Magic can't be real? But neither can werewolves.
Stiles' point of view:
They were all here waiting for me to be ready to leave, I lifted myself off the table to walk through to the reception to be surprised by Scott crying and looking like he wanted to kill someone, Lydia in the corner and even Derek seemed t have a tear in his eyes.
"Hey guys." No reply but they must have heard me. I walked closer up to Scott and touched his shoulder only to see him shiver.
"Scott, hey what's wrong."
Derek was sitting next to Scott and as he got up off his seat he just walked straight through me like I wasn't even there. I must be imagining this it must be all the drugs Deaton gave me. They must be in shock that they hadn't seen me that had to be it. I wondered back through to the treatment room only to see my body on the table. I took a step back and walked in to someone.
"It's horrible isn't it to see your lifeless body there." It couldn't be her she was dead.
"Erica, how are you here you're dead."
"Don't worry batman you aren't going crazy."
"That doesn't answer my question."
"What you aren't going to call me cat woman then."
"No, not until you answer my question."
"I'm on the other side and so are you."
"The what?"
"The other side, it's where dead or dying people visit."
"I'm dead!"
"No you're dying but you will be fine."
"How is that fine?"
"At the minute it isn't but you haven't woken up yet and they all think you are dead as you have someone who wants to talk to you."
"Who?"
"Hello Stiles."
"Mom." I ran straight up to her and hugged her forgetting about everything that has been going on. It has been years since I had seen her and it was so surreal that it seemed like a dream.
"Stiles listen to me, I don't have very long before you wake up."
"What do you mean?"
"The other side isn't for humans but for super naturals."
"But I'm a human."
"No well not completely."
Scott's point of view:
He was dead, my best friend, my brother was dead and was all my dad's fault. I know I ran away but I was frightened of what was going to happen to him but at the end of the day he was day and now nothing else mattered.
"I want to kill him."
"Scott you know you can't do that."
"Why not he killed my best friend?"
"You're meant to be dead as it is."
"I don't care Derek he killed Stiles and he needs to die."
"If you go after them they will find out about you."
]"I don't care anymore Derek; maybe it would just be better if they found out."
"Scott no it wouldn't they already killed Stiles, they are not having you to."
"Actually it's not their fault it's yours."
"How the hell is it my fault?"
"You brought him to a vet and didn't take him to a hospital."
"Well he would be better of here than anywhere else."
"What do you not understand anything Stiles is a human so why bring him to a vets."
"He isn't human Scott, well not completely."
"Derek stop lying, you are always lying to someone but just stop. He is dead now and what the hell are we meant to do."
"Scott..."
"I don't want to hear it."
I was visibly fuming and before anybody could stop me I ran out of the vets and kept running until I was home.
Derek's point of view:
That was a close call he almost found out but thankfully he was so angry that he thought I was lying. It wasn't that we didn't want him to know but at the end of the day we could be wrong or Stiles may not want him to know with everything else that was going on. All the others had gone home and it was just me and Deaton left. But he wasn't very happy with me.
"Again Derek you told him, just thank god he was angry and thought you were lying to him."
"What if we are wrong, what if he is human overall and isn't going to wake up."
"He will."
"How do you know that, do you even know what he is, and when is he going to wake up if he does?"
"No I don't know what he is Derek. But he will wake up and it is taking so long as if I am right he will currently be having a conversation on the other side. But he will wake up."
"So he is having a conversation with a ghost. Really that's why he hasn't woken up yet?"
"Believe it or not Derek but he will know so much more than we know."
"Well, who is he talking to?"
"His mom."
"His mum died of cancer she can't be a supernatural we don't get ill."
"I can't say that unless we know what he is."
"But what do you suspect that he is?"
"The only one that can save Scott from his family."
What the hell was this man going on about he sounded like a crazy person and for this town that was an insult.
"What do you mean save him from his family?"
"Just that Scott is in constant danger as long as they are here and if my instinct is correct then they will fear Stiles as well as fearing Scott once they find out who he is. They will be afraid of what he can do to them."
"It's stiles even with powers he isn't going to change."
"It changes everyone it changed you, it changed Scott and even Peter."
"Yes but Stiles is not a werewolf."
"But I believe he will be much more powerful than you and Peter and if he wanted to be more powerful than the originals."
"He can kill them."
"No he won't kill them."
"Why not?"
"It's not in his nature to like it wasn't in Scott's nature remember when you first met he asked if he would hurt anyone and you said yes and then he asked if he would kill someone you again said most likely he has done neither of those things and the only person he has hurt is himself trying to fight it."
"I still think you're lying but enlighten me what do you think Stiles is."
"I can't tell you."
This was going to be fun, I wasn't really in the torturing mood but it looked like if I wanted answers that I was going to have to torture it out of him.
I extended my claws and gripped him by the throat lifting him up against the wall.
"Look to protect everyone you might want to tell me what he is."
"I can't, I have already told you that."
"And why can't you do that."
"As I don't actually know what he is, I have suspicions but you said it yourself Derek we may both be wrong."
Stiles' point of view:
How was my mum here, she was dead and now I was dying. But I wasn't a supernatural, I was just Stiles the bumbling idiot human. I was trying so hard to enjoy these moments with my mum that for once in my life I wasn't curious for what she was going to say.
"Stiles, you need to listen to me I only have a limited amount of time before you wake up."
"What do you mean tell me?"
"About who and more exactly what you are."
"I am human, mum."
"No you're not and neither am I."
"What are you going on about?"
"Look some people in my family are born with the powers, some grow into them and others just refuse them all together. You were on the way to refusing them but due to Scott being what Scott is you have grown into these powers."
"What powers?"
"I am getting to that, Scott being a true alpha and you being his brother has brought out these powers, more so now that he is in danger from his family as when they find out about him it will pose more trouble but they will fear you for what you can do in order to protect Scott."
"Okay so now I am a bigger threat than the originals."
"Sort of, but our family are arch mages."
"Wizards? You're telling me I'm a wizard."
"No we aren't wizards as we can't use our magic on ourselves which is why I died how I did because I couldn't cure myself, but you being Scott's brother has helped you grow into your powers."
"So because of Scott I'm magic."
"Not all because of Scott but mostly yes, but you can't tell him."
"Why not?"
"As his family will find out about him eventually and will search his memories and if you are there in them they can kill you."
"So what do I do now?"
"Before I died, Deaton promised me if you ever grew into your powers he would help train you."
"Of course it would be him; the man knows everything about the supernatural world."
"but first before he can help you, the powers need to be awoken."
"How in the earth will that happen."
"I'm running out of time, call your uncle and say that it is time and he will know how to help you Stiles."
"what do you mean he will know?"
"Trust me Stiles he will know but in the next few days be prepared for weird things to happen."
"Weirder than usual?"
"Yes but your uncle will help you through it all but take these words with you never take off the ring your uncle gives you."
"Mum what do..."
She began to fade into the distance. It was too late I didn't get to ask her the questions I wanted and was now having to rely on an uncle who I haven't seen since she passed.
"Mum, I love you."
It was too late for her though she had gone, I felt dizzy and was struggling to breathe but I knew that I was waking up. I felt the cold metal table underneath me and as I came around I saw Deaton and Derek leaning over me.
"He's awake."
"What are you doing here, what am I doing here, where's Scott?"
"One question at a time please."
I sat myself up on the table and trying to think what was the most important question to ask first.
"Why am I here?"
"You got hurt and I treated you."
"But I'm not a werewolf."
"That is correct but..."
"It wasn't a dream that actually happened."
"What did she tell you?"
"Who?"
"Your mum?"
"You knew?"
"But what did she tell you Stiles?"
"Something about being an arch mage."
"I was correct Derek and now he needs training."
"Training for what, why do I need to train?"
"To protect them all from the originals, especially Scott."
"From what exactly?"
"Their sinister plans for why they are really here."
"They can't be sinister really."
"They want the true alpha and will go to any extremes to get what they want Stiles."
"So what do I need to do."
"Train so you can then protect the ones you care about most. And save the ones you love."
Author's note:
I'd like to say a huge thank you for Orinastro for the inspiration for this chapter and everyone else for the favourites follows and favourites on this story. Constructive criticism is always wanted and so are reviews. Again a massive thank you to Orinastro for the help with this chapter.