Something To Think About. (Teen Wolf)

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Stiles' POV

"Ryder, it's going to be okay. You're in great hands." Mrs. McCall said to the barely conscious Ryder. She had a mask over her nose and mouth, forcing her to breathe. Her eyes seemed to not be able decide whether they wanted to stay open or closed. They would flutter open and give us a peak at the deep blue eyes inside, but then they would shut closed, almost as if they had seen something immoral.

They rushed her through a set of doors. When they swung shut, I knew this was where I stopped. I turned back and headed to the waiting area. I sat down next to Scott and put my head in my hands.

"She's going to be okay, Stiles." I looked up at him and sighed.

"It's not just Ryder, it's this whole... town. I didn't want Ryder to be involved in all of this. I thought I could have one friend that wasn't." I put my head back in my hands. "We never made up. What if she dies, Scott, and I never get to apologize? I would never forgive myself." I looked over to Isaac who was sitting in the corner looking as miserable as I felt.

When Scott's mom came in the room, Isaac, Scott, and I all stood up simultaneously. "Good news. Ryder will be fine. She'll just have to be bedridden for a few days. You can go see her, but one person at a time. I'll see you at home, Scott."And with that, Mrs. Melissa walked away. We all sighed in relief and looked at each other.

"Well, I'm gonna go see how she's doing." Isaac started heading towards her room when I stopped him.

"What makes you think you can go first?" I glared at him.

"I don't know, maybe cuz I'm her boyfriend."

"Yeah, well I'm her best friend so I'm going first." The beta walked over to me and sized me up.

"You think I don't know? I know about you confessing your love to my girlfriend and I don't appreciate it. So if you don't mind, I'll be going first." He tried to move past me.

"No. She's not even really your girlfriend. You asked her out on one date. I don't think that qualifies as dating." I stated, moving in front of him again.

"Well, I don't really care what you think, Stiles."

"I said, no, Isaac." I stared at him right in the eyes, not breaking eye-contact.

"You know what, if you guys want to go settle this in an alley or have duel or something, I'll be in that room making sure my friend is okay and not fighting like a five year-old." Scott told us, and before we could argue, the door swung shut behind him.

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Ryder's POV

I could hear bickering outside of my hospital room but before I could even get out from under the covers to see what was going on, Scott walked in and closed the door.

"Hey, Ryder. How are you feeling?" He walked next to my bed and sat on the end.

"Um, my head feels like it's on fire and I'm pretty sure my lungs and cracked but other than that, I feel fine." I looked down for a moment before looking back up at my friend. "Scott, I don't know what they did to me, but I saw things."

He furrowed his eyebrows and replied curiously, "What kind of things?"

I swallowed and took a breath. "They made me believe that none of this world was real, that it was just a dream and that my family never died. And they made me think that Isaac killed Stiles. He died, Scott! I listened to him scream and then watched him die! It was the worst thing ever."

"Well, I'm pretty sure that's what Isaac's doing right now." He chuckled but then saw my horrified expression and cleared his throat. "Sorry."

"I can't even tell what's real anymore." I started to cry, silently. Scott pulled me into his chest and stroked my hair.

"It's okay, Ryder. You're going to be okay."

I leaned back and looked at him. "Thanks Scott."

"Anytime, Ryder."

As he headed for the door, I said, "Can you send  both of those idiots in here?" I gave a weak smile.

"Sure."

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A/N: Scott and Ryder moment! I figured since there hasn't been a lot of those, I would let Scott be the first to see Ryder!

The picture is something I found of Isaac and I like it so....

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-EG