Chapter 17

Sage had spent all night looking for Lydia, combing through the woods and searching through the bond, but the blonde came up empty. As did the rest of the teens, it worried Sage a lot knowing that her best friend was out lost in the woods fully nude- especially with the hunters looking for her.

But Sage made a promise to the Strawberry blonde, she wouldn't let anything hurt her- and if by some instance she was turning and the hunters did manage to find her. Sage would keep her promise. Only this time the town would be painted in Hunter blood.

Stiles had also informed the blonde that there was a grave robbery last night but she couldn't have been too sure if it was the Martin girl or not. Even if she was changing, why would she steal a corpse's liver?

Sage had walked through the boy's locker room looking for the Stlinski boy, many guys praised that a girl was in here while others tried to cover themselves up. But of course, the vampire didn't care about any of them.

"Let's go! I have an announcement! Gather 'round, quicker! Danny put a shirt on—Stilinski! That means you! Let's go, gather 'round!" Coach yelled making everyone walk over to the centre.

"Frenchie, what you doing in my locker room?" Sage had gotten used to it by now that Coach wouldn't call her first or last name, he told the girl that her last name was too complicated and he didn't like feeling stupid so he settled with Frenchie. She never took offence to it anyhow, she found it amusing- well she found coach amusing.

Both Scott and Stiles whipped their heads around to Sage pushing past some of the guys so she could get to the centre of the room.

"Well in all honesty I came here looking for Stiles but now I wanna hear your announcement coach." People in school thought it was a little strange that the beautiful Sage Guerrière would hang out with Stiles Stilinski and whenever people she didn't care about asked her, she would always tell them to mind their business or she would kindly help them mind their business.

"It worries me that you would come into the boy's locker room just to look for Stlinski but nevertheless, listen up! Police are asking for help on a missing child advisory. It's a sick girl... roaming around--totally naked." Coach said and a few guys whistled and cheered but instantly stopped when they saw the harsh glare Sage had thrown them.

"Now, it's supposed to get below forty degrees tonight. I don't know about you, but the last time it was that cold and I was running around naked... I lost a testicle to exposure! Now, I don't want the same thing happening to some innocent girl." Coach said making Sage squint at him, "Coach, Lydia's a girl and girls doesn't have testicles." She said and he just waved her off.

"So, police are organizing search parties for tonight. Sign up, find the missing girl, and uh— you get a date with Frenchie." Coach said and some guys cheered, "Yeah no thank you, I don't date meatheads." Sage said making a few guys groan but again she threw them a look, Stiles chuckled at the girl causing her to throw him a small smile.

"Fine. Sign up, find the missing girl, you get an automatic A in my classes." Coach said then walked off.

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"What did Jackson end up saying?" Sage had met up with Scott and Stiles after leaving the locker room, "He basically implied that if Lydia has a set of real claws she could do some real damage to someone." She scrunched her nose once Stiles had finished talking, she wasn't being a prude, the blonde has had her fair share of bed buddies, but she hated hearing anything about Jackson and Lydia- knowing the girl could have done so much better.

"It's too later for her to be turning, McCall turned the next night and not just cause it was a full moon, the bite gives you a day. A day for your body to accept it and you start getting the abilities but don't fully turn until a full moon, or a day for your body to reject it, Lydia should have died the next day in hospital but she didn't. She's not turning." Sage was again glad that the Martin girl didn't die of course, but she still couldn't believe why she hadn't turned, she had never heard of anyone being immune but yet again there were a lot of things in this world she had yet to see.

"Then what's she doing?"

"I don't know."

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Sage had ditched school halfway in, to scout the woods for Lydia again, she didn't want to get her hopes up but the vampire thought she felt the bond calling to her.

Sage had smelt the blood a mile away, she hadn't fed since Lydia had gone missing and it was now getting to her. But nevertheless, she kept her cool. The back of the ambulance had been broken into and there was blood everywhere, from the scent she caught, it smelt like a werewolf- an omega.

She didn't have much time to try and get a lock on the scent before she heard her name being called,

"Sage, what are you doing here?"

"I just wanted to see if Lydia was here," she said defensively. "She's been missing for two days now and no one has found anything."

"I know and we're trying our best to find her." The Sheriff said gently, able to tell how much Sage cared for her missing friend. He held back a sigh when he saw his son walking towards them, he should have known that his son wouldn't be too far. "Stiles!"

Stiles stammered out excuses before his dad could even ask him questions, to which Noah rolled his eyes. He sighed. "Both of you go home. I promise that if we find Lydia, we'll call you." He said looking over at the blonde standing beside his son.

However Sage's attention was elsewhere, her eyes glowed purple as the bond called to her, the sound of a twig snapping snapped her out of her state, her head snapped towards the woods when the scent of her bestfriend wafted into her nose. "Lydia?" She breathed in shock, seeing her best friend looking dazed and confused as she stepped out of the woods completely naked.

The sound of the missing girl's name caused everyone to turn and notice the naked teenage girl, Stiles looked anywhere but the girl but everyone seemed to stare at her in shock. Lydia trembled from both the cold and the fear she felt. "Well - is anyone gonna get me a coat?"

Sage quickly pulled a jacket out of her bag as she approached the girl,  at first she had no idea why she packed the extra jacket but now she knew.

Lydia looked at her guardian with tears in her eyes, the blonde gave her a small reassuring smile. "Hey, Lyds."

"I called you." She mumbled into the warm embrace Sage had given her, the vampire only nodded at the girl, understanding exactly what she meant.

"I know, I heard."

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It was after 1 AM, Stiles was currently tossing and turning in his bed. He couldn't sleep- he had no idea why actually he had a pretty good idea.

He hadn't heard from the girl since they found Lydia all those hours ago, he knew the strawberry blonde was her priority so he understood her need to know she's okay.

Stiles had been staring off into space, not even realising when his window opened and the blonde vampire had quietly slipped in.

"Stiles." Said boy let out a loud gasp but the vampire hushed him quickly hoping he didn't wake up the Sheriff.

"Wha--how did you even, what are you doing here so late?"

"You never lock your window- a plus for me but anyone could break in and hurt you. And I wanted to check on you." Sage had sat down on his bed causing the boy to sit up underneath the covers, he glanced over at the window, noticing it was slightly opened, he always had his window opened a slight cause he couldn't sleep with it closed.

"How is she?"

The vampire sighed, "She's hanging in there, it's Lydia you know? She's tryna act tough but I can feel it through the bond. She's scared, and truthfully--" Sage hated what she was gonna say next, "I'm scared too."

Stiles stared at the girl in awe and sadness, he knew how much she cared for the strawberry blonde and he knew how worried she was when she couldn't find her through the bond and her not knowing why scared her.

"Sage, she's safe- that's all that matters." Sage sighed but never met the boy's eyes, she hated feeling like this- her duty as a guardian was to protect her people and she needed to be strong and know all about them, but something happened to Lydia that she had no idea about, and yes, that scared her.

"Why are you awake anyway?"

"Uh- couldn't sleep." Sage smirked at the sound of Stiles' increased heart rate, she knew he was lying but she didn't call him up on it, the girl stood up and kicked off her shoes and tore of her jacket.

Stiles stared at the girl in confusion, "What you doing?" Sage didn't answer the boy but pulled back the sheets and curled up next to him, Stiles' cheeks flushed as the girl rested her head against his chest and snaked her arms around his waist.

"Go to sleep Stiles." Sage snuggled up closer to the boy, her heart beating just as fast as his, her cheeks flushed red as she felt the boy snake his arms around her waist. Sage knew what she was feeling wasn't because of the bond anymore and Stiles knew it too.

They both felt secure in the position they were in, they felt safe- both in the arms of someone they cared deeply about.

Very deeply about.

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Short chapter but wanted to get it out.

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