049, codominance
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"DOES SCOTT know about this?" Miah questions over the phone to none other than Stiles on the opposite end.

"No. He doesn't. But Mims, Kira is your best friend and you deserve to come with us to get her from Mexico." Stiles explains.

"I'm coming, don't worry. Just not that keen on a car ride with my ex boyfriend and what I know is going to be awkward silence between us three." Miah responds packing some of her belongings into a backpack for the trip to bring Kira back to Beacon Hills.

"Neither am I. Believe me." Stiles mumbles.

Miah looks up hearing someone walking towards her hotel room, "Uhh, I gotta go, Stiles. But I'll be there before you guys leave." Miah voices.

"Okay. Bye Mims." Stiles says ending the phone call also knowing that Liam is currently inside the McCall household trying to talk to Scott.

"Where are you off to?" Theo quizzes glancing at Miah's packed bags, "Mexico. I'm bringing Kira home." Miah flatly responds not in the mood for Theo's antics right now.

"With Stiles... and Scott?" Theo asks raising his eyebrows in shock, "Yep," Miah utters nodding her head adjusting her backpack on her shoulders.

"And you my darling Theo, are not going to boss me around." Miah snaps already hearing the change in Theo's heartbeat at the mention of Miah spending the next two days with Stiles and Scott on the road, "Just be careful." Theo suggests.

"Aren't I always? River's the one you should be keeping an eye on. Not me." Miah shrugs strolling out of the hotel room with Theo trailing behind her.

"Yeah. About that, do you happen to know where he is?" Theo inquires, "Oh, poor, poor Theo," Miah chuckles smirking at the male.

"No. I don't keep tabs on River or any of the others. Especially like you do. Now, I'm off." Miah firmly states walking down the staircase towards her vehicle ready to drive over to Scott's house to meet Stiles and of course Scott for the road-trip to New Mexico.

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MIAH FROWNS in confusion feeling anxiety flowing through her at the thought of the trip with her ex boyfriend.

At least her and Stiles are okay and haven't stopped being friends since the whole ideal with Scott and Theo happened in the school's library.

The blonde parks her car on the side of the road knowing since Scott and her broke things off she doesn't have the rights of parking in his driveway anymore.

Miah walks towards where Stiles is visibly working on his jeep and stopping in her step noticing Scott walk out from inside his house.

"So, what did he want?" Stiles quizzes, "To help." Scott responds with a shrug, "You gonna let him?" Stiles wonders.

"Eventually, I guess..." Scott responds after a while of thinking about his beta.

Stiles stops what he's doing to gaze up and look Scott in the eyes,

"Okay, but shouldn't he be a little higher on your priority list right now? I mean, since he's the only other actual werewolf? Your only actual beta?" Stiles inquires.

Miah looks around feeling the anxiety radiating off her ex boyfriend at the thought of letting Liam help them.

"You didn't see the way he came at me. You didn't see the look in his eyes." Scott states remembering back to the fight in the library with himself and Liam before everything went utterly to shit.

"Well, I've been with you on a full moon, so I've seen that look," Stiles voices with a shrug before continuing.

"You want to get the band back together, Scott? You don't leave out the drummer." he states firmly.

"Agreed." Miah speaks up from behind Scott startling him.

"What are you doing here?" Scott bluntly questions, "Don't use that tone with me. And I'm here, because Stiles invited me to come considering Kira is one of my best friends." Miah snaps walking towards the backseats of Stiles's jeep getting inside sharing an impressed look with Stiles once the engine roars to life.

"Yay. You got it working!" Miah exclaims clapping excitedly for the Stilinski male.

"Success! Yes!" Stiles cries out happily while Scott gets into the passenger seat looking at Miah in the backseat surprised.

"I might be a monster now but Stiles is your best friend and the least you can do is sit beside him." Miah mutters unwrapping a lollipop from her backpack and placing it into her mouth with a loud pop.

"Now that we're in the jeep and ready to go. What are these about Stiles?" Miah questions gesturing to tons of large bottles of oil beside her while Scott gives Stiles a surprised but confused look.

"It's a minor leak." Stiles says holding up his hand pinching his finger and thumb together to emphasis the leak, "Hmm." Miah hums not amused.

"Very minor." Stiles says adding to the conversation once again before beginning the drive to New Mexico to rescue Kira from the sketchy Skinwalkers.

Miah audibly groans throwing her head back against the seat after reading text messages from her phone from both Theo and River─ who are out chasing after The Beast with Tracy following their leads.

"Well, I'm gonna nap. Wake me up if you wanna swap drivers." Miah offers looking at Stiles and eventually Scott.

"Sounds good." Stiles confirms while Miah makes herself comfortable before dozing off to sleep for some of the trip.

✹

MIAH AWAKENS from her sleep noticing the day light outside and grimacing at the heat surrounding the vehicle.

"God. It's hot." Miah mutters in disgust.

"Ooo." Miah hums flicking her chaos magic around her fingertips feeling the coldness radiating from her veins due to her water abilities.

Miah sighs feeling a bit of a difference in the air due to her surrounding the jeep with a spell.

"Sorry. It's not much, but it's a little better." Miah apologises stripping from her jacket and placing it on the bottles beside her.

Eventually Miah looks up noticing Scott reading a book trying to understand the words 'damnatio memoriae' while Stiles drives the Jeep.

Stiles lets out a deep breath and wipes a bead of sweat off of his eyebrow, and Scott tugs on the collar of his shirt to try to cool off, making it clear that the heat is starting to get to them both.

Miah leans her head against the back of her seat fanning herself with her hands sending gentle waves of wind towards herself trying to keep herself cool, "Man, I think the Jeep's overheating again." Scott voices.

"Probably." Stiles irritably responds looking at the temperature gauge─ which is quickly moving from cold to hot worrying not only Scott but Miah as well since she sits up straight in the backseat more alert.

"Should we pull over and put more antifreeze in it?" Scott questions trying to suggest the best outcome.

"No, we can just turn the heat on." Stiles responds turning the heater on the jeep making Miah and Scott flinch at the hot air blowing onto them.

"Window." Miah mumbles tapping Scott's shoulder motioning to the window while the two roll down their windows trying to ease off the desert breeze.

After a moment, Stiles looks over at him with interest and clearly bored with the drive through the desert, "You find anything yet?" Stiles quizzes.

"It's mostly the same stuff you or even Miah already knew," Scott responds looking from Stiles to Miah sitting just beside him from the middle seat in the back.

""Damnatio memoriae was a Roman practice, a government decree to destroy the images of the damned. And they would scratch off their names from inscriptions, chisel their face off of statues. The Romans believed it was a punishment worse than death."" Scott reads from the book while Miah nods along with Stiles in understanding putting the pieces together.

"Being forgotten." Miah and Stiles simultaneously respond looking at one another briefly before Stiles looks back at the road, "Listen to this," Scott murmurs.

""Damnatio memoriae was later used on a serial killer in 1598 known as the Demon Tailor. He lured children into his shop in Paris, where he would kill them and boil the flesh off their bones to eat. The courts believed the crimes so horrible, they ordered all documents destroyed. To this day, no one knows his real name."" Scott reads from the book.

"Well fuck." Miah says stunned looking at Stiles's horrified expression.

"So, the Dread Doctors resurrected a killer who was so bad that he had to literally be erased from history?" Stiles interrogates shocked noticing Scott and Miah nodding before Scott sighs in agreement.

"A killer that became a werewolf." Scott states, "Which probably made him a better killer. That's great." Stiles utters revving the engine before hitting the gas in even more of a rush to get Kira so they can return to Beacon Hills.

As Stiles accelerates, the temperature gauge─ which has showed a decrease in temperature thanks to the heat being turned on, starts to overheat again as the Jeep rushes towards where Mr Yukimura told Scott where Kira might possibly be thanks to her mother.

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DESPITE THE heat, Miah tries her hardest to nap to avoid the awkward conversations between herself and her ex boyfriend─ who is now driving to give Stiles a little break.

"You still not talking to Malia?" Scott questions looking at Stiles and then Miah noticing her peaceful face in the backseat.

"Uh, she's not talking to me. Or, anyone, I guess. Then again, she might be talking to her." Stiles says gesturing to Miah in the backseat making Scott sigh.

"I think I know why. I think she found her mother." Scott reveals shocking Stiles.

"Her mother? As in the Desert Wolf?" Stiles exclaims wide eyed hearing Miah stir in the backseat.

"Yeah." Scott nods making Stiles look ahead horrified and concerned by the news.

"I knew she was still looking. She erased her name off my board, but I just─ I knew she hadn't stopped." Stiles quietly explains.

"When I was at her house, I'm also... pretty sure Braeden and Derek were there, too." Scott states shocking Stiles once again.

"Derek and... Braeden? What, did you catch their scent?" Stiles quizzes.

"Actually, it was her motorcycle. I smelled her exhaust. Along with Derek's Camaro." Scott responds, "What the hell do you think they're gonna do?" Stiles inquires worriedly,

Scott shakes his head─ though it's clear he knows more than he's letting on.

"Something that Malia doesn't want to tell us about, so... probably something bad." Scott voices focusing on the road ahead of them still.

Stiles notices the look on Scott's face and immediately realises what's going on.

"Oh, my god! You already know, don't you? It's like─ it's the chemosignals, right?" Stiles questions alarmed.

Scott hesitates for a moment while looking at Miah through the small mirror above his head before he finally nods in agreement.

"Aggression." Scott reveals making Stiles extremely concerned by the sudden news─ though he seems to know the answer to his question before he even asks it.

"How much?" Stiles quizzes, "I think she's gonna kill her. She's gonna kill her mother. And I think Miah's gonna help her." Scott utters looking back at the groggy blonde in the backseat.

Miah shoots up panicked hearing the engine start to sputter all while catching Scott's panicked look also, "What's happening?" Scott questions alarmed.

Stiles frowns before leaning forwards to focus on what is going on for a moment before he determines the problem.

"Um─ yeah, we're out of gas. It's out of gas." Stiles explains making Scott shoot him a puzzled look while gesturing towards the dashboard, "It says we have half a tank..." Scott states confused.

Miah sits up straight again while the jeep splutters rubbing the sweat from her forehead onto her shorts.

"Yeah, not necessarily." Stiles trails off while Scott makes a face in exasperation.

"You didn't fix the gas gauge, did you?" Scott questions, "Not necessarily..." Stiles replies embarrassed making Miah smirk behind him.

Scott sighs pulling the jeep over onto the side of the road before sending Stiles an irritated look.

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SCOTT, MIAH and Stiles are sweating profusely after having run all the way to the nearest gas station, "Is it open?" Miah asks.

"Nope." Stiles responds shaking his head making Miah groan annoyed, "I just want a water." Miah mumbles with a pout.

Scott manages to break the chains that lock the gas pump, "Here. Let me hold that." Miah offers motioning to the empty gas tank in Scott's hand, "Thanks." Scott lowly responds handing Miah the said item.

"You got a twenty?" Scott questions while Stiles digs through his pocket and finds one, wedging it in between the doors of the station to pay for their gas before returning to Scott and Miah.

The two exes start to fill the gas tank they brought with them while Stiles stands beside the two of them as well in awkward silence for a moment before Stiles finally sighs receiving a nod of comfort from Miah.

"There was a pin. There was one little metal pin attached to the scaffolding. He was trying to pull me down." Stiles explains avoiding eye contact with Scott while Miah places her hand on Stiles's shoulder showing support.

"He was trying to kill you." Scott responds taking notice of Miah's comforting realising that the blonde girl knew about it this whole time.

"Yes─ and then I pulled the pin... and all these metal braces came down. And one of them just─ just went right through him." Stiles murmurs with guilt laced in his tone.

Scott looks at Miah who nods at him with confirmation making Scott look away pained by the realization of just how badly Theo manipulated all of them.

"Why didn't you think you could tell me?" Scott inquires, "Wait, are you being serious?" Miah questions suddenly looking at Scott like his incredibly dumb.

"It was just the way you were looking at me that night, you know? You were standing there with a wrench in your hand, and you were looking at me like I just bashed your head in with it. You know, like I'd broken your sacred rule, and that's it─ there's no going back." Stiles glumly responds.

Scott looks at Stiles with a serious yet kind expression for a long moment.

"I know the difference. And so does Miah. Which I'm now understanding knew about this." Scott states.

"It wasn't my secret to tell." Miah shrugs looking at her ex boyfriend, "What?" Stiles asks confused.

"I know what self-defense is." Scott responds clearly taking Stiles by surprise who looks at Scott and Miah relieved.

"Come on. Let's get back to the jeep." Miah suggests motioning to the way they came receiving nods from both Scott and Stiles who follow closely behind the blonde girl.

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EVENTUALLY, THE three of them arrive back at the Jeep topping off the gas before getting back on the road driving towards where Kira is.

After a while of them being on the road, Miah now seated in the passenger seat since Scott wanted to try and get some sleep,

"Mims, are you seeing this?" Stiles asks pointing towards the storm brewing up ahead from them.

"Oh. Woah." Miah responds looking at the dark clouds circling one another with cracks of thunder booming in the sky.

"Hey, Scott?" Stiles quizzes trying to wake up the sleeping alpha in the back seat.

"Scott, take a look at this." Miah voices awakening Scott from his sleep motioning to the storm rumbling overhead.

The three of them share shocked looks when they see lightning striking the top of the cliff.

Stiles turns to give Scott and Miah incredulous looks, "What the hell do you think's happening to her out there?" Stiles questions making Miah and Scott look at each other horrified before both shaking their heads.

Stiles─ who is just as concerned as his best friend and Miah, shifts gears on the Jeep and hits the gas to speed up to hopefully enter the storm before it fully crashed over them.

After suggesting that they should pull over for a while to gather their thoughts and shock due to what they've just witnessed at Shiprock.

Miah sits in the passenger seat of Stiles's jeep while Scott and Stiles lean against the said vehicle watching the thunder and lightning overhead.

Once again, the two are eerily silent while looking out at the desert while Miah tilts her head in thought finally feeling free from constantly being watched by Theo.

"I don't know why I believed him. I don't know why we didn't just keep talking that night. Five more minutes, and we would've figured out that there were two different stories. We would've filled a lot of blanks," Scott speaks up breaking the silence gaining Stiles's attention making said male sigh.

"We should've just kept talking." Scott continues clearly in pain over losing his best friend.

Stiles gives Scott a sympathetic look, "He knew we wouldn't. Just like he knew you and Mims were on the outs." Stiles responds gesturing to the blonde girl sitting behind them in the jeep.

"I didn't want it to happen like this. And fuck, I didn't want to lose her." Scott states sadly, "Like what?" Stiles curiously asks.

"I knew, sooner or later, one of us was going to get a little too much blood on our hands," Scott hesitantly says before scoffing in grim amusement.

"I half-thought it would be Malia... or Isaac." Scott states making Stiles shrug in understanding, "Well, she definitely seems like she's working on it." Stiles mutters.

"I just always thought that if it were to happen, then it should be me. I'm the one who's constantly putting you guys in danger, risking your lives... for people you don't even know!" Scott explains.

Miah gets out from the jeep leaning against the front of the vehicle alongside the two watching Scott bite his lip ashamed.

"It should've been me." Scott murmurs guilt laced in his tone.

"You do realise that's why we all love you, right? You're brave, Scott. God, you're seventeen and a hero in so many people's eyes," Miah voices shocking Scott by the words leaving her mouth.

"Fuck. That's why I fell in love with you." Miah adds with a shrug.

Stiles looks at Miah and Scott both relieved and comforted by the true alpha's confession, while also sympathizing with his position.

After a moment, he pats Scott affectionately on the shoulder and gestures toward the Jeep.

"You hear that man? Miah still loves you." Stiles says quietly since Miah returned to her seat inside the vehicle ready to get on the road again.

"I love her so much, Stiles. I really messed it up." Scott trails off sadly.

"Come on. We've only got a few hours until sunrise. Come on. Let's go." Stiles suggests sending a small smile Miah's way since he got back into the drivers seat.

Scott is distracted by the light show and stares in shock at the dark mountain ahead of them.

"Hey, guys. Do you see that?" Scott questions loudly pointing towards the flashes.

"Oh my god. It's Kira!" Miah exclaims with a smile motioning for the two to get back into the jeep so they can drive and rescue the fighting kitsune.

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DAYLIGHT SOON rises above them while the three drive towards Shiprock.

Miah looks down at her palms feeling the warmth from her magic threatening to shoot out of them─ which is a sign of evil ahead of them.

"Drive faster, Stiles!" Miah exclaims feeling a sudden shift in the air the closer they get to the area Kira currently is.

Stiles immediately presses his foot to the gas speeding towards the rock noticing the dust circling ahead.

Miah notices Noshiko─ Kira's mother raise the blade of her katana towards the Skinwalkers─ who get into position with their spears just as Kira leaps forward to stand at her mother's side with the third Skinwalker's spear in her hands as well.

Miah doesn't hesitate in jumping out of the jeep now standing beside Kira and Noshiko who both look at the blonde stunned, whereas the Skinwalkers look at Miah faltering in fear at the blondes arrival.

Just as Scott throws himself out of the moving vehicle─ just like Miah did moments ago somersaulting into the sand before getting in a three-point stance and roaring at the Skinwalkers with his fangs and red eyes glowing at them.

The Skinwalkers launch one of their katana's at Miah who easily sends a ball of chaos magic at the weapon turning it into dust hearing Stiles beckoning for them to get in the jeep.

"Get in. Come on." Stiles shouts loudly while Miah throws balls of her magic at the threats once again.

"Ki, go! Now!" Miah demands making Kira rush toward the car, with Scott following after her to make sure she makes it safely.

Though Miah and Noshiko stay behind to keep an eye on the Skinwalkers.

The second Skinwalker throws her spear yet again at the jeep in hopes of disabling it as well.

But Noshiko uses her katana to slice the spear in half lengthwise before it can do any damage.

"Badass!" Miah smiles looking at the older woman before motioning towards the vehicle and getting into the back now sitting on Scott's lap praying that the male isn't fussed.

Stiles wastes no time before hitting the gas and speeding away, leaving the Yukimura's family car behind.

Once they've put some distance between themselves and the Skinwalkers.

Stiles lets out a deep exhale of relief and looks back at everyone in the rearview mirror, "Everyone okay?" Stiles questions alarmed.

"All good, Stiles." Scott confirms with a smile holding onto Miah's waist incase of a crash.

Noshiko looks shocked by the fact that Stiles, Miah and Scott were able to save them, and she nods silently at Stiles before giving him a grateful look.

Noshiko turns towards the backseat to thank the blonde girl who is shrieking with excitement bringing Kira in for a tight hug.

Scott looks at Miah with a lovesick gaze on his face seeing some of the old Miah at the moment while she hugs her best friend.

Once the two girls break apart from their excited embrace, Kira stares at Miah in awe, relief, and adoration.

"You actually came for me." Kira voices with a smile, "Of course I did." Miah responds smiling at Kira happily.

"I'm so glad I met you, Mims." Kira states firmly bringing the blonde into a passionate hug yet again while the jeep drives them back to Beacon Hills.

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ONCE THEY arrive back in Beacon Hills, Stiles drops Noshiko and Kira home so she can update Ken on what's happening.

"You coming to Scott's?" Stiles questions, "My car's there. So yeah." Miah shrugs confusing Kira a little bit.

Stiles parks the jeep in Scott's driveway while Miah helps the injured Scott out of the car noticing the blood stain on his white singlet and also inhaling it due to her abilities.

"You're staying?" Scott asks shocked, "I'm gonna make sure you're alright before I head off." Miah confirms with a soft smile.

"Okay." Scott nods understanding that she's probably gotta get back to River and Theo.

Miah sits at the kitchen table of the McCall house after Scott fell asleep from the Mexico trip and the wound on his torso still open.

"Miah?" Liam questions shocked seeing the blonde seated in Scott's kitchen

"You okay?" Miah questions sensing the anxiety radiating from both him and Mason, "No. Can you wake him?" Mason quizzes gesturing to Scott.

Miah nods strolling towards Scott's sleeping figure before gently shaking him awake leaving him confused and shocked that she's still sat in his house.

Scott takes a deep inhale noticing Liam and Mason are standing at the foot of the couch with grim expressions.

Scott sits up alarmed, "What's wrong?" Scott questions, "I found out something from Corey. We know what Theo's doing." Mason reveals shocking Miah who tilts her head anxiously.

Mason looks over at Liam, "He's looking for an alpha. A blind alpha. And we think with you Miah on his side, he'll come happily." Liam reveals shocking Miah and Scott who look at one another.

"Deucalion." Scott voices still looking at Miah trying to figure out if she knew about this part of the plan.

"I gotta go." Miah exclaims looking at the time and the flow of texts flooding into her phone from Theo and River about the plan.

"Hey Mi?" Scott calls out making Miah stop at the door, "Hmm?" Miah hums turning to face him.

"Be safe, okay?" Scott softly orders making Miah nod before walking out of the McCall household towards her car to meet the others at the tunnels to go over the plan of getting Deucalion here.

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"WELL, WELL, our queen has returned." Theo taunts noticing Miah storming into the doctor's office and their pack meet up spot.

"Deucalion? Really?" Miah shrieks angrily having a complicated past with the alpha.

"He knows all about the lores of packs. So yes, Deucalion, Miah." Theo mutters, "Fan-fucking-tastic." Miah scoffs glaring at the chimera.

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