Scar | Teen Wolf [Book 1]

Ice Pick

Today in gym Scarlett and her classmates were rock climbing. Scarlett was standing next to Lydia and Stiles as the group watched Allison and Scott climb the wall. Allison and Scott slowly made their way up the wall, clearly talking to each other. After about a minute, they start racing the other up, Scott using his supernatural abilities to stay just above Allison. When Allison looks to see Scott by her side, she quickly kicks his foot away from the wall. She smiles triumphantly to see him fall back to the ground, the safety line stopping him right before he slams into the mat. 

Scarlett smirks as Coach leans down to speak to her brother, "McCall, I don't know why, but your pain gives me a special kind of joy." He straightens back out and turns around to address the class, "All right, next two. Stilinski. Erica. Let's go."

Stiles happily steps up towards the mat, getting on his harness and safety lines without a problem. Nervously, Erica Reyes, a skinny girl with dull blue eyes and frizzy blonde hair, steps up beside him. As soon as they are both safely attached to the harness and cables they start climbing.

Stiles has no problem quickly reaching the top and making his way back down. Erica on the other hand, has made it about a quarter of the way up and stays frozen to the spot. As the students  all gaze up at her Coach starts speaking, "Erica? You okay? Dizzy? Vertigo?"

Lydia sighs, "Vertigo's a dysfunction of the vestibular system of the inner ear. She's just freaking out." Scarlett lightly elbows her, she's never talked to Erica, but she still doesn't want people to make fun of someone with a fear.

Once again Coach calls out, "Erica!"

"I'm fine!" She shakily calls out, still frozen on the rock wall.

"Coach, maybe it's not safe. You know she's epileptic." Allison speaks up.

"She is? Why the hell doesn't anyone tell me these things? Erica, you're good. Push off. I'll ease you down." Erica is still frozen, the only thing she moves is her eyes, squeezing them shut.

"Erica just let go." Coach calls up once more. Finally Erica gently pushes off the wall. She grasps tightly to the safety line as Coach eases her from the wall. Her feet hit the mat and she shakily gets out of the harness, "That's it, Erica. Shake it off."

A few kids snicker at her as she walks to the back of the crowd. Sighing, Scarlett steps up to the wall with Lydia by her side. She turns to her best friend, smirking, "Race you to the top."

There is a mischievous glint in Lydia's eyes as she replies, "It's on."

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Now in the locker room, Scarlett was changing out of her gym clothes with Allison and Lydia nearby. "You're coming with us tonight, right?" Scarlett looks over at Lydia and immediately shakes her head. "What? Why?"

"Well Allison and Scott are going to be together, and even though you don't like him like that Stiles and you will be together." Scar replies.

Lydia pulls her lips into a pout, "That's not happening and you know it."

Scarlett rolls her eyes, but before she can say anything Allison speaks, "Nothing has to happen, but the point is that you two did go to the dance together and he does like you. Scarlett doesn't want to be a fifth wheel."

Scar nods her head, agreeing with the hunter. "You won't be the fifth wheel! Stiles would be." Lydia exclaims with a bright smile lighting up her face.

A laugh escapes from Scar's lips as she shakes her head, "I am not getting in between whatever weird relationship you and Stiles have."