The morning light pushes through her blinds as Lydia's eye's peel open. She feels heavy with sleep as she sits up. The urge to just stay in bed and not go to school is so strong she almost caves. Her phone beeps on her nightstand and she checks the message.

Scott-

Meet early in the pavilion a the school. Emergency pack meeting.

She locks her phone knowing already what they would discuss. She slips from her warm sheets and slumps over to her closet. She catches a look at her reflection and groans. Dark circles hang under her eyes and her hair looks like a rat's nest. The blue and purple seems to cover her neck in a pattern that looks too much like fingers to pretend it was anything else.

She settles for the most casual thing in her closet. A pair of leggings with a cream sweater and boots. She grabs a maroon infinity scarf to cover the bruises before slumping into her vanity chair.

She dabs concealer over the dark skin beneath her eyes in an attempt to look less drained and tired. The dark circles are muted but still show through as the applies the rest of her make up. She grabs her phone slipping it into her bag before trudging down the stairs.

She hears clinking of dishes in the kitchen and enters to find her mom with several pans on the stove.

"Mom.. What are you doing?"

He mother glances up at her startled by her appearance,

"Oh, Lydia. Good morning. Well I thought I would make us a nice breakfast to try and make the Monday a little better.

A smile tugs at Lydia's lips and she sits at the table,

"I have to go early to talk with a teacher but I think I can make time for breakfast. "

Natalie smiles brightly grabbing a plate scooping eggs and slices of bacon onto it.

"Here you go sweetie.. Why do you need to talk to the teacher? "

Lydia drops a fork into her eggs,

"She wanted to ask me about college credits or something like that."

Her mother drops into the chair across from her with a concerned look,

"Credits? Is something wrong?"

"No she wants to meet with me about taking another class she offers for college credit."

Natalie's brows relax obviously believing the lie,

"I see. That's great."

They eat in silence for the most part . Before too long, Lydia grabs her keys and leaves for School.

The parking lot is mostly empty besides Scott's motorcycle and Kira's parent's car that she must have borrowed. She parks close to the front before exiting. Her heart drops as she notices the lack of a pale blue jeep she has become so familiar with.

Scott waves to her when she approaches the pavilion. Everyone else is there as she sits at one of the benches.

"So what's the emergency ?"

Malia is perched on the end of the picnic table her long legs dangling over the edge.

"It's Stiles, he woke up last night and-"

"Is he ok?"

Malia blurts out leaning forward,

"Well-"

Scott glances to Lydia and she looks down at the scarf around her neck. She twists it off her neck displaying the bruise,

"Not exactly alright"

Kira sprang up in her seat and the rest of the pack's eyes widen,

"Oh my god what happened !?"

Lydia places her fingertips over the bruise and the image of his angry expression flashes in her mind.

"Remember my nightmare?"

Kira and Malia nod and Liam shakes his head.

"Well turns out that was a prediction.."

Kira gapes at her placing a hand over her mouth,

"Oh my god.."

Liam pipes up from the side,

"What nightmare? What's going on?"

The boy looked confused as Scott places a hand on his shoulder,

"I'll explain more later.."

Lydia re-twisted the scarf,

"He grabbed me and held me up against the wall then he said- he said it was all my fault. That they were all going to die and it was on me.. Word for word like my dream."

Kira glances over to Scott,

"So where is he now?"

Scott shrugs,

" we don't know.. Deaton's working right now on what Kate might have done to Stiles.."

The sound of distant voices draw everyone's attention.

"If anything more comes up , I'll let you know."

They all walk towards the school to their lockers and classes.

"There you go.. Much better than hospital robes."

Stiles stood in front of kate wearing a dark blue shirt with a dark jacket over it. His jeans are black and he wears thick soled boots on his feet. He couldn't look any less like himself if he tried.

"Now what's the plan?"

Stiles' eyes lock onto hers before reciting the plan back to her,

"I find Liam.. And kill him."

"Yes but how.. How.. is the important part."

" wolfsbane bullet to the skull. And I leave your message. "

Kate laughs and circles him,

"Good.. When?"

Stiles' eyes darken,

" tonight"

The final school bell rings and Lydia never thought she would feel so relieved. A hand taps her shoulder and Kira comes into view.

"Hey.. You ok?"

Lydia nods ignoring the whispers in her ears.

"Yeah I guess."

Kira smiles bumping her with her shoulder,

"Lydia Martin, I am not convinced."

Lydia smiles,

"And why is that?"

Kira's smile shrinks,

"I don't think any of us are."

Lydia's own smile fades as the two walk out of the school.

Scott jogs up to them with his hands gripping the straps of his backpack,

"Hey. You guy's stopping by Deaton's?"

Lydia shrugged yawning,

"I don't know .."

Kira grabbed at her arm,

"Please? We need your brain power to figure this out."

Her mind was so full she doubt's she could help at all.

" I guess. "

Scott glances at his phone,

"ok meet there at three thirty."

Kira looks around her,

"Are Malia and Liam coming?"

Scott pocketed his phone,

"Well Malia is. Liam said he can't. His mom is basically grounding him until he raises his science grade."

Kira chuckles before placing a sweet kiss to his lips,

"See you both soon!"

Scott waves to his girlfriend before saying goodbye to Lydia.

Her car beeps as she unlocks it and reaches for the door. A harsh whisper makes her keys drop to the pavement and an eerie feeling washes over her.

She slowly grabs her keys before sliding into the blue car.

The knife thuds into the paper silhouette of a man on the other side of the room.

The point sticks into the center of the chest as he straightens .

"Very good. You catch on quick.."

Kate placed a blade in his hand looking at the target,

"Aim for the head.."

Stiles grips the blade getting into his stance. The blade flies through the air sticking into the forehead with a dull thump.

"Good..now, the gun."

Stiles un-holsters the weapon firing three quick shots all in the center of the chest.

Kate laughs as he lowers the smoking gun,

"Perfect."

The animal clinic sign reads closed as she pulls into the parking lot. Scott pulls up after her followed by Kira who is driving Malia.

The bell above the door chimes and the vet pokes his head from the back room,

"Right this way please."

The four file into the back room to see papers littering every surface.

"Uh find anything?"

Scott glances around at the mass amounts of information.

"I went to the Nemeton this morning to scope around for any new signs of Kate."

Malia hops up onto one of the clear tables not even seeing the vet's obvious glare,

"Find anything?"

"Yes actually. I believe Kate may have taken a page from ancient Celtic druids. There were those called Ovates that worked with things such as death and regeneration. They would study herbs and healing. But the word is derived from the root 'uat' which means to be inspired or possessed. Sound familiar?"

Lydia sat on the stool beside the vet suddenly breathless,

"so she is controlling Stiles the same way she controlled Chris? With some druidic ritual ?"

Deaton grabs a book from the counter turning to her again,

"I believe so.. I think the specific ritual took place not too far from the one we preformed. I went back there this morning to inspect and saw something that I think may have been signs of the ritual. I almost walked right past it thinking nothing of it but upon closer inspection, I saw that the animal bones were laid in a pattern and there were several dried herbs and flowers arranged around them. It looked to be a resurrection ceremony .. However what concerned me was the herbs present .. They were ones used in another ceremony .. One of possession . "

Lydia shook her head rubbing her temples ,

"OK so... She revived him but.. At the same time took control of his mind?"

Deaton nods shrugging,

"Basically, but the thing is.. The way she had the bones aligned was wrong so she couldn't have brought him back."

Lydia's eyes grew,

"So I brought him back and Kate used that to take control of his mind"

Deaton nodded,

"Yes. I don't know how but it appears she knew what we were doing and used it against us."

Lydia's head dropped into her hands.

Scott spoke up ,

"So she has full control over him? "

Deaton nods,

"If her ceremony was a success .. And it appears to be.. Yes."

Kira glances to Lydia,

"But if Lydia is the one that brought him back to life.. Couldn't she be able to reach him?"

Deaton sighs swiping a hand over his forehead,

"I'm not sure. I've never experienced this before.. But it's all we've got."

Lydia looks up at the vet.

"So if I can't.. That's it? No counter ritual or ceremony to get him back?"

Deaton shakes his head,

"None that I have heard of."

The vet circles the exam table looking at all the papers,

" I think your connection to him may be the only chance we have.."

Lydia let's out a shaky breath,

"No pressure or anything."

Deaton smiles sympathetically,

"If I find something else I will let you know."

The four nod before Scott moves to be in front of the vet,

"Ok so what can we do to help."

"Mom! I'm home! "

The house stays silent as he closes the door behind him.

"But you're not."

Liam drops his school bag by the couch before walking to the kitchen.

The cold air from the fridge puffs over his face as he reaches for a coke. The tab pops as he opens the drink and moves to sit at the table.

Unzipping his backpack, his hand slips in to grab his science text book. He releases a sigh as he opens the book to the page of required reading and grabs a sheet of notebook paper to take notes.

A buzz from his phone draws his attention away from his textbook.

Scott-

"We are still at Deaton's. Will fill you in after we are done."

Liam locks his phone rubbing his face.

A feeling of worry settles in his gut as he thinks about Stiles. Liam and Stiles' relationship started of rocky to say the least but they have grown past that to become friends.

Liam would never admit it, but he really did look up to Stiles for being the only human in the pack. He was smart, brave and a strong asset to the pack. When Stiles died, Liam told Scott he was there for him, but deep down he knew he needed Scott just as much.

Scott was his alpha and almost like a dad to him.. But Stiles, Stiles had become like a goofy older brother.

He glanced at his phone and the time read 5:30.

Liam stood from the chair and made his way into the kitchen. The cabinets were pretty bare leaving him to settle on a turkey sandwich and chips for dinner.

A knock on his door made his head perk up from his plate. He checked his phone looking for a missed message from Scott but found none. He tried to smell for a scent but found it unrecognizable. He edged his way to the door unlocking it slowly.

When the door was open completely his eyes widen.

"Stiles?"

The boy in front of him looks up, his features lit by the porch light.

"Hey Liam..."

Liam stepped back unlocking his phone discretely,

"What uh-what are you doing here ?"

The corner of Stiles' lip curls up as he steps forward.

He remains silent as he walks toward Liam. Liam glances at his phone hitting Scott's contact,

"I wouldn't do that."

Liam's eyes met his before the cool metal of a gun is placed on his forehead.

Liam's heart was racing as he stepped back again. Scott can barely be heard through the phone speakers calling out to Liam.

Stiles clicks a round into the barrel and a smile is back on his features,

"Sorry Liam.."

Liam suddenly ducked as Stiles pulls the trigger, a bullet burying itself in the wall behind him. Liam sprints further into the house Stiles following quickly.

"Scott!?"

"Liam!? What was that? what's going on?!"

A bang echo's behind him and a bullet hits the wall a few inches from his head.

" Scott it's Stiles he's- "

a gunshot rings out again

"he's here."

He barely hears Scott confirm he's on his way when a body slams into his.

"That was a mistake.."

Stiles weight is on his chest as the gun is pointed between his eyes.

"Now you're going to pay for it."

Liam's eyes burn yellow as a growl bubbles from his throat. He throws Stiles off of him the gun scattering away. Liam stands roaring in Stiles' direction.

Stiles gets up quickly rushing for the gun the front door bursts open and Scott and Malia rush in already wolfed out.

Stiles slides across the floor picking up the gun turning to the new arrivals.

Malia is taken back a moment by his appearance. His eyes lacking their warmth and his skin void of color.

"Wait!"

They all freeze waiting for someone to move.

Stiles stands and begins laughing. His laugh sounds empty and dry as he looks to Scott.

"Hey Scotty."

Scott's heart sinks as he searches Stiles' eyes for any sign of himself .

His eyes fade from red to a deep brown as he steps forward slowly,

"Stiles please.. This isn't you.. You know it."

Stiles drops the smirk from his lips his expression morphing to a threatening one.

"It's not your turn yet ... Not yet.."

He raises the gun squeezing the trigger.

Scott's eyes widen as Liam drops to the ground clutching his chest.

"She said head shot but... This just feels right."

He brings a hand to the place where a bullet had lodged itself into his chest not so long ago.

Liam cries out in pain as the wolfsbane begins to do it's job.

Scott runs to Liam but Malia looks to Stiles..

"Stiles ..."

His dark eyes turn to hers and he chuckles.

He brushes past her and for the first time in her life she doesn't react. She stays frozen staring down at Liam. Her natural response should be to run after him or run away but she fights it as she lands next to the two on the floor.

Scott looks up to her with teary eyes and she looks down at a wincing Liam,

"Stiles is gone.."

Scott looks down at Liam and back to her ,

"Call Deaton."

WOW .. I guess I was in a writing mood because I busted out this chapter to give you an update only ONE DAY after the previous chapter.. Don't expect this every time because that's a lot of work..haha hope you enjoy this chapter. I don't know why but I enjoyed writing it(: leave me a review ! I enjoy reading them and seeing if you liked the chapter!

(And yes I know Scott and Malia got there unrealistically fast but in my mind I just picture them running on all fours Derek Hale style hahaha)