first love never lasts | teen wolf

thirteen

Astrid dropped by her locker to pick up her science textbook before heading to class. She saw the guys earlier telling them her encounter the morning of. She'd been trying to avoid Kinsley and Matteo since. Lucky enough, she had yet to see either of them.

She sat at a desk, flicking through her book as the bell rang. When she looked up, she saw Scott and Stiles entering through the front exit. She waved at them and they began to wave back but their eyes drew them elsewhere. Astrid turned around. Entered from the back entrance was Matteo and Kinsley. She turned back around. Oh, no.

Scott and Stiles rushed by Astrid's table, sitting beside her. Matteo and Kinsley sat at the table behind them. Then Allison walked in and she looked at her. She was confused. Until she saw the two heretics sitting behind them and it clicked in her head. Kinsley smirked at her.

Mr Harris, the science teacher, walked in. 'Einstein once said, 'two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.' I myself have encountered infinite stupidity.' He patted Stiles' shoulder and Astrid couldn't help but chuckle. 'So to combat the plague of ignorance in my class, you're going to combine effort through a round of group experiments. Let's see if two heads are indeed better than one. Or in Mr Stilinski's case, less than one.' The class laughed. 'Mccall, you'll start with Ms. Bake.' Astrid looked at Scott then behind her at Kinsley who smiled.

Everyone got assigned a partner - Scott with Kinsley, Lydia with Allison and Stiles with Astrid. Every now and then, Astrid would look over at Scott and Kinsley and they seemed to have a very intense conversation.

'Hey, you all right?' Stiles nudged her arm.

She flicked her head back. 'Yeah, of course. Why wouldn't I be?'

'Because your leg is bouncing.'

Astrid looked down. Her leg was shaking out of control. She tried to stop but struggled. Then Mr Harris ran the bell and said switch. And everyone switched partners. Stiles had to go with Matteo, Astrid with Allison, Scott and Lydia.

Astrid's hands were shaking when she grabbed the beaker. Allison grabbed her hand. She lowered the beaker.

'Everything will be okay. I won't let anything happen to you.' She smiled at Allison.

Mr Harris rang the bell once more and everyone switched. This time with Allison and Kinsley. Astrid felt bad for Allison. Mainly because she never told her that Kinsley hit on her and she was scared.

Astrid sat at her new station. Then she looked beside her at the person who was partnered with her and it was Matteo. She rolled her eyes. Stiles stood to try to sit beside her but Mr Harris banged his table and threatened him with detention if he didn't stay where he was.

Astrid and Matteo sat in silence for a few minutes but Astrid had a few questions bugging her that she needed to ask while she had the chance. 'What the hell does Alex want with me?'

'That's for him to answer.'

'Why can't you just tell me.'

He smirked. 'You're just gonna need to watch your back, little one. Because he isn't going to stop until you either join him... or he kills you.' He crooked his head to look at Allison, Stiles, Scott and Lydia. 'No matter who he has to hurt.'

'Do you ever get tired of acting like a douche? I mean, really. Threatening teenagers? What kind of sick person does that?'

'The kind that can't be killed. The kind that lives for an eternity.'

'The kind that enjoys tormenting kids for his own personal gain. You're ridiculous, you know that? You. Kinsley. Oh, and especially your lame-ass leader, Alex.'