Risen

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The next day, Nova was in the back seat of the jeep, Stiles in the driver's seat and Scott in the passengers as they followed Sheriff Stilinski's car as he drove to the Tate household, making sure to listen to his instructions to wait in the car for a few minutes after he went inside the house to distract Mr. Tate long enough for them to sneak inside to get something of Malia's in order to attempt to catch her scent. Stiles silently opened the back door, only to pause for a moment when the hinges creaked as they were moved. He tried to open the door a little more, only to emit a slightly louder creak, the three of them quickly stepping inside the room and closing the door. Stiles quickly moved to the bed, grabbing two stuffed animals and handing them to the two supernatural teens, Nova bringing the stuffed animal to her nose, trying to catch some kind of scent, only to lower the toy, shaking her head slightly. Stiles switched the stuffed animal, but even as Nova continued to sniff them, she couldn't lock on to a scent,

"Anything?" He whispered

"All I'm getting is some animal smell" Scott replied

"What kind of animal?" walking to the dresser

". . Dog" looking toward the door

Nova looked in the same direction, spotting a large rottweiler growling a the teens,

"Hi, puppy" Stiles whispered, hiding a toy horse in his jacket "get rid of it"

"Me?" Scott asked

"Yes, you" glancing at him "glow your eyes at it or something, be the alpha"

"I can't" he replied "I don't have control"

"Okay, buddy, you're gonna have to try something" looking at the rottweilers

". . Nice doggy" slowly holding a hand out, which caused the dog to bark, attempting to notify his master of an intrusion

"You're just a little puppy, come here" Nova said, kneeling down

The dog instantly stopped barking, walking over to Nova and licking her face, which caused Scott and Stiles back up, looking at her as if she had just grown two heads. He panted happily, laying down and rolling on his back as Nova scratched his belly, softly chuckling as his leg rapidly moved when she found that spot, his tongue hanging out from the side of his muzzle.

"Your scent is all over this place, huh?" She asked, talking to him as if he were a baby "yes, it is. There's no way we could find anything, huh?"

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"I'm sorry" Scott said as he looked at Sheriff Stilinski "we tried as hard as we could. If it wasn't so long ago, we might've been able to do it"

"It's okay" Sheriff Stilinski replied "it was a long shot. In fact, it was a pretty terrible idea. I think I just ripped a wound opening that poor man. I never should have brought you guys here. I don't know what I was thinking. Thanks for trying, alright?"

"Yeah" Nova replied, giving him a small nod

"See you at home" glancing at his son while he got in the driver's seat of the cruiser

He let out a low sigh as he drove off, Nova stuffing her hands in her coat pockets,

"Aren't there a lot of cases that go unsolved?" Scott asked

"Yeah, I just think this is one he felt like he could've figured out right now" Stiles replied

"How come it's so important now?" Nova asked, looking at him

"He wants to he able to solve one more while he's still Sheriff" he sighed

". . What do you mean still Sheriff?" Scott asked, causing his best friend to look at him

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Nova found herself in the McCall house, eating fried mushrooms and zucchini sticks that the younger McCall insisted on buying for her. It didn't matter if she was in the house, Scott and his father, Rafael, argued about Sheriff Stilinski's position. She tossed up a fried mushroom, catching it in her opened mouth,

"That doesn't make any sense, dad" Scott said "who are you helping? Just get out"

"Scott . ." He replied

"What?" glaring at him "I can't believe that you'd do this to my best friend!"

"I'm not doing anything to your friend" he explained "I am doing my job"

"Your job sucks" shaking his head slightly

"Some days, I can't argue that" shrugging his shoulders

"Can somebody tell me what the hell is going on?" Melissa asked as she entered the kitchen

"Um, your ex-man is trying to get Stiles' dad fired from being Sheriff" Nova spoke up from her spot at the dining table "fried zucchini?" holding up her takeout box to the woman

"No, that's not true" Rafael said "you are not in this conversation, young lady" looking at the redhead

"Don't talk to her like that" Scott said, shaking his head slightly

"What are you doing?" Melissa asked, looking at Rafael

"Conducting a case for impeachment" he explained

"That sound a lot like getting him fired" Nova commented, lowering her takeout box back on to the table

"The lack of resolution and ability to close cases is what's going to get him fired" he said "my job is just to collect the information. And it's the job my superiors have given me after the Wolfe case was closed"

"Your job sucks" Melissa said, nodding her head slightly

Nova finished off her food, glancing at Scott, only to do a double take when she saw that his claws were beginning to extend due to the anger he felt toward his father. She got up from her seat, throwing her trash away and walking over to him,

"Hey, Scott?" She said, grabbing his arm and leading him out of the kitchen "I have a question regarding history"

Rafael glanced at Nova, who led Scott into the hallway, out of earshot of the two humans, gently holding him against the wall,

"You need to control that anger before you hurt someone" she whispered "you need to find your anchor"

"My anchor was Allison" he replied, his eyes glowing red as his fangs began to extend "I don't have Allison anymore"

"Then be your own anchor" looking at him "Scott, be your own anchor"

Scott rested his head back against the wall, his fangs slowly retracting back into his normal teeth, the alpha red turning back to normal as his claws retracted, closing his eyes as he let out a sigh.

"Can I ask you a question?" He asked

"Of course" stuffing her hands in her pockets as she leaned back against the opposite wall

"I know phoenixes and werewolves are different but . ." letting out another sigh "do you have an anchor?"

"It's Derek and Enjin" honesty in her voice "Enjin came first. Even when I was a kid, I knew something was protecting me, comforting me when I needed it, he was always there. Derek is my mate, someone I'll spend the rest of my life with" a small smile forming on her lips "every supernatural creature has a mate, it's just a matter of finding them or unintentionally meeting them" chuckling lightly

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Since Nova had a lot of keys, she used the one that belonged to Stiles' house to unlock the door, which pretty much meant that it wasn't breaking an entering. She walked inside the house with Scott, the redhead instantly finding the room that belonged to the spastic teen, knocking on the door and opening it. Stiles sat up in his bed, having been awake, looking at Scott and Nova,

"Hey, what's going on?" He asked, looking at them

"You and us" Scott said "we're going to go out and find a body. A dead body"

Nova smirked slightly as the two of them held up flashlights, clicking them on as they looked at Stiles,

"You in?" She asked

". . Hell yeah" Stiles replied, getting up from his bed