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Chapter Two: The Pack Takes Max In, Stiles Finds His Mate

(morning, inside house)

The inhabitants of the house, a group of teenagers, were sitting in the living room. There were five boys, and one girl. Two of the boys were playing a card game, one of the boys and the girl were watching TV, and one boy was throwing a baseball up and down in the air. The other boy was reading a book. One of the boys playing the card game said, "Isaac, I think I just won, again."

The other boy moaned, and said, "Aww, no fair, Boyd!"

Without looking up, the boy reading a book said, "Enough, you two."

Isaac looked at him, and said, "But, Derek—!"

The boy, Derek, looked up, and said as his eyes flashed red, "I said, enough!"

One of the boys watching the TV, Derek's best friend Stiles, looked at them, and said, "I'd listen to him, if I were you. You remember what happened the last time you didn't listen?"

Isaac and Boyd nodded, and the boy throwing the ball up and down smirked. The girl, Erica, looked at him, and said, "What are you smirking for, Scott? Don't you remember the last time Derek got mad at you?"

The smirk fell off of his face, and it was her turn to smirk, saying, "I thought so."

He stuck his tongue out at her, and she said, "What are you, five?"

He rolled his eyes, and looked out the window. He saw something lying on the ground, and said, "Hey, you guys? What's that?"

The others got up, went over to the window, and Stiles said as they all looked out of the window, "That thing on the ground?"

Scott nodded, and Isaac said, "It looks like…is that a girl?"

Derek walked to the door, and said, "There's only one way to find out."

He opened the door, and they all walked out, and around the back of the house. Stiles and Derek got on their knees beside Max, and Boyd said, "I wonder why her hands are tied."

Stiles gently shook Max's shoulder, and said when she didn't even stir, "Hey."

Erica said when she looked under the blanket, "I think I may have an idea of why her hands are tied."

When the boys looked at her, she said, "I think she was raped."

Stiles said, "What?"

Erica said, "She has no clothes on, and she has cuts and bruises covering her body. How would you explain that, and her hands being tied?"

Derek said, "We need to get her inside."

As Stiles went to pick her up, Erica stopped him, putting a hand on his forearm. When he looked at her, she said, "I'll get her."

He nods, and she picked Max up. As they started to walk back into the house, Derek looks at Stiles, seeing him look at Max with something familiar in his eyes. Erica said, "I'll take her up to my room, and put her in a pair of my pajamas."

She walked upstairs, and once she was in her room, she layed Max on her bed. Stiles came in, carrying a pair of scissors, and said, "I'm gonna cut the rope around her wrists, and then you can put some clothes on her."

She nodded, and Stiles sat on the bed, beside Max. He put the rope between the scissor blades, and started to cut it. When he was done, he said as he stood up, "She's all yours."

He went out, shutting the door behind him, and Erica sat on the bed, holding a pair of underwear, a bra, and black pajamas. She uncovered her, and started to dress her. When she was done, she pulled the covers over Max, and as she walked out, she tossed Max's blanket in her clothes hamper.

She walked downstairs, and when she got into the living room, Stiles said from the couch, "How is she?"

She said as she sat beside him, "She's sleeping, but she seems to be fine for now."

Boyd said, "Now what? We just wait 'til she wakes up?"

Isaac said, "Remember, when she wakes up, be very gentle towards her."

Derek nodded, and said, "Isaac's right, if she really was raped, I doubt she'll want to be touched. So the only thing I can think of is try not to touch her, just talk to her."

Everyone nodded, and Scott said, "Alright, who's up for a game of Uno?"

They all looked at him, and he said, "What? It's a quiet game…or at least it should be. You never know with Isaac and Boyd."

As both boys glared at him, Derek said, "Stiles, a word, please."

Stiles nodded, and both boys stood up. They walked into the kitchen, and Derek shut the door behind them. He turned to look at his best friend, and Stiles said, "What's up?"

Derek said, "You like her, don't you?"

Stiles' cheeks turned a fair shade of pink, but he said, "I don't know what you mean."

Derek smirked, and said, "I think you do…you're blushing."

Stiles sighed, and said, "What's not to like? She's beautiful."

Derek said, "How can you tell? She's covered in cuts and bruises."

Stiles looked at the ceiling, and said, "I think I've found my Mate."

Derek said, "Well, I guess we'll find out tonight. It's a full moon…so if you shift completely, then we know you've found your Mate."

Stiles nodded, thinking, I just know I've found her. He said, "So, how did you know?"

Derek smiled, and said, "The look in your eyes when you looked at her. They were filled with love. You, my friend, need to learn to keep your emotions out of your eyes."

Stiles rolled his eyes, and said, "Don't make me pound you."

Derek snorted, and said, "Yeah, right. You may be my best friend, and my co-Alpha…but let's face it, you could never take me down."

Stiles smiled, and said, "You wanna bet on it?"

"Bet what? You don't have any money."

"True, and neither do you. None of us do…that's why I bring back stuff my dad gives us, and we steal whatever else we need."

Derek was about to reply, when they heard arguing in the other room. He shook his head, and said as he hit Stiles' shoulder, "Come on, dude. Let's go make sure they don't kill each other."

Stiles snorted, and said as he followed his best friend out of the kitchen, "Like that would happen, with two Alphas around."

Derek demanded as they walked into the living room, and saw the other four going at it, "What is going on here?"

Stiles said, "You'll wake her up."

Scott muttered, "I had to suggest Uno."

(upstairs)

Max woke up, and looked around. When she saw the strange room, she gasped, and flung the covers back. She stood up, winced, and ran out the door. She ran out, and heard, "She's awake!"

She thought it came from upstairs, so she ran downstairs, only to stop when Stiles stepped in front of her, saying, "It's ok, we won't hurt you."

She screamed, and tried to get around him, when Erica said, "Settle down, you're safe here."

Max tripped on the bottom step, and fell forward, only to be caught by Stiles. She said as she struggled to get away by beating on his chest, "Let me go, don't hurt me!"

He rubbed small circles into her back, and said, "I've got you, it's alright…no one's going to hurt you here."

She slowly stopped struggling, and started to cry, burying her face in Stiles' chest, and he just held her. He looked at Derek, and his best friend smiled and nodded. Stiles smiled, and whispered soothing words into Max's ear, "It's ok, you're safe, I've got you. No one will get you here."

She slowly started to calm down, and she clung to him, like she didn't want to let go. Stiles said, "How about we go get you cleaned up a little bit, huh? Are you hungry?"

She nodded into his chest, and sniffed. He picked her up, bridal-style, and she snuggled closer to him, wincing. He asked as he started to walk upstairs, "Someone make her something to eat."

Once they were back in Erica's room, he layed her on the bed, but when he went to stand up, she threw her arms around his neck, whimpering, "Don't leave me."

Stiles felt his heart breaking as he said, "I'm not going far, just to the bathroom, to get a washcloth and some warm water. I'll be right back."

She hesitated, and then slowly nodded as she let him go. He walked out, and she pulled her knees up to her chest. He came back in, with a washcloth, and some steaming water. He sat on the bed, and dipped the cloth into the water. Taking it out, he gently touched Max's face with it. She tensed up, and he whispered, "It's ok, I'm just wiping the dirt off of your face."

She slowly nodded, and looked into his eyes, thinking that she saw something in his eyes, but wasn't sure. She sat very still as he continued, and he said, "What's your name?"

"Max."

"I'm Stiles, and those people down there are my friends, and also my family. How old are you?"

"Eighteen."

"So am I. Where's your family? Were you kidnapped?"

He saw tears form in her eyes as she said, "My family did this to me, all of it."

He stopped, and looked at her. He said, "Max, I'm so sorry. Will you let me hug you?"

She hesitated, and then gave a small nod. He put the cloth down, and wrapped his arms around her. She tensed up, but when he started rubbing circles into her back, she started to relax. He whispered, "You'll be safe here with me…with us."

Then, he felt something on her back, and said as he pulled away slightly, "Max, what is this?"

She looked down, and mumbled something. He asked, "Huh?"

"My wings."

"Wings?"

She nodded, and he said, "How do you have wings?"

"I was born with them."

"May I see them?"

Again, she hesitated, and then nodded. She said, "Do you have a pair of scissors?"

"There should be a pair on the desk."

He stood up, and walked over to the desk on the other side of the room. He moved some papers, and found the scissors. Walking back over to her, he handed them to her, saying, "Here you go."

"Can you go out for a second? I need to cut holes in the back of this shirt to let my wings out. Whose clothes are these, anyway?"

"Sure, and they're Erica's."

He walked out, shutting the door behind him. Still sitting on the bed, she slowly took the shirt off, and cut holes in the back. Once she put the shirt back on, she said, "Stiles?"

She heard, "Yes, Max?"

"You can come back in, now."

She looked down as the door opened, and Stiles walked in. Shutting the door behind him, he walked over to her, and kneeled in front of her. He took her hands, and felt her tense up slightly, and then relax. He whispered, "It's ok, Max."

She looked into his eyes, and finally nodded. She slowly spread her wings, and his eyes widened, as he said, "Wow."

She asked, "Is that good or bad?"

He smiled, and said, "Good. They're beautiful."

He was rewarded with a very small smile, which made his smile wider. He asked, "May I touch them?"

She nodded, and he slowly raised his hand. His fingers brushed against the feathers, and he looked into her eyes. Seeing the tears in her eyes, he asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's all my fault."

He stood up, and sat on the bed, as he said, "What's all your fault?"

Pulling her wings in, she said, "Everything that's happened. Them beating me, and then my two best friends, who were like my brothers, they—."

By now, she had started crying, and he pulled her into his lap. Wrapping his arms around her, and feeling her flinch, he said, "Is that what they told you? Did they tell you it was your fault?"

Laying her head on his shoulder, she nodded. She said, "They said that everything that they did to me was my fault, because I was so pretty. I don't think I was, especially not now."

Once again, Stiles felt his heart breaking. He said, "Max, look at me."

She raised her head, and when she looked at him, he said, "None of this was your fault. They don't deserve to call you their friend. They don't even deserve to live for this. And, you are very beautiful, even now."

"Are you just saying that, or do you mean it?"

"I really mean it."

She laid her head back on his shoulder, and said, "What if they find me?"

"Even if they do find you here somehow, my Pack will protect you. I promise you that."

"Your Pack? What do you mean?"

"I don't want to scare you."

"I've seen and lived through a lot of things. Even Erasers have scared me."

"What's an Eraser?"

"Half-human, half-wolf. Created to seek, kill and destroy."

"Is it like a werewolf?"

"No, they're nothing like werewolves."

He paused, and then said, "Max, I have something to show you, but I don't want to scare you."

"What is it?"

Stiles put her back on the bed, stood up, and shifted, eyes glowing red before going back to his normal color. She stared at him, smiled, and said, "You're not scaring me, Mr. Werewolf."

"I'm not?"

"No, you're not. So, are your friends werewolves, too?"

Stiles nodded as he shifted back to normal. She asked, "Are you the leader of the Pack?"

"I'm one of them. My best friend is the other Alpha."

He sat back down beside her, and said, "I swear to you, they won't lay a finger on you again. Not while we're here."

She said, "Is it strange that I feel safe with you?"

"No, Max, it's not strange at all."

He touched her shoulder, and she tensed up. When she looked into his eyes, she relaxed. He said, "Do you want to go meet the others?"

She hesitated, and said, "Ok."

They stood up, and Stiles opened the door. They walked out, and he looked at her. He asked, "Do you want to hold my hand? You can squeeze it if you want to come back up here. Or, if you want me to hold you."

She gave a small nod, and she took his hand. As they walked downstairs, he heard her heartbeat start to faster. He whispered, "It's ok, Max. I'm right here."

She nodded, and then they entered the living room. Everyone looked at them, and Stiles squeezed her hand as he said, "Everyone, this is Max. Max, this is the Pack. She knows that we're werewolves. Max, the guy sitting in the corner with the book is my best friend, Derek, the other Alpha. Over there on the couch, is Erica and Scott. On the floor is Isaac and Boyd. Guys, I've offered her our protection."

They all nodded, and Max gave a quiet, "Hello."

She looked at Erica, and said, "Thank you for letting me wear your clothes."

Erica smiled at her, and said, "You're welcome."

She looked at Stiles, and whispered, "I want them to see my wings."

Stiles smiled, nodded, and whispered back, "You don't have to whisper. Everyone can hear you, with our super-hearing."

They walked into the center of the room, still holding hands. Max looked at Stiles, and he smiled, saying, "It's ok, go ahead."

She nodded, and still looking at him, slowly unfolded her wings. She looked at everyone else, and saw faces full of wonder and awe. Isaac said, "They're beautiful, Max."

Everyone else nodded, and Max gave a small smile, saying, "Thank you."

She pulled them back in, and Derek said, "Stiles, you said something about offering her our protection."

Stiles nodded, and said, "She's worried that the ones that did this to her will come after her."

Scott asked, "Have they been known to do that?"

Max nodded, and said, "Whenever one of us was missing, the rest of us didn't stop looking until we had found them. I seriously doubt it will be different for me."

Derek said, "You know the people who did this to you?"

Max looked down, and said, "Yes."

Boyd said, "Who are they?"

She looked down, and said, "My family."

Scott said, "Your family did all that to you?"

She nodded, and squeezed Stiles' hand. Before he could ask her what was wrong, she sank to ground, crying. Dropping to his knees beside her, he wrapped his arms around her, saying as she tensed up, "It's ok, Max. It's alright, you're safe, we won't let them near you."

She cried out, "I tried to get them to stop, I tried! But, they wouldn't! I was so scared!"

Erica got up, and kneeled beside them. She touched Max's shoulder, and when she felt her flinch, she said, "Listen to me, Max. Stiles is right, we won't let them come anywhere near you."

Stiles kept holding her, as she started to calm down. She slowly looked up, and seemed to relax a little. However, she continued to cling to Stiles. He thought, I will make sure she stays safe…no matter what it takes. Derek looked at him, and thought, He really does like her. I hope she really is his Mate.

Stiles began to rub circles into her back, and when she had calmed down, Isaac said, "Derek made you some scrambled eggs."

Stiles said, "Are you still hungry, Max?"

She nodded, and he said, "Come on, then."

He helped her stand up, and sat her down on the couch, and said, "Is it in the kitchen, Sourwolf?"

Derek nodded, and he got up, saying, "I'll go get it. You stay here with her."

Stiles nodded, and sat down beside Max as Derek walked out. Max put her head on his shoulder, and he smiled. When Derek came back in, he handed the plate to Stiles, who said, "Derek's Special Eggs. Hope you like them."

She took the plate, and picked up the fork. She lifted her head, and started to lift her arm. They all saw her hand shaking, and she sighed as the put the fork down. She said, "I'm sorry, I'm trying. I'm scared, that's all."

Stiles took the plate, and turned so that he was facing her. He put some eggs on the fork, and said as he lifted the fork to her mouth, "Here you go."

Hesitantly, she ate the eggs off of the fork. Smiling, Stiles continued with the gesture. Once they were done, she yawned. He chuckled, and said, "Why don't I take you upstairs, and let you take a nap?"

She nodded, and he stood up. He picked her up, bridal-style, and ignoring the smiles from the others, he walked upstairs. As he walked into a different room, he said, "Is it ok if we go to my room, instead of Erica's?"

She nodded, and he laid her down on his bed. As he started to leave, she said, "Where are you going?"

He turned back to her, smiled, and said, "Did you want me to stay?"

She nodded, and he walked back over to his bed. He asked, "Do you want me to lie down, too?"

She nodded, and he chuckled. He laid down on the bed beside her, and took her in his arms. She tensed up slightly, but then relaxed, when he said, "Is this ok?"

"Yes."

He paused, and said, "Max, the others and I are going to have to go out tonight. It's the full moon, and I don't want to scare you, when we all shift. I'll have my friend Jackson come over and watch you. Is that ok?"

"I can't go with you?"

"Well, I didn't think you'd want to be out in the woods, in the dark."

"As long as I'm with you, I'll be fine."

He hesitated, and then nodded, saying, "Ok, Max, you can come with me."

She smiled, and put her head to his chest. Snuggling closer to him, she said, "Thank you, Stiles."

He smiled, and said, "You're welcome, Max."

As she started to fall asleep, he kissed her forehead, and she sighed calmly.

(night)

They all gathered in the living room, and when Boyd saw Max, he said, "Are you coming, too?"

Max, holding onto Stiles' hand, nodded. Derek opened the front door, and they all walked outside. As they stood on the porch, they saw the clouds uncover the moon, causing the werewolves to shift. Once they were on the grass, Stiles looked at Max, and said, "I need to run a test real fast. Will you be ok staying with Derek and the others, for just a minute?"

She looked into his eyes, and nodded after a second. He smiled, and said to Derek, "If I am able to shift completely, I'll howl twice."

Derek nodded, and Stiles took his shirt off, causing Max to blush and look away. He ran off into the woods, and as he came to a stop at the river, he felt a pull. Smiling, he shifted completely, thinking, I knew it!

He howled twice, and started shifting back to normal shift as he started to run back to the others, and his Mate.

(back with the others)

The werewolves smiled, knowing what the two howls meant. Max asked Erica, "Doesn't shifting completely mean that he's found his Mate?"

Erica looked at her, still smiling, and nodded. Max thought as she looked back at the woods, Am I the Mate?

Derek thought as he looked at Max, He did it…he found his Mate.

They continued to watch the woods, and when Stiles came out, Max smiled. Stiles smiled, and said as he ran up to them, "I did it…I shifted completely."

The other werewolves chuckled, and he said, "Why don't you guys go for a run? I need to talk to Derek and Max."

Everyone except for Derek and Max nodded, and ran off into the woods. The three sat down on the ground, and Max said, "Stiles?"

Stiles looked at her, and said, "Yes, Max?"

"Am I the Mate?"

He looked at Derek, and when his best friend nodded, he looked back at Max, and said, "Yeah."

She smiled, and Derek said as Stiles smiled back at her, "Max, do you know what this means?"

She looked at him, and shook her head. He said, "He'll be even more protective of you, than he would if you weren't his Mate. Everyone here will look to you, just like they would an Alpha."

She nodded, and looked back at Stiles. Stiles said, looking back at her, "Derek, I want to talk to Max for a minute."

Derek nodded, and stood up. As he ran off, Stiles said, "Max, I want you to know that I like you, but if you—."

She interrupted him by planting a gentle kiss on his lips. When she pulled away, she whispered, "I like you, too."

He smiled, and said as she smiled back, "Would you go out with me?"

She nodded, and he said, "We can take it as slow as you want."

She nodded again, and said, "What would you say if one day, I wanted the Bite?"

"I would be ok with it, if it was what you wanted. It'll hurt a little at first. Do you know what you'll be asking for?"

She took his hand, and said, "Yeah, I know."

"Ok. Are you saying that you want the Bite?"

She nodded, and said, "Does it have to be now?"

"Of course not. Whenever you're ready."

She nodded, and said, "Do you need to go into the woods again?"

"Not if you don't want to be alone."

She hesitated, and then said, "You can go. I'll just take a fly."

He nodded, and said as they stood up, "Ok, I'll howl when I get back. Don't go far."

She nodded, and said as she opened her wings, "I won't."

He gave her a quick peck on the lips, and then ran off, into the woods. She sighed, and started to beat her wings. As she started to fly, she listened for Stiles' howl. She flew above the woods, and looked down. She saw one of them running back to the house, but she didn't know which one is was. She flew a little farther, and then she heard the howl. She smiled, and turned to go back to the house. When she got above the house, saw noticed something in the distance. Actually, she saw five somethings. Her eyes widened, and she flew down to the house, where everyone was waiting for her. As soon as she touched ground, she pulled her wings in. As she ran to Stiles, they could all see how scared she was. Stiles asked as she ran into his waiting arms and clung to him, "Max, what's wrong?"

She said into his chest, "They're up there, flying this way! I think they saw me!"

Derek said as they all looked up, except for Max, and Stiles growled, "Everyone, get inside. Stiles, take her upstairs to your room, and stay there. Everyone else, stay in the living room with me. If they pose as a threat, then we can take them."

Everyone nodded, and they ran inside. Stiles grabbed his Mate's hand, and pulled her upstairs. Once they were in his room, he shut the door, and locked it. They sat on his bed, and he pulled her to him. She continued to cling to him, and he said, "It'll be alright, Max."

(downstairs)

Everyone else was waiting in the living room. Boyd looked out the window, and said, "There's five of them, and they're landing."

Isaac looked at Derek, and said, "What do we do?"

They all looked at him, and just as the doorbell rang, he said, "Watch TV or something, to make it seem like we're just a big happy family. Isaac, Boyd, now would be a good time to play a card game, and argue about it."

They nodded, and he walked to the front door. He waited until he heard the TV, and once the arguing started, he smirked, and opened the door. He saw five teenagers standing on the porch, and he said as he crossed his arms, "Can I help you?"

The boy in the front, Fang, said, "Have you seen a teenage girl around her? Brown hair, light skin, blue eyes?"

Derek raised his eyebrow, and said, "In case you haven't noticed, we live in the middle of the freakin' woods. Not many people come around here."

As the arguing got louder, Derek thought, Either they're really arguing…or they're fantastic actors.

That's when they heard Erica get involved. Yep, they're really arguing.

None of the five teenagers in front of him seemed like they believed him, but Fang said, "Ok, thank you."

Derek didn't say anything as he shut the door in their faces. He put his ear to the door, and heard Iggy say, "We know she's in the area. We all saw her go down in these trees. She's gotta at least be in the town."

Dang it.

He went into the living room, and the arguing stopped. He said, "What happened to cause Erica to get involved?"

Erica said, "Nothing, we were just acting."

Derek stared at them, mouth open, and then said, "Well done, pups. Scott, watch out the window, to make sure they leave."

Scott nods, and looks out the window. After a second, he said, "They just flew away."

Derek nods, and said as he went upstairs, "I'll be right back."

He stopped outside Stiles' door, and said, "Ok, you guys, they're gone. Can I come in?"

After a few seconds, he heard the door unlock, and he opened the door. As he shut the door behind him, and Stiles went back to sit next to Max, he said, "Max, they know you're in the area. You need to have someone with you at all times. I hate to say this, but Stiles, it may be a good idea to have her enroll in the school. The rest of you are at the school all day, until practice is over, and I'll be patrolling the town area, making sure that they stay off of our trail."

Stiles takes Max's hand as they both nod, and Stiles said, "I'll have my dad meet us at the school tomorrow, with some fake info, to get her settled in. And, to make sure that she has at least one of us in every class with her."

He pulled out his phone, and dialed his dad's number. He waited a few seconds, and then said, "Hey dad."

He put it on speaker, and they heard, "Hey, son. How is everything?"

"Fine, something great happened to me tonight."

"What is it, son? Did you go skinny-dipping in the hot springs again?"

The boys saw Max blush, and both chuckled as Stiles said, "No, dad, I did not go skinny-dipping."

"Then, what is it, Stiles?"

"I shifted completely."

"Doesn't that mean that you found your Mate?"

"Yep, I found her this morning."

"That's great, son."

"She's everything I ever hoped for. We need you to meet us at the school tomorrow, with some fake transcripts, and a story."

"Sure, but why?"

"There's some people after her, and she's really scared. Derek will be patrolling the town tomorrow, and the rest of us have school. And, we need you to look at our schedules, and make it so that she has at least one of us in each of her classes."

"Of course, son. Tell me about her."

As Stiles looked at her, he smiled, and said, "Her name's Max, and she's beautiful. I don't even have enough words to describe her."

Max blushed again, and Stiles kissed her as his father said, "That's amazing, son. I'm glad you found the one you've been waiting for."

"Me, too, dad. Me, too."

"Ok, well, I've got to run. I'll meet you at the school at 6:30. I know Gerard will already be there, and there will barely be any students."

"Ok, dad. See you in the morning. Love you."

"Love you, too, son."

Stiles hung up, and said, "It's all set."

Derek nodded, and Max said, "Derek?"

"Yes, Max?"

"I just wanted to let you know that I asked Stiles for the Bite."

Derek smiled, and said, "That's great, Max."

"He said he would do it whenever I'm ready, and I feel like it'll be pretty soon."

Derek and Stiles nodded, and Stiles said, "We're gonna go to sleep, we have to get up extra early in the morning."

Derek nodded, and said as he opened the door, "Good night, lovebirds."

They both said as he shut the door behind him, "Good night."

They laid down on the bed, and Stiles pulled her to him, saying, "I'll never let you go."

"I don't want you to ever let me go."

He smiled, and kissed her forehead, making her smile. He said, "Get some sleep, Max. We have a long day tomorrow."

She nodded, and said, "What did Derek mean when he said that you guys had 'practice'?"

"We play lacrosse."

(AN: *See bottom of chapter*)They heard knocking on the door, and Stiles said, "What?"

They heard Erica say, "Can we come in, Stiles?"

"Sure."

The door opened, and the rest of the pack walked in. Isaac said, "Derek's patrolling the area outside."

Scott said, "Max, can we help you feel comfortable?"

Max hesitated, and then nodded. They walked to the bed, and took off their shoes. Erica laid behind Max, and nuzzled her face into her back. Boyd laid behind her, and put his arm over her, so that his hand was resting on Max's hip. Isaac laid behind Stiles, and put his arm over him, laying his hand on Max's arm. Scott laid behind him, and laid his leg over his, so that his foot was barely touching Max's leg. When they felt her tense up, Erica whispered, "It's ok, Max, just relax."

Max slowly relaxed, and Boyd said, "Good night, Max."

As she closed her eyes, she answered, "Good night."


Author's Notes: *Scene inspired by yukikoneko1990*

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