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The following day, Stiles had been awoken by Scott to tell him that the Klaus hybrid dude was taking Derek and the rest of them out to woods to get better acquainted with their surroundings in case they were still in Mystic Falls for the upcoming full moon. Stiles had grumbled his understanding, choosing to hide his head underneath his pillows before falling back asleep, and barely registered that Scott mentioned Lea staying back as well.
An hour or so later, the silence of the home had him feeling like he needed to get up and do something. After stretching and taking a good fifteen minutes to freshen up and change clothes, Stiles wandered down the hall and came to a stop just outside Lea's bedroom door. Knocking on it, he waited to see if Lea was awake but when she didn't respond, he opened the door and peeked his head in. The room is dark, though with the sunlight filtering through the sides of the curtains that resided on each window on either side of her bed, he's able to make out Lea's form beneath her covers.
Grinning mischievously, Stiles crept into the room as silently as he could. "Teach her to tickle my face in my sleep and make me hit myself." He mumbled in the silence of her room.
In the dark lighting, he can barely make out the different colors of the room. While the bed is made out of dark polished oak, the bed posts nearly reach the ceiling as it holds a lace canopy curtain. The pillow cases are black, the fluffed up comforter white with black floral patterns on it. In his peripheral vision, he can make out a large vanity set also made from dark polished oak and various items laying carelessly atop the desk. Beside the vanity is a set of double doors which he guesses it the closet and when he turns to the left, another door resides there but through the small opening, he can see it's the bathroom.
Lea still hasn't moved from her spot on the bed, so moving in a ninja-like fashion, Stiles climbs the wooden chest that's sitting at the foot of her bed and calculates just where it is he's going to land without hurting her. Deciding that the space to her right is his best option, (she seems to favor the left side of her bed), Stiles bites back a laugh and launches himself onto the bed.
"WAKE UP!"
His knees barely make contact with the softness of her bed before he finds himself on his back with a snarling Lea straddling his waist, her hands pinning his shoulders to the bed. Her eyes are glowing just inches away from his stunned face, her fangs bared as she hisses. The second that Stiles' fear turns into something doesn't smell like fear at all, Lea's nose twitches and it's as if she's suddenly come to her senses.
"Stiles?!" His thundering heartbeat blares in her ears, the scent of his sudden arousal making her mind fuzzy. "Stop that!" She hisses. "I was mere seconds away from ripping out your throat! Your hormones shouldn't be raging right now."
"I-I can't help it." He mumbles. "The pointy fangs and glowing eyes is kind of a turn on." When the pressure on his shoulders lessen, he takes a chance to reach up and gently run his fingers along the black veins beneath her eyes but they disappear the second he makes skin to skin contact.
The gentleness of his touch has Lea's emotions going haywire and for a moment, she's glad that Stiles isn't supernatural so he could sense it. When their gazes lock together, Stiles' gaze flickers to her lips before meeting her gaze once more but before he can lean up to capture them in a kiss, Lea sighs and falls flush against his chest. Her forearms rest lazy on either side of Stiles' chest, caging him in as he cautiously reaches his arms around Lea and hugs her to him, keeping her in place. Nuzzling her cheek on his chest, Lea places her ear right over his heart, her face tilted upward towards his. "What am I going to do with you?" She sighs, not really expecting an answer.
"Anything you want." Stiles grumbled. "I have no complaints."
Lea's silent laughter makes Stiles grin. "Where's everyone at? And why are you waking me up so early?"
"Klaus took them out to get acquainted with the woods in case we're here longer than expected." He tells her, her breathing starting to even out again as her eyes drift shut. "And it's not early. It's a little after noon already and I wanted to go out and get some lunch." When Stiles got no response, he peered down at her to see her asleep atop of him. At least he thought she was asleep until he felt her chest vibrating against his as if she was.. "Are.. are you purring?!"
Lea's eyes snapped open at that, pushing herself off of Stiles. "No! I don't purr." She blurted which only caused Stiles to grin at her.
"I think you're lying to me."
"No! Shutup. I thought you wanted lunch." She tried to deflect the attention off of her so-called purring and scurried off the bed. She had never purred before but even she couldn't deny the vibration she felt emanating from within her as she got comfortable on Stiles.
"I do want lunch." He told her with a laugh. "But this purring thing is kind of interesting. I didn't know you purred."
Lea groaned in embarrassment as she threw the doors open to her closet and disappeared inside of it. "I'll let you drive my car if you never bring this up again." She came out seconds later wearing a pair of jean shorts, a black fitted tee with the batman emblem on her chest, and a black plaid throw-over that was left unbuttoned with it's sleeves rolled up to her elbows. Walking up to her vanity, she picked up a hair-tie and picked up her hair into a ponytail, a few bangs left to hang framing her face.
"You're gonna let me drive Sideswipe?" His amusement at her purring is completely gone, his tone rising a pitch higher in awe.
Rolling her eyes, she nodded. "Yes, I'll let you drive my autobot. Now le-"
"Aha! So you admit he's a transformer!"
Sighing, Lea found a pair of black Converse and slipped them on. "Hurry up, will 'ya?! I'm hungry now!"
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As the duo made it to the Mystic Grill, Stiles was grinning from ear to ear as the entered the establishment and Lea was scowling. "You're never driving my car again!"
Stiles only laughed. "Oh, come on! It was only two stop signs that I forgot to stop at."
"Yes, Stiles, two! You shouldn't have even missed one." She reprimanded him. "I didn't know you were that irresponsible of a driver when I handed over my keys."
"Shush." Stiles ssh'd her. "If you keep complaining, I'll tell everyone you purr."
"You tell anyone I purr, I'll tell everyone you get turned on by glowing eyes, black veins, and fangs."
Stiles narrowed his eyes at her. "You wouldn't."
"Oh, I would." Lea smugly smirked.
Taking a moment to study her, Stiles sighed in defeat. "Truce?"
"Truce." Lea immediately took the offer.
Grinning at one another, Stiles led the way as he found them someplace to sit. He ended up choosing a booth, Stiles and Lea sitting across from one another as they settled in. Moments later, Matt walked up to their table and placed a menu in front of each of them.
"Mattie!" Stiles greeted him with a comfortable grin. "My favorite waiter."
Matt nodded his greeting as Lea chuckled. "We've only been here one other time. How can he already be your favorite waiter?"
"'Cause he lets me call him Mattie." Stiles defended himself.
"Uh, actually.." Matt sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck. "I never said anything. You just insist on calling me that."
"Well then it'll grow on you." Stiles pouted. "Anyway, can I have a Pepsi?"
"And a Coke for me." Lea threw in when Matt turned to her.
"Sure, I'll be right back with those."
Matt disappeared to go get their drinks while Lea and Stiles scoured the menu for something to eat. When Matt had reappeared with their appropriate drinks, the both of them stuck with getting cheeseburgers since they had really liked them the last time, and an order of straight fries and curly.
As they waited for their food, a familiar scent invaded Lea's senses and when she turned to face the front door, she saw Elena and Caroline walking in. As the two vampires met gazes with Lea, they stumbled in their steps but all Lea did in return was offer them a genuine smile. She wasn't here to cause trouble so she might as well play nice.
The two vampires shared a quick look before looking back to Lea and heading over to where she and Stiles were sitting. When Stiles caught them heading their way, he grinned as they got closer. "Ladies." He greeted them.
Elena feebly smiled at him while Caroline quirked her right eyebrow in amusement. "Do you mind if we sit? I kind of have some questions for you." Elena asked.
"Go ahead." Lea scooted over in her seat as Stiles did the same in his and Caroline took the space next to Lea.
Matt came out with their order, making sure to give the curly fries to Stiles and straight fries to Lea. "Thanks, Matt." Lea smiled at him.
"No problem."
Elena frowned as she looked between the two, Caroline not paying attention because her attention was currently on Stiles who was stuffing his face. "You two know each other?"
"Sort of." Matt answered her. "They were in here the other night and she tipped pretty well. I actually don't even know their names. You know them?" He asked.
"Sort of." Elena continued to frown. "They're friends of Klaus."
Instantly, the welcoming smile slid off Matt's face and Lea is suddenly very annoyed with Elena. Turning her gaze to Matt, she offers him a friendly grin. "If it helps, we come in peace. What Klaus did to the town's people here was very dick-ish of him. We just need some help and Klaus offered."
"Right." Matt sighed. "'Cause Klaus just offers his help to anyone and everyone."
Lea smiled sadly now. "You have your opinions, I have mine. I won't sit here and try to make you believe that Klaus is some great guy, 'cause let's face it, he's really not. But he does have his moments. We're just in town until something's taken care of and then we're leaving. We're not here to make anyone's life hell."
"Mattie!" Stiles suddenly perked up. "Can I have some more Pepsi, please?" He gestured to his empty glass.
"Stiles," Lea groaned before turning to look at him. "He just basically told you he didn't like the name."
"It'll grow on him. Shush, woman." He tossed a half bitten curly fry at her and held up his glass towards Matt. "Soda?"
Matt took the glass, walking away to go refill it while Stiles turned his attention to the three girls at his table. "Mattie?" Caroline giggled.
"Yeah." Stiles took a bite out of his burger. "He secretly loves it. He just won't admit it."
Caroline grinned at Stiles' behavior, Elena shifting in her seat before speaking to Lea. "Do you really mean it? That you're not here to cause more drama for us?"
Lea sighed and tossed a fry in her mouth. "I really mean it, Elena. We're just here until the Council's taken care of and then we're going back home."
"Yeah, about that.." Elena bit her bottom lip. "Are you sure that they're coming here?"
"Yep." Stiles popped in to their conversation just as Matt came back with his soda. "They burned down her house last night and beat Derek's Uncle for information."
Matt caught the piece of information that Stiles just revealed and tripped over his foot but Elena had managed to steady him. "Oh my god." Caroline murmured.
"Yeah." Lea grimaced. "My house is gone but at least Peter is on the mend. Scott's Mom patched him up but now the Council is on their way here."
"T-the Council?" Matt muttered. "Like the Council that we have here?"
"No." Lea told him. "It's a long story. I'm sure Elena and Caroline will fill you in later."
"Alright." Matt numbly nodded but then left to go find something else to do.
"So they're really on their way?" Elena muttered.
"Yes." Lea sighed for what felt like the hundredth time. Biting into her burger, she shoved a handful of fries into her mouth and washed it down with a big gulp of her soda. "We really need all of you to be on the same page as us. Fighting as a unit will give us all a better chance of surviving this. It's a chance to get those power hungry assholes off the Council and get someone else in there. Someone who won't take advantage of their position but still makes sure that the vampires aren't constantly killing."
Caroline and Elena went quiet as Stiles and Lea finished their food in peace. When Matt brought them the check, Lea left him cash instead of using the card and left him a fifty dollar tip this time around.
The two vampires left at the same time as Lea and Stiles but as they exited Mystic Grill, Elena stopped them. "My little brother has some training in fighting vampires but your Hunter has more experience." She voiced. "Do you think your friend can train with Jeremy tomorrow morning?"
"I'll ask but I'm sure she will." Lea nodded. "Just so you know, she's a tough cookie. She'll really put him through hell in training."
Elena smiled as she started to walk backwards. "I'm sure he can muscle through it."
Elena and Caroline made their exit and Stiles scampered over to Lea's car. As he attempted to open the driver side door, Lea made sure no-one was looking before using her hybrid speed to blur up behind him. "Don't even think about it."
Eh, I'm not really a fan of this chapter but what's written is written. I'll be back tomorrow with a new chapter.