If there was one thing that annoyed Derek more than anything was that Laura always felt the need to drag to him parties and social events that he didn't even want to go to. Apparently "Being a social outcast" wasn't something Laura wanted for her younger brother, so she did what any loving sister did. She did lots and lots of meddling.
"Come on Derek," Laura pestered him for the 10th time since they arrived at some Alpha/Beta mixture that a local bar was hosting, "Can't you at least give one of these betas a shot?"
"No." Derek repeated for the 10th time as well, "Besides none of these betas seem the bit interested in me."
"Maybe if you got rid of that scowl that has made a permanent residence on your face it wouldn't be a problem."
"I do not have a scowl on my face."
"If you think that getting rid of contractions in all your sentences makes your argument anymore legitimate." Laura told him, "You are wrong."
Derek threw a French fry at her, "Shut up."
"Oh no," Laura lamented, "I've reduced you down to two word sentences."
"Go away."
"I would, but I, unlike you, have a friend I'm meeting here." Laura informed him with a smirk.
"Then why did you bring me here?" The moment Derek finished asking his question was the moment he realized what she had done, "You didn't."
"Oh look you used a contraction." Laura mused as she took a sip of her drink.
"Laura."
"Derek."
"I hate you."
"Nah, you love me." Laura said with a smirk, "But seriously just at least talk to the guy. Who knows maybe you two will fall in love and get married."
"I'm never getting married."
"We'll see about that," Laura said with a head tilt, "Oh look, there he is now. Yo Stiles!"
Derek turned his head to see who exactly this Stiles person Laura was shouting at when his eyes landed on a tall, skinny guy headed in their direction.
"Laura!" The guy greeted as they both gripped each other into death grips called hugs, "Sorry I'm late."
"No, it's fine." Laura assured him as Stiles took a seat between the two Hale siblings, "This is my brother Derek. You know the one that I told you about."
At Laura's statement, Stiles gave Derek a small smile, "Nice to meet you. I'm Stiles."
"What the hell is a Stiles?" Derek questioned him. From under the table, Laura kicked him and shot him a glare, while Stiles simply laughed.
"It's a nickname." Stiles told him, "Trust me my real name will make you burst into tears."
"The nickname itself has already got me tearing up."
"Laura you didn't tell me your brother has a sense of humor."
"Trust me Stiles," Laura told Stiles as if Derek wasn't sitting next to them, "A sense of humor is the only thing that he lacks. That and a social life."
"I can tell." Stiles commented while looking directly at Derek, "His people skills need a bit of work." Stiles gave him a look over, "Good thing I love a challenge."
"You are aware this time was a set-up with me being completely in the dark about it." Derek stated at him.
"Oh yeah," Stiles beamed at him, "Like I said before I love a challenge."
"I'm going to kill both of you." Derek told them with a pointed finger.
Stiles gave him a laugh as he stood up, "Don't be such a Sourwolf." Stiles told him, "Do you guys want anything?"
"Nah, I'm all good here." Laura told him, "I'm sure Derek here could go for another drink though."
"I rather you didn't." Derek told him.
"Dude it's the least I can do for slightly ambushing you."
"Don't call me Dude and make it strong."
"Excellent." Stiles beamed, "I'll be back in a jiffy."
The Hale siblings watched Stiles make his way to the bar. In the process, Stiles had managed to trip on nothing.
"He's pretty clumsy to be a werewolf." Derek commented as they watched Stiles walk away.
"Not everyone can be as graceful as you." Laura told him.
"I don't like him." Derek told her, turning back to him, "Get rid of him."
"Oh, I don't know Derek." Laura mused toward him, "I think you two make a pretty good pair."
So for the next 12 months Derek and Stiles both dealt with thousands of over told jokes and over a hundred dates that always seemed to have left Derek smiling.
"So when are you going to marry him?" Laura questioned Derek when they met for their brother sister bonding time.
"I actually got the ring today." Derek told her as he pulled out a small black box from his pocket and opened it.
Inside the box, held a double silver band ring with a small triskelion craved onto the back of it.
"God, Derek it's beautiful." Laura awed at him, "Who was the one last year that said that they were never getting married?"
"Shut up."