Absolute Zero (A Stiles Stilinski/Teen Wolf Fanfiction) [4]

Chapter 16 - Unexplained

~THIRD PERSON POV~

Scott woke up yelling, lifting his back off the metal table. Kira had made it just in time to bring him back the same way she had put him down. Everyone gave a sigh of relief when they watched him wake up. They may not have caught the Benefactor, but at least Scott was still alive. Kira gave him a kiss on the lips in celebration.

"What happened? Did it work?" Scott asked, looking around at the group. Stiles, Chris, Eric, and Kira all remained silent.

No one had a chance to respond before Liam came in. Eric could hear his heart pounding in his chest, but he didn't even need his supernatural hearing to know that something was wrong. He could see it written all over Liam's face.

"What?" Kira asked. He was looking directly at her.

"It's your mother," he said. "She's hurt,"

An instant wave of fear swept over Eric once he realized Emma was the only other one missing from their group. He hadn't seen her since she went to set up the cameras on the roof with Chris. It's not like her to miss saving Scott.

"Wait," said Eric, causing Liam and Kira to pause. "Where's Emma? Where's my sister?"

"I sent her to look for you," said Chris.

"Well she never found me," said Eric, his heart beginning to race.

"She was on the roof," said Kira. "She was fighting off a berserker so Liam and I could get back to Scott,"

Eric turned his head back towards Chris. "Didn't you say Kate took the berserkers and left?"

Chris nodded. Eric didn't hesitate another second before darting out of the room. "I'm coming with you!" He heard Stiles shout from behind him.

He sprinted up to the roof, taking the stairs two at a time. Stiles was a good distance behind him. Although, he was keeping up better than Eric had expected. The power was still out, and night has fallen to make the roof dark. He didn't need to see, he could smell her. He could smell her blood.

"Emma!" He called out, spotting her body about fifteen feet away from him.

He ran over to her, crouching down by her side. She had propped herself up against a wall, holding her hands tight to her stomach where she was bleeding the most. Her lip was fat and bruised, parts of her hair matted with blood as well. Eric knew she had to have taken some beating from the berserker to leave her like this.

"Emma," said Stiles, crouching on her other side. He was breathing hard, his forehead lined with sweat. He looked up at Eric. "What's wrong with her? Why isn't she healing?"

A weak moan escaped her lips as she wrapped her arms tighter around her stomach. Carefully, Eric reached for her right arm, pulling it back to examine the wound it was hiding. His breath hitched in the back of his throat when he saw the gaping hole over her abdomen where the berserker must have stabbed her. Her hands shook as they quickly went to recover the wound Eric had exposed.

"She is healing, it's just taking longer," said Eric, looking over at Stiles. "Her wounds are pretty bad,"

Stiles' eyes went soft as they fell back onto her. Eric could see the hurt in them. Emma doesn't talk much about her and Stiles' relationship, but he's observant enough to know what's been going on. He knows how much they love each other, but he also knows what the Nogitsune did to Emma, and he's not quick to forgive and forget either. All he can see when he looks at Stiles sometimes is his hand shoved into his sister's chest. He can't imagine what she must be going through.