Ch. 9 - WOLF'S BANE

Sawyer's outfit:
On the road -

School / Home / Hospital -

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Chapter Nine
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"You're going to fast!" Scott yelled and Sawyer chuckled, "You are going to be single the rest of your life if you keep that mentality." She said before she pressed harder on the gas pedal. "And, that's the whole point of a car chase, Scotty. You kinda have to drive faster than the person chasing you." She said, glancing back at Kate Argent's car. Currently, Sawyer, Scott and Stiles were in Derek's car in the middle of a car chase with Kate.ย 

Stiles throws a nervous glance back at Kate who kept going faster whenever Sawyer did. "I think she's catching up!" Stiles said from the back seat and Sawyer took a deep breath, "Not for long." She said then pushed the gas pedal to the floor.ย 

"Sawyer you're gonna kill us!" Scott yelled from the passenger seat and Sawyer rolled her eyes, "Calm down, this isn't even the fastest I've driven before." She said. Stiles back to see Kate no longer driving behind them, "They're gone." He said and glanced at the police scanner in his lap and raised the volume. "All units, suspect is on foot heading into the Iron Works." They heard someone say making Sawyer glance over for a quick second.ย 

"Okay, Tucker, your lessons better have not failed me. Hold on!" Sawyer said before she took a sharp turn into the Iron Works. Scott climbed into the back seat while Sawyer skidded to a stop in front of Derek. She reached over, throwing the door open for him, "Get in!" She yelled and he made a beeline to the car.ย 

Tires spin across the pavement, kicking up dust as Sawyer took off while bullets hit the side of the car. "What part of laying low don't you understand?" Scott questioned and Derek groaned in frustration, "I had him!" He yelled in frustration and Sawyer raised her eyebrows, "The Alpha?" She asked.ย 

"He was right in front of me. And then the idiot police show up." He said and Stiles leaned forward slightly, "Hey, hey, hey, they're just doing their jobs." He tried to defend them but Derek shot him a look making Stiles sit back. "Thanks to someone who decided to make me the most wanted fugitive in the state." Derek said, throwing a glare back at Scott, "Can we seriously get past that? Yes, I made a dumbass mistake. I get it." Scott said.ย 

"How'd you find him?" Stiles asked and Derek fell silent. "Can you try to trust us for half a second?" Scott asked and Stiles leaned forward, "All of us." He said, making Derek look back at him with a homicidal glare.ย 

"The last time I talked to my sister, she was close to figuring something out. She found two things. The first was a guy named Harris." Derek explained. "Our asshole chemistry teacher?" Sawyer asked as she glanced over at him, "Why him?" She asked.ย 

"I don't know."ย 

"What's the second?" Sawyer asked, "Some kind of symbol." Derek said and then pulled out a folded up piece of paper and opened it to show a simple sketch. Scott took one look before letting out a hopeless sigh, "What? You know what this is?" Derek asked.ย 

"I've seen it. On a necklace... Allison's necklace."ย 

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Scott, Sawyer and Anakin followed Stiles through the double doors into school, "This is going to be impossible, you know?" Scott said as they walked through the hall. "Just ask her if you can borrow it." Sawyer said as she shrugged, "How?" Scott asked.ย 

"It's easy! You just say, Hey, Allison, can I borrow your necklace to see if there's anything on it or in it that can lead me to an Alpha Werewolf that I need to kill in order to get back together with you?" Stiles said, making Scott give him a look, "Now, while that is the fun option- no." Sawyer said then looked at Scott.ย 

"Why don't you just try talking to her?" She asked and he sighed, "She won't talk to me! What if she, like, only takes it off in the shower or something?" He asked. "That's why you ease- that's why you ease back into it, okay? Get back on the good side. Remind her of the good times. And then you ask for the necklace." Stiles said and then they noticed the slight distant look on Scott's face.ย 

"Are you thinking about Allison in the shower?" Sawyer asked and he nodded sheepishly, "Yeah." He said and she smacked the back of Scott's head. "All right. Stay focused, okay? Get the necklace. Get the Alpha. Get cured. Get Allison. In that order. Got it?" Stiles said and Scott nodded.ย 

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Stiles, Sawyer, Anakin and Scott burst through the double doors out of one corridor and into the next. "How the hell did he find out?" Stiles asked, apparently Jackson found out about Scott somehow and had confronted him. "I have no idea." Scott said, "Did he say it out loud? The word." Sawyer asked and Scott looked at her.ย 

"What word?"ย 

"Werewolf. Did he say I know you're a werewolf?" Stiles asked and Scott shook his head, "No, but he implied it pretty freaking clearly!" Scott stressed. "Okay, maybe it's not as bad as it seems. I mean, he doesn't have any proof, right? And, if he wanted to tell someone, who's gonna believe him, anyway?" Stiles said, trying to be hopeful and Sawyer raised her eyebrows.

"Maybe the Argents." Sawyer said and Stiles nodded, "Okay, it's bad." He said. "I need a cure- right now." Scott said as he shook his head, "Does he know about Allison's father?" Sawyer asked and Scott shrugged. "I don't know." He said and Stiles nodded slightly, "Okay, where's Derek?" He asked.

"Hiding, like we told him to. Why?" Scott asked, "I have another idea... It's gonna take a little time and finesse, though." Stiles said, making Sawyer raise her eyebrows at him, "Remember, we still have the game tonight. It's quarterfinals, and it's your first game." She said looking at Stiles who sighed and nodded.ย 

"I know, I know... Look, do you have a plan for Allison yet?" Stiles asked looking at Scott, "She's in my next class." She said and Sawyer nodded. "Get the necklace." She said and Scott nodded slightly, "Right. Get the necklace."ย 

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Stiles and Sawyer dropped their trays on a table to join Scott for lunch, "Did you get her to give you the necklace?" Stiles asked and Scott sighed. "Not exactly." He said making Sawyer raise an eyebrow, "What did you do?" She asked. "She told me not to talk to her. At all." Scott said, making her pinch the bridge of her nose.ย 

"So she's not giving you-"ย 

"No, she's not giving me the necklace."ย 

"Did you find out anything else?" Stiles asked, "Just that I know nothing aboutย girls and they're totally psychotic." Scott said without thinking, making both him and Stiles look at Sawyer. "And that's why I love them." She said as she pulled out some food and water for Anakin from her bag.ย 

"Okay. We came up with a Plan B in case something like this happened." Stiles said, making them look over at him, "What's Plan B?" Scott asked. "Just steal the stupid thing." Sawyer said, "Couldn't we try getting to Harris?" Scott asked and Stiles shook his head. "Our Dad gave him a 24-hour protective detail. All we've got is the necklace. Steal it."ย 

"Guys. He's watching us." Scott said and they followed his gaze to find Jackson through the crowd. Eating with Allison and Lydia at a table across the way, watching their panic with obvious amusement.ย 

"Act normal." Scott said making Sawyer look at him weird, "Is that even possible?" She asked and he just rolled his eyes. Sawyer looked over at Stiles, raising her eyebrows when he tries to act normal, which for Stiles was impossible, while Scott glances at Jackson whose stare never seems to waver.ย 

Jackson takes a bite of an apple, the crunch of teeth into the skin soars across the room, the sound slamming at Scott, causing him to wince. When he looked up again, Jackson had set down the apple now gazing at Scott with interest. "Jackson's talking to me. He knows I can hear him. Look at me." Scott said suddenly looking over at his friends, "Talk to me. Pretend like nothing's happening. Say something. Talk to me."ย 

"I-I don't know what to say. My mind's a blank." Stiles said, making Sawyer squint at him, "Your mind is blank? Since when was that even possible?" She asked and Stiles raised his hands up in defense. "I can't think under this kind of pressure, you know this! And FYI, he's not sitting with them anymore." They look over at Lydia and Allison, noticing the seat where Jackson was is now empty.ย 

Stiles and Sawyer watch Scott, no idea what their friend is hearing but seeing the effect on his face, nevertheless. "Yes." Scott mumbled, making Stiles and Sawyer glance at each other. Stiles watches Scott trying not to react while digging his fork into his food.ย 

Suddenly Scott's tray snapped in half, plate and drink tumbling over the table and to the floor around him making everyone in the cafeteria stop to look.ย  And now Scott finds Jackson, standing alone by one of the vending machines, he stares at Scott with a mixture of hatred and desire for power, a sinister curving at his lips that's far too evil to be called an actual smile.ย 

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"Wait- seconds, actually! Seconds!" Lydia yelled as Sawyer and Anakin walked up to her, "What was that?" Sawyer asked, looking at Jackson as he was walking away. "This." Lydia said, turning to Sawyer as she held out her phone, making Sawyer grab it to read a text message from Jackson.ย 

"Lydia, please give back my spare house key at your earliest convenience, as we are no longer dating." Sawyer read before glancing up at Lydia with raised eyebrows, "He broke up with you over a text... during school?" She asked and Lydia scoffed lightly. "Can you believe that?" She asked and Sawyer handed Lydia's phone back, "Dick move." She said before looking at Lydia for a moment.ย 

"You can pet Anakin if it'd make you feel better." Sawyer said and Lydia looked at her and hummed slightly with a smile before petting the top of Anakin's head.ย 

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Hurtling into his room, Stiles rips his bag off his back and jumps to his computer. He types while simultaneously trying to kick his chair underneath him to grab a seat. Sawyer and Anakin walked into his room before immediately noticing Derek standing off to the side. She paused slightly as she looked at him confused and pointed slightly before looking at her brother. She was about to say something but someone else spoke up first.ย 

"Hey, Stiles! Sawyer!" Stilinski called out, making Stiles turn around, "Yo, D-Derek?" Stiles said when he noticed Derek standing there. Derek rolled his eyes and aggressively pointed at the door, making Stiles quickly shoot up and run over to the door, slightly pushing Sawyer out and awkwardly closing it behind him.ย 

"What'd you say?" Stilinski asked, looking at them confused, "What? He said, 'Yo, D-Dad'." Sawyer said awkwardly. "Listen, I've got something I've got to take care of, but I'm gonna be there tonight. I mean, Stiles' first game and first time you guys will be on the field together." Stilinski said and the twins nodded.

"My first game... Guh, it's great! Awesome. Uh, good!" Stiles said and their father smiled at them, "I'm very happy for you. And I'm really proud of you, both of you." He said. "Me too. I'm happy and proud of myself, and Sawyer too." Stiles said and Stilinski raised his eyebrows, "So, they're really gonna let you play, right?" He asked and Sawyer nodded.ย 

"Yeah, Dad- he first line now! Hard to believe, right?" Sawyer said, making Stiles look at her offended while their father chuckled, "I'm very proud." He said and Stiles nodded. "Oh, me, too. Again, I'm-" Stiles awkwardly started to say before their father pulled them both into a high.ย 

"Huggie, huggie, huggie..." Stiles said, nervously as they pulled back, making Sawyer lightly punch his arm. Stilinski looked at them weird for a moment before nodding slightly, "See you guys there." He said.ย 

"Take it easy." They both said and their father still gave them weird looks as he walked away. They waited until he was no longer in sight before singing softly and Sawyer turned to her brother. "Could you be any more suspicious?" She asked and he gave her a look before they walked back into his room.ย 

Once they got back into the room Derek grabbed Stiles and pushed him into the door while Sawyer sat down on the bed next to where Anakin was laying. "If you say one word." Derek started to threaten, "Oh, what? You mean, like, 'Hey, Dad, Derek Hale's in my room. Bring your gun'!" Stiles said sarcastically, making Sawyer chuckle.ย 

Derek stared at him for a moment, realizing he was right, "Yeah, that's right. If I'm harboring your fugitive ass, it's my house, my rules, buddy." Stiles said and Derek nodded slightly, letting him go. He fixed Stiles' jacket making Stiles smirk and do the same to Derek's jacket before starting to walk away. As he walked away Derek threateningly jumped at him making Stiles flinch, "Oh, my God!"ย 

"Scott didn't get the necklace?" Derek asked as Stiles sat back down at his desk, "He's still working on it. But there's something else we can try. When we were trapped in the school that night Scott sent a text to Allison telling her to meet him there." Stiles said.ย 

"So?" Derek said and Sawyer pointed at him, "So it wasn't Scott." She said, making Derek glance at her. "Can you find out who sent the text?" He asked, looking back at Stiles who shook his head, "No. But we know someone who can."ย 

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School bag over his shoulder, Danny stands in Stiles's room, "You want me to do what?" He questioned, looking at Stiles like he was crazy. "Trace a text." Stiles said as if it was the most normal thing ever, which in his world it probably was. "I came here to do lab work. That's what lab partners do." Danny said and Stiles nodded, "And we will. After you trace the text."ย 

"What makes you think I know how?"ย 

"We saw your arrest report."ย 

"I... that was... I was only thirteen. The charges were dropped. No. We're doing lab work." Danny said, sitting down next to Stiles before glancing back. "Who is he again?" Danny asked, looking over at Derek who was sitting on a chair next to the bed, reading a book. "Um, our cousin, Miguel." Stiles said slowly making Sawyer look over at Derek, trying not to laugh while Derek slowly looked up, giving Stiles a glare.ย 

"Is that blood on his shirt?" Danny asked and Sawyer looked over at Derek's shirt to see that there was indeed blood on it. "He gets horrible nosebleeds." Sawyer said and Stiles nodded, "Miguel, I thought I told you to just borrow one of my shirts?" Glaring with even more fury, Derek slowly puts the book down and gets up to open Stiles's closet.ย 

"So, we both know you've got the skills to trace that text-" Stiles started to say but Derek cut him off. "Stiles." He said and Stiles glanced back at Derek holding a shirt, "This... no fit." Derek said, making Stiles slightly roll his eyes. "Then try something else on." Stiles says.ย 

He turns back, but notices Danny gazing past him, eyes fixated on Derek's bare, muscular torso as he grabs another shirt. A smile creeps over Stiles' and Sawyer's faces as they glanced at each other with knowing looks. "Hey, that one looks pretty good, huh? What do you think, Danny?" Sawyer asked, pointing at Derek making Danny snap out of his little trance as she raised her eyebrows, "The shirt?" She asked.ย 

"It's... it's not really his color..." Danny said, Sawyer too was cringing at the sight of Derek Hale in an orange and blue striped shirt. Annoyed, Derek pulls off the T-shirt, exposing his perfect abs once again. As Danny's jaw drops open again, Stiles whispers, "Swing for a different team, but you still play ball, don't you, Danny-boy?"ย 

"You two are horrible people." Danny said, looking back at the twins. "I know. It keeps us awake at night." Sawyer said and Stiles nodded, "Anyway, about that text-" He started to say until Derek cut him off.ย 

"Stiles! None of these fit!"ย 

"I'll need the ISP, the phone number, and the exact time of the text." Danny said, making Stiles and Sawyer fist bump each other.ย 

"There. The text was sent from a computer. This one." Danny said, he pointed to the screen as Derek, Sawyer and Stiles gathered around. "Registered to that account name?" Derek asked and Danny nodded, "No, that can't be right." Sawyer mumbled looking at the name.ย 

BEACON HILLS HOSPITAL - MELISSA MCCALLย 

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"Did you get the picture?" Scott asked over the phone. Stiles, Sawyer and Derek all sat in the jeep outside of the hospital, "Yes and it looks like the drawing." Stiles said, looking at the picture of the necklace Scott sent. "Hey, is there something on the back of it? There's gotta be something- an inscription, an opening, something." Derek asked.ย 

"No, no, the thing's flat. And, no, it doesn't open. There's nothing in it, on it, around it, nothing. And where are you guys? You're supposed to be here. You're both first line." Scott said, making Stiles and Sawyer sigh as they glanced at each other, "Man, you're not gonna play if you're not here to start..."ย 

"I know. Look, if you see our dad, can you tell him... tell him we'll be there, we'll just be a little bit late, okay? All right, thanks." Stiles said before hanging up. "We're not gonna make it." Sawyer said and Stiles sighed, "I know."ย 

"And you didn't tell him about his mom, either." Derek said and Stiles shook his head, "Not 'till we find out the truth." He said. "Oh and one more thing." Derek said before grabbing the back of Stiles's head then slamming it down into the steering wheel. "Hey!" Sawyer said, lightly hitting Derek's shoulder but he ignored her.ย 

"Oh, God! What the hell was-" Stiles groaned, "You know that was for. Go. Go!" Derek demanded and Sawyer rolled her eyes then Stiles and her climbed out of the jeep, walking to the doors of the hospital. A few seconds later Sawyer' phone went off making him pull it out to see Derek calling.ย 

"Yeah, I said I can't find her." She said into the phone as she put it on speaker, "Look, ask for Jennifer. She's been looking after my uncle." Derek said and they walked over to Peter's room. "Yeah, well, he's not here, either." Sawyer said as they glanced around before Derek's slight panicked voice came through the phone.

"Guys, get out of there right now! It's him! He's the Alpha! Get out!" Derek yelled, making the twins glance at each other before quickly going to run out the room but froze when they saw someone standing by the room.ย 

"You two must be Stiles and Sawyer." Peter said smirking at the teens, "What are you doing here? Visiting hours are over." Someone said from behind them making Stiles and Sawyer turn to see Peter's nurse. Stiles gasped while Sawyer's eyes widened slightly, "Plot twist..." She asked while Stiles' eyes widened, "You... and him... You're-you're the one who- Oh, my- and he's- Oh, my God, we're gonna die."ย 

All the sudden thump sound made them turn to see Derek standing over a now knocked out nurse, "That's not nice. She's my nurse." Peter said, feigning offense. "She's a psychotic bitch helping you kill people. Get out of the way." Derek said and Sawyer pulled Stiles behind the front desk as Derek launched himself at Peter.ย 

His uncle, however, barely seemed to move. Eyes flashing red as he grabs Derek by the jacket, slamming him into one wall, cracking the plaster, before slamming him into the opposite side with the same result. "You think I killed Laura on purpose? One of my own family?" Peter says.ย 

"My mind- my personality- was literally burned out of me. I was being driven by pure instinct." Peter said before Derek launched himself back up. Peter responded by planting a foot right on Derek's torso, sending him tumbling back. Blood at his lips, Derek pulls his head up, "You want forgiveness?"ย 

"I want understanding. Do you have any idea what was happening to me in those years? Slowly healing cell by cell. Then even more slowly coming back to consciousness. Yes, becoming an Alpha taking that from Laura- it pushed me over a plateau in the healing process. I can't help that. And I tried to tell you what was happening. I tried to warn you." Peter said.ย 

"We need to leave." Stiles said and Sawyer nodded, "Hold on." She said before moving to peek over the counter to see Peter and Derek a little ways away from them. "Come on." She said before they quickly got up and ran out the hospital.

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