Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Wolf, because if I did Steter or Sterek would so be a thing, just my oc.

Warnings: femslash, slash, the usual for me

Chapter One

Lina was stretched out comfortably on her bed, Evanescence playing in the background from her laptop as she sketched in her drawing pad. Currently, her drawing was one of her mother smiling while her eyes twinkled with laughter and love. She was adding the last touches to the picture when her brother burst into her room, making her jump in shock and surprise, her eyes wide.

"What the hell, Stiles?! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!" she yelled at him.

"What? No, why?"

Lina threw her pencil at his head. "You scared the shit outta me, ass!" She glanced at her clock and let out a sigh. "It's 10 at night. What do you want?"

Stiles' eyes glinted with mischief, a grin on his face. "Dad got called out. Two joggers found a dead body, but here's the catch;" cue dramatic pause, "They only found half!"

Lina straightened, her own eyes glinting with mischief. "No way. Are you serious?"

"Yes, I am. And we're going to go look for it. Get changed while I call Scott." he told her before leaving.

Lina immediately shot off her bed and went to her dresser, grabbing a pair of sweatpants and a tee shirt. She quickly changed into them before putting on her Timberlands and throwing her hair up into a ponytail. Grabbing her favorite hoodie (it was black with Emily from Corpse Bride on the back), she exited her room and headed down the stairs as she slipped it on. Stiles was in front of the front door, frowning at his phone.

"Scott's not answering." he explained.

"Maybe he's asleep?"

"Nah." Stiles shook his head. "We'll just head to his house." he said as he went outside.

Lina followed him after locking the front door and climbed into the passenger's seat of her twin's baby blue jeep while he got in the driver's seat. It was only a ten minute drive to Scott's house, the ride there filled with a comfortable silence between the siblings. Lina got out of the car with her brother and watched as, instead of taking the front door, her brother decided to scale up the house. Sighing, Lina shook her head in exasperation, quickly hiding behind a bush when she heard the front door open and peeked around it. At that moment, Stiles lost his footing and fell, Scott almost whacking him with a baseball bat, and there were screams from both boys. Lina snickered and left her hiding spot, walking up to the two boys and leaning against the porch.

"Stiles, what the hell are you doing!?" Scott screamed, looking a bit freaked out.

"You weren't answering your phones."

"Why do you have a bat?" Lina asked her and her brother's best friend.

"I thought he was a predator!" Scott defended himself, glancing at her.

Stiles sputtered in disbelief before once again turning into a ball of energy. "Look, I know it's late, but you've got to hear this. Our dad left twenty minutes ago, dispatch called. They're bringing every officer of the Beacon department, and even the state police." he said and got down from the gutters with a flip.

Lina smirked at him. "I rate that a six."

Stiles gave her an offended look. "That was at least an 8."

"Six."

He glared and went to argue, but Scott spoke before he could.

"A dead body?"

Stiles and Lina looked at him like he was stupid. "No, a body of water." they said. "Yes, dumbass, a dead body." they rolled their eyes.

Scott stared for a moment. "It's creepy when you do that."

"Whatever." the twins huffed before grinning at each other.

"Wait, if they found the body, then what are they looking for?"

"That's the best part." Lina started.

"They only found half og the body." Stiles continued, making Scott's jaw drop.

"We're going." the twins stated, their eyes narrowed on him as if daring him to object.

They drove up to the Beacon Hills preserves and Scott began to chicken out, making Lina roll her eyes since he was always saying that nothing happened in the small town, and complaining that he wanted to get some sleep for lacrosse practice tomorrow. While Stiles made fun of him for having false hope, Lina encouraged him, making him smile gratefully at her.

"Just out of curiosity, Sti, which half of the body are we looking for?" Lina inquired, shoving her hands into her pockets.

"Huh," Stiles paused for a second. "I didn't even think about that."

"And what if whatever killed the body is still out here?" Scott piped in.

"Also something I didn't think about." Stiles shrugged.

"It's comforting to know you planned this with your usual attention to details." Scott and Lina commented.

Stiles raised an eyebrow at them. "Huh. That is a bit freaky."

Both teens rolled their eyes.

"And it just got freakier."

"Shut up, Stiles."

"The three of us could so totally be triplets!"

Lina chuckled. "The Three musketeers." she muttered, making Scott nod in agreement.

Scott began wheezing as they continued on and pulled out his inhaler. "Maybe the asthmatic should be the one who holds the flashlight, huh?" he suggested to Stiles before the trio started making their way up to the top of the hill.

They saw flashlights in the clearing just ahead and dropped to the ground so they could see the police officers searching. Stiles grabbed Lina's wrist and pulled her up from her crouch before they all started running close to the trees. Scott was a bit behind them on the brim of an asthma attack and calling for them to stop.

The twins stopped and when they turned around a German Sheppard was barking in their faces. Stiles jumped back into Lina, sending them both crashing to the ground in a mess of tangled limbs. Lina let out an omph as the wind was knocked out of her.

"Stop right there!" a police officer yelled at them.

"Hang on!" an all to familiar voice called. "These little delinquents belong to me."

Stiles and Lina untangled themselves and stood. "Hey dad, how're you doing?" they asked, trying to block the light from the flashlights from getting in their eyes.

"Stiles, Lina, do you two listen in to all of my phone calls?"

"Well, not the boring ones."

Lina elbowed Stiles discreetly and he gave her a look, to which she smiled sweetly at.

"So, where's your usual partner in crime?"

"Scott? He's home." Stiles said.

"He wanted to get a good night sleep for the first day back to school tomorrow. It's just the two of us." Lina added convincingly.

Sheriff Stilinski shined his flashlight into the dark forest behind the two teens. "Scott, are you out here?" There was no response. "Well," He grabbed them by the back of the necks firmly, letting them know they were in trouble. "I'm going to walk you to the car and on the way we're going to have a conversation about invasion of privacy." He scolded his children until they reached the jeep. "Now, you two are going to get in that car and drive straight home and get to bed. Understood?"

"Yes, Papa."

"Good, now get the hell out of here."

The siblings climbed in the jeep quickly and pulled out on to the road. Both of their moods dropped a bit as a sense of foreboding filled them, getting stronger the farther they got from the preserve.

/

The next morning, Lina raced Stiles for the shower first and won. She washed up quickly before getting out and drying off and wrapping the towel around her body. She left the bathroom, chuckling a bit when Stiles dashed in not even a second later, and returned to her room. She changed into a black tee shirt that had Hollow Ichigo from Bleach on it and said 'Get in Touch With Your Inner Hollow', dark purple ripped skinny jeans with a white belt, black chunky heeled boots with wrap belts, and purple fingerless lace wristlets. She threw her hair into a messy bun after brushing it, leaving out a few strands to frame her face, and grabbed her backpack before heading downstairs, where she proceeded to make coffee, strawberry waffles, and scrambled eggs. She set up plates for her and her brother and put them down on the table, placing the plate she made for her father in the microwave after putting a sticky note on the microwave door. Her brother came down the stairs moments later as she was making their coffee and grinned when he saw the food.

"Best sister ever!" he declared before digging into the food and downing his coffee.

Lina grinned and started eating her own food. "So, you ready for the first day of school?"

"Yup." Stiles nodded. "Oh! Scott texted me last night, said he got home but some animal bit him in the woods and he almost got hit by a car."

"What!? Is my puppy okay?!" she asked, her eyes wide with concern. She called Scott, Puppy because he could pull off the sad, kicked puppy look perfectly.

"He's fine. Or I'm pretty sure he is."

"Stiles!"

"What? Lina, I'm sure he's fine. Calm down."

Lina narrowed her eyes at him and put her empty plate and cup in the sink, washing them, before grabbing her bag and turning to her brother with an expectant look. He groaned, but put his dishes in the sink before grabbing his own bag and car keys and heading out the door. Lina followed after him and got in the passenger's side of the jeep, her bag on her lap. The drive took about 20 minutes and when they got to the school they made their way to the school entrance. As they walked, they met Scott. Before either Scott or Stiles could say anything, Lina began looking her best friend over for any major visible injuries and sighed in relief when she say he was fine. She pulled him into a bear hug, surprising him though he hugged her back.

"Lina?"

"Don't you ever scare me like that again!"

"Um, I won't?"

"Good." Lina nodded and pulled away.

"Lets see it." Stiles demanded.

Scott looked around, making sure no one was paying attention, and lifted up an edge of his shirt to reveal a large gauze. The twins could see the blood seeping through,making Lina wince. Ouch. That must've hurt like a bitch.

"It was too dark to see much, but I'm pretty sure it was a wolf." Scott told them as he let his shirt fall down.

Stiles' eyebrows shot up. "A wolf bit you?" he asked incredulously as the trio headed into the school building. "No, not a chance."

"I heard a wolf howling." Scott responded a bit defensively.

"No, you didn't." Stiles retorted.

Scott scoffed. "What do you mean I didn't? You weren't there."

"Because California doesn't wolves, not int like sixty years."

"Really?"

"Yeah. There are no wolves in California." Lina spoke up, though she wondered if Scott really had been bitten by a wolf. An image of Cora suddenly flashed through her head and she shoved it away, sadness panging in her heart.

"Well, if you don't believe me about the wolf, then you are definitely not going to believe me when I tell you I found the other half of the body." Scott taunted them, making them come to a stop next to the steps leading up into the school.

"Are you kidding me?" Stiles exclaimed excitedly as Scott grinned.

"I wish I was. I'm gonna have nightmares for weeks." Scott said the last part more to himself and Lina hugged him comfortingly.

"If you have nightmares, come over to ours and I'll make you chocolate chip cookies."

Scott perked up and smiled brightly at her.

"That is so awesome." Stiles began. "I mean seriously, it's the best thing that's ever happened in this town, since... the birth of Lydia Martin. Hey, Lydia! You look... like you're gonna ignore me." He trailed off as the strawberry blonde walked passed the trio, completely ignoring them. "You're the cause of this, you know?" Stiles said to Scott as they all started walking into the school.

"Uh-huh..." Scott and Lina said, unconvinced, in unison.

"You're dragging me down your nerd depth! I'm a nerd by association." Stiles insisted as they entered the school.

Lina rolled her eyes. "There's nothing wrong with being a nerd. I happen to like being one."

"That's you, Lina."

"Shut up, Stiles."

Lina trekked into English, shortly followed by her brother and Scott. They all sat next to each other as the teacher made up a lie about how they had a suspect in custody from the murder last night. Lina was pretending to read the syllabus he had put on their desks when the door opened and a really pretty girl walked in with the vice principal. She had long dark brown hair, warm dark brown eyes, delicate almost fragile-like features, and an amazing figure Lina couldn't help, but check out. It was no secret that she was bisexual, yet leaned more toward the female population.

"Class, this is our new student, Allison Argent. Please do your best to make her feel welcomed." the vice principal said.

Allison gave everybody an awkward smile and Lina could tell that she was nervous about her first day, so she gave the girl a soft, warm smile as she passed, making Allison smile back and relax a bit.

The class breezed by slowly after that, and soon Lina found herself packing up her books while her brother waited for her. Scott had already left, but that didn't matter much since Stiles' locker was next to Scott's and Lina's was four down from Stiles'. After Lina got the things needed for her next class, she joined her brother at his locker and spotter Allison talking to Jackson and Lydia.

"Two seconds here and she's already been graced with the presences of Jackson Whittemore and Lydia Martin." she commented.

"She's hot." Stiles shrugged. "Beautiful people herd together."

Lina arched an eyebrow at him. "You trying to hint at something, Stiles?"

"What?" he turned to her and his eyes widened slightly as he though back on what he said and chuckled nervously. "You're my sister. You don't count."

"Oh, jee, thanks."

"You know I love you, Lina."

"Yeah, love you too." Lina rolled her eyes and turned to Scott, taking note of the dazed look on his face. "Scott?" she called.

"Yo! Scotty!" Stiles said, but no response.

Lina flicked Scott's nose, which snapped him out of it.

"What?"

"Dude, you wer like, a million miles away." Stiles pointed out. "You two got everything for next class?"

Scott and Lina nodded and the trio proceeded to head to their biology class.

The rest of the day was boring, since nothing interesting went on. After school, Lina headed for the field and sat on the bench, dropping her bag onto the grass.

"Hey." Stiles greeted her with a grin as he approached her and tossed his bag at her feet, Scott doing the same.

"I swear, this season, I'm gonna make first line." Scott declared.

"Go for it, Scotty." Lina said encouragingly.

Scott suddenly got this faraway look on his face and Lina turned around to see Allison with Lydia on the bleachers. She sighed, shaking her head. He's like a love-struck puppy, she thought to herself.

"McCall!" Coach Finstock yelled. He tossed Scott goalie equipment while Stiles took a seat by his twin.

Coach blew his whistle after Scott geared up and Lina frowned with concern when she saw Scott grip his head like it was in pain. Without warning, a player ran up and launched a ball straight towards Scott. It made contact with his face mask, causing him to fall back.

"Way to take it to the face, McCall." A player jeered.

Stiles had to hold Lina back from going to kick the player's ass. "C'mon, Scott! You can do it!" she yelled to her second brother in everything but blood.

The next player ran up and launched the ball, which Scott caught easily.

Both Lina and Stiles gaped in amazement. "Wh-Lina! He caught it! Did you see that!? He caught the ball!"

And Scott continued to catch the ball, even when Jackson swing the ball at him. Lina jumped up from her seat and cheered loudly. "Whoo-hoo! Yeah, Scott!" she yelled, clapping happily. Scott sent her a grin while Stiles spluttered, in shock.

/

After practice, Lina, Scott, and Stiles went back into the Beacon Hills Preserves to look for Scott's inhaler, which he had lost last night. When they approached a stream, Lina hopped on Stiles' back so he could carry her across it.

"I don't know what it was." Scott said as Lina got down from her brother's back. "It was like I had all the time in the world to cath the ball. That's not the only weird thing. I can hear things I shouldn't be able to hear and I can smell things."

"Smell things?" asked Stiles, confused.

"Like the mint mojito gum in your pocket."

"I don't even have mint mojito gum-" He reached into his pocket and pulled out a green stick of gum, which he stared blankly at. "So all of this started with a bite?"

"What if it's like an infection? Like, my body is full of adrenaline before a shock or something." Scott panicked slightly

"You know what, I actually think I've actually heard of this infection." Stiles said, stopping.

Scott turned to Stiles, worried. "You serious?"

"Yeah. I think it's called... lycanthropy."

Scott looked at them with horror. "What's that? Is it bad?"

"The worst." Lina spoke up.

"But only on the full moon." Stiles commented before he and Lina howled mockingly.

Scott punched Stiles on the shoulder.

"You said you heard a wolf howling," Stiles defended himself.

"There could be something seriously wrong with me!" Scott cried.

"You could be a werewolf," Lina joked and Stiles laughed, imitating a growl. "Obviously we're kidding, Scott."

"But if you see us in shop class trying to melt all of the silver we can find, it's because Friday is a full moon."

While Scott began to look around in confusion as they stopped, Lina and Stiles shared a serious gaze, eyes holding a bit of dread in them.

"I could have sworn it was right here. I found the body, the deer came running, and I dropped my inhaler." Scott began to move the leaves.

"Maybe the killer moved the body." Stiles said as Lina crouched down and helped Scott in his search.

"If he did, I hope he left my inhaler. Those things are like eighty bucks."

Lina snickered and stood, pausing when she caught sight on a man wearing all black about twenty feet away. Even though he was creepy, Lina couldn't help but notice that he was incredibly familiar. When he took a few steps closer to them, she got a clearer view of his face and it clicked in her brain. Derek Hale.

"What are you doing here? Huh? This is private property!" he barked at the trio.

"Um... Sorry, man, we didn't know." Stiles said lamely in a small voice, though Lina could spot the recognition in his eyes.

"Yeah, we were just... looking for something... Um, forget it..." Scott mumbled and Derek's gaze swept over them harshly before reaching into his pocket and pulling an object out of his pocket before throwing it to Scott, who caught it.

Lina watched Derek walk away with sadness. "Derek." she whispered, tears forming in her eyes, and saw Derek tense at his name as he stilled for a moment. "I'm so sorry."

"Okay, I have to go to work." Scott said as he started to walk away, but Stiles stopped him.

"Dude, that was Derek Hale."

"Who is Derek Hale?" Scott asked.

"You remember, right? He's only a few years older than us."

"Remember what?"

"His family," Lina answered sadly. "They all burned to death in a fire about six years ago."

"I wonder what he's doing back."

Stiles shrugged, but locked eyes with Lina. Seeing the tears in her eyes, he wrapped an arm around her shoulder comfortingly and led her to the jeep.

When Lina got home, she went straight to her room and sat on her bed, staring blankly at the floor. She barely heard er bedroom door open as Stiles entered her room.

"Li?"

"He's back, Sti." she whispered.

"I know. Laura must be back as well." Stiles said quietly, sitting beside her.

"That's just it. What if the body... what if it was Laura?" She looked up and met her brother's eyes. "What if Laura was the body in the woods?"

Stiles' eyes widened. "No. No, it couldn't be," his voice cracked slightly, as if he didn't believe what he was saying.

"Why else would Derek be here?"

"To visit Peter?" Stiles' breath hitched slightly when he said Peter's name.

"Maybe. But Scott,"

"I know."

"What do we do?"

"We tell Scott that he's turning into a werewolf."

"He won't believe us."

"We have to try."

"... When?"

"Tomorrow?"

Lina sighed, knowing Scott would be too distracted to listen to them. "Fine."

/

Lina watched as Stiles practically ran after Scott to tell him what he found, but Scott wasn't listening to any of it. She sighed and shook her head before making her way toward Stiles and holding her hand out.

"Give me your keys. I'm gonna go to the library and take out a few books. I'll pick you up after practice." she told him.

He immediately handed her the keys to his jeep and she kissed his cheek before dashing to the parking lot and to his car. She hopped into the driver's seat after unlocking it and started the engine before backing out of the parking space. The ride to the library wasn't a long one and when she arrived she quickly got out of the car and entered the building, heading straight for the mythology section. She had memorized the layout of the library and where each section was years ago. Eyeing the books on werewolves, she grabbed three she recognized and four she didn't before she walked to the checkout line. The weight was a bit heavy, but nothing she couldn't handle. The girl behind the desk raised her eyebrows when she saw a few of the titles.

"Werewolves?" she questioned as she started scanning them.

"Yup. I'm writing a story and my main character is a werewolf, so I want as much info on the subject as I can get." Lina explained.

The girl nodded. "Ah. Well, good luck, with your story and all."

Lina beamed at her. "Thanks." she smiled and picked up the stack of books before leaving the building.

Walking to the jeep, she paused and looked between the door and stack of books in her hands , sighing. She was about to set them down on the ground when she felt as if someone was behind her. She whirled around and jumped back with a squeak of surprise when she saw Derek, who was staring at her with an unreadable expression on his face.

"Oh. Hi, Derek." she whispered a tad meekly.

He blinked and tilted his head to the side a bit in confusion. "Do I know you?"

Lina's eyes narrowed and she pouted a bit. "Yes, you do, jerk. I'm Lina Stilinski, twin to Stiles. I was best friends with Cora and Laura babysat my brother and I. We know your secret and are technically a part of the Hale Pack. Remember now?"

Derek blinked again before nodding, eyes flashing with pain at Cora's name. "Sorry, I just tried to push memories of Beacon Hill to the back of my mind."

Lina nodded in understanding. "I know what you mean."

Derek eyed the book in her hands with an arched eyebrow. "What's with the books?"

Lina rolled her eyes. "I'm sure you know that a friend of mine, Scott, was recently Bitten. These are needed to convince him of his turning." she hesitated for a moment. "It was Laura, wasn't it?" The look on Derek's face was all she needed.

Tears gathered in her eyes and slid down her face, her chest clenching. Laura had been like a big sister to her and Stiles and their father had adored the girl. Derek wrapped his arms around Lina awkwardly due to the books and hugged her. She sniffled and buried her face in his shoulder.

"You don't deserve this, Der. It's not fair." she muttered into his shirt.

He rubbed her back. "Shh, Lina. Come on, lets get these books into the car." he said as he released her, taking the books from her arms.

She nodded and took out the keys, unlocking the door. Grabbing the books from Derek, she put them in the backseat before turning to the man.

"Come over tomorrow, for dinner. My dad won't mind."

"I'll think about it."

Lina smiled and gave him a quick hug before hopping into the driver's seat and starting the engine. She pulled out and sent Derek a wave before she drove off, heading back to the school.

/

A knock on Stiles' bedroom door signaled Scott's arrival, making Lina sit up from her spot on her brother's bed. Stiles opened the door and pulled the other teen into his room.

"We've been up all night reading websites, books, all of this stuff." Stiles explained, almost bouncing up and down.

"How much adderall have you two had today?" Scott asked jokingly.

"A lot." the twins answered seriously. "That's not important though."

"Is this about the body? Did they find out who did it?" Scott asked as he sat on Stiles' bed bedside Lina.

"No, they're still questioning people, even Derek Hale." Stiles looked a bit annoyed as he said it.

"The guy we saw in the woods the other day?"

"Yeah, not important." Stiles said dismissively. "Remember that joke from the other day? Not a joke anymore. The wolf, the bite in the woods. I started doing all this reading. Do you even know why a wolf howls?"

"Should I?"

"It's a signal." Lina spoke up. "When a wolf is alone it howls to signal its location to the rest of the pack."

"So if you heard a wolf howling," Stiles continued. "Maybe there could be more nearby. Maybe a whole pack of them."

"A whole pack of wolves?" Scott asked, impressed and confused.

"No," Stiles and Lina shared a look, knowing this was the hard part. "Werewolves."

Scott was quiet for a few seconds before a completely upset look formed on his face and he stood. "Are you guys seriously wasting my time with all of this? You guys know I'm picking up Allison in an hour."

"I saw you on the field today, Scott," Stiles interjected. "Okay? What you did wasn't just amazing, alright? It was impossible."

"Yeah, so I made a good shot," Scott shrugged, picking up his backpack.

"No," Stiles firmly shook his head. "You made an incredible shot. I mean, the way you moved-your speed, your reflexes... Y'know, people can't just suddenly do that over night. A-and then there's the vision and the senses... and don't even think that I don't notice that you don't need your inhaler anymore."

"Okay!" Scott snapped, making the twins jerk in surprise. Scott never snapped at them. "Look, I can't talk about this now. We'll talk tomorrow."

"Scott, the full moon is tonight," Lina cut in firmly. "Don't you understand?"

"What are you two trying to do?!" Scott cried, and the twins saw his eyes flash a bright gold before going back to normal brown. "I just made first line, I got a date with a girl who I can't believe wants to go out with me, and everything in my life is somehow perfect. Why are my best friends trying to ruin it for me?!"

Lina felt hurt flash through her, and she fought back tears. Does he really think that we'd ruin this on purpose? We're just trying to help. I don't want anyone getting hurt, especially not Scott.

"We're trying to help, Stiles pleaded. "You're cursed, Scott."

"You changing is the least of our worries." Lina spoke up, her voice small. "The full moon will also cause your blood lust to be at its peak."

"Bloodlust?"

"Yeah," Stiles nodded, though his eyes darkened a bit when he saw the unshed tears in his sister's eyes. "Your urge to kill."

"I'm already starting to feel an urge to kill, Stiles," Scott said pointedly.

"Scott, the change can be caused by anger or anything that raises the pulse. I don't know about you, but I haven't seen anyone that raises your pulse like Allison does!" Stiles quipped. "You gotta cancel this date. I'm gonna call her right now."

Stiles walked over to where Scott's backpack was and began to rummage through it while Lina stood up worriedly, spotting the fury in Scott's eyes.

"What are you doing?!" Scott demanded.

"I'm cancelling the date," Stiles explained.

"No!" Scott yelled. "Give it to me!"

Lina's eyes widened in shock and fear as Scott pinned Stiles against the wall with his left arm while he pulled his right hand back, forming a fist. Before he did anything though, he let out an angry roar and knocked Stiles' chair away, almost hitting Lina, who stumbled back and tripped backwards on to her brother's bed. Scott heaved heavily as he released Stiles. Lina's eyes locked with Scott's for a moment before she looked away.

"I'm sorry. I- I gotta get ready for that party." he said and grabbed his backpack. "I'm sorry." he said again before leaving.

Stiles picked up his chair and the twins stared at the three tears that resembled claw marks.

"Shit." Lina breathed. "We need to go to that party. If Scott gets out of control, we'll have to take him somewhere else."

"Lina, you could get hurt," Stiles sighed. "I'm kind of hoping Derek shows up."

Lina grinned slyly at him. "Do you still have that crush on him? Or was it Peter you crushed on?" Actually, Lina was positive her brother had crushes on both males when they were younger.

Stiles immediately flushed a bright red. "... It was Peter and I don't deny Derek's attractiveness."

Lina laughed and stood up. "I'm going to go get ready. See you in five?"

"Yeah, sure."

Lina hugged him before leaving and entering her own room, which was across from Stiles'. Quickly getting an outfit together, she changed into black lace tights, a red and black plaid, pleated highwaist skirt, a white long sleeved vee neck with a sleeveless mini vest tank top over it, and her dark chocolate, knee high timberland boots. She threw her hair up into a messy bun and applied black eyeliner and dark red and grey eye shadow to her eyes. She left her room after tucking her phone into her boot and ran down the stairs and out the front door to her brother's jeep.

Stiles looked her up and down before saying, "I'm gonna have to beat boys off with a bat. And girls."

Lina grinned at him and climbed into the passengers side of the jeep. It didn't take long to pull up in front of Lydia's house, the party being in full swing when they arrived.

"I'm gonna go look for Scott!" Stiles shouted to his sister over the music.

Lina nodded and he wandered off. Sighing, she looked around and eyed the dancing bodies. For a moment she contemplated joining in before shaking her head. She turned- only to bump into a firm body. She looked up and met the clear blue eyes of Jackson Whittemore.

"Lookin' nice there, Stilinski." he leered at her.

She rolled her eyes at the jock. "Whatever, Whittemore." She went to walk around him, but he grabbed her by the arm. "What?" she asked him, annoyance in her tone.

"You should drop that loser brother of yours and come hang out with us."

"I'd rather not surround myself with idiots. I'm perfectly fine with being a nerdy loner with my brother."

"Oh, please. That's a load of bullshit."

"Lina."

Lina jumped and whirled around, her eyes wide. A smile broke out on her face. "Derek!" She yanked her arm out of Jackson's grasp and ran to the werewolf, throwing her arms around him in a hug. "Dude, thanks for the save." she muttered to him.

"Anytime. So, where's Scott?"

"Stiles is looking for him." Suddenly she felt her phone vibrate and took it out of her boot, seeing a text from Stiles; I think Scott is turning, so I'm gonna follow him. Catch a ride with Derek?. "Scott left and Stiles went after him. Can you give me a ride home?"

"Yeah. C'mon."

As they walked out of the house, Lina shivered as the cold air hit her. "Holy shit, it's cold out here. Fuck. Why do I always forget my jacket?"

Derek snorted. "You did that when you were younger too." he said as he took off his jacket and handed it to her.

She grinned at him and slipped it on. "Ah, but back then I would always snuggle you, Laura, Cora, or Peter. Seriously, you weres are like furnaces."

Derek's eyes darkened in sadness and Lina grabbed his hand, laying her head on his shoulder.

"It's okay, you know. To remember. I remember my mom and your family all the time." she scratched the back of her head. "I actually have something I want to give you."

Derek gave her a curious look, but didn't say anything.

Lina spotted Allison standing at the curb of Lydia's house, looking off into the distance with a look of disbelief. "Allison!" she called for the girl's attention.

The female whirled around at the sound of her name, quickly hiding the dejected look she had seconds before. "Lina, right? You're Stiles' sister?" she said, looking from her to Derek and their clasped hands.

"This is Derek, a friend of mine." Lina introduced. "Der, this is Allison, a friend from school."

Derek nodded and smiled charmingly at Allison. "Do you need a ride home?" he asked, pulling out keys from the pocket of his jeans.

Allison nodded slowly before he led them to a black Camaro that Lina drooled over. Allison climbed into the back while Lina sat in the passengers seat.

"Laura picked the car, didn't she?" Lina asked after Derek started the engine.

"She did. She almost bought a corvette, but decided the Camaro would be better for us."

Lina chuckled. "She always did have a love for fast cars."

Derek nodded in agreement, a fond smile forming on his lips.

Lina turned around in her seat to face Allison. "I know you probably don't want to talk about Scott right now, and I totally understand, but just know that he wasn't feeling well earlier."

Allison gave a curt nod before sighing. "Sorry, it's just," she made a gesture with her hands, unable to but her thoughts into words.

"You don't have to apologize. Hey, if things don't work out with Scott, wanna go out with me sometime?" Lina asked, half jokingly, as she waggled her eyebrows at the other girl.

Allison laughed and studied Lina contemplatively. "Maybe, but only if it doesn't work out with Scott."

Lina grinned at her and winked. After Allison was dropped off, her house being closer, Lina turned to Derek with a serious look on her face.

"Do you have any idea of who the Alpha might be?" she asked him.

He shook his head. "No, I don't, but I'm gonna kill him when I find him." His eyes flashed a bright, electric blue.

"Can I help?"

Derek shook his head. "I want you to stay safe. You're human, Lina."

"I know." Lina sighed. "But I want you to stay safe as well. I can't lose you too, Derek. And neither can Stiles."

Derek reached over and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "I'll be fine. Promise."

Lina nodded and looked up when she saw the car had come to a stop, seeing that they were in front of her house. "Please come over tomorrow. I'll make steak. Well, Stiles will make steak. My dad will be happy to have a break from the diet Stiles has him on."

"I'll come over."

"Promise?"

"Cross my heart."

Lina grinned and handed him her phone. "Give me your number."

Derek sighed before grabbing her phone and typing his number in. "There. Now get inside."

Lina got out of the car and waved to him before dashing into her house. She headed upstairs to her room and let out a sigh, hoping that her brother and Scott were okay. Turning to her phone, she sent a quick text to her twin.

Lina: You okay?

Stiles: Yeah, but Scott ran off. He thinks it was Derek who bit him.

Lina snorted in disbelief. Derek? Really? Just the thought of Derek being the Alpha was hilarious.

Lina: Seriously?

Stiles: Yup. I should be home in ten, btw.

Lina: I'll probably be sleeping. Luv u.

Stiles: Luv u 2

Lina placed her phone down on her desk and walked up to her dresser, grabbing shorts and a tank top. She changed quickly before collapsing on her bed. She was asleep in seconds.

So, my new story. I know I should probably finish my other ones first, but this story refused to be pushed aside. Anyway, some background info for this story; Stiles and Lina know Derek and about the supernatural already, since Lina was best friends with Cora and Laura would often watch them. I got this idea when I rewatched season one and noticed that Stiles took the supernatural stuff really well.

Which pairing would you prefer: Steter or Sterek?