Stiles and I were at the hospital keeping an eye on Lydia. I was currently wearing a black torn top and some blue jeans. It's been about two days since the whole formal disaster went down and Lydia was bitten.
" I would kill for a Reeses." I said as I sat in the chair. Stiles looked up at me with a smile.
" Well, let's get you a Reeses." He said as he took my hand and led me to the vending machines. I smiled as that warm feeling spread through my hand as we intertwined fingers.
" Anything from Derek?" Stiles asked as I shook my head. He and I haven't talked since that night. He needs time to acclimate as an Alpha and more than one around is tense.
" Just Derek being Derek, broody as ever." I replied as he smirked. He placed a kiss upon my lips before we looked at the vending machine. I watched as Stiles yawned and placed the coins into the coin slot. He pressed the buttons as I began to see the coil turn, only for the candy to get stuck.
" Son of a bitch." I said as I felt my eyes glow red.
" Let me see what I can do." Stiles said as I calmed. I felt my ruby gaze bleed down to the familiar green. Stiles smiled and kissed my forehead. I moved to the side so I could watch my boyfriend try to get me my Reeses. He struggled for a good bit before grabbing the machine.
" I don't think that is such a good idea." I said before he began to shake the machine.
" Stiles." I said before the machine tilted and began to fall. I pulled him and the machine crashed.
" Well that sucks." I said as he looked over and shrugged.
" Yeah." Stiles replied before we heard the loudest scream ever.
" Lydia?" I asked as I took Stiles hand in mine and ran to her room. Doctors were around and the bathroom was empty except for running water.
" Where did she go?" I asked as I still had Stiles' hand in mine as the grip behind it tightened. I grabbed Lydia's gown for scenting.
" Stiles, what are we going to do?" I asked as he looked at me.
" We will find her." He said as he pulled me into a hug. Lydia was my best friend and I didn't want to lose her. We saw Stiles' dad talking to Melissa.
" Let's go." He said as I nodded.
" All right, let's get an APB out on a sixteen-year-old redhead. Any other descriptors?" Noah said as Stiles and I walked up to him.
" Lydia is 5 foot 3. Green eyes. Pretty fair skin and her hair is a strawberry blonde tone." I said as he looked bewildered.
" Uh, come here." He said as he pulled the both of us away from prying ears.
" What the hell are you two still doing here?" Noah asked as we both stood like deer in headlights.
" Um... providing moral support? Making sure that Raven's best friend is found." Stiles told us as we nodded.
" Uh-huh. How 'bout you prove your ass back home, where you should be? Take Raven home with you." Noah said as Stiles squeezed my hand.
" Okay... I can do that, too…" Stiles said as I felt this sense of urgency hit me like a truck. The two Stilinski's nod.
" We're gonna find her, so don't worry. Raven, get Stiles home." Noah said as Stiles and I left the hospital. As Stiles and I leave, we get into the jeep to find Scott.
" Nice new do." I said as he nodded. I pulled out Lydia's gown.
" This is the one she was just wearing?" He asked, I got worried all over again.
" I'm not gonna let anyone hurt her. Not again." Scott said as I nodded. I felt Stiles' hand on my shoulder.
" Let's sniff this puppy and find her. Can't have her wandering naked in the woods." I said before taking it and inhaling deeply. Scott takes a deep whiff as Stiles starts the jeep, only for Allison to pop up.
" What are you doing here? Someone's gonna see us!" Scott exclaimed to her. That's the thing now, Scott and Allison are dating in secret due to Chris Argent knowing Scott's a werewolf.
" I don't care- she's my best friend, and we need to find her before they do." Allison said as I perked up.
" We can find her before the cops can." I said as I looked at her with worry, we both worried about Lydia.
" How about before my father does?" Allison exclaimed to me. I felt my eyes widen.
" He knows?" Stiles exclaimed to the Argent.
" Yeah. I just saw him and three other guys leave my house in two SUVs." Allison explained to us.
"...Search party. Please say search party." I said with a worry in my voice.
" It's more like a hunting party." She told me as I growled low.
" Your family needs a new damn gig. Like how am I supposed to keep my brother and I safe." I said as Scott opened the door. Allison got in the back with me and we hugged.
" Let's find our bestie." I said as she nodded. Stiles got all of us out of the hospital parking lot. Scott stuck his head out of the window.
" All right, but if she's turning, would they actually kill her?" Stiles asked as I perked up.
" Hope not! That girl has too much of a brain to die!" I said as Allison patted my back as I looked worried.
" I don't know. They won't tell me anything, okay? All they say is, "We'll talk after Kate's funeral, when the others get here." " Allison said as I felt my eyes change.
" What others?" I asked as she looked a little scared.
" Sorry." I said as they changed back.
" Others! Fuck me! Might as well have a sign above my head saying ' Kill me. Pretty pretty please!' " I said as I put my hands over my eyes.
" I don't know, they won't tell me that yet." Allison said with a frustrated tone.
" Okay, your family's got some serious communication issues to work on." Stiles said as I rolled my eyes.
" Exactly what I said." I told him.
" Scott, are we going the right way?" Stiles asked as I inhaled deeply.
" Take the next right!" Scott said as I nodded.
" He is right. Go!" I say with conviction. Stiles turned down a dirt road leading to the preserve. We got out and walked towards the scent lines.
" Why back to my home?" I asked as I walked next to Stiles.
" She came here? You sure?" Stiles asked as we walked the scent lines that hit my supernatural nose.
" Yeah, this is where the scent leads." Scott replied as I saw the house laid before me. All burnt with trauma and blood seeped into the walls as the memories of playing in the woods filled my mind.
" All right, but has Lydia ever been here?" I asked as I knew for damn sure she wasn't here with me.
" Not with me. Maybe she came here on instinct- like she was looking for Derek?" Allison said as I stopped as I chuckled.
" You mean, looking for an Alpha." Scott asked as I laughed out loud.
" What am I chopped liver? Alpha remember!" I said as Stiles took my hand.
" And you are a good one! I love you." Stiles said as I blushed at those chocolate eyes that stared at me.
" Love you too." I said before he placed a kiss upon my lips. We parted and kept walking with Scott and Allison.
" Wolves need a pack, right?" Allison said as I nodded.
" Not all of them…" Scott said to his girl.
" Some like to be on their own. Ever since Derek became an Alpha, he and I haven't really talked about it." I replied as I rubbed my shoulder, we really didn't talk much.
" But would she have been drawn to an Alpha? Is it an instinct to be part of a pack?" Allison asked as her curiosity peaked.
" Some yes, being in a pack, yes you are stronger." I replied to her.
" Like, strength in numbers?" Allison quelled even more.
" No, like-like, literally stronger, faster... Better in every way." Scott said as I shrugged. Stiles shrugged with me.
" Looks like Romeo and Juliet are ignoring us." I said as he took me into a hug.
" Yeah, but hey we got a bestie to find, specifically yours." He told me. I smiled.
" I hope we find her before Argent does." I said as I referred to the family and not Allison, she was too good to turn dark on us.
" We will. I promise, if we have to stay out here to find her, we will." Stiles said as he took my hands and kissed them, that warm feeling spread deep within my heart.
" Thanks Stiles." I said with a smile.
" Hey supportive boyfriend, that's my job." He told me, I smirked. We stopped to see a wire.
" Whoa, hey! Look at this! You see this? I think it's a tripwire." He said before pulling it. It triggered.
" Stiles-" Scott said as it sounded like he was struggling with something.
" Yeah, buddy." Stiles asked as we turned to see Scott was upside down.
"...Oh." Stiles said as a smile spread across my face.
" Next time you see a tripwire? Don't trip it." Scott said as he was just hanging around.
" This is priceless!" I said as I grinned.
" Yeah, noted…" Stiles said as I made my claws form. The white of them more glistened in the moon's light then most claws of werewolves.
" Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Someone's coming! Hide!" Scott said as I growled out. Damn hunters.
" Let's Go!" I exclaimed to both Stiles and Allison. We hid away from the interrogation that was happening between Scott and Chris Argent.
" This is brutal." I said with worry as I clawed a tree. I let my claws recede. I watched the hunter's leave.
" Are you okay?" Allison asked Scott.
" Just another life-threatening conversation with your dad…" Scott said with a smile.
" Stiles, help me with this-" Allison said as I flicked my claws out and Scott nodded. I swiped the wire and Scott landed fine.
" Thanks…" Scott said as I led them inside. I looked about and inhaled.
" She's not here." I said as they came back to the stairs.
" You sure?" Stiles asked as I nodded.
" This was my home, I know all the smells. Lydia's scent is faint. She never made it past the foyer." I told them with an honest tone.
" She's right." Scott told them. We walked out of the house. I closed the door to leave my family's spirit's at peace.
" We have school in a few hours. Let's round back tomorrow." I said to Scott. He needs an ally and I'm one of the best. I won't fight unless it's for my friends.
" Keep each other updated." Scott said as we all headed back to the jeep. We dropped everyone off and Stiles and myself ended up back at his place.
" We will find her, I promise." Stiles said as I removed my top.
" I hope so." I said as I laid beside him. We kissed each other and fell asleep. Stiles' warmth and comfort eased my mind to sleep. With the full moon being so close, I felt my wolf on edge. When I woke in the morning, I went to get a shower ready.
" Want some company?" Stiles asked as I smirked. He joined me and we got cleaned up. I got my hair dried out and got dressed in a black skull tank top, I grabbed a pair of black jeans and my converses. I grabbed a gray hooded cardigan and grabbed my bag.
" Hey so a liver was taken from a grave." Stiles said as we got into his jeep.
" You got to be fucking kidding me." I said as he drove.
" Can a newbie wolf even do that?" He asked as I nodded.
" If they are hungry enough. They can do anything." I said looking over. We got out of the jeep when we got to school. We met up with Scott.
" She ate the liver?" Scott asked as I nodded.
" No, I didn't say she ate it- I just said it was missing." Stiles replied as he intertwined his hand in mine.
" And, you know what? Even if she did, so what? It's the most nutritious part of the body." Stiles said as I chuckled. I drank my coffee that Stiles oh so happily stopped to get me.
" I never ate anyone's liver…" Scott replied as I chuckled.
" Sure Scotty sure." I said after taking another drink of coffee.
" Yeah, right. 'Cause, when it comes to Werewolves, you're a real model of self-control…" Stiles said as the three of us walked up.
" Actually, wait- hold on. You're the test case for this, so we should be going over what happened to you." Stiles said as he interrogated Scott.
" What do you mean?" Scott asked as I smirked.
" I mean, like, what was going through your mind when you were turning, you know? What were you drawn to?" Stiles said lowly as Scott gave a small smirk.
" Allison." Scott said as I turned to Stiles.
" You." I said as I squeezed Stiles' hand.
" Okay, nothing else? Seriously? And awe!" Stiles said before passing me a kiss on the cheek.
" Nothing else mattered. But, no, that's good, though, right? 'Cause the night that Lydia was bitten, she was with both of you. Wouldn't she be drawn to either Derek or Raven?" Scott said as Stiles rolled his eyes.
" She was looking for Jackson." I said as we saw the silver Porsche roll up. The three of us walked to class. Harris' to be exact after they got out of the men's shower room. I got a text from Derek.
We need to talk. D.
" All right, it's causing me severe mental anguish to say this, but he's right…" Stiles said as I got the reverb of what was talked about.
" I know." Scott said as I shook my head. Something was coming, I could feel it in my bones.
" What if the next body part she steals is from someone who's still alive?" Stiles said as I grabbed his hand.
" Depends on her appetite." I said to him, it was very low. Mr. Harris perked up.
" This is a pop quiz, Mr. Stilinski. If I hear your voice again, I may be tempted to give you detention for the rest of your high school career." Harris said as I felt my inner wolf growl. God fuck this dude!
"...Can you do that?" Stiles said with a dumbed down tone. Fuck!
" Well, there it is again. Your voice- triggering the only impulse I've ever had to strike a student repeatedly and violently. I'll see you at three o'clock for detention." Harris said as he looked at me.
" You too, Mr. McCall? Miss. Hale." He said as I shook my head.
" Dude, your nose! You okay?" Danny's voice was picked up with my wolf hearing. I turned to see Jackson turn and walk out.
Interesting. I thought as I continued my paper. Class was over and I sat with Stiles at lunch as Scott was with Allison.
" This is nothing but brutal." I said as I bit into my apple.
" It'll be ok." Stiles said as I smirked.
" Derek wants to talk. He never talks about anything normal." I said as I saw his face fall.
" What?" I asked him as he perked up again.
" The full moon tomorrow? Are you going to be ok?" He asked as he took my hand. That warm feeling entered my soul.
" Yeah, full moons are no issue." I told him with a grin.
" Hopefully." He said as I bit my lower lip before eating my pizza.
" Yeah." I replied before finishing my lunch. We walked out and finished our classes. I left school leaving Stiles to deal with his detention. As I walked to the field, I saw Derek.
" Are you following me now?" I asked with a smirk.
" No, just making sure you are alive." Derek said with his familiar broody face.
" Following me." I said to him.
" Yeah, we need to talk." He said as I spread my arms open.
" What about?" I asked as we sat on the bench. My hair moving through the wind.
" I need to build a pack." Derek said as I looked over to him.
" A pack now?" I asked as he stared at me.
" I have my reasons." Derek said as I shook my head.
" You know me and making packs. I don't wish to for selfish reasons. But you do what you want. Go ahead. Do it for the right reasons." I said as he nodded. We got up and embraced.
" Remember Mother's teachings?" He said as I nodded.
" We are predators, but we don't have to be killers." I told him as he nodded. I watched him walk away.
" Mother, lead Derek upon the right path." I said as I looked into the sky to see the shroud of the moon. I went to the Hale House to think.
" I don't know what to do." I said as I sat on the stairs. I felt the energy of my old home. It felt hollow of the laughter from Mother and the Cigars that Father would smoke on the full moons. I didn't shift till after the fires, but I still had felt the effects of the moon.
" Nice talking to all of you." I said as I went for the door, but as I almost left, I swore I heard my name.
" Hello?" I called out as I turned over and my claws came out. I felt something was here. I knew Peter's corpse was here, but nothing else. I calmed down and left. I saw the night sky come alive. I felt my phone go off.
Find me. SS. It read loud and bright. I inhaled deeply and smelt my mate's scent. I felt his emotions, fear! I ran as my eyes glowed red. The rush in my veins, in my very bones grew more and more.
" Hey!" I exclaimed as both Scott and Stiles were hiding. I smelt the blood and emotions.
" The fuck!" I said as I checked over Stiles.
" What the hell is Lydia doing?" He asked as I shook my head.
" That isn't Lydia, that is something else." I said as my blood began to boil.
" I don't know." Scott said to us. I felt shaken as the stench of death permeated through my nose.
" What kept you from doing that? Was it Allison?" Stiles asked Scott, who shrugged unknowingly.
" I hope so." Scott said as I saw Stiles stare deep into my eyes. I felt them shift.
" I would never let myself get to that point." I said as fear ran through me. Stiles held me close.
" Do you need to get closer?" Stiles asked us. I shook my head.
" No, I got it." Scott said as I looked at Scott.
" She needs to be found. She's my friend. I'll be with Stiles in case she finds us." I said as my eyes changed back.
" I will." Scott said before going into the woods. Stiles lead me to the scene. Soon his dad arrived.
" Still nothing?" I asked as he shook his head.
" Just…" I said as I saw a familiar shape.
" Lydia? Lydia?" Stiles called out. It was her! She was shaking.
" Stiles turn around!" I said as he did what was asked.
" Lydia!" I called out.
" Well... is anyone gonna get me a coat?" She called out. I pulled off my hooded cardigan. I ran to her. I covered her up.
" I got you. What happened?" I asked as I led her to the officers.
" I don't know. It's all fuzzy." She said as she felt frozen.
" You are safe, I promise you." I said as she hugged me.
" Thank you Raven." She said as I gave her to the officers so she could have a change of clothes. I got my cardigan back. I felt Stiles wrap his arms around me.
" You did good, you know?" He said as he held me tight.
" I was so worried about her Stiles. I was so scared." I said as my emotions weld up inside of me.
" She's alright. She is safe." He said as I saw them taking her vitals.
" She didn't smell of wolf." I said as he looked deep into my eyes.
" Then what is she?" He asked as I huffed pretty loud.
" I don't know. That's the concerning thing." I said as I looked up at the almost full moon.