Friend Reunion » Theo Raeken

Part 50 - Issues

"You want to go talk to him? Isn't that a little dangerous?" Melissa looked at me like I was completely insane. I don't know, maybe I was. The thing with Kyla pushed me over the edge.

"He has my sister, I am not going to sit around waiting for him to hurt her or kill her."

"Why did he take Kyla? What is he looking for?" Melissa asked.

I shrugged. "Advantage. Control over us. He's pretty good at that."

"So what did he gain by trying to kill Stilinski?" Parrish asked.

"It left me alone with Liam. Theo wanted to make sure no one would be there to stop him from killing me." Scott answered.

"Okay, so he gutted my dad as a distraction."

"He told you where to find him. He knows how to save him." I pointed out.

"Does anyone even know how to find him?" Parrish asked.

"We don't need to find him. He wanted to meet. He'll find us."

"I'll come with you." Scott said.

"He'll know you're there." Stiles argued.

"I  said to him that Scott is dead. He doesn't know that he is alive. Maybe that gives us an advantage."

"We just need to talk to him. Not fight him." Stiles insisted.

"Stiles, you can't go alone." Scott said.

"What if Theo decides to do something to us. Look at us! I don't have my powers. We wouldn't have a chance against him." I agreed with Scott.

Stiles nodded and walked out of the door. Scott started walking towards the door too but I stopped him. "That shirt needs to go. He will smell the blood immediately."

He nodded and walked past me.

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I walked around nervously, biting my nails, my eyes glued to the opened door. When I heard footsteps my heart started beating faster. I took a step back and sat down next to Stiles. I looked back to the top of the stairs where Scott was hiding. When I turned back I saw Theo, he stepped over the mountain ash we put there. He smirked at me and I groaned quietly. He was acting so different. I actually believed he wants to explain everything to me. I swear I could hear a regret in his voice when he was talking to me on the phone. Guess I was wrong. He didn't regret anything.  He just wanted to play with us a little more.

"Good to see you Kenzie. You don't look as powerful as you seemed to be when I saw you last time."

I clenched my fists and stood up. "Where is my sister?"

"Would you believe me if I told you that I have nothing to do with this?" Theo asked and rose his eyebrows.

"You had her phone! Do you really think I am that stupid?" I yelled. "I don't know what they are trying to do to her, but they can't make a chimera out of her. It won't work."

"I don't work for them anymore. I don't know their plans."

"How did you get her phone then?"

Theo's eyes landed at the top of the stairs where Scott was hiding and I quickly threw Scott's t-shirt to distract him. He easily caught it in air.

"You killed my best friend." Stiles said.

"Let's be honest, Stiles. Was he still really your best friend?"

"Are you going to let my father die?"

"If I wanted him to die I wouldn't have told you where you can find him."

"Then why are they saying his body is shutting down? That some toxin's poisoning him and they don't know how to stop it." Stiles muttered.

"I'm not the bad guy, Stiles."

Dry laugh left my mouth. "Really?" I asked sarcastically.

"I'm realist. I'm a survivor. If you knew the things that I know..."

"Yeah, but what do you know?" Stiles interrupted him.

"I know what's coming. I know what the Dread Doctors created. And I know what Parrish is. Lydia figured it out. I saw it in her memories."

"Right after you drove her out of her mind."

"Collateral damage. But if she's right about Parrish, then things around here are gonna get a lot worse."

"I don't care." Stiles snapped.

"You should." Theo continued. "Because if your dad does survive he's not gonna be sheriff of anything much longer."

"What's happening to him?" Stiles asked. Theo turned and he was about to leave. "Hey, tell me!" Stiles grabbed him, but Theo pushed him away and Stiles fell hitting his head on the stairs.

"Theo!" I grabbed his arm. "Where is Kyla? I need to know. I have to save her."

"It's late for that. Listen." He pushed me against the wall. "They have her. She will be okay. She's okay. Trust me."

"Trust you?! Are you kidding me? You were lying to all of us. Give me one good reason why I should trust you."

"You're right." He let go of me and took a step back. "But there are things I never lied about."

He left and I stayed leaning against the wall, shivering. Scott ran down the stairs and knelt next to Stiles.

"Scott..." I muttered. He didn't hear me. He was trying to wake up Stiles. "Scott." I said louder. He turned to look at me. "Was he saying the truth? When he was talking about Kyla? That she's okay?" I asked.

"Kenz... I.. I don't know."

I shook my head. I am not going to risk it. "Save sheriff Stilinski. I'm going to save my sister."

"Wait! You can't go alone!" Scott screamed after me.

"Save Stiles' dad. I won't do anything dangerous." I said and I nearly convinced myself that I am telling the truth.

And after all I had a feeling that I am not going to be alone.