Claws And Mermaid Tails(Teen Wolf)

8

Cassie's POV
Lydia and Allison are showing the weird bruises to the slightly older guy. I think his name is Derek, but I'm not entirely sure. I'm pretty sure he hasn't even noticed me yet. Partially due to the fact that I'm awkwardly standing behind the girls.

"I don't see anything," he mutters in a annoyed tone.

"Look again."

"How is a bruise going to tell me where Boyd and Erika are?" I could feel the tension between him and the girls, which is making me even more uncomfortable than I already am.

"It's the same on both sides, exactly the same," Scott retorts in confidence. But to be honest, I don't know what a bruise is going to prove either.

"It's nothing."

"Paradolia. Seeing patterns that aren't there," Lydia randomly butts in with a fact. Although no one really responds to it. "It's a subset of aphafenia." I snort. She says this, like we should know it already. Derek looks at Scott in annoyance.

"They're trying to help."

"These three?" Derek responds in disbelief. I guess he has noticed me. "This one who used me to resurrect my psychotic uncle. Thank you." My eyebrows raise at the new information when he starts with Lydia and then goes onto Allison. "And this one, who shot about 30 arrows into me and my pack." He can hold a grudge. Impressive but scary. And kinda badass. "And who the hell is this girl?" Derek points at me and I shyly wave. Well, this isn't awkward at all. He clearly hates almost everyone in this room.

"Ok, ok. Now come on. No one died. Alright, look. There may have been a little maiming. K, a little mangling, but no death. That's what I call an important distinction. And that girl is a mermaid, whom we have mentioned, Cassie." God I wish I stayed with Mina.

"My mother died," Allison says as if blaming Derek. I frown. Gosh, these people have been through a lot.

"Your family's little honor code killed your mother, not me."

"That girl is looking for Scott. I'm here to help him, not you."

"Wanna help? Find something real." He then turns to leave, but not before giving me a look. A look of mistrust. What did I ever do to him?

After that, we all go our separate ways. I told the girls that I needed to talk to a teacher, but that was a lie. I just needed some space and to call an old friend. The phone rings a couple times, while I pace around the bathroom.

"Hello?"

"Zach, I need your help. Mina is hurt and I don't know how to help her."

"I'm on my way."

Little did she know, Aiden was listening around the corner.

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Aiden's POV

After hearing what the blonde said about Mina, I decided to break into their house. Deucalion told my brother and I to keep an eye on the two along with all the other supernatural teens in school. Ethan and I are suspicious that they could be something because of their weird scent. It's not a bad scent, just indescribable. But their rings are what caught our attention. Power kind of radiates from the small blue stones in them and it draws you in, almost like your hypnotised. It feels similar to a full moons power.

Anyway, now I'm in their house, which is a bit bigger than I expected. I use my heightened sense of smell to lead me to Mina's room, hoping that she's in there. The door is wide open and I walk through and immediately spot the brunette laying on her bed. She is sleeping, but she doesn't look so good. Her skin isn't her normal tan color, it's clammy and pale.

For some reason, this discomforts me and a feeling that I haven't felt in a while forms in my stomach. The feeling of fear. It's fear that she might not make it. Almost like I now have feelings for her. I sigh out of frustration and move closer so I can grab her hand as if the simple touch would make me closer to her and possibly make her better.

As soon as I grab her hand a buzzing sounds in my pocket. I let go and take out my phone only to see a text from Deucalion, our alpha. It says to take a picture of the ring and then to leave quickly. I don't respond, but I do as he says and I leave.

As I leave the house, I leave behind any crazy thought that I could possibly have feelings for this strange girl.