Something Just Like This

03

At school, Scott and Hailey met up with Stiles who asked, "So you killed her?"

"I don't know," Scott replied. "I just woke up. And I was sweating like crazy, and I couldn't breathe. I've never had a dream where I woke up like that before."

"I have. More than once," Hailey said, shuddering.

Stiles glanced at his best friend. "Really? I have. Usually ends a little differently."

""A," I meant I've never had a dream that felt that real, and "B," never give me or Hailey that much detail about you in bed again."

"Noted. Let me take a guess here-"

"No, I know, you think it has something to do with me going out with Allison tomorrow, like I'm gonna lose control and rip her throat out."

"No, of course not. Yeah, that's totally it. Hey, come on, it's gonna be fine, all right? Personally, I think you're handling this pretty freakin' amazingly. You know, it's not like there's a lycanthropy class you can take."

"Yeah, not a class, but maybe a teacher."

Hailey frowned and glanced at her friend. "Who, Derek? Aren't you forgetting the part where you two got him tossed in jail?"

"You were there too."

"Well, it wasn't my idea to go to the woods to dig up half a body."

Stiles clasped a hand over Hailey's mouth, glancing around. "Shh."

Scott nodded, then said, "Yeah, I know, but chasing her, dragging her to the back of the bus, it felt so real."

"How real?"

"Like it actually happened."

They made their way outside to see a bus that looked like a supernatural creature had attacked it.

In sync, Stiles and Hailey said, "I think it did."

Stiles glanced at Scott. "She's probably fine."

"She's not answering my texts, Stiles, Hailey," Scott said as he began panicking.

They walked back into the school and Stiles replied, "It could just be a coincidence, all right? A seriously amazing coincidence."

"Just help me find her, okay? Do either of you see her?"

"No," Stiles and Hailey replied.

Scott walked off to look for Allison.

Stiles turned to Hailey with a slightly worried expression. "Do you think..."

Hailey cut him off. "No, I don't think so. Just coincidence."

"How much trouble did you get in?"

"I managed to get out of it."

"You talked your way out of it, huh?"

"Yeah. Hey, thanks for covering for us the other day. Even if my dad and yours didn't believe us."

"You're welcome."

A voice sounded over the loudspeaker. "Attention, students, this is your principal. I know you're all wondering about the incident that occurred last night to one of our buses. While the police work to determine what happened, classes will proceed as scheduled."

Hailey pointed across the way. "Hey, it looks like he found her."

Stiles looked to where she was pointing and said, "Yeah, looks like he did."

They entered the classroom and sat down.

Scott looked at Jackson who asked, "What are you looking at, asswipe?"