Set in Season five Episode Eighteen "Maid of Gevauadan"

"Mase, look..."

"Guys what's in my car?" The human asks, mirroring the worry on their faces.

"Bloody shoes. The same footprints in the tunnels. The same in warehouse. The same in the school" Scotts immediately regrets saying it. It sounds like an accusation that cuts him like glass.

"We're leaving!" Corey grabs his boyfriends arm.

"No! Woah!" Liam picks up one of the trainers. In desperation he throws it at Corey. The Chimera lets go of him. Liam runs to his side and marches him away.

"Wait a minute? Where are we going? Li, I've been there, I've...I've seen the beast!"

"Really?"

"Yep!"

"When?"

They all pause. Look at Mason trying to calcuate all the times he's seen the beast. Breathing, roaring destroying in front of him. Piecing together what he's seen. Or...what he's been told? Where was he when technician got attacked? Where was he when the beast entered the school? His mind flashes back to green tubes and masked faces. To being stripped naked on a steel table, and a sharp claws grabbing the back of his neck.

He vomits. All over his best friends shiny new sneakers.

"Mase!" Corey runs over to him steadying him.

"Don't touch me!" He angrily shakes him off. "Li, I'm sorry, I'm...so sorry remember that okay?" Mason asks. He doesn't wait for an answer as he runs off into the night.

It's nearly one AM. His suitcases are packed. His parent's allowance money is neatly tucked in his wallet. He's got good grades. Sure he'll get a low paying job at first. But he's tenacious. He'll work his way up- with his boyfriend by his side. He smiles at Corey's texts and delibaretely ignores the pack's. Can he even call them "his pack" anymore? Christ! He feels like such a let down!" He hears a timid knock on the door. It's a finger-tap. He shouldn't be able to hear that.

He listens out. His parents both came home late, so they're both sleeping heavily. He'll kiss them both before he leaves for good. He creeps down the stairs, shyly smiling to welcome his boyfriend in to talk. "You, know, even in these circumstances. My heart skips a little! It's quite romantic!"

"Thanks!" Scott nods proudly, leaning against his door, he stretches,

"SCOTT!"

"Ssshhhhhh!"

"Scott!" Mason complains quitely. "I'm waiting for my boyfriend!"

"You're lucky Liam's on a strict curfew. I'm pretty sure Malia was gonna kidnap you and drag you to the woods for a while! You can't leave me, I mean us"

"Who says I'm leaving?"

"I've been on your roof ever since you got home"

"Dammit! Okay. I know what you're here to do" Mason said with a shaky sigh. "Come on in" He hold out his arms before turning away and walking up the stairs. By the time Scott's leaning on his wall. He's lying on the bed. "All my family letters are there. All the pack letters are there" He points to the right. "I'll text Corey, tell him it's over. All my stuff's gonna go to charity. The kitsune sword is at the back of the wardrobe. What's the story going to be? Li can never know"

"I'm...confused? Li knows, what...what doesn't he know?"

"Can you just make this painless? Do you wanna trash my room, make it look like a robbery?"

"What?"

"Are you gonna use a pilllow or just claw my neck out?" I mean, lots of Supernatural do that, not just weres"

"Wait. What the fuck are you?" Scott jets over to the bed and grabs him by the shoulders roughly. "I'm not here to hurt you!"

"You are and I don't blame you. That's why the pack isn't here. You don't want Li to see this. Just don't make it too gory. Dad will faint from the blood, seriously"

Scott let's him, go and he lies back on the headboard. "Mase, there is something that I really wanna do. Something that I've saved just for you. This one thing that I've wanted to do, way before I found out about...this"

"Oh?"

"Yeah. You may feel a slight tingling sensation. Please close your eyes. I'll make this quick, I promise" Scott nods.

"Shit...uhhh...okay?" Mason bits his lip. He sits up straight and fearfully closes his eyes. For the last time...

"Ready?" Before Mason can open his mouth, Scott grabs him by the back of the neck. He drops his hand in seconds. Obviously his neck his tender. The were leans in kissing him hurriedly on the mouth.

"Intense! Was that the kiss of death!"

"Mase! You're an A-star student! Act like it! You're my beta's best friend. You make Malia see the good in humans for once! You're pack! Like any of us are just gonna give you up! Are you nuts?" Scott growls the last word as Mason gets his phone in surprise. He texts Corey. Cancels. Says he'll see him tomorrow, if he can.

"I don't know, all those people I've hurt, and maimed and kill-"

"That wasn't you. You were kidnapped, sliced, diced and infused with a seventeen sixty French solider. Sebastian is the monster. Not you"

"I could have done something!"

"How? Mase you were held against your will and treated like a lab rat!"

"I could have woken up sooner, kicked and fought..."

"You? Fight against the dread doctors?"

"No, fight against myself!" In seconds the tears fall. Scott brings him against his chest. One arm around his shoulders. The other hand against his. His clutching Mason left hand, tracing the trifecta shape into tense black skin. Trying to soothe him.

"I'm sorry!"

"Stop apologising! When I turned, I was fighting and whining at Derek all the time. Cried a bunch!"

"Scott McCall? Crying?" Mason chokes through his own tears.

"Yeah ugly snot bubbles, tear stained pillows, the whole nine yards! Can I lay with you?" Scott asks, glancing towards the bed.

"Why not?" Mason said as he makes more room for him. He able to relax as Scott becomes big spoon wrapping his arms around. Sure, the human is surprised as how much he likes it. For a dude that's been sitting on the roof all night, Scott smells absolutely amazing. He looks it too..."

"Crap! Scott what the hell am I doing?" Mason turns into him, so that's they're nose to nose"

"Mase, you're the victim here, it's..."

"Not that, I'm here with you, I've got a whole Chimera boyfriend that was waiting to whisk me away!"

"Okay. No pressure. Do you wanna stop holding hands? Scott ask, raising their interlocking fingers.

"No" Mason admits. "Getting bear-hugged by a hot alpha is a one am treat that I'd be crazy to crazy to waste" He nods, turning back around as Scott turns off the lamp and gets back into his former position. "There's so much stuff that we need to discuss! Dread doctors? Safety? A hide-out place? Parent's protection, pack protection, school. Maybe I could take lesson's online instead?...

"Sooooo...you really think that I'm hot?" Scott throws that fireball of a question into the dark.

"Goodnight Scott!" Mason relaxes into his gently quilt. At peace, for now. His alpha bring his palm up against the human's chest, smiling at the relaxed, peaceful rhythm of his heart-beat.