Chapter One:

Why would anyone call him before the sun comes up? That's just crazy not to mention rude! But no matter how many times Stiles tries to ignore it and go back to sleep the buzzing comes back with a vengeance. He could turn it off but he knows better, because it could be an emergency. You never know what could happen when you start hanging out with a werewolf pack. Speaking of crazy. He picks up the phone anyway because he's almost gotten used to the idea of werewolves messing up his life on a weekly basis.

"Whhaatttt? It's five in the morning. On a Saturday! What could you possibly have to say that would make you do this to me? And if this has anything to do with Allison I swear to god…" Stiles has never been a morning person. Everybody knew that, especially Scott. And when the voice on the other end of the line was very recognizably Not Scott, he couldn't decide whether to be surprised or embarrassed that he didn't check the ID.
"Why would I want to talk about Allison?" Derek said sounding even grumpier than his usual self. "If you want me to call back later…" That didn't sound to convincing but very uncharacteristically not Derek.
"No, it's fine, I'm up now. I guess…" Not really … but his curiousity was too strong to resist finding out why Derek would be calling him, of all people. That and he's terrified Derek would kill him if he chose to hang up and go back to sleep when there was an obvious problem.
"I seem to have a problem." Figured you weren't just calling to talk about the weather.
"Why don't you call Scott? Or Lydia? Even Jackson would be better than me. I mean, I'm not much help in a werewolf crisis."

"No. I need you, specifically you. I can explain it all when you get here." Ok. Well I guess it's decided that he's going over.
"Fine. I'll be there as soon as I can."
But Derek hangs up before he finishes and he just chalks it up to him being his angry sourwolf self.

The drive over to Derek's woke him up to some extent. The rest was cured by a good ol' large Double Double. People never really liked it when he drank coffee because he didn't actually need it. At all. But it's not his fault that he was woken up by a surly wolf at such an ungodly hour. And he couldn't exactly drive impaired. You know… sleep.. Impaired..? Yah, That's definitely a thing.

When he drives up he sees Derek is pacing along his porch. You know, when you think porches you see picket fences and old people with tea or something sweet and domestic. Not this one because just like the rest of the Hale house, it was a dump. Like seriously, it's a wreck. If he didn't think that Derek would throw him up against something or try and cause him bodily harm in any way he might suggest helping to fix it up or, goodness gracious, even move into a house that isn't a threat to your life in its own existence. But Stiles has learned at least a little self-preservation along his wolfy journey.

He gets out of the Jeep and is greeted by a Derek that actually looks relieved to see him. Weeirdd.
"Finally. You really do know how to take your time don't you?" It was quite obvious that this wasn't intended to get a response but when has that ever stopped him.
"Hey man, im here because you asked me. I can just get back in my car and leave this place in the dust and I might even be able to get some sleep at some point too!" Definitely not after that coffee but he felt the need to make it clear that he was going out of his way for Derek and that he should appreciate it! Until of course he realized he could easily die at this very moment and he regretted not just letting the comment slide after all. But thankfully, and surprisingly, Derek just walked away and into the house leaving a panicked Stiles to chase after him.

Once he got inside, he closed the door and looked to Derek to explain why he was here. He waited a long while until he finally just had to ask, because it was apparently too hard for Derek to make words and form sentences. Nothing new there.

"… ok … so why am I here? And why did you need me 'specifically'?"
"because you're the clever one." Derek says assuming that is enough or at least waiting for Stiles to pry something out of him.

"Well Lydia is plenty clever and Allison's no dummy either. Why not call one of them?"
"Trust me. I thought of them first. But Allison and Scott are joined at the hip and he would never let her help me with what I need. And Lydia is too god damn selfish, and if she actually did decide to help it wouldn't end up working in my favour; she's almost like a little annoying bratty sister and it wouldn't be believable."
"What? What does that even mean? Believable how? ... If you're not going to start at the beginning then I'm not gunna be any more useful than those two."
Derek sighs in a way he's can't remember ever hearing from him. It almost sounded defeated. And annoyed of course. With Stiles he was always annoyed.

"The Pack closest to ours made contact the other day. We usually keep our distance from them because the friction between our packs has been there as long as I can remember. Apparently my father found a way to keep the peace between the packs and failed to inform the rest of us. Or well. Rather me I'm guessing." Derek looked lost in thought and Stiles knew he had to keep him going because this still was making no sense at all.
"Ok. So what did your dad do? Did it work?"
"Not yet."
"Not yet? What does that mean? I mean your dad can't be doing too much negotiating I mean he's …." Wow. Probably shouldn't bring that one up. Im sure Derek can vividly remember what happened to his entire family.
"No the terms are set. It's just he was negotiating with other people lives. Not his own. Namely Laura's. The Alpha of the pack came over in the middle of the night to tell me that him and my father intended on joining the packs through a marriage."
"Woaahhh. Laura was engaged? And you didn't know." The last part was obvious in Derek's face but he still didnt get why he was there because Laura was dead so it didn't really matter anym.. except .. oh no..
"You! You're the only one left! Well you know, of marrying age. … Congrats?" Nope. Not the right thing to say.
"Stiles! This is serious. I can't get married!" Well no shit. With a personality like that he should be grateful for an arrangement.
" OK, ok man chill out. So why do you need someone clever?" Stiles thought back to the reasons why the girls weren't considered. "And why would Scott care or Lydia have to be believable?" He might be losing his clever rep here, but this was way to god damn confusing for him to possibly understand. Then again, its Derek Hale he's dealing with. And Stiles doesn't speak crazy werewolf.

"Because I thought of a plan that might help but I can't do it alone." Ummm, the crazy part might actually be just as contagious as the werewolf because it almost seems as if Derek is Blushing!
"OK what do I need to do to get a full nights sleep in the near future?"

"Bigger picture Stiles please. The only thing that might make them reconsider is if I already found my mate." Somewhere along in the conversation Derek went from reproachful to assertive Alpha and I'm thinking it's because he just asked me to be his mate. No. I mean Noooo. Right? He can't possibly want that. Why would he want that!
Stile's inner freak out must have been just as loudly written on his face as it was going through his head because Derek backed off a little bit with the forceful aggressiveness.
"Stiles… You need to und.."
"NO! Actually I don't need to do anything. Im not a werewolf you can't boss me around and how in the world would anyone ever believe that we were in love. Or mates or whatever you want them to believe. I won't do it. Nope." Stiles was pretty sure he was pouting but he couldn't make himself care because this was utterly ridiculous! What kind of life did he stumble into. When did this happen? Well obviously when Scott became a werewolf but I mean that doesn't automatically have to fuck up his life does it? This might actually be the first time he's regretted being the clever one. Well second time. The whole Peter using him to track down Derek was definitely the first. That wasn't fun.

"You really don't understand do you? This was our last chance at some kind of treaty with them. If they decide to start a feud over this we WILL lose Stiles. Do you get that? They have dozens and we have 4 wolves and 2 humans. We can't win." Wow. Stiles really wants to argue but he cant with that logic staring him in the face. And as much as he hates to admit it, he's become very attached to the pack even if he feels like and outsider looking in. Which always leads him back to Scott the invisible best friend. As much as he hates not being the main person in Scott's life anymore he definitely doesn't want him to get killed because of him!

"Fine…I guess if you put it that way. We should really get the rest of the pack here first because this is obviously just as big a deal for them." Definitely Not as big a deal but he didn't want to seem weak or afraid. I mean, if he has to do it for the pack he might as well do it right.

Derek seemed to have used up all his words explaining the plan to me so he just ended up glaring at the pack in the corner while he let Stiles fill the rest of the group in. Which I have to say was incredibly awkward. It was definitely unexpected but did they have to keep looking at him like he's grown a second head.

Like usual Scott looks confused when he says "You… are gunna be Derek's mate?"
"whhaaa? No no no, not a for real kind of mate. Just a save-the-packs-ass-while-being-adorable kind of mate." Derek just grunts which I doubt anyone but cavemen know how to decipher so Stiles moves on.
"It's not that big of a deal. We just need you guys to decide if we look… Mate like enough to go see the other pack. The alpha gave Derek till the next full moon to decide. Which is in, like 7 days, so that's plenty of time to get ready." Seriously, did I grow another head?
"I just can't do it. I can't see my Alpha with a some human like yourself. No offense Stilinski." Jackson really needs to get over his little man crush on Derek because it's just embarrassing.
"No. How in the world would I take offense to that?" So he gave in and bit you. Doesn't mean he likes you! Stupid entitled rich kid.
I'm guessing Derek didn't want to get into another one of me and Jackson bickering matches, even though I try to avoid those now that he can tear my limbs off, because he finally moves from his corner.
" Enough, Jackson I need you to try and be impartial about this because, if not, bad things are going to happen." Derek's eyes were flashing red and it reminded me way to much of Peter to be comfortable. "I think you guys should leave now. There isn't much else you can do at this point." The pack scrambles out the door partly because the Alpha said so but mostly because he looked pretty goddamn crazy at the moment. He couldn't actually think that they were going to take this well did he?

Once they were gone Derek turned and looked at Stiles like he should have left with the others but he still has questions so no such luck.
"Are we even allowed to be mates? I mean, because im a boy and you know, I cant really… increase the pack if you know what I mean."
"Of course I know what you mean Stiles." He gets another one of those annoyed sighs he's so used to before he continues. "Prejudice like that is a human thing. We thankfully skipped over that sad side to humanity. No you cant 'increase the pack' but that's not all a mate is good for… But that part of it doesn't really matter because we aren't really mates so.." Derek huffs before he stalks into the kitchen. Stiles of course follows after him because he has more questions.

"I get why you didn't choose Scott because of the Allison thing, and he's also not the brightest bulb of the bunch. Not that I don't love him and all. But I just don't get why you didn't choose Jackson. He is practically in love with you already."

"No he's not. He's just grateful. It wouldn't matter if he was anyway because I wouldn't be able to stand him for long enough to prove anybody of anything let alone make them think I loved him." Derek realized that he probably said something wrong because he went to say something that was probably supposed to stop Stiles from his next question.
"But you can make them think you love me! What? Why? … I thought you hated me."
"I don't hate you …" Which was nice… I guess… but Derek quickly added" but it was more than that. It's because you keep yourself out of trouble and you're smart enough to get out of it if you stumble into some . I can't expect Jackson to do that." Huh. Well I guess its clear that Derek isn't in love with him. I don't even know how I would deal with that one. Then again, Danny made it pretty clear that he wasn't attractive to gay guys anyway.

"Shouldn't you be leaving?" Ohh, he's back to glaring. Ok then, nice moment over.
"Yes, I was just about to do that. See you for …. Training? I have no idea what we should call this, but yah, ok ... , See ya later."
Stiles left as quick as he could without looking like even more of an fool than he already did.