Just Breathe

Chapter 25

"Emma you are not going in there. You saw what they did to Isaac" Stiles argued as Emma rolled her eyes. Derek shook his head, breathing a laugh as he looked at Stiles who wore a pout.

"Yes she is. Emma and I are going in there and saving them" Derek paused, his eyes darkening. "Whoever they are" he added. Stiles shook his head, infuriated as he rapidly paced the loft.

"And what are the rest of us supposed to do? Huh?" Stiles asked in frustration, not wanting Emma not get hurt, although, that hadn't really worked in the past. Derek got off the coach and walked over to the desk where the blueprints of the abandoned bank lay scattered on the table.

"You, Scott, Peter and Isaac can stay here. You can research the alpha pack and see if you can find anything. Plus we can call you for back up if something were to happen" Derek instructed the four betas, Stiles' jaw clenched tightly.

"And what about Lydia and Allison?" Scott asked to which Derek rolled his eyes, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Well there is no way I'm brining defenseless Lydia to a fight and isn't Allison taking a break from the whole werewolf thing after her grand father?" Derek asked as Scott nodded with a somber face. After losing half your family to the supernatural, it's hard to jump back in.

Emma stood up, smoothing out her shirt as she took a deep breath. "We should go" she muttered to Derek who nodded, rising to his feet. Stiles pulled her into a tight hug, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. His heart raced rapidly at the thought of her leaving.

"Please be careful" he whispered, letting his eyes fall shut. Emma squeezed him tight, pulling back as she lightly kissed his lips.

"I always am" she offered a reassuring smile which always managed to soothe Stiles' nerves. Derek placed his hand on her upper back, the two walking towards the door. Stiles watched the door shut behind them, hearing his heart pounding in his chest. What he didn't hear was how fast her heart was beating.

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"Here it is" Derek mumbled as his car came to a stop in front of the abandoned bank. Emma leaned forward, staring up at the old building through the windshield. She swallowed her nerves, stepping out of the car. She looked up at the brick wall, finding her entry way. She hopped up onto the dumpster, grabbing onto the emergency ladder. Derek followed Emma up the wall wincing as the sound of the air vent breaking echoed through the parking lot.

"Sorry" Emma offered an apologetic smile before dissapearing into the vent. Derek was right behind her, the two of them hunched over as they crawled through the vents, following the path they had planned out ahead of time. They were nearing the vault; Derek could tell by how fast Emma's heart was racing.

Back at the loft, Stiles paced back and forth as he ran his hand through his hair. "Something doesn't feel right about this plan" Stiles muttered, Peter rolling his eyes from where he lounged on the couch. He was becoming more and more annoyed with the worried teen. "It's like it's too predictable. Too easy" Stiles murmured, sitting down on the couch where he rested his head in his hands.

"Yeah. Why would they chose this full moon to kill them? There have been plenty of other full moons before" Isaac commented, his eyebrows furrowed together in thought. Peter sat up straight, his eyes going wide as something occurred to him.

"What's the vault made of?" Peter asked, Stiles shrugging his shoulders at the seemingly random question.

"Maybe marble? How should I know?" Stiles asked, pissed that Peter was more curious about the materials rather than Emma and his nephew who were currently crawling towards danger. Peter shook his head, anger building up before it came out in a low growl.