Nia's POV
"He's not in his room." Derek says once he comes back into the kitchen.
"Just give him time. He's probably just gone for a walk to clear his mind. I use to do it all the time." I tell him as I hang up another one of Talia's drawings.
He doesn't say anything else, he just stands in front of me and pulls me into him.
"You're doing great." I reassure him.
"I don't know." He says and I nod.
"You are, he's just... being... he's scared." I tell Derek, wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Yeah and that's my fault." He says and I shake my head.
"You saved him." I tell him.
"Yeah but he wouldn't be scared." He tells me.
Ugh.
Here we go.
Before I can say anything else he kisses me.
"Oh that was good. I know you can do better though." I say and he literally rolls his eyes.
He leans down and kisses me again and before I get the chance to deepen it he picks me up.
"That's what I'm talking about." I exclaim wrapping my arms around him.
I hook both my legs around him when Talia comes back in the kitchen.
"Is this warm enough." She says and we both turn to her.
"No." We say in sync and she groans before heading back upstairs.
"We've got to go." I say as he kisses my neck.
He groans before slipping away and putting me back down.
"Go and get Talia and let's go." He says.
****
Once we get to the stadium dad is already there waiting for us.
"Grandpa!" Talia rushes to him.
He picks her up and spins her around.
"There she is." He smiles before resting her on his side.
"Where's Eli? Have you spoke to him?" Dad asks us.
"Yeah. We'll get there." I tell him.
"Will you scare him? Threaten him with jail time?" Derek asks and I roll my eyes. So bloody dramatic.
"I'd that's what it'll take?" Dad suggests.
"We'll go talk to him." Dad kisses my forehead and puts Talia down before heading inside with Derek.
"Why is Eli stealing uncle Stiles jeep?" Talia asks as we sit down on the bleachers.
"I don't know. That's what grandpa and your dad have gone to find out." I tell her as she cuddles into my side.
Derek and I told her to wrap up warm but she wanted to stay in the dress, the least she would do is put on is some tights and a cardigan. So it's no surprise she's still cold.
When Derek and dad come back out Derek takes his jacket off and wraps her in it and keeps her under his arm whilst he holds my hand.
"I bargained with coach to give Eli five minutes." Derek tells us.
"That's good, I'm excited to see how he plays." Dad says and I nod in agreement.
"Eli's really going to play?" Talia asks and Derek nods.
"He is." Derek smiles down at him.
"Yay!" Talia claps her hand.
The game starts and we wait eagerly as we watch Eli be put on.
"This is it." I say smiling from my dad to Derek and holding on to his hand tightly.
"Go on Eli." Derek says as Eli gets the ball.
"Oh my god." I say covering my mouth in shock.
"He's going to score!" Dad says. "Go on Eli!" Dad yells as he gets to the goal.
Just as Eli gets there he gets knocked over.
"No Eli!" Talia covers her mouth with her hand as she looks at me.
"Shit." I mutter as Dad's phone rings.
"He's good." Dad tell us.
"He is." Derek nods in agreement.
Eli lies on the floor on the pitch and could hardly move.
"God I hope it's not broken." Derek says as he stands and heads down to Eli.
"I've got to go. Tell him I'm proud. I'll be over tomorrow and I'll take them for breakfast." He winks at me.
"Bye grandpa." Talia kisses his cheek before he leaves.
"Let's go home baby." I say taking Talia's hand and lead her down the bleachers and to my car.
On the way home I stop off at the auto shop to grab Derek's files that he needs to sign and send off ASAP.
Once we get there, Talia runs into Derek's office and lies on the couch, taking my phone to watch.
I go through his file cabinet. Nothing in there.
The draws on his desk and find them. Lovely.
I slip them into my bag and then tell Talia to text Derek to check in on Eli.
No response.
I clean up Derek's desk, straighten out his picture of Eli and Talia then his photo of me.
I did definitely put it there when he first opened this place but I really don't care.
He ended it.
A car pulls up outside. Strange, we're closed.
I look out the window to see Eli looking behind his shoulder as he hobbled over to us.
Where's Derek? Wasn't he just complaining about Eli driving without a license now Eli's driving his?
"Mom?" Eli calls.
I glance out the window as someone crashes into the back of Derek's car which crashes into mine.
What the fuck?
"Eli honey, what's going on?" I ask as the cars go up in flames.
Shit.
"We've gotta go mom!" He says as he picks Talia up.
"Well yeah I would except some lunatic just crashed into my car!" I say heading for the door.
"Mom don't." He says and covers Talia's ears.
"Some girl just attacked dad and I." He says and climbs under the desk with Talia as the door opens.
Fuck sake.
What the fuck?
I need to call Derek right now.
I climb under the desk with them and pull the chair in as quietly as possible.
"What's going on?" Talia asks but Eli and I both hush her.
"We're playing a game okay. Be good and quiet okay?" I tell her and she nods slowly.
She hides her head into Eli's shoulder to muffle all her noises. She loves games.
She's lets out a quiet laugh, which is apparently not quiet enough.
The desk gets pulled up and Eli immediately grabs a screwdriver whilst I grab Talia and run to the door.
I keep Talia's head to my shoulder to block out her view as much as possible.
Eli hits the girl with a screwdriver and she turns and starts hitting him with... a sword?
What the fuck is that?
"Eli!" I call as she pushes him down.
Hold on... I know her.
Is that Allison Argent? Shit she looks so alike to her, could be her double. This is fucking crazy.
"Mom run!" He tells me as Allison 2.0 aims her bow and arrow at him.
"Absolutely fucking not! Eli get the fuck up!" I tell him as the door opens.
"Allison stop!" Scott shouts.
No way is this actually Allison.
When did Scott get back?
Allison aims the arrow at him which he hits away.
Shitting hell.
I rush over to Eli whilst she's distracted with Scott and pull him up and into me.
"Come on! Let's go!" Scott says putting Eli's arm around him to support him.
She keeps shooting arrows at us as we run away.
"Is that really Allison Argent?" I ask Scott and he nods.
"I know you don't remember everything but if you stop trying to kill us for half a second, I could help you remember!" Scott calls.
She doesn't stop so we run a bit further but Scott pulls us down to quickly discuss a plan.
"We're going to have to run." Scott says and my eyes widen.
What?
Me run? Haven't done that in years.
Also right, I'm carrying my child and I don't have supernatural speed. Given they don't move at the speed of light but still.
"I need you to heal." He tells Eli.
Talia pulls her head out of my shoulder and turns to Scott.
"Hi, I'm Talia Claudia Hale! I was named after both my grandma's!" She tells him enthusiastically.
"Not now Talibear. Scott will make friends later. We're playing a game remember?" I say and she nods hiding her head in my chest.
"I can't. I can't heal. I can't transform. I can't do any of it." Eli says.
"Well you're gonna learn right now." Scott says and as he does Talia brings her head out of my chest.
He roars and not only does his eyes glow but so does Eli's eyes and so did Talia's.
Eli's cut on his cheek quickly heels but my eyes focus on Talia.
"Mom what's going on?" She asks and I glance from Eli to Scott.
"We'll talk later baby." I say.
Just let me get out of here, I don't have much of a choice but to explain about werewolves now.
"Let's go." Scott stands and the three of us start running.
"Let me." Eli takes Talia but doesn't stop running. I give her gladly. I can't carry her and run at the same time and Eli is really the only person I trust to keep her safe.
"Come on guys keep moving! She's right behind us!" Scott says as I try to keep up with both them.
God I'm so unhealthy. I'm literally panting like a dog and I'm the only one here that isn't one.
We end up near a dip in the river, just crouching.
"Listen, you're gonna have to keep going on without me." Scott says.
Deal. I don't want to die.
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Eli asks.
"I have to try to get through to her." Scott says.
Brave of him. Could never and will never be me.
"She's trying to get an arrow through you." Eli says and I scoff.
True.
Scott winces in pain to reveal like this nasty red mark on his hand.
"Oh my god what is that?" I ask and gag.
"Wolfsbane. She coated the arrows in wolfsbane." He says and my eyes widen.
"Scott you need to get out of here." I say and he nods.
"My dad told me, uncle Stiles almost had to cut his arm off once because of wolfsbane poisoning." Eli says.
"You need to run. We're not far from the road. I'll keep her busy." Scott says.
"I can't. Okay? I can't do it without you."
Yuck.
Yes he can.
"You're gonna be alright." Scott reassures.
"We've got to go Eli." I say glancing at Talia.
"Okay." He says squeezing Talia.
We stand, leaving Scott, and run for the main road.
"You okay?" I ask as we near the main road.
"I'm okay." He says running straight out into the road with Talia in his arms.
"Eli!" I scream as a car heads towards them. Thankfully the car swerved and stops just ahead.
And 't dad gets out.
"Grandpa." Eli sighs in relief.
"Oh thank god." I say taking Talia from Eli.
"What's going on?" Dad asks.
"I'll explain once you tell me what's going on." I say looking at the fact he's covered in ash?
He looks between Eli and Talia.
"Get in." He says.
The three of us climb into the car and dad drives us home.