Scott woke to the pounding of his Beta's heart. He sat upright in bed and walked over to the sleeping teen.
"Liam," Scott whispered, shaking his shoulder. "Liam. Wake up."
Liam stiffening was the only warning Scott got before Liam leaped up, claws and fangs drawn. Clearly terrified, it took him a minute to get his bearings.
"I'm sorry, I just…was having a nightmare."
"What was it about?" He had a feeling he knew, but he wanted to hear it from Liam. He was worried that Liam was going to drown in his fear without telling anyone.
"Bezerkers." Scott nodded. He'd thought so. Scott's heart sank to see that Liam looked ashamed.
"Hey, Liam, it's okay to be afraid. I'm afraid of them. They're terrifying. And each time I fight, I'm scared I'm going to lose my friends. Liam, I know how you feel." Liam looked down at the floor, still unsure of himself. Scott walked to him and pulled him into a hug. "Are you going to be okay?"
Liam nodded, then changed his mind. "Can I sleep with you?"
Scott smiled, heart thumping in his chest. "Of course."
Scott got in first, followed by Liam. Liam looked up at Scott through his lashes, making Scott feel dizzy. "Are you sure this is okay?"
"Yeah, it's fine."
Liam smiled and turned to face the other way, leaving his back exposed to Scott. Scott put a protective arm around his side. Liam, feeling safe in his Alpha's scent, snuggled back against Scott. Scott pulled Liam a little closer, nuzzling his neck.
Liam thought Scott's behaviour was a little strange, but he didn't dwell on it too long. It had been so long since he'd had a good night's rest. "Goodnight, Scott."
"Goodnight Liam."
Scott stayed awake until half an hour after Liam's breathing and heart rate were slow and steady before gathering his nerves and brushing his lips against the back of Liam's neck. Liam was always a light sleeper, so his eyes flew open.
"Scott?" He whispered. Scott pretended to be asleep, but he could feel his heart pounding in his chest. "Scott, I know you're awake."
Scott sighed. "What is it, Liam?"
"What was that?"
Scott knew he couldn't lie to Liam, but that didn't stop him from trying. "What was what?"
"Your lips brushed my neck." Liam felt confused. The kiss was nice, but were these feelings swirling part of being Scott's Beta? He didn't mind the fact that Scott was a guy. He'd always felt that he'd liked both genders, but he wanted it to be real.
"Did they? Sorry. I didn't mean to – "
"Scott." He injected all the hurt and confusion he was feeling into that one word.
"Okay, fine, they brushed your neck. So what?" Scott felt bad for the way he was acting. He was speaking to a confused, scared, hormonal teenager, and he was being such a jerk. He couldn't take the words back, though, so he let them hang in the air.
Liam was quiet for a short while, reeling. He was scared to ask his next question, but he just had to know. "Why?" When Scott didn't answer, Liam asked more forcefully. "Scott, why?"
"Because I – " Scott stopped from saying what he wanted to say. He thought about whether he really meant what he was going to say. Finally, deciding that he did, he continued, whispering it into Liam's shoulder. "Because I like you."
Liam felt the sincerity of those words, and he felt his heart flutter with hope. Hope, not anything more, he reminded himself. He had to push further, to make sure. He knew that if Scott's feelings were real, so were his. Does it matter anyway? Liam desperately wanted to say yes, but he knew his answer would be no.
"I like Stiles, and Mason, and Kira, and Malia. I wouldn't kiss them like that." Liam turned to face Scott, who immediately wished he hadn't. Scott just wanted to kiss those lips into oblivion. They were flushed pink, like his cheeks, with sleep. They were also, like they usually were, slightly parted, letting Scott get a tantalising glimpse of Liam's tongue, which was rose red. "So why did you do it?"
"I like you as more than a friend, Liam, as more than my Beta. I want you to be more then my brother. I want you to be my lover, my boyfriend."
Liam's heart gave a squeeze in his chest, until he remembered Kira. "But you're dating Kira."
"I don't love her like I love you, Liam." Liam was moving closer to Scott, watching his lips closely. He didn't seem to notice, but when he got to within a few inches of Scott's face, he bit his lip in indecision. That was all Scott could take, and he closed the gap between them, pushing his mouth against Liam's, and he pulled the other boy flush against him.
Liam's eyes widened in shock and he gasped, releasing his bottom lip. It was true he'd been inching closer, but he never expected such a quick kiss.
Scott rolled them over so Liam was on top. "If you want me to stop, just tell me." Liam pressed his lips to Scott's in answer.
Scott slept shirtless, so that was one problem taken care of. Liam hastily took his shirt off, and Scott drank in the sight of his Beta's taught, muscled chest. He ran his hands over the younger teen's abs, going up to his shoulders, pulling him down for another kiss. Liam's hands found Scott's chest, and he ran his hands down his sides to find Scott's hips, where he gave them a squeeze. Liam groaned as Scott sucked his earlobe into his mouth, nibbling on it a little. Scott smelled Liam's arousal spike, and noted that the lobe was a sweet spot for Liam. Scott went lower, making Liam whine from loss before moaning again when Scott's lips got to his collarbone. Again, Scott made a note of remembering it.
Scott flipped them over again and took his pyjama pants off. He hissed as the cool night air hit his erection, but resumed his attack on Liam's neck with haste. Another moan was ripped from Liam's throat as Scott found another of his sweet spots; his nipples. Scott looked up at him.
"You've got a lot of sweet spots. I only have two, and one of those is in my ass."
Liam blushed and Scott laughed. Scott resumed his manipulation of Liam's nipples. Soon, though, he grew bored and dragged his lips down to Liam's belly button. Wanting to get a move on, Scott quickly dipped his tongue in, and then moved to Liam's hip bones. He sucked and nipped at the taught flesh as he lowered his trousers. There, he looked up at Liam through his eyelashes.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this? I could just give you a blowjob, you return the favour, and we go to sleep. What do you want?"
Liam panted for a minute before raising himself on his elbows. "I want you. I want you to own me."
Scott's wolf reacted frantically at that, clawing to have the beautiful boy now, but Scott pulled it back. He crawled up Liam's body, where he kissed him fiercely.
He got up and went to his desk drawer, where he got a half-full bottle of lube and a condom. Scott came back over to Liam, crawling on the bed to sit by his side.
"Last chance."
"I want this." Liam kissed Scott again.
Scott opened the bottle of lube and squirted some onto his fingers. He circled Liam's hole and pushed one of his fingers in. Liam moaned and squirmed a bit, but was otherwise okay, and so told Scott to add another. This time, Liam was a little more vocal.
"Shit, fuck, that hurts."
"You okay?"
"Yeah…just give me a minute." Liam shifted a little before nodding Scott to continue, who scissored his fingers a bit before adding a third, followed by a fourth.
"I'm ready. I need… I need you in me, now."
Scott was quick to comply with his wishes, pulling on the condom before going to his root in one thrust. He picked Liam up and pulled him onto his lap. He waited a few seconds for Liam to adjust, then thrust up into him. Liam moaned and lolled his head onto Scott's shoulder.
"Is there any foreplay you'd like? Anything you'd like to try?" Scott asked.
"Maybe later." Liam smiled shyly.
Scott smiled back. "Okay."
Liam wrapped his arms around Scott's neck and lifted his hips, sitting back down on Scott's cock. Scott lifted Liam up and thrust into him, hitting his prostate every time, making Liam moan. Liam didn't last very long, and he came, screaming into Scott's shoulder, teeth and claws dug in.
Scott came not long after, Liam's walls squeezing around his cock.
"So, what did you want to try later?" Scott asked, head resting on Liam's shoulder. He kept kissing the junction between Liam's neck and shoulder, sometimes biting, sometimes licking, and sometimes just kissing.
Liam bit his lip and blushed bright red. Scott could smell his embarrassment. "When I've been a bad Beta, I want you to – to drape me over your lap and spank me."
Scott smiled and brought Liam into a kiss. "I'm sure that can be arranged."