coming to understand

tattoo Part 3

Stlinski " Okay? We've had 15 calls in the past hour.I got a suicidal deer, birds flying through windows, pets behaving aggressively.I gotta tell you, I'm starting to think there's something in the water."

Denton " To be honest, I was gonna give you a call about an incident of my own.At first, I thought I might have had a break-in some sick individual looking to release a particularly violent impulse.Until I got a closer look and realized what actually happened.They did it to themselves."

Derek  " Yeah, I see it.It's two bands, right? What does it mean"

Scott " I don't know.It's just something I traced with my fingers.Why is this so important to you?"

" Do you know what the word " tattoo" means? "

" To mark something.Well, that's in Tahitian.In samoan, it means " open wound."I knew I wanted to get a tattoo when I turned 18. I always wanted one.I just decided to get it now, to make it kind of a reward."

" For what? "

" For not calling or texting Allison all summer.Even when I really wanted to, even when it was so hard not to sometimes.I was trying to give her the space she wants.[Sighs] Goin' four months later, it still hurts.It still feels like a, uh "

" Like an open wound." they both look up at Anna.

" Yeah."

" The pain's gonna be worse than anything you've ever felt."

Stiles  " Ah, that's great."

Scott  " Do it."

Derek  lights the blowtorch.

" Oh, wow."

Anna " So I'm gonna take that as my cue.I'm just gonna wait outside. Stiles you coming?"

Derek " Nope Stiles You can help hold him down."

Anna "  I'm out of here. give me a call later."

" Oh, my God."

[Screams] " Hold him."

Aah! Aah! [Gasps]

when he wakes up  he looks at his arm " It worked."

" Well, it looks pretty damn permanent now."

" Yeah.I kind of needed something permanent.Everything that's happened to us everything just changes so fast.Everything's so, uh Ephemeral."

" Studying for the PSATs?"

" Yep."

" Nice. well it looks like im the odd one out in our little group."

" what do you mean.?"

"   I'm the only one without a tattoo."

Derek " no your not Anna doe'st have one."

" oh you did't know . yeah last night. I guess we will be going."

" You painted the door.

Why'd you paint the door?"

" Go home, Scott."

" And why only one side? " he brings out his claws and starts removing the paint.

" Scott."

[Tense music] " The birds at school and the deer last night just like the night I got trampled by the deer when I got bit by the Alpha.How many are there?"

Derek  Sighs" A pack of 'em.An Alpha pack."

Stiles  " All of them? How does that even work? "