"I cannot believe Stiles has a twin," Isaac remarked, smirking at Stefan.

"I know me either," Derek said, shaking his head. "Isn't one Stiles enough?"

They were all gathered in the Hale kitchen, even Stefan who had wanted very badly to stay close to Stiles since they'd only just met. Stiles and Derek had both agreed he was welcome at the Hale house.

"This is a nice house Stiles," Stefan told his brother, looking over at him.

"I know," Stiles nodded with a grin. "I love it more everyday. I never would have imagined I'd ever live here not too long ago, or that it could ever look nice."

Derek gave him a look. Stiles knew the house was one of his mate's soft spots.

"I told you this house wasn't bad," he remarked. "It was a nice house before the fire too."

"Yeah I wasn't saying it wasn't Derek," Stiles said. "Just saying how strange I would have found it to live here at one time, with you."

Derek smiled at him.

"Yeah," Derek said. "Things really do change. I never would have thought myself capable of falling in love, much less with a person like you, except I did."

Stiles was looking at him smiling. Stefan listened with interest. Isaac and Erica didn't seem to have much to say about it.

"It was just the little things between us, the things you did started to get under my skin, to grow on me. I think it was that night at the police station I really first realized it. I loved you, and believe me Stiles, at the time I so badly wished I didn't. I was still hurt by love."

Stiles nodded. He didn't mind Derek saying all this in front of everyone. He wanted them to shout their love from the rooftops.

"You two are such a sweet couple," Stefan remarked, smiling at Stiles who blushed a little. "I can see that. You really have chemistry."

"Thank you Stefan," Derek replied with a small smile.

He'd really come a long way in quite a few things. There was a time Derek would never have discussed his feelings openly with others. He owed it all to Stiles, he realized. Stiles had not only gotten inside of him, he'd changed him. His once closed and cold heart was opening more and more.

Stiles had kissed Lydia the night before, but Derek realized now it had been a spur of the moment kind of thing. Stiles didn't want to be with anyone else, and he hadn't let it go any further. He hadn't cheated.

Derek knew in that moment that he forgave Stiles. He loved him, and he only wanted them to be together always.

His eyes fell on Isaac and Erica holding hands casually, and he grinned a little.

"Speaking of relationships," Derek said. "I see we have a new pack supercouple."

Surprisingly that Erica blushed and seemed to have nothing to say. She really had changed since everything that had happened.

"Yeah," Isaac replied. "I just knew that I had feelings for her, that's all. I'm glad we're together."

Erica looked at him, smiling, knowing that he meant it. She was glad she was with Isaac too. Boyd was gone, but she was finding she could love again.

It was more than that, she felt like she was starting to love Isaac like she never had anyone else. It used to be Boyd she envisioned as her mate, but that person was slowly becoming Isaac in her mind.

ooOoo

Boyd lay unconscious in his cage. Lisa Berns stood by gazing at him, arms folded. Thinking only of putting Derek in a cage, or chaining him up to the wall, displaying his entire body for her to torture.

Maybe she wanted to draw out some pleasure and then take it away with the torture. She was going to make him suffer. She'd have him crying for his Stiles alright.

That's what she truly wanted, to make Derek cry for his Stiles, to know he'd never see him again. It would be soon. She wished Tommy would hurry up with that serum. They needed it to take down the werewolves with a single shot.

Pity Chris Argent didn't want to assist her. She wanted him to see her in battle, and she wanted something more too. Lisa wanted someone to want her. Did she want Chris Argent to want her?

Despite what people often assumed, Dave was only her brother. She still remembered when she'd had Tommy. Boy wouldn't Derek Hale be in for a nasty shock? Maybe she'd tell him that too, who had helped her conceive her son.

She wasn't sure she wanted to kill Derek quickly at all. Lisa really reveled in torture and making others suffer. She could draw out her pleasure for a long time on Derek.

"You will cry out for Stiles," she spoke aloud to herself. "Yet he will not be able to save you. He'll never find you. I want you both to suffer. Stiles will cry for you. You will never be together again."

That was a promise, as far as she was concerned.

ooOoo

"Let's go," Carter announced. "Its time."

Lisa put down the book she was reading. Daniel and Dustin put down the X-Box controllers. They stood proud and tall, ready to obey their alpha's commands.

They were off, making their way for the Hale house with record speed. The preserve with its greenery practically flashed by them.

Suddenly they stopped. The Hale house lay in front of them, still a good distance away. They crouched down into some bushes. There were lights on.

"Good they're awake," Carter whispered, eyes lighting up with delight. "Time for the fun."

ooOoo

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