I woke up to see Stiles getting ready, I proceeded to sit up and watch him. I remained curled up with my legs to my chest. I looked at myself in the mirror, letting the glow of my eyes illuminate my sight. I still didn't understand why they changed. It's been a week since Derek and I were rescued. My brother wants me to stick close to the pack or with him. What choice do I have?
" You're staring." Stiles' voice caught me off, guard. I felt my eyes fade to their normal green. I sighed and laid back with a slight thud before my phone was buzzing pretty fucking loud. I groaned as I opened to see a message from Derek.
' Come home. Need your insight. D.'
" Fucking peachy." I said as I got out of bed.
" Derek?" He asked as I nodded.
" He wants my insight. But I'd rather be here. Ya know. Not dealing with my ' situation'." I say as he pulls me in. He held me tight as I let out a groan.
" You got this, Rave. I know you can handle a lot. Like a fucking lot." He says as I chuckle.
" It sucks that you know how to cheer me up." I said sarcastically. He let a loose laugh out as I moved to pick up my clothes.
" Well, I can say, I do love the view." He says as I bend down to get my clothes. I quickly put them on and checked to see if I had enough time to visit my brother and then go to school. Thank god I did. As Stiles puts on his shirt, I kiss him before leaving him in awe. I ran the wooded path towards downtown to get back to the loft. As I entered the elevator, I groaned as I felt all the bullshit that I had gone through run through my mind.
" This better be fucking good." I said annoyed. I came to my floor and walked towards the steel door. I opened it and saw Peter and Derek sitting on the couch across from the girl with Scott when my brother and I got rescued. She has her feet on the table.
" That table's Italian." Peter said annoyed as I walked up and sat on top of the couch. I startled my brother who looked at a pair of my sunglasses.
" So are these boots." The mercenary replied before sitting up straight.
" Are we going to talk interior design and fashion, or are we going to talk numbers?" Peter asked her. I watched as she wrote a number down and slid it over. I see the flash of it before Peter's shocked reaction to the proposal.
" We're hiring you to find Kate, not assassinate the president." Peter replied to her outrageous demand.
" I was hired by the Calaveras to find Kate. You're hiring me to find her first. Going against the Calaveras is what's going to cost you." Braeden replied as she shrugged.
" We'll pay. Just find Kate. That's all we want." Derek said with his head down, not looking at her.
" WE just need her found and caught." I say as I try to keep my temper down. Braeden looked at me before getting up and leaving. Peter quickly shut the door. I walked over to my brother and rubbed his back.
" Are you both insane?" Peter yelled at us. Oh great! Just what we needed from our psycho uncle.
" We don't have a choice. We spent a week looking for her, and came up with nothing." Derek said as he refused to look at Peter. I can feel the anger off of him as I felt my beginning to bubble.
" She's a threat who has a target on our backs, Uncle." I said under my breath loud enough for the other relatives to hear me.
" And what if it doesn't even have anything to do with you two? If we don't find out who told Kate about the vault, we won't get those bonds back. What do you think I'm gonna do then, huh? Get a job? My resume is slightly out of date!" Peter's voice sounded like he was right behind us.
" We got robbed, We Were. Robbed!" Peter said as I felt a grip on my shoulder. I quickly spun around at a half shift. I heard my brother's roar. His golden eyes were at full display. Peter looked shocked at both Derek and I.
" Oh... that's a new look for you." He said slightly alarmed.
" It's happening to both of you. What happened to your eyes?" He asked as I grabbed his hand off my shoulder.
" I don't know... But I'm willing to pay to find out." Derek said as he tore Peter's hand away.
" Trust me, I wish I could know what the fuck this is!" I said aloud. My eyes are in a full glow.
" But we don't have fucking answers." I said before walking away and back to my room. I locked my door and showered. After drying off, I proceeded to get dressed in a black v-neck backless haunter top. I snagged a pair of my black cargo pants and my black knee-high combats. I gave myself a black and red ombre lip style with paired eye shadow. I grabbed my bag and walked out to see Derek at the window sill.
" We will figure this out." I called out to him, he turned to me with an unknowing look.
" We need to keep an extra eye on each other. We have no idea what is happening. If you notice anything else, you get a hold of me." He said as I nodded. I walked over to him and put my bag down.
" You know you can trust me a bit." I say as he watches my face.
" I know you can, you are going to be eighteen in the summer. I know you make smart choices, but I'm still your older brother." He said as I chuckled lightly.
" You are my only older brother." I said as I put my fist out. He gave a small nod before giving me a fist bump in return. I smiled and picked up my bag before heading to the door. I looked back at my brother before heading out. I rode in Beast to school. As I parked, I just sighed. I wished I didn't have school right now, but right now was the best thing for me—a sense of normalcy.
" He's probably at morning practice." I said to myself as I got out. I began to walk towards the field. I see them near the bleachers.
" You told him his sister Kate came back from the dead over a text?" Stiles asked as I came up.
" You reached out to Argent?" I asked as he nodded.
" Calling France is expensive." Scott replied as I shook my head.
" Yeah, you think you got money problems? Try paying for an MRI and a visit to Eichen House." Stiles said as I took his hand in mine.
" Another notice?" Scott asked as I nodded.
" Yeah. This one said "final."" Stiles said with a solemn sigh.
" He refuses to let me pay for it. I'll respect the man's choice." I said as Stiles nodded at me.
" And I thank you for the respect and no longer prying." He said before planting a kiss on my cheek.
" Now, what the hell are we doing here, anyway? We got one hundred and seventeen million problems, and worrying about our status on the lacrosse team is not one of them." Stiles said as I leaned on the bleachers. He is right on that, but I feel like we can manage.
"..It is now." Scott said as he nodded his head towards the field. I see someone in goal-catching ball after ball.
" Who the hell is that?" Stiles asked as I watched the young boy continue to catch the balls before every player was out. He took his helmet off and he looked very young. Maybe a new freshman?
" Maybe a new freshie." I said as I had a hand on my hip.
" Okay, maybe we should just practice a little bit." Stiles said as I blushed at the fact he was getting a little riled up at the freshmen.
" And you can do it. I promise." I say as he grins. He kissed me as I smiled into it. This is what I needed, this normal that was perfect.
" I have to head to class. I'll be at practice to watch later." I say as Stiles nods. I looked over at Scott.
" How are you and Derek doing?" He asked as I sighed.
" To be honest, we don't know what is going on. But I'm sticking close to everyone. " I say as I lean on Stiles. Scott looked at me before nodding. I began to head towards my first class after watching their practice. Stiles was walking beside me as I saw Malia trying to leave Math Class.
" Come now Malia." I say as she looks nervous.
" I hate math. It's pointless." She said annoyed.
" It's school! School is important, and math is essential." Stiles said as he tried to encourage her.
" To what?" Malia asked as I smirked at her.
" You know, how much to tip for a good meal. Finding out how much a dress is." I say as Lydia comes up.
" And other less important things, like medicine, economics, engineering." She says as I smile at her.
" Tipping." Stiles says as I sit down next to him and pull out my notebook.
" All right, volunteers to the board! Lydia, Diego, Malia." Ms. Fleming said as I saw Malia look shocked.
" Um... I didn't volunteer." She blatantly replied to her.
" You did now. To the board!" She replied. I gave Malia a thumbs up and she growled at me.
" Easy sweetheart.' I replied as she smirked before going back to a nervous look.
" She will be ok, she's new at this." Stiles said as I nodded.
" Growing up, I hated History. But, I found appreciation in it. Maybe she needs to find something for her." I said as I sat back. I saw Stiles pull his phone out. He pointed the screen at me. 'Axe Murderer'?
" The fuck?" I asked as it took my mind for a minute. After class ended, which took forever, I met up with Kira and Scott. Stiles is right behind me.
" Axe Murderer." I say quietly. I see Kira's shocked expression.
" An axe-murderer?" She asked nervous.
" A family-murdering axe-murderer!" Stiles exclaimed.
" I nearly felt my soul shivering." I say as I am still unsure what is happening to my wolf.
" I already heard about it." Scott said as I quirked a brow.
" Wait, what? You did? How?" Stiles asked as I was still bewildered.
" My mom called me. She knew we'd see it on the news." He said so calmly.
" Perfect! Let's go!" Stiles said as I felt my smirk fall. I haven't told him yet.
" Whoa, whoa- we've got econ. in five minutes." Scott said as he pointed to Kira and himself.
" All right, did you forget the part about the family-murdering axe-murderer?" Stiles asked as I clutched my bag.
" Did you forget your dad's the sheriff? They want us to stay out of it." Scott asked him.
" Are you guys frikken kidding me?" Stiles asked before turning my way.
" I can't. I've got a free period. I've gotta catch up on the assignments. Otherwise, I would." I said as I gave him a sorry look.
" There's a family-murdering axe-murderer and we're not going to do anything about it?" Stiles asked as he sounded bewildered.
" Maybe we should just let the adults handle it." Kira said as Stiles put his hands up.
" So, the two of you, you just want to stay here, school, go to class?" Stiles asked before looking at me.
" Never heard anything so irresponsible in my life! However, Rave, I love you!" He said as he hugged me, kissed my forehead, and walked away.
" See you at tryouts after school?" Scott asked as Stiles wiggled his arms. I chuckled before the warning bell rang.
" Are you still doing ok?" Kira asked as I shrugged.
" Physically yeah, mentally I'm a little fucky. Emotionally stable. Supernatural is to be determined. You don't just get beta eyes as an Alpha. Only after giving up your spark to save someone." I said as I clutched my bag. Scott nodded.
" We will figure this out. We have to get to Econ." He replied as Kira nodded. I walked outside and pretty much spent the entire 1hr and 30 minutes doing most of my leftover homework. When that bell rang out and students were released, I grabbed all my assignments and went to my next class. School soon ended and I dragged myself to Stiles' practice. He waved at me before I sat next to both Kira and Malia. The boys ran around the field. Coach calling out insults.
" Man, that guy is brutal." Kira said as I saw Scott grabbing Stiles off the ground. I heard Malia inhale deeply.
" What's wrong with you?" Malia asked out loud. I looked at her and she was looking at Kira.
" Me? Nothing." Kira said nervous.
" Oh no, even I can smell it. What's wrong?" I asked as she blushed harder.
" You reek of anxiety, and it's distracting. What's going on?" Malia asked as Kira sighed in defeat.
" Scott and I sort of had this thing happen... But it wasn't much of a thing... And I'm starting to think it never was anything at all." She blabbered. Oh, man!
" Awe, small romance going on! I love it!" I say gushing at her.
" What do you want it to be?" Malia asked as Kira leaned on the lacrosse stick.
" More." She said in a daze. I chuckled.
" Don't worry, he'll figure it out on his own." I say as I watch the practice. I watched the brutality on the field as in embarrassing brutality.
" Isn't the team captain supposed to be one of the best players on the team? Or good?" Kira asked. I winced at the embarrassment of the boys. Oh no!
" Yes, they are. Scott has morality." I said as I watched it go on.
" McCall and Stilinski, grab the long sticks! You're covering goal for two-on-ones." Coach called out. I watched the two of them go back to back, knocking people down and off their game.
" That's how you do it! That's how it's done!" Coach yelled as Scott and Stiles were both doing well. Till Liam came in and swept both Scott and Stiles.
" Oh, hell no." I growled under my breath. I stood up and let my thoughts release from my lips.
" The Fuck! That was luck!" I screamed out, I saw the look on Stiles' face. I shrugged as Coach looked over at me. I can't watch this little runt make my boys look bad!
" Do-over!" I screamed out and Coach looked at me fully.
" Sweetheart, there are no do-overs- this is a practice." He replied as I pulled my wallet out and flashed a hundred out.
" Hundred bucks on Scott and Stiles!" I called out as people catcalled it.
"...I'll take that action." He said pointing at me.
" Hey! Get back in there, Liam!" Coach yelled out. I watched as Liam got into position. He went when the whistle blew. He got past Stiles, but the moment he got to Scott was a different ballgame. Scott flipped him over his shoulder and I heard the break.
" Oh fuck. Me and my big mouth." I said as I covered my lips.
" Don't move! Don't touch him!" Coach yelled. I saw Liam fall and scream in pain. I watched Scott and Stiles taking LIam away.
" You guys take a lap! Run around! Start running around the field! Stupid...!" Coach screamed before throwing a ball toward Malia. Yet, Kira caught it in a net.
" Oh!" He said in shock.
" Wow! Nice catch! Throw it back!" Coach called out. Kira threw it back and hit Coach square in the chest!
" Oh, my God!" Kira said as I clutched my ribs from laughter. I felt the tears strain out.
" Someone asks her if she's ever played lacrosse!" Coach screamed as he clutched his chest.
" I think that means go talk to Coach, Kira." I said as I chuckled. I picked up my bag and went to where Scott and Stiles were holding onto Liam, the nurse's office. Scott ran off as Stiles and I stood by Liam. I was above him and I kind of felt bad as I was the one who egged Coach in sending him back on the field.
" Does it hurt?" I asked as he gave a small nod. I looked at Stiles and he got Liam's attention. I looked around and placed a small touch to sap his pain. I saw his shoulder draw down before I took my hand away.
" It feels a little better, but still feels wrong." He said as I gave a small smile.
" It did look bad when you landed." I replied as he nodded. The nurse came in and said the ambulance was there. Scott finally came back and the three of them got into Beast and followed. We got there in no time and got out to help Liam get inside. As we dragged him to the front desk, we saw Mama McCall.
" Uh, hi, Mom." Scott says nervously. She shook her head before getting a wheelchair to help Liam sit.
" Don't worry, Liam. We'll take good care of you." She says as she wheels him away.
" I got to get going, I promised Raven that we would have a study group with Malia." Stiles said as Scott was looking down.
" Sure. I want to check on him, anyway." Scott told us.
" Hey... I don't need to say that it wasn't your fault, right?" Stiles said with his arms crossed.
" I don't know." Scott said still looking down.
" Scott, it's not easy being a wolf, especially when we don't realize our strength is a factor that most don't have." I say as I cross my arms.
" Scott, if you had used any wolf power, that kid wouldn't be limping- he'd be crawling back to the other half of his body!" Stiles said as I hit his arm.
" Calm the explanation Sti." I said in a tone. Stiles put his hands up.
" If I hadn't been so worried about being captain, he wouldn't be hurt, either." Scott said finally looking at us.
" It's okay to want something for yourself once in a while. Team captain, Alpha Werewolf... You're still only human." Stiles said before Scott nodded and walked away. Stiles and I walked back to my car and I drove him to his Jeep.
" I'll pick up Malia." I told him as he nodded.
" Hey, we still need to talk about the whole eye thing." He says as I nod.
" We will. Just how about after we study?" I asked him. He nodded and I smiled. He got in his car and drove off. I called Malia and let her know I was on the way. I picked her up.
" You doing ok?" She asked as I pulled from her driveway.
" Could be better, I've got a lot on my mind." I said as I made my turn.
" I can tell. Your scent is all over the place." She replied as I chuckled.
" Sometimes I wish Stiles was like us, but hey fate doesn't work like that." I said as we continued to make our way to my boyfriend's place. We found a spot in the drive as we pulled in. Stiles was outside on the porch. I grabbed my bag from the back and walked up.
" How was your day?" He asked as I chuckled.
" Tots wilds!" I said as sarcasm leaked from my tongue. He snickered as I turned to Malia with her books and bag. We went inside and to his room.
" It smells like sex in here." Malia said as I blushed and leaned on Stiles.
" Ignore that." Stiles said sheepishly. I chuckled before we got down to study/finish work. I could see from the corner of my eye, Malia, who was struggling with the math homework.
" Still having trouble?" I asked her, she looked up and nodded.
" You have no idea." She replied before Stiles leaned over the bed to look at her.
" I promised Raven I'd help you study. Then, we can go and get pizza." Stiles said as Malia perked up at the sound of food.
" Anxious about catching up?" Stiles asked as I sighed.
" I'm almost done with everything. Just this last paper." I said with a smile.
" You guys understand this whole homework and math thing. What's the secret? Why is math impossible for me and easy for you guys?" Malia asked as Stiles picked up my notes.
" Because we use Lydia's notes. Raven's, when she's are done." Stiles said as I kissed him.
" Then somebody needs to give me notes on Lydia's notes because I don't understand any of this." Malia said as she moved the paper in front of us. I simply took it and looked it over. What the hell?
" Okay... Um, Lydia wrote these?" I asked as Malia looked confused.
" Yeah... What are they?" Malia asked as I gave them to Stiles.
" They're not math." Stiles said as I felt the dread feeling hit me.
" Can we take a copy of this?" I asked her as she nodded. I went over to the computer and made a copy with the printer.
" We have to figure this out before whatever it is trying to kill us." I say as the copy is printed.
" In that case, I feel like I'm intruding. Just find out what it is." She said as she began to gather her things.
" Call me when you get home." I say as she nods. I watched her walk out the door and then the front door shut. I sat back and looked at the copy in my hands before I heard Stiles shift. I see he had his head in his hands.
" Hey, there is something I need to talk to you about." He said as he looked up.
" Yeah, what's up?" I replied as I placed the paper down.
" We found something out and we were going to tell you, but then everything happened." He goes on to explain. What was he hiding?
" Never feels like there is a good time to tell anything is there." I say as he nods. I can smell he is nervous.
" While you and I were possessed, Lydia found something out." He said as I perked up at that.
" You can tell me anything." I say as I took his hand in mine.
" Both she and Allison went to Peter to help connect her Banshee side. He used Talia's claws to help in his own fucked up way." Stiles says as he rambles on.
" Stiles?" I asked as he took a breath.
" Lydia found out that Malia is Peter's daughter." He said straight-faced. The moment he said it, I felt like I had been hit in the face with the news. It took me back, how? Who? When?.
" She's my cousin?" I asked as if the sentence behind it was too shocking.
" I was surprised as well." Stiles said as I looked at him a little.
" When did you guys find out?" I asked as he sighed.
" Lydia told Scott and I when we gathered to find both you and Derek." He said as I listened to his heart, he was telling the truth.
" This is just. Oh fuck." I say as I place a hand and let it drag through my hair. He placed a hand on my shoulder.
" Are you going to be ok?" He asked as I took a deep breath.
" I guess. I'll just have to get used to it. Have you told her yet?" I asked him. He shook his head.
" Scott and I don't want her to run to Peter. You know your uncle." He said as I thought deeply about it. Uncle Peter has always used anything he could get his hands on for his advantage.
" It's going to be a bit hard to keep my mouth shut." I said as he took my hand in his.
" I'll be by your side." He said before his phone went off.
" Hey, buddy." Stiles said as I laid back. I watched his face go from calm to shocked.
" You bit Liam!" He yelled out, making me shoot up from the bed.
" Fucking hell." I said shocked before Stiles told him we would be there soon.
" This is just, wow." Stiles said as he helped me up from bed.
" Let's handle this the Stiles-Rave way." I replied as he smirked at me.
" What would I do without you?" He asked as I hugged him.
" Crash and burn." I replied before we ran towards Beast to go see Scott. Can we just have normalcy? All we know is Scott must have had a good reason to do this.