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The seven-year-old girl looked down at her hands. She examined them as though she was seeing them for the first time. They were covered with a dark, thick liquid. It was blood.

Loki's eyes snapped open, her sensitive ears pricking at the sound of footsteps. She moved quietly forward to locate the source of the out of place sound. A teenage boy was stumbling up the stairs of the abandoned bank, looking around. At first glance, Loki assumed he was a drunk human who had gotten lost. But on closer glance, she saw the way his head rotated wasn't random, it was following the sound path of one of their captive's voices. A sound that should have been imperceptible to human ears.

Loki shadowed the teenage boy, following him silently as he moved closer towards the vault where the two Beta werewolves were locked in. She watched as his eyes fell on the open door to the bank vault, watched as he registered that his friends were in there, trapped. And she watched as Kali pounced on him.

The curly haired teen yelped in surprise as the elder werewold tossed him to the ground. Planting a foot on his chest, she let her eyes glow the vibrant crimson of an Alpha and bared her fangs at him. He struggled against her, fighting to get up. Kali turned towards Loki, fangs curling over her lower lip.

"Go find Deucalion," Kali ordered the other girl.

Scott pulled up in the parking lot of the school. He sat back on his dirt bike, smiling in satisfaction at his ride. His smile faded slightly when he saw two identical motorcycles right next to his, much bigger and more impressive than his dirt bike. Shrugging it off, he grabbed his bag and headed into the school.

"Hey, Scott." The werewolf turned around to see his best friend stumbling up behind him.

"Stiles," Scott greeted his friend, grinning. As the two teenagers walked into the building, Scott began to lay out his new plan for his tattoo to Stiles. The way it had just healed, after he'd spent all that time and money on it, really bothered him.

"Whoa, whoa," Stiles interrupted Scott's explanation. "You want to ask Derek for help? Why?"

"He's got the triskele tattooed on his back," Scott reminded his friend. "So there has to be a way to do it without healing, right?" Stiles shook his head, waving his hands around.

"Okay, yeah, yeah, but doesn't he have his hands a little full?" Stiles motioned to the two MISSING posters tacked up on the school's bulletin board. Scott hesitated, seeing his friends point. His tattoo was trivial in comparison to Boyd and Erica's disappearance. Before he could say anything to Stiles, the back of Scott's neck prickled, giving him the acute sensation that someone was watching him. Scott turned around. A teenage girl was standing by the lockers across the hallway. She had curly hair and tawny brown skin and her head was cocked to the side slightly. She was very pretty, and unfamiliar. When she saw him looking at her, her lips parted and she smiled slightly at him.

"Scott?" The Beta werewolf jumped slightly, and he turned back to his friend. Stiles was looking at him in concern. "You okay?"

"Um…" Scott looked back across the hallway, but the girl was gone. "Yeah, yeah. I'm fine."

The sound of heavy breathing echoed through the locker room, and the sour stench of fear made Loki curl her lip. Both were indicators that the girl they were looking for was behind the door. The young Alpha stepped forward, red overtaking the normal hazel of her eyes as she grabbed the wrists of the mercenary, shoving her backwards with all her strength. Ennis grabbed the girl and slung her into the lockers. The mercenary gasped in pain, but managed to push Ennis off of her. Kali then turned the corner, kicking her across the face. Loki watched as the mercenary fell to the ground, spitting up blood as it coated her teeth. As usual, the Alpha pack's attack was coordinated and silent.

The young woman pushed herself up, propping herself against the lockers as she stared defiantly at the Alphas surrounding her. Deucalion approached the woman, sweeping his cane back and forth in front of him as he walked. He knelt in front of her, putting on hand out to touch her face.

"Beautiful," he mused. "But defiant, aren't you?" The mercenary shook her head. Her chest was rising and falling rapidly. Loki couldn't tell if she was frightened, exhausted, or both. Either way, she managed to respond to Deucalion.

"Because I know something," the mercenary spat. She grunted in pain before continuing. "I know that you're afraid of him."

"Of a teenager boy?" Deucalion sounded mildly amused by this idea.

"Of the man he'll become," the woman corrected, pressing her hand harder into her side, staunching the blood flow.

"I'm aware of a certain potential threat," Deucalion admitted. "But someone once taught me a very smart way to eliminate threat." He paused. "Get someone else to do it for you." The woman's eyes widened with realization. She was smart.

"Derek," she whispered. Deucalion chuckled. He lifted his hand, and then flicked his claws across her throat, spraying blood onto the lockers. Loki looked away instinctively and then scolded herself. The curly haired girl forced herself to turn back to the scene, but Deucalion had already noticed her brief moment of disgust.

"Now, Loki," he said as he walked towards the door. "We've discussed this before. You really must develop a stronger stomach."

Loki cut the engine on her motorcycle in the parking lot, right next to the twins' bikes. She took off her helmet, and turned towards them.

"Remind me again why we're going to high school?" she hissed, lowering her voice enough that no one else would hear her. "It's barely been two days and I'm already sick of this crap."

"Because Deucalion told us too," Ethan muttered back, casting his eyes around the area to make sure no one was listening. "And keep your mouth shut, okay?" Loki rolled her eyes, snatching her helmet up and standing.

"Well, I still think this is a stupid plan." Aiden snorted.

"I agree. But it does have its perks." Loki shook her head in disgust as the three Alphas walked into the apartment building they were staying in. She could guess what 'perks' Aiden was referring to. It didn't take much.

"Yeah, right. Get the three hormone driven teenagers to find a boyfriend or girlfriend that might be important to Scott McCall, or in my case, with my luck, is Scott McCall. Sounds like a great plan to me. Not stupid at all."

"Keep your mouth shut," Ethan growled again as they stepped into the elevator. But he wasn't angry. He was nervous, almost afraid. And Loki knew why. She punched the button for their floor as they got in the elevator and looked away from her friends, scoffing.

"Fine. I'll shut up. For now."

Keeping her eyes on the crouching figure of the teenage Beta – Isaac, she was pretty sure his name was – that had happened across the bank vault a few nights ago, Loki weaved around teenagers on the cross-country team until she was behind him. She stayed far away enough that her proximity wouldn't look odd. Ethan and Aiden, who had no qualms about this, appeared on either sides of the boy, smirking as he stilled. The curly haired Beta looked from side to side and turned around. Loki made sure to look away when Isaac turned around. His memories were fuzzy enough that he shouldn't remember her from the night at the bank, and she was hoping to keep it that way for a while longer.

The whistle shrieked shrilly, and Loki took off. She made sure to stay far behind enough from the twins that she wouldn't be too closely associated with the ensuing fight. Isaac, the Beta, tore past her, sprinting after the twins. She could see the other teenager gaining on them, but she was unconcerned. He was no match of one of them at a time, let alone twins together. And, if need be, she could always intervene to help. The twins put enough distance between them and Loki that they vanished from her sight. Glancing back to make sure no one could see her, Loki ran off the path and into the thick woods. Isaac reached a small clearing in the trail just shortly after the two Alphas, but the small lag had given them enough time to hide in order to surprise him.

Loki slowed down, watching from a distance as Isaac whipped around, panting. He was clearly confused, trying to locate the twins by scent or sound. Before he could do either, Ethan tackled him from behind, sending the Beta sprawling onto the leaves. Aiden moved quickly after his twin, grabbing one of Isaac's arms as Ethan grabbed the other, successfully pinning down their target.

"Ethan," Aiden drawled to his twin. "I always forget," he said, putting on a faux-confused tone. "How many bones in the human body?" Ethan smirked at Isaac sadistically.

"I don't know," he began, twisting Isaac's arm further behind the boys back, making him grunt. "Let's count," he finished. He raised his hand, curling his fingers into a fist but before he could land the punch, he was knocked aside by Scott McCall. Loki heard the crunch as Scott's fist found purchase in Ethan's jaw.

"That's one," Scott said calmly, lips twitching slightly. Isaac used Aiden's momentary surprise to twist out of his grip. Loki's eyes flashed red as her claws extended, ready to jump in to help her friends if they needed it. Before any of the five teen werewolves could make a move, however, a scream split the air. Isaac and Scott exchanged a look and immediately took off towards the source of the sound. Loki frowned, stepping out of the woods and towards her friends.

"What the hell?" Loki asked, looking to the twins. Aiden shook his head, following the two Betas who had just departed. The three Alphas stopped at the group of teenagers gathered around a tree.

"What are they – " the question died on Ethan's lips when he saw what was attached to the tree. "Oh." A teenage boy was being held up against the tree by a length of leather cord. On closer inspection, it turned out to be a dog's leash. Blood had dripped all the way from his throat to shoes. Disgust welled up in Loki's stomach and she looked away for a moment, steeling herself.

"Can't believe we didn't smell it," Loki muttered as she stepped closer. Aiden took a quick breath, and wrinkled his nose.

"We were downwind," he told her, and she nodded in understanding.

"Sh," Ethan shushed his brother and his friend. The two turned to look at him. The blonde boy flicked his head backwards slightly. "They're talking about us." Loki focused her hearing on the three teens that had parted from the larger group.

"I don't know who that girl is, but I don't care. They killed that kid. They killed the girl who saved me. And I'm gonna kill them too." It was Isaac talking.

Loki turned towards the twins, cocking an eyebrow. Before any of them could say anything about this new 'threat,' Coach shooed them away from the crime scene.

"Okay, back to school, alright? Back to school!"

"So what's the plan now?" Loki asked as she met the twins outside of the boys' locker room. She tugged her leather jacket back on over her shoulders, and began to pull her messy curls into a bun.

"You have class with a few of them next," Aiden muttered back as the walked through the halls, keeping an eye open for any of the other werewolves.

"Just keep an eye on them, keeping laying low." Ethan said. "We'll take care of the rest." Loki sighed, rolling her eyes in irritation.

"You know, I really hate it when I'm out of the loop because of your weird twin bond thing." Aiden smirked.

"Yeah, you've mentioned it. Get going."

Loki copied down the words on the board in her notebook, but her attention was focused not on the teacher, but on Scott McCall and Isaac Lahey across the room. Scott was leaning across his desk, trying to catch the attention of Isaac, but the other teen wasn't so much as sparing him a glance. The teacher at the front of the room as oblivious as he lectured the relationship and difference between momentum and inertia.

"Danny," the boy sitting next to Loki looked up as the teacher called his name. "What do we know about momentum?"

"It's the produce of mass times velocity," Danny responded easily.

"Mr. Harris, may I use the bathroom?" Isaac interrupted the remainder of Danny's answer. The teacher motioned towards the door, and as Isaac got up, Scott stood as well, stepping forward.

"I have to go to the bathroom too!" Urgency edged his tone, but Loki knew that it wasn't because he needed to pee. She watched Isaac leave the room, a little concerned for the twins. Even though she knew they were more than a match for this scrappy Beta, she was still worried.

"One at a time," Mr. Harris responded. As Scott tried in vain to convince the teacher to let him go after Isaac, Loki focused her hearing on the hallway outside the classroom. She could make out the faint sounds of someone getting hit, but she couldn't tell who it was - one of the twins or Isaac? A thudding sound against the wall attracted the teacher's attention from his lecture to the hallway. Frowning, he opened the door and stepped out, most of the class following him after they heard him gasp in surprise. The scene Loki saw shocked her.

Ethan was sprawled on the ground in front of Isaac, face covered with blood. But where was Aiden? And why did Isaac look not so much as bruised? Loki looked around, and saw the missing twin walking around the corner. That, paired with the confusion on Isaac's face made her realize what happened. She swallowed back a chuckle. Not bad, boys.

"Ethan?" She turned towards Isaac accusingly. "What the hell is the matter with you?" She snapped, kneeling next to her friend. She turned her back to the crowd so that only Ethan could see the flicker of a smile that came across her face as she knelt next to him.

"Are you alright?" Danny asked Ethan, pulling him up slightly. Ethan grunted, putting on a show.

"He just…he just came at me," Ethan lied. Loki could hear the slight uptick of his heart as he spoke, but other than that there was no indication of his untruth.

"Isaac," Mr. Harris's voice was disapproving. "What the hell did you do?"

"Loki, remember," Ethan whispered to her as they departed from the nurses office. "You're going after McCall." The dark haired girl glanced around before responding.

"Yeah, I remember. Don't worry."

"I am worried," Ethan said. "Because it will be a lot easier for him and his friends to find out who you are than it will be for Lydia and Danny to find out who Aiden and I are. And you heard that Beta in the woods, he wants revenge. You could get hurt." Loki turned towards her friend, torn between being warmed by his concern and being offended by it.

"Oh, Ethan," she said. "You know I'm a good liar. And, even if I wasn't, I can take care of myself. Don't worry about me, okay? Besides, I've been blocking my scent. He has no reason to think that I'm a werewolf, let alone an Alpha."

"Yeah, except for the fact that you're constantly with Aiden and I!" Loki shook her head.

"Ethan. Don't. Worry. I'll be fine. I have a plan."

"Scott, right?" A slightly familiar voice asked from behind him. The Beta turned around, closing his locker. The new girl he'd seen on the first day of school was there. She smiled at him.

"Yeah," Scott said, instantly suspicious. The girl tipped her head to the side slightly, appraising Scott.

"My name is Loki. I'm in your Physics class? I was wondering if you maybe have notes from the rest of the lecture that I could copy down – I had to leave early to take my friend to the nurse." Loki's hair was in a bun on top of her head, and she had a smattering of dark freckles across her nose and cheeks. Her eyes were hazel-y green and very wide. Altogether, she didn't look particularly dangerous. But Scott remembered the protective way she'd looked at Ethan when he was hurt, and the way she was always with the twins, and he was instantly wary. Scott attuned his ears to focus on her heartbeat as he spoke.

"That's all you want? Notes from class?" he asked, listening closely as she answered.

"Um, yeah? What do you mean?" Her heartbeat didn't even flicker, and when Scott breathed in, she didn't smell like a werewolf. She smelled…really nice, actually. Like citrus. And vanilla, maybe. But not like a werewolf. "Scott?"

Scott's attention snapped back to where he was. Loki's eyebrows were creased and she was looking at him in concern.

"If it's too much trouble, I can ask someone else." Scott's eyes widened, and he shook his head.

"No, no, sorry! I was just…" Scott pulled his notebook out of his bag and opened it, revealing a…blank page. "I…" Color rushed to Scott's cheeks. "Sorry, I was distracted during class. I – you probably have more notes than I do." Loki shook her head, smiling at him.

"Don't worry about it." She paused. "Do you, uh…I mean, would you like mine?" Scott looked at her again. Something about her, something about the way she was looking at him made him feel the same way he did when he'd first met Allison.

"Yeah, that would be – " A roar echoed through the hallways, drawing their attention away from one another. Scott's eyes widened.

"What was that?" Loki asked, sounding confused and nervous.

"Um, I – I got to go," Scott said, moving towards the sound of the roar. "But yeah, let's – tonight, okay? Let's do something tonight." He had paused, scribbling something out on a piece of notebook paper, before ripping it out and handing it to her.

"Yeah, okay." Loki called after him. Once he was out of sight, she sighed, smirking in amusement. Too. Easy. Ethan and Aiden rounded the corner. "Told you I could handle it," she said to Ethan in a singsong tone. He rolled his eyes.

"Handle what?" Aiden asked. "What's happening?" Loki flicked the piece of paper in between her fingers.

"Looks like I have a date tonight."

Loki was already sitting towards the back of the room when the twins came in. She'd warned them to keep their distance from her for the rest of the day, in order to dissuade suspicion in Scott and his friends. Still, she kept a close eye on them.

She watched as Scott sat down in the desk next to the twins, staring directly at them. Once they turned to look at him, he smiled innocently, pulling out a gear from his bag. Even from the back of the classroom, Loki could tell that it was a gear from one of the twins' bikes. She tensed. She could hear Scott taunting the twins quietly, and she curled her fingers under the wood of the desk, silently willing the twins to stay calm. It didn't work.

Aiden leapt to his feet, running out of the room.

"Wait. Aiden, don't!" Ethan yelled after his brother.

"What in the world?" Ms. Blake asked, sounding confused. Then, the unmistakable sound of a motorcycle engine being revved ripped through the otherwise silent halls. Ms. Blake's eyes narrowed, and she rushed out of the classroom, being followed by most of the class. For the second time that day, Loki found herself running out of class to find one of the twins in an odd situation.

Aiden was standing at the front of his bike, in the middle of the no longer empty hallway. As he looked around, it seemed to dawn on him that he'd been set up.

"You have got to be kidding me," Ms. Blake said, sounding disgusted. "You realize this is going to result in a suspension."

"I can't believe you guys actually merged in the middle of a school hallway just because Aiden made a colossally stupid, reckless mistake." Loki ranted at the twins. Both of them still had a scratch on each cheek where Deucalion had nicked them.

"Yeah, we get it, thanks," Ethan snapped. Loki rolled her eyes.

"Okay, well, I'm going to Scott's. Try not to screw up between now and the time I get back, yeah?"

"So, what's your deal with the twins?" Scott asked Loki as casually as possible. The two teenagers were in his room, studying for Physics. She looked up, frowning.

"Ethan and Aiden? What do you mean? They're my friends." Scott nodded.

"Right, right. But aren't you both new in town? I mean…" Loki nodded, expression clearing.

"Oh, yeah. Well, the three of us were the only new juniors this year, and the school did a orientation thing during the summer for us, and I got to know them then." Loki shrugged. "I haven't really gotten a chance to meet more people." Scott nodded, but he was frowning. Loki pretended to be confused. "Why do you ask?"

"I just…you might want to be wary of them." Scott said. Loki's eyebrows creased, but before she could say anything, someone knocked on the door. The two teenagers turned towards the doorway, and standing there was a soaking wet Isaac. His shoulders were slumped.

"Isaac?" Scott asked, sounding both concerned and confused.

"I'm sorry to interrupt," he said. "I…I was wondering if I could ask you a favor," he said. His eyes flicked to Loki.

"Um, I should be going anyways." She packed up her stuff and slung her bag across her shoulder. "Scott, this was fun." He nodded, smiling at her. "I'll…see you two around." As Loki left Scott's house, she couldn't help but feel slightly guilty. It was just so easy to fool Scott - and it was too bad, too. If he hadn't been one of their targets, Loki could see herself liking him anyways.

Yeah, Loki thought to herself as she walked through the rain to her motorcycle. It really is too bad.

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