Chapter 6
Derek

It was a Saturday morning and the sun was just beginning to rise over Beacon Hills. The sky was filled with a light pink as the sun began to push its way over to horizon. It would be a glorious morning if it wasn't for the fact that they were out in the forest so early due to a rift alarm.

Stiles was pretty sure that almost everyone in town was still asleep. The only ones awake were probably Stiles, Danny, and their boss Alex. Speaking of Alex…he was a few feet ahead of Stiles as they picked their way through the trees.

Stiles was nervous. Alex probably thought it was because this was his first mission. The truth of the matter was that they were on Hale property and he really didn't want Derek finding out about what he was doing. Derek had a tendency to push him against walls and really…he just didn't want to be slammed against a tree so early in the day.

"Stiles. Focus. We're almost there."

They both froze as they heard snarls, growls, and the sound of branches being snapped. They looked at one another before Stiles ran ahead; becoming almost a blur as he used the power of the device that had become integrated into his biology. Alex removed his gun as he began expertly moving through the branches and trees around them.

They both froze when they caught the sight of a humanoid lizard fighting what appeared to be a giant bipedal wolf. Alex raised the gun and shot into the sky to get the attention of the two creatures. He noticed that Stiles had his own gun pointed at the lizard, so he pointed his own at the wolf.

The wolf growled at Alex, but Stiles wasn't worried about it. He knew Derek wouldn't do anything stupid.

"Now that you two have stopped fighting; how about we talk this out like civilized beings. Hmm?"

The lizard hissed before lobbing a ball of spit towards the two Torchwood agents. Alex pushed Stiles out of the way just in time. The spit hit the end of Alex's coat, melting it. Alex removed the coat as the acid continued to eat away at it.

"I liked that coat." Alex shook his head slowly before looking back at the lizard. "I'll take that as a no."

The lizard hissed again and spread two massive wings before taking to the air. Stiles reached out to the device on his arm and was about to activate it so that he could fly after the alien when he felt Alex's hand on his shoulder.

"Leave it. You're not ready to go after something like that on your own. We'll track it later. For now…we have this one to worry about."

Alex gestured to the wolf that was looking at them.

The wolf transformed into one very naked Derek Hale before pinning Stiles to a tree by his throat. He growled right in the teen's face. "Stiles…what the fuck is going on!"

He felt something cold press against his head and turned his eyes to see that Alex was pressing his gun directly against Derek's head.

"I suggest you let him go."

Derek slowly removed his hand from Stiles and let the teen fall to the ground. He watched as this unknown male watched him. Watched as he took in his form like he was a piece of meat. A blush tinted Derek's cheeks for a moment as he caught the scent of this man's interest in him.

"Stiles?"

Stiles stood slowly and looked at Derek. He knew he had to tell him something. "I got an after school job okay?"

Derek looked annoyed. In order to avoid a confrontation; Alex stepped in.

"Can we go somewhere to talk, and perhaps where you can put on some clothes? Not that I mind the view. It's actually quite nice."

Derek was left speechless by the obvious come on. He cleared his throat before nodding and walking in the direction of the burned out shell of his home. He headed inside and came down a few minutes later dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.

Stiles looked between Derek and Alex. He took a deep breath and began to explain.

"Derek is an alpha werewolf. There are a couple of others in town." At seeing his boss stiffen; he began again. "I'm pretty sure that werewolves are not an alien race so put the gun away."

Alex hadn't even noticed that his hand had tightened on his gun. He slowly put it back in the holster at his hip before nodding. Derek was growling though.

"Damn it Stiles! You can't just go around telling everyone!"

"Yea, well I'm about to let you in on another secret so shut up!" Derek looked shocked that Stiles had spoken to him in such a way; and without the scent of fear.

"This is Alex. He's my boss. He's the leader of Torchwood Seven. Torchwood hunts aliens and protects the planet from them. That thing that attacked you was from another planet. Possibly even from another time. There is a rift in time and space here in Beacon Hills and stuff is falling through from all over the place. It's Torchwood's job to clean it up and protect the people of earth."

"Damn it Stiles! That's my job! You can't just give away the secret when I'm standing right here and can do it my damn self."

Stiles rolled his eyes.

"Well now you both know what's going on."

Stiles leaned against the railing of the porch as Derek and Alex looked at one another. He began explaining everything that happened at the beginning of the school year. He told how his best friend Scott was bitten by a werewolf; and that the werewolf happened to be Derek's uncle who had killed Derek's sister for the power of alpha. He told Alex everything while Derek listened.

Alex sighed softly and looked up at the burned ruins of the house. He could tell that it had once been such a beautiful home.

"I want to offer you a job Derek. You're powerful, and you would be well suited for Torchwood. Furthermore; I would pay for your home to be rebuilt; and you would have a real place to stay until it's completed. I'll also have your name cleared by the police and whatever record you have will be whipped clean."

Derek could tell that Alex was telling the truth, but… "Can I have some time to think about it?"

Alex nodded before turning to Stiles. "Stay with him for a while. Explain a bit more to him. I'm going back to headquarters to see if Danny can track that thing we came up against earlier."

Stiles nodded and watched as his boss walked off towards where they had left the SUV.

They had been talking for a while. Stiles had explained how Danny was recruited for his computer skills. He told Derek how a dinosaur had followed Danny to school one day; resulting in Danny needing to bring Stiles in to have his memory erased. An accident had caused a device to latch onto his arm; and Stiles had ended up a member of the team.

He noticed sweat beginning to appear on Derek's face. He was looking nearly as bad as he had when he had been shot with the wolfsbane bullet.

"Are you okay Derek?"

Derek blinked a few times like he was trying to clear his vision. "I suddenly don't feel so good."

Derek lifted up his shirt to reveal where the lizard like alien had bitten him. The wound appeared greenish in color. "That…doesn't look good. Should have healed by now."

The world began to swim before Derek began to fall. Stiles barley had enough time to catch him before radioing in to Alex for help.

It was ten minutes before Alex arrived and helped Stiles get Derek into the SUV. They sped back to headquarters, praying that they would be in time to save Derek's life.