Ch. 61 - CREATURES OF THE NIGHT

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Chapter Sixty-One
๐ŸŽญ Creatures Of The Night ๐ŸŽญ


Sawyer laid next to Scott on the hood of the Jeep at Lookout Point, watching the night sky. Sawyer had her arm hanging off the jeep, holding onto Anakin's leash as he walked around a bit. Over the course of the last six months, Sawyer had grown her hair out, got rid of the blunt bangs, and dyed her hair black.

"All right, so I found some cool two bedrooms in the Mission District, but they're pretty expensive. A couple in Haight and Ashbury, also expensive." Stiles said, he had a map of the greater San Francisco region spread out on the hood of the Jeep next to Scott and was marking potential places to live for college.

"What about Berkeley? Don't a lot of students live around there?" Scott asked, looking over at Stiles who nodded. "Yeah, yeah, we could try Knob Hill. But, the Jeep would probably burn through a lot of clutches." Stiles said, making Sawyer sit up against her forearms to look over at him.

"You're gonna bring the jeep?" Sawyer asked and he looked at his sister like that was the dumbest question she could ever ask. "You know the plan, okay? No one gets left behind. That's the plan. Lydia isn't gonna have any problems getting into Stanford. Kira's thinking USF. Malia's, uh, gonna, you know, she'll figure something out, okay. The plan's perfect." Stiles said and Sawyer squinted slightly.

"Can I at least fix the jeep up first?" She asked and he looked at her in offense, "The jeep is perfectly fine. It doesn't need any fixing." He said and she raised her eyebrows. "Are you blind or stupid?" Sawyer asked and Scott quickly cut in before they would start arguing.

"Or we could also wait until we actually get into college and then figure out where to live." Scott said and Stiles looked at him offended now, "I have a vision, dude. Okay? And it is a beautiful vision. Don't ruin the vision." Stiles said and they chuckled before looking back out at the sky while Stiles went back to the map. "Okay, we can check out the East Bay. Haven't looked at Oakland yet, you know." He said before looking at Scott then at the full moon.

"You're alright? You're starting to feel it?" Stiles asked and Scott shook his head, "No. Just thinking." Scott said and Sawyer glanced over at him. "About what?" She ask and he looked over at her before glancing at Stiles, "Senior year."

"Senior year, come on, that's, that's... That's nothing. That's going to be easy." Stiles said and Scott sighed softly and sat up. "It's more like something Deaton told me once. You ever hear of "regression to the mean?"" Scott asked Stiles and Sawyer shook their heads, "No, I don't think so." Stiles said.

"It was his way of saying that life can't ever be all bad or all good. You know, eventually, things have to come back to the middle. So, think about the last few months. Things have been good, right? But not amazing." Scott said and Stiles pursed his lips, "Yeah, but no one's tried to kill us in six months either."

"Right. We've been pretty much in the middle for a while... Which means, at some point, the scale has to tip one way or the other. Things are gonna get really good again." Scott said and Sawyer sighed, "Or really bad." She said and Scott nodded. They looked back out again when there was a loud thunder and flash of light as the storm started to gather.

"Think it's been long enough?"

"Yes!"

They turn around to look at Liam who has been chained to a tree the whole time they've been there. "Hey. Trying to have an adult conversation over here." Stiles and Sawyer both said, making Liam roll his eyes, "All right, you're two years older than me, and I'm fine. Just let me go." Liam said and they sighed before walking over to him.

"It's not that we don't trust you-" Scott said as he pulled out the keys, "It's that I don't trust you." Stiles interjected. "But after that last full moon." Scott said, making Liam sigh, "It was one slip-up!" He defended making Stiles raise his eyebrows.

"Slip-up? A dozen calls to the Sheriff's department about a monstrous dog boy running around the streets of Beacon Hills??? Naked???" Stiles said exasperatedly making Sawyer furrow her brows. "Why were you naked?" She asked and he looked down sheepishly, "It was really hot out that night, okay? Let me go!"

"You sure you're okay? Scott asked and Liam nodded, "It won't happen again." He said and Scott raised his eyebrows. "You're in complete and total control." He said and Liam sighed and nodded again, "Yeah. Complete and total."

A few minutes later they were all in the jeep driving down the road. Scott and Stiles sat in the front while Sawyer, Anakin and Liam sat in the back, him leaning in between the front seats. "Is it a party?" Liam asked, "It's not a party." Stiles answered, slightly annoyed.

"Then what's at midnight?"

"Your bedtime." Stiles said, making Liam roll his eyes while Sawyer chuckled, not looking up from her phone. "Why aren't the girls going?" Liam asked, making Sawyer scoff and look up at him, "Um- Guess I just don't exist anymore." She said sarcastically but they ignored her. "They're meeting us there, okay? And just stop asking questions, all right? It's a senior thing. You'll know when you're a senior."

"You guys having trouble with your phones?" Scott asked and Sawyer sighed and glanced down at her phone, "Yeah, none of my texts are sending." She said and almost right after the engine started sputtering before stopping. "You out of gas?" Liam asked and Stiles shook his head, "No, it's electrical. Probably the alternator again." Stiles said before him, Scott and Sawyer got out.

Scott and Stiles walked over to the front of the jeep, while Sawyer went to grab a toolbox out the back. Stiles pulled up the hood of the jeep making Scott's eyes widen at the amount of duct tape. "Whoa, that's a lot of duct tape." Scott said making Stiles give him an exasperated look, "Kidding. We'll fix it." Scott said before Sawyer walked over.

She took one look at all the duct tape before giving her brother a dirty look. "What did I say about using duct tape?!" She asked and Stiles just sighed and gave her a look, making her roll her eyes before pushing him aside slightly so she could work on the jeep.

"And here is why I suggested that I fix the jeep before you try driving it to college. Because if it'll break down, simply driving back into town, imagine what would happen driving hours away." Sawyer said and Stiles sighed. "I know. It's just the last night of summer, you know? So, I wanted to make sure everyone was there tonight." Stiles said, making them glance at him, "We'll make it. Thankfully we have Sawyer with us." Scott said as Sawyer worked on the jeep.

Sawyer was about to say something but Liam called out to them. "Guys!" He said, making them glance towards his direction, "Yeah, give us a second, please." Stiles called out. "Liam, stay in the car, okay?" Scott asked and all of the sudden a bolt of lightning struck down about twenty feet behind them making them spin around.

"...That was close." Scott said and they nodded, "Too close." Sawyer said and then the jeep started up making them turn back around to see Liam peak his head out the driver side window.

"Can we go now?"

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A little while later Stiles pulled up where Malia told them to meet her, "Sorry we're late! Hey." Stiles said as Malia ran up and kissed him. When they pulled away Liam leaned forward with a smirk, "I'm sorry, too." He said, making Sawyer chuckle as he sat back down. "You boys do remember I own a gun, right?" Mr. Tate asked, making Stiles's eyes widen slightly, "Vividly."

"Don't worry Henry, I'm here." Sawyer said, leaning in between the front seats, "That doesn't make me feel any better Sawyer. You're your brother's twin.." He said, making her pout slightly before sitting back down.

A few seconds later Malia climbed in and sat down next to Liam, making him be in the middle, while Anakin moved to the back. Almost instantly, everyone turned to Malia, "What?" She asked when she noticed all their eyes on her. "Did you find out yet?" Sawyer asked making Malia and Liam look at her, "Find out what?" Liam asked.

"They're gonna email me." Malia said nodding, "Is this about summer school?" Liam asked making Sawyer close her eyes while pinching the bridge of her nose while Malia looked at Stiles wide-eyed. "You told him?" She asked, making Stiles's eyes widen while Liam shook his head.

"Oh, no! All they said was you had to go to summer school 'cause the principal said your test scores weren't good enough and you might have to repeat Jun-" Liam said but his words got muffled as Sawyer covered his mouth with her hand while Stiles looked at Scott.

"We should have left him chained to the tree."

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"Still can't reach Kira." Scott said as he walked up to Stiles, Sawyer and Anakin in the hospital, "Okay, you reminded her about tonight, though, right?" Stiles said and Scott nodded slightly. "I think so... She only texted me once this week." Scott said, making Sawyer look at him with raised eyebrows, "Once? How'd you guys leave things when she left for New York?" She asked.

"Well, they were good. Yeah, I just said, you know, 'Don't worry about anything. Just go and have fun'." Scott said making Stiles look at him crazy, "No... You told her to go have fun?" Stiles asked and Scott looked at him confused. "Why? What's wrong with that?" Scott asked and Stiles shook his head, "Just... I don't know... That can be interpreted a lot of different ways." Stiles said making Scott furrow his brows.

"Like what?" Scott asked and Sawyer sighed, "Well, like, 'Don't worry, we're not exclusive- go have fun with other guys'." Sawyer said and Scott shook his head. "No. No way." Scott said and Stiles turned to Malia, "Malia, if you were going away, and I told you 'Don't worry, go have fun', what would you think I was talking about?" Stiles asked, making them look over at him. "Fun like bowling? Or sex with other guys?" Malia asked, making Scott's face drain of color before a few paramedics moved past them, rolling someone on a gurney.

"Hey, Mom? Where's all this coming from?" Scott asked as Melissa started following, "A jack-knifed tractor-trailer on 115- caused a major pile-up." She said, making Sawyer's eyes widen as she turned to Scott. "Okay, hate to be that person but uh- 115 is the only way to get into Beacon Hills from the airport. Kira's never gonna make it." Sawyer said and Scott's eyes widened before shaking his head.

"I can get her. You guys head to the school. Lydia's probably already there. We'll meet you by midnight." Scott said as he walked away from them. "How are you gonna get to her in the middle of a traffic jam?" Stiles asked and Scott looked back at him, "We'll make it. Trust me." He said before walking out.

Sawyer nodded slowly and squinted slightly, "He's gonna do something illegal." She said and Stiles and Malia nodded, "Proud of him." Sawyer said.

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"Nothing from Scott or Kira." Malia said as she, Stiles, Sawyer and Anakin walked up to the school, "And nothing from Lydia, either." Sawyer said. "And I still don't know if I passed." Malia said before looking around at everyone, "I don't want to do this unless I'm actually a senior." She said and Sawyer sighed and patted Malia's shoulder, "You'll pass. I can feel it." Sawyer said before she and Anakin stepped away.

She looked down at her phone to see if she's gotten anything yet. She wanted to see if Lydia was at the school or not. She sighed, seeing she still had no service before putting her phone away. She turned back to Stiles and Malia to see them kissing, making her cringe before looking away.

All of the sudden her eyes clouded over and she saw flashes of Scott and Kira fighting some man. The moment the vision ended, someone ran up and grabbed her shoulder, making her quickly grab the person's hand and kicking their feet out from under them and pressing her foot to their chest. "It's me! It's me!" Liam yelled, making Sawyer look down at him and sigh before moving her foot and holding her hand out.

"Come on, man. You don't sneak up on someone like that." She said as Stiles and Malia walked over to them. "I know! I'm sorry but Scott's in trouble!" He said making them all look at each other before breaking into a run.

They followed Liam until they made it to the tunnel that connected the school to the field. Scott was on his knees with some dude standing in front of him with his claws inside Scott's chest. A second later Scott grabbed the man's wrist before slowly looking up at him with red eyes.

Slowly, he got enough strength to stand up, making the man look shocked. Scott grabbed the dude's arm before snapping it making him groan out in pain and fall to his knees. "I don't know who you are, or what you thought you were going to do, but I'll give you a choice. You can stay, and I'll break something else... Or you can run." Scott said and the man looked over at everyone else.

"I'd run." Stiles and Sawyer both said. Almost instantly the man got up and ran out of the tunnel making them walk over to Scott and Kira. That's when they noticed an extra person as he turned to them.

"You guys don't remember me, do you?" He asked, looking at Scott, Stiles and Sawyer who just looked at him confused. "I guess I look a little different since the fourth grade." He said and realization crossed over Scott's face, "Theo?" He asked making Malia raise her eyebrow.

"You know him?" Malia asked, making them look over at her, "They used to. Trust me, I never thought I'd see you guys again. A couple of months ago, I heard of an Alpha in Beacon Hills. When I found out his name was Scott McCall, I just couldn't believe it. Not just an Alpha, but a True Alpha." Theo said.

"What do you want?" Scott asked and Theo smiled, "I came back to Beacon Hills- back home with my family- because I want to be a part of your pack." Theo said, making both Sawyer and Stiles look at him warily.

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"We haven't seen this kid in years- you don't find that highly suspicious?" Stiles asked as they walked into the school, "I'm kind of more concerned about the guy who just tried to kill me." Scott said and then Malia's phone buzzed making them all turn to her.

"I'm in! I passed." Malia said, making Sawyer smile as Stiles pulled Malia into a hug. "I told you." Sawyer said before hugging Malia as well, "I'm officially a senior." Malia said happily.

"Thank God!" Someone said, making them all turn to see Lydia walking over to them, "Where have you guys been? The whole senior class is here! Are we doing this or not?" Lydia asked. They all looked at each other and smiled before nodding, "Hell yeah." Sawyer said, making Lydia chuckle before wrapping her arm around Sawyer's waist as Sawyer tossed her arm over Lydia's shoulders before they all started walking to the library.

Stiles was the first one to write his initials on the shelf before handing the pen over to Sawyer. She glanced back at Lydia who smiled at her making her smile before she wrote her initials, writing 'the better twin' in parenthesis above her name. She went to put the cap back on, before glancing down at Anakin and smiling. She quickly wrote a small "AS" next to her nake before handing the pen to Lydia.

"This isn't vandalism, is it?" Kira asked as Lydia handed her the pen, "Not technically." Lydia said before walking away. Kira wrote her initials then handed Malia the pen. Malia wrote an "M" before hesitating for a moment before writing a "T" and smiled to herself and handed Scott the pen. Scott wrote his initials but then hesitated for a moment before writing "AA".

Sawyer smiled softly as she wrapped her arm around Lydia's shoulders as Lydia wrapped her arm around Sawyer's waist. "She would have been with us." Stiles said after Scott walked over to them. "She still is." Sawyer said, making them smile softly while Sawyer kissed the top of Lydia's head.

A moment later they all walked down the stairs, Scott leading the pack with Lydia and Kira behind him and behind them was Stiles and Malia with Sawyer and Anakin walking in between them.

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