Common Ground (2nd book in Fatal Attaction)

It's A Good Thing You're Cute

Emilie's POV
I was in gym class waiting to go on the rock wall, which was better than the rope. "It had a tail. I don't have a tail." Scott whispered to me. "You better not, that would make sex very weird." I whispered back. "Relax, I'm not growing a tail. Ever." Scott said and I saw Allison kick Sage off the rock wall. "McCall, I don't know why, but your pain gives me a special kind of joy. Right? All right, next two. Stilinski, Erica, let's go. The wall." Coach Finstock said. "Which Stilinski?" Stiles and I asked. "The boy one." Coach Finstock said. "Oh, please." Erica said, Erixa was a sweet girl who I tutored sometimes in English. "Erica. Dizzy? Is it vertigo?" Coach Finstock asked after Erica stopped on the rock wall. "Vertigo's a dysfunction of the vestibular system of the inner ear. She's just freaking out." Grace said and Lydia nodded. "Erica." Coach said again. "I'm fine." Erica said. "Coach, maybe it's not safe. You know she's epileptic." I said. "Why doesn't anybody tell me this stuff? I have to get - Erica, y - you're fine. Just - Just kick off from the wall. Th - There's a mat to catch you. Come on. See, you're fine. You're on the ground. You're all right. Let's go. Shake it off. You're fine." Coach Finstock said, the bell rang and I got changed in my regular clothes.

I walked in the boys locker room and sat down near Scott, Sage, and Stiles lockers. "Listen up. Anybody sees Isaac Lahey, you immediately tell the principal. Get a teacher, or you call me or Coach." Conner said. "Except for you, Greenberg. Don't call me for anything. I'm not kidding. Don't call me. You shouldn't even have my number." Coach Finstock said. "Isaac?" Scott asked. "It's Derek's problem now." Stiles said. "Scott and I don't think we should go ice skating tonight." Sage said. "What do you mean tonight's not a good idea?" I asked, Lydia finally asked out Stiles so it was going to be a triple date. "I don't know. That thing that we saw last night, Isaac missing, Allison's grandfather. All this stuff happening with Derek, I just - doesn't feel right." Scott said. "No, neither of you're not backing out. Do you wanna know why? Because you and Allison are obviously having quite a good time together also so are Emilie and Scott. And you know who else wants to have a good time? Stiles! Stiles wants to have a good time - Many, many times. Several times in a row. In several different positions. Are you even listening to me?" Stiles asked Scott who ran to the gym. "What - what is that?" I asked as we followed and saw Erica having an attack. "Put her on her side. Put her on her side. How'd you know?"Allison said. "I just felt it." Scott said. I called 911 and ambulance got her. It was now lunch and Stiles and I were getting the ice rink keys from Veron Boyd. "Boyd. You got the keys?" I asked. "This isn't a favor. It's a transaction." Boyd said. "Right, yeah. Absolutely." Stiles said taking out 20 bucks. "I said 50." Boyd said. "Really, I - I remember 20. I don't know. I have a really good verbal memory. And I remember 20. I remember that distinct twa sound, twa - enty." I said. "I said fifty. With the fa sound. Hear the difference?" Boyd said. "Uh ..." Stiles and I both trailed off not knowing what to say. "If you can't, I can demonstrate some other words with the fa sound." Boyd said. "Uh, no, n - no. I think I'm recalling it. Now. Maybe I just got it confused with - For - ty. Come on, man, have you seen the piece of crap jeep that I drive?" Stiles said. "You seen the piece of crap bus that I take?" Boyd asked. I took out a fifty. "Fifty. Mmm. Okay. Thank you." I said taking the keys and we walked over to Scott and Sage. "Got 'em. Pick you up right after work tonight and we'll meet at the rink, cool?" Stiles asked and we saw the doors open and Erica walked in, she had perfect hair, makeup, and looked like the kinda girl a man would cheat on his girlfriend for. "What - The holy hell - Is that?" Lydia asked. "It's Erica." Sage said. "Was she possessed?" Grace asked. "I don't think so." I said. I was now looking for an outfit for ice skating. "Izzy!" I yelled. "What this time?" She asked. "Ice skating." I said. "Here." Isabelle said finding an outfit. I put it on.