Note: So the next two chapters are longer than normal for this story. I should've been updating my other story, instead I updated this one first, finding inspiration and added support from you guys.

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"Hello?" Derek voiced uneasy, as he found his front door opened a gaped.

He slowly pushed his door open to see the lights in the kitchen were on.

"Is someone here?" He asked, placing his grocery bags on the floor next to the door.

Derek searched through his bags and grabbed the first thing he could find to use as a weapon, a big deli sausage roll. He held it up like a bat above his head as he crept into his house looking around every corner on edge.

He entered the kitchen area and sighed in relief when he didn't find anyone there.

Suddenly, a head popped up from behind the counter causing Derek to yell out in surprise swinging the sausage.

The intruder screamed in response and jumped back holding a tray of cookies, nearly dropping them.

"Jesus Derek, what the hell, you nearly gave me a heart attack?!" Cora exclaimed, as she set down the fresh chocolate chip cookies on the counter top and took her earbuds out of her ears.

"I almost gave you a heart attack; I thought you were an intruder. The front door was ajar. Why didn't you answer me when I called out?" Derek asked, bringing his hands down to his sides still holding the sausage.

"I was listening to music." Cora said as she pointed to her I pod that was now sitting on the counter.

"Thank god, you aim is still as shitty as it was when we were kids or else I would have been sporting a black eye." She claimed.

"Funny." Derek snapped, placing the meat roll on the kitchen counter.

"Why was the door opened anyways?" Derek asked.

"Sorry about that, I guess I didn't close it as well as I thought I did." Cora replied, as she began to place the baked cookies into a large plastic container.

"What if a robber came in?" Derek challenged.

"That's what I have my big brother for, to take care of me." Cora said through a smile.

Derek rolled his eyes at his sister's lack of concern.

"How did you get in here anyways?"

"I used the spare key you keep under the mat."

Derek let out a tired sigh and headed back over to the front door shutting it and picked up his groceries bringing them to the kitchen counter.

"Why are you here anyways and making chocolate chip cookies might I add?" He said, eying Cora suspiciously.

"What do you mean?" She said, acting clueless, as she placed the last two cookies on a small plate.

"What do I mean, really Cora? I know every time you make chocolate cookies it's to grease the wheels with me about something."

"Okay fine, you got me. I wanted you to meet someone I'm currently seeing and I invited him over. He should be here shortly." She announced, handing Derek the plate of cookies.

"Define seeing?" Derek asked.

"I'm dating someone and I don't want u to freak out like you did last time."

"I didn't freak out."

"Derek, you basically backed the guy into a corner and interrogated him about his plans with me. He got so scared he actually peed his pants." Cora stated, as she covered the top of the cookies, placing them in a cupboard.

"What, I don't remember this?" Derek said laughing.

"That's because he decided to wait till after we left to tell me. He didn't want you to know that you had that effect on him. He was worried he would lose cool points." She voiced, now placing her dirty tray and utensils in the sink.

"He ended up telling me this in the car on the way to our date that never even took place because he had to go home and change his underwear. We ended up no doing anything and I made him wait till enough time past to drop me off just to annoy you." Cora confessed, as she turned on the water and started to wash the mess she created.

"Why didn't you tell me this before?" Derek asked as he started putting his groceries away.

"There was no way I was going to come home early and let you have the upper hand. I wanted you to wait and suffer, like I did." Cora voice stubbornly, as she rinsed the soap off the cookie tray and set it in the dish rack.

Derek just shook his head in disbelief.

"I can't believe your dating someone. What happened to you not wanting a commitment?" He asked as he put the last item away in his cabinet.

"What can I say, this guy is a good guy and different from any other guy I have ever met." She said, as she finished washing the dishes, grabbing the hand towel to wipe her hands dry.

"Why does that sound familiar? Isn't that what you said about the ex?" Derek teased, as he opened the fridge, grabbing the milk carton.

"Shut up!" Cora retorted, playfully nudging Derek's arm, causing him to smirk as he poured himself a cup of milk.

Knock, knock!

"Get the door, will you? I want to freshen up a little." Cora said walking over to the guest bathroom.

"Freshen up." Derek repeated amused, as he put the carton back in the fridge.

He couldn't remember the last time he saw his younger sis so interested in a guy. It was actually kind of cute to see what a fuss she was making over it.

Knock, knock!

Derek broke apart a piece of one of the cookies and took it with him as he headed to the door, tossing it back in his mouth along the way.

He opened the front door and froze mid chew and his eyes grew big when he saw who was on the other side.

"Stiles?" He muffled mid chew.

"Hey Der-Uh, I mean Mr. Hale, is Cora here?"

"Stiles, come on in, I'm in the living room!" Cora called out in the background.

Derek worked on swallowing the cookie in his mouth and closed the door behind him. He then turned back watching the interaction between the two.

"Hey you." Cora greeted, smiling brightly at Stiles, giving him a peck on the cheek.

Stiles froze in his spot, taken back from the overly friendly interaction.

"Cora." Derek voiced.

"Hmmm?"

"Can I have a word with you in the kitchen please?" Derek asked, as he passed the two on his way to the other room.

"Sure."

Cora gave Stiles a thumb's up gesture when Derek wasn't looking and followed him to the kitchen.

Stiles stood anxiously in the living room as he was left alone.