Touch | Lydia Martin

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"It means exactly how it sounds..."

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"I am so, so sorry about the other day." Charlotte hears Stiles sigh, making her stop walking.

She looks around the hallway, quickly finding himself and Scott by the stairs.

"I'm trying. I really am, and we'll get through this together." Stiles nods at the Beta, who smiles at him.

"And I know this, because I... because I love you and-" Stiles cuts himself off with a sigh.

"I've been away from them for a week and they're confessing their love for each other? What the fuck-?" Charlotte asks herself incredulously.

She turns back to the two best friends when Stiles lets out an aggravated groan, making her even more confused.

"Oh god, you're just gonna have to find a way for you and Allison to communicate better-" Stiles cuts himself off, perking up when he sees Charlotte looking in their direction.

Scott furrows his eyebrows a little when his best friend just stops talking, making him turn to see Charlotte quickly turning away from their direction and walking away.

"You're sure she's on Derek's side?" Stiles asks Scott seriously.

"Yeah, she didn't even try and help when they were attacking me." Scott nods in confirmation.

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"Hey, Arlo!" The Lynx hears Stiles call out, making her eyes widen a little before she makes herself walk faster away from him.

Which physically pains her to do.

"No. Nope." Scott shakes his head, appearing in front of her, making her jump a little.

"Is there a reason you two are cornering me between the locker room?" Charlotte asks them, turning between the two with amused expressions.

"We wanna talk to you." Scott shrugs.

"Yeah, you haven't spoken to us in ages." Stiles nods.

"Something tells me you two don't wanna talk about the weather." Charlotte hums.

"Why are you with Derek?" Scott asks her.

"I did answer you this." Charlotte points out.

"What did you mean 'not by choice?'" Stiles asks, crossing his arms over his chest.

"It means exactly how it sounds..." Charlotte trails, looking between the two in confusion.

"Why do you two care anyways?" She asks them.

"We miss you." Scott and Stiles shrug, making Charlotte's face drop a little.

"I can't be around you two." Charlotte shakes her head, moving in Stiles' direction as he'll be easier to move.

"Arlo-" Stiles starts.

"It's Charlotte, please move." Charlotte tells the human, looking down to the floor so the two best friends can't see the forming tears in her eyes.

Stiles' face drops, him and Scott looking at each other with sad expressions before he moves out of the way, allowing Charlotte to quickly walk away.

She frantically walks down the hallways, trying to get as far away from Scott and Stiles as possible so she doesn't run back, hug them, and frantically say sorry...

And get them killed by Derek for being anywhere near them.

Suddenly, she gets grabbed, making her eyes flash gold before she looks up, seeing Boyd looking at her worriedly.