Bravely Courageous

03

At school, Scott and Caleb met up with Stiles who asked, "So you killed her?"

"I don't know," Scott replied. "I just woke up. And I was sweating like crazy, and I couldn't breathe. I've never had a dream where I woke up like that before."

"I have," Caleb said. "Not pleasant."

Stiles glanced at his best friend. "Really? I have. Usually ends a little differently."

""A," I meant I've never had a dream that felt that real, and "B," never give me or Caleb, or Maggie, that much detail about you in bed again."

"Noted. Let me take a guess here-"

"No, I know, you think it has something to do with me going out with Allison tomorrow, like I'm gonna lose control and rip her throat out."

"No, of course not. Yeah, that's totally it. Hey, come on, it's gonna be fine, all right? Personally, I think you're handling this pretty freakin' amazingly. You know, it's not like there's a lycanthropy class you can take."

"Yeah, not a class, but maybe a teacher."

Caleb frowned. "Who, Derek? Aren't you forgetting the part where you two got him tossed in jail?"

"You and your sister were there too."

"Yeah, and whose idea was it to dig up half a body?"

Scott nodded, then said, "Yeah, I know, but chasing her, dragging her to the back of the bus, it felt so real."

"How real?"

"Like it actually happened."

They made their way outside to see a bus that looked like a supernatural creature had attacked it.

In sync, Stiles and Caleb said, "I think it did."

Stiles glanced at Scott. "She's probably fine."

"She's not answering my texts, Stiles, Caleb," Scott said as he began panicking.

They walked back into the school and Stiles replied, "It could just be a coincidence, all right? A seriously amazing coincidence."

"Just help me find her, okay? Do either of you see her?"

"No," Stiles and Caleb replied.

Scott walked off to look for Allison.

Stiles turned to Caleb with a slightly worried expression. "Do you think..."

Caleb cut him off. "Nah, just coincidence."

A voice sounded over the loudspeaker. "Attention, students, this is your principal. I know you're all wondering about the incident that occurred last night to one of our buses. While the police work to determine what happened, classes will proceed as scheduled."

Caleb pointed across the way. "Seems like he found her. I better make sure Maggie is behaving herself."

They entered the classroom and sat down.

Scott looked at Jackson who asked, "What are you looking at, asswipe?"

Maggie whispered, "Prurit collo tuo."

(Itch your neck. (Latin))

Instantly, Jackson itched his neck, looking around with a frown. Caleb shot his sister a look and she smiled sweetly.

"Maybe it was my blood on the door," Scott guessed.

"Could have been animal blood," Stiles said. "You know, maybe you caught a rabbit or something."