Not dating

Premise: Their friends and family start thinking that Stiles and Danny are dating, even though they aren't.

Disclaimer: I do not own or claim to own any part of "Teen Wolf" or its associated materials.

Stiles hummed as he worked through the math homework. The class was moving into more and more complex quadratic equations, but the study session with Danny had been a big help on that front. Looking up, he saw Danny looking at him with an amused look. "What?" Stiles asked.

"You're using the quadratic song, aren't you?"

Blushing a little, Stiles nodded. "Well…yeah. It works." Danny laughed at him. "Hey! You were the one to teach it to me!"

"Right. And I told you it was going to stick in your head, even though you said it was dorky."

"Well, yeah, it is really dorky…"

Pushing the other boys shoulder lightly, Danny just smiled. It was nice to hang out, without all the drama that had been gathering around Jackson lately. Why had the other boy dumped Lydia so suddenly? And rudely. Danny was not looking forward to the fallout from that.

Danny looked up when Stiles threw down his pencil. "Bah. It's Saturday. Why are we doing homework? Shouldn't we be having some fun?"

"Well…for one thing, finals are coming up. And for another, both of our best friends keep going AWOL."

Stiles wrinkled his nose at that. "We have sucky best friends."

Danny had to laugh at Stiles again. The other guy made him laugh a lot. "Yeah, we do. I thought Scott and Alison broke-up? How is he still wrapped up around her?"

Stiles just shrugged his shoulders. "Alison thinks they broke up. Scott, on the other hand, is stubborn as a mule. You might not think that, looking at him but…he's probably serenading her window right now." He shook his head at that thought. "Oh Scott…what has love done to you?"

"Yeah, well at least you know where Scott is. Jackson hasn't even been returning my calls lately. Though, he has that weird obsession with Scott lately." A thought flashed through his mind. "…you know, maybe Jackson is stalking Scott, stalking Alison."

The two teens paused at the image of Jackson hiding in the bushes, staring hungrily at Scott singing to a open window. "Dude…that's just a creepy thought."

Stiles had an idea of what Jackson was probably doing, but the image Danny inspired was hilariously disturbing. Glancing at the clock, the teen decided it was dinner time. "Do you want some food?"

Looking at his watch, Danny nodded. "Sure, why not. Do you want to go somewhere?"

"Nah. I need to make sure my dad has something to eat too and I was planning on cooking tonight anyways. If you're willing to help, you're welcome to join."

Danny was surprised. "You can cook?"

"Hey! I am perfectly capable of cooking! Who do you think does all the cooking around here? I had to ban my dad from going near the stove unsupervised." Stiles shook his head. "Especially after that breakfast incident..."

From the look on Stiles' face, Danny knew he had to get the full story on that someday. But for now, his stomach was telling him it was dinner time. "So. What were you planning on making? And how can I help?"

In short order, the two teens had pulled together a nice meal: salad, garlic bread, and pasta. Danny had been surprised that Stiles even made the pasta sauce from scratch. The teen really did know how to cook.

Stiles, for his part, was glad to have the help. Though he normally cooked by himself, it was nice to have a second pair of hands to help chop and a second person to chat with. Danny was good company, though Stiles was still going to tease him about almost burning the garlic bread. At least Danny wasn't as bad as his dad.

"Do you want to start the movie while we eat?" Stiles asked.

"Uh, sure. Would it be okay to eat in the family room?" Danny asked, but Stiles was already taking his plate of food into the other room, already having set aside a plate for his dad. Following him, Danny seated himself on the floor by the coffee table while Stiles fiddled with the TV.

"Any movie preferences?" Stiles asked, holding up a few options.

"Nah. I'm pretty flexible." Danny said. Taking a bite of the food, he added, "Man, this is really good. We make a pretty good team."

Stiles smiled and nodded as he sat down next to Danny, the movie starting in the background. "Yeah we do. You're pretty good in the kitchen…you know, when you're not burning the toast." That earned him an eye roll from the other teen. "It's okay, I saved the day. And it still tastes good."

The two teens dug into their food with gusto, while the movie played. Stiles smiled as he ate. This was really nice. He had forgotten what it was like to sit and relax in front of a movie. Heck, even doing homework with Danny was a nice change of pace. He glanced over at the other teen. Danny brought a nice sense of normal back into Stiles' now supernatural life.

Danny caught Stiles smiling at him. "What?" he asked. Stiles just grinned back, mumbling about how it's nice to just hang out and think about things like school and movies. Stiles didn't seem like he was going to explain, so Danny just nodded and shrugged. It was nice to not worry about the weird issues with Jackson. The two of them have no weight of history; it was nice to have a fresh start.

Finishing up their food, the two teens moved onto the couch. Stretching his arms up, Stiles let out a sleepy little groan. "Mmm…that was good."

Danny sighed contentedly. "Yeah. Tasty food." He was full and relaxed; Stiles had picked an animated feature to watch, but it was surprisingly good. Maybe he should try seeing more of these new animated movies Stiles kept raving about.

The two teens settled into the couch some more, comfortable and just a little sleepy, letting the movie carry them away for a little while.