Isaac/Scott

Author's Note: So the flashback episode was kind of interesting, but I'm not too sure it told us much. At least, not from the perspective of Scott and Stiles because neither of them really trusted the person who was telling the story. Also, not a big fan of Cora so far, but I thought Ethan was kind of adorable when he was worrying over Danny. Anyway, hope you enjoy.

A couple hours after Scott got back from visiting Gerard, he and Stiles and Isaac were sitting in Scott's room, Scott at his desk and Isaac on the bed. Stiles was pacing back and forth since he seemed too wound up to sit down for more than a few seconds at a time. Both Isaac and Scott had been surprised to hear about the story Peter had told to Stiles and Cora about Derek and his high school girlfriend, while Stiles had been equally surprised to hear about Scott's visit to see Gerard and the story the old wheelchair-bound hunter had told about Deucalion. Now they were trying to absorb it all.

It was Stiles who broke the silence, naturally, "So Gerard told you that Deucalion wanted peace between hunters and werewolves, but that the meeting was a trap and somehow Gerard escaped without a mark on him after semi-blinding Deucalion?"

Scott nodded, but Isaac could see he wasn't blindly believing what he'd been told, "That's what he said, but … I don't like either."

Isaac frowned and slowly asked, "But which one do we believe? Gerard or Deucalion? Its not like either of them are all that trustworthy. And since when has Gerard not had a plan?"

None of them could really fault him for asking that because the last time they'd had to deal with Gerard they'd all been dancing to the old man's tune and after a few seconds Stiles added, "But, dude, we're also talking about Deucalion, the werewolf who killed his own pack then convinced at least two other Alphas to do the same and join up to create their own super pack. You really think he wanted peace with the Argents?"

Isaac shrugged, "I don't know, but I don't trust Gerard. And if Deucalion really wanted to kill all of the hunters, why would he only bring his own pack? Wasn't Ennis out for blood at the same time this happened? Surely he would've helped Deucalion set a trap if he asked."

Stiles was about to respond, but Scott quickly spoke up, "Maybe there was fault on both sides, maybe it was Deucalion who tried to kill Gerard, or maybe Gerard killed his own hunters and made it look like werewolves did it. The problem is, we can't really trust what Gerard or Peter say."

Isaac had realized what Scott was doing by the time he finished speaking, he was trying to stop an argument from starting, and Isaac was willing to do as Scott wanted even if he hadn't explicitly stated it. He'd learned a few things and it would take some time to process. And Scott was right, they couldn't really trust what they'd been told by Peter and Gerard. Both of them were killers and both of them were at least a little … off when it came to morals and such.

Stiles wasn't so quick to let the argument go, however, and continued as if Scott hadn't spoken, "I don't know, maybe Deucalion knew he couldn't bring in a horde of werewolves and he wasn't exactly Super Alpha at the time."

Isaac couldn't help the slight grin at Stiles' word choice, but didn't say anything. He would've liked to, simply because he was more inclined to believe Gerard was at fault than a werewolf, but he could see that Scott didn't want his best friend and his boyfriend arguing. So he let it go.

After a few seconds of him not saying anything, Stiles gave him a look that swiftly turned from shocked to knowing to slightly irritated as if Stiles wanted to continue arguing, even if only for the sake of arguing, and huffed, "Really? Scott says one little thing and you're completely obedient? Is that some kind of werewolf dynamic no one clued me in on?"

Scott looked confused, glancing over at Isaac as if he had no idea what Stiles was talking about, while Isaac shrugged easily, "Yes, depends, and maybe."

A smirk grew on his lips as Stiles just sort of gaped at him as he struggled to think up a response to that because Isaac was sure Stiles hadn't expected that kind of answer. Scott, seeming to clue in, snorted as his lips turned up in a grin. Isaac just sat there waiting for Stiles to come up with a response. Part of him wanted to push a little further, see how far he could wind Stiles up, but he knew that was something Scott wouldn't be all that happy about so he remained silent.

Finally Stiles came up with something, his voice slightly triumphant, "Okay, one example. Give me one example of when you did something Scott specifically didn't want you to do."

"The battle with the Alpha Pack. Scott wanted to go alone, but I wouldn't let him."

Stiles looked over at Scott, who nodded, causing Stiles to scoff, "Since when can I not beat either of you in an argument? Its not fair when you team up against me. Whatever, I'll outsmart both of you sooner or later. But seriously, how does any of this really help us? I mean, all we learned, essentially, is that Derek had his little heart broken in high school and that Deucalion can see sometimes even though Gerard blinded him after one or both of them set up a trap to kill the other."

Scott sighed, "I don't know. I wish I did."

Stiles stopped his pacing and moved to sit down on the bed next to Isaac, "Yeah, me too. None of this tells us anything about the Darach, like who it is or what its after, and here we are caught in the middle. Its not like we don't have enough to deal with on our own without a ritualistic serial killer and the werewolves of doom running around."

Both Isaac and Scott smiled, Stiles' word choice proving amusing as usual, and they let the conversation wander off in other directions, having said all that was needed on the subject of the stories they'd been told. None of them was entirely sure what to believe from either story, but they all knew that Deucalion wasn't exactly a reliable source either and Derek would be … reluctant, to put it lightly, to talk about the girl he'd fallen for and then killed.

As they talked, Stiles gave them the other news about Derek, that he was hiding out on his own somewhere for two days. Which didn't make any sense to Isaac, but then Derek had stopped making sense to Isaac the night he'd been thrown out of the apartment. He still didn't understand that. But he was glad that Stiles seemed willing to act as liaison between the Hales and Scott and Isaac, even if it was more for Scott than for him.

They kept talking for hours, although their conversation became much less serious about two minutes after they stopped talking about werewolves and such. It was … nice, relaxing, and Isaac was surprised by how much he enjoyed it. Right up until Ms. McCall opened the door to Scott's room and basically told Stiles he had to go home, regardless of it being the weekend, because it was getting late and his dad would worry.

Thankfully, she didn't say anything about Isaac going back to the guest room to sleep so, after Stiles was gone and Scott's mom had gone back to her room to get some sleep, Isaac climbed into bed with Scott. As he did, he couldn't help but wonder how much she knew about his nightmares and how he always slept better with Scott than alone. Whatever the case, ignorance or purposeful loophole for him to exploit, he was happy to take the opportunity presented as he wrapped his arms around Scott and soon the two were fast asleep, both confident that Isaac's nightmares would not plague him for one night at least.