Author's Note: So I actually went back and reread From Another Angle and I noticed that there are a few mistakes in regards to continuity, but I said that this could be a standalone and I guess that I'm sticking with that. I hope you like this chapter. There are some nice Sterek scenes.

Chapter 11

Stiles POV

What the hell is up with Derek? Seriously? After spending hour with him last night I still feel like I don't know anything about him. The only thing I learned is that he has a few friends in neighboring packs. I tried to get him to open up a bit but that was definitely a dead end.

Maybe trying to get him to talk isn't going to work. I guess to be honest I should've assumed that. I mean it is Derek, he isn't exactly known for using his words. But I thought that I might be able to get something out of him. Maybe I need to think of something we can bond over.

A plan jumped into my mind then. I grabbed my Laptop and other crap and headed over to Derek's place. He wasn't living in that loft anymore. Apparently people began complaining about what appeared to be a wild animal living on the top floor and then there were some complaints about water damage. Let's just say that it was easier for him to just move out than deal with all those complications. So he's back living in his house. The county had given him permission to rebuild his house, but he had yet to start doing anything.

Once I'm parked in front of his house I jump out and yelled "Yo, Derek! You here?" There was no point in trying to be discreet; he would know I'm coming when I turned off the highway.

He walks out of the house wearing only a pair of jeans. Why is that he seems to always be wearing clothes that literally send my mind into the dirtiest of places. I mean seriously, he must have just been working out. There is just the right amount of sweat on his chest. His hair still looked like he hadn't done anything to it since he woke up. He just looked fricken hot.

I knew I was zoning out and was pulled from my thoughts by his voice. "What are you doing here?"

I had to register what he was saying before responding. "Um…I thought I'd come and hang out. Right now we're just waiting for your contacts to get back with you. Oh wait, did you call them or hear back yet?"

"I left voicemails with them. I'm going to call them back later on. You didn't answer my question, why are you here?"

"Technically I did. I told you I came to hang out."

In typical Derek fashion, he glared at me. "Stiles, seriously, what are you doing here?"

I pulled out my laptop, bringing it up to show him. "Since you never seem to understand the tv and movie references I make, I thought we might just hang out and watch some Netflix. We never really just hang out, you and I. I think that it might be good for us to get to know each other a bit better."

"And why is that?"

"Because…" I thought over our conversation from the night before and finally figured out what I was going to say. "Because of what we talked about last night. I told you that the pack is a family and that we need to be close, but you constantly keep yourself distanced from us. I get that you are more focused on keeping us safe, but you also need to feel comfortable with us."

"And having a movie marathon will help?"

"Hell yeah it will. You'll finally be able to understand us when we make these references. By the way, how the hell do you not know anything about pop culture? Do you even watch movies or TV?"

"No. I read. You ever heard of that. It's from these things called books. They have stories in them."

"Hahaha. Shut up," He flashed his eyes at me, "Or don't. Your choice. But seriously, are we going to have a movie marathon?"

"Fine."

"Awesome. So I was thinking we start with the broadest movie first, the Avengers. It has a lot of the more popular Marvel characters: Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. Plus this dude Coulson. Coulson is bad ass. He's just a normal agent, but he has the attitude of a hero."

"Fine, let's watch this."

We head into the house and I set up my laptop. "I'm assuming you don't have wifi here?"

"Of course I have wifi in my rundown, burnt up house." He responded with so much sarcasm it actually made me well up with pride.

"Ok, good thing I have a mobile hotspot." I turn it on and start the movie. "Get ready for awesomeness."

We sit and watch the movie. I constantly have to answer Derek's questions about everything. I guess it may have not been the best idea to start with a movie that has established storylines from other movies, but I thought that it was a good idea at the time. He seems to really be enjoying it, once you get past the look of confusion on his face. It's nice to just hang out with him doing something normal. No researching monsters or chasing witches. Just hanging out and watching movies.

Once the movie is done I close my laptop and turn towards Derek. "So what did you think? Was it awesome or what?"

"It was good."

"Good? Just good? You just watched over 2 hours of action and all you thought was good? I guess it's going to take more than one movie to convert you to the world of media. But don't worry, I will help you through it." I smile over at him.

"You're going to help me? Help me with what?"

"Your lack of pop culture knowledge. You're the one that created a pack full of teenagers. If you want to connect with us, you are going to have to understand what we are talking about." I look over at him and he has a slight annoyed look on his face. "You aren't getting out of this. This is something that must be done."

"Why do you care so much about this? About movies?"

"I have always been a fan of movies and all things nerdy, which by the way being a nerd is awesome, but it has definitely been increased over the last year." I took a deep breath and continued on, "Movies are an escape for me. It's a way for me to forget about the crappy life that I have now and step into another world." He looks over at me with a concerned look, but I continue on. "With all the supernatural crap that is around us, it's nice to watch a show where it is someone else's problem. Somewhere where there are superheroes that fly in and save the day or two brothers with a shot gun full of salt. Movies give me an escape."

He looks down again and then speaks, "It's the same of me and books."

"What?"

"There's this quote that I read once, 'Books are a portal to another world.' I don't know who wrote it but it kind of stuck with me. When I read I step out of this world and into another. It's a good way to relax. A way for me to forget about all my responsibilities and worries for the pack, just for a little while."

"I guess we have something in common. Though the medium may be different, we both look for ways to step out of our world and into another."

"Yea, I guess."

I look at him and see that he looks a bit sad. I want to lean over and rest my hand on his shoulder, in a way that will hopefully show him that I understand what he goes through.

Just as I begin to move towards him, his phone goes off, the sound causing both of us to jump. He looks down at the number and back at me. "It's the Xavier pack." He takes a breath and answers the phone. All I can do is wait to find out what they tell Derek, but by the look on Derek's face, it doesn't look good.

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Author's Note: I hope you liked this chapter. It had a bit more Sterek interaction. Hopefully I can get another chapter out by the end of the weekend. Please review to let me know what you think. Thanks for reading.