A/N: I was obliged to write this fic since we won't be getting Isaac for season 4 (or worse forever). I just think that there is so much story that could be made from Isaac's character that it isn't right to just let him leave like that. I know Isaac is one of the lesser characters in the show but I believe he has one of the most relevant story to tell. That is why I write to you a fic about Isaac Lahey and all the things people refuse to see about him. I don't own Teen Wolf that is why we won't have Isaac in season 4.
Isaac just wants a break.
His life is a roller coaster physicists don't even understand. How can you go from a perfect family picture, to losing your mother and brother, to being gravely mistreated by your father, to eventually losing your father as well, to being a supernatural being, to being introduced to never-ending dangers, to losing your pack, to gaining a new pack, to gaining a new family, to acquiring a love interest, to losing that love interest faster than you can say Quidditch, in a span of two years.
A change of scenery is what Isaac wants. His life is nothing more than an unorganized mess. That is how bad he would describe his life. He couldn't just bring it to himself to feel secure about his life. For sure, his state of being alive isn't secured and probably never would be. He accepts that reality and wished he thought about it before he took the bite. What's worse for him is that all of his friends and loved ones all share the same life insecurity as he does. He doesn't know if he can take another loss in his life. To think that he has lost so much already and therefore must be strong, since he can still give a smile or a satirical remark, is widely inaccurate. What his losses have done to his life is just tear away all his hope that one day things will be alright. He doesn't know if he is already near his breaking point but he is sure as hell that if he doesn't take a change of scenery, he will get there in no time.
Yes, without a doubt, he is welcomed in the McCall residence. He has lived there for a couple of months already and it feels good to have people around you who can show genuine care and concern for you. But, things could never really get to a kick start. Muddled with the superhuman occurrences that Beacon Hills, acting to its propensity, welcome with open arms, he has yet to feel the opportunity to create deep relationships with the people around him. Sadly, the only person he has ever formed a deep connection with, passed away sacrificing herself for him. The pack is there but it feels like his relationship with them is more of a necessity to survive. They might face life and death situations time in and time out, but that doesn't necessarily make you know a person better in comparison to simply spending an evening dinner with them. The truth is, the accumulation of his experiences with the pack is one sided, the side that poses grave threat to their lives. He just wants to live a normal abnormal life. He won't be able to take out the werewolf in Isaac, but that doesn't mean that the werewolf must govern over his life.
The truth is, he hates to go. How could you leave a place where people took you in without even knowing who you are? Scott, who knows your yet uncontrolled powers, takes you in his house without questions asked. Your stay that was only supposed to be for days turned into months. Add to that Melissa, who trusted not only Scott in his decision, but also Isaac in extent of not jeopardizing their already precarious lives. The faith that the two McCalls have shown him is honestly heart warming. Even without a father figure, the McCall family is a splendid family. They have undying love for each other and would do anything for the each other's sake.
As for him, it felt wrong to cross that boundary of family. He knows he couldn't probably cross it even if he wanted to. But he wouldn't even dare. He is partly sure that their immaculate dynamics would just turn into a mess with him in the picture. Also, in the event that he wanted to be in the McCall family picture, he has yet to have a chance to do so. Yes he has lived there for months already. But he really hasn't gotten a chance to get to know Scott and Melissa personally. Melissa, who has been working night shifts at the hospital only encounters Isaac early mornings, or worse none at all. If they did see each other Melissa would only ask Isaac how he was doing or ask him to give her an update on the ruckus that has been happening around.
In Scott's case, things are a little weird. Isaac just has this strange feeling that he knows Scott well, well in fact, he really doesn't. He doesn't even know Scott's favorite food. Is it really Mexican? He doesn't know if Scott is a gamer or a movie guy or both. Is he a musician given by that guitar that has been lying around his room? Well those are the kind of things that Isaac doesn't know but wants to know.
But he does know Scott at the same time. It must be from spending so much time with him as Scott the Alpha that he knows how Scott's mind operates. And boy was Isaac impressed that Scott's mind operates like a well-oiled machine bedazzled with undying love for his friends and people in general. He admires Scott for being Scott on everyone regardless of who they are.
Even if Deucalion was such a meanie, Scott let him scotch free. Even if the twins technically were accessories in the death of Boyd, he'd even give them a chance to be part of his pack. Even if Gerard has killed more werewolves than Scott will ever encounter in his life, he still has the compassion to let the old man live, though not entirely peaceful. Even if the werecoyote, not even sure if she is Malia, has been running around town terrorizing people, decided that he should save it or her. Even if Isaac, who was a no one, who was a newly bitten werewolf, who was emotionally battered and scarred, who was surely messing up his floor with his wet clothes, he let him live in his house no questions asked or even house rules set. Isaac was not sure if Scott could even have the guts to kill Peter for a probability of returning to normal. That is how Scott is and he is freaking amazing to say the least.
On the other side of the bay, Scott doesn't know Isaac. If asked the question "Who is Isaac Lahey?," Scott would probably think first of his heartbreaking past, then how good of a beta he is, then…he doesn't know what to say next. It would be weird to think of it like that since they basically live under one roof. How could you not know each other when you already have the proximity and experiences to relate with? It's not as if they don't like each other. It's just that, the events in Beacon Hills haven't permitted them to get to know each other that well. For sure, if there was no Kanima, Argents(bad ones), Alpha Pack, Darach, or Nogitsune around, they would've known each other well by now. They haven't even had breakfast together since time immemorial. During school hours, they were apart from each other trying to solve different problems at the same time. If they were at home at night, they were too tired from fighting or running during the day. So there goes spending time with each other.
Though they are living together, almost no interactions happen between them besides the usual truckload of supernatural that is happening left and right. That has left Isaac feeling quite empty on the inside. The roof and the bed is a nice touch, but a relationship with Scott would make things better.
But even though his relationship with Scott is not what Isaac ideally wants to be, Scott has come to be his closest friend. Or the person he knows he is closest to. Even if he wants to blame their adjacency to each other, he knows how much impact Scott has in his life. Besides guiding him in the werewolf world and taking him in in his house, Scott made, what the word friendship mean, known to him. Friendship, though in the light of harsh times, are not broken. It can withstand a thousand years storm only to remain intact. If there are things worth fighting for, those are friendships. If there is a thing that could get us by life, it is friendship. Isaac is honored to have Scott as a friend and he knows Scott treats him the same. Isaac would've probably left a long time ago if Scott was not around. Our friends are our family. Scott was Isaac's family.
Despite the fact that Isaac treats Scott as his family, during this time of grieving for the significant loss of a loved one, he is susceptible to make hasty decisions. So the decision to leave the McCall residence came out sudden and unexpected. A fight the night before Isaac made his decision pushed him over his temporarily lowered limits.
A/N: Any form of commentary, good or bad, is appreciated. So review away.