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Chapter Sixty-Nine
🎭 Lies Of Omission 🎭

"It's almost like this thing doesn't want to be found." Stiles said as he, Sawyer, Lydia and Anakin walked around the preserve looking for the Nemeton. "Maybe it knows we're late for class... Because we've been here twice." Sawyer said pointing at the mark she put on a tree to mark where they've been.

"Crap."

"Can we talk to Parrish now?" Lydia asked making Stiles turn to them, "Hang on- if the Nemeton's covered in bodies, shouldn't you be able to find them?" Stiles asked making Lydia raise her eyebrows at him, "Me?" She asked, making him nod. "Yes, you. That's what you do! You're the Banshee. You find the bodies. And Sawyer's, you're kind of connected to the Nemeton. You should be able to find it." He said, making Lydia roll her eyes.

"Well, the Banshee and the Clairvoyant are having an off-day, so how about we talk to Parrish?" Lydia asked, making Sawyer sigh, "We can't." She said. "Why not?" Lydia asked and Sawyer hesitated for a moment as she looked at her brother, "Because one of the bodies... One of them could be..." She trailed off making Sawyer sigh softly while Lydia raised her eyebrows.

"Could be what?"

"One of them could be a clue..." Stiles said, and Lydia sighed, "We're leaving now, Stiles. Sawyer and I are going to talk to Parrish and tell him he's the one taking the bodies. It's always better when they know." Lydia said, making Sawyer stare at Lydia for a moment as Lydia grabbed her hand and started to walk away.

"Well, then, he should know... he owes me a Jeep!"

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"So, if this place is so important, how come you didn't want to show it to me before?" Parrish asked, glancing over at Sawyer then back at Lydia as he drove near the woods. Sawyer was in the passenger seat and Lydia was sitting in the back with Anakin. "Well, the problem is it's not easy to find..." Lydia said and he raised his eyebrows.

"Should we put it in the GPS?" He asked, making Sawyer chuckle and raise her eyebrows, "You have a supernatural GPS?" She asked and he glanced at her. "So, how are we going to find it? Because I don't remember ever being anywhere near a giant tree stump." He asked as he made a turn making Sawyer smirk, "I think you're already starting to remember." She said, making him look at her confused.

"How do you know that?" He asked and Sawyer glanced back at Lydia in amusement, "Because you just took a right turn." Lydia said making him furrow his brows and look through the rearview mirror, slightly alarmed.

Not long later, Parrish, Sawyer, Lydia and Anakin walked around the preserve glancing around. "Anything look familiar?" Lydia asked and he sighed and shook his head, "Nothing. I'm trying, but it all looks like woods to me." He said and Sawyer sighed and shook her head slightly. "Me too." She and Lydia pursed her lips slightly.

"Maybe you're nothing thinking about it too much. Maybe it's something you need to feel." She said with a slight shrug and Parrish raised his eyebrows, "How do I do that?" He asked, glancing around again. "Where did you see it when you did that sacrifice?" Lydia asked, looking at Sawyer who shrugged slightly, "I don't know, it was too dark to really pinpoint my exact location." She said.

Suddenly an idea popped into Lydia's head and she turned to them, "Fight each other." She said making them look at each other. "Why?" Sawyer asked, "To get you guys to stop thinking." She said and Sawyer hummed slightly, handing Lydia Anakin's leash while Parrish was about to say something.

Before he could, Sawyer suddenly kicked his side, making him look at her. "You're actually going through with this?" He asked and she smirked and shrugged, "I said I wanted to kick your ass." She said before going to punch him a couple more times which he blocked.

"Is this supposed to motivate us?" He asked, glancing at Lydia who smiled in amusement, "No. It's supposed to get you guys to stop thinking." She said. "Come on, fight me." Sawyer said as she punched his shoulder, making him chuckled as he shook his head before smirking at her while raising his arms up.

Sawyer smiled before trying to kick him again but he ducked, making her leg go over his head. She threw a punch but he stepped back as Lydia and Anakin both watched them in amusement as it seemed like they were having fun fighting each other.

Sawyer threw some more punches and kicks which he either dodged or blocked until she threw another punch but he caught her wrist. She smirked before kicking his side, making him step back slightly. She swung her arm out but he blocked it and slowly his turned a fiery orange.

Slowly, he turned to look off in a direction making Sawyer and Lydia follow his line of sight to see past a few trees was the Nemeton. Lined with bodies of past chimeras, some were partly charred.

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"I need to call it in. No, I need to turn myself in." Parrish said as they were walking back to the car and Sawyer quickly shook her head. "I don't think that's such a good idea." Sawyer said, making him sigh and turn to her, Lydia and Anakin.

"You guys just told me I'm the one taking the bodies! I've attacked other law enforcement officers- that's a criminal offense. I shouldn't even be near you two." He said and Lydia scoffed lightly while Sawyer raised her eyebrows, "We're not afraid of you." Lydia said and he shook his head. "I'm afraid of me." He said and Sawyer sighed and held her hand up slightly.

"Look, whatever's happening seems to only happen when there's a body. Other than that, you're still a cool guy, and you're a pretty damn good deputy." She said. "I'm a very good deputy, and I'd like to stay that way. Flipping over your brother's Jeep, that you were in, and attacking colleagues doesn't exactly fit with protect and serve. I'm covering up the bodies of murdered teenagers." He said and Sawyer sighed.

"You're not covering them up-" She said before realization crossed over her features. "Actually, maybe you are..." She said in a slight whisper, making them both look at her confused, "What?" Parrish asked.

"It's the same thing we asked my dad to do with Tracy. You're not covering up bodies- you're covering up the supernatural." She said and Lydia instantly got what she was saying while Parrish shrugged slightly, "What's the difference?" He asked.

"Maybe you're keeping the secret safe? Maybe that's part of what you do." Lydia suggested and he raised his eyebrows, "I'm a deputy!" He said and Sawyer shook her head.

"You're not just a deputy for humans. You're protecting the supernatural by keeping them hidden." Sawyer said and Lydia nodded, "You aren't one of the bad guys." She said and Parrish sighed.

"Guys, you just showed me that my dreams are real, but you haven't heard the rest of it... Every time I carry a body to the Nemeton, I put it down and... add to the ones that are already there." He said and Lydia nodded slightly, "How many?" She asked and Sawyer sighed and glanced down for a moment as she thought back to the dreams she's been having.

"Hundreds. There's hundreds."

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"Hey... What the hell does he think he's doing?" Stilinski asked, walking up to Lydia, Sawyer and Anakin who were sitting on a bench in the station, "Protecting us... For no reason." Sawyer sighed, making him furrow his brows. "From who?" He asked,

"Himself." Lydia said and Stilinski sighed before walking to the holding cell room with Sawyer, Anakin and Lydia following. They walked in to see Parrish sitting on the seat inside the cell and Stilinski walked over and was about to swipe his car but Parrish shot up.

"No!" He said, making them look at him, "I get why you sat me at a desk for six months, now..." He said and Stilinski glanced at the girls as Parrish walked up to the bars. "Parrish, we can't keep you in here." Sawyer said but Jordan sighed and looked at Stilinski, "There's another body, right?" He asked. "Two, actually." Stilinski said, making Sawyer and Lydia glance at each other before looking back at Stilinski.

"I'm the one taking them." He said, making Stilinski's eyes widen as he looked at girls, "I-I don't remember doing it... But if it really was me at the morgue, then I'm dangerous, okay? You can't let me out, Sheriff." Parrish said before pulling his hand away and turning around.

"You can't."

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Scott got off his bike outside the animal clinic when Stiles pulled up and got out of the jeep and into the rain. "Hey, sorry... I had trouble starting the Jeep again- that thing's barely hanging on. I couldn't get in touch with Malia, Sawyer or Lydia." Stiles said before Sawyer suddenly appeared out of nowhere, "Hey, I haven't been able to check my phone until now. Lydia and I are at the station dealing with Parrish, so I can be here in person." She said and Scott didn't say anything as he just stared at them.

"Scott?" Stiles and Sawyer asked and Scott pulled out a wrench with blood on it making the twins look at him shocked, "Where did you get that?" Stiles asked. "This is Sawyer's?" Scott asked and the twins glanced at each other for a moment before Stiles grabbed it. "Why didn't you tell me?" Scott asked and Sawyer shook her head slightly, "We were going to..." She said.

"Why didn't you tell me when it happened?" Scott asked and they looked up at him, "We couldn't." Stiles said and Scott raised his eyebrows slightly. "You killed him? You killed Donovan?" Scott asked and Sawyer furrowed her brows slightly, "I did. He was going to kill my dad and Stiles. Was I supposed to just let him?" She asked.

"You weren't supposed to do this. None of us are." Scott said and Stiles looked at him incredulously, "You think she had a choice?" He asked. "There's always a choice." Scott said and Sawyer shook her head, "Yeah but the choices aren't always good ones, Scott. I know you wouldn't have done it. You probably would have just figured something out, right?" Sawyer asked and Scott nodded slightly.

"I'd try."

"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 yelled and Scott raised his eyebrows, "So you had to kill him?" Scott asked.

"Scott, he was going to kill our dad and Stiles." Sawyer said and Scott shook his head, "But the way that it happened... There's a point when it's... It's not self-defense anymore!" Scott said and Sawyer furrowed his brows. "What are you even talking about? I didn't have a choice, Scott!" Sawyer said and they stared at Scott before Stiles shook her head slightly, "You don't even believe us, do you?" Stiles asked.

"I want to." Scott said and Sawyer nodded, "Okay. All right, so... So, believe us, then." She said, her eyes getting glossy. "Scott, say you believe us. Say it. Say you believe us." Stiles said and Scott shook his head slightly. "We can't kill people that we're trying to save." Scott said and Stiles sighed, "Say you believe us." Stiles said, taking a step forward making Scott step back, looking down at the wrench in Stiles' hand with wide eyes.

Stiles glanced down at the wrench before looking back up at Scott in shock. "We can't kill people. Do you believe that?" Scott asked and Sawyer stared at him for a moment before shaking herchead slightly. "Well, what do we do about this? What do you want us to do? Okay, just be... Scott, just tell me how we fix this, all right? Please, just tell me- what do you want us to do." Sawyer said and Scott shook his head.

"Don't worry about Malia or Lydia. We'll find them. Maybe... Maybe you should talk to your dad." He said before walking away making the twins watch him with glossy eyes.