Two weeks later
Lydia had gathered the entire pack except Stiles and Derek. They were sent on a wild goose chase in Beacon Hills. Everyone felt bad that they basically begged them to leave, but everyone agreed they needed to have a pack meeting about them.
"Are we just gonna ignore the big Stiles and Derek shaped elephant in the room?" Jackson finally said.
"I think we should just let it happen naturally." Isaac spoke up.
He was almost hesitant to confront the two of them about their feelings for each other, or the fact most nights one of them moves to the others bed.
"It could be years before he does anything, if ever." Peter points out.
"I, for one, would like to point out that we could be wrong. Maybe they aren't mates. Maybe they're just both really horny." Scott said.
He had adamantly tried to deny his best friend was the Alpha's mate.
"Scott, we all know they aren't having sex…I hate to admit it, but on several occasions, I've listened at the door, trying to find something out." Erica said. Everyone knew she wasn't embarrassed at all.
"So everyone other than Scott agrees that they're mates. What do we do now?" Kira said.
"Obviously we confront them." Lydia said.
"Knowing my brother, it would never work. He would just growl at us all, and brood for several weeks." Laura said rolling her eyes.
"I have an idea." Danny spoke.
Everyone leaned in to listen and work out the details of how to get Derek and Stiles together.
Derek's POV
Derek was exhausted when he walked through the door. The pack had said a vampire was killing people in town. Come to find out, there was an actual animal attack.
The lights were dimmed, and when Derek reached to turn them up, someone grabbed Stiles and pulled him into another room. Derek was crouched ready to attack someone.
"Get up you big idiot. Stiles is with Lydia, and you're coming with me." Peter said from behind him.
"Why are the—"Peter cut him off with a wave of his hand.
"We are all done watching you and Stiles skirt around the truth." He said, pulling Derek up to his room.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Derek said. Although, he had a feeling this was about Derek's wolf trying to claim Stiles.
"Yes, you do. Everyone knows all you're doing by ignoring it is hurting his feelings, and pushing him further away." Laura said as the words came out of his mouth.
"He doesn't want this Laura."
"Really Derek, have you heard the way his heat speeds up around you? And before you even say it, it's not like it was at first. He's not afraid of you, and yeah he's attracted to you, but it's more and you know it." Laura said quickly.
"He's not Kate, or Jennifer, Derek. He's not going to hurt anyone or you." Peter said.
This was one of the first times he'd been serious since the fire.
"I know he's not. Which is exactly why doing this is not a good idea." Derek argued.
"You aren't going to break him. He's strong, maybe he's not like normal Alphas, but I'm sure that's why he's YOUR mate." Laura said.
"And you are going to tell him everything tonight or so help me, I will beat you up."
Stiles' POV
"Lydia, this is crazy. Derek doesn't feel that way about me." Stiles said, as he was pushed into his bathroom shower.
"Oh please Stiles. He's totally in love with you. Tonight you are going to have a nice dinner. The pack is gonna go out so you can be alone. You're both going to admit you're feelings for each other, and have some awesome sex." Lydia said.
Stiles didn't have anything to say.
"When you all come back, and find out that you were wrong that we're mates, and that you ruined our friendship, are you going to feel bad Lydia?"
"No because that won't be what happens, and you need to trust me."
So Stiles did, he let Lydia dress him in tight jeans and his favorite hoodie, and led him downstairs.
Lydia pushed him through the door to the dining room. The large table had been moved out, and replaced with a small table with candles.
"Go sit down, and wait. Everything is going to be fine." Lydia said hugging him.
He waited for about ten minutes, before he got up, and started pacing. He was so focused on what he was thinking about that when someone touched him, his fangs distended and he almost punched the person who was standing behind him.
"Whoa, it's just me Stiles." Derek said, placing a hand on Stiles' arm.
"Oh God. I'm sorry, Alpha – damn it, I mean Derek." He whined and put his hand over his mouth.
Derek smiled, like a teeth showing, eyes sparking, smile, and it was beautiful. Stiles never wanted Derek to not smile.
"Stiles, it's fine. We need to talk." When Derek led Stiles to the table, Stiles realized food was sitting on it. Someone much have come in while he was freaking out.
They ate for a few minutes in silence, until Derek spoke up.
"Stiles I swear this wasn't my idea, but I'm kinda glad they did this. Maybe not happy in the way it was approached, but still happy that we can talk about our relationship."
"Me too Derek. I just…wait…Do YOU want there to a relationship?" Derek blushed.
"You heard that…Yeah, but before we do that I need to be honest and tell you that your father came to before I left, and told me about what happened with the Alpha."
Stiles flinched, and Derek grabbed his hand.
"I was a little worried when he told me that you bit an Alpha, but he explained the reason, I was angry. Even more so when I met you. My wolf has been trying to force me to claim you since you got here, but if you don't want—"
Derek was stopped by Stiles, who leaned over the table, and kissed him right on the lips.
"Let it, I always said you should give the wolf pretty much anything it demands."
What Stiles didn't admit was his wolf had been going crazy since he met Derek.
"Stiles, are you sure? You know that's probably going to lead to…well I can control it. We don't have to…unless you want to." Derek was actually rambling about sex.
"Derek, shut up and kiss me." Stiles said.
Derek did what he was told and pulled Stiles into his lap.
"Bed." Stiles said around a kiss.
"Yours?" Derek said, picking Stiles up. Stiles wrapped his legs around Derek.
"Hmmmmmmm." Was all Stiles said.
Derek never once broke their kiss until they were in Stiles' bed.
Much later that night, after their wolves were content. They laid naked, holding each other, officially mates. Stiles thought about how right Lydia was.
