Catching Fireflies (An Interactive Teen Wolf Story)

Chapter 8

"How are we supposed to find this thing when we don't even know what we're looking for??" Aiden asked from the back of the group.

"You just keep your senses open. You smell or hear anything weird that you can't explain, speak up." Derek replied, Cora following right behind him.

"And, what are we going to do if we find whatever this is?" Erica asked

Cora rolled her eyes, turning so she was walking backwards, "Well, if it attacks you, we're gonna kill it, stupid." The blonde growled back at her, a smirk forming on the other girls face.

"Cora." Derek snapped making his sister sigh and turn back around.

They walked the trails for a while, not finding anything. No scent, no footprints, nothing. The sun was close to setting so Derek sighed, deciding to head back to the cabin.

"What if it comes out at night though!?" Kira asked, Cora nodding in agreement.

"Then, we stay inside at night."

"WOAH, what!?" Aiden yelled, "No bonfires? No roasted marshmallows? No SMORES?"

Derek grumbled to himself, "There's three fireplaces in the cabin, make some inside."

"Derek?" Jackson called.

"No, we're not arguing anymore. We're going back."

The younger sighed, "Derek!" The alpha ignored him continuing to follow the path back. "DEREK!"

"What!?" He finally snapped, turning around.

Jackson had his arms up, eyebrows raised, "You don't smell that?"

In unison they all started sniffing the air, Erica trying, and failing, to suppress the laugh that rose at the sight.

"What is it?" Aiden asked, look of disgust on his face.

"A deer." Cora muttered, watching her brother walk off the path toward the smell.

What came into sight was much more gruesome than a deer though. The poor animal had been ripped in two, intestines hanging together by a thread on the ground. Most of its face was torn showing the muscle beneath as it laid lifelessly in a pool of its own blood.

"Jesus fuck." Jackson said, covering his mouth. "What the fuck did that?"

Derek knelt down to get a closer look. There were strains of black tracing random spots across the carcass, mixing into the red blood below it. "Nothing human." He said, "We're going back. Come on."

The rest of the group didn't bother arguing as the followed the alpha back.

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Derek explained what the found to the rest of the pack when they got back to the cabin. Informed them that they need to stay inside after dark and to stay in pairs during the day just to be safe. The rest of the night was filled with board games and movies, Scott and Stiles resorting to play more video games before finally being dragged to their rooms with their significant others. The rest slowly finding their ways to bed throughout the night.

Lydia, Kira, and Allison all were still awake in the living room. Talking quietly on the pull out couch.

"So, I found a guest house just down the path outside." Lydia said, wiggling her eyebrows.

Kira perked up, "Oooh, let's go."

"I'm not sure that's smart. Derek said not to go out after dark."

Lydia rolled her eyes, flipping her head to tie her hair up in a bun. "Allie, listen. We're camped out in the living room, in a cabin full of werewolves. Do you really think we're going to be able to have any fun on this trip?"

"I agree." Kira nodded, "I mean come on, at least they all have rooms to do it in, and we don't."

Allison sighed, "We all agreed to be out here, nobody made us."

"True. But, nobody said we couldn't go to the guest house. That's literally a two minute walk from here either."

Allison gave a sad look toward the strawberry blonde, "But..."

"Babe, c'mon." Kira said pushing Allison down onto the bed, kissing her neck.

Lydia smirked running her hand up the others thigh, "Yeah, don't you wanna have some fun?" She asked biting her lip, head tilting to the side.

Allison sighed, "I uh-"

Hi! Sorry this took a little longer than I wanted. With the Holidays and working it's been kind of busy but it should be better after this month is over. Anyways, the only thing I'm going to say about this question is to choose carefully. Things are gonna start going south soon and the decisions from now on are going to affect the story greatly. Happy Holidays everyone!

A) Allison agrees to go

B) Allison stays at the cabin