A Hale and The Argent- Allison Argent (3)

4.11.1

Allison and I lay in her bed late at night. Allison had fallen asleep a little while ago. That fight the other night was definitely exhausting. And after about a dozen showers, I was finally ready to go to sleep as well. I send one final text off to Scott, who was telling me about how Melissa found the stash of money under his bed.

I lay my phone on the table with a sigh before turning on my side, wrapping my arms around Allison's waist. I start falling asleep when I could hear a noise coming from outside the apartment. I knew Argent wasn't here, considering he's been really busy lately, helping with getting Satomi's pack situated and searching for Kate. I softly climb out of the bed, making sure not to wake Allison and slip on a shirt.

I walk out into the hall, flicking on the lights as I use my wolf hearing. Someone was right outside the door. I make my way towards the door, peaking out of the peephole. Lydia was stood there, staring blankly at the door. I unlock the hatch, opening it confused. "Lydia?" I ask worriedly. She stares at me for a second longer before letting out a scream and I quickly cover my ears in pain.

Allison quickly rushes out, appearing beside me and looking between the two of us worriedly as Lydia stops screaming. "Lydia?" Allison asks. Lydia seems to be knocked out of some sort of trance and looks around. Allison and I share a look before Allison pulls her into the apartment and towards the couches while I shut the door, following after them.

Allison sits her down on the couch. "Lydia? Are you okay?" Allison asks as Lydia turns to look at me in worry. "Something's wrong" She whispers. The two look at me and I cross my arms as I stand there. "Let me guess. Something's gonna happen? To me?" I ask. "I can feel it" She nods and Allison frowns. "Same with Derek" She adds. "Derek? Did you visit him too?" I ask, feeling more worried than I was a second ago. She nods her head as I sigh.

"This has something to do with Kate, doesn't it?" Allison asks me and I nod. "Yeah. Braeden still hasn't found her either." I add, taking a seat beside the two. "I'm not gonna lose you, Madi. We just started over. I can't" Allison tells me and I send her a small smile. "We'll figure this out. I'm not losing you either" Lydia adds and I nod. "Well, lucky for you two, I'm not giving up. We'll find Kate, figure out what she did to Derek and I, and we're gonna survive this thing" I tell them confidently.

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"I heard Lydia visited you last night" I bring up as I walk into the loft, setting down my bike helmet and keys. Derek raises an eyebrow. "Shouldn't you be in school?" He brings up. "Free period" I shrug and he nods. I take a seat on the couch beside him. "I heard she visited you too" He brings up and I nod, playing with my fingers. "Has Braeden found anything yet?" I ask and he shakes his head.

"Not yet." He says and I nod. "Scott came by earlier. He came to give me back the money from the deadpool. Yours and Peter's" He explains. I nod my head. "I told him to keep it. Most of it" He shrugs. I look up at him. "Good" I smile. "You're not mad? Mom gave that money to you" He reminds me. "What do I need it for?" I ask. "College" He brings up.

"If I decide to go to college." I shrug. "Why wouldn't you?" He asks curiously. "I'm not smart" I sigh. "Maybe if you tried, you'd realize how smart you are" He says and I scoff. "He needs that money more than me, Der. Melissa's struggling. Noah is struggling. If it means helping them out, I'd skip out on College any day" I tell him and he smiles.

"You remind me of Laura" He brings up and I smile at the thought. We sit in silence for a few moments. "It's been a while since we've had an actual talk, you know. I miss this" I tell him seriously. "So do I" He agrees. We smile at each other. "If we survive whatever Kate did to us...I was thinking of leaving" Derek brings up. "I kind of figured. You've never been a Beacon Hills fan to begin with" I nod. "I'll probably go wherever Braeden does" He adds. "You two are good together. As long as she makes you happy I'm fine with that. Besides...I have Allison" I smile.