They were back in Beacon Hills the next day, Stiles was quiet the whole ride back and it didn't help that Derek wouldn't latching onto him. Stile didn't mind it stopped him from thinking about the fact he was Dark Fox. 'Once a dark Kitsune always a dark kitsune.' The words rattled about his head, he fought so hard trying to prove wasn't when the hunters were hurting him but now he was a Dark Kitsune. He sighed and rubbed his eyes as he watched the back of Scott's head as he drove his jeep. "Stiles I know you happy about what happen but it was the only thing we could do, you would never have made it to the hospital." Scott whispered and he looked at him though the review mirror "Please don't take it out on Kira it was her idea she bite you, with a fox bite there is no chance of dying." He said as he looked as the sleeping girl next to him in the passenger's side of Stiles jeep
"I am grateful for what Kira's done. It's just… they kept… it's why they attacked me because they believed I was a dark Kitsune then." He said as he looked out the window as Derek purred in his ear
"I think you're a beautiful fox." He whispered, it made Stiles blush and Scott and Malia who have super hearing "I will protect you." He said quietly as he laid his head on Stiles shoulders
"T…Thank Derek." Stiles said, being told he was beautiful made him want to smile and as Derek 'Really you think so?' but he didn't this is a Deage Derek who doesn't remember him just think he smell great and his cuddling him like a bear.
When they arrived at Beacon Hills they stopped at Scott's first, things got harder from then on, Malia being Malia was straight forwards and spoke to Stiles in privet, She looked down at her feet before looking at him "Stiles I..."
"I know its okay." He said softly
"Y…you know?" She asked shocking, she turned and looked at Lydia who stood up behind the werecoyote biting her bottom lip
"I saw you two, I didn't say anything because I was kind of being selfish, I have had trouble sleeping and it helped with you there… I do love Malia you are a wonderful person and so are Lydia I won't stop you two." He said with tried eyes, Malia whimpered as moved to nuzzle him and then winkled her nose
"You still sink." She muttered sadly "I liked your old smell." She pouted, Scott looked confused for a moment
"Stiles doesn't smell any different apart from those…" He stopped before he said 'those men' but everyone knew what he meant "And Derek you smell like Derek." He muttered quickly,
"Geee I wonder why?" Lydia said as they watched the young wolf pull Stiles down back onto his lip again.
The sheriff was impressed when he saw his son sleeping curled up on the sofa with bruises on his face and looking like hell. He then saw the young man curled up behind his son he was even more stumping, then Scott walked in from the kitchen and froze when he saw the Sheriff "Hi Sheriff." He whispered, as not to wake Stiles or Derek
"What is going on here? What happen to Stiles and who is that spooning him?" He growled, Scott put down the glass of water on the coffee table for Stiles before he looked back at the sheriff
"That's Derek." Sheriff looked back at the teen hugging his son and saw the teen looking at him
"You're kidding me? What did you find the fountain of youth? Did you travel back in time? Because if any of those are true I booking into rubber room." He said, Scott rubbed the back of his head and looked at Stiles watching him bury his face into a pillow as his sleep is disturbed
"I don't know what happen, but we found in some old church in Mexico." He said as Stiles open his eyes to see his dad looking like he was about to blow up
"I thought you were going camping?" He asked his voice tight as he spoke
"We did in Mexico." Stiles said as he sat up making Derek sit up with him.
There was a quietness that passed between the 4 of them, Scott didn't know what to say Stiles didn't want to tell him and Derek was just confused as he looked at the older man "Okay okay so something happen to Derek to make him look like this and what happen to my son?" He asked. Now Scott was scared as he looked towards Stiles who looked equally as worried. But new turned Kitsune stood up on slightly wobbly feet and walked to his dad
"I'm okay…" John looked at him as if to say don't lie to me look "…Okay I'm not great but I'm alive."
"Stiles what bloody happen?" John yelled
"You know me I shot my mouth off and you know Coach said one of these days I will end up getting my arse kicked, well it happen I said something and I got into a fight and I…well it ended with Kira biting my arm by accident while trying to help me aaaand I am now a Kitsune …again but not like before I would like to put that out there."
"A kitsune… why type?" John asked
"Dark…" Stiles whispered, John groaned and rubbed his eyes
"Okay but why do you look like hell?" Stiles sighed and took the glass of water off the table and took a mouthful of the cool liquid feeling it cool his burning throat
"It won't kill me but it is giving me flu like symptoms that will last a week, I okay other ways." He smiled. Scott was amazed how easily Stiles lied to his dad, but he was sure that the sheriff knew his son was lying.
It was dark by the time his dad cooled down and had to go to work, Stiles took Derek to the spare room only for the baby face Derek pushed him against the door and kissed him. Stiles gasped as he felt the young wolf attack his lips, chin and neck "S…Stop Derek stop!" Stiles cried out pushing the young wolf off him
"W…why?" Derek asked looking hurt
"Why? You don't remember me and when we sort that out your gonna hate yourself and me for this moment." He said looking down at the floor
"I won't, because I want you, you smell like a mate and I want to comfort you after what happen to you." He whispered at him moving closer to him
"You're what 15?"
"16." Derek smiled as he pulled Stiles to the bed and pushed him down as he climbed on top of him before kissing him again.