What if I Stayed? (Thiam Fic)

Chapter Fourteen

Theo's anxiety was high as he watched the game. Liam was playing well, no surprise there, but he could smell the anger radiating off of him. Scott was trying to be both captain and alpha at the same time, checking in on Liam whenever he could.

Kira and Isaac were the team's only saving grace. Both of them were skilled, Isaac being a little rusty at the beginning before falling back into old habits perfectly. Kira was good for a beginner, she hadn't really been given a chance to prove herself yet though.  Stiles was where he expectd him to be; on the bench yelling loudly at everyone with perfected insults. Maybe that's why Coach secretly loved Stiles.

The team was losing however. The only few goals having been scored by Isaac, Scott and Liam while Devonford quickly got more and more goals. They were trying to avoid Garrett mainly which makes sense because he was the one who had a goddamn yellow wolfsbane dagger. 

Halftime was called and the players all went back to go talk to their coaches, grab water or take a quick break. Theo stayed put, knowing that unless he joined the lacrosse team, Coach would never let him near his friends.

"It didn't have to be like this Liam." Theo picked up, accidentally overhearing a conversation between two people. He started search for the source of the voices. He spotted Liam talking to Brett in a dark corner of the field, where unless you were supernatural, it would be incredibly difficult to see. 

"Fuck off Brett. I told you to leave me alone."

"This." Brett gestured at Liam who looked defiant and Theo was sure if he could see his face, he would be glaring daggers at him. "This is what your problem is. You have no control over yourself, it's honestly pathetic."

"Is there a reason you wanted to talk or are you just going to insult me and make me feel like shit the whole time?" Liam snarled, "You know, what you always do." Theo was getting angrier the more he heard them speak. Brett clearly ticked someting off in Liam that no one else did meaning that he had done something. Something to Liam.

"You use the victim card too much." Brett's laugh was cold, "You fucked up coach's car. You fucked up my car. You fuck up one more thing, we'll do more than pelt you with some lacrosse balls. You're forgetting that I know you because your dumbass decided to trust me."

"Fuck you. I've done everything you've asked at this point. Leave me alone." The way that Liam's voice sounded so desperate and angry made Theo see red as he sat in his seat, fuming. 

"This is on you Dunbar." Brett walked away. Theo wished that werewolf powers came with the ability to shoot daggers or lasers out of your eyes so he could've killed Brett with a look. He realized a way that Liam might hear him though. He grabbed his phone and pretended to be on a call.

"Liam?" He whispered softly, looking in Liam's direction. He knew how to project his voice so other, more trained werewolves could hear him but he knew it was rare to be able to find someone's voice on day one. "Liam, can you hear me?"

"Theo? What the fuc-where are you?" Liam whispered back, clearly confused. "Theo?"

"Bleachers. I wanted to see if you were okay because I saw you and Brett talking." Theo was aggressively whispering at this point.

"I'm fine." Liam snapped, definitely not whispering anymore, "It was just regular game shit talk."

"Okay," Theo waited for a second, debating on what to say next. "You're doing great out there. Good luck." There was no response.

The game started back up quickly, Kira was off the field for doing an insane shot that Coach didn't like because she was supposed to pass. He was paticular about that stuff until you earned his trust, which was impossible. 

Suddenly, as if Brett was a bull, he charged at Liam. Even with werewolf abilities, Liam went tumbling. Garrett had gotten into the mix somehow and Theo felt his heart drop. It was highly possible that Liam had been hurt or stabbed but he couldn't do anything about it. Scott and Stiles were helping Liam to his feet. His phone buzzed.

THE PACK

M.A.L.I.A.: new passcode unlocked it was aiden. we talked to meredith.

sTiLeS: is anyone new on it??????

M.A.L.I.A: look for urself [1 image attached]

Theo clicked the image and the name popped out at him like blood against snow. His stomach twisted and bile churned in his stomach. He looked up from his phone, his eyes meeting Stiles' as they were both looking for the same person who had just been carried off the field, thanks to a leg injury.

Brett.