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“Oh my god” I say, but before I can panic too much Isaac and Scott usher me into the locker room. There we talk to the sheriff who’s worry and anxiety are coming off him in waves. We try to calm the him down as best we can, but I can feel the lie in our words and it only makes my panic to increase. Right as the sheriff leaves to go back to the station, the other players come into the locker rooms with the coach, who stops to talk to Scott, but I tune their conversion out and simply wait for everyone to leave.
“Is that everyone?” questions Scott once the coach leaves
Scott barely waits for Isaac to say, “I think so”, before ripping Stiles locker door open.
“Your gonna find him by sent?” questions Isaac
“We all are” I tell him while taking a shirt from Scott
“How come you guys get his shirts while I get his shoes” questions Isaac, but before I can smack Isaac on the head Scott grabs our arm and pulls our attention to the door where Derek is standing.
“We need to talk” says Derek and it’s a second later that I catch Peters scent
“All of us” says Peter coming out from behind the door.
I shoot both Derek and Peter a murderous look, but both ignore me.
“What the hell is this?” asks Scott with bewilderment
“You know I thought the same thing when I saw you talking to Gerald at the sheriff’s station” answered Derek matter-of-factly
“Okay, hold on. He threatened to kill my mom, and I had to gets close to him. What was I supposed to do?” questions Scott while chancing a look my way but I keep my eyes on Derek still not knowing how to feel.
“I’m going to go with Scott on this one. Have you seen his mom? She’s gorgeous” adds Peter unhelpfully
“Shut Up!” Derek, Scott and I yell
“Who is he?” questions Isaac from behind me.
“He’s Peter, Derek and Malia’s uncle. A little while back he tried to kill us all, and then we set him on fire, and Derek slashed his throat” answers Scott
“Hi” Peter says waving
“Good to know” says Isaac nervously
“How is he alive?” questions Scott.
“Look short version is, he knows how to stop Jackson. Maybe even save him” replies Derek
“Well that’s very helpful, but Jackson’s dead” adds Isaac
“What?” asks Derek dumbfounded
“Jackson’s dead, it just happened on the field” explains Scott
“Okay why is no one taking this as good news” asks Isaac when we see Derek shoot a nervous glance at Peter
“Because if Jackson is dead. It didn’t just happen, Gerald wanted it to happen” explains Peter
“Why?” asks Derek
“Well that’s exactly what we need to figure out and something tells me the window of opportunity is closing” replies Peter
“And how do we do that?” I ask
“By looking it up of course” says Peter before exiting the locker room.
We all reluctantly follow Peter back to the parking lot when he stops and says, “We need to go to the house”
“I’ve already” starts Derek but Peter quickly cuts him off by getting into the car and asking “Malia are you coming?”
“I’m going with Scott in my car” I tell him.
I quickly motion for Scott and Isaac to follow me. Once we’re in the car Scott is quick to ask, “Are you mad at me?”
“I don’t know, but I’m leaning towards no. Let’s just focus on stopping Gerald and finding Stiles” I tell him
“Just remember I’m on your side and I’ll text the sheriff about an update” he says. I quickly start the car and make my way to the house.
Once we arrive inside Scott turns to me and says, “Stiles, they found him”
I let out a breath of relief and ask, “Is he okay?”
“Think so, we’ll go check on him after it’s over” says Scott whose attention is now on Peter holding a laptop. I hear Scott get a phone call but follow Peter into the living room knowing that if it’s about Stiles he’ll tell me later.
However, before we can even get any information from Peter Scott comes running in the room saying, “We have to go. My mom found something”
“Call us if you find anything” I tell Derek before grabbing Isaac and heading back to the car. “Where to?” I ask
“Hospital” says Scott
Once we arrive we quickly find Mrs. McCall in the morgue where she promptly unzips a bag revealing Jackson covered in some type of gel.
“What’s happening to him?” questions Scott
“I thought you were gonna tell me” she says, “Is it bad?”
“It doesn’t look good” answers Isaac
When Jackson starts to move, I quickly grab Scott and say, “Call Derek”.
As the conversation continues between Scott and Derek, my nerves only increase, and when he tells us to move Jackson my nerves increase tenfold. As we make our way out I opt to be the look out. However, when we make it outside it’s too late to tell Scott and Isaac to turn around when Chris shows up.
“You’re alone” says Scott
“More than you know” replies Chris and it’s only then that I realize he’s sad rather than feeling victorious
“What do you want?” questions Scott
“We don’t have much in common Scott, but at the moment we have a common enemy” he says
“That’s why I’m trying to get him out of here” explains Scott
“I didn’t mean Jackson” replies Chris before continuing, “Gerald has twisted his way into Allison’s head, the same way he did with Kate, and I’m losing her, and I know you’re losing her too”
“You’re right” says Scott before taking a breather and asking, “So can you trust me to fix this?” Chris nods his head and Scott asks, “So can you let us go?”
“No” answers Gerald but quickly adds, “My car is faster”.
We quickly load Jackson into Chris’s car before telling him where to go.
“Has Stiles answered any of your texts?” I whisper to Scott
“No” says Scott, “maybe you should try” he tells me.
I lean back into my seat and quickly type a text to Stiles hoping that he’ll answer.
Once we make it to the warehouse we all get out and look for Derek. When I see him make his entrance I can’t help but scoff at his behavior. When Derek tells us to get Jackson inside, I’m quick to grab Derek and whisper, “where’s Peter?”
“Around” answers Derek before motioning me inside
“Where are they” questions Scott once he and Isaac have Jackson inside
“Peter and Lydia?” questions Scott, but Derek merely makes his way over to Jackson and its only then that I realize he no longer plans on saving Jackson.
“Wait hold on, what happened to saving him” says Scott
“We’re pass that” answers Derek
“But” starts Scott but Derek quickly cuts him off
“Think about it Scott, Gerald controls him now. He’s turned Jackson into his own personal guard dog, and he set all of this in motion, so that Jackson could get even bigger and more powerful” yells Derek
“No, he wouldn’t do that. Jacksons turned into a rabid dog and my father wouldn’t let a rabid dog live” says Chris
“Of course not, anything that dangerous, anything that out of control is better off dead” says Gerald making a dramatic appearance
I see Derek make a move to cut Jacksons throat but Jackson is faster and instead sinks his claws into Derek. I make a step forward but Isaac grabs me. I see Jackson lift and throw Derek across the room and feel my heart drop.
“Well done to the last Scott. Like the concerned friend you are, you brought Jackson to Derek to save him. You just didn’t realize you were also bringing Derek to me” says Gerald and I feel my anger rise.
However, before I can make a move I hear an arrow fly in Scott direction but he’s quick to duck so it instead hits Isaac. I hear Scott say Allison’s name but instead focus on getting Isaac to a safer place. I see Scott join me a second later and we prop Isaac against a wall all while I hear gunshots in the other room. I’m quick to remove the arrow from Isaac once we’re safe and none of us waste time shifting and making our way back to Jackson. However, Jackson is even stronger than he was before and is quick to block all of our attacks. When Isaac and I get back up I see Allison shoot something at me but I’m too slow to block it and end up on the floor with electricity shocking me. I see her stab Isaac repeatedly and make her way towards Derek but before she can the Kanima grabs her.
“Not yet sweetheart” I hear Gerald say
“What are you doing?” questions Allison
“He’s doing what he came to do” answers Scott, and its then that I realize that the electricity is slowly stopping
“Then you know” answers Gerald
“What is he talking about?” questions Allison
“It was that night outside the hospital wasn’t it, when I threatened your mother. I knew I saw something in your eyes. You could smell it couldn’t you” asks Gerald
“He’s dying” says Isaac next to me
“I am. I have been for a while now. Unfortunately, science doesn’t have a cure for cancer yet, but the supernatural does” explains Gerald
“You monster” says Chris when he sees the kanima’s grip on Allison’s neck increase
“Not yet” says Gerald
“What are you doing?” yells Allison
“You’ll kill her too” asks Chris
“When it comes to survival, I’d kill my own son” yells Gerald. I see him motion for Scott and its then that I realize that we’re all too weak to stop him.
“Scott stop” I yell
“Scott don’t. You know that he’ll kill me as soon as it’s over. He’ll be an alpha” Derek tells Scott
“That’s true, but I think he already knows that. Scott knows that the ultimate prize is Allison. Do this small task for me and they can be together. You’re the only piece that doesn’t fit Derek. Don’t you know that there’s no competing with young love” says Gerald
“Don’t!” I yell trying to stand but it’s too late. However, when I see the black blood coming from the bite, I know Scott’s done something
“What is this? What did you do?” asks Gerald
“Everyone said that Gerald always had a plan. I had a plan too” says Scott. It’s when I see Gerald take his pills out that I catch the whiff of mountain ash that I figure out that Gerald’s body is rejecting the bite.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” questions Derek
“Cause you might be an alpha, but you’re not mine” says Scott
I see Gerald move and he waste no time screaming, “Kill them! Kill them all!” before collapsing, however, before anyone can do anything we see Stiles’ jeep run through the side of the building hitting Jackson.
“Did I get him” I hear Stiles ask and quickly get up and make my way to Scott who grabs my arm to settle me. When we see Jackson jump onto Stiles car both he and Lydia get out quickly. While Stiles makes his way over to us, Lydia calls out Jackson’s name and holds something out to him.
“Lydia!” I hear Stiles behind me and both Scott and I quickly grab him to stop him from running over.
As I watch the exchange I realize that Jackson is slowly shifting back. However, I quickly realize Peter appear from nowhere and Derek get up, but it too late to stop them. I see them stab Jackson and Lydia is quick to grab them. I feel Stiles squeeze my hand and squeeze it back, but once Lydia gets up I start to motion Stiles forward but he stops when we all see Jackson start to move again. It only takes a second to realize that Jackson has finally become a werewolf and I can’t help but to squeeze Stiles’ hand when I see Lydia hug him with all of her might. Its only when Stiles motions for me to walk forward that I notice he’s crying. Scott also notices it but Stiles only response is, “Jackson hit my car”. Stiles motions for me to get into the jeep and quickly looks behind him and motions for Scott to also get in. I see Derek, Isaac and Peter exit the warehouse together. Finally, I see Allison motion for Lydia and Jackson to follow her.
“Want me to drop you off at Allison’s?’ asks Stiles once we’re all inside
“Yeah, and I’ll text you where to meet tomorrow once we all get a good night sleep” replies Scott
The drive is quiet, and the silence almost feels suffocating once Scott leaves.
“This isn’t the direction of my house” I tell Stiles when I notice that he’s making his way towards his house rather than Derek’s. However, he ignores me so I’m forced to follow him inside once we reach his house. By the time I reach him in his room he’s furiously pacing the floor. I decide to sit on the bed and wait for him to collect his thoughts on whatever he wants to talk about, but when twenty minutes pass I decide to break the silence. “Is this about Lydia?” I ask him. However, when he turns his head to give a sharp look I realize that maybe it wasn’t the best way to phrase it. “I mean if you want to talk about what happened tonight, its fine” I say in a hope to smooth things over
“This isn’t about tonight or Lydia. At least not really” he says quickly
“Is it about Peter?” I ask
“I have questions about that but no” he says
“Stiles, I’m not a mind reader what’s wrong?” I ask
“You act like you can” he mumbles
“Excuse me?” I say getting up
“You act like you can read my mind” he says finally standing still
“What are you talking about?’ I ask
“Last time we talked you were so quick to know everything I felt and then disappeared leaving me confused, lonely, and angry” he yells
“I gave you a chance to tell me what you felt and you were just too nice to tell me that you felt nothing” I yell back
“Malia, you can’t expect me to know everything in that one moment” he explains
“But you did Stiles and I just wanted to the rejection so I could get over this” I yell at him
“I don’t want you to” he yells throwing his hands up
“Stilinski if you think you can string me along, you have another thing coming” I yell at him poking his chest and invading his personal space
“Who said I wanted to string you along?” he says grabbing my arms
“You love Lydia” I say
“Stop saying that” he says releasing me
“But you do Stiles. Just admit it so we can move forward. Scott needs us and it would be better if there wasn’t all this unnecessary awkwardness” I explain to him
“So you’re only here for Scott?” questions Stiles with his back turned to me
“He needs my help” I tell him.
Stiles quickly whips around and there’s a fire in his eyes. He takes a step towards me and I’m quick to step back and before I know it, my back is pressed against the door, but I refuse to show how his close proximity is affecting me.
“I need you” he finally says
“Stiles, I’m just your friend if anything you need Scott and Scott needs both of us” I explain
“You don’t get it!” he yells banging the door. “I need you in my life” he says
“You didn’t even really know me before sophomore year” I tell him
“That’s the point. I’ve barely known you and you’ve already managed to get under my skin” he says
“You’re projecting your feeling for Lydia on me” I say and it proves to be the wrong thing to say because he slams both of his hands on the door before grabbing me and kissing me. It’s such a shock that it takes me a minute to realize what he’s doing, but before I can push him away he’s already breaking the kiss. He rests his forehead on mine.
“Please stop talking about Lydia” he says
“Why did you do that?” I ask and when my voice breaks his eyes shoot open and we both realize that I have tears streaming down my face.
I feel his hand wipe the tears from my eyes before saying, “because I wanted to”
“But I’m not” I start but he cuts me off with another kiss and this time he breaks it faster.
“Just let me talk” he says and I nod my head. “I don’t know exactly what I feel for you Malia, but I know that it’s strong. You’re one of the few people I’ve talked about my mother with, my dad loves you, Scott loves you, you’re a good person, you help me, you put up with all of my craziness, you can calm me down better than anyone, I have this ridiculous need to protect you even though I know you can protect yourself. I can’t stand to see you cry. I want to spend my time making you smile and laugh, and I’ve never felt bad about professing my feeling for Lydia, but you make me feel like the worst person for doing it. I know that you’re scared because of those feelings but ever since I met you and you managed to make Scott and I’s duo feel like it should have been a trio. I know that I never want to lose you. I can’t tell you that my feelings for Lydia are gone, but I can tell you that I feel something for you. Something that makes me want to take on freaking Derek Hale for making you cry, something that has kept me up for nights trying to figure out what I feel because I couldn’t stand not talking to you. I can’t tell you what this feeling is but it’s enough for me to know that I want you. It’s enough to know that I’ve been practicing what to tell you since Lydia’s party, since realizing that a life without you isn’t something I want. It’s enough to somehow be able to get through this entire speech without stuttering, it’s enough to actually be able to tell you these things when it took seven years for me to even be able to talk to Lydia. Malia I’m not going to hurt you, I want you and I’m hoping you still want me”.
Once Stiles finishes his speech I can’t help but stare at him in disbelief. My mind’s running a mile a minute, but I could tell the longer I took the more panicky Stiles was becoming. I feel his desperation turn into rejection and it takes him stepping away from me to spur my action. As soon as Stiles released me and takes a step back I immediately take a step forward and grab the front of his t-shirt to bring his lips down to mine. I feel Stiles jolt but he’s quick to wrap his arms around my waist and deepen the kiss. I can’t help the warm feeling that spread or the need to get closer to Stiles and they’re both prominent feelings. It wasn’t until I felt that back on my legs hit the bed that I realized that we had been walking. I brought Stiles down on the bed and was quick to wrap my legs around his waist in an effort to get him closer. It wasn’t until the need for oxygen presented itself that we finally separated.
“Please tell me that’s a yes” asked Stiles out of breath
“Yes” I said before kissing again to which he quickly reciprocates
“Stiles, there’s…hello Malia” says the sheriff the next morning when he walks into Stiles room to wake Stiles
I see Stiles roll away from me and land on the floor before quickly getting up and saying, “this isn’t…I mean we didn’t…we were just…”
“Sleeping on your bed” finished the sheriff in a serious tone, but I see the smile on his face. “It seems to have worked out?” he says
“Yes” I say while blushing furiously, “but I didn’t mean to stay the night”
“Just don’t make it a regular thing. Pancakes are downstairs. Stiles we’ll talk about this later” he says before leaving us
“What was he talking about?” questions Stiles with a confused look
“Your dad figured out that I liked you” I tell him
Stiles falls back on the bed before saying, “my dad knew?”
“He is a sheriff” I say in an effort to make him feel better
“I’m sorry” he says closing his eyes
I quickly grab Stiles face and force him to open his eyes, “don’t apologize I wouldn’t want this unless you were sure” I tell him
“I want this” he tells me
“Good, now let’s get some pancakes” I tell him
Once we both get ready, we make our way downstairs to eat.
“I missed eating breakfast with you” he says suddenly
“Me too” I say
“Is there a chance you might think of moving back in?” questions Stiles focusing on his plate
“I think I still have things to work on with Derek, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be going to school or studying at your house” I tell him
“Okay” he says before his phone buzzes. “Want to meet up with Scott?” he asks once he reads the text
“It’ll be a good time to tell him” I tell him
“Then let’s go” says Stiles
After cleaning the kitchen, we get inside the jeep and make our way to Scott’s house. Once he’s inside Stiles waste no time asking how everything went with Allison, and I can’t help but be sad for Scott when he tells us that Allison has called it quits between them. When we make it to the lacrosse field we all quickly get out of the car.
“So you really think she’s gonna come back to you?” questions Stiles
“Yeah I know she is” says Scott as he and Stiles grab their lacrosse equipment
“What about you?” asks Scott causing Stiles to freeze
“What?” he asks
“I know” says Scott cutting his eyes to me
“You knew and you didn’t tell me” yells Stiles
“Wasn’t my place” says Scott
“You told him?” Stiles questions me
“In my defense, he figured it out” I say
“Everyone figured it out” mumbles Stiles angrily
“Well did you figure it out?” questions Scott
“I did” answers Stiles grabbing his equipment and making his way onto the field.
Scott is quick to follow him, and asks, “So?”
I see Stiles give me a nervous look and decide to go over and give him a quick kiss. When I pull back I see his expression and can’t help but giggle.
“Finally,” I hear Scott say behind me breaking Stiles from his trance.
“Why don’t you just get into the goal, and help me make team captain like you promised big guy” says Stiles
I see Scott smirk at Stiles before heading into the goal and saying, “I am happy for you guys. And you know what I just realized. I’m right back where I started”
I make myself comfortable off to the side before asking, “What do you mean?”
“I mean no lacrosse, no popularity, no girlfriend, no nothing” he says
“Dude you still got me” says Stiles
“I had you before” replies Scott
“And you still got me, and we have Malia so life fulfilled” explains Stiles
“Very” says Scott
“Now, remember no wolf powers. Malia’s our referee” says Stiles
“Got it” answers Scott
“No I mean it. No super-fast reflexes, no super eyesight, no hearing, none of that crap” specifies Stiles
“Okay” says Scott once again
“You promise?’ asks Stiles
“Stiles just take the shot” I tell him; however, I see Scott use his powers as soon as Stiles takes the shot
“I said no wolf powers” yells Stiles and I can’t help but to laugh at them