Life Changes// S. Stilinski

Chapter 13

The Aftermath

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"Thank you for showing me that place," Stiles tells Anne as they drove back into town heading towards Scott's place.

"Just keep it to yourself," She tells him a small smile playing on her lips.

"Will do," he says softly.

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"Woah oh my god," Stiles shouts holding his hands up ready to be hit by Ms. McCall.

"Oh my god Stiles what the hell are you doing? We have a door?" She yells at the boy.

"Yea it's really nice you should use it, babes," the young girl says coming up behind the mom, a wrapped treat in her hands.

"How did- what- why-" the mother stutters out looking between the two.

"What's happening?" Scott asks as he comes up behind the girl.

"Why is Stiles coming through your window and how did Anne get through the door I swear I remember putting the chain on?" She asks looking between the three just utterly confused.

"Well the doors are locked so he can't get in an-" Scott starts explaining

"That's the point!" His mom exclaims now gesturing to the female of the trio.

"The back door lock is easy to pick and there's no chain on it," she admits snacking on a granola bar she snagged from the kitchen.

"Do you guys even care that there's a police-enforced curfew?" Ms. McCall asks the three.

"No," The trio tells the mom.

"no, of course not, you know what that's enough parenting for the night I'm going to bed," she says walking to her own bedroom.

"Night Mom, "the three teens shout watching her slam the door from exhaustion.

"What?" Scott asks seeing a serious look on the two.

"My dad left for the hospital fifteen minutes ago... It's the bus driver," Stiles tells his friend.

"They said he 'succumbed to his wounds.'" Anne continued.

"'Succumbed?'" Scott asks unfamiliar with the word.

"Scott, he's dead," Stiles explains

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"Does Allison's dad know about the Alpha?" Stiles asks another question.

"I don't know!" Scott practically yelled at his friend.

"Jeez..." Scott sighs relaxing as the teacher hands back the graded test.

"Dude, you need to study more!" Stiles joked looking to see the D marked in red on Scott's test.

"That was a joke. Scott, it's one test! You're gonna make it up. Do you want help studying?" Anne says giving Stiles a look before looking over to Scott.

"No, I'm studying with Allison after school today," Scott tells them shoving the test behind other papers not wanting to look at it.

"That's my boy!" Stiles says smiling and laughing.

"We're just studying," Scott tells him.

"Uh, no, you're not," Stiles scoffs and tells his friend as Anne turns away from them not caring for the conversation.

"No, I'm not?" Scott questions confused now looking to Anne for some answers.

"Not if I'm forced to live vicariously through you! If you go to her house today and squander that colossal opportunity, I swear to God, I'll have you de-balled," Stiles tells his friend.

"No one is forcing you to live vicariously through Scott. You can just as easily live out every little pervy fantasy in that big head of yours if you just talked to girls," Anne tells Stiles not making eye contact or even looking at him as she speaks.

"Ok... just, stop with the questions," Scott tells the two.

"Done. No more questions. No more talk about the Alpha, or Derek..." Stiles says shuddering at the thought of Derek, "Especially Derek... who still scares me..." he admits.

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"Have fun, Scotty~" Anne tells Scott as she hops into the jeep Scott closes her door for her.

"Shut up," he tells the girl before saying bye to Stiles.

"You think he'll actually go through with it?" Anne asks giggling turning to Stiles who now sat in the driver's seat.

"Knowing him probably not," Stiles laughed at his puppy-like friend.

"Guess you'll have to start living out your own fantasies," Anne teased the buzzcut boy.

"If you knew-" Stiles started speaking looking over to the short-haired girl sitting next to him.

"Oh my god, Stiles!" Anne shouted as Derek appeared in front of the jeep with his hand up to stop the jeep.

"You've gotta be kidding me. This guy's everywhere!" Stiles complains as he gets out of his jeep and goes in front of the vehicle where Derek was.

"What the hell?" Scott asks as he approached them, "What are you doing here?" he asks now at Derek.

"I was shot," Derek tells him.

"No shit Sherlock," Anne says looking at him.

"Why aren't you healing?" Scott asks Derek confused.

"I can't. It was-it was a different kind of bullet," Derek tells the teens.

"A silver bullet," Stiles asks excitedly at the news.

"No, you idiot!" Derek scolded Stiles.

"What are you doing? Stop that!"Scott tells Derek as his eyes start glowing a bright blue.

"I'm trying to tell you- I can't," Derek explains to the panicked teen.

"Uh, guys? if you're gonna do something I recommend now," Anne tells the group as she sees her peers heading their way.

"Derek, get up!" Scott tells the older wolf, "Help me get him in your car," Scott tells his neurotic friend who helps get him into the passenger seat.

"I need you to find out what kind of bullet they used," Derek tells Scott before he runs off.

"How the hell am I supposed to do that?" Scott asks confused.

"'Cause, she's an Argent. She's with them," Derek told him.

"Why should I help you?" Scott asks

"Because you need me," Derek told him.

"Fine. I'll try," Scott sighed knowing he was right.

"Hey, get him out of here," Scott tells Stiles who was back in the driver seat, and Anne was now in the backseat.

"I hate you so much for this," Stiles told his friend

"Well, there goes any plans we wanted to have," Anne spoke up laughing to herself from the backseat only earning a glare from the injured werewolf in the passenger which told her to shut her mouth as Stiles began driving.

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