Our New Found Hope

Eight: SAT

Waiting in line for the test, Scott looked around.

"Where's Allison?" He asked. Hope looked at him confused.

She became even more confused when Isaac looked at his watch and said, "she's going to be late if she's not here soon."

Stiles, ever so observant, notices Hope looking at them. "What do you know? Why are you confused?" He asks her. At this point, Malia and Kira stop their conversation and look at the others.

"Oh, it's a it's nothing. She's just not taking them today." Hope shrugs of.

"What do you mean she's not taking them? She didn't take them last time like Lydia, so she has to do it today. There are no other tests scheduled." Scott states.

"Hope tell us. We know you know what's up."

"She's not taking the SATs. She doesn't need them." Hope states hoping that's enough for her nosy friends. Of course, it's not.

"You need to take them to get into college," Stiles flails his arms. Luckily, Hope was saved from answering when the doors open and students begin to be let in. Mrs. Martin hands out the tests while another man stands holding a bag for them to drop their phones. Hope looks at him suspiciously before handing over her phone.

"All right." Mrs. Martin says after handing out the tests and turning the man. "There are supposed to be another teacher in here, should I get Mr. Yukimura? I think I saw him in his room."

"We need to start now. You can send him in later. Goodbye." The man rushes out escorting Lydias mom out of the room. Hope and her friends eye each other before being directed to start the test.

After a few minutes, Mrs. Martin returns with Mr. Yukimura quietly. As the three were whispering to each other as to not distract the teenagers, a loud thump is heard from the back of the classroom.

"Olivia!" Mrs. Martin yells running to the back of the classroom. All the students turn around to see the girl passed out of the floor. "Eyes forward everyone! Mr. Yukimura will you help me take her outside to wait for the nurse?" He walks over and help pick up the barely conscious student.

"Should I stop the test?" The man asks the the teachers who shake their head no as a reply. Hope and Scott make eye contact. They look back down and go back to testing, both half listening to what happening in the hallway. Another students passed out. A gas leak. Mr. Yukimura comes back in to tell the strange man. "Close your tests everyone. It looks like there is something happening. Everyone just stay here."

Hope, Scott, Stiles, Isaac, Malia, and Kira huddle around in the back corner of the room. "Somethings happening," Stiles says. "Maybe a hit?"

"I feel fine," Kira shrugs.

"Scott your eyes. They keep changing!" Hope tells her brother who quickly looks down to avoid anyone seeing them.

"I...I..I can't control it. I don't know how to make it stop. I didn't know I was doing it."

"I uh I feel like I could throw up." Isaac states putting a hand on his stomach.

"We have to go. This is definitely a hit. We need to get out of here." Hope says looking around the classroom.

"Where? If we start shifting no where is safe." Kira shakes her head.

"Locker room?" Malia suggests. She then looks down and sees she no longer had hands, but claws. "Umm guys?"

"No the basement. We should go to the Hale vault. There's gotta be a way to get there from here. It's the only place no one will see us." Hope grabs the attention of Mr. Yukimura and relays the situation and plan to him. Soon enough they are sneaking into the hallway once the suspicious looking teacher is out of the room. Hope follows closely to Stiles but soon begins to stumble on her own feet.

"Hope?!" Stiles yells catching her. Everyone turns around worried for their friends as she coughs in Stiles's arms.

"I'm good. We need to keep going." She pushes herself off of Stiles and continues to trudge to the basement. Scott goes to her side in case she once again falls. He too starts to feel the effects of whatever is in the air. Together, the group makes their way into the basement. Scott, Isaac, and Mr. Yukimura try desperately to find the way to the vault as Stiles hold a quickly fading Hope.

••••

"What was she like growing up?" Hayley asked Melissa still sitting on the couch surrounded by the rest of the Mikaelsons and Bonnie.

"As a baby, she was precious. The biggest blue eyes I've ever seen. She had Rafael and I wrapped her little finger since day one. Her and Scott were the cutest. Little partners in crime. When they were about three an old friend from college messaged me about her son. And that's when Stiles came into the picture. The three would cause so much mischief, but they were just so cute. They spent everyday with each other. At sleepovers she'd make the boys sit and watch Disney movies. They secretly loved it. Growing up, she had the biggest heart. She'd go around healing hurt butterflies." Melissa smiles as she recalls the memories.

"What happened between you and Scott's father?" Rebekah asked after a while.

"Oh, he left for a while. We got into a fight. He was drunk." Melissa said dismissively. "When she was little she had the prettiest red hair. As she got older it turned browner. More of an auburn."

Before any comments were made, Melissa's phone rings with a call from Noah Stilinski.
She hit answer and put the phone against her ear. The vampires in the room listened in.

"I just got a call about a gas leak at the school. Kids are passing out. I'm on my way now. I haven't heard from Stiles. Meet me at the school." And with that he hung up. Both Melissa and the vampires stared at the phone in shock before standing up and running toward the door to their cars.

••••

"There. I think that's the vault."

There behind an old cabinet down many dark hallways stood the vault with claw marks signifying the key to get in. Stiles and Scott looked at each other before Scott turned to Malia and said, "Malia, could you open it up?"

"Why can't you?" Was her reply.

The alpha in question help up his hands stating, "I don't have control."

With a shrug the werecoyote slowly made her way to the marks on the large door and followed them with her claws. With a loud band the door unlocked allowing the rest of the crew into the old, dusty, and dark vault. They stumbled in and as soon as they were settled Mr. Yukimura told them he had to go.

"I can cover for you all. They will notice I'm gone. I will get someone to help me get the rest of you out." He said kissing his daughter head.

"Derek or Peter. They'll know the other ways in," Hope says before relaxing against the floor and closing her eyes. The adult nods his head and hurries away, shutting the door and placing the cabinet back to its original spot.

"Is it getting harder to breathe or is it just me?" Isaac asked leaning against the wall. Hope and and Scott both let out a small cough telling everyone they were also struggling.

"It's more than just wolfbane. I think it's vervain too," Hope coughs. She feels her skin burn and the cut from yesterday game ooze more blood. "It's a hit. The man that was administering the test."

"Hope are you still bleeding?" Stiles asks noticing the darling spot on her shirt. "Why haven't you healed yet? You always heal so fast."

"Don't worry about me. I can't die."

Scott shuffles over to his sister, "we don't know that! What if whoever is doing this knows a way to kill vampires? Do you need blood? Will that help?"

"No, we just need to calm down. Wait for them to come get us." Hope shakes her head at her brothers worries.

"My skin is burning!" Isaac screamed.

"It's getting worse.  It..it hurts," Kira adds.

"I need to do something. It's not effecting me that bad. I'll go get someone to help. Trust me. I'll be right back" Stiles attempts for get up but Hope uses her weakening strength to pull him down.

"No. Don't leave. Please."