A/N:This is kind of a big chapter. Enjoy!
The next morning Stiles woke up and started working on his list of things that he had to do. First was call his school in Vermont and officially withdraw, then go to the University and see about enrolling for the next semester. If he was gonna stay he knew that he wanted to finish school. While looking for the number to the school he heard someone knocking on his front door. He went down to see who it was and as soon as he opened the door it was banged open as Jackson came strolling in.
"Jackson, what are you doing here?"
"Stiles I wanted to come hang out with you today!"
"Well I got a shit load of stuff that I need to get done, maybe come bye tomorrow and we can spend the whole day together."
"No way Stilinski, you are stuck with me. I promise not to get in your way until you are done."
"Whatever." Stiles rolled his eyes and headed back up to his room. As he resumed his work on the computer Jackson went over to his bed and laid down. He leaned over to his bookshelf and picked up one of the many werewolf books he had stashed there. Stiles could hear Jackson softly chuckle at some of the stuff he was reading but he tried to ignore him as he went back to talking to the school. Finally after listening to Jackson for twenty minutes and not being able to hear what the person on the phone was telling him Stiles got upset.
"Jackson put the dam book down and shut up! I am on the phone and I really need to hear what she is saying."
"Fine, sorry." Jackson threw the book on the ground and stared at the ceiling. Stiles finally got off the phone and went back to looking up the information to the University about 30 minutes of his house. His school told him that they would transfer all his information to that school he just needed to get the fax number and talk to the school about his situation and why he was transferring. While he was doing that he heard Jackson let out a long sigh. At first Stiles just ignored him knowing Jackson just wanted attention but after about the tenth time Stiles got feed up.
"What do you want Jackson. I can't think of anything listening to you sigh every two seconds."
"Where you going to tell us about the kiss?"
"What kiss?" Stiles asked trying to play dumb but he knew Jackson wasn't going to bye it.
"Oh come on Stiles I don't even have to be a werewolf to know that you are lying, you know what I am talking about. Derek had that same look last night when he got home from coming over here. Plus we could all smell you on him."
"What look, I don't have a look." Stiles started thinking about last night and how Derek had him pressed up into the counter and his soft yet demanding lips over took his. He got a dreamy look on his face like he use to when he and Derek were first dating.
"STILES!" Jackson's voice brought Stiles back to the present.
"Sorry, what where you saying?"
"I said I am happy you and Derek are working out your differences. Its about time you got your shit together."
"We aren't working anything out, he came over he uninvited last night and forced himself on me!"
"Yea keep telling yourself that Stiles. I know you didn't do anything to detour Derek from kissing you. You need to get past it and see that you and Derek belong together. We all know it, hell deep down even you know it. Why else did you come back and don't say to check up on the rest of us, you talked to all of us everyday for the past year except Derek. You need him, you miss him. Its time for you to reclaim your position in the pack so our wolfs can stop being torn between you and Derek."
"You can leave now." Stiles got up and went to open his bedroom door. Jackson got up and walked over to him.
"Stiles I am not trying to upset you but you know deep down I am right. Yea Derek fucked up big time but come on you gotta get past it and be happy again." With that Jackson walked past Stiles and out of the house. Stiles hated to admit that Jackson was right to an extent. He did come back to see how Derek was and he really wanted to see what his son looked like but he was still hurt at what happened between them but he didn't know if he could ever trust Derek again.
Meanwhile a little away from Stiles house Jackson ran into Derek who was looking up at the house.
"Well.."
"Well we talked a little about the kiss, I told him that he needed to get his head out of his ass and reclaim his part of the pack. He kicked me out. But I think I may have broken threw his walls even just a little bit."
"Good next we send Allison. She isn't as close to Stiles but she is Scott's mate so he might open a little more to her."
"Yea operation 'open Stiles eyes' is a go!Phase 1 is complete" Jackson laughed and left his alpha standing there. He really hoped for Derek's sake this plan worked. Derek hadn't been the same since that night.
When Stiles went down to make himself some lunch he heard someone knocking on his door once more.
"Jackson I seriously don't want to talk to you..." Stiles mumbled as he opened the door. "Oh Allison, sorry I thought you were Jackson."
"Hey Stiles, can I come in?"
"Oh yea, come in, come in." Stiles ushered Allison into the living room.
"Stiles I am not going to beat around the bush as to why I am here and I don't want to over step my bounds but please just listen to me." With Stiles not stopping her she took a deep breath and continued, "I am so glad that you are here Stiles we have all missed you, Scott has seemed sort of empty without his best friend. He was so lost that first year without you and no one could bring him out of it. He told me once that it was worse then when his own dad walked out on him. You knew what that did to him, yet you went and did the same thing. There were a couple nights I thought he was going to harm himself. He was in such a dark place. Worse then that was Derek. Now I know what Derek did is so messed up but at least he didn't abandon his responsibility like you did. You left us Stiles with no word and you didn't bother to call anyone for six months. Do you know how that felt, how Scott felt, how Derek felt. It wasn't fair to us. You could have stuck around and we all could have helped each other out and we could have fixed this. You owed us that. We are pack and that's what we do. We lean on each other during tough times and help each other." Allison sat and looked at Stiles. She could see that she had upset him with some of the things she said and she felt bad but it was what had to be done. It was time for everyone to heal. She got up and walked over to Stiles and gently squeezed his hands and then quietly left the house. On her way down the driveway she spotted Lydia.
"He's gonna need you. I was a little harsh on him."
"I got it covered Allison. We will get through this. Its about time he sees that he isn't the only one in pain." With that Lydia walked right into the house. She spotted Stiles staring down at his hands. She could feel his anger and hurt flowing off him with just a hint of guilt. She went and kneeled right in front of him.
"Stiles." She gently grabbed his hands and brought them to her face. Stiles slowly looked up and she could see the unshead tears in his eyes.
"I never meant to hurt him" Stiles whimpered.
"Oh Stiles, its going to be okay. We are family, we fight and get upset but we all help each other get past it. That's what we are doing now. We are finally getting past this like we should have two years ago."
"You don't understand Lydia, I just walked away. I was so caught up in my owe hatred that I didn't stop and think about anyone but myself." Stiles got up and started pacing back and forth while rubbing the back of his neck.
"Derek knows why you walked out. He isn't..."
"I am NOT talking about Derek!" Stiles yelled with such venom that Lydia shied away from Stiles for a moment. "Scott, I just left my best friend after everything we have been through. I knew he was abandoned by his father yet I got up and do the same thing. I am such a shitty friend."
"Oh Stiles Scott understands." Lydia ran over and grabbed Stiles hands to stop him from pacing, but Stiles just yanked his hands out of her grasp and looked at her like she had six heads.
"You need to leave Lydia, I am sorry but I really want to be alone right now." Stiles turned his back on her.
"Okay Stiles, I understand. If you need anything please call one of us." With that Lydia walked out of the house. She walked over to where Derek was standing at the edge of the woods.
"He's really upset. I think we need to get Scott to talk to him. He is the only one that is going to get through to him now."
"Your right, get everyone together and meet me at his house in 30 minutes. We are gonna need everyone now for this to work." Lydia got out her phone and quickly called Jackson who said he would meet her over there. She then called Allison who said she was already at Scott's house. Now to get Scott to agree with their plan. He was the only one who didn't agree that they should push Stiles to talk to Derek, hell he didn't even forgive Derek. She guess since Scott and Stiles had been friends way before there was a pack his loyalty laid with Stiles. She didn't blame him, if she had a best friend like Stiles she would do anything even lay down her own life.
Once everyone was at Scott's door they all walked in and up to his room. Scott was laying on his bed staring at the ceiling while Allison was trying to get his attention.
"Scott come on you gotta talk to Stiles." Allison was begging him.
"No! I am not going to talk my best friend into forgiving that dick!" Scott shot up and looked straight at Derek with that last comment.
"Scott you need to help us out, we are family and we need to finally get these issues worked out we need to move past this." Lydia jumped in.
"Get out! I don't want to talk to any of you. I can't believe you are choosing Derek's side over Stiles. Derek fucked up! Big time and you expect Stiles to just roll over and forgive him just cause he said sorry. Well sorry I am not playing a part in this sick plan of yours. So get out! NOW!" With that Scott rolled over and faced the wall. Allison went over and tried sitting on the bed, "You too Allison. You can leave too." With that everyone went downstairs. Lydia stopped once they reached the bottom and turned to Derek.
"Its up to you Derek. He is angry at you. You have to stay and talk to him." With that the rest of the pack walked out of the house.
Derek walked back up to Scott's room. He knew this was gonna be hard but this was Scott, Stiles best friend, the only one that could get through to him. He had to fix this, he needed his pack back. 'We need mate back' his inner wolf thought. Derek walked over to Scott's bed and sat down. He didn't say anything for ten minutes just sat there listening to Scott's breathing and feeling his hatred rolling off him in waves.
"You made him leave me. Its your fault for all of this. I can't forgive you. You drove my best friend away. Do you know what that feels like to have your own family choose to leave you? Of coarse you don't your family was murdered they didn't choose to leave like my dad did, like Stiles did. ITS ALL YOU FAULT!" by now Scott was beating his fist into Derek's back. Derek just sat there and let him, he knew deep down this is what Scott needed, to finally let his anger out.
"I hate you! I hate that you drove him away from us from me! You are selfish and I can't believe I ever trusted you to take care of him. I wish it was you that had left. I don't want you here Derek, you can leave. I am done, I can't do this anymore."
"Scott you can't just walk away. You wolf won't let you."
"I don't give a dam what my wolf wants. Get the hell out of my life Derek."
"Scott you gotta listen to me, not only because I am your alpha but because you are my friend."
"Friend? Friend, are you serious you are not my friend. I don't have any friends except Stiles. That's where my loyalty lies. I don't want to see you ever again Derek."
"You wont make it on your own Scott." Derek was getting mad that Scott wouldn't shut up and listen to him.
"GET OUT!" Scott was in Derek's face and the next moment Scott was being slammed into his bedroom door. Derek's hand wrapped around his neck and his eyes blood red.
"Dammit Scott you will listen to me. I know I fucked up and its all my fault but you don't know what its like to lose your mate. When Stiles left he took half of me with him. I have been a zombie since he left and if I didn't have Bryce to think about then I would be dead. I am hurting just as bad, if not worse then you are. Stiles is the air that I breath, why do you think I burnt my house down again? I can't stand to have any reminder of him without him being there. Ya I lost my family years ago but that doesn't compare to the loss of my mate. That is the worst feeling in the world and I hope you never have to experience it. I understand why you don't want to help but you gotta understand that I will do anything and I mean anything to get Stiles back."
"Ya and what if Stiles never takes you back?"
"Oh he will."
"Ya and what makes you so sure?"
"He came back didn't he?" With that Derek started walking out of the room, "And Scott I am really sorry that I drove Stiles away and that he left you but he is back now. Its time we all helped each other as a family and fix this. I am not going any were and I will not let you stop me from getting him back." With that Derek was gone.