☼ 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 ☽ 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐊𝐈

Chapter Six

CHAPTER SIX

"I don't see anything" Derek huffs, turning to Scott. "Look again."

After the whiplash of last night, Scott found Charlotte this morning and informed her they needed her for "something important" with no other context. After a short introduction and Stiles and Scott's story the night before, Charlotte knew who he was, even if Derek himself was a bit skeptical of who she was, and if she could be trusted.

They didn't technically know for a fact she could, quite frankly Stiles was a bit scared of what she would do to him after he hosed her down, but for some reason Scott trusted her, meaning the rest of them had to too.

"How the hell is a bruise gonna tell me where Boyd and Erica are?" He snarked, turning to Allison and Charlotte who both had their forearms pressed together.

Scott rolls his eyes "It's the same on both sides, exactly the same."

"It's nothing" Derek responds. "Pareidolia" Lydia chimes brim besides the two girls, sat on a desk with her arms crossed. "Seeing patterns that aren't there."

The two boys look at each other confused. "It's a subset of Apophenia" She says matter of fact, like it's information they should know.

"They're trying to help" Scott chimes Derek. "These three?"

Derek turns to the trio "This one, who used me to resurrect my psychotic uncle. Thank you." He snarks "This one" He stops staring at Charlotte. "I have never met and for all I know could be anyone" Charlotte shrugs at his comment and gives Stiles a why is he so grumpy look. "And this one, who shot about 30 arrows into me and my pack."

"Okay, All right, Now come on, No one died all right?" Stiles cuts in, earning a scoff from Charlotte. "There may have been a little maiming, a little mangling, but no death" He turns to derek "That's what I call an important distinction"

"A little insensitive" Charlotte mumbles, making stiles roll his eyes "My mother died." Allison speaks, Turning to Derek. "Your family's little honor code killed your mother, not me"

"That girl was looking for Scott, I'm here to help him, not you." She quips "You wanna help? Find something real" Derek says, walking off to talk to Scott.

The girls disperse a bit while the two werewolf's bicker, Charlotte sitting down next to Stiles "Is he always so..." Charlotte was trying to find a word to describe Derek's wonderful attitude "Grumpy? Yes" Stiles jokes, watching the man in question walk out the door

-✵-

"Okay, what would a pack of alphas want with Erica and Boyd?" Stiles says as the three of them walk to class. "I'm not sure it's them they want" Scott responds. "Okay what like Derek? Like they're recruiting?" Stiles questions, fiddling around with his hands a bit "I hope you guys know how insane you sound" Charlotte jokes, turning to look at stiles, who just chuckles at her.

"Yes i'm aware Charlotte" Stiles remarks, making the girl roll her eyes. "I for one, am still convinced you guys are playing a joke on me" Scott stops in his tracks, making the other two stop with him, turning around "Scott?"

Scott whips around and looks at Stiles "You coming?" He asks. Scott turns around for a second again before starting to walk again, leaving the other two behind and not saying a word. "Was that supposed to convince me you guys are sane? because it really did" Charlotte quips sarcastically. "You know you're not funny" Stiles responds, trailing after Scott.