This is my first Dira prompt which I was asked to write and honestly love these two- they're just so perfect! I have probably 3 more of these coming in, including a Lysaac wedding au prompt and two Marrish! Please enjoy!


Derek rolled over to find that Kira had not left; she was fast asleep next to him her breathing even and relaxed. His green eyes watched her and marvelled, why had she stayed behind? No one else was there, Scott hand gone hours ago by the way his loft smelled and Stiles too, Lydia and Peter… everyone had gone sure that he could take care of himself, knowing his wounds would heal and he would be back on his feet in the next few hours. Kira hadn't though and it baffled him, she was laying on the opposite side of the bed turned towards him and holding what looked to be a cloth, she must have fallen asleep caring for him.

He shifted slowly so as not to wake her but his side gave a painful lurch the skin still unhealed, stretching against the forming scab and causing him to inhale sharply trying not to make a sound. Derek hadn't counted on Kira being a light sleeper though and he jumped finding her warm brown eyes open and looking at him.

"Oh." She sat up quickly and pushed at his shoulders. "Derek! You're hurt you need to lie down."

"I'm fine…" He huffed and shrugged her off, "Why are you still here?" He didn't intend for it to sound rude but it came off awfully blunt and he inwardly winced, but Kira was un-phased.

"Don't be silly of course I'm still here, I told everyone else to go home." She pressed her hands against his shoulders again, more forcefully this time- "Derek you have to stay resting."

"I need to pee."

"Oh…" Kira blushed and looked rather shy for a moment before her desire to help took over once more. "Come on then, I'll help you."

"You really don't have to-" He stopped realizing that his protests were falling on deaf ears, she shook her head at him and tugged, both of them standing now she held his good side and slowly walked him towards the bathroom. "Thanks." He grunted, walking in and shutting the door behind him.

"I'll uh… just wait here- try not to fall over!" She called from outside, causing him to roll his eyes.

Once he was finished they slowly made their way back to the bed and Derek settled into a comfortable position, with help from Kira plumping his pillows and then returning to his side. He stayed rather still staring at the ceiling before turning to look at her; she didn't take her worried gaze off him once. "You really don't have to be here."

"I'm not leaving no matter what you say." She smiled. "Do you need anything? A drink?"

Derek shook his head no, "I'm fine." A few more minutes of silence passed by. Kira watched him and he looked to her as though he was thinking about things, a sadness crossing his face momentarily before being replaced once more with his usual blank expression.

"You know, whenever I get hurt my mom always would hold me and it'd make me feel better…" She shifted closer to him and he froze, frightened eyes turning towards her. "I'm not going to hurt you…"

"I don't like being touched." He pulled back a little but she made a sound in the back of her throat and snuggled into his side gently, stroking his hair.

"You don't have to act brave, it's okay to need some help every now and again." Kira understood that most of the time Derek was alone, he had no one to rely on, and it's why she hadn't left. The others were so used to his stubborn side that they immediately started talking about going home but she had said he shouldn't be on his own, Scott had ended things with her when Allison died and so when she suggested she stay he seemed to think it was a good idea and hadn't argued.

Soon her soothing actions had Derek relaxing into her arms and her turned further into her embrace even wrapping an arm around her, his head buried on the Kitsune's lap as she continued to stroke his hair. He wasn't sure if it was just because he felt vulnerable tonight or if it was just Kira's presence but Derek let his walls down a little, "thank you."

They stayed that way for the rest of the night and in the morning, when Kira left, they both felt a bit lighter inside.