#11

"Hello, it's a beautiful Monday morning! Beacon Hills High School is back open after being closed Thursday and Friday. Police search continues for the alleged killer, Derek Hal –"

Elie slammed her radio clock to turn it off. She felt groggy because she had only a few hours of sleep. Just as she had drifted off to sleep last night, she had the nightmare again. This time, she was able to convince herself the whole time that it was all a dream as she stood in the thick fog. But even when she knew it was all a dream, the sight of two red glowing eyes and the lifeless bodies of her family left her shaken up. After waking up from the nightmare, she had tossed and turned, unable to sleep through the night, and she had finally drifted off to sleep at dawn as she listened to the birds chirping outside.

Dragging herself out of the bed, Elie washed her face with cold water and went down to the kitchen to grab something to drink. As she was gulping down the orange juice, the Sheriff walked in.

"Morning, princess! You look…."

"Like crap?" said Elie as she put the glass down in the sink.

"Tired. Are you okay? Do you need another day off?" said the Sheriff with a look of concern.

"I'm fine Dad. Off to work already?" Elie asked as she grabbed her cereal bowl out of the cupboard.

"Yup, I've got states detective coming in to help with the investigation and we have to talk to the teachers at your school about the whole situation before the class starts so I'm off," he said and started to walk out of the kitchen when Elie called out to him.

"Um…Dad?"

"Yes?" the Sheriff stopped and turned around.

"Be careful out there, okay?" said Elie with a pleading look on her face. The Sheriff was somewhat startled by Elie's concern because he had never seen her get this nervous about him doing his job. He figured it had something to do with what had happened at school the other night so he asked again.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine, I'm just….worried about you with all these things going on."

"Elie, is there something you want to talk about? I have to go, so I can't right now but…"

"No Dad, it's nothing…I've just been having a really bad nightmare lately and it's got me… nervous…that's all."

"You know you can tell me anything right?" the Sheriff said as he looked into his daughter's blue eyes.

"I know Dad, thanks" said Elie as she gave her dad a quick hug to show him that she was okay, and gently pushed him out of the kitchen and said,

"Go on Dad, you're going to be late." and smiled. As she walked him to the front door to see him off, the Sheriff stopped before stepping out and said,

"Call me if you need me okay?"

"I will Dad." Elie gave him a smile and waved as he walked towards his car.

"And good luck with the chem test!" The Sheriff shouted out as he got into his car and chuckled when he saw Elie groan at the mention of a chemistry test.

Elie stood in the doorway for a while, watching her dad drive off to work. She closed the door only when his car was completely out of her sight. She had never worried this much about her father before. Beacon Hills had been a quiet place where homicides and other serious crimes were rare but now that she knew about the werewolves, she was beginning to wish that he had a different job. Like an accountant or something. So the only danger that he might face at his job were paper-cuts or butt cramps from sitting at the desk all day. She knew he loved his job, and she was proud of him but she was now scared. Ever since that night, Elie felt restless and anxious about her Dad doing his job, and she felt a sharp pain in her stomach when she wondered how she was going to convince her Dad that Derek was innocent without telling him about the werewolf and the alpha part. Elie sighed and went upstairs to wake her brother up.

"Whoa…are you okay?" Elie asked Scott, when she saw him sitting on the corridor outside the cafeteria, banging his head against the wall with his fists all clenched tight. He went completely Hulk and white debris fell around him. She assumed that it had something to do with Jackson sitting with Allison in the cafeteria. She dusted off the white debris off his shoulder and hair, and sat down next to him.

"Where's Stiles?"

"Toilet."

"If it's about Allison, give her some time…I'm sure she'll come around."

"….." Scott didn't say anything.

"You should eat something…" Elie said as she took a bite out of her sandwich.

"I'm not hungry." Scott was still breathing hard and his fist was clenched.

"Look, I don't know her that well, but I don't think she's the kind of a girl that would date her best-friend's boyfriend…so don't worry about Jackson…and he's probably doing this to annoy you anyway. Why would he break up with Lydia?"

"…."

She had never seen Scott like this before and it scared her a little. The fact that he had become a werewolf didn't scare her because honestly, she had no idea how to react to that but…seeing him get this angry scared her. It seemed like the wolf side of him was taking over and the Scott that she knew was fading away. If he had drowned himself in sad love songs like Bryan Adams and moped about Allison in his bed, she would have been less worried. Breaking the wall and looking as if he was ready to knock out anyone who got in his way was so not-Scott that it worried her.

When Elie was warming up for the lacrosse practice, Stiles ran across the field towards Elie screaming like a maniac and hugged her tight and twirled her around. As he put her down, he explained why he was so excited.

"I'm playing! I made the first line!"

"What?! Really? Oh my God! Yay, you!" Elie gave Stiles a high five.

"Anyway, I have to go," said Stiles as he rushed back to the boys' side of the field. She chuckled at the way he was bouncing around in excitement like a five year old.

"What was that all about?" One of the team mates came up to Elie and asked.

"Um…my brother made the first line," said Elie. She still couldn't believe it but she was proud and she knew her dad would be over-joyed at the news.

So it came as a complete surprise when she found Stiles in a bad mood after the practice. On the way home, he didn't say a word. Elie sat quietly wondering what had happened during the practise. She was busy with her own practise so she had no idea what had happened on the boys' side of the field. She heard from one of the girls that Danny got hurt, but she had no idea why that would affect Stiles' mood.

As soon as they got home, Elie changed to her gym clothes and grabbed her sports bag with the kickboxing gear in it. On her way out, she dropped by Stiles' room to let him know where she was going.

"Um Stiles, I'm going to the gym…do you want me to pick something up for dinner?"

"No, it's okay. I'll just heat up the leftovers and then I'm heading over to Scott's." Stiles was sticking pieces of black tape over a what looked like a dog's water bowl. He had bought that when he was twelve after finding a stray dog. They got to keep the cute little fox terrier for a few days until the owner showed up. The bowl had been sitting around in Stiles closet all this time and Elie wondered why he was suddenly decorating it or whatever, but she didn't ask. Instead, she asked why he was going to Scott's place.

"Tonight's the full moon." Stiles answered without turning around and ripped a piece of black tape with his teeth.

"Oh…"

"I'm going to lock him up in his room."

"Um…okay…shall I come with you?" when she asked, Stiles stopped what he was doing and turned around.

"NO! I mean no."

"Okay…but this time, call me if something happens." Elie wondered if she should just cancel kickboxing and go with Stiles so she won't freak out like the last time when he fails to call her.

"Promise." said Stiles with a sincere look on his face but she knew he would conveniently forget if he decides that he doesn't want to call her. She hesitated for a moment but remembering that she had Derek this time, she decided to go to the gym. She needed to wear herself out anyway if she was to get any decent amount of sleep. The lacrosse practice hadn't been enough.

For thirty minutes, she kicked and punched none stop. She was sweating so much that sweat was dripping on to the mat. During the session, she felt like she was about to throw up and her knees felt weak and her arms and legs felt like dead weight but as she pushed through her pain and fatigue, she began to feel the adrenalin and the rush. She loved kickboxing because it made her feel powerful and confident.

She had felt helpless in front of the alpha and she hated that. She also knew that kickboxing would not help her at all in facing the monster, but every time her kick or punch landed in the pads the trainer was holding, it felt good. She knew that her problems weren't going to go away, but right at this moment, she concentrated on every punch and every kick. By the end of the session, Elie was drenched in sweat and she was tired but after a quick hot shower, Elie left the gym feeling refreshed.

As she walked home, she looked up at the dark sky and saw the full moon. She always thought that the full moon was beautiful but now that she knew what it did to Scott, it looked eerie and made her nervous. The dark clouds slithered across the silver moon. She shivered and looked away.

Elie was walking past the parking-lot of the sports store near the gym when she noticed Allison talking to someone in a car. When she got closer, she recognised Jackson sitting in the driver's seat and her heart sank. She panicked when she realised that if Scott saw this, he would go berserk. I mean he saw them talking in cafeteria and he nearly went Hulk. If he saw this he would probably do something far worse than punch a hole in the brick wall.

She quickly walked past the car and got her phone out of her pocket to call Stiles. When he answered, she asked him how Scott was doing.

"He's being a complete jerk but I have him cuffed to the radiator."

"With a hand-cuff?"

"Yes,"

"Do you think it'll hold?"

"I was hoping that it would…I don't think he'll let me chain him to the radiator…"

"So he's gone wolf?" Elie asked when she heard Scott screaming and rattling in the background.

"Not yet."

"Well, I'm on my way home so keep me posted. Okay?"

"Okay"

After hanging up, she quickened her pace. She wasn't 100% certain that the hand-cuff would keep Scott locked up in his room so she decided to call Derek. Just in case.

"Hello? It's me, Elie…I'm sorry for calling but it's about Scott…"

"What's he done?"

"Nothing…yet. Stiles has him cuffed to the radiator in his room, but I just saw Allison with Jackson and I was worried because Scott might break free and come for them. I know I sound stupid but I heard him screaming and I don't think a hand-cuff is enough to stop him when he gets angry. And when he sees THIS I know he'll go mental…"

"Where are they? I mean Allison and Jackson."

"Um...the parking-lot in front of the sports store. The one next to the gym." She turned around to make sure that the car was still there.

"Okay. I'll keep my eyes on them."

"Thanks…"

She hung up and wondered if she should stay around…she wanted to see Derek again, but decided not to stay because she thought that she would only get in the way, and besides she didn't want to see Scott go berserk. She didn't want to be scared of Scott, even in his wolf form. I'll see him when he learns to control it. So she hurried along, almost jogging towards home when her phone rang. It was from Stiles.

"Elie?! Where are you? I'm picking you up!"

"What? Why? I'm at the end of Fitz Street…what's wrong?"

"Scott's gone!"

"What? When did this happen?"

"Just now…the screaming stopped so I looked in and he was gone!"

Stiles confirmed Elie's location and hung up. Elie looked around the empty street and felt somewhat relieved that she had called Derek. Within few minutes, Stiles picked Elie up and she was sitting safe in his Jeep. Stiles drummed his fingers on the wheel, looking all tense and anxious so Elie was about to explain that she had asked Derek for help. But she stopped when they came across police cars and an ambulance. Stiles slowed down and when he saw a body covered in sheets being carried into the ambulance, he stopped the car and jumped out. Elie quickly got out of the car and followed her brother.

"Dad? Dad?!...Have you seen my Dad?"

Before anyone could answer him, Stiles staggered up to the body and was staring at the charred arm that was hanging out of the sheets in horror. Elie was right behind her brother and she too saw the arm and she began to tremble.

"Stiles? Elie? What are you doing here?"

The wave of relief swept through the twins when they heard their dad's voice and Stiles hugged the Sheriff while Elie stood back holding back her tears. The Sheriff seemed puzzled but hugged back tightly without saying anything, and reached out to hold Elie's hand. She held on tightly. When Stiles finally let him go, Elie explained what they were doing there.

"Stiles was just picking me up from the gym…and we saw the police cars and ambulance so we stopped to see if you were okay, Dad."

"Come here, of course I'm okay." The Sheriff pulled Elie closer and gave her a hug too. He wondered what had gotten into his kids. They had always been snooping around the crime scene out of curiosity but lately they've been jumpy and anxious. Watching his kids like this made him more determined to solve the case and put away the murderer so they could feel safe again.

On the way home, Stiles said that they should drive around and look for Scott. So Elie finally told him about calling Derek.

"You did WHAT now?"

"I called Derek and asked him to keep his eyes on Scott."

"WHY….and HOW did you do that?"

"BECAUSE he's the only one who can help Scott!"

"But I'M helping!"

"I know, but look what happened tonight!"

"Well, if I'd chained him up…"

"No, I mean Scott needs to learn to control his powers and he needs to learn from a werewolf who actually knows what's going on!"

"…How did you contact him anyway?"

And Elie had to explain how Derek had given her his number at the diner, stressing the fact that he did so in order to keep Scott and everyone around him safe. And leaving out the part about her having a crush on him. She did not want to have that conversation with Stiles right now.

"You're the one who said no more secrets!" Stiles said in an accusing tone.

"Well, we're even now. Besides, I wasn't keeping it a secret…I was kind of waiting for a right moment to tell you."

"Anything else I should know about?"

"I bought him some groceries because you guys made him a fugitive…so you and Scott owe me like 30 bucks each."

Stiles grumbled as he parked his Jeep in their driveway when Elie received a text message from Derek.

[Scott's home safe]

"See? He CAN be nice." said Elie as she showed it to her brother who only grunted.

"Well, I don't trust him yet. Okay?" said Stiles as they walked into their house.

"Look, it's like you and Lydia."

"What the hell are you talking about? Why are you bringing Lydia into THIS?" Stiles asked as he quickly turned around.

"When you see Lydia you see a beautiful, smart, wonderful human being…"

"She is perfect, isn't she?" a dreamy look began to spread across Stiles' face.

"To you, yes. I see a pretty, but pushy Queen Bee okay?"

"But that's because you don't know her like I do!"

"That's the point, Stiles. When you see Derek, you see…"

"A big scary werewolf who constantly tries to rip my head off."

"and I see…someone who can help Scott and someone we can depend on." said Elie. I just know there's more to him. Life as a werewolf would probably have been hard on him and he's been through a lot, so his tough attitude was understandable. But he can be kind. Like today. He didn't say much but he kept his promise and kept Scott safe. He even sent her a text, letting her know that he was okay.

A/N: While writing this chapter, I realised that the school had been closed for two days following the Night School episode, so I quickly fixed the previous chapter. Sorry about that!

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