How hard could it be? • LM / SS

Chapter 35

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Jade got in the backseat next to her brother as she threw Lydia's nightgown to Scott.

"This is the one she was just wearing?" he queried. Jade nodded. "I'm not gonna let anyone hurt her. Not again," Scott promised.

"Jade, try a locater spell," Max said.

Waving her hand, a map and a blade appeared in her lap. She hadn't had to do one for weeks. Slicing her palm, she let the blood ooze onto the map. "Lydia Martin," she stated. She watched as the dot, to represent where Lydia was, zoomed around the page at lightning speed, never once stopping.

"It's not working? She's moving too fast," she said, furrowing her eyebrows.

"I'll just track her by scent, don't worry," Scott noted. Stiles started the jeep, letting out a yelp when he nearly ran into someone. "What are you doing here? Someone's going to see us," Scott asked his girlfriend. Well, his secret girlfriend. Chris still didn't approve of Scott and Allison going out. He made that very clear when he threatened to shoot Scott.

"I don't care. She's my best friend and we need to find her before they do," Allison said, jumping in the back seat beside Jade.

"I can find her before the cops can."

"How about before my father does?" Allison asked. "I just saw him and three other guys leave my house in two SUV's. It's a hunting party."

"Why does your dad want to kill Lydia?" Max asked. "She's not even a werewolf."

"She's something though."

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The group walked through the forest surrounding the Hale house. None of them had been here since the night Peter and Kate were killed. "This is where the scent leads," Scott stated.

"But has Lydia ever been here?" Stiles asked. "Not with me," Jade replied.

"Me either," Alison shook her head. "Maybe she came here on instinct, looking for Derek," she suggested.

"Looking for an Alpha?" Max questioned. "I mean, no offence, but Derek can't even look after himself, let alone other people." He had a point. Derek was a good fighter, but apparently not when it came to fighting off hunters.

"Yeah but wolves need a pack right?" Allison responded. "Like, would she have been drawn to an Alpha. Is it an instinct to be part of a pack?" There had to be a reason for Lydia to have came here. There just had to be.

"Wolves are stronger in packs. Strength in numbers," Jade whispered back. Scott and Max nodded along in agreement.

Stiles moved to the left, rustling around. "Hey, look at this!" he said. There was a wire along the floor. Allison and Max headed towards the boy. "It's a tripwire," Max commented. Stiles pulled the wire. Jade and Scott got pulled up into the air, hanging upside down by their ankles.

"Hey Stiles?" she asked. "Yeah buddy- oh," he replied as the three teenagers turned around. "When you see a tripwire, why is your first thought to pull it?" she questioned. All she had to say, was thank God she was wearing jeans, and not a skirt. "Don't you even start!" she exclaimed as Allison and Max started to laugh silently.

The group began to walk towards them when Scott suddenly put his hands out. "Wait, wait, wait!" he exclaimed. They stopped walking, confused. "Someone's coming. Hide. Go!" he hissed. They sprung into action, running to hide behind a nearby tree.

People walking towards them soon came into view. Great. Out of all the people it could be, it was Chris Argent and his followers. At least, she assumed it was them, as it was kind of hard to make out who it was when you were upside down. Chris walked forwards as the hunters stayed behind them.