Stiles decided to take an hour to rest after he finished removing the curse from Scott's house as it kinda drained him more than he expected. He blamed Griselda for breaking his concentration though truthfully he knew it had nothing to do with that. The next one he had to tackle would be the curse around Isaac's. He reached into his back pack which was currently on Aiden's lap to extract the compiled information on the curse so he could plan while he rested. Stiles was currently with his pack lounging in Scott's back yard. Josh and Gris had claimed the two patio chairs that were out there while Stiles lounged on the grass with Aiden and Ethan either side of him.

"Thought you were going to rest", Aiden chided the young mage.

Giving a sly grin, the likes only a certain Stiles Stilinski could give he replied casually, "I am resting. I need to recover my magical power. Planning my next move only requires my brain power. As a kid diagnosed with ADHD I can rest and think at the same time you know."

"You've got a smart answer for everything, don't ya?" Aiden teased him.

"Pfff, of course", Stiles smirked as he finished rummaging around in the backpack for what he wanted. Leaning forward he gave Aiden a quick peck on the lips before flipping over onto his stomach and unrolling the necessary scrolls. "I was thinking I'll have to tackle Isaac's curse next so it would be good to revise the details and the location", Stiles murmured more to himself than his boyfriends. "Wait!? Isaac's address, that's the loft", Stiles exclaimed confused.

"Yeah, Derek gave it me when he moved back into his family home", Isaac said from behind the mage. Stiles turned to look over his shoulder as he watched Isaac, Allison, Scott and Kira advancing slowly towards them.

"Mind if we come join you?" Scott asked tentatively.

"Scott it is your back yard. If you wanna spend time in it I can hardly say no now, can I?" Stiles sassed while raising an eyebrow at his one of his best friends. Yeah Scott still held the position. He probably always would.

"We weren't sure if you wanted some space", Lydia retorted from her position with Jackson. They were snuggled up on a blanket the other side of the yard where Lydia was currently lying with her head on Jackson's chest.

"Someone's got their knickers in a twist", Stiles grumbled knowing the werewolves would hear but he couldn't care less about that. "Come join us", Stiles invited them waving his hand in front of him as he turned back to his notes.

"What are you thinking?" Ethan rumbled as he saw his boyfriend frown.

"I was thinking this next one could be a bit more difficult than the last one. The last one was a physical curse type. All my information indicates the next one is mental. Upon entering the boundaries of the curse the pack member is seized by horrific visions. That's right isn't it guys?" Stiles said looking up to the McCall pack.

Isaac nodded while the others kept quiet. They felt Isaac should be the one to answer since it was personalized around his own weakness. "Well that doesn't sound so bad", Aiden commented carelessly. "I mean if all it does is make them see stuff."

"It doesn't just make you see stuff", Isaac replied in a quiet hollow voice. "It shows you all your worst memories and fears. It shows you your darkest nightmares. It's dangerous because it alters your perception. It made me think I was attacking my dad but I wasn't, it was..." Isaac trailed off before he told them who it was.

"It was me", Allison explained as a tear rolled down from her eye as she hugged her boyfriend.

"I almost killed you Al", Isaac growled angrily.

"But you didn't. You snapped out of it in time. You helped get me out of there and drove me to Scott's for medical attention", Allison whispered softly.

"Excellent", Stiles shouted happily and continued humming happily to himself unaware of the stares he was getting for a moment. Once he became aware of the stares he was getting from everyone he looked back up. Isaac's glare was the worst as it was downright murderous.

"You think me almost killing her is excellent?" Isaac growled threateningly, his eyes glowing yellow as he spoke. Stiles ignored the escalating tension growing between wolves around him as he focused on Isaac. Stiles knew he needed to explain and defuse the situation. The only way to do that was to talk to Isaac directly whilst ignoring the rest of them.

"No. Did me leaving really change your opinion of me so much?" Stiles muttered. "I wasn't referring to you almost killing the amazingly talented Allison. I was just ecstatic to hear you have already faced the visions. You fought back against them instead of letting them destroy you. That was my main concern for this curses removal. I feared you'd be too terrified to face them. But if you've already done that then this one is basically already a job done. I expect this one will be removed much easier and quicker." Stiles smiled widely as he felt the tension melt away.

"Stiles you really need to work on how you express yourself at times", Derek growled from the doorway. Stiles looked over questioningly at the alpha.

"Why is that? I mean if I didn't express myself the way I do we'd never have grown so close that you felt comfortable expressing your sexual frustration with me via a compulsive need to slam me into every hard surface you could find", Stiles rambled. Stiles stopped when he realised what he had just said.

"MY WHAT?!" Derek roared at him while everyone else looked on amused. Well except the twin alpha's who knew how Derek felt.

"It's okay Sourwolf. I understand that you found yourself attracted to me, not sure I understand why you were but that's beside the point. My point is we've both moved on. Or at least I have. I hope you have too", Stiles smiled at the bewildered alpha. "Now since that amusing interlude is over can we focus back on the curse? Isaac you've already beaten it once so all I need you to do is come in and help me draw the dark magic to the totem. That charm I gave you guys earlier should prevent the curse from altering your perception again since you already beat it but just to be safe I'll have Aiden and Ethan accompany us. I would offer to have someone from the pack accompany you but since they haven't beaten the curse, and since it isn't tailored to them it will still affect them."

"Okay", Isaac nodded.


"Okay I want to make this a quick one so we can move onto Kira's house before it gets too late", Stiles told the assembled pack. "Ethan, Aiden, Isaac and I are going to go upstairs and cleanse his place. We should be done in ten or so minutes." Without waiting for his old pack or his current pack to reply he turned and lead the way towards the door of the apartment building.

A short silent climb later and Isaac stood before a familiar door shaking slightly. "I'm not sure I can do this", he whispered.

"You can do this Isaac. You've got to. You won't hurt anyone, I promise you. Trust me", Stiles smiled as he placed his hand in a gentle supporting fashion on the blonde's shoulder.

"Okay", Isaac mumbled quietly after a moment. Turning the key he opened the loft door and let them in.

"Isaac", Stiles gasped breathlessly. "I love what you've done with the place. I always knew this place had so much potential. Derek just wasted it with his minimalist approach to living." Stiles took another moment to look around at Isaac's apartment. "Okay enough gaping. Boy's could you move that sofa outta the way", Stiles asked the wolves either side of him.

They nodded without saying a word and moved the large black leather sofa out of the way. Stiles moved over as soon as they had it out of his way. Bending down he drew out some chalk and began marking the spot he needed. When he was satisfied he pulled out the totem and placed it in the centre. "Isaac please kneel down and place your hand on the totem opposite me", he instructed as he dug into his back pack again. Suddenly finding what he wanted he threw a strange looking candle at Aiden. "You know what to do", Stiles nodded in his direction before he joined Isaac on the floor.

Ethan had no idea what was going on but stood watching curiously as his brother lit the small candle and moved to stand closer beside him. "Ready", Aiden called out towards the other two.

Placing his hand on top of Isaac's Stiles begin the procedure again and watched as around his green mist like flickers lifted from the walls, floor and furniture all around them. "Isaac, concentrate on the visions, remember what they were about. Hold that in your mind until I tell you any different."

Stiles watched as his suspicions were proved correct. They often were, his guesses were unbelievably accurate. The green energy of the curse was moving across the room much quicker than at Scott's. The small blobs of energy on the floor looked like cartoon worms on a major sugar high as they slithered across the bare wood floors. The energy from the ceiling raced across the room as if the totem was a super strength magnet designed to pull in just it rather than metal. Barely five minutes passed before Stiles spoke again. "Right. Isaac, just keep focusing on those thoughts I asked you to earlier. I'm going to prepare to bind the energy to the glowing totem beneath your hands. The moment the energy is bound to it you can to remove your hands. You'll know when because it will glow even brighter." Isaac nodded without looking up.

Stiles began binding the energy using his magic and the totem began glowing brighter. "Almost there", Stiles told his blonde friend as he continued his work.

"Almost", he repeated as it continued to glow even brighter.

"Now", Stiles reminded the werewolf to remove his hands as the harsh white glare momentarily blinded them all. After a moment Stiles' vision returned to him and he blinked a couple of times to help readjust his eyesight. "Awesome, two down only like six more to go", Stiles muttered sarcastically. Before he could do or say anything else he was tackled by his blonde werewolf friend and his ribs were almost crushed from the strength of the hug he was given.

"Thank you", Isaac whispered as he hugged his long lost friend fiercely.

"You're welcome Isaac. And we're cool. Now would you mind me resting up here for a while before I tackle Kira's curse?" Stiles smiled at Isaac.

"Stay as long as you like", Isaac whispered as he heard footsteps approaching. He turned surprised to see the rest of the pack arriving at his door.