Beta || Liam Dunbar || ON HOLD

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Adriana.

I nodded my head as I listened to Mason talk about something that had happened in his previous class as we sat in the lunch hall at our regular table waiting for Liam to join us. "Where's Liam? He's usually first here on Thursdays." Mason muttered, looking around the room.

"Mmm, I don't know," I spoke back. "Probably talking to one of his teachers or maybe Scott's pack?" I suggested, picking at my fingernail as I spoke.

"Pack?" Mason questioned.

My heart jumped at this. Did I seriously just say pack? "Yeah, I mean they always hang our together and it's usually always a bunch of them together so why not? We could call them a murder, like crows?" I joked with a smile.

"Seems fitting. Isaac always seems like he wants to kill someone when he plays lacrosse," Mason joked and I remembered back to when I first watched Isaac play and he was basically just attacking everyone on the opposing team and I counted myself lucky I was on his team.

"That's just Isaac." I shrugged.

Things grew quiet at our table as Mason began to eat his food, giving up on waiting for Liam to join us and I got nervous. Brett did seem pretty mad when he had left to look for Liam earlier... what if he had hurt him?

I picked up my fork and pushed around the dry macaroni on my plate with a sigh, resting my chin in my palm as I looked up at Mason who was now joined by Corey. I smiled slightly at this - they were clearly infatuated with each other but just didn't want to be the first one to admit it to the other.

"Hey babe," I turned my head at the sound of Liam's voice just as he pressed a kiss to my lips before sitting down beside me. He reached down to my plate and picked up one of the fries I hadn't eaten yet.

"Hey," I smiled back at him, staring at him for a few seconds. "You.. okay?" I asked with a raised eyebrow and Liam simply nodded. "Everything go okay with.. your questions?" I asked vaguely, not wanting Corey or Mason to know what we were talking about.

"Mmm hmm." He nodded, picking up another fry and stuffing it into his mouth. "It was okay, got most of the answers we- I needed." He corrected himself quickly and turned to me. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah of course," I shook my head in confusion and he smiled playfully at me before resting his arm around my waist and turning to speak to Mason who was now looking towards us as Corey stared at the side of his face with a content look on his face.

I let the side of my head rest on Liam's shoulder as I let out a yawn.

"You not eating anything?" I blinked and looked up at Liam who looked at me with questioning eyes.

"Mmm, no i'm not hungry right now," I shook my head before letting my eyes shut again and dropping my head onto his shoulder again, feeling his lips press onto the top of my head before he began to talk to Corey and Mason again.

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Liam.

"You dickhead!" I turned my head in fake confusion at the loud yell just as Brett gripped onto my shirt and slammed me into the closest locker - which was Stiles'. "Are you serious?" His yellow eyes flashed at me and I gripped at his hands in fake panic as he pulled me from the locker and slammed me back into it.

"Serious about what?!" I let my claws grow and scratched at his hands forcing him to let me go slightly.

I broke from his grip and backed up from him, glaring at him whilst showing my werewolf eyes. "You know what the hell I mean, Liam." He growled lowly, his hands shaking slightly. "You scent marked my girlfriend!" He snarled and I narrowed my eyes at him.

I stalked over to him and tilted my head upwards so I was glaring up at him. "She's my girlfriend, Brett." I shoved him back and he stumbled slightly before regaining his balance. "So I can scent her if I want." I snarled at him.

This seemed to set him off and he reached forward before shoving me back harshly. "Yeah?! Well she was mine first! You had no fucking right to-" I cut Brett off by hitting my fist into his jawline causing him to fall backwards and land on the floor.

"First of all- she's not property, not yours or mine!" I snarled down at Brett who was still recovering from my punch. "Secondly - In case you haven't noticed I don't like you, Brett." I narrowed my eyes at him. "So I don't have to get your permission for anything!"

He seemed to get extremely pissed at this as he suddenly reached out with a loud growl and yanked my leg forward so I fell backwards. I hissed in pain as my head hit against the locker behind me causing a loud rattling noise to shake through the room.

In seconds he was over me and hitting my face. I snarled at him and pushed him off of me, quickly standing up. We glared at each other for a few seconds and the bell suddenly rang - signalling lunch.

Brett noticed my distraction and leaped forward but I quickly raised my arms out and gripped onto the collar of his shirt before spinning quickly and letting him go so he went flying into the lockers, knocking a few over.

He jumped over the lockers and knocked me over again. I ducked under his swing and swiped at his legs so he fell again. I kneed his stomach once before Scott pulled me off of him. "I've got this, Liam. Go get cleaned up and meet Adriana."

Brett growled at the mention of Adriana and began to jump up again but stopped in his tracks instantly when he noticed Scott's red eyes shining back at him. I glanced down to see my shirt had a few rips in it along with some blood stains so I pulled it off and opened my locker, taking out my spare shirt and pulling it over my head.

"Call me if you need anything," Scott nodded at my words and crouched down beside Brett as I exited the room. I feel bad for the Coach. I swear nearly every fight has taken place in those locker rooms.

I wandered down the hallways and pushed into the cafeteria, glancing around the room as I walked towards my regular table.

I smiled as my eyes landed on Adriana who had her back to me with Mason and Corey sat across from her. "Hey babe," I pressed a kiss to her lips as she turned to face me before sitting down next to her. I reached down to her plate and picked up one of the fries.

"Hey," She smiled back at me, "You.. okay?" She asked with a raised eyebrow and I nodded. "Everything go okay with.. your questions?" She asked and I smiled at her wording.

"Mmm hmm." I nodded, picking up another fry and stuffing it into my mouth. "It was okay, got most of the answers we- I needed." I shook my head, correcting myself quickly and turned to face Adriana. "Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah of course," She answered and I smiled at her before resting my arm around her waist and turning to speak to Mason who was now looking towards us. I felt Adriana rest her head on my shoulder and I looked down at her.

"You not eating anything?" She blinked up at me with a dazed look in her eye

"Mmm, no i'm not hungry right now," She shook my head before letting her eyes shut again and dropping her head onto my shoulder again. I smiled to myself and kissed the top of her head before turning to speak to Corey and Mason again.

"She's adorable, you guys are adorable." Corey smiled happily, glancing down at Adriana for a few seconds. I was almost one hundred percent sure she had fallen asleep on me as her heart rate was now steady as was her breathing.

"I know right?" I asked as I raised my hand, brushing the back of my fingers across her cheek. "I mean... Thanks, you two are too," I smiled politely, secretly knowing that they weren't actually together.

"Oh, no," Mason spoke with a blush on his cheeks, much less noticeable than Corey's bright red cheeks. "We're.. Uh," He stuttered causing Corey's cheeks to burn brighter. "We're not together." Mason finally struggled out after a minute or so of murmuring and mumbles.

"Oh, I'm sorry," I shook my head in fake apology. "I assumed, my bad."

"It's alright,"