Everyone had been paired in different parts of the living room. Jackson and Derek were matched up together (to their dismay), Allison and Lydia were paired up (they were the only ones without complaint), which left Stiles and Scott (they exchanged smiles).
Allison and Lydia sat by the front door of the loft. "This isn't so bad," Lydia commented, "I think this could actually work."
"Agreed, but Lydia I know you're deflecting." Allison told her, "What's bothering you?"
"Ok, well, for one thing, he has no sense of romance," Lydia stated, "Last week from his business trip from France he got me a t-shirt…A t-shirt," Allison winced at the statement, "Allison you don't go to the other side of the world and get your wife a t-shirt from the most romantic cities in the world."
In the middle of the room, Landon and Derek remained in the same place as earlier. Jackson noticed that Lydia had an angry expression on her face, "They just started talking." Jackson told Derek, "How could they be so mad?"
But Derek wasn't paying him any attention, he was busy trying to figure out what Stiles was going to say, " I can't read Stiles' lips with you yakking at me." Derek told him.
"Dude, that's cheating." Which caused Derek to look at him.
"I'm not using my werewolf hearing," He looked back over at Stiles and Scott, "No matter how much I want to."
"I get that you and Stilinski are having problems, but I'm trying to share here." Jackson told him, "Now be my Alpha and listen to my problems."
"I'm seriously starting to regret the day I bit you." Derek told him and they both exchanged smug looks.
"Drop it, Scott." Stiles said, they had been standing on the staircase leading up to the room in the loft.
"Dude, you just got home and you look like you want to maim everyone. Including me and I'm your best friend."
"You go first and then I'll tell you." Stiles bargained. Scott looked at his friend worriedly and tried really hard not to listen to see if the statement was a lie.
"Okay." He caved.
"Look, I love him to death," Allison told Lydia, "but every time I tell him to do something, he acts like he's not even listening"
"Wow, Allison I didn't know you have a bossy side."
"Lydia! That's not helping."
"Sorry, but if Jackson ever had the nerve to do that it wouldn't bother me."
"Lydia, it's my turn."
Lydia raised an eyebrow at her, "I wonder if Scott's telling Stiles how it's always your turn" She said pointedly at her friend.
"Because it's not just making the bed. It's having to arrange 14 stuffed animals in a specific order," Jackson ranted, Derek was about ready to shoot himself with some wolfsbane, "And binky can't be next to lulu because they have a history! Which apparently is private-and this is the really sick part- I want to know what it is!" He confessed. Jackson took a deep breath.
"Man, I didn't realize how much stuff I was keeping inside. You know, it's great to be able to talk to you like this." Jackson told Derek, Derek begged to differ and wondered why he didn't do a background checks on the pack beforehand, "I almost feel closer to you. So, your turn, Derek." Jackson noticed that Derek was still looking over at Stiles "What's the deal with you and Stilinski?"
"I'd love to tell you that myself, Jackson, but I don't know. Stiles won't tell me." Derek complained, "Stiles' happy expression disappeared in an instant and the next thing I known the lights flickered."
"Before Stiles discovered the magic I would lie awake at night thinking it's because Stiles' was being difficult or I'm a bad Alpha." Derek looked at Jackson for confirmation, but Jackson remained quiet.
"It's because Stiles is being difficult." Derek chose for him.
"What you said makes sense." Stiles told Scott, which completely caught him off guard. Normally, Stiles would jump to Allison's defense. Because Scott is will admit that sometimes he does screw things up, but this time it didn't happen.
"You must be really upset." Scott realized looking at Stiles, "Stiles what's bothering you?"
"Derek has a box in the kitchen with my name on it. He's going to kick me out." Stiles told him sadly. Now things certainly made sense to Scott. Scott mentally kicked Derek in the head. Stiles had the wrong idea about the box.