North Starr

15

Melanie stared down the rock wall and watched Allison and Scott climb up. They began flirting, and she stared at the rock wall impatiently waiting her turn.

Scott moved closer to Allison, and she kicked him further down the wall. Coach smirked. "McCall, I don't know why, but your pain gives me a special kind of joy. Right? All right, next two. Stilinski, and um, Young. Your turn."

Melanie glanced at Stiles. "Are you ready to eat my dust?"

Stiles returned her gaze. "I'll admire the view then."

"Then I'll tell my brother."

"Tattletale."

"Fight me."

"Don't say things like that."

"Like what?"

"Things that- Nevermind. Shut up."

Melanie began climbing the wall. He climbed up slower, and she knew exactly what he was doing. She used her foot to block him from getting close to her.

As soon as Melanie reached the top, she looked down at Stiles. "How are you feeling?"

"You cheated, Mellie," Stiles said. "You wouldn't let me climb."

"I thought you wanted to admire my ass. Don't call me Mellie."

"I mean-"

"Watch your next words."

"Then you should've let me get to the top!"

Coach frowned at them. "Enough. Next two. Erica and Dan."

Erica started climbing the wall and muttered, "Oh, please-"

Coach looked up at her. "Erica. Dizzy? Is it vertigo?"

Lydia frowned. "Vertigo's a dysfunction of the vestibular system of the inner ear. She's just freaking out."

"Erica," Coach called again.

"I'm fine," Erica mumbled.

Allison was quiet a moment before she said, "Coach, maybe it's not safe. You know she epileptic."

Coach threw his hands in the air. "Why doesn't anybody tell me this stuff? I have to get -- Erica -- y-you're fine. Just -- Just kick off from the wall. Th-There's a mat to catch you. Come on. See, you're fine. You're on the ground. You're alright. Let's go. Shake it off. You're fine."

Melanie made her way to Erica and said, "You're all right now."

She nodded and sighed. "Why'd you come over?"

"Epilepsy isn't something to take lightly. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Suddenly, Erica fell to the ground and began seizing. Scott, Allison and Stiles ran out while Melanie placed Erica on her side.

Allison looked at her. "How'd you know?"

"It's what you're supposed to do so someone seizing doesn't choke on themselves."

Allison turned to Scott. "How'd you know?"

Scott met Allison's eyes. "I felt it."

Paramedics came and took her to the hospital while Melanie walked with Scott and Stiles to lunch. Scott and Allison sat at the normal table the group always sat at. Stiles dragged Melanie along so he could talk to Boyd.

Stiles sat down and said, "Boyd. You got the keys?"

Boyd frowned at him. "This isn't a favor. It's a transaction."