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2.3 chapter three

CHAPTER THREE
WOLVES AND MERMAIDS
"sorry if i'm up and down alot"
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     "I'M beginning to think you guys are only friends with me because of my powers."

     That had been the first words Shivani Caddel had uttered when she received the distressed call demanding her immediate presence. Despite very obviously not wanting to help out, she ended up doing it anyway. If anything bad, like really bad, happened while she was peacefully lounging in her bed— well, guilt would suffocate her. So the safest bet for inner peace was to borrow her mother's car on the pretense of 'going to the store' while actually speeding across town to help out the local Scooby gang. Was Shivani pleased with her role in the monster hunting gang? No, no she was not. Especially considering that tonight was a full moon, and she had to make sure she got home before the moon reached its peak.

     The latter was easier said than done. While chasing all across town for the moonstuck werewolves that were Boyd and some girl she had yet to know the name of, Shivani managed to lose track of time. The mermaid could feel the power of the moon seep into her skin every passing minute, but tried her best to fight it. It was ridiculous that the moon still had this type of control over her despite her having been a mermaid for so many years, but the girl had no idea how to fight it. One look at the moon at its peak and she was done for. Stiles had experienced it first hand before discovering her secret. Only, of course, he had no idea what was going on at the time.

     While contemplating whether or not she should tell one of the pack members about her. . . issue, Shivani was aiding them in their current quest. The good news was that Allison was right about the bruises pointing them in the direction of Erica and Boyd. The bad news was that the two wolves had been kept from the moon a little too long, and was currently feeling the onrush of moon-induced craziness stronger than ever before. Which was why they had called in the big guns. The big guns being Shivani and her very useful powers.

     "We are only friends with you because of your power." Stiles shot back playfully. His ability to joke in all and every type of situation was fascinating. The boy was like Peter freaking Parker or something, a snide remark or playful insult always ready at the tip of his tongue. If Shivani hadn't realized just how enamored she was with the boy, she would have snapped back twice as sarcastically. But any and every word died on her tongue as her mind swirled with thoughts.

The mermaid settled for an eyeroll upon realizing that no whitty reply were coming to mind. While Scott, Isaac and Derek was running around town attempting to catch the bloodthirsty wolf, Shivani was stuck with Stiles. "I can't believe Erica is dead."

When they had finally located the vault and accidentally let out Boyd and whoever this other wolf was, they had also found a body. Erica was dead. The poor girl had died inside that godforsaken vault. The Caddel girl found herself deeply wounded by the lost. While the Reyes girl had drastically changed upon receiving the bite, Shivani did truly like her. Though they barely knew each other, the mermaid found herself mourning the fact that they would never be able to get to know each other better. It made her all the more depressed.