Thanks for reading and welcome to the final chapter of Broken and Beautiful. If you'd like to see more of Derek, Stiles, Cora, Jessica and Co there is a sequel.
Chapter 10: Back to Normal
As Jessica said, Stiles was in and out of consciousness for two days only staying awake long enough to be fed or taken to the bathroom. Derek didn't move from his side, and barely managed to help him to the bathroom – that was left up to Jessica. Isaac, Cora and Theo were on food duty, being the only ones that were allowed in the house. Jordan dropped by every so often to help when he wasn't needed at the station.
Jessica tip-toed into her bedroom and over to the chest of drawers, only jumping when she felt a pillow smacking her fair in the back. Stiles and Derek snickered, Derek with his arms wrapped around Stiles pulling him closer as though Jessica was going to retaliate. Jessica spun around ready to throw the pillow back at them before she decided to join them, it was her bed after all.
"Hey you," Jessica smiled as she climbed onto the bed and put her head down so she was facing the two of them. "Morning Der,"
"Morning Jess," Derek grinned, leaning down slightly and kissing Stiles' temple.
"Jess," Stiles yawned smiling as he felt Derek lips on his temple, Jessica snickered a little – her brother was back.
"You, you?" Jessica questioned, looking at the smiling face of Stiles as he snuggled closer to Derek. "Okay, well no sex in my bed ever,"
"Or you'll kill us," Stiles smirked at her before he was pulling her into the hug with Derek.
Stiles and Derek wrapped their arms tightly around Jessica, with Derek kissing her on the cheek and silently thanking the older girl. Jessica rolled her eyes and hugged the two of them back before setting her head on the pillow and listening to Stiles starting to ramble.
"Stiles, I love you but please refrain from singing about puppies and kittens," Derek mumbled into Stiles' ear only causing Stiles to sing more.
"But..." Stiles protested only having Derek roll him towards him so that he could kiss his boyfriend.
"Your singing is terrible first thing," Jessica laughed, before she poked the two of them. "Hey! I said no sex in my bed. I mean it Stiles!"
"We're not sexing, we're hugging," Stiles stated as though it was obvious, Derek rolled his eyes he didn't know how he'd fallen in love with his best-friends younger brother after they had practically grown up together.
"Oh my god! How did you even fall in love with him?" Jessica questioned, Derek was still wondering the same thing.
"I question that myself," Derek answered, knowing that it would earn him a prodding from Stiles. "Help me up?"
Jessica nodded, extracting herself from their arms and pushing up from the bed and going around to the side Derek was on. Derek sleepily sat up, it was mornings like this that he didn't want to use his crutches or prosthesis and preferred to depend on people to get around. Jessica held out her hand and pulled Derek up, his right arm almost immediately going around her shoulder.
"I need to piss," Stiles muttered, pushing the blankets from his own body once he realised that he was buried underneath them all.
"Join the club, go to the hallway bathroom," Derek told him, leaning against Jessica as she helped him move to her bathroom. "I'm using Jess',"
"Can't I..." Stiles trailed off when Jessica glared at him, not in her bathroom. "Nope, okay. I'll just go to the hallway," Stiles said watching as Derek and Jessica disappeared into her bathroom and the door was closed. "I'll just be..."
"Stiles!" Cora screamed grinning the second that she realised that Stiles was awake and talking.
"Cora," Stiles smiled as Cora raced towards him and wrapped her arms around him hugging him tightly. "Hi,"
"Are you okay?" Cora asked her arms still wrapped around him as he started to dance like he needed to pee. Stiles nodded before he thought to answer her.
"I think I am, and I need to piss," Stiles muttered again, Cora just laughed and dragged him from Jessica's bedroom pushing him into the hallway bathroom.
Cora headed back down the hall to the living room and announced to Theo, Isaac and Jordan that Stiles was Stiles again. Theo rolled his eyes, Stiles never really trusted him but he had learned to tolerate him due to his sister. Jordan and Isaac smiled at Cora, Isaac had learned early on just how much Stiles meant to her.
"Stiles come out here!" Cora called leaning into Isaac's arms before he was covering his ears it was too early for yelling.
"Cora," Theo growled, Cora growled back while Isaac clasped his hand over her mouth getting licked in the process.
"Cora, stop with the yelling its too damn early!" Jessica laughed, as she helped Derek down the hall towards the living room leaving his crutches and prosthetic discarded on the floor.
"Where's your...?" Cora trailed off receiving a glare from her older brother as he was helped into the recliner. "Never mind,"
"Jordan, babe help me in the kitchen?" Jessica smiled before she kissed the top of Derek's head and then held her hand out towards Jordan. "Theo, you can come to if you don't want to be around those four," Stiles climbed onto the recliner in front of Derek and leant back slightly.
Theo looked at Derek and Stiles, then at Cora and Isaac trying to decide what would be less traumatic experience. Jessica and Jordan headed into the kitchen after she pulled him to his feet and kissed the top of Stiles' head. Stiles grumbled before he was settling into Derek's arms and being hugged tightly. Derek mumbled that he was happy that his Stiles was back.
"Stiles," Derek mumbled into Stiles ear resting his head on the younger man's shoulder. "Not letting you go,"
"Not ever?" Stiles questioned yawning as he turned his head to face his boyfriend.
"Never," Derek smiled, Isaac, Theo and Cora gagged as Theo stood up to go and join Jessica and Jordan in the kitchen.
"What if I need to use the bathroom?" Stiles asked kissing Derek in the process making Isaac and Cora gag again before Cora was kissing Isaac.
Derek shook his head before resting it against Stiles' shoulder again. "Not even," Derek smiled at him before closing his eyes and yawning again.
"So Stiles is definitely Stiles?" Isaac questioned, as Cora curled into a ball beside him and rested her head against his chest.
"What are you doing here again?" Stiles retorted poking his tongue out Isaac who was in the safety of Cora's arms. "I'm kidding," Stiles mumbled only after Cora growled at him.
"Cora," Derek sighed, pulling Stiles closer to him and not opening eyes.
"Stile is most definitely Stiles," Jessica called from the kitchen as Jordan wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. Theo rolled his eyes, he really couldn't get away from all the loving in the house. "Theo," Jessica held her arms open for the teenager and pulled him into a hug.
Jessica hugged Theo before getting the teenager to hug Jordan who rolled his eyes at his girl-friend but hugged Theo nonetheless. Theo muttered that he didn't need a hug, but the two of them could tell otherwise, Jessica also knew that something was bothering him. Jessica stopped what she was doing and reached behind her pulling Theo back into a hug and kissing the side of his head.
"Jordan, do you want to finish?" Jessica grinned innocently as she guided Theo back over to the counter and sat him down.
"Pancakes or waffles?" Jordan questioned as Jessica walked around the counter and put the kettle on to start making coffee as she saw that no one else had bothered.
"Pancakes, easier than waffles," Jessica smiled at him, before she was resting her chin on his shoulder from behind. "I'm going to go and make a call, I'll be out back,"
Jordan nodded, before continuing to search the pantry for the ingredients for pancakes while Theo put his head down on the counter and closed his eyes. Jessica headed outside, leaving Jordan and Theo in the kitchen only to hear Cora yelling that Stiles needed Jessica again. Jessica sighed pocketing her phone and walking back into the living room to Stiles and Derek.
"Stiles?" Jessica questioned before both she and Cora realised that it wasn't Stiles that needed her but more Derek.
"It's Derek," Stiles motioned behind him to where Derek had passed out behind him. "I don't know..."
"It's alright, I think I know what it is," Jessica said as she motioned for Stiles move out of the way before she sat where he had been. "Derek, hey you with me?" Jessica was quiet as she checked on his pulse.
"Jess?" Stiles was worried as she stuck close to Jessica as Derek's eyes fluttered open. "What's going on?"
"He's barely slept in the last four months because he's been that worried about you," Jessica said as she helped Derek to lie down a little more. "Derek, you can sleep freely now you know that,"
"Nuh uh," Derek mumbled before he was grasping at his stump subconsciously.
"Derek? What is it?" Jessica said as she took hold of his hands to stop him from grasping at was left of his right leg. "Talk to me,"
Derek shook his head, as Stiles looked nervously at Jessica and then back to Derek his hand never leaving Derek's arm. Jessica smiled at Stiles and gave him a quick hug before she had him let go of Derek. Cora and Isaac stayed where they were, only after Cora pulled Stiles over to them and held him.
"Derek, hey look at me," Jessica spoke quietly as she tried to get Derek to look at her. "Der, I need you to tell me what it is," Derek shook his head again before his leg started having a muscle spasm.
Derek growled causing Isaac to move, Jessica shook her head and held her hand out for a second. "Jess..."
"Easy, I'm just seeing what the problem is," Jessica answered, taking his hand in one of hers and using the other to see if she could determine the problem. "Stiles, take Derek into his room and massage his leg," Jessica said after she worked out what the issue was. "And then go for a walk in the yard in around an hour,"
"Why? What is it?" Stiles questioned watching as Jessica put her hand down on Derek's stump and pressed down on it slightly.
"Every so often Derek's leg has a memory that it's still fully intact..." Jessica said, remembering back to when they were seventeen and how scared Derek had been at first because he knew he didn't have the leg but still had the feeling that it was there. "Phantom pains, and they're sending his leg into spasms,"
"Fuck," Derek growled again this time pulling Jessica towards him as she put a little more pressure on his leg.
"You never told Stiles about this did you?" Jessica asked, from where she was wrapped in Derek's arms looking at Stiles who shook his head. "Come on up you get," Jessica wiggled her way out of Derek's arms before helping him to stand before getting Stiles to take him to his room.
Stiles got underneath Derek's arm and started to help his boyfriend back to their bedroom where both of them collapsed onto the bed. Derek groaning as he tried getting comfortable to no avail, Stiles climbed onto the bed and grabbed his pillow propping it under Derek's stump to try and help. Derek groaned again as he felt his leg spasm almost uncontrollably causing him to grasp it.
"Derek, calm down," Stiles sighed, sitting himself down on the bed beside Derek and moving to take hold of his stump. "Jess said this will help," Derek moved to swat Stiles' hands away from him but collapsed back against the headboard. "No threatening me," Stiles hissed at Derek as he managed to take hold of his leg and started to massage it.
"Wasn't going to," Derek muttered as he allowed Stiles to help with getting the pain to subside. "Sorry I never told you,"
"Why didn't you?" Stiles questioned, looking to Derek as he continued to massage the stump while he felt the jerking from the spasms get less.
"I didn't want you to worry," Derek stated as though it was obvious before he pulled Stiles back towards him. "Jess'll bring a heat pack in soon," Derek hugged Stiles as closely as possible before kissing the side of Stiles' head and then having him face him.
"I love you, you know that," Stiles mumbled as he kissed Derek before resting his head against Derek's shoulder.
"I know," Derek smiled at him, before frowning as his leg spasmed again right as Jessica walked in and tossed the heat pack to Derek who caught it and immediately wrapped it around his leg. "I love you too," Jessica walked from the room and rejoined the others.
"Forever and always?"
"Always,"