Chapter 22

Star

“I want to go back to the topic of guilt today, it might surprise you to hear me say that guilt is a good thing, it's a rather mature emotion. Malia, you said something about guilt the other day, you said it came with a visceral reaction” Morrell asked Malia as we sat in a circle for what I called group. “I said it made me feel sick to my stomach” Malia said eyeballing Stiles and I “guilt often becomes physical. You feel it in your gut, it's not just psychological” Morrell looked around the room at me then Stiles “how does guilt make you feel, Stiles”?

I hit Stiles arm as he seemed side tract “I'm sorry, what” “guilt. What does it make you feel” “nervous” Stiles said as I felt wired and looked out the window. “Guilt makes you rethink something's, makes you feel upset if you've done something wrong” Morrell continued as I couldn't help it but my eyes changed to a red and I almost growled. “I'm sorry, everyone, but we need to take a break. Come with me, Stiles and Star I'd like to talk to you too for a minute” Morrell said.

We walked into another room as I leaned on a counter and looked out the window as Morrell handed Stiles a pill box. “What are these, are these sleeping pills” Stiles asked “no, sleeping is exactly what you don't want to do. You're vulnerable when you're asleep”. “So all I have to do is stay awake” Stiles asked Morrell “for now, if your friends haven't figured out something soon then I'll come find you” Morrell said. “To tell me what to do” Stiles asked “no, just don't worry about that right now, now go I have to talk to Star”.

Stiles looked at me as I continued to look outside. Stiles started to walk out of the room “and Stiles remember, stay awake” Morrell said as Stiles nodded and left the room, closing the door behind him. “So what, you wanted to talk, ask me questions, have me spill my guts out or something” I asked still looking outside. “Actually I was hoping we could talk about the scratch on your arm” I looked at my arm and turned to look at Morrell.

“Come here” Morrell said as I sighed but walked over to her as she pushed up my sleeve showing the scratched that went from the middle of my shoulder down a few inches. “How long have you had this” she asked wetting a towel and whipping the dried blood that was on the wound. “About 2, 3 days” I said “it looks a lot like a wolf scratch” she said finishing up “its nothing” I said as Morrell looked up at me.

“I've scheduled for you to leave tonight” Morrell said as I looked at her confused and shocked. “What, why” “because you need someone to look at this, someone who knows about it, someone who knows why your acting this way” she said. “I'm fine, its probable tacking longer because I was in Stiles's head” I said as she looked at me a little confused. “I'm not leaving Stiles here alone” I said mad “you need to go, you want to protect Stiles, then leave” she said and I quick grabbed her throat almost choking her.

“I told you, I'm not leaving without Stiles” I said as my voice went deep and madder and threw her across the room. Morrell slide on the floor hiding the wall, hard as I walked out of the room.

Stiles

When night came I walked threw the hallway and to the basement door “what are you doing” Oliver asked me as I jumped and turned around. “I need to get through here, to the basement” I said and went back to trying to open the door. “Doctors don't even have a key to this door, only Brunski” Oliver said “is that the head orderly” “he's got keys to everything in here” Oliver said. “Does he keep them on him all the time” I quick asked looking at Oliver.

“If you want them, you'll probably have to figure out a way to trick him” “well, part of me and a friend are getting very good at playing tricks” I said and walked away to Star's room. Oliver went back to the room while I quietly went to Star's room and opened it, looking inside, and walked inside closing the door behind me. “Star” I said as she sat in the corner “Star I need your help” I said bending down in front of her. “With what” she asked not looking at me as I knew something was wrong.

“I need you to brake the lock to the basement” I said to her “I don't think I can do that” she said to me still not looking at me. “Why, are you ok” I asked her placing a hand on her shoulder as she finally looked at her “I'm leaving, Morrell made arrangements for me to leave tonight, any minuet from now” she said almost hurt to leave. “Why” “she says I'm putting myself and you more in danger” she said as I was confused.

“I promised your dad I would protect you and I can't do that if I'm not in here” Star said as I heard footsteps coming toward her room. “Stiles, forget what she said, fall asleep” Star quick said “what, are you talking about Morrell” I asked confused “fall asleep, fall asleep” Star said as the door opened and I quick hid under the bed. “Fall asleep” Star kept whispering over and over as the guys walked her out of the room.

I felt myself get tired and quick ran out of the room and to the bathroom where I splashed water in my face. “Stay awake, Stiles. You just gotta stay” I started as I looked in the mirror and saw Malia standing there with a towel around her. “Don't worry, Stiles, you didn't just accidentally walk into the Girls' Room” Malia said “thank God” I said under my voice and cleared my throat.

“Okay, so what are you doing in the Boys Room” I asked confused “showering” Malia said acting like it was nothing. “I can see that, I mean I saw that, well, actually I didn't see anything really. I just... there was too much steam to, uh... not that I would prefer there to be less steam” I stuttered. I was always this way with girls, even around Star when we were kids at times.

“Stiles, I don't care;, in the woods, there was no Boys' and Girls' Room and if you really need to know, they keep the water temperature in the Girls' Room too low. It's much hotter in here; ever since I turned back to human, I just can't seem to get warm” Malia said. “Maybe you just have a low core temp, you know, you might just be sick or” I started “I used to have a fur coat” “hey, it might be that, it's probably that” I said turning my head for a second but my eyes still stuck to her.

“Now you're staring” Malia “no, I'm not” “then what are you doing” “I was kind of wondering why you punched me” I said. “Did you think I was going to thank you” “no, maybe, we did kind of save your life” I said confused. “You're right, Stiles, thank you. Thanks for invading my home, for putting me on the run, for turning me back to human so that I could look at my father every day and try to figure out how to explain to him that the reason my sister and mother are dead is because I almost ate them on a full moon. Thank you so very much” Malia said sarcastic.

“We were just trying to help” I said “you want to help me? Find a way to change me back” Malia said mad “you want to go back, to being a coyote” I asked confused. “What do you know” “I might know somebody who could teach you how to change” I said as she seemed to pay attention now. “Okay, what do you want” Malia asked me “I need to get into the basement” I said “why can't you just have your little wolf friend brake the lock”. “She left anyway which means that I need to get the keys off of that orderly, the big one” I said “Brunski” Malia said “you help me, and I'll help you”.

She looked at me “fine, deal” Malia said as I did a small smile.

Star

I walked down the street back to Derek's house, hoping he wasn't there right now, but wasn't so lucky when I saw Derek's car parked out front. I walked up the small stairs and into the open space where silence had taken over. I threw my bag on the ground and walked over to a old shoe box that was under the bed. I polled it out and opened it reveling a silver and black gun that had a line of bullets underneath it.

I grabbed the gun and put 4 bullets in it, closed the shoe box, and pushed it underneath the bed once again just as Derek walked in. I stood up, pushing the gun in my back pocket and polling my shirt down to cover it. “Star, what are you doing here” Derek asked me “nothing” “Stiles's dad told me you went with Stiles for 72 hours” Derek asked laying his jacket down on a chair. “I was, then something happened and I had to go but now I'm going back” I tried not to act nervous.

“Oh, so in other words you snuck out” Derek asked with a smile “no” I said to quickly “Star I know you to well, I don't care if you snuck out” Derek walked up to me still holding his smile. Then an idea came to my head, the only way for me to get out of here, now. I walked up to Derek “listen I have to go back” “why, Stiles isn't going to hurt anyone if he's in there” Derek asked me a bit confused. “Well, I promised his dad” I said a bit mad “you know your not a babysitter” Derek said as I got annoyed.

“Listen I have to go, I'll see you another time” I said about to walk around Derek but he stepped in front of me. “You seem different, are you ok” “Derek just move” I said really mad now as Derek looked at me silent for a second then leaned up to my face a little bit “no”. “Fine, then I'll make you” I said and grabbed Derek's neck, throwing him across the room. “If you knew me then you should know not to stand in my way” I said about to walk out but Derek grabbed my arm.

“Star stop” Derek said mad as I tried to get out of his grip “sorry Derek” I said with a small smile and reached in the back out mt pocket, polling out my gun and pushed it up to his stomach. Derek looked down, seeing the gun and let me go, taking a few steps away from me. “Star what are you doing” Derek asked me “I don't need a gun to stop you or anyone from getting in my way but I do enjoy it, it doesn't use as much energy” I said with a smirk on my face.

“Star, calm down, its me, its” Derek started “I know who you are Derek” I said annoyed as he stood there looking at me. “Normally I'd kill someone if I had a gun pointed at them” I said still pointing the gun to him. "Your no exception" I polled the trigger hitting Derek in the stomach with the built before walking out of the room, leaving Derek to drop to the ground.

Stiles

Are plain was about to go on, I hope it works. “You're lying, you're a liar” Oliver screamed at Malia as we stood outside. “What the hell's going on” a man asked as he walked over to Malia and Oliver “you're lying” Oliver said pushing Malia “get this nut job off of me” Malia said pushing Oliver off of her. “No, she said that they drill holes in your head” Oliver said to the guy. “She said they're gonna put a hole in my head” Oliver said as Malia quick grabbed the keys from the man pocket and gave them to me without anyone knowing.

“Please, come on, please, don't, please don't drill a hole in my head” Oliver said as they carried him away and I helped Malia up “you okay” I asked Malia “yeah, you got them”? I shook my head yes as I waited till night came before I was going to make my move and go to the basement. I hope know one catches me!