Burn Amongst Humanity [D. Hale ]

|XXV|

"Raving"

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"Does this mean that you're talking to me again?"

"Maybe."

"Oh, thank God."

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Casey was already at the Animal Clinic with Scott and Tye, as Derek and Isaac walked into the Animal Clinic. "What's he doing here?" Scott asked as he noticed that Derek had Isaac with him and Casey watched the interaction silently.

"I need him." Derek answered bluntly.

"I don't trust him." Scott said bluntly and Tye looked at Casey, who was silently now leaning against the wall.

"Yeah, well, he doesn't trust you either."

"You know what? And Derek really doesn't care." Derek snapped and the two of them looked quickly at each other as Casey snickered a bit. "Now where's the vet? Is he going to help us or not?" Derek asked and stared at Casey, who had quickly composed herself.

"That depends. Your friend, Jackson. Are we planning to kill him or save him?" Dr. Alan Deaton asked.

"Kill him."

"Save him."

"Save him if we can, but we will need to kill him if we can't save him."

Derek looked surprised at the fact that Casey was even talking and she looked at Dr. Deaton. "I have an idea... but it could pose a problem for our exit strategy." She said quietly.

"Save him." Scott repeated.

Isaac went to touch one of the small jars that Dr. Deaton had set out in a wooden box of them and Derek caught his hand quickly, just, right before he could. "Watch what you touch." Derek said and Casey looked at some of the other supplies.

"I have got a suggestion. But it is something that only a human can do and we all know how defenseless we humans are." Casey said and Derek looked at her with raised eyebrows. "My house is partially made of it." She said quietly.

"Mountain ash." Derek answered quickly and she nodded. "If we give you time by distracting whoever else could be coming for the Kanima- For Jackson, could you put a barrier of Mountain Ash around it?" Derek asked.

"Maybe. But it definitely depends on the size of the building, it isn't like I can just throw a freaking handful of Mountain Ash into the air and immediately just surround an entire building. I am going to need help." She said bluntly.

"Stiles." Scott stated and Casey looked over at him. "He is human too." He said and she nodded.

"All right." Casey agreed and she inclined her head slightly, as she looked at the gun on her hip. "Be careful, all of you." Casey said.

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"Stiles." Casey said and he jumped. "I have my own-" Suddenly a bunch of guns were going off and firing into the air and she shook her head. "I have to help Derek and Boyd. Take my car and keep it going." Casey said and she yanked out a gun.

She fired it at one of the hunters and he went down with a bullet to the shoulder as she pointed it at Chris Argent, firing quickly. Chris had a hand to his side and she fired at the gun in his hand, which sent it flying. "Casey." He said.

"Hi Argent." Casey said and she fired at one of the hunters behind her, as he went down with a bullet in the leg. Casey went hand to hand with another, sending her onto the ground hard.

"Both of you, move your asses now!" Casey shouted as a smoke bomb was thrown into the center of the fight, which Casey was able to recognize as wolfsbane.

Casey kicked the smoke bomb away quickly and it was flung back at Chris Argent, who backed up quickly at the sight of it coming back at him. Casey grabbed Boyd and dragged him behind the dumpster, where Derek was wincing. "Electricity?" She asked and Derek nodded. "Knew I recognized that look of annoyance and pain."

"Ha ha. Very funny Casey." Derek said and he took a careful look around the dumpster and he nodded. "Good job on the smoke bomb. Now, what do you suggest?"

"I think I stopped healing." Boyd interrupted and Casey looked at one of his gunshot wounds.

"Bullets, they're laced with wolfsbane. You got to go, to the car." Derek said and Boyd looked at him.

"But what about you?" Boyd asked.

"I'll drive him out of here." Casey said and Boyd winced in pain, and he scrambled off of the ground, running off. Casey held out a hand to Derek, who grunted and she helped him up. "Find Scott and then go?"

"Find Scott and then go." Derek agreed.

Casey ran over the Mountain Ash barrier and she took off running quickly, right into the warehouse district. Casey shouted in pain as a knife stabbed into her shoulder. Casey turned around as Victoria Argent stabbed at her again and she stabbed her again, in the right shoulder.

Then suddenly, she was flung away from Casey and she saw that Derek was there and she heard the sound of fangs sinking into flesh. Victoria fled and Casey grabbed onto Scott quickly, fueled by adrenaline as Derek grunted and helped her as well and they dragged Scott out of there as she looked at Derek.

Casey, all despite her wounds, had managed to drive them to the Animal Clinic. Casey helped Derek quickly carry Scott into the building, despite her bloody appearance. Derek looked over at Casey, who was now stitching up her stab wound awkwardly that she could see in the bathroom of the Animal Clinic.

Casey finished up quickly with the stab wound that she could see and she winced as she pulled off her jacket and she winced. "I can't see it." She muttered in frustration and he knocked on the door.

"You need help?" Derek asked.

"I just can't see the other one." Casey admitted and Derek nodded a bit, as he walked into the room and he started to stitch up the wound on her back. "Are you okay? You took in a lot of wolfsbane." She said and Derek chuckled.

"I'm okay. You got stabbed, Casey, twice."

"Thank you for that, Derek, I totally didn't notice." Casey mumbled and he looked at her. "Sorry Der." She mumbled.

"You're in pain, you're excused for the moment at least." Derek murmured quietly and she shrugged a bit, before she winced in pain. "Take it easy." Derek said quietly and Casey looked down at the floor. "I'll drive you home..."

"Can I stay?" Casey asked and he looked at her. "Tye is with Beatrice's pack for the night with Talia, I can't go home to an empty house. Not tonight." Casey said and he nodded slightly.

"Sure." Derek said.