Chapter 5 | Bittersweet

I glare up at a man as he walks over to me, slowly beginning to take the chains off around my wrists and ankles. I wanted nothing more than to stand up and beat the living tar out of him for what his friend did to Stiles, but I knew then that we'd be right back where we started, and I didn't want that. I didn't want anyone else getting hurt.

The man drops the chains to the floor as my skin slowly starts to heal, but I didn't care in that moment. All that mattered right there and then was Stiles.

I scamper out of the chair as I run over to Stiles, who was still lying on the floor moaning in pain softly. I was the first person to be released, unless you count Scott, but Araya took him away to talk about some things that I could care less about at the moment. Lydia was still in her chair, Malia was still in the bathroom, and that man was still holding onto Kira.

"Stiles," I gasp as I land on the floor beside him, kneeling downwards so that my face was in his. My eyes scan him as I see bruises on his cheek; his lip even busted open slightly. His arms were clutching around his stomach where the man had kicked him, a slight ache in my gut as well, but nothing compared to what it looked like Stiles was feeling.

"I'm fine," Stiles says, but I can tell that it was forced. I shake my head before I take his hand, focusing on his pain like he had taught me back when we were in his room. My veins start to turn black as Stiles gasps slightly, his eyes wide. "Sarah-"

I let out a soft moan of pain before I let go quickly, my veins turning back to normal. Stiles stares at me wide eyed, but what mattered to me was that the bruise on his cheek was now gone; along with the cut that was on his lip. His gut also seemed to no longer hurt, which was a good thing.

"I-I'm so sorry for this," I choke out before Stiles wraps his arms around me, his fingers laced in my hair. I close my eyes for a moment as I embrace this moment, almost letting me forget that we were in a hunter's home. I could have stayed there forever if it weren't for the other hunters telling us to get up.

"Come on," one of them says, kicking me slightly before I glare up at him. "Do you want to go get your friend or not?"

I realize then that he was talking about Malia, so I slowly started to stand along with Stiles. Lydia and Kira were both standing at their sides, ready to leave just as much as we did. The more I thought about it, coming here was almost pointless.

Well, besides for the fact that we almost died.

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I hated sitting in the back. I absolutely despised it.

Don't get me wrong, I love Stiles' jeep, but sitting in the back is literally the worst. I don't mind Kira, Malia, and Lydia, but it's just so damn cramped and it smells like sweat from Stiles' lacrosse gear and wet dog from most likely Scott. Plus I wanted to sit next to Stiles, who was driving, but Scott took that spot.

"Where are we going exactly?" I ask, moving around slightly so I can give myself some breathing room.

Scott looks back at me. "There's a girl named Braeden that is taking us to La Iglesia, where they think Kate has been keeping Derek."

"Who is Kate?" Malia blurts out as Kira, Lydia, and I look over at her, shocked that she just asked that. "What? Don't you want to know?"

Kira sulks a little. "I mean, yeah..."

"Then who is she?" Malia demands, looking up at Stiles and Scott. Don't get me wrong, I could tolerate Malia, but sometimes it's easy to forget that she was a coyote for seven years and doesn't really know how to act.

"She's Allison's Aunt," Lydia says, her voice fading out. My mind flashes back to the image of Allison being impaled before I shake it away, not wanting to remember what I had almost done.

"Who should be dead," Stiles says, slapping the steering wheel. "We watched them lower her into the ground!"

"It wasn't her," Scott says, sighing. "The Calavara's had came to check on her and found that she was actually healing. They had switched out the bodies and brought her back to Mexico and kept her in that same very bathroom we were in."

"So that explains the claw marks," I say, my voice drifting.

Scott nods. "The hunter have a code that they treat like the law; meaning that Kate couldn't live as a supernatural. That's why they told her she had to kill herself. However, Kate faked her death and ended up killing six of the hunters while escaping."

"I don't blame her," Malia says as we all look at her again. "I wouldn't want to kill myself either."

"Anyways..." I fade before getting back onto topic. "Is she a werewolf now?"

"I'm not sure," Scott says, staring ahead. "Sometimes the shape you take reflects the kind of person you are."

Lydia rolls her eyes. "Well what shape does a psychotic bitch take-"

We all slam forward as something hits the jeep, the four of us girls in the back squishing together, growing more cramped. I groan as my head hits the front seat, but it didn't hurt too bad. I heard Stiles say something under his breath before the jeep comes to a stop, all of us sitting up and looking around at one another as if we were waiting for answers.

We all finally get out of the jeep, wondering what caused the jeep to come to a halt. The hood of the jeep starts to smoke as Stiles groans, looking around the jeep for a sign of impact. I look ahead and see the girl who I learned was Braeden turn around on her motorcycle, coming back to check and see what was wrong.

"We're losing daylight!" Braeden says, taking her helmet off. "What happened?"

"I'm not sure," Stiles says, still scanning the jeep. "It's like something hit us."

"What?" Braeden repeats, but doesn't wait for an answer. "We're almost there. Scott, you can ride with me."

Scott widens his eyes. "I can't leave them-"

"Go Scott," Stiles says as we all look at him, giving him our approval. Scott still hesitates before Kira takes a step towards him, nodding her head.

"We'll be fine Scott," she says as the two stare at one another, making me smile slightly. They really were cute together; and I was glad that Scott liked Kira back, who still had a major crush on him.

"Are you sure?" Scott asks again, still staring at Kira. Instead of Kira repeating herself, she wraps her arms around Scott, whispering something only Malia and I could hear.

"Stay safe," she says before pulling away, smiling at Scott. Scott nods before turning and getting on the bike with Braeden, the two of them driving off down the road, dust flying up behind them.

Stiles sighs before he walks over to the jeep, looking underneath it to inspect it closer. I walk up behind him, looking underneath the jeep with him. I narrow my eyes when I see something sticking out from above the tire, something that looked almost like a knife.

"Stiles," I say, pointing towards the object. Stiles follows my finger before he reaches up and grabs the object, yanking it out with a hard tug. My eyes widen when I see that it's a bone; one that was shaped almost like a knife.

I shake my head. "What in the hell is that?"

Stiles stares at the object. "I have no idea."

"Why does that give me a bad feeling," Kira says, staring at the object in Stiles' hand. I didn't blame her; it gave me a very bad feeling as well.

Stiles hands me the object before he walks back to the jeep. "We need to fix this and get out of here as soon as possible."

I nod my head as I flip the object over in my hands, examining it more closely. How could a bone get up underneath Stiles' jeep, causing it to break down? The more I thought about it, the more I realized that someone must be out here with us, watching us from the shadows. They wanted us to stop driving.

My stomach tightens into a knot before Stiles comes walking back out, holding a tool box and a flashlight. "Do you know how to fix this thing?"

Stiles shrugs as he lifts the hood, which was still smoking. "Nope, but I'm going to try."

I glance into the tool box before furrowing my eyebrows. "Is that duct tape?"

Stiles looks into the box before pulling it out, nodding his head. "Don't judge; this roll of duct tape has been keeping this jeep together for awhile now."

I nod stiffly. "Ever think about getting a new car?"

Stiles looks up at me suddenly. "Me and jeep will never part, you hear? Never!"

I hold my hands up in a defensive manor. "Alright, geez."

Stiles smiles faintly before grabbing a wrench, beginning to twist and turn on a few parts of the engine. I had no clue what he was doing and neither did he, but at least he was trying I suppose. I look around for a moment before I see that Malia, Kira, and Lydia were all off looking out over the desert talking about something, not paying any attention to Stiles and I.

"Hey Stiles," I say, fading off. Stiles doesn't look up at me as he continues to work on the jeep. "Did you um...did you feel anything when I had tugged on the chains back at the Calvara's?"

Stiles looks up at me suddenly, an almost relieved look on his face. "You felt something too, didn't you?"

I nod my head, glad to know that I wasn't going crazy. "I felt everything."

Stiles drops the wrench as he stares at me, pain behind his eyes. "Do you think it has something to do with us coming back to life?"

"I'm willing to bet so," I say, glancing back to make sure the girls weren't listening. "Should we tell Scott and everyone else?"

"No," Stiles says quickly, shaking his head. "We can't tell them or else they'll think something else is up with us. Judging by the way Scott acted the last time he thought you were off, I wouldn't risk it."

A part of me is happy that Stiles doesn't want to tell them because of me, but then again I was scared about what was happening to us. "But what if it's only the first thing-"

"Then we'll deal with it later," Stiles says, nodding slightly. "I mean, we came back from the dead. There has to be some side effects right?"

"I guess so..." I say before I hear someone roar, causing me to turn around and see that Malia was running off into the desert. Lydia and Kira yell after Malia, but she just keeps on running.

"Where is she going!" Stiles yells, trying to see her though the darkness.

Kira turns around and runs to the jeep, opening the door and grabbing her sword. "She saw something out there and just ran off after it."

"Kira-" I start to say as she runs off towards where Malia went.

"I have to go help her!" she yells back before disappearing as well, making me grow more panicked by the second. I don't even think before I turn towards Stiles, backing away slowly as he stared at me with a panicked expression.

"I'll be right back, okay Stiles?" I say in the most calm of tone I can.

Stiles shakes his head as he starts to follow after me. "Sarah you can't go out there-"

"You'll know if something it wrong," I say, trying to ease him. "Plus you need to stay here and fix the jeep."

Lydia runs over then nodding her head. "Stiles, we need to get out of here soon. Get that jeep fixed!"

Stiles stares at Lydia for a moment before he looks back at me, his eyes glossy looking. "Please be careful."

I nod before I turn and run off after Kira and Malia, wondering what they saw all the way out there. Maybe it was the thing that I had felt was watching us.

I turn the corner as I stop cold, hearing a twig snap behind me. I glance over my shoulder before whipping around, not seeing a single thing. All I can hear is my heartbeat in my ears as I scan my surroundings, looking for my friends and the other thing they saw.

"Malia? Kira?" I fiercely whisper, listening for any sign of them. Hell, I could barely even see five feet in front of my face.

I focus for a moment before I feel all of my heat go to my hand, a small ball of fire forming in the palm of my hand. I stare at it for a moment before I extend my arm, able to see a little bit better than before. However, when I could see, I saw something I think I'd rather of not.

There was something sticking out from behind one of the bushes, something that I couldn't identify. It didn't look anything close to human, but either way, it almost made me jump out of my skin. I hear the thing growl before ducking behind the bush, hiding from me. I start to take a step towards it before I feel something grab me from behind me, causing me to let out a scream.

"It's just me!" Kira says before I turn around, seeing her and Malia standing there with scared expressions. I sigh a breath of relief before I glance over my shoulder, shaking my head.

"We need to get out of here. Now," I say before they both nod, turning and heading back towards the jeep. We almost get there before we hear the jeep come back to life, the headlights shining in our faces.

We all come running over to jeep as Lydia breathes a breath of relief, along with Stiles. Everyone starts to get into the jeep as Stiles stares at me, a look on his face that I couldn't explain. It looked like relief and panic mixed into one; almost as if he was glad I was alright yet scared of what was really out there.

I take the passenger seat this time as the three girls pile into the back, Stiles getting into the drivers seat. He starts the jeep before taking off down the dirt road as fast as he can; getting the hell away from whatever was after us.

"Don't ever do that again," Stiles says, glancing at me first before back at Kira and Malia.

Malia furrows her eyebrows. "I wanted to see what it was."

"You could have gotten yourself killed!" Stiles yells, but he's staring at me when he says those words.

I nod my head. "Stiles, we're fine."

"But what if whatever the hell was out there attacked you and hurt you? I wouldn't have been able to do a single damn thing about it," Stiles says, his voice sounding as if he was on the borderline of a panic attack.

I reach out and grab Stiles' hand, causing him to look over at me with soft eyes. "I promise I won't leave you again, Stiles."

Stiles' amber eyes scan my face before he nods, a small smile forming on his lips. "Good, because I don't know what I'd do if I lost you."

I smile at Stiles. "You won't, I promise."

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Okay so I cut this short because it's kinda getting late and I wanted to get it over with, lol. Anyways, i'm going to skip the part with them seeing young Derek and such and pick it back up in 4x02, just to clear that up.

What do you guys think about Stiles and Sarah? I wanna hear your guys' opinions on them if you wouldn't mind commenting :)

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