Big news! This is the last chapter with a tag! (Or, at least, it should be). After this, things will get rolling towards the lovey-dovey and all sorts of AU! Just gotta finish up the season 2 plot line because the four month break between S02 and S03 gives all sorts of carrots for my plot bunnies :)
**Tag: S02E12 "Master Plan"
Derek, Peter, and Isaac walk up to the Hale House, the Kanima situation fully resolved. They stop, seeing a strange symbol on the door. Peter speaks up, judging Derek's leadership. "You haven't told him everything yet, have you?"
Isaac is confused, and he really doesn't have the mind power to piece things together right now. He's been too focused on how to get closer to Stiles without moving too fast. So, instead, he'll just ask. "What do you mean?"
Peter turns to Isaac to begin explaining. Only he doesn't do much explaining. "Why do you think Derek was so eager to build his pack to strengthen his power and his numbers? When there's a new Alpha, people take notice." That's just a bunch of vague statements. Fuck, Peter.
"People like who?" No one talks so Isaac moves to the door and motions to the symbol. "What is this? What does it mean?"
Finally Derek starts to explain. "It's their symbol. And it means they're coming." So vague. Must be a Hale thing.
Isaac is just going to have to keep asking questions. "Who?"
"Alphas." Okay. That was actually blunt and informative. Good job, Derek.
Wait… Alphas? "More than one?"
Derek responds flatly, "A pack of 'em."
Peter clarifies condescendingly. "An Alpha Pack. And they're not coming. They're already here." See, would it have been so hard to just say that at the beginning. Fucking Hales.
Stiles pulls his Jeep into the lacrosse practice field and he and Scott get out. Having just been told about Scott's breakup on the way over, Stiles asks, "So, you really think she's going to come back to you?"
Scott seems really calm about the whole ordeal. "Yeah. I know she is. What about you and Lydia?" He's so happy. It's almost sickening.
Lydia. What do I feel about Lydia? I don't know. But, screw it. I guess I still like her. Maybe just not as stalkerishly. Besides, doesn't hurt to be in love with someone. Even if they don't love you back. Right? "Ah. Well, the ten year plan for making Lydia fall in love with me may have to stretch to 15, but… the plan is definitely still in motion." They get the lacrosse equipment out of the back of the Jeep and slam the hatch shut.
Scott huffs, apparently he thinks he's like the chess master of the world now that he outwitted Gerard. "Why don't you just ask her out?" Oh, yeah. That simple. Not like he has to think about the newly wolfed out Jackson or anything. He figures that's probably why he doesn't feel such a strong urge to be with her anymore. He doesn't want his throat ripped out by some douche bag werewolf. Stiles chuckles mentally. Douchewolf.
But, they're here right now to get Stiles up to par with the werewolves on lacrosse. Back to business. "Yeah. Okay," shut down the Lydia conversation and, "Why don't you just get in the goal and help me make team captain like you promised there, big guy."
"Hey. You know what I just realized?" Scott's having an epiphany. Great. "I'm right back where I started."
Unexpected, and Stiles may not be particularly focused, what with having this nagging feeling that he should be with… someone. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, no lacrosse, no popularity, no girlfriend. Nothing." Nothing? Well that bullshit.
"Dude," Stiles spurts out. "You still got me."
"I had you before," Scott smirks.
"Yeah. And, you still. Got. Me. Okay? It's a life fulfilled."
"Very." Gotta love the brotherly banter. It makes Stiles warm with acceptance.
"Now, remember. No wolf powers." Seriously, that will just shatter what little ego Stiles has left.
"Got it," Scott says noncommittally.
"No, I mean it. No super fast reflexes, no super eye sight, no hearing - none of that crap. Okay?"
"Okay. Come on." Still not sounding so sincere.
"You promise?"
"Would you just take the shot already?" Fine…
Stiles whips the ball into the net and it really should be going in but it doesn't. "I said no wolf powers!"
Fucking werewolves. Oh, well. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Actually, Stiles just can't live without 'em.
