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TEARING DOWN A DARK PATH, slapping away the branches at her face, Luna searches desperately for the school. She knew not to use her powers with the Argents being out, and if she had just appeared at the school and a student saw it would not go well. Running as fast as she could in her now muddy white converse, the lit up building comes to view.

Sighing in relief, Luna hurries through the parking lot and up the stairs. Shoving through students in the crowded decorated hallway, Luna tries looking around frantically for Scott or Stiles.

On the dance floor in the gym, Lydia steps away from Stiles as a slow dance song begins to play. Her eyes dart around the gym looking for Jackson.

Stiles frowns at her in concern, "You okay?"

"What? Yes... Just need to take a break."

"You mean you need to find Jackson."

She nods, a moment of vulnerability breaking through.

Stiles smiles painfully, "I get it."

He guides her off the dance floor past Scott and Allison. Stiles stands by the bleachers watching Lydia hurry out the gym double doors. Sighing, he takes a seat wondering if his ten year plan was worth it seeing as how much Lydia was in love with Jackson.

Hurrying throughout the hallway Lydia turns the corner and jumps letting out a shriek as she runs into someone. Luna lets out a huff then holds tightly onto Lydia's shoulders giving her a serious look.

"Lyds where is Scott and Stiles?"

"They're inside. Scott is dancing with Allison. I just left Stiles."

Luna nods taking a step forward then freezes looking back at Lydia in question, "Everything okay?"

"Yeah no everything's fine. Stiles is nice. I just noticed Jackson wasn't inside and I know he was drinking and-"

"And you still love him..."

Lydia nods biting her lip looking down at her hands.

"It's okay I understand. Hey I'm gonna go talk to Stiles really quick then I'll come out and help you look for him. Promise."

Lydia nods smiling lightly before pulling Luna into a hug. Luna grins hugging Lydia back tightly.

"Thank you... love you."

"Of course. Love you too Lyds... be out in a second."

Lydia nods and watches Luna run into the gym before walking to the front of the school.

Luna looks around the gym frantically then feels relieved as she sees Stiles near the punch bowl. Running over to him, she grabs his arm pulling him away from anyone who could hear.

Stiles flinches as he is pulled away from the punch bowl. He turns around to see a brunette girl in a brown crop top and sweatpants.

"Luna?"

"Yeah we got a problem."

...

"So you're telling me Peter showed up to your house and threatened you about finding Derek then left?"

"Yes but I think he's on his way here. If not here already."

"Why?"

"I don't know. He thinks one of us might know where Derek is."

Stiles bites his lip but says nothing as he notices Luna start to walk towards the gym doors.

"Wait where are you going?"

...

Wandering past the parking lot and toward the almost pitch black lacrosse field, Lydia spots a figure moving in the darkness.

"Jackson?"

She hurries forward, but the figure moves as well, disappearing into the blackness.

"Jackson? Hey!"

But Jackson is nowhere near the lacrosse field, instead wandering back into the dance, a shocked, even perplexed, look on his face.

Stiles seeing him quickly runs over and grabs him by the arm, "Where the hell have you been?"

Luna crosses her arms over her chest glaring lightly at the drunk Jackson, "Hey Lyds was looking for you? Did you see her?"

In a daze, Jackson shakes his head.

Stiles glances over at Luna in question before frowning at Jackson, "What? What's wrong?"

"I was out behind the school. I was... and I saw Argent..."

Stiles stares at him now alarmed, "What happened? What did you do?"

Before Jackson can say anything, Luna grips onto Stiles arm tightly. Stiles looks down at her seeing she was in a daze.

"Luna you okay?"

Luna shakes her head as that same familiar sign of danger showed up. The same cold chill ran down her spine as she realized why Peter came here.

"Lydia..."

Stumbling in her heels, Lydia finds herself in the middle of the lacrosse field. She gazes out, struggling to see in the darkness.

"Jackson? Is that you?"

Turning around, she seems to be all alone, out in the middle of the field. But then she pauses.

Someone walks toward her.

Stepping right out of the darkness, walking with calm and purpose.

"Jackson?" Lydia asks softly.

But it's not him. Lydia slowly retreats back as the stranger approaches.

"Lydia!"

She whips around, seeing Stiles racing toward her.

"Run! Lydia, run!"

But strangely breathless, she simply turns back to see Peter Hale calmly approaching. Taking a single step back, she seems unable to look away from Peter as his mouth opens impossibly wide, jaw protruding out as monstrous fangs appear between his lips and Lydia screams.

Luna appears beside Peter a second later. She punches him making him let out a horrific growl as his head whips to the side.

Catching Lydia's unconscious body, Luna falls to the ground with the strawberry blonde in her lap. She sobs painfully as she stares at the side of Lydia's dress covered with blood.

If only she hadn't been in shock, if only she didn't hesitate, one second was all it took... one second and she was too late. She could've saved her best friend but she was one second late.

What's the point of her powers if she can't even keep the people she loves safe?

Stiles races to the two, but Peter lunges forward with an arm reaching Lydia's body. Clawed hand to the ground in front of her, he's like an animal claiming its kill. Luna goes to pull Lydia closer to her chest but freezes as Peter growls once more.

Sobbing closing her eyes, she hides her face in Lydia's blood matted hair letting out a whimpering plead, "Please..."

Stiles stares in shock at the blood dripping from the man's jaws.

"Stiles--" Peter teases in a low voice.

Stiles shakes his head slowly as he watches Luna shake holding Lydia close to her, "Don't kill her. Don't kill them... Please."

"Of course. Just tell me how to find Derek."

Frowning Stiles looks at Peter in confusion, "What?"

"Tell me how to find Derek Hale."

"I--I don't know that. How would I know?"

Frightened tears welling at his eyes, Stiles can't pull his gaze from Lydia's bloody dress. Peter cracks his neck before looking at the boy in annoyance. Not even a second passed by before Peter yanks Lydia from Luna and throws the strawberry blonde girl away. He quickly grabs Luna by the throat with his claws as he backs away slowly.

Stiles gapes at Peter as Luna sobs hands clenched to her side as her back is to Peter and his claws dig into her skin.

"Because you're the smart one, aren't you? At least that's what Luna said..."

"N-no I didn't... I didn't mean to..."

Stiles frowns as his heart starts to beat frantically. He peers between Lydia who was on the lacrosse field laying in her own blood and Luna who was being held captive by a psychotic blood hungry revenge driven alpha.

"I can smell it on you... Deception has a particularly acrid scent, Stiles. So how about you tell me the truth before I rip her apart."

"I don't know. I swear to God, I don't."

Luna lets out a painful breathless squeal as Peter grips onto her neck tighter. Her hands now reach up to try and pull his hands away. Peter's opens his mouth bloody fangs revealed as he bends closer and closer to Luna's neck.

Stiles shakes in fear as he watches trails of blood run down Luna's neck to her chest, "Please, please stop."

Peter's voice surges from his lips with a demonic rasp, "Tell me!"

"Okay, okay. I think-- I think he knew--"

"Knew what?"

"Derek-- knew he was going to be caught."

Peter loosens his grip on Luna's neck, "By the Argents?"

Stiles nods.

"And?"

Stiles watches Luna's eyes fill with sadness and betrayal, "When they got shot, him and Scott-- I think he took Scott's phone."

"Why?"

"They all have GPS now. If Derek still has it, if it's still on..." He meets Peter's eyes, "You can find him."

~JUST FOR FUN~
Luna's Outfit