Research [Teen Wolf - Stiles Stilinski]

Research - A Stiles Stilinski fanfiction

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Wolf or any of its characters and storylines. I only own Hope and her family. Also, Francesco Francesko is not mine either, he is a reference from siriusuntiltheveryend's The Rise and Fall of the Stag and the Doe.

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Prologue

Hope Kennedy. The name everyone in Beacon Hills High School knows. She's pretty. She's popular. She's rich. She knows how to have a good time. She's sister's with the star athlete Jessica Kennedy, who graduated 3 years ago. She lives up to every expectation of her.

There are only two people who knew the real Hope. Scott McCall and Stiles Stilinski - also known as Eagle One and Two, and the lowest of the low at Beacon Hills. They used to be the best of friends, until Hope's mother passed away and she had a fall out with Stiles. 

But more on that later.

Hope is the type of person that everyone likes. But if she doesn't like you you know somethings wrong. She's the type of person you don't want to cross, and if you do you will know it. But overall, Hope is one of those bright people willing to make life better.

Hope tugged her book bag closer to her shoulder as she walked in front of Beacon Hills High School - also known as hell. Her converses scraped against the pavement as she scanned the area. No sign of Stiles or Scott - good, she thought, taking her first few steps towards the school. 

"Yo Jackson! Let's go, bro." she heard a voice yell, and groaned. Jackson - or Jackass - walked past her, giving her one of his infamous looks of disgust, and she rolled her eyes. 

Hope leaned on the large stone with the plaque of the school's name on it and waited impatiently for Lydia. Her eyes scanned over her cohort until she caught sight of Scott and Stiles. Scott had lifted up his shirt to reveal a massive gash. She tilted her head curiously and watched Stiles try to touch it. Hope rolled her eyes.

"Hope!" she heard Lydia yell, and my face met her green eyes. 

"Lydia!" Hope hugged her, before we both composed ourselves, and began to walk.

"I couldn't see much but I think it was a wolf." she heard Scott say, and scoffed. What an idiot, Hope thought. 

"How were the twelve hours I didn't see you?" Hope asked Lydia, and earned a small grin.

"Very sleep-worthy." she responded, and Hope nodded respectfully.

Hope has a way of bringing out a side of Lydia that nobody else ever saw. To the school they were Hope Kennedy and Lydia Martin, but to themselves they were Hope, and Lydia - and they were themselves in their purest forms. To the school they're the pretty, popular girls you either want to be, want to date, or hate out of your mind - and this fact made them laugh.

"-I found the body." Scott could be heard from what seemed to be miles away from Hope.

"Lydia, the last sighting of a wolf in California was 60 years ago, right?" Hope asked her friend, and Lydia nodded her confirmation. "Interesting..." she murmured, looking over at Scott.

"This is seriously gonna be the best thing that's happened in this town since..." the duo walked past Stiles and Scott, and Stiles' tone changed dramatically, "Since the birth of Lydia Martin... hey Lydia! You look... like you're gonna ignore me" Hope rolled her eyes, and the friends shared a meaningful look, before giggling among themselves.

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"As you all know, there indeed was a body found in the woods last night, and I am sure your eager little minds are coming up with various mccob scenarios as to what happened. But I am here to tell you that the police have a suspect in custody, which means you can give your undivided attention to the syllabus, which is on your desk outlining this semester."