MEDUSA

CINQ

CHAPITRE CINQ

NATALIA'S BODY PERCHED OVER IN PAIN as a foot came colliding towards her stomach. She groaned and gritted her teeth seething with anger as she glared at her attacker. Her breaths came out heavy and her mind screamed for her to rest but she couldn't. The young girl rose back to her full length and sprinted across the room only to get knocked down once more by her culprit. She laid there on the ground with an aching back staring up at their face as she tried to control her breathing.

"Either I'm getting better or you're just getting worse." She stared up at her mom's smirking face who couldn't help but stare back in amusement. Diana held her hand out to help her daughter back up from getting her ass kicked. She shook her head slightly at the younger Summers woman who was still recovering from their grueling match. "You need to clear your mind and focus." All amusement was lost as her tone went from playfulness to stern.

Natalia huffed in annoyance and lifted her arms up to block her face from any oncoming attacks. She swung her left arm out, going for a jab, only for it to get deflected. Her movement was becoming sloppy and sluggish, the throbbing throughout her body seemed to hinder her motions even more. She swung her right arm this time with as much strength as she could muster up but nothing happened.

Diana caught her slightly smaller fist and stared at her disapprovingly. The older woman dropped her daughter's hand as circled her like a vulture. "You're sloppy." She said as she watched her only child hang her head in shame. Diana Summers wanted the best for her daughter and sometimes that meant pushing her even harder. "You need to clear your mind of distractions."

"I'm-" Natalia breathes heavily between her words as she continued to dodge her mother's continuous punches. "trying." The young girl grunted in agony as she received another punch from her counterpart's fist. Her mind was elsewhere, the days passing by had been a tiring chase of looking for the nogitsune. Though deep down Natalia had a inkling of who was the mastermind behind everything she just didn't want to voice her notion in fear of everyone's reaction. After all, she was just beginning to gain their trust.

"Okay, we're done here." Diana's voice broke her from her thoughts. The older woman's mouth pulled into a smirk as she stared down at her daughter. "By the way...you never told me how the party went." Her smirk widened and her eyes glinted with mischief as she watched Natalia's face redden with embarrassment. "Oh come on, you can tell me." Diana gave a warm smile as she thought of the huge hangover the young woman had experienced the day after her first high school party.

"I- it wasn't really all that good. The onis and a werewolf by the name of Derek Hale made sure of that." Natalia rolled her eyes thinking back to when the wolf man had cut the music and ruined the entire atmosphere. She was actually having a blast, it was the perfect distraction from everything that had happened since moving to the small town.

Diana scoffed at her in disbelief. "Whatever. The huge hangover says otherwise." She said as she put away the equipment they had been using. She glanced over at the young Summers' girl as she pondered about these past events. "Oh that kid Stilts-" Natalia cut her off in annoyance to correct the boy's name. "Stiles." Diana shrugged at her and continued to speak. "Stiles, how is he? You know after the whole Eichen house thing."

"I don't know. I don't really talk to him." She let out with a frustrated sigh. Natalia had not really been a fan of the pale boy since meeting him especially now. She thought, no, she knew he was the nogitsune. She trusted her gut enough to know when something was off about someone. "He-" Her words were cut off by a sharp knock on the Summers' door. Both girls looked over at each other before proceeding with caution. Diana opened the door to reveal Noshiko Yukimura at their doorstep. "We need to talk."

The Summers pair stood in the room with both Mrs.Yukimura and Derek Hale. The two stood with their arms crossed and squinted in suspicion while Derek squirmed a little under their harsh gaze. Noshiko, however, stood unfazed by their patronizing looks. She was here for a purpose. Diana cleared her throat to cut through the silent tension in the area.

Noshiko gave a small smile and glanced over the younger girl. "I know you're aware of who the nogitsune is." The kitsune started off with as she watched Natalia tense at her statement. Natalia looked over at Derek then towards her friend's mother with fear. She gulped thinking what the two could possibly want with that information. Her mom took a tentative step and pressed a firm hand onto Natalia's shoulder as a way of calming.

The other two supernaturals stood there waiting for Natalia to give them the answer they were looking for. The young teen took a deep breath staring right into their eyes. "It's Stiles." She said in a clear affirmative tone that convinced the two that she was certain about her choice. Noshiko nodded in appreciation while the Hale wolf stared in disbelieve. "Stiles?! Skinny defenseless Stiles is a nogitsune."

Natalia nodded grimly at the older man who was still trying to process the information being handed to him. From the few times she had interacted with Stiles she could sense the darkness around him. It was a chaotic evil force who had been playing tricks to fool everyone, everyone but the Summers' teen who saw right through his façade.

"Let me ask you this..." Noshiko moved towards the young girl with determination. Natalia stood bye waiting for the impending question. "When the time comes, and it will, would you be willing to terminate the nogitsune once and for all?" The elder woman asked as she glanced over at the werewolf next to her. "Wait a minute terminate?" Derek asked in disbelief. He couldn't believe what the fox was asking a young girl to do.

"Yes. I'd do it in a heartbeat." Natalia answered with equally as much fierceness that she had received from Noshiko. Seeming pleased with the teen's response the 900 year old kitsune bowed her head in respect and started her way towards the door. Derek Hale, however, stood there stuck from shock at how easily the young girl had replied. Natalia pulled her eyes away from the Yukimura's body towards the Hale's and raised an eyebrow in question.

"Would you feel any remorse for putting Stiles down?" Derek asked curiously as he watched her in anticipation. His ear tuned into her heartbeat, straining to hear any blips as he awaited for her reply. "Stiles? Yes. But not a nogitsune." Derek's face pulled into a slight frown as he heard not one single jump from her. He nodded at her apprehensively as he finally left the Summers' household.

When the wolf had finally gone, Natalia let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding. She was scared but this was what she grew up learning in her childhood. Diana sensed her daughter's fears and quickly brought the girl into a hug. "I know." The older Summers' whispered repetitively as she continued to hold the teen tightly. Natalia Grace-Summers would have to kill Mieczyslaw Stilinski.

note! we are now straying from the episodes!
hence why I didn't put "episode __" at the top
like I usually do. it'll still follow the season it's
just i'm going to be changing some things around! (: