The silence in the van was not awkward but content. They finally had Thomas again and they were on their way to pick up the rest of their family so they could spend the rest of their life together like they were supposed to in the first place. Together.
Looking around Thomas allowed himself to smile for the first time in a while. His family had found him. They had found him and come to get him and he couldn't thank them enough.
Thomas look up front and there sat Gally and Frypan and even though they didn't have the best start they were there for each other and he knew they would always be his family.
Next he look behind him and there sat Minho looking peacefully out the window enjoying the scenery. Thomas was glad Minho was so peaceful at the moment because after years of running the maze and escaping danger Thomas knew the man behind him deserved some time to rest.
Finally looking to his right his smile grew even bigger because there sat Newt and Teresa. Teresa's head was on Newts shoulder their hands entwined as the both of them slept peacefully. Now most people would get jealous when their boyfriend held hands with another person, even as they slept, and Thomas was sure that he would if it was anyone else but he knew Teresa was fully committed to her relationship with Brenda and that Newt loved him more than anything just like he did with Newt. So Thomas wasn't jealous because he knew the two were close and looked out for each other.
These people were his family and Thomas knew every single one of them would die for the other if that times came. None would betray the others and they would all stick together until the very end. So taking on last look around as his eyes began to droop and sleep began to take over he knew there was no place he would rather be than here.
Cause they were his family.
While the Gladers made theit way out of Beacon Hills the pack tried to think of a plan but after calling Derek and all gathering to come up with an idea they realized they only had one choice.
The Sheriff.
So they quickly made their way to the police office to tell Mr. Stilinski what had happened figuring he could use his parental control to force Stiles to come back.
When they arrived the burst through the doors and ignoring the shouts of protest made their way back to Mr. Stilinski's office. When they all came to a stop in front of the Sheriff's desk his head snapped up and seeing their expressions as they stared at him he sighed and said something no one would have thought.
"He's gone isn't he? They finally came for him?"
This confused the entire pack as to how the sheriff knew and why he was so calm about it.
Seeing their shocked expressions Mr. Stilinski decided to explain saying, "When Stiles first came home he explained everything to me when I caught him one night hacking in confidential files to find locations of some kids. He said that they were the people he was with when he was taken and they were his family. I tried to convince him at first that this was his home and that you guys were his family but he wouldn't budge saying that either he would find them and leave to get them or they would find him and the he could leave. When I told him that I wouldn't allow him to just go he said that it didn't matter and he would be leaving one way or another so he would stay here until he found something but the second he got a hint or they came for him he would be long gone before I could even think to stop him. So I figured if that was what he really need to be happy I would have to let him go."
This shocked the pack as none of them even knew that Stiles had been looking for these people in the first place. Then realizing what the Sheriff said in his last sentence everything exploded.
"Your just gonna let him leave!"
"Why?"
"We could stop him!"
The Sheriff waited until there was silence again and then asked one question that stunned everyone.
"Let me ask you, how happy did he look this morning when they showed up? Cause I'm betting it was happier than he has ever been since he got back."
And as everyone thought about it this morning Stiles was happier than he had been before they arrived.
So with nobody knowing what to say it was silent.
Meanwhile the Gladers had picked up everyone else and everyone was awake and chattering about. Jorge and Frypan were embracing while Sonya ran straight up to Gally giving him a big smile a giant hug. Brenda and Teresa had literally ran into each other arms when they saw each other, while Minho had marched right up to Harriet and kissed her straight on the mouth as everyone cheered and hollered in joy.
So at that moment Thomas couldn't think of a place he would rather be.
When he felt someone appear on his left he glanced over and saw it was Newt smiling softly up at him. Not wanting to waste another moment Thomas grabbed him pulling him forward and connecting their mouths in a fierce kiss. Newt smiled against the kiss before pulling back were Thomas cupped his cheek and while looking straight into his eyes said, "I love you Newt"
Newt smiling softly replied with, "I love you to Tommy, more than you could possibly imagine."
So there they stood wrapped in each other's arms watching the others laugh and jump around with joy at finally being all together again and glancing once more at Newt with only the fondest affections he knew.
He was finally home.