All Shades of Blue

39

At school the next day after setting up for Mischief Night, Scott, Isaac and Stiles noticed the twins pulling up on their motorcycle outside.

"You're back in school?" Scott asked.

"No, just to talk," Ethan replied.

"Oh," Stiles commented. "That's kind of a change of pace for you guys. Usually, you're just hurting, maiming, and killing."

"You need a pack," Aiden noted. "We need an Alpha. We need the Luna."

"Yeah. Absolutely not. That's hilarious though."

"You came to us for help. We helped."

"You beat his face into a bloody pulp. That's not helping. In my opinion, that's actually counter-productive."

Scott frowned. "Why would I say yes?"

"We'd add strength," Aiden said. "We'd make you more powerful. There's no reason to say no."

Isaac said, "I can think of one. Like the two of you holding Derek's claws while Kali impaled Boyd. In fact, I don't know why we're not impaling them right now."

"You want to try?"

Scott narrowed his eyes. "Sorry, but they don't trust you. And neither do I."

They made their way into the school and Stiles protested as his face was hit with toilet paper. "All right, that's my face! Hey, dude, good decision, buddy. Good Alpha decision."

"I hope so," Scott replied.

"No, you know so. Then I can take - What are you looking at?"

"Me?"

"You." He followed Scott's eyes to see Kira. "You looking at her?"

"Her? Who her?"

"Her her. Kira. You got a little crush?"

"No. I mean - Yeah, yeah, she's okay. She's new."

"So then ask her out."

"Now?"

"Yes, now."

"Right now?"

"Right now. Scott, I don't think you get it yet. You're an Alpha. You're the apex predator. Everyone wants you. You're like the hot girl that every guy wants."

"The hot girl?"

"You are the hottest girl."

"What?" Isaac asked.

Scott grinned. "I'm the hot girl."

"Yes, you are."

They made their way to Econ and heard Coach yelling from his office before he burst through and said, "Peek-a-boo! That's all you got? That's it? Son of a bitch!" Stiles and Scott smiled and the class laughed. "Mischief Night, Devil's Night. I don't care what you call it. You little punks are evil. You think it's funny every Halloween my house gets egged? A man's house is supposed to be his castle. Mine's a frickin' omelet. Oh, this? We're gonna do this again? I don't think so. "Happy Birthday." "Love, Greenberg.""

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Nora, having the weird feeling that something was wrong, made her way to the school just as class ended and met up with the teens.

As soon as class ended, Isaac asked, "Barrow went after kids with glowing eyes? He said those exact words?"

Stiles nodded. "Yeah. And no one knows how he woke up from anesthesia. Just that when they opened him up, they found a tumor full of live flies, which in any other circumstance would be all kinds of awesome."