Omg she's back! :O Lol hello everyone! :D I missed you all and I hope you missed me too! Here is the long awaited chapter 5. And I'll really try to not take too long to post my next chapter. I hope you all stick with me through this and please not abandon me, it is my first story :x
Ok, let me not bother you any longer and just get on with the story. Always, a huge thanks to my beta and friend Woman-of-the-night! Go read her stories too! :D
3rd Person POV
Derek silently crawled in through Stiles' bedroom window. It was 2am and he was done with his hunt, having finally controlled his emotions enough to be near the teen again. It hurt him to know that his feelings were unrequited. Even though he knew the chances of Stiles liking him back were slim, it didn't help dull the pain of seeing him with another. Closing the window carefully, Derek turned to look at his sleeping mate.
'He's beautiful, even more so when he's asleep. I wish I could just...'Derek thought to himself as he carefully reached out to caress Stiles' porcelain cheek, admiring him. His breathing hitched when he heard the younger male sigh in contentment and nuzzle into his palm. Derek quickly drew back his hand, not needing any form of temptation and left the room, deciding to sleep on the couch until the Sheriff woke up for work. As he lay on the sofa, exhaustion overtook him and he drifted off into slumber.
Stiles awoke the next morning to the sound of heavy snoring coming from his father's bedroom. 'That's weird. He should have left for work hours ago,'he thought. Stiles quickly got out of bed to go to his father's room.
"Hey dad, you're late for work," he opened the door and noticed it wasn't the Sheriff asleep on the bed, but Derek Hale. 'Oh…He must have just come back this morning. He looks so peaceful asleep.'Stiles shook his head to relieve himself of his thoughts. He silently closed the door and went downstairs to make breakfast.
Two hours later, Derek awoke to the smell of maple syrup, his stomach growled in response. The lycan got up from the bed and carefully arranged it like the Sheriff had earlier in the morning. He went to the bathroom to wash his face then went downstairs to the kitchen.
"Hey, stupid. What's that smell?" Stiles turned around from his spot on the couch and frowned at the older man.
"Good morning to you too, sunshine. I made you pancakes. Just heat 'em up if you want." he was upset that Derek could be so mean to him even first thing in the morning.
"Oh," Derek was caught by surprise, "thanks." He regretted having been rude to the teen when he was being nice to him. He instantly gobbled up the stack of flapjacks, surprised again when they tasted delicious.
"So what's on the agenda for today?" He casually asked the teen, silently wondering if he would be with his new boyfriend all day. Stiles looked at him skeptically, wondering why the elder would even care.
"I don't know. Maybe I'll just-" they were interrupted by a loud howling noise coming from the woods. Derek bolted up out of his seat and listened intently, looking out the window. Stiles knew something was wrong before Derek even spoke.
"That's Scott, he found something." The lycan spoke in a confused but worried, tone. "You better not leave this house until I come back. We don't need any unnecessary distractions today." With that, the grey-eyed man ran out of the house, almost instantly shifting into his wolf form to locate Scott.
Stiles was worried as well. "I hope everything's okay; I don't want either of them getting hurt." Just then, Stiles' cell phone beeped. He took it out of his pocket and checked the caller ID. 'Danny? I wonder what he wants.' He thought, picking up the call. "Hey, Danny. What's up?"
"Stiles? Have you heard from Jackson at all today? I tried calling him and locating him but no one has heard from him since he left practice last night. I'm worried something might have happened." Danny sounded frantic.
'Not since last night?' Stiles thought. 'But it's already 12 in the afternoon. That's really strange.'
"I'm sorry Danny, I haven't heard anything either. But I'm sure he'll turn up somewhere. Scott's in the woods right now, maybe he'll find him. Would you like to come over?"
"Really? That'd be great, Stiles. Thanks man, I'll be right over. Hopefully, McCall did find something." With that, Stiles hung up. Something had just occurred to him and he tried to concentrate on the thought. If Scott had found Jackson and called Derek, then something was bound to be wrong with the teen. Maybe Peter had attacked him in the middle of the night and he was seriously injured. 'Geez, that'd be terrible! I really hope I'm wrong. I know it would break Danny's heart to see him that way...'
As Derek shifted back into human form, he walked towards Scott who was hovering over what looked like a dead body.
"Who is it? Who did this?" he asked, stepping closer to see Scott's expression of pure shock.
"It's Jackson, but he's not dead. Look Derek, he was bitten! His scar's almost healed; Peter must have turned him. He should be waking up anytime soon." Derek was also taken aback by the scar on Jackson's neck. It was barely visible now, which meant that the transformation was just about complete. Jackson would wake up and either be overwhelmed by the news he would receive or already informed by it. Derek hoped it would be the latter; that would just make things easier.
"What are we going to do?" asked Scott, as Jackson began to stir.
"Let me do all the talking," replied Derek, a determined tone to his voice. He knew that Jackson was Danny's best friend, meaning he was important to Danny. Since Danny was Stiles' boyfriend that meant Jackson was important to Stiles too, and anything important to his mate was important to Derek too.
'Even though you're obviously not.' he chuckled darkly to himself.
Stiles and Danny sat in the living room of Stiles' home, waiting for Scott and Derek to return. Danny was practically shaking in his seat with apprehension. Stiles noticed this and tried to help calm him down.
"Hey, Danny? Everything's gonna be alright, you'll see. Scott and Derek will be home soon with Jackson probably just hung-over and sleepy." He looked at Danny reassuringly, hoping to make the goalie feel better. The Hispanic teen smiled weakly at him and gave him a hug.
"Thank you Stiles, you really are a good friend. And if Derek won't man up and ask you out soon, I can threaten him for you." This caused the younger teen to laugh and hug him back. He agreed to his plan and both teens laughed together.
Just then the front door opened to reveal a frustrated looking Derek Hale. He saw the embracing teens and was immediately struck with jealousy. The teens quickly let go and stared intently at the door to the two other men. Scott walked in with an arm around Jackson for support, and helped him in through the door. Danny let out a gasp and immediately ran to the teens to help his best friend sit down.
As he sat down carefully with help from Danny, Jackson winced at the pain in his left leg, it was bruised greatly. Scott, Stiles, and Derek went in to the kitchen to discuss what had happened. When Jackson opened his eyes to thank Danny for his help, he gasped as he saw how close the other teen's face was to his. He was kneeling in front of Jackson, and had been studying his face to check for injuries, but the only one the elder teen had was on his leg. As soon as they made eye contact, Jackson felt a spark of electricity shoot through him and he found he couldn't look away. Danny blushed and looked down, clearing his throat.
"So, how are you feeling?" He asked his best friend. Jackson, upon realizing he was staring, blushed too. He smiled and answered his friend, still feeling the electricity running through him.
"Better than ever. Thank you Danny." He spoke the words with sincerity as he hugged his friend tightly and refused to let go for a while, just enjoying the feel of him. The younger teen blushed darker, but hugged him back; glad to have his best friend back, if only for a moment.
I hope this makes up for the long wait. And I know you probably want to know what happened when Jackson woke up but that will all be explained in the next chapter. Please Review!