Following the Stars

Minds of a Beast

Allison sat up in her bed with a start, looking around
"Lydia?" she called, walking to her bedroom door "Stiles?" She wondered through the house calling all of their names, frowning when she found the house empty. She went back into her room to grab her keys and ran down the stairs and out of the house, there were no cars in the driveway... there were no cars anywhere for that matter. Allison took a deep breath and frowned, the air felt stale, almost suffocatingly so, her gaze flitted around the neighbourhood, tensing as the hairs on the back of her neck prickled, giving her the impression she was being watched, she ran back into the house, kicking the door behind her as she went. She headed back up to her room
"What the fuck?" she muttered, her bow was nowhere to be found, she opened all of her drawers and searched her hiding spots for any of the weapons she normally kept but came up short. "fuck" she sighed again before eyeing her bed, running to it she flipped over a pillow letting out a relieved laugh and grabbing the knife and flipping it in her hands, feeling safer already.
"Right then..." She said to the empty room "Let's find out what the fuck is going on"
It was a long walk, but she headed to Lydia's first, then to Danny's, then Scott's and Stiles. There was nobody in and nobody around town.
She was alone

"So he just put her in a coma? Just like that?!" Scott yelled, his eyes flashing gold briefly "Why didn't you kill him!" He shouted at Derek
"I wanted to." Derek sighed "Believe me I still do. But he's right, he hasn't faulted us so far"
"If she can't get back in the next three days she'll die" Scott growled
"You can't think like that Scott, she will wake up. She will" Lydia muttered, she still hadn't moved from her spot on the bed
"How can you be so calm?" Scott asked, Lydia didn't reply, she just pursed her lips and continued to rub circles into Allison's hand with her thumb
"What do we do?" Stiles asked
"We make some coffee and we wait" Derek replied, finally peeling his eyes away from Allison and Lydia to look at Stiles.

Stiles and Scott headed to the kitchen to put a pot of coffee on
"She isn't calm you know" Stiles said
"I know, she just hides it so damn well" Scott shook his head
"She'll come back, she's Allison freaking Argent for crying out loud!"
"I know dude"
"You gotta have faith!" Stiles grinned and slapped Scott on the back

It was pure daylight, there should be people here. Allison walked through the town, the silence was proving to be maddening. There was only one place she hadn't been to yet.
By the time she reached the Hale house, the sun had set, the house looking menacing in the twilight.
"No car, why am I not surprised" Allison sighed as she walked up the steps and opened the door, wincing as the wood creaked from the strain. She went to walk upstairs, hoping the alpha had some books that could explain what the fuck was going on
"Hey kiddo" a cheerful voice to her left greeted. Allison froze. That voice... Bracing herself she turned
"Kate..."
"You don't look pleased to see me" Kate cocked her head to one side, Allison stumbled backwards, feeling herself pale at the sight the woman's throat was hanging from her neck, she looked exactly how she had done that night, despite the gruesome sight Kate was looking at her as though it was a regular visit.
"What...what are you doing here?" Allison asked
"Oh you know me" Kate waved her hand breezily "I like to drop in from time to time, how are the wolves?" She asked as she walked towards Allison before scrunching up her face "Never mind, I don't care" She was in Allison's space by now "I'm more interested in you. I hear you're of the supernatural type now"
"I-" Allison began but the words were caught in her throat, her gaze fell on the necklace that lay against her aunts chest
"I'm sorry kid, but you know the rules" Kate shrugged, her grin still in place "Hunters code and all"
Before Allison could respond she was thrown through the wall, coming to a sliding halt. She pushed herself up and looked over to Kate, looking as magnificent as ever as the dust settled around her
"Where am I?" Allison chocked out as she stumbled to her feet "Why are you here?!"
"Oh Allison, sweetie that isn't nice." Kate tutted "Okay, seeing as you look like an adorable little puppy, I'll give you the spark notes version" Kate turned her back on Allison and walked back into the room where Peter had killed her "This" She threw her hands out dramatically "Is a dream. And you" She span around and pointed a finger at Allison "Are in a coma"
"What?" Allison exclaimed, she made a mental note to kill Deaton.
"That's right kiddo. And this is where it gets fun, you've got all this guilt, trauma...whatever on your shoulders and it's holding you back"
"You aren't making any sense" Allison shook her head, secretly she understood every word, she as just trying to buy time as she racked her memory for any of the Latin phrases that Lydia had taught her. Kate was beginning to look annoyed by this point
"You have demons, hell we all do, but!" Kate got into her personal space and tapped a finger against Allison's temple, her grin still firmly in place "Yours are coming back, and honey, they want blood, because you see, you die in your dream...bye bye real Allison." Kate stepped back and waved her hand mockingly "And you have to move fast because your body can't exactly last long without a soul"
"And you're one of my demons aren't you?" Allison asked
"Well...Yeah" Kate shrugged "But that's beside the point, it's no fun if you don't fight back and besides I have kinda missed my little niece!" Kate tried to hug Allison, but she ducked underneath her aunts arms and span around, Kate feigned a hurt expression "So, you and Lydia?"
"Leave her out of it" Allison hissed
"Ohhhh protective aren't we?" Kate laughed "Now it all makes sense" she nodded thoughtfully to herself
"What does?"
"Oh you'll see" Kate replied with a wink
"You're a sociopath" Allison sighed
"I followed the code!" Kate yelled, her playful demeanour gone
"No you didn't! Dad told me! There were kids in here!" Allison yelled as she gestured wildly to the derelict building "You killed innocents!"
"I FOLLOWED THE CODE" Kate screamed as she lunged towards her, Allison easily ducked out of the way and slammed the palm of her hand into Kate's back, sending her into the stair banister
"We have a new code now!" Allison yelled as Kate got to her feet, Allison easily deflected each of the blows "We protect those who can't protect themselves!"
"You're not going to survive this Allison" Kate spat as she threw Allison into the door, cracking the frame, Allison slumped down to the ground "It's a shame really" Kate sighed "As your aunt I felt a responsibility to raise you as a great hunter..." Allison looked over to the knife that she had dropped earlier and focussed her attention on it "Instead you're a shitty hunter and an even shittier witch" Kate bent down and wrapped her fingers around Allison's neck and lifted her into the air. Allison laughed harshly and spat the blood from her mouth, watching it splatter by Kate's feet
"And in the end... you..." Allison choked as Kate's body tensed "You were a shitty aunt" Allison gasped as Kate dropped to her knees, feeling for the knife in her back. Allison walked past her and pulled the knife from her back and dropped down on the stairs rubbing away the pain in her neck as her aunt lay on the ground, slowly bleeding out.
She sat like this for a while until she was sure the body had stopped moving and kicked her onto her back
"You don't deserve this" Allison pulled the necklace, the chain snapping in half. She left the Hale house without looking back, not batting an eyelid at the fact the sun was now beginning to rise, she did wonder if time was linear in dreams, though she doubted this. Honestly? She just wanted to sleep- she chuckled dryly, wanting to sleep when in the midst of a coma sounded pretty fucked up in her ears

Derek doesn't dream often, but when he does it's always of the one place he feels truly at home. The woods. This is where he found himself, running between the trees, he'd grown up here. He knows every tree, every nook and cranny like the back of his hand. But this?
This felt toxic, blood permeated the air, every breath he took felt like a chore. He often stayed away from his home in dreams, they brought up memories that would manifest themselves in disturbing ways if he visited. Instead he tried to distance himself, finding himself walking through the woods, his fingers brushing against the trees
"Derek?"
He span around with such speed leaves flew up, blocking his view briefly
"Allison?" He lowered his guard "is it really you?"
"I could ask you the same thing.." Allison took a step backwards "Are you one of them?"
"One of what?" he asked with a frown as he scanned her body "You're hurt" he nodded towards the bruising on her neck
"It's nothing"
"It's really you isn't it?" He asked, taking a step towards her
"I think so? How did you get here?" Allison asked
"Where am I?"
"I think...you're in my dream?"
Derek frowned, that was impossible
"I was just at your house... Kate was there... She told me I'm in a coma"
Or apparently not
"You are. Deaton did it"
"I figured" Allison laughed, she had a dangerous look in her eye, Derek smirked, he was willing to bet she was thinking of killing the vet for this.
"You need to wake up" He said after a moment
"Yeah... I can't" Allison groaned "Kate said there are people here who want to kill me"
"She's right, they're like manifestations of your subconscious and they're blocking your powers or something"
"That's kind of what Kate said, she called them my demons"
"Where is she?"
Allison held out the pendant
"Dead" She stated as she threw the pendant against a nearby tree, she frowned "More dead...You know what I mean" She shook her head "what do I do Derek?"
"Don't die" Derek suggested
"Right then. Helpful" Allison sighed as she walked past Derek "You should go back" She called over her shoulder
"What about you?"
"Clearly I have some demons to deal with. There is one thing you can do for me though"
"Of course"
She continued walking and Derek found himself fighting the urge to follow her "Tell Stiles and the others I said hey"

Derek woke up suddenly, raising his arms to shield his eyes from the sunlight bleeding through the curtains
"Whoa Der what's up?!" Stiles was at his side in an instant
"Allison" He choked "I was with her... "
They looked towards Allison before sprinting downstairs, Scott, Danny and Lydia were sat together on the sofa each palming a mug of coffee and watching TV, all ready but reluctant to head to school
"I was in Allison's dream" Derek said as soon as he reached the bottom of the stairs. The three teens leapt to their feet
"Is she okay?" Lydia asked
"She had just killed her aunt, she wasn't exactly hugs and kisses" Derek shot back dryly
"How did you end up in her dream?" Scott asked
"I don't know"
"What did It feel like?" Danny asked
"Wrong, like I didn't belong"
"What do we do?"
"Change of plan. Scott, you and Stiles go to the house, there are some books upstairs, I need you to get them and bring them here. Danny, Lydia you go to school, blend in, act normal
"I'd rather stay here..." Lydia pouted at Derek
"That was an order Lydia. Go to school"
Derek pulled Stiles to one side while they were all getting ready to leave
"I need clothes, I don't think Allison's dad will appreciate me raiding his closet"
"Got you covered bro" Stiles saluted as he turned to leave. Derek watched his pack leave before filling up a mug of coffee and heading back upstairs.

Allison reached her house after what felt like an eternity, being sure to lock the door behind her before walking up the stairs and into her room
There were people, no. Not people, Kate hadn't been real, they were manifestations of her subconscious, they were monsters. Demons. There were things in her mind that wanted to kill her.
She placed her knife on her desk and walked over to the window
Kate had been important to her life, like a sister to her her death had been a defining moment for her. Allison stretched out her arms
"So what else impacted my life?" She asked herself.
A sound outside her room shut her up, Allison headed to the desk and grabbed the knife, dropping down into a defensive position, a knock on her door forced her to take a step back
"Honey? Is everything alight?" The voice asked
Allison's shoulders sagged, she knew that voice. The door knocked again. Allison looked towards the window before looking back at the door
"Mom..."