Need to Know~ Liam Dunbar

20

Kelsey POV

"What happened to my son?" Melissa screamed, grabbing my arms as I fake sobbed and hugged her.

"I'm calling Stiles!" I yell, and run into the hallway. When I know no one is looking, I turn down the hallway and walk into the room where my brother and a man I don't recognize are sending messages to the Benefactor. I don't even know why they call it the Benefactor, since I googled the definition last week. It means "a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause." Bullshit. Benefactors are supposed to be rich people who give money to charities and stuff. The Benefactor has a different kind of cause: killing me! Benefactor? More like Bitchfactor.

Stiles keeps criticizing the dude on his assassin speak. Then he tells Stiles to let the Benefactor know that they had to be there in the next forty minutes. How does this dude know how to speak all assassiny? Is he someone from the dead pool? I run through the list of names in my head, but I still don't know who he is when Stiles clears his throat, looking at me and then to the man.

"Kelsey Stilinski." I tell him, offering my hand.

"Chris," he says, shaking my hand, "Chris Argent."

"Oh!" I gasp. "I have a message from Allison."

"How?" He asked, suddenly panicked. He grabs my arms and shakes, "How?"

"I'm a were-cheetah." I tell him, pulling my arms free. "I have nine lives. I was killed by an assassin, but while I was dead I taked to her and a boy named Aiden. She says that she loves you, and it's not your fault. I also gave messages to others, but I think you should hear Scott's. She wanted me to tell him that she loved him, but to move on because he can't go back and the only way things are going to get better for everyone is if he looks forward and helps the living."

"Thank you, Kelsey." He says, tears in his eyes.

///

"Is that supposed to look like that?" Liam asks, pointing to a patch of static on one of the computer screens.

After everyone else showed up, we decided to sit with Scott's body so we could make sure that Kira woke him up.

"No. No, it's not." Stiles says, frowning at the screen.

"That's the roof." I tell Kira, who was looking at the screen confusedly.

"Someone's going to have to go check it out." Stiles says.

"I'll go." Kira and I say at the same time.

"Kelsey...." Stiles says upsettedly.

"I can take care of myself." I tell him.

"This might not be just a malfunction." Stiles warns us.

"That's why I'm bringing this." Kira pulls out her katana.

"I'm going too" Liam stands up.

"Okay, but you're all coming right back." I hear Stiles say to himself as we leave, "Kids."

///

God damn it. Berserkers. When we got up to the roof, I started to smell something nasty. Too bad I didn't realize that it was berserkers until Liam got tossed into a fence.

There's only two of them, but Liam and I are inexperienced. Oh, well. I feel myself shift and charge the berserker, who's about to stab Liam. I leap, and somehow land on the thing's shoulders. It tries to shake me off, but I somehow keep my balance. Reaching down, I grab the things mask and launch into a backflip off of it, ripping the mask off in the process. The roof is filled with golden light for a second, and then the berserker is no more.

"Kira, Liam! Go! We have to run." I shout, sprinting for the door.

///

"Kate, I assume." I say, walking into the room where my brother and Chris have just gotten their asses kicked.

"Who the hell are you?" She turns and growls.

"Kelsey Stilinski." I tell her calmly.

"Well, sweetie," she says, "You just walked into the wrong fight." Kate brings out her claws and starts to run at me.

"No." I tell her, "I think I walked into the right one." I glow my eyes and bring out my claws.

"What are you?" She asks, horrified.

"Were-cheetah. So before you get any ideas, just remember that I've been supernatural for a hell of a lot longer." I retort.

"What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing. But I guess you're here because you're on the dead pool. And worth more than most. You want to know who the benefactor is. But so do we. Kate. we're in the middle of a plan. Just go, and we can all leave here today alive. if you're not willing to cooperate, I can show you just what I can do." I tell her.

She raises her eyebrows, "You really think you can beat me and the berserkers?"

"Considering I just killed one single-handedly in about ten seconds, yeah." I look at her.

Kate glances first at her brother, then my brother, then Scott's body, then me. She turns on her heel and walks out, the berserkers following.

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"Kira!" I shout. I find her standing with Scott, who she just woke up. "It's your mom. She's been hurt."