chapter 68

--Stiles POV--

"Why am I in school? Alone? Last time this happened there was a werewolf chasing after me and Scott" I asked, but no one replied.

I started walking till I found in a classroom the Nemeton.

I approached it to observe from close-up, but just as my face got near it some roots appeared from a crevice in the stump, and caught me and dragged me inside the crack.

Suddenly I woke up sweating.

"Are you okay?" asked Erica, who was hugging me in my bed.

"It was just a nightmare" I said hugging her back and trying to relax.

This moment of calmness wasn't meant to last as the door of my room opened with a squeaking sound.

"How did it open" asked Erika.

"I don't know, but I need to close it or he might come inside" I said, but who was I speaking about?

I went to the door and stopped moving once I reached the handle.

"Come back Stiles. Please don't go" Erika is crying, but I need to look, I need to know the danger.

So, I opened it.

I was back in the forest and the Nemeton stood once again in front of me.

This time I didn't go near it again, but from another crevice, in the roots this time, a great number of fireflies appeared and started roaming around me.

The number of glow worms kept increasing and soon I could barely see anything.

I tried to go back, but the door was at a great distance and barely visible.

How did it get there?

I couldn't see anything anymore except for fireflies, and all I heard was the sound of their wings and doing the only thing that came to mind I started screaming.

My father entered in my room and hugged me, it was just a nightmare… another nightmare.

Have I truly woken up this time?

--MC POV--

Scott was running here, while looking at his shadow till Stiles touched his shoulder and Scott attention got diverted.

"Seems like you are having aftereffects too" said Allison.

"Aftereffects?" repeated Scott.

"Yes, I'm having nightmares and from what Allison told us, her mother too is suffering under similar condition" explained Stiles, as he rubbed his tired eyes.

Two weeks had passed since the eclipse and those who went through the ritual to find the Nemeton are now having problems like insomnia, hallucinations and other difficulties.

"It started with simple bad dreams, but now I'm having dreams inside other dreams and I don't know what is real anymore" This may have awakened another fear in me.

"My mother today cut herself with a knife, she keeps trembling." Said Allison.

"I go through similar things whenever there is a dead body. Seems like I'm not the only crazy one anymore" intervened Lydia.

Suddenly the bell rang, and we walked toward the class.

"The new history teacher should be arriving today" I stated as we sat down in our seats.

"What kind of freak do you think it will be this time? A demon? A wizard?" joked Lydia.

"I just hope it will be a normal one. I'm tired of dealing with nutjobs" I replied exhausted.

"Don't forget that from what Deaton said the Nemeton from now on will start attracting other strange entities" said Malia.

Our conversation was soon interrupted by the arrival of the teacher.

He was short and had an Asiatic descendance, probably Japanese if I'm not wrong.

Good morning everyone. My name is Mr. Yukimura. I'll be taking over for your previous history teacher. My family and I moved here three weeks ago. I'm sure that, by now, you all know my daughter, Kira or you might not since she never actually mentioned anyone from school or brought home a friend for that matter" as he ended his presentation the new girl in the backseat, who arrived last week, brought her head down on the desk and sighed.

"I always thought that my father was bad, but this is a new kind of abuse" whispered Lydia.

"At least he seems a normal family father. Maybe he lacks boundaries when it comes to speaking about her daughter, but I can deal with that" I replied.

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During lunch break we sat all together at the same table outside.

"I can't read anymore and during Coach's class I hallucinated and saw everyone speaking using mute language" uttered an exhausted Stiles.

"Yes, it was quite scary, he also kept writing wake up on a paper meanwhile. In my case I can't control anymore my transformation, I nearly turned into a werewolf earlier" said Scott.

"My mother said that she sees a friend of her that died years ago during a hunt" said Allison.

"So, what is next? You had a near death experience and since then thing have been getting worse" I asked.

"They'll probably be locked up for insanity" said Isaac.

"Do you have some more useful advises?" asked Stilesc.

"Try to find the best position to sleep comfortably, this is what I learned by being locked up in a refrigerator for year" am I wrong or here there is no one with a normal past?

In my case I don't even remember it.

"Hi, sorry. I just happened to pass by and overhear your discussion. I think I may have an idea of what you refer too" said Kira, the new girl.

Don't tell me that she and her father are really connected to the supernatural.

"There's a Tibetan word for it. It's called Bardo. It literally means "in between states", the state between life and death" no, she probably just read it from a book.

"You are the daughter of our history teacher, right?" Asked Lydia and Kira seemed to cringe at this.

"It must be hard on you" added Malia.

"Let's just call her by her name, Kira. What else do you know?" asked Scott.

"All the things you said happened in Bardo, hallucination, visits of demons and deities".

"And what happens at the end?" asked Stiles.

"Death"

Suddenly Kira's phone ringed.

"Sorry, I have to take this, I'll try to look into it a little more and tell you if I find anything interesting".

"Well that was quite the abrupt intrusion, but an useful one…maybe?" commented Erika.

"She is probably desperate to make some friends before her father ruins all her chance to have a social life" joked Lydia.

"Changing subject how did your parents take it, I forgot to ask" I asked Stiles and Scott referring to their parent's abduction.

"My mother spent a few days on her own and then decided to affront me, but now I think she has accepted my identity as a werewolf"

"My father has been reviewing all his previous works to find traces of the supernatural. He wanted me to ask you, if you could tell us how it went, if it doesn't bother you, obviously. He is now scared there might be other supernatural killers hiding".

"It was my mother who did it and she is not here" replied Malia, without stopping to colour the book page with her markers.

"Wait your mother?" asked an astonished Stiles.

"Yes, both my parents are crazy mass murders" she said.

"It's strange that such a cute girl came out from their union, right" I said as I patted her head and messed with her hair.

"Stop distracting me, we have a math test tomorrow and I need to concentrate" she replied, while trying to free herself from my hand.

"Yes, but why did you mark the blank space too?" I asked.

"It doesn't look good to leave blank spaces".

At least this makes it easier when I have to get her some gifts, I usually buy her a pack full of markers of different colours.

I would like to buy something more expensive, but when you have three girlfriends you must often compromise.

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