canon au } { post-411, of worried daughters and kept secrets

[arbalete]

Allison: I just got a call that my dad was in the hospital after being stabbed with rebarb and Scott isn't answering his phone. What is going on?

Stiles: Um.... hold on a moment. [puts her on mute and looks at Dawn with the scaredest face ever]

Dawn: [eyebrows go up] Don't look at me. She called you.

Stiles: [thanks. thanks for all that help there, Dawn. He's going to take a deep breath and unmute the phone] Oh hey Allison. Um, what do you already know? I mean, you know, beyond your dad and Scott’s lack of cell phone communication.... [yes, he needs to know exactly how bad this is going to be]

Allison: [huffs slightly] Dad said Scott asked him for help with something, but he didn't really elaborate one what. He's been calling regularly though, and from what he indicated things weren't too crazy. [which is why this phone call's thrown her for such a loop] Isaac and I are getting on a plane now to get back there, but I need to know what I'm walking into.

Stiles: Are you sure you need to come back? I mean, France really is beautiful this time of year, and Beacon Hills medical is an amazing facility....

Allison: [there's a long pause, because if she was uncertain about this before, she's definitely not now.] Stiles. Talk. Now.

Stiles: Okay well basically your crazy aunt came back from the dead and is a werejaguar now thanks to Peter Hale who she is apparently teamed up with to fuck everything over, there was a deadpool that Meredith ready out of his crazy coma brain and stared sending professional killers out after everyone but we managed to stop it but now Kate's gone and kidnapped Scott and Kira and taken them back to Mexico where the last time we were there she had turned Derek back into a teenager but he got better except that he's human and maybe sorta dying [sorry Dawn] and Derek and Cora are rushing to stop them and save Scott because we're pretty certain Peter is trying to kill him to be a full alpha again and your dad just kinda got in his way....

Allison: [her hand comes up to cover her mouth as she listens, trying to process bomb after bomb being dropped on her in that one summary and while she's grateful for all of it at once, it's still a lot. Thankfully she has a ten hour flight to think about it. She has to wonder, though, if Peter was the one who attacked her father, why Chris wasn't dead outright - it must be part of his deal with Kate. Before she can properly react, however, they're calling her and Isaac's flight and she doesn't have time] We'll be in the states in about ten hours. Do you think your dad could get us a ride from the airport? From what I was told one of the deputies is the one who brought my dad in.

Stiles: Yeah, yeah I can. Parrish is a good guy. We have no idea what the hell he is still, but he's a good guy. Dawn and I are actually going to LA though but I'm not sure if we're reliable for transportation at the moment...

Allison: That's fine, it doesn't have to be you. Just ... someone. [there's a beat] Why are you going to LA?

Stiles: Um, Dawn said there was someone she could talk to about trying to save Derek. [rubs the back of his neck] Honestly, Dawn's driving so probably don't want to go into detail on that... [he likes not crashing, thanks]

Dawn: Tell her I'll get a Slayer to come pick her up, and that Buffy put a couple on her dad before she left.

Allison: Right. Hopefully that works.

Stiles: [to dawn] She heard you. [to Allison] Scott's mom's also there. Um... she doesn't know yet. About Scott missing. Just so um, you know.

Allison: I'll keep it to myself. [she takes a deep breath before she and Isaac reach the gate] I have to go. Call me if anything changes. My phone will be off, but I'll check my voicemail when I get off the plane.

Stiles: Alright. You two fly safe. See you when you get here.

Allison: [nods as she hangs up, her hand finding Isaac's as they pass through the gate to the plane] My aunt's alive.

Isaac: [looks at her, confused, but squeezes her hand] You're thinking of your nightmares again, aren't you?

Allison: [she huffs a bit] Worse. Peter didn't kill her when he ripped out her throat, he turned her. She's a ... werejaguar or something. [her voice is low because she knows he can hear her, and she doesn't want to draw attention from the crowd] And she's teamed up with Peter to help him kill Scott so he can be alpha again.

Isaac: ..... Why would your aunt of all people team up with Peter?

Allison: I don't know. He must have had something to offer her. [she waits until they're settled into their seats before shaking her head] None of this makes any sense.

Isaac: Yeah, well I just have to say that from what I've learned - if Peter's involved, it never makes any sense. [shrugs] He's crazy.

Allison: And dangerous. I don't like any of this. [and she wishes she would have known sooner. She would have come home sooner]

Isaac: [just takes her hands and holds them.] Let's focus on one thing at a time. First your dad, then Kate and Peter.

Allison: [she nods squeezing his hands and resting her head against his shoulder as they sit] Dawn's going to get us a ride from the airport, but she and Stiles are going to LA. Cora and Derek are going to Mexico to find Scott and Kira, I'm assuming with Buffy at least. Dawn put a few Slayers on my dad's room, but I'm going to need to arm up before we go to the hospital.

Isaac: You know, you could always just like, tell your father we eloped or something while he was gone to break the tension.

Allison: [glances up at him, amused] We don't want him to rip his stitches trying to kill you.

Isaac: But it will at least give him something different to focus on. [like it had just done for you, and he smiled back]

Allison: [ah-ha, she sees what you did there. Good boyfriend.] Who knows? Maybe he'll be drugged up enough that he'll be okay with it.

Isaac: As long as you don't tell him you're pregnant. That will get me killed.

Allison: And we wouldn't want that.

Isaac: Nope. I'm fond of being alive.

Allison: I'm also fond of you being alive.

Isaac: Good to be on the same page with you on that then.

Allison: [she nods a bit before leaning in to kiss him softly] Thank you. [for distracting her]

Isaac: [kisses her back] Any time.

Allison: [and after that, she'll just settle in closer and try to pretend like she's going to get some sleep. She won't, but she'll try]

Isaac: [he will sleep. all snuggled into her and being her pillow at the same time]

Allison: [and eventually they will get to the airport where the Slayer is waiting for them to take them right to the hospital. She has a brief conversation with Melissa about her dad's condition and then will just go and park herself by Chris's bedside until he wakes up]

Chris: [is just going to be sleeping, enjoying his drugs]

Allison: [you do that. the wrath of your daughter will be waiting for you when you awaken.]

Chris: [which will eventually happen because he can't sleep forever]

Allison: [yep. And she will be right here. Waiting. Judging you in your sleep. Stewing.]

Chris: I can feel your eyes burning a hole in my head. [not opening his own]

Allison: Good. You're lucky I don't have laser vision.

Chris: Who called you?

Allison: The hospital. The only reason Melissa didn't is because you told her not to. [which was rude, by the way]

Chris: And I did that because you are only putting yourself at risk being here right now.

Allison: Because of Peter and Kate, I know. Stiles filled me in.

Chris: [sighs] You've already gone through enough losing her once. I didn't want you to have to deal with losing her again.

Allison: [she sighs softly] She's not just your responsibility, Dad. I'm part of this family too.

Chris: I never said you weren't. But I didn't want you to live through losing your aunt twice.

Allison: But it's okay for you to go through it again on your own?

Chris: I can compartmentalize a lot better than people give me credit for.

Allison: She's still your sister.

Chris: I know.

Allison: Just because you can compartmentalize doesn't mean you should have to.

Chris: And just because you are the family matriarch, doesn't mean you have to be the one to give the order to do what needs to be done on this.

Allison: It does mean that I should at least be aware of it! If you're trusting me to lead this family, then you need to tell me the truth.

Chris: [sighs] I'm also your father, Allison. I don't want to see you get hurt.

Allison: [sighs as well] You can't protect me forever.

Chris: No, but I can try. [small chuckle]

Allison: I know. [she reaches over and takes his hand] And I appreciate that. But we're supposed to be in this together. We can't keep secrets from each other anymore.

Chris: [takes it back, squeezing it a bit] Alright. No more secrets. [which we all know Chris will try, but always fail at]

Allison: [yep. she knows. she'll just keep yelling until he gets it right. she pushes up from her chair and presses a kiss to his forehead] Isaac and I are here and Dawn let us borrow some Slayers. Just focus on getting better, okay?

Chris: Pretty sure I don't have a choice. Just... be careful.

Allison: Always am.