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To andrewjameswilliams – Thank you so much for your review! Glad you liked the last chapter. Yeah, I figured that the Sheriff would probably be one of the few people Stiles would listen too when he was too angry to really think. Yeah, I'm not really much a fan of Hayden either. I do like that Liam got a love interest, but her character and personality, I didn't really like. I think the writers could've done better with her. Hope you like this chapter!
To NinjaFang1331 – Thank you so much for your review! Hope you like this chapter!
To Anita – Thank you so much for your review! Well, Scott's Mom didn't actually drive his bike, she just made him take her car. And yeah, Stiles is going to be a bit dumb for a while. I'm not going to say anything about your predictions cause I don't want to give anything away, but I do really like the idea of Scott collapsing in front of Stiles. Hope you like this chapter!
To nathanmiiller – Thank you so much for your review! Yeah, I think the Sheriff was and is probably the only person who could truly get through to Stiles when he was pushing everybody else away. So glad you liked the last chapter! And yes, Mason is awesome! I hope you like this chapter!
AN – Here is chapter 11! This one is a little bit shorter. Sorry. I hope you guys still like it though!
Enjoy!
It took almost two days for Scott and Stiles to complete their plan to rescue Kira, the hardest part being finding out where she was. The kitsune's father wasn't sure if whether or not the two teenagers should be going down to Mexico to get her, as he did believe along with Kira's mother that she would get the help she needed as well as the fact that it could be dangerous. But seeing how many dangers Scott and Stiles had faced before already, and seeing that they, or at least, Scott, was determined to go get her, he decided to help. Personally though, Scott believed that Mr. Yukimura was just as worried about Kira as he was.
Another reason it took longer then they wanted it to, was because of the condition of Stiles's jeep. It was still in pretty bad shape after Parrish flipped it and lit it on fire, but Stiles managed to fix it up. He did have to buy some more duct tape though. Once it was fixed, for the most part, Stiles texted Scott that he was ready to go. Barely a minute passed before Scott replied that he was also ready, as he was just waiting on Stiles, and the high school senior started driving his somewhat fixed Jeep to his friend's house.
It was only going to be the two of them on the trip to Shiprock, where Kira was. They both asked Lydia if she wanted to come along, but while she was concerned about her friend, she said 'no'. Her reasoning was that she wanted to try and talk to Malia, see what was going on with the werecoyote as well as talking with Parrish about him being a hellhound, but the two boys knew there was another reason, one she wasn't saying. She wanted them to go alone because she wanted them to actually talk and try to fix their relationship and knew that if she came along, she would get stuck in the middle of their problems. So, Scott and Stiles were to head off on the long drive to Mexico alone, with no mediator.
While the werewolf Alpha didn't give away at all how he felt about that, Stiles wasn't sure how he felt. On one hand, he could finally tell Scott what happened with Donovan, so that he could clear the air if Scott really didn't know the true story of what happened that night with the chimera. On the other hand, there was a part of him that reminded him of how his best friend looked at him that night in the rain, when he confronted him about what happened. What if Scott did know the real story and truly did think he was a murderer? That part of Stiles made him question if it was a good idea to bring it up on the trip. As Stiles arrived at the McCall residence and parked the Jeep, he decided that he would wait for now.
"Scott! I'm here!" Stiles shouted as he entered the house. He quickly froze in his tracks when he saw who was actually in the house. Scott wasn't there, or at least, not in sight, but Isaac, Cora, Jackson, and Ethan were. Isaac and Cora were sitting on the couch while Jackson and Ethan were standing by them. The werewolves all looked up when they heard and saw him come inside.
"When did all of you guys get here?" Stiles questioned with a slight smile. He was happy to see Isaac, and was okay with Cora and Ethan, but wasn't sure about Jackson. If the former lacrosse captain was there to help them, then he would gladly take it. If not, he would get his Dad to run him out of town.
"About an hour ago." Isaac answered, standing up to give Stiles a hug when he saw the fellow teenager coming over to him, opening his arms as he did so. Normally, Isaac wasn't really one who liked to be touched, instinctively feeling as though he was about to be hit, punched, or kicked thanks to his Dad, but since he had somewhat missed Stiles, he let it slide. He had also given Scott a hug as well when they arrived.
"Why are you here?" Stiles then asked once he had pulled out of the quick but tight embrace, looking over at Cora, Ethan, and Jackson who hadn't moved at all from their spots.
"Scott called Derek, who then called us." Ethan explained. Stiles's eyebrows shot up a little at that. After Derek had left with Braeden, they had received hardly any word from him. He didn't at all think that the older man would come back to Beacon Hills after everything that had happened to him here, but if Scott had called him and asked, of course he would've.
"Where is Derek? And where is Scott?" Stiles asked, looking around the room again to see if they actually were here and he just didn't see them the first time.
"They're both upstairs." Cora replied, turning up her head to look at the ceiling. Stiles did the same, hearing the footsteps of two people walking towards the stairs.
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Scott slowly pealed the bandage off his chest, revealing the injuries underneath that still hadn't healed at all. Derek stood stoic, just like he always did, but he couldn't keep the anger and concern he was feeling when he saw the wounds from showing in his eyes. Scott opened his mouth, about to tell him that he was okay and that it wasn't that bad, but Derek spoke first.
"Don't even think of telling me that it's not as bad as it looks. I've been injured many times and have seen several injuries to know what's bad or not. And though those wounds aren't bleeding, they're still bad." Derek told him with a forceful tone, though Scott could clearly see the concern in the older werewolf's blue eyes.
After Derek, Cora, Isaac, Ethan, and Jackson had arrived in Beacon Hills, they immediately came over to Scott's house, much to his surprise. He knew Derek was coming as the former Alpha had told him he was after Scott revealed everything that had happened in the last few weeks, but Scott didn't know that Derek was bringing the others. He was happy to see them though.
Once they had arrived, Scott quickly gathered that Derek had only told them some of what happened. Jackson and Cora knew about Scott being a True Alpha and they all knew that Scott now had another beta, Liam, and that Liam's best friend Mason knew about them being werewolves. Jackson had been told that Lydia was a banshee, and of Allison's death. He actually hugged Scott and said 'sorry about Allison' when he arrived which completely surprised the Alpha, but he accepted the hug nonetheless. They all also knew about Theo and the Dread Doctors and the chimeras.
But when no one brought up Scott's dying and coming back, or his still healing injuries, he knew that Derek had kept that to himself, which he was grateful for. However, Derek did almost immediately ask to talk to him alone and once they got to the privacy of Scott's room, the older werewolf practically demanded to see the injuries, wanting to make sure that Scott was okay, which was why they were there now.
"Maybe, but I'm fine, or, I will be fine. I just need more time to heal." Scott responded, putting a new bandage over the wounds to keep them from getting infected.
"Maybe, but I think you really should keep an eye on that, and take it easy until it does fully heal." Derek informed him as Scott put his shirt back on, hiding any evidence that he was actually injured.
After getting his shirt on, Scott looked back over at Derek. There was an unfamiliar expression on his face and the teenager didn't know what it was. He was about to ask what was wrong, but before he could, his ears picked up the sound of a vehicle coming to a stop in front of the house. Scott went over to the window, and saw the familiar Jeep parked in front of the house and Stiles making his way to the door.
"Stiles is here." Scott stated, even though he didn't need too. Only seconds after Scott spoke, they both heard the door open and Stiles's voice downstairs, wondering where his best friend was.
"Come on." Scott told Derek as grabbed his small duffle bag he had already packed and made his way out of his bedroom, the other werewolf following right behind him.
"There you are." Stiles said once he saw his friend coming down the stairs. When he saw the older man also coming down, he greeted him, "Hey Derek."
"Stiles." Was all Derek said, giving the human teenager a nod once he reached the floor.
"So, why did you call them?" Stiles asked Scott, before looking at the group, quickly adding, "I mean, I'm glad to you see guys, but, why?"
"Because with everything that Theo did, I thought that having a third party who hasn't been affected by his lies and tricks would be helpful. It also doesn't hurt that Theo, as far as we know, knows nothing about them which could come in handy. And if we are taking on a pack of chimeras and the Dread Doctors, then we are going to need all the help we can get." Scott explained his line of thinking.
"Good idea." Stiles said with a nod. He then looked over at Derek and asked, "No Braeden with you?"
"She's already with Malia. I guess Malia found more information about her mother and wanted some help and since Braeden was the one hunting her, she thought she was the best person to help." Derek filled the human in on what had happened since they got back. Stiles nodded, letting him know that he heard him.
"You ready to go?" Scott asked, putting his duffle bag on the floor as he reached for his jacket.
"Yeah, the Jeep's about as good as it's going to be unless I manage to get over a grand and take it to the shop and actually get it fixed." Stiles replied. It had taken him at least two rolls of duct tape to put the engine back together and keep it together, and there were still other problems with the vehicle he had to keep an eye on.
"Alright. You guys okay with keeping an eye on things here while we're gone?" Scott questioned, slipping his arms into the sleeves of his coat.
"We'll be fine. We'll keep an eye on Theo, and the rest of the pack." Derek spoke for the group that he had brought back to the city with him. Isaac, Ethan, Jackson, and Cora all nodded, letting Scott know that Derek was right.
"Keep most of your attention on Theo though. We didn't and look what happened." Stiles chimed in with a somewhat bitter tone that immediately had everyone looking at him, except for Scott, who decided to look at the floor. Stiles didn't notice the others staring at him, but did see Derek's eyes narrowing at him.
"What's up with you?" Derek asked, staring at Stiles with a slightly threatening look in his eyes.
"Nothing." Stiles answered defensively as he started to wonder what Scott had all told them. Derek's narrowed eyes flashed at Stiles's voice, but before he could respond at all, he saw Scott standing behind Stiles, shaking his head while there was a pleading look in his brown eyes. The Alpha didn't want him to push Stiles.
"Before you go, Scott, I need to talk to you about something, privately." Derek said, silently agreeing with the teenager to not push Stiles, but also not about to let the issue just slide.
"Yeah, sure." Scott replied, knowing exactly what it was that Derek wanted to talk about.
"Okay." Derek said, then turned around and walked to the other side of the house and turned the corner so he was out of sight. Scott followed right behind him, leaving Stiles and the other werewolves completely confused as to what was going on. They were all taken back by Stiles's attitude and were all just as curious as to why he was acting this way, but they had also seen Scott try to defuse the situation and silently tell them not to confront his best friend since childhood on the matter.
"What the h*ll is up with him?" Derek demanded in a quiet voice so Stiles wouldn't hear. He knew that the others would be able to hear him no matter how quietly he was talking.
"I told you what happened, or at least, what I do know. Stiles basically blames me for everything that Theo did." Scott informed him. Though he had been completely honest with Derek about what happened, or at least, with his side of the story, he hadn't told him how angry Stiles was with him as he didn't want to talk about it over the phone.
"But he's acting like he's the only victim in all of this. He's not. You were the one that was killed Scott." Derek reminded him. Scott glanced over at where Stiles and his other friends were even though they were completely out of sight, then lowered his gaze to the floor.
"Wait, he doesn't know, does he?" Derek suddenly realized, smelling the pain and guilt from Scott, putting the pieces together without needing the Alpha to say anything.
"No. And you can't tell him." Scott replied, raising his head to look up at Derek again.
"Why? Who actually does know?" Derek then questioned, completely confused as to what Scott's line of thinking and reasoning was.
"My Mom, Liam's friend Mason, Lydia, and Theo. Just they know." Scott answered.
"And why haven't you told the others?" Derek questioned, his tone making it clear that he wasn't leaving without an answer. So, Scott gave him one.
"Because they've already lost any faith they ever had in me because of how I trusted Theo and let him divide us. If they knew what Theo did, then how on earth are they going to believe that we can defeat him?" Scott explained himself. Derek could easily understand the Alpha's line of reasoning, but then he saw something in Scott's eyes that shouldn't be there, and knew there was more to the story.
"You're not telling me the whole truth." Derek told him. Scott looked a little like a deer caught in the headlights before an almost grief like expression shone through his eyes.
"I don't want to talk about it right now Derek. And we don't have time to get into it. Please, just drop it. And don't tell anyone about what happened with Theo." Scott told Derek, his voice sounding on the edge of pleading.
"Okay." Derek reluctantly agreed. He didn't think it was right, that the Alpha's friends and pack members should know so they knew how much of a threat Theo could be, but he also understood that at times, an Alpha needed to show his strength, especially when dealing with a threat. Showing weakness could indeed make those loyal to him leave, thinking he wasn't strong enough to lead them, to protect them. And since Scott also apparently had another reason, it was probably also a fair one, so he dropped it.
"You haven't already told anyone, have you?" Scott then asked. While Isaac, Cora, Ethan, and Jackson hadn't given any sign that they knew what happened between him and his pack and Theo, that didn't mean they didn't know.
"No." Derek answered. When Scott had called him and told him what was happening, and after Derek had called the others, he decided not to give them any details. He had heard Scott struggling not to cry, heard his voice breaking as he revealed what he had been dealing with and believed he should respect Scott's privacy. Apparently, it was a good thing he did since Scott told him he didn't want others to know that Theo had actually killed him.
"Good." Scott muttered, then said, "I'll see you when I get back."
"Be careful Scott." Derek told him, putting his hand on Scott's shoulder, giving it a comforting squeeze before letting his hand drop.
"You too." Scott replied, then turned around and started walking back to where his friends were.
"Everything alright?" Isaac asked once he saw Scott coming back into the living room where he and the others were waiting.
"Yeah, everything's good." Scott answered while Derek now arrived back in the room.
"Okay, let's go." Stiles said, keeping his eyes on Scott as he didn't want to know for sure if Derek was glaring at him again.
Scott nodded, grabbed his bag from where he had dropped it, waved goodbye to the werewolves that would soon be leaving for Derek's loft since he still owned it, and followed Stiles out to his Jeep. Once they got into the vehicle, Scott moved to put his bag in the backseat. He then turned and put his seatbelt on, as did Stiles.
"Alright, let's get out of here." Stiles mumbled, and put the Jeep in drive and started heading down the road to get to the highway where they would turn to travel down south.
AN – Hope you guys liked this chapter. Coming up next, Liam finds out Scott is gone and meets a stranger with some advice for him.
