It had been three days sense I got shot. Three days I had been forced to stay in this hospital. I was going crazy just lying here all day. I had so many things I wanted to do. Things I needed to do. But it was not as if I could tell the doctors hey let me out early so I can go to my covens mention and find a book of shadows so I can get my powers back.
So I had to wait and today was that day. Dad was signing the discharge papers as we speak. I was still a little sore and was having trouble putting my shirt on. It was not unbearable I had always had a strangely high tolerance to pain but moving like this was definitely uncomfortable.
"All set." Dad said as he walked into the room.
He saw me struggling and quickly turned away.
"Izzy!" He called out.
All of my friends had come to see me but Izzy was the one who stayed the most. She seemed to always be hear even more then Derek who could only come when my dad was not around. Scott had told me about Izzy and Jared being on the dead pool. I had not brought it up to her yet. I was not shore how to. I did not even know if she knew about the dead pool. I mean everyone knew people were dying but the fact that they were being hunted. Only a few of us actually knew that.
David came to visit me every day sense school still was not open. I really looked forward to his visits. That was until his last one when Derek also showed up. I don't know what was up with the two of them but something was not right. It was totally tense.
"What?" Izzy asked as she walked into the room.
"Thana needs help." He told her and then walked out of the room.
"You need help?" She asked me with a big ass smile on her face.
"Shut up and help me." I answered.
She chuckled and walked over to me. She helped me pull down my shirt.
"All set." She told me.
"Thanks." I told her.
I felt ridiculous. I could not even put my own shirt on.
"Let's just get the hell out of hear." I said to her and walked out of the room to see dad and Scott where waiting for us.
"Are you ready?" Dad asked me.
"Yes. Let's go home." I said to him.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Izzy said to me.
"No can't you come I need to talk to you about something." I told her.
"I don't know you dad probably wants to spend some alone time with you." She said to me.
"It's okay. I have to do some work." He told her.
I could not help but be disappointed that he had to work but at the same time it worked for me so I could not really complain.
"Okay." She said and followed us to the car.
Scott got into the front seat with dad and the two of us climbed into the back. We all sat in silence until we arrived home. Once inside dad went right to work. Everything was still a mess from the hospital. Scott and Izzy helped me into my room and once Scott was shore I was okay turned to leave.
"Wait Scott can you stay?" I asked him.
"I thought you wanted to talk to Izzy." He said to me.
"Yeah, but I think you could help." I said to him and he seemed to understand what I was talking about.
"Are you shore?" He asked me.
"Yes. We have to do it at some point." I told him.
"What the hell are you two talking about?" Izzy asked the two of us.
"This." Scott said as he handed her the dead pool.
"Scoot." I said to him.
I could not believe he just handed it to her.
"I just don't want to have to explain it again." He said to me.
"What is this?" She asked as she stared at the peace of paper.
"Why is my name on it?" She asked when no one answered her.
"It's a dead pool." I told her.
"A what?" She asked.
"Everyone who has been killed is on this list. They were not just killed but hunted." Scott told her.
"By who?" She asked him.
"Assassins." I answered her.
"Assassins? Why would Assassins want to kill me?" She asked me.
"Because you're supernatural just like everyone else on that list." Scott told her.
"Scott!" I snapped at him.
"You guys are crazy." She said as she tried to walk out of the room.
"No were not and you know it. So the question is what are you?" I asked her.
"What are you?" She turned to Scott and asked him. "You must be something bad your worth the most." She snapped at him.
"No he's the best." I told her.
"I'm an alpha." He told her.
"He's the true Alpha." I corrected him.
"You? You're the true Alpha everyone has been talking about?" She asked in disbelief.
"What have they been saying about me?" He asked in curiosity.
"Scott we don't have time for this." I said to him.
"Sorry." He answered.
"Your safe hear. We want to help protect you but in order to do that we need to know what you are." I told her.
She looked over the list.
"All of you are something?" She asked.
"Most." Scott answered.
"So?" I asked her again.
She looked at the two of us. It was obvious she was trying to decide if she could really trust us or not.
"I'm a witch." She told us after the longest silence ever.
"A witch?" I asked her shocked and surprisingly happy.
"Yes." She answered as she looked at me confused.
"Why does she look so happy?" She asked Scott.
"Thana just found out she's also a witch." He told her.
"Wait what? How did she just find out? But she's not on the list." She said.
"It's a long story. I'm not on the list because I don't have my powers yet. They got taken away from me but I plan on getting them back." I told her.
"What coven did you belong to?" She asked me.
"I don't know. Derek did not tell me." I told her.
"Derek Hail?" She asked me.
"Yes. Turned out he's my familiar or something." I told her.
She responded in a way that I could never have guessed.
She latterly bowed down to me. She got on her hands and knees and bowed to me. I was so shocked all I could do was look over to Scott. He looked just as confused and shrugged his shoulders at me.
"Izzy get up." I told her.
She instantly jumped up but continued to look at the floor. She would not make eye contact with me.
"What the hell was that? And for the love of anything holy look at me when I talk to you." I told her.
She finally looked up at me.
"I'm sorry I did not know. I should not have been so rude.
"When have you ever been rude?" I asked her confused.
"The way we have been interacting is not suitable for a Queen she told me."
"No." I told her.
"I'm confused. Why are you saying no?" She asked me.
"This is not happening. You are not going to treat me different. You are my friend not a servant or how ever this queen shit works." I told her.
"I'm not your servant but there are a way to these things." She told me.
"Not anymore." I told her. "Now we do it my way."
She looked from me to Scott and smiled.
"I guess you're right." She said. "Now queen has ever had a wolf brother let alone a true Alpha."
"How do you plan on getting your powers back?" She asked me.
"We have a plan." Scott answered for me becoming defensive all of a sudden.
"Well if you need any help just let me know." She answered.
"If you want to help you can answer one more question." Scott said to her.
"Anything." She responded.
"What is Jared? Is he like you?" He asked her.
"No. He's nothing like us." She answered.
"Is he a wolf?" I asked.
"No he's worse. He's Incubus." She answered.
"A what?" Scott asked.
"It's like a succubus but a boy not a girl." I told him.
"So he's a sex monster? How is that worse than a wolf?" Scott asked him.
"Because he's not a sex monster. Yes his powers come from sex. He has raised levels of hormones that attract everyone to him. Every women he meets becomes attracted to him. And it does not just end there he can control people's emotions by touch. When he touches someone he can fuck around with their hormones and chemicals and shit. It's so discreet the people he effects think it's their ideas because it not like brain washing he is like reprograming there body's so they truly believe whatever he wants them to." She told us.
"So no sex stuff then?" Scott asked making me want to smack him.
"OH there is. Incubus just like Succubus get there powers from sex. They feed of it. The more they have the stronger they become. Some become so strong they can even control their own body's." She said.
"What does that mean?" I asked.
"They can stop aging." She answered.
"Really?" Scott asked.
"Jared's dad is 262 years old." She told him.
"How can he do that?" I asked.
"In order to stop aging you don't just feed off of the sex you feed off of the persons soul. They completely consume there sole during sex. They observe that person's life. It's like they get however years that individual would have had left. Once there time is up they start aging again and then they start over." She answered.
"That's disgusting." I responded.
"Has he ever used his powers on Thana?" Scott asked.
"What the hell?" I snapped at him.
"It's a legitimate question. You were hooking up with him." He told me.
I was not shore what to say. I mean he was right but I did not want to talk about that with my brother.
"I don't know. Even if he does not use his other powers which he often does. He can't control the fact that all women are attracted to him just for being him." she said.
"I want you to stay away from him." Scott told me.
"I get it Scott but he's the lead singer in our band." I responded.
"I don't care!" He snapped.
"Can you keep it down in there I'm on the phone." Dad called out from the other room.
"Sorry!" I yelled back.
"Maybe I should get going?" Izzy said obviously not wanting to get my dad angry.
"Kay. Ill text you." I told her.
"I'll be waiting." She replied before turning to leave.
Once she was gone I looked to Scott who was smiling at me.
"What?" I asked him.
"Well that was weird." He responded.
"Whatever you're just jealous that I already have my first follower, pack mate, coven member." I said not shore what to call her. "What do I call her?" I asked him.
"I don't know. Do I look like a witch?" He responded.
"What about a witch?" Dad asked as he walked into the room.
"Nothing important." I told him.
"Okay. Well I have to go into the office. Paper work and stuff." He told us.
"Really? Right now?" Scott asked him.
"Scott its fine. We'll see you later." I told them.
"Don't wait up. This could take all night." He told me. "Scott make shore your sister stays in bed. She needs to rest." He told him.
"I have had enough rest." I responded.
I could not imagine sitting lying in bed any longer.
"Keep her in bed." He told Scott one more time before turning and leaving my room.
I waited until I heard the down stairs door close and then shot up from bed. I groaned in pain. I guess I was not as healed as I would have hoped.
"Thana what are you doing? You're going to get yourself hurt again." He told me.
"Let's get going." I said to him.
"Going where?" He said as he tried to lead me back to my bed.
"To the house. Did you not just here what dad said. He is going to be out all night this might be our only chance." I said to him as I struggled to get my boots on.
"Thana you just got shot and you can't even put on your shoes." He said to me.
"That was like a week ago, and who knows maybe there will be a spell in there where I can heal myself." I said to him trying to convince him to let me go.
"It's been three days. The only think you are doing today is getting some sleep." He told me.
"Scott I am going to that house. You can come with me or I can climb out the window." I told him.
"Out this window?" Stiles asked as he climbed in threw my bedroom window.
"Yes that one." I answered him.
I was not shore how much of that conversation he herd but I was always glad to have him around. He always seemed to lighten the mood.
"Stiles what the hell are you doing climbing threw my sisters window?" Scott asked.
"Yes Stiles what are you doing?" I asked mocking Scott.
"I don't know I thought your dad would not let me visit." He answered.
"He's not here." I let him know.
"OH good. He has been acting real weird sense the school." He answered.
"So how often do you climb in my sisters window?" Scott asked Stiles.
"Oh my good relax Scott. I know you think I'm some whore but I'm not sleeping with Stiles." I snapped at him.
"Wait what? Is that what you thought?" Stiles asked Scott with a smile.
"Well you know." Scott responded as if that was an answer.
"Dude, did you forget about Malia, her cousin?" Stiles asked.
"Whatever. We're not going?" Scott said tuning his attention back to me.
"Yes we are." I told him.
"Were are we going?" Stiles asked.
"Nowhere." Scott answered.
"Were going to my family's house to find the book of shadows and get my powers back." I told Stiles.
"So were doing that today?" He asked.
"No." Scott said.
"Yes." I answered at the same time.
"Okay. I'll call Malia." Stiles said as he pulled out his phone.
"Why do I even bother to talk?" Scott mumbled to himself.
"That's a question I ask myself every time you open your mouth." I told him.
"Malia said here and the other girls will be here in fifteen minutes." Stiles told us.
"Great." I told him.
I was so happy that Malia was coming. She may not be a witch or blood related to me but this was still her family as much as mine.
"Did every one forget that I'm the Alpha and I said no?" Scott tried in one last desperate plea.
"And I'm a Princess or something." I told him.
"Or something." He replied as he walked out of the room.
"What's his problem?" Stiles asked once Scott was a safe distance away.
"He's convinced that I'm sleeping with every guy I meet." I told him.
"You know what, I don't even want to know." He said as he walked out of the room after Scott.
Once I was alone I continued to struggle as I tried to put on my boots. I had succeeded in getting one on when I heard yelling coming from the living room.
I hobbled out there with my right boot still in my hand to see that Scott was yelling at Derek and Peter who were standing in the doorway.
"Get the hell out!" Scott yelled at the two of them.
"What are you doing?" I yelled at Scott.
"I was just telling them they had to leave?" Scott answered me.
"And why would you do that?" I asked them.
"There's no need to be upset we just came to check on the little siren." Peter said to Scott.
"Are you going somewhere?" Derek asked before Scott could start yelling at them again.
"No." Scott told him.
"Were going to look for the book." I told him.
"Is that really a good idea?" Derek asked.
"No, and that's why we're not going." Scott tried to tell the group.
"Then why did we drive all the way up here?" Lydia asked as she came in threw the front door followed by Kira and Malia.
"Look it a field trip." Peter said to the group.
"Shut up Peter." Both Derek and Scott said to him at the same time.
"Do you need help with that?" Derek asked as he looked at me struggling to put my boot on.
"No she does not." Scott snapped at him.
"Enough Scott!" I yelled at him.
"And yes in fact I do need help." I answered Derek.
"Then I can help you." Scott said as he made his way over to me.
"What did I miss?" Liam asked as he walked into the door.
I don't know where he came from. Or how he got here but like always he just managed to show up.
"Were going after the book." I told him as Scott helped me with my shoe.
"Cool." He responded.
"I have been waiting for ever to see what kind of powers you got." Malia said to me.
"It's been three days." I reminded her.
"Well it's felt like forever." She mumbled as she snuggled into Stiles chest.
"Let's get going." I told the group.
Everyone seemed to be in a good mood and were excited to get this over with. Everyone except Scott. Who was now standing all grumpy like in the corner of the room.
We all got into our cars and followed Derek and Peter. They seemed to know where they were going. Scott and Kira took his bike. Malia jumped in the jeep with Stiles and Liam and I hopped in with Lydia.
"Do you think we will find it?" Liam asked from the back seat.
"I hope so." I answered.
"Are you shore you want to find it?" Lydia asked me.
"Of course why would you ask that?" I asked her.
"Well because, you don't know what's going to happen once we find it. You think you're going to get some powers and it will be great but what if it's not? What if you become something you don't want to be?" She asked me.
"It's not about the powers. It's about finding out who I really am. And if this will help then it's what I have to do. No matter what I become." I told her.
"You say that now but don't come complaining to me when you start hearing voices." She responded.
I could not help but smile at her.
"Lydia I don't think I'm going to turn into a Banshee." I told her.
"You never know. If you would have told me a few months ago I was a Banshee I would have thought you were crazy." She told me.
"I should probably call Izzy and let her know what's going on." I told them as I thought about the only person not hear is the actual witch.
"So what are her powers anyway?" Liam asked and at that moment I realized I had no idea.
"I don't know." I told them truthfully.
"Your best friends a witch and you did not think to ask her?" Lydia said to me as if I was the dumbest person to ever live.
"I'm sorry I was too busy trying not to die." I snapped at her.
I did not want to call her knowing that anything we talked about would be over herd so I just sent her a text. She answered almost right away.
She texted me back and told me that she would meet us there. She was a little upset that I had not called her right away but I really did not want to get into a fight with her as well. So I just apologized and everything seemed to be fine.
The closer we got to the house the more dense the wood started to become. It looked like no one had been up this road in years. The grass, and bushes were over grown and the tree branches hung low almost blocking out all the day light.
"Have you ever been up here?" I asked Lydia.
"No. No one has." She answered.
"Why?" I asked her.
"Everyone knows these woods are haunted. Anyone who tries to come up here would get disoriented and lost. Some lost for days. No one ever knew why." She told me.
"There must be a protection spell or something up." I said to them.
"How are we going to get threw?" Liam asked.
"Well the Hales lived nearby and we do have Thana. So were hoping they can get us through." She told us.
I was about to ask something else when my phone vibrated. I looked at my phone to see I had a text from Derek.
"I did not get to ask before how you feeling?" His text read.
"You really should not be texting and driving." I answered him.
"I think I will be fine. Answer the question." He demanded from me.
"I'm fine." I told him.
"You did not look fine this morning when you were struggling to put on your shoe." He answered.
"It was a boot and there hard to put on." I answered.
"Cut the crap." He responded.
"I'm a little soar but I'M FINE." I told him again.
"I don't believe you. I guess I'll just need to keep an eye on you." He told me.
I could not help but smile. I was able to relax a little more knowing that he would be there for me.
"Who you texting?" Liam asked as he leaned over the medium and into the front seat.
"No one." I responded as I not only jumped out of my skin but tried to hide my phone.
"Your texting someone." Lydia said with a devilish smile on her face.
"Is it Stiles, because I have been trying to text him and he won't answer?" Liam asked me.
"Mind your own business." I told him.
He huffed and went back to sitting in the back seat.
I looked over to Lydia who was still smiling at me.
"What?" I asked her.
"Nothing." She replied.
"No you have something to say, so just say it." I told her.
"I just have not seen you smile like that sense you go here." She told me.
"I was not smiling." I said to her.
"Oh yes you were. Was it David? I mean you guys started off hating each other but your friends now." She asked.
"Yeah were just friends." I told her.
"Well you should be more, I mean he's hot. Like really hot." She told me.
"If he's so hot why don't you ask him out?" I asked her.
"He's not my type." She responded then looked back to the road.
"So was it David?" Liam asked again from the back.
"Oh my god, shut up!" I yelled at him.
"Sorry." He mumbled before going back to his seat again.
Thankfully for him the trees started to thin and my attention was now elsewhere. The trees where quickly behind us and we were now driving in an open field. It was so big I could not understand how it was in the middle of the woods. It did not even seem real that there was this much space in Beacon Hills.
"Were is this place?" Liam asked.
"Just over the hill." Lydia answered him.
I looked out the window and it was not until know that I realized we were even on a hill. Once we drove a little more I was starting to see something. There was a wall that seemed to stretch out in every direction. We stopped in front of what looked like a mettle gate. I got out of the car to see what the holdup is.
Once I was out of the car I walked up to the gate to see everyone else was also wondering what was going on.
"Why did we stop?" I asked.
"It's locked." Derek answered.
"Well use your werewolf strength and break the lock." Lydia told them.
"Unfortunately that is not going to work." Peter said as he stepped out of the car.
"And why not?" Scott asked.
"Because there is only one person here who can." He answered.
"Me?" I asked.
"You." Peter responded.
"I don't have the key." I told him.
"Silly girl you are the key." He answered.
I walked over to him to look at the old black mettle lock that looked imposible to open even if I did have the key.
"Now what?" I asked him.
"Now you bleed." He said as he quickly reached out and grabbed my hand.
Before I was able to pull away he grew his claws and slit open the palm of my hand.
"What the hell?" I yelled as he pulled my hand forward and placed it on the lock.
He held it there for a few seconds but then was forced to let go by both Scott and Derek. They both were growling at him. Scott had pushed him up off of me and Derek grabbed his shirt and pushed him against the wall. Scott had come over to look at my bleeding hand. The gash was long and was doing to need stiches.
"What the hell was that for?" Stiles asked as he joined Scott in looking at my hand.
I looked back to the rest of the group and Malia and Liam had turned, and Kira stood next to Lydia with her sword out. I could not help but smile at them. I knew Scott and Malia cared but I guess somewhere along the line I had really become a part of this pack.
"Everyone just calm down and look." Peter said as he pointed to the lock.
I looked over to the lock and something was happening. The blood that stained the front of it seemed to be moving. It moved and into the key hole. Once it was all inside the lock clicked open.
"Cool." I said as I walked over and grabbed hold of the lock to take a closer look.
"Can I use this again?" I asked him.
"Whenever you want." He answered.
"Derek let him go, it's okay." I told him.
He growled at his uncle one more time and then released him.
I put the lock in my purse and pushed the gate open.
"Touch her again and will remove your hand from your body." Derek threatened him.
Scott was at my side in and checking my hand.
The bleeding had not stopped but it was not as bad as it looked. It hurt like a bitch but nothing I could not handle.
"I'm fine Scott really." I told him.
"Let's just get this over with." He said then walked away leading the way inside.