Rising Moon: Scavenge | Teen Wolf ( 4 )

Down, Down, Down and The Flames Went Higher

The Beacon Hills sheriff station was nearly completely silent as I strolled inside confidently as though I owned the world and some of the deputies looked up when I entered but they must have recognised me because they just went back to their work without a word. I continued my way down the familiar path towards the back of the station where Jordan's desk was situated and I paused for a moment as a frown pulled at the edge of my lips when I caught sight of an unfamiliar brunette female in a deputies uniform standing beside his desk. My gaze drifted towards Jordan's face once I had recognised the tell-tale signs of someone flirting and I hated the uncomfortable clenching of my stomach when I saw the grin on his lips. I mentally scolded myself for feeling jealous because I knew that I had no claim to the deputy, and I was nowhere near ready to start dating again, but the possessive side of me didn't care about technicalities.

I shook off the jealousy as I plastered on the fake smile I had mastered over the years and strutted forward as though my lapse hadn't happened, "Deputy, I'd like to report a crime."

My teasing voice caught both of the deputy's attention as they turned to face me and Jordan's grin widened as his eyes lit up at the sight of me but the other deputy's expression turned serious as she straightened up.

"Yes, ma'am. What crime is that?" Jordan asked me in the same playful tone as he leaned back in his desk chair and I beamed at him as he played along but the female officer frowned in confusion as she watched us.

"It is a crime that they make you eat that horrid break room food when you're on the late shift." I concluded with a small pout of my lips as I held up one of the brown paper bags I was grasping and he chuckled in amusement as I set the bag down in front of him on the desk. "Bacon cheeseburger, extra curly fries. And yes, I am amazing. Thank you for noticing."

"You are amazing. Thank you." he said happily as he reached into the paper bag with a hungry expression and I chuckled in amusement as I shook my head at him with a smile on my lips. I turned my attention to the stoic deputy standing beside the desk and she drew her gaze away from Jordan when she realised that I was watching her.

"Hi, I'm Sophie McCall." I introduced myself with a forced smile as I extended my hand towards her and she copied my gesture as she shook my hand stiffly with a blank expression.

"Deputy Clarke." She replied in a nonsense tone of voice as she gave me a nod and I noticed that she didn't get too personal because she didn't give me her first name.

"Nice to meet you." I murmured with a hint of sarcasm as she walked away without another word and I pursed my lips in irritation as I turned back to face Jordan, who was watching the interaction while eating. "She's lovely. I'm going to give this," I stated plainly as I held up the remaining brown paper bag in my hand, "to John and then I have a little experiment I want to try."

"I'll finish this and meet you in the conference room."

"Awesome. See you there." I said brightly with a grin as I spun around on my heel and I headed towards the sheriff's office with a slight bounce in my steps. I knocked on the closed door as I stole a glance over my shoulder until I heard the 'come in' through the wood and I opened the door with a grin when I saw John sitting behind his desk reading some document. "Hey."

"Sophie!" John exclaimed in surprised greeting as he lifted his head to look at me with wide eyes and I smiled at him as I stepped into the office before closing the door behind me. "What are you doing here? You haven't been arrested again, have you?"

"First of all, a warning isn't an arrest. And second of all, no. I brought you dinner."

"Oh, thank god! I'm starving. What'd you bring me?"