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"This is why I hate parties."

(2x08)

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"What the heck are you even supposed to wear to a rave?" Melody groaned throwing another dress on her bed making Addie laugh.

"Don't laugh! I don't party! I'm a book loving nerd of a mermaid that would rather be alone swimming than go to this stupid rave." Mel sighed sitting on the bed.

"Why are you going then, Mel?" Addie raised her brows at her friend.

"Because every time I try to cancel this guy throws me the puppy face or something and I cave! I suck! I have no backbone. What is wrong with me?" Melody fell back in the bed with a thump.

"There's nothing wrong with not wanting to hurt his feelings Mel but you can cancel." The red head comforted her

"I've tried, seriously, many times today, I can't." Melody complained making Addie get up.

"Well then we will find you something comfortable that makes you feel like you and pretty just incase you see someone else there." Addie laughed like she just told joke but Melody completely missed the punch line.

"Like who?" Melody asked blowing a stay hair away from her face before propping herself up on her elbows to frown at the girl.

"Maybe a certain boy?" She lifted her brow at the mermaid knowingly.

"Nope, no way. Thats not happening." Melody said sitting up fully on the bed.

"Come on, I saw how you look at him at school, you totally like Issac." Addie grinned.

"Okay, I'll admit he's cute but that's it! I hate the whole tough guy act, it's gross." Mel smiled as a blush rose to her cheeks trying to force the memory's of the other night out of her mind. It was harder than she thought, her mind had wandered back to his stupid dimples more than she'd like to admit and apparently Addie had noticed the pair.

"Wait do you sing?" Addie asked stopping short when she saw the disregard guitar beside her desk with her still open writing book lazily thrown on it. She'd finally unpacked them but still hadn't set her piano up yet. She'd gotten inspired for the first time the other night and started to write again, but couldn't continue.

"I-.. used to, I was in a band back home." Mel said her voice slightly wavering before she looked away to where Addie was looking at her with a sad smile.

"You stopped." She said and Mel just nodded "After the accident. It was another thing I shared with my dad."

"I'm sorry.." Addie winced at bringing up a hard topic.

"It's okay, you didn't know." She sighed.

"Not that I should be saying anything because I never knew your dad but I can tell by the way you talk about him he'd want you to keep living and doing the things you love to do. I'm in the band at school, we could seriously use you. You should join." Addie encouraged her full of hope.

"Maybe one day." Mel loosely shrugged offering a soft smile.

"I'll take it." The red head smiled moving to Melody's closet again.

"Oo how about this one!" She exclaimed holding up a bight blue babydoll dress with puffy sleeves and a little cut out.

"Oh wait, I can see it now! This with your mom's necklace and your hair down! You have to wear this." Addie said breaking out in a massive smile.

"Can I wear my chucks?" Mel sighed forcing back a smile, Addie did have good taste.

"Yes, yes you can. Now go change!" The girl giggled handing her the dress.

Melody had to hand it to the girl, her friend really had good taste as she looked at herself in the mirror.

The dress was gorgeous but not too showy or out of her comfort zone and it was totally her style. She took Addies advice and left her long hair down in its natural waves that almost touched her butt and threw on her trusty white chucks with her mom's necklace. She actually felt really pretty but a part of her was sad this good of a fit was being wasted on a pity date.

"So.. how do I look?" Melody smiled opening the door to addies shocked face.

"Holy, that might be too hot to wear for Matt." Addie laughed

"I can't wait to see Issac's face."

"This isn't for Issac!" Melody groaned before complementing the red head on her fit and the pair locked arms before making their way to her Jeep.

Melody was currently kicking herself for not having more of a backbone with this guy, she hadn't even been in the club for 5 minutes yet and already wanted to leave. Addie had found her date, already lost in the crowd as she looked for Matt lightly pushing through craze of the dance floor.

"Melody! Hey!" Matt smiles making his way as she turned around to see him in the crowd.

"Hey" Melody smiles at the boy a little relieved to find him, meaning she was closer to leaving in her head.

"You look amazing."

"Oh-uh- thank you." Melody tried to force the awkwardness away

"It's cool hey?" Matt asks leaning in towards Melody making her cringe inwardly.

"Uh- yeah, it is!" She faked enthusiasm.

"Wanna dance?" Matt smiles at the girl who smiled lightly back, "Sure."

The pair headed in the direction of where it seemed like people had crowded to dance.

Melody was glad to be closer to the music since it made him talking to her basically un-do able.

It was about half hour later that she excused herself to go to the washroom needing a break.

She had a nagging feeling something was going to happen tonight and it was bothering her. Making her way back melody was buried deep in her thoughts not noticing a certain wolf picking her out in the crowd. He was stunned by how beautiful the girl looked, I mean she always did but the blue dress brought out her features even more. Her skin was glowing as her long locks fell down her back in her natural curls and her mother's necklace was practically glowing alongside her dress as she mindlessly walked through the crowd.

"Melody? What are you doing here?" Issac stops her by lightly grabbing her wrist in the crowd making her turn to the boy in shock, her whiskey coloured eyes widening.

"Uh-Matt kinda invited me and I couldn't bail I felt bad, but what are you doing here? Wait why is Scott and Stiles here too?" Melody frowned spotting the pair in the crowd making Issac shift in front of them blocking them from her sight. He really didn't want her involved with the plan to capture Jackson just incase things went wrong. The girl never wanted anything to do with this all in the first place.

Erica suddenly rushed up to Issac's side barely noticing Melody's existence as she yelled over the music.

"I found him! Come on Issac." Erica yelled nodding her head for him to follow.

"Wait a second!" Issac yelled back pulling Melody lightly towards him and she let him.

"We have a plan to trap Jackson, just keep an eye out okay?" Issac warned her leaning down to her height.

"Do you need help?" Melody asked hopeful for something to take her away from Matt, he was a little creepy to her.

"No, you're safer away " he shook his head.

"But I can help." Melody sighed.

"He's coming back, be careful with him, he smells like lust." Issac worried before running off to find Erica in the crowd.

Melody eyes went wide at his warning, she definitely did not like Matt.

"Hey I got us drinks." Matt smiled handing Melody her pop that she gratefully took.

"Wanna move closer to the DJ?" Matt questioned leaning close to Mel to talk over the crowd.

"Uh if you want" Melody nodded when someone bumped into her.

"You're not enjoying this are you?" Matt sighed at her anxious expression.

"I'm not really a rave girl." She frowned.

"Sorry if I'm bringing the mood down."

"No, you're not." Matt shook his head with a smile looking at her with sparkling eyes as he leaned in, making her freeze.

Suddenly Matts cold lips were on hers making her pull back not liking it, they felt wrong, so wrong.

"Uh - I'm - I'm sorry. That - that was - that was a huge mistake. I'm - I'm sorry." Matt apologized as Mel eyes shifted in obviously uncomfortable as her anxiety soared at the situation.

"No, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay. Actually, it's not okay, I just- didn't mean to lead you on I just thought you wanted to hang as friends. I don't really date." She forced a smile before looking around.

Matt looked like he was holding back a comment as they stood in the crowd but he bit his tongue letting it go.

Matt and Mel had settled into a awkward silence when a person bumped into her spilling their drink all down Melody's back making everything freeze as she panicked.

"Shit." She muttered, "I'll be right back!" Mel yelled trying to force down her panic as she looked around for somewhere to hide and caught eyes with Issac pulling Jackson towards a room.

Melody sprinted through the crowd not even caring as she bumped into people while she mentally counted down the seconds until she'd be the next science experiment.

"Melody?" Erica frowned as the girl bolted into the room before she collapsed face first onto the ground with a hard thud, her tail sprouting out behind her in its full orangey glory.

"Shit! Issac close the door!" Erica yelled as Issac stood slightly stunned at the sight.

"Ow-ouch, damn that hurt." She groaned leaning up on her elbows and rubbing a partially sore spot.

The door cracked open again as Stiles pushed his way through and everyone tensed.

"Uh no, no, no! Just me, it's just me! Don't freak!" Stiles exclaimed entering the room before looking to Melody

"Nice tail, wanna hide it!"

"If you'd give me two freaking seconds, I was just about to Stiles!" Melody snapped catching Issac's wonder filled eyes at her tail.

"Next time I wish someone would catch me, I have too many bruises." Melody muttered bringing her hand to hover over her tail as she steam dried herself.

"Wait why is Melody here?" Stiles asked raising his brows at the mermaid.

"Matt." Issac replied tightly clenching his jaw.

"That guy gives me the creeps." Stiles said making a face and Melody mutter in agreement as she shifted back to her legs, trying to force back the thought of his lifeless, cold lips on hers. She couldn't stop the feeling of something being wrong with the boy.

"You're not the only one." Issac scoffed watching as Melody stood up brushing off her dress.

"He okay?" Stiles asked finally asking about the unconscious and drugged Jackson on the only chair in the room.

Issac shrugged looking to Stiles "Well, let's find out." Issac said walking over to Jackson he stopped and flicked his claws out. Issac was about to, well, Melody didn't want to know what Issac was about to do and she didn't get to find out when Jackson suddenly reached out harshly grabbing Issac's arm and twisted.

Melody jumped hearing Issac's bones twist and crack until finally Issac got himself free walking back to her holding his arm in pain.

"Okay! No one does anything like that again, okay?!" Stiles yelled pointing at them all in anxiety.

"No Stiles we definitely were going to go attack the murdering lizard again after that!" Melody snapped before looking to Issac.

"Are you okay?" Mel asked worried about his arm as Issac shifted to down to her level holding his arm scrunching his brows up at the sudden concern.

"I'll heal." Issac offered a little smile to calm her nerves as she moved to fiddle with her necklace after looking at his arm.

"I thought the ketamine was supposed to put him out?" Issac groaned at Stiles.

"Yeah, well, apparently this is all we are going to get." Stiles scoffed shrugging his hand at Jackson.

"So let's just hope whoever is controlling him just decided to show up tonight."

As if on cue Jackson shook before flicking his eyes open staring the group down making Melody want to hide with how creepy he looked.

"I'm here, I'm right here with you." Jackson suddenly spoke up flatly his eyes shifting of the centre of the group as Issac stood to move slightly in front of the mermaid.

Stiles walked forward slowly before crouching down in front of Jackson, looking warily to the group behind him.

"Jackson, is that you?" Stiles asked tilting his head at the boy.

"Us. We're all here." Jackson replied tilting his head.

"That's not freaky at all." Melody muttered making Erica raise her brows at the girl only now noticing her friend's protective stance.

"Are you the one killing people?" Stiles asked the drugged boy again.

"We are the ones killing murderers." Jackson almost growled back making Mel tense not liking how this was going.

"So all the people you've killed so far-" stiles questioned

"Deserved it." Jackson or more the kanima replied.

"See we got a little rule book that says you only go after murderers." Stiles replied seeming like was happy to know something more than the boy but his answer didn't make Melody feel as confident.

"Anything can break if enough pressure is applied." Jackson growled lowly.

"All right, so the people you're killing are all murderers then?" Stiles raised his brows.

"All." The kanima replied making them tense.

"Each. Every one." He growled raising his lips in discussed, even though his face remained blank.

"Well, who did they murder?" Stiles asked.

"Me." Jackson grounded out making Melody look to the others with wide eyes.

"Wait what? What do you mean?" Stiles pushed still crouched in front on him.

"They murdered me. They murdered me." Jackson repeated before lifting his head as his eyes turned their yellow slited kanima like form making the group inch towards the door watching as Jackson's very clawed had moved to his thigh.

"Okay, all right. More ketamine. The man needs more ketamine!" Stiles exclaimed hitting Issac's shoulder.

"We don't have any more." Issac replied slowly raising the bottle to show them as they all mentally face palmed at the situation.

"You used the whole bottle!" Melody yelled out looking to Issac in shock as Stiles ripped the empty bottle away from Issac.

Jackson suddenly got up growling and whipped his head around as he shifted into the kanima.

"Um- okay, out, everybody out!" Stiles yelled pushing Erica in front of him.

"Go,go, go, go!" Issac yelled pushing Melody in front of him as the group ran out in a blind panic.

"Whose stupid idea was this? Seriously?" Mel sassed the group as Stiles slammed the door shut everyone pushing up against it.

"Okay, find something to put in front of the door!" Stiles yelled giving Melody an idea.

"Wait move away from the door knob Issac!" Mel exclaimed watching as Issac moved away fully confused on why she wanted him to.

Melody held up her palm towards the knob making it freeze hoping to keep the kanima inside.

"Whoa." The group muttered but stopped when the kanima burst through the wall making Melody react and throw it into the wall with a flick of her wrist making it stop at hiss at her when I got up. Melody slowly pulled her hand back wincing at the kanima growling at her. "Uh, Sorry ." She muttered making it hiss again and run off.

"Holy crap, that was stupid! Cool but stupid!" Stiles exclaimed yelling at Mel.

"It scared me!" Melody snapped back looking to Stiles pissed off he was yelling at her for reacting.

"Are you okay?" Issac asked coming to her side.

"I'm okay, as long as you never do anything that stupid again without telling me first!" Mel yelled forcing her shaking hand to her chest to slow it down.

"Where the hell did it go?" Erica asked coming to her other side.

"No where good." Stiles muttered looking at them all.

"This is why I hate party's." Melody muttered shaking her head and following the group as they moved to the door.

The fresh air forced its way through Melody's system as they opened the door helping calm her down a bit.

"Hey, um, so we kind of lost Jackson inside-" Stiles said greeting a worried looking Derek as he ran up to the group.

Stiles stepped over a line of what looked like ash to Melody and Issac crouched down to stare at it like he was confused to what it was before a look of realization crossed his face looking to Erica.

"Oh! My god, it's working! Oh this- I did something!" Stiles said over joyed suddenly as Derek interrupted him.

"Scott?" He frowned making Mel furrow her brows at the sudden worry.

"What?" Stiles said pausing at the name of his best friend.

"Break it!" Derek suddenly yelled

"What's happening? Where is Scott?" Melody asked worrying about her friend.

"Scott's dying!" Derek yelled

"Okay what? How do you know that?" Stiles exclaimed making Mel groan at him for asking so many questions.

"Ah!" Stiles yelled frustrated before jumping down to break it.

Derek ran past Melody making her start to go after him when someone grabbed her arm.

"What are you doing?" Issac frowned at her recklessness.

"I can help!" Melody said frustrated.

"You going in there will just make the hunters aware of you. Aka bad idea! Derek can handle it." Stiles yelled making her throw her head back.

"Fine." Mel sighed frowning.

"I'm going home then, but first I need to find Matt, unfortunately I got to drive him home." Melody sighed in annoyance.

"I think he is still inside." Stiles sighed.

"Well, uh, I'll see you guys later then." Mel smiled waving to the group before she walked away towards the door muttering "I need a swim."

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