Through the Dark // S.S. [Book One]

Chapter 13

Season 2

"Ohh--Just like that. No, no, you first. Me first?" Stiles mutters.

I clutch the balloons tighter as I fight back a laugh. Mr. Martin looks at me and Stiles. "They've been here all night?"

"They've been here all weekend." Melissa corrects.

Stiles continues on. "You're dirty."

The intercom goes off. "Paging Dr. Stateman. Dr. Stateman, please."

Stiles jolts up and looks at me in a flustered expression. "Was I talking?"

I nod. "Yeah, you were saying some pretty interesting things."

His face instantly reddens and he stands up. "I could use some candy."

I follow him to the vending machine. Stiles glances to me. "What do you want?"

"I love Reese's."

He grins. "Me too!"

Stiles puts in the money and presses 'I'. The Reese's starts coming and then stops. Stiles frowns. "Seriously? Come--"

"Just--Gah! It's not gonna work." He shakes the vending machine.

"Stiles, I don't think that's a good idea."

"Relax. It'll work."

Moments later, the vending machine falls. "Whoa!" Stiles cries.

I turn to him, cocking an eyebrow. "Seriously? I told you that wasn't a good idea."

He frowns and both of us hear a scream. "Lydia? Lydia!"

We rush off to Lydia's room to find her gone. "Lydia?" I ask softly, picking up her hospital gown.

We follow Sheriff Stilinski as he walks down the hall with Melissa. "Naked? As in nude?" The sheriff asks in a confused shock.

Melissa nods. "I'm pretty sure they mean the same thing, but, yes, as far as I know, she left here clothing-optional."

"Alright, you checked the whole hospital, right?"

"Every last corner."

"Nothing suspicious?"

"Nothing. She just took off." Melissa says.

"Alright." The sheriff says. "Let's get an APB out on a 16 year old redhead. Any other descriptors?"

I smirk. "Actually, she's 5'3, she's got green eyes, fair skin, and she has strawberry blonde hair."

Sheriff Stilinski turns to me. "Is that right?"

"Yeah." Stiles says, causing his dad's attention to turn to him.

Sheriff grabs his son's ear and Stiles grabs my wrist. "Uh--come here. What the hell are you still doing here?"

"Um, providing moral support?" Stiles answers in a questioning tone.

"Uh-huh. How bout you provide your ass back home, where you should be. Take Megara home."

Stiles nods. "Okay, I can do that too."

"Yeah."

"Sheriff, please tell me you'll find her." I say quietly.

The sheriff gives me a small smile. "We're gonna find her. Don't worry."

We meet up with Scott to find Lydia. I make sure to grab her hospital gown. I thrust it in Scott's face. He looks down at it and back at me. "This is the one she was wearing? I'm not gonna let anyone hurt her. Not again."