𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 | 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐟

𝐭𝐰𝐨. 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

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Eli walks into the house he shares with his father and slams his bag on the counter. Derek following behind him, letting out a sigh as he hangs up jacket on the hook, but the hook and his jacket fall to the ground. Eli stifles a laugh.

"Can we just...can we just stop before one of us does something completely embarrassing?" Derek questions, as his son is smirking. "I think that qualifies as pretty embarrassing," Eli comments.

"It was coming loose anyways"

"Are you gonna punish me or not? Cause otherwise, I'll just go to my room" Eli deadpans. "Eli, I don't...I don't want to punish you. I'd like to maybe understand what you think you were doing? Especially after promising Jasmine you wouldn't drag Leila into it again" Derek reminds him, causing Eli to roll his eyes.

"I needed a ride to meet my friends after the game. Leila is my best friend, we do everything together. What's wrong with that?" Eli questions, irritated. "You're both 15, neither one of you have a license, and it's called breaking the law" Derek lists.

"You never broke the law?"

"Ok. You know what? If this is about the other thing, then let's talk about the other thing." Derek states, and Eli shakes his head. "I don't want to talk to you about anything"

"I wouldn't push it if it wasn't a thing. But we both know it's not just anything, and now it's definitely something"

"I don't even know what you're talking about. Are you listening to yourself? You sound drunk" Eli argues. "I can't get drunk. You know that" Derek points out. "It's not my problem." Eli says.

"Eli, it's a thing!"

"Ok, to you, not me" Eli argues. "I can teach you" Derek pleads. "What if I don't want to learn?" Eli asks, feeling done with the conversation. "You're gonna have to learn. It's who you are. You're a Hale" Derek reminds him.

"I'll change my name."

"That won't change the fact that you're a werewolf!"

"And what if I'm not? Leila's dad is a werewolf and she's not. What if that's why I can't turn into one? You know, what if I'm the first ever Hale to not turn into a werewolf?" Eli rants. "Leila's dad is a chimera. He was genetically made, not a born werewolf. It's different" Derek protests.

"And to be honest, it would make life a lot easier if you weren't a werewolf"

"Yeah? For me, or you?" Eli questions, then walks down the hallways toward his bedroom. Derek sighs. "Definitely for me,"

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"Maybe it is time to talk about the other thing" Leila says, as she follows Eli through the woods. Eli sighs, and glances back at his best friend. "Not you too" he says, but deep down knowing she was right.

"Eli, whether you want to accept it or not, it's who you are. Maybe you need to tell you dad what happened the night of the full moon. You didn't shift but you were struggling-"

"I almost hurt you, Leila" Eli says, stopping in his tracks and whipping around to face his friend. "You weren't going to hurt me. I know that, deep down" she tries to reassure him. "You were more like...protecting me? I don't know. But the bottom line is-"

"The bottom line, is that you were terrified. And I never want you to look at me that way again" Eli cuts her off, before he begins to walk again. "Can we stop talking about this?" He asks, she begins to follow him again.

"Yeah, sorry"

"Do you know where we're going?" Leila questions, becoming skeptical as she follows Eli. "Following them," he points at the group of five people just up ahead of them. The group consisted of: Scott McCall, Lydia Martin, Eli's cousin, Malia Hale, and Leila's parents, Theo and Jasmine.

"I snuck out and I didn't even have to. What the hell," Leila complains, and Eli laughs quietly as they duck behind a tree.

"What are they talking about? Can you hear them?" Leila whispers to her best friend. Eli nods. "They're looking for something. A giant tree stump"

"The nematon?"

"The wh—ah!" Suddenly Eli is pulled out from behind the tree, followed by Leila. "Wait! Wait! Wait! We weren't doing anything!" Eli yells, defensively. "Ah, it's you two" Scott says, in amusement. Lydia looks at Scott and Malia in confusion.

"Eli, Derek's son" Malia elaborates.

"And our little delinquent, Leila" Jasmine speaks up. Scott looks between the two teenagers, surprised. "Wow, you two have gotten big" he says. "That's probably because the last time you seen us, we were only 3" Leila says.

Jasmine let's out a sigh and pinches the bridge of her nose, while Theo stifles a laugh. "What are you two doing out here?" Jasmine questions the two.

"We were kind of wondering what you guys were doing out here?" Eli asks, glancing over at Leila. "Hiking. Can't you tell?" Malia questions, with sarcasm. "It's a really nice night for hiking," Jasmine says.

"I know what you guys are looking for. The tree, right? The huge stump that's like 20-feet wide?" Eli asks them. "The Nematon?" Leila elaborates. "How do you know that?" Theo questions his daughter, who shrugs. But the werewolves could sense her heart rate pick up, Eli included. Making a mental note to ask her about it later.

"You know how to find it?" Lydia asks them. "Kind of. I sleepwalk. I don't know why. But I've just been doing it the last few months," Eli explains. "I used to wake up in the woods too" Scott tells him, and Eli nods. "Yeah, after you were bitten by Peter?" Eli asks, and Scott laughs slightly.

"Your dad tell you a few stories?"

"All of em" Eli says. "What about the tree?" Malia questions, catching their attention. "It's not far from here" Eli says. "See, I knew we were going the right way" Malia tells the group.

"Actually, you were going the wrong way. It's that way" Leila says, pointing straight ahead. "We were circling around" Malia defends, and Jasmine nods with a tight lipped smile. "Uh huh,"

"Hmm," Lydia hums. "Thank you," Malia says sarcastically, before she starts to walk in the direction Leila just pointed in. "We can help you find it" Leila calls after her. "Got it," Malia calls back.

"Come on," Eli pleads.

The group starts to follow Malia, Leila grimacing when Eli kicks some dirt behind him, hitting her in the legs. "Ugh. What's re you doing?"

"It's fun to mess with you"

Leila rolls her eyes, not taking notice in the knowing look that Lydia and Jasmine were sharing amongst each other.

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Jasmine and Lydia know ☺️

How do we think Leila knew about the nematon?

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