Vindex *Stiles Stilinski* Book 2

Prison {van} escape

"If Jackson doesn't remember being the kanima, he's definitely not gonna remember stealing Danny's tablet." Scott tells when he arrives to the clearing.

"Why would he steal the thing if he doesn't even know what's on it?" Stiles ask scratching his neck.

"What if someone else took it?" Allison offers.

"Then somebody else knows what he is." I say running a hand through my hair.

"Uh, which could mean someone's protecting him." Scott groans at the thought.

"Didn't the bestiary say that the kanima seeks a friend." I think back to the pages on the kanima.

"Okay, hold on. So, somebody watches Jackson make a video of himself turning into the kanima, and then just erases part of it so he wouldn't know? I mean, who would do that?" Stiles ask trying to put it all together.

"Somebody who wanted to protect him?" Allison thinks.

"There's something else. You said the only thing you found online about the kanima is that it goes after murderers. What if that's actually true?" Scott ask looking at Stiles.

"No, it can't be. Tried to kill all of us, remember? I don't know about you three, but I haven't murdered anybody lately." Stiles sasses.

"But I... I don't think that it was actually trying to kill us. Remember when we were at Isaac's the first time, it just went right by us, didn't it?" Scott points out.

"You're right, it just ran off." Allison agrees.

"And it didn't kill you in the mechanic's garage." Scott adds.

"Yea but I'm pretty sure it tried to that night at the pool with Derek." I add again.

"Did it?" Scott counters.

"It would've. It was waiting for us to come out." Stiles exclaims flail arms and all.

"What if it was trying to keep you in?" Scott ask curiously.

"Why do I feel so violated all of a sudden?" Stiles coming closer to me.

"Because there's something else going on. We don't know what it is. We don't know anything about what's going on with Jackson, or why someone's protecting him." Scott answers.

"Know thy enemy." We all turn and look at Allison "Just something my grandfather said." She clarifies.

"All right, I got it. Kill Jackson. Problem solved." Stiles claps.

"Yes I with this now!" I nod.

"He risked his life for us. Against Peter, you remember that?" Scott ask trying to bring clear thoughts.

"Yea see I don't because I was unconscious." I mention.

"Yes, but what did we just find out? He got the bite from Derek. It's funny how he just got exactly what he wanted by supposedly risking his life for us, it's funny." Stiles argues.

"Yeah, it doesn't mean he's not still worth saving." Scott contours.

"It's always something with him, though." Stiles pouts.

"He doesn't know what he's doing." Scott exclaims.

"So!" I yell.

"So, I didn't either. You remember when I almost killed you and Jackson? I had someone to stop me. He has nobody." Scott snaps to me.

"That's his own fault." Stiles defends for me.

"Doesn't matter. If we can save him, we should try." Scott sternly states.

"What ever. Come on Stiles." I say tugging him to the van.

I take a seat in the van huffing. "Sooooo what can we do to kill time?" Stiles ask pulling out his phone.

"I wanna take a nap." I mumble leaning my head back. "I didn't get any sleep last night."

"Mhh whys that?" Stiles ask moving over so I can lean on him.

"I was lonely. It gets so weird when I'm in the house alone, you know?" I ask snuggling into him.

"Trust me I know, when ever dad has the shift and I'm alone sometimes I just get these weird feelings." He admits wrapping his arms around me.

"Mmh how about when ever one of us is home alone at night the other comes over to stay the night, that way we aren't alone?" I suggest closing my eyes.

"Don't you think Steve and my dad will be curious?" Stiles ask.

"Please Steve already told me he thought we had hooked up before we even started dating." I chuckle remember when Steve told me that.

"He though what now?" Stiles choked.

"Please I'm sure your dad thinks the same thing, I mean think about how many opportunities we've had." I laugh.

"And yet I still can't get any." Stiles grumbles making giggle.

"Hey how about we-" I start to lean in to kiss him but suddenly the whole van jolts making me fall into his chest. "What the hell?"

Stiles and I both climb out of the van and make our way to the back where we see the van doors clawed open. "Well shit." I mutter as we walk towards Allison's car.

"You guys might wanna come take a look at this." Stiles says knocking on the window.

The two get out and follow us to the back where Scott lets out a groan.

"I have to tell my father. Scott. He's going to kill someone." Allison tells Scott.

"Okay, tell him. Tell him everything." Scott reluctantly agrees. I know that must have hurt him to say.

"Scott, I gotta tell mine too." Stiles adds.

"Well good thing is I don't have anyone to tell." I attempt to lighten the mood. "Actually someone should probably call Derek, we might need reinforcements." I grimace.

"This is all my fault." Scott groans putting his head down.

"It's not. But we have to tell them. We're just a bunch of teenagers. We can't handle this." Allison tries consoling him.

"You're right." Scott agrees.

"How you gonna make your dad believe all this?" Allison ask Stiles.

"I don't know."

"He'll believe me." Scott flashes his eyes.

"And me." I too flash mine.