Howlin' For You •Liam Dunbar•

14. Well Aren't We an Optimistic Group

Isabelle sat on the counter in the kitchen, watching as Malia threw punches at Theo. Liam stood next to her, watching as his girlfriend made faces with every punch Malia threw, Scott on the other side. Liam looked at the Alpha, raising an eyebrow.
"Shouldn't we stop this?" Liam asked.
Isabelle shrugged in reply, "Probably." She responded, hopping off the counter.
Scott grabbed one of Malia's wrists while Isabelle grabbed the other.
"It's okay," Theo said in a hushed tone. "You don't have to stop."
"Trust me," Malia said as her claws came out. "I won't."
"Malia, enough." Scott said, firmly. Liam helped the siblings push Malia against the wall. She growled at the three of them. "Slow down, okay? He's going back in the ground."
"You can't." Liam jumped to defend Theo.
"Liam's right," Isabelle sighed, running her hand through her hair. "He remembers Stiles."
Scott looked at Theo as he struggled to get off of the floor.
"Scott remembers Stiles." Malia replied. "Lydia and I remember Stiles. Isabelle remembers."
"The Dread Doctors knew all kinds of things about the Wild Hunt." Isabelle said. "As much as I hate to say it, he can help us."
"Or he could kill us." Scott replied, squinting his eyes at the couple."
"Scott, don't you think if Theo wanted to kill us he would have done it by now?" Isabelle asked. "This is Theo we're talking about. If he really wanted to he wouldn't be holding back."
"And he's my responsibility." Liam said. "Noshiko gave me the sword."
Theo let out a sigh from where he sat on the floor, his back against the wall. "It's so awkward when Mom and Dad fight." he said.
"Shut up!" Scott and Liam exclaimed at the same time.
"Look, if Theo tries anything, we'll send him back to the Skinwalkers." Isabelle bargained. "But right now..."
"He goes back," Scott said, cutting his sister off. "Now."
"Except Liam's the one with the sword." Theo said.
"Shut up!" The other four exclaimed.
The two boys walked into the other room, Malia walked forward, inching closer to Theo.
"Malia." Isabelle warned, stepping in front of her.
"Can you give me a second alone with Theo?" Malia asked.
"Why?" Isabelle asked, crossing her arms.
"So I can kill him."
"Okay, look, I know that there's mixed feelings all around." Theo said. "But I might be your only option to stop the Wild Hunt."
"Let's kill him." Malia said.

Liam held the katana by the handle, showing it to Theo. Isabelle stood with Malia and Scott as Liam warned Theo. Isabelle wasn't sure how Liam had managed to convince Scott to let Theo help, she knew her brother was just as on edge as Malia was.
"I can put you in the ground anytime." Liam said, warningly, the katana in his hand as he looked at Theo.
"You also need a transformer that can handle five billion joules of electricity." Theo replied, Liam lowered the sword slightly. "I know where to find one and I can show you how it works."
"There's a catch." Isabelle muttered, crossing her arms over her chest.
"I'll tell you if Malia promises to not kill me."
"And there it is." Isabelle muttered as Malia growled beside her making the siblings turn their heads at her, Isabelle placed a hand on the coyote's shoulder. 
"She promises." Liam nodded.
"No,I don't. " Malia replied before turning to Scott. "We're really gonna do this? Trust him"
"Do you have a better idea?" Isabelle asked.
"I've got an idea." Malia replied. "It may not be better. But at least it's not him."

"This was a bad idea." Liam said, pulling on the chain that held Theo by the wrist.
"It's not that bad of an idea." Isabelle replied.
"It is a terrible idea." Theo said causing Liam to tug at the chains. "I told you where the transformer is. I told you how it works. I don't need to be there when it all blows up."
"It's not going to blow up." Isabelle snapped, turning to look at him. "They ride the lightning. We can use that to catch one of them and keep him there until we figure out what they want. It's a good  idea."
"You're trying to catch a Ghost Rider." Theo pointed out. "A million things can go wrong. Terrible idea."
"The bad idea was bringing him back." Liam said, looking at the girl beside him. "Your brother was right, this was a mistake."
"You took a risk." Isabelle said, looking at Liam whose gaze lingered elsewhere. "We took a risk. And it was the right thing to do." Isabelle paused, taking a step closer. "I believe in you. Till the end of the line."
Liam held eye contact with his girlfriend, searching for any sign that she could easily be lying to him. When he didn't hear her heartbeat racing he leaned in to fill the space between them, not even flinching when she had placed a hand on his cheek,he placed his lips on hers.
"You guys want me to leave you alone?" Theo asked, making the two break apart and stare at him. Liam bit his bottom lip. "Oh, that's right," He paused, lifting up the chains. "I can't."
"That's okay, we like an audience." Isabelle said as thunder rumbled from above them. "We better hurry."