One Step Closer to Checkmate

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Chapter 9

Allison had called me over to her house and to bring the nonlethal weapons she had let me borrow and use. On my way over to her place, my phone began ringing. I fished it out of the cup holder next to me and placed it up to my ear and answered it without paying much attention to who was calling.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Mace?" A base voice says.

"Derek?" I ask, I can't help but the small smile that tugs onto my face.

"Yeah, it's me. The charges are dropped."

"That's great. Where are you?"

"I'm with Sheriff and Argent heading to his place."

"I'm walking in to help Allison, see you soon."

"See you soon."

I hang up and I walk up to Allison's and she brings me in with the duffel bag slung over my shoulder of weapons and I put it down on the ground and we begin to unpack it and place it on the desk next to what Allison already had laying there.

A knock at the door alerts us to the boys making their appearance.

They come in behind us. "This is everything non-lethal we could find." Allison announces.

"Take all of." Argent dictates.

I pick up the duffel I brought and hold it open while Allison begins pack it with the weapons from the desk.

"What's the plan here?" Sheriff questions.

"Our best shot right now is for Derek to try and pick up Stiles' scent at Eichen House. Especially if he went through something stressful there." Argent explains.

"Should all five of us be going to the same place?" Sheriff asks.

"Where else has Stiles been showing up?" Argent cuts in.

"School, the hospital." I answer.

"Okay, hold on. We did this already. He disappeared. We started looking for him. Then walked right into a trap at the hospital." Derek interjects.

I nod in agreement. "He's getting us to repeat the same moves."

"So, what do we do? Wait for him to come to us?" The huntress poses the question.

"We can't. Not if the oni find him when the sun goes down." Derek replies.

"Scott's working on them right now, with Kira." Sheriff points out.

"That's the problem. We're all trying to outfox the fox." Argent states.

We all look down for a moment all trying to think of a solution. Sheriff breaks the silence. "Listen. I'll understand if anyone wants to back out."

We all look at each other for a moment passing glances. I straighten up and give a small smirk.

"I'm not gonna be the first wolf to run from a fox." Derek states. He grabs a taser and places it in the bag.

"I don't back down from fights anymore." I state.

"Apparently I'm carrying a lightsaber." Argent points out. Okay when did that man become up to date with Star Wars references?

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