Through better and worse, I'll still love you. (3rd book to HIABY?)

Chapter 17- Silverfinger.

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~Chris Argents story.
Chris tells a story from when he was 18. Gerard had sent Young Chris Argent to do an arms deal without telling him that the customers were Yakuza, Japanese organized crime syndicate. In the middle of the deal, a group of Oni attacked the Yakuza leader (the kumichō). They cut down all of his men who tried to protect him eventually impaling him on their Ninjatō (straight swords). Chris survived and saved the life of a man called Silverfinger by shooting one of the Oni directly in the face, shattering its mask and revealing that there was nothing but darkness behind its "face." He believes Silverfinger (real name: Katashi), who got his name from the silver prosthetic pinkie he wears, will be able to tell them about the warriors.

~Outside Kira's house.
Scott takes Kira home on his bike. She asks him if all his friends are werewolves then asks to see his werewolf face. He obliges and she touches the enhanced ridges of his forehead, his cheek, and his lips.

~Heading to School/School parking lot.
Scott is riding his dirt bike to school, the twins Ethan and Aiden ride up and flank him. Scott races ahead but the twins easily keep up. They park on each side of him at school and all three of them hop off their vehicles. "You guys going to be doing this all day?"Scott asks. "All day. All night."Ethan says. "Is this about being in my pack?"Scott asks. "This is about you being the target of demonic ninjas."Aiden says. "You mean the demonic ninjas that pulled swords out of their chests and completely kicked our asses?"Ethan asks trying to prove a point. "Yeah. Those demonic ninjas."Aiden says. "I don't need anyone to protect me."Scott says as they start to walk into school. "They were looking right at you when the sun came up."Aiden said. "And they also disappeared; Argent thinks that they could just come out at night."Scott says. "Since this is our first experience with demonic ninjas, we're thinking we should play it safe."Ethan says. "All day and all night."Aiden adds. "Okay, one thing first. I need to talk to Stiles and let him know everything that happened last night, without you two."Scott says. "No."Ethan says. "Yes and I don't want you listening in. No wolf hearing."Scott adds. "How would you even know?"Aiden asks. "I'm a true Alpha; you have no idea what I can do."Scott says and walks away to find Stiles.

~Walking to the Chemistry class.
"So then she starts talking about phosphors and the key having chemicals on it, right? So I later asked your sister what that meant and so that made me think of the chemistry closet and the fact that someone had to let Barrow in- It's gone." Stiles says when he sees that the numbers and Kira's name is gone. "Okay, it doesn't matter though. It doesn't matter. I've still got the key. "Stiles said and he pulled out his keys and started to flip to find the one. "What the hell? I had it- I had it here. I had it here this morning; I swear to God, I had it this morning."Stiles says. "The key you were talking about last night?"Scott asks. "Yeah, I showed it to you, right? Didn't I show it to you?"Stiles asked. "No, you just told me about it. I never actually saw it."Scott said. "I was here a couple of hours ago and the message left to Barrow spelling Kira's name was right there on the board in my handwriting and I had the key to the chemistry closet."Stiles says. "So you unlocked the chemistry closet so Barrow could hide in it from the cops and then you wrote him a message to kill Kira?"Scott said skeptically. "I know how it sounds but look at this. This is the news report that came out about Barrow when they caught him, okay? About the shrapnel bomb that he used. See this? See what he did? He put nuts, bolts and screws. And then he hid the bomb and the detonator in a box that he wrapped as a birthday present. What does that sound like to you?"Stiles asked him. "Coach. The joke we played on Coach."Scott said. "That was my idea. You remember? That was my idea. That's no coincidence. It can't be."Stiles said. "I don't want to sound like I'm trying to tell you that you're wrong but I don't think you're trying to kill people either."Scott said. Stiles looked at the board. "It was here. It was all here."Stiles said quietly. "Dude, are you feeling okay? You're looking really tired."Scott said. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just haven't been sleeping really."Stiles says. "Why don't you go home? Take a sick day or something, I'll let Sadie know. so don't worry about that."Scott said and Stiles nodded.

~In the hallway a couple minutes later.
"Did you tell him?"Ethan asked from next to me. "No. He's got enough on his mind right now."I said. "If they're coming for you in a few hours then so do you."Aiden says. "What if it's not me? Okay? What if I'm not the one they want?"Scott says thinking about Kira. "Who else is there?"Ethan asks and Scott glances down the hall at Kira and the twins look to who he is looking at.

~Argent's apartment.
"The real problem is Katashi doesn't see visitors. Ever. He's a paranoid recluse who rarely steps outside the gates of his estate."Chris says to Allison and Isaac. "So how are you going to get to him?"Isaac asked. "Oh, he's got a thing for rare, antique weapons. Yesterday, I had some contacts put out the word that I was selling one from my own collection. This is a French Flintlock Turnover Pistol from 1645."Chris said as he showed the gun to them. "You're not going alone."Allison says. "If she's going I'm going."Isaac says. Chris sighs, "To be honest, I don't feel good about bringing either one of you."He says. "They were looking right at Scott when the sun came up."Isaac said. "Well, that doesn't necessarily mean he's the one they're going after."Chris says. "But if he is?"Allison asks. "If he is, that might only leave us till nightfall to come up with a way to protect him."Chris says. "Alright. Let's go see if a paranoid yakuza wants to put another gun in his collection."Isaac says.

~Sheriff's Station.
"Yeah, I'm walking in now and trying to avoid the hostile stares of everyone in here."Agent McCall says to whoever he's on the phone with. "No, no. Probably another week or two and we'll be ready for a formal review. There's enough here to put Stilinski so far out of government work, he won't be able to get a job riding the back of a garbage truck."Agent McCall says into the phone. "Yeah, exactly."He replies to the person on the phone. He opens his laptop to find a security warning pop up – when Scott and Kira broke into his office to erase her phone they triggered some sort of automatic webcam leaving a snapshot of them on the screen. "Let me call you right back."Agent McCall says and hangs up the phone.

~Beacon Hills hospital.
"Dr. Gardner's not back until next week. Do you want to try waiting for one of the urgent care doctors or Stiles- Are you all right?"Melissa asked him. Stiles panics,"I don't know. I guess- I guess not really."Stiles says. "Alright, kiddo. Come with me, its okay."Melissa says and leads him into an exam room. Stiles start's to explain what's been happing to him, "Blackouts, but not for that long and sleepwalking, which I used to do a lot as a kid. Um, also having some really bad anxiety."He explains. "Panic attacks?"Melissa asks as she starts to fill out a form. "Yeah, a couple. Oh, and I temporarily lost the ability to read but that might have had more to do with this giant magic tree and a whole human sacrifice thing."He says. "I recall something vaguely about that, yes. How many hours of sleep are you getting?"Melissa asked him. "Eight."He says. "A night?"Melissa asks. "In the last three days."He says and then counts on his fingers,"Yeah, definitely eight."He says. "Been feeling irritable?"She questions. "Yeah, possibly to the point of homicide."He says. "Inability to focus?"She asks. "No, the Adderall's not working."He says. "Impulsive behavior?"She asks. "More than my usual?"He questions and then adds," Hard to tell."He says. "Vivid dreams during the day?"She asks. "Okay, basically all of the above. Do you know what this is?"Stiles asks. "I think so."Melissa says and she turns around and has a needle in her head. "Uh, what's that?"Stiles asks. "Do you trust me?"She asks as she starts to wipe the spot where the needle will go in. "When you're not holding a needle."Stiles says to her. "It's Midazolam. A sedative."She says and sticks him with the needle. "Why'd you give me a sedative?"He asks her as she walks away to throw the needle away. "Because you, Stiles, are one profoundly sleep-deprived young man. You need rest and you need it now. Lie down."She says and he starts to move back on the bed. "Okay, how long's it take to –Oh, not long at all."He says as he lays back. "Can I ask, and well admit something to you?"He asks her already starting to fall asleep. "Sure "She says with a smile. "I've- I've been thing about giving Sadie a promise ring...Do you think that'd be okay?"He asks her, kind of asking for permission but also for a mom's perspective. Melissa smiles, "I approve, if that's what you mean."She says with a laugh, Stiles smiles a little and nods sleepily. "Get some rest."Melissa says and she pulls the blanket up on him more. "Thanks, Mom."He whispers and falls asleep. Melissa smiles to herself and she quietly leaves the room...

~Outside the gun buying meet.
Isaac is unsure he can pull it off saying the suit and tie Chris gave him to wear makes him look like he "just stepped out of the last period of a Catholic prep school" he is nervous until Allison takes him aside, kisses him and places his hand on her buttocks. Filled with confidence, Isaac walks into the buy.

~School.
Wanting to ditch the twins in order to keep them out of harm's way, Scott steals spark plugs from their motorcycles. They are left behind as he rides off with Kira.

~McCall residence.
Scott rushes around closing and locking all the windows. He explains that Dr. Deaton has installed supernatural security system in the McCall house but that his mom has to arm it. Kira has figured out that Scott thinks she might be the target of the Oni and that he brought her to his house to protect her.

~Beacon Hills hospital; file room.
Melissa takes Stiles chart and compares it to one from another patient who died in 2004. The symptoms, "Hallucinations, Impulsivity, Irritable, and Insomnia" as well as vivid daytime dreaming and an inability to distinguish dreams from reality match on both charts. The old chart belongs to Stiles' mother, Claudia Stilinski.

~Inside the meet.
Allison and Chris systematically take out all of Silverfinger's men. Isaac continues kills time by telling the story of the pistol. It was a gift from Louis XIV of France to a prominent family. It has only ever been fired once during a duel between brothers on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. The henchman hands over a case with $150 thousand. Isaac, still killing time, says he'll have to count the money and brings out an automatic counting machine.

~Scott's bedroom.
Kira sits on Scott's bed and she explains a bit about the Kitsune myth. She pulls out a children's book called "Japanese Mythology: Creatures, Spirits and Demons" and shows him pictures of the fox. Scott draws a parallel between a picture of a multi-tailed fox surrounded by lightning and Kira's handling of the electricity at the substation. Kira says it's called "foxfire" and that kitsune can produce it by rubbing their tails together. She's quick to add that she has no tails. Scott is amazed that she knew what he was thinking – she jokes that kitsune can also read minds (not true). They realize the sun is setting and Kira says she needs to be home before dinner. Scott says she should tell her parents that she can't make it because she's going on a date. She then questions if a relationship is a good idea since "foxes and wolves don't get along." She shows him a picture of the kitsune surrounded by wolves. Scott brushes it aside saying it's just a drawing in a children's book. He hears a car pull up outside and thinks it is his mom. Kira and Scott go into the kitchen but it is Agent McCall who greets them. "What are you doing here? And why do you still have a key?"Scott asks. "Funny you mention keys because while I have a key to this house, I'm not exactly sure how you got a key to my office."Agent McCall says and shows them the laptop webcam photo.

~The meet.
The werewolf henchman stops Isaac from counting the money. He tells the true story of the pistol. Apparently a Frenchman used it to kill his brother after the sibling became a werewolf. His story references a "family code" which implies the pistol belonged to a family of werewolf hunters. He jerks Isaac's arm back and the younger man goes all fangs and glowing eyes at him. Silverfinger is watching surveillance feeds from several parts of the warehouse complex. He sees the confrontation with Isaac then swipes the screen and sees Allison and then Chris take out his guards. Silverfinger pulls a gun as Chris enters. Allison disarms him with a whip chain. The werewolf henchman drags Isaac into the room.

~McCall Residence.
"Let me help you out here. This kind of thing usually begins with something along the lines of, "It's not what you think." Or, "I can explain.""Agent McCall says. "Dad, let me help you out. You need to leave."Scott says. "I will, with a satisfactory explanation."He says. "Go get a warrant."Scott says. "I don't need a warrant. I'm your father."Agent McCall said. "No, you're a gene donor. I got my hair color from you and that's all I got. So you're not allowed to play tough dad with me."Scott shouted. "Hey, what's going on?"Melissa said as she walked into the house. Agent McCall looks at Kira and Scott, "Maybe one of you should explain."He says. A Demon Warrior appears in the living room. "Scott, who the hell is this?"Agent McCall asks. Agent McCall starts to walk towards it,"Dad, no! Dad, wait Dad."Scott shouts but it's too late the demon warrior pulls out his sword and Agent McCall is promptly stabbed through the left shoulder. Melissa pulls him to a secluded corner as Derek bursts in and starts fighting the Demon warriors. The twins bust through a window together. The werewolves manage to eject the warriors from the house and Melissa drops a jar of Mountain Ash across the threshold. It forms a perfect line which completes the security barrier Deaton established at the house. The Demons cannot get past. Kira reaches up and touches the screen door. It repels her hand with a flash of light indicating that she too is supernatural.

~Silverfinger's hideout.
After reminding Silverfinger of their meeting 24 years prior, the old man explains that the warriors are Oni; they are demons and are unstoppable.

~McCall Residence.
"All of the baseboards are ash wood?"Derek asks. "Uh, yeah. It was Deaton's idea and where the hell did you come from?"Scott asked him. "I've been following you."He says like it's no big deal. "For how long?"Scott asks. "All day."Derek says. "Scott, this isn't good!"Melissa shouts and he rushes to where her and his dad is. "Need to call for backup."Agent McCall mumbles. "How bad is it?"Scott asks. "From the way that his arm is rotated, the tendon looks torn. He could be on his way to a collapsed lung."Melissa says. "Mom, those things, they're not going to leave until the sun's up."Scott explained. "At the rate he's bleeding, he's not gonna make it that long. We got to get him to the hospital."Melissa says. "The one time we really need Sadie and she's not here."Scott said. "Should we call Stiles's Dad?"Kira asked as Scott walked back into the living room. "I don't know. Is that going to just get more people hurt?"Scott said. "Maybe. I don't think guns work on them."Derek said. "Then what does?"Ethan asked.

~Silverfinger's hideout.
Silverfinger explains that no man-made weapon can harm the Oni. He says they are a force of nature like a tsunami. "You don't fight a tsunami," he says, "you endure it and you hope you are not destroyed in its path." He explains that the mark on Isaac's neck is the Japanese symbol (or Kanji) for self. It means he is still himself. The Oni's are looking for someone who is no longer themselves. Someone possessed by a dark spirit.

~McCall Residence.
"It's Kira, right? You going to tell us what you are?"Aiden asks her. "What? What do you mean?"Kira asks confused. "Aiden "Ethan says as Aiden grabs Kira's hand and puts it up to the door. "Watch! See that? She can't go through it either."Aiden says. "So, what are you?"He says to her. "She's a kitsune, idiot. Use your eyes. You can see it all around her. The younger ones give off an aura. She just hasn't learned how to conceal it yet. She probably doesn't know what kind she is either."Derek informs.

~Silverfinger's hideout.
Silverfinger says there are 13 varieties of kitsune. He names four – Celestial, Wild, Ocean, and Thunder then explains about the "dark Kitsune". He says "They call it Void or Nogitsune" he explains that they possess a host and draw power from pain and tragedy, strife and chaos. The Oni seeks out the Nogitsune.

~McCall Residence.
"It's not you. It can't be. What I saw around you, it didn't look evil."Scott said to Kira, they were in a corner talking. "But isn't that what a shape-shifter does? Isn't that why a kitsune is called the trickster spirit? It's supposed to trick you. How are you so sure? How do you know I'm not the bad guy?"Kira says. "I've seen the bad guys and you're not one of them."Scott says to her.

"I wasn't going to hurt her."Aiden says. "Not yet."Derek said. "Why do you think we're here, Derek? For a study group? We're here to protect Scott."Aiden says. "We're trying to fight for him."Ethan adds. "I'm sure you are. I'm sure you'd kill for him but are you willing to die for him?"Derek asks them.

~Silverfinger's hideout.
Silverfinger explains why he's missing the joints of his little finger. Yakuza perform a ritual where they offer the mutilation of the little finger as penance for a mistake. He says if Chris hadn't shot the Oni when he did, Silverfinger would have fled and would have been humiliated to the point of having to give up his head. He says he owes Argent his honor. He urges them not to try stopping the Oni, to let them do their work.

~McCall Residence.
The Demon Warriors begin pounding against the barrier looking for weaknesses. They begin to see results and start trying to force their way through.

"I need to speak to Scott. "Agent McCall says feeling he was going to die. "You're kidding, right?"Melissa asks. "Don't patronize me Melissa. I need to talk to him and also to tell him to tell Sadie also, you know why -You know why I really came back, don't you?"He said. "And as usual your timing sucks."She says to him. "You're not talking to him, not like this. So, you stay awake and we're gonna get you out of here as fast as we can."Melissa says.

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*Sadie's pov*
I silently climbed up onto my roof, there wasn't away in over their so the Figures or whatever they are; weren't there. My phone vibrated in my pocket and I answered it as I slipped in through my bedroom window. "Allison, please tell me that you have something. They're here. They're trying to get in and it looks like they're gonna' be able to do it."I said into my phone. "Okay, okay listen. They're Japanese demons. They're called the Oni. They're looking for someone possessed, someone with a dark spirit attached to them. It's called a Nogitsune. They won't hurt you. They know you are guys supernatural but once they do this check, once they realize that you guys are not carrying with you this dark spirit, and then they won't hurt you guys, I promise. All they're looking for is the Nogitsune."She said. "Okay, I'll tell everyone else."I said as I ran down the stairs. "Okay, be careful."She said and I hung-up. I turned the corner and walked into the living room to be met by Aiden, Ethan, Scott, and Derek in a fighting stance. Kira was being blocked by Scott, once they saw it was me they relaxed. "How the hell did you get in!?"Aiden asked and I rolled my eyes, "I'm a protecting Witch; mountain ash doesn't keep me out, it keeps people who are trying to hurt others out."I said and the Oni's burst through the barrier. "Okay, none of you do anything!"I said to them and I went to walk in front of all of them but Scott stopped me. "Sadie, what are you doing?"Scott asked. "Trust me, I talked to Allison. There not here to hurt us."I explained and he nodded and told everyone to listen to me; they question this order but follow it. I walked till I was a few feet in front of the Oni's and I slipped off my necklace and placed it on the table. As soon as I took it off they looked at me, "Whoa."I heard Aiden and Ethan say. They could probably see my aura and smell my scent now that the necklace wasn't hiding it anymore. I took a step towards the Oni's and told Kira and Scott to do the same. They did and I saw that they were holding hands.

~End of Sadie's pov.
Three of the Oni's stepped up and they each reached out to Scott, Kira, and Sadie and stared at them with their glowing eyes and brand each of them before letting them drop to the floor. Then the Oni's disappeared.

~Beacon Hills hospital.
Stiles wakes up in the hospital. He wanders down the hall and into one of the surgery suites. There, he is confronted by the Oni. He lets one get close but as it reaches up to touch his neck, Stiles grabs it's hand. He then thrusts his hand into its chest and pulls out a firefly. The Oni turns to smoke and disappears.

Scott and Sadie's dad is wheeled into emergency. Scott and Sadie head off to find Stiles.

Scott and Sadie walk into the surgery suite Stiles is in, "Stiles? Babe, you okay?"Sadie asks him since he was facing the other way. He turns around,"Yeah, fine. What's been going on?"He asks. They motion for him to come and Stiles seems normal as he, Scott, and Sadie leave together but on the floor a firefly buzzes. Its light goes out and it first crumbles to dust then blows away in a puff of black smoke....

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