When Stiles woke he was alone in his hospital room. The lights were off and the corridor outside was dark and quiet. Baby was no longer by his side and the boy's disappearance nagged at him. Stiles sat up, shaking away then residues of grogginess caused by the sedative, and swung his legs off the bed. Someone, probably Baby, had removed his shoes and left them neatly on the floor. Stiles pulled them on and opened the door. "Baby?" He called questioningly. "Melissa?"

There was no answer. The light bulbs flickered as he began walking down the abandoned corridor. It was night and the lack of light shrouded the halls. Stiles kept walking. Through the double doors and down the right corridor towards the toilets. He was just coming to the second set of double doors, not a soul in sight, when they slammed clicked shut. Hair rose on the back of his neck as he turned. Two masked figures in black tilted their heads at him. Their outlines were hazy, like shadows and their eyes were a burning yellow. Fireflies against the snarling faces of their masks.

Stiles turned to run only to have his way blocked by two more creatures. The four of them surrounded him, blocking him in on all sides with no room to escape. They advanced and Stiles stepped back. One reached out it's hand to grab his neck and something switched on in the dark haired boy's eyes. His hand caught the reaching arm, stopping it. When stiles looked up at the mask, there was something dark and twisted in his eyes. His other hand plunge into the Oni's chest. Golden light spilling from the wound as his fist twisted and he pulled something out with a snap. The action sudden and violent. The Oni disappeared in a burst of smoke and stiles looked down. His fingers uncurling to reveal a small twitching firefly glowing weakly in his palm.

Stiles turned, or the thing pretending to be stiles did. The three other Oni took a step back as the dark gaze flitted to them. Then they lunged. It was over in seconds and the one fled in bursts of black smoke. Stiles tipped the firefly from his hand onto the floor and crushed it under the sole of his shoe. Behind him the doors opened. "Stiles", Scott voiced. "Are you okay?"

Stiles turned and the switch had flicked off. He was normal again. No cold gaze or evil intent. "Yeah", he replied calmly. "Have you seen Baby? I've been looking for him. He was just here". Then Stiles took in Scott's face. "What's going on?"

——

It didn't take long to fill Stiles in. During that time Scott had explained the oni and why they were there, the rest of the pack had turned up. Ethan, Aidan, Isaac and Allison all arrived and met them in the waiting rooms. Derek hadn't been called but he was there anyway. Kira had gone home and Lydia was still recovering from the one attack on her last night.

When they showed up, they gathered round Scott and Stiles questioningly. "What's the fuss?" Issac asked.

"We think the Oni got Baby", Scott stated. "We need to find him".

"Why?" Aidan shrugged. "He's a vampire. Why should we help a vampire?"

Stiles glared at the Wolf. "Because he's more important to us than you are you over grown piece of"-

"Stiles", Scott voiced. "There's no time for arguing right now".

"Scott's right", Allison nodded. "Baby is in danger".

"How?" Issac questioned. "I've seen him take down alphas. He's like one of the strongest people I know".

Allison rolled her eyes and Stiles exhaled through gritted teeth. "When the Oni checked you, you all were freezing cold afterwards right?" They all nodded. "That's dangerous. Vampires have a cooler temperature than normal humans. They are like cold blooded reptiles, they soak in heat. But when they are cold, their bodies shut down like hibernation".

"Oh fuck", Stiles exclaimed. "Baby didn't drink his blood this morning". He ran a hand through his hair with a groan. "Vampires only have a heart beat if they drink daily. He hasn't had blood in almost two days. I should have made him drink some before we left but I was so tired and he was busy taking me to the hospital". He cut off with a groan and pressed his head into his hands.

"Dude", Scott said softly. "It's not your fault. I should have guessed that the oni would go after Baby too but I was too concerned with me and Kira".

"We need to search for him", Allison nodded. "He's basically nothing more than a corpse at this point and it will be a pain to steal him from the morgue".

"Right", Scott took a breath. "Stiles which room were you sleeping in? He shouldn't be far".

Stiles exhaled shakily. "This way". He led them back through the maze of corridors to the room he had been sleeping in. This area of the hospital was still shadowed. The lights flickering and the silence following them as they moved.

"Right", Scott instructed as they stopped outside the door. "Ethan and Aidan will go that way", he gestured in one direction. "The rest of us will go back through the double doors we just came through and split down those two corridors. He should be close enough that we should all be within ear shot still. If not, then give us a call if you see anything". The twins nodded and began walking away. The rest of them did exactly as Scott said. When the hall got through the double doors, Alison and Issac went down the right corridor while Scott and stiles went down the left.

"Why didn't you tell us about the Oni when I called you earlier?" Stiles asked, breaking the silence. Their footsteps sounded louder than normal as they walked down the shrouded corridors.

"I didn't want to worry you", Scott admitted honestly. "We all thought that they would go after me and Kira next, which could they did. Then we had to get my dad to the hospital and it's just", he sighed. "I guess it never occurred to me that they would go after Baby too. He comes across as pretty indestructible".

"Yeah", Stiles replied, fondness leaching into his tone. "He does. But after the holy water. It got real. Now he's my boyfriend and his indestructibility, challenging alphas, holding up collapsing walls. It all scares the shit out of me".

Scott turned to his best friend in surprise. "I didn't realise you felt so strongly about him. Call me hypocritical but you haven't been dating long and Baby is a bit of an enigma".

Stiles snorted. "Don't be a hypocrite Scott. It doesn't suit you". Scott smiled guiltily.

"I'm just worried about you dude".

Stiles sighed. "I know. But be assured that I know Baby. I know what I am dealing with here and I like him Scott. I really like him".

Scott nodded. "Good". Then he froze, head rising as he listened. "Allison and Issac. They've found him".

——

Stiles skidded to a stop, almost crashing into Scott as the Wolf halted in front of the open door to the male toilets. He peered over his shoulder to take in the sight. Baby was sprawled across the floor. Skin white and eyes closed. Allison was crouched at his side. Her hand grasping his wrist and her other hand on Baby's chest. "Oh my god is he even breathing?" Stiles asked desperately as he shoved past Scott. He stumbled down onto the floor by Baby's head. The russet hair was messy and when Stiles pressed his hands to his cheeks, the skin was as cold as ice.

"Check behind his ears", Scott instructed. Stiles gently tilted Baby's head. Behind his left ear was a black shape, like a backwards number five. It looked burned into his skin. Almost like a brand. For the smallest second, only if you were paying Stiles close attention, his expression changed. A flash of cold dark eyes and complete rage caught his features. The hand on Baby's cheek rubbed the character with gently with the pad of his thumb and the anger was gone. Features smoothed back into worry.

"The oni cleared him", Issac announced. "He was not the one they were looking for".

"We need to get him fed and warmed up", Allison stated. She moved back, probably intending to let one of the Wolves pick Baby up. Scott stepped forwards but paused as Stiles pulled Baby's limp body into his arms and rose. Stiles, who failed gym and winced at the idea of lifting weights, picked Baby smoothly up without breaking a sweat.

Scott blinked. "Do you want me to carry him?" He offered.

"I can do it", Stiles stated. He adjusted Baby so the the boy's head was resting against his shoulder. "This is scary how light he is".

"Vampires are often lighter", Allison offered. "Something to do with their mostly liquid based diet. They are built for agility and speed, not brute strength". They all looked at her. "I've been reading up on them ever since Baby turned up. It's interesting". She did frown at Baby then. "But he seems unnaturally light. Maybe it was because he was turned before puberty? Most vampires are turned during or after puberty. It's rare that a child survives the process".

Stiles murmured something into Baby's hair but True alpha wolf hearing allowed Scott to catch the words. "I swear that I am going to quote Shakespeare at you for scaring me like this Romeo". The words were barely more than a whisper. Tone soft and gentle despite the threat. "Just watch me. I will memorise the play if I have to, just so I can annoy you with it". Then Stiles looked up at them all. "Come on", he sighed. "Let's get him home. Just try and look inconspicuous as we carry out what is essentially a dead body".

Issac snorted. "Sorry. This is just funny for some reason. We're smuggling a dead body out of the hospital".

"If Danny hears about this he's going to kill me", Ethan groaned as they began walking.

"I thought you guys broke up", Scott frowned.

"They did", Aidan grinned as his twin groaned. "But that hasn't stopped my brother from pining like a stupid puppy". Ethan snarled at him.

"If Danny's going to blame anyone, it would be me and Scott", Stiles stated. "I don't think he ever trusted us after the whole Jackson being a kanima thing and then the fact that the Darach tried to kill him with mistletoe, and I stole his research project".

Scott winced. "Yeah. Well I don't blame him".

"Also you guys got his best friend involved with all your shit", Issac pointed out. Stiles, Ethan and Scott all grimaced.

"Let's just hope that Baby doesn't mention it to him. Or die properly. Since he's already technically dead", Aidan remarked.

"I relate", Issac nodded. They all stoped walking to look at him. The blonde shrugged. "What. Baby and I are trauma buddies".

"That's not scary at all", Stiles huffed. "Also, Baby has you beat Lahey. Hands down".

"I guessed".

"How are you trauma buddies?" Scott frowned.

"Abused kids can always recognise each other", Issac stated as if it was a simple fact. "Same with lgbt people".

"You're lgbt?" Allison blinked.

"Yeah I'm bi. Didn't you know? I thought it was obvious".

"Guys. My boyfriend is dead. Can we keep to topic", Stiles snapped, breaking the sudden silence. They all began walking a bit faster.

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I know they portray Issac as straight in the show but I personally think he's bi. I mean, him and Scott, then him and Allison? Bi bi bi.