*Thursday*
*Danny's House*
The three boys groaned as the alarm went off, they'd been up a little too late last night. After they'd come home, the twins were still pretty amped up from learning about their possible changes and it had taken awhile for them to get into homework mode. Then even after they finished the homework, they wanted to talk some more about what it might be like to be a wolf. Danny finally passed out, he couldn't keep his eyes open anymore and the boys continued to discuss it in whispers.
"Man, I still can't believe Mom and Dad didn't tell us about this!" Ethan complained.
"How did you not see it happen though? Did the breeders sell you early or something?"
Aiden and Ethan both shook their heads, "No, we were there for about a month and a half maybe. Neither of them changed the whole time."
Danny narrowed his eyes, that sounded a little weird. Maybe once you got older, you could forgo the change? But why would their parents want to keep that a secret? Derek and Cora knew all about it, Erica as well. Maybe it had something to do with the breeders, because Boyd and Isaac didn't know either. Most breeders preferred to keep the pups with their mothers for at least a month, so in that time there was bound to be one full moon. Oh well, he didn't have time to dwell on it, he had to get them all in the shower.
"I may, or may not, fall asleep in Chemistry today, don't get mad if I do," Aiden warned his brother.
"I'm so going to nap on the way to school, and maybe during Shop class," Ethan said as he yawned.
"But Shop is so much fun! How could you sleep through that?" Aiden asked.
"You like it more than me. It is fun, but I don't need to take notes in that class, so," Ethan shrugged as he took off his pajamas.
The boys showered in silence, each one doing their best to stay awake under the warm stream.
"Can we have some of your mom's sashimi for breakfast?" Aiden asked as they went into the kitchen.
"You want fish for breakfast Little One?" Mrs. Māhealani asked.
"It's just so yummy," Aiden confessed.
"And what about you Ethan?" Danny asked.
"Can you please make me some of the French toast, using your sweet bread?" the second twin asked, smiling at the older woman.
"Of course, well that do for you as well Danny?" she asked.
"Yes, thanks Mom, you're the best!" Danny told her, getting out some milk.
"Hey, Aiden… what do you think of Kali?" Ethan asked as they sat down to wait for breakfast.
Aiden paused from eating his fish, "She's really nice actually. She encouraged us when we were all playing that game during practice. And she made sure we were invited last night."
"Yea, she didn't make fun of us either, when we told her we had no idea about the changes. She even took us aside and gave us a lot of detail about her change, more than Peter or Ennis had shared."
"Ennis hardly shared anything, Derek told us a lot though. But yea, Kali did tell us a lot more before we left, stuff that the others didn't get to hear. Why do you think she did that?" Aiden asked.
Ethan sat and thought about it, he had been thinking the same thing most of the night. He honestly had no idea why, she stood to gain nothing from helping them. That was probably why Ennis and Peter didn't share many details… the whole things seemed kinda sacred and secret, for those closest to you only.
Danny spoke up, "Maybe it's because she knows you guys don't have a Pack yet, besides each other. You don't have an Alpha to go to, and she wanted to make sure that you two were prepared."
The twins looked at each other… that thought hadn't occurred to either of them, it was so unlike any of the other Alphas they had known (besides maybe Derek). Ethan looked up at Danny, "Do you really think so? I mean… Alphas usually look out for themselves. We aren't even Pack."
"Kali seems really nice, she's always looking out for Derek's Betas as well, so why not you two?" Danny asked.
"That's really nice of her, we'll thank her at lunch," Aiden decided, taking a big bite of his breakfast. He wanted to hurry and eat it before Danny's younger brothers got up- if they saw him with fish, they were liable to try and steal some.
*Argent Home*
Allison's alarm went off and she stretched in bed, feeling pretty rested, even if her and the Alphas were up kinda late talking about the upcoming moon. Kali on the other hand was absolutely exhausted, she'd stayed up even after the other two had fallen asleep doing her best to listen, like Marin had told her. She didn't really feel like she'd gotten far, but she was just too excited to try and sleep. So now she didn't exactly want to wake up either.
"Shower wi'out me, I'm grunging t'day," Kali mumbled from her spot on the pillow.
Ennis nodded to Allison's unspoken question, deciding to forego the shower today as well. He was going to shower after practice today anyways so, he'd get clean at some point. Allison smiled at both of them and left the room, she knew what it was like to want to grunge for a day.
"Why are you tired Kali?" Ennis asked.
"I was trying to listen, like Marin explained to me. She said since I have magic in me, Nature can speak to me, if I just listen."
"Oh, like how you go around barefoot all the time?"
Kali nodded and curled back into the pillow. If she got about 10 more minutes of sleep, she'd be able to survive the day… hopefully. Thankfully Ennis was an expert on Kali's moods and left her to sleep, instead going over to the drawer to find some clothes. By the time Allison was done, Ennis was dressed and had attempted to pick out some clothes for the female Alpha, and Kali was stretching in an attempt to wake up.
"What's for breakfast?" Kali asked as she jumped into the drawer to get dressed.
"Probably oatmeal, is that okay?" Allison answered.
"Sounds yummy, I just like knowing what I'm going to eat ahead of time. Some times something just doesn't sound right for breakfast."
The three of them went downstairs and quietly ate breakfast, still thinking about what might happen next Wednesday.
*School*
"Hey, Scott, how were the boys last night?" Stiles asked. "Erica and Cora were just so excited for most of the night before their sugar crash."
"I think they got amped up after you messaged me about the sleepover, Isaac went on and on about getting to see Derek change," Scott answered.
Isaac popped up from Scott's backpack, "He's my Alpha, of course I'm going to be excited! I may or may not change, but he will, and it will make us all stronger."
"Are we going to have it at our house or your house?" Boyd asked, from Scott's other shoulder.
"Probably mine, since I know my Dad will be working the night shift and we won't bother him. Chances are that Mama McCall will be at home and trying to sleep," Stiles suggested.
Allison walked up then and hugged Scott, "Morning."
The group of them made small talk as they got all of their books and made their way to English class. Further down the hall Lydia and Danny were talking; Peter was sulking in her purse though.
"I'll be changing this moon, I can tell, can't you Ethan?" Aiden preened, puffing out his chest.
Ethan rolled his eyes, he was putting on a show for Lydia, but he would play along, "Yea, I mean we're twins right, if one of us changes, the other will too."
Lydia giggled and rubbed Aiden's back, "I'm sure you'll be a badass little wolf, make sure Danny takes a lot of pictures of you two."
Aiden blushed hard as she said good-bye and headed off to her Spanish class, "She's noticing me!"
Ethan laughed and patted his brother's shoulder, "One step at a time."
Danny smiled and went into Shop, he'd found some fabric (or really his Mom had found some) so he was going to figure out how to make a little cushion and then he could show Stiles at lunch. As soon as he put his things down, Aiden started gathering up all the pieces, doing his best to help out. Ethan on the other hand curled up in Danny's folded jacket and took a nap; how he could sleep with all the noise going on, Danny had no idea.
*First Period Spanish*
Lydia was in her new seat by the window and Peter was gazing out at the cars, wondering about his first change now that he wasn't with the breeders. He wasn't going to lie to himself, he was more than a little nervous about the whole thing. Since Lydia had adopted him, he felt himself growing stronger, but his eyes were still blue so he wasn't an Alpha. Even so, what if enough of his power had leaked out and caused him to turn into a mutant again? What if he tried to hurt her? He'd never forgive himself if that happened… so he'd just have to find a way to keep himself in total control. If he even thought for a second that the transformation wasn't going right, he'd hide himself to keep her safe. His planning was rudely interrupted by Deucalion, big surprise.
"Hey, Omega… I mean Peter, how come you've already had a transformation? None of the other Betas have. There is something fishy going on with you, and I want to know what it is."
Peter heaved a sigh but stayed silent, Deucalion didn't deserve to know his story, and if he had his way, none of the other Weres would need to find out. All last night Peter had been debating with himself if he should maybe tell Derek, but he hadn't come to a decision yet.
"I know you can hear me, I think I deserve to know. You're an Omega with blue eyes, so you can be classified as dangerous. As lead Alpha I demand that you tell me the truth," Deucalion tried again.
"I owe you nothing Deucalion, Lydia knows my story and she's the only one that deserves to know. I'm only dangerous to those that anger me, and you are at the top of that list right now, so leave me alone. Besides, you aren't the lead Alpha, you're the Alpha in a pack of 2…"
"Yea but my second is another Alpha, so that makes me powerful," Deucalion argued.
Peter just rolled his eyes and tuned the other Were out, Ennis and Deucalion were both strong, but Derek had numbers on his side. Plus he had the trust and love of his Betas, and that went a long way in Pack strength. In Peter's mind, there wasn't much of a match between them in a strength contest.
*Second Period Geometry*
Allison took her usual spot next to Jackson, Kali and Ennis both on her shoulders. Kali was feeling better, they had read in class so she had taken the opportunity to nap. A few chapters was nothing for her to catch up on, she could get that done easily at home. Geometry though, that was something she needed to be awake for.
"Hey Kali, can I ask you a question?"
She looked up and over at Jackson's desk, "Hmm?"
"Well it's just that, yesterday, just after practice, Ennis became my Second. So I have officially started a Pack, and since I know you two are close, I wanted to take this time to cordially invite you to become one of my, quote/unquote Betas as well."
Kale looked down at Ennis in surprise, he hadn't mentioned this at all- but there was all the talk about transformations. The more she thought about it the more she figured it shouldn't have come as a surprise, they'd talked about the whole Pack thing a couple of nights ago. But she still didn't really feel ready to make that choice. Deucalion was looking for power, and his leadership was going to reflect that, and that wasn't the type of Pack she wanted to be in. If she was going to Pack with someone, it would be for friendship. If maybe it was just her and Ennis, she'd be happy enough to be his second or vice-versa.
"I'm not sure yet," Kali shrugged. "Thank you for the offer, and don't take this as a refusal just yet. I'm just still trying to find my place here, and that might be in your Pack, or in a different one."
"Well, there aren't many Packs in the school, unless you want to start one of your own with Peter. But no offense taken, I know these decisions aren't made lightly. Just know that when you are ready to decide, you have a place in mine if you wish," Deucalion smiled.
He knew enough about Kali that she wasn't going to take being bullied into submission like he was trying to do with Peter. And he could respect that, she was an Alpha after all, and a strong one. She deserved his full attention when it came to wooing her; Peter, he just needed to be shown that he wasn't as awesome as he thought. Satisfied with her answer, he let her get back to taking notes and talked with Ennis quietly for the rest of class.
*Second Period Biology*
Scott plopped down into his seat and sighed heavily; the boys had been pretty excited about the full moon talk and it had gone on for awhile in English. And since of course Stiles's Weres had been chatting about it as well; even though they were quiet about it, Scott and Stiles had both been a little distracted. So this time the boys were sitting on the edge of his desk quietly playing tic-tac-toe so not to distract Scott and the girls. Over on Stiles's desk, Cora and Erica were drawing on a piece of scratch paper while Derek helped Stiles take notes. But then about halfway through class, Mr. Hill had them break off into groups so they could work on bookwork. Stiles and Scott scooted their desks closer together and let the 5 minis all talk together.
"So, dude, have you figured out how you're going to spin this for your mom?" Stiles asked as they slowly worked through their questions.
Scott gave Stiles a confused look, "Can't I just tell her the truth? I mean, it's for them."
Stiles rolled his eyes, "Well I know that but… What if she asks you all sorts of questions? I mean, it's us, come on. Neither of our parents really expect us to behave all night or get enough sleep."
"Well, I have lacrosse practice, and we are trying to get better, so that means keeping our grades up and taking practice more seriously. I may stay up later than I normally do because of all the excitement but I don't think I can stay up all night. The Weres can though, since Kali said they'd be pretty hyper."
"Okay yea, that sounds good, and I'm sure that once I get to play in the game this weekend, Dad will at least believe the lacrosse stuff for me. He'd be sure to shut it down if I said anything about taking classes seriously or getting sleep," Stiles laughed.
The minutes slowly ticked by as they looked through the book for answers, they were about done with them when Stiles spoke again.
"Okay, based on what Kali and the others told us, what do you think Wednesday will be like?"
Scott put his pencil down as he thought about the question, It took him a moment to gather his thoughts, "Well, we know Derek for sure will change, but I mean, how will it happen. Kali's eyes weren't open when it happened to her, she just said she felt this sensation. What do you think it will look like on our end of things?"
Stiles looked down at the minis and lowered his voice a little more. He knew they'd still be able to hear him if they tried, but they were pretty good at respecting boundaries and having their ears turned down. "Well, I hope it doesn't look… violent, like in the movies. I mean, remember Van Helsing? He ended up tearing off all his human skin and screaming about it."
"It can't be that bad, I mean Kali would have warned everyone if it was painful," Scott pointed out. "But I do wonder if we'll like see like fur grow all at once or something, that would be pretty weird right?"
*Third Period History*
Lydia sat next to her best friend, raising a brow at the big smile on her face, "Spill, what's the news."
"Stiles told me this morning that he's been getting a lot of help from his Weres, and working on harnessing all his excess energy. I think he might actually start to impress Coach by this weekend," Allison revealed.
Slowly, Lydia nodded her head, Allison was really pushing for this, "Well, let's see if he can do it. Even if he does perform better, Coach will have to make room for him on the field."
"I'm sure he'll find a way, I mean, you do know that he gets super focused right?" Allison asked.
"Yea, I'm aware. Regardless of what he's been led to believe, I was aware of him when we were younger. Him and Scott were always getting into trouble and that's why I kept my distance; but when it came to a prank on Jackson, or the teachers, he would just light up with this energy. So I'm interested in seeing just how far he can get, now that Prom is on the line."
Kali and Ennis looked at each other, Stiles and Lydia going to Prom together seemed… unlikely to say the least. Ennis didn't think much of the hyperactive boy although Kali really liked him, still, they'd seen him during practices. And he had what, until tomorrow to step it up? Needless to say, Ennis wasn't holding out much hope for the boy. But it appeared that Allison was pulling for him, against all the odds; probably because they were friends. Anyone with eyes could see that he had a snowflake's chance in Hell.
*Lunch*
"Danny, don't forget, we have to sit with Allison today, so we can talk to Kali," Ethan said as they walked into the cafeteria.
"Yea, besides we have to show them what we made!" Aiden chipped in, holding the new potty seat close.
Danny reassured his minis that today was a Scott's table day, since he'd sat with Jackson yesterday. As soon as he set them down, Aiden ran over to Derek's Pack, the seat held over his head, his twin right behind him.
"Guys, we finished it, what do you think?" he asked, gently setting it down.
"Is that the potty seat? Isaac asked, coming forward to sit on it.
"Yea, Danny finally found something to use as a cushion."
Cora came closer too, "Well, it holds up Isaac, so I think it's a success, how does it feel?"
Isaac shifted in the seat a few times and nodded his head, "It's comfy, I like it!"
"I want to try!" Erica called out.
Derek and Kali stood back as they watched the Betas test out the creation, meanwhile Ennis was talking to Allison.
"Do you think that maybe tomorrow I can sit with Danny at Jackson's table? I, well I become a part of Deucalion's Pack, and I'd like to eat lunch with him. Since he won't be sitting here any time soon, 'cause of the break-up," Ennis asked.
"You picked Deucalion to be your Alpha?" Allison inquired.
"Yea, yesterday after Coach excused us, is, is that okay?"
Allison smiled down at him, "Of course that's okay. I won't stop you from spending time with your Alpha, but we'll have to ask Danny, just to make sure. Did you want to go to class with him sometimes too?"
Ennis perked up, "You'd let me go to classes with him too?"
"Of course, as long as Jackson promises to take care of you; maybe you can go with him for third period. That way you'd get to see him from 2nd period all the way through lunch. Does that sound fair?"
"That sounds amazing, you're the best!" Ennis yipped, allowing his excitement to get the better of him- just this once. With her permission he ran down to ask Danny if he was okay with the setup as well.
Kali smiled as she listened in, Allison was really sweet that way. She already proved that by buying Ennis as a surprise for her, there was no way she'd hold Ennis back from his new Packmate. Then one of the twins appeared next to her- Aiden, with a shy smile on his face.
"Hey, I, I just wanted to say thanks, for telling Ethan and me about the full moon. You took us both aside and answered all of our questions, more than the others did. How come?" the Beta asked.
Kali tilted her head, "Well, it's only fair that you two know what is in store, and well… You technically are Omegas. Which isn't a bad thing!" she hastened to add, not wanting him to get the wrong idea. "I just meant that you didn't have an Alpha to go to and I didn't want you boys to be left in the dark. All the other Betas have someone to go to you know?"
Aiden nodded his head, "Yea, that makes sense. But we could have just asked Deuc though."
"True, but he wasn't at the meeting, and I didn't think you'd see him that late so I didn't want you to have to wait until today to get your questions answered. Just wanting to help out in any way I can," Kali shrugged.
"Well, we both really appreciated it, so I wanted to make sure you knew that," Aiden stated, looking down at his feet.
Kali ran her nails through his hair and then nudged him closer to the rest of the minis, "Let's not miss out on the fun here, looks like you two and Danny made a pretty cool thing."
As the Weres continued to check out the new seat, Lydia turned to Stiles and cleared her throat, "Stiles, I wanted to let you know I won't be at practice today, so feel free to try your hardest without the added pressure of me watching. I've got something I want to do."
Stiles looked up, barely remembering to swallow his food before talking, "But, you are coming to the game right? I mean, you'll want to see me play?"
"Well of course, I'll want to see that with my own eyes. But I know that I can be a bit, of a distraction," Lydia said, a smile playing at the corner of her lips. "So, in order to give you a fighting chance, I'll let you have the next two practices free of my presence. Don't waste it!"
Stiles shook his head, "No, I won't. I'll impress Coach with my mad skills and get into the game this Saturday, I promise."
Allison couldn't help but smile and whisper to Lydia, "Oh, a Stilinski promise, that's as good as gold."
"Daddy Stiles will always find a way to keep his promises," Cora agreed.
Before Lydia could say anything else to make Stiles flush even more, the bell rang, excusing them from class. So instead she just smiled and picked up her trash, making sure Peter was tucked into her purse, and made her way to class.
"I'll still be there to cheer you on, I've got a pretty good critical eye. I can let you know what the other players are doing differently," Allison told him as she cleaned up.
Stiles smiled, "Thanks, with you and the Weres also watching out, I'll be sure to get in Coach's good graces by tomorrow."
*Fifth Period Algebra 2(A)*
"Oh boy, math time!" Cora sang out, hands clapping.
"I thought you Econ was your favorite class?" Scott asked as he set all the minis on their table.
"It is, but I like what we're working on right now, it's fun," Cora answered.
Just then Danny walked in, Aiden huddled with Ethan on his backpack. "Now Ethan, Isaac is used to sitting with us when we do class work but you need to start talking to him, about other stuff."
Ethan rolled his eyes, "I do talk with him."
"But not about… getting to know him things!" Aiden muttered. He was stopped from saying anything else as Danny set them down on the table. The two of them quickly hopped over to their usually place by Isaac, but noticed the little Beta had his ears drooped.
"What's wrong?" Ethan asked, setting his packet aside.
Isaac sighed, "I don't really know this section that well, so I won't be able to help you like before."
"Well then we'll just figure it out together. It's not like I only sit with you because you help me, we're friends," Ethan smiled, his heart fluttering just slightly.
Isaac smiled and nodded his head, "Yea, I know. I just feel bad since I offered to help you in math and this section confuses me a bit."
"I can totally help!" Cora called out, rushing over to Isaac's free side. "This section is totally fun, I can help you boys out."
"That would be nice of you Cora," Isaac beamed.
Aiden frowned as he saw Ethan's shoulders slump, but he wasn't ready to give up just yet. He gently nudged Ethan closer to Isaac, wanting his brother to have a fighting chance. But Ethan couldn't blame Isaac for liking Cora, she was bright and earnest- and a girl. He looked over as Isaac's eyes brightened at her offer to help, there was no way he could compete.
"Did you two need help as well? We can sit in a circle and all work together," Cora offered. When the boys both nodded, she went and grabbed her packet, arranging it so they could all see her work.
Derek looked over at Cora's little tutoring session, smiling at Erica and Boyd. "Seems like Cora takes after me, just a bit; never would have guessed."
Boyd laughed, "Yea Cora, the one who loves jumping off vet tables and giving her Alpha a heart attack."
"You're a good big brother to her, and a great leader to us, it's no wonder she wishes to take after you. She's a natural," Erica agreed, hugging Derek.
Derek hugged her back and then waved them off to work on their math packets so he could get some work done as well. Cora was so unlike him, he wasn't too good at being warm with people; look at how he reacted to all the people that tried to adopt her. But despite all that, he was Alpha to 4 Betas, and he was sure that most of it was because of his little sister. She was warm enough for the both of them and worked her way into the hearts of these other Betas. He couldn't hold back the smile on his face as he watched her instruct the three boys on the newest section.
*Sixth Period History*
The boys were dutifully taking notes in history when Aiden wandered over to the edge of Danny's desk, closer to Deucalion. The mini watched as the Alpha helped Jackson to take notes, pointing out what things he should highlight; it made him smile to see that Deucalion helped his human.
"Hey, Deucalion, can I ask you a question?"
Deucalion looked up from the notes, "Sure, what's on your mind?"
"I was just wondering, who you might recruit into your Pack?" Aiden asked.
"Well, I have Ennis in my Pack, and I'm hoping to talk Kali into joining us as well. Were you and your brother looking to join me?" The Alpha inquired.
Aiden offered up a small smile, "Well, we were talking about it some last night, how we don't really want to be two Betas on our own. We aren't really sure where we might go though; would… would you take us?"
Deucalion looked the Beta up and down, glancing quickly at the other mini on the desk, "You two seem to have a lot of promise, although your brother needs some work. From what I saw during our scrimmage a few days ago, he isn't very aggressive."
"He just didn't want to hurt any of the other Betas, since we're all kinda friends," Aiden explained. "When we actually play against other Weres, like Coach has planned, he'll be on top of his game."
"Fair enough. I'd welcome both of you to my Pack, but I do have standards you'd have to keep up with, and rules to be followed."
"That's understandable, every Alpha does. Thanks for telling me Deucalion, you've given me a lot to think about," Aiden said before walking back over to sit beside his brother.
Aiden did have a lot to think about now- Deuc had recruited an Alpha? On top of that he was also trying to get Kali to join him, which seemed likely since her and Ennis were really close. What did he have to offer Deucalion, he was just a Beta, an Omega pretty much. On the plus side, he knew that Deucalion wanted power, a lot of it- that was why he wouldn't turned down him and Ethan. Not if that meant gaining more power for his Pack; Aiden had no doubts that they'd be at the bottom of the Pack though. He looked over at his brother and frowned, Ethan really didn't have much respect for Deucalion- how was he supposed to get him to Pack with Deuc? It would take a lot of work… But Aiden thought it might be possible.
A/N: Sorry for the long wait, got bit by the Growing Up muse and powered out a few chapters of that in between RL stuff. Hope you all enjoy this chapter! I cut it off kind of abrubtly but that's because I have a really super cool thing planned for after school! Also, I swear, I know the difference between here and hear... I noticed when I'm skimming through my old chapters, that I misused those. I just write so fast and my fingers plug in one word and then I completely miss it when I proof-read b.c I know which version I meant! Don't hold it against me. I just get so excited to post new chapters that I don't let my beta-reader edit for me...
Question for all of you: What do you think of the Isaac situation? I've had some people tell him he should end up with Cora, and other say Ethan... I'm kinda torn myself. I don't want to write that much drama into this fic, so no crappy love triangles! If anything, I was thinking maybe they share him? In a polyamorous kind of way? I'm not going to put anything dirty in this fic, just some cuddling between couples and such, so it wouldn't be that much of a stretch for Isaac to realize he's getting feelings for both of them. Let me know what you think! I value your input!
