chapter one
Stiles's POV
I visited Derek for one month every summer telling Scott I was visiting some family. Not exactly a lie. I was talking to Derek over to phone when the police scanner I stole from the precinct said some joggers found a dead body. well half a dead body. "Hey Der real quick what were you going to tell me?" I asked distracted. "Never mind your not paying attention anyway. Love you Stiles." he laughed. "Night love you too old man." I hung up before he could protest. I ran out the door to my jeep and drove to Scott's house. I climbed up the side of the house to get to his bed room I slipped and ended up hanging upside down. I screamed with Scott as he waved his base ball bat around. "Stiles What the hell are you doing?" he yelled. "Dude you weren't answering your phone. Why do you have a bat?" I asked him. "I thought you were a predator." he said simply. "A pred- what wait. I know it's late but you've got to here this." I told him about the body in the woods and we went to the preserve. I hadn't been in since Derek lived here.
"We're seriously doing this?" Scott asked. "You're the one always bitching nothing ever happens in this town." I said leading the way he talked about how he was going to make first line and no longer be my best bench warmer buddy. I listened to him talk as we walked around trying to find the body. Also thinking about what Derek wanted to talk about. "Maybe let the severe asthmatic carry the flashlight." I fell to the ground at the top of a hill brining Scott down with me. soon as he was down I took off. when the police caught me my dad held them back. "This delinquent belongs to me. So do you listen into all my phone calls?" dad asked. "No." he shot me a look "well not the boring ones." I told him. "So where's your usual partner in crime?" he asked me. "Scott? He wanted a goodnight sleep before practice tomorrow." I told him. Not a complete lie. He looked unconvinced and called Scott's name a few times. when he got no reply he dragged me to his car saying something about a privacy talk.
"How would you like it if I listened in on your conversations with Derek Hale?" dad asked. "No!" I yelled as we reached my car." he nodded. "Besides I heard it on the scanner not over the phone." I stated he raised an eyebrow. "Oh crap." "Go home." dad ordered. "Alright."
When I found Scott at school the next day he told me he heard a wolf. He proceeded to do things werwolfy throughout the day. I called Derek. "Someone bit my best friend. There is an alpha in town. Mayday mate in need of help." I said when it went to voicemail. must be driving he hated answering his phone in New York Traffic. He loved his Camaro he let me drive it in a parking lot once then freaked out when I nearly hit another car. Then asked if I was okay before inspecting his car.
Scott asked me to drive him to the preserve to look for his inhaler. I tried to tell him he was a were wolf he thought I was joking then crouched down looking for his inhaler. I looked around and saw Derek. Derek freaking hale. I slapped Scott's shoulder and he looked up. "This is private property." he told us. his eyes said play along. "Sorry man we didn't know." I shrugged giving him a look I hoped said what the hell is going on! "Yhea we were just looking for something. It doesn't matter." Scott said Derek looked over at me then back to Scott and tossed him his inhaler then left in the direction of his house. "Dude that was Derek Hale." I said slapping Scott's shoulder. he looked confused. "His family burned to death in a fire a few years ago man don't you remember?" he shrugged. "Not really but can you give me a ride to work I don't want to be late." sighing we went back to my jeep.
After dropping Scott of I drove to the hale house. I had never seen the damage in person. just the photo's in my dad's office. I tried not to look at them. It hurt too much. "Stiles what are you doing here?" Derek shoved me into my jeep. He was looking around. I saw a spiral in the ground next to a fresh grave. "It was Laura wasn't it?" I asked. "Yhea. I found her this morning I got here and she wasn't answering her phone so I went looking. They cut her in half." I hugged him."What are you doing here. The alpha could be watching us." he said smelling me holding me close. "I'm glad the alpha didn't hurt you." he told me then kissed me. "What are you doing here?" I asked him. "Laura found some stuff out about the fire so she came back to investigate. A few days ago she asked me to come and help her. I got in about midnight last night. I call you while I was getting gas and some food. I was going to tell you to leave your window open so I could see you for a little before Laura woke up but I got here and she wasn't answering her phone so I went looking for her." he closed his eyes and pulled away from me. after the fire he wasn't touchy feely anymore. At least not in public. When it was just the two of us his angry shell vanished and he was like a cuddly puppy. "Hey We'll take down the alpha and I'll do some digging see if I can find any way to get the hunter who did this arrested." he looked at me, "Go home before the alpha sees us together." I raised a eye brow. "Only if you stay the night at my place. it's better than that." I pointed to his house. "That is not safe." he rolled his eyes. "I'm going to get it back from the county. I'm going to talk to your dad about it today. Is he on his shift?" Derek asked. I nodded. "Good. I'll go there and ask him what I need to do. I'm going to make this look like it did before the fire. " he told me. "And it will be ours." he touched my mark making me squirm under his touch. he kissed me one more time. "I'll keep an eye on you and Scott. Your my last remaining pack. Try and talk Scott into joining he'll be safer. I'll teach him. You can help." he smiled. "Help him find his anchor." mates are always the best anchors. "I love you I'll see you after my run." he kissed me. "I missed that." he smiled and left. I went over to Laura's grave. "I'll keep him safe I promise." I got down and drew a triskelion in the dirt.
