Thursday-Oct-28

Now this is new, in all of the ways that I am used to the paranormal and the shit that it puts a person through, yay for being a wanted criminal, well not me but it dose make for an interesting turn of events.

It's been a normal week with me cleaning up Derek's and my mess and refitting Dan's room adding a day bed to the upstairs until the rest of the house is completed I figured out why Stiles was in so much trouble he forgot to watch what he said and told Daniel about Scott being a werewolf Then in his rush to escape Scott's wrath bowled over Erica ripping her shirt beyond repair and showing her bra to the entire sheriffs station, stiles took off running he drove his jeep while Dan got Erica a new shirt and all three gave chase,

so while I forgave the other three Stiles was here every day after school, working his ass of to repay me / buy me a new pot and dinnerware set, his dad was very much behind the work and keeping Stiles out of trouble, and because Stiles was here everyday after school, when ever Scott wasn't with Alison, or at work with the vet, he was working right along with Stiles to help pay me back but also the kid didn't know what to do with him self without Stiles, witch was something Melissa could get behind just like the sheriff you would think these were two delinquents and not just a couple of tanagers. And of course Dan has Erica every night so after the boys are done and Daniel gets off work she takes the kids out for a run, well with Erica's condition more of a jog then stretches after, then the kids would would take over the living room for homework, it amazed me how the boys absorbed Erica in to their duo along with Alison making for an interesting foursome,

while Dan worked through the case most days and Ben fallowed John working closely with the FBI who were coordinating across the US, and all of the police in the jurisdictions,with Rick leading the arson investigation checking each place personally and working closely with local arson investigators double checking facts and righting reports, I was a back stop reading all the reports and checking things from the paranormal point of view and prior knowledge of Hunters moments and kill patterns, making us all busy so to make things easier every night this week the McCall's and the Stilinski's had dinner at our house, making it a big dinner affair with Ben, Dan, Erica, and I on top of the other two family's I knew it was short term but I had fun cooking for the bunch,

In all of this I visited Peter sometimes he's charming and devious, like he was when he visited grandma back home leaving an impression. And other times he's filled with grief and sorrow, the loss of his wife children, siblings and extended family causing deep scars in his heart, and sometimes there's darkness I catch glimpses, flashes, just enough to remind me to keep my guard up to not trust him all the way with the cases to not let him get to close to the kids that when he came in to my house he became my responsibility and if the asshole hurt anyone Alpha or not he would answer to my law, but everything I saw it made me redouble my efforts in to pack bonding dragging in Waldo and Daniel when ever I could and of course Derek was there nearly as often as I was, I tried inviting him to dinner but he always declined I think he was very UN-trusting towards me and mine but I could work with that, Grandma taught us how to calm wild animal from when we were young, I could handle surly.

Things were pretty quiet otherwise just very busy, I was sitting with Peter Tuesday night he was still feign being an invalid when the nurses were around or the docs, but other wise I was making him entertain me with stories of his nieces and nephews, while I reworked reports, with every story he told I would share some detail of the case it was a good way to make him talk, that is if my therapist was right about talking helping, not that I've noticed with this journal thing I mean I'm still working through the flashbacks and panic attacks, there is also the occasional nightmare but I got lucky most of my nights are well rested and dreamless,

I was trying to get Peter to talk about Laura, I still had no viable evidence as to what happened to her, I know that after Talia died that Laura became the Alpha of the Hale pack and that after she was torn apart that Peter inherited the title, but he would have been to week to take on an Alpha not to mention a lone Beta, no matter that she was his niece and it would take someone beyond callus to kill your own family, it would mean he was beyond repair, there was a lot I could handle but genocide was not one,

everything that I came up with didn't add up there was no way that someone would kill there own family...? right? That was the thought that troubled me always in the back ground every time I saw him, met him, or he crossed my mind, it was always there in the background, my wolf was unsettled by my thoughts and the unease in the pack, but is still capitulated to the Alpha. Although slowly Derek was integrated in to the pack, he got along swimmingly with Ben and Dan, he was cautious around me and the kids but he was trying I almost laughed my ass off when he, (with the best intentions mind you) tried to give Erica advice about school work and between his time and hers they were completely different classes. Dan and I nearly laughed our asses off that after the fact Ben and Stiles walked her through the math during dinner, Derek was quiet during dinner but you could feel the laughter in Peter even tho his acting was very good and you couldn't tell him from any other wheelchair bound invalid that was working his way through getting better.

Derek was still taking Peter home at the end of the night but all of that ended tomorrow which would be a good thing hopefully, but to day we had a early dinner with the Stilinski's and the McCall's and Alison whom Melissa insisted she come along, Erica, Ben, and Peter Derek dropped him off but he still wasn't comfortable staying with us but even as I helped Peter with dinner things were lively and loud the teenagers were arguing over something that happened in school it was funny to watch them interact,

Ben and Melissa were bonding over old bond movies which distracted Erica, she apparently loved bond Stiles drew Dan in to a conversation about the service which didn't interest Scott and Alison they were content with each others company John was so quiet he looked exhausted so with a couple of well placed nudges I got Peter to talk with the man soft inquires about John, The man was an over worked single father and town Sharif adult friends could help with the exhaustion I could smell coming off the man, the night was turning in to a pleasant evening and my wolf reviled in the scent of family the more dinners we had the more it soaked in too the house, it was soothing and by the smell of Scott and Peter it was having the same affect on them and their wolfs.

After dinner the kids cleared the table John put away leftovers and Dan did the dishes with Melissa, Ben helped my gimpy self load Peter in to Dan's suv, before we took off and Peter was content to be chauffeur back to the home he was looking out the window hands wandering aimlessly over the window when my phone goes off it was Derek's number "Hello, Derek."

"Hello Michael, how was dinner did everything go OK?"

Peter rolled his eyes so hard I could feel it "Yes Derek," Peter answered for me as much as the man needed the act and he knew he needed the act he did get tired of it, and the only time it truly seemed to show was when Peter was being smoothed Derek's voice faltered before he started again Peter talking back always seemed to shock the man which I found weird, the Peter I remembered was always salty why it shocked the younger man was beyond me.

"Uncle you are there, how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine Derek you are your fathers son, always worrying about everything, Michael is taking care of me just like you are paying him to, well more than that he dose a better job then the home I will be glad to be out of there tomorrow, now what do you want Derek."

There was silence on the other line so I spoke up "Are thou still with us?"

Peter snorted at my attempt at old speak, but it did get Derek back from Lala land "Sorry I was doing some research in to why Laura came back home she was looking for something and I was actually calling to talk to Peter do you mind?"

I shook my head like he could see me "Not a problem one sec," keeping my eyes on the road I handed the phone to Peter he held it awkwardly to his ear "what is the problem nephew?"

"Uncle when Laura came to see you did she show you anything? Or tell you why she came?"

Peter's tone remained calm and his heart was steady and there was nothing up with the sent in the air, but suddenly my wolf was on edge I subtlety changed my breathing counting my breaths and meditating to sooth my wolf, every time Laura's name was brought up around Peter put me on edge, "No Derek, I barely remember the visit, she told me about you...about work...I don't know Derek it was just nice to see her after so long,"

I didn't have to even be near Derek to know how guilty that made the man so I could understand the defensive tone "Do you know a man Named Adrien Harris? I found the name when looking up Laura, Do you think that something happened? Could he have hurt-"

That was as far as Derek got before Peter full on shifted and started to fight to get out of the car "Peter no Stop! You are going to hurt yourself, don't"

But I was to late even as I slammed on the brakes Peter had the door off the hinge's and shredded the seat belt what ever or who ever this Harris was had set off the alpha and that was not a good thing he was in a furry I could hear Derek calling from the phone "Peter? Michael? Hello? Anyone there?" I snatched my phone up from where Peter dropped it "Derek where is Harris, Peters wolf is in a rampage he full monster shifted I think he might kill him,"

"He's a teacher I'll go after him,-" that's all I got before the line went dead I quickly called Daniel "Dan get to the school Harris is a teacher and Peter went after him Derek's going to stop him but some police would be helpful Remember the teachers aid his name was Harris,"

Dan didn't waist time "Copy," was all she said before hanging up returning home I parked the car and gathered Ben and his rental car I needed a back up plan I hit the gas updating Ben on what happened in the short time since I had left called Dan again and she set the phone on to the police radio and we listened as they pulled up to the school and the unidentified suspect who attacked Harris and is now on the run, Young male, dark hair, wearing a leather jacket, and jeans on foot and on the run "Stop and drop me off I'll find Peter you Pick up surly meet back up at home," Waldo's voice was firm

I did as Ben asked and turned my car to fallow the chase I was a few blocks away and I was able to predict where sour wolf was heading roughly and my gamble paid off wen I turned in to the Ironworks and the cops reported that Derek turned in to the Ironworks and that the cops were getting Dogs I laughed out loud at the thought of Dogs willingly hunt down Derek.

Rolling down the window I caught the sent of Derek and wolfs bane then the lights commonly used by hunters my nails elongated no one would hurt my Pack stopping the car I opened my door and let out a howl loud a echoing, ringing around the space I could hear the dogs running away and any human would be left flinching, and bring Derek to me he got in to the car and I peeled out of the Ironworks before the hunters or police could start chasing again.

Turning my phone off speaker I called out to Daniel until she picked up "Hey Dan I got Derek we are going to swing back around and search out Peter, did you get Harris?"

"Yeah we picked him up he was a little shaken but he had a list a list that Laura brought with her when she came back, when you get Peter back gimme a call oh and expect a deputy to swing by the house,"

"Wait Dan send them to the hospital it will be better especially if they need to talk to Peter or Derek,"

"Good idea Mie, I'll see you at the house,"

I turned to Derek there's a bag in the back seat full of my friends clothes find something that will fit and change really quick then when you find Peter you can get your car and meet us at the home,"

I could smell the confusion on the man "with new Clothes you will look different and being in the hospital will give you a different look and it will be less likely for a positive Id"

"Oh" was his reply he garbed the bag while I rolled down the widows to search for Peter and Ben, my nose was accurate enough to pick up both to them they were not far form the school and by the smell they were together, parking close to the woods we bailed out of the car fallowing the sent and approaching Peter with care they were in a clearing Peter fully wolfed out but Ben was seated at his side leaning against him his presence soothing Peter I did the same thing sitting on the other side of Peter and letting Derek do all of the talking, "Hey uncle Peter, can we play a game,"

Now don't get me wrong there are a lot of ways to calm a person down but this felt beyond weird to me talking to an enraged Alpha wolf, but some how those words froze Peter his sent changed in to someone waiting for something, anticipating something excitedly. Suddenly Derek shifted and tackled Peter shocking the shit out of me and by the scent Ben too, we watched as Derek and Peter wrestled rolling and flopping about, and the more shocking thing was that between one flop and the the next Peter was down to his Beta form, then when Peter pinned Derek they were both laughing Ben spoke up "Sooo is this a privet joke or can anyone join?"

Peter got up helping Derek to his feet "when we were growing up Talia started it anytime any one of would start to lose it then we would use the phrase 'can we play a game' and then tackle them after a while that phrase became an ingrained response, bringing us back and in turn we taught the kids," Peter pulled Derek in to a tight hug "Thank you Derek," then he hugged me and Ben I basked in the pack bond before Ben got us up and moving he shoved peter and I in to the back seat "You can get to your car Derek?"

Derek who was picking up the clothes he had chosen from the ground outside the car "I just need to track down the brats," they were going to meet me outside the iron works I'll just give Stiles a call,"

Ben nodded sliding in to the drivers seat and I poked my head out of the widow "Drop the kids off and hurry to the hospital you need to beat the deputy's."

Derek nodded before taking off on the woods while Ben drove us back to the home taking the long route taking our time while avoiding the cops who were searching the streets for Harris's attacker, arriving at the home I use my cane and with Ben's help got Peter in to his chair and in to the home the night receptionist greeted us happily there was already an orderly there to help us get him back to bed seeing as even with rehab Peter could barely stand if you go by human healing, and the burn scars were a still raw evident. I was more worried about mental health and the lack of stability in Peters life.

We just got Peter settled when I heard the tell tail sound of Derek's car pulling up outside bidding goodnight to the orderly he told us that a nurse would be by in an hour to get Peter ready for lights out. The minute Derek stepped in to the room he went straight to Peters side and sat on the edge of the bed holding his uncles hand, "Peter what happened? Why did you get so angry?"

Just those few words set Peter on edge his wolf right there on the edge eyes flashing I moved to Peters other side while Ben clapped him on his shoulder standing next to Derek grounding him with the feeling of pack even with us all there there was a hostile growl in his words, "Laura shes gone - my pack – Harris knows a witness."

a deep rumbling growl permeated the room and Derek and I flashed our eyes at Peter but Ben was the one to speak up voice soft and slow "Peter please, Talk dirty to me."

I choked on my own spit Derek fell out of his chair gaping at Ben, Peter was just blank face and for a heart beet everything was frozen then Peter burst out laughing doing a complete 180* from bleakness to outright joy his laughter was calming and slowly we got over our shock

Its easy to forget how Waldo could be sometimes he was quiet and easily disappearing in a crowed but always in times of high emotion would say the most shocking of things out of thin air with no context at all he was just so unassuming that you could easily forget the flaw in his sens of humor, I rolled my eyes at Waldo but it was Peter that spoke "Thank you Benjamin" "Don't" was all the protest Ben got out, "I'm sorry for losing myself, please Derek stop gaping you will catch fly's that way."

I chuckled at the look on Waldos face at being called by his full name I let go of Peter and stood walking away from the the bed to look out the window while pulling my phone to shoot of a quick text to Dan, that we were set for the cops, taking a seat on the window sill Derek sat back on to the edge of the bed I gauged the rooms emotions by sent Peter content with a forced calm masking a sharp acrid sent of a hostile wolf, Derek his perpetual sadness soft like a memory overshadowed by the shock he was still feeling, made comical by the looks he kept shooting Ben whose sent was light and airy clearly enjoying the whole thing but with a seriousness that belayed the look on his face, the buzz from my phone startled me from my scent perusal,

*late night suspect is talking, I will be late*

*...so...?*

*DiscrIpTion included*

my heart leapt drawing the Hales attention I read the caps D I T, first letter a name Derek, IT our short hand form when we were kids 'In Trouble' *WheN will you be home?* capitalizing the W and the N in one word, a way to find when the hammer was going to fall,

*roughly 23:15 depending on travel*

I leapt to my feet "Derek it's time for you to go. Make sure all of you paperwork is good for Peter tomorrow then you have to hide Harris is blaming you for the attack." the only number that we needed was the minutes anything over and hour we could talk in person but right now we had 15 minutes.

Peter was the first to react pulling Derek in to a tight hug before all but pushing him out the door, Derek stumbled but then he caught him self shooting me a look that clearly said take care of my uncle, before he was gone and with in minutes the telltale sound of his car starting and leaving the lot Peter had the same focused look that I did listening for anything to fo wrong I looked to Ben who was watching us "He's gone,"

Ben nodded "what are we supposed to do?"

"We wait for the police to show up and we play the game and bring down the bad guys while clearing Derek's name." Peter was set in his determination his sent set and solid.

I nodded shooting a last text off to Dan *OK, stay Safe,* the sign off saying that things were good on my side, no reply means that things were going down like the titanic and a simple 'Got it' would tell Dan that I needed time and to start a distraction.

The shuffle of nurses clogs in the hall alerted me before the door opened the door and with a covert hand gesture Ben took a seat in the spare chair I didn't move from the windowsill and I started a conversation out of nowhere plopping right in to the middle of it "Well after talking with the construction supervisor they are thinking the house will be all finished by 8th of December give or take the time it takes for the paint to dry and to put decorations..."

I cut off as the door opened and a nurse poked her head in she smiled at us "Sorry for interrupting just checking in,"

I smiled Dan's 10,000 watt smile "We are good, thank you. We will only be a little while longer."

She nodded looked over the room one more time before moving on, I shared a look with Peter while Ben slumped in his seat "Sometimes I'm jealous of your your fluffy powers but at the same time I am content to never know something about other people."

I waggled my eyebrows at him "Oh like when was the last time you had sex?"

Peter gave him a wolfish grin "Or had some alone time?"

Ben Groaned aloud but his scent gave away his amusement as Peter and I laughed that was when I heard the sound of multiple cars pulling up outside from the sound of doors closing 5 people were coming in I peaked outside reporting what I saw out loud "2 cars FBI and cops 5 people coming in John is among them,"

Peter "OK then what do we do about Ben?"

I smacked my forehead without Dan's suv and Ben being here we needed a quick story "flat tire, I picked you up so you wont be late getting Peter home" was Ben's offering I nodded "Works for me any holes Peter?" I checked with Peter and he just shook his head "It would also explain our time line and how much longer it took us to get here,"

we shared a nod and settled in talking quietly about dinner something inane and unsuspecting when there was an ofical sounding knock on the door, Ben got up and answered the door looking convincingly confused "John? What is going on?"

John sounded equally confused "Ben what are you doing here?"

I spoke up from the the other side of Peters bed "John?" Ben opened the door to show the two agents and john standing in the door, "I got a flat, so Ben gave us a lift so we could get Peter back before curfew. What is going on with you? Why are you here so late?"

John sighed rubbing his eyes "There was an attack on a teacher at the high school, while we are looking for the suspect the teacher gave himself away as an accomplice to the Hale fires,,"

"SO you came to talk with Peter now?" I raised a brow to match my disbelief but the look on Johns face was set unpleasantly dropping my eyebrow in to a concerned farrow "John?"

"Ben, Michael if you wouldn't mind I need to speak to Mr. Hale privately," I stepped back from Peters side and over to Ben's side using the motion to hide the patting motion I made with my hand to Peter stopping him from getting riled "We will be waiting out side please do not upset Peter John he is still recovering as you know,"

Ben and I stepped waited for John and the agents to step in before closing the door behind them I pulled Ben down to the lounge only a few rooms away before taking a seat and leaning back against the wall closing my eyes to listen in on the conversation, using short hand ASL to keep Ben informed of what was taking place back in Peters room.

John "Hello Peter, sorry to intrude on your evening but we have some questions to go over with you, This is agent David Ross and his Partner Resse Warrner for the FBI,"

I heard shifting then Peters voice soft and frail "Agents, John what questions do you have so late tonight?"

John sighed "I'm sorry for the lateness Peter, but there was an attack at the high school and we have some questions for you regarding your nephew Derek,"

"Derek?"

"Yes Peter I am sorry, but he has come under suspicion as the attacker, we are running down all leads but we need to find your nephew, have you seen him recently?" there was a shifting in the room and I assumed the agents were uncomfortable with the image Peter put forth "John Derek was here tonight, he came to check in, tomorrow I am moving to the Shaw's,"

the male agent Ross spoke up "HE was here? How long ago? Did he stay long? Was he acting suspicious?" I felt my hackles rise my alpha was under attack, and logically I knew it was just questions but animal instinct told me to defend my alpha Ben must of read my thought because he put a grounding hand on my shoulder forcing me to stay seated.

"No Derek was fine, he checked on me, we said goodnight and he told me he was going double check the moving paperwork before he left, and that was all, John are you cretin Derek did this? Do you have proof"

I held me breath the devious man he was luring them in to his web asking his subtle questions and finding a way to put the ball in our court. The hesitancy in johns voice was telling "The witness is certain he saw your nephew, but with out cameras or more viable witnesses, and no way to get in contact with your nephew things are not looking good for your nephew, at the moment."

I signed all that to Ben and he whisper quickly in the pause "So the change of clothes will be be a good cover for the cameras here they wont match the description of the suspect that attacked the teacher or the one that fled in to Iron works, but its not full proof where is Derek staying?"

I shrugged "Not a clue, his scent is heavier around the Hale house but that place is just a shell,"

Peter spoke again "There are cameras here, could those prove hes innocent? They should also have his phone on file would that help?"

"Yes that would, what brought your nephew back to town?" that was the other agent she was young and eager but that was a question no one should ask a grieving invalid,

Peter's voice did a drastic change breaking completely like he had no control of his emotions the sobbing and wailing the only thing I could make out was Laura's name, that was something I haden't experienced before coming from Peter just the loss of his niece was braking all of the rehab we had put in to the Alpha before I could get out of my chair Ben was up and running, his pack bond was stronger then I had anticipated, I fallowed quickly behind him Waldo forced the door open while I yelled for a nurse, Ben and I pushed passed the agents and John who was trying but failing to calm Peter down out of the way,

Peter was curled up on the bed rocking fiercely back and forth clawing at his ears moaning and screaming even with his eyes shut tight I could feel his eyes were alpha red. Ben pulled his hands down encircling his wrists and soothingly running his thumbs over Peters plus points I through my arms around his neck making it look like I was restraining him as much as Ben was but instead we were clamming the broken alpha stopping him from full on shifting, or hurting himself further. then I remembered Derek "Uncle Peter, can we play a game" I whispered in to his ear before hugging him even tighter around the neck and shoulder.

A nurse and a few orderly came in the nurse quickly administrated the drugs while one orderly helped Ben and I restrain Peter and the other orderly ushered the cops out of the room it didn't take long for Peter to calm down, and with in moments Peter was out cold and Ben and i were asked nicely to leave then the door slammed behind us, they must of used enough to knock him out temporarily,

Ben slapping the wall next to agent Ross's head startled everyone he was radiating anger like a great Dane protecting its territory, this agent stepped on one of Ben's land mines never endanger family. Stepping fast I linked my arm with Ben's pulling him off the agent with a twist locking his arm behind him with minimal force putting granite in to my voice I stared down John and the Agents "I don't know what you were thinking but that man has bin traumatized unlike you could ever imagine, he is barely starting to heal and you are no where near helping him or your case."

exaggerating my limp I walked Waldo out to the car before I let him go he wrenched away still fuming he glared "Why did you stop me, they"

I cut him off reining in my desire for blood "They were doing their job, how every poorly it seemed to us we are biased on Peters side so anything they do wrong is going to piss us off, but like fuck I'm letting you through away your job in Seattle,"

Ben sighed before he hit the car roof opening the passengers side he slid in the acrid scent he gave off unpleasant for my nose, going around to the driver side and taking the wheel I rolled down my window driving us safely back tot he house where Dan was not home yet, Ben got out and with a quick hand gesture told me he was going for a walk and showed that he had his phone, "If you find the car door bring it back,"

He waved me off sighing I went inside the kids had finished cleaning up after dinner and the furniture was all back in its place there wasn't anything to do while I waited for Dan to get back so I went back out to the Suv where I got to work fixing the car Dan was going to be pissed when she came back,

A/N:

so it's coming along...slowly, hope you enjoy.