"Stiles there you are" cora smiled when he approached her "here laura wanted us to give this to you" theo handed him a paper "whats this" stiles asked looking at the paper "its information for luaras next game" stiles eyes light up "so are we all going over to the hales after school or" stiles looked theo "will your dad be okay with that" derek asked walking over to stiles "should be fine" stiles smiled lying to them and he knew they wouldn't believe him "okay then im off" cora said starting her way across the school "lets go derek we have Harris first" theo said waling with derek down the hall, Stiles walked away going to math one of the few periods with liam, when stiles walked in to the room it was empty except for a few students including liam who was sitting alone "Hey liam" stiles said taking the empty seat next to him "hey stiles" liam smiled at stiles "why do you always sit alone" stiles asked reaching into to his bag and pulling out his math work "well my best friend and only friend isn't in this class so i sit alone" liam said grabbing one of stiles papers "how do you undersand this" liam asked looking at all the different Writting and doodles all over the paper "i don't understand it but my friend theo helps" stiles said looking up when the class started "you think he would be able to help me" liam asked handing him the paper back "i don't see why not" stiles said Shrugging.

The class ended and stiles and liam walked were walking in the halls together when stiles turned around when he heard a girl yell Batman!" When stiles turned aroud he saw erica running over to stiles "oh my god you dont know how much i missed you guys" stiles said hugging both erica and isaac at the sam time "we missed you too" erica said letting him go "where are the others" isaac asked looking at stiles and turning to liam giving him a look "there on there ways to their classes" stiles replied "oh and this is liam" he said introducing them to him "its nice to meet you" liam smiled "were going to be late" erica reminded isaac "right lets go before" just a isaac said was about to finish his sentence the bell went off and the four of them started running to their classes "why are you running stiles you don't like running" erica said looking to the boy "i dont but i have Harris right now" isaac looked at him in shock "that class is right now" isaac asked looking annoyed at erica who was supposed to get them to the school after this period.

They each made it to their classes but stiles and isaac both ended up with detention "i swear mr. Harris hated me" stiles said sitting down a lunch table "then explain why he gave me detention with you" isaac said sitting next to him "maybe he doesn't like any of us" theo said sitting beside them "hold that thought ill back" stiles said walking back into the line and disappearing into the crowd of people "what is he" theo said looking back at where stiles ran off to "i learned to just stop asking" isaac said turning back around to find erica and derek sitting at the table "that's theo, erica, isaac, cora, derek and im stiles" he said pointing at everyone at the table "stiles tells me you could help me in math" liam smiled looking at theo and taking a seat "i could" theo said glaring at stiles who just gave an akward smile and a thumbs up "alright im off" cora said waving to everyone and walking off.

After school liam ended up riding with the group in one of the two car on the way to the hale house "where do you live" liam asked looking out the window at all the trees "we live out in woods" theo said looking at liam "it must be quiet" liam said turning to theo "its peaceful" he smiled at liam "ay we're here" cora shouted from the passenger seat making liam jump "are you always like this" liam asked getting out the car "oh only everyday" cora smiled standing next to him "thats a big house" liam stated walking to the porch "we have a lot of family" theo party lied to liam "mom we're home" cora shouted "where spazy" peter asked putting his book down looking behind cora and theo "this is liam im helping him in math and stiles should be here soon" theo said starting to walk to the stairs "who was that" liam asked looking back almost falling up the stairs "he's our uncle Peter and watch you're feet" theo said laughing at him "haha that was so funny" liam said looking at theo with a blank face "this is mine and dereks room ill just grab my stuff and we can meet the others out back" theo said walking into the room grabbing a bag and walked back out "are you a hale?" Liam asked following theo back to the stairs "what do you mean" theo asked in response stopping for a moment "i just mean that in class they called you Winchester" liam said continueing to walk down the stairs "they adopted me" theo said reaching the bottom of the stairs "oh and im such a nerd mister always reading a book" stiles sassed flipping peter off while derek was pulling him away "study time dork" theo said handing stiles his bag he dropped next to the couch.

They all walked to the back of the house sitting their bags on the groung and pulling out their books and work "what was that about" liam asked looking back at the house "stiles and peter have a different way of being nice to eachother" derek said theo noddeding "okay idiots lets start" theo said sitting down. About an hour into helping stiles and liam stiles got a call "i have to go" stiles said grabbing his things and walking around the house "what happened" liam asked looking at theo "its just his dad, i don't think he likes it when stiles hangs out with us" theo answered looking back down at the work book he had opened "what time do you need to get home" theo asked "both my parents work late tonight" liam said looking back at the house "oh then mom will probably insist that you stay for dinner" cora said scaring both boys from behind "why do you always do that" theo asked glaring at the girl "its fun" she smiled pausing looking at liam "mom says get inside dinners ready" she said looking at theo and walking back to house "come on before she trys to lock us out" theo said gathering his books and putting them back into his bag "does she lock you out a lot" liam asked walking next to theo "only if she think we're taking to long" theo said opening the door for the blue eyed boy.

When they walked into the dining room talia walked over to them "im talia hale" she said smiling at the boys "I'm liam Dunbar, theo was helping me study" he said smiling at talia "its nice to meet you, would you like to stay for dinner" she asked "i would love to" he said looking at the girl behind Talia sticking her tongue out at theo "no running" she yelled when theo went after the obviously faster girl "oh where'd spazy go" the guy guy liam was assuming was peter asked "he had to go home" liam answered going to help taila set the table.

(A week later)

"Mom said try not to get detention" Derek said getting out the car with cora "aright well you have pratice like right now" theo said walking past him wih liams bag "coach said if your late one more time you will be sitting the next game out" liam said running past the group "shit" derek said grabing his duffle bag out his car and running to th locker room "looks like we're watch lacrosse practice today" cora said looking at theo with a big grin "do we have to" theo complained "you know you like watching liam play" cora said starting to walking to the entrance "i don't like to watch him" theo said offended running after her.

After practice stiles and liam were the first to leave the locker room "why are you always watching us practice" liam asked looking at cora and theo, stiles and cora started to laugh "what" liam asked looking at the two "he has a crush on one of the players" derek said walking out the locker room "on ward to first period" stules smiled "whatever dork" cora said rolling her eyes.

It was the end of the day ans isaac was standing outside with theo next to the car "Where's cora she is taking way to long" isaac said growing impatient with her "Shes with Laura" theo said showing isaac the text from Laura "so shes what?" Isaac asked looking at his phone "having a girls day" erica answered rolling her eyes at him "Uncle peter says to get home immediately" theo said putting his phone back in his pocket "okay but where are stiles and derek" erica asked looking around "i actually have no idea" "me and isaac will look for them you grab our stuff and head home" erica told theo getting a nod in response "come on isaac" she said walking off "ill check the field" isaac said before running off. Erica looked all over the school till her and isaac both ended up in the pool room on the floor "i can't get up" isaac said franticly looking up trying to find erica "you're okay your just paralyzed" yelled a voice that sounded like derek "oh thanks" erica said rolling her eyes trying to move.

"don't you dare let me go" derek said to stiles holding him up glancing at the phone he dropped "I'm sorry its only for a moment" stiles said letting derek go and swimming to the edge of the pool grabbing his phone, when he was trying to text theo he looked back at derek who had gone under the water and was starting to lose consciousness "fuck" stiles said dropping the phone and diving after derek "what happened" erica yelled to stiles "nothing" he yelled back once he had derek back above water. "Why isn't it coming into the water" stiles asked looking around the pool "it's afraid of the water" derek said looking at the giant lizard "so we have to wait for this thing to leave. great" stiles was annoyed and he knew he would have to make up one good excuse to his dad.

Stiles, derek, erica and isaac walked into the hale house "mom" derek yelled when they entered the house "what happened" peter asked being the first to make it to the livingroom "laura help cora get Towles" talia called rushing over to the group "theres a giant lizard" isaac said trying to finish the sentence "and it paralyzed up" erica paused trying to pass out "I was holding derek up" stiles said laying on the floor "here" cora said handing them Towles with luara "holding him up where" theo asked walking into the room "in the pool at school" stiles says trying to keep his eyes open even though the room felt like it wouldn't stop swaying.

"For three hours" peter asked looking at the boy on the floor "after two hours i dropped him and grabbed my phone" stiles said slowly opening his eyes again "that's what happened" erica said looking at stiles with wide eyes and starting to sit down next to him "hey wake up" peter says lightly kicking stiles "don't kick him" isaac said closinghis eyes, talia was looking at the group on the floor "you all can sleep in here" talia said smiling at the mostly sleeping teens "luara come help me get blankets" she said walking out the room and walking back into the Livingroom.

The next morning stiles woke to isaac hair, when he looked around the room he relized he was on the hales Livingroom floor he glanced at the entrance and saw laura "you're going to be late" she told him before grabbing her stuff and heading out "guys were late" stiles said trying to get up "wake up" stiles yelled "why" wrica asked "because were late" stiles said finally being freed. Everyone was up and running out the door and into the cars.

(A frw weeks later)

"What are we going to do if they cant figure out what it is" isaac asked talia "then we'll have to think out side the box" she said stopping the car and letting him out "bye" he said waving at her "dont forget to give the paper to the office" she said waving at him "what happened" theo had been waiting for isaac at the entrance of the school "had to get a note for stiles" isaac smiled walking with theo to the office "come on let's go met the others"isaac said walking away from theo.

At the end of the day isaac got a call "we've read a third of the books and theres nothing on the lizard" stiles said over the phone "so what do we do" he asked "talia says to leave it be till we know what it wants" stiles said hanging up the phone. Twenty minutes later and derek and the rest of the group were walking into the house "wheres mom" theo asked looking around the house with the others "she said she'd be back in a few" stiles said laying on the couch closing his eyes.

By the time Talia walked throughthe door everyone was upstairs except for stiles "I asked a friend and he gave me this" talia said handing stiles the tranquilizer "half of it right" stiles asked looking down at the tranquilizer "yes and you all be careful" talia said walking stiles, erica and isaac out of the house, "alright lets go" stiles said starting his jeep "so when we get there ill set up the mountain ash and you two tranquilizer and trap the kanima" stikes said stopping the car "stiles" isaac said holding his hand out for the tranquilizer "right sorry" he said handing him the tranquilizer

-

"Give me the tranquilizer" stiles said holding his hand out "we used it all" isaac said nervously looking at stiles "okay then lets just lock him in here" stiles said sepping out the room with isaac and erica following. They closed the door and they heard the giant lizard wake and run at the door they all blocked the door trying to keep it in the room when suddenly the lizard was running through the wall and running off "what do we do now" erica asked stepping away from the door "we call the hale and tell them what happened" stiles said walking away from the door with isaac pulling out his phone and following erica.

Stiles suddenly hit the back of erica "why'd you stop" stiles asked putting his phone away "look" she said pointin at the two men walking around holding guns "who are they" stiles wispered "shh" erica shushed him trying to listen to what they were saying "their talking about the lizard" erica told stiles "lets go" isaac said turning to walk a different direction stiles and erica followed that was till the heard a male voice say "dont move" and then they saw the tale one walk in front of them "what are you doing here" the taler one of the two asked "we're just looking for a friend" stiles said trying to give them a not so nervous smile "have you seen anything out of the ordinary" the one behind them asked "no not that we know of" stiles said grabbing isaacs hand trying to keep him calm, isaac and erica heard someone running in to the area "what's taking you so long" theo asked coming around the corner only to stop in his tracks "no you can't be" he said earning Stange looks from his friends "what is it" erica asked looking at the almost terrified boy "they're supposed to be dead" the sound hurt to see the two men "what do you mean" stiles asked starting to get worried "thats my uncle and dad" theo said teary eyes.

Word count: 2780

Published on: December 18th 2024

A.S