Stiles, Lydia and I were walking around the Preserve. Memories flourishing in my mind as I walked the area wearing a clawed black and red laced razorback shirt that said 'BITE ME'. My torn black leggings with my black combat boots adorn my thighs and feet.
" It's almost like this thing doesn't want to be found…" Stiles called out as my hair wisped loose hair off my loose messy bun.
" Maybe it knows we're late for class... Because we've been here twice." Lydia called out as I chuckled.
" You kidding me, I've called out of school for a half day. Straight A's." I say as I hold up my Camaro keys.
" Can we talk to Parrish now?" Lydia asked as Stiles looked back.
" Hang on- if the Nemeton's covered in bodies, shouldn't you be able to find them?" Stiles asked as I chuckled.
" Stiles, she may be a Banshee, but she's not a dead body GPS." I say as Lydia smirks before letting out a chuckle.
" But she found the bodies. Everytime." He exasperated. I just chuckled louder as he scratched his nose.
" Well, the Banshee's having an off-day, so how about we talk to Parrish?" Lydia asked again as Stiles pointed at her.
" We can't." Stiles said as Lydia quirked her head.
" Why not?" She asked as Stiles rammed his hands in the air.
" Because one of the bodies... One of them could be…" Stiles spoke up, but then went quiet.
" Could be what?" She asked as I shook my head at him. We promised to keep quiet.
" One of them could be a clue…" Stiles said, covering his ass.
" I'm leaving now, Raven. I'm going to talk to Parrish and tell him he's the one taking the bodies." She said before shaking her keys to her car.
" It's always better when they know." She replied before turning back as putting her arms out.
" Well, then, he should know... he owes me a Jeep!" Stiles called back.
" I guess bringing the Beast was a good idea huh?" I asked as he chuckled.
" You aren't wrong at all." He replied before pulling me in. I see the worry drenched in his scent and his body.
" Hey, it's ok. We have gotten through a lot." I said to reassure him. He sighed.
" But I feel like we're hiding too much, Scott being so frantic when Liam and Hayden went missing. It's like something big is coming along with the failure of a Chimera pack." Stiles said as I walked him back to my car.
" And I feel like Theo is hiding something from us. Something big. It's on the tip of the brain just trying to scratch at the surface." I explain as I lean on my Camaro.
" What do you mean?" He asked as I sat up.
" The convenience of being everywhere that is the right place at the right time. He disappears when everyone isn't paying attention. Never reaches out when he's gone. And the smell." I said as I looked at him with pleading eyes, he looked confused.
" What smell?" He asked as he took my hands in his.
" The smell of metallic water, rust and almost like he had blood on him when he came around from the safe areas." I replied as he nodded at me.
" Somethings off about him, he seems like Theo but at the same time it's like he changed." Stiles replied before we just stood in silence. My phone is going off for Theo's text notification.
" Get your ass to school. Something is off. TR."
" We have to get to school. Theo texted." I say as we clamber over the Camaro.
" Did he say why?" He asked kind of freaking out.
" Nope, no reason." I replied as I started my car and drove my ass to school. The moment my car was parked and shut off, we ran inside. The bell had rang and we found Theo in the library.
" Where were you guys?" He asked, slightly panicked.
" We were with Lydia trying to find the Nemeton." Stiles said letting the truth slip out.
" You guys are sure that's where Parrish is taking the bodies?" He asked us as if wanting that information in the first place.
" Lydia says that's what happens in his dream." Stiles said as I remember her telling us this.
" I mean, you know, if Lydia finds the Nemeton, she's also going to find Donovan…" Theo said as if blackmailing us. What the fuck?
" Sorry." He said with haste.
" She's also going to find Josh." Stiles said as Theo shook his head.
" You know what? Maybe she should. I think things are different now for Scott- especially after what he did to Corey. I don't think he's going to blame us for defending ourselves. I know he won't blame you." Theo replied before walking away. Stiles and I heard the bell go off so we went to class. None of this information was important. I already knew this, all of it. The bell rings for the last call and I find Stiles.
" What's up?" I asked as we went down the hall. Students crowded about as they were talking and exiting the building. I see Malia going down the hall.
" Malia? Hey. Hey, what happened?" I asked as she looked insanely frustrated.
" I hate this. I hate losing like this. I'm not like Scott- I can't deal with another body. Another failure." She said before walking away.
" Another dead Chimera!" I said with worry. Lydia's face popped into my thoughts.
" Call Lydia. She's with Parrish!" I said as he went wide eyed and grabbed his walked quickly down the hallway.
"Lydia, for the love of God, answer your phone! There's another dead Chimera, so right now is probably not a great time to be alone with Parrish. If he's coming to get the body, you can't get in his way. Lydia, do not get in his way!" Stiles said as the final bell rang to be let go of the day. We got out of there and strutted to my car. Stiles' phone began to ring frequently.
" Hello? Yes I can pick it up." Stiles said before hanging up.
" We can pick up my Jeep. Thank god." He said as I started up my Camaro and drove to the mechanic. Night was beginning to fall as clouds began to form.
" That'll be 400 bucks." The mechanic said as I saw Stiles go wide eyed. I opened my wallet and gave the man the cash. He also gave us a list of all the parts we need. We got back to my place before the rain began to fall. His phone went off and it was Scott telling us to meet him at the Clinic.
" Let's go in the Jeep." I say as I pull my phone out to attempt to reach Malia or Lydia. The jeep took about 30 minutes to fucking start. We drove in the piss pour rain. We saw Scott at the front as the rain pelted us.
" Hey, sorry... We had trouble starting the Jeep again- that thing's barely hanging on. We couldn't get in touch with Malia or Lydia…" I say as I see Scott pull out the wrench. I see black blood tainted on it.
" Scott? Where did you get that?" Stiles asked as I smelt fear on him. Like a deep overwhelming amount.
" This is yours?" Scott asked as he looked broken-hearted.
" Why didn't you tell me? Either of you." Scott asked as I felt heartbroken.
" We were going to…" I say stammering.
" No, but why didn't you tell me when it happened?" Scott asked us as I saw Stiles shaking, his tears breaking his eyes.
" I couldn't." Stiles says as Scott continues.
" You killed him? You killed Donovan?Both of you?" He asked as I heard the force in his voice.
" Well, he was going to kill my dad. Hurt Raven? Hurt me? Huh? Was I supposed to just let him?" Stiles asked as I could see the anger and sadness on his face.
" You weren't supposed to do this. None of us are." Scott demanded as Stiles looked awestruck in a not so good way.
" Scott, he didn't have a choice." I said as my eyes flared up.
" There's always a choice. We always have a choice." Scott yelled back.
" Yeah, well, I can't do what you can, Scott. I know you wouldn't have done it. You probably would have just figured something out, right?" Stiles asked demandingly.
" I'd try." Scott replied.
" Yeah, because you're Scott McCall! You're the True Alpha! Guess what? All of us can't be True Alphas! Some of us have to make mistakes. Some of us have to get our hands a little bloody sometimes. Some of us are human!" Stiles screamed in the air.
" Scott, are you kidding me! He was being chased up the rafters in the library by Donovan. He had knocked me down before and was threatening to eat Stiles' legs!" I said as he shook his head.
" So you had to kill him?" Scott yelled out, he was avoiding it!
" Scott, he was going to kill my dad!" Stiles said as he looked like he was going to cry.
" But the way that it happened... There's a point when it's... It's not self-defense anymore!" Scott yelled out before looking at me.
" What are you even talking about? I didn't have a choice, Scott! He was trying to kill me!" Stiles yelled as his heart never faltered once!
" You don't even believe us, do you?" Stiles asked as Scott shook his head.
" I want to." Scott said as he didn't falter.
" Okay. All right, so... So, believe me, then. Scott, say you believe me. Say it. Say you believe me." Stiles begged as Scott backed away.
" Stiles, Raven. We can't kill people that we're trying to save." Scott said as Stiles grabbed Scott.
" Say you believe me!" Stiles demanded.
" We can't kill people. Do you believe that?" Scott said as he went low toned. He handed the wrench to Stiles. Stiles' lip quivering.
" Well, what do I do about this? What do you want me to do? Okay, just be... Scott, just tell me how to fix this, all right? Please, just tell me- what do you want me to do?" Stiles begged Scott, who was mouth agape.
" Don't worry about Malia or Lydia. We'll find them. Maybe... Maybe you should talk to your dad." Scott said as he headed back inside the clinic. Stiles looked in disbelief as he looked at the wrench. I walked Stiles back to the Jeep and we settled in as the thunder and lightning roared.