Mosaic

Chapter 12

       Allison met everyone else out in the parking lot once she had gotten both Isaac and Jackson back on their feet.

       "I caught his scent." Scott said as he walked down the row of cars. He was following the scent. Suddenly he stopped at at car and ripped open the trunk. But Allison knew that car.

       "That's Mason's car." She said, knowing everyone had heard her. Scott pulled a pair of size ten converse out, their souls bloody. "No." she whispered.

       "Guys, what are you doing by my car?" Mason asked, he looked suspicious. Looking from Scott to the pair of shoes in his hands.

       "Mason, its you. You're the beast." Scott breathed. Mason looked shocked. Corey appeared out of nowhere behind him and grabbed his shoulder.

       "Corey no!" Allison called, but it was too late, Corey had already made himself and Mason invisible. "God, why did he do that?"

       "Guys..." Jackson looked up from his phone, his face pale. "Stiles just brought Lydia in to the hospital. Theo tried to slit her throat." Jackson gasped.

       "But... my dad said it takes a banshee to call out the person the beast is controlling." Allison said.

       "What if Theo know that? What if he's still working for the beast and the doctors?" Isaac asked.

       "He can't be working for the doctors, the beast killed the doctors." Allison answered. "What if-" Liam cut her off.

       "What if the beast is using him against his will?" Liam said softly. Allison gave him a look.

       "Jackson, call and see if Lydia is stable. Liam and I are going to find Theo and see if he needs rescuing." Allison said quickly. Liam looked up at her with wide eyes before following her quickly.

       "Nobody else has believed me about Theo. Why you?" Liam asked as they got in the car.

       "Because, like you, I see the good in people. Even when everyone else just wants to see the bad." Allison answered. "Okay, where do we start? You know Theo, where would he be?"

       "We can check the pipeline." Liam answered hesitantly.

       "Okay, we'll start there." Allison nodded. I can't wait to graduate and leave this town, she thought to herself.

       Turns out, they didn't have to go that far. They were halfway to the area in the woods where they could enter the pipeline from above ground when Theo came running from further off into the wood, sobbing and covered in blood and bruises.

       "Theo!" Liam gasped. Liam caught him in his arms and Theo fell apart.  "Shh, its okay Theo, I've got you, you're safe now. Nobody's going to hurt you, you're safe." Liam whispered softly, rocking Theo back and forth to try and calm him.

       "Liam, we have to get back to the car." Allison said gently. She didn't want to ruin their moment, but if there was someone coming after Theo, she didn't want to be here when they came.

       "Theo, we have to go okay?" Liam started.

       "No! Please, don't leave me with him! Please!" Theo gasped out.

       "No, no no no. I meant all of us. We have to get to Allison's car. We're not leaving you with anyone." Liam explained. Theo looked up at him, tears on his face, mixing in with the blood already matted on his cheeks, and nodded. Liam got him up and they quickly got back to her car. Allison drove them back to Liam's house before heading up to the hospital. She remembered leaving her phone at home and whished he hadn't. If she had brought it she could have told her dad she was safe.

       Once she got to the hospital, Melissa grabbed her and took her in the direction of Lydia's room.

       "Thanks." she said softly. Melissa smiled and pulled her into a hug.

       "She's not supposed to talk a lot right now, her throat is still pretty swelled. So take it slow." Melissa said before letting her into Lydia's room. Lydia looked happy to see her.

       "All..." The rest of her name was lost in a rasp.

       "Lydia, Melissa said your not supposed to talk right now." Allison said softly. The look Lydia was giving her looked pretty urgent.

       "Alli....son.... Ba....rry." Lydia got out. Allison looked confused.

       "Barry? Nobody's heard from him Lyds." Allison said softly.

       Lydia glared and gabbed her throat, she looked like she was in pain. She reached over to the table beside the bed and grabbed the notepad and pen that was sitting there. She scribbled something down frantically before handing her the pad.

       Stiles didn't save me. Barry did. He's back in Beacon Hills.

       Allison looked up in surprise. "Barry's back?" Lydia nodded.

       "Back." Lydia got out. Allison nodded.

       "I... I've got to go Lydia. I'll come back, okay?" Lydia smiled at her softly and made a shooing motion with her hands. Allison ran out of the room. She needed to get home.