The Omen

ꕥ Chapter Twenty-Eight ꕥ

Scott drove into the clearing with squealing tires, "Jackson took a tablet from Danny, one that had a video of him sleeping on it." 

"He took what?" I ask as Allison walks around the jeep to stand by us. 

"Danny was editing a video for Jackson, one that Jackson took while he was sleeping." Scott explained, "I went to the club again to try and find the tablet but it was gone." 

"Do you think Jackson took it during the attack?" I ask. 

"If Jackson doesn't remember being the kanima, he's definitely not gonna remember stealing Danny's tablet." Scott shakes his head. 

"Why would he steal the thing if he doesn't even know what's on it?" Stiles questioned. 

Allison stepped forward, "What if someone else took it?" 

"Then somebody else knows what he is." I whisper. 

Scott concludes, "Which could mean someone's protecting him." 

"Like the bestiary says, 'the kanima seeks a friend,' right?" 

"Okay, hold on." Stiles throws his hands out, "So, somebody watches Jackson make a video of himself turning into the kanima, and then just erases part of it so he wouldn't know? I mean, who would do that?" 

"Somebody who wanted to protect him?" I shrug. 

"There's something else." Scott says, "You said the only thing you found online about the kanima is that it goes after murderers. What if that's actually true?" 

"No, it can't be. Tried to kill us, remember?" Stiles disputed, "I don't know about you two, but I haven't murdered anybody lately." 

"But I-I don't think that it was actually trying to kill us. Remember when we were at Isaac's the first time, it just went right by us, didn't it?" 

"You're right, it just ran off." Allison affirmed. 

"And it didn't kill either of you in the mechanic's garage." Scott points to Stiles and I. 

Stiles kicks his feet at the ground, "Well, yeah, but it tried to kill me and Derek in the pool." 

"Did it?" Scott asks. 

"It would've." Stiles defends, "It was waiting for us to come out." 

"What if it was trying to keep you in?" I ask, "He stood right next to me and didn't even touch me." 

Stiles shutters, "Why do I feel so violated all of a sudden?" 

"Because there's something else going on." Scott murmurs, "We don't know what it is. We don't know anything about what's going on with Jackson, or why someone's protecting him." 

"Know thy enemy." Allison suddenly says, "Just something my grandfather said."  

"All right, I got it. Kill Jackson." Stiles shrugs nonchalantly, "Problem solved." I nod and point to Stiles, agreeing with him.  

"He risked his life for us. Against Peter, you remember that?" Scott brings up. 

"Yes, but what did we just find out?" Stiles snaps, "He got the bite from Derek. It's funny how he just got exactly what he wanted by supposedly risking his life for us, it's funny." 

"Yeah, it doesn't mean he's not still worth saving." 

Stiles crosses his arms over his chest, "It's always something with him, though." 

"He doesn't know what he's doing." Scott points out. 

"So what?" Stiles throws his arms out to his side.