♙CHAPTER FIVE♙

( SELENE HAYDES )

ONE: CHILD OF THE STARS

"i don't understand why you can't tell me" lydia screamed out to her bestfriend as the two girls ran up the stairs, selene trying to avoid telling the girl the truth. she knew it was hurting lydia and she hated to do that but she didn't want the girl getting involved.

although her list of things she cared about increased by another three things, she would be damned if the top thing on that list went down. lydia martin would always be the most important person in her life, and she would let everyone around her know that.

"because lyds, i don't want you getting hurt!" selene suddenly yelled as she stopped walking and turned to face the strawberry blonde, making her abruptly stop.

"then tell me, and i'll know what you're protecting me from" lydia argued as she continued following the girl to her bedroom. selene flicked her hand hoping it would shut the door on her bestfriend quick enough but the girl caught the door.

"how'd you do that?" lydia asked slowing her steps as she had just realised that her friend made the door shut without touching it, selene stopped with her back to the girl as her eyes widened. she quickly turned to her to explain but lydia had already started backing away.

"lydia, please don't be scared" selene said putting her arms in front of them to create a distance, showing her bestfriend she didn't want to hurt her.

"scared! i'm not scared... i'm-" she said trying to find her words, the girls breaths became ragged as she clutched her stomach in pain. "i'm hurt!" lydia said as she finally looked selene in the eye.

the haydes girl had never seen lydia look so sad. not when her and jackson broke up the first time, not when her parents got a divorce. and this was the moment selene haydes knew she had royally fucked up her relationship with lydia martin. and she silently prayed the girl would forgive her.

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"selene, hey its stiles" the boy said as the girl had picked up the phone, his words were rushed as she suddenly sat up in her bed.

"i know stiles, i have your number" the girl said rolling her eyes, at the boys stupidity.

"oh well, jackson attacked danny and-" the boy was cut off by selene's yells of worry for the hawaiian boy.

"is he okay? what did jackson do? is jackson ok?" she rushed out as she quickly threw her trainers on underneath of the bed.

"we have jackson, and danny's okay. meet us in the woods in twenty" stiles said not giving the girl time to argue as he hung up.

"i hate you stiles stilinski" she muttered under her breath as she grabbed nicholas' letter man jacket that hung on her door, throwing it over her white tank top and pyjama shorts.

she would have to kill stiles for not giving her time to get ready, she hoped she wouldn't see anybody considering her state. the marroon and white jacket certainly didn't help her outfit but she didn't care.

the girl rushed downstairs knowing natalie was still at work but she would have to tell lydia, even if they weren't on speaking terms. "lydia" the girl called out as she could see the backdoor open. the strawberry blonde turned slowly with look of distaste over her face.

"and what would you like, traitor?" she asked not bothering to call the girl by her name, selene rolled her eyes even though the tug at her heart was killing her to stay with the girl. she knew stiles and scott needed her.

"i'm meeting stiles and scott. i'll be home whenever" the girl said not knowing how long the thing would take. lydia waved goodbye to the girl not smiling before turning back around.

selene grabbed the girls car keys off the kitchen counter before making her way out of the house and towards the woods.

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"selene?" scott asked from behind the girl causing her to turn around blasting him with a bit of magic causing him to stumble onto his ass.

"shit! sorry, scotty" she said putting her hand out to help the boy up, which he accepted. the girl had been walking for about five minutes not knowing where she was going.

"we need a favour from you" scott said as he turned his head into the distance, selene noticing a white police van. the girl put two and two togethar and began shaking her head sideways rapidly.

"don't even scott, no. i have perfect attendance!" she said making the boys mouth open at how quick she had figured it out.

"we'll sort it out for you" the boy begged grabbing her hands with those stupid puppy dog eyes of his that she couldn't stand. they were so cute.

"fine. but bring me breakfast" she said before storming through the woods in the direction of the van. she stopped halfway "and tell allison, nicholas and lydia i'm okay" she said knowing she would get phone calls from them.

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the girl had uncomfortably fallen asleep at the front of the van, her slim body lying across the seats. her knees bent slightly so she could fit. she had covered herself with nicholas' jacket before putting it back on and deciding to get in the back hearing jacksons yells.

"selene?" the boy asked as she threw the back doors open. he sat there shirtless and chained up, he honestly looked scared.

"hey, handsome" she winked as she shut the doors and jumped into the back with him. he looked majorly angry and she was kind of shitting herself.

"where are testicle one and two? and why aren't you at school?" the boy said referring to stiles and scott.

the girl didn't say anything as she looked around the small confined space trying to avoid answering his question. she was doing this for his own good she reminded herself. she felt like she had been pushing the most important people out of her life by keeping secrets from them and she hated herself for it.

before he could question further the door was thrown open causing selene to scream, jackson moving his body far enough to cover the girl from whoever was coming in. stiles also let out a girlish scream before it died down, noticing it was only selene.

"well i brought some foo-" the boy said jumping into the back with the two teenagers.

"let me out now!" he said furiously now turning all of his negative energy towards the skinny boy beside his bestfriend.

"you know, i put those pants on you, all right, buddy? one leg at a time. being all up-close-and-personal with your junk wasn't exactly a highlight of my day. so, don't think this is fun for me, either. you know, we're actually doing you a favour?" stiles threatened the boy as selene began laughing.

"this is doing me a favour?" jackson asked incredulously as he gave the boy a bored look

" yes! you're-you're killing people... to death" stiles said trying to figure out how to word it, selene sighed before continuing.

"yeah. and, until we can figure out how to stop you, you're gonna stay in here. i'm sorry" the girl apologised moving her hand to his arm to comfort the boy.

"now ham, cheese, or a turkey club?" stiles asked as he pulled multiple sandwiches out of his bag. selene rolled her eyes but was starving.

"you actually think my parents won't be looking for me?" jackson asked making selene nod in agreement as she grabbed a ham sandwich.

"that's true, i would know. once i didn't come home for the whole night and they started a search party. and i'm not even their kid" she said as she dug into the sandwich.

"uh, well, not if they don't think anythings wrong, yeah" stiles said slightly shrugging pulling the phone out to show jackson and selene the message he sent.

selene began to choke on her sandwich, causing jackson to hit her back. the girl slapped stiles' arm giving the boy a shocked look. "we're so fucked!" she shrieked

"why? what did i do wrong?" stiles asked becoming worried as jackson smirked, knowing selene saw what he did.

"you told him you loved him!" was all the girl said before putting her head in her hands.

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"mr. whittemore, maybe I'm missing something, but, uh... this doesn't exactly spell "foul play." sheriff stilinski said as he looked over the text message jackson had sent his dad.

"it reads, "stayed at a friend's house last night. everything fine. love you." the man read out as he began to explain "now, while we're as close as any family can be , there are certain things jackson had not been able to say since the day we told him he was adopted"

"things like what?" the sheriff asked as he was unsure why the message showed something bad happened.

"jackson never says, 'i love you'" the man said as he sighed softly, hating to admit it.

"never?" the other man asked shaking his head for confirmation.

"not once in 11 years" mr. whittemore confirmed.

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"scales? like a fish?" jackson asked the two people as they tried explaining to him what he was.

"no, more like a reptile. um, and, uh... your claws have this liquid that paralyses people, and you have a tail" selene said as she stared her bestfriend in the eye.

stiles kept his feet propped up on the girls lap as she sat across from him and next to jackson.

"i have a tail?" jackson asked not believing a word coming out of the two's mouths "does it do anything?" jackson asked as he thought of all the ways he could hurt stiles.

"no, not that i know of..." stile said earnestly making selene remember of when jacksons tail threw scott into the glass mirror.

"can i use it to strangle you?" jackson grunted as he tried leaning forward to the boy making stiles jump, his legs hitting the top of selene's thighs, the girl throwing them off her.

"yeah, you still don't believe me. all right. the night of the semi-final game-- what did you do right after?" stiles asked as he tried to remind the boy, the lanky boy leaned forward.

"i went home" jackson said straight forwardly although not believing himself.

"are you sure about that?" stiles said as he stared jackson down, selene could tell jackson was becoming frustrated.

"yes, you idiot! what the hell else would I do?" jackson yelled finding the thought that he could be a murdering creature absurd.

"you attacked me and derek at the school, and you trapped us in the pool! you also killed a mechanic-- right in front of me, by the way, that was lovely. and, one of argent's hunters. oh, and last night, you tried to kill danny." jacksons eyes widened at the last part of his sentence.

"why would i try and kill my bestfriend?" jackson asked making selene frown, the question confused her as well.

"well, that's what scott's trying to figure out now" stiles said sighing as he leaned his head against the wall off the van

"mmm. well, maybe, he should be trying to figure out is how he's going to pay for a lawyer when I prosecute your ass all the way to jail!" he said before groaning and shaking in the chains.

"what about selene?" stiles said making the girl glare daggers at him.

"what about her?" "what about me?" both teenagers asked at the same time.

"she's helping us kidnap you!" stiles said flailing his arms around as if it were obvious

"she's my bestfriend, why would i want her arrested" jackson let out a dry laugh as he stared at stiles, although he didn't like that the girl was helping out he would never get her in trouble.

"jackson- on the night of the first full moon, what happened?" stiles said as he tried to show jackson that he was right.

"nothing-- nothing happened" jackson answered irritated.

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selene sat on the hood of the van as stiles texted away on his phone, the girl was so tired she was falling asleep until she could as see a figure running towards them. one of her best friends, allison argent.

"oh, my god" stiles said jumping as allison placed a hand on his arm, the boy quickly sliding his phone away.

"they know don't they?" selene asked sitting up as she could see the concerned look on allison's face.

"what?" stiles asked as his voice cracked, the girl knew she should've sent the text instead.

"they know jackson's missing" allison exclaimed as she looked between the two.

"no, they can't. i've been texting his parents since last night. they don't have a clue" stiles said completely forgetting what selene had told him in the van.

"my grandfather told me his parents went to the police. they know" allison said talking slower so stiles could process the information.

stiles gasped as he held jacksons phone by the tip of his fingers before passing it to selene "chuck it" the boy said rushing to open the front door of the van grabbing the radio.

"all available units proceed proceed to beacon hills preserve as instructed" the dispatcher said to the police units stiles guessed "proceed with caution until sheriff stilinski's arrival" stiles turned to the girls with wide eyes

jackson could hear from the other side of the van wall as he leaned his head against the metal "repeat. proceed with caution" selene knew if natalie found out she had helped in kidnapping her own bestfriend she'd never let her be stiles' and scott's friend again.

the teenagers rushed to the front of the van before piling themselves in ready to make a getaway.

"where are we going?" allison asked as selene squashed herself in between the two at the front of the van, stiles was typing away on jackson's phone before throwing it out the window.

"somewhere far away from this" stiles said before the girls heard the phone start ringing, but stiles started driving before they could hear who he called.

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"if jackson doesn't remember, being the kanima. he's definitely not gonna remember stealing danny's tablet" scott said as he grabbed the back of his neck.

"why would he steal the thing if he doesn't even know what's on it?" stiles asked as the four teenagers made their way to the edge of the cliff.

"what if someone else took it?" allison suggested.

"then somebody else would have to know what he is" selene said as she tried making sense of everything.

"which could mean someone's protecting him" scott said in realisation.

"like the bestiary says, "the kanima seeks a friend", right?" allison asked as she remembered what mr. morrell told her.

"okay, hold on. so, somebody watches jackson make a video of himself turning into a kanima and then just erases part of it so he wouldn't know?" stiles asked as if the idea were crazy.

"who would do that?" selene asked as she took a seat on one of the nearby rocks.

"somebody who wanted to protect him?" allison asked as her face turned to one of worry.

"there's something else. you said the only thing you found online about the kanima is that it goes after murderers. what if that's actually true?" scott asked as selene scrunched her eyebrows.

"well, no, it can't be. tried to kill all of us, remember"? stiles said as he turned to selene pointing between them.

"wait, no stiles, it didn't" selene said standing up as she remembered the exact moments of that night.

"it wasn't trying to kill us. remember when we were at isaac's the first time, it just went right by us, didn't it?" scott asked turning to allison.

the girl nodded "you're right, it just ran off" she said before turning her eyes to selene seeing the girl beginning to shake. she undid her scarf throwing it to the girl, in which she recieved a thankful smile.

"and it didn't kill you in the mechanics garage or selene at the pool" scott said as he tried to think of all the times they weren't being chased.

"yeah, but it tried to kill me and derek at the pool" stiles said contradicting scott's point.

"did it?" scott thought out loud, as he thought the creature was protecting them like it did selene.

"it would've. it was waiting for us to come out" stiles said as his voice became smaller.

"what if it was trying to keep you in?" selene suggested as stiles' mouth opened in shock.

"why do i feel so violated all of a sudden" stiles asked as he turned to the van, selene laughed slightly before turning to scott.

"because there's something else going on. we don't know what it is. we don't know anything about what's going on with jackson or why someone's protecting him" scott started.

"know thy enemy" allison said as everyone turned to her "just something my grandfather said" selene shivering at the mention of the man.

"all right. kill jackson. problem solved" stiles said with a smug grin, selene picked up a pile of leafs throwing them at the buzzcut boy.

"i'll kill you before you touch him" she threatened as stiles ran to hide behind scott slightly.

"he risked his life for us. against peter, you remember that?" scott shouted as selene was confused on who peter was.

"yeah, but what did we just find out? he got the bite from derek. it's funny how he just got exactly what he wanted by supposedly risking his life for us, it's funny" stiles said finding humour at the last sentence.

"doesn't mean hes not still worth saving" scott said being the stable voice they needed in the conversation.

"it's always something with him, though" stiles tried arguing.

"he doesn't know what he's doing" selene said standing up as she walked towards stiles.

"so what?" stiles said fed up, making selene throw her arms up.

"so, no supernatural creature knows what they're doing when they first start" she said looking to scott for confirmation, the boy nodding.

"you remember when i almost killed you and jackson?" scott asked turning to allison trying to get the raven haired girl on board. she nodded slightly "i had someone to stop me" he added on "he had nobody" making all of them look down.

"that's his own fault" stiles said causing selene to groan before pushing the boy back.

"shut the fuck up, stilinski" she yelled, becoming fed up with stiles' harsh words towards her bestfriend.

"doesn't matter. if we can save him, we should try" scott said as selene looked down at the ground becoming silent.

"i want to go home" selene suddenly said making allison instantly nod before grabbing the girls hand and walking her back to scott's car. stopping halfway as if asking for the keys. the boy threw them to his girlfriend before they jumped in and allison drove her home.

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after allison had dropped selene home, the girl went straight to shower considering lydia was still at school. she quickly changed into a pair of black joggers and a flowly black and white tank top. she threw her hair into a braid and collapsed back onto her bed. she was exhausted from the night she had and the arguement with stiles.

but before she could even think of sleeping lydia walked in with her arms folded "we're going to allison's" was all the strawberry blonde said as she waited at the foot of selene's bed.

"so we're on speaking terms again?" selene asked as she sat up looking at her bestfriend.

"i'm working