Sorry it's been so long! Here is the date with Malia for all you Stalia fans! I was going to put all the dates in one chapter, that's what took so long, but I've decided to cut them up into separate chapters. Anyways, hope you enjoy!
Malia
Stiles paced nervously at the McCall house, feeling particularly anxious about his three dates and the choice he was going to have to make. How could he make it? How could these three amazing people all like him? He was so caught up in his thoughts he didn't notice Melissa join him.
The nurse laughed at the pacing young man in her living room. "Calm down Stiles, I can hear your heart hammering even without super-werewolf hearing." She smiled when he jumped at her presence. "I thought you'd be excited. You're finally getting some attention, you know, in the good way."
The worried brunette fell on the couch. "I thought I was undesirable, even my own girlfriend wanted out. Now…"
"Now a gym full of people know a bunch of Stiles trivia." She winked. "By the way, the day you lost your virginity, wasn't that when you were in Eichen?" She raised a judging eyebrow.
Ears and cheeks pink, Stiles shrugged. "Yeah, well, it was an intense moment, lots of emotions, possibly my last day on Earth, yada yada, and I'm a horny teen. What do you want from me?" He rubbed a hand on the back of his neck, which was red with embarrassment too.
Melissa shook her head. "Please tell me you found a way to use protection even in there. You're supposed to be smarter than Scott, remember?" She couldn't stop the motherly tone. She also knew that while Stiles was smarter than Scott, he was more impulsive. It's what balanced them out sometimes.
Stiles turned a brighter shade of red. "Well, I mean, they wouldn't really allow me to keep my bat." He gave a wary smile.
"Stiles." Her voice was suddenly stern.
Again he shrugged. "Well, um, at least we were safe every time after, well, I mean, if you don't count the scratch marks…" He went to laugh but saw Melissa's face. "Can we please focus? I'm going through a major life crisis here!"
Shaking her head, Melissa decided to drop the safe-sex talk and put a hand on Stiles' bouncing knee. "Don't be so dramatic, they're just three dates. You don't have to marry any of them. I don't understand why you kids have to make things so final. You're all still so young."
"Because it feels final." He ran a hand over his face. "I like all of them, care for each of them. How do I decide? How do I pick? I can't tell the difference between which I love and which I'm in love with." Stiles felt truly lost.
Melissa put her arm across Stiles' shoulders. "Oh sweetie, you don't 'pick love. It pulls at you. It grabs your heart and wraps around you in pure warmth. You might love, care for, all of them but to find which one you're in love with, see which one you feel pulled to." She kissed Stiles' on the temple. "And don't be so hard on yourself, you're young. Much younger than me and I still haven't figured this love thing out." She winked as someone knocked on the door. "Showtime."
Stiles smiled and began to walk to the door but stopped halfway. "You aren't going to tell my dad about trivia, are you? He's already concerned because of the chains…"
"Chains?" Melissa's eyebrows went up.
"You know, I have a date to go on, before you ban me from dating every again." He grabbed his jacket and backed away quickly before he could say anything else to get him into further trouble.
When Stiles opened the door Malia was standing there, shoving wild flowers in his face. "A magazine Kira gave me said to bring flowers to your date when you pick them up." She gave a quick and nervous smile. "I picked them. It didn't make sense to me but Kira said I shouldn't bring a dead deer, but at least with a deer we could have had something to eat. What does a person do with flowers?"
Stiles laughed and took the flowers. "I love them, thank you." He leaned down and kissed her before she could rant anymore about dead deer. "What did the magazine tell you to do next?"
Before Stiles could do or say anything else he was being swept off his feet, very quite literally. Malia had lifted him into her arms bridal-style. "Show how strong I am so you know I can physically take care of you. But you already know all about my strength. You had to teach me about my strength. I really don't understand why Kira reads that magazine."
Laughing, Stiles let Malia carry him down the stairs. "What magazine were you even reading Malia?" He let out a small yelp when she not-so-gently let him down by the jeep and opened the door.
"Not sure, I gave up on it though. I just thought maybe it would help me with tonight." She avoided eye contact feeling suddenly vulnerable, as she climbed into the passenger's seat.
Stiles pulled out his keys and went to start the engine. "So, where to?"
Quiet took over the jeep before Malia awkwardly answered. "I don't know. We've never really been on a date before. We just hang out at your house or deal with supernatural stuff in town. And there was no one before you so…" It was one of the few times Malia began to feel embarrassed. "Peter didn't give me time to research or whatever, google it like you taught me to."
Smiling, Stiles leaned over and kissed her. "Don't worry, we'll figure something out."
Malia smiled. "We could have sex. We're pretty good at that."
Stiles couldn't help but laugh. "That we are. But no, you haven't been on a proper date yet, so we're going to go on a date. Remember the Star Wars movies I showed you? We can go see the new one, Episode VII, then we can do get something to eat that's not deer." He smiled over at her as he began to drive off. "That's a proper date."
"But after we eat…"
"Yes we can have sex after we eat." He laughed and Malia leaned over to kiss him. "Hey, I'm trying to drive!" He yelled, but only halfheartedly.
The night went pretty perfect. Malia seemed to really enjoy the movie, only leaning in to ask a few questions ("Stiles, I don't understand, why would he help if he's a Stormtrooper?" "Why is he wearing a mask if he doesn't have a deformed face?"). When they went to get pizza, Malia laughed at his jokes and they talked about more than just school or werewolf happenings. It was something they hadn't been about to enjoy in a long time. And Stiles found himself just sitting there staring at the coyote he was lucky to call his girlfriend, his friend, his pack. "Why are you staring at me like that? Is it time to go back to your place?"
Stiles laughed a little. "We can but no I was just noticing how beautiful you are." He smiled. "I really enjoyed myself Malia. And…I'm really happy you punched me at Eichen."
Malia's eyebrows came together like they always did when she was confused. "Why? Didn't that hurt? And it got both of us into trouble."
Again he laughed. "Yeah, it did. But if you hadn't then we might not have gotten as close as we did in there. We might not be where we are now. You could just be someone we saved all those years ago. I'm really happy to have you in my life. I don't know what I'd do without you."
With a serious face Malia reached for Stiles' hand. "You'd be Stiles." She squeezed his hand when he tried to interrupt. "No, listen. Without me you would still have Scott and the pack. But me…Stiles I sometimes don't know where I fit without you. I mean, Scott only helped me and became my alpha because of you. I rarely have that many conversations with him and you trained me more than he did. You've always done a better job at calming me than him. And everyone else…I'm afraid they only put up with me because of you. I know I'm not…what's the word Lydia used…nice? I just, I don't know sometimes. You're the only one who gets me. Oh, and Stiles," She leaned in and whispered in his ear.
Reeling back Stiles tried to keep himself from falling out of his chair. "My name? You knew my name and you didn't say it back at the auction? Why?" His mind couldn't believe anything that he was hearing. He didn't realize how much he meant to Malia and he didn't realize how well she knew him.
"You didn't want anyone to know." She said it so simply.
"H-h-how did you know?" He stuttered out.
She shrugged. "A copy of your birth certificate was in the baby album your dad showed me once. I wasn't sure I was saying it right but I googled like you taught me." She gave him a worried look. "You're not mad, are you?"
Slowly, Stile shook his head. "No, I'm not mad." He looked up and took Malia's hand again. "I, um, Malia, you are a part of the pack, with or without me. You don't need me to be a part of them. You know that, don't you?"
Again, she shrugged. "I don't know, maybe that's what I was trying to figure out when I wanted some time away. But then I thought about someone else with you and…Stiles it felt like someone was trying to rip something out from inside me. You're part of what calms me. I can't just let you go. I think…Stiles what if I love you? What if you're my anchor?" She sounded panicked and desperate.
Stiles rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand. "I don't know." He looked right into her eyes. "I wish I had the answer. I'm so sorry."
"I guess we can't google this." They both laughed.
"I guess not." Stiles stood up and pulled Malia with him. "Come on, let's go back to my house." The two started for the jeep but then Stiles stopped for just a second, "Malia, no matter what happens, you know that I'll never leave you behind, right? It's our promise and I'll always keep it." Malia smiled and nodded, her way of promising the same thing.
After, Malia turned Stiles on his side and held him close to her, his back to her chest. "Stiles, if you don't choose me, I'm really going to miss this. I always sleep better with you. I know I probably annoyed you when I use to sneak in all the time but, sometimes that was the only way I could sleep. It calmed me and it let me know you were okay. I knew you weren't sleepwalking or something." She nuzzled into the back of his neck. "I'm happy lying here with you."
Thinking of the nights he spent unable to sleep without Malia holding him, Stiles took one her hands and squeezed it tight. "I'm happy lying here with you too."
././Hey! So, there's Malia's date! I hope I did it justice! I haven't decided for sure who will win (that will be decided after the last date is posted, I'll let people continue to vote until then). The current tally: Derek (10) Malia (3) and Lydia (2). Thank you so much for reading and all of the great reviews so far, let me know what you think, and have a great day! :)
