Fiction Rated M (16)
TV Show: Teen Wolf
Couple: Theo Raeken / Liam Dunbar
Disclaimer: None of the characters shown here are my property. This is just an artwork based on the work of Jeff Davis for the MTV channel. It is a non-profit work made solely for the purpose of entertaining.
I know I said I was going to update every week but I was inspired and I managed to finish this chapter. That's why I'm going to leave it at once. Comments and feedback are welcome. Remember that it is a translation of my fic in Spanish called "Redención" if there is something wrong translated you can comment. Thank you very much. Enjoy.
Chapter 2: First steps.
Theo and Liam went to the truck of the chimera. The oldest of them was leading the walk while the young beta was just going to see the other's back. The forest was silent and for some reason Liam was afraid to speak because he had a feeling that any bad word would end with Theo leaving Beacon Hills at full speed.
"You know? I'm not going to break with your words, why did you come? "Theo began when he spotted his truck. Liam turned to see him and their eyes collided: blue against blue. Actually, the young wolf was still shocked by the scene he had seen. He was used to the rougher part of the other's behavior, but seeing him break in that way broke with his behavior dynamics. Now he did not know what to do.
"I ... I was worried about you" Liam said as he turned to look at the passenger door and with his right hand reached the handle still doubting his words.
"Why Dunbar? Is there another threat to Beacon Hills?" The chimera asked sarcastically, immediately repentant before Liam's gaze. While he opened the driver's door he turned to see how the beta doubted whether or not to enter the truck. When they were both upstairs after a few minutes, Theo closed his eyes, and let out a tired sigh.
"I did not want the situation to be like that, you know?" Replied the young beta watching the front with fear of what might happen. Liam smiles between nervous and a little afraid not knowing the real thoughts of the other.
While Theo was leaning on the steering wheel he thought what to do. "Listening was a long day" He commented with the voice more neutral than the mixture of feelings that he had allowed. "I think it would be better if we rest and tomorrow we will talk more calmly."
Liam just managed to smile more naturally. If he were a little more honest with himself, he could have determined that he was afraid of Theo running the way he did before the war. Before starting Theo extended to the youngest the cable to put music, so this way he took out his cell phone and connected it. While they walked the streets that Liam was marking the chimera in the background they could hear 'Aftershock' from Cash Cash group. It was not Theo's type of music but it was not bad, and watching Liam get carried away by the tune was a spectacle to which he could not help but smile.
When Liam noticed the brief looks that the driver of the truck dedicated to him, he only managed to blush and drop a blow on his right shoulder. "Hey, what are you laughing at?!" Liam said as he let himself be carried away by the chimera's smile.
"Nothing, I just thought you were a werewolf, not banshee," Theo continued, releasing a small mocking laugh. "You almost broke the rearview mirror" He said looking out of the corner of his eye for a moment as Liam relaxed. That is, that was his way of communicating and it was good for both of them.
After a while he had finally arrived at Liam's house. "You can park there," he said, pointing to an entrance to a house.
"Wait, are your parents here?" Theo asked, rethinking the idea of staying with Liam.
"Of course, where did you think they were going to be?" Liam said, getting out of the truck. Theo felt nervous, one thing was to face hordes of hunters for Liam, but another was to meet his parents. What? Wait, what did he just think? For Liam? "Come on, do not even think about running," the younger one warned, looking at him seriously.
Less decided, with a little reservation the chimera got off the driver's seat and put the door secure and then approach the passenger door to close it in the same way. Just as he was about to put the keys in his pocket, Liam, taking advantage of his wolf speed, managed to take them off, and while playing with them he turns to see Theo. "It's just insurance to make sure you do not run away during the night".
A resigned chimera started walking behind the beta. When he heard Liam insert the key into the bolt, the nerves began to make him feel a tingle on the back of his neck. What excuse would Liam put to invite him to sleep?
"By God, Liam, where were you? We've been worried about you all night ?!" A female voice greeted the youngsters inside the house, Jenna Geyer was Liam's mother who immediately threw herself into a hug to her son. Theo felt strange, he should not be in this scene.
"All right Liam?" Said his stepfather. "We did not have a way to communicate yet, they do not reset the cell phone signal." He said putting his right hand on his stepson's right shoulder. "Who is your friend?" Dr. Geyer said paying attention to the other boy who had entered the house.
"He's Theo, he's a friend from school" said Liam, looking for a way to lie as little as possible. He knew it was not good to lie but there was no solution. "I was attacked during the altercations, but thanks to him I was able to leave without so much trouble. He defended me and helped me to go to a safe place in his truck" Well that had not been a complete lie.
Upon hearing this, Liam's stepfather quickly approaches Theo, who closed his eyes expecting a hit or tack. When he feels that his arms surround him in a hug he only opens his eyes incredulously. "Thank you very much." He heard the doctor say as he shook harder. "We do not know what we would have done if something had happened to Liam." After getting out of the embrace of Liam's stepfather behind him was his mother, who stretched out her arms. The only thing that the chimera managed to do was stoop a little more to make it easier for Mrs. Geyer.
After Mrs. Geyer went to prepare some tea and the doctor directed the boys listening to the story of what happened to them, or at least part of it. Everyone was sitting in the room of Liam's family. It was cozy, it seemed that his mother was dedicated to collecting ceramic animals, because in a cabinet in the distance could see a small collection of these on a shelf. On the other hand, a book was full of books. The upper part had books on various subjects, he recognized some of them because they were the ones used for classes at Beacon Hills High School. The bottom of that bookcase on the other hand was full of medical books of which barely enough to understand some titles. There was a pendulum clock next to the bookshelf and a 60-inch flat-screen television was mounted in the center of the wall. It definitely looked like a good place to grow.
In two double armchairs were separated, while the parents of the beta were in the vicinity of the bookseller, young people were in an armchair that served as a separator of the dining room to the room. After having finished their story and the cups of tea that Mrs. Geyer brought, they continued the conversation.
"But Theo has a problem, a mob burned his house on the other side of town." Liam hated lying to his parents, but he had no choice, nor would he let the chimera sleep in his truck again. "That's why I thought we could give him a temporary shelter" He tried to comment putting his best poker face.
The parents of the beta turned to see as if they shared a bond that young people did not understand. Liam's stepfather was the one who took the floor "It seems fine, any friend of Liam is always welcome in our house. And more if I help our son that way" Term while turning to see the clock in the room. "Boys it's late and it's been a long day it's better to go up to sleep" He said as he got up and stretched to later with his wife to start going up to his bedroom.
Liam turned to see with a quiet smile the chimera, who was in shock. Most of his interaction was almost always with people his age and with adults he was not used to being, it was weird. But not weird bad, just strange for him. "Come on I'll show you my room" Continued the beta as he started to follow the path of his parents.
As they climbed Theo took the opportunity to enjoy a little with the view of the back of Liam, blushed at such a scene, however in front of the fear of being surprised lowered his eyes. He was not the one to wish Scott's beta like that. While Liam had his problems he is what could be considered a hero, while Theo could easily be considered a villain of fairy tales.
"Welcome to my little guard" Liam opened the door of his room and drove Theo inside, who was immediately intoxicated by the scent of Liam that was everywhere. Theo analyzed the room of the first beta, the door was right in the middle of the wall, while on the right was his bed perfectly stretched. On the left was a bookcase and a desk with a laptop, the desk was next to a large window. In front of the bed and next to the window was a flat screen attached to the wall and a little below an Xbox One. Between the screen and the bed on the wall on the right was the door of a closet. The room definitely had the essence of Liam, his heart began to beat a little faster. The owner of the room turned to see him worried "Is everything OK?".
"Of course, I'm just excited to sleep with you" said the chimera trying to hug Liam by the waist. The best place to hide the truth? Simple, at a glance. "Hahaha, of course I'm fine. Just excited not to have to sleep uncomfortably in the backseat of my truck" He said as Liam pulled away from the hug quickly. The latter raised his flushed gaze to face the older.
Liam felt a knot of words building in his throat, did he really have so many things to tell the chimera? He decided not to say anything, and turned to his closet to get some blankets and a mat to start making a side lying on his bed. When Liam handed Theo the blanket and the pillow he was going to use, there was a small touch that was enough to send an electric shock to both changers, a nice shock that made them feel alive.
"Your parents are great", Theo commented as he sat in the lotus position on the floor, turning to see his new roommate who was sitting on his bed.
"I know, my mother married my stepfather some time ago. It still costs me a bit to deal with depth issues with him, but everything is fine" He answered while lying on his pillow. Theo was looking at him or he thought so, when he noticed that he was seeing nothing, almost without thinking he asked a question. "Do you remember how your parents were before the Doctors?" He immediately regretted having asked the question. The beta knew that his roommate did not like to talk about his personal life. That's why he was surprised when Theo started talking, even seeing nothing with a voice of melancholy.
"One of the few memories that I still have of them, is of my mother specifically, I remember that during the nights she came to my room to wrap me up", a tear slid down her right cheek. "And then she started telling me stories about knights. You know? They were my childhood favorites. In the end when everything was resolved for the hero of the story and had a happy ending" The chimera turned to see his partner cleaning the tear with his right wrist.
For Liam this was hard, he wanted to get down there with Theo and hug him. Give him in some way all the love that was denied him. Telling him that everything would be fine now, but he knew that Theo had returned from hell with his human part, which made it harder to remember what he had done and what had happened.
"Sorry I did not want to be a burden", the chimera commented casually as she covered herself with the blanket that had been handed to her.
Liam smiled a little. "Hey, you're not a burden, I liked it when you do not use sarcasm as a sword and a shield". The beta said as she directed him, what the chimera considered one of his most tender looks. "I could get used to this new Theo", he said as he decided whether to extend his hand to touch her cheek or not.
"Well do not get used to Dunbar, if someone finds out about this I'll skin you alive", there was the aggressiveness of the chimera to protect themselves. In the end Theo just turned around to stop seeing Liam. So the beta fell asleep watching the back of the chimera.
The night was pleasant, the atmosphere refreshed. For the first time in several weeks Liam could sleep peacefully. Or at least that's what he thought because late in the night he began to smell the chemical signal of fear and heard how someone's heart quickened. Immediately he opened his eyes to remember who was at his side. The scene was heartbreaking for Liam. He saw the chimera moving in his dreams, had pulled out his claws and seemed to be struggling in some way with someone. The problem was that with the claws and his false fight he was hurting himself in the chest.
"Tara, no please, I did not want to do it!" Theo was screaming while at the same time with his claws trying to remove his sister's hand in the sleep of his chest.
Liam completely outside himself, came down and began to struggle with the chimera. "Theo, please, you're dreaming, wake up" He said as he sat on her waist so he could exert force on Theo's arms to keep her from hurting herself. Before the pressure Theo awoke hastly seeing the blue eyes of the first beta seeing it anxiously. The only act of this was to get up and embrace the young man who had above him, his face sought refuge in the neck of the beta. "Everything is fine, here I am with you. You are not alone, and you will never be again" Liam without thinking much corresponded the hug and began to comfort the chimera stroking his hair.
"I loved my sister. I swear. I do not remember how I did what I did" He finally confessed breaking the chimera. Liam only felt the tears running down his neck and down his torso.
"Since when do you have these nightmares?" Asked the youngest as he separated from Theo to turn to face him. The older of the two wiped his eyes and as he recharged himself on his pillow while answering.
"Since you brought me back," Liam opened his eyes in surprise. With Scott and the pack he had always said that Theo was his responsibility because he was the one who freed him from his infernal cell, but now it was beginning to take on another meaning. He analyzed the torso of the chimera and slowly raised his shirt to discover scars on the torso of the one he had imprisoned. Theo looked tired, and seeing those self-inflicted scars he could understand why. He saw Theo lying down watching the ceiling of the room. For a minute Liam analyzed his next move, it was obvious that he wanted Theo not to feel that way but he was terrified that the other would reject him.
But for the first time in his strange relationship with Theo, Liam would follow his instincts. He lay down and hugged the boy, per minute he felt the body of the other tense at the contact with the skin of the beta. He felt the muscles tighten and was ready to be separated from his closeness, but instead Theo just passed his right hand over Liam's shoulder to embrace him.
"Why do you care about me?" Theo asked as he hugged the wolf harder, as if he feared it would disappear.
"Why not?" It was the simple and short answer. Maybe it was not what Theo wanted to hear but at the moment it was fine.
And there in the silent night while the wind whispered among the trees the two fell asleep, one asleep close to the other. At last Theo was able to sleep for a few hours without waking up.
"Liam, they're looking for you at the door!" His mother's voice made him wake up suddenly, like the chimera. They turned to see immediately, blushing and hurried began to dress without thinking about what had happened. Theo had inadvertently put on Liam's shirt and the same with this one that he put on the other's shirt, it was not until he was going down that he felt a little bigger than normal. He cursed himself internally. Behind him he could hear the steps of the chimera also hurried.
When he dropped his surprise he was bigger when he saw his alpha, Scott waiting at the door. "Hello Liam. We have to talk, I thought about inviting you to breakfast".
Scott noticed something strange in the scene and could confirm it when he saw Theo coming down from the top of Liam's house. Their aromas were mixed, little by little Scott's theory was beginning to be proven.