No Good Deed | Hale - TVD/TO/TW [3]

19 | Unmasking the Alpha

Stiles, Derek, and Peter all watch as Lexi's sleek Camaro pulls to a stop before the hospital, its lights flickering off. Lexi sits in the driver's seat with Derek beside her, both desperately trying to ignore the human in the back.

Stiles holds the phone out, Scott's contact flashing. "Did you get the picture?" Scott asks.

"Yeah, I did, and it looks just like the drawing," Stiles replies.

Gripping the human's wrist, Derek jerks the phone closer to him despite Stiles' gasp of pain. "Hey, is there something on the back of it? There's gotta be something. An inscription, an opening, something?"

Lexi sighs as she adjusts her grip on the steering wheel. Her white knuckles shine under the streetlamp as she stares at the assisted living home. She can smell the Alpha from where she is.

"No, no, the thing's flat. And no, it doesn't open. There's nothing in it, on it, around it, nothing. And where are you? You're supposed to be here. You're first line."

Stiles rips his hand back with a glare at Derek. Coach Finstock's voice echoes in the car: "Where the hell is Bilinski? Huh?"

"You're not gonna play if you're not here to start."

"I know," Stiles replies as he glances between the two adults. "Look, if you see my dad, can you tell him...tell him I'll be there, I'll just be a little bit late, ok?"

"Sure."

"Alright, thanks." Stiles hangs up the phone, and silence fills the car.

Lexi inhales deeply as she presses her elbow against the car door, resting her head on her hand. "You're not going to make it," she says.

"I know."

Derek glances at him in the rearview mirror. "And you didn't tell him about his mom either."

Stiles shakes his head. "Not until we find out the truth."

"By the way, one more thing." Derek reaches back, grabbing Stiles by the back of the head and slams his forehead into Lexi's seat.

She jumps as Stiles groans. He clutches his head. "God!" He screeches. "What the hell was that—"

"You know what that was for," Derek growls. "Now, go."

Stiles looks back at Lexi. "You gonna let him boss me around?"

"Do I look like your mother?" Lexi replies. When she sees the pain flicker in his eyes, she lets out a deep breath. "Give me your phone." He does. "I'm giving you my number. For emergencies only. Go in, find Melissa McCall, and get out. Got it?" She hands him the phone.

He grumbles as he gets out of the car. Both Lexi and Derek watch as his slumped figure walks towards the hospital. "You're not going to find anything on that pendent," Lexi says suddenly without looking at him. She can feel his eyes on her. "Laura was trying to figure out who set the fire."

She glances up in the mirror; Derek goes pale.

"Kate gave the necklace to Allison," she says softly.

"What does Kate have anything to do with this?"

"I think we both know what Kate has to do with this."

Thankfully, Lexi's phone rings. She sighs when she answers. "Finding everything ok?"

"Why don't you have real food?" Rebekah whines. "I need sustenance."

"Look in my closet, I have a special fridge," Lexi says. "Besides, your diet is quite different from anyone else around here."

"Oh shush, I only eat those who wrong me." Her chuckle only makes Lexi's heart sink. "So, how's Alpha hunting?"