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CHAPTER TWENTY TWO ━━ a credible threat

AN Alpha, an Original, a Beta, and a Human sat huddled inside of Roscoe. Headed down the deserted roads of Beacon Hills high, after the Hellhound. Stiles listened in as the sheriff's department radioed in to one another, about sightings of the Beast and the Hellhound throughout the town. Liam and Ophelia sat in the back of the jeep, as Stiles and Scott sat up front.

"He's headed to the school." Liam shoved his head through the seats looking to Scott and then Stiles. Ophelia rolled her eyes eating her midnight snack, which consisted of squirrel. She's been cutting back on human blood. Call it the 'bunny diet' as her friend Damon Salvatore would say. She's been slowly calming herself down, with lessening the count. Malia and Lydia check in making sure she doesn't starve herself or tear through her freezer. She's getting back to being a well adjusted vampire, given the few forest animals and blood bags.

"Why's Parrish headed to the school?" Liam asked tilting his head to the side.

"It's not Parrish. At least not right now." Stiles spoke up, driving down the narrow road.

"Okay, why's the hellhound going to the school?" Liam sighed, in frustration at the lack of information from the seniors.

"Cause he's got a yearning for higher education." Ophelia snickered at Stiles' comment, causing Liam to smack her thigh in annoyance. She glared at the blue eyed beta, then pouted. "Liam, the Hellhound is headed to the school so we're headed to the school. Okay?" Stiles rolled his eyes to the beta.

Shortly they arrived getting out of the jeep. Liam and Ophelia jumping out the back, Liam slamming the door shut. Ophelia smacked his head at the sudden sound. The two hit each others arms shoving one another. Scott and Stiles turned around to the two glaring at them, the two stopping at once. Ophelia straightened her jean jacket, with a huff. "Sorry." The two followed behind the two boys. Ophelia smacked Liam's head once more and sped over next to Stiles.

"Ow." Liam groaned rubbing the back of his head.

The four walked down the school, to be greeted by Chris Argent, Elijah and Klaus Mikaelson. Ophelia furrowed her brows in confusion. She thought they had left town. "What are you two doing here?" She asked walking up to the two hugging them both tightly.

"Hello brothers, how are you? So glad to see you here, and not dead." Klaus sarcastically replied to his twin. Elijah rolled his eyes at the two. "Well, sister. It seems you've left out an important detail in your messages. With you going on about school, and how everyone is getting along, it seems you've forgotten a minor detail." He smiled sweetly to the shorter girl.

She feigned confusion. "Really? Um, what would that be? Because I am not sur-"

"How about, a nine foot tall, beast roaming the bloody town! Who can tear you apart in one swift movement!" He hissed at his sister. Ophelia rolled her eyes and crossed her arms like a stubborn child. "Do not roll your eyes at me, they may stay like that for all of your eternity." The two continued to bicker like children.

Stiles, Scott, Liam, and Chris watched in amusement at the siblings banter. They only heard stories of their family sprawls, but throughout the years of knowing Ophelia and the family they never witnessed it live in front of them, believe it or not.

"Brother, calm yourself. We are here to find the Hellhound." Elijah calmly spoke. Ophelia looked to Elijah in confusion.

Scott spoke up. "You guys know about Parrish?"

"Of course we know, who do you think has been helping Argent?" Klaus answered.

"I called them for help, didn't need much persuading, seeing as their sister is apart of your pack Scott." Chris answered. The pack nodded in understanding. "We lost him. He's moving to fast. Even with these two, he's hard to catch." Chris explained.

Liam and Ophelia looked down the hall seeing a body. "Scott, that guys not moving at all." Liam muttered.

The group walked down the hall towards the mauled body. "Another one?" Ophelia questioned. Klaus and Elijah pushed her behind them, she rolled her eyes at their protectiveness, as if she couldn't protect herself.

"Look." Liam whispered. They looked towards all the bloodied bodies.

Seeing one alive, "Help me." He muttered. Ophelia widened her eyes walking forwards, only to have Klaus grasp her forearm pulling her back.

"It's a trap." Parrish spoke up. "You can't help him." With one swift movement the body was dropped. Ophelia and Stiles gulped looking up at the Beast. Stiles automatically grasping the Original's hand pulling her behind him.

"That's big. No one said it was that big." Stiles muttered.

"I did." Liam piped up with wide fearful eyes.

The Beast and Parrish both roared at one another chasing after each other into the night.

"What the hell is happening?" Scott asked.

"It seems The Beast is getting smarter." Elijah answered.

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"I told you both, I can take care of myself!" Ophelia shouted at her brothers, as the trio entered her house.

"A simple, 'welcome back' would suffice." Klaus sarcastically joked, to annoy his sister.

"Don't you have school, Ophelia?" Elijah asked his younger sister.

"Yes, thank you for reminding me Lijah, my favourite brother, other than Kol." She kissed his cheek walking towards the front door.

Klaus sped over in front of her with a smile as wide as the cheshire cat, Ophelia tried not smile at her brother's goofy smile. Which she failed to do, she engulfed him in a hug. "Be safe." He whispered to her.

Elijah smiled at the two, "I will, don't tear the town apart whilst I'm learning. I love you both." Both brother's yelling 'I love you' as she strutted to her car, and drove off to school.

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OPHELIA arrived to the school seeing a familiar face in his green preppy uniform. A wide smile spread across her lips. Shutting the ignition off from her car, she strutted towards Brett. Brett looked over his shoulder seeing the beautiful red head. He immediately made his way over with a smirk, wrapping his arms around her waist. She giggled into his shoulder.

"How are you?" He mumbled into her hair. She pulled away, blue meeting brown. "I heard about Lydia, I'm sorry I couldn't be there. Lori needed me-"

She cut him shaking her head. "It's okay. She's feeling better." She smiled thinking of her best friend. "I'm doing better too, no more you know-" She leaned up to his ear, "-cravings. Also is Lori here? I missed her." She smiled happily. The werewolf smiled down at the girl, adoration in his blue eyes.

"Not yet, she'll be coming tonight though. She also wanted me to give you this." He pulled out of his backpack a sketch of the three of them.

She smiled widely. "I love it." He smiled down, removing a curl from her face, placing it behind her ear.

"Good, she'll be happy you like it." The two smiled to one another, gazing into one another's eyes. A cough broke the duo's trance. Ophelia turned to her left, her smile faltering into a glare. Seeing Theo Raeken.

"Ophelia." Theo greeted.

"Leave me alone." She gritted out, Brett held her back by her waist gently. Theo narrowed his eyes at the wolf's actions.

"I just want to talk." Theo voiced out with pleading eyes.

"She said leave her alone. Did she stutter?" Brett spoke up walking towards the Chimera, with narrowed eyes. Theo clenched his jaw at the wolf, then looked to Ophelia who refused to look at him.

Theo lowly growled, walking away towards the school, fuming. Brett walked back to the hybrid who nibbled on her bottom lip. "Hey, tonight after the game how about you, Lori and I watch some Harry Potter? Hm. Your favourite." He offered, still heated over the boy who has caused heartbreak to the girl in front of him.

She nodded and faintly smiled, "That sounds perfect." He kissed her forehead.

"Still don't know how a thousand year old hybrid is obsessed with such a movie." She feigned a hurt expression, shoving his arm.

"It's a classic. And when my brother and I weren't wreaking havoc, we had movie nights." She defended herself.

Brett chuckled, shaking his head. "I do recall you referring to Draco Malfoy as 'daddy."

"Because he is." She giggled, shaking her head. Before he could retort to the shorter girl, her phone buzzed. She furrowed her brows looking down seeing a text from Liam Dunbar.

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Ophelia looked up meeting Brett's concerned eyes, "It's okay, I have to go meet Liam. I'll see you tonight, and Lori." She kissed his cheek, and made her way towards the library. "Okay?"

"Okay." Brett nodded with a smile watching her walk away, pink flushing his pale cheeks. His smile faltered looking to the Chimera, who also watched her walk away with a look of regret and sadness, clenching his jaw at the two. Sending one last glare to one another they walked away.

AN 🦋✨🧚🏼‍♀️

The more I write about Brett the more I love the cinnamon roll. And Theo's jealousy kills me same with Brett's.

Also brought back her brothers because I want to include them a bit more especially with Chris Argent. So hope ya'll are enjoying it so far.

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