A/N: Chapter 28 will be the last chapter for this story. I may do a sequel I may not, I haven't decided. Let me know if this panned out the way that you thought it would :)

Thanks for reading!

Chapter 27: Anything But Ordinary

Less than a month later and they starting to get ready for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Theo was sitting in Thalia and Caleb's play room reading them a story, while Scott and Cora acted it out. Isaac was in the den talking with Derek while Malia had gone out with Elizabeth. Stiles and Lydia weren't planning on being back until Thanksgiving. Liam was spending time with Mason and Corey apparently he had a surprise for Theo that only they were allowed to know about. Ethan and Jackson were planning on visiting the day after Thanksgiving and staying until Christmas in the spare room.

Elizabeth had dragged Malia from the house and out into the preserve to go running and to make sure that nothing was going wrong. "Where are we going?" Malia growled looking at her as they ran through the preserve.

"You need to run off steam, I can see that Scott's been too busy to run with you," Elizabeth smiled, spinning around to run backwards briefly before running the right way.

"He hasn't been that busy...it's more...I don't know what it is," Malia answered, running after her as they went through the preserve. "You have another reason,"

"I do, I need to make sure everything is still in place," Elizabeth answered, she needed to make sure that the spell she'd cast was still doing its job.

"But why am I here?" Malia whined as she caught up with her.

"Did you really want to be acting out a story to the twins or talking with Derek and Isaac?" Elizabeth asked, she knew how awkward Malia felt with the twins even if they were three years old and often debated with her.

"I'm getting used to it!" Malia exclaimed, even though she still felt weird about it. "Thalia's stubborn,"

"What do you expect? She's got Derek as her dad and me as her mom," Elizabeth grinned, as they stopped at the edge of the city. "And you for an aunt,"

"But I'm not her aunt...The only people they see as not being an aunt or uncle are Theo and Scott," Malia said as she stopped next to Elizabeth and they both sat down.

"I know but they're kids, we'll tell them when they're older," Elizabeth wrapped an arm around Malia and pulled her into a hug. "Theo's their big brother and Scott's their cousin,"

By the time Elizabeth and Malia returned to the house they were greeted with Scott holding both Thalia and Caleb upside-down. They weren't sure what they were going to see when they entered the house. Malia opted to stay outside with Scott and the twins while Elizabeth went inside. Elizabeth walked in and saw Theo, Liam, Mason, Corey and Nolan sitting sprawled out on the floor talking.

"Is that you Ellie?" Derek called, even though he knew her footsteps anywhere.

"You know the answer to that," Elizabeth laughed, heading into the kitchen to join Derek. "How long have they been sitting on the floor,"

"Not sure, they were sitting on the floor when Isaac and I finished in the den," Derek answered, spinning around and wrapping Elizabeth in his arms as they heard Theo saying that Elizabeth was a better driver than Derek.

"She is not better," that was Mason's voice, he refused to believe that she was better than Derek.

"She is though, you haven't seen her drive," Theo countered, causing Elizabeth to smirk as she stuck her head into the living room.

"I'm not teaching you defensive driving!" Elizabeth exclaimed, knowing that was where Theo was headed with the conversation.

"Why not?" Liam whined, he didn't even know how the discussion had come up but somehow it had.

"Because there are two humans involved here, and no one is learning," Derek explained, he was listening in while still talking with Elizabeth.

"But why do you even know it?" Mason questioned, they were all curious and it was starting to make both Elizabeth and Derek laugh.

"One of my ex's is a stunt driver...she taught me," Elizabeth smirked, she'd only taught Derek how because he'd arrived in New York after they'd started dating.

"Did you just say 'she'?" Theo blinked, Derek and Elizabeth nodded she had indeed said 'she'.

"Dated a girl in a high-school, and a guy...and then another guy...and then another girl and a guy...and then Derek," Elizabeth said running a hand over her face as she calmed down.

"You're bi?!" Liam exclaimed as it clicked with what she had said.

"Yes, but what does that matter?" Elizabeth shrugged, before spinning around and kissing Derek again.

"Scott, did you know about Ace?" Theo questioned as Scott and Malia walked back into the house with Thalia and Caleb.

Once they were inside Thalia and Caleb knew that it was time for their nap so they grabbed Theo's hands and started to forcibly drag him away from their friends. Theo pulled his hands away from both of them and shook his head as Scott picked up Caleb again. Elizabeth and Derek looked at one another before deciding to rescue Theo and Scott from putting the twins to bed.

"Come on you two, let Theo stay down here for a change okay?" Derek smiled scooping Thalia up in his arms before spinning her around.

"But daddy, Theo does the best stories," Caleb whined as Elizabeth took him from Scott and put him upside down.

"Is that right?" Derek questioned looking at Caleb and then at Theo. "I think mommy might have something to say about that,"

"Theo does tell a good story, but mommy does it differently," Elizabeth laughed, as Scott tickled Caleb before they put him up right. "Come on up to bed,"

"Mommy tells good stories," Thalia grinned, wrapping her arms tightly around Derek's neck.

"I'll do you two a deal. I'll tell you another story after nap time," Theo said from where he and Scott were standing. "Scott and I'll read you any story,"

"Hey now don't drag me into story time again!" Scott exclaimed putting his hands on his hips as Liam started to snicker. "Liam just volunteered!"

"Did not!" Liam grumbled, glaring at his alpha and then at his boyfriend.

"How about this, we talk about it after the kids have their nap!" Elizabeth said before she and Derek took the twins up to their room.

Elizabeth and Derek took the twins up to their room and set about making their room dark while the twins took off their shoes before climbing into Thalia's bed. Nap time meant that Elizabeth would sing to them while Derek put away their toys. As Elizabeth sat on the floor next to Thalia's bed both Thalia and Caleb climbed out of the bed and sat on her lap wrapping their arms around her.

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favourite things," Elizabeth sang quietly as she rocked back and forth, she knew that it would take a couple of minutes for them to fall asleep. As she was singing Theo had crept up the stairs and was standing in the door way.

"Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels

Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

These are a few of my favourite things." Elizabeth sang some more and was surprised when Theo sat on the floor with her and joined in. Both her and Derek knew that the younger man could sing having heard him a couple of times but it was the first time she'd heard him sing 'Favourite Things'.

Derek continued to quietly put away the toys as Theo and Elizabeth moved to put the twins into their beds. Elizabeth kissed both twins on the top of the head before she moved over to Derek and stopped him from putting any more toys away. Derek smiled at her before he did the same thing and kissed both twins before the three of them left the bedroom closing the door behind them.

"You know Theo, you really have changed," Scott said as he suddenly appeared at the top of the staircase.

"What?" Theo was taken by surprise by Scott's admission as the older werewolf moved from the stair case to right in front of him.

"You have. If you had asked me five years ago where you would be? I would probably have said in hell...but you helped save our home," Scott was quiet as he spoke, it was the first time he'd actually admitted that they had all been grateful. The first time he'd actually said the words to Theo.

"You're just saying that..." Theo said, he was still working on the whole believing that people trusted him aspect of a family.

"Oh sweetheart, Scott never says anything that he doesn't mean," Elizabeth smiled wrapping an arm around Theo's shoulder and hugging him. "And everything he's said is true,"

"Do you honestly believe it?" Theo asked, as Elizabeth kissed the side of his head before letting him go and hugging Derek.

"We do," Derek answered for everyone, everyone as apparently everyone had decided to congregate on the staircase.

"Okay everyone back downstairs, I don't want to wake the monsters," Elizabeth said as she ushered everyone back down into the living room.

Once everyone was seated back in the living room talk turned to Stiles and Lydia, they'd been engaged for the better part of three years. Malia was waiting for Scott to ask her, to marry him though Scott was a little unsure of whether he wanted to make the same commitment. Elizabeth couldn't help but smile as she watched everyone start talking about everything and anything.

"Hey Ace, why won't you teach anyone how to stunt drive?" Nolan questioned, earning a glare from Derek and Elizabeth and a questioning look from the others.

"Well, the last time I checked. Nolan you could barely drive the car in a straight line without freaking out that you were being followed," Elizabeth smirked, earning an annoyed grumble from Nolan while Liam and Corey agreed with Elizabeth. "Not to mention that you and Mason are human and don't have the same reflexes as everyone else,"

"What about Stiles?" Scott questioned, he knew that his bestfriend would ask the second he found out about Elizabeth.

"Stiles is never to find out, ever!" Elizabeth exclaimed, that she couldn't do he was an even worse driver at times. "I'm serious Scott,"

"What if..." Scott started to say only to be glared at my Elizabeth at the same time.

"No. No what ifs. I'm not teaching anyone either," Derek stated looking at Elizabeth who nodded at him. "However..."

"However what?" Theo questioned, running a hand over his face as he spoke looking between Derek and Elizabeth.

"Maybe...just maybe I might take you somewhere to show you," Elizabeth said a slight glimmer in her eyes, the only other person that she'd shown aside from Derek and Theo was Ethan.

"Really?" Liam grinned, causing Elizabeth to double think her decision on whether or not to show them.

"Don't make me rethink the decision Liam," Elizabeth closed her eyes and leant against Derek who pulled her closer.

As sat around Scott couldn't help but notice how close they had all gotten in the past 7 years. People who had been enemies had become friends, even family. Two packs had become one big pack with two alpha's, decisions were made by everyone after weighing the pros and cons out.