Chapter Fourteen
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In Hill Valley, Ladislaus is preparing his recently bought stately house on the edges of the city limits. It is near the far western side of the Beacon Hills Preserve. Stiles and John, naturally, have rooms in their house so as Nick and his family. Most of the Stilinskis are joining in for the feast since they want to find out who are the Alphas whether male or female who are interested to mate with Stiles. It is their Stiles after all.
"I don't like this… nope… totally not liking it at all." Stiles said to Nick and their other cousin Sven. Sven just arrived earlier in the morning from Sweden. It was him and Nick who picked up their cousin to represent the side of the family from Sweden as his parents couldn't come to the event.
"Why does it have to be me?" Stiles questions since Nick is also a winter wolf. However, Stiles does know the answer to that. It so happens that the most prized winter wolf is a white winter wolf. Stiles happens to be that white winter wolf in question; and, Nick, little did Stiles know, is not available on the market of wolves. Nick still hasn't told Stiles about his girlfriend that his grandfather already said yes to.
"You're nervously afraid on what will happen tonight." Sven said the obvious, clearly sniffing Stiles' scent.
"I think good old grandpa invited the pack I happen to I belong too." Stiles said. "And it's not like I found my mate right of the bat like some others."
"HEY! I stumbled on him. If he hadn't looking the wrong way, I wouldn't have found him." Sven scoffed.
"You still haven't told them what you are, aren't you?" Sven added after getting the classic eye-roll-reply from his cousin.
"He didn't." Nick replied instead of Stiles. "And Stiles, you know it would be rude if grandpa didn't invite the Alpha of the territory we live in."
Before Stiles could even reply, another Stilinski came into the room.
"I keep hearing about this Derek guy and you have to tell me about it." Marija Stilinski said as she came into the room where the boys are. She's another cousin of Stiles coming from the European side of the family.
"Well, for starters, he is the Alpha who told about me and spread the rumor of being a mate to a winter wolf." Stiles assumed.
Marija continued to ask Stiles about who Derek is and Stiles being Stiles continued to babble about Derek to his cousins. Sven and Nick were actively listening to their cousin and occasionally smirking. The two of them knew Stiles was smitten about Derek.
After they exhausted every information about Derek, Marija dragged Stiles and the rest of the guys outside to practice for something they need to do as part of a family tradition that night.
"Stupid tradition." Stiles muttered under his breath.
Later that night, the Hale-McCall Pack drove to the event with Derek being all nervous. Derek will be finding out who is this winter wolf is and the other fact that there might be other Alphas in the event. In his Camaro were is his family, Peter, Cora, and Deaton, who surprisingly came with them, while in Jackson's Porsche, Lydia, Danny and Isaac; and in Allison's RAV4, Scott, Erica and Boyd. All of them are looking sharp and fabulous thanks to the combined effort of the four ladies and Peter and Isaac. Who knew that they could put their two Alphas down to fix their hair or it is more like Lydia and Danny threatened them with wolfsbane if they didn't obey.
"Do you want to look good?" Lydia questions Derek. She's holding a vial of wolfsbane oil extract in her hand, threateningly. Derek wondered a bit on how she got the extract and how long she had been carrying it.
"Yes." Derek said flatly.
"And let Danny fix your hair." Lydia shot at him.
On the other hand, Deucalion never received any invitations. Ennis reported that there is some sort of party for the winter wolf that night. To what extent on how Ennis heard or found out the party, Deucalion didn't know. Deucalion is furious why he isn't invited at all. In his mind, he should have been invited by those winter wolves. He is after all, the ALPHA of ALPHAS.
Crashing the party is their plan.
Stiles would not be pleased or least bit impressed by the act. But Deucalion being him is fully of himself.
"You do know that Jackson is planning something drastic to win the bet right?" Allison asked Erica who sat on the back of the car with Boyd.
"You don't think I know that." Erica said.
"Anyone of you knows a plan to stall this till January." Allison then asked the other three.
"We should get Stiles just till New Year away from the other four." Boyd suggested.
"And how are we going to do that?" Allison asked.
"Scott would always ask Stiles to go and play video games with him or have a marathon of the Star Wars." Erica said.
"And what if I have work?" Scott asked.
"Allison could train him extensively at the preserve and tire him out so that if the other four tried to hang out with him, Stiles would be exhausted and he'll rest instead. Boyd could take him to the movies; you know how both of them like to watch new movies. And you how long I take to shop around the mall."
"You got this all planned did you?" Scott asked Erica.
"Oh, I do." Erica said, grinning.
"And while we are doing those things with him, we need to drop hints about Derek liking him." Boyd added.
"That's the idea." Erica said.
As they drove into the drive way, they were awestruck about the house. It was stately and big. Clearly, this family with winter wolves is pretty rich. Derek and the other two cars pulled up and valets took their car. The moment Derek stepped out of the car; the other guests were giving him that look. Theirs looks at him is judge-y and would later result into several gossips. Derek psyched himself up with the help of Scott and Jackson. He will get thru this night and find out who the winter wolves are.
"So this is like prom for werewolves." Isaac said sarcastically taking Danny's arm protectively. Danny just chuckled.
"There's Deucalion." Peter quickly whispered both to Derek and Scott. The moment the two Alphas of Beacon Hills set their gaze on him, they didn't like him very much. The Alphas were all crowded together; there were one couple and twins.
"So there are five of them." Scott told the older two.
"It appears so." Peter.
"Derek, Scott, I should warn you that they get what they want whatever it takes." Deaton said to Derek and Scott.
"I know." Derek said. He called the rest of the pack to follow him. They grabbed a few snacks and drinks as servers pass along with them. They're all cautious who are these people are.
It is not only the Co-Alphas of Beacon Hills and the Alpha Pack was there. Derek and Scott sensed that there are at least five other Alphas in the party besides the five Alphas of the Alpha Pack. They were right. Out of many Alphas that Ladislaus Stilinski invited, only seven packs actually came to the party. Beacon Hills is obviously included. There is the Los Angeles Pack, the Albany Pack of New York, the Alsace Pack of France, the Davenport Pack of Iowa and the Sydney Pack from Australia.
"We didn't invite him and his pack of shit, right?" John asked his cousin Mark.
"Him who?" Mark Stilinski asked. He and John is just strolling around the party checking with everyone. John pointed to a group of five werewolves.
"That British looking guy?" Mark asked. John nodded in response.
"No." Mark finally responded.
"Father wouldn't be pleased." John chimed.
"He wouldn't. I think Dad wouldn't like him as well." Mark said. "And besides, you've been pushing dad to like this one guy."
"That was not my idea. It's an idea of a friend." John said.
"So basically, you're trying to set up your own son with this guy." Mark teased. "And who is this special friend that I heard?"
"That's none of your business." John replied.
"I think I got my answer to that." Mark said with a smirk. John replied to him with a smack on the head and he left.
"Is that… Is that Stiles?" Lydia has this laser like eyes and quickly spotted Stiles entering the room.
Two double doors with two doormen open that door. Stiles came in striding as if he owns the place which he partly does. Stiles is followed by Sven and then Nick came in the opposite direction. They greeted a few family members who came. Chitchats and small talks, Stiles is playing it coolly. Like what he expected they've been expecting Stiles to tell them about the Alphas trying to get them. Stiles just ignored it all.
Stiles, Sven, and Nick laughed with each other while waiting for other cousins to come by. The Stilinski cousins like to congregate with each other during big family gatherings. Marija took Stiles by the arm. They were all wearing the same colored bow tie, a Swedish Blue color; while the girls were wearing different shades of blue and silver dresses.
The rest of the pack looked to Stiles' direction when Lydia pointed them out. It is not like the Stiles they've known since they were young. Needless to say they were all shock. It's like someone accidentally fired fireworks in the place or a large bomb exploded. It is sort of a big deal to the rest of the pack.
It didn't click to them at first and wondered why the hell Stiles would be here in the first place since Derek didn't even mention where the party they were invited would be. And then it hit them like an arrow to the chest, Stiles is part of this family. Scott took a little longer to realize what is happening.
"OH MY FUCKING GOD!" Erica said a little louder that she expected. There were several people in the vicinity that looked to her. Derek was a little out of himself, like out of space out.
"You got to be kidding me!" Isaac said at the same time. He isn't sure whether to feel stupid for not knowing after all this time or not noticing it earlier.
No wonder Stiles isn't that all scarred when the supernatural realm of Beacon Hills was thrown in his face. At first, they all thought that it's because Stiles' curiosity fueled with ADHD that he discovered about Scott being a werewolf. In fact, Stiles would have already known about the werewolves and anything supernatural for that matter.
Time passed, Stiles got a little separated from his cousins. He decided to get himself a drink since (1) all of his cousins fanned out in the party and (2) he hasn't found his pack and let alone, he still don't a single plan on how to tell the rest of his friends.
Derek wanted to find Stiles but there are many too people's scent mixing in. He is having a hard time in concentrating on Stiles' scent he fondly knows like the back of his hand. It's either that or that Derek still doesn't know what to say first to Stiles when he finally founds him. Derek is being Derek, still scowling and as if angry to the world but he is happy on the inside. Deep inside he is relieved that it is Stiles and secretively he loves the boy. It is his boy, his Stiles.
DANNY:: Abort!
Danny sent a text to the other four as they idly standby. Seeing Stiles walked like that made them rooted to the ground.
ISAAC:: Do we even have a Plan B for this?
JACKSON:: We're going to win this thing.
LYDIA:: Jackson, don't be so thick. Stiles won't fall that easily.
JACKSON:: Trust me Stiles will fall.
LYDIA:: I'll keep an eye on Derek. I won't lose to Allison.
"Stanislaus Stilinski, I presume." A man good enough to be his older brother with more mature looking greeted him. He took a drink and handed it to Stiles. Stiles just looked at him curiously.
"I'm Zach Taylor from Sydney." Zach said taking Stiles' free hand and kissed it, the old fashioned way. Stiles has to admit he blushed a little. He is a good looking guy after all.
"Just call me Stiles." Stiles replied.
"Stiles, a nice name." Zach said. "Do you mind talking to me a bit more?"
"Yeah. Why not?" No not really. Stiles thought. If Zach hadn't been nice to him he wouldn't be talking to him. And if his guess is actually right, Derek would be here in the party but so far, he had not seen anyone from the pack.
ALLISON:: Lydia and Danny are definitely scheming something.
Allison texted her teammates—Erica, Boyd, and Scott. Erica looked at Lydia who just grabbed a drink with Danny.
BOYD:: Definitely. They're texting. They knew the three of us could listen in to their conversation.
SCOTT:: But they're going to win. :( I don't want to lose to Danny.
ERICA:: We just have to postpone the two in proposing with each other.
BOYD:: But does Derek even know that Stiles is the winter wolf? It could be anyone of his cousins.
ALLISON:: I think it's Stiles. Scott?
SCOTT:: I know. Come to think of it, I think its Stiles. The winter wolf seems to know Deaton that time we took them to him.
ERICA:: If that's the case, we should NOT get them together till New Year ;)
"So," Zach started. He had managed to corner Stiles in one part of the room. Stiles was a little bit apprehensive on the matter. The two were standing close to each other.
"I heard that you are a pretty awesome pack member." Zach said.
"Well, that is Stiles for you." Stiles replied with a smirk. His eyes tried to wander on the crowd hoping to find someone he knows. Zach is a pretty decent guy by the looks of it but he needs to slow down his roll.
"I see." Zach said. "Are you satisfied with the pack you belong to Stiles? I'm sure they just keeping you for the sake of someone else or the fact that you are pretty smart yourself."
Stiles glared at him so Zach just continued.
"You see Stiles, I'm the Alpha of Sydney, the whole city for most of the time. I control a large territory in Australia. Other than that, I promise you that you don't have to study anymore and if you do, I'll pay for your college and everything in between. You don't have to worry any financial problems and your dad is included on the matter. If you want to travel to any place around the world, I'll escort you. I already have a large room for the two of us in our estate in Sydney. I really want you Stiles. If I say so myself, I have a very good more than average size dick." Zach said with a smirk, after his little monologue.
Stiles gulped with nervousness, his heart rate starting to spike up. Where are any of his cousins or his pack to be with? Zach's hand wandered down Stiles' waist.
"I think you can handle a 10 inch." Zach stated. "I can imagine you now Stiles, pregnant and full with our babies."
"Yeah, I can't imagine that." Stiles said, backing off a little. Reading similar emails is disturbing but hearing it personally, is much more disturbing and creepy.
"It's too small to my liking." Stiles added. He didn't actually know why he said that but Zach did step back a little and glared at Stiles as if insulted that grave.
If his uncle didn't call out the family, he would be stuck with him.
"Think about it Stiles, Australia is waiting for you." Zach said with a smirk.
In Stiles' mind, all he can think is how horny these werewolves are. Seriously. Stiles is one horny teenager especially if given the right mood (like right now) but still have some modesty. It's not that he is sort of a traditional person but have some manners to say the least. And who does say things like how big one's dick is on the first meeting.
For the most part of the night, Stiles tried to come up a plan on how to approach his pack about this startling information. He continued to ignore the pack or at least stay away from them. He didn't know what to do and he is panicking a little considering Derek's feelings about him are showing. He imagined that Scott, Derek and Isaac would make a very sad, disappointed face for keeping it a secret; Boyd, Allison and Danny would just be okay with it and going with the flow; Jackson would definitely punch him in some point in the night; and as for Lydia and Erica, well, Stiles just hope he would survive the whole night with the two girls.
Derek heard the conversation between Stiles and that Alpha as Derek like to call him. Due to Stiles' inherent winter wolves, Derek couldn't determine Stiles emotions through his scent. Since he felt that Stiles backed off the guy, Derek knew he still has a chance. Stiles still has to meet the other Alphas. Whether or not Stiles is interested in meeting the others, Derek doesn't know.
Derek's thoughts wandered from determination to win Stiles' heart to ripping the other Alphas' hearts and throwing them at Stiles' feet, signifying Derek's the ultimate alpha for him. He just wanted to punch the alphas and make them leave his territory. After all, Hill Valley is still under the jurisdiction of the Beacon Hills Pack. It is just the Hales of the old are more in tuned with the surroundings of Beacon Hills. But every werewolf pack or possibly any supernatural creatures knew that Hill Valley is still under the Beacon Hills Pack.
Scott, even from afar, sensed Derek's distress as what he liked to call it. One of the perks of being bonded with another alpha to another alpha; after all, Derek and Scott are the Co-Alphas of Beacon Hills. Quickly enough, Scott went to Derek leaving the rest of the pack. Scott snapped Derek out of his little moment of frustration and near killing spree. Derek shook this one off and actually prepared to win Stiles over the rest of these pathetic alphas. It was his words and not Scott's.
"I got this!" Derek said to Scott.
"Who's the Alpha?" Scott said with an encouraging smile.
"I am." Derek replied. Scott smiled at him. Deep inside, Scott knew that he will lose the bet especially now Derek is so sure the he will get his Stiles.
This is going to be a very long night for one Derek Hale.
"Uh… if anyone could gather please." Casimir Stilinski called on the stairs. Sheriff John Stilinski is standing beside Casimir. The other Stilinskis followed suit and went to the stairs. Stiles is standing near his father; alongside with the other Stilinskis on the stairs, Ladislaus coming down the stairs.
"Good evening everyone, you know the last time our family had gathered like this was in Sweden when my cousin married into a werewolf pack there and now it's an honor to have this event again and this time here in California." Casimir explained.
"It's tradition in our family to commence the evening with a dance. The dance is an old waltz that our family had been dancing in events like this. So please grab a partner and join us in the ballroom as our children start the evening." Casimir added.
"So, is Stiles like a member of a royal family of magical wolves?" Isaac asked those around near him. There is still the tone of surprise in Isaac.
"I don't even know." Scott admitted. "And I thought the two of us are brothers."
"Highly respected, that's the term you're looking for." Peter replied. "I didn't even know it was the Stilinskis who are the winter wolves."
"We're supposed to be the best of friends." Scott groaned. The rest of them ignored their Alpha. Allison rubbed her hand on the back of Scott's neck to ease him a little.
Derek silently questioned himself why it is always Stiles that he is worried about. The mutual attraction grew steadily but along the way, he thought of it as friendship and nothing more. But now it is different. Derek needs to have Stiles. It is his Stiles after all and to him, deeply ingrained in his mind, Stiles is only for him and to him only. No can have Stiles but Derek. Derek just needed the right time to stake his claim and hopefully it is alright with the Sheriff and the rest of the Stilinski family. Derek had read their entry in the family's book and if he gets it right, he would have Stiles.
Derek is all speechless for most of the part. He isn't sure whether to get hurt on how secretive Stiles is or impressed that there are more things that Stiles can do than he actually shows to the general public.
Peter, of course, is supportive of Stiles. He likes Stiles like his own son but he never wanted to admit that. If actually given a chance, Peter would mount himself to John Stilinski and adopt Stiles but no, not at this moment at least—probably later though. Peter doesn't even have the capability to use the word 'fuck' to John but rather 'mount' him.
Erica and Lydia are, of course, annoyed by Stiles hidden talents. Boyd, Isaac and Jackson are a little lost about the situation. They could swear that this is an alternative universe that Stiles is apparently doing things they never imagined that he can actually do.