From London Teen Wolf Fanfiction

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Vicky looked out the window of the Jeep, "hey, this isn't my road" Vicky said.

"No, it's not" Stiles agreed, he was gripping the steering wheel so hard, his knuckles and hands were turning white.

"You're going to the hospital" Lydia looked back at the mess Vicky was in, "you clearly got electrocuted and can't even hold yourself upright"

"I'm fine" Vicky replied, she sat upright to try and make a point but it only made her dizzy, "take me home, so I can heal, on my own"

Stiles stopped the Jeep and glared at the blonde, "no!" he shouted. "Can you stop acting like a martyr and pretending you're okay, because you are clearly the opposite of okay right now" he took a deep breath, "what happened between you and Derek?"

Vicky opened her mouth to yell back but closed it again, she turned to Stiles with tears in her eyes, "want to know what he did?" Vicky whispered, "he cheated" she said loudly, "he cheated on me with Ms. Blake. Are you happy now Stiles?"

Stiles and Lydia shared a look of despair, "take me home, or I'll walk home" Vicky said, her voice level. Stiles huffed and u-turned in the middle of the road, and took the turning down to Vicky's house. Once he had stopped, Vicky got out of the car, stumbled on the pavement, and realised someone was holding her elbow to keep her upright. "I'm fine. You can go home now. I'd like to be alone"

"tough" Stiles replied, he lessened his grip and lightened his tone, "we're here for comfort"

"And to make sure you don't die on us" Lydia added, Stiles glared at her as Vicky plopped herself onto the sofa, and covered her eyes.

"I don't know why I trust anyone. It always come back in my face" Vicky whispered.

Lydia sat down, putting Vicky's head on her lap and Stiles sat down opposite. "Screw him, he did it with that weird teacher, there's something wrong about her"

"You know what Derek's like, it must have been part of his plan or something?" Stiles trailed off.

"Is this meant to be soothing me?" Vicky mumbled, "because you're not doing a very good job" She heaved herself off the sofa and looked at her friends, "I'm going for a shower, I'd rather not smell like fire" She walked towards her stairs and then stopped, "If Derek gets in contact with either of you, tell him I have two words for him, the first one starts with F and the other U."

Vicky got under the steaming hot water and broke down, the one person that she had revealed her heart to had cheated on her, for an English teacher, a human. He always claimed that everyone around him got hurt and that's why he never had a relationship in years, and he decides to cheat on his girlfriend?

After composing herself, Vicky dried herself off and examined herself in the mirror, no serious injuries that she could see. Vicky poked at her ribs and hissed in pain, "a cracked rib, a black eye, and some cuts and burns" she commented. She got changed and walked back down to where Lydia and Stiles were talking, they stopped when she walked in, "by all means, keep talking about me in hushed voices" She sat in an armchair opposite the couple.

Stiles glanced at the blonde, "so" he started, "do you want to go to the hospital now?"

"No"

"okay, let's rephrase, do you need to go to the hospital?"

"For them to tell me what I already know?" Vicky replied, "what a waste of their time"

Stiles huffed, and looked at Lydia for support. "What's wrong with you then?"

"Well other than serious mental health issues. A cracked rib, bruises and cuts" she looked at Stiles and Lydia who didn't believe her. "I'm serious"

"So are we" Stiles replied, "I'm sure you've had much worse or whatever, but I'm here now and I panic" he said, "I panic a lot"

"I know" Vicky replied, rubbing her throbbing head, "And there's no reason to worry. I'm gonna be fine"