Unsteady [Isaac Lahey x OC]

Chapter 32

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"You know what, I don't know how you guys do it. You're all so strong. You're fearless. Hell, you even manage to keep your grades up." Carter's dad sighed as they stood in the hospital elevator. 

"I think I am failing Econ." Carter look towards him, disappointed in herself and upset that she disappointed her dad. 

Her dad breathed out, he looked exhausted. Carter hated that she put her father through all of this stress. 

"Is that Coach's class? Well, I'll have a talk with him. Hey. You okay?" He wrapped an arm around Carter when he noticed her worried expression.

"Dad, I'm not... Fearless. I'm terrified." Carter choked back a sob, "I'm always terrified. I... I act like I know what I'm doing, but I don't. I don't know if Isaac is dying right now. I don't know what to do about Stiles. I can't- I can't lose anymore people I love dad."

Sheriff Stilinski embraced his daughter in a hug, she didn't realize how much they needed each other to get through this hard time. It reminded her of when her mother died.

"You know what's funny? You sound just like a cop." Her dad tried to let out a chuckle.

"Hey. You're gonna be okay. Okay." He said wiping the tears from her face.

An alert could be heard from his phone, "Dad was that the alarm system?"

He looked up at his daughter concerned, "Someone's breaking into our house."

Carter leaned in to get a better look at the phone screen.

"Thats Stiles' room." Carter said looking up to her father then back to the phone. 

Stiles sat on the bed, staring directly into the camera. He lifted his hand, waving creepily. 

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"Hey dad." Stiles said turning around. "Hello sister."

Carter narrowed her eyes, knowing it was not really Stiles who was in control. 

"You want to handcuff me?" He asked with fake betrayal lacing his voice.

Their dad glanced at Carter, then her brother, "If my son is still here, if there's still a part of him standing here in front of me, then he'll put these on willingly and he'll come with me, because he knows I'm here to protect him from himself and from others."

"You're not my son." Her dad said looking into the eyes of the nogitsune.

Allison tried to electrocute him but he caught the cable with ease, not affected by the electricity. 

Then Derek charged at him but Stiles easily brought him to the ground, throwing him across the room. Carter used her powers to hold Stiles in place, she could feel him struggling against her force, he was unnaturally strong. 

"Argent, listen to me. Don't do this." Stilinski whispered.

Argent never steered his eyes from the nogitsune, "Why not? I've done it before. Werewolves, berserkers. I can easily add a nogitsune to the list."

Carter held hands out prepared to force the gun out of Argent's hand, "You're not going to shoot my brother."

"You said it yourself, Sheriff. That's not your son. And that's not you brother, Carter."

"Put it down. Put it down." Their dad raised his voice.

The nogitsune pretending to be Stiles said in a scared voice, "Dad, he's going to shoot me. He's going to kill me, Dad."