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Normal, not emergency Pack meetings followed a pattern: Training for an hour, dinner, and then a discussion that wasn't always more than four minutes long. Most weeks also included a dog pile nap, but Derek wanted to give Stiles time to catch up on school. Derek wanted to enforce a "school comes first" policy.

Stiles was nervous about training. Training was about learning to control your wolf by fighting. Derek had explained that the more you pulled out the wolf, the less it tried to get out. Control wasn't about suppressing the animal; it was giving it an outlet. So that was why Stiles was preparing to face off against his best friend.

Scott said, "Don't worry. I'll go easy on you." Derek snorted slightly.

Stiles pulled out his wolf. Derek and Scott were momentarily stunned. No one pulled out the wolf while smiling a smile that large. It looked wrong.

Scott then shifted as well. He crouched slightly and snarled. Stiles snarled back. They then rushed at each other. They grabbed arms and tried to force the other into submission. Scott was knocked down in an impressive show of force. But Stiles' eyes looked a little wilder than normal. He held Scott down as he put his fangs against Scott's neck. Scott struggled and then whimpered. Stiles then backed off and returned to human form. Scott got up and asked, "What the hell was that?"

Lydia said, smirking, "He just declared dominance over you. Stiles is now second in command."

Jackson said, "Guess you're no longer top dog, McCall."

The entire pack face palmed at that. Stiles said, "Really, Jackson, I expected better. Dog jokes the best you can come up with?"

The rest of training went well.

Dinner was just pizza that week. Derek hadn't wanted to put pressure on Stiles yet, maybe in a couple weeks.

Then the Pack sat in a circle and Derek asked, "Anyone have any grievances they want to air?"

The pack shook their heads no.

Derek asked, "Anything anyone wants to discuss?"

Jackson raised his hand.

Derek asked, "What is it, Jackson?"

Jackson said, nervously, "I want to suggest offering the bite to Isaac Lahey."

Most of the pack had questioning looks.

Derek asked, "Why?"

Jackson said, "He has no idea what a family is like. His father locked him in a metal box on a regular basis. He needs people to care for him, to show him actual affection. At his age, he'll just bounce from foster home to foster home until he's 18. No one deserves to live like that. You know that, don't you, Derek? You and your sister lived in the system for 2 years before she came of age."

Derek said, oddly hesitantly, "I will think about it. That will be all for today."

The Pack knew a dismissal when they heard it. The teens quickly left.

The next evening, Sheriff Stilinski heard a knock on the door. He went to open it and saw Derek Hale. He said, "Sorry, Stiles is at Lydia's right now."

Derek said, awkwardly, "I wanted to speak to you."

The sheriff said, "Then come in."

Then two adults headed to the living room, where Derek saw Chris Argent. Derek said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. I'll come back later." He then started to leave.

Mr Stilinski said, "No, don't. Sit down for a minute."

Derek hesitantly did as he was told. The Sheriff said, "We were just discussing offering assistance in the reconstruction of Hale House."

Derek said harshly, "He wants to help rebuild the house."

Chris said, "My sister ruined my family's good name. We have followed the Code for generations. The Sheriff suggested I offer the family's assistance as an olive branch. Then blackmailed me into agreeing to it. You Stilinskis really enjoy doing that, don't you?"

Derek nearly smiled. The Sheriff said, shrugging his shoulders, "Like father, like son."

Derek said, "We'll discuss specifics through usual channels?"

Chris nodded his head and headed out.

Mr Stilinski asked, "So, what did you want to discuss?"

Derek said, "Jackson wants me to turn Isaac Lahey. Stiles privately told me it was to make Jackson feel better about not realizing the abuse, but Jackson made excellent points about the foster care system."

The Sheriff said, "Which you had personal experience with. That was a rather low blow from Jackson."

Derek said, "Should I? It would give his a semblance of a family."

The Sheriff said, "My greatest concerns would be a) the chance of death and b) your dominance over him. I wouldn't be able to cover it up if he died, especially if you started adoption proceedings. The rest of your pack has fairly strong wills, even Jackson. Isaac has very little will power. It was beaten out of him. Now if you were going to just try to become his legal guardian, I would say you earned my seal of approval by how you were after Stiles was injured. It's obvious that you would do anything for family. But I am willing to bet Chris would object, saying you were going to coerce him into having the bite, by offering to take care of him."

Derek said, "What should I do?"

Sheriff Stilinski said, "Put it up for a vote. Let the Pack decide on membership."

Derek said, "Thank you. That may be the best option."

Derek quickly left. The Sheriff briefly wondered how he ended up being council to a werewolf Alpha. But he understood why Derek came to him. Derek needed an adult to talk to, and Sheriff was the only one who he could just go up to and speak to.

From: Derek To: Pack (Scott, Lydia, Allison, Jackson, Stiles)

Meeting 2moro aft schl. Brief.

Derek paced nervously as he waited for the 5 teens to show up.

As soon as they got there, Derek said, "We will be voting out loud, one at a time whether or not I give Isaac the option of the bite. All additional potential members will be given this treatment. Jackson, you first."

Jackson said, "Yes. I suggested him, what else would I say?"

Derek asked, "Allison?"

Allison said, rolling her eyes, obviously frustrated, "As liaison to the Argents, I must decline any potential Pack growth. I'm sorry."

Derek said, "I understand your position and apologize for you being put into it. Scott?"

Scott said, "Yea. Give him a shot at it." Derek's eyebrows went up. Scott letting someone take the curse? Either he was starting to see it as a gift, or he felt really bad for Isaac.

Derek said, "Stiles?"

Stiles said, "I stand by the idea that the less people who know, the better. So, no."

Derek said, "Lydia? Your opinion will decide."

Lydia said, "Yes. The risk of exposure is minimal."

Derek said, "Have him meet me after school."

The teens left to take care of homework.

Derek was actually surprised by how the vote turned out. Jackson was an obvious yes, and he had known Stiles disapproved, but he had expected Scott to say no because of his whole werewolves suck thing, and Allison to say yes to fight her father. Lydia was the only one he didn't know what to expect from. She was like an expert poker player: impossible to read. Except for Stiles, he seemed to understand her every move. Then again, he had virtually been her creepy stalker for the past 8 years. He should know everything about her.

Derek wasn't sure how they convinced Isaac to get in a car with them. All he knew was that Stiles had explained everything to Isaac (with Allison present to confirm it was fully informed consent).

Isaac stuttered, "I…I accept th-the bite."

Allison said gently, "You know we won't kill you if you don't accept right? You can still say no and never tell anyone."

Isaac said, "I kn-know. I want the bi-bite."

Derek went furry and bit the abused child's still black and blue abdomen.

Isaac didn't even flinch at the bite. That made Stiles even more concerned. Either he had been beaten so frequently that his nerves had become desensitized to pain, or he had been beaten so badly that the nerves were damaged.

They let Isaac lay on the damaged coach for a couple hours. Derek then felt another presence brush up against his mind. He said, "The bite took. You'll be fine. I'll text you before the next Pack meeting."

Stiles took Isaac to his foster home. It was nice enough.

Derek went straight to his two bedroom apartment (contrary to popular belief, he didn't actually live in Hale House). He tidied up a bit. A knock on his door occurred. He opened it and said, "Hello, ma'am. Come in, please."

She said, "My name is Dorothy Garde. I am here for the home inspection."

She looked around the apartment making notes. She said, "You have a number of books on werewolf mythology. Any explanation?"

He said, "All on those books managed to survive the fire. My father had an interest in mythology. He had a section on werewolves. The fire was put out before it destroyed that section."

She asked, "The fire?"

He said, "You're not from Beacon Hills, are you?"

She said, "No."

He said, harshly, "When you have time, look up the Hale House Fire, ten years ago."

She took note of his attitude. Later she removed the note when she realized she had crassly brought up the event where every member of his family had died.

The apartment had no weapons she could find, it was in a nice enough neighborhood, and was generally considered to be a safe environment. She approved of him as a possible guardian for Isaac Lahey.

Derek then went to the Sheriff, who was preparing him for the court hearing. He had gotten a lawyer friend to assist with drafting the petition.

The Sheriff said, "Mr. Lacey plead no contest today. He's going to prison for 6 years and had to forfeit all parental rights. He no longer has any say over where Isaac goes. I looked and found no family for him to go stay with. As no one else has put forth any guardianship claim, and I am supporting your petition, I think you have a good shot at succeeding."

Derek said, "And now we wait."

Sheriff Stilinski said, "And try to show Isaac how to relate in a normal manner."

That's it. Next up, Isaac adjusts to having people who care about him in a nonviolent way, Lydia and Stiles have a real date, and Allison gets annoyed at Derek and her father!