The pack finally defeated the Alpha pack, but not without a price. Everyone was alive, at least that counts for something. Well except for Peter, but in Derek's mind, Peter died in the fire. Jackson came back and is together with Lydia again, who is apparently a Banshee. Danny found out about werewolves on his date with Isaac, when they were attacked. Luckily that didn't scare Danny off. Erica and Boyd are going steady. Allison and Scott are dating again.

The price they had to pay was that the Alpha pack took Stiles and they turned him just before he killed one of them. So now, not only is Stiles a werewolf, but he is also an alpha. Not long after that, Stiles's dad also found out.

Before that happened, Stiles and Derek were on a couple of dates and they did kiss, but since that day Stiles mostly avoids Derek. He probably blames Derek for what happened to him.

The pack also hates him and they want to have someone else for their alpha. They are always complaining that he doesn't care and that he is cruel, not to mention that apparently he only cares about power. Stiles can't be in the same room as him. The Argents probably still want to kill him. That is why Derek decides that he will leave Beacon Hill, that way everyone will be happy. Derek will be able to stop trying so hard and just maybe he will be happier as an omega. So he makes a plan and puts it into motion at the next pack meeting.

They all sit on the sofa looking bored, Stiles as far from him as possible. When Derek says, ''I am leaving for New York tomorrow.''

''What do you mean you are leaving to New York?'' Isaac asks first.

''I have to take care of something. The first time I left I was in a hurry.'' Derek answers and it's not like it's a lie, that is why the wolves don't notice it either.

''How long are you going to be there?'' Asks Boyd.

''I don't know, maybe a couple of weeks, a month.'' Answers Derek and is very grateful that they didn't ask when he is coming back… because he isn't.

''So who will be in charge while you are gone?'' Speaks up Lydia.

''Stiles.'' Says Derek as he looks at him.

Stiles stares at him with huge eyes. ''What?''

''Don't worry you will do fine.'' Better than me anyway, Derek thinks.

Stiles doesn't answer just nods.

''So that is all. Listen to Stiles, don't get into too much trouble. I will have my phone with me, but I won't be able to pick up all the time. Now you can go on your dates since I have to pack anyway.'' That's how Derek finishes the meeting and goes to his room before anyone can ask a question he can't answer without lying.

In the morning he's packing his bags in the Camaro when his pack comes in the view. He doesn't have much stuff and the pack never went into his room so they won't know if there are things missing that he wouldn't have to take with him.

''We want to say safe journey and be safe.'' Smiles Danny.

''Thank you. You guys take care okay.'' Calmly Derek replies.

''Girls here too you know.'' Lydia shoots back.

''Of course... Goodbye.'' Derek says as he sat in his car and droves off.

After a while when pack still stands there Isaac says, ''Does anyone else has a feeling like he's not coming back?''

''What the hell are you talking about, he has a pack here and he's the alpha.'' Snaps Jackson.

''You know that you didn't deny that you have this feeling too, right?'' Replies Isaac angrily back.

''Let's just don't, okay? At least not now, he said he was coming back.'' Scott tries to calm them down.

''Yeah, that's just it. I never heard him say that he is coming back. He just said where he's going to be for some weeks.'' Danny says to him.

Everyone is looking down then, but then Stiles cuts in their dwelling, ''For now we will wait for him and do what he said. We will keep ourselves out of trouble and we will still train. We will do well at school and we will hang out as a pack. So when he comes back he will be proud to call us his pack.''

They all agreed and hoped that Derek-not-coming-back is just a bad feeling.

It has been two weeks since Derek left his pack. He is busy and he really didn't notice how alone he is until he was alone in the room at night. Since most of the time, he spends in the bank and with lawyers and after that with some of his friends that found out that he was back in town. He found an apartment that he liked three days after he arrived and made a contract for six months. He wanted less, but he will take that since now he has time to figure out where he will go after that.

When he looks at himself in the mirror he is surprised that he still has red eyes, he expected that by now they will take Stiles as their alpha and his eyes will go back to blue. That's when he gets a text.

The pack is sitting in the living room at Stiles's house since sheriff is at work. They are watching a movie when Isaac asks ''What do you think Derek is doing now?''

''How the hell are we supposed to know, idiot?'' Jackson shoots back.

''Jackson, he was just wondering,'' Says Stiles angrily back.

''If we text him do you think he will write back?'' Asks Isaac again.

''We can try,'' Danny says as he looked for a phone, but Isaac already has one in his hands and is ready to write Derek, when he remembers. ''What am I suppose to write?''

''Maybe just start with hey or hi.'' Allison tries to help.

So Isaac writes, 'Hey!'

Derek is shocked when he gets the text, so he replies: 'Hey, is there something wrong?'

''Derek wrote back,'' Isaac says happily. ''He asked if there is something wrong. I already wrote him back that we are fine. I also asked him how long will he still be there.''

'Don't know, a little longer than I thought probably. The lawyers apparently like to take their time.' Derek writes back. He doesn't know why they care, they finally got what they wanted: him gone.

Isaac reads the message out loud and they laugh. Then Jackson says ''He probably should find a lawyer who cares about doing his job instead of money he gets paid.''

Isaac writes that to Derek, then he gets an answer: 'Well if he will really become one, I will hire him until then this guy will have to do.' Derek writes that before he even remembers that he probably won't ever see them again. That's why he quickly writes 'I have to go now, take care.'

Isaac is sad about that, but he replies back 'We will.'

''At least now we know that he will write back,'' Says Danny.

''Yeah, but I still got the feeling that he isn't coming back,'' Isaac says looking down at the phone in his hands.

''Can you blame him?'' Lydia says in a sad tone and they all look at her, ''All we did was complain about him. Even though he always did everything to make sure we will be safe and alive at the end. How did we repay him? We hurt him. He has nothing but pain and bad memories here.'' Lydia is almost crying and that says a lot. ''I used him to bring Peter back and I fought him on every way. But he still saved my life and almost died doing it. He helped me understand what I am. He even gave me a book that his family had, it was probably the only book he had left from them.''

''I didn't do what he told me to do and he almost died because of it,'' Isaac says as he hides in Danny's arms.

''He could have just killed me when I was a kanima, but in the end, he still found a way to save my life,'' Adds Jackson.

''Boyd and I ran away from him, but he still took us back in the end, as nothing happened,'' Erica says with tears in her eyes.

''I used him to defeat Gerard and I lied to him to do it, but he still asked me to help him defeat the Alpha pack,'' Scott says looking down on his hands.

''He should have killed me,'' Allison says while crying. ''I hunted him, I tried to kill him. My family did nothing but course him pain. My aunt killed his entire family. I didn't even say that I was sorry, yet he still allowed me to hang out with you.''

''I kissed him and then I avoided him,'' Stiles says in a whisper.

''What?'' Lydia replies.

''Before the alphas took me we were on I think three dates and I kissed him. But after I became the alpha, I didn't even look into his eyes.'' Stiles starts crying. ''I couldn't, not because I blamed him, but because I was scared that he will kick me out of his pack because I will cause too much trouble and it won't be worth it. If I can't have him as my boyfriend I at least wanted him as my alpha.''

They are all hugging Stiles at that point. ''Is that why you did anything he said and ran away at the first chance you got,'' Danny says gently.

Stiles just nods.

''Okay it's been almost three weeks since he left. We will wait for one more then we will go find him and we will tell him everything we just told each other now.'' Danny says and they all agree.

A week has passed since the day that the pack has texted him. He got used to his new life. All the things he needed to take care of are done. So right now he just enjoys the city and thinks about where he will go next. Since he no longer has a pack he can go where ever he wants. Laura once said she wanted to see some of the world maybe that's what he will do instead of her. It's not like he has anything else to do. It's getting dark and he is just getting ready to go meet one of Laura's and his friends at a bar when a doorbell rings.

It has been a week since they had a conversation about finding Derek. That is why everybody is sitting in Stiles's living room with Danny's computer trying to find their alpha.

''I found him,'' Danny yells all excited. ''He is living in an apartment in New York, but that apartment is for six months.''

''Are you serious?'' Erica gets off the couch to looks at the computer. ''So he really was leaving us.''

''So what will we do now?'' Boyd asks.

''Well that depends, are we ready to accept him as our alpha? Apologize to him. Not to mention stop fighting everything he says.'' Danny says to them.

They all looked at each other. Stiles speaks first. ''We are.''

''Well then let's pack,'' Danny says as he closes the computer down. ''We are getting our alpha back and it's a long drive to New York.''

If Derek said that he was shocked when he saw all the pack members standing at his doorway. Then that would be an understatement. ''What?... What are all of you doing here?''

They all go inside and after Derek closes the doors they turn around and say.

''We need to talk.'' Says Jackson.

''More like we have to tell you something.'' Lydia corrects Jackson.

''Actually, we have to apologize for things,'' Adds Boyd.

''Were you really gonna leave us to Stiles, no offense Stiles.'' Says Erica at Derek before looking at Stiles.

''None taken,'' Replies Stiles.

''You weren't planning on coming back were you?'' Allison looks at him.

''I was right that day when you left that it seemed like you are saying goodbye for good,'' Isaac says sadly.

''Where were you planning on going after six months are up and you have to move out of this apartment?'' Scott asks.

Derek doesn't know what to say. He just looks at them when he is able to just say: ''What?... How did you?...''

''I have computer skills remember.'' Answers Danny.

''So it's true,'' Stiles says with tears in the eyes as he steps forward. ''You really left us… We know that we are a terrible pack, but we will do better. We will listen to you and we won't fight in every way. We can't do this without you. We really are sorry for all the things we did to you. And we know a simple sorry won't do but…''

Derek took Stiles's face in his arms and looked him in the eyes. ''Stiles… Stiles, you need to calm down… Control your shift… That's it… Be in control.''

Stiles didn't even notice that he shifted until Derek told him to control it. After he calms down the only thing he could think about was Derek embrace, so that's what he does, he hugs Derek really tightly. He is a little surprised when Derek hugs him back, yet really happy. After he is done crying he looks up and sees that Derek is looking down on him. So without thinking, he captures Derek's lips in his. He was even happier when Derek kisses him back.

''So I guess we have to talk about some things,'' Derek says.

And they did. They all told Derek everything they told each other a week ago and how sorry they were. Derek told them why he left. Stiles apologized about avoiding Derek and that he was scared of his alpha status. So Derek told him that if he felt better about it, he can submit to him, that way even though he will still be an alpha, Derek will be his alpha. Stiles submit there and then by showing his neck to Derek.

The pack stayed in New York for the weekend and they spent that time hanging out as a pack. They saw the sights and of course, they had to go to the mall. Derek and Stiles became officially a couple. They all still have to work on some things but they finally felt like a pack.