Running with Wolves

Chapter 38

Stiles found something, now we're looking for Scotty, we screamed as we ran into someone.
Stiles said" I think I found something."
Scotty said" So did I." I stretched my arms out to Scotty, he took me into his arms,
" Bub?" He looked at me with pouty lips,
I said" You alsmost dropped me two times!" Scotty rubbed my back, as I laid my head on his shoulder.

We got to the place Stiles found,
Stiles said" It's a coyote den."
Scott said" Werecoyote."
" You see this? This is Malia's. Remember, it's the same one she was wearing in the photo."
" We shouldn't be in here."
" What do you mean?"
" She's not going to come back now. We just invaded her home. Our scent's gonna be everywhere."
" If she's not gonna come back here. Where's she going to go?"
" I don't know."
" Can you track her now? You think you got her scent?"
" Maybe. But I'm better at this when I'm a full wolf. And I'm still worried that if I do it, I won't be able to turn back."
" The door's still open."
" If I can't get to Derek, we're gonna have to find someone else to help. This is basically a crime scene, right? I think it might be a little out of my boss's league."
" And more in my dad's." I yawned, then nuzzled my face into Scott's neck, before falling asleep.
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Stiles said" Here's where we found the den. It's right in the middle of the hiking trails."
Allison said" Well, that could narrow it down. Coyotes travel in fixed trails. But I think you're right about her not going back to the den. Coyotes don't like wolves. And they're really smart. If they don't want to be heard, they actually walk on their toes."
" Coyotes tip toe?"
" They tip toe." The bell rang," I got to go, but send me the pinned location."
" Okay." Stiles grabbed my hand and we walked to his desk, I sat on his lap, playing with his hair, their teacher started talking. I didn't really listen, till I heard him say Mr. Stilinski.
He said" Mr. Stilinski, how about you?"
Stiles said" Oh, maybe someone else could."
" Everyone participates in my class, Mr. Stilinski."
" Okay." Stiles stood up, putting me down in his seat, I yawned, rubbing my eyes. Stiles went up there, I saw his hand grip the tall desk, I tilted my head, then started whimpering. Scott looked at me, then looked at Stiles,
Scotty said" Stiles? You okay?" He stood up, Stiles wobbled. I jumped down and ran to him, I breathed heavily." I should take him to the nurse's office." Scott grabbed Stiles and walked, I ran after them, I started crying.

Scott said" Stiles, look at me, man. Is this a panic attack?" Stiles held onto the sink,
He said" It's a dream, it's a dream. This is just a dream."
" No, it's not. This is real. You're here. You're here with me." My eyes glowed, and I felt my teeth turn sharp, and my fingers hurt." Okay, what do you do? I mean, like, how do you tell if you're awake or dreaming?"
" Your fingers... you count with your fingers. You have extra fingers in dreams."
" How many do I have? Hey! Look at me. Come on, Stiles. Look at my hands and count with me. One..."
" Two."
" Keep going."
" Three. Four."
" Five."
" Six. Seven."
" Eight."
" Nine. Ten."
" Ten. Ten." Stiles fell down the wall, I went back to normal,
" What the hell is happening to me?"
" We'll figure it out. You're going to be okay."
" Am I? Are you? Scott, you can't transform. Allison's being haunted by her dead aunt. And I'm straight up losing my mind. We can't do this. We can't... we can't help Malia. We can't help anyone."
" We can try. We can always try." I walked to then, nuzzling my face against Scott's neck. Then I smelled something different, my eyes glowed, I followed the scent. Scott grabbed me when he heard something, He lifted me up, and ran into the locker room, he pushed locker down and I heard the coyote leave. He was looking at Stiles' book bag, I saw the doll from the car.

Scotty held my hand at the end of the hall, Stiles and Daddy were at the other end.
Stiles said" Scott, you been listening?" Scotty nodded.
We were in the locker room,
Stiles said" Scott. I think I know what she was looking for." He pulled out the doll,
Scott said" You took the doll from the car?"
" Yeah, I thought you could use it, you know, for like her scent."
Mr. Tate said" Where did you get that? Where did you find this?" He took the doll, I held onto Stiles' shirt, from behind him." It belonged to my daughter."
Daddy said" Mr. Tate, I don't know how you heard about this. If you got your own police scanner of what... but you can't be here."
" I have a permit."
" California schools are gun free zones, permit or no permit. You need to leave, Mr. Tate. Now."
" You find that animal. You find that thing." I looked up at Scott and Stiles, this must be bad.

I was hanging off Isaac's shoulders,
Doc said" Xylazine. It's a tranquilizer for horses. For a werecoyote, expect it to work within seconds. I only have three. So whoever's shooting, needs to be a damn good shot."
Scotty said" Allison's a perfect shot."
Isaac said" She used to be."
" She can do it."
" If we manage to find the thing."
Stiles said" Okay, what is the point of him? Seriously, what is his purpose? Aside from the persistent negativity and the scarf? What's up with the scarf anyway? It's 65 degrees out."
" Look, maybe I'm asking a question no one here wants to ask. How do we turn a coyote back into a girl, when she hasn't been a girl for eight years?"
Scott said" I can do it."
Stiles said" You can?"
" You remember the night that Peter trapped us in the school? In the gym, he was able to make me turn using just his voice. Deucalion did the same thing at the distillery."
Doc said" This is a werecoyote, Scott. Who knows if it'll even work if you can find someone who can teach you."
Stiles said" That's why you called Derek, first."
Scott said" Yeah, I could try it on my own. But right now, I'm too scared to even change into just a werewolf."
" We need a real alpha. You know what I mean. An alpha who can do alpha things. You know, an alpha who can get it going. You know, get it..."
Isaac said" Up?" I started to slid off his back, he pushed me back up, I held onto his jacket.
Scott said" Great. I'm an alpha with performance issues."
Doc said" Is there anyone besides Derek who could help?"
Isaac said" I wouldn't trust Peter."
Stiles said" Maybe the twins?"
Doc said" They're not alphas anymore. After what Jennifer did, almost killing them? It broke that part of them."
" Right, but what if they know how to do it?"
Scott said" Nobody's seen them for weeks."
" Well, actually, that's not totally true."
I said" Lydia!"

Stiles lifted me up, I just woke up from a nap,
Lydia said" Anyone else think we might be doing more harm than good?"
Scott said" We're trying to keep a father from killing his own daughter."
Isaac said" Actually, we're trying to keep a guy from killing a coyote who is actually his daughter, who we don't know how to change from a coyote back to his daughter."
Stiles said" And again with the not helping." Isaac nodded his head, looking at Stiles, I rubbed my eyes, and nuzzled Stiles' neck. Allison got a gun, I looked at Stiles, rubbing my eyes again. Then there was a gun shot, I jumped, holding onto Stiles' shirt tighter. Scott got on his bike and took off,
Stiles yelled" Wait! Wait, wait! Wait!" Isaac ran after Scott, Stiles called Daddy,
He said" It took the doll again? What the hell is so important about this doll? It's the doll." Stiles hung up on daddy," It's the doll? All right, but why would it go all the way to the school and then all the way back fo the house just for a doll? One that was in the car wreck in the first place. We didn't find it in the coyote den."
Lydia said" It likes the doll. Who cares?"
" It likes the doll a lot."
" What kind of doll is it?"
" I don't know. It's a doll, you know. It's got little arms, a big baby head and dead, soulless eyes." I rolled on the ground," Actually, I took a pic. Here." He showed her the picture he took,
" That's Malia?"
" Yeah, that's the jacket and the scarf we found in the den."
" Stiles, she's not holding the doll."
" That's Malia's younger sister. It's her doll. I know what she's doing."
" What?"
" I know where she's going." Then there was a really loud scream, Isaac! I covered my ears, rubbing my head against Stiles' leg. My eyes glowed and I took off," Oh! Riley?!" I sniffed the air, turning aaahhooo! I followed Isaac's scent, then I heard something click under me. I looked down, and saw a trap, I whimpered, freezing, then I heard Scott roar, I started whimpering louder. I looked around,
I said" Isaac!" I saw Isaac and Allison,
Allison said" Oh, my god." They ran to me, I went to move," No, no, no, Riley, freeze." I froze,
Isaac said" It's okay, Riley."
" Grab him." Isaac wrapped his hands around my chest, under my armpits, he looked at Allison," One... two... three!" Isaac lifted me up, we fell onto to the ground, and the trap snapped shut. I screamed, Allison rubbed my hair back," You're okay, shh, shh, you're okay, Riley." I started crying, going back to normal, Isaac stood up, rocking me in his arms. I nuzzled against his neck, waiting to get back to Stiles as they started walking.

I was handed to Stiles, I nuzzled my face against his neck, falling back to sleep since I just woke up a little.