Chapter 9: A Fight, an Injured Pup, and Another Dream

Stiles POV

I couldn't believe that Derek had bitten someone and not told me about them! I had a puppy out there all alone, with something terrible happening to him, and his friends and alpha trying to kill him and I didn't know about it to help him. Now between all the pups wanting tickets for the rave, trying to find Jackson and the one controlling him, needing to talk to Derek, keeping Lydia in the dark, and school I was slowly but surely becoming very overwhelmed.

I decided to try and get to all my problems in order of severity, which was a bad idea because there were three problems all tied for first spot! I guess if I had to choose Jackson would be the most pressing, because even if he was a jerk for years he needed my help and I was the pack mom. I had Allison take Lydia home and try to convince her to not tell anyone what just happened. I had Scott in my jeep and we were headed downtown to where Derek was supposed to be finding Jackson for us. We intend to try and hold Jackson until Deaton can get a look at him to see what to do to save him. I really didn't want to have to kill one of my puppies.

When we made there I had to stop because of spikes in the road and Scott jumped the fence and ran to where we could see the Argents' battling Jackson. I went and parked the jeep across from Jungle and then ran around to the back of it and saw Scott on the corner.

"Did you find him? Is he okay? Is Derek okay?" I rushed out.

"Stiles! Breath. I saw him and he was okay, but he got away. I didn't see Derek though." Scott said.

I was about to answer when I spotted Jackson's tail going into the vents that lead into Jungle. At the time I noticed Jackson, Scott was noticing Danny. At least now we knew who he was after. I turned and saw the side door into Jungle, but the problem was when I tried to open it was locked.

"Give me a second and I'll try to find the key—"I get cut off as Scott hands me the door handle he just ripped off, "—or a door handle to rip off with supernatural strength. Of course why didn't I think of that!?" I dropped the handle and rushed inside to catch up to Scott.

"Dude!, everyone in here is a dude. I think we're in a gay club." Scott said.

"Boy nothing gets past those keen werewolf senses." I said sarcastically while pushing the 'ladies' hands off of me. "Scott, there's Jackson. He's on the ceiling. I'm going to get Danny and get him out of here you get Jackson. Knock him out and get him to the jeep. Try to keep people from noticing anything and find Derek. Go now I'll meet you at my jeep." I watched Scott disappear into the crowd and began to dance my way to Danny.

When I made it to the inner circle I grabbed Danny and spun him around to face me. I could tell he was shocked to see me here.

"Danny we have to leave now. Lydia needs a friend we were just at Scott's house and a burgled broke in. Can you leave and go sit with her till I can get Jackson to head over there?" I yelled over the thumping bass of the club.

"Is she okay? I'll head over there now." Danny yelled back and we started shoving through the crowd towards the door.

I watched until Danny was safely in his car before running to my jeep as the screams started. I went running towards the door just in time to see Jackson come stumbling out completely human and his neck ripped open and blood gushing out. I sped up and basically sprinted over to Jackson in an attempt to catch him before he hit the ground. I slid beside him just in time to put my hands under his head and stop him from cracking it on the pavement. I gently laid his head in my lap and tore off my jacket and tried to stem the flow of blood with it. I felt more than heard Scott come running behind me.

"Help me get him in the jeep. I'm going to take him home and try to care for him and maybe get through to him. If you see Derek tell him I want to speak to him later and send Isaac home as well. You can come with him and I'm going to whip up something once I've taken care of Jackson." I said as I stood and reached down to help tote Jackson.

We got Jackson in the jeep and once Scott jumped back out to try and do damage control and find everyone for me, I sped off towards my house. When I got there I left Jackson in the car and ran in and put towels over the couch before running to the bathroom and grabbing bandages, alcohol, and some of my healing potions from Deaton. After I had the living room set up I ran back out side and half carried half dragged Jackson into the house and laid him on the couch. I pulled the coffee table loaded down with my supplies close and took a seat on it before begging to clean the blood away and the wounds with alcohol.

Once I had cleaned all the wounds I dabbed some of Deaton's liquid death—at least that's what it smelled like—on the wounds and wrapped gauze around them before pulling the blanket of the back of the couch and covering Jackson with it. Once I was satisfied with how Jackson was I headed into the kitchen to make a snack for my pack that had gone hunting tonight. I tried to calm down while making the food because I didn't want to blow up at Derek even though he had intentionally tried to kill my pup tonight.

I pulled out all the fixings for grilled cheese and soup and started on it. It was almost all done when I head a key in the lock and a moan from the couch. The next set of events were what really set me off.

After I heard the moan I grabbed a rag to dry my hands and headed into the living room to check on Jackson. As soon as I stepped into the living room the front door swung open and Derek stepped inside followed by Isaac. Derek looked up and noticed Jackson and a chill inducing growl sounded before he flicked out his claws and started toward a groggily waking Jackson. I quickly moved in front of Jackson and held up my hands to fend off Derek. He growled even louder when he noticed our close proximity and reached out to pull me away. The next thing that happened shocked everyone. I don't know if Derek or I was more shocked. As he started advancing on me towards Jackson all I could think was pup protect. The next thing I knew I had shot out a blast from my hands and put a solid barrier between Derek and us as well as shoving him back several feet.

"Stop it Derek you will NOT hurt any of my pups. He doesn't know what he's doing, and he isn't going to be punished because someone is using him to do awful, heinous crimes. You stand down and back away from him now!" I said while still keeping the barrier up between us.

"Stiles move! He's dangerous. I don't want you near him. He needs to be put down he's an abomination. I, telling you as your alpha and mate MOVE!" Derek growled out trying to advance on me but unable due to the barrier.

"How dare you!? How DARE you!? He's just a pup and for him to hear, to have to listen to his ALPHA, his CREATOR call him an abomination. He wouldn't be this way if you hadn't have bitten him. I know what a kanima is. It's created when the wolf feels it has no identity, no love, no families, and completely unwanted and unloved. If you had just told me instead of lying and keeping it a secret. I would have wanted him. I love him and I would have been his family! If only you had given me a chance! And don't you dare start trying to order me around! If you make me chose between you and the kids you won't like my decision." I was so madeI was shaking when I happened to look past Derek I noticed Isaac curled up in the corner with silent tears trading down his cheeks. He look petrified. He just heard his alpha and pack mom argue and maybe even break up.

"Isaac come here. I promise I'm not mad at you pup." I said as I held out one hand while still keeping the barrier up with the other hand. Isaac quickly scrambled over to me and ran right into my arms. Evidently the barrier only stop the threat not innocents.

While Derek stood there gaping like a fish I turned to check on Jackson. He was awake and blinking at me with complete shock on his face he raised a hand up and started to pull the gauze off of his neck. I reached out and gently swatted his hand away. I wrapped one arm around Isaac's shoulders and reached one hand out to run it through Jacksons hair in an attempt to keep him calm.

"Shhhh….pup it's okay. I'm here and nothing with hurt you. I'm going to sit Isaac down beside you and go grab y'all something to eat. Scott should be here soon." I said as I sat Isaac down beside Jacksons head. I turned around to face Derek only for him to be gone and his house key on the inn table by the door.

I kept my whimper of heartbreak to myself. Obviously Derek wasn't ready for a real relationship if he ran at the first sign of trouble. I patted the boys on the head and asked Isaac to try and explain to Jackson what was going on while I went to get the soup and sandwiches for them and wait for Scott. This night had gone to hell in a hand basket in 0.2 seconds.

I took the food out at the same time as Scott was coming in. I quickly went back and made him a bowl and grabbed him some sandwiches and took them to him. I sat in the spot Isaac had vacated for me and then he sat on the floor and leaned against my legs. As the boys started eating I looked down at Jackson and saw the look of confusion and shock on his face.

"What's wrong Jackson? Do you have questions?" I asked as I tentatively place my hand in his hair so as not to spook him.

"Stilin-Stiles what did you mean when you said I was your pup? And is Isaac telling the truth? I'm a kanima instead of a werewolf?" Jackson asked looking up at me.

"Isaac is telling the truth. When Derek bit you since you didn't get to be around the pack and you felt unwanted you turned into the kanima. I am the pack mom. That's what we call it. I'm Derek's mate so that make everyone in the pack bitten by him or not my pup because I'm next in line to be in charge. Right now someone is controlling you and we don't know who it is yet and we don't know how to change you back from a kanima to a werewolf. I want you to eat and then shower and you can stay and sleep and then we'll go to school together tomorrow." I was helping Jackson sit up and removing the bandage from the now healed wound on his neck before handing him his food and turning to the other pups.

"Are you both okay?" I asked Scott and Isaac in concern.

"Yes mom" they chorused together.

"Okay well Isaac go ahead and head to a the shower and do you mind if Scott sleeps in with you tonight?" I asked Isaac as I began to gather their empty bowls.

"Okay mom and sure he can." Isaac said as he stood up. He walked over and nuzzled my neck before heading to the upstairs bathroom.

"Okay you go grab a shower to Scott. You should get out by the time Jackson is done eating and then he can grab one." I said.

"Okay mom. I'll hurry. I hope you and Derek can work this out." He walks over and hugs me and whispers in my ear, "I know it hurt when he left but it will get better you see. Cheer up mom." And then he nuzzled my back and went off to the downstairs bathroom.

"Okay Jackson do you want to stay in here on the couch or do you want to sleep in with me?" I asked as I walked into the kitchen to wash up the dishes.

I heard Jackson get up and and turned only to stifle a chuckle at how he looked. His hair was sticking out to one side and he had a huge white mark around his neck where the gauze tape had been. He was wrapped up in the blanket from the back of the couch and was juggling his dishes and the corner of the blanket trying to keep it up.

"Here. And I'll stay in with you, but don't tell anyone." Jackson said as he handed me the dishes and grabbed the blanket before it fell and then stomped off to the shower Scott had just left.

I chuckled and turned back to finish the dishes. Once I was done I put everything up and cleaned up the living room. While I was straightening up I noticed Derek's key and gently picked it up and placed it on the key hook Derek normally used. I didn't know where he went, when he was coming back, or where he was staying. But I did know he would be back. He would never leave us all alone to battle the kanima and its master and Gerard.

I pushed Derek and our problems out of my mind and headed to the now vacated shower Isaac had used. When I was done I walked into my room to see Jackson already cuddled up to my pillows. I gently pushed him over and lay down beside him. He turned over and cuddled into me and then I listened to his breathing seeped and followed him into a long overdue sleep.

I looked around at where I was it looked like the Beacon Hills Preserve overlook of the city and number one make out spot. I heard a noise behind me and whipped around to see who or what it was.

"MOM!?" I cried rushing coward to wrap my arms around her.

"Hey Stiles. Oh baby I've missed you. I'm so proud of the man you've become. You take such good care of your pack and especially to Isaac and Jackson. They need so much love, and you have more than enough to give." She said as she wrapped her arms around me and held me tight.

"I'm trying so hard to do the right thing mom. I try to take care of all the pups and dad, and…..Derek. Mom I don't know what to do I love him—at least I think I do, but he makes it so hard. I wish we could go back to the start. It was so easy then. Now with Jackson everything is changing. I feel like Derek and I are drifting away from each other and I feel like there's something missing. And to top it all off I keep having these dreams. And I—" I was cut off by my mom.

"That's why I came to talk to you baby. Those dreams and that missing feeling they're real. This is real. You're special baby. Something deep down makes you so special baby and you're just overflowing with love to give. I need you to remember this Stiles. Make sure if you don't remember anything else you remember this. Those dreams you keep having with Peter and the other man. Please listen to him, he's telling you the truth. They are your missing puzzle pieces. I know it doesn't make much sense now and you don't understand but you will. You haven't met the other man yet but when you do his face will no longer be shrouded in darkness. Okay baby?"she asked while running her fingers over my head in that comforting way from when I was a kid.

"You're right Mom I don't understand, but I trust you and I'll remember everything you said. But Mom, Peter's crazy and a psychopath. He can't be trusted. He's a liar and manipulative." I said.

"Oh Stiles, that's what the fire made him. He wasn't himself. That's not how the Peter Hale I knew before the fire ever acted he was a kind man and he had so much love to give. Just like you. I need you to remember this okay sweetie? Peter Hale is different now and the way he acted before has nothing to do with how he acts when he's not been burned alive, awake but unable to move for six years, and with no pack or family. What I'm trying to say is that you can trust Peter to have your best interest at heart as well as all the pups. I promise. Well baby I love you and know that I'm watching over you, but it's time for me to leave. Someone else needs to talk to you. I love you Stiles." She said as she gave me one last hug.

"I love you too mom." I said before she slowly disappeared. I just stood there for several minutes after she left with my eyes closed trying to remember absolutely everything she had said. When I opened my eyes I was no longer in the woods but instead on the porch of a rebuilt Hale house.

I slowly raised my hand and opened the door. Standing on the other side was none other than Peter Hale.

"Please come in Stiles. I've been waiting for you. I trust your visit with your mother was satisfactory?" He said with that sassy smile on his face.

Oh boy I was in for it now.

A/N: sorry it's been too long. My mom had a heart attack and needed open heart surgery so I've been occupado and when I finally did have time it was written so boring I deleted it and started over then I went blank. So to make up for how long this has taken me I made this one extra long. Please review and leave me some ideas for what you Think should happen in this dream. I'll try to be a lot faster on the next chapter I've already started writing it but I make no promises. life happens and sometimes it's messy and you cant account for time when life throws stuff in the way. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and will tune in next time. Also if anybody has any ideas who the Mystery man is Drop me a review and let me know.

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