Deception

What I Hide

They thought they would be searching for ages for the Nemeton but surprisingly they found it quite easily. It was almost like how they found the cave, it just appeared out of nowhere before them. 

Scott didn't like how easy it was to find it. As if the stump wanted them to find it. 

Derek told them to wait behind him and he approached the Nemeton and the figure, crouching next to it. 

The figure... 

Stiles. 

His hand reached out to touch it, with a jolt Derek realised Stiles hand was glowing a soft golden. 

"Stiles!" He snapped, making his presence known. 

The sorcerer let out a sigh and slowly stood up, turning to face Derek. The glow in his hand disappearing. 

"Hello Derek" 

He didn't sound surprised. Derek wondered if he'd ever be able to surprise Stiles again. He always seemed to know they were coming now. 

The alpha looked at Stiles expression, he looked slightly irritated but nothing else, then he looked back at the Nemeton. 

"What are you doing?"

Please, just tell me you were just curious, tell me that what I am thinking about you right now Stiles, isn't true! 

Stiles frowned as he said dismissively "That isn't any of your concern now is it?" 

He turned back to the Nemeton, a slight sliver of golden energy flickering over one of his hands before it started to glow that soft golden again. He began to crouch down again but Derek interrupted him. 

"I think it is. Whatever you are doing, stop it! Tell us first, or we're going to have to stop you" He said, eyes flashing red. 

The pack taking that as a cue to come out of the shadows, surrounding the Nemeton and Stiles. Their faces grim but determined. 

Stiles looked at the wolves surrounding him, he scowled as he looked back at Derek's still but steady form. 

"Fine, if you want to know that badly. I was taking its power away, there, you happy? Its the power of the Nemeton that was giving you all the supernatural problems right? So if I take its power no other supernaturals will come here to bother you, including the shadow beings" 

He crossed his arms, glaring at Derek, as if challengingly. 

He was...helping them? 

The pack all seemed to relax at that, all of them apart from one, who was still looking at Stiles strangely, eyes narrowed...Boyd. 

"I knew it" Scott said happily. 

Isaac raised his eyebrows at Scott skeptically as did Erica. 

Erica sighed as she said "Sorry Stiles" Not sounding sorry at all  "But you have to admit, all this sorcery stuff is pretty freaky, what were we supposed to think?"  

"Exactly what we've been thinking" 

Derek frowned, confused, what the? 

Boyd stepped forward, eyes narrowing on Stiles as he said "You haven't mentioned what you are planning to do with the Nemetons power once you take it?" 

Derek looked back at Stiles expectantly, expecting a simple answer to this... 

Instead he found Stiles expression had twisted one to calmness to anger. 

Glaring at Boyd. 

Stiles opened his mouth then closed it again, jaw locking tightly. 

Wait a second... 

Everyones eyes slowly turned to Stiles once more and unease filled their bodies. 

Suddenly Stiles tensed, eyes widening. He swore under his breath, eyes looking far ahead, seeing something they couldn't. 

Then where Stiles was looking, the shadows shifted... 

Moving by themselves.

A black substance that almost looked like smoke uncurled from the shadows, forming bodies from the darkness. 

Laughter echoed around them. 

They were here. 

The Shadow beings were here. 

Another chapter, basically saying sorry I didn't update yesterday. I had trouble with my phone, getting a new one tomorrow x Will reply to comments on my last chapter later, cooking dinner for my family with my sister at the moment. Anyway, hope you enjoy,have a great day! And let me know what you think x