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"Like I said, I told my dad everything I could."

"But you didn't tell him about Liam?" Scott asks

"You barely told us about Liam." Luisa says as she and Stiles follow Scott through his house, "What did you do with him anyway?"

"He's upstairs." Scott says

"Doing what?" Stiles frowns

Scott turns to them, "Lying down."

Luisa and Stiles eye Scott before following him upstairs. They enter his room and step into the bathroom. Scott stops in front of the bathtub before turning toward the two. Stiles steps up and pulls the curtain open. Luisa gasps as Liam looks up at them. His mouth, hands, and legs wrapped in duck tape. Stiles sighs as he reaches over and pulls the curtain closed.

Liam tries to protest, but is muffled. His voice fades out as the three step back into Scott's room. The two boys take a seat on the bed as Luisa stands in front of him.

"So you bit him." Stiles says

"Yeah."

"And you kidnapped him." Luisa adds

"Yeah."

"And brought him here." Stiles says

"I panicked."

"Yup." Stiles nods, "This isn't going to end with us burying the pieces of his body out in the desert, is it?"

The three looked toward the bathroom at the sound of Liam's muffled cries. Luisa looks to Stiles with a deadpanned expression as he turns to Scott.

"As a reminder, this is why I always come up with the plans. Your plans suck." Stiles says

"I know. Which is why I called you." Scott says looking between the two, "So, what do we do?"

Stiles sighs as he looks up at Luisa.

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Liam grunts as Scott and Stiles set his chair down. His arms and legs were duck taped to it which Luisa thought was a terrible idea.

"Liam, we're going to take the tape off your mouth. If you scream, it goes right back on. If you talk quietly, it stays off. Got it?" Stiles says. Liam then nods before Stiles reaches toward him, "Okay."

Liam yells out as Stiles rips the tape off. Stiles steps back, "Okay, Liam, now you've seen a lot of confusing things tonight. And more confusing things are going to happen because of the confusing things that happened tonight. Do you understand?"

Luisa frowns along with Liam as the boy shakes his head, "Not really."

"Good. That's good."

"I don't understand either." Scott mutters

"Maybe you should tell him." Luisa suggests

"Tell me what?" Liam asks

"Liam... What happened to you, what I did to you, which I had to do in order to save you, it's going to change you."

"Unless it kills you." Stiles says

Luisa's eyes widen, "Stiles!"

"Shouldn't have said that."

"What?" Liam says before his face scrunches up. Luisa's heart drops

"Uh... Uh-oh. Oh-oh. Is he... Is he crying?" Stiles says

Luisa squats down in front of Liam, "Liam, it's okay. You're going to be all right. You're not going to die."

"Probably not."

"Stop it." Scott says

"Okay, possibly not."

"Would you just help me untie him?" Luisa says. As she stands up, the boys walk over and remove the duck tape from around Liam. They then step back as Liam moves around, "Liam? Are you okay?"

"We're sorry about that. We're really sorry." Stiles says as he stands

Liam then lifts the chair and slams it across Scott's back. Luisa and Stiles jump back in shock as Scott falls to the ground.

"Oh my god." Luisa exclaims

"Liam, what the hell is your-" Stiles tries before Liam punches him in the face. Luisa's eyes widen as he turns to her. She quickly steps aside as he rushes out of the room, "Ah. Get him."

Stiles and Scott jump up and run out after him. Luisa follows behind them as they tackle Liam down the stairs. The boys groan as they reach the bottom of the stairs. Liam slowly begins to stand as Stiles tries to grab at him. Luisa watches Liam stumble out of the house as Stiles continues grabbing.

"Leg! I got him! I got him! I got him, I got him!" He calls out before he sits up. Scott huffs as he pushes his leg away. The two then look toward the door as it swings back open.

Luisa sighs as comes down the stairs, "Your plan sucked, too."

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Adrian felt like she could throw up. She had spent hours looking for Liam, but had no luck. And while she knew she should go to her parents or to anybody to tell them about Liam, she wanted to try and find him first.

Adrian made her way up the stairs toward her room. Her heart pounding in her eyes as she walked down the hall. As she passes Liam's room, she hears a thump. She stops in her tracks as she listens in.

"Liam?" She calls out. The house stays silent as she takes a few steps closer. She knocks softly on the door, "Liam, are you in there?"

She hears shuffling before the door opens and she's yanked inside. She turns around quickly as Liam shuts and locks the door.

"Oh my god." Adrian sighs in relief, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Liam says waving her off, "But look at this."

Adrian watches as Liam walks across his room. He turns to her and holds his arms out. She shakes her head lightly, "What am I looking at?"

"My foot." He says, "It's completely fine. My limp is gone."

Adrian frowns as Liam walks back across the room toward her, "What? How?"

"I don't know." Liam says before pulling his sleeve up, "And the bite is gone."

"Bite?" Adrian says grabbing his arm, "He bit you?"

"Yes." He says as Adrian looks over his arm, "It's gone."

Adrian looks at him as she lets his arm go, "But you're okay, right?"

"Yeah." He nods, "I'm okay."

Adrian sighs lightly before pulling him into a hug. Liam is a little taken aback, but can feel how fast his sister's heart is beating against him. So, he wraps his own around her and pulls her close.

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