Disclaimer: as always, I don't own teen wolf. It belongs to Mtv.

Stiles woke up but had his eyes closed. He didn't want to know where he was being held captive just yet. He listened to anything or anyone that was in the area. From what he can tell he's in a building in a bed, which is strange.

Stiles can hear some voices but was still sleepy to listen clearly. He can only make out two males voices, both deep and rough. He fully opens his eyes but blinks 5to adjust to the room he was in. he keeps his heart in control so the people won't come and kill him.

He walks to the door as quietly as he can. He was about to place his hand on the knob but then the door flew open and a large body was blocking his way. Panic rushed in is body but soon disappeared as he recognized the person's face, Derek.

"Oh thank god!" without thinking stiles threw his arms around Derek neck and clung to the alpha. Derek wrapped his arms around the slim waist and held stiles close.

Stiles instantly relaxed in Derek's arms but had to separate themselves when someone cleared their throat. He unhooked his arms; Derek led him to the living room. Stiles looked around. It looked like loft; this is the place that Derek will be staying at for the time.

Derek led them to the living room which had a lot of space, there he saw five people standing there. Two on each side of another man making a V formation, then he noticed the signs that they were werewolves. They stopped in front of them, Isaac and peter stood beside them which made stiles jump because he didn't notice they were in the room.

"it's a good thing to see that your alright" the man in front said to stiles, "if we didn't get to you in time, she could have killed you" stiles remembers that something other wolves came to fight the pack that surrounded him but he thought it was Derek.

"That was you?" asked stiles

The man smiles, "yeah that was us, my name is Ian" Ian stuck out his hand and stiles took it and shook it and replied his name.

"Who was the one that wanted to kill me? I only managed to see what color hair she has but that was It." said stiles.

"Her name is Ana. We've been trying to track her for a few years. We've followed her here and found her in the woods with you, stiles" the wolves behind Ian seemed to be angry when Ian mentioned the woman's name.

"I don't know what I did to her. I haven't done anything to anger her, heck; I don't even know an Ana!"

"You didn't do anything but that won't matter to her. She will do anything to get what she wants" Ian looked at Derek with a serious face but stiles didn't understand.

"Was she the one that sent those two betas to tell me to stay away from her mate?" Ian nodded his head, "do you know who it is?"

"Her 'mate' is me" in the inside Derek wanted to vomit, the woman wasn't his mate, stiles was.

"What!" stiles took a step back from Derek subconsciously, "I didn't know that…so we…umm, wow this is a lot to take in"

'So I was just a fling huh? God I'm stupid' thought stiles

"But wait who does she know who you are?" the question make out without him thinking but learned his mistake a second later, "well duh, your pretty much werewolf royalty"

"I've known Ana since we were pups. She heard about Derek and his family and wanted to mate with Derek because she thinks it will earn her respect" Ian explained to stiles, "that is why she says Derek is her mate"

"I think you guys should try and find her while she's recovering from her wounds" said stiles

"I think whatever damage she took would be healed my now" said Derek

"But don't wounds inflicted with wolfsbane take longer to heal?" both alphas looked at the lean human with confused expressions. Then stiles told them that he managed to lace the metal claws with wolfsbane and clawed at his attacked.

Peter snickered at that and said, "I didn't know you fought girls, stiles"

Stiles rolled his eyes and didn't really have to think for a comeback "at least I don't kill them and literally rip them to shreds"

Peter shut up after it left his mouth and sent a silent apology to Derek. Ian and Derek make to an agreement that they would look for the blond alpha and Ian was given permission on the Hale property to look with his pack.

Ian and his betas left with peter and Isaac to look for Ana before she attacks again. Stiles and left alone with Derek but stiles was just tensed. He thought Derek liked him but now he doesn't know what to think.

Ana looked in one of her mirror and growled at her reflection. Black veins spread out from the gashes the boy inflicted on her. Every time she would touch one black ooze would leak out from it. She want able to smell the wolfsbane since she was too caught up on killing, she realized it when it was already in her face.

She could've had one of her betas hold the boy down but was attacked my very familiar wolves. Ian and the surviving pack members. She was startling to regret now going after them and finishing them off.

She threw the mirror making it break into pieces, "how many were killed last night?" she turned to her betas but none dared to look at her damaged face.

Her head beta –mark- came forward, "we lost about eight"

She didn't care anymore. She only wanted one person dead; Ana knows he's hiding somewhere.

'Little brat will pay for doing this' thought Ana

"Your quiet, which is not normal" said Derek

"I thought that would make you happy. Me not shutting up makes you angry" stiles didn't face Derek from his spot at the huge window.

"But still. Even in worst situations to talk like if your life depends on it" Derek didn't like that stiles was acting strange after hearing he has a target on his back because someone wants to mate with him.

"But in those situations you tend to throw me against walls and growl at me. And right now I don't feel like being thrown against walls" stiles turned towards Derek and was surprised that the werewolf had a kicked puppy expression.

"Derek," the alpha looked at stiles when his named was called, "was…am I a fling to you?"

The question surprised the older male. He thought that stiles knew he was his mate. He must've misunderstood when he asked him about wolves mating and then a woman saying she's Derek's mate.

"No, no you are not. What makes you say that?" if Derek didn't try and fix this then he can kiss mating with his true mate good-bye.

"What do you think? First we kiss and stuff. Second a woman stays to stay away from you because she's your mate. Then before that, you said if I knew the rules about mating" stiles is still trying to wrap his head around this, "like, what am I supposed to think, Its weird. I'm tired of being attacked my werewolves. I even yelled at Scott because he was all so…so…Debbie downer on me. I get that…"

Derek cut off stiles with his lips. The older male covered the younger male's lips. Stiles was shocked that the kiss was passionate and many other things. He just closed his eyes and kissed Derek.

Derek pulled away and wrapped his arms around the slim waist, "now do you believe me?" asked Derek

"I…I think…I don't know ok. First we're kissing but what are we Derek?" stiles looked at Derek with demanding eyes.

"We're mates." It was all Derek told stiles.

"We're mate, like…as in mates?" Stiles didn't know what to say but now he knows why the dame she wolf is after him, "that's why she wants to kill me. She wants me out of the way to get to you"

Derek nodded, "why can't things go back to normal for a while? I mean, yeah things get a bit excited but I do want to make it to my twenty-first birthday" stiles stepped back from Derek a couple feet looking at Derek up and down. A courage suddenly came over him, "so that means to wanna mate with me right?"

Derek's eyes widen at stiles and the wolf nodded, "fine but it's not going to be easy" said stiles

"So you mean that you want-"

"Yes, Derek. I except it and stuff that comes along with it but like I said it's not going to be easy for you." Stiles wanted to do this because Derek has been starting to show that he actually wanted him.

"Umm…ok…so stiles do you want to-"Derek was nervous that he was about to ask stiles to a date but was cut off.

"Nope, no, first I want you to woo me, ok. I want that first if we're going to do this." Stiles crossed his arms.

"You want me to woo you?" asked the alpha

"Yes Derek. Woo me, worship the ground I walk on but do it fast because all this stuff about a she wolf wanting to kill me won't go away anytime soon."

"Do so how do I start with the wooing?" asked the alpha. He didn't know how to woo people. He had relationships before but he didn't need to do to impress them. They're the ones that came up to him.

"You figure it out. I need to talk to Scott and get back home." Derek drove stiles home while stiles told Scott everything that has happened and about the pack that moved into the Hale territory to help them.

When they got to the Stilinski house, Derek didn't let stiles go near the house until he made sure it was safe. When stiles was allowed in he sighed in relief when he noticed that his dad hasn't come yet.

Stiles ran upstairs but jumped back when he saw Derek standing there with a head in his hand.

"Oh my god, Please tell me you didn't-"stiles stopped himself and started to feel embarrassed when it was the manikin head, "I'm stupid"

"That you are." Muttered Derek but stiles was able to hear it.

Stiles glared when Derek looked at him, "you know, you're not starting off at a good start."

Derek opened his mouth to say something but they both heard the front door open and close. Derek tensed but relaxed a bit when the sheriff's voice called for stiles.

"Stay here and don't say anything" stiles opened the door and walked out leaving Derek.

As Derek stayed in the room he tried to pick up anything that will help hunt the she wolf Ana. When he was outside, he picked up the scent that was on the manikin, the faint scent leads to the woods were she chased stiles.

"Sorry I was able to make anything to eat." Said stiles and he followed his dad to the kitchen.

"It's alright; I eat pizza at the station" the sheriff didn't know with the information he just gave, stiles was planning on making a healthy dinner for his dad.

"Tomorrow when you come home, dinner will be on the table" the sheriff took off his jacket and sat on his chair in the living room.

"What time is it?" asked the sheriff and stiles replied with 3:54.

When stiles entered his room again, Derek was on his bed asleep. Stiles slowly and quietly walked to his bed and sits close to the werewolf. He rests his head on the head board and starts to run his fingers through the werewolf's hair. Minutes pass and stiles notices that Derek's head was on his lap.

"if I do make it out alive from his situation, you better throw me a heck of a party," said stiles to the sleeping form, "I can't believe that all this happened for a few months from when Scott was first bitten" stiles looked at the ceiling while talking.

Stiles then rambled out his thoughts about all the adventures that they had, Peter trying to build a pack but then stopping him, the hunters, when they captured stiles and the kanima business.

"You know what's really creepy? When matt edited his pictures to make it seem se was kissing Allison," stiles shook his head to get it out of his head, "but he was really smart. He managed to paralyze you at the sheriff's station and at the pool"

Stiles stayed quiet for a while. He looked at his phone and was surprised to see that four hours had passed, "you know, Sourwolf, you not bad of a listener. At least you're not threatening me and saying you'll rip my throat out and stuff"

Night fell and stiles heard his dad go into his room to rest for tomorrow. Stiles played with Derek's hair then got ready for bed. He noticed when he came back from his shower that Derek took off his jacket and was in his black boxers. He knew that Derek heard everything that he said and never interrupted like he would normally would.

"Yeah, you're a good listener, Derek" stiles laid down beside Derek and was falling asleep quickly. He a werewolf alpha that can protect him so he didn't need to be paranoid tonight, "and the wooing begins"

Derek opened his eyes when stiles' breath evened out. He threw an arm around stiles' torso and pulled him close and gave a little smile and buried his face in stiles neck.

Sorry if nothing excited happened in this chapter. I needed to progress stiles and Derek's relationship to the wooing phase as you read.

What will happen next week? Ana is out for blood –like she always has been- because stiles ruined her face. Will Ian and Derek get to her before she gets to stiles? Will Scott get involved and protect stiles? Tune in next week on Monday!

p.s. I can't believe that Gerard is still alive in teen wolf and after everything he did, Chris is still keeping him alive.