Yay for a new chapter! The song for this chapter is Without You. There is the Usher version but I personally suggest the Avery Wilson version from The Voice, it is amazing. Anyway! On to the chapter! Note: I don't really have a timeline for this story so it can just be near Christmas because...I'm bad with time and it fits. This is also a long one but...it's worth it.
Isaac had never been one for Christmas since his mother had died. He figured he'd spend it alone with Derek, in which case neither of them would speak to each other. That was kinda the way it'd been since Derek had offered him a place to stay. So he was fairly surprised when Stiles nudged him, "Hey dude, my dad wants to know if you wanna come over on Christmas Eve for dinner. He said you could stay the night and then do the whole...Christmas morning thing with us. My cousins will be there but they're sweet. You don't have to but my dad wanted to know if he should set out an extra plate." Isaac stared at him in shock for a moment before he nodded slowly, "Um yeah. That sounds great." Stiles offered him a gentle smile as he got out of his seat, "We eat at seven on Christmas Eve."
Isaac spent the first four days of Christmas freaking out. Stiles had probably only asked him because his dad told him to. He probably didn't even want Isaac there. He spent four days asking Derek over and over again if he would be okay spending Christmas alone which lead to the alpha growling and threatening his life if he didn't give him peace on earth for at least one night. So that's why at six forty-five Derek dropped Isaac off. The curly headed teen slowly got out of the car, walking up to the door. Two cars Isaac had never seen and a truck were in the small drive way and Isaac could hear people talking inside. He carefully knocked on the door, not sure as to what to expect.
"I got it!" Stiles quickly said when they all heard the knock. His youngest cousin beat him to it though. Ally peered up at Isaac curiously. "Hi!" She greeted brightly just as Stiles scooped her up, a look of relief on his face. "Isaac, Hi. You're here. Good, come in," Stiles smiled, stepping back with the little girl in his arms. "Who is that?" She whispered into Stiles' ear, trying to keep Isaac from hearing her. "Isaac," Stiles smiled as he shifted the girl on his hip. "Ally, this is Isaac, Isaac this is Ally-Cat," The girl gave a huff. "Ally," She stressed, giving Stiles a look, "I'm not a kitty cat! I'm a wolf!" She turned to Isaac, giving her the best growl she could. Isaac chuckled a bit, "Very nice." Stiles sat her down and she hurried away to the living room. "Ready to eat? We waited on you," Stiles smiled and Isaac returned the smile. Maybe Stiles did actually want him here.
Isaac was quickly introduced to the family at the dinner table. Stiles' Aunt Jennifer, his Grandma Shirley and his Papaw Jessie. Then there were the cousins. Apparently Ally was his second cousin because she quickly ran up to her very pregnant mother who was named Traci and was Stiles' first cousin. Her husband Brad was at the end of the table, talking to Ruby's husband Tommy and apparently Ruby was Traci's twin. Isaac screwed up his face a bit as he tried to figure out all the cousins when two more joined the bunch. "And these are my cousin Alice and Dallas," Stiles waved a hand to the boy and girl who were closer to his age. "Alice and Dallas," Isaac repeated, nodding. John chuckled as he walked into the room with a plate of chicken, "You guys ready to eat?"
Isaac felt like Stiles should have warned him that getting food at this dinner was every man for himself. Once Tommy said grace, they all grabbed. Isaac ended up with a roll and some green beans, causing Stiles to chuckle and slid one of his chicken breast onto the wolf's plate. Ally was bouncing in her seat happily, waving at Isaac every now and then. Isaac liked Stiles' family. They were sweet and really, really nice. When all the food was gone though, Isaac wasn't sure what to do. He tried to help clear the table but Stiles' Aunt Jennifer swatted at him, telling him to go to the living room. He followed Alice and Dallas, still not sure what to expect. What he saw was nice though. He saw Stiles standing in the middle of the room with Ally on his shoulder, the girl happily holding up a plastic microphone. Isaac sat down on the floor by the arm chair where Stiles' grandma was sitting, smiling as he listened to them sing together. Finally after a very clean rendition of Thrift Shop, Stiles lowered the girl to the ground and she hurried over to her mother, climbing up into her barely available lap. "So is it a boy or a girl?" Isaac asked curiously and Traci smiled, rubbing a hand over her stomach, "A boy." Stiles chuckled, "Ally was supposed to be a boy too but instead we have a nasty little girl." Ally let out a whine and Stiles picked her up, swinging her around the room, "I'm kidding love. You ready for presents?" She squealed and squirmed until Stiles put her down, running over to distribute a bag of presents that was marked with 'Christmas Eve', a new skip in her step. Presents were passed around to everyone, including Isaac. His eyes flicked up to Stiles curiously and Stiles gave him a smile, continuing to pass around presents.
Everyone had to wait until all presets were passed out to open them. Everyone got exactly one and they ripped them open quickly. Ally let out a loud screech as she opened a new Barbie doll. Isaac wasn't sure what was in his box. He felt bad when he read the little sticker that said 'From: John and Stiles' and was decorated with a poorly drawn snowman. He hadn't gotten them anything. Stiles nudged him as he sat down, "Open it. I picked it out myself." Isaac chewed on his lip as he looked at Stiles, "I didn't get you guys anything." Stiles waved a hand at him, "You didn't need to. Everyone needs presents and I have plenty." He held up the CD in his hand, "See! I have Justin Timberlake! What else could I need?" Isaac let out a small laugh as ripped off the wrapping before carefully opening the box. He saw the dark leather and glanced over at Stiles who had a goofy grin on his face. He pulled it out of the box, smiling as he realized it was a new leather jacket. "Do you like it?" Stiles asked quickly, "I got you a size up from your old one cause it was looking a little tight in the shoulders and...do you like it? Cause I thought it was really pretty when I saw it and it made me think of you." Isaac grinned as he pulled it on and sure enough, it wasn't tight in his shoulders. "I love it," He smiled towards Stiles who beamed at him, "Thanks."
After a few hours of playing with Ally and her new Rapunzel doll, everyone said their goodbyes and John told the boys goodnight. Isaac had folded his jacket and put it away, just to be safe. Stiles was rummaging through the fridge while Isaac sat at the table. After a bit he gave up and walked over to the doorway, looking at the tree. At least Isaac thought he was looking at the tree. "Hey, Isaac, come here," He said, still looking intently at the tree. The wolf got up and glancing at the tree but Stiles wasn't anymore. "What are yo-" Isaac was cut off when he followed Stiles' gaze to the doorway above them and saw the small green sprig. He chewed on his lip before looking at Stiles who gave him a small smile before leaning up and pecking Isaac's lips. It took Isaac a moment to react but he slid his arms around Stiles' waist, pulling him in for a deeper kiss.
