Cardinals{Theo Raeken/Teen Wolf}

Twenty-Three

Song: Dark Passenger by Motionless in White❤️☠💀

~Ryder

"You're really dropping me off to go hang out with Malia?"

"I just need to talk to her, okay? Nothing more."

"Then why can't I come?"

He doesn't answer. And he doesn't have to. That was my answer.

"I thought we were in this together..."

"Bab-" "Thanks for letting me know who your priorities are tied to." I tell him and slam his truck door. I run inside the house and slam the front door behind me.

"Ryder?" I hear Aaron call out.

Shit.

I'm not ready to face him.

This is the first day I've came home since I found out they all have been lying to me about my mom. I haven't answered a single text or call from him, and I'm 100% sure Stiles told him I know.

"Hey! Where have you be-" "Don't talk to me." I say, cutting him off. I make my way to my room, and he follows me. "No, you don't do that! You don't ignore me for days then just come home and act like nothing's happened!"

"You can't just lie to me for 17 years about my mother, then expect me to even consider you my brother after I find out!"

He goes white, just like Melissa did.

"Ry, I can-" "No! How could you do this to me? You know how devastated I was when she died. You know-" I can't continue to talk. I break down crying and he tries to comfort me.

"Don't touch me!" I scream and push him. I didn't realize I was using my supernatural strength, because he falls really hard on the floor and hits his head, instantly knocking him out. "A-Aaron?" I immediately pick him up and lay being him downstairs to the TV room, and lay him on the couch. I run to the kitchen and get an ice pack. I wrap a towel around it and put it on his head.

I start panicking.

I can't stop shaking.

My anxiety gets the best of me, and I start freaking out.

My phone goes off, and it's Stiles. I answer immediately.

"Ryder? He-" "St-Stiles! Stiles!"

"Woah, hold on. Are you okay?" He asks with worry in his voice.

"No! Can you please get over here, now?!"

"Calm down, okay? I'm on my way." He says. As I hang up, my anxiety goes down a little. I count to 10 on my fingers, just like Theo did for me, and it works like it always does.

"I'm so sorry.." I whisper to Aaron, and I kiss his forehead. A few minutes later, the front door opens.

"Ryder?" Stiles calls out. He comes into the TV room and I jump up and move away from Aaron. "What happened?" He asks, looking at him.

"I-I was so mad at him. I did mean to-I pushed him and he hit his head on the floor. I didn't-I didn't know I'm that strong. I didn't-I'm so sorry." As I start crying again, Stiles hugs me. 

"It's not your fault." He whispers in my ear.

I let go, and wipe my tears with the sleeve oh my flannel. "What do I do?" I ask.

"Let's take him to the hospital, then I wanna take you somewhere."

I agree to the plan, and we put Aaron in the hospital.

***

"Your teachers gave us some of the stuff you been working on...They wanted us to give it to you. I saw something like non- trivial zeros, zeta functions...a lot of other stuff that goes to the over my head. Maybe if you wake up, you can explain it to me." I put a hand on Stiles' shoulder for comfort..I know how hard this is for him. Hell, it's hard for me, too. "Come on, Lydia..come back to us. Lydia, you have to wake up. You have to go you can't do this without you."

My phone goes off, and it's a text from Theo. He tells me he's outside, waiting for me. He must have caught my scene because I didn't even tell him.

"Hey, I have to go. Thank you, for everything." I say. I kiss him on the head and go outside.

"Where are we going?" I ask when I get into the truck.

"Malia found Deaton. We're gonna go save him."

"So that's why you wouldn't bring me with you?" I ask, crossing my arms over my chest as he drives away.

"I didn't want you to be there to witness how we found out. It involved too much blood." He says, taking me hand.

I sigh in defeat. I'm too upset right now.

"Why are you sad?" He asks.

"I didn't realize how strong I am. Aaron and I got into a fight and I pushed him and he hit his head and wouldn't wake up. Stiles took me to take his to the hospital."

"Why did you call me?" He asks.

"You were a bit preoccupied with a Were-Coyote at the time."

"We're here," he says parking the truck. "Trust me, you won't be mad that I didn't take you before after we leave this place."

We get out the car, and two figured are walking towards us. As we get closer, I can see its Braden and Malia.

"You ladies ready to hunt a Desert Wolf?" Theo ask.

"Let's do this." Malia says to him. She looks at me, and I give her a "look."  She looks away, then we start walking inside.

"Something's  wrong."Malia immediate says when we step inside.

"Is it a scent?" Theo asks.

"I don't know."

We step into a room, that has someone tied up to a chair. The person looks up, and it's a very sweaty Deaton.

"It was me, wasn't  it? You picked up the chemo signals, probably regret" Theo pushes Braden and steals her shotgun as a woman comes out. "Because I didn't really want to do this but I don't have a choice" He aims the gun at Malia and shoots her, making me scream.

Theo looks at me, smirking, and offers me the gun. I'm actually too afraid of him right now, but a good 10 seconds after that, I can feel myself..changing.

It's coming out.

My dark side, it's coming out.

My look of terror turns into a smirk, and I take the gun and aim it at her.

"Ryder-don't-dont do this!" She begs. "I'm sorry I took Stiles away from you! I'm sorry I took your friends, but I didn't mean too! I just needed someone, and Scott held out a hand!" She groans in pain. "Scott took me in, and I'm sorry! Please! All wanted was to just be your friend."

"Oh, Malia," I say, stepping a little closer. "Didn't anyone every tell you? Foxes and Wolves can't be friends." And with that, I pull the trigger.

The woman throws Theo a glass jar, with glowing talons. They're the ones from the Chimera that tried to kill Scott. Theo looks at them, and they glow, making his eyes glow too.

"You should've listened to Braden."