𝕊𝕄𝕆𝕂𝔼 & 𝕄𝕀ℝℝ𝕆ℝ𝕊 ～ 𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘧

04 - Truth Be Told

Joscelyn paces down the school hallways, glancing back every now and then to make sure they are nowhere to be seen.

Was it too soon? Crap, I shouldn't have told them. I've lost their trust, She thinks and frowns.

"Excuse me, sorry I need to pass-"

She trips over someone's shoe, someone leaning on their locker, as she tried to pass through the dense crowd.

Someone grabs her arm tightly and pulled her back. "Woah, careful," A guy says and Joscelyn looks back to find that it's Scott, "We're not going to hurt you Joscelyn, we just want to know more about you please."

She swallows hard, contemplating about all the options she has laid out in front of her. She could choose to run away and forget this but people won't be happy with her... or she could face this sudden awkwardness and get it out of the way.

She decides to choose the latter.

"Alright, we need to be alone," Joscelyn mumbles and Scott nods his head. He leads her to the back door exit where he meets Stiles and Lydia. The four of them walk to the bus park and stand between two buses to get some privacy.

"Okay so you're a Skin-Shifter on steroids?" Stiles questions and she sighs. "Yeah sort of," Joscelyn answers with eyes darting around her for any sign of outsiders, "Look I can't show you all of it but what I can is this."

She shuts her eyes tightly then opens them up, shining bright purple as she stares at the three people in front of her. Claws tear out of her fingers, sharpened and ready for an attack.

"I touch an animal, take in their DNA and then it stores in my body's 'database'. I can turn into that animal completely, any time I want to. Normally, I can communicate with any animal," Joscelyn explains and Scott eyes Stiles and Lydia, "I only know some of how my powers work. It's all true, I just can't show it right now-"

"Yeah we believe you Josie, don't we?" Stiles questions after noticing that his friends have doubts. They now their heads in agreement a moment later.

"Of course we do," Lydia says, "We'll talk about this a little later." Stiles smiles widely then holds the straps of his back pack.

Joscelyn observes his behaviour, his body language. She sees something in him, he's important to this gang of people. His opinion... It's something they listen to and consider very heavily.

She keeps a mental note of that. Befriending Stiles... it could change everything.

She watches Scott and Lydia walk away after saying goodbye. She was consumed by her thoughts that she didn't notice them saying anything after their acceptance of her.

"Hey your mom or dad are picking you up?" Stiles asks and Joscelyn shakes her head. "No I uh... I'm walking home," She answers flatly.

"Nope! You're coming with me, I can drop you back," He offers with a kind smile and Joscelyn thanks him for his considerate attitude.

"Could you... give me a minute? I need to let my dad know," She requests and Stiles nods his head. "I have a sky-blue Jeep, I'll meet you there," He informs.

Joscelyn takes out her phone quickly from her pocket then dials 202-555-0190. She waits impatiently for the call to pick up and-