Theo sees blue eyes looking back at him. They are the kind of eyes you can get lost in. Like a deep ocean. He is always so concerned about helping him. Theo has to admit the Little Wolf has found his way into his soul. Not many people have been successful, but Liam has always been persistent. He feels a fondness for him that he cannot describe. Liam tilts his head at Theo. He feels his wolf sigh in happiness.
"What?" Liam asks.
"Nothing why?" Theo asks.
"You have never looked at me like that before." Liam says.
"Oh." He looks away.
He has never been one to allow anyone to know what he is feeling. Ever. He tried when he was a kid. He told one of the dread doctors that he was having an off day and did not feel well. It went exactly as expected. He was told to suck it up and they had work to do. Obviously, the dread doctors were not empathetic people, whether it was a child or not, but at the same time he was a child and he wanted to know someone cared. It stuck with him and since then he has never really talked about what is going on in his head. It is better that way. He is not always sure what is going on in his head.
"What are you thinking?" Liam asks.
"Just about sleeping." Theo says.
Liam frowns at him and pulls out a little wooden coyote. He twirls it in his fingers and observes it. He seems to be thinking about what to say next. Theo watches him and tries to make sense of why he feels everything and nothing all at once.
"I bought another one. I tried to find the original, but could not. It does not really matter anyway. I know you were mad, and this was the first gift you have ever gotten since you went to live with the dread doctors. I wanted to make sure I got it back for you. I didn't really care how." Liam explains.
He hands him the coyote. Theo takes it and places it on the dresser near his bed.
"Are you real?" He asks.
Liam looks sad.
He has this look on his face like Theo has just told him news that ruined his whole day. It is a valid question. He had a few friends while he lived with the dread doctors. He had that stupid spider he spoke to and he also was talking to a person the dread doctor's brought down to experiment on. She was nice. She was a little older than him. He tried to help her when she panicked about dying. She told him stories of what she did before getting caught by the dread doctors. She was going to be a success. He was sure of it, but the dread doctors noticed he was getting attached to her.
He remembers waking up and finding her gone. When he asked about her, they told him she failed, and they got rid of her already. He did not cry about it or anything. He was fine. It was hard to not speak to someone. He did not talk to the dread doctors or have extensive conversations with them. Unless it was about the plan or the experiments. She was nice to have as a distraction. It took him a few weeks to forget about her. He remembers her sometimes when he feels lonely.
"Yes, I am. Why would you ask that?" Liam asks.
Theo looks at him. He almost forgot he was with Liam.
"You are sticking around." Theo says.
He regrets it the moment the words leave his mouth. That is not what he was trying to say. He thought it, but he did not want Liam to know that. He is now going to be seen as some pathetic thing that must be sheltered. He does not need that. He had his fair share of things to deal with in life, so now he is better for it. He was told to get over things when he was upset or having trouble dealing with life. He never needed anyone.
Liam reaches out to touch his shoulder. Theo moves back. He does not need comfort. That is not what he meant.
"Do you want some tea?" Liam asks.
"As long as it doesn't have extra things in it." He sneers.
Liam chuckles and gets up. Theo follows him downstairs and Liam sets up a teapot on the stove.
"I don't mind you being around." Theo says.
He tries to make up for giving Liam the cold shoulder earlier. It sounds ridiculous when he says that sentence out loud.
"Thanks. I do not mind you either. I have something that I think we should do tonight." Liam says.
"What?" He asks.
"It is a surprise." Liam says.
"I don't like surprises." He grumbles.
"Well, we are doing it anyway. So, surprise." Liam smiles at him.
Theo hears a knock on the door. He gets up to go answer it. He opens the door and sees Scott and Stiles standing there. They look worried and uncomfortable.
"Hi.." Scott starts to say.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT." Liam growls from behind him.
"I just want to talk." Scott says, holding up his hands.
Liam tries to close the door, but he stops him. Liam glares at him.
He is not letting Liam ignore Scott forever. They eventually have to talk and why not now? He lets them inside and shuts the door. Liam storms off to the kitchen.
"I came to talk to you." Scott says, looking at him.
"NO." Liam says, coming back out into the hallway.
"Little Wolf relax. I can take care of myself." He says.
Liam eyes Scott, but says nothing. Liam's Alpha mode seems to be activated. He hovers around the hallway while him and Scott sit down in the living room. He sees Stiles grab onto Liam and pull him into the kitchen.
He waits for Scott to say something. Scott is silent for a few minutes and is looking at the floor.
"I talked to Deaton." Scott says.
"Does he ever not spill to everyone in this pack." He complains.
"He is only trying to help. It was good though. He told me that I was being unreasonable. In his Deaton way. Stiles said the same thing." Scott points out.
"Stiles?" Theo asks.
"Yes, he can be pretty smart sometimes. He knows a lot." Scott says.
He hears Stiles in the kitchen trying to make a cup of coffee, and the coffee pot leaking water everywhere.
"You wouldn't know that by looking at him." Theo sneers.
"I can hear you!" Stiles yells.
"The point is, I am sorry. I overreacted and I should have spoken to you and Liam first. Instead, I jumped to conclusions." Scott says.
"It is okay. I would be the same way if I were in your shoes." Theo says.
"I have something for you. I know that you went to talk to your mom, but it didn't go well?" Scott asks.
"What is your point?" He asks.
He does not want to talk about it and is not going to dwell on what could have been. He watches Scott take out a little piece of paper. He looks at it and seems to be deliberating. He puts it on the coffee table. Theo picks it up and looks at it. He sees the name on the paper. He can only assume who this must be.
"I thought they didn't know where he was, and they couldn't find him? What is this?" Theo asks.
"That is true, but Corey had a theory. He turned out to be correct. He changed his name. We found him because the Sheriff was looking into a case recently, and there was mention of a man who kept bringing up some weird monster men. He was claiming they took his kid, and they were not of this world. He was written off as crazy, because he has been looking into supernatural things for about almost ten years. Started around the time a kid became kidnapped by the dread doctors. Stiles did his thing and found out his previous name was Raeken. He has been looking for a son for ten years." Scott explains.
"I don't want it." He says.
"Ok, well it is not like before. I mean he has been looking for you. He wants to find you. He also, seems to be aware of supernatural elements in Beacon Hills. I don't see how it's a bad thing." Scott points out.
Theo hears growling from the kitchen.
"I will take it, but I don't know if I want to see him." He says.
"Ok." Scott says.
"You should probably talk to Liam." Theo says.
Scott nods and gets up and heads into the kitchen. Stiles comes out and sits on the couch, even though there are more than enough chairs. Theo moves over.
"You're really involved in people's lives." Theo says.
"Only people I care about." Stiles says.
Theo pauses. Stiles takes about 15 DVDs out from his backpack. He spreads them out on the coffee table.
"I want you to pick one. If you pick the right one, I will let you into my pack." Stiles says.
"YOUR PACK?" He questions.
"I am like the vice president. Pick." Stiles says.
Theo rolls his eyes. He looks over the DVD's. He is not picking anything that he thinks Stile's wants him to pick. He wants to be honest for once. He runs his fingers over the covers and realizes he does not know a lot of these movies. He holds up a DVD. It is the only one he remembers watching.
"Home Alone? We watched this one when Scott went away to that summer camp." Stiles says.
"I know. It is the only movie I remember." He says.
Stiles looks at him and looks at the DVD.
Scott and Liam come into the living room. They appear more at ease. That must mean they made up. He feels relieved. He does not want to be the reason everyone is not getting along. Not anymore.
"Well, we have to go see my dad, but see you later T." Stiles says.
Scott pats Liam on the shoulder and heads out with Stiles.
"T?" Liam asks.
"It was a nickname he called me as a kid. I hated it and I hate it now. He knows that." He grumbles.
Liam's eyes widen.
"Stop." He says.
"I didn't say anything." Liam says.
"Your eyes did, and I know what you are thinking. We are not friends." Theo argues.
"Not yet." Liam smiles.
He shakes his head.
"My parents are gone until tomorrow." Liam says.
"Ok, then keep your hands to yourself." He sneers.
"You assume so much." Liam says.
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He nervously drives Liam and the rest of the puppy pack to this unknown place. Puppy pack was Mason's name. It fits them though. \
Nolan excitedly looks outside the window and Liam studies him while he thinks he is not looking. Liam is not subtle, and he has been noticing Liam staring at him the whole way. He taps his fingers on the steering wheel. He tries to hide his nervousness. He does not like being unaware of where he is going.
Finally, they pull up to a graveyard. He looks at Liam. Everyone else hops out of the truck and starts walking. He gets out slowly. He feels uneasy.
"Little Wolf? What are we doing?" Theo asks.
"You will see. Come on." Liam says.
He takes Theo's sleeve and pulls him along the path. It is about a five-minute walk. All of a sudden, they all stop. Liam leads him over to a little head stone. He looks at it.
"Life is not forever, family is." It reads. It has Tara's name on it, with her date of birth, and her death.
"I thought that it would be helpful to have a place to visit her, instead of going back to bad memories at the bridge. Sometimes to move on, we need to stop looking back. You aren't that kid anymore, so I don't want you going back to that place to remember her that way." Liam explains.
Corey, Mason, and Nolan look at him nervously.
"How could you afford this?" He asks.
"Uh, I had help." Liam says, looking at the others.
He is not sure what to say. He looks at them. They look nervous and unsure. Liam seems to be the only one that is confident.
"I…." Theo says.
"Don't mention it." Liam says.
He nods. At least Liam knows he is not good with words. He has never had anyone do anything like this before. He feels weird about it. Not mad, simply weird. He looks at Corey who is smiling at him. He almost got Corey killed when they were in Eichen and he helped get a tombstone to honor his sister. He does not know how to feel about that.
"I want to eat." Nolan complains.
Mason glares at Nolan.
"We can eat." Theo smiles.
They head back to the truck. They drive in silence. Liam keeps inching his hand over every few minutes. Theo decides to let him have this one. He takes Liam's hand. Liam's face lights up and he smiles. He likes Liam's smile. It is weird that he is the cause of it. He cannot remember the last time he was the cause of someone smiling. He does not mind it.
After dinner Liam and Theo head back to the Geyer's house. Liam made a big deal about watching another Marvel movie. Theo sits on the couch and waits for Liam. He feels somewhat normal today. Watching a move with…? What is Liam? A friend? A roommate? That does not seem to fit anymore.
Liam walks in and places a few cups on the coffee table and puts in the movie. He sits next to Theo and throws a blanket on them. The movie is good. Theo enjoys watching it. He keeps getting distracted though. He looks over at Liam and sees his inquisitive face. He seems to be thinking. He has seen the movie before though, so maybe he is distracted.
Liam turns and looks at him. He raises his eyebrows, waiting for Theo to say something.
"I don't want to watch a movie." Theo says.
"Good because I lost track of the plot a while ago." Liam says.
Liam moves over and stops. He seems to be waiting for him. He leans in and kisses Liam. Liam sighs into the kiss.
Liam slides his tongue into Theo's mouth. He feels him stroke their tongues together. He shivers. He feels Liam slide his hand up his side. He continues to kiss him, until they are both gasping. Liam pushes him down onto the couch. Theo can feel his heartbeat in his chest. It is pounding and Theo can only focus on his heart and Liam. Liam continues to kiss him. He feels vulnerable but he has been vulnerable since he moved in with Liam.
"Are you sure?" Liam asks.
"Are you going to be like this the entire time?" He asks.
Liam's eyes flash and he starts kissing him again. He slides his tongue over Liam's neck, and he hears him growl in response. Liam slides his hands up Theo's shirt and brushes over his stomach and chest. He shivers again and Liam stops.
"Is this new to you?" Liam asks.
"No, I was leading people down to the dread doctor's hideout throughout my teenage years. It was my hooking up days." Theo sneers.
"Haha." Liam narrows his eyes.
He smirks at him. He enjoys riling up Liam.
Liam leans in again and kisses him softly. He feels fangs brush against his throat and Liam shift his hips slightly. He groans. He feels Liam slide his tongue back and forth on his neck. Liam pulls away and touches his cheek softly. He strokes his cheek and looks at him softly.
"We can start slow." Liam says.
"I am not a baby." He growls.
Liam smiles.
He moves his hand down towards his jeans. Theo grabs the edge of the couch. Liam kisses him again and he feels his coyote sigh.
Liam being Liam, is true to his word. He does not take any clothes off. However, he does move his hips against him while he nips at his collarbone and plants kisses down his neck. Theo groans and feels himself shake. He hears Liam whisper his name a few times and he rubs his hand along his slide. Theo is not used to being touched, not until Liam. Theo bucks his hips up into Liam and clutches the couch. Liam kisses every part of Theo's face and stops periodically to smile at him. It makes Theo's heart flutter.
He whimpers through the touching and kissing. Everything feels slower and Liam almost annoys him with how gentle, along with careful he is being. He sighs and feels his eyes flash. He groans and Liam continues to rock his hips. Theo shakes and whimpers.
"Theo, let go." Liam whispers.
Theo whispers Liam name and sighs. He shakes as he falls apart, but Liam holds him through it. He feels a sharp pain and looks at Liam. He feels a weird sensation and he growls. Liam has his fangs out and he looks confused and wrecked. Something feels different.
"Are you okay?" Liam asks.
He rolls his eyes and gets off the couch. He feels something trickling down his neck. He touches it and looks at Liam's wolf eyes.
"Oops." Liam says, through fangs.
