Y/n,Lydia, Scott and Issac sat on the bench in the sheriffs office everyone was quiet besides the tapping of y/n's foot on the cold floor. Everything happened so fast. Allison was gone just like that, now that Stiles had been taken by kira and her mother to their house it just filled her with more anxiety not knowing what was happening to him or if he was okay.
They had all been asked questions about the night and argent had made sure that they had a story and everyone's were the same but that wasn't what y/n was worried about at the moment, she looked down at her phone that had many missed calls from Derek but she didn't think about calling him back everything was overwhelming her mind
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"Stiles and Kira said it was the Nemeton that kept it trapped." Scott looked at seat on as they walked into the vets office
"The problem is this isn't even a person you're fighting." Destin told them "It just looks like one. It's a spirit that's taken the shape of a human."
"The shape of my best friend." Scott nodded
"Someone caught it once." Y/n shook her head "Someone can do it again, right?"
"I don't know." Dragon shook his head "This thing was trapped a long time ago, before the Nemeton was cut down. It doesn't have the same power anymore."
"Is there anything that does?" Scott continued
"Possibly. When the tree was whole, its wood was sometimes used to contain powerful objects. But those objects are very rare."
"Wait a second. Powerful objects?" Lydia asked "Like an Alpha's claws?"
"Which Alpha?"
"Talia Hale."lydia told them
"What? "y/n asked confused as ever
"Peter had them in this wooden box with a triskele carved on the lid." Lydia continued "What if it was made from the Nemeton?"
"It was." Deaton nodded
"How do you know?" Scott furrowed his brows at the man
"Because I made it."
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"Derek's got the triskele box." Y/n put her phone in her pocket "He's gonna meet us."
Lydia began to faint, Scott caught her arm "What's wrong?"
"Something's happening." Lydia shook her head "I had this sudden rushing feeling like..."
"like we're running out of time." Y/n concluded for her
"Yeah." A voice came from the door, Stiles stood with kira helping him up because of how week he was "Yeah, I kind of got that feeling, too."
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They pulled up to the school and immediately Stiles got out of the jeep but he tumbled forward, y/n got out quickly and grabbed into him time keep him standing. She lifted his arm over her shoulders as they made their way to the schools front doors. Scott went to open the doors
"Scott, hold on." Stiles got their attention "I know what you're all thinking. If this works, it might kill me, too. But even if it does, you have to go through with it. Stick with the plan, okay?"
"The plan is to save you." Y/n reminded
'That's the plan I'm going with." Scott agreed
They pushed open the door to reveal what wasn't the school but it was some type of yard that was all snowy, walking further into the doors y/n immediately regretted not grabbing another hoodie. To say it was freezing was an understatement, Stiles stepped forward slowly "Oh, this is definitely not part of the plan."
They looked around confused, until a figure popped around a corner y/n instinctively pulled Stiles closer to her carefully as she remembered the figure from earlier. The Nogitsune, kira pulled out her sword
"Like I promised, Stiles" The figure snarled "we're going to kill all of them..one..by..one"
They backed away slowly
"What the hell is this?" Scott asked "Where are we?"
"Between life and death." The Nogitsune told them
"Bardo." Lydia nodded
"But there are no peaceful deities here, Lydia." It continued "You're dying, Stiles. And now everyone you care about is dying, too."
"What?" Stiles asked almost sounding panicked "What do you mean?"
"I've captured almost all of the territories on the board, Stiles." More figured came out "The hospital. The sheriff's station. And now the animal clinic."
He used his hand as if to show he was grabbing something and smashing it in his fist as y/n's grip on his loosened in panic but she made sure he was close
"Do you know the ritual of seppuku, Stiles?"
"No, and I don't want to." He gulped as it came closer
"When a samurai disembowels himself with his own sword to maintain his honor, but that's not the cut that kills him." The Nogitsune told them all "The killing stroke is made by his kaishakunin, who beheads the samurai with his own katana. Scott..." He pointed to him as he came face to face with Stiles "scott is your kaishakunin. I'm going to make your best friend kill you, Stiles. And you're going to let him. Because just like you, they're all going to die. Everyone touched by an Oni's blade. Unless Scott kills you first."
"Why?" Stiles asked trying to act as if he wasn't scared "Why are you doing this?"
"To win the game."
That was when the oni around them all got out their swords, unintentionally a gasp came from y/n as it happened. Scott growled and kira got out her sword. Lydia was behind everyone, watching as Stiles pulled y/n closer if he even could. Scott and kira began to fight off the oni as y/n and Lydia made sure Stiles was away and safe
"How is this happening?" Scott asked mod fight "How are we in this place?"
"You're asking me?" Kira painted "A month ago, I'd never even touched a sword."
The frantic movements of Scott and kira continued until they were cornered, Stiles got out of y/n's grip lunging for a sword on the floor
"Stiles" y/n watched as he took the sword out if it's holder
"Stiles, no!" Scott yelled as he held it to his stomach
"Stiles" Lydia stated as well
"Stiles." Y/n tried reaching for him but he looked at her warningly "please don't"
"What if it saves you? What if it saves all of you?" He looked at them again
"What if it's just another trick?x y/n continued
"No more tricks, y/n." The Nogitsune shook his head we they watched their friend hold the sword to his chest tests begging to fall "End it, Scott. Let your friend fall on his own sword. Do for him what he cannot do for himself. Do it, Scott. Be his kaishakunin. Give up the game."
Stiles looked around as if something clicked, the Nogitsune shook his head "you have no moves left."
He lowered the sword handing it to kira "I do. A divine move."
"What" y/n asked gulping as Stiles fell back slightly and she caught him holding him close once again
"Stop fighting them." Stiles ordered "It's an illusion. You have to stop fighting them. It looks real and it feels real, but Scott, you gotta trust me, it's an illusion."
Scott turned making Kira and Lydia do so as well, Stiles grip on y/n tightened as he watched Scott walk forward an Oni taking a slice at him. Kira and Lydia walked ahead after him the Onis continuing to slice at them as they got closer, y/n didn't even step forward before an Oni went to slice at them. She then moved her body to cover stiles as it sliced her back with a wince she watched as they took one more step as Scott opened the doors and they were finally where they wanted to be. The school hallway.
"We're okay." Scott said as they began to check themselves "We're-"
Thump
Scott's body was thrown into a locker, Kira turned seeing void he hit her nocking her to the floor then hitting Lydia nocking her down with him. Y/n backed up with Stiles
"This was my game." Void looked up at the two "You think you can beat me at my game?"
"Divine move." Void began to follow as they backed up quicker "Divine move. You think you have any moves at all? You can kill the Oni. But me? Me?"
His voice got louder "I'm a thousand years old. You can't kill me!"
"But we can change you." Y/n spoke up
"What?" He stopped and look d at her confused
'You forgot about the scroll." Stiles said wrapping a protective arm around y/n again
'The Shugendo scroll." Y/n nodded
"Change the host."
"You can't be a fox and a wolf." Stiles told him
Scott came behind and scratched void before biting into his shoulder he yelled out in pain before it was silence by kira jabbing her sword into his stomach. A gasp came out of y/n's mouth her mind not used to there bring two Stiles. She wat her as void collapsed to his knees his mouth opening wide before a flie came out it buzzed last them all before Issac ran up and caught it in the box. They watched as void spasms and cracks before falling into a cloud of dust. Y/n smiled seeing Stiles was okay but that went seat when the boys body fell with a thud, immediately y/n was by his side tears welling in her eyes. All of their worries were dismissed when his eyes opened slowly, he looked at y/n who's hand was under his head
"Oh, God, I fainted, didn't I?" He asked and they nodded "We're alive. We all alive?"
"Yeah." Scott nodded "We're okay."
Lydia looked to her right before she stood up, her face contorted, y/n was confused until it hit her like a wave
"Aiden" she breathed out "Lydia go"
Without another word Lydia ran past them and out the doors y/n followed after just behind, as soon as she made it out Lydia turned and pulled the girl into a hug. That's when y/n saw it, Aiden layed on the ground as Ethan leaned over him Scott, Stiles and kira made their way out and took in the sight. Stiles was okay but in the process they had lost Aiden and Allison
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"You ever run track?" Y/n heard her fathers voice as he trudged down the steps "I mean, you have excellent muscle definition."
"I sometimes ran from cougars trying to eat me." The girl she knew as Malia said to him
"I've had the same problem." Coshc nodded "So, listen, we're gonna start off slow. You know, a few classes here and there. Don't worry. You'll learn fast."
"I intend to." The girl made eye contact with y/n as she passed
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Y/n knocked slowly on Stiles door, she had been checking on him basically everyday since that night.
"Come in y/n" he called out, the door swing open as she entered
"How'd you know it's was me" she asked before closing the door behind her
"It's 3:30" he chuckled "right after school, when you usually come by, you know you don't need to come and check on me every day"
"It makes me feel better to know your doing fine since you have a few days off school" she frowned sitting in his bed
"Okay it's not like I want to my dad's making me" he sat next to her "says it's been too traumatic"
"I understand where he's coming from" the girl plopped back on the bed her back hitting the mattress as she bounced slightly
"I do to" he grumbled following suit, his head turned so he was facing her
"I'm glad your okay" she told him with a smile "I know its been hard recently but if you ever need to talk that's why I'm here"
"You say this every time" he chuckled at her
suddenly y/n began laughing at the way his breath moved her hair making it tickle her face, Stiles didn't move he just smiled at her as her eyes shut before opening again to look at the ceiling
"What" she asked her laugh dying down as she faced him
"Nothing, your just really pretty" he shook himself out of his trance watching as the girl just froze
"What" she gulped as she felt his hand come up and cup her cheek
"Your really pretty" he repeated, this made her smile as a blush crept onto her cheeks
Confidence erupted in the girl as she moved first and connected their lips. after everything they have been through, especially Stiles, these past few days and they knew that they had no clue what could happen and that is why she took the chance and did it. Their lives were anything but normal, maybe they could be the bit of normal they have for each other
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