After the infection hit the school at the PSAT's the pack was scattered and was recovering from the experience which brought 3 of them close to death. Stiles was sitting at home with his head in his hands trying to figure out what to say Malia next time he saw her. Hell he didn't even know if he was going to see Malia again, she had figured out that the pack had been keeping that she was a Hale from her. Stiles' dad walked into the room and saw him on his bed looking confused and regretful and he decided to speak up.

"Stiles, what's wrong? Is it something that happened at the school?" He leant on door frame as he watched the fragile boy trying to form an answer.

"Oh, hi dad, it's nothing don't worry about it." He wiped a forming tear away from the corner of his eye and looked up at his dad.

"Stiles you know you can tell me anything, ask me anything. I'm here if you need me." Stiles smiled for a second before his face reverted to an emotionless state.

"Dad, what would you do if you were keeping something from someone you love, something to do with their family, but for good reason and they found out."

"Well it depends how big the secret was. I'm sure if the person loves you back they will understand; maybe they just need a bit of time." Stiles' dad said as he sat beside his son on his bed.

"Thanks dad that really helps." Stiles replied as he gave his dad a tight hug. His dad got up and moved towards the door, but before he could get out of the door he thought of something else.

"Stiles, if you're that worried about it then I'm sure Scott won't mind you asking. Remember he had to hide his secret from 2 of the most important people in his life, Melissa and Allison." The Sheriff removed himself from the room to let his son think. Stiles collapsed on his huge bed and his soft pillows. He skimmed over the events of the day in his head and decided he felt like talking to someone so he called one of the few people he felt like talking to.

"Lydia, you there?" A tone of sadness slipped through his voice and Lydia heard t immediatley

"Yeah I'm here Stiles. Is something wrong?"

"I was wondering if I could come round and talk to you, everyone else seems busy."

"Sure Stiles that's no problem."

"Thanks Lydia. I'll be round in a few.

It was about 10 minutes later when Lydia stammered over to her door as she heard it ring.

"Hey Stiles come in." Stiles saw Lydia's mom at the end on the hall sitting at the bench.

"Thanks Lydia. Hi Mrs. Martin, how are you doing?" She looked up from her work and smiled at him down her hallway.

"Well I've been better, but I'm good. How are you Stiles?"

"I'm good. I just wanted to let you know that you were amazing today." She couldn't help, but feel happy that he had noticed how hard she worked and that made her feel great!

"Thanks Stiles, that may have made my day." Lydia smiled at the conversation between her mum and Stiles as she dragged him up the stairs.

"So how are you feeling Stiles?" Lydia asked as she dragged him into her room and closed the door. The room looked different. Stiles had been in here before many times, but something looked...different.

"To tell the truth, awful. Malia probably hates me for keeping the whole 'Hale' thing from her. I mean I'm not sure if I'll even see her again and I don't think she will ever forgive me. Also did I mention that I almost got shot today?"

"No you didn't, but I doubt Malia hates you, she loves you! I'm sure once we explain it all to her she will forgive you and I'm pretty sure we will find her. Also how did you nearly get shot?"

"Well it's a long story, but the evil Pharmacist had a gun pointed to my head and said he would kill me after he got to 3 if I didn't tell him where Malia, Scott and Kira were, but someone saved me and shot him instead and you will never guess who it was!"

"Stiles who was it?"

"Scott's dad saved me."

"Really? That's surprising."

"Well he's not a bad guy; he's just got bad timing." Lydia saw a tear fall down his cheek.

"Stiles Malia will be okay and she will forgive you." Lydia just pulled him into a loving embrace, one that he needed and one that made him feel just that tiny bit better.

"God I hope so." Stiles said as he choked up. Lydia held him tighter in her arms hoping that it would make him feel better. She thought that there's no way she could know the way Stiles is hurting right now, but what she did know is that she could comfort him and help him through it.

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Derek was still sitting by Braden's side in the hospital. Braden stirred from her sleep and as he eyes splintered open she saw Derek sitting beside her.

"Derek why are you still here? Last time I asked you said you had a lot of money invested in me, but why are you still here?" she said as she looked from the copious amounts of flowers by her side to Derek who was sitting in an armchair at the side of her bed.
"Braden has it occurred to you that I want to make sure your okay? Maybe I just want to protect you."

"Really Derek? We both know I can protect myself, but I find it sweet that you're worried about me."

"Don't be too flattered." Derek said as he got up to go get something to eat. Braden sat there wondering if Derek really was that worried about her and if he was she found it genuinely sweet.

When Derek got back he and Braden had a long talk. After a while Melissa walked in.

"Hi Braden, how are you?" Melissa signalled Derek as she came in.

"So, how is she? Can she go home?" Derek must of had an epiphany or something because a smile actually came through on his face which was just generally odd.

"Well, as a matter of fact Braden is perfectly fine. She has no sign of the virus in her blood and should heal fully from the bullet wound, so she should be fine to go home. I just need you to look after her when she leaves for a few days Derek or my ass would be on the line."

"That's fine Melissa and thanks." Again he smiled, it was almost like a revelation.

"Well it is my job. Braden I just need you to sign these papers and you will be all good to leave." Melissa handed them over to Braeden along with a pen.

"Sure." Braden said as she signed her signature on the papers.

"Oh, I'm sorry Braden I forgot to ask you if you were okay with this guy looking after you." Braeden chuckled a little as Melissa asked her.

"I'm fine with Derek looking after me Melissa, but thanks for asking." Melissa smiled as she left the room and Derek was looking at Braden.

"Ready to go home?"

"Derek if you don't have any comfortable furniture I will literally kill you."

"The scary thing is, I genuinely believe you would kill me, so don't worry I have lovely furniture in the loft." Braden and Derek laughed together as they got ready to leave the hospital

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Scott, Kira and Ken had just arrived at the Yukimura's residence when Noshiko came running out of the door and gave her daughter and the Alpha a hug.

"I was so worried about you Kira, Thanks for bringing her back safely Scott." Kira blushed as her mother mentioned Scott.

"She's a very strong individual Mrs. Yukimura, she can look after herself, but I will always be there to make sure she's okay." Kira's cheeks only got brighter as her boyfriend said he would always be there for her, she would have kissed him right there and then if mum and dad weren't right next to them. They moved inside to the living room when Kira pulled Scott onto the couch out of her parents view. She pulled him onto her and their lips touched. His hands travelled to her waist and hers to his hair. They kissed passionately for a while before Scott pulled away with a grin because he could feel Noshiko's burning into the backs of the pair making out on the couch.

"Did you really mean what you said back there to my mum?" This time it was Scott's turn to blush. A rose red crackled through his cheeks.

"Of course I did. I will always do everything in my power to protect you." Kira gave him a quick kiss and repositioned herself as Ken and Noshiko walked back into the room. After about an hour of talking to Mr and Mrs. Yukimura, Scott and Kira went to move to Kira's room. Ken and Noshiko had a quick look at each other and just let them go to Kira's room without saying anything, they figured that the two had almost died today, so it was okay if they slept together. When Kira and Scott got to her room they both collapsed on the fox sheets covering the bed.

"I can't believe what happened today. I can't believe we almost died." Kira whispered as she turned over moved her hair and stared at Scott.

"I know, but I'm glad we all got out okay and I'm glad you're safe." Scott said as he stared into her eyes, they looked as deep as the Pacific Ocean and he was starting to get lost in them. He moved his hand to reassure her as he caressed her cheek.

"Well we didn't all get out okay. I'm really worried about Malia right now." Scott's face changed complexion slightly as he went to talk about the current situation with Malia

"Yeah Kira we all are, but right now she needs a bit of space, we will try find her and I guess we'll try to explain it to her."

"She's going to hate me. I was one of her few good friends and I betrayed her by not saying anything." Scott pulled her closer to him, into his chest and gave her a kiss on her forehead, he switched to an endearing tone just to reassure her.

"Kira she's not going to hate you. I'm sure she will understand once we explain why, also how could she hate you?" Kira could see that was what he truly believed. She pulled away from his chest (not that she didn't like the position) and looked up at Scott and saw his cute brown eyes staring into hers, she leaned in and their lips connected. Kira felt a flurry of passion spark between her and Scott. Their kissing only got more passionate as Kira got on top of Scott. His hands were around her waist and hers were getting lost in Scott's hair, trying to pull them closer if possible. After about 5 minutes of making out, Kira pulled away knowing that if they didn't stop now, they wouldn't be able to stop. She slid off of Scott and pressed up against his chest and she felt his arms fall naturally around her and pull her as close as possible. It didn't take Kira long to fall asleep in his arms because she was with the person whom she loved and cared for and the person who obviously cared for her, plus it had been a long day.

Meanwhile downstairs Ken and Noshiko were sitting around the living room talking with a glass in hand of red wine, when they heard the doorbell ring. Noshiko left Ken's side and went to answer the door and when she opened it, there was a friendly face standing there, one she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Satomi, it's you." Noshiko moved to give her a warming embrace. After a tiny bit she let go.

"Good evening Noshiko it's nice to see you again. It's been a while."

"Indeed it has, I haven't seen you since that night at Oak Creek, but come in Satomi." They smiled at each other. They really were like old friends, it had been a long time, but they still felt connected.

"Thank you. I thought when I came to town I should see if you were still here and when Derek told me you were still here I thought I would pop around." Satomi smiled as she walked in the door.

"Honey, who was at the door?" Noshiko heard Ken's voice echo from around the corner as she walked Satomi into the house.

"Ken this is Satomi the werewol..."

"The werewolf that helped you when you fought the Nogitsune." Ken said as he interrupted his wife.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Ken, I'm glad Noshiko found a life partner to make her happy after those dreadful times."

"Yes so am I." Noshiko smiled as she looked at her loving husband and entwined her hand with his.

"There's someone else here, there's 2 people here." Satomi seemed alert, but not threatened, just curious.

"That would probably be our daughter Kira and her boyfriend Scott."

"You had a daughter Noshiko? That's great; I would love to meet her." Satomi said with a smile on her face.

"That's no problem I'll just go grab her." Noshiko said with a smile as she left Ken and Satomi to talk with each other. When Noshiko quietly opened the door to Kira's room she saw Kira and Scott asleep together. Kira was asleep in his arms. Noshiko's first thought as a mother was to wake them up and protect her baby from Scott, but the other side of her was telling her that it was innocent and just to leave them be. Ken had come up to see what was taking Noshiko so long to get Kira and Scott.

"Noshiko what's taking so long...?" Ken looked in the door and saw Kira asleep in the arms of her boyfriend. She saw how comfortable she looked. She had even fallen asleep with a smile on her face. No one else had even been able to do that to her, he could tell she was happy to be with him and to be so close to him.

"They grow up so fast; I remember it like yesterday when Kira slept with you like that, now she sleeps in Scott's arms." As if on cue Scott stirred and his eyes sort of creaked open from his long and comfortable sleep with Kira. He saw Ken and Noshiko looking at Kira and him from the doorway and immediately a strike of red hit his cheeks as he went to wake up Kira.

"Kira, wake up. Your parents are staring at us." Scott whispered in her ear. Kira stirred from her sleep and opened her eyes to see Scott which made her smile and then she saw her parents at the door and instantly sat up. She looked bothered, but she also looked like she was thinking of exactly what to say.

"We weren't doing anything I promise." Kira huffed out as she tried to convince her parents. Ken and Noshiko shook their heads and put their hand up in a neutral position.

"It's okay Kira we trust you and the only reason we woke you up is there is someone who would like to see you in the living room." Noshiko told Kira with a slight grin on her face. It was quite funny to see her so worried about what she and Ken would think.

"Oh okay Scott and I will be out in a few minutes." After getting ready to go out Scott and Kira left her room to see an older woman in the living room, sipping on some tea, but this woman seemed almost familiar.

"Hello, my name is Satomi; I'm a friend of your mothers from long ago."

"Hi Satomi, I'm Kira and this is Scott. We heard the story a while ago when we were fighting the Nogitsune."

"It's nice to meet you Kira and you as well Scott, I have heard a lot about you, both of you and it's lucky your here because I wanted to speak to you."

"You wanted to speak to me? Why?" Scott's voice turned to one of question as he held onto Kira in his arms.

"I was going to ask if you would like me to teach you a few tricks. After many, many years as a werewolf and many of those as an Alpha I think I might be able to teach a True Alpha such as you some useful skills."

"Satomi I would love to train with you. That's a great idea where did you get it?"

"When I was at the hospital with Derek, Melissa and Braden, Derek suggested it." Scott smiled at the thought of Derek. Even when he doesn't have much to teach, he still finds a way to help!

"Well I would love to. When should I come by?"

"Come tomorrow afternoon to the reserve. You should be able to track my scent from there."

"No problems, I look forward to it!" Scott smiled as he looked at the older woman who had offered her help to train him.

"Well I'm sorry everyone, but this was a quick visit, I still have some pack members to look after and I should go back to them, it's been a long day." She placed her empty tea cup down on the table and moved towards the door

"Satomi we understand, its fine. It was nice to see you today. Bye." Noshiko waved as her old friend left the house.

Satomi smiled and waved back at the group waiting at the door of the house. Everyone watched out the door as Satomi left. Scott and Kira went straight back to Kira's room and fell asleep together again and Ken and Noshiko decided to retire to their bedroom for the night as well. Scott was excited about training with Satomi the next day. He wondered what she would teach him. What Scott really wanted to learn was to be stronger to protect everyone who mattered to him especially the girl who was currently falling asleep in his arms.

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In the morning Stiles woke up to see a text from Scott saying 'Come round to my place about mid-day.' It was about 11 am when Stiles woke up (it had been a long night). When Stiles got to Scott's house everyone was there, everyone but Malia. Scott and Kira were next to each other at the head of the table Lydia and Stiles were next to each other at the other end while Braden and Derek were on the side of the table and Liam on the opposite.

"So today is going to run pretty simply. Kira and I will be going to train with Satomi in the reserve and in the meantime Liam, Lydia and Stiles will be looking for Malia. Derek, what will you and Braden be doing today?" Scott spoke from the head of the table like a true leader. They could hear a little bit of power coming through his voice, but Scott always made sure t never use his alpha voice to tell them what to do. He always wanted them to make the choice, but the little bit of power that he let through just made him sound more convincing

"Well Braden still needs to recover, so I will be at the loft with her."

"Okay that's fine, so we will see you later. Anyways so until Kira and I leave to look for Satomi we will all go look for Malia." It seemed to cheer Stiles up that the pack was going to look for Malia before splitting up for the rest of the day. Derek and Braden left for the loft and everybody filed out the door to start the search for Malia.

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Scott and Kira arrived at the woods where they originally turned Malia back into a human and walked around for a little bit, arm in arm.

"Where should we start in the woods? Scott this place is huge how are we ever going to find her?" Kira had one of those worried looks grow across her face.

"Have a little faith Kira, I have her scent and if she's here we will find her." They trotted through the woods for about an hour without successfully finding Malia.

"Well we've been looking out here for about an hour. It's time for us to leave and get to Satomi." Scott had a tiny smile on his face when he looked at Kira and she smiled back.

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Meanwhile Liam, Lydia and Stiles were looking around her favourite places in town.

"Liam, is there any chance you can catch Malia's scent?" Stiles pleaded the new wolf with his puppy dog eyes.

"I'm trying, but I don't smell anything and you have to understand I'm new to all of this."

"Its fine Liam we understand. Anyways where do we have left to check Stiles?" Lydia looked from the annoyed werewolf to the hysterical teen boy on her right.

"Ummm well we've checked everywhere she loves."

"Are you sure Stiles? I know it's hard to think, but is there anywhere else."

"No, there's not anywhere I know of." Stiles looked to Liam who was sniffing the air trying to get a catch on Malia's scent.

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Derek and Braden reached the loft when they noticed that someone else was there. Someone uninvited.

"Stay back Braden" Derek whispered as he slowly opened the door to see Malia sitting on the table looking out the window.

"Hello Derek."

"Hi Malia, what are you doing here? You know everyone is worried sick about you?"

"Maybe they should have thought about that before they decided to hide something about my family from me. So Derek what am I to you." Braden stepped forward into the loft with Derek and sat down on the plump Leather Sofa.

"Malia this is really complicated. It's not their fault they were only trying to protect you."

"Protect me from what Derek? Now answer the question, why is my true name Malia Hale?"

"Malia all I know is that my mother Talia one of the most powerful Alphas took the memory from me and Peter, but all I know is that your father is Peter." Malia almost fell over in shock, but Derek caught her.

"Why didn't they just tell me?"

"Well I'm not sure how easy it would be to talk to someone about this type of stuff. All you have to do is make sure they were protecting you and I'm sure Stiles would never let anyone hurt you." Braden finally entered the conversation.

"Malia if you're not going to talk to them at least send them a text so they can stop forrenging through the woods." Derek said. Malia knew he was right, but that's not what she needed. What she needed right now was to talk to Peter. She strutted out the door as Derek sent an expansive text to the entire group.

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Scott and Kira had made their way to the preserve where Scott was currently following Satomi's scent. Eventually they reached a clearing where they could see a couple of betas and their alpha Satomi. When Satomi saw Scott and Kira she invited the both over to her.

"Hi Scott, hi Kira."

"Hi Satomi, we found you. So when are we going to start our training?" Scott asked with an eager look on his face.

"Right now." Satomi looked straight back at them with a devious smile on her face.

"So first I want to teach you something that I learnt long ago. I take it you know the feeling from when you played Lacrosse when it seemed you had all the time in the world to catch the ball. Well to use this in real life instances you must train it to a point where you can literally dodge a bullet before it has been shot. I will be teaching this to you tomorrow, but I just wanted you to have an idea of what I'm going to tech you." Scott looked interested in that point of thought until Satomi interrupted him.

"Today's not going to be harsh training that will come later. Today I want to teach you some non violent ways of becoming stronger. The second one is that as long as you are having fun in life then you will be happy and a happier werewolf the stronger." Scott grinned as he looked to Kira and gave her a passionate short kiss.

"I think we have our fun." Scott said this as he winked at Kira and everyone there laughed.

"Scott there is only one last thing I want to teach you today before we get to physicals tomorrow. I take it Derek taught you control through Anger?"

"Well he tried, but I was never angry enough so Stiles and I came up with a theory where I would use something as an anchor to keep me human."

"Well lucky enough Scott. You're not too far from what I'm trying to teach you. Anger is a strong emotion and it allows you to be stronger, but love for those who you are protecting will always make you stronger." This time Kira looked to Scott and they both blushed.

"Well Satomi it's all interesting, but I know all this."

"Well tomorrow we will start with the physical side of training, but in the mean time would you like to join us in a picnic." Kira looked ecstatic at the idea and Scott looked at her and decided there was no harm for staying for the picnic.

"We would love to join you." Scott had a huge grin on his face as he and Kira joined hands and walked over to Satomi's betas and the picnic. Once the food was all gone they decided to play Frisbee, all but Satomi were playing. Satomi saw Kira catch the Frisbee and smash into Scott who ended up on the ground and they playfully joked around. Every now and then Scott and Kira would stop for a make out sessions.

"Teenagers." Satomi muttered to herself as she watched the happy couple and her betas play in the clearing.