True anchors

29||banshees 4B

It took a while for gabe and nolans mom to calm the boy enough for him to explain.
"nol? what did you feel? what happened?" nolan tried to think. but nothing was clear.
"i dont think its that someones going to die. more that they are already dead. or were... dead."
"you mean they arent still?" gabe asked growing more concerned by the second.
"im not sure. it was years ago they died."
"how many years ago?"
"three. it was in this place. it felt like war."

They knew this wasnt just a dream. but it was one am. they didnt want to bother the pack at this time. so they left it. until the morning when they could tell theo at school. they just hoped they wouldnt need to say anythin sooner. the pack had a habbit of poor timing. nolan just wished for once it was a normal dream. But when did they ever get that luxury?

*

The next morning, Theo woke up at around 7:45 and went upstairs to get ready. Leaving Liam to sleep. He got dressed and woke Harlow up, getting her ready and giving her breakfast. He said his goodbyes to the girl before leaving for school.

People as usual were waiting outside of the school. The pack always had to get there half and hour earlier took escape the worst of it. Their meeting place was also changed now from the tables outside to the cafeteria. Mason Corey and alec were already there and Theo arrived. They were just sat talking.

Nolan and Gabe soon joined them. Theo could smell the anxiety on them.
"Are you guys okay?"
"Not really." Nolan responded.
"What happened?" Mason asked. Nolan looked at Gabe for him to answer.
"Nolan had another vision last night. He woke up screaming. Then he said call Liam. We decided not to fight then because it was 1:30 am. So we left it."

The pack looked at each other with concern.
"What was it about?" Theo questioned the younger blond.
"Someone who died. Three years ago or something. I'm not entirely sure. It's really fuzzy. But I don't think they are dead anymore."
"Someone good or bad?" Theo wanted to make sure it wasn't too bad.
"Someone with a connection to the pack. That's all I know so it could be either."

They all sat trying to figure out whatever they could about the dream. They didn't come up with much. But there was something.
"Did you say there was a sign?" Corey came to a realisation.
"Yeah. It said something about a creek. It was dark so I couldn't read it."

That seemed familiar to Theo but he couldn't quite place it. The bell then went signalling they should get to class. Theo had already told Liam about what happened. So the younger was going to do a little bit of research while the others were at school. It's not like he could go anywhere with Harlow anyway. There's always so many people around.

First class was History. With mr yukimura.
"So today we are learning about the history of the supernatural. Now I can't teach you that. More specificly, the events of a incident in World War Two and it's repeat three years ago."

The class showed more interest. Then the door opened. Theo's eyes went wide when he saw Kira. With the sword. Even though he knew that they had forgave him. He was still scared they could put him back in hell with the sword at any moment.

"This is my daughter Kira. She's here to help me explain somethings." Mr yukimura spoke handing the lesson over to Kira for the time being. Kira sent theo a look saying its okay and shes not going to use the sword. understanding his look imediatly.

"In world war 2 the Japanese were put into a camp to stay. My mother was one of them. She is a kitsune aswell just a different kind.  It was meant to be a place for them to stay safe. But instead they were being killed. This was the nogitsune. It's a fox spirit. It's found it's host in one of the American soldiers which had been killed. This is one of the most important battles of World War One yet no one knows anything about it."

Kira continued to explain the events of what happened in 1944. Before getting to the bit which took place only three years ago.
"This is going to need some background information. My friends, Scott stiles and Allison all did a ritualistic sacrifice to find what is known as the nemeton. A hand went up at the back of the class.

"Who's allisson? She wasn't on the news with you guys?" Kira held her smile while feeling sadness and guilt inside. Theo caught on to this but wasn't sure how to help.
"That will be explained soon why she wasn't with us. But she was the hunter of the pack. Usually it consists of werewolf's. But the McCall pack had everything. Including werewolf hunters. She saved all of our lives. Multiple times."

The class fell silent. Some had realised what happened to her. Others did not.
"But anyway, doing that sent them into a state of inbetween life and death."
"Bardo." Theo said in thought remembering something the doctors had said.

"Yeah, bardo. They had hallucinations and dreams impossible to explain. They were all affected differently. Unfortunately, stiles got the worst... upon activating the nemeton, they let something out. Which hosted its self in stiles. The nogitsune. He wasn't aware at first. Until it took over completely."

She explained the course of what happened with the nogitsune and void up until the point they separated the two.
"Scott had managed to separate them. Everyone was making sure stiles was okay. And they didn't realise void took Lydia. She left a message on her car. It said 'don't find me' and the pack did exactly what she told them not to do. They found her in the World War Two camp. The same one where the nogitsune was going around killing people 70 years before. She was taken to oak creek."

This hit Theo like a truck. He needed to tell the others. He remembered where he recognised it from. And he knew it's where Nolan was talking about. Meaning he had a new theory of who the person was that the banshee saw. Kira noticed Theo's surprise and confusion. She decided to talk to him afterwards.
"At oak creek we fought the oni and void. Unfortunately allisson was stabbed with an onis sword. But she wasn't in pain. She was happy she could save her friends. But she was also grieving for her own life. She saved everyone's life then. And soon after they killed void by Turing it."

Theo's mind was rushing with theory's. Oak creek. Allison died three years ago there. Grief and happiness. Life and death. Exactly what harlows room smelt like. Everything was coming together in his mind. Like prices to a puzzle. Kira knew it couldn't wait any longer and whispered something to her dad.
"Class dismissed." He spoke. Theo didn't move. And neither did one of the girls at the front. She was hyperventilating. Like she was having a panic attack. It was exactly how Theo felt. He just covered it up.

"Hey are you okay?" Theo noticed the girl at the front. She was crying.
"I'm not sure. I don't know why I'm like this it just happened and... I don't know. I'm sorry."
"Hey, it's okay. What's your name?"
"Bea. I borrowed a book from Liam yesterday. You were there aswell."
"I remember. Do you know what could have caused your panic attack?"
"No, I'm sorry. It just happens sometimes. I feel panic or happiness or sadness or love or anything else. And it never has a reason."

Theo tried to think. He wanted to help her. but he wasnt sure how. emotions wasnt really his strong suit. so instead he just tried to understand.
"what do you mean it never has a reason?"
"i mean sometimes i just get a burst of anger or happiness that doesnt belong to me. i dont feel it like its someone elses, i feel it like its mine. i can differentiate it sometimes but not all." theos mind was searching for any possibility. then it landed on something.

"would you be okay with skipping school?" she looked at him confused but still nodded. he then turned to kira.
"oak creek. nolans been seeing it in his visons. and someone who died there. someone who is no longer dead. im not one hundered percent but-" kira cut him off with one word.
"Allison."