Cardinals{Theo Raeken/Teen Wolf}

Twenty-Four

"You're such a tease!" Ryder says, hitting me in the abs.

"What are you guys doing here?" Scott asks.

"We still need to graduate." I say, holding up my book.

"No-no. what you need is to beaten. Severally. With lead pipe. Wrapped in barded wire."

"Watch it, Stilinski." Ryder says, moving backwards into me, in more of a protecting way."

"Babe, I got this." I say, kissing her on the lips. She smiles into it and I tickle her. I can't lie, I'm doing this on purpose: I want Stiles to know she's mine and I'm making her 10xs happier than he did. "Hey, I admit mistakes were made."

"Murders. Murders were made." Stiles says.

"You know how the Soviets helped us win WWII? They knew how to make it through what your going through."

"Wow, that's not what I was going to say." Ryder says, laughing.

"Is that it?" Stiles asks, annoyed. "Ok, thank you Theo. Very informative."

"If you're planning to break Lydia out of Eichen house, you still need to get through the Mountain Ash. We can make it through, you can't, Scott."

"What do you really want? " Scott asks.

"I know you saw the Fresco, 2 pissed of creatures; the Hellhound and The Beast fighting on pile of dead bodies. I don't want me or Ryder being one of those bodies, that's all I want. It's that simple. I can get you to Lydia...or we can se who get there first."

"I like a challenge." Ryder says, standing next to me. She puts her right arm around my waist. I put the book away, and we walk off.

"Well that was intense." I saw as we walk back to my truck.

"I saw her."

"Saw who?"

"Lydia," Ryder says. "Theo, if she says there, she's gonna die."

"Wait, how do you know?" I ask, before we get into the truck.

Sighing, she tells me she'll be back and runs inside. She comes back rather fast, and I can see she's holding her drawing notebook. "I drew this last night. It's a picture of Lydia, with a giant hole in the side of her head. At the bottom, there's a quote written backwards:

"Ƨʜɘ'ƨ ǫoinǫ ƚo ƨɔɿɘɒm, ɒnb ƨʜɘ miǫʜƚ ƚɒʞɘ ɒ loƚ oʇ innoɔɘnƚ qɘoqlɘ wiƚʜ ʜɘɿ"

"Theo, well have to help her."

"Ive already come up with a plan for that."

***

"Okay, are you ready?" I ask  as I park the truck outside Eichen.

Sighing, she takes off herbseatbelt. Before she even attempts to get out of the truck, I stop her. Looking her in the eyes with a very sincere look, I say, "If you're not ready, you don't have to do this with us. I love you and I don't wanna pressure you."

"It's not that, Theo." She starts. "It's just realizing the last 4 years of my life-my best friend-and ex boyfriend have been lying to me. Including my brother. And Derek and Peter and Isaac and-" He cut her off by kissing her.

"I'm here. You've still got me. You'll always have me."

She smiles, and kisses me cheek. As we get out, Tracey and Corey walk with us into the building. They take out the security guards, and he we head inside.

"Visiting hours are well past over." The guy in the lobby tells us.

"We're not here to visit." Tracy goes on to tell him.

I take Ryder's hand, and walk in front of my pack, "We're here for Lydia Martin." I grab him, and throw him on the ground. After that, we head to Lydia's cell.

Valack comes out her room, and looks at us. Tracy grabs him by the throat and holds him up. "

"I can't believe this place is a medical establishment."

"And what with a pack of Chimeras want with a Banshee?"

"I don't want a Banshee, I'm looking for a Hellhound."

There's a loud growl, and Valack looks to us right. I move away from him, and there he is..the Man on Fire. He grabs the door thing with his fiery hands, and roars, melting the door.

"You wanted a Hellhound? I think you found one."

This amazing. He's literally on fire.

He starts walking towards us, and Ryder moves closer to me.

Then, we get interrupted by the sirens going off.

"Lock down." Ryder whispers.

Not even a minute later, we hear a louder roar, and this time it's not from Parrish.

I look at Ryder with a confused look, and then I see it.

Her eyes, they're both glowing.

Her eyes are golden.