Chương 17: Second Killer

Scott and Stiles then thought of Derek's murderous expression. Standing next to Lucas, Allison showed a confused expression, then asked: "What are you guys talking about?" Lucas then recounted what happened 2 nights ago, how Stiles and Scott found the dead body and dug it up, then got Derek arrested. Hearing this, Allison looked at them with a weird expression. Scott smiled awkwardly, while Stiles, thinking it was no big deal, tried to maintain a serious face.

Then, as if he remembered something, he drew closer while whispering: "I think we got another killer in town." Allison looked at Stiles, wanting to hear him finish, while Lucas frowned, not knowing what he was talking about.

"My dad just got called this morning, saying they found another body. It seemed he was killed by something sharp to the neck." As soon as Lucas heard what Stiles was talking about, his heart froze. He knew this day would come, but didn't expect it this soon. As if he thought of something, he looked at Scott, then his fist clenched with all his strength, the pain made him calm down. All this happened in a span of seconds, while the others were listening to Stiles, he went through a wave of emotions.

He then asked Stiles: "Did they find clues linked to the murderer?" Stiles looked weird while thinking about what he heard from his father.

"No… The weirdest thing is that the man's blood was all black, the forensics couldn't find anything useful at all." Lucas was slightly stunned. When he first hunted the man, he thought that the arrows were coated with mountain ash, and after seeing no effect, he dismissed that thought. But now, from Stiles' description, he could be certain that it was mountain ash. Maybe the werewolf was affected, but he didn't realize it, and only after some time the blood turned black. This text was taken from Royal Road.

Help the author by reading the original version there. Allison, from the side, expressed her opinion: "Maybe the two cases are connected." Lucas gave her an encouraging nod, as if he liked the idea, while she looked at him with a puzzled expression. Then he turned towards them, changing the subject: "It's the Sheriff's job to find out, not ours. Scott, I heard you made it on the team." Hearing about lacrosse, Scott's face brightened, as if he finally heard something he was interested in.

"Yeah, the coach put me on the field a couple days ago, and on the weekend we got a big game coming up." While listening to the excited Scott speak about lacrosse, Stiles helplessly muttered in a low tone: "Great… now we got to worry about you killing someone on the field." Both Lucas and Scott heard him. Scott, as if remembering something, his expression began to fall. Knowing what the two of them feared, Lucas smiled as he suggested: "I heard that sometimes pain can suppress your other emotions."

Then he said goodbye, leaving with Allison for class. Looking at Lucas leaving, Stiles looked thoughtful, thinking about his words. Scott, on the other hand, looked confused. He then asked Stiles: "Pain can suppress other emotions… what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"It means you should hurt yourself to not lose control, dumbass…" He then slammed the locker, closing it, and left in a different direction. Scott was still processing. By the time he realized, Stiles had already left. After a couple of long hours, the classes were over. Lucas finished first, so he walked to the car to wait for Allison. Arriving there, he saw Stiles glued to his car, while Scott was looking around as if he was worried someone might see them.

"What are you guys doing?" Stiles was startled. When he saw it was Lucas, he calmed down, while looking at Scott, asking why he didn't warn him. Scott shrugged while responding to Lucas: "We actually wanted to ask you more about the werewolf thing, and why you seem to know these things." Lucas then thought for a second before answering: "The internet." Scott was stunned at first, then frowned at his answer because his intuition told him otherwise. Then Stiles interrupted: "Guys… we have bigger problems."

Scott and Lucas focused on him, wanting to hear what he was talking about.

"In a couple of days there will be a full moon, so Scott, you can't play that night." Scott looked hesitant as he spoke: "But I promised coach that I will play, and my mom is coming to watch the game…" Stiles shouted, exasperated: "You know what's worse?! You getting out of control and killing somebody." Scott grimaced at this thought. Lucas looked at the exhausted Stiles and at the unwilling Scott and said: "It's your choice whether to play or not, but you haven't thought of one big problem."

Scott, confused, asked: "And what's that?"

"The problem is that if someone sees you transform, it's your safety that you need to worry about."