The hike back was off to a good start. This time Derek chose to hang back with Stiles since the others knew the way now and could take the lead. They walked in silence for the most part, it was comfortable though, they didn't need to talk. Soon they re-entered the stretch of woods with all the large rocks and boulders placed randomly about. It didn't take long for the boys to make a game out of who could jump over the biggest rock. The rules were simple, no running starts, you had to jump standing in place and clear the rock. Most of the rocks were in the range of 5-10ft high and only a few feet across, Stiles knew there would be little competition since he had seen Scott jump much higher then that. Still, they took turns stopping mid hike to jump over one rock after the next. It was kind of comical, Stiles even heard a stifled chuckle from Derek when Jackson miscalculated and tripped up mid jump, making a spectacular imprint in the ground. Thankfully, werewolf healing was a real thing.
It had only been an hour into the hike, the same amount of time it took them to hike the rock field before, and they were only about two thirds of the way through it. That's when they came across a spectacularly large boulder. The beta's eyes had all lit up, even Erica looked interested in the prospect of it. The boulder was roughly 20 to 25 feet tall and a good 10 feet across. This couldn't end well.
Scott went first, he planted himself at the base of the large rock and crouched, with a flicker of gold in his eyes he launched up into the air, unfortunately he got his trajectory a little wrong and face planted into the side of the boulder. It was hilarious.
"Are you ok?" Stiles had called out through fits of laughter.
"Yaw yaw I'm fin" Scott said through a strained voice as his nose realigned its self and snapped back into place.
Jackson was up next, then Boyd and finally Erica, all of them met a similarly hilarious, yet painful end. Isaac didn't even try this one, instead he stood off on the sidelines while his fellow pack mates made a fool of themselves. Erica had just finished her spectacular face plant when she heard Stiles snickering.
"Oh, I'd like to see you do any better mom" she growled out, a challenge in her voice.
Stiles didn't even get the chance to respond before Derek was, ONCE AGAIN, picking him up by surprise. This time in bridal fashion. He walked over and planted himself at the base of the boulder. Stiles pulled himself closer to Derek's chest and felt Derek instinctively wrap his arms around him tighter.
"Uh, you sure about this big guy?" he blurted out, not that he doubted the Alpha, just that he didn't exactly like the prospect of a broken nose, that by the way, wouldn't heal itself.
"You can do so much better" Derek said with a smirk, throwing a pointed glare in Erica's direction.
That was the end of discussion because suddenly they were flying through the air. Stiles felt the ground drop from beneath them, they soared right up and over the rock, clearing it a good 10 feet, it was easy, he felt weightless for a second before they dropped back to the ground with such grace that the leafs around them didn't even stir. Leaving everyone, even Jackson, awestruck.
"That. Was. Awesome!" Stiles yelled before jumping out of Derek's arms and pulling him into a hug, topping it off with a quick kiss before stepping back.
"It was nothing really, I'm the alpha" he said matter-of-factly though his tone sounded modest, his face was totally running on a pride high.
Stiles just rolled his eyes in response before pulling the wolf back into another kiss, this one a little more heated then the last. Then he remembered where they were, and who they were with, and yeah. Whoops. He looked over at the betas, Jackson, Scott, and Boyd were busy keeping eye contact among themselves. Erica was just giggling and rolling her eyes. Isaac was looking at the ground, at the worlds most interesting blade of grass, clearly blushing.
"It's safe now, you can all look again." Stiles said with a snort.
"You promise?" Scott's voce sounded pathetic.
"Yes, I promise I'm not trying to eat Derek's face anymore" the sarcasm was thick.
It must have been Erica's slight gasp that made them all look back up because as soon as the words left Stiles mouth he found himself pressed back against the boulder with a very sexy alpha wolf pressed up against him, lips pressed against his like it was the last thing they'd ever do. It was all a little too fast for Stiles to follow but he quickly melted into the action. In the distance he heard the pounding of feet on earth as the boys all took off in the direction of home, Erica helped Isaac along while he was trying to stop his nosebleed. Hey, what could he say, the promise was for himself, he said nothing about Derek.
First off, sorry its short. However, there will be another if not 2 more updates today. I may very well finish the first part here this weekend. Then i get to move on to the series.
Isaac ships it. I don't care what you say, he does. I'm also looking to pair him up, maybe with Danny, would be unique.
Finally, you're all amazing, love you to pieces!