#silverfinger

Aiden shook his head, “We haven’t found anything. We can’t even figure out exactly what they are. But they disappeared when the sun came up this morning. They were looking right at Scott at the time.”

“So you’re thinking they’re after Scott?”

At his nod, you let out a groan “Well, where is he now?”

“Ethan said he tracked him down to his house, so now we’re gonna head over there in a few minutes, try to keep him safe.”

Keep him safe… If something happened to Scott, Stiles would be devastated. But if something happened to Stiles, well death happens to the people around him and maybe it was selfish but you refused to lose him when you’d just found him. “You’re sure it’s just the supernatural that they’re after?”

“That party was full of a bunch of non-supernatural humans, pretty sure it’s a safe bet.”

“Alright then, give me a second and we’ll go.” You turned back into the room and, pulled out a sheet from your notebook. Jotting down a quick note, you let Stiles know that you’d be back shortly, there was something that had come up.

Making your way out and back into the hallway, you saw Aiden giving you a look of surprise but chose to ignore it. Passing him, you didn’t hear his footsteps so you called back, “Aiden, let’s go.”

His steps weren’t far behind you at that point and the two of you soon made your way past the nurse's station. Melissa called your name and you stopped to look at her, “Remember how we had said something about getting some rest and changing clothing?” At her nod, you continued, “Well it seems that’s gonna have to take a bit of a backseat for a little while longer. We apparently need to get to your house.”

Melissa had a moment of terror flash across her face before you saw her control it. She told one of the EMT’s that she had a family emergency she had to go deal with and to have Nurse Roman cover the last 15 minutes of her shift. The three of you then made your way out of the hospital and it wasn’t long before you were on your way to the McCall house.

In your opinion, Melissa had been a champ, she’d remained calm basically the entire drive to her house once you’d explained what Aiden told you. Pulling up, she noticed that there was a black SUV outside the house. She must have placed it because a moment later she was groaning, “Damn it!”

“Who’s care is that?”

“Rafaels. Scott’s dad… We’re gonna have to be calm.”

You tried not to make your disappointment at his presence known by only nodding your head. Whether or not it worked, she didn’t comment on it as she parked the car and the two of you walked into the house.

Scott was arguing with his dad as the two of you walked in. Melissa asked what was going on and before you knew it things had gotten out of control. Rafael had been stabbed by what you were assuming was one of the demonic ninjas Aiden had told you about seeing as it had literally appeared out of nowhere.

You ran over to the man, along with Melissa and Scott. While you didn’t like him you didn’t think that he necessarily deserved to die either. Working with Melissa, you were able to get Mr. Suit into an alcove of the house as Derek came in the door and the twins came through the windows.

Scott and Derek started to fight their own demonic ninja each and you helped Melissa put pressure on Rafael's am when there’s a crash through the windows. Looking over, you see the twins had come in that way and were fighting a third demon.

It took the guys a moment but they were able to get the demons out of the house and Scott was yelling, “Mom! Now! Do it now!”

Melissa looks at you and you nod your head, indicating that you can hold the pressure on Rafael's shoulder and that she should go ahead and do the thing. She nods at you before she gets up and grabs a jar. Running to the door, she throws it down and the Mountain Ash inside forms into a line along the door.

At first, you don’t think that it’s going to do anything. After all, Mountain Ash as a barrier needs to be enclosed on both ends and she’s only got a line out. But there’s a buzzing against your skin that’s uncomfortable.

Melissa is making her way back to you and you turn to see that there’s a demon outside the house, just standing there.  Kira and the twins are standing near the door and Kira reaches outwards towards the door, reaching for the demon.

Just as you’re about to call to her and get her to pull away from the situation in front of her, there is a flashing and the shimmering of a barrier. How had you missed that she was a supernatural being?!

She steps back and Aiden's looking at her like he’s trying to figure out what she is.

You’re working with Melissa on Rafael, unless you can get him out of the house, all you can really do is keep the pressure on his wound, when you hear Scott and Derek talking. Apparently, they had changed all the baseboards in the house to Ashwood. Which, really wasn’t surprising considering what Scott and his friends had been through.

Deaton had suggested it. Deaton, who was more than just a veterinarian. Who’s animal clinic was built with Mountain Ash embedded into it. Who had been surprised to see you before he’d managed to school his features. You were going to have to look into him.

When Derek says that he’s been following Scott all day, Scott’s shocked and you can’t help the giggle that bubbles over.  Melissa gives you a look of confusion and you shake your head, “I’m sorry. It’s just that Scott may be a True Alpha but he has terrible observation skills.”

Rafael lets a groan and you both turn back to him. He had tried to move his arm and it made things worse. Melissa calls for Scott and you take Rafael's hand, turning it in your own as you take in some of his pain.

Rafael is saying something about back-up when Scott makes it to the little alcove. He asks his mom how bad things are and she points out that it’s not good. You resist the urge to point out the small blessing that the blood hasn’t turned but you’re not sure that he’ll make it the whole night in the house.

Melissa confirms this.

They go back and forth about what they should do. Scott’s first thought is to get Stiles’ dad but his mom points out that it may just make things worse.

They seem to go back and forth with it. When Rafael passes out, she gasps and you have to reach out a hand to her. Listening to him, he’s still ok. At least for now.

Melissa gives you a soft smile and motions for you to go ahead. She’s got the situation with Rafael under control for the time being. There’s nothing else that they can do.

You walk out towards the living room and as you’re entering, you see Aiden take Kira’s hand. Ethan tries to stop him but Aiden tells him to watch before putting Kira’s hand against the barrier of Mountain Ash.

“See that? She can’t go through it either.” Aiden points out to his brother, before turning his attention to Kira, “So what are you?”

Normally you would have jumped in tried to get them to leave her alone but you’re curious to the answer yourself. Kira seems trapped but, thankfully, it seems Derek has the answers as he informs the room that she’s a kitsune.

Kira looks shocked as she turns to him and you raise an eyebrow, Derek merely shrugs, “Use your eyes. You can see it all around her.” You adjust your eyes and see that he’s right. There is a golden fox outline around her. Derek, meanwhile, is still talking, “The younger ones give off an aura. She just hasn’t learned how to conceal it yet. She probably doesn’t even know what kind she is either.”

“That’s not fair Derek, there are 13 different kinds.”

Kira and the twins turn to you the shock and surprise evident in their faces. Shaking your head, you list them, “Kaze of the Wind, Chikyu of the Earth, Kasai of the Fire, Kawa of the River, Tengoku of the Heavens, Sanda of Thunder, Yama of the Mountains, Kukan the Void, Seishin of the Spirit, Jikan of Time, Mori of the Forest, Umi amongst the Ocean, and Ongaku within Music. Though the Kukan has  been known as the Nogitsune.”

Kira looks at you then at the twins before she suddenly pales and rushes out of the room. You go to follow her but Derek grabs your arm. “Let Scott take care of her.”

“She’s my friends.’

“And he’s her Alpha.”

You can’t help the scoff that escapes you, “She’s a kitsune, they don’t do packs. Sure they have family and will stay with them in something that can resemble a pack but a fox doesn’t create pack bonds.”

He gives you a warning look and you groan, “Fine. But if he can’t fix it I will.”

Derek just shakes his head. Before he can say anything else, the twins come up to you.

“You’re sure about the Kitsune?”

You nod your head, “Guys, I’ve grown up with this. They’re not as uncommon as you seem to think. How do you not know this?”

“Well it’s not like we had a lot of family bonds or a whole lot of people teaching us things,” Ethan points out.

Aiden nods his head, “It was mostly just, do this, do that, kill this person. Not very conducive to a learning environment.”

“Fair enough.”

There’s a hissing that turns your attention to the front door. The demon is looking at you and the twins. Derek steps in front of you so that it doesn’t have a direct line of sight to you. There’s another at the window that the twins had jumped through. You turn your attention to this one when you suddenly feel compelled to walk towards it.

Without realizing it, you’ve taken a couple of steps, towards the window when you’re pulled backward and turn to see Derek giving you a look of confusion. The question is unspoken between the two of you, What are you doing?

“I- I don’t know. It was like a need to get to it,” you whisper with a shake of your head. He looks at the window and then tucks you physically behind him. He motions with his head and Aiden comes to the side that is still open to the demon at the door.

You’re shaken for a moment and take a deep breath. Focusing on just your breathing, you hear Aiden point out to Derek that he had no intention of hurting Kira.

‘Not yet,” your cousin replies with a finality to his voice.

“Why do you think we’re here Derek? For a study group?” Aiden's frustrated, that much is obvious and you can’t help but to wish that you were all here for a study group. At least then you wouldn’t be moving towards a demonic ninja thing that had already attacked your new friends.  But Aiden continues, “We’re here to protect Scott.”

“We’re trying to fight for him.” Ethan points out.

“I’m sure you are,” there’s a hint of amusement, or is it condescending? In your cousins' voice, “I’m sure you’d kill for him.” Derek steps forward and you can’t help the moment of panic. Derek, thankfully, doesn’t move too far before/ he turns around. He is still blocking the demon's view of you,  “But are you willing to die for him?”

The twins look at each other and you don’t blame them. Any alpha would want a pack that is willing to fight for them. Granted, a good Alpha would fight for their pack members long before they needed to fight for them. It was why the betas and omegas were willing to fight for their Alpha, to begin with.

You turned your attention back to the demons and you think about what you know about the kitsune and what they may have to do with demons. After all, the two have to be connected if Kira is the only Kitsune they’ve met and the demons are now to them, right?  It takes you a moment to realize it but yo do, “They’re not ninjas, they’re Oni’s.”

Scott turns to look at you, “They are literally demons. But they’re somehow controlled by or made by the tails of a kitsune. I don’t really understand that part. All I know is that somehow the Kitsune controlling them uses their affinity for whichever part of the world they are to fight. “

“Ok so how do we defeat them?”

“I don’t think we can. One of my dad's business partners, the one who actually taught us about them said that they’re ‘a force of nature and you don’t fight a tsunami, you endure it.”

“So how do you endure it?”

You’re about to snap at him, but Derek steps in for you “Scott, how do you expect her to know the answer to that? Besides, some of us already have.” You’re sure that your facial expressions indicate that you think that he’s insane, just as everyone else's does, but he points out. Derek looks like he wants to smack everyone before he points out, “Some of us,” he points to himself and the twins, “have already faced them but are still alive.”

Suddenly, there’s a banging. You all turn your attention back to the Oni. They are now hitting the barrier with their swords.

“What are they doing?” you ask, worried that you already know the answer.

“Testing for weaknesses.”

The foundation of the house shakes and things fall off shelves. Everyone turns around to look at this and you groan, turning around you run back towards the alcove to check on Scott's parents.  As you get closer, you see them having a hushed conversation. Melissa tells him that he has to stay awake and that they will get him out of there. You just hope that happens before the blood turns.

“Ms. McCall?” you call out tentatively to get her attention. She turns to you and shakes her head. Whatever is gonna happen, needs to happen soon or things won’t end well for Mr. Suit.

Nodding your head, you make your way back to the living room. Scott’s on the phone with someone and you only hear his part of the conversation.

“They’re trying to get in and it looks like they're gonna be able to”

“A nogitsune.”

“I just… tell me what else.”

A moment later, Scott hangs up the phone. Kira’s shaking her head, “I’m right, aren’t I? They’re looking for me?”

You’re about to ask what she’s talking about when Scott denies her claims. “They’re looking for a dark spirit and I know it’s not you.”

“Scott, we’re gonna have to do something,” Derek says and you turn to see that the barrier is basically broken.

A group of Oni steps into the house and you prepare yourself for a fight before Scott says not to do anything. Aiden asks if he’s serious and a moment later, he repeats his command.

You leave your claws out but allow them to approach. One goes for Scott and another for Kira. It takes them a moment but before you realize it, they’re both on the floor and one of the Oni’s has turned its attention to you.

Standing perfectly still, you allow the Oni to cup your neck. It turns eyes to you and you’re reminded of fireflies. You’re reminded of the fireflies you had seen around the Nemeton in your vision but before you can really give it more thought, you can feel a coldness seep into your bones.

The Oni continues to look at you before it turns it’s head to the other side, almost as if it is confused. A rattling sound escapes it and you suddenly feel like you’re on fire. A scream of pain tears past your lips. You’re eyes shut at the pain but you feel the hands be removed before a new set of hands replaces them. Opening your eyes, you see a second Oni takes the place of the first and it has cupped your face.

You’re not sure how long it looks at you but, what feels like hours later, it lets you go. You cannot hold yourself up and fall limp to the floor. You feel like your blood is molten within your veins and don’t even try to fight the whimpers that escape you.

As you lay there on the floor, you can hear the echo of a laughing yip and the flash of orange fur before suddenly you feel a snap in your arm. Roaring at the pain, you jolt back up. Arms encircle you and you’re surrounded by Derek's comforting scent.

Burying your head in your cousin's chest, you growl out at Aiden, “I thought you said it was supposed to be like hypothermia. That felt like I was being burned from the inside out.”

Derek’s rubbing circles across your shoulder blades and you realize, after a moment, that no one has responded to you. Pulling backward, you look up at the three males. “What is it?”

Derek lets out a sigh and moves backward, “The kanji they  left you is different.”

“What does it say?” you ask as the hand goes up to touch the skin behind your ear.

“Wolf.”

“But then, what do yours say?”

“Self.”

A silence falls in the room as no one knows what it means or what to say about it. You’re not sure if it’s comforting or terrifying but you do realize that there are people missing.

Derek informs you that Scott and Melissa had taken Rafael to the hospital and you nod your head. It would make sense. It takes your brain a moment to catch up but suddenly you’re having thoughts of Stiles and the fireflies and you bolt upwards. ‘We gotta go. We gotta go now.”

Derek tries to calm you down but you go to take off, Aiden tells you and you snarl at him. He steps backward but keeps a tight hold on you. When he asks what’s wrong, you shake your head, “Stiles is in trouble. They’re gonna go after him - the fireflies.”

“Wait, what fireflies?”

“The Oni’s eyes were fireflies. The Oni are gonna go after him.”

“Natasha... he’s not supernatural.” Aiden tries to reason as you struggle to get out of his grip.

“Please?” you beg and you must look like a broken mess after your encounter with the Oni because of a moment later, he nods his head stiffly.

You, Aiden and Derek had piled into Derek’s Mustang and were on your way. It felt like it was taking forever and you were worried that the Oni would make it before you did but soon enough you were at the hospital.

Getting off the car, you run into the building practically trampling a few people in your haste. You’re running up the stairs to make it to room 315. You have to protect Stiles from the Oni. Though you’re not sure why they’d be after him it’s the only thing that makes sense with the vision you’d had.

You make it out of the stairwell and you’re running down the hallways when you hear Scott’s voice and slow down.

“Stiles? You okay?”

You could almost cry with relief when Stiles responds, “Yeah. Fine.  What’s been going on?”

They come out a set of doors just a little further down, closer to the elevators and you see that Stiles is physically untouched. They’re headed your way and you meet them halfway down the hall before you wrap your arms around Stiles.

‘Thank Odin you’re okay,” you whisper. You can tell that he’s surprised at the gesture, or maybe the wording you chose, but he takes a moment before he hugs you. When he does, he hugs you tightly, almost to bruisingly so, before letting go. You can’t be sure but you think that he may have sniffed your hair while he hugged you.  

“You alright?” He asks, a hint of confusion in his voice but, you notice, his eyes seem calm.

You nod your head, “Yeah. I was just worried about you.”

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