Weight of the World

34

Molly, with a soft groan, got up from her hospital bed. She glanced around to make sure no one was around to stop her, her brothers especially, and slipped on her shoes.

She left the hospital and made her way to Scott's, as she figured he'd be the best person to persuade to let her go.

Stiles, seeing Molly suddenly next to him, asked, "What the hell are you doing here?"

"Helping," she stated.

"Go back to the hospital."

"You're not my legal guardian."

"You got hurt, Molly!"

"This isn't the worst injury I've had. Trust me. Let's get Scott."

---

Scott opened his door to see Molly and Stiles. "Yeah?"

"I want to talk to Derek about Ms. Blake, and you're coming," Stiles said. "Molly insisted on going, which I'm so not okay with, but persuading her otherwise won't work. I already tried."

---

Stiles drove them to Derek's loft and said, "Ms. Blake, Jennifer, is the Darach. She took my dad. She's gonna try to tell you she's not, but we saw her. Well, not Molly, but Scott and I saw her. She hurt Molly and Scott."

"She's the one killing people," Scott added.

Derek pursed his lips and nodded. "Find somewhere to hide. Someone's coming."

The boys ducked into a dark corner and Molly hid in another corner. Jennifer entered the loft. "Derek? Derek, where are you?"

He stepped out from the shadows. "Right here."

She hugged him. "Thank God. Something happened at the recital. At the school. Okay, I need to tell you before you hear it, before you hear it from any of them."

Derek decided to play innocent. "From who?"

"Scott and Stiles. They're gonna tell you things. Things you can't believe. You have to trust me, okay? You have to trust me."

Derek frowned. "What is it?"

Jennifer began kissing Derek. "Promise you'll listen to me."

"I promise."

Jennifer pulled away from him. "They're already here, aren't they? So... they told you it was me? That I'm the one taking people."

The boys stepped out of the shadows and Scott said, "We told him you're the one killing people."

Jennifer let out a scoff. "Oh, that's right. Committing human sacrifices? What, cutting their throats? Yeah, I probably do it on my lunch hour. That way, I can get back to teaching high school English the rest of the day. That makes perfect sense."

Molly heard a break in Stiles' voice as he asked, "Where's my dad and Dean? Why did you hurt Molly?"

"How should I know? Derek, tell me you don't believe this."

Derek crossed his arms. "Do you know what happened to Stiles' father and Molly's brother?"

"No."

"Ask her why she almost killed Lydia and why she hurt Molly."

"Lydia Martin? Molly Winchester? I don't know anything about that."

Molly stepped out from her corner and stood behind Stiles. "Yeah you do. You seriously pissed off my other brother. He could kill you and make it look like an accident."

Derek shook his head and turned to Jennifer. "What do you know?"

"I know that these boys and this young lady, for whatever misguided reason, are filling your head with an absurd story. And one they can't prove, by the way," Jennifer said.