"A boy in a jeep? What boy in a jeep? There's no boy or jeep."
"Are you done? Because the non-existent boy with the non-existent jeep is waiting for you downstairs in our very existent house."
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The sound of cars parking outside caused me to look up towards the front door. A few seconds later it flew open and Scott and Aiden were carrying Stiles inside, Lydia coming in behind them.
"The couch, put him on the couch," Scott huffed as they walked over and placed him on the sofa.
"This is crazy, he should be in the hospital," Melissa says with worry on her face.
Scott turns his attention to her for a second as he answers, "Mom, you remember what happened last time he went to the hospital?"
I sat down on the edge of the couch and leaned a bit closer to Deaton watching him examine the wound on Stiles' stomach. A small frown appeared on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked him, my own brows furrowing.
"He's not bleeding. I think he might even be healing."
"You mean healing like we heal?" Aiden asks.
"Isn't that good though?" I wonder.
"For him? Yes. Us? I'm not so sure."
"Well, if we're not going to kill him, why aren't we at least tying him down with really big chains?" Aiden asks and I shoot him a glare.
"I might have something more effective," Deaton says as he puts a dropper full of some kind of liquid in the Nogitsune's mouth.
Suddenly Stiles' eyes shoot open and he grabs me by the throat. Scott rushes over and grabs Stiles' wrist, luckily breaking the grip.
The Nogitsune slowly lowers his arm as the liquid kicks in. He glances over at Deaton, "Kanima venom. Nice touch."
I smile at Melissa as she hands me a glass of water. I take a sip after coughing lightly.
"Was that really necessary?" I let out, earning me an eye roll.
He then turns his attention to Aiden, a small smirk playing on his lips, "You know how they say that twins get a feeling when the other one's in pain? Oh, I hope not. You're gonna need it."
We all turn toward Aiden who's looking over at Scott but doesn't move.
"Okay, I'll give you a little hint," he continues in a low voice, "Ethan's at the school."
"Go," Scott tells him and Aiden rushes out of the house.
The Nogitsune's laugh fills the room, "Oh, I hope he gets there in time. I like the twins. Short tempers. Homicidal compulsions."
He turns his attention back to us, "They're a lot more fun than you bakemono trying to save the world every day."
"Doc, you brought something to paralyze his body. You got anything for his mouth?" Melissa asks annoyed.
"Yes, I do," Deaton says as he tapes over Stiles' mouth causing him to roar and laugh.
I plopped down on the armchair in the corner and pulled my knees up to my chest, sighing, "How much longer do you think we have?"
Deaton glanced around at all of us as he answered, "I wish I knew but if we don't figure it out soon, we're going to need to find a better place to keep him."
"Why does it feel like we're underestimating the danger here?" I leaned back and let out another small sigh.
"He might be paralyzed but it still feels like he's got us right in the palm of his hand."
I stayed in the armchair, barely listening to the guys talking in the kitchen, watching Melissa tending to Stiles' wounds.
My eyes were glued to his and he was staring right back at me. I then noticed tears starting to well up in his eyes.
"Stiles?" My voice came out as a whisper. He nodded slowly and I walked over to him, kneeling down next to Melissa.
She removes the tape from his mouth as a tear runs down his face. My soft expression turned into a glare as he smirked, looking back at us with feign disappointment.
"Really? I shed one tear, that's all it takes?" He says in a low voice, shaking his head and turns his attention to Melissa, "How are you going to hold up when Scott knows the truth about why his dad really left?"
She stares back at him, confusion all over her face, "What?"
"You know he overheard it, right? You had no idea. You called Stilinski right after it happened. You didn't tell Scott but you told the Sheriff but Stiles overheard it like he hears everything. Do you want to know why he didn't tell Scott? Because he knew Scott would never forgive you, he knew how much he would hate you."
