𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 | derek hale [ON HOLD]

52 | i n s a t i a b l e

Third Person POV:

"Hold still," Peter tells Aiden as Deaton holds him under the stream of water by his neck.

"Don't fight it. Hold still!" Deaton orders. Aiden grunts and his eyes flash their bright blue. "Almost there." Deaton reaches in his mouth and pulls out the fly. "Isaac, you're next," he turns to the gold-eyed Beta.

"I'm aware. All right," Isaac sighs, readying himself. Deaton does the same to him and Allison watches with worry.

"Are they ok now?" She asks as Isaac heads over to her.

"I hope so," Peter says.

"The part that's worrisome is that this was most likely just a distraction for what was happening to Stiles," Deaton tells them.

"There's really two of them now?" Kira gawks. "How is that even possible?"

"I mean, how did the other one just take Lydia?" Allison asks, her heart bleeding for her best friend.

"We turned around and they were gone. So was her car," Deaton sighs.

"So no one notices him kidnapping her right out of the house?" Aiden snarls.

"Most of us were concentrating on the bizarre sight of a creature materializing right out of the floor," Deaton glares.

"Hold on. How are you so sure which Stiles is which?" Kira asks.

"That's what they're trying to figure out now," Deaton replies.

Melissa holds up the flashlight as she inspects Stiles. She warily reaches over to take his hand, and he notices her hesitance.

"Well, medically, you seem ok," Melissa tells him. "You're definitely a real person."

"Ok, so I'm real, but am I really me?" Stiles worries. He pushes himself to sit as Scott walks into the room. "She here?"

"Yeah," Scott nods.

"Ok. Let's do this," Stiles hops up. He sees Melissa and Scott share a hesitant look. "Guys, we have to do this." They nod and help him downstairs, where Noshiko and the Oni are waiting.

"Do you recognize me, hmm?" Noshiko asks, her voice cold.

The front door slams and Kira rushes inside. "Stop!"

"It's ok," Stiles assures her, walking up to Noshiko. "I"m the one who asked her to come."

"You're the one who's going to get stabbed with swords!" Kira gawks. "Mom, don't do this to him."

"It's already done," Noshiko states with a clipped tone, never taking her eyes off Stiles.

Melissa gasps as the Oni appear in puffs of black smoke, all focused on Stiles. They grab him by the neck and stare deep into his eyes.

Stiles falls to the floor, the backwards 5 etched on his skin behind his ear.

And the Oni disappear.

"It worked," Scott gasps in relief.

"So, I'm actually me?" Stiles asks.

"More you than the nogitsune," Noshiko nods.

"Can the Oni find him?" Stiles asks her.

Tomorrow night. It's too close to dawn now," Noshiko replies. Stiles snarls, enraged and worried for Lydia.

"Can they kill him?"

"It depends on how strong he is," she replies.

"What about Lydia? Why would he take her?" Scott asks.