Monster in Me | Teen Wolf [Book 2]

Motel California

Everyone steps out of the bus looking up at the old motel. "I've seen worse." Scott says.

"Where have you seen worse?" Stiles asks.

"Seriously, this place looks like the setting to a horror movie." Scarlett replies.

Coach blows his whistle before anyone can reply, "Listen up. The meet's been pushed to tomorrow morning. This is the closest motel with the most vacancies and least amount of good judgment in accepting a group of degenerates like yourselves. You'll be pairing up. Choose wisely."

Coach starts handing out the keys, he gives Allison and Lydia a confused look as they approach. Allison smiles brightly taking the key from him, "Thanks Coach."

Once all the keys are passed out Coach addresses the students once more, "And I'll have no sexual perversions perpetrated by you deviants. Got that? Keep your dirty little hands to your dirty little selves."

Once he finishes everyone disperses, trying to find their rooms. Lydia and Scarlett hang back, looking at the motel building with unease. "Lydia? Scar?" Allison's voice breaks them from their thoughts.

"I don't like this place." Lydia states.

"I don't either. I feel like something bad is going to happen." Scarlett says.

"It's just for one night." Allison replies, trying to reassure her friends.

"A lot can happen in a night." Lydia says. Scarlett nods in agreement then takes a breath, looping her arm through Lydia's, gently pulling the strawberry blonde with her towards the motel.

Once they make it to their door Allison and Scarlett pause to look at Stiles and Scott. The boys both smile then head into their room making Allison turn and walk through the motel door. She throws her bag on the closest bed then looks back at Lydia and Scarlett who still haven't entered the room.

"You're both really freaked out, aren't you?" Allison asks.

"I just have this feeling like coming here wasn't an accident." Lydia replies.

"What do you mean? Like we were supposed to come here? Like fate?"

"I don't know. Something." Lydia whispers. As the two girls talk, Scarlett's eyes scan the room and she strains her ears to listen to anything that screams 'danger'.

Allison takes Lydia and Scarlett's hands, tugging them into the room, "I don't believe in fate."

"Well, maybe you should start." Lydia turns towards Scarlett as the door swings shut, "Are you getting your danger sense?"

"I don't know. It doesn't feel like it has before. But I know something is... different about this place. And it definitely doesn't feel good." Scarlett answers.

"Well, I'm going to shower." Allison says. She pulls clothes out of her bag then heads into the bathroom. A few seconds later she comes back out, "Can one of you get towels? These all smell like smoke"

Lydia and Scarlett both nod, taking the towels from Allison's hand. "I'll go." Lydia says to Scar.

"I'll come with you. I need to get out of this room." Scar replies, standing up and following her out of the room.

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Lydia and Scarlett step into the lobby. Lydia walks up to the front desk, placing the pile of towels onto the counter. Scar stands slightly behind her, trying to focus on her breathing. "Excuse me, but the card on the dresser says we have a non-smoking room. Yet somehow every one of our towels reeks of nicotine."