At first I thought it was some kinda prank or something."

"I would never prank you." Teagan said, as she leaned forward to softly kiss his lips. She pulled back a little, her lips inches from his, as she whispered, "I would never hurt you. Not again."

"Hey, you have never hurt me." Isaac pointed out, as he tangled his fingers in her hair, forcing her to look at him and saw the sad look on her face. "You could never hurt me." He added, before pressing his lips against hers.

He turned around, walking further into the shadows to give them privacy from the other party goers. He stepped closer to the wall, resting her against it as the kiss began to heat up between them.

He wished he could fully get lost in her and do things to her he had been thinking of doing ever since he showed up at her house, but knew going at it in the middle of a party was not the best place. She might be drunk now and didn't care, but he knew things like that made her uncomfortable and would embarrass her.

"Babe, hey, babe, we got to stop. We got to slow down." Isaac breathed out, as he pulled back. He glanced over at the crowd, thankfully no one had noticed them in the corner. He looked back at her, as he added,"We're a little too public right now to be doing this."

"We could go somewhere else then." Teagan suggested. She wanted him badly and wasn't sure how much longer she could wait. She gasp as a location hit her,"Ooh we could go on the balcony and have sex there. I always wanted to have sex on a balcony. Although it would be better if it was raining. Wouldn't it be cool to have sex in the rain on a balcony?"

Isaac laughed at her rambling, then said,"The balcony is a little too public as well. Besides this is your party. You should be with all your friends celebrating."

"I can celebrate with them later. Right now, I want my present." She teased, as she leaned forward to kiss him. She pulled back with a smile on her face, as she added,"The bestest present in the world. You're the best thing in my life, Isaac."

Isaac smiled at her words, then pulled her back toward him, as the two began to kiss again. She cracked her eye open for a moment, seeing someone pass them with glow in the dark paint on their body, causing her to gasp happily as she pulled back, breaking the kiss.

"I know what we can do." She said excitedly.

"What?" Isaac asked, confused.

She pushed back from the wall, as she tapped his shoulder, letting him know she wanted down. Once her feet were back on the floor, she turned around, and called out,"Help me."

"With what?" Isaac asked, wondering what she wanted. She didn't say anything, as she reached back to point at the zipper on her dress. "You want me to unzip your dress?" He asked confused.

"Yes! Unzip it!" Teagan called out.

"Teagan, we're not having sex against this wall or on the balcony." He pointed out.

Teagan clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes, as she said, "That's not what I'm talking about. Just unzip it."

"Okay." Isaac mumbled, not sure what she had planned, but was going to go with it. He reached out to grab the zipper, pulling it down to expose her smooth back.

"Thanks." Teagan said happily, as she turned around to face him. She reached down to grab the bottom of the dress, then pulled it over her head, causing his mouth to drop open in shock; this was very un-Teagan-like behavior.

"What the hell are you doing?" He asked, as his eyes roamed over her body, as she stood in front of him in a pair of very short lace shorts and a white bandeau style bra, that was glowing in the black light.

"It's not about what I'm doing. It's about what you're going to do." Teagan said with a smile, as she grabbed his hand and pulled him over to one of the many tables where glow in the dark paint was sitting out.

"Hi! Birthday girl, here! Can I have this?" Teagan asked the girl behind the table, as she reached out to grab a brush. When the woman nodded her head, Teagan turned back to look at Isaac. She handed him the brush, as she said,"You're going to paint me."

"I am?" Isaac questioned, as his eyes checked out her body again. He couldn't stop staring at her.

"Mm-hm." Teagan said with a nod. "Then we're going to drink, then dance, then drink some more, and later, we will be having sex. On the balcony, cause it is my birthday and I say so." She added with a laugh. She wouldn't usually act this way, but once she had a few drinks in her, she was able to loosen up more and not think as much, causing her to do and say things she usually wouldn't while sober.

"Well, you are the birthday girl." Isaac said with a laugh, realizing he couldn't argue with her when she looked at him the way she was now. So happy and carefree, like she didn't have a care in the world. All she wanted was to have a good time with her friends and boyfriend, nothing else mattered.

After Isaac painted different designs on her body, and she painted his face, the two drank more; water for him and liquor for her. She was even able to get him to dance with her a few times, which turned her on even more, as his hands roamed over her body and he held her close.

The night was going exactly like he had hoped. It had been awhile since he had seen her this happy. He just hoped the rest of the night went well, that was his birthday wish for her.

~()~

Avery looked in her rearview mirrors before snapping her gaze from side to side, she felt like she'd been followed from the black light party, but there was no proof to back her suspicions.

When the feeling finally got to be too much to take she pulled into the nearest 24 hour gas station and barely shut her car off before leaping out and pulling open the door to her back seat, then also checking in her trunk.

Even though there were no other cars on the road and no one had stowed away in her car each second that passed the uneasy feeling in her stomach grew. Looking around at the dim lighting of the building she breathed a small sigh of relief that they at least had some backup generators.

Racing inside the door she looked at the cashier who was leant over the counter reading a magazine, "Bathroom?" She practically yelled at him. She needed away from people, needed to be in a closed room with her back to the wall so she knew no was sneaking up on her.

The young worker raised his eyes head, his eyes traveling over her barely clothed body as he silently pointed to the back of the small convenience store where the restrooms were located.

Once she was in the women's bathroom she shut and locked the door behind her, the room was just barely illuminated by a few small emergency lights high up on the walls, casting the room in an eerie glow. But that didn't bother her, she'd never been afraid of the dark, for the moment she was just thankful to know she was alone and no one could sneak up on her now.

Leaning her head back against the wall she shivered, for the first time realizing how cold the room was, it felt unnaturally cold. Keeping her eyes closed her mind wandered some as she realized she'd felt this coldness before, the first time was the night that Kate had attacked her, the first time she'd almost died. The room felt that cold, it felt like death.

At that thought her eyes popped open just as the generator lights flickered and burnt out, but not before she saw five large shadowy figures closing in on her.

It was too dark to see, but she knew without a doubt she was surrounded. It wasn't logical, after all she'd locked the door behind her and no one could have come into the room with her. Swinging her arms wildly, she screamed, "Let me out!" As she pushed past the shadowed figures and helplessly beat on the door.

Raising his head from the magazine the worker stared to the back of the small store, as he heard her frantically beating on the door. Grabbing the key to unlock the door from the outside, he started towards the restrooms but stopped when she let out a blood curdling scream.

Realizing he was out of his league here, he took out his cellphone and dialed 911, as he walked outside to wait for help to arrive. After what felt like an eternity, a patrol car pulled into the parking lot.

"Thank god!" He exclaimed as a young officer stepped out of the car.

"You're the one who called in the disturbance?" Deputy Parrish verified as he had his hand on his gun just in case it was some sort of set up, he couldn't tell what it was but something about the situation felt off to him.

He was supposed to have back up on the scene with him, but there were so many calls to the police station that night, Beacon Hill's residents complaining about loud Halloween parties to reports of fireworks being set off, there were even a few home invasion calls. With the blackout it seemed every seedy criminal or teenager up to no good was running rampant.

"Disturbance, are you kidding me?" The guy asked before pointing to the store and said, "This girl… this really hot girl came in and went to the bathroom… then there was all this loud thudding and so much screaming I thought my ears were going to bleed."

Parrish looked around the parking lot, his eyes stopping on the familiar sleek 1965 Mustang and he immediately knew who the cashier was talking about.

Without another word he walked into the gas station and looked around as he spotted the restroom signs he asked, "Are you sure no one else came in?"

Looking around his place of work he admitted, "There were a few teenagers in here earlier tonight buying out the last of the toilet paper… but that was hours ago."

Reaching for the door in front of the deputy he said, "Here, I can unlock it."

Parrish looked at him with a look of disbelief as he asked, "You had a key to get in there the whole time?"

Unlocking the door he avoided the officers eyes as he admitted, "She was screaming… I didn't know what was going on."

With a sigh Deputy Parrish said, "Stay behind me."

Taking his flashlight out he said, "Hello?" as he slowly pushed the door open.

His gaze quickly fell to where Avery was laying sprawled out on the floor, her body twitching and her lips had a slightly bluish tent to them.

"Oh my god!" He exclaimed as he rushed into the room with her, ordering the employee to get a blanket or something.

"Avery! Avery can you hear me?" Parrish asked, he knelt down beside her as he tried to help her sit up some.

Her mouth hung open and small, indescribable sounds kept coming out but he couldn't piece anything she was trying to tell him together.

"What happened?" He asked her as the store employee rushed into the room tearing open the plastic covering of a blanket he'd found in the travel section of the store.

Together they quickly got her wrapped up in the blanket and Parrish sat down the rest of the way on the floor as he pulled her still trembling body against him, trying to both warm her up and let her know that whatever happened she was safe now.

Tears ran down her cheeks as she continued to shudder from both coldness and from the terrifying ordeal she'd just had.

"You're safe now." He quietly said to her, keeping his arms tight around her to hold her still and keep the blanket around her.

"No, I'm not…" She cried, her voice barely loud enough for him to hear as she breathed, "They… they just came out of the darkness."

With a confused expression he looked up to the store employee who shrugged and said, "She was the only one here…" He took a few steps back and leaned against the wall wondering what was happening and feeling guilty that he hadn't got in there to her sooner.

"Who came out of the darkness?" Parrish asked her.

"What." She said through trembling lips and chattering teeth.

Thinking she didn't understand him he repeated, "Who came out of the darkness, Avery?"

"No…" she cried, shaking her head back and forth.

"Should I get another blanket?"

Parrish looked up and shot the gas station employee a look to let him know he'd just asked the dumbest question in the universe.

Mumbling out an apology he raced off towards the travel section to get another blanket.

Reaching a shaky, unnaturally pale hand out from under the blanket she grabbed onto Parrish's sleeve from his police jacket and looked him in the eyes as she stuttered out, "Not who… what…"

Taking the other blanket from the worker, he spread it out and wrapped her up even more as he slowly processed what she said and repeated it back to her, "What came out of the dark?"

Another mascara laced tear dripped down her cheek as she looked up at him, their eyes locked and she answered, "I don't know…"

"What is she talking about?"

Shaking his head at the other man's remark, Parrish said, "Just get the door…" As he lifted her still trembling body up with the blankets wrapped around her and carried her towards the exit. At least his car had heat he could turn on high to help get her warmed up.

After getting her into the passenger seat of his car he looked up to see the store employee coming out with her purse in hand as he handed it to Deputy Parrish and headed back inside.

Getting into the car he pushed her purse up in the dashboard and started the car, turning the heat up all the way, as he looked over at her with a million questions running through his mind. But when he looked over and saw the broken expression on her face, and her still bluish tinted lips he couldn't bring himself to interrogate her any further.

Checking to make sure the vents were pointed at her he stayed silent as he unhooked his radio from his police jacket and slid it off before leaning over and tucking it in around her.

She pinned her eyes shut, thankful for every bit of warmth around her it felt like every single cell in her body had been flash frozen to the point that her skin heating up was also painful, like a million little pin pricks all over her body, all at once.

When the interior lights of the car shut off automatically she gasped and popped her eyes open.

"Hey, hey… you're okay." He said watching her closely as she nodded and leaned back in the seat with her eyes closed again, trying to convince herself that it was okay.

As she took in a shaky breath the scent of his cologne from the jacket filled her nose and she did start to feel more at ease. His scent, as well as his presence was quickly starting to become one of the few things on earth that made her feel safe, even it if was just for a few moments before the thoughts and fears crept back into her mind.

"I think I should radio for an ambulance…" He finally said, when she didn't appear to be getting much of her color back all.

Shaking her head back and forth she said something so soft he couldn't understand her, leaning closer he asked, "What?"

"T… call, T. No hospitals… no ambulance." She pleaded, as she her eyes met his and he asked, "Who's T?"

"My best friend T–Teagan Young…" Avery stuttered out through her chattering teeth and trembling lips.

Her eyes landed on her purse and she started to move the blankets but he stopped her as he said, "I'll call her. Just stay covered up."

Finding her phone in her purse he looked through her contacts until he reached the name he'd been searching for, his forehead lined with confusion as he saw she'd also listed Teagan as her emergency contact, he wondered why she'd listed her friend as one and not her family.

Pushing those questions from his head he looked over at her once more before he selected Teagan's name and placed the phone to his ear.

~ A Teen Wolf fanfiction collaboration between Miss E Charlotte and Sage Londyn.~

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