*Tuesday Morning, Stilinski House*
Cora squeaked as she slowly stretched, arching her back and curling her toes, sometimes Derek made fun of her and said she was part cat. She stood up and looked over at the alarm clock and saw that it was just after 6 so she started shaking Erica.
"Sissy, wake up, bath time!"
Erica mumbled and rolled over, casually swatting at Cora's hand on her face; Cora frowned and patted her cheek harder, calling out a little louder.
"Sissy! Wake up!"
This time Erica sat up, blonde hair skewed and sticking up, "Wha'? Mornin'."
"Come on, help me wake up Daddy Stiles so we can go take our bath," Cora told her as she climbed up to his face.
It took a few moments for Erica to gather herself, but she joined Cora on top of Stiles and together they started patting his face with their tiny hands. Cora didn't want to yell like she had the other day, because she startled him and then she ended up flying to the foot of the bed. So she walked up to his forehead and grabbed a small handful of hair, gently tugging on it while Erica lifted an eyelid.
"Wh time isit?" Stiles finally mumbled as they roused him from sleep.
"After 6, and we can't get to the bathroom by ourselves yet, so you have to take us," Cora informed him.
Stiles stretched, careful to not knock Derek off the pillow, and pulled the two Betas off of his face. "Well at least I got to sleep in a little bit. Maybe I'll surprise Dad and make breakfast today, that way he can't sneak any bacon."
The girls quickly jumped down to their clothes drawer and picked out their clothes for the day before Stiles carried them off to the sink.
"This shouldn't take as long as before, now that Sissy can help me wash my tail," Cora commented, smiling at Erica.
Erica nodded, "That's what sisters are for!"
Stiles reached down and rubbed their ears before turning off the water, "There ya go, hopefully Derek will be up by the time you girls are done."
"Derek hates waking up," Cora laughed and she started to undress. "He's grumpy, not a morning wolf at all."
"How are you two related?" Erica asked as Stiles left the room.
"Mommy said that I had enough energy for the two of us, so it's my job to make sure he smiles; I think I took all of the happiness juice when we were in Mommy's tummy."
Erica laughed as they stood in a circle, rubbing soap into each other's fur, between the two of them, Derek was certain to get a lot of laughs in now.
Stiles decided to let Derek sleep some more, he just looked so happy on the pillow, and went downstairs to start some omelettes. He heard the shower going so he knew that Dad was already awake, but he didn't go into work until 10 today but he always liked to wake up and see Stiles off to school. It wasn't long before he had everything chopped up and in the pan, the aroma carrying up the stairs. He was still standing at the stove minutes later, humming the batman theme song, when he felt a slight tugging on his pajama pants.
Stiles looked down and saw Derek standing there, bleary look in his eyes, "Hey Der, smell of food wake you up?"
The Alpha nodded his head as Stiles bent down to pick him up, curling up next to Stiles's neck for added warmth. He didn't say anything, just watched as Stiles flipped the food and plated it, knowing the first one must be for John.
"What's this? Up already, and making breakfast?" John said, coming around the corner just then.
"Yup, omelettes for everyone!" Stiles cheered, waving the spatula in the air.
John laughed as he noticed Derek give a half hearted attempt at the cheer, a sleepy glaze still in his eyes. "The girls should almost be done, I'll finish up here while you two go shower, Derek looks about ready to fall into the pan."
"Eat yours first, so it doesn't get cold," Stiles told him, handing over the spatula. He gave his Dad a good morning hug and then went to check on Cora and Erica.
He was knocking on the door just as they were getting dressed, Cora showing Erica her secret to faster hair drying. They let the boys have the bathroom and wandered down to the stairs, taking them slow; when they got to the kitchen, Poppa had just finished eating his omelette and was pouring another one into the pan.
"Morning!" both girls called out, heading over to the table and helped each other up the leg and onto the top.
"Good morning," John said, asking them about their evening.
The three of them conversed about the doll house and their plans for it, thanking him again for the gift; John smiled as he watched them pick through their breakfast. Erica got all the tomatoes since Cora didn't like them, and Erica handed over all the green onions; they were about halfway done when Stiles and Derek reappeaered.
"Are you excited about school today Erica?"Stiles asked as he pulled out the orange juice for them.
"Woof! I can't wait, it sounded exciting when you explained it to me yesterday."
"But stay away from Mr. Harris, he's a meanie," Cora told her before stuffing some more egg into her mouth.
"Stiles, what have you done?" John asked, setting his coffee mug down.
Stiles looked up, wide eyed and confused, "What do you mean?"
"Already turning the Weres against Mr. Harris, just because you don't like him," John scolded.
"No, Mr. Harris is awful! He doesn't want to teach us, and he is mean to Daddy Stiles, Scott too! Isaac was all shaky after Chemistry because he was rude. I don't like him Poppa!"
"He was rather mean, he scoffed when Stiles and Scott came in with us, but praised Jackson for taking in a poor Were that needed a home. He plays favorites, and acts like we're going to cause problems just because he thinks Stiles is a trouble maker," Derek added on, wanting John to believe them.
Stiles chuckled, "Well I am kind of a trouble maker, but most of the time he just likes to pick on me, I don't like him either, although Mrs. Duff was horrible too."
"Yea, but we can avoid her by going to math with Scott, we can't avoid Mr. Harris," Derek sighed, taking a bite out of the omelette in front of Stiles.
John looked down at the Weres, wondering if maybe some of Stiles's stories weren't completely made up, but he couldn't really do anything about it anyways, not yet. Instead of dwelling on it, he packed up the left over sub from last night, so Stiles wouldn't forget it, it wouldn't be fair to the Weres if they had to go without lunch. The rest of breakfast was spent quietly since Derek and Stiles were both busy eating; Cora and Erica were dancing around the table, eager to start their day. As soon as Stiles and Derek finished, Stiles ran upstairs to grab his bag and scooped up the wolves before giving his Dad a hug. The Weres all leapt onto John's shoulders to give his neck a hug before climbing back down onto Stiles, all calling out goodbye as they went out the front door. The Weres climbed down and settled in the cup holders while Stiles backed out the jeep, heading to Scott's house.
*McCall House*
The blare of the alarm woke up the three boys, all of them groaning and rubbing their eyes; Boyd was the first to truly wake up, standing to stretch. He tried to hop off of Scott's chest and onto the bed, but he got caught in Isaac's feet and flopped onto his face. So much for starting things off on the right foot, he thought to himself as he heard Isaac giggling.
"Incoming," Isaac warned, jumping onto the bed and flopping on his stomach; he smiled at Boyd, showing that he was laughing with him, not at him. Boyd rolled over on him and gave him a noogie, causing Isaac to call out for help.
"Alright you two morning wolves," Scott started as he tried to keep his eyes open. "Let's go hop in the shower, then we'll have breakfast. And no loud noises, I think Mom is still sleeping."
Isaac nodded his head, not wanting to disturb her, so he quieted down and latched onto the hem of Scott's shirt to catch a ride to the bathroom. Boyd jumped on as well, realizing that Scott was operating on auto pilot and wasn't going to pick them up. Isaac and Boyd couldn't help but giggle as they bumped into each other with every step, the fabric swaying with Scott's movements. By the time he got to the bathroom and turned on the shower, Scott felt the weight and looked down, noticing the two wolves.
"Oh, hi, sorry about that," Scott said, picking them up and setting them on the counter to undress; he busied himself with getting towels out while waiting for the water to heat up. Scott was secretly glad that Cora belonged to Stiles, he had heard about her early morning routine the other day, and Scott wasn't sure he'd be up for that. They stepped into the shower and Scott felt himself waking up although he was content to just stand under the spray for a little bit. Smiling as he watched the two wolves play in the water, Scott was glad that they were content to sleep in, even if they did wake up faster than he did. Stiles had no problem falling back to sleep, if he really even woke up, so he knew that Stiles didn't miss out on much sleep; Scott on the other hand would be in a frustrating half awake state the rest of the morning.
As they were toweling off, Scott thought about breakfast, "What did you boys want to eat today?"
Boyd shrugged, not knowing what was on the menu, so he looked to Isaac, who already had an opinion ready, "Waffles! The toasted ones are really yummy."
At Boyd's nod of agreement, they went to get dressed, waffles it was; Isaac grabbed up the same jacket from the other day, smiling as he remembered that it still smelled like Cora. Then he was torn, what about the leather jacket Boyd gave him, should he wear that? Boyd noticed his furrowed brow and came over to help him decide, the two of them quietly discussing which one might be better.
"If I were you, you could wear the hoodie to school, and if Cora gets cold, you can give it to her and it will smell like you again, then you'd have the leather jacket as a back-up," Boyd nudged, easily seeing that he was fond of Cora.
Isaac blushed, feeling really obvious but he knew Boyd wasn't going to make fun of him, so he pulled the hoodie over his head and hugged it close to him. Then he made sure to tuck the jacket into Scott's pack before they headed down for food. Scott quickly popped some waffles into the toaster, and pulled out the milk and syrup; Boyd and Isaac stood on the table, tails swishing back and forth as they waited for the waffles to heat up. They yipped when the toaster dinged, then they watched as Scott poured on the syrup and cut two down into small pieces for them to munch on while he warmed up his own. The boys were very careful, not wanting to get covered in sticky stuff before school; they didn't exactly have time to shower again. They ate slowly, knowing they still had time before Stiles showed up; Isaac ended up gulping down most of the milk and excused himself to go to the bathroom. By the time the dishes were all in the sink, Stiles had pulled up outside and was waiting for Scott, he knew Melissa was still sleeping so he didn't honk. Scott slung his backpack over one of his shoulders and let the boys jump into his hand, heading out the front door.
"Hey man," Scott called out as he opened the door and threw his bag into the back.
"Morning," Stiles replied, giving a small wave.
"Hi guys!" Cora called out, waving to the three of them.
Isaac quickly climbed down Scott's arm to greet her and Derek, pulling Cora into a hug. As he pulled away, he noticed the third wolf standing next to Derek, smiling shyly at him. Before he could say anything, he heard a voice call out from behind him.
"Erica?"
Erica's eyes brightened, "Boyd!"
She scampered past Isaac and Cora, jumping into Boyd's arms, it felt like it had been forever since she'd seen him. Boyd stood there, arms wrapped around her, large smile on his face; he couldn't believe it, Erica was here!
"When did you get adopted?" Boyd asked, slightly confused, Scott hadn't mentioned her.
"Last night, Poppa brought me home, as a surprise," Erica beamed as Boyd released her from the hug.
Stiles snorted, "I take it Scott didn't tell you guys?"
Isaac shook his head, finally gathering his wits and hugging Erica, "We had no idea, so it's a surprise for us too."
"Sorry! Stiles did send me a picture of her last night, but it was also when Allison was texting me, so I didn't even think to show them the snapshot," Scott apologized.
Boyd and Isaac laughed, Isaac had already filled Boyd in on the fact that Scott was totally smitten with his girlfriend. All five wolves sat in the cup holders as they drove to school, Erica telling the boys about her time at the shop after they'd been adopted.
*Argent Home*
Kali woke up seconds before the alarm went off, her hyped up sense catching the hitch before the noise blasted; she sat there and shook Ennis, wanting him to get up and get ready. He grumbled a bit but easily woke up as Allison started to shift; she reached up and turned off the alarm, looking down at the wolves.
"Ready for school Ennis?"
"I guess," he replied, looking at Kali.
Kali smiled at him, "It's fun, I promise."
Allison got out of bed and carried the two into the bathroom, wondering what to do with Ennis- she didn't have any manly shampoo. After a moment of thinking, she had an idea; she set them both down on the counter and left the room in a hurry. Ennis was a bit confused but Kali took the initiative and started up the water in the sink, glad that the faucet didn't have a round knob. By the time Allison came back, they had managed to plug the sink and were watching it fill up.
"Sorry for just disappearing," Allison apologized, noticing the sink.
Seeing her confusion, Kali spoke up, "Ennis can't bathe with us, he thinks it's impolite, so we're filling up the sink for him."
"Gotcha, well I went and grabbed my Dad's shampoo, so that way Ennis won't smell all girly," Allison laughed, squeezing some out right onto the counter next to the sink. "Sorry, I don't have an extra bottle right now, I'll wipe it off when we're all done, use as much as you need."
Ennis nodded his head in thanks and politely turned away as the girls started to undress, picking up a towel and wrapping himself in it as he took off his clothes. He waited until the girls were behind the frosted glass to climb into the sink and start washing. As Kali started singing, Ennis chuckled to himself; he had only heard her sing once and that was when she had been sleeping. She had later told him that she had been dreaming of her family, and that always made her happy, so he assumed she only sang when she was very happy and unguarded. Clearly Kali thought of Allison as her new family and that meant a lot to him, so he quietly hummed along to himself in the sink.
Since he kept the fur on his head super short, it didn't take him long to wash up, easily drying off before the girls turned off the shower. When they got back into Allison's room, Kali and Ennis went to their drawer to dig through their clothes; Allison had been grateful that her Dad had thought to take him to the store and pick out some clothes.
"All dressed and ready for breakfast?" Allison asked as she toweled her hair.
Both wolves woofed and jumped out of the drawer and ran over to her, climbing up onto her shoes so they could head downstairs. Allison could smell something cooking as she entered the kitchen, caught slightly by surprise as she saw her Mom standing at the stove.
"No oatmeal today?" Allison asked as she picked up the wolves and set them on the counter (on a placemat of course).
"Nope, I woke up and felt like pancakes, so I decided we can all get pancakes for breakfast," Victoria smiled.
"Smells yummy," Kali told her, nose in the air.
"I smell chocolate," Ennis commented, trying to look at the pancakes.
"Oh, chocochip panckaes?" Allison asked as she poured a few glasses of milk out for everyone.
"Yup, figured today could be a treat, and if you want, I can bag some up for lunch, how does that sound Kali, Ennis?"
Kali yipped, knowing they were bound to be delicious, so pancakes for lunch too sounded wonderful.
"Will we be able to bring some syrup too?" Ennis asked.
Victoria nodded her head, "Yes, we have some of those small portion cups, and lids so it won't spill."
Kali and Ennis high-fived at the news, tails wagging as they watched Mrs. Argent flip the pancakes once more. It was only a few more moments before a plate was put down in front of them and Allison started spreading butter on them. Once they were cut up and covered with syrup, Allison handed the wolves their small forks and watched them tear into the food as she prepared her own.
"I don't think they'll ever get tired of your cooking Mom," Allison giggled.
Victoria smiled as she sat down to eat her own plate, having already set some aside to cool for the wolves' lunch. As they finished up, Victoria bagged the pancakes and grabbed a portion cup for the syrup, putting that in the bag as well; at least that way if the top came off, it wouldn't get over everything. Upstairs everyone was brushing their teeth and doing a mental checklist, making sure they had everything before Allison grabbed her bag and the Weres and went to say goodbye. She gave her Mom a quick hug and dropped the lunch into her bag as she pulled out her keys. As she climbed into the car, Kali and Ennis jumped up onto the dash, wanting to sit and watch the road as they drove along; they spent the drive quietly listening to the radio.
*School*
Allison noticed Stiles and Scott were climbing out of the jeep and she easily pulled into the spot next to them. She waved enthusiastically as she clambered out of the car, both wolves hanging onto her bag. The group walked together, Stiles and Allison introducing their new Weres to everyone before they got to their lockers. Ennis bristled at the presence of another Alpha, but Kali managed to keep him calm and Derek knew not to push it; so with Derek on Stiles's far shoulder, the group got along well enough, they'd have to wait until later to fully explain the 'truce' they'd come up with for the Alphas.
Down the hall, Lydia was waiting for Jackson, wondering why he wasn't here yet, when Danny came up next to her.
"Hey, where's Boyd?" Danny asked, catching sight of a solo Peter in her purse.
Lydia sighed, "Why does everyone think Boyd is with me? Allison texted me last night asking if I was supposed to take him home with me. Nothing against Boyd, but Peter is still adjusting, so I don't think another Were in the house wouldn't be a good idea, even over night."
Danny looked a little guilty, but before he could answer, two wolves popped up from his backpack, wanting to see who he was talking too. Their ears were perked up as they studied Lydia, and then yipped when they noticed Peter, tails thumping against Danny's bag. Peter regarded them warily, recognizing them from the pet store but not recalling their names at all.
"Spill, you look guilty Danny," Lydia chided.
"Well, Jackson told me that he was leaving Boyd with you, and last night we went out and picked up some Weres," Danny admitted.
Lydia squinted her eyes at him, "I can see that, judging by the two little guys over your shoulder there, but what does that have to do with Boyd and that I didn't end up taking him home. He knows how Peter and I are."
"Well, Jackson got a new Were too, and he kinda led me to believe that you would be taking Boyd in, and that it wasn't quite working out with him, and bought another Were when I got these two. He didn't tell you any of this?" Danny asked, looking bewildered.
Peter growled from Lydia's purse, causing the twins to shrink back in confusion, and Danny saw the fiery look in her eyes and hoped that he hadn't just signed Jackson's death warrant. He bid her a quick farewell, knowing better than to stick around when she was on the warpath, and headed off to Shop class early. Lydia stomped over to where Allison was, mostly ignoring Stiles and Scott as usual.
"Did Jackson really leave Boyd behind last night? Is that why you asked me if I was supposed to be looking after him?" Lydia questioned.
"Yea, sorry I didn't really give an explanation, we were too busy trying to figure out what to do about it and we found out that you weren't supposed to be watching him, so that meant Jackson left him on the field."
"But he's here with you now," Peter mentioned, seeing the Beta on Scott's shoulder with Isaac.
"Yea, Scott took him in, even got Jackson to hand over all of his papers so it's official, Boyd belongs to Scott now, he's part of our family," Allison revealed, smiling at her boyfriend.
Lydia gave Scott an appraising look, knowing that it took a lot to stand up to Jackson; he wasn't one that would give in to others if he had nothing to gain from it. Before she could say anything to him though, Stiles spoke up, eager to prove that he cared about the little guy as well.
"Thank goodness Scott was able to talk him into just giving him Boyd's stuff; saved me from an awkward conversation with my Dad if I got caught breaking into the house to steal them."
Lydia found herself grinning, just slightly, before she could catch herself, "Such the troublemaker. Besides, he has a really high-end security system, so it's not a matter of 'if' you'd been caught, you would have."
Stiles tried to give her a self-assured smile (like Jackson always has) but his blush betrayed him, "I like to dabble with security systems, he's got the ADT home security system with motion sensors, cameras, and remote monitoring, seems pretty complicated, but it's not."
Lydia's prefect eyebrows shot up, clearly surprised at his knowledge, although she wasn't quite sure what to think of it.
Allison was the one to say something, "Stiles… why do you know that?"
Stiles flushed even more when he realized how creepy he sounded, "I mean, it's a great system, don't get me wrong, if it's set up right, Jackson's house just has a few blind spots is all… they weren't hard for me to find."
"You were the one that let the rats loose in his bedroom aren't you?" Lydia accused, eyes wide. When Stiles looked away and ran his hand through his hair, she started laughing uncontrollably, much to everyone's surprise.
"He was being a real jerk that week! I'd had enough of his bullying," Stiles defended himself, crossing his arms over his chest.
"We knew there was no way that many rats could just appear in the house, he was certain someone had done it, but there was nothing on the cameras. I'll have you know he screamed like a little kid when he opened his door."
Stiles brightened, realizing that Lydia wasn't mad at him, and high-fived Scott, officially knowing that his plan had been successful. "I always knew he didn't like rats, but they didn't bother you right?" he asked, wanting to make sure Lydia had been alright.
"I didn't touch any of them since they looked dirty, but I didn't freak out or anything, Jackson was doing enough of that for the both of us," Lydia confided, giving them a secretive smile. "Tell anyone else I told you that, I'll spill your secret too. And I'm glad Boyd is with you now Scott, it's a much better place for him."
She gave Allison a quick hug, even gave Stiles and Scott a wave, before dismissing herself to go find a seat in Spanish; she was not going to be sitting with Jackson today, not after a stunt like that. As she walked away, Stiles collapsed against the wall of lockers, goofy smile on his face; Scott rolled his eyes, knowing that Stiles was going to be a lost cause all day now, but Cora, Derek, and Erica were buzzing around, hoping to hear more about the rat incident.
"Lydia actually spoke to me today, laughed at me… and not in a mean way! Thank you Allison!" Stiles chimed as he pulled her into a hug. "Thank you for allowing Lydia to become your friend, and then against your better judgment, letting Scott talk you into a date."
Allison laughed at his words as they all headed to their English class, Scott giving a belated 'hey!' as he realized what his friend had been implying. All of the Weres giggled as well, they loved the closeness that their Owners shared, and couldn't wait to hear more fun stories, and then experience all of the fun adventures to come.
A/N: I know it's been a little bit since I've updated, I really hit a wall when it came to writing, for ALL of my fics. I apologize. But here's the next chapter =D I know it's not quite as long as the other ones, but I wanted to keep all the actual class periods together, so I stopped it right before going into the start of classes. The next chapter should be up before too long, and I'll get in some more interactions with all the new wolves together ^.^ Hope you enjoy the update!