Chapter 1: New Wolf?
"Hurry up Stiles, we're going to be late!" Scott yelled from Stiles' front yard. The front door swung open and a messy Stiles stepped out. Wrinkled clothes, book-bag hanging from one shoulder, a waffle stuffed in his mouth, and hands occupied with books. He made his way into the backseat of Allison's car.
"Sorry I took so long, my alarm didn't go off." Stiles apologized as he dropped everything in the empty seat next to him and tried to coordinate himself.
"You really need to get your car fixed." Scott sighed.
"Well sorry that the guy who was fixing my car got killed by a reptile creature that turned out to be Jackson." Stiles argued in his defense.
Allison turned her head towards Stiles and gave him a warm smile and she then proceeded to backing out of the drive way of Stiles' house and making her way to Beacon Hills High.
The car ride was silent. Stiles was organizing his hot mess of papers and books, Scott had fallen asleep, and Allison was quietly listening to the radio.
"Hey look, its Lydia and Jackson." Allison broke the silence as she parked her Mazda in the empty space next to Jackson's car. Scott, Allison, and a now level-headed Stiles, all piled out of Allison's car and greeted their two friends.
It had been over a month since they found out Jackson was the Kanima but with Derek's help, he is now in full control of his reptilian form. Lydia was still experiencing weird visions involving Peter Hale but she still hadn't told anyone. Gerard was still hunting down and killing any and all werewolves that he came in contact with. Derek and his pack, along with Scott and Jackson, have all been able to avoid Gerard's radar. Derek had come to terms with Scott and accepted the fact that Scott had his own agenda and wanted no part in his pack. Beacon Hills was as normal as a town can get full of werewolves and a Kanima.
The five of them made their way into the school and right then it hit Scott and Jackson. Both their eyes flared a bright golden color and they started to look around. Jackson acquired the ability to sense other supernatural creatures when he learned to control the Kanima side of himself.
"What's up guys?" Allison asked with a worried tone.
"Do you guys feel something?" Stiles added, licking his lips nervously.
"Well? Spill it!" Lydia commanded after neither Scott nor Jackson responded to Stiles or Allison.
"Its… Nothing." Scott spoke in a confused daze, he looked over at Jackson who nodded his head in agreement.
"I just felt a chill down my spine." Jackson explained.
"What do you think it means?" Stiles' curiosity was getting the best of him.
"Not sure, but nothing to worry about." Scott reassured them, giving the group a smile.
"Well, well. Look what the wolf dragged in." A voice called out from behind them. They all knew from who the statement had come from and turned around to face the three newly turned betas.
"Hey Scott, Jackson. I think what you two sensed was Erica's bitch vibes." Lydia spit out, earning a giggle from Stiles and a smile from Allison.
"Wow, that was almost as offensive as that blouse you're wearing." Erica whipped back at Lydia, earning her a high-five from Isaac. Lydia simply gave her a sarcastic smile and rolled her eyes.
"Is there anything in particular you three want?" Allison asked the trio. All three of them shook their heads and turned their backs and made their way to their class.
"They need to be cut in half if you ask me." Lydia voiced her opinion but no one spoke to back her up.
"Just ignore them, its not like they're a threat." Stiles spoke to the group more than to Lydia. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"We're going to be late, we should get to class." Scott suggested after looking at his phone's clock. The group waved their temporary goodbyes and each made their way to their first class.
The lunch bell rang and it woke Stiles from his nap. They were taking a test and Stiles finished early and decided to get some shut eye while Scott struggled through most of it. The group sat in their usual table after they got their lunch. They made jokes about their teachers and the boys talked about the upcoming lacrosse tryouts and the girls talked about their plans to go to Allison's house after school to study. Just then Isaac, Erica, and Boyd walked into the cafeteria and made their way to the group.
"Something wicked this way comes." Stiles thought aloud and the group turned their heads to notice the trio.
"Derek says that he needs to speak to you all after school. He says to meet him at his car in front of the school." Isaac spoke to the group. Erica and Lydia were having a battle of sarcastic smiles but after Scott nodded at Isaac, the trio turned their backs and left the same way they came in.
"How weird." Allison said softly.
"Why would Derek need to talk to all of us?" Jackson asked.
"Guess we'll find out after school." Scott voiced, not really affected by the news since Derek always needed to talk to him.
"Do you think it has to do with what you and Jackson sensed?" Stiles curiously poked at Scott. The bell that meant lunch was over rang and cut the conversation short and the group once again dispersed to their class.
The rest of the school day passed by as if time were being sped up. The group met up in front of the school to meet up with Derek, who was leaning up against his car with Isaac and Erica on either side of him and Boyd beside Erica. Derek gave them a smirk and Stiles licked his lips nervously but the group stood their ground.
"We've got trouble." Derek spoke in the same monotone voice he always spoke in.
"What do you mean by trouble?" Scott asked, the group now all on their toes. Peter and Kate were one problem solved and now that Jackson was in control of the Kanima, they thought they were in the clear.
"Yesterday, Erica, Isaac, and Boyd came across another werewolf in the woods." Derek informed the group as he took off his sunglasses. Nobody spoke for a while.
"Me and Jackson sensed something today when we walked into school. Maybe they go to our school." Scott informed Derek. Isaac, Erica, and Boyd looked at each other and then to Derek. They told Derek that they sensed something in school as well.
"Has it done any harm?" Jackson spoke up.
"My dad would've told me if any new wolf cases have come up." Allison pointed out.
"We have to find him before Gerard does." Boyd let the group know. Everyone silently agreed. If the new werewolf hadn't harmed anyone then Gerard had no right in killing them.
"I don't think he knows about a new wolf." Allison informed the group, putting most of them at ease.
"We'll run a search party tonight. All of us. The sooner we find them, the better off they'll be." Derek told everyone. The group was more than eager to help and they all agreed to meet at the cliff that over looked the town, where Scott and Allison meet up to avoid Allison's parents, at nine that night.
"Guys, maybe this wasn't such a good idea." Stiles whispered as he tried to keep up with the rest of the group. They reached the cliff and they found Derek, along with the trio that made up his pack, waiting for them.
"Its about time." Erica scoffed as she lifted her gaze from her nails to the group.
"Save it." Derek growled. Erica followed the command from her Alpha.
"So are we splitting up?" Jackson asked, growing a bit impatient.
"Scott and Allison, you two can head to your left. Lydia and Jackson, head to your right. Erica, Isaac, and Boyd, head straight forward towards the house. As for you Stiles, follow me." Derek ordered and everyone was gone in the blink of an eye. Stiles licked his lips nervously as he followed Derek.
"Are you sure we should've split up? I mean, maybe this new werewolf is stronger than the others. You're an Alpha so all you have to do is do that scary scowl thing you do while your eyes flash red and-"
"Stiles, shut up." Derek ordered with an annoyed tone. Stiles once again licked his lips and stayed silent. Just then Derek's eyes flashed red and he stopped abruptly, causing Stiles to crash into him.
"A warning would be nice." Stile complained, rubbing his forehead. There was a swift movement to their left and Derek instinctively grabbed Stiles' arm and pulled him behind him. Stiles didn't question him but blushed at Derek's action.
"Don't move Stiles and keep close." Derek whispered, Stiles nodded and was more than happy to comply. Stiles had always felt safe around Derek, even when he was about to get attacked by Peter and Derek jumped in to save him. It was weird that he was thinking about this now but he couldn't help but feel slightly turned on by how protective Derek was of him. Derek let out a loud roar and the new wolf appeared from behind a tree and growled back, eyes glowing a bright blue.
"Found him." Stiles sarcastically commented. One of Allison's arrows flew in from a tree behind Derek and landed in front of the new werewolf and before Stiles could look back and see who it was, Scott was by Derek's side. The now startled werewolf started to back away when he heard a rustle in the leaves behind him. The wolf jumped up and away from the noise and Jackson brought back his tail and joined Derek's side.
"Where is Lydia?" Stiles asked Jackson, who was half transformed. At that moment, throwing knives flew in from another tree behind them and they perfectly landed in the ground in front of the new werewolf. Allison took Lydia under her wing after Lydia came up to her and told her how much she hated feeling helpless and how she wanted Allison to teach her to defend herself.
"Bullseye." Lydia exclaimed from the tree. Stiles was the only one that found it weird that Lydia knew how to masterfully maneuver throwing knives but he didn't question it. The new wolf turned around to make his escape but hesitated when he saw three other wolves walk through the bushes towards him.
"You aren't going anywhere." Isaac spoke to it.
"Derek, what now?" Scott asked. Derek held his hand up and motioned for everyone to stand down.
"Derek?" the new werewolf spoke. Everyone was back on the offensive but Derek was thrown off guard. The voice sounded vaguely familiar.
"Derek Hale?" the wolf spoke again, walking closer towards the Alpha. A clearing in the trees allowed the moonlight to shine on the strange werewolves' face and all of a sudden, Derek's head flooded with memories from his childhood.
"Alex?" he question, remembering his old friend.
"The one and only, at your service." The wolf responded, baring his neck to show submission to the resident Alpha and his old friend. Both made their way towards each other and tackled one another with a hug. Everyone was confused and looking at one another to see if anyone had an explanation. Stiles fought back a bit of jealousy at seeing Derek's arms around this new werewolf.
"What brings you here?" Derek asked, a slight smile on his face.
"We'll talk about that later. For now, I'd like to meet your pack." Alex spoke, stepping away from Derek's embrace and looked around at everyone. Derek called everyone over with the wave of a hand. Everyone shifted out of their supernatural form after seeing Derek's affectionate encounter with the unkown wolf.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Alex. He was a childhood friend of mine." Derek informed the group, clearing all the confusion. Alex looked to be about their age, had light brown, curly hair that was styled up and to the right, his eyes were a deep brown color against the moonlight, and he was about an inch smaller than Jackson and Scott. The wolf didn't seem caple of any threat and the tention in the air vanished.
"Hello, my name is Allison." She gave Alex a warm smile.
"I'm Scott, nice to meet you."
"Stiles here." he raised his hand up in the air.
"I'm Lydia, pleasure."
"Jackson" he plainly stated, slightly disappointed that there was no action.
"Erica is my name, but you can call me whatever you'd like." she said with a devilish smile and a simple wink. Lydia rolled her eyes and scoffed.
"Hi, I'm Boyd."
"And you can call me Isaac." he introduced himself, locking eyes with Alex. Alex felt his heart rate go up a bit and he kept Isaac's gaze for a couple of seconds and looked away with a smile.
"Well, its nice to meet you all." Alex spoke to the group, then turning his attention to Derek, "Quite the pack you've got here."
Derek knew that Alex had already picked up on which were wolves, which one was the Kanima, and which were just plain human.
"Oh, we're not his pack." Lydia commented quickly.
"We're his pack." Erica corrected, putting her hands on Isaac and Boyd's shoulders.
"We're are just his friends." Allison added, looking at the five that made up their group. Derek gave Allison a confused expression. He'd never really thought of them as friends but now that he looked back, it seemed like he could consider them friends.
"So do you go to our school?" Scott asked, trying to see if Alex was the thing he and Jackson had sensed that morning.
"Yes sir, I transferred today. I was only there in the morning though but tomorrow is my first day." Alex answered with a smile on his face.
"Its late, everyone go home and you can all bombard Alex with all your questions tomorrow at school." Derek said before anymore questions were asked. Everyone was disappointed but followed his order.
"Alex, do you have a place to stay?" Isaac asked. The grouped turned their attention to him again.
"Not really, I was planning on staying in the woods."
"No can do. Crazy hunters roam these woods for werewolves to kill. No offense Allison." Erica replied in a bit of an offensive tone, giving Allison a small smirk. Allison let it slide and focused her attention on Alex.
"Alex, you'll be staying with Stiles for the time being." Derek told Alex. Derek knew the Sherrif is rarely home and by the way Stiles' heart beat increased when Derek told him to stay close, he knew that Stiles wouldn't deny him. Stiles opened his mouth, caught a little off guard by the statement. Alex looked at Stiles for a confirmation.
"Uh… Sure. I guess you can stay with me. My dad is almost never home anymore since he's too busy trying to catch up on all the work that piled up when Peter was running around the town, so he won't notice a house guest." Stiles explained and Alex thanked him with a smile. The group said their good nights and they were off to their homes.
"Its funny how Derek trusts you." Alex commented as he walked through the front door of the Stilinski house.
"What do you mean?" Stiles asked, highly confused.
"I mean, he trusted you to take care of me and take me in for a while. Plus, the way he pushed you behind him to protect you out in the forrest shows how much he cares about you." Alex explained as they made their way up the stairs and into Stiles' room. Like Stiles had said, his father wasn't home.
"Ha. You clearly must've been away from Derek too long. He did that out of instinct, you know, protect a pack member." Stiles said as he set up an inflatable mattress in his room. He used it when Scott used to come over and they used to have sleep-overs which consisted of playing video games.
"Didn't Lydia say that you weren't part of his pack?" Alex questioned with his eyes squinted as he recalled what the strawberry blonde said in the woods. Stiles considered himself part of the pack more than anyone else. Whenever there was something that needed to be researched, it was Stiles who did it, but he would never tell Alex that. So Stiles was left without anything to say. Alex was technically right, but why would Derek trust him? Why would Derek care about him?
"Whatever. Its nothing major. Thank you again for letting me stay with you, it means a lot." Alex spoke, interrupting Stiles from over thinking Derek's actions. They both settled into their beds and Alex quickly fell asleep.
"Derek…" Stiles whispered as he slowly started to drift off into sleep, his mind replaying every moment him and Derek were ever together.