CHAPTER TEN
RAVING
"i run from the liars"
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     Shivani absolutely couldn't stand gore, whether it was in real life or just in some movie. Watching Derek Hale literally break Erica's arms as she seized and then twists it to press blood and venom out of it was gory enough for her. When it had happened, she quickly got out of there, desperate for some fresh air. Sadly, she could not escape the screams of pain and groans in agony coming from Erica. It made her sick to her stomach. How didn't any of them complete freak out?

     Mermaid world wasn't all that bloody and gory, but werewolf and kanima world was proving to be just that. Shivani shuddered at the thought of this just being the beginning. Hopefully, catching the kanima would be quick, clean and easy ( doubtfully, but Shivani was holding on to hope ).

Scott had finally agreed to work with Derek instead of against him. But, of course, on his own terms and conditions. They were going to catch Jackson, not kill him, and they were going to do things Scott's way. Shivani was stunned by Derek when he had actually agreed to said terms. Not that she really knew him, but from the what she had seen he liked to be in charge and do things his way. The Caddel girl opted to remain cautious around him. If he switched up on them, she wouldn't be suprised. But she would be prepared.

Tonight there was going to be this big rave downtown according to the pack. Shivani wasn't exactly the party type, so she had no intentions of going. Allison, however, had other plans. She had already agreed to go with Matt for some odd reason, so she couldn't aid Scott and Stiles in whatever crazy plan they had cooked up this time. Therefore Shivani had to go with them. Gosh she hated this deal between the two. It was proving to be way more favorable to Allison than to Shivani.

The mermaid had yet to be told why exactly they were going to this rave. Didn't they have more important things to do like catching the kanima? Allison hadn't bothered explaining the plan. She had simply instructed Shivani to go. The Caddel girl made a mental note to never agree to anything again without a written up contract demanding mutual gain. This was ridiculous. Was she not even warranted a simple explanation? Apparently not.

Shivani found it amusing seeing Derek and Scott together. The three plus Isaac had gone to Scott's boss, who was a veterinarian, to ask for help. Shivani had been very confused until she realized he maybe was a little more than just an veterinarian.

"So, what are you? Some kind of witch?" Isaac had stupidly asked with a smug look on his face. Shivani chuckled at the question. Secretly she was wondering the same thing. In Deaton's case, wizard was more likely.

Dr. Deaton had simply responded with "No, I'm a veterinarian." He was very straight forward. Shivani liked that about him. That, and he had kind eyes.

Dr. Deaton had made one important discovery. He had pointed out that essentially they were trying to catch two people. Jackson, and whoever was controlling him. The only weakness they had seen in the kanima so far had been that time at the swimming pool. He was scared of the water. Jackson was the captain of the swim team. That meant that the one controlling him like a puppet, the puppeteer, was the one scared of water. That officially checked Shivani off of Stiles' list of suspects.

The newly killed couple in town was also to great help. One had been brutally murdered by Jackson, but the woman had been suffocated. Why? Because she was pregnant and Scott theorized that Jackson wouldn't be able to kill her as his mother suffered the same fate. Therefore the master had to finish up the job himself. That, and the unborn baby wasn't a murdered. By killing the woman, he was also killing the baby.

"How do you know it's not a part of the rules?" Isaac had inquired. Shivani had nodded her head, joining in.

"Yeah, it's says that the kanima kills murderers right? Chances are that baby hasn't killed anyone. At least not yet." Shivani added.

They had all ended up realizing that if Jackson and the master were bonded the way they were supposed to, they could catch both of them. It wouldn't exactly be a walk in the park, but it was a possibility.

Shivani was currently sitting on the bleachers watching lacrosse practice. Stiles was seated next to her, seeing as he would probably not be playing anyways. "I still think it's Matt." He claimed, spastically bouncing his knee up and down. The Caddel girl found it incredibly annoying, so after demanding he stop three times, she froze his shoe to the ground, halting him. The boy had simply rolled his eyes in annoyance before continuing to speak.

Shivani pursed her lips, watching Isaac on the field. He was attractive, that was for certain. He was very lean and tall. Stiles continued speaking, but it was like his words went in one ear and escaped out the other. When Shivani didn't answer a question, he looked over at her, only to find her staring at the Lahey boy.

"Oh really? You're into Isaac?" Stiles spat appalled. Shivani tore her eyes from the said werewolf to look over at the Stilinski boy.

"I'm not into anyone, but I'm allowed to admire the view, right?" She replied cheekily. "Is it a part of the werewolf pack to have some insane glow up or something? Cause both Erica and Isaac look sexy. You know, if it wasn't for the claws and all the hair, I would consider becoming one myself."

Stiles rolled his eyes. "I think I just threw up a little in my mouth right there. Never use 'sexy' as a way to describe that scarf wearing wolf again. Besides, you're more of a fishy kind of girl, not a wolf."

"I will freeze your mouth shut." Shivani joked. "How's things between you and Lydia?" Stiles shot her a stinky look. "You ready for tonight?"

Stiles shook his head. He had gotten the task of handling the magic fairy dust also know as mountain ash. The Stilinski was going to have to spread it in a circle around the entire building the rave was at. It was suppose to keep any supernatural creature in. The only ones who could cross the line was humans. Therefore only Stiles could be handling the stuff. Shivani was glad the pressure wasn't on her, she wasn't sure she'd be able to handle it.

He was very obviously on edge. If he messed up, the entire plan could go south. Stiles didn't like that kind of pressure on him. The Caddel girl got the urge to comfort him, tell him that he got this, but ultimately she decided against it. It felt odd being all comforting with him. Why? Shivani didn't know yet. It just was.

From there on practice went by pretty smoothly. Scott and Isaac both did well, of course, and soon enough everything was over with. "I'm picking you up at seven for tonight." Stiles called at Shivani as she left the field.

"Don't worry, I'll drive myself."

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     While Stiles was outside stressing himself out on how he was going to successfully go through with his part of the plan, Shivani was inside with Scott, Isaac and Erica. Isaac had apparently beat up some guy for some tickets. The Caddel girl was dressed in appropriate attire for the secret rave. Well, semi appropriate. Her choice of outfit had been limited due to there not being a lot of party suitable clothes in her closet. She had to whip up something last minute.

     Shivani was standing next to Erica as Scott showed Isaac how to use the syringe with the ketamine inside. "Looking good." Shivani complimented, shooting Erica a smile.

     The blonde was slightly caught off guard by the compliment. Before turning into a werewolf, the only compliments she got was from her mother. And after the bite, she hadn't really been hanging out with anyone but Derek and the rest of the pack. Shivani, though also a part of this 'pack', was a refreshment in the drought. She appreciated, secretly hoping a friendship could blossom between the two.

     "Thanks, so do you." Erica said. Shivani struck a silly pose, resulting in Erica laughing.

     "You guys ready for this?" Isaac asked, turning to the two girls. Erica nodded her head, a bright grin on her face. Shivani didn't match her energy. Sweaty bodies, loud music and a bunch of people she had no idea who was? Her bed sounded way more tempting. Her discontent was obvious but alas ignored.

     The three entered the main room where the party was in full swing. Fortunately for the mermaid, she found herself squeezed between Isaac and Erica, shielding her from the obnoxious party people. She didn't know it was intentionally done by the two werewolves ( both figured shielding her was the smartest thing as if anything happened, she wouldn't magically heal like they would ), but she was greatful.

     It didn't take long for them to find Jackson dancing in the middle of the room. Shoving bodies aside to reach him, Erica was the first one at his side. The Reyes girl started seductively swinging her hips, her hands roaming her body. It was an attempt to distract the Whittemore, and it was working out perfectly. Shivani had been beyond suprised when Isaac grabbed her, pulling her against his body.

     Due to the loud music and his height, he dipped his head down to talk to her. "Dance with me. We have to get closer without being suspicious." Not questioning it, Shivani started awkwardly dancing against Isaac. He grabbed her hips, taking the lead. Thank god for that, Shivani was not a dancer. The two was soon enough dancing right next to Erica and Jackson. As soon as the opportunity reveal itself, Isaac launched himself at Jackson, stabbing the needle deeply into the vein on his neck. Shivani cringed, she didn't like needles.

     Effective immediately, the ketamine knocked the Whittemore boy out. Erica swiftly caught him, staring to carry him out of the room with ease. Isaac found Shivani's hand, pulling her along as he pushed bodies out of the way to make a path. Just as they were about to exit untouched, some drunk guy fell over, his entire drink spilling over Shivani.

     Perfect. Fucking perfect.

     Quickly Shivani rushed past Isaac and into the room where Erica had already put Jackson in. Isaac followed after, shutting the door after them. Just as she turned, he caught her, saving her from face planting. Both Erica and Isaac stared down at the girl in awe. Fangs and claws were one thing, but a full blown tail? It was almost too crazy to believe.

    "Thanks for catching me." Shivani sighed, leaning her back against the wall.

     "How long are you stuck as a fish?" Isaac queried, arms crossed over his chest as he watched her with amusement.

     "Usually it takes a while to dry off, but I have a handy little trick up my sleeve." Shivani extended her hands above her tail like she had done many times before, steaming flowing from it. Suddenly someone burst through the doors, scaring the two wolves and the mermaid.

     "Relax, it's just me!" Stiles exclaimed, wailing his arms at the two werewolves, eyes falling on Shivani on the floor. "Nice tail, mind putting it away before anyone sees it?!"

     Shivani refrained from answering, instead focusing on getting rid of the tail. As soon as she had her legs back, she walked over to the three others who were mainly focused on Jackson. "Is he okay?"

Cracking his knuckles with a smirk, Isaac walked over. "Let's find out." He boldly said, raising his fist. Just as he was about to land a punch to Jackson's face, the kanima shot up, grabbing his arm. Isaac fell backwards, eyes wide. Shivani couldn't help but to chuckle, at a safe distance from Jackson of course.

"Okay, no one does anything like that again, okay?" Stiles frantically ordered, his words aimed mainly towards the two werewolves. Shivani nodded in agreement. She would be lying if she didn't say she was happy to see him. Erica and Isaac were fine, but being with them by herself made her a little skittish. She brushed it off to her being more of a cat person.

"I thought the ketamine was supposed to put him out." Isaac grumbled sourly, now back on his feet. Isaac had put the entire bottle into the guy. It was almost impressive that Jackson wasn't out cold.

"Yeah, well, apparently this is all we're going to get. So let's just hope that whoever's controlling him just decided to show up tonight." Stiles said. Shivani simply nodded in agreement. She didn't really have any expertise in the whole kanima thing, so she refrained from talking.

Jackson, however, didn't.

"I'm here. I'm right here with you." His voice didn't sound like his, but instead like it belonged to a demon. It sent shivers down Shivani's spine and caused her to take a step back instinctively.

"Jackson, is that you?" Stiles questioned. Everyone's eyes were locked on the boy sitting infront of them. This was a whole new level of creepy. Shivani barely managed to get through horror movies. How was she going to get through this?

"Us. We're all here."

"You know I think I forgot to wash the dishes at home! Yeah, gotta go do that. See you guys." Shivani made a beeline for the door, but Erica stopped her.

"The dishes can wait, we might need those fishy powers of yours." Stiles commented. Shivani sighed in defeat. Remind me why I'm even here to begin with?

"Are you the one killing people?" Stiles interrogated. Maybe they could make him say something that would lead them to the 'master'.

"We're the ones killing murders." He replied.

"So all the people you've killed so far-"

"Deserved it." He finished for Stiles.

"See, we got a little rule book that says you only go after murderers." Stiles stated. Issac, Erica and Shivani watched silently from behind him.

"Anything can break if enough pressure's applied." Jackson replied in a somewhat smug tone. Shivani's face scrunched up.

"All right, so the people you're killing are all murderers then?" Stiles queried.

Jackson nodded. "All. Each. Every one."

"Well, who did they murder?" Shivani questioned, one brow arched.

A moment of silence passed before he answered. "Me."

"Wait, what? What do you mean?"

"They murdered me. They murdered me."

Chills ran down Shivani's spine at the answer. Everyone shared a confused look at his words. "Is he controlled by a ghost or something?"

Jackson suddenly started convulsing, scales forming on his body, his eyes turning reptilian. Stiles looked over at Isaac in distress."Okay, all right. More ketamine. The man needs ketamine. Come on."

Isaac shoot Stiles an apologetic look. "We don't have any more."

Stiles' face fell. "You used the whole bottle? Um - okay, out, everybody out." Everyone followed Stiles as he rushed out of there, slamming the door shut. Okay, find something to move in front of the door!"

Before they could, the kanima broke through the wall next to them, running full speed into the crowd of party goers. Shit.

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a/n

i'm feeling so chaotic and i'm literally shipping shivani with half the cast. the chapters are being posted at a rather fast pace and that probably means that they end up a little sloppy but honestly right now i really don't care because this story is mostly for my enjoyment, at least at the moment. still, i hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, stay tuned for more!

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