Chapter 9

Scott

Stiles and I stood in Stiles's dad's office “so, the Walcott's were the first at least the first that we know about. Four murders, Sean, his brother, and their parents, they were killed by a professional assassin called The Mute. Weapon of choice, a military tomahawk, but then The Mute was killed by Peter Hale after he tried to blow up Derek with a Claymore mine. Next was Demarco, he delivered a keg to the party at Lydia's lake house and got decapitated outside his car. Then last night, 23-year-old Carrie Hudso” “it's a dead pool” Stiles's dad said.

“A hit list of supernatural creatures” Stiles said “this is only part of it, the rest still has to be decoded” I said. “Who found this list” Stiles's dad asked “Lydia” “how” “she wrote it. Actually, she transcribed it, without realizing it” I said. “Banshee” Stiles's dad asked “Banshee” I said nodding making him sigh “beautiful. All right, what are these numbers next to the names” “we're getting to that” I said. “Okay, then what about the star next to Derek and Star's name”.

Stiles and I both shrugged “first, you need to know that the code was broken with a cipher key” Stiles said. “Wait, you mean like key word” “it's actually a name, Allison, her name broke a third of the list and now we think there's two other cipher keys which will give us the rest of the names” I said. “Okay, so how do we get the cipher keys” “same way we got the code” Stiles said “Lydia, she's been out at the lake house all weekend trying to find the other two key words” I said.

“We've realize that there's a limit because of the numbers. We think that once we decode the names, the numbers will add up to 117” I said “117 what” Stiles's dad asked. “million, 117 million dollars, Dad” Stiles said “stolen from the Hale vault and is being used by someone to finance all these murders. Someone who wants every supernatural in Beacon Hills dead” I said. “So the coded list goes out and somehow these professional assassins get that list and a cipher key and then they go after the names on the list. They being killers with no mouths, tomahawks, thermo-cut wires that can take your head off” Stiles's dad asked making sure he got it all and we nodded.

“Let me see, Carrie was also stabbed, what's this mark” Stiles asked looking at the pitcher. “We're not sure yet, we're still waiting on the ME's report” Stiles's dad said as we put down the pitchers. “There's one other thing I don't get how did this new assassin know that Demarco was going to be at the lake house” Stiles's dad asked? “Everyone knows he delivers kegs to teenagers for a little extra cash” Stiles said and his dad nodded.

“So whoever ordered that keg killed Demarco” Stiles said “it was someone at the party, a student” I said.

Star

I walked into school and saw Liam run out of the boy's locker room frantic, until he saw me and stopped in his tracts. I stopped and looked at him before walking away “Star, wait” Liam said running to me and stopping me “hey” I said with a small smile “listen, I want to talk, get to know you, get to know mom” Liam said making me look at him. “You know mom's alive” I asked “yeah, Scott told me” I sighed and looked at the ground a bit mad.

“So, can I see here” Liam asked me “sure, you just have to die first” Liam looked at me confused “she's dead, I killed her” I said making Liam look at me shocked. “You want to know about mom, she wasn't our mom, she doesn't deserve to be our mom” I said mad and walked away, leaving Liam in shock.

(Before the talk with Liam and Star)

Scott

Liam walks into the boy's locker room and looks in his locker to see his stick is gone for lacrosse “what the hell, where's my stick” Liam says as a door opens and Derek walks out holding a stick. “Is this yours” Derek asked Liam before snapping the stick in half making Liam get angry and charge towards Derek but Derek easily grabbed his neck and pinned him to the lockers.

“Liam” I said making Liam calm down and look at me as he breathed heavily “you're right, he is angry” Derek said to me. Derek put him down “this one's yours” I said holding his stick and threw it to him. The school bell rang “get to class, Liam” I said to him and Liam left the boys locker room. I looked at Derek who was smiling “what are you smiling about” I asked him “you're gonna be good at this” Derek said “are you kidding, I am totally unprepared” I said.

I sighed “remember how you said you could teach me a few things I think, right now I could use a full-on training manual” I said and sat on the bench. “I'll tell you one thing, that anger he's got, it'll make him strong” Derek said and sat next to me. “And dangerous” “very” Derek said and I sighed. “Why can't Star train him” I asked making him sigh “Star's going threw a lot right now, besides you'll be good at this”.

“This was supposed to be the semester I could focus on school again, but Kate's back and I've got a Beta and there's a dead pool” I said stressed. “If all our names are on that list, then that's what we should be focused on” Derek said to me. “Do you think Lydia can get that second key” “she's working on it” I said.

Star

I sat next to Stiles in class as he was going threw the pitchers from the crime scenes. “Economic disparity exists in all forms” Coach Finstock said holding a lacrosse stick as he walked around class “well, take sports, for example. Some teams have better training facilities, some have better equipment. Unlike Beacon Hills that can barely afford the duct tape to keep our equipment together”.

Finstock stopped at Stiles's desk as he noticed the pitchers he was looking threw. “You know, Stilinski, if I could grade you on how profoundly you disturb me, you'd be an A plus student” I couldn't help but smile a little. “Thanks, Coach” Stiles said “put those pictures away” Finstock said as Stiles grabbed the stick from coach and tore off the tape at the bottom looking at it then at the pitchers “Stilinski, the hell is wrong with you, don't answer that” Finstock said and walked away as Scott and I looked at Stiles to explain.

“It's a lacrosse player” Stiles said “the killer's on the team” Scott said and we all looked at each other.