"Liam, watch out!" Theo yelled. Liam turned to look at him, and was struck in the chest by a sparkling blue light, immediately burrowing under his skin. Theo got there in time to catch him before he hit the ground, heart racing as panic overwhelmed him. The rest of the pack fought the witches back, and when they returned it was to find Theo clutching Liam to his chest, one hand running through his hair as he tried to wake up the unconscious beta.
"Let me see," Lydia said gently, kneeling down next to him. Theo lowered his arms, allowing the banshee to examine the wolf.
"Deaton wants to know what the spell looked like," Stiles said, standing next to her, his phone held to his ear.
"It was blue," Theo croaked. "Light blue, and sparkly."
"Did you hear that?" Stiles asked, walking away. "Yeah, it hit him right in the chest."
"Come on," Scott said, placing a hand on Theo's shoulder. "We should get him to Deaton as soon as possible."
Theo nodded, standing slowly, the beta still held tightly in his arms.
"I'll drive," Lydia said, pulling out her keys from her bag and leading the way.
Theo slid into the back seat of Lydia's car, propping Liam up beside him, the wolf slumped over his chest. His eyes were flickering under his eyelids, like he was looking for something, a light frown creasing his forehead.
"We're getting you help," Theo whispered, burying his face in Liam's hair, inhaling the scent that was uniquely him.
Lydia got them to the Animal Hospital in record time. Holding open the door while Theo carried Liam in and placed him up on the table. Deaton stood in front of it, frowning thoughtfully as he flipped through a dusty old tome.
"From what I can tell, it doesn't appear to be all that sinister," Deaton murmured.
"What is it?" Scott asked.
"A variant on a truth spell, I believe," Deaton said, looking up at him. "As soon as he wakes he'll say anything that comes to mind, with no filter. He won't be able to help himself."
"That's rough," Scott said with a grimace. "No one likes to have all their thoughts laid open like that."
"I don't see what the big deal is," Malia said with a shrug.
"That's because you already say everything you think," Lydia pointed out. Malia shrugged. "Not everyone is like that, honey."
"You should take him home," Deaton said. "Let him sleep it off."
"Someone should probably stay with him, though," Scott said with a frown.
"I will," Theo volunteered immediately. Scott gave him a knowing look, his eyes dancing with mischief.
"Alright, Lydia you alright to drop them to Theo's truck?" Scott asked.
"No problem," Lydia agreed, smirking.
Liam was still asleep when Lydia pulled away, leaving Theo staring helplessly at the unconscious beta that he had been in love with for ages now. He had volunteered to get Liam home, but he was more than aware of the fact that Liam's parents still did not know that he was a werewolf. If Liam woke up and blurted it out, he would be devastated.
He set the beta up in the passenger seat and then walked around, climbing into the driver's side. He stared at Liam for a moment before starting up the truck.
Theo drove around the preserve aimlessly, no destination in mind. He was too busy thinking about Liam, his heart fluttering in his chest at the thought of what Liam might say when he woke up. Eventually, he got tired of driving and parked deep in the preserve. Liam was still asleep, so he left him in the truck, walking through the woods until he reached the edge, looking out over the whole of Beacon Hills. The stars twinkled overheard on a clear night, and he could see for miles and miles around. He liked to come here when he needed to think, needed to get some perspective.
"What happened?" Liam said quietly as he moved to sit beside Theo. "I feel really dizzy."
"You were hit by a spell," Theo explained, eyes wary as he looked at the other boy. "It's completely destroyed your filter, so you'll say everything that comes to mind. You won't be able to stop it."
"Well that fucking sucks," Liam muttered, rubbing his head.
"I figured you wouldn't want to go home, what with your parents and all," Theo said.
"True, that would have been a nightmare," Liam nodded. He fell back against the grass, sighing. "Well, get it over with then."
"Get what over with?" Theo asked, looking down at him.
"You can't tell me you don't have a million and one questions you've been dying to ask me. Apparently I can't lie, so you might as well take advantage," Liam sighed.
"You're a lot calmer about this than I thought you would be," Theo admitted, slowly lying down beside the beta werewolf.
"It's just you," Liam shrugged. "I can't imagine you'd ask anything too bad. You're not like that."
"Sounds like a challenge," Theo grinned, turning his head to look at Liam. The other boy was looking at him as well, smiling lightly.
"Hit me with your best shot," Liam goaded. "I can take it."
"Alright," Theo said, frowning thoughtfully. He smirked suddenly as he thought of the first question he wanted to ask. "Is it true that Mason was your first kiss?"
"Ohh yeah," Liam chuckled, shaking his head as he looked up at the stars. "That's true. We were freshmen and Mason asked if he could kiss me, to see if he was actually gay."
"Which he clearly was," Theo laughed.
"Yeah, he was very enthusiastic," Liam sniggered. "Pretty good kisser, though."
"Did you like it?" Theo asked before he could help himself.
"It was like kissing my brother," Liam shrugged. "I don't think of Mason that way." Disappointment surged through Theo's chest. If he hadn't liked kissing Mason then he was probably straight. The only person that Liam had dated had been a girl, Hayden. "Ask another question," Liam said. "This is fun."
"Ok," Theo said, humming. "Least favourite member of the pack."
"Nolan," Liam said immediately. "I know we're supposedly cool now, but I resent him big time."
"You guys are like co-captains of the lacrosse team now, I thought you were friends," Theo said, surprised.
"Not really, I know he regrets what he did, but I can't forgive him," Liam explained.
"That's a bit hypocritical, don't you think?" Theo pointed out. "You're friends with me."
"That's different," Liam scowled. "You're Theo."
"What does that mean?" Theo asked, raising an eyebrow at him.
"You're an asshole, but you're my asshole," Liam said. He bit his lip, drawing blood as he tried to hold back his words, but they rushed from him anyway. "I wish I could control myself better around you, but when I see you, all I want to do is rip your clothes off and fuck you."
Theo shot up, mouth gaping open as he stared at Liam, his pulse racing. Liam saying those things, speaking in that low voice, was making arousal shoot through his body, making him ache with need.
"Can you repeat that?" He asked, his voice hoarse.
Liam stood slowly, eyes dark as he stared into Theo's eyes. "I've been trying but I can't get the image of you…on your knees…sucking my cock, out of my head."
Theo could not believe his ears. He had hoped that Liam was interested in him, but this was beyond anything he had ever imagined. Who knew that Liam had such a filthy mind?
"Say something," Liam begged. "Or I'm gonna think that you hate me or something."
"I don't hate you," Theo said immediately. "I'm just surprised."
"Repulsed, you mean," Liam said, a pained look on his face.
"Not at all," Theo admitted.
"So, just to clarify. You don't hate me and you're not repulsed?" Liam asked in a low voice, his bright blue eyes burning with a strange intensity.
"No," Theo whispered, swallowing nervously as Liam moved closer. The other wolf stepped in, pressing his nose into Theo's neck, breathing deeply.
"What are you then?" Liam whispered, his breath against Theo's ear making him shiver.
"Really fucking turned on," Theo groaned, biting his lip. Liam chuckled, licking a long stripe up Theo's neck. He whimpered, his hands flying up to grab Liam's waist.
"Wow…you're easy to rile up," Liam said, brushing his teeth over Theo's racing pulse. He pulled back, eyes dark with lust as he looked into Theo's eyes. "I'm going to kiss you now, this is your one and only chance to run screaming in the other direction."
"I'm not going anywhere," Theo whispered.
"Good," Liam crooned, sliding a hand up Theo's chest and caressing his jaw, before leaning closer and pressing a light kiss on Theo's mouth, both of their hearts racing a million miles an hour as they savoured their first kiss.