"Are you the only one that felt this?" Deaton asks. Derek and Stiles are seated in a small office off of the main examination room. "Yes." Derek answers thinking back to the brief but disturbing presence he'd felt on the bond. "We were all pretty distracted by what we were feeling from Isaac, Paul, and Kyle. It was overwhelming." Stiles adds. "There is a way to briefly…connect…oneself…..if you will to a pack bond. If this is what happened the connection was likely made through one of the pack." Deaton says. "It's not very common and requires a bit of skill." "Why have I never heard of this before?" Derek asks looking from Deaton to Stiles. "It's very rare due to the amount of skill and strength required. Also….when someone is found with the ability they typically are executed…. For obvious reasons." Deaton says flipping through the pages of an old dusty book on his desk. "Yeah I can't imagine any wolf pack wanting this information to be freely available." Stiles says shaking his head. "If someone were to do this could they cause nightmares?" Stiles asks. Deaton pauses for a moment seemingly thinking. "Yes." He says finally. "That would be a good time to initiate such a connection. The unconscious mind would be unaware of the intrusion." "So how do I find the person doing this?" Derek says tension seeping in to his voice. "I don't know." Deaton says in a rare moment of candor. "You don't know don't know or you really don't know?" Stiles asks rolling his eyes. Deaton sighs slightly. "I really don't know." "How about a way to protect against this?" Stiles asks slipping his hand in to Derek's to calm the Alphas rising anger. "That may be possible." Deaton says as he rises from his chair and leaves the room.
"Oh my gosh." Paul says as he struggles to get out of the back of Bumblebee. "Come on sex noodle." Kyle says helping Paul to his feet while Isaac chuckles looking at them over the roof of the car. "That's exactly how I feel." Paul says standing next to the car with his hand on the roof tensing and relaxing his legs. "It's like I'm numb from the waist down." Paul's grin slowly fades and turns to a frown as he looks down. He looks from Kyle to Isaac. "Guys?" Paul says his voice suddenly sad and uncertain. "What's wrong?" Isaac says coming around the car scanning the parking lot for threats. Kyle turns his back to Paul and backs up pressing him against the car. "What is it what do you see?" "No it's not that." Paul says. Kyle turns around and steps back a little. Isaac comes up next to him. "It…" Paul starts then pauses. "Am I enough?" He finally asks looking at both his mates concerned faces. "What do you mean?" Kyle asks. "Am I enough….to satisfy you both?" "Of course!" Isaac says firmly. "Paul you leave me shaking and weak." Kyle says. "It's just that we have sex and I'll be spent….like done and you both…..usually are still hard and….I know I can't keep up. I'm just….I'm sorry…I….don't want to be a wolf right now but….you're both so….." "Hey." Isaac says stepping in to Paul's space and taking a gentle but firm hold of Paul's hand. "You are ours. You are our mate. You honor us every time you allow us to touch you. To kiss you. To mate with you. Neither Kyle or I have ever felt the least bit unsatisfied after we've made love. You are an incredibly giving lover. You give us love, pleasure and more every single time." "So you're both happy with me? Sexually? You've not left wanting…more than I can give?" Paul asks his mood improving. "Use the bond you'd be able to tell. Isaac and I both typically collapse on top of you feeling quite sated." Kyle says taking Paul's hand and squeezing. "I guess I never thought about that. I'm usually just doing good to remain conscious when you two beasts are done with me." Paul says smiling as his good mood returns. "When you take the Bite it has to be because it's what you want to do. Not because you feel you need to be able to come twenty seven times." Isaac says hip bumping Paul gently. "Twenty seven?!" Kyle exclaims. "Oh it's not important." Isaac says realizing he'd probably over shared. Paul smiles and leans back against the car. "I wanted to see how many times I could get him off in a day." "What?!" Kyle squeaks his pale face going splotchy as his arousal ramps up. "It was very scientific." Paul says with a chuckle. We avoided sex for 48 hours. Then starting at midnight proceeded to have sex." "You guys had sex for 24 hours?" Kyle asks swallowing thickly shifting his stance to try and hide his arousal. "I obviously had to pace myself. The Lahey come factory though pretty much had no trouble." Isaac blushes a bright red and looks down at ground scuffing his shoe on the pavement. "Twenty seven is insane. I've never been able to get over eighteen." Kyle says shaking his head. "Everyone is different." Isaac says looking anxious and embarrassed. "It was really quite ridiculous. He's got huge balls but honestly I think there is some other…reservoir or some place where wolves store their stuff." Paul says smiling up at Isaac. "OK lets go get ice cream now." Isaac says trying to pull Paul and Kyle towards the building. "He hit number 20 before his output was human in volume." Paul says grinning at Kyle and looking up at Isaac knowing this is a subject that always embarrasses him. "Oh did you measure each time?" Kyle asks with a smirk. "No he's never let me measure….anything. We ran out of day before he ran out of…." Paul pauses as an elderly couple holds the door open for them. He leans close to Kyle and whispers "wolf juice" Isaac's back goes stiff and he turns and looks from Paul to Kyle and shakes his head his face still bright red. Kyle laughs and whispers somewhat loudly in Paul's ear. "It would look funny if he didn't have such big balls. They are a perfect match for that big thick….." "Kyle!" Isaac squawks out his voice going high pitched. Paul and Kyle look at each other and laugh loudly. "What'll it be?" The lady behind the counter asks pleasantly smiling at the laughing pair. "Something to shut them both up." Isaac says running both hands through his hair and sighing.
"Talismans?" Derek asks skeptically. "Talismans." Deaton says laying the tray containing several rings and necklaces down on the exam table. "Oh I like this one." Stiles says picking up a ring. He takes Derek's hand and says with a serious tone. "With this ring I the protect." Stiles then slips the ring on Derek's finger while the Alpha sighs and rolls his eyes. Ignoring Stiles's antics Deaton continues. "You'll need to get everyone in the pack to wear one at all times. This should help prevent or at least lessen the extent to which someone can tap in to the bond. "This isn't a complete block?" Stiles asks. "It's very difficult to have absolutes in magic. To tap in at all requires quite a bit of power and some kind of a conduit. A personal item of significance or direct contact with someone. This may be enough to completely cut them off. Or it may merely weaken their connection. If there is another magic user in town I have means of tracking them. I should have detected them on their first attempt given the amount of magic they had to use. That I didn't means they are powerful enough to make the connection and mask their presence." "Well hopefully they will struggle enough to connect next time that they will let their guard slip so we can track them." Stiles says slipping the rings and necklaces in to his pocket. "That's the idea." Deaton says.
"So it's important that we all keep these on at all times." Derek says. Sitting in the living room the pack is discussing the odd presence Derek had felt on the bond. Everyone reaches for a ring of a necklace. Everyone except Paul. "I think this would look nice on you." Kyle says turning to Paul with a necklace in his hand. There is a small wolf pendant with tiny yellow jeweled eyes. Paul is staring blankly at the fire in the fireplace. Everyone stops talking and turns to the human. Before their eyes he starts to lean back further on the couch as his eyes begin to droop. "Paul?" Kyle asks. "Paul!" Derek shouts. "Put the necklace on him!" Stiles yells jumping to his feet. Kyle quickly slips the chain over Paul's head as Isaac grabs him shifting to Beta and glaring at his unresponsive mate. As soon as the necklace rests on Paul's skin he twitches slightly and sits back with a yawn. "Hey boys." Paul says sleepily while rubbing his shoulder. "Did any of you feel that?" Derek asks walking over and kneeling in front of Paul. "Feel what?" Paul asks looking around at all the concerned faces. "Puppy?" Paul asks when he sees the fury in Isaac's face and his protective embrace. "You were being controlled. You started to fall asleep like you did the other day." Isaac says. Derek takes Paul's face in his hands and peers in to his eyes. His eyes flash a deep burning red. Paul feels his Alpha's presence flare in to existence in his mind. Paul gasps and instinctively tries to pull away. "Shhhhhh" Derek soothes. "I would never hurt you." His grip on Paul's face is gentle but firm. Derek's gaze intensifies. The Alpha's strength surrounds Paul in his mind. Paul gets the sensation that Derek is looking for something. His eyes lose focus as he looks inward running his hands along the threads of the bonds looking for something out of place. After several moments he gets the impression that Derek is finished. Derek pulls Paul close over the bond and strokes him tenderly. Paul is hit with a wave of love and possession that is almost sexual in its intensity. Its raw, animalistic, and eclipsed only by the love of his mates. His focus comes back to the living room and Derek nods at him. "Whatever it was is gone now. Your talisman either blocked it completely or surprised whoever or whatever it is. It will likely try again. I'll let Deaton know." Derek turns and leaves the room.
Paul surges to his feet nearly losing his balance suddenly dizzy. "Woah there." Scott says leaping to catch Paul when he falters. Kyle and Isaac crowed in around him. "I'm OK. I need to talk to Derek." Paul says. He pats the three wolves on the arms and quickly exits the room.
"Come in." Derek says when Paul knocks on the door. Paul slips nervously in to the study closing the door firmly behind him. He walks to where Derek is looking out the window. "I didn't know. I'm sorry." "Sorry? Why?" Derek says turning to look at him. "I'm still learning how to behave. I didn't realize you cared so…..thoroughly for me." "You've done nothing wrong. I'm the Alpha you're all precious to me. I'm driven to care for everyone that's in my pack. You're connection is so strong. It's uncommon for me as an Alpha to be able to have such a close connection with a human. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable." "No! I mean…..You didn't I'm just not used to people caring for me so…utterly and completely." "You've been through more than anyone should have to we're all here for you. I can tell you feel the same way about all of us." Derek pulls Paul close and slides his arms around him. Paul sighs as Derek holds him tightly. Contact with his Alpha calming him almost instantly. "Things are probably going to get worse before they get better. I don't know who or what this is. You need to keep your necklace on and be with one of the pack at all times. Understood?" Paul nods his head yes stepping back a little reluctantly. "Yeah." He says earning a small smile from the Alpha. "Go and calm your mates they are on the other side of the door." Derek says with a chuckle.
Paul walks over the door and catches Kyle and Isaac trying to be inconspicuous in the hallway. "Hey boys." Paul says with a grin. "You OK?" Kyle says throwing his arm over Paul's shoulder. "Yup just wanted to talk to Derek about bond stuff." Isaac draws Kyle and Paul close. "You smell like Derek." Isaac says with a grin over Paul's shoulder at their Alpha. Isaac leans down and sniffs softly before placing a kiss on Paul's ear. "Stop loitering and come watch the movie with us." Danny says shoving a bowl of popcorn at Kyle and tugging Paul towards the living room. Knowing that the two wolves would follow where ever Paul goes.
"Star Wars?" Paul asks looking around the room. "You've seen it right?" Stiles asks with a big grin. "Back when I was a kid." Stiles snorts "It's not a kids…." "NO. Paul says picking up on Stiles ruffled feathers and everyone else's amusement over the bond. "I didn't mean it's a kids moving, I mean hello death and trash compactor monsters. I just mean I have not seen it in a long time." Stiles's smile returns. "Well it's kind of a tradition." Stiles says with a grin. "Can't believe we got a break from it for over a year." Scott says with a laugh. "Quiet you." Stiles orders throwing popcorn at his best friend. "It typically ends up just being background to everyone talking about….whatever." Isaac says gesturing with his hand in the air. "Well there will be none of that this time." Stiles says pulling Paul over towards the couch. After gesturing for Derek to move to the edge Stiles seats Paul down with enough room on either side for Kyle and Isaac. "Ok let's reacquaint dear Paul with a master piece." Danny says chuckling and pressing play on the remote. Paul looks at Kyle and Isaac with a grin and settles back as the screen crawl begins.