Not dating

Summary: 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.

Author's note: Thank you for all of the reviews and comments. Constructive criticism is welcome.

"Bwahahahahaha!"

"Shut up, it's not that funny!"

"Yes, actually, it is," Scott replied, still laughing at his best friend.

Stiles chewed on his lip, a little annoyed. Why had he decided to tell Scott about the awkward conversation he had had with his dad? To be fair, if their roles were reversed, Stiles probably would react in a very similar fashion.

"Ahhh, man," Scott said, taking a deep breath. "I needed that."

Stiles just rolled his eyes. "Anyways, if you're done laughing, I have some other news to share." Stiles grinned happily at this. He had a feeling Scott's mind was about to be blown.

"Is it going to top your dad sitting you down to talk about 'the birds and the bees'?" the brunette teased.

"Shut up and yes it will," Stiles said. Pausing dramatically, he announced, "I. Am going to the dance. With Lydia Martin!"

Scott gaped at his best friend. "Seriously dude? Wow! Congratulations!" He was surprised (shocked, even), but really happy for his friend. Though…

"I know, it's weird. Alison probably had to twist Lydia's arm a little. But I'm going to charm her cute little shoes right off and she's not going to be able to help but fall in love with me." Stiles said confidently. Stiles noticed his friend's face fall at the mention of Alison; he squeezed Scott's shoulder sympathetically.

"I'm okay. I'm going to get her back, Stiles."

Stiles nodded, even though he wanted to say there were more important things to worry about at the moment. But maybe they both needed to just be teenagers for a little while.

"You had some nice saves today, Danny. Keep that up and we will own State this year."

Danny nodded, smiling at his teammate. "Thanks man. We played well today, didn't we?"

Jackson finished putting his pads away in the locker adjacent Danny's. He looked at his best friend. There had been a lot on his mind lately: McCall and his stupid secret. When Jackson got what he wanted, he was going to make McCall pay for that incident in the locker rooms a few days ago…

Glancing at his best friend, Jackson felt a twinge of guilt. He knew that his friendship with Danny had been on the backburner this year. And he had noticed that his star goalie seemed to be spending more and more time with that Stiles kid. Sighing, Jackson decided the least he could do was offer some sympathy.

"I heard that Stiles was going to the formal with Lydia," Jackson started. "…are you okay?"

Danny looked at his friend, bemused. Why was Jackson looking so earnest? "Dude, shouldn't I be asking you that?"

Jackson just gave Danny a look, the one that said, "don't act stupid, stupid." Shaking his head, he just said, "Look, I'll lay off Stilinski for your sake. But, really man, you could do better." Clapping his confused friend on the shoulder, Jackson walked out of the locker room. He had to keep putting pressure on McCall to get what he wanted.

"Hey."

"Hey." Scott couldn't help smiling, even now, when he saw Alison. They were still working on the "being friends" thing. "So…um…how's it going?" He cringed inside, knowing how lame that sounded.

Alison grinned a little at Scott's...Scott-ness. "It's going okay. And you?" She really did miss him…

"Okay too. Stiles said he was going to the formal with Lydia?"

Alison nodded. "Yeah. Lydia asked him the other day." She didn't want to get into the details about how that happened; probably would just be even more awkward. Looking down the hall, she noticed Stiles and Danny talking. She smiled, pointing them out to Scott. "It's great that Stiles and Danny are getting along better. It looks like Danny has warmed up to Stiles."

Scott looked over to where Alison pointed out. Danny was ducking his head, laughing easily at a story or joke Stiles was telling with a giant grin on his face, waving his arms for emphasis. Scott had to smile at the two. They looked so relaxed and happy. Kind of like Alison and him…

"You know, they would make a good couple," Alison said. When Scott blinked at her, she laughed sheepishly. "Okay, I know, that was really random."

Scott looked back at his two classmates. Frowning to himself, he studied them a little more closely. Though it hadn't really occurred to him before, Alison might not be totally off. "Actually…"

Alison and the teen wolf looked at one another and then back to the two boys. Stiles was throwing his arm around his companion, pulling him down the hall.

"He did say Lydia was the only girl he had ever loved."

"And Danny certainly has opened up to him."

"They do get along tremendously well."

"They could just be friends."

"Right."

"But still…"

Scott looked at Alison. "Hm…"

Stiles looked up when his phone buzzed him with an incoming call. It was from Scott. Glancing over at his lab partner, he excused himself. Hopefully this wasn't an emergency…

"Hey Scott. What's up?"

"Uh, hey Stiles. Nothing much. You?" Okay, so not an emergency. Unless Scott was kidnapped and was trying to speak in code?

"Just studying with Danny."

"O-oh. Um, good. Sorry to interrupt. I, uh, I just wanted to say. Um, to say that, you're always going to be my best friend, okay? Nothing is going to change that."

Stiles could feel his brow furrow. "Uh, thanks Scott. You too. You're like the twin brother I was separated from at birth. Due to having different parents."

Scott laughed at his friend's joke. "Okay. I just wanted to let you know. So uh…go and have fun 'studying' with Danny."

"Thanks Scott. I appreciate the random show of affection?"

"Sure. So…if you ever want to tell me anything. You know, you can."

"Okay Scott. I think I'm good for now, though. Uh, I should get back to studying. I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yeah. Talk with you later, Stiles."

Stiles walked back into the room. Danny gave him a questioning look. "I dunno. Scott just wanted to chat and re-affirm our friendship." Stiles shrugged his shoulders.

"Okay…?" Danny gave his friend a kind of weird look, before turning back to the textbook they were reading through.

"Yeah…" Stiles shrugged his shoulders again, turning back to focus on the reading. He had gotten used to Scott's quirks a long time ago.