Becoming Alpha

Chapter 3- The Offer

A/N: I do not own Teen Wolf.

The hour passed by slowly for the pack, they wandered the house in a nervous daze or sat and stared at nothing for long minutes. The only one who seemed to not be nervous was Stiles, he grinned and hugged Isaac and chatted with Jackson, trying to calm the boy down. Derek watched his pack with worried eyes and he lingered on Stiles the most. He had seen his uncle's eyes flicker to the boy constantly since he had given Derek the news and he couldn't help but think that Dimitri had a strange interest in his human Beta.

Derek tried to remember all of the interactions that the two had had and pin pointed a few key points where the Alpha had shown interest and he started to worry about what was coming. He had an inkling that he knew what the Alpha was going to say about Stiles and it made his heart beat faster in what he thought was fear. If only he knew what they had talked about in the interview, some of his wolves had told him that Dimitri had asked about pack dynamics and other such facts and he knew Stiles knew more than the others. Stiles interview with Isaac had taken twice as long as everyone else's, he had assumed it was because Isaac and Stiles had shared an interview but maybe he had been wrong, maybe the man had just asked Stiles more questions then he had the rest of the pack.

Derek's pulse was beating frustratingly fast when he heard the other Alpha approaching from the east of his house. Derek straightened and growled lightly at his pack, signaling that Dimitri was back and that they all needed to sit down. They all chose the seats they had been in when Dimitri arrived, with Jackson and Scott behind him. Derek sat stiffly in his chair and waited for the Alpha to enter his home and deliver his verdict.

Dimitri entered with a stoic expression similar to Derek's and took a seat in the chair opposite the Alpha, following him were two men, both with red eyes and they took stations on either side of their Alpha like Jackson and Scott. The pack visibly stiffened at the entrance of the new Alphas and Dimitri nodded at Derek.

"I have brought some of my pack mates in case you fight against what I have to say. I want you to listen very carefully Derek and answer everything I say honestly. I want you to listen to my questions and way your options before you answer. Is that clear?" Dimitri's voice was hard and Derek nodded, his jaw clinching.

"Good. Now, I have watched your pack and I have a few constructive criticisms. The first of which is that I do not approve of your First, I understand that Scott was turned first and that he had the most control in the beginning but he is no longer suitable as a First considering that you have wolves who are better suited. I would make the suggestion that Jackson be your First, he is better at controlling his temper and knows more about the pack hierarchy, not to mention he actually likes being a werewolf unlike Scott." Derek looked thoughtful and nodded his understanding of what the Alpha was saying and Scott visibly tensed at the suggestion. "With that in mind I think that Boyd should be your second. He is a wonderful werewolf and he has great leadership capabilities. These are just suggestions but I think they would benefit your pack greatly." Derek looked at him for a long moment and then nodded his head in consent. Derek turned to look at Scott and nodded for him to sit where Boyd was sitting and gestured for Boyd to take his place.

Scott glowered but conceded non the less with the command and the demotion. The pack knew they would hear about it later, once they weren't in such a dangerous position, but for now he acquiesced. Dimitri nodded in pleasure then turned serious eyes back to Derek.

"Now, I need to know something and I am going to be very forward about it. Why have you not given Stiles The Bite?" Derek visibly flinched at this and he glared hotly at the Alpha across from him.

Stiles reacted as well, his body nearly coming off of the couch, shock coming over his face at the question. He looked between Dimitri and Derek in trepidation, waiting for the answer Derek would give.

"I-I haven't felt the need to do so." Derek got out through clenched teeth. His voice betrayed how angry he was and Stiles visibly stiffened. Dimitri tutted at the man and shook his head in disappointment.

"Now Derek, that's not a very good reason. Stiles wants The Bite, he has told me as much, and I believe he would make a wonderful wolf. He would be an amazing leader and he would be a powerful wolf, maybe more powerful then all of your Betas. Why haven't you given him The Bite, there is so much potential." Dimitri looked at the reactions in the room and most were nodding in agreement to his words where as others were shaking their heads in a negative.

Derek continued to glare at the man and Dimitri let out a frustrated sigh, anger coming to the surface and his eyes flashing red at the man across from him.

"Maybe I am not asking the right question. Derek, will you give Stiles The Bite?" Derek shook his head firmly in the negative and Dimitri let a low growl trickle from his mouth, his pack mates stiffened behind him and he took a deep breath to calm down.

"Fine." Dimitri turned away from the Alpha and turned to Stiles' hurt face instead. "Stiles, do you want me to give you The Bite?" He expected the loud roar of anger from Derek and felt his pack mates restrain the enraged Alpha. Stiles eyes widened as they flickered between the two Alphas and they finally settled on Derek looking hurt.

"Derek, why wont you give me what I want?" Stiles eyes were searching as the other man just growled in response.

"Isn't it obvious? He doesn't want you Stiles. Doesn't want the responsibility of having you in the pack for real." This response came from Erika and he saw Stiles recoil as if slapped. Dimitri remembered the boy saying these exact fears to him in the interview and he felt anger swell in his chest and he turned and roared at the girl.

Erika's smirk dropped and she cowered against the couch chastised. Dimitri turned to look at Derek and saw that he was still trying to free himself from his pack mates and he shook his head slowly and turned to the boy before him.

"Stiles," Stiles met his eyes and he saw the want and the fear there. "do you want The Bite? I will give it to you, there is nothing anyone can do to stop me. My whole pack is in agreement that you need to be changed, we cannot let such untapped potential be neglected. If you do not want me to I wont but I will be back, every month if that is what it takes, until you say yes. I want you to be a wolf, I can see it, how marvelous you will be, how good a leader you will be." Stiles eyes clear and he tilts his head in thought before looking at Isaac.

"Do it Stiles, it's what you want, it's what you've wanted for so long. Then we can be pack for real; me, you, Jax and Peter. We can be a real pack together, I can feel it." Isaac's eyes are shining with the possibilities and Stiles smiles slightly before looking at Jackson for his opinion. Jackson shrugged then smiles, all white teeth, at Stiles and nods his head in agreement. Stiles looks at Derek sadly and they all flinch with the roar the Alpha releases.

Stiles shakes himself and lets out a loud sigh, releasing his nerves, he then stands tall and proud holding two hands out to either side of him. Jackson and Isaac go and take a hand on either side of the boy without hesitation. Stiles smiles widely at them both and takes one last look at Derek before meeting Dimitri's eyes and nodding.

"Do it." Dimitri nods and then lifts the boy's shirt slowly causing the growling behind him to become louder. He ignores it and instead feels his teeth elongate and his eyes glow ruby red before he bites into tender pale flesh.

Stiles feels the teeth enter his skin and he screams, his skin on fire. He clutches at the hands in his hands and he feels the house shake with the loud roar of rage that Derek lets loose. Stiles opens his eyes when Dimitri pulls away, not noticing that he had closed them. He looks at Derek's red eyes before he laughs loudly, throwing his head back in his joy.

Stiles knew that Derek would react this way, he knew Derek was possessive of him, his token human. Stiles knew why Derek wouldn't give him The Bite, Erika knew. It hurt, that Derek didn't want him in his pack for real, that he didn't think Stiles would make a good wolf, that he wouldn't just tell him outright that he didn't want Stiles in his pack. Stiles laughed because he felt The Bite spreading through him and it's what he wanted, what he had wanted for so long that he was tired of pretending it was no big deal. He felt Isaac's and Jackson's hands in his and he felt their love and he decided that was all he needed.

Once Stiles had calmed down Jackson and Isaac lowered him gently to the couch to sit between them, his chuckles still reverberating through the silent room before he meets Dimitri's eyes.

"That hurt you ass." Before he dead fainted into the waiting arms of his friends.

Derek fell to his knees suddenly boneless as he watches the rise and fall of Stiles' chest in his sleep. He smells the air and he can almost scent the change already taking place in the boy. The Bite had already taken, transforming Stiles into an animal of the night, into pack. He feels his hands shaking as he stands back onto his feet, he walks closer to the couch and almost steps back in surprise when Jackson and Isaac both growl in his direction seeing him as a threat to a defenseless Stiles.

Dimitri chuckles lightly and he turns to glare halfheartedly at the man that had bitten Stiles.

"Well Derek, now you can no longer have moral issues with biting Stiles. That's what it was wasn't it? You didn't want to risk the chance of The Bite not taking, of him dying. You are a fool, I could tell from the first meeting that he was born to be pack, born to be wolf. He would have never rejected The Bite, his soul is already pack." Dimitri turned to look at the Alpha and he sees the small tremor in his hands and can almost smell the relief and happiness in the air.

"Now now Derek, don't get too excited. Stiles may be wolf now but that doesn't mean he is your pack." Derek looks at Dimitri with panic on his face and the other man smiles, all sharp teeth and red eyes. " I am the Alpha that bit him. I am his Alpha unless he is an Alpha himself." Derek looks shocked and then angry and his growl is once again heard in the room. " Yes, I figured this would make you angry. Keep in mind that I gave you ample opportunity to bite him yourself, you chose not to. I took advantage of his want and you trepidation and took what I wanted. I'm hoping that maybe he turns out to be a Mate so I can claim him." Derek launches himself at the other Alpha but is stopped by the other two members of the Alpha pack. "But from the way those two wolves are already acting around him I have the sneaking suspicion that he will be lost to both of us." Derek looks confused and then takes in Isaac and Jackson's bodies protecting Stiles, their eyes watching the violence to make sure that the boy was safe. He thinks of how they growled at him when he approached the boy, they went against their own Alpha to protect Stiles. Derek's heart stops and then picks up a faster pace as his face shows his realization.

"He's going to be an Alpha and he's already claimed Jackson and Isaac as pack hasn't he?" Derek's voice is equal measures amazed and defeated and Dimitri nods at him.

"Yes, it seems that way. If this is the case, and I do think it is, then neither of us can have him. He is lost to us, he will form his own pack and have his own territory." Derek looks even more defeated at this and looks to his uncle for confirmation, he nods sadly at him and Derek almost whines at the loss he feels.

Dimitri opens his mouth to continue talking when they hear a low growl and two whines coming from the couch that Stiles was resting on. The look over quickly to see the two Betas surrounding Stiles, clawed hands hovering, not knowing if something was wrong or hurting. Stiles himself was growling loudly and tossing and turning on the couch.

"No, it's too soon. It should take at least ten hours for The Bite to effect him like this." Dimitri sounds confused and this makes the rest for the wolves in the room on edge. They all watch as Stiles growls get louder and his movements become more violent, almost as if the boy were having a seizure of some kind. Derek takes a step towards the teen and suddenly a roar is filling the house, all of their bones rumble with it and Derek and Dimitri are the only ones not brought to their knees by the force in it.

Stiles is standing from the couch, his jaws open wide and sharp teeth glistening in the light, his eyes slowly open to reveal one blood red eye and one dark gray eye. His hackles are raised and he brings both arms up and pushes Jackson and Isaac behind him, looking at the room around him and taking in all of the not-pack-wolf smells. His nostrils flare and he twitches slightly as his mind comes back to him, he categorizes smells as he scents them, making sure to put names to the ones that belong to the people he knows in the room.

Stiles calms down slowly as everyone gets to their feet shakily and he lets Isaac and Jackson back to standing beside him, realizing that there is no immediate threat to his pack. His eyes flitting around the room swiftly and finally rest on Derek.

"Stiles, your eyes." Derek's sounds confused and Stiles raises an eyebrow at the man before taking his phone out of his pocket and looking in the reflective surface of the screen. He looks at the blazing red of his left eye and the dark swirling gray of his right eye.

Stiles studies this for a moment before looking up and meeting Derek's red eyes and he mutters a well felt 'Fuck' which everyone agrees to. Looks like he has some more research to do.

A/N: Hey guys, sorry this one is so short but a lot happened in this chapter and I didn't want to over-stimulate you ;) Thank you for all of the awesome reviews, they make me warm and tingly on the inside, but maybe that's all of the candy .! R&R!

-Cries