Stiles Stilinski wasn't just an idiot; he was also Kali's cousin, and one of the few family members she could stand. It had been three years since she had stepped foot in Beacon Hills, but it hadn't changed much and it still felt like home. Making her way towards the sheriff station, Kali could feel a mixture of excitement and anxiety begin to build in her stomach, which was doing flips the closer she got.

Staring up at the building before her, Kali took a deep breath, and headed inside. Approaching the front desk, Kali smiled at the deputy behind it, and waited patiently for him to address her.

"Can I help you?" The deputy asked closing the folder he had been writing in.

"Is the sheriff around?" Kali asked.

"He's in his office… follow me."

Kali followed the deputy through to where the sheriff's office was, and waited outside until she was called in.

"Hey Uncle John."

"Kali," The Sheriff said as he stood up from his desk and hugged her tight, "I didn't know you were coming."

"Neither did I to be honest, but Stiles mentioned in his last email that it was his first Lacrosse match tonight where he's actually playing, and I didn't want to miss it."

"He doesn't know that you're here?"

"No-one does apart from you, I thought a visit was due after three years, and I've missed everyone," Kali mumbled giving the Sheriff a sad smile.

"The match starts in forty-five minutes, why don't we drop your stuff off at the house, and then we'll head over to the school?" The sheriff suggested earning a nod of agreement from Kali.

The ride back to the house was filled with conversation, and the occasional comfortable silence, which gave Kali the opportunity to take in the familiar surroundings as they drove through town. Once she had put her bag in Stiles' bedroom, they left and headed over to the school, ready to watch Stiles play Lacrosse.

They found some seats as the teams came out on the field, and kali immediately spotted Stiles who was talking animatedly to Scott, making her smile. At the end of the match, Kali headed down to see Stiles and Scott, who were standing with Jackson on the pitch.

"Nice game boys," Kali shouted as she approached them, smiling when they all turned and smiled back at her.

"No way," Stiles stated as Kali ran and jumped into his arms, which he wrapped around her tightly, "When did you get here?"

"About an hour before the match started," Kali replied hugging Scott and Jackson, "A lot has changed around here huh?"

"More than you know," Scott said glancing over at the bleachers where only one man was left sitting.

"We'll fill you in once we get back to the house," Stiles added, "Meet us at my jeep."

Kali nodded, watching the boy's head off to the changing room, before turning and heading towards where Stiles' jeep was parked. As she made her way passed the man however he began to speak and Kali stopped, turning to face him.

"You should be careful who you get involved with, wouldn't want a young girl like yourself getting hurt."

"Is that a threat?" Kali asked standing her ground.

"Take it as a friendly warning, you haven't yet been dragged into this… keep it that way."

"Why would I want to keep out of something that involves people I care about?"

"It's dangerous, people will get hurt, and it won't matter if they are human or wolf."

"You may want to consider keeping your threats to yourself," Kali warned, "I may be nothing more than a young girl, but you don't know what I am capable of when it comes to the people I love and care about."

"Kali," Scott shouted from behind them causing the man to glare at him.

"Watch your mouth little lady," The man stated as she turned and walked over to Scott who was waiting.

"Are you okay?" Scott asked a clear look of concern on his face.

"Yeah Scotty, I'm fine," Kali replied, "He was just warning me not to get involved with you guys."

"Bit late for that," Scott added causing Kali to chuckle as they jumped in Stiles' jeep and headed home.

On the way back to the house, Scott and Stiles filled her in on everything that had been going on, which to her surprise was a lot. Jumping on Stiles' bed beside Scott, Kali continued listening, and it was then that she realised just how much she had missed.

"Okay, so the old guy from before… Gerard… he's a hunter?" Kali inquired looking at Stiles who nodded.

"He's an Argent, and my girlfriends grandpa," Scott replied.

"You mentioned the Hales?"

"Yeah, Derek and Peter… Peter hasn't been back long though. Do you know them?" Stiles added with a frown.

"I know them both, Peter was a good friend of my mums… she made him and Talia my godparents, but I know them both well," Kali explained.

"Let me get this straight… your mum knew the Hales… did she know what they were?" Scott asked.

"I don't know," Kali mumbled.

"We're going to be late for the pack meeting, Kali why don't you come with us?" Stiles suggested as he grabbed his jacket and held out his hand for Kali to take.

"Sure."

Kali spent the entire drive looking out the window, and wondering if her mum had known about the Hales, but it didn't really matter because her mum was gone. It was just after the fire at the Hale house, when the car accident happened and her mum died, but what nobody knew was that Kali had been in the car that night as well.

After a while Stiles pulled up to what looked like an old bus station, getting out and waiting for Kali, who joined them a few seconds later. Taking Stiles' hand, she allowed him and Scott to lead her inside, where some others were waiting.

As soon as they entered, all eyes were on them, and Kali couldn't help but take a step back. Stiles gave her hand a reassuring squeeze, before letting it go, and placing his arm around her shoulders.

"Didn't realize we had started allowing anyone to the pack meetings," A curly blonde haired girl said.

"She's my cousin Erica, and besides she's already had a run in with Gerard."

"What did he say?" Came a familiar voice from behind them making Kali and Stiles jump.

"Gave me some friendly advice, which was clearly a threat, and tried to scare me… hey Der," Kali answered giving Derek a smile.

"Hey Kiwi," Derek replied returning the smile.

"Nicknames, smiles and hugs," Stiles stated with a smirk as Derek hugged Kali tightly, and kissed her head, "I told you Scott she has magic powers, not even a sour wolf can resist them."

"Stiles… shut up," Derek growled causing Kali to chuckle.

"I still didn't know that we were able to bring along anyone to our meetings," Erica added crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at Kali who had her arm wrapped around Derek's waist.

"Kali isn't just anyone… she's family… not just Stiles' but mine as well. Her mum was a close friend of my family, and Kali will always be welcome," Derek said flashing his eyes at Erica when she growled a little at what he said.