orphic [1] ⇻ stiles stilinski

vi. second chance at first line

[ start of second chance at first line part two ]

THE NEXT MORNING at school, after enduring countless hours of maths and biology, an interaction speaking of lunch involving Allison, Scott, Stiles, El and Jaden, and a threat from Lydia, the Argent and Hale girls were being introduced to two lacrosse players from the team.

"Eleanor, Allison, meet Will and Dan!" Eleanor smiled friendly at the two boys in front of them and gave a small wave.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you."

Lydia smirked, looking between the two pairs confidently, fiddling with her strawberry blonde locks absentmindedly. "They're the new girls, they just moved here. You must already know of Elle, she's already got quite the reputation from my party the other night."

Dan nodded, eyeing Eleanor as Will did the same, although his attention mainly focused on Allison. "Yeah, yeah, I've heard of you, just never got the pleasure to meet you. How are you liking it here, girls?"

Both Allison and Eleanor turned to look at one another for an answer, however replied shortly with a shrug. "It's been good so far, I like it."

"Well, hopefully you can catch up later? A certain three guys are looking for you Ella." Lydia glanced down the hallway and giggled deviously, pulling Allison, Dan and Will with her as both Scott, Jaden and Stiles caught up to her.

Stiles huffed. "So, Lydia's been introducing you to everyone?"

"Yeah, she's still being unbelievably nice to me. She's been so lovely to me and Allison, it's really surprised me." Jaden scowled, glaring holes into Dan and Will at the end of the corridor.

"You're not getting a boyfriend until we leave this place." Eleanor rolled her eyes at his overdramatised statement, shoving him slightly.

"They weren't actually bad guys, Will even complimented Allison's jacket. Give the overprotective brother role a break."

Scott's breath hitched in his throat as he grabbed her shoulders, a look of urgency plastered deep into his eyes. "The jacket. Where did she get it from?"

"Scott, breathe. Derek left it in her locker, she forgot it when he drove her home the other night."

Without hesitation, Scott took off down the hall, nearly knocking into Allison as he caught up to where she was, leaving Eleanor, Stiles and Jaden to head to their next class together.

Eleanor didn't even catch a glimpse of Scott after school when the bell finally rang, and so she was not the least bit surprised when he appeared at the Hale house later that day,  shouting through the trees as he neared the building.