A/N: Sex sceeeene, it happens! XD Also a slight altercation between Derek and Peter but nothing big. Weeeeee I liked this chapter ^^


*Sunday*

Peter grinned to himself as he heard Derek grumbling in the kitchen. Just like he had predicted, Scott messaged the younger Hale this morning asking for help in explaining everything to Liam. Derek didn't take the news well even though Peter had warned him when he came back to the loft last night. It was only fair after all, that Derek have a least a little bit of warning. It wasn't his fault that his nephew hadn't believed him, saying something along the lines of even Scott wouldn't be that stupid.

"I can't believe him… He can't just… offer the Bite to anyone he feels sorry for! I mean, even when I offered it to… my Betas, I told them all the risks, explained what it would mean to be my Beta. I didn't turn them because I felt sorry for them, I-"

"You targeted them because you knew that they wouldn't turn you down, say it like it is Derek. You might not admit it to Scott, because bless his moral little heart, he wants to believe you're a good person, but don't even try to pander to me. Isaac would have never turned you down as long as it meant he wouldn't have to fear his father anymore; Erica with her epilepsy, her distinct lack of friends? Yea, fat chance of her saying no. Even Boyd was a loner, was someone aching to belong. And you had the perfect thing to offer each of them- strength, health, and Pack. I know you needed Betas Derek, I did the same thing after I became Alpha I just… wasn't in the frame of mind to ask permission. So you found kids that would be desperate for what you had to offer-"

"Now you're just making me sound like some sort of dealer…"

Peter rolled his eyes, "Take it how you will but it's the truth. Just because it sounds bad doesn't mean that you did the wrong thing. You at least knew what it meant when you offered the Bite to someone, and at least you knew what to look for in a potential Beta. Scott is just offering this kid the Bite because he feels guilty that the poor kid would've had to sit out the rest of the season! This is the Alpha you choose to follow?"

"Don't forget you're a part of his Pack too," Derek countered.

"Oh please, I've only stuck around out of necessity, first because I was trying to recuperate from my resurrection and then because I promised Talia I'd watch out for you… I have no idea why you chose to stick around for him but I stuck around for you. Although I'm starting to regret that promise more and more Derek, you've gotten into some stupid situations because of Scott. But that wasn't the point of this conversation, like I told you last night, Scott has decided to make a Beta without even realizing the repercussions of what that means. And now he's asking you for help, so are you going to help him?"

"Of course I am… I told him that I'd stick around and help him figure out the whole Alpha thing but I didn't think he'd go around making Betas without talking to me about it first! I've got to go… Liam took to the Bite pretty fast and is already giving Scott trouble… I don't…" Derek sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'll be back, why don't you do something productive, like help me keep Liam under control?"

The Wolf smiled, "Oh no, Allison made it pretty clear last night that Scott is ready for this so they don't need my help."

"I'm asking for your help."

"Then I'm sorry to say that I have a prior arrangement," Peter said, looking at his nephew. It wasn't often that Derek asked for his help, let alone asked sincerely. But he wanted Derek to see firsthand just how bad Liam was going to be. Peter's methods for unruly Betas weren't exactly nice and he knew Scott wouldn't really approve of him being there anyways. So why bother going if he was just going to get yelled at? Besides, Kira was supposed to be training today and well, he'd much rather be spending time with her. "Seriously, I do have something to do today, don't look at me like that. I don't always lie you know. If things really get out of hand, call. But I know Scott would rather eat nails than ask for my help with his newest mistake. Just try to make sure the kid doesn't destroy the house, poor Melissa doesn't need that trouble."

Derek sighed and grabbed his jacket, this was going to be a nightmare. When Peter had told him… he thought that maybe he'd just misunderstood what Scott was implying. That maybe the Alpha would offer an explanation and have a sit down with Liam so the others could explain what it really meant to get the Bite. But no, apparently after the game, Scott told Liam that he could do something that would heal Liam's leg and make him stronger. From the sound of it, he didn't even explain what it would mean if he accepted the Bite, what would really be happening to him… He wasn't much better at this than Peter! But at least his uncle had a bit of an excuse… Scott was just… not being smart about this.

Peter waited about 10 minutes after Derek left to text Kira, letting her know that he could come get her now. As soon as he got the reply that she was ready to go, he grabbed his keys and went down to his car.

Kira was pacing back and forth in the living room while she waited for Peter to show up, much to her mom's annoyance.

"Why are you so nervous?"

"I'm not nervous, more like… excited. I just feel energized when I know that I'm going to be working on one of my Tails. I just can't really sit still. Once I like, start learning, it's easier to focus but since I'm just waiting right now…"

"And you'll be at the loft you said?"

"Yea, since Derek is going to be helping Scott, the loft is free right now."

Noshiko nodded in approval, "Good, because it's starting to rain and the weather channel said that we're supposed to get pretty heavy rain today. And if anything comes up, I know how to get to the loft to pick you up."

"Yea, Peter said the same thing, that since it's raining, you wouldn't be happy if we were training outside. Oh, there he is."

"Call me if you need me," Noshiko stated as her daughter raced out the front door. She smiled to herself, remembering what it was like to be so excited to learn about Tails. It still made her nervous that Peter was the one teaching her but Kira seemed to be in good hands… At least someone in the Pack was looking out for her, since Scott seemed to be too busy.

"Did your mom give us a time limit?" Peter asked as Kira climbed into the car.

"No, although I'm sure I have to be home for dinner, that's the usual rule. But she didn't tell me that I could only stay a few hours or anything so I can stay as long as Derek is busy!"

"Sounds good."

"I um, brought my box," Kira said, lifting the container from her lap. "But I didn't need my katana or anything right?"

"No, you don't need any weapons for animal summoning. Although bringing the box does help, so that way we can know for sure if you've achieved your Tail or not."

"And I know you said that it's good to practice, like with all the Tails that I've already learned and stuff, so I wasn't really sure if maybe you'd want to practice my weapon summoning more or maybe my FoxFire stuff. I mean, we don't have to do that today but as an option, we can take a break from new Tails to strengthen the ones I already have."

"We can always do that, now that we don't have to sneak around behind your parents' backs. It will probably be easier to squeeze in time together, although I know you can't let your schoolwork start to suffer or else training will be put on hold."

Kira nodded, "Yea, school is still important although I think I'm doing okay. Now that I'm getting over the initial excitement of earning my Tails I think I'll be fine. And also now that I don't have to skip anymore in order to train with you, school shouldn't suffer. Even if I'm still omitting it from the rest of the Pack, I can at least tell Mom that I'm taking a few hours after school to learn from you. Besides, if Scott, Stiles, and Isaac can handle homework after a few hours of lacrosse practice, I can take the same block of time out of my afternoon and be fine."

"Pretty sound logic, and at least you're training in something important," Peter agreed. As he parked the car, the two of them hurried into the loft to avoid the worst of the rain that was really starting to fall now.

"So, we're working on my hornet summoning right? And they aren't real animals that I'm controlling, just manifestations of my spark right?"

"Correct, it's just densely packed lightning that learns to maneuver on its own, you give out instructions and they get carried out without you having to directly control them."

Kira's eye widened, "I don't have to like… keep track of them and manage them all? I thought I'd have to focus…"

"No, that would be too much of a hindrance if you needed to focus on each individual hornet as well as whatever it is you're currently doing. That's what makes this Tail hard to learn, it's so much more than just manipulating your FoxFire, or even just learning to shape it like a creature. By shaping it and focusing a huge amount of energy in this Tail, you can basically create robots to carry out a simple mission. Obviously it won't be anything too complicated when you're first working out how to do it. I don't even know exactly how long it might take you to learn how to control them. First you have to make them and that's enough of a trial I'm sure."

"Yea, I have no idea how the Nogitsune managed to make so many and then semi-possess more than one person like that… but that's why I'm here... to learn- not to possess people but-"

"You can't possess people," Peter assured her with a chuckle. Of course he knew what she meant by now.

Kira facepalmed, was she seriously still doing that? Her brain sometimes just failed her… of course he knew she didn't mean that she was going to learn how to possess people! She was just always so nervous to explain herself that she just assumed people misread her intentions and now she felt thoroughly embarrassed.

"Are you ready to start?"

"Yea," she mumbled, still covering her face. "What do we do first?"

"Well, how small can you make your orbs? You need to be able to manipulate the size of your lightning first before moving any further." Peter pulled Kira over to the couch and sat down; no need to stay standing for this part since they wouldn't be fighting.

"Oh, I can make those pretty small," Kira admitted, easily producing a small number of orbs. "I was um, practicing… I've been trying to control my power output. If I concentrate, I can make it so the electricity doesn't flow into the person's body." She emphasized her statement by having a few of the tiny orbs float around and touch the Wolf. The hairs on his arms stood up as the lightning passed but other than that, he had no reaction. "I can do it with slightly bigger orbs as well but the bigger they are, the more concentration I need and the fewer I can have. I guess it's because the bigger they are, the more energy they have? Mom was impressed though, she didn't expect me to know how to do that."

"When did you decide to practice that?"

"Oh um, it was because… I uh, shocked you, that first time we really, um, kissed and I felt bad… So I decided that I wanted to work on making sure I wouldn't hurt people on accident with my electricity. I did end up shocking a few unsuspecting kids but nothing major, just like static shock level. I did test it on Malia first, she knew of course, just to make sure I wasn't going to like… seriously hurt anyone at school. But I've got it down now, and while I was practicing that, it helped me learn to control size as well."

"Don't worry about hurting me, I'm a Wolf, not Human, so I can take it; besides, like I told you, unless you're actually in attack mode, your lightning doesn't hurt, it just… tingles. But that's still good that you took the time to practice- having experience with that kind of control will definitely help you here. So go ahead and make some small orbs then, just see how well you can control them all at the same time."

"You mean like, making them all move differently right? Obviously it would be easy to make them all move in tandem," Kira laughed, lifting her hand as 5 orbs flew from her fingertips. She lightly wiggled her fingers, eyes narrowing as she started to concentrate on making them move in different patterns. Getting the first few to move in different circles was easy enough but as she began to move the third and fourth she noticed that the movements began to waver a bit. "I think… three is my limit right now… how did the Nogitsune summon like hundreds of flies all at once? I mean… I know he only ended up using a few, what… Derek, Isaac… and the twins too, I mean, that's four… but Mom said when she saw him, there were hundreds…"

"That's probably because if he only released a few, your mom might have been able to wipe some out and it would have hindered his plans. Plus, if he sends out hundreds, it makes us think that he has a plan involving a massive amount of people and not just a small handful. A classic misdirection; plus all of them were moving as a hoard, he wouldn't have needed to control each one of them individually- you can do more than 5 if they are in the same pattern right?"

"Oh yea, I can produce a lot of little ones and have them all move together, or even do a half and half kinda thing. But definitely not all on an individual level. But you're right, once they were out of sight, all the flies that weren't needed probably just dissipated and the few that he'd given long term instructions continued on their way. I um… I can move these individually, and I'm in no hurry to just get to the next step but how exactly do I turn them from balls of electricity to wasps?"

"Concentration, you power up the connection between you and your inner Fox and they take shape. The connection to the wasp comes from the old pacts the Fox spirits made, so it is something the spirit has to rekindle and pass down to you. But by concentrating on the shape and purpose you want the lightning to take, it should segue into the Fox helping you. But we can work on the 'instruction' part next before needing to work on the shape part. The family I visited with said that it is actually easier to learn while the element is still in the natural form than when you wait to learn until after it has taken the animal shape," Peter said, relaxing into the cushions of the couch. This was a pretty laid back lesson, it was nice, they could take their time and mostly work on the mental part of this instead of the physical part like wielding her katana.

"Really?"

He nodded, "I mean, it makes sense because when it is in the animal shape, you already have to concentrate on its shape and then instructions on top of that. But if you learn how to give instructions to just lightning, it won't be hard to do that once the lightning has a different shape."

"Yea… I guess I was just thinking that the 'instruction' part would just be more complicated than the 'shape' part. Like, I dunno, just seems like learning how to transform the lightning into the wasp… well no, when I think about it like that… Like it's not hard at all to like, change shapes," Kira explained, combining all the orbs into one big one so Peter could really see what she was doing. Then she twirled a finger and the ball of lightning turned into a square, then an oval. "That really isn't hard at all, but to actually change it into an animal? That's probably pretty hard… So maybe figuring out how to delegate directions first will be easier. Because I can do the shapes without any like, hands-on, help from my Fox. Working with my Fox isn't hard though just that I think it might take a little time for us to get that communication going that will let my orbs turn into wasps and stuff." Kira turned to look at Peter, letting her bigger orb fade away. He had his arms over the back of the couch and his legs were splayed a bit, her eyes roamed over his body of their own accord. Next she licked her lips and then, impulsively, she climbed onto his lap and kissed him. Immediately her hands were in his hair and she pressed her hips down onto his as his hands squeezed her thighs.

"What happened to learning?" he murmured against her lips. Peter wasn't complaining at all, he'd been watching her mouth the entire time she'd been talking. As sappy as it might sound (and he wouldn't admit it freely), Kira had amazingly soft lips and he loved kissing her. His hands wandered up higher, sneaking under her shirt to rub her sides.

"I already have three Tails, I'm way ahead of schedule," Kira stated, leaning back just enough so she could pull her shirt off. "Besides, I owe you a favor, so I should repay you right?" When she leaned in to kiss him again, she was surprised that he leaned back, his hands disappearing from her skin.

Peter blinked, "What?"

"I… um… I totally owe you, for teaching me all this stuff… So I figured…"

"What makes you think I want you to repay me with sex? I... Kira... is that why you think I'm teaching you, so I can have my way with you?"

"No!" Kira reassured him, shaking her head. "I just… I don't know what else I can do… I mean, it's not like you need money, I know you and Derek are loaded…Besides, actual payment doesn't seem right, then it's not a 'favor for a favor' thing, it's just paying you money…"

"Wait, how do you figure that we have money?"

Kira raised a brow, "Neither of you work and yet you have cars and a place to stay. Plus I know you have your own place… Stiles was grumbling one day about how he still doesn't know where you live…"

"I do have an apartment yes, and you're right, Derek and I both have money. But I will not be accepting sex from you, not like that."

"But then… what? Mom is… she's worried about you asking me for something super serious and it's kinda been stuck in my head and I figured if I was the one to at least offer... sex, then Mom couldn't get mad at you for it. If she heard that we had sex she'd totally think that you are some creep that just manipulated me but I know it isn't like that at all! At least this way I could tell Mom it was my idea and not yours..."

"Yea, I would end up skinned for sure if that was what I asked of you… I just wanted to make sure you knew I wasn't expecting that from you. If you are really worried about the favor thing, you can help me with the job Deaton gave me."

"He gave you a job to do?" Kira asked.

"Yea, he didn't want money for making the box, he wanted a favor, so he has a job for me to do. And as much as I hate to admit it, I am going to need help with it. Which, obviously, I can't ask Scott, I thought about Derek since well, I figured asking you might be weird since… the box was a gift…"

"No, that totally works! Because if it's a favor for Deaton that means it shouldn't really be that questionable and Mom should be okay with it. And I mean, it's totally fine that was because of my box, I'm repaying you for the lessons anyways, not the box, I still consider that a gift. What's the job exactly? The more details I can give Mom, the better. And um, when?"

"I haven't decided yet, although Deaton did make it clear, the sooner the better. There is a Kanima down in Brady Springs that needs to be taken care of. Someone else knows that Deaton is good with the supernatural and came to him with their problem. But don't worry, we aren't killing them," Peter assured her, sensing her unease building. "Eichen House, they have a… well, they have a supernatural ward, in the basement. Not many know about it although I suppose it doesn't really matter that I'm telling you since you'll be helping me. Deaton has helped the director there take care of problem creatures for years now. And because the Kanima is controlled by their master, and Deaton doesn't have time to figure out who the master is, we just cure the Kanima and problem solved."

"Oh, okay, I mean… I know Kanimas are dangerous, Scott told me about when Jackson was one but… I'd rather not kill unless I absolutely have to. Maybe we can just go tomorrow after school? I can ask Mom tonight when I get back home and let you know. If it's for the favor though, she should be more than okay with it although… Um… can we… do you want to…?" Kira asked, one arm crossing over her torso as she got self conscious again.

"As long as we're clear that I want you because you've told me that I'm allowed to have you, that you wanted us to be more," Peter said, hands settling on her hips.

Kira smiled, "Yea, we're clear." She let Peter pull her down into another kiss, arms snaking around his neck. It didn't take long for her uncertainty to wash away as she got lost in the kiss,and in his touch as his hands created a trail of heat on her skin. Her back arched as he slipped his hands under her bra, hips grinding down on him, feeling as he grew stiff in his pants. Then her bra was unclasped and her arms pulled free of the straps and her fingers were tugging at the hem of his shirt.

Peter was happy to oblige, yanking his shirt over his head before he rolled them onto the cushions, lying over top of the Kitsune. He bit down on her neck, fingers quickly undoing her button and zipper, one hand sliding into her underwear. Kira moaned in his ear, legs falling open so he had easy access, and Peter didn't waste any time. As he sucked a hickey into her neck, his fingers worked her clit, a growl growing in his throat as she moaned and rolled her hips underneath him.

Kira's eyes closed as Peter touched her, already she could feel the electricity crackling from her fingertips; this was the first time someone really touched her like this, and he wasn't even inside her yet. "Oh God, Peter," she moaned, gripping his shoulder roughly, "I need more of you, please." Already she was lifting her hips so he could pull her pants off, kicking her feet free before biting on his lip. Kira cried out, gasping, as his fingers pressed inside and curled against her walls, slowly at first but quickly speeding up. She sunk back into the cushions as his fingers pumped in and out, curling and twisting and she just couldn't seem to catch her breath. It wasn't long before she was crying out, nails digging into Peter's shoulders as he sucked on her breasts.

The Wolf could tell that Kira hadn't been with an experienced partner before, with the way her body was reacting, touches like this were new to her. Maybe someday soon they'd have to make a trip to his apartment, where he knew they wouldn't be pressed for time, but right now, his control was slipping. Her moans and cries were loud in his ears and he needed to be inside her when she finally climaxed. With practiced skill, he undid his pants without disturbing Kira's rhythm too much and then kicked out of them. He pressed down on top of her, nibbling on her ear a bit before whispering, "Ready for more?" A pleading whine was her answer and Peter smirked to himself, biting down on her neck as he reached down, lightly gripping her thigh. Since they were on a couch, he knew that Kira wouldn't really be able to throw her legs open so he brought her left leg up and hooked her knee over his shoulder as he rubbed his cock against her wet opening. "Moan for me, Baby-Doll," he said as he pushed the head in.

At first Kira had been surprised at how Peter was positioning her but then she realized that he'd be able to press in closer to her like this and wow, was she ready for more. When she felt him finally enter her, Kira arched her back and lowly moaned his name, hand digging into the couch as he slid further and further inside. When he paused, Kira impatiently rolled her hips, gasping as the motion rubbed her clit against his skin. But Peter realized what she wanted and he rocked his hips, pulling out almost all the way before thrusting back inside; just as Kira thought her body couldn't handle much more stimulation, Peter thrust faster, one hand snaking between them to work her clit as well. She screamed out in pleasure, tilting her head so he could continue to suck marks into her neck. The energy inside her was overwhelming and even she could hear the electricity crackling over the sounds she was making as well as Peter's growls. But even with some of her energy escaping her skin, Peter was lighting her body up, each thrust pressing against her g-spot and filling her with ecstasy. The room grew brighter as Kira's eyes lit up and her Fox surfaced, riding on the edge of a climax. Just before she completely lost herself in the euphoria, the Kitsune leaned forward and bit down on Peter's neck. Then her spark surged outward, her body tightened and large arcs flew from her body.

Peter fought with his Wolf for control as he pushed Kira closer and closer to the edge, especially as the tendrils of energy rolled over his skin. Just as Kira was about to crest that wave, he was surprised when she bit down on his neck but when her energy flowed into him, he felt his fangs grow and he couldn't hold in his howl. His whole body jerked as she orgasmed, body clenching around his, holding him tight and Peter climaxed as well. The two of them took a few minutes to wind down, both panting and shaking. Peter gently unhooked her leg from his shoulder and peppered her face with kisses.

"So, maybe you were right," Kira panted, "Sex in the woods would have been a bad idea. Everyone would have heard that."

"Told you," he chuckled. When he looked at her, he realized that she had no idea… Thank God he'd held back long enough… he'd been fighting the urge to Claim her as soon as he'd entered her. If Kira went home with his mark on her skin... but Kira had Claimed him first, so he was in the clear, the others would have to accept it. Now he'd just have to find a way to break it to her, explain to her the seriousness of what she'd just done. Although now that her essence was flowing through him, Peter understood, how back when they'd first met they'd been drawn to each other… why it hadn't made sense to him back then but now… it was because of the Fox. Even all those months ago, the Fox spirit had seen something in Peter and was calling out to his Wolf; it defied everything Peter understood about Wolves and Foxes but… his Wolf had responded to her, had no qualms about being with a Fox, and Peter had no issues with the fact that Kira was young. But that was for later, right now they needed to clean up. "Stay here, I'll get you a towel."

"'K," she mumbled, happy to just continue lounging on the couch for a bit longer. Although she did eye Peter as he climbed off and walked away, he didn't even stop to grab his boxers so she had plenty to look at. When he came back, Kira thanked him and cleaned herself up although her legs were still pretty jelly-like so she wasn't going to try standing just yet. Both of them jumped when Peter's phone started ringing, it was such a rare sound.

Peter frowned, buttoned his pants and then answered, "Hello Nephew, how goes the training? I.E.D.? You're kidding…" he groaned and rubbed his temples with one hand. "Scott certainly knows how to pick 'em. Has he…well have you tried- you have… Did you want me- alright fine, then why are you calling?"

The Kitsune bit her lip, wondering what was happening at Scott's house; from the sounds of it, things weren't going well but Kira wasn't going to eavesdrop. She'd just ask after he got off the phone.

"Alright Derek, make up your mind, do you want me coming over there or not? Because if I come over there, I'm not going to go easy on the kid. Besides, from the sounds of it Scott doesn't want me there so, how bad do you want my help? I… fine, we can brainstorm whenever you get back to the loft." Peter hung up and slid the phone into his back pocket.

"Sounds like things aren't going well?"

"That's the understatement of the year… Liam has an anger problem, I mean, I knew that last night, I could sense the anger coming from him. Scott thought it was just anger from getting hurt but there was a… a bite to it that warned me of a problem. And as it turns out, Liam has I.E.D.- Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Scott has his hands full… it'll be a miracle if Liam learns control by the full moon- or at all… The Wolf is… already full of… rage and animalistic tendencies, and if Liam was already having trouble controlling his rage, this will make it impossible. But at least he'll be able to play lacrosse," Peter stated with disdain, sneer on his face.

"But I thought… the Bite fixed things like that?" Kira asked.

He shook his head, "No, it fixes physical imperfections as well as a number of neurological problems but not all of them; I.E.D. is a behavioral issue, nothing there for the Bite to… fix. Not like Erica's epilepsy or Scott's asthma. Derek is going to try one more thing before he just calls it a day and comes back. Which means, I need to get you home before he gets here; I know we didn't get to train much but you at least have something to work on, a place to start."

"Right, the um, instructions part. Although, can I ask what exactly that means? Do I just… try to… I don't even know…"

"When you control your lightning, what exactly are you doing?"

Kira thought for a moment, "Um, mostly just… reacting? Like I watch its movements and then just... know, where it is going to be next. I coordinate its movements with my hands and stuff like that but it just all sorta feels connected."

"Okay, I think I get what you mean. Try working on actually telling the orbs where to go, either verbally or just mentally. Don't try to communicate with the lightning before that, give it a simple command and then relinquish control, see if it does what you want. Work on building that connection, right now you and the lightning are working in tandem, which isn't bad, and under most circumstances that's what you want. To just instinctually have your lightning react to your nudges."

"Okay, I can try and work on that. Oh, and I'll talk to Mom about the Kanima thing. I just… Today was a great day, training aside," Kira said with a blush. Great? More like mind blowing, seriously- she had no idea what that phrase meant until today. "Even if Derek wasn't coming home soon, I don't think um… my energy would be, well, focused enough for awhile still. I'd be pretty useless." To show him, Kira raised a hand and tried to produce a few tendrils over her hand but all she managed was a couple of arcs that went flying through the air.

"Can't wait to see how you feel when we spend some time in my apartment," Peter chuckled, making sure his keys were in his pocket.

Kira flushed and whimpered, imagining what it might be like to be surrounded by Peter's scent like that, to be in his home and let him do whatever to her. She got up from the couch and walked over to Peter, pulling him down into a kiss. It wasn't like she really wanted to leave right now but obviously she couldn't stay, not with Derek coming back soon. Kira moaned as his arms wrapped around her and she licked into his mouth, giving him a sloppy kiss.

Peter wished they could continue but he knew they couldn't, not if they wanted to continue meeting like this. So he picked her up and walked over to the loft door without breaking the kiss. She wrapped her legs around his waist, freeing his arms so he could close the door and head to the elevator. It wasn't until they got down to the car that Kira finally let go, sighing. "Time with you just… it never feels like enough…"

"I know exactly how you feel," Peter whispered back. His Wolf was itching to return the Claim, to cover her in his scent and show her off to the Pack. He wanted all of them to know that she was his but also, that he was hers. If they spent enough time together their scents would intertwine and people would forget that there was ever a period where they didn't belong to each other. It would have to wait though, as much as Peter needed to scent her, he knew that they couldn't rush it- Kira didn't even understand what she had done… didn't know about the implications of Claiming someone. He opened the door for her and got in, turning the car on, "Keep an eye on Liam tomorrow, if he gets out of hand, your electricity might be the only thing to stop him from hurting someone… too bad we haven't gotten to the neural control yet… That would be the best thing for an uncontrollable Wolf."

"What do you mean? And can't Scott… control him? He is the Alpha…"

"Normally yea, an Alpha can make a Beta listen, no matter how lost to the bloodlust they might be. But if you all are at school, Scott won't be able to shift without endangering everyone and spilling his secret. Plus I don't think he has the drive to stop Liam in all honesty. In order for an Alpha to exert total control over a Beta, they have to be willing to impose that power and Scott won't do that. And I know you seem hesitant to learn the whole neural control thing and not just because that is going to be hard to master. But being able to exert control over someone else's body doesn't always have to be seen in an… evil light. In a situation like this, you could literally just freeze Liam's movements and stop him from attacking someone. You can help reinforce someone's body, random example, if they are trapped on a ledge and can't climb up. You can lock their grip for them, ensuring that even if the person physically gets too tired to hold on, they won't fall until someone can reach them. You can help someone fight with an unfamiliar weapon if they are the only ones around to fight and you are otherwise unable to help them. Your powers aren't inherently good or bad, it all depends on how you use them."

Kira turned and looked at him, surprised; it had never occurred to her how she could use her 'neural' Tail in a 'good' manner. But Peter was totally right, just because she'd immediately thought of all the 'bad' ways she could control someone, didn't mean the Tail itself was bad. There were plenty of good ways to use her powers, as long as she applied them in the correct situations. Hell, with that train of thought, once she knew how to control her voltage as more than just 'on' and 'off' she could help jumpstart someone's heart. Sure, that scenario would probably never happen but it was something that she hadn't even thought of before. Now she had a lot to think about. She said goodbye, Peter covertly stopping her from kissing him, just in case her parents were watching. Kira couldn't wait for the days when they wouldn't have to tiptoe around. Thankfully she managed to turn her slight shift into just unclicking her seatbelt and grabbing her box from the floor of the car. "I'll see you tomorrow, hopefully. I'll text you with Mom's answer, yes or no."

"I'll be waiting." Peter waited until she was in the house before driving away.

*Kira's House*

Noshiko looked up as Kira practically skipped into the kitchen, this was a surprise. "Don't tell me you earned your Tail already?!"

"Hmm? Oh, no, we didn't get very far, Derek ended up calling because Liam is being a problem but then… Scott didn't want Peter to come to the house so it sounded like Derek was going to go back to the loft to brainstorm ideas with Peter? Something like that. Peter did warn me to keep an eye on Liam though, at school tomorrow… just in case."

"Why is Liam such a problem?"

"Oh, right, you wouldn't have heard… Liam has I.E.D. which um… stands for… um…"

"Intermittent Explosive Disorder… Why did Scott Bite him then?" her father asked, coming into the kitchen.

Kira looked over, "Yea, that! And… I… don't know. Peter said that he's impulsive and I agree. All Liam had was a broken leg- that's no big deal! And on top of that, he didn't even know Liam that well before offering him the Bite. Now he's in over his head and can't admit it… I don't want to have to hurt Liam but I don't know if Scott can keep him under control and-"

"No use worrying about it right now Kira," Noshiko told her. "Just take it one day at a time. Maybe Liam will be okay during school, maybe he won't be. But know that he isn't solely your responsibility. I understand that you feel like Pack and you want to help but Scott is the one that has to learn that he's the Alpha and he has to control his Betas. If he comes to depend on the rest of you too much for help, then he's not a good Alpha."

"But…" Kira frowned. "Depending on friends isn't bad… right?"

"I think what your mother means is that, in this scenario, Scott needs to assert control over Liam because he is the only one that can control him. By all means, it is good to depend on friends but if Scott can't learn to use his Alpha powers, then Liam will turn into a monster that doesn't know how to respect Wolf authority," Ken stated.

"Oh, okay yea, I get what you mean. If Scott doesn't learn then he'll come to depend on me and the others to control Liam and Liam's Wolf will learn that Scott is a pushover that doesn't need to be listened to and that would be all bad… But, I mean, Derek is trying to help and Peter is willing to help Derek at least, even if Scott doesn't want his help. And oh by the way, about the favor thing… I asked Peter about it today."

"And what did he say?" Noshiko asked, trying to remain calm. She had no reason to be suspicious yet, at least wait until Kira revealed what his answer was first…

"We're supposed to go find a rogue Kanima over in Brady Springs… It's something Deaton asked him to do and Peter knows he can't really do it alone. So if I go and help him capture it, my favor will have been repaid."

"That's all?" she asked, brows raised.

Kira nodded, "Yea, just go, find the Kanima, subdue it, and bring it here. Apparently there is this whole supernatural ward at Eichen House and they'd be rehabilitating the Kanima there. So I won't even be killing anyone, thank goodness. Peter just wants to help, he said that it's a Wolf thing, that they train the younger Pack members to make sure they are ready for the world. He just feels the drive to help me learn and the sooner we get rid of this 'favor' business, the less we'll have to worry about it. So… can we go tomorrow to take care of it?"

Noshiko looked her daughter over, was that really all Peter wanted? It seemed like a very small price to pay in order for her daughter to be free from Peter's clutches… And Kira's attitude was way too bouncy, especially considering her lesson got cut short. "I suppose it will be alright but do not take any unnecessary risks. Kanimas are very dangerous."

"I won't! I promise! Although, I'm going to get started on my homework, love you!"

As Kira turned away, there was a brief flare of Noshiko's eyes as the older Kitsune took in her daughter's aura. Ken noticed that her eyes widened in shock and she subconsciously took a step back.

"What's wrong?" he asked quietly.

"Her aura… it's… I think she Bonded with Peter… it's bright, it has that sheen to it. She couldn't have… that would mean…"

"She didn't have a mark on her neck, we would have noticed," Ken assured his wife.

"I'm still going to talk to Peter. This is… she's so young, how could her Fox have decided already?! Keep an eye on her, I'll be back."

*The Loft*

Peter put his hand over the bite mark on his neck, thumb rubbing over the faint indents. He wasn't used to having scars, and now that he knew just what it felt like to have a bite like this… Peter was amazed. He walked into the loft, mind still thinking about Kira, when a loud growl brought him back to the present.

"Peter! How could you?!" Derek snarled, charging at his uncle. The moment he'd come home he'd known what Peter had done… to Kira… why? "I thought you were done manipulating the Pack! I won't let you hurt anyone else!"

Peter returned the snarl, hurt that Derek would think something like that- hadn't he redeemed himself enough! Surely he would have known if he'd forced himself on the Kitsune, the loft would've reeked with her fear and pain. As Derek rushed him, Peter grabbed his wrists and spun, tossing his nephew over his back and through the open door. "I thought you were smarter than this Nephew! Or are you too blinded by your distrust that you just didn't notice the lack of fear in the air? Surely you can understand that our interaction was completely consensual!"

"You're manipulating her just like you did with Lydia! Or are you going to try and tell me that you didn't flirt with Lydia?" Derek accused.

"That was different! That was the only way I could get close to her in that state- Lydia is the kind of girl that expects people to fawn over her so she would have been suspicious if my past self wasn't trying to get in her pants. We didn't- I never actually… even I have lines I won't cross Derek! Yes… we kissed a few times but what I think you're failing to recall is that I never actually physically interacted with her! I know that it fucked with Lydia's head but at the end of the day, that's all it was- in her head. I only did what I needed to, in order to survive! Let's not forget that the only reason I Bit Lydia was because I knew you'd all betray me and try to kill me! I have done nothing remotely similar with Kira and you're lucky I don't break you for assuming that."

"Oh, forgive me if I don't believe you," Derek snarled, getting to his feet.

Peter flashed his eyes and roared at Derek, "Not everyone here thinks I'm worthless or untrustworthy! Just because you can't wrap your head around that fact doesn't mean Kira is just as stupid as the rest of you. I've worked my ass off, trying to show all of you that I'm not the same Wolf as before and none of you are willing to trust me! Now Scott has dug himself into a hole that he doesn't know how to get out of and you are accusing me of forcing myself on a Packmate?"

"She's 16 Peter, she can't know what she wants!"

With a self satisfied smirk, Peter reached up and pulled at the neck of his shirt, showing Derek the Claim bite. "I beg to differ Nephew, her Fox knows exactly what she wants."

Derek's eyes flashed, Peter had forced Kira into a Bond? He ran at Peter, attempting to tackle him but the older Wolf was faster. Peter dodged to the side and sent Derek flying with a kick to the ribs. When had he gotten so fast… let alone strong enough to send him flying with one kick. He lay curled up on the ground as his ribs healed.

"Don't test me Nephew, I won't be pushed around by the likes of you. Just because Scott hasn't bothered with training, doesn't mean I'm going to let my skills get rusty!"

As Derek got to his feet, both of them were startled by the loft door slamming shut. They'd been so infuriated that neither of them had heard Noshiko come in. And the Kitsune wasn't about to get between two Wolves, so the only way to get their attention was to distract them from each other. Satisfied that the two of them were aware of her presence now, Noshiko calmly strode over to Peter and slapped him across the face.

"Oh, you'll let her hit you…" Derek muttered like a pouty child. Peter had plenty of time to recognize what she was going to do and he let it happen, but he had countered all of Derek's moves easily.

"She is directly involved in this situation as Kira's mother, if she wishes to slap me, she can. You on the other hand, accused me of something unfavorable and I wasn't going to stand for that."

Derek narrowed his eyes, looking between the two of them. "Wait, did you know Kira was here with him?"

"Yes, I did. He's been training her, teaching her about her Tails since I have been an unsuitable mentor. I did not think that he'd let Kira Claim him, not at such a young age!"

"To be fair, I had no idea she was going to. It just… happened," Peter confessed.

Noshiko rolled her eyes, "Sex doesn't 'just' happen!"

"Well no, the sex I was prepared for, and you'll notice that I refrained from returning Kira's Claim, for now. After it happened, I could tell… she doesn't even know what she did… How could I have expected her to know how to Claim when she doesn't know much about our world?"

"So… you didn't teach her?"

Peter shook his head, "No. I will say that a lot of things make sense now though. I've been… curious about Kira ever since I met her. At first I thought it was just because she was a Kitsune but there was more to it. Then when she approached me about her Tails and we started spending more time together… I realized that I wanted more. But make no mistake, I didn't do anything until Kira brought it up," Peter stated, looking pointedly at Derek. "She was the one that said she wanted us to be more than just teacher and student, she was the one dictated our relationship. I'm at least enough of an adult to know that my feelings were not to be acted upon without her consent. I did absolutely nothing to push her into this." Well… okay, maybe he had flirted a little bit, but he couldn't help himself. Kira never seemed uneasy with his advances though and that was why he had continued. If there had been even a hint of disquiet, he would have stopped. Hell, now that he thought about it, the only reason he'd flirted with her in the first place was probably because of the signals his Wolf had picked up on. "The moment she Claimed me, I knew the truth."

"And what truth would that be?" Derek sneered. He couldn't believe what he was hearing… Noshiko had allowed her daughter to spend time with Peter… alone?! Had allowed him to teach her about something as intimate as her Tails without any supervision… And to top it off, Kira had been the one to approach Peter? Derek was even more surprised that Noshiko didn't seem to be pissed about the sex part… just the Claiming part of this whole situation. What was going on here?

"He knew that Kira's Fox had marked him from the moment she saw him. Despite the fact that everyone here tried to keep her contact with Peter to a minimum, her Fox still recognized his power. It is… extremely rare that a Kitsune would choose any supernatural creature other than another Kitsune, although Humans are also fairly common. But a Wolf?" Noshiko asked, looking Peter over. "Under normal circumstances I'd say that Kira is too young, like Peter said, she doesn't even know what it means to Claim someone… but the Fox has chosen and I cannot interfere with her choice."

"What?!" Derek growled. "You're her mother, of course you can interfere."

"No, I'm not her mother where our Foxes are concerned. Like I mentioned to Kira, because I was so old, so powerful, when I finally met Ken and we had a child, the Fox Spirit that came to Kira was powerful as well. The Fox is the one that chose Peter, she knew that Peter would be a good choice-"

"A better choice than Scott, a True Alpha?" Derek scoffed. It was no secret that the two of them liked each other, but then Peter went and interfered with that! If she'd picked Scott, the relationship would have gone at a much slower pace, one more acceptable for their age.

Peter curled his lip, the faintest of growls in his throat, "Of course I'm a better choice than Scott. He might technically be a True Alpha, but he's just a pup! I have so much more experience than him and obviously her Fox saw that. A title isn't everything Derek, you know that."

"I completely agree," Noshiko said, crossing her arms. "I would have been extremely upset if Kira had Claimed Scott, or even allowed him to Claim her. At least with Peter, I know Kira is in good hands."

"He's twice her age!"

"And I'm about 20 times older than Ken, your point? If Kira was Human then yes, I'd have a huge problem with her relationship with Peter. But we aren't Human Derek, you know it's different for us. Age is still important but where a Human relationship with such an age difference is clearly suspicious, for us, there is more to the decision. Our instincts come into play and can't be ignored, although usually such a relationship is discussed between families first before a Bond is made." She glanced at Peter although there wasn't a lot of malice in the look. Honestly, with Derek's family history, surely there had been a few marriages that would've been deemed unconventional by Human standards. An adult man had no 'instinctive' reason to date such a young girl, but when their inner spirit/creature recognized a profound bond with someone else, age didn't factor in. There were some that scoffed at the term 'Mate' but it was the unofficial word; it wasn't tied to fate, and the feelings weren't always mutual but the romantic ties were always long lasting.

"I have never…" Derek trailed off, remembering how he felt around Kate. He was about to say that he'd never experienced a strong bond like that before- he'd scoffed when Mom had first told him about 'soul mates'… Now that the memories were in his head… those feelings for Kate, as misguided as they were, maybe that was it? No, Kate had never returned those feelings, it had all been an act! He had been the same age as Kira was now… Surely that meant that Peter was manipulating her in the same manner as Kate had been doing back then. "How can you trust Peter?"

"Kitsune see things in a different light than you Wolves. Peter has taken Kira under his wing, has helped her blossom and come into her powers. For us, that is the ultimate declaration of devotion. Peter may have killed people in the past but even I know that he wasn't killing 'innocents'- he was going after those that murdered his family. I understand that motive completely because I too would have gone to the ends of the Earth to repay that betrayal. That is probably the same thing that Kira's Fox Spirit picked up on, something that Scott would never do, a feeling of security that Scott would have never been able to provide her with. As a mother I am shocked and scared of this turn of events, but as a Kitsune I am more than happy with her choice. She is young but… the Fox has experience." Noshiko turned to Peter, "We have to explain things to her gently… I don't want t overwhelm her with this new development, especially when I can't say for certain that she'll understand. What if she thinks this means the Fox is trying to control her? The first time I… experienced this… I was scared. My parents had put off explaining to me and I had Claimed someone much like Kira, without any knowledge of what I was doing."

"I'm sure we can figure out the right way to tell her. Although I must ask, how did you know? I'm certain that Kira didn't actually confess to our… activities."

"No, she didn't. She told me that her lesson was cut short because Derek was coming back but she was just… elated. I thought maybe she had lied about earning her Tail, why she would lie, I have no idea... but I looked at her aura. When a Kitsune Bonds with someone, their aura grows bright; I recognized the signs right away although the only thing missing was the scar on her neck. I thank you, by the way, for not returning that… for having control where Kira did not."

"You're welcome, although I didn't hold back because I was afraid of your reaction. I held back because I recognized that she is young and that it would be… improper. Of course, this was all something I thought of before I received her Claim. I had some trouble in maintaining control but I managed; afterwards, I knew that I couldn't return it, not until Kira knows the truth."

Derek just stared between the two of them… this was really happening? Noshiko was okay with Kira Claiming Peter, was going to allow this to continue. Peter… was Peter really a changed Wolf?

"Derek… judging by the look on your face, you still don't believe this could be consensual. Although let me say first that by thinking a Kitsune, even a young one, would allow herself to be manipulated into something so serious, is completely insulting. I'll also remind you that Claims can't be forced. Ever. No amount of manipulation could ensure that Kira would Claim me. True, I could have Claimed her but if she was really adverse to the idea, Noshiko would have taught her how to reject the Claim. Not that I've even done that yet. Kira's feelings would have to be pure in order for her to administer the Bite, and even if I was inside her head like with Lydia, it would take me years to manipulate her into those kinds of feelings. Really though, I'm pleased with your overestimation of my abilities, but even I am not that great of a manipulator."

The Beta frowned and then briefly (briefly!), bowed his head as an apology; Peter was right, Claims couldn't be forced. The loft smelled like sex, but as Peter said, everything had been consensual. It had just been… inconceivable to him that Kira would have wanted that… although now that he knew the two of them had been spending time together behind everyone's backs… "And when exactly are we telling Scott about this? He's the Alpha, he should know."

"He's a teenage boy who has no right to butt into people's business. When he starts acting like an Alpha, then he can be treated like one. But even then, a Beta's relationship status is private and no one can demand to know."

"I think he should know that an impressionable teenager is being trained by the least trustworthy Pack member," Derek countered.

Peter smirked, "If her parents are fine with my teaching methods, then what right does Scott have to say she can't learn from me? Don't try and trick me Derek, you only want to take it to Scott so he can forbid me from teaching her. But you should know that Scott will never have enough Alpha force to make me submit to him against my will. Kira wants me to teach her, her parents have allowed it, so he can't stop us. Besides, you aren't even taking Kira's feelings into account here, I'm sure if you told her you were thinking of talking to Scott, she'd be upset with you. Stop trying to act like the Alpha and just go with the flow. We are going to tell Scott eventually but his hands are a little full right now, don't you think?"

"So are you asking me to keep your secret?"

Noshiko smiled at him, "We're asking you to politely not go to Scott with business that doesn't concern you. And some advice, give Peter a chance." With a final look between the two of them, Noshiko took her leave, satisfied. Just this morning, she'd been absolutely wary of Peter but it turns out, it was Kira's Fox that she should have been keeping an eye on. As much as she disliked admitting it, Peter had behaved exceptionally well now that she saw the whole picture. She fully believed him when he said that he'd waited for Kira to state her feelings and she'd seen the proof that he'd stayed in control and hadn't Claimed Kira. Knowing the truth now, she actually felt a lot better about Peter, even if the rest of the Pack still distrusted him; Derek's reaction had also helped show her that they were a little biased against him. Clearly Derek knew that Claims couldn't be forced, and if Kira had been… resistant to Peter's advances, there would have been signs, and yet Derek had immediately ignored it and assumed the worst. Noshiko had always been a fan of coming to her own conclusions about a person's character but this time she'd been foolish enough to just trust what Scott had told her. Of course that didn't mean he'd lied about Peter's past, and it didn't mean that Peter wasn't afraid to show his vicious side, but it was technically in the past. And now she was coming to her own conclusions about the Peter of the present and didn't understand why Scott had a problem.

As the loft door closed, Peter straightened his shirt and pushed past Derek, into the kitchen, "So I guess I can tell you now that I skipped out on going to Scott's because of Kira's lesson. Now you have proof I wasn't lying when I said that I had prior arrangements."

"You have your own place, if you and Kira are going to continue to be a thing then take it there," was all Derek had to say. Obviously he was still upset about being wrong.

"Honestly, the sex wasn't planned, and I had us training in the loft because Noshiko knows where it is. We'll be more… courteous next time," Peter smirked, grabbing a can of soda from the fridge.

"Speaking of your apartment, why don't you just go there?!"

"Because we haven't actually discussed Liam yet, I said I'd help you figure something out… if you still want my help. The earlier disagreement is already in the past."

"I… yea, we need help with him," Derek sighed. "He has a lot of anger and he has medicine for his I.E.D. but he says he doesn't like to take it. Now I don't even know if it would work because of our metabolism…"

"Just take him to Deaton, he'd be able to tell you if he needs to up his dosage or if it's one of those medicines that isn't affected by his new status. How was his shifting?"

"Off and on, constantly. He accused Scott of lying to him, that if he'd known that he'd become a monster then he would have kept the broken leg… So now he's having trouble accepting what he is, which is only making it harder for him to find control."

"Did any of you show him what it meant to be a Wolf? Or did you just tell him?"

"How are we supposed to show him?"

Peter sighed and massaged his temples, "No wonder he's resisting… he thinks that he's a monster now and neither of you gave him proof that he's wrong. What, is he just supposed to take your word for it? Show him what it means to be a Were, take him to our old running trails and let him work out this new energy. Eventually he'll realize that the Wolf inside him will be his biggest ally and not a monster to be shunned. Because of his anger, he needs to be trained more like a wild animal than a person- just don't… tell him that. How do you approach a wild animal? Cautiously and on their terms. So, you have to show Liam that you aren't monsters in order for him to understand since talking isn't working. Maybe a little tough love wouldn't hurt… how do you convince a wild animal not to bite? You show them you aren't to be trifled with… but that's asking too much of our True Alpha."

Derek looked at his uncle with surprise, was Noshiko right… should they be giving him another chance? Desperately he tried to come up with a reason that they couldn't trust Peter but, while Peter might not have acted overly friendly (and reasonably so), he hadn't done anything outright shady. He had helped Lydia when she asked, he helped them save Stiles, and he helped them with the Alpha Pack. None of those things he'd done out of the goodness of his heart except for maybe when he helped save Cora, but they could hardly fault him for that.

"What?" Peter asked, noticing the strange look on Derek's face.

"I… I'm sorry…"

Both brows shot up as he took in Derek's words. Sorry? "For what exactly?" he asked.

"Don't be an ass… I…"

"Derek, you never say you're sorry, I'm merely asking for clarification on which part you are seeking forgiveness for, that's all."

"For not treating you like Pack… I know we have a lot of confusing history and you've manipulated me in the past but… lately, you have been trying and none of us were willing to see that. Your actions of the past can't be forgotten but… maybe your recent resurrection can be a rebirth for you… and your place in the Pack."

Peter was touched, and surprised. It had taken a Kitsune's word to finally make Derek pull his head out of his ass? Maybe he hadn't been, and never would be, the perfect Packmate in Scott's eyes, but he was trying. He was a manipulator by nature and he craved power but he also knew that trying to fight Scott would be a waste of time. Just like he'd butted heads with Talia, he also knew when to go with the flow, and he could do the same for Derek. Now Scott on the other hand, he'd never get along with Scott and his happy-go-lucky attitude, but he wouldn't make trouble. And of course Peter would keep seeking power, he never, ever, wanted to be at anyone else's mercy again but he didn't need to fight against Scott to achieve that goal. That was probably what the others couldn't understand- they knew Peter would stop at nothing to gain power, but they thought he was fixated on Scott. As a True Alpha, Peter couldn't steal power from him so actually the best way to gain power from him was to be his ally, his Packmate, and borrow from the strength of the Pack. Given the chance, if he ever became an Alpha again, would he defect from Scott's Pack? Probably, maybe get some Betas first but it was unlikely he'd continue to let Scott be in a place of power over him. That was in the future though. "Thank you Derek. I've always felt that my previous death was payment for my actions back then. And since I've come back, I've looked out for this rag-tag Pack as best as I could. I know my standing with Scott and the others will never be that great, but I am trying."

Derek nodded and cleared his throat, "Maybe if I can talk Scott into letting you work with Liam… and you do a good job, like with Kira… he'll start to come around as well. I just… it isn't going to be easy."

"I'm used to cleaning up Scott's messes and I'd rather Liam didn't kill anyone, it would bring the Calaveras down on him and as much as I'd like to pay her back for cutting off my finger, we're better off just avoiding them."

"That's right, they said they'd be watching him, I bet he doesn't even remember that," Derek groaned, this was turning into a bigger issue than he'd realized.

Before Peter could respond, his phone chirped and he pulled out of his pocket. It was from Kira, so she must not have known that her mom came to see him.

Hey, just letting you know, Mom said we can go tomorrow! Of course she also said to be careful and whatnot but she thinks this favor is good enough so hopefully she won't be as watchful

He smirked to himself, it was already too late for that, but Noshiko had taken it far better than he'd hoped! Now they just had to break it to Kira… he should start thinking about that since they'd probably have a sit down when they got back from dealing with the Kanima.

Sounds good, I'll pick you up from school then, down the street- PH

Tomorrow he could worry about the conversation, although he felt that Kira would take it alright as long as they explained it in a way she'd understand. Right now though, he had to help Derek come up with a way to help Scott and Liam before anyone else got into trouble.


A/N: So, I know it's messing with the time line just a bit, how this takes place before the Benefactor and Beserker stuff of Season 4 which also means Scott never went to Mexico and talked with the Calaveras' buuuut, well, this is something that has been on my mind... with the warning she gave him... why hasn't she come back to hunt him down? He turned someone, and she doesn't seem like the kind of lady that cares about circumstances O.O so I'm waiting for her to show up again :P

Also, since the Peter/Kate/Beserker thing hasn't taken place in this story, I'm giving Peter a bit of a redemption arc here. As much as I LOVE evil!Peter, I don't want this story to get too dark so that means keeping him on the light grey side instead of the super dark grey/black side of morality XD Obviously he's still going to be sarcastic and always after his own agenda, he'll never truly get along with Scott but he's not totally going to be stabbing them in the back either like when he was working with Kate. Just stating since the whole "Derek apologizing" thing might seem out of the blue but I think it fits for how I'm portraying Peter here. If this was taking place AFTER season 4 then it would be a LOT harder to fit this redemption in and I wouldn't have even tried it hahaha but it works here I think =) Hope you're enjoying this story as much as I am!

Also, totally not implying that Derek saw Kate as his 'Mate' just that he's confused and in disbelief about this whole thing. I'd think, after what happened with Paige, his Wolf (and his Human side) were in complete turmoil and it skewed his feelings, although I like the idea that Paige had to potential to be his 'Mate' and with her death, his Wolf shut off. My thoughts are that 'Mates' aren't a once-in-a-lifetime thing, just when feeling run deep and the two inner creatures feel deeply connected, as more than just a Human can love.