Hey guys! Isn't little Stiles such a cutie? Ugh, I can't. Thanks for reading. I'm trying to update as much as I can before mid terms take over my life starting Thursday. So, here you go my wonderful readers. I'll try to make it long to hold you over. (Writing this chapter caused me anxiety.) Hope to see you Friday night!
Ch8
Derek has been feeling anxious all day. Every time the phone rings or he hears the elevator he thinks its Gerard coming for Stiles and take him away for good. Stiles noticed that Derek wasn't being his usual self. "Derek, why do you look so scared? Have you seen a monster? Because monsters are pretty scary!" Stiles stated. Derek laughed, "No Stiles, I didn't see a monster. I'm just having a bad day is all." "Well, if it makes you feel better you can hold on to my brontanto saurus. He makes me feel better when you're not there." Stiles smiled. He placed the Brontosaurs in Derek's lap and left to go play with his others. Derek felt a pain in his chest when Stiles gave him his favorite dinosaur. Jesus, I'm really gonna miss this kid. Derek sighed.
Derek's cell phone rang and Derek nearly jumped 10ft out of his skin. Stiles got up and ran over to it, "I got it Derek! I got it!" Stiles shouted. Stiles picked up the phone and placed it over his ear. "Hello? Grandpa! I miss you, too! Do you know when mommy is coming home? Oh. No way! Really!? You get to meet Derek! Okay, I love you too! Bye!" Stiles hung the phone up and ran over to Derek. "Derek! Guess what!? Grandpa is coming tonight! You get to meet my grandpa! I can't wait to show you to him." Stiles beamed. Derek sucked in a deep breath and felt nauseous. "I'll be right back, Stiles." Derek exhaled. "Derek, what's the matter?" Stiles asked worried. "Did I make you sad?" "No Stiles you didn't make me sad. I just don't feel good." Derek assured.
Derek rushed into the bathroom and filed through the medicine cabinet. Throwing bottle after bottle aside, he finally found relaxers. He opened the jar and popped them into his mouth. Hopefully this will hold my nerves over for a little while. Derek returned from the bathroom and saw Stiles sitting on the floor staring up at him with a blank expression. Stiles got up and gave Derek a hug, "Don't be sad Derek. I love you." Stiles whispered. "I love you too, Stiles. I really do. Hey, do you want to go get some ice cream?" Derek asked. "Yeah! Boy do I!" Stiles ran and pulled his red hoodie over his head, then, slipped on his sneakers and waited by the door. Derek has to spend as much time with his son before Gerard comes."
The two boys made their way outside and began the 10 block walk. Stiles reached up for Derek's hand and took hold of it. Derek felt his heart clench. It ached. "So, Derek. Tomorrow is Monday and I get to go back to school and see Mr. Whittemore. I'm really excited because he said we're going to learn about my favoritest thing in all the world; dinosaurs!" Stiles took a giant leap and roared, "That's me pretending to be a dinosaur. Pretty good, huh?" Stiles asked proudly. "Wow, you had me thinking you were a real dinosaur, Stiles." Derek smiled. "Aww Derek, I'm not a dinosaur. I'm Stiles." He laughed. Derek's phone beeped and Gerard's name flashed on the screen. It was a text.
Have Stiles' bags packed and ready for me. I'll be there with my son at 7:30.
Derek sighed and texted back, you're not getting him Gerard, he's my son.
We'll see about that. Gerard replied.
Stiles rambled off about anything and everything; this time Derek enjoyed it and listened to everything he had to say instead of shutting him out. "Derek, when I grow up, I wanna be like you. Do you know why?" Stiles asked "No Stiles, why?" Derek replied. "Because you're so cool. And you're the bestest friend anyone could have. You're good at baseball and you let me stay in your bed and you buy me dinosaurs and ice cream and you have a pretty girl friend, and you're you." Stiles smiled. Derek began to tear up but quickly wiped it away.
The boys ordered their ice cream and sat down. Stiles had his vanilla with rainbow sprinkles and cherries and Derek had his chocolate with hot fudge and nuts. "Hey Stiles, after we finish our ice creams, how about I take you somewhere cool?" Derek insisted. "Yeah! Where are we going!?" Stiles asked eagerly. "It's a surprise, I can't tell you." Derek smirked. "Oh, please Derek! Just one hint, pleeeease?! Stiles begged. "Nope, you're gonna have to wait and find out." Derek said. Stiles quickly shoved as much ice cream his little mouth could fit. "Stiles, Stiles take human bites." Derek laughed. "But, I wanna know the surprise, Derek!" Stiles moaned.
Stiles continued to eat like an animal and finished in five minutes. "Okay Derek, I'm done, can we go now?" Stiles begged. "Alright, alright let's go." Derek said. Derek lead Stiles outside and stood on the curb signaling for a cab. After a few minutes of sticking his thumb in the air, a yellow cab finally pulled over. Derek threw Stiles into the car and got in quickly behind him. "Where to?" The driver asked. "200 Central Park West." Derek said. "Okay, buckle up." The driver smiled. Derek leaned over to help Stiles with his seat belt and then did his own. "Can you tell me now, Derek?" Stiles asked again. "Nope. All I can say is that you're going to love it." Derek grinned.
The car ride was about an hour long and Stiles talked and talked and talked. Derek didn't mind, the cab driver though; that's a different story. The driver pulled up in front of a very large building. "Woah, is this it?" Stiles asked in awe. "You bet it is." Derek said. Derek paid the driver and got out. "The museum of Natural History." Stiles read out loud. "What's in there?" He asked. Derek didn't answer Stiles; he just grabbed his hand and bought to tickets for a specific exhibit and show.
The two weaved their way in and out of the crowd. Derek had a tight grip on Stiles' hand. I'd rather carry him than have him so far down with all these people around. "No way!" Stiles shouted when he realized where they were going. "I'm going to see dinosaurs, Derek!?" Stiles asked excitedly. "You betcha." Derek smiled. The museum had a whole display of life like dinosaurs. Stiles looked like a teenage girl meeting her favorite band member. "Woah, Derek! This is so cool." Stiles gasped. He ran around staring in awe at the dinosaurs before him. Stiles then freaked out. "No way! Derek, look! It's a brontanto saurus!" Stiles ran all the way over to the Brontosaurs and nearly cried. "Derek, this is awesome." "I'm glad you're enjoying it, Stiles." Derek grinned sadly.
"Take a picture of me, Derek!" Derek took his phone out and snapped a picture. Looking around he took in the scenery while Stiles ran around like a chicken without a head. There were trees, vines, and bushed everywhere; the dinosaurs were huge and colorful. Pretty much life sized, give or take a few feet; the walls were painted like a jungle and if there were water dinosaurs they had them in a tank of murky water filled with moss and small fish that were actually real; poor guy who has to take care of those fish; if the dinosaur had the ability to fly the upper half of the wall was painted a sky color with some white clouds, the ceiling had a speaker that was playing all these jungle noises, roars, screeching, and grunts. Pretty cool, if you ask me.
Derek looked over at Stiles who looked like he was having the time of his life in this exhibit. Derek quickly glanced down at his watch and realized they were going to be late for the showing. "Hey, Stiles come on; we're gonna go see some more dinosaurs." Derek called out. Stiles ran over to Derek with a huge smile on his face and took Derek's hand. They walked down a hallway that led to the show room. Thank God, it wasn't crowded. There was hardly anyone there which is odd for a Sunday. They took their seats smack in the middle of the theater. The room went dark and Stiles latched on to Derek's arm.
"The 'Age of Dinosaurs' also known as the Mesozoic era began over 245 million years ago. It was divided into three periods that is the Triassic (245 to 208 million years ago), .Jurassic (208 to 145 million years ago), and the Cretaceous (145 to 66 million years ago). The earth during the Mesozoic era was very different than it is today. The earth was only one continent whereas today it is seven. This huge super-continent was called Pangea. During the Jurassic period, Pangea was separated into two continents known as Laurasia and Gondwanaland, and during the Cretaceous period, the continents as we know them today began to appear. An evidence show that at the beginning of the Triassic period, before the dinosaurs appeared, the global temperature of the earth was averaged around 50 degrees to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. At the end of the period, the temperature became hotter the humidity became drier. Deserts also began to appeal- Ginkgo trees and fern forests began to appear in the North Hemisphere."
Derek looked down at Stiles; he could care less what the guy was saying he was just mesmerized by the dinosaurs on the giant screen in front of him. The film was about and hour and Stiles loved every minute of it. The boys made their way back to the exhibit where it seemed to be a little more crowded. Derek let Stiles run around a little more before taking him into the gift shop. "What do you want, kiddo?" Derek asked. Stiles eyes widened and he ran over to the giant stuffed Brontosaurs. "Alright, the giant Brontosaurs it is." Derek smiled. The clerk looked at Derek like he was crazy; he just ignored her; happy his son was happy. He bought the dinosaur for Stiles and they made their way out of the museum.
Derek hailed for a cab and took Stiles out to eat. He looked at his watch it read 4:15pm. The car ride was only twenty minutes. The pulled up in front of a T.G.I. Friday's and walked inside. It was still a little early for dinner so the place was pretty clear.
The hostess inside lead them to a small booth made for two. They ordered their dinner and talked for a while. "So, Stiles did you have a good time?" Derek asked. "Oh Derek, I had the best time ever! I had so much fun." Stiles beamed. Stiles lied his head down on the giant dinosaur seated next to him. "What's his name?" Derek asked. "His name is going to be Derek, too." Stiles said. "But, don't you already have one named Derek?" Derek laughed. "No, I changed it. The big one is Derek and the small one is Stiles. Derek is Stiles' daddy." Stiles informed Derek. Derek nearly fell out of his seat. "T-that's cool, kiddo." Derek swallowed. "Derek, do you know my daddy?" Stiles asked. Derek wished there was a polite way he could die at the table right now; he pretended he didn't hear Stiles' question. Thank God the food came and Stiles forgot about it. Derek breathed a sigh of relief. When are you going to tell the kid, huh Derek? Stiles placed a huge pile of ketchup on his plate for his chicken tenders and his fries. Derek cut the chicken into small piece for Stiles so he could fit them in his mouth.
"Derek, my favorite part about today was the brontanto saurus. It was so big and he had tail like a slide. Remember? He was huge and grey and he looked like he was so happy to be eating those leaves." Stiles said. Derek pushed his food around on his plate too nervous to eat. The relaxers wore off and now he's suffering. "If you eat all of that, I'll order us dessert, Stiles." Derek smiled. "What was your favorite part, Derek?" Stiles asked. "Getting to spend some time with my best friend, of course." Derek stated. "Yeah, I liked that part too." Stiles grinned with a mouthful of food.
Stiles ate everything and Derek ordered him a giant, warm chocolate chip cookie, with vanilla ice cream and caramel on top. Stiles made a mess. There was chocolate and ice cream all over his hands and face. The waitress bought back some wet wipes for Stiles to clean himself up with.
Derek decided to walk home because it would mean he got to spend more time with Stiles. "Stiles, what would you say if your grandpa took you to his house for a little bit?" Derek asked. Derek knew it was coming. He remembered that Kate said her brother and her sister in law work for child services. No wonder Gerard got those papers so fast. "Well, I would only want to stay for a little while. Maybe like an hour or two, but then I'd want to come home." Stiles said. "Where's home?" Derek asked. "With you." Stiles smiled. Derek was carrying Stiles' giant dinosaur and could hardly see two inches in front of him. Derek began to feel uneasy about Stiles' answer.
When they got home Derek placed the giant dinosaur in the middle of the room and left Stiles to play with it. Derek forced himself upstairs and packed the little things Stiles had back into the bag he came with. He could hardly bring himself to do it. He had no choice; he looked at the clock and there was 10 minutes till 7:30. Derek sucked in a deep breath and forced himself to continue putting Stiles' things away. He even had to pack Stiles' other dinosaurs. Good thing he's too preoccupied with that giant thing. He zipped up the bag and brought it down stairs. He hid it from Stiles so he didn't ask questions.
Derek sat on the couch and watched Stiles play. "Do you wanna play with me, Derek? You can be the big dinosaur." Stiles offered. "Sure thing, bud." Derek half smiled and got on the floor with Stiles. They pretended the meteors were coming and they had to find a safe place to hide. They were crawling around on the floor, roaring and grunting and making whatever noise it is a dinosaur would make.
The door bell rang and Stiles ran to the door to let the guest in. Derek's heart was pounding. The door swung open and Stiles yelled, "Grandpa! Uncle Chris!" He ran out into the hallway to give them hugs. Derek got up off the floor and went over to the door. "Grandpa, Uncle Chris, this is my bestest friend ever, Derek." "Hello Derek." The older men said in unison. "Come in." Derek offered. "No need for that. We aren't going to be long." Gerard said. He handed Derek the paper that stated Stiles was rightfully his now. "What Kate did was wrong. Here I am making things right. You could never make a good father for Stiles. You have no job, you're lazy, you're probably going broke, and have no idea what you're doing." Gerard spat. "I'm sure you were new to raising kids at one point too, Gerard. You too, Chris. Please just let him stay with me. I can take care of him. Honestly I can." Derek begged. Gerard and Chris ignored him and pushed past him.
"Grandpa come play with me and Derek!" Stiles smiled. "Stiles, we have to go. We can play at my house." Gerard said placing his hands on Stiles' shoulders. "What do you mean?" Stiles asked. Derek stood in front of the door with Stiles' belongings. "Derek, what's happening?" Stiles panicked. "You have to go now, Stiles." Derek mumbled. "B-but Derek, I-I don't want to go. I want to stay here with you." Stiles cried. "Stiles, please you have to go." Derek whispered. Stiles ran over to Derek and attached himself to Derek's body. "Please Derek, don't make me go." Stiles begged. "What did I do? Was I bad? Did I do something wrong? Please Derek I want to stay. Please." Stiles cried.
Derek crouched down and held Stiles out in front of him. Stiles was crying. "You didn't do anything. Just go, okay Stiles?" Derek said. "You don't want me anymore, Derek? I though we were best friends. Derek. Why don't you want me anymore?" He cried. "Go, Stiles." Derek said sternly. Derek had to pretend this didn't hurt him and act distant towards Stiles or he'd never leave.
"Come on Stiles, the car is running." Gerard said. "No! I'm not going! I'm staying here with Derek!" Stiles shouted. "Chris." Gerard called out. Chris walked over to Stiles and picked him up. Stiles tried to cling to Derek put Chris pulled him off. Stiles started screaming and flailing around, making it hard for Chris to keep a grasp on him. Stiles threw his arms out reaching for Derek.
"Derek! Please! Don't let them take me! Please, I'll be good I promise! I'll let you play with my dinosaurs! Please Derek, I don't wanna go. Derek! I won't be bad, I'll listen to you and I'll go to bed early and I'll take my own baths. What is it? I'll do it! Please just let me stay!" Stiles begged. Derek turned his back on Stiles and let the men leave. Gerard shut the door and left Derek standing there alone.
All Derek could think about was Stiles calling out to him and he couldn't do anything. He thought about how Stiles looked like he was in so much pain. His face all red and tears streaming down his face; having a hard time catching his breath. Stiles trying to reach for him. He thought about Stiles begging him to stay. He thought he needed a lawyer, he needed Audrey. But what he thought about most of all was Stiles telling Derek he loved him.
Derek called up Kate. "Hello?" She answered. "I hope you're happy now; you're a horrible person." Derek shouted at her. "Oh I guess my father picked up Stiles already. Wow. Good. Earlier than expected." Kate said cheerily. "You can't just take him away from me Kate. He's my son. You knew I'd form an attachment and you ripped him away to hurt me." Derek yelled. "Oh, good job Einstein. Look who caught on." With that Kate hung up.
Derek threw his phone across the room. He saw a small piece of paper on the kitchen table with sloppy writing.
To Derek,
I had a lot of fun today. I really loved the dinosaurs. But, now I think that you arecooler than any dinosaur ever. Thank you for taking me to such a cool and fun place. I love you. You're the bestest friend ever and I want to have fun with you everyday.
Love, Stiles.
Derek placed the paper back on the table and began to cry. He repeated those three words in his head. He could even hear the way Stiles said them. I love you. I love you. I love you. Derek sighed and reached for his phone. He decided to call up Audrey. She wasn't there but he left a message asking, no, begging for her help and to call him back as soon as she could because he really needs her. Derek looked through the pictures on his phone of Stiles at the museum today. That only made him cry more. I have to get him back. He's mine.