𝐷𝐸𝑀𝑂𝐿𝐼𝑇𝐼𝑂𝑁 𝐿𝑂𝑉𝐸𝑅𝑆 ➪ 𝐶𝐻𝑅𝐼𝑆 𝐴𝑅𝐺𝐸𝑁𝑇

06.

At the railway depo, Dahlia walks behind Issac as he follows Derek down the abandoned subway train.

"So, why do we need their help?" Issac asks as they step off and into the station. "Because it's harder to kill than I thought and we still don't know who it is." Derek answers with a sigh. Dahlia crosses her arms. "And they do?" Issac asks. "They might. Which is why I need one of you to get on their good side." Derek replies, ignoring the glare his aunt was giving him.

Erica exits the train and stops next to Issac. "Hmm. Scott or Stiles?" She hums. Derek glances at her. "Either." He says. "You know, the full moon's coming, Derek." Isaac speaks up. Dahlia sighs and speaks for the first time since she's been there, Derek called her so she had to leave Calliope. "We're aware of that, Isaac. I have to keep an eye on my son to make sure his mood is in check." She tells while Derek opens a trunk.

Erica grins. "Ah, yes. Sage. Maybe we should try to get close to him, too. Well, more like Boyd and I, since you seem to be doing a pretty good job already, Issac." She mutters. Issac lets out a noise and makes a face at her.

"Enough, you two."

Derek pulls out some chains and untangles them while Erica grabs a head piece. "My, these look comfortable." She muses. Derek snatches them from her. "You said you were gonna teach us to change whenever we wanted." Issac reminds. "There hasn't been time." Derek answers, grabbing some more chains from the trunk. "But if you have to lock us up during the full moon, that means you're alone against the Argents." Issac tries. Dahlia feels her pulse quicken slightly as a scowl appears on her face, Derek looks at her briefly. "They haven't found us." He states.

"Yet. So, how about we forget the kanima?" Issac continues. Derek and Dahlia begin to walk to the stairs but pause, they both turn around and Dahlia speaks up, her voice holding anger. "We can't!" She says. Derek speaks up this time. "But there was something about the way Gerard looked at it. He wasn't afraid, at all. Now, I don't know what he knows or what he's planning, but I'm sure about one thing. We have to find it first." He says.

•

At school, Sage walks through the crowded halls with Danny, they pass Stiles who was trying to get information out of Lydia, and Erica, who was following them, attempting to be discreet.

"So, Sage..there's this underground party this friday and I was wondering, if.." Before Danny could get the words out, Sage answers. "Yeah, I'll go with you, big guy." He says with a grin. Danny matches his expression before speaking again. "I actually need to talk to you about something." The grin slowly falls from his face and Sage looks at him curiously. "Alright." He says slowly.

Danny makes a face. "Come by my house after school?" He asks. Sage nods. "Yeah, okay."

Throughout the school day, Sage goes to his classes and then gets a text from Stiles saying that he, along with Scott, Erica, Allison, Jackson, and Matt have detention after school. As he leaves his last class for today, he gets a text from Danny, telling him to meet at the lockers.

After meeting Danny at the lockers, the two walk out of the building and go to Danny's car. Sage gets in the passenger seat and then fidgets with his hands as the car starts to move.

•

At the Mahealani household, Sage and Danny were lying down on their backs, on the taller boy's bed, looking up at the ceiling, while futurama played softly in the background from the tv.

Danny speaks up hesitantly, but his voice comes out firm. "You won't hurt me." He says quietly. Sage turns his head to look at the lacrosse player, and examined his side profile. "I'm not..normal." He responds, just as quietly. Danny turns to look at him. "Nobody's normal, Sage. That's not possible, we all have our flaws."