Selene POV: It was the night before the full moon and Stiles and Selene were wrapped up together asleep. Selene was snuggled tight against Stiles… until she wasn't. One second she was in bed the next she was somewhere underground.
She wasn't alone either there were three men in masks around her. She felt weak and tired and she couldn't move. She couldn't see anything but the men in masks one of which was carrying a big needle syringe.
It was filled with a swirling dark purple metallic liquid. The man brought the needle closer and tipped her head forward. She couldn't fight couldn't howl she couldn't do anything. She felt the needle slide into the base of her neck at the top of her spine and when the liquid was injected all she felt was fire.
It coursed through her body every nerve was burning. A drop of blood trailed down her neck as the needle was removed but the fire continued inside her until all she felt was nothing.
Just when she thought she was dead she jerked up… she was still in bed at home with Stiles only it was morning.
"Hey you okay?" Stiles asked sitting up.
"Yeah… just a dream" Selene replied.
"You sure? Okay don't forget about tonight" Stiles said when Selene nodded.
"Oh yeah Seniors only right" Selene smiled and laughed a little.
Stiles smiled and went to get dressed. When he was gone Selene reached up and lightly touched the back of her neck it didn't hurt or anything.
She pulled her hand back only to realize she had crusts of dried blood on her fingers…
Stiles POV: Later that night Stiles was talking to Scott out in an opening in the woods with Selene relaxing on the hood of his Jeep next to Scott.
"All right so I found some cool two bedrooms in the Mission District but they're pretty expensive. A couple in Haight and Ashbury also expensive" Stiles said looking at a map.
"What about Berkeley? Don't a lot of students live around there?" Scott asked.
"Yeah yeah we could try Nob Hill but the Jeep would probably burn through a lot of clutches" Stiles replied.
"You're bringing the Jeep?" Scott asked surprised.
"You know the plan okay no one gets left behind that's the plan" Stiles said as Selene gave a soft laugh.
He gave her a fake glare back then a smile which she return with a fake growl and smile.
"Lydia's not gonna have a problem getting into Stanford, Kira's thinking of UDF, Malia's… uh gonna you know she'll figure something out okay. The plans perfect" Stiles continued.
"Or we could also wait until we actually get into college and then figure out where to live" Scott said.
"I have a vision dude okay? And it is a beautiful vision don't ruin the vision."
"Okay we can check out the East Bay. Haven't looked at Oakland yet you know… you all right? You're starting to feel it?" Stiles asked looking up from the map seeing Scott staring at the moon lightning flashing in the clouds.
"No just thinking" Scott replied.
"About what?"
"Senior year."
"Senior year come on that's that's… that's nothing. That's going to be easy" Stiles said.
"True I've done it like a hundred times" Selene said with a light laugh.
They both stared at her and she just shrugged.
"No but it's more like something Deaton told me once. You ever hear of regression to the mean?" Scott asked.
"No I don't think so" Stiles said even as Selene said "Yes."
"Well it's basically his way of saying that life can't ever be all bad or all good. You know eventually things have to come back to the middle. So think about the last few months things have been good right? But not amazing" Scott explained.
"Yeah but no one's tried to kill us in six months either" Stiles said.
Selene sighed softly.
"And… now we're jinxed" she said lightly.
"We've been pretty much in the middle for a while which means at some point the scale has to tip one way or the other. Things are gonna get really good again…." Scott trailed off.
"Or really bad" Stiles ended.
Overhead thunder rumbled.
"Think it's been long enough?" Stiles asked.
"Yes" Liam said from a little ways away chained to a tree.
"Hey trying to have an adult conversation over here" Stiles told him.
"All right you're two years older than me and I'm fine just let me go" Liam said.
"Come on guys let him out" Selene said laughing.
"Do you not remember last time?" Stiles asked at they walked over to Liam.
"Good point" Selene said.
"It's not that we don't trust you" Scott told Liam.
"It's that I don't trust you" Stiles said Scott ignored him.
"But like they said after that last full moon…" Scott continued.
"It was one slip up" Liam said.
"Slip up? A dozen calls to the Sheriff's Department about a monstrous dog-boy running around the streets of Beacon Hills naked. That's a slip up?" Stiles said.
"Why were you naked?" Scott asked as he stopped before unlocking the chains.
"It was really hot out that night okay? Let me go" Liam begged.
"You sure you're okay?" Scott asked.
"Yeah it won't happen again."
"You're in complete and total control?"
"Yeah complete and total."
They unlocked the chains and Stiles put them in a bag as they walked back to is Jeep. Selene looked back at Liam as Stiles took her hand.
"Hope you're in control we might not be at the station next time to cover for you" Selene said squeezing Stiles' hand.
"Is it a party?" Liam asked at they drove him to his dad at the hospital.
"It is not a party" Stiles replied.
"Then what's at midnight?" Liam persisted.
"Your bedtime" Stiles fired back.
"Why aren't the others going?" Liam continued.
"They're meeting us there okay? And just stop asking questions all right? It's a Senior thing you'll know when you're a Senior."
"You guys having trouble with your phones?" Scott asked looking at his.
Before anyone could answer the Jeep sputtered and died.
"Oh what the hell?" Stiles asked annoyed.
"You outta gas?" Liam asked.
"No it's electrical probably the alternator again" Stiles said as he and Scott got out.
They lifted the hood up.
"Whoa that's a lot of duct tape. Kidding we'll fix it" Scott said when Stiles gave him a hurt look.
"I know it's just the last night of Summer you know so I wanted to make sure everyone was there tonight" Stiles said sighing.
"We'll make it. You got any tools?" Scott asked.
"Yeah" Stiles said holding up an almost empty roll of duct tape.
Selene leaned out the window and handed him a full roll.
"Got three more in the back we may have to stock up soon" she said smiling leaning back into the Jeep.
"Oh ha ha make fun of the duct tape" Stiles said sarcastically.
"Guys… Guys!" Liam yelled from inside the Jeep as thunder rumbled.
"Yeah give us a second please" Stiles said.
"Liam stay in the car okay?" Scott told him.
"May not be a good idea. Stiles now!" Selene yelled.
Before Stiles could answer a bolt of lightning hit the road about ten feet from them.
"That was close" Stiles said in shock.
"Very close" Scott agreed.
Then the Jeep turned on fully running.
"Can we go now?" Liam whined leaning out of the window.
They closed the hood got in the Jeep and drove off. There were no more close calls with lightning. Stiles stopped first to pick up Malia.
"Sorry we're late" he said as she got into the back seat and Selene crawled up front.
She grinned at Stiles who nearly blushed cause where she sat left the gear stick between her legs. They all looked back at Malia when she was settled in.
"What?" she asked.
"Did you find out yet?" Stiles asked.
"Find out what?" Liam asked.
"They're gonna email me" Malia said a little nervous.
"I'm sure everything's fine" Selene told her.
"Is this about Summer school?" Liam asked.
"You told him?" Malia asked clearly mad.
"Uh…" Stiles said nothing.
"Oh no all they said was you had to go to Summer school cause the principal said your test scores weren't good enough and you might have to repeat Junior year" Liam said.
Selene groaned and Stiles and Scott looked at each other.
"We should've left him chained to the tree" Stiles told Scott.