Avalon's outfit:
Chapter Seven
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"That's not possible." Avalon said making Liam laugh after he had just beaten her in a video game. "You've never been able to beat me at this game." She said and he shrugged, "Maybe I've just gotten good." He said and she stared at him with squinted eyes for a moment.
"You and Mason have been practicing, havent you?" She asked and he nodded, "Yeah." He said and she hummed and nodded. "I thought so." She said before looking down at her watch and sighing, "Okay, I'm gonna have to leave for the PSATs soon." She said as she grabbed the controllers and stood up.
"Want me to drop you off at Mason's?" Avalon asked and Liam nodded before getting a distant look making her glance at him with raised eyebrows. "Something on your mind?" She asked and he shrugged slightly, "Are you gonna gate the pack forever?" He asked as she leaned against her desk.
"Preferably." She said and he sighed, "Would you consider at least tolerating them?" He asked and she raised her eyebrows. "That's what I've been doing." She said and he nodded slightly, "I mean like a little more than what you've been doing." He said and she sighed and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Why are you asking me this?" She asked and he shrugged, "Because you're my sister and they're my friends and pack. I'd like if you at least got along with them." He said and she cocked an eyebrow. "Now why would I do that?" She asked and he smiled smugly at her, "Because you promised you would do anything to make sure I'm happy." He said making her jaw fall slightly.
"You were like nine when I said that." She said and he nodded, "You still said it." He said and she scoffed lightly. "Fine, but I'm not driving you to Mason's house anymore." She said before walking out the room making Liam's eyes widen, "Wait, what?" He called out before quickly running after her.
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"Where's Lydia?" Kira asked as she, Scott, Malia, Stiles and Avalon stood around, waiting to go into a class room to take their PSATs. "She took it her freshman year." Stiles said making Malia look over at him, "Does that mean I could have taken it some other time?"
"Malia, you studied harder for this than any of us." Scott said and Malia shook her head and looked at him like he was crazy, "Doesn't mean I'm gonna do good." Malia said. "Well." Stiles corrected making Malia look at him confused, "Well, what?" She asked.
"It's "do well," not "do good."
"Oh, God!" Malia said while Avalon pinched Stiles's arm, "You're not helping." She said as he rubbed his arm. "We're doing this, because while we're trying not to die, we still need to live. If I survive high school, I'd like to go to college. A good college..." Scott said and Kira nodded.
"It's only three hours. We can survive three hours." Kira said making Stiles groan.
After Avalon did her thumb print, grabbed a couple pencils she dropped her phone into an envelope that Natalie was holding before sitting down. She glanced over when Malia sat down next to her looking completely nervous and unprepared. "You're worrying to much." Avalon said making Malia look at her, "What?" She asked.
"You're worrying to much about the test. The PSATs are just a preparation test for the SAT. Colleges arent gonna give a shit about weather you got a low score or a high score on your PSAT. You'll be fine." Avalon said and Malia took a deep breath and nodded slightly.
"Please do not open the test booklet until you are instructed to do so. This test is two hours and ten minutes. There will be two twenty-five-minute critical reading sections, two twenty-five-minute math sections, and an essay writing portion that will last thirty minutes. There are supposed to be two teachers monitoring this exam." Simon, the guy who ran the PSATs said, looking over at Natalie.
"I know. It's Coach. He's not exactly punctual. Um, let me just try him again." Natalie said and walked out of the room. Avalon sighed in boredom, spinning her pencil around her finger until Natalie came back in.
"I can't find him... But Mr. Yukimura is upstairs grading papers. Do you want me to try him?" Natalie asked and Simon shook his head, "We have to start. We can ask for his assistance during the first break." He said and then pressed a button on his watch before turning to the students, "You may now open your test booklets and begin."
Avalon opened the her test booklet and started reading questions and circling in answers. Everyone was in the middle if working on their test when all of the sudden, a girl named Sydney suddenly fell to the ground making everyone stop and loom at her. "Sydney!" Natalie said running over to her, "Are you alright?" Natalie asked as she helped her up. "I'm okay... I just got kind of dizzy..." Sydney said, chuckling awkwardly.
"Sydney, how long have you had this?" Natalie asked, looking down at a red mark in Sydney's arm, "I don't know." Sydney said confused. "Ms. Martin, do I need to stop the test?" Simon asked and Natalie shook her head, ".. Um, it's fine. Everybody stay in your seats. I'll, um, be back in a minute. Nobody leaves the room." Natalie said before walking out of the class room.
"Get back! No! Do not come in here! Get back outside!" They heard Natalie start to yell out in the hall making everyone ran out the class room to see her locking the double doors. "Back to your seats! Now. Please." She said and everyone walked back into the room, Scott closing the door behind him.
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"Bet they're thinking smallpox." Stiles said to Avalon, Malia and Kira, "Not likely." Simon said making them look over at him, "Smallpox was eradicated worldwide in 1979. We've only managed to completely eradicate two viruses in history. The other was rinderpest- it killed cows." He said.
"Is that supposed to comfort us?" Avalon asked as she raised her eyebrows at him, "Unless it's something worse..." He said and Avalon looked at him weird. "Whatever it is, they're taking it pretty seriously. There are a lot of cars and trucks out there." Malia said then listened for a second before looking at Stiles, "Your dad's with them." She said and Stiles nodded and stood up.
"I should probably call him." He said before walking over to where all the phones were. "Don't bother- they would have shut off any access to all outside communication by now. No cell service, no WiFi, no one starting a panic. Looks like we're all just going to have to wait here and see what happens." Simon said making Avalon look at him weird.
"I don't like your face."
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"Guys? Do you ever get the feeling that Scott and Stiles aren't telling you everything?" Malia asked as her, Kira and Avalon stood in line to get their blood tested. "What do you mean?" Kira asked and Malia smiled, "Like they hide stuff?" She asked and Kira and eyes widened slightly while Avalon shrugged slightly.
"Everyone hides things. It's not always good but it's natural." Avalon said quickly and Kira nodded anxiously, "Yeah, and I think if they did, they'd probably have a pretty good reason." She said nervously making Avalon look at her weird. "Do you know what they're hiding in the bag under Scott's bed?" Malia asked and Kira's eyes widened again, "What? No! I've never been under Scott's bed. Or in it. Just on it... wearing clothes." She said quickly making them raise their eyebrows at her.
"Kira Yukimura?" Dr. Wentz said making Kira spin around and step forward, "You feeling all right, Kira?" She asked and Kira nodded. Dr. Wentz grabbed a syringe making Kira's eyes widen which made Dr. Wentz smile softly, "I don't like needles, either. I promise, it'll be fast." She said as Kira held her arm out.
The second the needle touched Kira's arm the Kitsune in her basically electrified the need, shocking Dr. Wentz. Avalon eyes widen before grabbing Kira's arm as Dr. Wentz turned around. "Go." Avalon whispered, pulling Kira and Malia away as they CDC people rushed Dr. Wentz outside.
A minute later they all stood around in the locker room as they watched Scott's eyes flicker from red to his normal brown. "Still happening." Mr. Yukimura said and Malia sighed and held up her clawed hands, "I can't make them go back." She said and Mr. Yukimura sighed. "Obviously, the virus is affecting the two of you in a way it won't hit any human being." He said.
"You guys have to stay out of sight." Avalon said and Stiles nodded, "We have to quarantine you from the quarantine." He said and she nodded in agreement. "Yeah, but where? I mean, what if they get violent, like on a full moon?" Kira asked and Scott sighed, "We shouldn't stay in here. Not in the locker room." Scott said.
"A classroom is not going to hold us..."
"What about the basement?"
"Too many ways out. We need something something secure- somewhere nobody can find us." Scott said and realization crossed over Stiles's features, "The vault." He said making them look at him and Scott nodded. "The Hale vault. The Hales always have an escape route, like their house. There has to be another way in."
"This is where the high school sign is, so the vault's got to be right about here." Stiles said as they stood around a blueprint of the school, "I suppose, if there's a second entrance, it would probably be accessible from the basement." Mr. Yukimura said and Stiles nodded.
"It's probably somewhere in this hallway- west corridor." Stiles said as he pointed at something and all of the sudden he started fall making Avalon grab his shirt. "It's happening to you, too. You're getting sick- you all are." Mr. Yukimura said, noticing the sweat on Avalon's forehead. "I don't feel sick." Kira said making her father look at her, "I think it's affecting you differently. Neurologically. I found your test answers here in a pile with the others." He said, pulling the sheet out to see that instead of filling out the bubbles, Kira had scribbled a circle next to them.
"We should probably get you guys to the vault, now." Avalon said and they all nodded before running out and down the stairs to the basement. They looked around until Stiles found Mark's on the wall behind a shelve, "Hey, guys? Over here." He said and they all walked over to him. Avalon and Scott pulled out the shelve to reveal a triskelion carved into the wall.
"Look at the cracks in the wall. It's like the entrance outside. It only opens with claws- anyone's claws, right?" Stiles asked and Scott looked over at Malia. "Malia, can you try?" He asked making Malia look at him confused, "Why me?"
"I don't have control." Scott said, holding up his hand and Malia thought for a second before nodding, "Okay. I'll do it... But, first, tell me what you've been hiding from me." Malia said making them all glance at each other. "I know you think you're trying to protect me, but I can handle it." She said and they didnt say anything right away, "I know I'm on the list!" Malia said making them slightly let out a breath of relief that apparently. "Yes..." Stiles said slowly making Malia nod, "So, how much?" She asked making Avalon raise her eyebrows. "How much what?" Avalon asked, "How much am I worth?"
"Four million..." Scott said making Malia look over at him before looking down, "Are you okay?" Stiles asked and she looked up and nodded. "Yeah. Scott's worth twenty-five-, Kira, six. They'll take you guys out way before me." Malia said before walking over to the vault door.
"That's progress. That's progress." Stiles muttered right as Malia went to stick her claws in the markings. Malia was able to turn the lock making the vault door open.
After a few minutes, Kira paced back and forth, Scott sat on a metal box and Stiles and Malia sat next to each other while Avalon was wandering around the room. "You know, this is where it all started. That's where the money was. One hundred and seventeen million in bearer bonds." Stiles said, looking over at the safe that Scott sat by.
"How do you even change bearer bonds into cash?" Kira asked and Avalon glanced at them, "The bank." She said making them look at her and Stiles nodded. "They just let it sit here the whole time, collecting dust. You know bearer bonds are basically extinct?" Stiles asked and Avalon raised her eyebrows, "Why does it matter?" She asked and Stiles sighed.
"You know how many problems that money could solve?" Stiles asked making Kia raise her eyebrows slightly, "For you?" Kira asked. "Me, my dad... The Eichen House and MRI bills are killing him." Stiles said.
"My mom does this thing... she writes down all the items in our budget, and how much they cost, and then she adds them all up and figures out how long we have until... we lose the house." Scott explained and they all sat in silence for a little while.
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Avalon leaned against a shelf and glanced around before her eyes caught Malia who sat alone, looking pretty cold. She sighed softly before taking her jacket off and walking over to Malia. "Here." She said making Malia look up at her as Avalon crouched down in front of her.
"You look cold." Avalon said as she put the jacket around Malia's shoulders as Malia smiled tiredly at her. "How are you feeling?" Avalon asked, "Sick." Malia said and Avalon pursed her lips and nodded slowly as she squinted slightly. "Don't know what kind of answer I was expecting other than the obvious." She said making Malia smile.
"How are you feeling?" Malia asked and Avalon shrugged slightly, "Tired mostly... dreading going home to my Doctor Step-dad and paranoid mother." Avalon said making Malia chuckle softly. Avalon smiled at her before glancing around to see Scott and Stiles talking by the door. "I'm gonna go talk to the guys." Avalon said, comfortingly squeezing Malia's shoulder before standing up.
"Got a plan yet?" Avalon asked as she walked up to Scott and Stiles making them look at her. "Yeah, you and I are gonna have to go up there. People are getting suspicious." Stiles said and Avalon hummed slightly. "Wow, for once you guys have a decent idea." Avalon said making Stiles dramatically roll his eye before walking over to Malia.
A moment later he walked out the vault where Avalon waited. The door to the vault shut before they ran into quarantine and over to Natalie who looked at them worriedly. "You two arent looking so good. Maybe you ought to lie down." Natalie said and Stiles shook his head, "It's okay. Have you seen Mr. Yukimura?" He asked and Natalie nodded.
"Yeah, he's fine. He's helping the other students." She said and Stiles nodded and went to walk away but Avalon didn't move as something caught her eye. "Is Coach the only adult who got sick today?" She asked, looking at Natalie, "As far as I know." She answered and Stiles and Avalon glanced at each other.
"Why is he...?" Stiles muttered and Natalie grabbed his arm, "Stiles? I think you two should lie down." She said and he shook his head. "Yeah, no, it's okay. We'll be back. We'll be right back-" He said before jogging out the room, Avalon following him.
They ran into Coach's office and instantly started digging around everything. The moved to the desk as Stiles started looking through papers that Coach was stamping to see the red ink had started fading before becoming black. "Stiles." Avalon said as she grabbed Coach's mug to show a bunch if black smudges, "It's the ink." She said.
"I was wondering how that idiot got sick." Someone said making them jump and turn around to see Simon standing in the door way holding a gun, "I'm also wondering where your friends are. Since, it order to get paid by the Benefactor, I need to have proof that they're dead." He said as he messed with the gun. "Visual confirmation..." Stiles said and Simon nodded, "Exactly." Simon said before pointing the gun at them.
"Still a bit feverish, Mr. Stilinski? How about you Miss. Dunbar?" Simon asked as he made Avalon and Stiles walk into the locker room. "But, you should know something. The virus doesn't kill humans. You'll get better. So, don't you think you should tell me where they are? Shouldn't one of you get to live?"
"You know, you'd think if someone went pit of their way to create an entire virus just to kill a few teenagers, you'd actually keep am eye on said teenagers." Avalon said as she turned around to look at him, "Kinda shows how much of an amateur you are. You should be embarrassed." Avalon said and Simon chuckled.
"Why don't you just tell me where the rest of your friends are?" He said and Stiles sighed, "I think I saw them in the library.... Or, it might have been the cafeteria. It was definitely one of those two." He said sarcastically.
"I'm going to count to three, and then I'm going to kill her." Simon said, holding the gun in front of Avalon's forehead making Stiles turn around while Avalon just stared at Simon, "You think you can scare by pointing at gun at me? Something tells me I can knock you down in two seconds." She asked and he chuckled.
"No... I think I can kill you. I just thought the countdown would make it more exciting. So, One. Two-" He said and Stiles grabbed Avalon, pulling her back right as a gun shot went off. Stiles and Avalon looked at each other with wide eye before sighing in relief when another of them hadn't gotten shot. It was Simon who got shot.
"Where the hell did you come from?" Stiles asked as they looked over at Agent McCall, "Guys, listen. I got a call from Melissa. I don't know what it means. She said there's an antidote? Reishi mushrooms..." He said making them look at him confused. "Wait, what's in a vault?" Stiles asked, "It's in a jar on one of the shelves. She said to tell Scott, It's in the vault." He said and Stiles and Avalon instantly ran off.
"Hey, Scott? Scotty? In the vault, in there with you- it's called reishi mushrooms. Scott? Scott, open the door! It's in there with you! It's in a jar, it's on one of the shelves. Scott! Scott, can you hear me?" Stiles yelled as they pounded on the door. A few seconds later the door started to open making them pull away to see Scott standing there completely fine. Stiles instantly pulled him into a hug for a moment before walking over to Malia.
"Hey, you alright?" He asked but Malia didn't say anything, "Malia?" Stiles asked again, grabbing her shoulder but Malia grabbed his arm, before looking at his with glossy eyes. She dropped Stiles hand then stood up, dropping a piece of paper as she walked out.
Avalon grabbed the paper and unfolded it to see it was the deadpool from Stiles' jacket that he had left there. She scanned over the names before seeing "Malia Hale" making her sigh and pinch the bridge of her nose.
"You guys are idiots."