The Little One
Disclaimer: Oh, just a little something I thought up recently. Oh yeah, I own nothing but what you see here. Goes a bit AU in the sense that Scott became a Werewolf a month before his freshman year courtesy of Satomi Ito after she came across him having a bad moment with his asthma and gave him the choice of whether or not to take the Bite. Along with having a word with his mother about it later on. The Alpha Pack never formed as Chris ended up going to the meeting in Gerard's place due to health reasons. Allison showed up 3 months before the end of freshman year, became best friends with Lydia, and got with Scott. Stiles knows about his best friend being a Werewolf. And every Beacon Hills Pack is intact.
Summary: Scott ends up a single parent late into his sophomore year of high school after Allison runs away some time after giving birth.
To say it hadn't been easy since Allison had hauled ass on him and Esmerelda shortly after their baby girl's birth was an understatement. But thankfully he had his mother, Deaton to a certain extent, the Sheriff, Satomi and the rest of the Pack, and even Allison's parents to help him out with his little emerald of joy. Even the other Packs of Beacon Hills were involved in things. Though they all made certain to do so when the elder Argents weren't around. Granted when his mom and Allison's parents had found out that Allison had gotten pregnant with him as the father, neither of the three were all that happy. But both teens were adamant about keeping the baby rather then getting rid of it through abortion or adoption. Deaton would even give the young man a raise at the clinic to help out some. After the initial issues of unhappiness with the parents, things were good and Scott even honestly thought things were better then good, that they were great. That is until about three days after Allison had given birth to little Esmerelda and then hauled ass leaving only a note to explain her actions.
Her note said that she had thought she was ready for such a responsibility but after finally seeing and holding their little girl, she realized then and there she wasn't able to do it. Even profusely apologizing for abandoning both him and their child. The apology really didn't help the situation any and Scott had been both heart broken and furious over the whole thing. Chris, Victoria, and Kate had even gone in search of her but had so far been unable to find anything. Derek had made a few cracks some time later when he heard what happened and ended up on his ass with a sore jaw courtesy of a very unhappy Scott. As it is, the two had never gotten along that well after Derek had learned of Scott's dating Allison as he felt the boy was just gonna get hurt by the Argent like he had been where Kate was concerned. Though one thing he never knew is that his mom had found out and had a little talk with the woman that had her seeing things in a new light that thankfully kept Gerard from doing anything horrible since he never found out about his daughter dating a Werewolf.
Things were always a little on the tense side anytime Kate and Derek met up and only Kate even knew about Scott's status as a Werewolf after a little save a life occasion happened. Though there was a rumor that the son of Talia Hale and Kali's Emissary Julia were seeing one another but no one had been able to find out anything concrete just yet. Granted, none of them were looking all that hard into it but the curiousity about it was definitely there! Things had been a little hard for Scott after Allison took off, but he managed the best he could with his daughter in addition to school, Lacrosse, and his job. It helped though that he had help from his mom and others when it was needed. Melissa would occasionally come home to see her son passed out on the couch with little Esme also asleep on top of him and couldn't help but take a picture of the sight and share it with everyone else.
Despite the fact Allison was no longer around, Lydia still stayed with the decision of being 'Auntie Lydia' to her best friend's daughter, leading to Jackson winding up being wrapped around the baby's wee little finger. Hell he wasn't the only one as the entire Lacrosse team and even Finstock himself loved the little girl! Even dubbing her as 'The Little Princess of Lacrosse' as well much to a slightly tearful Scott's happiness! Though he would always deny the tearful bit any time Stiles mentioned it. His friendship with Stiles had taken a hit to cause of the new priority in his life but thankfully things would turn out okay in the end. And cause of his already lifestyle, Scott had very little time for dating much to the disappointment of a girl here and there. One of those being Cora who had something of a crush on the single father and had even scored a kiss once when she managed to get the drop on him. Thankfully she backed off when Scott made it clear he didn't have time for a relationship due to how things were at that point in time and he was damned grateful she understood that but told him to give her a call if he ever wanted to try things with her in the future when things were calmer.
Peter Hale and Ennis Patrick were two people who Scott found to be more annoying then Derek Hale was. Hell, even Derek strongly disliked Ennis due to the man's Biting of his girlfriend Paige back when they were teenagers that led to her unfortunate death. Those two were always made sure to be kept apart in meetings as everyone had already learned not to let the two near one another as it would always erupt into violent brawls. Scott didn't like Peter on account of the fact he found the man creepy and manipulative, not to mention the fact the man was heavily interested in his mother and made it no secret either. Something that made Melissa very uncomfortable and had even talked with Talia about it but the man would only take heed of his dear sister's warning for a short period of time before being back at it again. The young father's issues with Ennis was slightly different in that the Alpha was of the strong opinion that Scott would be a far better fit with him and his Pack rather then Satomi's and had even attacked Lydia when Allison was still around to get under his skin.
Something that had caused the other Packs to drive him and his Betas out of town, not that it stopped him from trying things from time to time with Scott despite the young man's constant rejections of being in his Pack. Things would even come to a head when Ennis had little Esme kidnapped early on in Scott's junior year of high school, prompting Scott and a surprise ally in the form of Derek to go on the offensive. Though the Argents would get involved when word reached them and it made them realize that the young father's being a Werewolf didn't mean a damn to them or that even their granddaugher had the potential to be one as her safety was what mattered the most. They had learned of Scott's being a Werewolf when he had asked for a meeting with both Chris and Victoria about a week before the kidnapping and nervously told them his little secret. They hadn't been too pleased with the news and even less so when they learned Kate already knew about it but never bothered to say anything. Scott had been crushed when he was told they needed time to deal with the new information, crushed but understanding of it.
About ten of Ennis' Betas had attacked Scott at his house and when two of them used stun guns on him in an attempt to get him to stop, his sheer force of willpower had caused him to turn into what's known as a True Alpha and his loud roar had brought everyone his way in a matter of seconds and or minutes. Only to see him down and out on the ground thanks to the use of a third stun gun on him that finally did the job. Well, that and a good whack to the head by one of the opposing Betas. And when Scott and Derek got to where Ennis was holding up at, the two had caused a lot of damage on their way to the man and little Esmerelda and Victoria had been a little put out at having missed a majority of it! Heck, the others were put out over it too as they all had been looking to hurt the assholes responsible for kidnapping their Princess! During the two on one fight that later saw Scott passing out once he got home and leaving a few grandparents, aunts, and uncles to fuss over little Esme, the young father had delivered a blow to the Alpha's knees that had him falling down much to his annoyance.
Something that had allowed Derek an opening and caused him to become an Alpha. Much to the annoyance of his mother as he hadn't ever been meant for the role but she would teach him what he needed to know in order to be as good an Alpha as possible. He'd quickly recruit a willing Jackson much to Lydia's annoyance, along with Erica Reyes, Isaac Lahey, though on occasion it seemed like Isaac was more of a member of Scott's Pack then Derek's, Vernon Boyd IV, a girl named Tracy, and another boy named Josh. The remains of Ennis' Pack would be absorbed into the other Packs of Beacon Hills, though a pair of twins by the name of Ethan and Aiden would end up joining Scott's Pack. An action that had left Stiles unsure of considering their former affiliation but Scott told him it was his decision to make in the end and that he felt he could trust the two. A trust the two boys made certain was justifed any chance they got.
Malia Wolf, daughter of the Desert Wolf and Peter Hale would be brought to Beacon Hills a few days after the kidnapping courtesy of the Desert Wolf as she wanted a more stable life for her daughter. And once Malia was settled, the woman took off for parts unknown much to Talia's annoyance. The young Werecoyote would join Scott's growing Pack much to Peter's annoyance and the quickly growing closeness between her and Stiles would cause issues for him and Heather despite the young man's attempts to tell her she was worried for nothing. About two weeks after the kidnapping, an interesting thing would happen in Scott's life. And it all started when one Ken Yukimura introduced his daughter Kira to the classroom and the young Alpha father found himself drawn to the girl like a moth to a flame and it seemed like she was having the same experience with him from the various comments he got from his friends. Despite his stance on being single to focus on his little girl, Scott found himself getting closer and closer to Kira and coming to really like her as she was coming to greatly like him as well.
The fact she and little Esme got along so great was a huge bonus and the little girl would end up having another set of grandparents. Though Noshiko had been a little uncertain of the whole thing at first but gradually got past it the more she spent around Scott, Esmerelda, and the others. She and Ken would even offer to watch over little Esme for the night while Scott and Kira went on their first date. Something that had turned Scott into a nervous person as he hadn't been on a date in a good long while but the support he got from his mom and the others helped him out a great deal. The fact Lydia actually wasn't even against the girl was a nice bonus too. Their date would turn out to be a big success that would lead to the two going on more dates before eventually becoming a couple and Kira willingly wanting to be in Esme's life more often then what she was already. A decision that surprised Scott but made him happy none the less. After the two had decided to be serious with one another, Kira had revealed to her new boyfriend about a little thing of her's that was developing and with his support, she would finally, thankfully get the answers she needed to all the questions she had.
The fact she's a Thunder Kitsune didn't matter to Scott or anybody else and she was happy about that sort of over whelming acceptance. Cora hadn't necessarily been happy about the new development with Scott but when she eventually saw just how happy he truly was after getting with the Fox girl, she started to be more for it rather then against it. Sometime after the two started their relationship, Kira would be brought to tears, tears of joy that is as little Esme would end up calling her momma out of the blue one day when she, Scott, and Esme were out and about enjoying their day. Now she had been a little worried about her boyfriend's reaction but she had nothing to worry about in the end as he had been rather over joyed by the fact his little girl saw his girlfriend that way. Ken and even Noshiko had been rather over joyed by it too as both of the adults had come to really love the little girl the more they were around Scott and her.
Noshiko even made a vow to Scott in private that she would do whatever it took to keep that little girl safe and sound, even if she had to sacrifice one of her Tails to summon one of her Oni to do so. The young dad had been greatly surprised by that and told her it wasn't necessary to go that far but she wouldn't hear of it and Scott knew then and there it was best to just not argue on it. Some time later at the end of that year's championship Lacrosse game that the Beacon Hills Cyclones won, everyone would be treated to the sight of Scott dancing around in pure joy with a giggly Esme that had a lot of pictures being taken of the scene. The pure joy radiating rom Esme even had the Cyclones feeling even happier then before and making for both Finstock and Jackson to loudly declare at the same time that this game had been won for little Esmerelda. And after how they had played, the opposing team couldn't argue at all with that declaration.
Not that any of them wanted to anyway after seeing that cute and happy little girl be so gosh darned giggly! As time went on, challenges were faced and over come through the unity Scott had with his friends and family. His relationship with Kira becoming more solid as time went on and dealing with any issues in their relationship as they came. Any previous thoughts of Allison had long ago been banished to the back of his mind and never touched on as he was happy and willing to face the future rather then be stuck in the past on what ifs and the like. He even came up with an interesting incentive for Liam, his first original Beta that involved baby sitting little Esme who was certainly growing to be quite an energetic little girl. It definitely made an impact on Liam as it got him to think more about his actions much to the amusement of Mason and Hayden. It'd be after Scott's final year of college when he would propose to Kira who quickly and rather happily accepted, making for a lot of loud cheering in the aftermath and for some sheepish expressions when the loudness had caused a startled five year old Esme to start crying.
About a month after graduating from college and the proposal, would see the return of one Allison Argent. The missing mother would be quite surprised to see such a large crowd at Scott's and the fact that Scott himself, who had some very short hair and some fuzz going on was chasing a laughing little girl that had to be Esmerelda around was quite surprising! Though it made her happy that they had obviously managed to do just fine without her, happy but also sad over the decision she had made to walk away from them. The young Argent could only hope however that now with her return, Scott would be more than willing to take her back now that she felt she could handle being a mother. Her quiet arrival would cause everyone but Scott and Esme to go quiet and it would have him stop in his tracks to wonder what the heck the whole deal was.
Stiles would helpfully tell him to look backwards and when he did, Scott was greatly surprised by the fact that a nervous looking Allison herself was standing a few feet from him! "Daddy, what's wrong!?" Asked a worried Esme after she had realized her daddy had stopped chasing her!
Her question got him to look her way and he put on an expression that made it seem like nothing was wrong at all. "Oh, nothing is wrong sweetie. Everyone's just surprised that Auntie Allison just showed up is all."
"Auntie Allison?"
Scott knelt down to his little girl and nodded before pointing towards Allison herself who was feeling a little crushed on the inside that she had been referred to as an aunt! Though she should have realized that maybe this would be something that would happen considering how long she had been gone. So much for her hope of being known as mommy right off the bat! "Ooh, she's pretty." Scott chuckled at that.
"Yeah, that she is kiddo. That she is. But hey, why don't you go inside with mommy for a bit alright? Got some things I need to talk about with Auntie Allison and I don't want you getting bored with it okay?"
"Okay!" Chirped the girl and went running towards Kira who quickly scooped the girl up into her arms and gave a look in Scott's direction. Who gave her a nod and she gave him a reassuring smile before walking on in to the house.
Something that quickly had the others doing the same aside from Scott, Allison, and her parents. Both of whom had come and hugged their recently returned daughter much to her surprise while Scott just looked on with his arms crossed. The fact some Asian girl was someone HER daughter saw as her mother didn't sit that well with her either and the fact she hadn't been around for quite awhile didn't even register in her mind in that moment as she resolved to have a very serious word with Scott about that. Chris happened to take a look in Scott's direction and when he noticed the look on the young man's face, he figured that any real serious talks he and his wife could have with their daughter could wait a bit. As it is, he figured Scott was more than likely having a hard time reining himself in despite the years of control he had under his belt. "We'll uhh, we'll talk later alright honey? You and Scott probably need to talk first." Voiced the man and Victoria looked at him confusedly before seeing the look on Scott's face and realized what was going on.
Allison for her part was kind of glad for that and Scott especially was quite happy about it as he wanted to get this over with. "Alright dad, talk soon." Replied the girl quietly and the two made their way inside Scott's house.
Or at least what she thought was still Scott's house anyway. Once they were alone and Allison had stepped up a bit closer to her ex with a happy smile directed at him despite her annoyance with that Asian girl, anything she was about to say was cut off by him beating her to it. "Why are you back?"
That surprised the Hell out of her, not to mention the somewhat unfriendly tone to his question had greatly surprised her! As Hell, she thought he'd be glad she was back now! "Um… Well, I finally realized that I can be a mother to Esmerelda thanks to a therapist I started seeing. She helped me realize that I should have talked things out with you and my parents before leaving like I did."
A snort escaped him over that one. "Yeah, you really should have talked with us first." Replied the Alpha father a bit coldly and making her wince over it.
"I know… God, trust me I know now and if I could change that I would. But now I'm back and things can be better now."
"Can be better now? Are you kidding me? Allison… Things have been great for a long while now. Not just for me and everyone I know, but for Esme especially. She has a mother who loves her greatly, one that I'm happily engaged too for that matter. Plus that little girl has so many aunts and uncles and grandparents who would do just about anything to make sure she's safe and happy that I'm still surprised by it at times. So no Allison, you being back isn't gonna make anything better again cause things are great. Greater then I ever thought possible."
His calm but cold response cut right through her but she was happy with the fact their daughter had so many people looking out for her. But the fact the man she still loved had clearly moved on didn't sit well with her! A small part of her had hoped that he would actually wait until she finally came back so that they could be re-united and be one big happy family again. But the fact he's engaged now to that Asian girl was already de-railing that. "But… What about us? We had something special. We MADE something special!"
"We're in the past and yeah, we made a beautiful child together and I'll always be happy about that. But you running away without talking to me or your parents ruined that special something we had."
Allison shook her head in denial of that and even tried to kiss him but he quickly dodged that. "Yeah, no." Was all he said to that and it made tears start to glisten in her eyes that things just weren't going the way she had been hoping they would.
He then started to walk away, not really caring that much if she was following. But then he stopped and turned his head to the side. "Kira is Esmerelda's mother now as that is who she has only ever saw as her mom. If you're serious about being back in her life, it'll be as an aunt and nothing more. Understand?"
"I have rights!"
"No, you gave those up the day you ran out on us." Responded Scott coldly before walking off and into the house.
The returned Argent stood where she was for several minutes as tears came down her face. The reality of things setting in as she realized then and there that she was now reaping what she had sown long ago. And it was something she truly hated in that moment. Wiping away her tears, she took a deep breath and made her way inside the house while hoping things would somehow get better pretty quick like. She'd end up in a hug from her father once the man noticed how she was faring and she'd remain in his arms a good long while as everyone else aside from her parents ignored her in favor of chatting amongst themselves and enjoying Esme's antics.
Author's Notes: Yikes, Scott got a bit heavy handed there but I'd probably have done the same myself in a situation like that. Hope you all enjoyed! And ring a ding ding for the guest who guessed right about Kimura in chapter 24!
