Stiles POV: The next day Stiles walked into class only some girl was in his usual seat.
"Hi sorry I usually sit there... Okay no problem that's all yours" Stiles said when the girl started signing at him.
When he sat down it was quiet eerily quiet.
"That's weird. Hey Coach. Thought I was in the wrong class for a second. Um okay. I don't actually know sign language. Actually I didn't even know that you knew sign language. Or that that was even an elective here… well this had been good I'm probably gonna uh head out" Stiles said when all Coach did was keep signing.
When he got up everyone in class was signing the same thing. Suddenly freaking out Stiles leaned against the wall hearing a loud high a loud high pitch noise. Only then did he realize Selene wasn't there and he woke up sitting in class with Coach blowing his whistle at him.
"Stilinski!" Coach yelled.
"Uh-huh?" Stiles asked slightly confused.
"I asked you a question" Coach said.
"Uh sorry Coach what was it?"
"It was 'Stilinski are you paying attention back there?'"
"Oh well I am now."
"Stilinski stop reminding me why I drink…every night. Does anybody else want to try the question on the board?" Coach asked.
Both Selene and Scott were looking at Stiles with worried expressions.
"I'm okay. I just fell asleep for a second" Stiles told them.
"Dude you weren't asleep" Scott told him.
Stiles looked down at his note book to see he wrote all over it. He wrote 'Wake up'. Stiles slammed his notebook closed.
"Okay so what happens to a person who has a near-death experience and comes out of it seeing things" Scott asked everyone later at lunch.
"And is unable to tell what's real or not?" Stiles asked.
"And is being haunted by demonic versions of dead relatives?" Allison added.
"They're all locked up because they're insane" Isaac said.
"Ha. Can you at least try to be helpful please?" Stiles asked.
"For half my childhood I was locked in a freezer. So being helpful is kind of a new thing for me" Isaac replied.
"Hey dude are you still milking that?" Stiles asked.
"Yeah maybe I am still milking that" Isaac said.
"Boys enough!" Selene cut them off.
"Hi. Hi sorry. I couldn't help over hearing what you guys were talking about. And I think I actually might know what you're talking about. There's a Tibetan word for it. It's called 'Bardo'. It literally means 'in-between state. The state between life and death" a girl said standing at their table.
"And what do they call you?" Lydia asked after a second.
"Kira. She's in our History class" Scott said when everyone looked at him.
"So are you talking Bardo in Tibetan Buddhism or Indian?" Lydia asked.
"Either I guess. But all the stuff you guys were just saying? All that happens in Bardo. There are different progressive starts where you can have hallucinations. Some you see some you just hear. And you can be visited by peaceful and wrathful deities" Kira said sitting down next to Selene.
"Wrathful deities? And what are those?" Isaac asked.
"Like demons" Kira told him proudly.
"Demons. Why not?" Stiles said.
"Hold on if there are different progressive states then what's the last one?" Allison asked.
"Death. You die" Kira responded not sounding worried.
Later that night Stiles and Selene met with Scott at the animal clinic and Stiles told Deaton about his dreams.
"It sounds like your subconscious is trying to communicate with you" Deaton said.
"Well how do I tell my subconscious to use a language that I actually know?" Stiles asked.
"Do you remember any of the sign language looked like? The placement and movement of the hands?" Deaton asked.
"You know sign language?" Scott asked.
"I know a little. Let me give it a shot."
"Okay the first one was like this. Then" Stiles showed the first movement.
"That's 'when'" Deaton said.
"Then there was this twice" Stiles said showing the next move.
"That's 'door'."
"And this in between it" Stiles showed the last movement.
"That's it?" Deaton asked.
"Yeah."
"'When is a door not a door?'" Deaton said.
"When is a door not a door?" Stiles repeated confused.
"When it's ajar" Scott said.
"You're kidding me. A riddle? My subconscious wants to tell me a riddle?"
"Not necessarily. When the three of you went under the water when you crossed from unconsciousness to a kind of super-consciousness you essentially opened a door in your minds" Deaton explained.
"So what does that mean? The door's still open?" Scott asked.
"Ajar" Deaton agreed.
"A door into our minds?" Stiles said freaking out.
"I did tell you it was risky."
"What do we do about it?" Scott asked.
"Well that's difficult to answer."
"Oh no wait a second I know that look. That's the 'we know exactly what's wrong with you but we have no idea how to fix it' look" Stiles said.
"One thing I do know is that having an opening like that into your mind it's not good. You each need to close that door. And you need to do it as soon as possible" Deaton said.
Not long after that they left only for Stiles' dad to pull up.
"Dad what are you doing here?"
"I'm here because I could use some help. Actually your help" he pointed at Selene and Scott.
"Why us?" Scott asked.
"Because eight years ago almost an entire family died in a car accident. One of the bodies a young girl named Malia was never found. There's enough evidence to have me thinking that a werewolf could have caused the accident then dragged her body away. If you guys could somehow get a lock on her scent if you could somehow help me find her body it might provide the missing clue."
"But what if it was a werewolf?" Stiles asked.
"Well there's somebody out there who murdered an entire family. Someone who still needs to be caught."
"If there is a wild werewolf out there it's my problem and I'll handle it promise" Selene spoke up.
The next day the Sheriff went over to Mr. Tate's house with Stiles Selene and Scott in Stiles' Jeep following. While the Sheriff talked to Mr. Tate the other three went in the back. Stiles tossed Selene and Scott stuffed animals to smell.
"All I'm getting is some animal smell" Scott said.
"What kind of animal?"
"Dog" Scott said sounding nervous.
Growling at them was a Rottweiler.
"Hi puppy. Get rid of it" Stiles said softly.
"I don't speak dog Stiles" Selene said.
"Glow your eyes at it something be the Alpha" Stiles said.
"I'd have to howl" Selene replied.
"Okay we're gonna have to do something" Stiles said.
"Nice doggy" Scott tried.
Then the dog started barking. Scott and Stiles grabbed onto each other in panic Selene behind Stiles.
"Apollo! Apollo shut up! Shut the hell up" Mr. Tate yelled and sure enough the dog did and left the room.
"Here try that" Stiles said handing Scott a book.
"All I'm getting is that dog."
Seeing a picture of Malia and her sister Stiles took a picture of it on his phone just in case. They met up with Stiles' dad a little ways away.
"I'm sorry I tried as hard as I could. If it wasn't so long ago I might be able to do it" Scott said.
"Me to sorry all I got was animal smell" Selene said.
"It's okay it was a long shot. In fact it was a pretty terrible idea. I think I just ripped a wound open in that poor man. I never should've brought you guys here. I don't know what I was thinking. Thanks for trying all right?"
"Yeah" Scott said Selene just nodded.
"See you at home" he told Stiles before driving off.
"Aren't there a lot of cases that go unsolved?" Scott asked.
"Yeah I just think this is one he felt like he could've figured out right now."
"Why is it so important now?"
"He wants to be able to solve one more while he's still Sheriff."
"What do you mean 'still Sheriff'?"
Stiles gave Scott a sad look then told him what Scott's dad was doing here. After dropping Scott off Stiles and Selene went home. Stiles tried to sleep but he felt bad for his dad. All of a sudden Scott walked in with a flash light.
"Hey what's going on?" Stiles asked looking at Selene to make sure this was real.
"You and me. We're going to go out and find a body. A dead body" Scott said.
Both Stiles and Selene followed him out. Once out in the woods Scott used his GPS on his phone.
"You know if my dad's right that means there's another werewolf in town we haven't met yet" Stiles said.
"I know" Scott replied.
"If it turns out to be something like triplets that form into a three headed hound of hell I'm seriously not up for that" Stiles said.
"Yeah me either. Especially if I can't even control my own transformation anymore."
"Don't worry no such werewolf can do that" Selene said laughing.
Suddenly a coyote howled and Stiles grabbed Scott and Selene's arm causing Scott to drop his phone down a small hill into a puddle.
"Sorry buddy. I hate coyotes so much. They always sound like they're mauling some tiny helpless little animal" Stiles said.
Scott jumped down and grabbed his phone. Stiles and Selene followed.
"It still works" Scott said.
"Let me see the flashlight. I think we found it" Stiles said.
His light landed on an over turned car.
"Uh why wouldn't they move it? Isn't it evidence?" Scott asked.
"Probably too much a pain in the ass to tow it out. Look at this. See those? Animal claws would be closer together right? A lot closer" Stiles said as he looked at the claw marks on the car.
Scott put his hand up against them.
"Then it was a werewolf" Scott said.
"So my dad was right."
"What is that?" Scott asked.
Looking inside the car they saw a baby doll.
"I'm hungry" the doll said after Stiles picked it up.
Stiles screamed and dropped it.
"I think I just had a minor heart attack" Stiles said.
Then they heard growling.
"Hey Stiles. Please tell me you see that" Scott said looking at the glowing eyes in the darkness.
"I see it. Wait hey Scott. Scott wait!" Stiles yelled as Scott ran after it.
Selene stayed behind with Stiles.
"Wait Stiles that's it" Selene said.
"What?"
"The scent in Malia's room it was animal I just assumed it was the dog they were so close but now I know. It was coyote" Selene said looking in the direction Scott ran.