𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚊'𝚜 𝙿𝙾𝚅

Due to the lack of sleep and the fact that I still feel slightly buzzed, I stand in the kitchen with a towel wrapped around me as I fill a travel mug with a concoction of black coffee and whiskey. The coffee to wake me up and the whiskey to ward of my hangover until i'm ready to face it.

I sip on my drink as I make my way back to my room and throw my closet doors open. A banging sound, followed by Scott groaning in the hallway causes me to grimace and my eyebrows pinch together in pain.

Placing my mug down on my dresser, I start getting dressed and ready to leave before my brother causes a scene. My outfit for the day consists of a tight black skirt, a peachy brown long sleeved top that ties at the front and black heeled knee high boots.

Taking a large sip from my mug, I snap a mirror picture on my phone and send it to Lydia, something i've started doing every morning.

nat🦋
the fit for today, ft my travel mug of coffee and jack daniels to cure the sleep deprivation:
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lyds🦋
wow, i give the fit a 10/10 for sure!
ps, i have a feeling that alcohol isn't going to help sleep deprivation bestie

nat🦋
shh, no one has to know

"Natty, are you ready?!" Scott hollers.

"Yes!" I answer.

I grab my bag and race outside after my twin, swinging my leg over his bike as he revs the engine. He shoves the spare helmet over my head and I huff in annoyance, wrapping my arms around him before he kicks up the stand and we head towards school.

On the way, we are sandwiched in on the road by two motorbikes that I recognise as the Steiner twins'. Scott speeds up, flying around a corner in hopes of losing the pair but they just speed up too, catching up with us.

We arrive at the school, the twins parking their bikes either side of us and I pull of my helmet, fixing my hair. Scott pulls off his helmet, the twins following his action as he looks between them in disbelief.

"You guys going to be doing this all day?" Scott asks.

"All day" Aiden smirks.

"All night" Ethan adds.

"Is this about being in my pack?" Scott questions.

"This is about you being the target of demonic ninjas" Ethan counters.

"You mean the demonic ninjas that pulled swords out of their chests and completely kicked our asses?" Aiden asks sarcastically.

"Yeah! Those demonic ninjas" Ethan chirps and I giggle in amusement.

"I don't need anyone to protect me" Scott argues.

"They were looking right at you when the sun came up" Aiden states.

"They also disappeared" Scott retorts "Argent thinks that they could just come out at night"

"Since this is our first experience with demonic ninjas, we're thinking we should play it safe" Aiden explains.

"All day" Ethan nods.

"And all night" I add, both twins grinning at me.

The four of us hop off the bikes and enter the school, the Steiner twins following behind Scott and I like body guards. We reach Scott's locker and lean against the closed lockers next to my brother as he throws his jacket in his.

"Okay, one thing first. I need to talk to Stiles and let him know everything that happened last night. Without you" Scott tells the twins.

"No" Ethan replies.

"Yes" Scott declares sternly "And I don't want you listening in. No wolf hearing"

"How would you even know?" Ethan frowns.

"I'm a true Alpha. You have no idea what I can do" Scott answers.

"Rawr" I tease and Scott flicks my forehead, slamming his locker shut.

I watch my brother walk away to find his best friend before turning to the twins who are already staring at me.

"No, I don't think I need body guards, boys. No matter how cute you both are" I tell them as I walk away.

"Well, we're not going anywhere, gorgeous" Aiden replies, both of them following me.

"As cute as that is, my answer is still no" I state and before they can reply I catch the sight of my favourite strawberry blonde "Lydia, my love!"

The Martin girl turns to me and smiles widely, raising her brows at the sight of the twins tailing me as I approach her.

"Natalia, my love" She greets me, shutting her locker "How's that alcohol and coffee combo treating you?"

"My heart is beating really fast, but time is moving really slow" I explain and she laughs at me.

"What's with the security?" She asks, glancing at the boys.

"They think I need to be protected from the big bad demonic ninjas" I answer with an eye roll and Ethan elbows me, causing me to glare at him "Watch it, pretty boy"

"Thank you" He grins cockily.

"Go flirt with Danny or something" I huff, pushing him away from me.

"Will you stop being difficult?" Ethan argues with me "Just let us look out for you"

"Look, boys, I appreciate the gesture but I don't need your help. I'm a big girl" I assure them.

"Plus, she's got me" Lydia agrees, throwing her arm around my shoulder.

"See? I already have a knight in shining Prada heels to save me" I joke and they both give me disbelieving looks "Just go to class. I'll whistle if I need you"

"That was a low blow" Aiden tuts.

"Go away" I groan.

"Fine" Ethan agrees, tugging his brother away.

"Thank you!" I shout after them and they both give me a thumbs up as they walk down the hallway.

"Now that we're alone, we have things to talk about" Lydia declares and I look at her in confusion.

"We do?" I furrow my brows in confusion.

"I may or may not have seen you making out with a certain nerdy best friend of your brother at the blackout party" She smirks at me as we walk together.

"That wasn't me" I lie.

"It was definitely you" She states.

"Okay, maybe I made out with Stiles" I shrug.

"You like him" Lydia sings teasingly.

"No" I scoff.

"You have a crush on Stiles Stilinski" She accuses me.

"I do not have a crush on Stiles" I argue, my eyes landing on the very boy we're talking about "He's just someone I stare at and I like. And when he's not around me, it ruins my day"

"Sounds like a crush" Lydia chuckles.

"Sounds like you should shut up" I retort.

"Rude" She gasps.

"Does he look okay to you?" I ask her, still staring at Stiles who is grabbing his things from his locker.

"I mean, other than the obvious black under eyes from lack of sleep and the sad frown on his face, yeah" She answers.

"I should probably check on him" I mumble before turning to look at her smirking face "Because Scott would want me to make sure his best friend is all right, not because I like him"

"Sure" Lydia hums unconvincingly.

"Shut up" I groan.

"Go get 'em, tiger" She encourages me, pushing me in his direction.

I shoot her a playful glare and jog out of the double doors to catch up with the boy who is nearing his Jeep.

"Stiles!" I holler and he turns in surprise.

"Natty, hey" He smiles softly.

"Are you okay?" I ask him in concern.

"Yeah, i'll be fine" He nods.

"Stiles" I sigh and his smile slips away.

"I feel like I'm going crazy, Nat" He tells me, running his fingers through his messy hair "I haven't slept in days"

"You need to see a doctor" I advise him.

"I'm just gonna go home" He shakes his head.

"Give me your keys" I demand.

"What?" He frowns in confusion.

"Give me your car keys, dork. I'm taking you to the hospital" I explain.

"Natty, I just wanna go home" He sighs.

"Stiles, give me the damn keys" I snap.

He hands me the keys and I reach behind him, pulling open the passenger door.

"Get in" I order and he listens, plopping into the passenger seat.

I round the car and climb into the driver seat, glancing at the boy who frowns down at his lap tiredly. I reach over and take a hold of his hand, causing him to look at me through his lashes.

"I'm gonna look after you, okay?" I smile reassuringly.

"Thank you" He murmurs.