Once in a Lifetime

13

Liam rolled his eyes. "All right, you're two years older than me. And I'm fine. She's almost two years older. Just let me go."

He rattled his chains trying to free himself. Tabitha walked towards him and noticed blood in his clenched fists and saw his nails shifting back. She frowned at him before turning back to her friend and boyfriend. "I see no sign of shifting."

Stiles narrowed his eyes. "It's not that we don't trust you. It's that I don't trust you."

"But after that last full moon-" Scott began.

"It was one slip-up," Liam answered, cutting him off.

Stiles scoffed. "Slip-up? A dozen calls to the Sheriff's Department about a monstrous "dog-boy" running around the streets of Beacon Hills naked. That's a slip-up?"

Tabitha frowned at Liam and asked, "Why were you running through the streets naked?"

He sighed and shrugged. "It was really hot out that night, okay? Let me go."

"You sure you're okay?" Scott questioned.

Liam gave him a nod. "It won't happen again."

"You're in complete and total control?"

"Yeah. Complete and total control," he replied as his eyes flicked to Tabitha.

Scott unchained him and they climbed into the Jeep. Scott took the passenger's seat, Stiles was driving, and Liam and Tabitha sat in back. "Is it a party?" Liam wondered.

Tabitha shook her head. "No, it isn't a party."

"When does it start?"

"Midnight."

Liam frowned, looking confused. "Then what's at midnight?"

"Your bedtime," Stiles replied.

"Why aren't the girls going?"

Tabitha glanced at him. "They are going. I'll be going with the girls."

Stiles dropped her off at Lydia's.

Mrs. Martin opened the door and smiled at her. "Lydia is upstairs."

Tabitha climbed the stairs to Lydia's room and knocked on the door. Lydia opened it and smiled. "Finally."

"Hey, I was busy," Tabitha said. "I'm here now."

Tabitha attempted to text Scott that they'd be at the school soon, but the message didn't go through. She glanced up. "Lydia, do you have service?"

Lydia looked at her phone and shook her head. "No, I don't."

"Huh. Wonder what's up."

They climbed into Lydia's car and Tabitha climbed into the passenger's seat.

Malia hopped in the back when they picked her up and asked, "So what is this senior thing?"

Lydia shot the werecoyote a smirk. "That's what you are going to find out."

They arrived at the school and it was still raining. They rushed to find cover and Stiles ran up to Tabitha and pulled her into a hug. Tabitha smiled at him.

Malia let out a loud sigh. "I'm still not even sure I passed junior year."

Tabitha met her eyes. "You, Lydia and I studied really hard. I'm sure you passed."

She looked at the ground. "I don't want to do this unless I'm actually a senior."

Lydia placed a gentle hand on Malia's shoulder. "You'll pass. We all know you will."