Chris Argent had attacked The Beast with bullets, turning what was Mason, into a man they hadn't seen before. Parrish went after him. Eli was frozen. "Somethings not right."

"What? Even more then what it is now?" Liam gave an odd look.

"No, somethings wrong with Malia." Eli shook his head, swallowing. "No, i've gotta go."

"Eli." Liam spoke as the Foxx boy took off in a sprint through the woods, running extremely fast. It was different when it was Malia. Her heart beat, he could hear it from so far away, and he sensed something wasn't right. Whatever it was, he couldn't focus on the Dread Doctor The Beast nearly killed when he needed to be with her.

His body was heating up, like anxiety but like there was a light at the end of the tunnel. He wasn't projecting, but it felt as if he was. His eyes weren't green, they were the normal beta shade, but his body was yelling for a change. Something was different, Eli felt like he was shrieking, but getting stronger. A growl echoed from his lips as his body hit the ground.

Only when he stumbled, he hadn't stumbling on his hands and knees. Eli fell over, just now, he'd fallen over as a silver wolf, not a teenage boy with glowing eyes and sharp teeth.

Running on four legs was different, faster, no matter how weird it was. He couldn't talk, but he felt like he could. He didn't feel anxious about it, he felt powerful, he felt safe and comforted. Following Malias heartbeat, he gave a loud wolf howl when he heard gun shots going off.

Malia knew he was on his way.

The front door was open, Eli ran in as headlights flashed on him in the process. Eli saw the Desert Wolf had her claws sunken into Malia, having her pinned against the wall. With a growl, he ran forward and jumped onto the Desert Wolf, his sharp teeth sunk into her neck, yanking her away to get her claws off Malia. Saving her.

It had worked, Adeline running in the house with the talons in the jar, getting them via Stiles after he broke and told her everything because he needed her help. "Malia."

As she threw the jar, Malia had caught it as Eli tackled The Desert Wolf onto the ground. She pulled her gun from her waist band, a loud yelp escaping the wolf when a bullet shot straight through his paw.

"Eli!" Malia yelled out in a panic as the wolf turned back to human, Eli's right hand shot through as he gave a whimper of pain on the ground. Thankfully, to the shy boys luck, one of the knocked down curtains draped across his waist to keep his, now, naked body shielded away while he withered in pain.

Before The Desert Wolf could move, Malia straddled her and sunk the talons into her abdomen. The older woman gave a cry of pain as Malias eyes began to glow blue, taking what was left of her mother. "Don't touch him ever again."

Braeden walked in and hit the Desert Wolf in the head with her gun, knocking her out.

"Eli." Malia crawled to him with a panicked look. "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's healing." he exhaled, holding his hand up to show it was healing, his voice shaky because of the pain. "Are you okay? I got here quick."

"Yeah, you yanked her off of me just in time." she held his face, his back still against the ground. "I didn't know you knew how to transform."

"Me neither." he gave a pained laugh. "Sorry i'm naked under this curtain."

Malia laughed, shaking her head as she leaned down and kissed him on the lips, grasping his face and taking his pain at the same time.

Eli kept his eyes closed for a second after pulling back. "That was some thank you."

She smiled, grinning down at him with a nod. "I think we're gonna be okay now."

His hands grasped hers that where still on his face, a gentle smile on his lips. "Do you....wanna go to a photograph class with me tomorrow?"

Malia laughed, leaning down and kissing him one more time before foot steps where heard, pulling back to look at Adelaide. The strawberry blonde nodded with a smile. "So, this is why he's been running off."

"Sorry, mom." Eli sat up, inhaling deeply as his hand finished healing. "Stiles told you?"

"Told me everything." she nodded, looking at the woman on the ground, then to Malia. "Is she gonna mess with you anymore?"

"No." Malia shook her head, staying with Eli on the ground as her hands gripped his, turning to give him a smile. "She's not gonna hurt us again."

He grinned, leaning in so their foreheads pressed together.

"That's new." Braeden spoke up, making the two follow her gaze to the large wedding ring on Adeline's finger.

Eli blinked. "Mom?"

"Oh, yeah." she exhaled, holding her hand up. "Im engaged."

After Eli had gotten clothes on, Liam called and said that they got Mason back and he needed to come to the location they were at. The pair took off, showing up and running through the tunnels to meet the group.

"I didn't want you to have to miss this." Liam spoke to Eli as they huddled together, his and Malias hands locked together.

"The skin walkers have a message for you, Theo." Kira's voice echoed, making Eli look over at the pair stood deeper in the tunnel, electricity bouncing off Theo as Kira kept it grounded with her sword. "Your sister wants to see you."

Slamming her sword into the ground, it began to crack all the way through. Malia pushed Eli behind her slightly as they watched, a pale, young, girl climbing out of the ground as Theo gapped at her. Theo gave a gasp as she latched onto his legs, pulling him down.

"No! Scott help me!" Theo yelled out in a panic as he was being yanked deeper down. "Please! No! No! Scott, help me! Eli, i'm sorry! I'm sorry, Eli!"

Malia put an arm out as Eli stepped forward. "You're gonna be okay now."

Eli met her eye, because his name being yelled like that was painful, but what Theo had done to him was slowly slipping away as he started to go. Instead, Eli's eyes started to glow green, focusing on Theo to project a form of comfort and calmness onto him one more time, his sister taking him, but taking him without the fear and panic.

The ground closed up, Eli gasped as his power was cut off so suddenly, Theo gone. He held his chest in a faint panic, holding still as his eyes went back to normal. Malia turned to him. "Are you okay?"

Eli nodded his head, inhaling. "I feel....safe."

"You are safe." she reminded him, Eli sighing in relief as his eyes watered, nodding before leaning in as her forehead pressed into his, Malias hands holding his face as a comforting smile went across her face.

"Stop projecting onto me." she grinned knowingly.

"I'm not." Eli laughed, pulling back to show his eyes were a normal shade of brown. It wasn't his power that made her feel safe, it was just him. It was just Eli.

Her anchor.

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kylie speaks

forty- three chapters
later and it finally
happens!!!! AND ELI
FINDING THE STRENGTH
TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFORM
INTO A WOLF?!?? and feeling
safe but also making sure that
theo felt some form of peace
even after all he did? this
chapter was so good, i can't
believe we've gotten to the
end of season five.