Allison's clock ticks beside me as it sits on her nightstand, never once missing a beat. Hearing it only reminded me how little of time I had left. There was hardly time for anything anymore.

My grades were suffering from that lack of time, but it wasn't like I cared about them right now. I barely even had time to think anymore, let alone sleep. Now I was starting to realize what it was like for Stiles when he couldn't, only I don't dream nightmares; I was living in one.

After what had happened at the clinic, I couldn't take it. Scott tried to help me, but he didn't really know how. I shut everyone out. I had to.

That next day I stayed home; I locked my door and didn't dare come out. It wasn't until I heard John knocking, bringing news, that I finally opened it. That news happened to be the real Stiles standing there in my doorway, a lazy half smile on his face.

I broke down. There were tears and hugging and I couldn't really tell you how I had felt in that moment. Most of it was joy for that small moment, but there was also a trickle of doubt and betrayal. I knew that before it wasn't the real Stiles, but he had tricked me either way. Who was to say that that was the real Stiles either?

I didn't know the answer to that one until Stiles proposed to be locked away in that mental institution. Eichen House is what they call it. I knew that the real Stiles was there when he said that, because I knew that's what Stiles would have wanted. He didn't want to hurt anyone, so he thought locking himself away would prevent that.

I hated the idea.

"This is insane!" I shout as I pace in the living room, glancing down at Stiles on the couch and John standing every now and again. "You're telling me that you are willing to put him in there? In the same place that Barrow was locked away at?"

John's eyes looked tired and worn. "I hate the idea as much as you."

"Then why are you on board with it?" I say, stopping and shaking my head.

John doesn't say a word as Stiles looks up at me. "Corey, I don't want to hurt anyone. Not again. I hurt Coach, I hurt Scott and Kira, I killed those officers, and I hurt you. Being locked away there will keep you guys safe, and that's all that I want."

"We can protect ourselves," I say too fast, that line of Allison's rubbing off on me. I correct myself. "I mean, Chris is calling everyone he knows to figure out how to fix this and everyone else is working towards a solution as well. Being in there is pointless, can't you see that? It's a madhouse; a place where someone like you doesn't belong."

Stiles stares up a me for a moment before standing, wrapping his arms around me. "Please understand that I have to do this; there is no option."

I knew by his tone that he meant it, but I wouldn't accept it. "I can't lose you, Stiles."

"You won't."

I couldn't go with him and John tonight to Eichen House. No way would I be able to sit there and watch Stiles go into that place. Furthermore, I couldn't be able to go inside and see what it was like. The less I knew the better. Instead, I ended up at Allison's front door, an emotional wreck as she comforted me, like she always did.

So now here I was: lying in Allison's bed with her at my side, tears brimming my eyes as I remembered the few past events of my life.

However, I jump when I hear something like a knock at Allison's window, causing my eyes to dart to the scene. At first I figured that it was maybe the wind or something involving the weather, but when the same sound happened again followed by a whisper, I knew that someone was out there. I couldn't make the voice out and Allison's window had curtains in front of it, so I had to get up to see who was there.

In the back of my mind, I prepared myself in case it was someone that was trying to break in or something along those lines. I glanced back at Allison in bed as she rolls over onto her opposite side, sleeping through this whole thing. Classic.

I turn back to the window as I raise my right hand, grabbing the light purple curtains before flinging them to the side. I hold my breath as I wait for a figure to appear in the window, sort of surprised but also not to see that it was Jade.

"What the hell," I whisper as I open the window, furrowing my eyebrows at her. "What are you doing?"

"Meet me downstairs," she whispers before glancing back at Allison. "Just you."

"Okay?" I mumble as she starts to descend down the fire escape ladder, not appearing to be tired or anything of the sort. Hell, it was 3:00 in the morning.

I quickly and carefully shut Allison's window before turning back around, finding her still fast asleep. I make my way across the room quiet as can be, worried that I would wake her. It wasn't because I didn't want her to have to come with me to talk to Jade, but mostly because I didn't want her to wake up and find me gone. That would scare the hell out of her.

Eventually though, I make it out of her room and into the hall before escaping through the front door, but not before I slip on a pair of Nike sliders that I had worn on my way over here. I tap on the elevator's down button three times before it finally dings open, causing me to step inside.

On the way down, I couldn't help but wonder what she wanted to talk to me about. The last time this happened, she was waking me up at Allison's house wanting to tell me that Deucalion was going to stop at nothing to get me or kill me, so hopefully this time around it isn't bad news like that.

Finally the doors open again and I'm walking outside, finding Jade sitting on top of a dumpster around the corner. "What's this about?"

"Long time, no talk," she smiles, hopping down before running over to me, wrapping her arms around me. "I've missed you."

"It's three in the morning," I say, not really feeling her optimistic mood, which was sort of rare on her these days.

She scowls at me. "I'm sorry...I just wanted to talk to you about what's been going on lately."

"I'm not in the mood to talk," I say, not meaning for it to be as rude sounding as it was.

She starts to back away from me. "Alright...I'll just go then-"

"Jade, wait," I say, stopping her. "I'm sorry, I just don't know what to say. First you basically disappear, then I'm seeing visions of Allison dying, and then Stiles is going insane, and then there's an evil fox spirit wanting to possess him and it's all just too much for me to handle right now-"

She turns back around. "Woah, what did you just say? Did you just say visions? I thought that-"

"I thought so too," I fade off, referring to the fact that I shouldn't even be seeing any visions of the future. "Jade, I...she's going to die, and I don't know when or how to stop it, or even if I can stop it-"

"What did you see?" she asks, taking a few steps back towards me, concern in her eyes.

I take a deep breath, cringing at the thought. I didn't want to say it out loud, because then it would mean it was sort of more real than I thought, but I had to face this. "I-I can't talk about the future...it could screw everything up-"

"Corey, you can tell me okay?" Jade says, reaching out and resting her hand on mine. "I don't think I can do much in changing it anyways."

I take a deep breath, knowing that she was kind of right. Either way, I had to tell someone about this. "I'm not sure where we were...there was a fight. One with the Oni; those shadow creatures. The next thing I know I'm seeing one of them plunge their katana into her abdomen, and that's it. T-That's how she dies-"

"You don't know how far into the future that is?" she asks me, the moonlight reflecting off of her green iris'.

"No, but it has to be soon right?" I ask, gulping at the thought. "Especially with the Oni here and now."

Jade nods, knowing I was right. "Corey...what are you going to do? You told me before that you can't try and change the future or else..."

"I know," I fade off, my hands shaking now. "But I can't just sit back and watch her die, Jade. I'm sorry, but if I have to make the choice of saving her and messing up the time line or letting her die, I'm going to save her. I have to."

Jade stares at me for a moment before looking down, smiling. "You know, if someone would have told me three years ago that I'd someday be a werewolf and you'd get these visions like an insane person, I wouldn't have believed them."

I barely crack a smile, but my mind was stuck on the image of Allison dying. Jade continues. "And if they would have told me that you would fall in love with this girl and have to make a choice whether or not to save her or to keep the time line in tack, I would tell them that it was horse shit."

She frowns then, looking back up at me. "Make whatever choice you think is necessary, Corey. I'll always be behind you supporting you; just know that. Always have, always will."

Something about the way she said it triggered something in me. It wasn't like I was standing here looking at the girl that I had hated for so long a few months ago; it was the girl I had always been friends with for most of my life.

A small smile trickles across my face. "It's nice talking to you again."

She smiles back. "Agreed. I better get going though; you need some sleep I can tell and I'm sure you want to spend as much time as you can with Allison."

I watch her as she starts to walk away, something finally clicking in my head. "What have you been up to lately anyways? You seem happier than normal."

She turns and looks back at me, continuing to back away into the shadows. "Oh you know, just lurking here and there. I've mostly been at the hospital with Isaac."

I raise my eyebrows. "I didn't think you really cared that much about him?"

Her feet stop moving then as she smiles; that type of smile that I recognized. That love sick type of smile. "He's pretty sweet. We talked a little before the whole accident...the doctors didn't like me being there for awhile, but I convinced them that I was the closest thing he had to family. I even saw Allison come in one day, but I didn't see you of course. That's why I showed up here; I had been in there with Isaac for so long I sort of forgot how much time passed. I'm sorry for sort of disappearing."

"I get it; I'm glad you were with him," I say, knowing that something more was going on there. I could tell by the look on her face. "I think you two would be good together. I'm happy for you."

She laughs. "Don't say anything like that yet...he may not like me when he wakes up, you never know."

I grin before shoving my hands into my sweatpant pockets. "Goodnight, Jade."

"Night, Coral Ham," she jokes with me before disappearing around the corner, back into the night. I smile and stare at where she went for a moment, happy that she found someone that could treat her right I hoped. She at least deserved that.

Lately, everyone deserved a little more happiness in their life.

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Decided to take a little break from the depressed and broken Corey. I really love the relationship that Corey and Jade have though; it's cute yet dangerous at the same time idk I like them as friends.

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