And ok what?
"What? What do you mean the wrong alpha?" I asked confused.

Derek sighed before he spoke.
"Let me guess, in the beginning after Cora and I left, going to pack meetings with Scott were fine, a little strange but fine nonetheless. Then a few weeks later, it seemed like none of you belonged there. Like somehow going to pack meetings with Scott as your alpha was wrong. So, you all formed a pack inside of his, and slowly but surely you started pulling away from them; only attending meetings when it was absolutely necessary otherwise you four just gathered together. You all got closer, not only as friends but as pack as well. And for the past few months while I was gone you all felt like you were waiting for something to come; something to make you feel safe again; something to complete you. You all felt that when you realized that I was back in town. Right?"

And, wow. Not only was that the most I'd ever heard Derek speak, but it perfectly described how I felt and from looking at Peter, Jackson and Isaac's expressions they felt it too.

"What does it mean?" Jackson asked.

"It means that you four belong to Hale pack. Always have and always will. You fought against and ignored Scott's role as alpha because he was never meant to be your alpha. I was."
"When I left as a beta, your wolves felt lost and to keep from going into omega status they latched onto the closest alpha that there was, but when I gained my alpha status back your wolves knew it even if you didn't. That only happens when a werewolf has a deep connection to their alpha. For Jackson and Isaac it was because I bit them, same as with Erica and Boyd. After I found them they submitted immediately because their wolves recognized me as their alpha; with Peter I'm assuming it's because we are the last surviving members of our original pack. Even though I wasn't supposed to an alpha, mom was and I'm closest link to since you were technically in a coma for six years."

Peter nodded. "Ok, that makes since for us werewolves, but what about Stiles. For the most part he's human, besides his spark. But he hadn't tapped into it before you left so, that can't be it for him."

"Yeah, Peter has a good point." I said. "I'm just human so, how do I fit into all of this. I mean I know that humans can be a part of a pack, but it would make more sense if I was a part of Scott's pack rather than yours, right?" I was honestly confused. I've known Scott longer than Derek, not to mention the amount of threatening and physical abuse Derek inflicted upon me; and yet it feels right to be a part of his pack.

Derek walked over to where I was sitting and stooped down until he was looking me in my eyes before he answered. "Stiles, in the past couple of years how many times did Scott abandon you for Allison and we ended up saving each other. Whether it was when I was shot by the wolfsbane bullet or when you held me up for two hours in the pool at the school. That's what pack does; they protect each other no matter what. Scott hasn't been very helpful and in most cases it was his fault that we were in the situations that we were in, but at the end of it all we learned to depend on each other for support. Even when you were scared of me, you still cared whether or not I died. You out of everyone here besides Peter have been a part of Hale pack for a long time."

"That's why I couldn't just bite you." Peter said suddenly, and ok what?

I guess he saw everyone's confused expression and explained. "When I was alpha I took Stiles to help me find Scott and after he helped me I was going to turn him, but I couldn't. I found myself asking him if he wanted the bite rather than just biting him like I did with Scott and Lydia. Something was stopping me from just giving him the bite. It was because my wolf already saw him as pack. Members of the Hale pack have never forced the bite on our human members. It was always their choice."

"So, I've always been a part of Hale pack. Which is why I was always worried about you, Peter, Isaac, Erica and Boyd, and why I've been taking care of them, referring to Peter, Jackson, and Isaac, since you've been gone." I stated.

"Yeah, it seems as though you've unconsciously taken on the role as my second in command in my absence by taking care of my betas. Thank you for that by the way. I was worried about Isaac and Peter." Derek told me quietly while looking over to his betas.

"Hey! What about me?" Jackson asked as he pouted, jokingly. We all laughed glad to be off that serious subject for a minute and glad to just enjoy all of being together again. It felt good; really good. It felt like for the first time in months that we were going to be ok.

"So, what's next Derek?" Boyd asked. And that was a very valid question. Where do we go from here?

"I don't know. We need to find somewhere to hold pack meetings for one. And I think it's time for Peter and I to start making plans to rebuild the house. Now that we have a pack, we need a pack house for all of us." Peter looked excited at the prospect of rebuilding the house.

That's when I remembered something that Derek, Erica and Boyd needed to know. "We can have the meetings at my house for now. My dad knows about werewolves now so, he wants to be as involved as he can in this part of my life."

Derek, Erica, and Boyd looked shocked at this news and Isaac looked a little embarrassed.

"After you left Derek, Isaac kind of had a little bit of separation anxiety and Scott was no help so, he started staying with me; still does as a matter of fact. The first full-moon was hard for and he ended up shifting in front of my dad. It freaked my dad out but after we sat him down and explained everything he understood, at least I think he understood. Anyways he knows. Also, he'll need to take Erica and Boyd's statements about why they "ran away from home". Isaac still feels kind of bad about it but that's mostly because of how Scott reacted."

"How did Scott react?" Erica asked looking kind of mad. Erica always seemed to feel like Isaac was a little brother to her.

"He started yelling at him telling him that he needed to be more careful. I stopped it before it went too far and Isaac moved into our guest room that night. I didn't want him to stay there with Scott when he was feeling uncomfortable being there. Actually our guest room is more like a pack room now. Jackson and Peter come and stay there quite often. We really don't like being a part for long periods of time."

Derek seemed pleased with my last statement. "That further proves my point that you all consider yourselves pack separate from Scott and the others. When will your dad get home?" He asked.

"Probably not for a few hours. Speaking of which I need to start dinner." Looking over to Isaac I asked if he still wanted to help me and he agreed. "You guys can come in the kitchen and keep us company if you want otherwise just get comfortable. If you want some sweats or something to change into there's some upstairs in the guest room that should fit you guys. You guys may have been gone for a while but you're not guests here. Get as comfortable as you like." I said with a smile before Isaac and I headed off towards the kitchen.

Rather than making my dad's usual low calorie meal I decided to give a cheat night mainly because he was about to get a lot of information tonight from Derek, Erica, and Boyd and then there's the fact that I'm feeding six werewolves and I highly doubt they want a vegetarian meal. I got Isaac started peeling potatoes because it goes a lot faster when he uses his claws than when I do it with a knife, that and it keeps from almost cutting my hands. Something tells me that this dinner is going to be very interesting.