chapter 62

--MC POV--

"We have not spoken a lot recently" said Danny as we were eating a sandwich after Lacrosse practice.

"Yes, I have been quite busy. Nothing is going right lately, you know?" I replied as I looked ahead.

"Having two girlfriends must be tiring" He said with a smirk.

"Yeah, but if it was just that I would at least be satisfied. Rather than that how is it going with Ethan" I replied.

"Good, but I think you don't like him right?"

"How did you know?" I asked.

"You and many others you hang out with, looked at him with deep frown for hours" stated Danny.

"You seriously are the best person one could ask to be a friend with. You can realize how other feels with just a look" I said.

"You are right, and my instinct is telling me that there is something more serious going on with you?" He asked.

"It's difficult to explain".

"I won't force you".

"But I think you should know after all you are already getting too involved to remain in the dark" I said, coming up with the decision that telling him about the supernatural would be the best, but then my eyes fixated on something strange.

"What do you have in your sandwich?"

"Are you trying to divert my attention? You could have come up with something better. I prepare the same sandwich since middle school: Lettuce, cheese, ham, tomatoes and mayonnaise." He said, giving me a strange look.

"Then what is that?" I said and he then looked down and opened his sandwich.

"I… don't know. I never put this inside".

"It's mistletoe…" I recognized this as it was one of the many herbs I studied, when I worked with Deaton.

"We need to go to the hospital immediately, it's poisonous".

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"So, the Darach targeted Danny, how can you be so sure? I'm more than certain that he is targeting doctors, especially, since two disappeared yesterday" said Stiles.

"Maybe he is not a sacrifice, but I'm sure that he was targeted for some reasons. Had I not noticed immediately, he would have died" I said.

Suddenly miss. Blake entered the class, although at the start I just thought she acted as a substitute and we would do individual study, like we have been doing since Harris disappeared.

"Good morning, as you all know Mr. Harris is still missing. I mean sick. Anyway I'm filling in for as long as we don't find a more qualified substitute" So she know Chemistry too…

The lesson went on, but my mind kept wandering and I couldn't concentrate on anything precise, but a large number of coincidences.

Suddenly Scott got a call, which managed to force me to concentrate my attention.

The content of the call was simple and fast.

Deaton was the third sacrifice and he had just gotten kidnapped.

It's a risk, but I need to face it, especially now that it depend on Deaton life.

"Go on I'll reach you later" I told Lydia, Malia and Allison when class ended and while they had doubts they still decided to not ask questions.

When everyone else was gone and I made sure that Lydia and the others where far enough to not hear me, I approached miss. Blake, who sat behind the desk.

"Seeing that you stayed behind, you must have a question" she asked me.

"You said that Mr. Harris had disappeared, from what others told us he was just sick. Did something happen?" I asked, while feigning to be worried about that guy.

"I messed up. I wasn't supposed to say it, in reality we have no idea of what happened to Harris, he just disappeared. I hope you won't tell any of this to the others, it was supposed to be kept as a secret since we are not certain of what happened and so many people died already recently".

"Let's hope he didn't get tricked by a girl again. You know our teacher is quite weak to woman charm, especially if they are beautiful and are interested in chemistry" yes he is a simp who already got involved in a murder once, because of a girl, but it seems that he didn't grow from it.

"I don't see what this has anything to do with me".

"I just wanted to have some small talk. You are still new and it must have been difficult to adapt here, especially in a period like this, full of murders, disappearance and animals attacks" I told her.

"Well, I don't think this is something I should speak with a student, there are boundaries that must be respected. If you have no true question, then I'll leave"

"No wait" I said as I grabbed one of her arms.

"I do have a question. Maybe you didn't hear, but yesterday Danny got poisoned. Mistletoe was found in his food, I'm curious if you could tell me something about this plant, cause I really would like to know more about it and how it ended in his sandwich" I said as I took out the mistletoe that was inside Dann's meal.

"I don't know much. As a literature teacher I know its legend, but not a lot more" She said while looking at me, as I played with the mistletoe in my hand and started gathering all its white fruits in my hands.

"Please go on. Maybe this myth has something to do with the reason Danny was poisoned. It could have been some mythology fanatics, who did it" I added as I kept my endeavour with the mistletoe.

"It's a Norse myth. Baldr, the son of Odin, was the most beloved by the other gods... So much that they wanted to protect him from all of the dangers of the world. His mother, Frigg, took an oath from fire and water, metal, stone, and every living thing, that they would never hurt Baldr, but there was one god who wasn't so enamoured of Baldr. The God of Mischief, Loki, discovered that Frigg had forgotten to ask mistletoe, a seemingly harmless plant, and completely overlooked. Loki fashioned a dart out of mistletoe, and it killed Baldr. Frigg was heartbroken and she decreed that she would plant a kiss on anyone who passed under it. Now that I answered your question I really have to go and I think you should stop playing with that mistletoe you could get poisoned if you don't pay attention and later put your hands in your mouth" She added and tried to go, but I blocked her.

"What are you doing! I tried to pass on your behaviour, but if you keep stopping me I will have to call your parents" She said raising her voice.

"You are right. Mistletoe is a dangerous plant as it could also be dangerous for the one who handles it" I said, ignoring her comment and with my hands I crushed the fruits I gathered and threw the remnants in her face.

For a moment I saw it again, the same face that appeared at the motel a few days ago, the face of the Darach.

"I must say that you did a good job, after all you always acted from distance, far away from where the murders or kidnapping happened, but you can't perfectly hide who you are. I found it strange when I first met you and didn't feel any attraction. I've always trusted my instinct a lot, but when it came to you, it told me this "She is an ugly person" and you indeed were".

Knowing she got exposed she tried to punch me, but I was already ready for an attack and evaded her punch, just to later catch her extended arm and throw her on the floor. After that I pressed her against the floor and surprisingly I found a great amount of resistance.

"It seems that the sacrifice of the warriors gave you indeed a lot of power, but you don't know how to use it" I was already pressing her in a way she wouldn't be able to resist after all.

"Let me go!"

"Not before you listen to some of my requests. Don't worry I'm not going to kill you. You disgust me, but I'm in a desperate situation and we have the same enemy, the Alpha pack" hearing my words she stopped resisting.

"What do you want?"

"This is the second time you target someone I care for and I will never forgive you for that, but I need to get back Laura from the Alpha pack. I'll stay silent and give you the time to continue doing your sacrifices, but you must not target anyone around me. After the alpha pack is dealt with, you better disappear, or I'll kill you myself."

"And what if I don't?" she asked.

"I'll kill you now, and you certainly don't have enough strength to resist me. So, do we have a deal".

"Yeah" she replied.

"Good, now tell me where Deaton is. You'll have to find another doctor." I stated.

From now on I will be held responsible too for the murders she commits, as I didn't stop her, so that I could use her to my advantage, but while I think that killing is wrong, I know that there is no absolute and in a society without laws like the supernatural word, if the situation require it, I'm willing to dirty my hands to survive with my pride.

For the first time I'll have to hide something from Malia and Lydia, but I don't want them to share this burden with me.

If I have to be haunted by guilt, then I'll do it alone.

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