Departure ↠ Argent [3]

25. Lost It All

It's been at least 10 hours, and no one has found Lydia or the nogitsune.

For most of the day, I stayed with Stiles and made sure he got a good rest and took things easy. Everyone else went out and searched for the two of them, but no one could even find a clue as to where they could have gone. I was starting to worry more and more about Lydia, but I kept telling myself that she would be okay. She could take care of herself.

Eventually, I needed to get out of the house. Granted, I wanted to stay with Stiles as much as I could, but I felt so useless sitting there and not helping look for Lydia. Stiles told me multiple times that he was okay and that I should go help, but I kept telling him that I wasn't going to leave him. However, after Allison called me and informed that the police found Lydia's car, Stiles insisted that I went with her to check for clues, so I finally gave in.

They found Lydia's car in some type of locked lot, but it wasn't hard for Allison and I to bust in of course. I mean, Allison busted into the old bank to save me, so of course a simple padlock would be easy for her to break through.

I watch her as she throws the chain to the side, lowering the clippers as she throws the gate open. She walks ahead of me towards Lydia's car as I follow behind, my eyes scanning the ground for any type of clues as to what could have happened or where they could have gone.

"I don't understand why it would be here of all places," Allison breathes, looking around and under the car like me.

"He didn't want us tracking them," I sigh, knowing that this was going to be a dead end. The nogitsune was smarter than that. "Of course he left it here in the middle of no where."

Allison opens the passenger door as I open the driver door, the two of us getting inside. I pull my door shut as I search for the keys, finding them still dangling in the ignition slot. Allison notices this as I lean back in my seat, sighing.

"I knew there wasn't going to be anything here," I shake my head. "If he doesn't want us to find him, then we won't."

"He's smart, but we're smarter," Allison says to me, leaning against the cup holders in the middle. "We'll find her."