"life was a willow and it bent right to your wind. head on the pillow, i could feel you sneakin' in."
gracella has one task. one. befriend stiles stilinski, use him to threaten scott mccall. but she doesn't know how persuasive he can be with those h...
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"oh my gosh, melissa."
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Grace had run outside soon after getting a call from Kira explaining everything they had found to kill Void. Everything about the Triskele box is made from the Nemeton. Kira, Scott, Lydia, and Stiles were already outside waiting for her.
She quickly jumped in the backseat of the Jeep between Lydia and Kira. Grace had already been filled in, but they were still figuring things out.
"Do you know why he took you?" Lydia asked her as she sat down.
"Yeah, he told me," She nodded, trying not to look at Stiles, already knowing he was consumed with guilt. "It was because of my powers."
"And what are those?" The redhead asked.
"My powers?"
"Yes."
"Like specifically?"
"Yes!"
Grace pursed her lips and started to formulate a response as she felt three sets of eyes trained on her. Scott drove, but she could practically feel his curiosity from two feet away.
"So, a Gaelic witch gets most of its power from other people," She started, earning odd looks from the rest of the teens. "My magic connects to people and it determines how much power I have," She looked around, seeing confused faces, she decided she would explain further.
"Okay, so, when I was in the Alpha Pack, my power connected to them because I had such positive and strong feelings for them, and when those energies turned negative, that's when the connection severs seamlessly," Grace told them, still seeing confused faces. "When I started helping you guys, the connection my magic had to them pretty much evaporated and switched to all of you. Because I care about you, and when that care reaches a certain point, my magic latches onto whoever it is. And all those positive emotions make me stronger as a witch, but it doesn't take anything from whoever shares that connection."
"I don't think I understand," Kira said, shaking her head slightly.
"Well, put it this way," Grace said, moving to face her. "The nogitsune kidnapped me because I have a connection to this pack, to Stiles. The connection is through the mind and the body, so when they separate, the connection is sealed through to both of them, even though only one of them is Stiles. And he knows that if I try tapping into the connection I'll know if he's injured and if I try hard enough I'll know where he is."
"Is there any risk to the connections?" Stiles asked, making Grace finally meet his eyes.
"No," She lied. The truth was, if she did have a strong enough connection to Stiles she would die if he died. But they didn't need to know that.
