Chapter 2
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When I entered the hospital's waiting room, the first thing I spotted was Stiles peacefully napping -or loudly snoring while in a deep slumber, whatever you wanna call it- in one of the chairs, with a large 'Get Well' smiley face balloon tied to it. I made my way towards him. "Stiles, wake up."
He did not move, not even when I tapped repeatedly on his shoulder. "Hey, Stiles..." he let out a low groan and shifted on his seat, but his eyes did not open. I then proceeded to smack the back of his head while calling his name one more time, which proved to be effective this time. "Huh, what?" he looked like he had seen a ghost, his eyes wide open now. "Penny, you're here."
''Yeah, and you're still here.'' I took a seat next to him. "I thought you said you were going home."
He scratched the back of his neck. "I might've lied about that."
I shook my head at him. ''Look, don't get me wrong, I think it's very sweet that you're looking out for Lydia, but I think you should go home and rest now. You look like a total mess.''
"Gee, thanks."
"Am I lying, though?" I scanned his tired face. He had bags under his eyes, which almost made him look like he was sick.
He sighed in defeat. "No, you're not. I do look terrible. But you know what? I honestly don't care."
I placed my hand on his shoulder. ''You care so much about her."
He nodded but his gaze was directed towards the floor while he fiddled with his fingers. "Hey, if you managed to get Scott after liking him for so long, then I have a chance, too, right?"
I grinned. "Of course! Lydia would be lucky to date a guy like you. I'd pick a guy like you over a guy like Jackson any time."
"Right?" he agreed with me. "I have such a great personality, It's crazy."
"Yeah, you do." I chuckled. "I really hope she sees that."
"I hope so, too." Then he stood up and stretched. "Anyway, I think I'm gonna go and get something from the vending machine."
I stood up, as well. ''I'll go with you. I'm kinda hungry''
I entered a dollar in the machine. I started to look at the snacks. Didn't see anything I wanted, 'till I saw the yellow bag of M&M's. I licked my lips. I entered the letter and the number from the M&M's, and they fell out of their place. I picked it up and quickly opened the back, placing two M&M's in my mouth. ''Your turn, Stiles''
He stepped in front of the machine, placing a dollar in it. He entered the letter and number from a Reeces, but when it was about to fall it got stuck. ''Oh, you have got to be kidding me'' Stiles said whilst I laughed.
He started to shake the machine. ''Be careful, Stiles'' I said, chewing more M&M's.
''I know'' he said.
He shook the machine harder. I saw that he was getting very pissed by now. Maybe too pissed. The machine fell to the floor, making me gasp. Stiles placed his hands in the back of his head as he muttered, ''Oh s**t''
''What the hell, Stiles?'' I said.
''It was all the Reeces' fault!!'' he replied.
''Oh, so now you're blaming a piece of candy?'' I said.
He opened his mouth to say something when there was a loud scream. I recognized that scream and suddenly I got worried. ''Lydia''
Stiles and I ran to Lydia's room. Melissa and Lydia's father were with us. We all made it to the room, but no one was there. Stiles was the one who entered the bathroom first to check if Lydia was in there. When we entered I saw the window opened and the tub full of clear water....
But no Lydia.
***
A little while later, Sheriff Stilinski and other cops came to take statements from Lydias father and Melissa, whilst Stiles and I waited impatiently. Stiles was trying to hear what they were saying, but I wasn't. I was too busy, worrying about Lydia. It's so weird that she disappeared like that. ''They'll start looking for her'' I heard Stiles say.
Without looking at him, I nodded. ''Penny, she's going to be alright''
''I hope she is'' I said.
Just then Sheriff Stilinski walked towards us, and both Stiles and I stood up quickly. ''Are you going to start looking for her?'' Stiles said.
''We are, but I want you to take Penny home, okay?'' Sheriff said.
''I wanna help you find Lydia. She's my best friend'' I said.
''I know she's your friend, Penny, but I can't let you come with us'' he said, shaking his head.
I frowned before he said, ''But don't worry, when we find her we'll call you''
Okay, I guess that's fair enough. I thought as I nodded. ''Thank you''
''Did you arrive on your car?'' Stiles asked.
''No, I came walking'' I replied.
''Well then, let's go'' he said as we walked to the exit, but not before Stiles hid Lydia's gown in his bag.
Instead of going home, Stiles and I went to Scott's house, where him and Allison were waiting. Yeah, after Scott and I started dating, Allison said that she and Scott could be friends. Now it's like as if they were never a couple, and they're not awkward around each other, anymore. ''We're here'' I said as we reached them.
''Good. Now tell me what happened with Lydia'' Scott said.
''We don't know. We heard her scream and when we entered the room she was gone'' Stiles replied. ''Dad and the others are going to look for her''
''The Hunters will be looking for her, too'' Allison said.
''Oh, that's not good''
''What should we do?'' I said.
''Maybe we should go look for Lydia. Here, I brought you her gown, so you can get her scent and use your enhanced werewolf sense of smell to track her'' Stiles said, handing Scott the gown.
He brought the gown up to his nose. Then he looked at us, a look that said that he already got the scent. ''Let's go'' he said.
Lydia's scent brought us to Derek's house. But Lydia wasn't there. Only a tripwire, for some reason. ''She's not here'' Allison said.
''Maybe she was, but left'' Stiles said.
''I don't get it. Why would the-''
Scott was cut off by Stiles deploying the tripwire, leaving Scott hanging, upside down, in the air. I gasped as Allison placed a hand on her mouth, and Stiles kept repeating, ''I'm sorry''
''Shh'' Scott said. ''Someone's coming. Go hide''
Without asking, we did as told. We hid behind a bush right before Chris and two more hunters approached. ''Scott, what the hell are you doing here?'' Chris said.
''I was just... taking a walk. You?'' Scott replied.
''None of your business. Why are you hanging from that tripwire?''
''None of your business'' Scott mocked.
Stiles and I snickered quietly as Allison shook her head. ''Listen, Scott, I have no time for games. You know where Lydia Martin is, right?''
''No, sir. I don't. Why, are you looking for her?''
Chris answered after a few seconds. ''Isn't it obvious? And just so you know, we know she's a werewolf''
''She's not a werewolf'' Scott said.
''Oh please, Scott. She was bitten by an Alpha. It's either that, or she's dead. She's not dead, right?'' Chris said.
''I know that, but for some reason she's not a werewolf, nor she's dead''
''If we find out that she's a werewolf, we'll have to kill her'' Chris threatened before walking away, leaving us all with wide eyes.
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