Ephemeral ➵ Allison Argent (5)

Twenty-two

Olivia's POV:

Scott slowly opens the door as Lydia stood nearby. "Hurry. I'll keep watch." She whispered and Scott nods before he leaves the room.

"Are you cooled off?" I turn and see Phoebe take a seat next to me with a small smile. "You didn't have to do that, you know."

"Yeah well, you're my little sister. I'm not letting him yell at you, even if you were sort of disrespectful to him." I say and she scratched the back of her neck nervously. "How are you feeling?"

"Honestly, I'm terrified...for Hayden, I mean." Phoebe corrected as she fiddled with her fingers. "I just hope Scott finds the right locker."

I give a small smile. "You care about Hayden a lot, don't you?"

Her eyes widen. "What? Of course, she's my friend."

"Phoebe, you know I'll always be there for you, right?" I ask and she nods. "So you shouldn't feel ashamed and hide something that's a part of who you are. It's okay if you like her."

"Can we not talk about this? I'm afraid that she knows how to use her super hearing or something." Phoebe mumbled, her cheeks beginning to flush red.

"So you do like her." I tease.

She covers her face in embarrassment. "Oh jeez, this is why I can't talk to you about this."

"Oh relax Penelope, I'm just messing with you." I wrap an arm around her shoulder, bringing her head close so I could mess with her hair.

"Are we seriously back to that again?" She whined. "Can you not embarrass me in front of her?

"All right, all right, I'll stop," I say and unwrap my arm away from her. "But seriously, don't hide who you are, okay?" A bit of hesitation shows in her eyes which causes me to tilt my head in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"I haven't been honest with you lately." She said as she nervously looked down at her hands. "I'm a--"

"Guys, Scott is taking too long." Lydia whispered as she peeked in the hallway. "I'm gonna see if he's okay."

"I'll come with you." Liam spoke up and she nods before the two quickly leave the room.

"I don't like this." Allison added as she unsheathed her daggers from her belt.

"Neither do I." I mutter as I stood up from my spot with Phoebe. "Phoebe, stay out of sight with Hayden." I order and she nods, quickly rushing over to Hayden to hide behind the furthest lockers.

"Do you think they're here already?" Allison whispered as she tightly clutched on her daggers.

"I don't know." I whisper back as I flicked my wrist, instantly igniting a flame. "I don't hear--"

"Olivia..."

I worriedly look to Allison. "Did you hear that?"

"No. What is it?"

"Olivia...come to me." The familiar voice rang in my ears and I look to the doorway, assuming it had to be coming from the hallway.

"I'm gonna check it out." I say and Allison was about to object but I give her a stern look. "It'll be quick. Just make sure they stay safe."

Allison then leans close to give me a quick kiss on the cheek before pulling away. "Be careful."

I push aside my nerves and cautiously walk out to the hallway, not seeing Lydia or Liam in sight.

Where the hell could they have gone to?

"Olivia?" I look up the stairwell and my jaw almost dropped at the sight of the person that stood on top.