Too Long

Chapter 12: Pretty Boy

Everyone decided that Stiles, Allison and Jackson would get Lydia to Scott and Ramie's after school to try and keep her safe. Scott and Ramie were going to attempt to talk Derek into not killing Lydia, which ended up not working at all, because Derek had already sent Isaac and Erica to do the job for him. Ramie refused to believe Isaac would be listening to Derek, and trying to kill her best friend. She figured he would go along with it to appease Derek, but not actually go through with it. However, when Scott and Ramie finally showed up at their house, and Scott had to attack Isaac to get him away from their friends, Ramie realized Isaac's intentions. She couldn't even look at him when Scott threw him and Erica out onto the front lawn, Erica paralyzed from kanima venom, and Isaac knocked out cold by Scott. Ramie walked out of the porch after Scott as Derek let out a sigh, looking down at his betas. Allison and Stiles followed.

"I think I finally understand why you keep rejecting me Scott," Derek called from the lawn. "You're not an omega. You're already an alpha of your own pack."

Scott turned, looking at Allison, Ramie and Stiles, then back to Derek.

"But you know you can't beat me," Derek continued.

"I can hold you off until the cops get here," Scott said, sirens beginning to come towards the house from a distance. Suddenly, a hissing noise caught everyone's attention. Everyone looked up, Ramie, Scott, Stiles and Allison jumping down onto the front lawn to see up on the roof. Staring right at them was the kanima. It gave them a hiss, jumping everyone. Scott wrapped an arm around Allison's waist and Stiles grabbed Ramie's arm, pulling her slightly behind him. She clung to his arm, peering around him at the creature. Before anyone could say anything, it jumped off the roof and ran into the darkness.

"Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on?" A voice rang out from the porch. Lydia stood there, looking terrified.

"It's Jackson," Scott muttered, looking towards Derek. However, Derek had already taken off after him.

"We have to follow him," Scott looked at Stiles. Stiles looked down at Ramie, as if asking permission.

"Go," she told the two of them. "We'll talk to Lydia."

Without another word, Scott and Stiles ran to the jeep, jumping in and taking off down the road after Derek. Erica slowly sat up, the kanima venom wearing off. She elbowed Isaac in the side, who opened his eyes slowly, looking confused.

"Lydia let's get you home, we'll talk on the way," Allison said. Lydia looked like she wanted to protest, but also still looked terrified, and followed Allison to the car.

"Ramie, I can explain," Isaac stood up, walking towards her.

"I need to get Lydia home safe," Ramie said, turning away from him and walking towards Allison's car.

"But I-"

"I don't want to talk to you right now Isaac," Ramie turned, facing him. He stopped a few feet away. Ramie couldn't look at him for more than a second, because the look on his face was heartbreaking. She turned again and walked to Allison's car, and this time he didn't follow. Allison drove in silence to Lydia's house. Ramie could see Lydia's hands visibly shaking as she played with the ends of her jacket. Allison took a deep breath as they pulled into Lydia's driveway.

"I need you to promise you won't say anything about what just happened," she told Lydia, putting the car into park.

"I'll promise not to say anything about what just happened if you can tell me what the hell just happened," Lydia exclaimed, looking between Allison and Ramie.

"It's complicated," Ramie unbuckled, moving into the middle of the backseat so she could talk to them better.

"How about you start with why Derek was there, or where Jackson went, or what the hell is wrong with Erica?" Lydia fired back. Allison and Ramie exchanged a look. "What you can't come up with a plausible lie?"