Becoming Alpha

Ch. 5 – Jackson Makes His Choice

A/N: I do not own Teen Wolf

"Break me

Shake me

Hate me

Take me over,

when the madness stops then you will be alone..."

Stiles drove his Jeep swiftly towards his home, Jackson following closely in his Porsche and Isaac next to him. Isaac watched his new Alpha with concern as Stiles growled every few minutes and his eyes flashed red, Isaac felt the frustration and desperation coming off of him in waves and was confused as to what had upset the boy.

"Stiles?" Isaac's tentative voice pulled Stiles out of his dark thoughts and he smiled at his Beta encouragingly. Relieved Isaac continued, "Stiles, are you okay? You seem really upset about something." Isaac's face was twisted in confusion and Stiles sighed loudly, his eyes flicked to his rear-view mirror and his eyes met Jackson's. Jackson nodded his head at Stiles in the mirror and he knew the other Beta was listening to their conversation.

"Derek is going to try and convince me to stay and be his mate, to run his pack with him." Isaac tilted his head and widened his eyes in confusion while they both heard Jackson growl in anger from the vehicle behind them.

"But, I mean, Isn't that a good thing? Don't you want to be Derek's mate?" They both winced as Jackson swerved his car and snarled behind them at Isaac's words before Stiles sighed tiredly and pulled into his driveway, Jackson parking behind him and leaping from the vehicle to join their conversation in person.

"Yes, but I mean, no. I don't know Isaac, I may want to be with Derek, at least, my wolf does and it's really confusing." Stiles sighed as he unlocked his door before he entered the house with the two boys following closely behind. "I don't want Derek to want this just so he doesn't have to lose us from the pack, I mean, I'm no ones pity fuck, you understand? Not even Derek's'." Stiles eyes flash crimson as both wolves growl this time, the thought of anyone thinking of Stiles that way setting them on edge.

"Derek wouldn't think of you that way.." Isaac's eyes met Jackson's and he gulped loudly and lowered his eyes, not understanding why the boy was so angry about all of this.

"Stiles deserves better then someone wanting him just to make a pack stronger, if anything wolves should be lining up to be Stiles mate, not the other way around. None of them deserve Stiles, especially Derek and his pack. You saw the way Erika reacted to all of this, the way she treats Stiles, you think that would change just because he's a wolf now?" Jackson's voice was full of rage and Isaac nodded sadly, agreeing with the boy. Stiles felt warmth inside of him and opened his arms for the other boys to come and hug him around the waist.

Stiles knew his eyes were wet and he surreptitiously rubbed them on Jackson's hair and he felt the boy grin against his neck and he let out a light chuckle. Stiles let the other boys go and headed straight to his room, his two Betas following closely curiosity in the air.

Stiles went straight for his closet and took out a suitcase and a duffel bag. Both of the other boys exchanged a curious look that went straight to horrified as Stiles started packing all of his clothes into the suitcase.

"Stiles? What are you doing?" Instead of answering he handed Isaac the duffel bag and gestured to the drawers where Isaac kept his own clothes, gulping the boy proceeded to pack his own belongings in the bag, dread pooling in his stomach. Jackson watched them silently for a few minutes before he opened his mouth to ask again.

Stiles turned and flashed red eyes at Jackson before he could get the words out, the boy snapped his mouth shut quickly and shifted on his feet in confusion until both of the boys had their clothes completely packed. Stiles finally started to explain as he put his books into a cardboard box from his closet and Isaac went to pack their toiletries.

"We have to leave, I don't know where to but we have to leave. I can't stay here, the wolf inside of me wants Derek too much, if he comes for me I wont be able to say no to him." Stiles eyes meet Jackson's and Jackson suddenly understands. "I want you to call Danny, tell him to meet us at your house. Can you do that Jax?" Jackson's eyes widen before he nods yes in awe.

Stiles keeps their eyes met for a moment longer then nods, knowing Jackson is catching on. "And Jax, do you want to call Lydia?" Jackson freezes with his fingers hovering over the touch screen of his phone, his skin going suddenly white with a suddenness that almost alarms Stiles.

Lydia and Jackson had broken up some weeks after Jackson had turned into a wolf; Lydia not being able to handle being anywhere near Peter. Jackson had chosen pack over her, saying that Peter was pack and that she would have to get past her hate for him if she wanted to be with him. She had refused, saying that she didn't love him that much before storming away. Jackson had been heart broken and had just started to move on, but Stiles knew that a part of Jax would always love Lydia.

"No, I don't need her anymore." Jackson's eyes met his with determination. "I have you now." With that he left the room, Stiles heard him calling Danny and he let himself take a breath in shock. Did Jackson mean..? No, he couldn't. Stiles shook off his thoughts and grabbed his computer while taking his phone out of his pocket and sitting it determinately on his desk, where his dad and Derek would find it. He quickly jotted a note to his dad that he would call him when the got a new phone and that he loved him and would explain everything later.

Once that was done he left the room and was met by Isaac who had tear tracks on his cheeks but determination and trust in his eyes, Stiles chest clinched with love for his Beta and he smiled at the boy in relief and received a bright smile and a nod in return. Stiles trekked downstairs with Isaac and received a nod from Jackson and they all walked out the front door. Stiles took one more deep breath of his home memorizing the scent before he shut the door behind him and didn't look back.

They drove to Jackson's in silence, Stiles mind whirring with the possibilities, Stiles knew what areas already had established packs, him and Peter had been calling everyone from the man's past to see who was still around and what new packs had been established. Stiles thoughts cleared when they pulled into Jackson's driveway and were met by a worried Danny in the doorway of the boys house.

Stile led the way to Danny and motioned for the other two to flank him. Danny knew about the pack, had known for months and he knew what the positioning meant, it meant that Stiles was higher ranked then the other two. Danny's brow furrowed in confusion and he opened his mouth to let loose a torrent of questions. Stiles held up his hand and flashed his eyes crimson for the human. Danny let out a started gasp and took in Jackson and Isaac behind him once again before looking at Stiles wide eyed.

"There's a lot to explain but first things first. I'm an Alpha now, Jackson and Isaac are in my pack, not Derek's and were leaving Beacon Hills for...reasons. Mainly because you can't have two packs in the same territory, I need to find my own territory now." Stiles paused and looked to Danny to make sure the boy was following, the other boy nodded slowly and made a 'continue' gesture. "I'll explain everything in more detail later but right now I want to ask you something important."

Stiles took a deep breath and then took a step closer to Danny resting a hand over Danny's rapidly beating heart. "I'm asking you this as your friend and hopefully you will accept. I could list all the reasons that it will make your life better but I know you already know everything, know that you have already weighed the pros and cons of this choice." Danny's heart picked up more speed and his eyes widened in realization. "I want you in my pack Danny, as my second in command under Jackson. I want you to be a part of our family, and it will be a family, there will be love, support and acceptance no matter what one of us goes through. I will never leave you behind or love you any less, you will belong to me but I will also belong to you. I will try and be the best Alpha I can be and provide for everything you could ever want. Will you accept the Bite from me Danny?" Stiles eyes stayed on Danny the entire time and he felt Danny's heart slow as he had continued to speak.

Danny's eyes searched Stiles and he saw the truth in them, that he had meant every word and his heart clinched. He wanted it, he wanted it so bad that he barely waited for Stiles to stop speaking before a enthusiastic 'yes' left his lips. Stiles smiled larger and toothy at Danny and Danny saw that his teeth had already started to elongate and his eyes started to burn red in possession. Danny shivered and he kept his eyes locked with Stiles as the boy took his upturned wrist, jaw lengthening, before he bit almost lovingly into the flesh of his wrist.

Blinding pain made him groan, but in his gut he knew this was what he wanted, the way it was meant to be. Danny fainted with a smile on his lips and Stiles arms wrapped around him, lifting him easily in a bridal carry.

Stiles turned towards his Betas and saw matching smiles on their faces. Stiles felt his own grin, but it immediately disappeared as he felt Derek near by, his wolf calling out to him. Stiles almost fell, stumbling forward slightly and Jackson took Danny from him as Isaac steadied him.

"Jackson." Stiles voice was a growl and his Beta was at immediate attention. "Pack your things, when your done pack Danny's things and meet us back here. Derek is looking for me, it isn't long before he discovers the note and our stuff missing at my house. If I see him I wont be able to resist, even now my wolf wants out, wants to run to him."

Jackson snarled at the thought and nodded a quick affirmative before walking quickly towards his room, Danny still in his arms. Stiles started to shake as soon as the other boy was out of sight and he sunk his nose onto Isaac's neck and took a deep breath. He smelled grass, blood and chocolate. Underneath all of that he smelt Jackson, himself and Peter, he smelt pack and it calmed his wolf away from Derek, away from the need to claim and be claimed inside of him. Isaac stroked his back while he gained control and he gave the boy a quick hug before he pulled away from him completely, hearing Jackson coming back.

Jackson came into the room and took one look at Stiles face before dropping his bags and handing Danny gently over to Isaac before scooping his Alpha up in his arms. Stiles took a deep breath through his nose smelling Jackson like he had Isaac. The scent of cotton, sunshine and vanilla that was purely Jackson calmed his wolf down even further, he would almost say that it was purring inside of him, content with the smell of pack surrounding him. Stiles snuffled for a moment more before pulling back and giving Jackson a happy smile, Jackson nodded and grinned before picking his bags back up.

Isaac and Stiles waited at Jackson's house with a sleeping Danny while the other boy went to gather Danny's things, his own bags in the back of Stiles Jeep. Stiles had looked on horrified as Jackson packed nearly ten bags of things and a few boxes into his baby. In response Jackson had just shrugged and smiled at him good naturedly before putting another bag in the vehicle.

Stiles was shaking again by the time Jackson came back with Danny's things in his back seat. Stiles took a deep breath and strapped Danny in securely in the backseat of his Jeep, making sure the boy was comfortable before motioning for Isaac to get into the passenger side of the Jeep. Stiles turned towards Jackson and made a 'come here' gesture that had the boy walking over from his own car.

"Jax, I know there aren't any packs in Colorado, specifically the mountains. Do your parents maybe have a place we could stay there?" Jackson got a thoughtful look on his face before nodding slowly.

"Actually, yeah, we used to vacation there when I was younger, it's a big cabin in the mountains." He looked at Stiles again before nodding and grabbing his phone out of his pocket. Stiles listened to Jackson talk to his parents about moving to the cabin, they had no qualms against it and said he could use his credit card for food and anything else he needed, they seemed pleased that he was establishing his independence and even volunteered that he could get his GED instead of finishing High School. Stiles almost sighed aloud at the blatant disregard that they had for Jackson's life.

Jackson hung up not five minutes later and gave Stiles a shit eating grin that just had him roll his eyes at the jock. "Jax, you need to ditch the phone, Derek can find us from them. You too Isaac, grab Danny's as well, leave them in your room Jackson." Both boys nodded and Isaac handed Jackson his and Danny's phones before the other boy sprinted into the house to leave them somewhere obvious in his room for Derek to find.

When Jackson returned it was to a loud roar in his drive way answered by an equally loud roar back, the first belonged to Derek, the second to Stiles. They were eyeing one another with red eyes, Derek's face livid with rage and Stiles closed down and stone cold. Jackson felt rage rise in him and he took his place behind Stiles, quickly joined by Isaac, all three took a stance and roared at their former Alpha in time with one another, Stiles' roar the loudest and the angriest. Jackson felt his Alpha quivering next to him, fighting his wolf and he knew they didn't have much time before the boy lost control, knew that Stiles had shown amazing control until now but that this was all new and he couldn't hold out forever.

Stiles sensed the thoughts running through Jackson's head and knew the boy was right, he could feel his control slipping, his wolf howling out for him to go to Derek, to wrap his arms around him and wrap himself in the other Alpha's scent. He knew he would last minutes, maybe less if they continued this. Stiles shook everywhere from holding back the change, just his eyes flashing from their usual honey brown to alpha red. He looked up and met Derek's furious red eyes and barely held onto a whimper when suddenly Danny moaned loudly from the back seat of Stiles Jeep.

The reaction was instantaneous, Derek's head whipped around and he smelled the air coming from Stiles Jeep and his entire body went ramrod straight and his face turned to disbelief then rage again. Stiles on the other hand ran to the Jeep and wrenched open the door, almost pulling it off the hinges, he leaned in close to Danny's bite mark and sniffed at it in panic and then calmed slowly as he smelled that nothing was wrong with the wound, the Bite was taking and Danny was just reacting to the tension he felt in his Alpha. Stiles sighed in relief and tried to calm the fast beating of his heart.

Stiles turned slowly and glared at Derek harshly. "If we have to do this we need to make sure that Danny is somewhere safe first and that no one can just walk by and see Derek." Stile looked around and noticed for the first time that Peter and Scott were standing on either side of Derek and that the man's Camaro was parked haphazardly on the curb by Jackson's house.

"What are you even doing here Derek?" Stiles tone is tired as he strokes Danny's hair softly until the boy settles once more into a peaceful sleep, the wound on his wrist already starting to heal. Stiles let out a pleased noise and stroked Danny hair one last time before stepping away and once again facing Derek, Peter and Scott.

"What am I doing here? Stiles what are you doing? I go to your house and all that's left is a note to your dad and your cell phone? I come here to find your Jeep packed and Danny in your backseat bitten by you?" Derek took a deep calming breath and met Stiles eyes angrily.

"I decided it would be better if we left now, to make things easier on everyone, a clean break, that way we don't have to go to school with the rest of your pack and smell them and know that they aren't pack anymore. So I don't have to look at your stupid face and know that I can never see it again. Also, who I Bite and add into my pack is none of your business, I told you to offer the Bite to Danny months ago but you never did, he wanted the Bite, wanted what I had to offer him, Danny wanted to be a part of my pack, my family and I wasn't going to say no or ask your permission to have Danny in my pack." Stiles lets out a frustrated growl and grabs his longer hair in his hands and pulls it roughly, his teeth elongating and his eyes turning red.

Derek watches Stiles slowly lose control and felt pleased, if he could makes Stiles lose control maybe he would see what the boy actually wanted, or see if Stiles would stay if his wolf submitted to Derek's. Stiles eyes flashed red again and he continued yelling at Derek, a growl in his voice now.

"I have to leave, we have to leave, because I can't be around you for another five minutes without my wolf completely breaking free. Your stupid smell and stupid face...Ugh." Stiles hunches over. His hands still fisted in his hair and his nails growing sharp, a howl building in his throat. Derek's eyes flash red and he takes a step closer, his own teeth starting to sharpen at the emotions coming off of the other Alpha.

Stiles feels it building and can't manage to stop it as the howl builds in his throat and then explodes out. The howl is loud and angry, it contains the desperation that Stiles feels and the panic crawling just beneath his skin. Stiles feels the longing in the howl and knows that everyone else can hear it too, but Stiles also feels anger and indignation build in his system until the howl turns into an angry roar.

Jackson, Isaac, Peter and Scott are all driven to their hands and knees by the roar from the pale boy, his eyes burning crimson and his teeth elongated, glinting in the afternoon sunlight. Derek's wolf cowers from the ferocity in the roar and he worries if maybe making Stiles loose control wasn't the best decision. Derek's thought is confirmed when stiles lands on all fours before launching himself at Derek, almost too fast for Derek to react to, he yelps when Stiles claws slice through he skin on his right arm like butter and the blood blooms to the surface, frighteningly red in the sunlight.

Derek stumbles back in shock at the pain before there are four blurs in font of him. He looks closer and realizes that all four Betas are pinning Stiles to the ground. Derek hears running behind him and turns to see Erika and Boyd running towards him, fear on their faces. Stiles roar must have brought them here. They freeze when they see the other Betas all holding down a wolfed out Stiles who is roaring in rage at being held down and away from Derek, his crimson eyes furious and his teeth snapping at any body part that got too close.

Derek shakes off his shock and walks slowly towards the other Alpha before the boy let's off an enraged howl and throws all four Betas off him in different directions, he stands quickly while growling, eyes roaming looking for more threats and his eyes land on Jackson and Isaac who are just getting to their feet wobbly. Stiles eyes narrow and his growl becomes confused before he sniffs the air experimentally then he whimpers. He runs to the two Betas quickly and Jackson is immediately swept up in the Alpha's arms, Isaac covering Stiles form from behind, holding him close. Stiles continues to whimper and his eyes search around them until red eyes land on Peter and he lets out a commanding roar and Peter is forced to walk towards the boy, eyes flashing silver at the command from Stiles.

Stiles continued to growl until Peter come to the three and wraps his arms firmly around Stiles and Isaac, his hand resting lightly on Jackson's hip bone through his jeans. Derek watches as Stiles calms slowly, surrounded by the smells of his pack and their warmth making him come slowly to his senses. Derek feels his wolf protest at the fact that Stiles gave a command to Peter, who was Derek's Beta, and he took an angry step forward only for Stiles furious eyes to land on him.

Derek pauses and then looks slightly to the left, where Jackson's electric blue eyes are regarding him silently and calculatingly, he knows the boy is thinking about something very intently and sees when he makes a decision.

"His wolf is calling for a mate Derek, that's what's wrong with him. He said he wanted to leave because his wolf wants you and he can't control it." Derek takes another step forward before Jackson's next words stop him dead in horror. "But I can't allow that, you don't deserve him, none of you do. He's too good for all of you, so I'm making my choice, my choice to protect my Alpha from himself." With that Jackson tilts his neck and bares it for Stiles, whose mouth is panting over the vein in Jackson's neck.

Derek starts and roars, running towards the group not ten feet away from him but he's too slow. Stiles howls in triumph before sinking his fangs deeply into the willing throat beneath him. Derek stops in his tracks and looks on in horror and disbelief as Stiles marks Jackson as his mate. Jackson's eyes never leave his, even as he lets out a triumphant howl of his own and brings his own fangs into the side of Stiles pale neck. Derek's wolf howls in pain and rage and Derek can only stand and watch.

A/N: Okay so...I know that this wasn't the direction you guys thought this was going to go in and I apologize. I don't control the characters, they control me and go in whatever direction they want to go in...this is the direction they wanted to go in. Sorry this update took so long, my computer caught a virus and I had to completely reformat my computer so I lost all of my pre-written chapters. Now, there are two ways this story can go from here, and I'm going to let ya'll decide so...

Review and tell me if you want a Sterek ending or a Stackson ending, I can run with both! THANKS! R&R!

-Cries