Risen

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"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Stiles said as he and Nova followed Sheriff Stilinski down the hall of the school "the William Barrow? The Shrapnel Bomber?"

"He was spotted nearby?" Nova asked

"A little closer than nearby, actually" Sheriff Stilinski replied lowly, stopping to look at the teens

"How do we get down to the basement?" Agent McCall asked the assistant principal as they walked by "I need to know where every entrance is. I don't want anybody coming in or out of the school"

"Dad, what's really going on here?" Stiles asked, looking at his father

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"Barrow went after kids with glowing eyes?" Isaac asked as he walked down the stairs with Allison, Lydia, Stiles and Nova "he said those exact words?"

"Yeah, and no one knows how he woke up from anesthesia" Stiles replied

"Just that when they opened him up, they found a tumor full of live flies" Nova added

"Which in any other circumstance would be all kinds of awesome" the spastic teen said

"Did you say flies?" Lydia asked, stopping in her tracks

"Yeah, why?" Nova replied, looking at her

"All day I have been hearing this sound" she said "it's like . . this buzzing"

"Like the sound of flies?" Allison asked

"Exactly like the sound of flies" nodding slightly

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Nova slid on her feet as she hit the breaks on her running as soon as she got to the opening of the hall,

"Dude, there you are" she said, spotting Scott standing outside of a classroom "where the hell have you been?"

"What's going on?" He asked, looking at her

"The police are leaving" Stiles said, jogging up next to them

"Why are they leaving?" Lydia asked

"The police?" Scott asked

"They must have cleared the buildings and grounds, which means he's not here" Stiles said, them looking at Nova "can you lock on?"

"I don't exactly have his scent stored in my memory, Stiles" the redhead replied "plus, with everyone else here . ." gesturing to the students "kinda makes that a little difficult"

"Who?" Scott asked "what mare you guys –"

"He has to be here" Lydia said "that sound . . the buzzing I've been hearing? It's getting louder"

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"Lydia thinks he's still here" Scott informed, addressing the twins, Isaac and Nova "even if the cops searched the whole school. But they didn't have one thing . ." he opened a white plastic bag, pulling out a blue hospital gown, one that Barrow was wearing "our sense of smell. Mostly yours" looking at Nova

"Gross" she muttered, looking at the hospital gown

"I know" he replied, holding the gown out toward her

Nova grasped the gown, bringing it closer to her nose and slowly breathing in the scent of the bomber, closing her eyes for a moment before opening them, looking up toward the ceiling as she sniffled the air. They all knew her senses were more heightened than their own, so of course they would let her try to lock on first. The werewolves repeated her action, the twins walking in a different direction than the other three as they tried to track him down,

"So this is how it's gonna be now?" Isaac asked "we trust them?"

"Just because he lets them help, doesn't mean he trusts them" Nova said as she walked ahead of him and Scott

"Yeah, well I don't trust them either" he replied "or like them. In fact, I hate them and I just want them to die"

"Well, if Barrow's actually here and he's got a plan, you might get what you want" Scott said

Before they could turn a corner, the fire alarm to the school went off, much to Nova's confusion, but the three of them ran back from where they came regardless of who they were looking for. They quickly ran out of the basement, making their way outside where Stiles and Lydia stood,

"We didn't find anything" Aiden informed

"Not even a scent" Scott added

"Well, it's three o'clock, so school's over" Stiles said "if there was a bomb, wouldn't he have set or off by now?"

"Does that mean everybody's safe?" Ethan asked

"I don't know" Lydia replied, causing them to look at her "I just . . I don't know"

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Despite everything happening at the school, Mr. Yukimura invited Scott and Nova over to his home for dinner in order to thank them for helping his daughter with the coyote thing. Which was how she ended up parking the Impala in front of the house with Scott pulling up behind her. She got out of the car, closing the door and activating the alarm as the other teen turned off his bike, holding on to his helmet,

"I still don't see why he invited me" Nova informed

"You helped" Scott replied as they walked up the steps "I pulled her out of the way and you kicked the lockers down. Which left a dent, by the way"

"What do you mean?" glancing at him "that dent was already there" reaching out, ringing the doorbell

"Yeah, sure it was" amusement in his voice

Nova playfully rolled her eyes, shaking her head slightly as the door opened, revealing Mr. Yukimura still dressed in the suit he had worn at the school. Behind him, Kira stood, wearing a loose shirt, sweats and a pair of UGGs, Nova raising her hand, giving her a small wave with an amused smile. Nova was wearing her near usual attire, a black -- self-modified -- ripped shirt, black ripped jeans, black converse and her coat, her book in the larger inner pocket, a small notebook in the other. Her wallet was in her left back pocket of her jeans, connected to a black chain that attached to her belt loop, and her phone was in her other pocket. Kira wondered how she got her eye makeup and lipstick done so perfectly, her lips being as red as rubies.

"Oh, God" Kira muttered to herself

She gave them a small smile, quickly walking away from them, which caused Nova to smirk slightly in amusement,

"I have a feeling this is gonna be interesting" Nova said under her breath, only to where the werewolf could hear

"Yeah, probably" he replied, nodding slightly