The Lost Hunter ⚜ Crossover Fanfiction

Chapter 69 ⚜ Required Reading

In Parrish's house, Parrish and I practice hand-to-hand combat. He instructs me to keep my hands up so I can protect my head while keeping my eyes on my enemy. We spar, and Jordan tags me.

I recover and tell him I want to keep going. He's afraid I'm going to rip out my stitches. I pull up my shirt and show him the dressing with no visible blood. I toss my shirt aside, and Parrish takes off his hoodie.

We try again, and this time Parrish is able to grab me and pull me in close.

He asks me what I did wrong.

"Forgot to keep my arms up."

He tells me that it's okay because my muscles have memory and with enough practice, they will remember for me.

I lean back against him, and we both become conscious of being pressed against one another in an embrace. I suddenly have a flash of a Doctor's hand on my arm and then being surrounded by them during my surgery. I make a pained sound and pull away from him. I can see my photocopy of The Dread Doctors sticking out of my bag across the room.

Parrish asks "What's wrong? What is it?"

I tell him "Muscle memory"

⚜ The Lost Hunter ⚜

At Forbes's house, Caroline and I arrive after doing the shopping and we go into the living room. Tyler is waiting for her, I wink at him. Caroline asks "What are you doing here?"

Tyler says "I came to apologize"

"Apologize? You bit me. I could have died. I think we're way past apologies, Tyler"

"That's the problem. Klaus told me to do it and I said no. And then, it just happened anyway. Like it was completely out of my control. That's why I had your mom ask Sarah to call him"

I say "Caroline, Forgive him he loves you"

Caroline says "No" Bill rejoins us "Daddy?"

Bill says "Hi, Caroline"

Tyler says "I thought since he could resist compulsion, maybe he could teach me to resist the sire bond"

Caroline looks at Bill "Can you help him?"

Bill says "I'm going to try"

"Why?"

"Because he made a mistake. And now he wants to make good. And I understand that"

I say "Just one chance"

Caroline says "Fine"

⚜ The Lost Hunter ⚜

We're all at Scott's house with copies. I complain that Liz's book club usually has more wine. Stiles replies "Well, they also probably didn't read books that cause violent hallucinations"

We've asked Malia to watch over us while we read so there will be someone to stop us should we do something dangerous like she did when she almost got run over in traffic.

I say "Mom should have read it, so she'll remember her encounter with Tracy."

"If it works," Stiles warns.

"It has to," she replies.

I then explain that I think I saw the doctors during my surgery and when I look at the cover of the book it feels like a memory wanting to resurface. I want to know what happened to me.

We all take a copy and start reading. Scott has difficulty concentrating.

Kira's vision keeps blurring, like the words are underwater. Scott finally asks if anyone is feeling anything.