chapter ten, BEGINNINGS

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Noah Hall

I walk down my stairs and put my earrings on. I step into the living room and my mom looks up from her spot on the couch. She smiles and stands up.

"Wow, Nolly you look beautiful" She says to me. I smile and look down at my maroon dress that ends at my heels. I smooth it out and look back up at her.

"Did the heels work okay?" She asks. I look down at the silver heels she let me borrow and nod. I sigh and close my eyes.

"What's wrong?" She says and walks over to me.

So many things mom, I'm afraid for your life, I'm afraid for my friends. I'm pretty sure I have super powers or something and on top of all of this I have to go to a dinner party and put on a fake smile because my friend asked me to go.

"Nothing, I'm just tired" I say with a small smile. She nods and places a strand of my hair that has fallen from my loose ponytail, behind my ear.

"Have fun okay?" She says with a smile. I nod and grab my keys from the coffee table.

I walk out side and go to my cat. I set my phone down next to me and leave my driveway.
As I drive out my neighborhood and towards Liam's, my mind can't stop thinking about last Saturday.

I should probably tell my mom, but she already has so much on her plate, I don't want to be a burden to her.

After awhile, I finally pull up to Liam's house.
I park towards the end of the driveway and make my journey towards his front door. Right before I knock Liam opens the door. I smile and freeze when I really take a look at him.

He's dressed in a gray button up shirt with his hair pushed back and his usual sets of rings in his fingers. He looks me up and down and smiles. "Noah!" He exclaim.

"Hi!" I say happily. He lets me in and I look around the house, now that the lights are on I can actually appreciate the decor.

"Thanks for coming, I would've been so bored without you" He says with his usual smile.
"Thanks for inviting me" I say.

"You look..." he starts but pauses as he looks at me. I raise my brows and look down at my dress... "do I- do I look bad?" I whisper.

"You look beautiful" I hear from behind me. I turn and see Liam's mom making her way towards me.

From the many times I've had to drop Liam off I've seen her occasionally. She introduced herself the first time I took him home, she wanted to make sure her baby was getting a ride from someone trustworthy. I found his embarrassed reaction adorable.

"Thank you Mrs. Geyer" I state. "Please, Noah, call me Jenna" She reminds as she pulls me in for a hug.
"Thank you for having me Jenna" I say to her. She pulls away and smiles.

"Dinner will be ready soon" She explains. We both nod and walk into the living room where most of the other guests are.

"I heard about Saturday, are you okay?" Liam whispers to me. I nod and take a deep breath out.

"Can I be honest with you Liam?" I ask after a few seconds of silence. He nods and stands closer to me. "Something happened, and I haven't told anyone, because I'm really confused" I say. He furrows his brows and nods.

Right as I open my mouth someone calls my name. I turn my head and see Liam's step dad walking towards us. "Noah. You made it" he says happily and brings me into a hug. "Thank you for convincing Liam to invite me" I say.

Mr. Geyer pulls away and furrows his brows. He looks at Liam and smirks. He looks back at me and nods. "Of course," he says softly.

"I better go back in the kitchen and help the misses with dinner. But it's great seeing you" he says.

We wait for him to leave and Liam turns back to me. "What were you going to say?" He asks.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you later" I say with a smile.

For the next thirty minutes or so we just chat, a few of Liam's aunts came up to us and talk to us and even his grandmother, who seemed to like me very much.

Liam's mom finally calls us in for dinner and we walk into they very large dinning room.
Liam sits across from me and I sit between two of his aunts.

As everyone fills their plates Liam's oldest aunt looks over at me. "So Noah, how long have you known Liam?" She asks.

"We met just a few months ago" I explain and take a sip from my water. "Only a few months and he's already taking you home" Another aunt laughs.

I slightly grin and look down at my plate. "Jessie, stop" Liam spits. "Liam's been a great friend these last few months" I explain.

They all nod. "So, I never asked, what do your parents do Noah?" Liam's mom asks.
I nod and look over at her "well uh, my dad passed away a few years ago, and my mom is an anthropologists" I answer.

"I'm sorry to hear that about your father," Jenna says. "I don't think I've ever met an anthropologist, does she enjoy her work?" She asks.

I nod "She travels a lot, she talks about it all the time." I explain. I look over at Liam and he's giving me a sad smile.

As the conversation picks up and we move on I slowly eat my dinner and feel Liam's gaze on me all night. I give him quick glances but he always turns before I can look at him for too long.

Dinner finally ends and everyone moves back to the living room.

Liam and I go up to his room and I sit on his desk chair as he sits in the edge of his bed. "Why didn't you tell me about your dad?" He asks. I shrug "we just met, it's not a real get to know me" I state firmly.

"I didn't mean to make you upset, I just-" I says and shakes his head. "No it's fine, he just wasn't the best person. So his death doesn't bother me, I'm not upset I just don't want your pity" I explain.

He nods and keeps his eyes on me. "Did you have fun tonight?" He laughs. I smile and nod "I'm glad you invited me"

"I'm glad you came." He says softly.

I look over at his desk and see multiple canvases stacked on top of each other. I smile and lift one up. "A lot of color" I laugh.

"I know I'm awful, I saw your paintings in class and I tried practicing but nothing is working" he says and walks over to me.

"No these are good, very abstract. I love abstract paintings." I explain. He smiles nods.
Liam looks over at me and I turn to him, our close proximity is making it easier for me to smell his cologne.

"Earlier, I was going to say, that you looked beautiful. That dress is...really nice" He mumbles. I lightly laugh and set down his painting.

I turn and lean my back on his desk. "You look nice tonight as well" I say and slowly look him up and down. "Thank you." He says happily and smiles at his outfit.

"It took me all day to put this together" he says proudly. I light laugh and shake my head. "You Liam Dunbar, are adorable" I state and tap his shoulder.

I stand up and walk towards his window. I look out of it and cross my arms. "You nervous for the next full moon?" I ask genuinely.

I hear him sigh and I feel him walk up behind me. "A little," he whispers. I turn to him with a sympathetic smile and nod. "I get it, don't worry" I state.

"So besides painting and playing lacrosse, what do you do Liam?" I ask. He turns to his tv and nods towards it. "I play videos games, mostly with Mason," he explains.

"That sounds fun, are you any good or does Mason kick you ass all the time?" I joke. He tilts his head and gives me a knowing look. "I am so much better than Mason" he states.

"Mmm, right..." I laugh. "Don't believe me?" He asks and walks towards me. I look him in the eye and slowly shake my head.

"I'm good at a lot of things Noah," he states and crosses his arms over his chest. "Are you?" I ask softly. "Yes!" He says proudly.

I raise my hands in surrender and laugh, "fine, I believe you, but one of these days I'm going to have to show you that I also play video games, and can also be really good at things" I whose with a smirk.

"You'll definitely have to show me then..." he whispers back.

I look down at my phone and see the time. "As much as I'd love to continue baby face, I should actually probably get going" I say. He glares at me and snaps his head towards his door. I snort and follow him out of the room.

We go down stairs and go to the door. He opens it for me and I walk out. "Thank your mom and dad for me" I say. He nods and walks me to my car.

"Hey, uh, I'm really sorry about earlier, about your dad. I didn't mean to overstep" he says.

"No worries Liam" I say and hug him.
We pull away and he looks me in the eyes. His gaze is soft and a faint smile appears on his lips. He moves closer to me and kisses my cheek.

I smirk and shake my head, what a romantic.

"Goodnight Noah," he says soflty. "Goodnight Liam,"

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I stand in the middle of my room and focus on something sitting on my shelf. I sigh and hold my hand out. Nothing happens.

I push my hand out again, and still nothing.
Jesus, maybe I imagined this shit.

I groan and try again. I close my eyes and take a deep breath in right as I'm about to push my hand out again I hear my phone buzz. I snap my eyes open and grab it.

'Scott's house. Now.' A text from Stiles says.
'And bring your laptop' he adds
I sigh and grab my laptop.

I pull up to Scott's house and jump out of the car.
I hold my laptop in my arms and walk in the side door. I see Kira, Scott, Stiles and Liam standing around Scott's kitchen counter.

"Did you bring it?" Stiles asks. I nod and place it next to the two other laptops.

"What's going on?" I ask. "Why was I summoned on a Sunday?" I add.

"We've got a plan" Scott states.
"And a good one this time" Stiles notes. I glare at him and turn back to Scott. "For what?" I ask.

"We're gonna trap the benefactor" Stiles says and claps his hands.

"Is three computers enough?" Kira asks. "Depending on how many cameras they have, but it should" Stiles says.

"Are we really doing this?" Liam asks worriedly. I furrow my brows and look between all of them. "Doing what? Oh my god someone explain" I state firmly as I quickly loose patience.

Scott looks over at me and nods "I'm gonna die." Scott says plainly. My eyes widen and my mouth opens. "What?" I ask.

"Not really, there's a way, for him to look dead, feel dead, you know. Dead." Kira reassures. "To trick the benefactor into coming to find his body. Since visual confirmation is needed" Stiles adds.

"Isn't it dangerous though?" Liam asks. "Yup incredibly dangerous" Stiles says "and borderline idiotic" I spit.

I look back at Scott and shake my head "if Kira is talking about what I think she is Scott, you could literally die from this. Your heart will be so slow, you'll barley even be alive" I explain.

"But I'll still be alive." Scott states.

A knock from the front door interrupts us and Scott and Kira go to get it. "Is it really that dangerous?" Stiles asks with concern. I nod and raise my brows.

"This plan is dumb. Dangerous and dumb," I say and cross my arms with a huff.

"Have you guys done something like this before?" Liam asks. "Something dangerous or something dumb?" Stiles jokes. "An all of the above?" I say with a shrug.

"Look if baby face is scared, you don't have to do it" Stiles says. Liam glares at him and looks back at me "I'm not scared" he states. "Than you're borderline idiotic" Stiles says with a reassuring pats on his shoulder and a bright grin.

Scott walks into the room and Stiles looks over at him. "You know if we do this we don't know what's coming for us" Stiles states.

"How do we know something's really coming after us?" Liam asks. "Because the tape from Garrett's bag said visual confirmation required for payment" Scott states.

"Simon said the same thing" Stiles adds. "He couldn't get paid by the benefactor he had proof you guys were dead"

"So the idea is, what if you kill someone on the dead pool and can't get visual confirmation?" I ask, they nod.

"But how does that get us any closer to the benefactor?" Liam asks. "Someone's going to have to come to confirm, especially someone high on the list." Stiles states.

"He'll have to come and get it himself?" Liam says and we nod.

"We're ready" Kira says and walks into the kitchen.
I take a deep breath in and we all head up stairs.

We get into Scott's room and I see Kira's mom standing in the corner. Scott lays on his bed and Kira unbuttons a few buttons of his shirt.

Liam starts to pace the room and Stiles leans against the wall of the hallway as he looks in the room.
"Liam, man, can you chill you're giving me motion sickness" Stiles says and rubs his eyes.

Liam stops and looks at Scott "sorry, I'm just nervous" Liam says and bites his bottom lip. "You're nervous? I think Scott should be nervous" I state.

"Are you guys totally sure about this?" Liam asks.
"It's gonna be alright Liam" Scott reassures.

"You've done this before right?" I ask Kira's mom.
"I've seen it done" She says softly. Seen it done? Seen it done! What the fuck!

"Is that just as good?" Liam asks and paces around the room again. "No." Kira's mom says. He stops and furrows his brows.

"Mom, you're not inspiring confidence." Kira groans. "Good." She says firmly. "This is a terrible idea" She adds and looks down at Scott.

I turn to Stiles and give him an I told you so look. He rolls his eyes and I turn back to Scott. "Do you want us to do it without you?" Kira asks.

"No!" Liam and I say strongly in unison.

Kira's mom holds her hand out over Scott and looks up at Kira, "hold your hand out like this, over his heart." She instructs.

Kira nods and slowly puts her hand over him and onto his chest.

Scott jumps and grabs her hand. His action makes me jump and I sigh when he looks up at her mom. "Hold on, what happens? When I'm out. Am I going to feel anything?" He asks.

"It might feel like you're dreaming" She answers calmly. "Good dreams or bad?" He asks. "I suppose that depends on you"

Scott sighs and lays back down. He closes his eyes and Kira places her hand over his chest again.
We all watch in anticipation and I squint my eyes in hopes I don't see it.

I see a bright light come from Kira's hand and the sound of electricity flows throughout the room. I feel Liam's hand go to mine and my eyes widen. I turn to him and he turns to me. We snap our eyes back to Scott when a Scott groans.
Scott's eyes open wide and he slightly sits up. He gasps loudly and falls back down to the bed, His eyes shut and she removed his hand.

Liam let's go of my Hana's and I awkwardly stand still.

I look down at Scott and tears prick my eyes when I no longer hear his heartbeat. "I know he's really alive, but this feels too real" I state.

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"I still hate this plan" Malissa says wiping her tears as she walks into the morgue.
  I look down at Scott's cold lifeless looking body and take a deep breath in.

"He really looks dead." She sighs.

Kira's mom looks up at her and holds her hand out "give me your hand" she instructs. Malissa looks up at us and we nod, she places her hand in Kira's mothers hand and she places Malissas hand onto Scott's chest.

When she touches his body she jumps and sighs in relief when I'm assuming she feels his faint heartbeat.

"Is that enough to keep a werewolf alive?" Malissa asks. "Enough for an alpha" Kira's mom says with a warm smile.

"How much time do we have?" Malissa asks. "Forty five minutes" I state. She nods and looks at Kira's mom "what happens after that?" She asks. "I bring him back the same way" Kira says firmly.

"No I mean what happens if he stays like this after forty five minutes?" She corrects. We all look around at each other then at Kira's mom. "No one's told her?" She asks.

"Told me what?" Malissa wonders with worry in her tone. "What happens after forty five minutes?"
   I hold onto her arm and she looks at me with tears in her eyes, "he'll die" I state.

Her eyes widen and she looks down at Scott. She lets a shaky breath out and nods "we better hurry than" She instructs firmly.

"Ok, let's do this!" Stiles says.
     With our laptops in hand Malissa takes us to an empty hospital room and we open the laptops.

Liam, Kira and I plug in our USBs and look over at Stiles and Argent.

As they do their part Liam grabs my hand as it rests on the hospital bed. "You okay?" I ask. He nods and looks at the others "are you?" He asks.
  I furrow my brows and nod "why?" I ask.

He looks down at my hands and I look with him. I see my claws are out and my eyes widen. I close my eyes and take a deep breath in. I feel my claws go back in and when I open my claws are gone.

"I guess I am a little stressed" I laugh, Liam let's go of my hand and smiles.

"Argent is heading up to the roof right now" Stiles explains we all nod and turn the laptops on. Stiles gets a text and the computers show the cameras to the hospital.

"It worked!" Stiles exclaims. I smile and look up at him. "This might actually work," I say and he pats my back as we watches the cameras.

We all watch the cameras intensely as time passes quickly. "Time?" Stiles asks again.
   "Twenty seven minutes." I mumble as I bite my nails.

"Hey uh, is this supposed to be like this?" Liam says and points to his screen. We all look over and see one of the cameras is black. "Where is that?" I ask.

"The roof" Stiles answers "someone's going to have to go check it out"

"I'll go" Kira says.

"Woah, woah. This might not just be a malfunction" Stiles warns. "That's why I'm bringing these" Kira smirks and holds up her sword. We nod and she heads towards the door.

"I'm coming with you" Liam exclaims. "What?" I state and furrow my brows "to help" he says with a smile.

I sigh and shake my head "be careful, both of you" I say and look at them. They both nod and walk out the door.

Stiles shakes his head and turns back to the laptops "kids" he jokes.
  I nod in agreement and start to bite my nails again.

   "So uh, what's up with that?" Stiles asks. I turn my head and furrow my brows "with what?" I ask.
"You and Liam?" He states. I laugh and shake my head.

"There is no me and Liam, there's only i'm protective of him and worried that he'll get hurt." I explain calmly. He glares at me and nods. "Right." He mumbles.

"Just the way he looks at you Noah, if you don't like him like that, he sure likes you like that." Stiles mumbles. I glare at him and huff.

"What's up with you and Malia?" I ask with raised brows. He groans and glares back at me. "I don't know" he shrugs.
  "You guys still aren't speaking?" I exclaim.

"No!" He states firmly "and honestly I feel awful, I'm loosing sleep, I can't focus." He explains.

"Honestly Stiles, I love you but you can be a real dumbass." I state and cross my arms. "What should I do then smartass?" He says with a shrug.

"You should man up and tell her you're sorry. Just go up to her. Tell her everything you just told me." I say.

Before he can answer the power goes out and the cameras shut off. My eyes widen and we run out of the room.

"I'll find Argent, you go find them" Stiles explains. I nod and go down the dark hallway and go towards the stairwell.
   I climb the stairs as fast as I can and make my way to the roof. My hands graze against the cold metal and a fearful chill runs down my spine.

I quickly glance at my watch and see there's only eighteen minutes left.

I open the roof door and see a berserker running towards Liam and Kira. Kira jumps towards it with her sword and it throws her backwards knocking her into the wall.

She slides down and seems to be out cold.
   I growl loudly and the berserker turns around. The berserker rushes towards me and Liam jumps between us. My eyes widen and I growl at him.

Liam gets pushed into the wall next to me and groans in pain.

I turn to him and make sure he's alright before I angrily turn back to the berserker. I start to growl as my patience for these things are running low.

I feel my body pulse with energy and I see the berserker lowering. I look down and see my body has lifted off the ground.

I lift my hand in the air, just as I did in the vault that day and I push my hand towards the berserker. A bright wave of light leaves my hand as I make impact with its chest and realization hits me. I scream loudly and the berserker flies off the roof.

I drop to the floor and the glow from my palm stops. I quickly stand up and take a deep breath in. I look over at Liam and his eyes are widen.

I stand tall as I catch my breath and look over at Kira.

Kira starts to open her eyes and she groans. I run to help her up and she grabs onto my hands. "Where did it go?" She asks. "It left" I say with waver in my voice. I look over at Liam and see he's already looking at me.

I look down at my watch and see four minutes remaining. "We have to go!" I yell.
   We all run off the roof and back downstairs we quickly make our way to the morgue and see the others already surrounding his body.

Stiles sighs in relief when we walk in and Kira runs to Scott. She raises her hand in the air then slams her hand on his chest. A bright flash of light comes from her palm and I squint my eyes as it meets Scott's chest.

In just a second, Scott sits up and snaps his eyes open. He screams loudly and looks around frantically.

"You're okay..." Kira whispers and grabs his face
       "You're okay." Kira kisses him when he calms down and when they pull away he looks at the rest of us. "What happened did it work?" He asks.

We look at each other then back at him. I shake my head and he sighs. Liam walks in the morgue and looks at Kira "Kira...it's your mother, she's hurt." He says.

Kira's eyes widen and she sprints out to the room.

I walk out with Stiles and Liam and I stop when I feel Liam's hand around my wrist. I turn my head to him and furrow my brows at his grip.

"Are we going to talk about it?" He asks. I sigh and shake my head "this is what I was l going to tell you about last night." I explain.

"What the hell was that?" He asks. "I don't know, I really don't" I say with a shaky voice.

He lets go of my wrist and pulls me into a hug, "I'm scared Liam" I say.
  "I don't know what's happened to me. But for now, please keep it between us" I beg.

He lets go of my worst and gives me a small nod. He puts his arm around my waist and we walk down the hallway towards the others.

I'm not sure what the hell that was, I didn't even know I could do that. Whatever it was, there must be an explanation.

A/N:

Hiiiii, I hope you're enjoying the story so far, I'm trying my best to write scenes between Liam and Noah during this season but seeing as he wasn't a main character in season 4 it's kind of hard. But I really am enjoying writing this story so I'm hoping you're enjoying reading it!!!

  Have a great day!
          - B.