Mean while down stairs Stiles and Derek talked for over an hour. Stiles was intrigued with this side of Derek. It was as if he was a completely different person, someone who he actually liked.
"So how old was I?" Derek asked.
"Ah, I actually don't know exactly, you were like mid twenties, you weren't the most friendly person," Stiles answered.
"Really that doesn't seem like me," Derek was shocked. " I thought we were friends," He said laughing.
"I mean you are, but you aren't, you older seem mostly to yourself brooding, Stiles said laughing a little. "You've been through a lot, so I guess that's how you coped,"
"Maybe, guess me not remembering everything is a good thing. You said Peter is alive? Where is he? He isn't part of our new pack? He asked. Stiles took a deep breath. He hadn't told Derek about Peter killing his sister and everything that happened.
"Derek, I have to tell you something," As Stiles told Derek his smile soon left his face. It took a good ten minutes to go through everything that happened. All the way from Peter killing Laura, to turning Scott, and finishing with Derek killing Peter and then coming back from the dead.
"Are you ok," Stiles asked. Derek hadn't looked up in over five minutes. He didn't say a word. Stiles placed his hand on his back.
"That was hard to learn, I can see why my older self is so different," He said looking up.
"You're handling it really well though," Stiles said
"I don't know how to handle it, I mean I believe you, but it seem doesn't true. What you just told me about Peter is the most devastating news I've heard, and I doubt it so much," Derek said.
"I know it's hard Derek, but I'm sure we'll figure this out and have you back to your normal self," Stiles said.
"I don't know this whole thing is so strange, I mean like I remember yesterday so clearly, we won the regional championship, Peter came and helped me because I was having problems controlling my shift while playing, but after he helped me we won, and he was so proud it was just a great day, even more when he gave me this super rare issue of Spiderman I was looking for ever for, it was just amazing, and then I wake up here, so hard isn't even the word,"
"Wait, you like comics?" Stiles asked shockingly only paying attention to that part of what he said.
"Ah, yes," Derek said smiling.
"Oh my god, I love them, especially Spiderman. Scott always makes fun of me, calling me a comic book nerd," Stiles said.
"Yea, I'm pretty bad myself," Derek said playfully pushing Stiles.
"So Stiles do you have a girlfriend?" Derek asked.
"Ah, why you ask that," Stiles asked back deflecting the question as he was getting nervous that Derek was remembering something that happened between them.
"I'm curious, trying to get to know you. You know me; I can't say the same about you all. Especially the alpha, what's his name again,"
"His name is Scott, that's funny, I mean Scott and you are way closer than me and you. You guys got the whole werewolf thing going on together. Plus you kinda were his mentor,"
"Really me? How could I be the mentor to an alpha?"
"Remember I told you that you killed peter, you became the alpha, but you gave up your power to save Cora," Stiles told him.
"Wow, I was an alpha, that so freaking cool, Where is Cora?" He asked.
"I don't know you never told us. Your older self really keeps to himself," Stiles answered.
"What about peter?" he asked.
"No clue, he left. He always runs when things get dangerous," Stiles answered.
"So you never did answer my question?" Derek said with a smile on his face.
"No I don't right now," Stiles answered as he scratched the back of his head. He was on pins and needles thinking that Derek was going to remember the kiss that happened between them when he was older.
"I'm seeing someone, her name is Kate. Did I marry her? I really do love her, he said with a great smile.
"Damn Derek there's another thing I have to tell you, I'm sorry I left it out," Stiles said as he told Derek about Kate's involvement with the fire at his house, her murder by Peter and her return and involvement in whatever made him to change back to this age," Derek stood up and walked out of the living room and into the kitchen. Stiles was about to go after him, but he could hear him crying, and knew he needed to give him some space. He stooped at the doorway.
"Derek, I'm here if you need to talk," Stiles said. Derek didn't say anything back, but Stiles peered inside to see Derek sitting at the kitchen table crying. Stiles wanted to resist, but he couldn't. He grabbed a box of tissues from the living room table and walked into the kitchen
"Here Derek," Stiles said handing the box of tissues to him.
"Leave me alone," He said knocking the tissue box from Stiles hand. Stiles understood the pain Derek was going through. He was told so much it was only a matter of time before he broke down. Stiles picked up the tissues and tried again, this time pulling a few from the box and setting it down on the table. Derek looked up just for a second, and Stiles seeing him so sad made his heart melt, he couldn't believe how sad he looked. Stiles pulled a chair over and sat right in front of him.
"I'm here to talk when you're ready," Stiles said rubbing his back as he continued to sob. Derek looked up, eyes red and glassy as tears rolled down his face. Stiles wiped away the tears away from Derek's face with the tissue. Derek took Stiles hand gently.
"Why are you so nice to me, after what you told me I've treated you like crap," He said. Stiles really didn't know why. Him and Derek weren't really friends, but Stiles couldn't deny that he felt something for Derek when they kissed; yes it was shocking, but nice. Stiles was confused about the whole thing, and that could be why he was being so nice to young Derek.
"Why shouldn't I, you're very different and I do have to say I like you better when you're nice," Stiles said with his normal goofy style. Derek leaned slightly towards Stiles, and before Stiles knew it his lips connected to Derek's. It was as if Stiles's thinking about their first kiss made him do it. Derek pulled away.
"Oh my god, why did you do that," Derek said jumping up from the chair so fast and hard that the chair flipped backward as he raced out of the kitchen. Stiles chanced after him, but he was no match for his speed. Derek ran out the front door of the house and Stiles blamed himself. In that moment he didn't know what to do. He couldn't believe what he did; he didn't even know why he did it.
"What's going on?" Kira asked as she was woken up by Stiles's screams for Derek to come back. Stiles completely ignored her and raced up stairs screaming Scott's name over and over again.
"What the hell Stilinski," Jackson said as rudely as possible after opening the door to Scott's mother's room in nothing but a pair of boxers.
"Fuck off Jackson," Stiles said back as he banged on Scott's door. He didn't understand why the door was locked it was never locked.
"Oh shit," Stiles heard in two voices as followed by fumbling around inside the room.
" Scott, Derek ran away," Stiles shouted as he continued banging at the door. Finally the door open, revealing a shirtless sweaty Scott wearing a pair of sweatpants. Scott quickly pushed his way past Stiles and pulled the door closed. Stiles caught out of the corner of his eye Isaac getting dressed as well.
"What, what happened," Scott asked.
"I told him to much, I told him everything I thought he could handle it but he broke down and ran,"
"God damn it, Jackson get dressed we have to find him," Scott said. Jackson went back into the room and did. Scott followed suit opening the door just as Isaac needed it to be. Isaac walked out fully dressed. Stiles noticed that Scott and Isaac shared a smile as Scott entered the room to get dressed.
"Did you hear?" Stiles said to Isaac.
"Yes, I did, where could he go?"
"Where else he only knows one place…he's going home I think," Stiles said to Isaac before running out down the stairs and out of the house.
"Scott, Stiles is going after him," Isaac said racing into the room. Scott raced out after him not even brothering to put shoes on.
"Stiles, wait for us," He yelled out the door.
"We can split up, cover more ground," Stiles screamed back as he got in his jeep. Jackson came down right as Stiles drove off.
"Jackson, you go check around Derek's loft, I'll go the other way. Isaac you stay here and protect the girls,
"No, got to. We'll be fine," Kira said putting on a brave face.
"Ok, Isaac go with Jackson, you'll be able to get a scent better while he drives," Jackson and Isaac nodded in agreement and left together.
"Don't open this door to anyone but us ok," Scott said to Kira right before he headed out. Stiles was already quite ahead on his way to Derek's old house, he was so nervous thinking that if something happened to Derek it would be his fault because he didn't handle everything very well.
As everyone started their searching for Derek, Derek was on the run. He couldn't stop even though he was beat; it was as if his mind pushed on even though his body was tired. He just ran, and ran as if he could escape all the sadness that was dumped on him by Stiles. He had only one place he could go that would prove to him that Stiles was telling him the truth. He was going home. Derek raced through the forest at great speeds pushing himself harder to get there and stop all these feelings, but when he came out he stopped dead in his tracks.
"Oh my god," He muttered out loud, when he saw the remains of his childhood home. He collapsed to his knees and began to weep. It was in the moments when he saw his house burnt down that it meant everything Stiles told him was true. When Stiles kissed him, it was as if all the emotions he was holding back flooded to the surface like a dam bursting. He heard the slamming of a car door and looked up.
"Derek, please don't run, it's me Stiles, I'm sorry for what I did," He said moving towards Derek. Derek said nothing he just continued to sob. Stiles walked towards him slowly, afraid that he was going to spook him. Stiles got close enough, and took and chance meeting Derek on the ground and put his arms out. Derek seemed to automatically grab hold of him. Stiles held Derek as he cried into his shoulder. They sat there for a good five minutes before anyone said a word. Derek finally pulled away from Stiles.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have run," He said standing up.
"It's ok, you been though a lot and I shouldn't have done that," Stiles said standing up as well.
"Done what?" Derek looked confused.
"What do you remember?" Stiles said.
"We were talking you were telling me more things, I asked you why you were being so nice to me after you said when I'm older I'm a dick, then next thing I know I had all these flashes of death, and things you told me. I could barely breathe, I felt like I was going to explode from the sadness," Derek said wiping the remaining tears from his face.
"Looky who finally showed up," a voice said. Stiles and Derek looked around and from the doorway of the Hale house out stepped Kate.
"Oh my god, is that Kate? She's so old," Derek said towards Stiles.
"That hurt Derek," She said moving towards them.
"I knew you'd come here, but I never thought you bring the world's most wanted nerd with you. Lord Dray is going to reward me greatly by bring him in. Then me and you Derek can be together," Kate said coming within feet from them.
"I'll kill you for what you did to my family," Derek growled as he shifted.
"Awe sweetie don't let these people corrupted your mind. They aren't really your friends," She said just as Scott arrived on his dirt bike, and Jackson's car right behind.
"Seems like I'm out numbered, but it don't matter Lord Dray will win. Tomorrow night, show up here and we can finish this for good.
"Good," Stiles said, Kate took off before Scott, Jackson, and Isaac could get to Derek and Stiles. The end was nearing and it was time that our hero's prepared for the great battle of their lives. The next day was going to be hard as our hero's needed to prepare for what could be their last day of life.
"Stiles, did she say that tomorrow?" Scott asked.
"Yea, she did,"
"What fight are you all talking about?" Derek asked.
"Remember I told you about that thing known as Dray, with him," Stiles said to Derek.
"It seems the big bad monster is ready for a fight," Scott said trying hard to show he really was ready for this fight.
"You think we'll be ok till then?" Jackson asked.
"Yea I would think so, Dray want to do this on his terms, but I say we take this fight to him," Scott said.
"Wait, you want to do what?" Jackson asked in shock.
"I want to find where he is and take this fight to him when he doesn't expect it. Kill Kate and the Kanima quickly so it's all of us against him. If we work together we can beat him," Scott said trying to rally the troops.
"I think that's a great plan," Isaac said. Soon Jackson came around and soon Stiles. The boys headed back to Scott's house were they informed Kira and Lydia, who had rebounded from her trance.
"Everyone take the morning to enjoy the day, we'll meet up in the afternoon work out the plan and attack Dray. Stiles can you get the information we need from Drew?" Scott asked.
"I can," Stiles answered back.
"Do you know how we are going to fight this thing?" Derek asked.
"No!" Scott and Stiles seemed to say at the same time.
"No, Derek you can't be apart of this fight, if we lose someone has to live to come up with another plan, and we don't know exactly why you were aged backwards, so it's better that you sit this fight out," Scott said. Jackson and Isaac looked shocked at Scott's decision, but Stiles was happy. He didn't want to see Derek get hurt.
"That's stupid, you guys are going to need me and I want to kill Kate. Fuck this," Derek said kicking Scott's living room table over as he exited the room.
"I'll talk with him," Stiles said following him out.
"Have you heard from Ethan, we could use him?" Isaac asked.
"Call him tell him the plan, sure he'll want in," Scott said.
"Scott, Lydia and I are leaving we're going to enjoy the day," he said winking at Scott. Kira was the next to leave after Scott had to plead with her to leave the fight to them. If they lost Derek would need her help. She agreed and left. Soon only Scott and Isaac were together in the living room. A knock came at the door.
"Want me to get it?" Isaac asked.
"No, it's find someone probably forgot something," Scott said heading to the door. As his hand reached for the doorknob a strange tingle went up his spine.
"Oh my," Scott said in sheer shock, by who stood at his door.
"Scott, who's there?" Isaac asked walking over towards him. Both boys came face to face with the woman they both loved.
"Alison," Isaac said in a low tone.
"Hi baby," She answered from the threshold of the doorway. "Aren't you going to invite me in?" asked.
"Your a vampire, aren't you?" Scott asked as a tear rolled down his face.
"Ick, really Scott you're a cry baby now? Why is it cause you're fucking my Isaac?" She said with a smile as she played with her hair
"I'm sorry this happened to you Alison, I wish I could have saved you," Scott said.
"Oh please I don't need your apologies Scott. I feel amazing, do you know how great it feels when you take a life…ah it was amazing,"
"You killed," Scott cut her off.
"Oh I killed a few times on my way here," she said still smiling.
"You know how that feels my little wolf," Allison said towards Isaac.
"You need to leave or…"
"Or what?" Alison cut him off. "You're going to kill me again? I've only died twice because of you two, so it seems fit that you kill me again so come on kill me," She said only to start laughing. " You two couldn't kill me. I'm sure you won't let anyone do it. You both will die, and I will enjoy watching it. Go ahead enjoy the rest of the day, because my master will win. You will not beat his team, I do have to say it's quite brilliant, but till then if I was you two I'd spend the fully day fucking each other because you're going to die tonight. I'm pretty sad about one thing,"
"What?" Isaac asked playing right into her game.
"That I didn't get you two both into bed. Oh that would have been fun, but eh whatever seeing you both die will be better…" Scott slammed the door in her face. He just couldn't take anymore of her talking. Isaac looked towards him shocked that he did that.
"That's not Alison, that's a monster, who's trying to get into our heads," Scott said. He walked over to Isaac and gave him a light kiss on the lips then a hug.
"She was right though we aren't going to be able to do it," Isaac said into Scott's ear. Scott pulled away slightly.
"I'll do what's needed," Scott said as he raced to open the door, but Alison was gone.
Isaac took a deep breath, happy that she had left.
"Isaac, why don't you take sometime for yourself today," Scott said. Isaac was quite sad. He was expecting to spend the day with it him. If it was going to be his last day of life he wanted it to be with Scott.
"Ah, I rather be with you," Isaac said as he hugged Scott.
"I know Isaac, but I need time to come up with a plan. Take sometime Isaac, but not to much just a few hours then come back here," Scott said seductively. Isaac smiled
"Ok, I'll go find Ethan," Isaac said giving Scott a hug and kiss before leaving. Scott walked into the living room and dropped hard onto the couch. He didn't even know where to start coming up with a plan.
