After my run I made some fruit and oats for everyone.
Dad came down and I handed him coffee in his flask. "Dad, I've been meaning to ask you something." I say whilst sitting down on the counter. "Go ahead." He encourages.
"So what happens if someone isn't on the system at all?" I ask and dad shrugs. "Then they're a perfect person. It's very uncommon for someone to not be on the system at all." He says and I scoff. Of course Jennifer has to be a 'perfect person'.
"Did you find out what happened to Tara yet?" I ask dad and he sighs. "No, not yet. Stiles was pretty shaken up last night." Dad says and I nod. "I'll talk to him." I say to Dad and he smiles and says goodbye before heading to work.
Stiles came down stairs and started picking at his breakfast.
"How are you?" I ask and he nods. "I'm sorry about Tara, dad said you were close with her." I say to Stiles and he shrugs. "Yeah, it's whatever." He says and I sigh. "I'll be here if you wanna talk Stiles." I say and he thanks me. "I gotta run." He says and I nod.
I clear up from breakfast before going to have a shower. In the shower, I got thinking. What if Jennifer's name isn't Jennifer and she's on the run from someone. Like my situation with Jake but worse so she had to change her name. What if she was hiding from someone? That would make sense for the name change right?
I got out of the shower and put on blue jeans, a belt and a light green satin spaghetti strap crop top. I curl my hair lightly and do my makeup.
I head downstairs and sit on the sofa and just start thinking about Jennifer. Something isn't right about her and it's been grinding my teeth that I didn't know what.
I had to distract myself, this isn't healthy. I'm just obsessing because I don't have Derek anymore and I haven't got anything better to do.
I lied down on the sofa, watching friends when the door burst open. "Ah, you're here. Perfect. Follow me." Stiles says walking upstairs with Cora behind him. "Right." I say standing up and following them upstairs.
"School doesn't finish yet, how come you're back so early?" I ask Stiles. "I need to tell him, we need to tell him about the supernatural." Stiles says quickly. "Dad?" I ask and he nods.
"The Darach is after guardians, which may mean law enforcement because of Tara. So we need him to know so he knows what to look out for." Stiles says and I agree with him.
"What did you find out through?" I ask Stiles. "The sacrifices have to be three virgins, three warriors, three healers, three philosophers and three guardians." Stiles says and I nod.
"Wait, guardians? Don't they mean like parents?" I ask and he shrugs. "Yeah but it could also be law enforcement, plus dad is both." Stiles says and I sigh. "Okay, calm down. We'll tell him." I say and Stiles nods gratefully. "That's why Cora's here, she's gonna show him." Stiles says and I nod. "Smart thinking." I say.
When Dad gets here me and Cora sit on Stiles bed whilst Stiles paces his room. Maybe I should tell dad? I'd probably do a better job as well.
"Stiles?" Dad asks slightly agitated. "Dad, I'm sorry okay? I'm just... I'm trying to... I'm just tryna figure out how to start here." Stiles says. "Hey, I don't have this kind of time." Dad says and I go to stand up but Stiles starts talking.
"For the last year, you've had all these cases that you couldn't figure out, right? I mean all the murders involving Kate Argent, and then Matt killing all the people who drowned him, and all these murders right now. It's like... It's like you've been playing a losing game." Stiles says and I sigh. What a beautiful start.
"Stiles, the last thing I need right now is a job performance review from my own son." Dad says annoyed. "I know. Okay but that's just it, dad." Stiles says grabbing a chess board.
"The reason that you're losing the game is 'cause you've never been able to see the whole board. I need to show you the whole board." Stiles says and me and Cora exchange weird looks as Stiles sets up the chess board.
"Scott and Derek are werewolves?" Dad asks turning to me and I just nod. "Yes." Stiles says.
"And Kate Argent was a werewolf?" Dad asks unconvinced. "Hunter. That's... Purple's Hunter." Stiles says. "Along with Allison and her father." Cora adds. "Basically any Argent." I add for my dad.
"And my friend Deaton, the veterinarian, is a Kanima?" Dad asks totally not believing any of it. "No,no, no, no. He's a Druid, okay? Well we think." Stiles says pointing at Cora.
"So who's the Kanima?" Dad asks. "Jackson." Stiles says. "No, Jackson's a werewolf." Dad says. "Jackson was a Kanima first, and then Peter and Derek killed him and he came back to life as a werewolf. Now he's in London." Stiles says and I nod. "True, we actually saw it happen." I say to my father who was growing more and more impatient.
"Who's the Darack?" Dad asks and I laugh slightly at his pronouncing. "It's Darach." Stiles says. "We don't know yet." Cora adds and me and Stiles both nod. "But he was killed by werewolves?" Dad asks and I could tell by his face he wouldn't believe. "Slashed up and left for dead." Stiles says nodding. "We think." Cora adds and Stiles nods.
"This isn't gonna work." I whisper to Cora. "He doesn't believe." I say to her and she nods. "I know. I can smell it off of him." She says as dad sits back in his seat sighing.
"Why was Jackson the Kanima?" Dad asks Stiles. "Sometimes the shape you take reflects the person you are." Stiles says. "And what shape would an increasingly confused and angrier-by-the-second father take?" Dad asks and I mentally groan. "That would be more of an expression, like the one you're currently wearing." Stiles says. "Yeah." Dad says standing up.
"Dad, we can prove it okay? She's one of them. A werewolf." Stiles says pointing at Cora. "Stiles! That's enough." Dad says and heads for the bathroom door.
"Dad, can you please just hold on?" Stiles asks and dad turns around to face us. "You ready?" Stiles asks Cora and she nods and stands up. "Dad, just watch this, okay?" Stiles says as Cora falls to the floor.
"Cora!" I say rushing to her side and looking to the gash on her head. "Call an ambulance." I say to dad and he does exactly that.
The ambulance take Cora. "I'm going with her, get the Jeep, call Derek and meet me there." I say to Stiles and he nods.
I get to the hospital and follow the doctors to her room which Stiles and Dad come to check up on Cora, before leaving.
Stiles-it's philosophers like teachers. Tara was a teacher. There's one more teacher who needs to be taken.
"Oh my god." Derek says rushing into the room. I sigh and step away from the bed. "She just collapsed. Stiles told me she got in a fight, I'm thinking it may be a really bad concussion." I say to Derek and he nods before sitting down beside Cora and holding her hand.
"Derek." I say and he looks up at me. "I know you don't wanna hear it, but Jennifer. I think she's dodgy, she's on the run from someone or something and I just wanted you to know." I say and turn to head out the door.
"Will you stay?" Derek asks and I shake my head no. "She needs you Derek, not me." I say and smile at him sympathetically before leaving and heading home.
Except someone was stood in the road. I swerve out of the way and get out of the car.
"Hey! Standing in the middle of the road isn't a smart idea!" I shout and get closer to realise it's Jennifer. "What the hell are you doing?" I shout and suddenly her face turns really ugly and she comes at me and bashes something to my head.
****
My eyes slowly open and I'm looking around as she ties me to something, I was underground. "I've got things to do, I'll be back for you." She says.
"Your the Darach." I say and she nods. "I am and you are ruining mine and Derek's relationship." She says and I shrug. "Can't help that." I say and she glares at me. "You never know when to shut up, do you?" She asks and I scoff. "It's a talent." I say proudly before she knocks me out.
****
"Nia, oh my god!" Dad says and My eyes widen. "Oh my god, dad you're bleeding." I say and he nods. "I know, I'm okay. How are you? You're bleeding." He says and I wince. "I know, my head is killing." I say and he sighs.
"We need to get out." I say and he agrees with me.
"Derek!" I scream continuously until my throat starts to burn. "Nia, calm down." He says and I sigh.
"You believe right?" I ask him and he nods. "Yeah I saw Scott and her." He says and I take a breath of relief.
"How long have you known?" Dad asks and I shrug. "A few weeks after I got back from town. Derek was the one to tell me." I say and he nods. "Am I the last person to know?" He asks and I nod. "Basically yeah." I say and he groans.
"We're gonna die." I say and dad sighs. "Both of us can't die." Dad says as my eyes close from my splitting headache. "Nia open your eyes!" He shouts and my eyes open suddenly. "He needs one of us to get out of here and your best bet is by staying awake." Dad shouts and I groan. "Fine, but stop shouting." I say as my eyes become heavy.