Night had fallen the next night, my brother was getting chased by the police. So I ran to where we had hidden the Camaro. I got in the driver's seat. Stiles got in the passenger seat and Scott was in the back. I rode off into the open road, soon I saw Kate Argent had found us. I smirked and drove off. She chased us.
" Bitch doesn't know when to quit." I growled as I saw Scott looking at me.
" Faster?" I asked as Stiles looked at me.
" Much faster." Stiles said as I shifted gear and went faster.
" Babe! I don't think you're grasping the concept of a car chase, here." He said as I shifted gears again and went faster.
" If she goes faster, she's going to kill us!" Scott said as I chuckled. I never got the chance to drive this car and I'm taking it.
" Well, if she doesn't go faster, they're gonna kill us!" Stiles said as I saw Kate go off in another direction.
" They're gone." Stiles said as I looked back, she was, good riddance. Stiles brought out his police radio.
" All units, suspect is on foot heading into the Iron Works." The sheriff's voice was loud and clear.
" Hold on." I said as I quickly got us there. I saw Argent shooting an arrow at my brother. Stiles opened the passenger door.
" Get in." Stiles told him, Derek then ran and quickly got in. I drove off as we were getting shot at. Fuck no!
" What part of "laying low" don't you understand?" Scott screamed at my brother.
" Damn it, I had him!" My brother yelled as he hit the dashboard.
" Who? The Alpha?" Stiles asked as I saw Derek getting annoyed.
" Yes! He was right in front of me, and the friggin' police showed up." Derek growled as I rolled my eyes.
" Whoa! Hey, they're just doing their jobs." Stiles said as he patted my shoulder.
" Yeah, thanks to someone who decided to make me the most wanted fugitive in the entire state!" Derek yelled as he looked at Scott.
" Can we seriously get past that? I made a dumbass mistake. I get it." Scott said as I decided to speak up.
" All right. How did you find him?" I asked as I turned onto a road.
" Can you try to trust us for at least half a second?" Scott said as he butted in.
" Yeah, both of us!" Stiles said as I saw him stare at my brother then my brother gave him the Hale Death Glare.
"...Or, just him. I'll be back here. Let my girlfriend speak for me." Stiles said before quickly returning back. Derek glared at me.
" Oh get off the high wolf and talk. We can discuss this later." I told my brother.
" Look, the last time I talked to Laura, she was close to figuring something out. She found two things. The first was a guy named Harris." Derek said as I went wide-eyed.
" Our chemistry teacher?" I asked as I was annoyed.
" Why him?" Stiles asked him.
" I don't know yet." Derek barked out.
" What's the second? Please elaborate for us as we are left out of necessary information." I said as I made my eyes glow.
" Some kind of symbol." Derek said as he pulled out a piece of paper with a symbol of what looked to be a pendant and a wolf on it. I looked in the dash mirror and saw Scott go wide-eyed.
" What? You know what this is?" Derek asked him.
" I've seen it on a necklace. Allison's necklace." Scott said those words and I chuckled.
" Argents, why not?" I said before parking the Camaro back in the hidden spot.
" So you and the Sheriff's kid?" Derek asked as I crossed my arms.
" Yes I'm dating him, so what?" I asked as Derek looked like he wanted to scold me.
" Just promise me you don't have any other intentions." He said as I smirked.
" I'm a teenager. I'm gonna do what I do." I said as he rolled his eyes.
" But I'm not going to turn him in. I don't see or feel a reason to." I said as he watched me. Stiles was waving me over.
" Just stay out of trouble so I don't have to come to your rescue." I said before he chuckled. I got in the jeep and we dropped off Scott at his place. Stiles and I went back to his place. I go to my space and lay down. I let my eyes close and let my mind drift.
All the pain, the smell of smoke and agony raised inside as the howls got louder and louder.
' Chaos has come at last!' The voice said as it echoed lowly.
I woke up feeling slightly annoyed. I got dressed in a dark gray long sleeve henley and blue jeans. I grabbed my combat boots and saw Stiles drinking from the milk.
" So gross." I said as I pressed a kiss on his cheek. I put my hair up in a messy bun and went to my bike. I saw Stiles come to his jeep. I smirked at him as I got my helmet on. I got to school and parked my bike next to Stiles' Jeep.
" Hey I'm gonna head to class, I'll meet you there." I said as he smiled. He gave me a quick peck on my lips and I watched him head over to the bike rack where Scott was. I went inside and sat down by the window, I would kill to have a nap as last night's sleep didn't help. Stiles sat in front of me and I smiled. I intertwined my hand in his as we waited for class to end. The bell rang and Stiles along with me found a very panicked looking Scott.
" Jackson knows!" Scott said as we walked. I paused.
" How the hell did he find out?" Stiles asked as Scott shrugged.
" I have no idea." Scott said as I was a little afraid.
" Does he know about me?" I asked as Scott shrugged, so probably not.
" Did he say it out loud? The word?" Stiles asked as Scott looked confused.
" What word?" Scott asked him. Stiles pointed at me then at Scott.
" "Werewolf." Did he say, "I know you're a Werewolf?" " Stiles asked him, I felt my heart skip a beat.
" No, but he implied it pretty freaking clearly!" Scott said impatiently.
" Okay, maybe it's not as bad as it seems?" Stiles asked as I huffed.
" I mean, he doesn't have any proof, right? And, if he wanted to tell someone, who's gonna believe him, anyway?" Stiles asked him, I gave a light punch to his arm.
" How about Allison's dad hun!" I said as he looked into my eyes and looked worried.
" ...Okay, it's bad." Stiles said with slight panic in his voice. I was set in my thoughts, if Jackson knew, then what could happen?
" We have that game tonight. It's quarterfinals, and it's your first game." Scott's voice drew me out of my thoughts.
" I know, I know... Look, do you have a plan for Allison yet?" Stiles asked him.
" She's in my next class." Scott said as Stiles patted him.
" Get the necklace and stay the fuck out of trouble." I said as Scott nodded.
" Right. Get the necklace." Scott said as I took his hand.
" We got this." I said before Stiles took my hand and we went to class.
" We have to keep this going as normal as we can." Stiles said as we sat down.
" Feel like I'm on edge." I said as I leaned against the wall.
" Don't be, I know it looks bad, but you got Scott and I. Especially me, your boyfriend." He said as I smiled, he gave me a kiss and we went to class.
" You ok?" Stiles asked as I sighed.
" I can hear everyone talking about my brother and the murders." I said as his thumb began to rub my hand.
" I know it looks bad, but I know you can handle it." He said as I smiled. We got out of class as the bell rang. We got to the lunch room and found Scott. I got three slices of pizza and water.
" Did you get her to give you the necklace?" Stiles asked the beta.
" Not exactly…" Scott said as I rolled my head. I was next to Stiles.
" Ah... What happened?" Stiles asked him.
" She told me not to talk to her... at all." Scott said as I saw Stiles looking irritated with no answer.
"...So, she's not giving you the necklace?" Stiles asked him.
" She's not giving me the necklace!" Scott said as he sounded irritable. I went deep in thought. Why would this all be happening now? My sister being killed, the Alpha, the Argents, now Jackson knowing about werewolves, what next!
" Raven...Stiles, he's watching us." Scott's voice dragged me out of my thoughts. I saw Jackson hard core staring. The fuck!
"Scott... You can hear me? You can, can't you?" Jackson whispered. I glared at him, his eyebrows lifted.
" What's wrong?" Stiles asked as Scott looked panicked.
" Jackson's talking to me. He knows I can hear him. Look at me. Just talk to me. Act normal. Pretend that nothing's happening." Scott said as I looked at him, my eyes widened.
" Are you trying to pretend not to hear me? Is Raven like you?" Jackson whispered again, I was looking for him. Fuck! I don't care if I give myself away.
" Where the hell is he?" Scott asked us. I kept looking at myself.
" Looking for me, McCall? I'm right here. Raven, are you like him? So, what else can you do? Huh? Can you see better? Are you stronger, more powerful?" Jackson asked as I felt Stiles' hand intertwined with mine.
" But, honestly Scott, No, I knew there was no way you suddenly got that good at lacrosse... Which means you're actually a cheater, aren't you? I mean, can you even play lacrosse?" Jackson whispered to him.
" Yes." Scott said as I heard his voice echo a bit.
" I'll bet my new co-captain's gonna score a bunch of shots tonight, aren't you? And while you're pretending you're not a lying cheat, I'm gonna ruin your life if you don't give me what I want. And you know what I'm gonna start with? Her." Jackson whispered. He was clearly talking about Allison.
" I'm gonna destroy any chance you'll ever have with her. And, when I'm done with that, I'm gonna get her all alone, and I'm gonna get my hands all over that tight little body." Jackson whispered.
" Scott, come on, you can't let him do this. You can't let him have this kind of power over you, okay? Raven, please look at me." Stiles said to Scott then to me.
" I'm gonna do everything you never got the chance to do, and Scott? She's gonna beg for more. I bet she likes to get loud. Maybe she's even a screamer. How are you gonna feel, Scott... When she's screaming my name?" Jackson whispered with that fucking cocky attitude. Scott broke his tray and everyone looked. I see Jackson.
" Who knew that you Raven were also like that." He whispered as I huffed.
" Raven, please." Stiles said as I placed my head on his shoulder.
" I'm good." I said as I downed my three slices. The bell went off, Stiles and I got out of there. When that final bell went off, Stiles and I ran to our vehicles. I told him before our last class I wanted a bit of a distraction from all this stress, his smile had lit up my mood.
" Meet you back!" I said before he kisses me. I got back first and Stiles got back a minute behind me, guess that's the perks of having a motorcycle. He kisses me deeply as we headed inside. I bring him to his room as he kisses me hard.
" Hey, Stiles!" The sheriff's voice pulled us out of our little kissing fit, but another thing made my face hardcore blush in embarrassment.
" Yo, D- Derek?" Stiles said as I saw my brother put a finger to his own lips as he signals for Stiles to shut the hell up. I see Stiles go to his door and shut it slightly, he was talking to his dad. I sat on the bed as my brother gave me a look that said ' Are you kidding me?' I got a text from Lydia.
Jackson broke up with me. LM.
I gave a pout.
I'm so sorry, how about after the game we get some ice cream and watch some chick flicks? RH.
" I'm sor-" Stiles started before my brother grabbed him.
" If you say one word…" He said as I got up.
" Oh, what? You mean, like, "Hey, Dad, Derek Hale's in my room. Bring your gun!"?" Stiles asked as I felt my phone buzz. Right now, I just felt my eyes glow. I felt like Stiles was being threatened. Derek looked over to me.
" Yeah, that's right. If I'm harboring your fugitive ass, it's my house, my rules, buddy." Stiles told him. I see Derek fix his jacket and Stiles does the same. Stiles begins to walk away but Derek moves his head at Stiles who yelled out. My eyes changed back.
" Scott didn't get the necklace?" Derek asked as Stiles answered him, I looked at my phone to see a response from Lydia.
That would be a dream! LM.
I smiled at her response. I kept texting her till I saw someone come into the room, how long was I on my phone for?
" You want me to do what?" Danny asked as I see Stiles on his computer chair.
" Trace a text." Stiles said as I saw Danny standing above Stiles.
" I came here to do lab work- that's what lab partners do." Danny said pointedly. I pulled out a chemistry paper I had to do.
" And we will! ...Once you trace the text." Stiles demanded slightly.
" And what makes you think I know how?" Danny asked my man, who smirked.
" I-I looked up your arrest report, so-" Stiles said as I saw Danny's eyes widen.
" I-I was thirteen. They dropped the charges." Danny said as he was trying to defend himself.
" Whatever." Stiles said as I saw Danny shake his head.
"No, we're doing lab work." Danny said as I watched Danny sit down next to my man.
" Oh, my…" Stiles whispered lowly. I see Danny look over to my brother.
" Who's he again?" He asked as I saw Stiles stammer.
" Um, my cousin... Miguel…" Stiles said before I saw Derek stare daggers at my boyfriend.
"...Is that blood on his shirt?" Danny asked him.
" Yeah. Yes. Well, he gets these horrible nosebleeds." Stiles said as he was lying through his teeth.
" Hey, Miguel... I thought I told you you could borrow one of my shirts?" Stiles said as I saw Derek look up. He looked at him then me. I gave a pleading look. Derek rolled his eyes and walked over to the dresser. He tossed me his shirt and began to rifle through the clothes.
" So, anyway, I mean, we both know you have the skills to trace that text, so we should probably." Stiles said as I saw Derek tugging at a few shirts.
" Uh, Stiles...?" Derek said as he gritted his teeth. I saw Derek's tattoo, the triskelion. Our family's crest. When I become old enough, I'll get it myself as well.
" Yes?" Stiles asked my brother.
" This... no... fit!" Derek said thoroughly annoyed.
" Then try something else on!" Stiles said as I saw Derek stare at him with daggers, if looks could fucking kill.
" Sorry." Stiles said before I saw Derek pull on this terrible orange and blue shirt on.
" Hey, that one looks pretty good, huh? What do you think, Danny?" Stiles asked Danny, I had to bite back a laugh.
" Huh?" Danny asked him.
" The shirt?" I asked, pointing to my brother as a flushed red appeared on my cheeks.
" It's... it's not really his color…" Danny said as I smirked. I see Derek quickly take the shirt off and toss it back into the cabinet.
" You swing for a different team, but you still play ball, don't you, Danny-boy?" Stiles said as I saw Danny looking at him.
" You're a horrible person." Danny whispered to him.
" I know. It keeps me awake at night. Anyway, about that text…" Stiles said before again being interrupted by my very irritated brother.
" Stiles! None of these fit!" Derek said annoyed.
" I'll need the ISP, the phone number, and the exact time of the text." Danny said as he got on the computer. I got up as I watched Danny work, Derek came over in a long sleeve gray top.
" There. The text was sent from a computer. This one." Danny said as I went wide eyed.
" Registered to that account name? That specific one?" I asked as Danny got up.
" No, no, no, no. That can't be right." Stiles said as we all looked at the name, Melissa McCall, Scott's mother. It wasn't long before Danny left after completing the assignment.
" This is weird. I sensed that the Alpha was specifically male." I said as I paced the floor.
" Maybe you were wrong." Derek said as I rolled my eyes.
" Wait can't she just take him on? She is an Alpha!" Stiles exclaimed as I smirked.
" She can but I can't risk her life." Derek said as Stiles walked over and took my hand.
" I believe in her." He said as I smiled. I placed my head on his shoulder. Derek looked at us.
" You hurt her, I'll rip your throat out with my teeth." He said before walking out of the room. Stiles' heart was beating fast.
" Again, your brother. Terrifying." Stiles said as I just chuckled. We waited till nightfall to go to the hospital to find Scott's mom. Stiles' jeep had the three of us in a parking spot. Derek was in the passenger seat and I was in the back. Scott sent us the picture of the necklace.
" Did you get the picture?" Scott's voice came through the phone.
" Yeah, I did, and it looks just like the drawing." Stiles says before my brother reaches over.
" Hey, is there something on the back of it? There's gotta be something- an inscription, an opening, something…" Derek said as he held my boyfriend's wrist.
" No, no, the thing's flat. And, no, it doesn't open. There's nothing in it, on it, around it, nothing. And where are you? You're supposed to be here. You're first line." Scott said with urgency in his voice.
" Where the hell is Bilinski?" Coach's voice was loud.
" Man, you're not gonna play if you're not here to start…" Scott said as I saw Stiles looking frustrated.
" I know. Look, if you see my dad, can you tell him... tell him I'll be there, I'll just be a little bit late, okay? All right, thanks." Stiles told him before hanging up. I placed a hand on his shoulder then a kiss on the cheek.
" You're not gonna make it." Derek said grimly.
" I know." Stiles replied as I spoke up another thought that raced my mind.
" And you didn't tell him about his mom, either." I said as Stiles nodded.
" Not 'till we find out the truth." Stiles said as he sounded slightly defeated.
" This is a hell of a way to find out who the Alpha is." I said as I saw Derek look over to Stiles.
" By the way? One more thing…" Derek said quickly, Stiles looked over and I saw Derek slamming Stiles' head on the wheel. Oh god!
" Fucker!" I yelled out as Stiles groaned in pain.
" Oh, God! What the hell was-" Stiles said as Derek glared at him, pointing a finger at him.
" You know that was for. Go. Go!" Derek yelled at him, Stiles got out and I looked at my brother.
" Smooth move jackass." I said annoyed before following Stiles.
" You ok?" I asked him, and he rubbed his head. I took his hand and sapped away some pain.
" Thanks." He said as we went inside. We looked around and couldn't find her.
" Yeah, I said I can't find her." Stiles said as I went ahead and smelt a familiar scent.
" Wait?" I asked as I took a couple of steps and looked into a room. His room. It was empty.
" That doesn't make sense." I said as I felt Stiles' presence.
" Yeah, well, he's not here, either." Stiles' voice echoed in my ear.
" He's not here. Wait." I said as my mind pieced it together. The words that came from my brother next shook me.
" Stiles, get Raven out of there right now! It's him! He's the Alpha! Get out!" Derek said to us. I turned to see my Uncle Peter, awake and scarred up.
" You must be Stiles. Raven! It is so good to see my favorite niece." He said in a sickly tone that was too calm for me. I had Stiles behind me.
" What are you doing here? Visiting hours are over." Jennifer, Peter's nurse, said as I felt my anger rise.
" You... and him... You're-you're the one who- Oh, my- and he's- Oh, my God, I'm gonna die." Stiles said before I saw Derek knock the redhead out. I looked back at Peter.
" That's not nice. She's my nurse." Peter said as I glared at my uncle.
" She's a psychotic bitch helping you kill people. Get out of the way." Derek said as I heard Stiles mumble.
" You think I killed Laura on purpose? One of my own family?" Peter asked before I half shift, fangs and claws out. I punched him, he faltered a bit before Derek went at him. I watched as Peter slams him against the wall.
" Stiles Go! I'll be ok." I growled before I saw Peter grip Derek's throat.
" My mind, my personality, were literally burned out of me. I was being driven by pure instinct." Peter said as I felt my heart breaking.
" You want forgiveness? You deserve to die for what you did!" I yelled at him before swiping my claws at him. He threw me across the floor at Derek, who then got past me and attacked him.
" I want understanding." Peter said before attacking my brother. I went to attack but he hit my forehead. I fell to the ground, my eyes glowing as I attacked him, but he got the next attack and threw me.
" Do you have any idea what it was like for me during those years? Slowly healing, cell by cell. Even more slowly coming back to consciousness. Yes, becoming an Alpha, taking that from Laura pushed me over a plateau in the healing process. I can't help that. I tried to tell you what was happening." Peter said as he came towards us. Derek and I helped each other up. Derek tried punching him, but failed.
" I tried to warn you." Peter said to us before throwing me into my brother. We had to crawl away. I pulled Derek to the morgue.
" I was going to wait for dramatic flair, but…" Peter said as I growled. Fucking prick! He spun the mirror, I watched as he healed then stopped the reflector.
" When you look this good, why wait?" Peter asked as I healed and got up.
" Derek, Raven, you have to give me a chance to explain. After all, we're family." He said as I growled.
" How did you become an Alpha?" He asked as he tried to get close to me.
" Oh, it was when, I didn't ask you and none of your fucking business." I said as he smirked. He gripped my throat and squeezed. I growled and hit him in the face. He backed off.
" Stay away from me and stay away from my brother." I growled at him. He smirked at me.
" The Argents did this. Everyone that I've killed is connected to the fire that killed our family, the arsonist I torched with the same element they used against us. The bus driver was the insurance investigator,the video store staff man; an arsonist." Peter said as I didn't falter or listen to his resolve.
" And how would you be able to explain to us that you killed Laura! Your own niece for fuck sakes! Our sister!" I exclaimed to him, tears building up in my eyes.
" I wasn't in control, all of it was instinct." He said calmly. I don't believe this.
" I won't listen to this." I said before looking at Derek.
" Let's go." I said as I went to walk away. I saw Derek didn't follow. Was he actually going to listen to this psycho?
" Don't do this." I said as he gave me an apologetic look. No! He can't! Does he not remember what he promised, to kill the one who killed Laura and become an Alpha.
" He's right, it was a mistake." Derek said as I saw his face stay stoic.
" Fine. Do what you want. If it gets you killed. Then I won't follow you into the fire." I said before feeling the tears leaving my eyes. I got out of there and ran out of the hospital. I ran till I found Stiles.
" Are you ok?" Stiles asked as he embraced me. I cried, my brother was with my mass murdering uncle.
" He is with him. Derek is with Peter." I cried out as he picked me up and put me in his jeep. I cried as he rocked me back and forth.
" Peter killed Laura." I mumbled as I felt tired but with a new sense of anger that filled my very being. Kill Peter to resolve this whole fucking thing.
" He killed them all." I said with my eyes aglow.
" Scott! We have to warn Scott!" Stiles said as I nodded.