Ephemeral ➵ Allison Argent (5)

Seven

A/N: in honor of Olivia Rodrigo's Sour album release, i decided to update early for y'all :)

Also can I just say, Happier somewhat reminded me of that scene with Olivia and Allison about how she told her about Tracy and how they were ~ a thing~ but all Allison wanted was for her to be happy LMAO like i literally can imagine Allison watching Tracy and Olivia being together and she's having a moment of missing them as a couple.

(((y'all gotta listen to the album to understand)))

That's all ok bye

Olivia's POV:

I never wanted to drop kick Stiles and Scott in the throat so bad for forcing me to get gas with Allison so they could do some repairs to the Jeep.

Alone.

"Looks like they're closed." She called out as she peeked through the store window.

I glance down at the chained gasp pump before I place my hands on top, watching as the flames traveled across my fingertips before I ripped off the chain from its hinges.

"You do realize that you could've blown us up just now?" I hear her say but I stay silent and instead unscrew the cap to the gasoline can and grab the pump before I turn on the machine and refuel the can. "Going with the silent treatment?"

I look up with a brow raised. "Why don't you ask Theo since you easily trust him more than me?"

She cringes at the mention of his name. "I'm sorry, alright? It just...you haven't been yourself ever since you broke free from being a Berserker. Your powers have been out of control and when Theo showed me the picture of that kid with the burns on his throat, what Stiles did to Donovan, and explained what he saw when you and Tracy attacked the--"

"I don't want to talk about it, Allison. I know my truth and you chose not to believe me." I harshly interrupt before I gesture behind us. "You can go back to the Jeep. I don't need your help."

She rolls her eyes and I look away once I see her start to walk off. "No," I look up, seeing that she paused in her steps before she turned to face me. "you're not gonna shut me out and run away because with both of us not trusting each other, it's what messed up everything between us. We need to talk about this!" She raised her voice, taking several steps close to me.

"You really want to know?" I raise my voice to match with hers. "I'm exhausted, alright? I'm exhausted from constantly having to prove that I'm not a threat to people, our friends, and myself. I know that I have to work on controlling my emotions, but it's not easy! Nobody faced the repercussions after death, I did." I emphasized with a glare. "As much as I hate being a Phoenix, it's a part of who I am."

"Then what happened that night?" She whispered as her eyes hesitantly trailed along the scars.

"The Dread Doctors captured Tracy and I then took us to their hideout to complete her transformation. From there, it felt like I was in this sort of trance and didn't have any control over myself. Tracy was the one who killed the deputy and her father and it was too late before I could even try to save one of them." I explain.

I glance down to the gas can then see that it was filled and I screw the cap on. "And what about Josh?" She whispered.

I look up. "I admit, I did lose control but I snapped out of it before I did any severe damage. All I did was leave the burns on his neck but Theo was the one who slashed his throat and killed him, not me." I place down the gas can and put the pump back inside the machine. "All I felt in that moment was just...pure rage that I pent up for so long and ended up letting it all out."