Running In The Moonlight

Grip

Valencia woke up in the middle of the night at Lydia's house. She and Allison, like many of the other party guests, spent the night. She couldn't help but think back to Stiles' s confession from earlier. he said he liked her as more than a friend but he was also drunk. Her mind raced with thoughts. Valencia needed to get fresh air. She stood up and walked out to the backyard. Valencia sat at the edge of the pool with her feet in the water. It could have been a few minutes or a few hours that she was out there, just thinking. Valencia was torn. She knew she liked Isaac but she also knew that she never even considered the possibility of Stiles being more than a friend. Suddenly, she was torn from her thoughts. "You can't sleep either?" a voice says from behind her. Valencia turns to see Isaac standing in the open doorway. "Nope. You?" Valencia says. Isaac shakes his head. He walks over next to Valencia and sits down. "What's up? I can tell something's on your mind." Isaac says, looking at her. "It's just, I don't know. I feel torn and I don't know what to do." Valencia says, not looking at him. " What do you mean?" He asks. She sighs heavily. "I know I have feelings for one person and I think I have feelings for another person too. And I know one of the two has feelings for me too." She replies, looking over at Isaac. He nods slowly, as of considering something. "Can I ask who you're talking about? Or is that top secret?" Isaac asks, smiling. " Well uh Stiles is the one who has feelings for me. He told me during the party, in the bathroom." She says. Isaac's smile falters. "Oh, is that why you two were gone for so long?" He asks. Valencia shakes her head yes. "This is probably a bad time to tell you this then huh?" Valencia looks at Isaac confused. " I like you too." Isaac says, leaning closer to her. "Oh um..." She mutters, unsure how to respond. "It's okay. I get it. Don't worry about answering right now." Isaac leans in and puts his hand on the side of Valencia's face. He starts to lean in to kiss her. Valencia pushes him away. "Isaac, I can't." She says, standing up. Valencia gets up and walks away. Isaac is left by the pool, disappointed and confused. Valencia walks back into the house to get her shoes and phone. She puts on her shoes and walks back out the front door. Valencia needed to get away. She needed to be alone to think.

That morning, when everyone woke up to see Valencia gone, all hell broke loose. "What the fuck do you mean she left last night Isaac!" Allison yells, annoyed. "I don't know! We were outside by the pool talking when she got up and left!" He yells back. "Well obviously you're not telling us the whole story because that's not like her!" Lydia retorts. He takes a deep breath. "Yeah you're right. I'm not. But I will now," he says looking around the room. "I woke up and she was outside sitting by the pool so I went out there to join here. We got to talking and she confessed that she thinks she has feelings for two different people. And that one of them likes her too. So naturally I ask her who. And she told me that Stiles confessed to having feelings for her." Stiles was the color of a tomato because of both anger and embarrassment " and I, being me, confessed to liking her too. So when she didn't say anything, I tried to kiss her and she pushed me away and left. That's the whole story I swear." Isaac tells the group. Everyone is just standing there in shock, expect for Stiles. He looked like he could kill Isaac where he stood. "So both you and stiles like Valencia?" Malia asks Isaac. Both boys shake their heads yes. "HA! Called it!" She says, grinning and turning to Kira. "Not the time, Malia" Kira says, shaking her head. At this point, Stiles had reached his boiling point. He walks over to Isaac and punches him. "Dude what the hell!" Scott yells. Isaac just grins, holding his jaw. Stiles goes to take another punch when Isaac catches Stiles's hand, punching him in the stomach. The two boy begin to fight. Scott sees Isaac's eyes flash gold, meaning he's starting to change.

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TWO DOING?" Valencia yells, walking into the house. Isaac and Stiles immediately stop and turn, along with everyone else. Valencia is standing there, fuming mad. She marches up to the two boys and pulls them outside. "Tell me what the fuck that was about. Now. And don't you dare lie." Valencia demands, looking between the pair. "Well Stiles started it." "Did not" "Did too." Valencia rolls her eyes. " Isaac told everyone what happened with us and you two last night. And I got really angry and jealous and lost my grip and yeah." Stiles gushes. "What he said." Isaac agrees. " I can't believe you two. You're both ridiculous. And not in a good way." Valencia says, shaking her head in disbelief. The two boys walk back inside sheepishly. The group just look at them. Allison and Lydia go outside to comfort Valencia. She's sitting on a lawn chair with her head in her hands. The two girls sit on either side of her and rub her back. "What am I gonna do? I royally messed up." Valencia says, slightly muffled. " You didn't mess up or do anything wrong. Stiles and Isaac did." Allison says. "I hate to bring this up right now, but you're gonna have to choose on of them eventually, you know that right?" Lydia says. "I know I do. But how do I choose?" Valencia asks. Allison and Lydia just look at each other. "Well there's a couple choices, follow your heart, flip a coin, or have each on of them take you out on three dates. Like stiles would take you out on three dates and so would Isaac. And the you'd choose from there." Lydia says, grinning at Allison. "I personally like the third option." Allison says . "Me too." Lydia agrees. "You guys are the best. Let's try that third option." Valencia says, looking at the two girls. All three girls just smile at each other.  "Okay great. Valencia, you're gonna tell Isaac and stiles about the plan. Me and Allison will distract the others." Lydia says, standing up. "Okay." "Okay." The three girls walk back into the house. "Stiles, Isaac, you two stay in here with Valencia. Everyone else is going outside with me and Lydia." Allison says, gesturing around the room. The group look around confused. "Go. Follow Allison and Lydia please." Valencia says, pushing them outside. Isaac and Stiles are standing awkwardly. "Okay so I have a plan on how to choose one of you." She says, looking at the two boys. They look at her, confused. "You each get to take me on three dates. Like Isaac, you'll take me in three dates and Stiles, you'll do the same." Valencia explains. "Yeah okay. That makes sense. I think." Isaac says, still kind of confused. "I think it's a great idea." Stiles agrees. "But first, I want you two to apologize to each other and shake hands to promise not to fight each other again. At least not over me." Valencia says looking at the two boys. They shake hands and apologize. "So when do we start?" Stiles asks. "Tomorrow. May the best man win." Valencia replies, smiling.