CHAPTER 7
Stiles woke up to a body being pressed against him. He didn't need to open his eyes to know who it was.
When Malia couldn't sleep, she would usually sneak into his room and snuggle with him. He didn't mind really. He slept better when he had Malia in his arms. Or it would be the other way around since they always ended up spooning and he would always be the little spoon.
After a couple of minutes of Malia moving around, not being able to find a comfortable place he spoke up.
"Can't sleep?"
Malia sighed before sitting up.
"I don't know what's wrong Stiles" she whined making him chuckle.
"Come here baby" he murmured stretching his arms towards her.
She let out a small smile before she rested her head on his chest.
"Can you just talk to me?" she whispered.
Stiles loved this moment. When he was able to be with Malia, just the two of them. He loved to know that he was one of the few that witness this softer side of her.
"Actually, there has been something on my mind that I had been meaning to ask but hadn't come around to it because I didn't know how you would react" he rambles on.
"Stiles, spill already." she sighed
"Do you ever think about your mom?"
Malia frowned confused "Stiles, Melissa is here all the time, we spend hours together, yes I think about her."
"Okay, no that is not what I meant. Alright, let me rephrase this. Do you ever think about your biological mother? Evelyn."
Malia slowly sat up and stared at Stiles blankly "Why would I ever think about her?"
"Well, we barely talk about the subject, I know you love Melissa, she's your real mother, just, you know if you ever want to talk about it, I'm here."
Malia stared at her boyfriend for a moment before laying back on his chest. "I really don't care about her. I lost all respect for her when she let Phil hit me whenever he wanted as she would just look to the other side when I would beg her to help me. She's not my mother, just the person that gave birth to me, and really, I don't care about her. If I ever saw her again, I don't think I would feel anything" she said truthfully. "I was always so angry that she tried to keep me away from my dad you know. I mean, how heartless could she be? I understand that she hated my dad because he didn't want to be with her, but he still loved me, he wanted to be in my life. All she could think about was herself" she breathed out.
"My dad and Melissa – my mom, because no matter what my DNA says she is my mom, they're my real parents. I really don't care about Evelyn and Phil. As long as I have my family, I will be fine. I will be happy."
Stiles smiled and ran his hand up and down her back. Malia has always been so strong, and he admired her so much. When he had learned her story, not only was he angry, but he could relate as well.
While his biological father never physically abused him like Malia's step-father or Isaacs dad, but he was verbally abused as well as neglected. The man had always blamed Stiles for the death of his mother, and he made sure he knew it.
Malia always made him feel strong because just like her, he knew he could move on.
"I love you, you know" he whispered into her hair.
Malia only hummed against his chest. "Love you too" she whispered back.
After a while, both of them fell asleep, not surprisingly, they fell asleep spooning, and as always, Stiles was the little spoon.
"Guys wake up!"
Malia groaned as he heard knocking again "Stiles! Malia!"
She groaned once again as she realized it was Isaac.
"Okay, I'm going to come in, you better have your clothes on!" suddenly they heard the door open.
"What the hell are you guys still doing asleep, we're going to be late for school!" Isaac yelled.
Both teens looked at their clock before they realized that they had 20 minutes before needing to leave.
"Seriously get ready, if I'm late, Lydia will kill me."
"I would laugh at you for being so whipped if I weren't the same way," Stiles said with the most serious voice he could muster making Malia smile smugly.
"Stiles just get ready" Isaac rolled his eyes as he left.
"Come on, let's go before Isaac loses his head."
As they got to school, like usual, The Pack got together in the benches outside of the school. Lydia is the first one there, as usual, literally skipped towards Isaac giving him a big kiss as she smiled.
"Hey there," he whispered as he kissed her again.
"Ugh guys, stop with this nastiness" Stiles groaned.
Lydia rolled her eyes "I would like to remind you that I once walked into the living room, and you and Malia were about to have sex" she said making both teens blush.
"What?!" Scott yelled as he glared at Stiles "Dude! Not okay! We all seat there."
"One time! It happened one time – did you have to bring this up?!" he yelled at Lydia who was laughing silently as she laid her head-on Isaacs chest.
"What's going on?" Kira asked as she walked towards her friends, seeing faces of both annoyance and amusement.
"Oh, you know, just talking about the time Lydia walked into Malia and Stiles having sex in the living room," Isaac said casually with a small smirk.
"Ew" Kira scrunched her nose "disgusting, we sit there" she said echoing Scott's words.
"It happened once!" Stiles yelled out once again, making everyone rolled their eyes.
"Hey, guys!" Liam chimed in as he approached the group.
"Hi Cub" everyone greeted back.
Liam looked around and smiled. He loved hanging out with his family. His parents, well… his parents never acted like a family; actually, they were never around, all they cared about was their job. Liam had spent a lot of nights at the pack's house, and his parents never noticed. Not that he cared anymore, he loved the fact that he got to be with his actual family.
Lydia and Kira were sitting on one of the benches while the rest stood around them, talking amongst themselves. Now and then Scott and Kira would catch each other's eye before turning back to their friends.
They all stood quietly when they were suddenly interrupted by someone who they didn't want to see.
"Hi Scott," Allison said with a smile making all of them tense "Can I talk to you?" she asked hopefully.
Scott looked at her coldly "we have nothing to talk about" and then he turned back to his family.
"Please, can you just listen to me?" She begged touching his arm.
"He said he didn't want to talk to you," Malia said with an ice-cold tone. "And if I were you, I would remove that hand from my brother's arm and walk away before you get hurt" she warned
"Are you threating me? Because I would like to remind you who my father is" Allison said in annoyance, she just wanted to talk to Scott, couldn't they see?
"I don't think Malia is the one to make threats but more like promises" Kira spoke up from her seat. "And really, threatening us about your cop dad isn't going to help your case either, not that we care really, if Malia wanted, she could easily break your arm right now and there wouldn't be anything you or your precious cop daddy could do about it" Kira said with a satisfied smirk.
Scott looked at her, and she winked before looking back at Allison, leaving Scott with a goofy smile on his face.
Allison flushed in anger before, turning around and storming off.
"You know, I really don't like her" Kira murmured as she stared at Allison's retreating form.
"None of us do," Isaac said with an annoyed look.
"One of this day Scott imma kill her," Malia said causally as she opened a piece of chocolate that Stiles had given her.
Kira giggled lightly. This was ridiculous really, they were talking about killing and breaking arms, and cops and all they could feel was amusement and annoyance, not fear. Never fear.
As the bell rang, they all started heading towards their lockers.
Nobody was surprised anymore when Scott followed Kira, with a smile on his face as she kept talking about random things.
Kira and Scott had gotten closer ever since the conversation Scott had with Stiles.
Scott had realized that what his brother had said was true. He needed to move on; he needed to stop closing himself from the people he cared about.
Being around Kira made him happy. It was just a feeling he couldn't explain. She made him laugh without trying; she listened when he talked, and he could tell that she sincerely liked spending time with him as well.
"Are you coming to our barbecue today?" Scott asked as he put her backpack on his shoulder, waiting for her to get all her books.
"Yeah" she replied "My parents left this morning and are going to be out of town this week so they won't be able to make it, but I'll be there. Want to go to the store after school to grab some snacks?" she asked as she closed her locker.
Scott smiled brightly at her "yeah that would be great."
"Good, we can take Liam with us, I know he likes that weird candy that we probably won't get and then he will be whining the entire afternoon" she rolled her eyes as Scott laughed loudly. She was right, Liam had a weird taste in candy, and he often complains that there was nothing he liked at home.
"Come on" he said smiling as he led her to their History class.
Kira smiled as she walked past her friends and sat behind them with Scott.
Their sitting arrangement had changed slightly. Instead of Kira sitting next to Malia or Lydia, she always sat behind them, next to Scott.
As the class went by, neither Scott nor Kira paid attention to the lesson. Instead, Scott angled himself so he could be closer to Kira as she leaned in, close to his ear and talked happily about the barbecue they were having that afternoon.
Lydia and Malia smiled at each other as they noticed their actions, knowing that in just a matter of time they would be together. They could see the sparkle of happiness in their eyes when they were with each other.
They had also noticed Allison glaring at Kira from across the room. They made a mental note to keep an eye on her, fully knowing that the girl wasn't going to give up.
Lunch came around, and they all sat on their table. Noticing that Liam didn't bring anything to eat, Kira glared at him. Not wanting him to eat the disgusting cafeteria food, Kira split her sandwich and gave him half, making Liam smile brightly at her.
"Thank you!" he exclaimed as he basically devoured his half.
Kira rolled her eyes as she continued to eat.
"Scott and I are going to buy some snacks for the barbecue today after school, you're coming with us" she announced as she took a sip of her water.
"Thank God" Liam exclaimed with his mouth full of food "You guys never bring the candy I like."
"Cub, don't talk with your mouth full" Lydia scolded as she gave him a napkin to wipe his mouth.
"Sorry Lyds" he apologized.
"Yeah that's why we're taking you, you won't have a reason to whine this time" Scott chuckle as Liam glared at him.
"Don't forget ice cream. Ice cream is essential" Lydia reminded them.
"Yes Lydia, we won't forget your ice cream" Kira rolled her eyes.
"I'll make sure to get your favorite Lyds," Liam said as he continued eating.
Lydia smiled tenderly at him.
"Thank you, Cub" she said lovingly.
The rest of their lunch hour went normally, with the group talking amongst themselves, Kira giving more food to a hungry Liam.
When the bell ringed, Scott walked Kira to her art class. "See you in the parking lot after school?" he asked.
"Of course!" she said brightly.
"Cool" he smiled, giving her a peck on the cheek before leaving.
Kira stood there still, touching her cheek lightly.
"Looks like somebody is sneaking into our alphas heart" Lydia whispered in Kira's ear.
Kira turned around and blushed "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh please" Lydia rolled her eyes "It's me your talking to, you can't hide this from me. Tell me what you really feel for Scott!" Lydia asked excitedly as they sat at the back of the classroom.
"Lydia" Kira groaned
"Oh, come on, what are friends for. Besides, Malia already suspects that you two have feelings for each other, the girl can be very alert you know."
"She does?" Kira asked with a light blush.
"Yep. So, come on, talk to me" Lydia encourage.
"I – I. I like him. A lot, but I'm afraid that he won't like me back" Kira whispered so lowly that Lydia almost didn't hear her.
"Your being ridiculous" Lydia breathed out "Kira, I had never seen Scott smile like he does when he's with you. Not since what Allison did. When he looks at you, his entire face lightens up."
Kira sat there, not saying anything, just biting her lip. "Really?" she whispered
"Really," Lydia said with a smile.
They both became quiet when the teacher began her lesson. "We'll talk about this later" Lydia warned as she turned towards the front of the room.
When the rest of the day went by normally. After her art class with Lydia, they only had one class left, and after that, they all met in the parking lot. Since she knew that she would be going to The Pack House today and stayed there for the rest of the week, Kira didn't bring her car. Instead, she got a ride from her dad in the morning before him and her mom left town. She didn't even need to take any clothes with her since she spent so much time there, Kira already had a lot of her stuff at the Mansion.
"Cub hurry up!" Scott yelled across the parking lot, standing by Isaacs car next to Kira. Since they were going grocery shopping, Isaac and he had switched vehicles.
"I'm coming" he yelled back running towards them, making Kira and Scott chuckle.
"Can you buy me some McDonalds on our way?" Liam asked once they were in the car and Scott started driving.
"No." both Kira and Scott said at the same time.
"Why not! I'm hungry! Feed me!" Liam whined.
Kira rolled her eyes and turned towards the back seat to look at Liam.
"Cub, we are going to have a barbecue in a couple of minutes."
"I still want a snack" he murmured.
"We'll buy you something at the store" Scott rolled his eyes.
When they entered the grocery store, Liam ran towards the chips section and grabbed a large bag. Scott gave him his credit card, and Liam quickly ran to pay for them.
"I don't understand how he eats so much food" Kira said out loud.
They waited a couple of minutes for Liam. When he returned, he gave Scott his card back and happily started eating his chips.
He walked behind Kira and Scott, throwing some of his nasty tasting snacks in the cart now and then.
"Don't forget Lydia's ice cream; she'll have your heads if you do" Liam reminded them with his mouth full of chips.
"Don't talk with your mouth full Cub" Kira reminded him as she picked up some drinks.
"Go get Lydia's ice cream as well as Mom's; you already know which ones they like," Scott told Liam as he helped Kira put the drinks in the cart.
"Okay, I'll be back" he nodded before walking away.
"Do we need anything else?" Kira asked as she looked at the cart.
"No, I think this is it."
"Scott?" Scott and Kira looked back to see Allison and his father standing there.
"You must be Kira Yukimura" Mr. Argent looked at her up and down. Without thinking, Scott grabbed Kira's arm and pulled her closer to him, protectively.
"What do you want" he growled out. Kira put a hand on his stomach, gently calming him down.
"We just saw you here, and I wanted to meet the newest member of your… family" Mr. Argent said in disgust as he looked back at Kira.
Scott let out a low growl as he glared at the people in front of him. "Yes, I am Kira" Kira spoke up from Scott's side, seeing as how angry he was.
"Now if you don't mind, we have to get home," Kira said sharply as she looked around searching for Liam.
"You know I feel sorry for you," Mr. Argent said with a chuckle.
"Excuse me?" Kira said with narrow eyes. Kira did not like it at all when they bad mouthed her family.
"You're getting involve with a messed-up family" he said with a smirk.
"Listen – "Scott started to say but was quickly interrupted by Kira.
"I really don't think you're the one to talk about messed up family" Kira said, her face ice cold.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Mr. Argent asked with narrowed eyes.
"I mean" Kira chuckle "Look at how your daughter turned out. You taught her to be a manipulative person who played with people's feelings to get what she wants. And for what? For a stupid job? I know what she did, I know how it happened. Really, I would worry more about your own family with the examples that you are giving her; I feel sorry for her. You might not like my family, and really, I don't give a damn what you think about us, but we are here for one another, we love one another, we protect one another, and we would never be like yours." Kira spits out. Mr. Argent looked furious and clenched his fists, ready to yell at Kira.
"You have – "Kira didn't even let Mr. Argent finish his sentence.
"Cub!" she yelled
"I'm here!" Liam came with two buckets of ice cream, narrowing his eyes as he saw who was with them.
"It's time to leave" she commanded as she let Scott drive the cart.
"It was nice to meet you" she said with a sweet fake smile.
"I really hate that family" Kira murmured to Scott once they were in the line.
She blushed once she noticed that he was smiling at her. "What?" she asked.
"That was awesome" he said honestly.
"It was nothing but the truth" she said sincerely.
They both stared at each other smiling.
"What happened?" Liam asked making both of them to jump.
"Nothing, just another confrontation with the Argents" Scott said casually.
"Did you put them in their place?" He asked before eating more of his chips.
"Yeah Cub" Kira smiled running a hand through his hair and resting it on the base of his neck.
"Cool" he merely said.
As they entered the car, Liam reached over and grabbed one of his candy from the shopping bags and started to eat.
"You better not make a mess or Isaac will kill you" Kira warned him.
"I won't" Liam rolled his eyes "Plus, Isaac doesn't need to know that I ate in his car, he's so protective of it, it's ridiculous."
Scott chuckled as he looked towards Kira who had a smile on her face.
Once they got to the Packhouse, they took the food inside. Lydia and Melissa were happily smiling as the teens remembered their favorite ice cream.
The girls were sitting in a corner whispering. "Okay, now we're alone. Talk!" Lydia said excitedly, clapping her hands.
"What's going on?" Malia asked confused.
"Kira likes Scott."
"Tell me something I don't know" Malia rolls her eyes.
"Guys, stop, he'll hear you."
"No, he won't. Malia! Kira thinks Scott doesn't like her."
"Seriously?" Malia asks incredulously. "Kira, they boy stares at you with such a dreamy look that seriously, sometimes disgust me."
"Really?" Kira asked unsurely.
"Really!" both girls said in unison.
Kira looked down and bit her lip. "I think I'll take this slow. I know he was hurt badly, and I really like him. I just want him to be comfortable with me" she whispered unsurely.
Both girls looked at each other, glad that Kira was taking Scott's feelings seriously.
"Girls! It's time to eat!" Peter yelled at them from across the garden.
The girls stood up and walked towards Peter.
"Thank you, Peter" Kira smiled
"No problem sweetheart."
They all sat down and started eating, everyone talking amongst themselves, having a great time. Like a family.
"Thank you for letting me stay here while my parents are away" Kira said to Peter and Melissa.
"It's no problem honey; we enjoy having you with us" Melissa said with a gentle smile.
"How was school today Liam?" Peter asked his youngest, knowing how much Liam was struggling in some of his subjects.
"It was okay, you know how boring school can be" Liam rolled his eyes.
"How are your grades Cub?" Peter asked as he took a sip of his drink.
"They're great! Lydia is tutoring me in Math and Kira in Biology. Oh! Right, I didn't tell you. I got the highest score on my biology test in the entire class" Liam said proudly.
"That's great! I'm so proud of you Liam" Melissa said smiling.
Liam smiled at her brightly, happy to hear those words from the women whom he considered a mother.
"How about you guys? Anything interesting?" Melissa asked the rest of the teenagers.
"Yeah!" Isaac spoke up "Kira put Alisson in her place today" Kira flushed as everyone stared at her.
"Tell me more" Peter said with a little evil smile.
Peter hated the Argents more than he hated his other enemies. They did something that Peter doesn't take lightly, not at all. They used his son's feelings to try to hurt him, and if Peter could, he would've killed them right away, nobody was allowed to hurt his family, most importantly his children.
In fact, in Peter's book, the Argents were worse than The Pack, worse than any mafia family. Unfortunately for Peter, since the Argents were cops, it was difficult if not impossible for him to kill them. A fact that angered Peter but killing them wasn't the only way to hurt them, one way or another, he'll make them pay for even thinking of going after his son.
"She tried to talk to Scott in front of all of us, and when she didn't leave, Kira said told her that we didn't care that her daddy was a cop, I would be able to break her arms without a thought," Malia said casually as she grabbed more food.
Peter laughed loudly, and Melissa tried to fight a smile. Without thinking the rest of the teens joined in the laughter.
Kira blushed harder and tuned towards Scott giggling. Scott smiled softly at her, happy that she was there with them.
I have the best family in the world. Scott thought as he looked around at his laughing family.
Everything would be okay.
