CHAPTER NINE
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"would i run off the world someday"
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Erica, Stiles and Shivani stared in shock when a barely dressed Jackson flew through the doors of the lockeroom. For a dicktwat, Shivani had to admit, Jackson sure was a handsome looking guy.

Erica had been hassling Stiles and Shivani about why they were quizzing Lydia about Jackson's parents, his real parents, and what had happened to them. That is, until she realized that Jackson was the kanima. Apparently Derek and his little pack of chihuahuas hadn't realized when he broke out of Scott's house that night and took off down the street.

Purely by accident, they had walked in on a fight between Jackson and Scott.

The McCall boy charged at Jackson, neverminding the restraining order. He growled deeply as he launched himself at the Whittemore boy. Erica and Stiles sprung into action, accidentally pushing Shivani directly into a puddle of water that had leaked onto the floor.

"Oh no." The girl got to her feet, slipping inside of the lockeroom where Allison was standing. With a loud thud, Shivani laid displayed on the hard floor with her tail out. She shot Allison an irritated look. "You couldn't have tried to catch me?"

Allison barely spared a glance at Shivani as she was too worried about her boyfriend. A panicked feeling took over Shivani when Mr. Harris' voice boomed down the hall. "A little help?" Allison quickly grabbed Shivani's arms, hurrying to pull her behind a locker to cloak her from the others.

Meanwhile Mr. Harris was yelling at Jackson and Scott, Shivani was steaming her tail dry. Soon enough she was on her legs, exiting the lockeroom. "What'd I miss?" She questioned, cautiously stepping past the puddle.

Mr. Harris glared at her. "Detention for you too Ms. Caddel." Her jaw dropped open. She had literally not done a thing. Geez, she really freaking hater that man.

At least he hadn't seen her tail.

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Matt, Allison and Jackson were located at one table, Stiles, Scott and Shivani at another. Erica was all by her lonesome at a table placed between the two groups, wearing a smug grin despite just having been sent to detention.

Shivani had mixed feelings for the Reyes girl. The first time they had ever spoken was that one time at PE right before she had a seizure. Now, it was like she was a completely different person. Not only her appearance had changed, but she obviously had a newfound confidence that she definitely wasn't  afraid to flaunt. She look good, Shivani wasn't going to deny it, and the confidence really made her glow. But the Caddel girl couldn't stand the god complex that apparently followed the confidence. She wasn't sure whether or not it was real or if it was just a front the Reyes girl was putting on. Either way, Shivani didn't like it.

     A part of Shivani kind of wanted to get to know her still.

     Stiles leaned forward, accusing eyes locked on Matt. "Hey. What if it's Matt? I mean, this whole thing comes back to the video, right?" Shivani leaned back, fondly waiting for Scott's reaction to the theory.

     "Danny said that Matt was the one who found the two hours of footage missing." Scott pointed as an argument against Stiles. Stiles being, well, Stiles, used it to his advantage.

     "Exactly! He's trying to throw suspicion off himself." Stiles whisper yelled.

     Shivani nodded. "Kinda like when a serial killer gets invovled in the investigation, or is really, like, super willing to help." The girl had watched one too many true crime documentaries.

     "So he makes Jackson kill Isaac's dad, one of Argent's hunters, and the mechanic working on your jeep?" Scott said doubtfully.

     "Yes!" Stiles responded.

     "Why?" Scott inquired. Stiles paused for a moment, thinking of a response.

     "Because he's evil!" Stiles confidently concluded. Scott shot Shivani a look, to which she shrugged at. Despite agreeing with Scott that Stiles sounded like a completely lunatic, the Stilinski boy had a point. Something was off with this Matt kid. She didn't tknow what exactly, but there was something fishy going on with him.

    "You just don't like him." Scott accused flatly.

     Yes, that was a seriously big factor to Stiles' suspicion, but still. Shivani had demanded grandpa Argent be put on the list merely because she found him creepy.

     "The guy bugs me." Stiles admitted. "I don't know what it is. Just look at his face." The trio turned their attention over to the boy in question. Matt peacefully munched on a bag of chips, offering some to Jackson who declined.

     "He eats with his mouth open." Shivani noted in disgust. Scott sighed in defeat, turning his attention back over to Shivani and Stiles.

     "Any other theories?" Scott asked in an almost begging manner.

     "Gerard or Allison's mom." Shivani piped up. "I don't really have a lot of reasoning other then the fact that both scare me."

     "Fair enough."

     At the same moment, Jackson got up from his seat with his bag in hand, claiming he needed to go to the bathroom before storming out.

     Mr. Harris followed after, leaving the students unattended.

     Stiles let his gaze slip over to Erica. "We can ask her." Soon after the trio had migrated over Erica's table. She, having eavesdropped to their conversation, already knew why they were there.

     "Stiles says you know how Jackson's parents died." Scott started. Erica wore a smug grin.

     "Maybe."

     "Talk." Scott demanded.

     Erica, as instructed by Derek, had two missions. One being figuring out everything Scott and his pack knew about the kanima. The second thing was slowly befriending Shivani. For obvious reasons. When the shit hit the fan, which it inevitably would, having a mermaid with powers on their team wouldn't hurt.

     Therefore. Erica started spilling the tea to the three. "It was a car accident. My dad was the insurance investigator, and every time he sees Jackson drive by in his Porsche, he makes some comment about the huge settlement he'll be getting when he's 18."

     Stiles' jaw fell open. "So not only is Jackson rich now, but he's getting even richer at 18?" He asked in disbelief.

     "Yep."

     "There's something so deeply wrong with that." Stiles groaned. Shivani nodded in agreement. She couldn't imagine what an even wealthier Jackson Whittemore would look like. 

     "You know what? I could try to find the insurance report on my dad's inbox. He keeps everything." Erica suddenly said, sparking interest from the trio.

     Scott opened his mouth to speak, but the loud speakers interrupted him. "Scott McCall, please report to the principal's office." They all shared a worried and confused look. Scott slowly got out of his seat and headed in the direction of the principal's office.

     That left Shivani and Stiles to handle Erica on their own. Erica moved her notebook and pen away from the top of her bright red laptop, pulling it open. It didn't take long before both Jackson and Mr. Harris reentered the library. Jackson slumped back down in his seat. Matt and Allison awkwardly shot him a look but refrained from speaking. Which was probably for the best. He didn't exactly look consolable.

     "Whoa, look at the dates." Stiles pointed out. Shivani and him were on each of Erica's sides, staring into the computer screen. Shivani made a mental note to ask the Reyes girl what perfume she was wearing, she smelt really good.

     "Passengers arrived at the hospital DOA. The estimated time of death - 9:26 P.M., June 14, 1995." Erica read out loud.

     "What about the dates?" Shivani asked in confusion.

     Stiles glanced over at the girl. "Jackson's birthday is June 15th." Shivani's heart dropped.

     Some time passed by without anyone saying anything. Instead, they simply sat in silence, letting the news sink in. No wonder Jackson was as messed up as he was. He had literally been pulled out of his mothers dead body.

     Relief washed over Shivani when Mr. Harris started packing his things up. Almost a An almost smug looking expression snuck onto his facial features when he noticed the students copying his actions."Oh, no, I'm sorry. Uh, yes, I'm leaving. But none of you are. You may go when you're done with the re shelving. Enjoy the rest of your evening." He said laughing, pointing to the many shelves in the library as he left.

     Shivani groaned, throwing herself sourly down into her seat again. Rarely did Shivani wish she had homework, but right now it would've been nice to have something to do other than re shelving. Shivani turned to Stiles. "Add Mr. Harris to the list."

     He obeyed jutting the name down in her notebook.

     This was going to be one long evening.

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     "It means he was born after his mom died, by c - section. They had to pull him out of her dead body." Stiles told the news he, Shivani and Erica had discovered to a dumbfounded looking Allison and Scott. Everyone was working together, putting books back up on the shelves.

     Shivani effectively put books up on the shelves. She didn't want to be here any longer then she had to.

     "So, was it an accident or not?" Allison inquired.

     Stiles shook his head. "The word all over the report is 'inconclusive'."

     "Then his parents could have been murdered?" Scott said in a questioning tone.

     Nodding, Stiles replied. "If they were, then it falls in line with the kanima myth. You know? It seeks out and kills murderers."

     Shivani stacked a book onto the shelves. "I'm going to make a crazy wild guess and say it wasn't an accident, you know, with said facts."

     "But for Jackson? Or the person controlling him?" Allison wondered. Damn, Shivani thought looking at the three, they should all become homicidal detectives or something, they're kind of good at this.

     "We have to talk to him. We have to tell him." Scott decided, not letting them disagree before walking in Jackson's direction. Suspicion hit Scott when he turned the corner of the shelf, eyes falling on a book resting on the ground. When he got closer he spotted Matt sprawled on the floor, a surgical and sadly familiar looking gash on the back of his neck.

     The kanima was there, and Jackson a no show. Of course.

     Scott leaned closer to check on Matt when suddenly someone ( Jackson ) leapt from one shelf to the other, shaking the ground as he did. Several books fell down ontop of the McCall boy as well as pieces from the now wrecked ceiling.

     "Erica!" Scott exclaimed to the wolfed out girl, her eyes glowing a bright amber color. Scott soon witnessed her too being sliced at the back of her neck, her body falling limp to the carpeted floor.

     Shivani was suddenly forced to the ground by Stiles, merely dodging the bookshelf tumbling down where they had been standing. Luckily, Stiles had saved her and Allison from getting crushed. Her eyes widened when she saw the disgusting look mixture between the kanima and Jackson. It was horribly terrifying and sickening at the same time.

     Jackson screeched, throwing Scott backwards. When he got to his feet again, Scott took a protecting stance infront of mainly Allison, all of them watching Jackson from a somewhat safe distance. He looked like a complete zombie as he stood by the chalkboard, a single piece of chalk in his hand. Moving like a bot, he started writing something.

    The words written on the board made Shivani's stomach drop. 'Stay out of my way or I'll kill all of you' it read in crooked letters.

     Shivani swallowed a lump in her throat. This wasn't only a threat, but a warning that would with no doubt become reality if they didn't obey. The question remained, was this the kanima speaking, or the master? Shivani wasn't sure if she even wanted to know. Right now, all she wanted to do was to escape into the comforts of her room alongside her cat.

     The kanima soon made an escape by throwing his body through the glass windows of the library, shattered glass raining down on the others. The Caddel girl shielded her face, turning away from the shards of glass falling.

     The pained grunts coming from the book aisle next to them caught Shivani's attention. The blonde werewolf twitched on the ground, seizing much like that day back at the gym. Shivani sprung to action, pulling the girl on her side. "She's having a seizure." Shivani yelled in a panic strained tone, catching everyone's attention.

     Scott and Stiles sprinted over to help, while Allison headed over to check on the both paralyzed and knocked out Matt, informing the others that he was alive and hopefully well.

     "We need to get her to a hospital." Scott stated.

     Erica, barely able to speak, objected. "No, to Derek." She spit out in stutters.

     "What? You want to go to Derek instead of a hospital?" Shivani queried in suprise. The Hale man didn't seem especially nursing to her. Maybe she had judged him all wrong.

     Erica only continued repeating his name.

     "Go." Allison instructed. Scott looked at her with a hurt look, shaking his head.

     "I'm staying here with you." Scott argued, now kneeling by her side next to Matt.

     Allison shook her head "They can't take her to Derek by themselves. Not like this. And Matt - I've got to call an ambulance for him, just go."

     "This doesn't feel right." Scott said, wide doe brown eyes staring at the Argent girl.

      "It's okay." Allison tried.

     Shivani had no idea what was going on between the two, but they really needed to do something about Erica. "Hey, Scott, we need to go."

      Scott flat out ignored her. "No, it's not. No, it's not right!"

     "It doesn't - it doesn't mean anything." Allison attempted to convince him.

     "But it feels like it does." Scott admitted.

     "Scott, go. Go." It sounded like her voice was going to break any minute.

     With a pained expression, Scott nodded slowly. "Okay." He leaned in, grabbing her face in the process, making sure to leave a loving kiss on his forehead.

     With that, Shivani, Scott and Stiles hastily carried the seizing girl out of the school and to the blue jeep, speeding down in the direction of Derek's base. Shivani had no idea what had just gone down between Scott and Allison, but judging by the pained look on his face, she knew better then to ask.

     And the seizing girl in her lap was currently taking up higher priority.

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a/n

i will be so freaking frustrated if this books flops lmao. might be building up the possibility of erica and shivani becoming good friends. despite of a lot of stupid things erica has done through the little time she had on teen wolf, i love her and she for sure, for sure deserved better. hope u guys enjoyed and stay tuned bebes.

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