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Chapter 2: I'm use to it all
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Danny reached out and found the other side of the bed empty and he immediately sat up, dreading that the past events were only a dream. Looking around he saw that he was still in Ethan's room, lying in his bed. He laid back down and started to drift of to sleep but was alarmed by his phone ringing. Glancing at the clock on Ethan's dresser he saw that it was almost ten o'clock. He picked up his jeans from the floor and pulled out his cellphone hoping it wasn't his mother, it was Lydia. "Hey Lydia." He said sitting up against the headboard.
"Hey, what happened to you?" Lydia was back home lying in her bed.
"Sorry I left without telling you." Danny says.
"Where did you go?" Lydia asked.
Danny thought for a minute before leaning his head back and closing his eyes. "I um...I went home because I just wanted to be by myself and Jonathan wouldn't leave me alone."
"Are you okay?" Lydia asked. "I can come over if you want me too."
Danny smiled. "No that's okay I was about to hit the sack anyway."
"Alright then I'll call you tomorrow and maybe we can hang out or something." Lydia says hopefully.
"Alright, bye." Danny hung up the phone and stared down at it a few seconds before looking towards the doorway. Ethan was leaning against the door frame staring at him. "Hey."
"Why didn't you tell her about me." Ethan says.
Danny shrugged and looked down. "Because if I did she would have asked about Aidan and didn't want to have to tell her that he was still gone. She was already upset about the whole thing and this would only make it worse for her."
"What about Monday?" Ethan asked going over to the bed and sitting next to Danny. "She's going to have to see me then and then what?"
"I guess we'll have to wait until then." Danny looked over at Ethan. "I just wish your brother had stayed with you. Then all this would be so much easier for everyone."
"I'm sorry, I know how close you and Lydia are." Ethan reached over and intertwined their fingers together.
Danny looked down at their hands then back at Ethan. "Hey, do you think you can lay low until Monday? If anyone else knows you're here I know that they will tell Lydia."
Ethan nodded. "Yeah, I'll stay out of sight until then."
Danny smiled. "Thanks." Looking pass Ethan and towards the clock on the night stand he sighed. "It's getting late and I should go before my folks start calling." He released Ethan's hand and got of the bed.
Ethan watched as Danny slipped on his boxers, jeans them shirt before grabbing his socks, shoes and sitting on the edge of the bed. He could tell that Danny was upset. "Hey, what is it?"
"Nothing." Danny lied shaking his head.
Ethan moved over and sat next to Danny. "It's Lydia, isn't it?"
"I feel horrible." Danny admitted. "Like I betrayed her or something for being happy that you stayed. Am I a horrible person?" He asked looking over at Ethan.
"No, you're not a horrible person." Ethan says. "You have to be the most sweetest, honest and most loyal person I've ever met. I'm not saying that she won't be upset but I know she'll be happy for you. All you have to do is be honest with her, like you always are." He put his arm around Danny's shoulders and kissed him on the cheek. "Everything will be okay, you'll see."
Danny closed the gap between them and kissed Ethan. "I love you."
"I know, I love you too." Replied Ethan. Once Danny was done he followed him out to the parking lot and waited until he disappeared into the night before going back inside.
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When Danny got home it was a little after ten and his mother was sitting on the living room couch. "Hey mom."
"Hey, how was the pep rally?" Raven asked.
Danny shrugged, heading toward the stairs. "It was alright, I'm tired though so I'm going to take a shower and go to bed." He went up to his room, grabbed a change of clothes and went right to the bathroom. He didn't want his parents to get a scent of what he's been doing all night. When he got back to his room he saw that he had a text from Ethan, saying that he loves him. Danny texted back love you too before connecting his phone to his charger and getting under his covers. He fell asleep a few minutes later.
Saturday morning
Ethan was fast asleep when he was suddenly awaken by banging on the door. Getting up he made his way to the door but stopped as he neared it. "McCall?" When he opened the door Stiles walked in followed closely by Scott. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"What the hell are you doing here?" Stiles asked. "I thought you and your brother would be long gone by now." He looked around when he noticed how quiet it was. "Where's Aidan?"
"He left yesterday." Ethan says folding his arms. "How did you even know that I was here, did Danny call you?"
"No I just had a feeling that one of you were still here." Scott says. "What happened?"
Ethan leans against the wall. "I just didn't want to leave, yeah I hate being in school but there was no way I could walk away from Danny, not again."
"Why didn't you tell us that you were here?" Scott asked.
"Danny told me not to say anything because he didn't want Lydia to know that I was here and Aidan was." Ethan says. "So if you guys see her can you not say anything, just let Danny talk to her first."
"So what are you going to do?" Stiles asked.
"For starters I'm going to find my own place and I was thinking about joining the lacrosse team." Ethan says. "I know the season's already started but do you think Finstock will let me join?"
"If you're any good he will." Scott replied.
Ethan suddenly looked down at the floor. "Hey Scott, did you mean what you said to me the other day?"
"What did you tell him the other day?" Stiles says looking over at Scott.
Scott sighed. "I told him that he and his brother will always have a place in our pack and yeah I did mean that. I also talked to Isaac and Derek and there okay with it so you don't have to worry about any bad blood."
Ethan smiled. "Thanks."
"So now that you're going to stay in Beacon Hills are you going to tell Danny about the whole werewolf thing?" Stiles asked folding his arms.
"I'm going to wait until things settle down before I tell him that and I am going to tell him?" Ethan says.
"Was it just Danny that made you want to stay or was it something more?" Scott asked.
"I was never happy with all the moving around, all the fights, blood and death." Ethan says. "I always wanted the normal life and I can have that now, with him."
"Awe." Stiles said smiling. "Who knew the big bad Ethan was nothing but a big old softie."
Ethan immediately frowned. "Shut up."
Scott just shook his head. "Man I never would have thought you'd choose Danny over Aidan."
"It's not like Aidan and I will never see each other again." Ethan says. "We just wanted different things and us splitting up was best for both of us. It's going to be hard because this is the first time we've been apart but we'll be alright. He's going to call every now and again though, just to check in."
Scott nodded. "So do you have any plans for the rest of the day?"
Ethan shook his head. "Not really, was just going to hang out here."
"Why don't you hang out with us." Stiles says. "Sure beats staying in here all day by yourself."
"Sure." Ethan replied.
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Danny was lying on his bed staring at the ceiling with headphones blaring in his ears. Ethan had called him earlier and told him Scott and Stiles found out he stayed so he decided to tell Lydia bow. He had spent almost the entire morning trying to figure out something to say to her. He looked towards his door when it opened and Lydia walked in, he smiled and removed his headphones. "Hey Lydia."
Lydia knew by the sound of Danny's voice that something was wrong. "Hey." She walked over to his bed and laid down next to him. "What's going on because you sounded pretty serious on the phone."
Danny sighed and looked down. "I wanted to talk to you about what exactly happened that night at the pep rally. I didn't go home I just went outside to get some fresh air. I was lying on the lacrosse field when Ethan showed up."
"I thought the two of them left the day before?" Lydia asked.
"Aidan did but Ethan decided that he wanted to stay here." After getting no reply from Lydia he looked over at her. "I wanted to tell you last night but I didn't know how, I'm so sorry."
Lydia slowly smiled. "You don't have to apologize for anything Danny, it's okay."
"Really?" Danny says. "I feel horrible for being happy that Ethan didn't leave."
"It does hurt that he didn't stay but I don't want you to feel like you can't be happy and considering what you've been through you deserve it." Lydia admitted. "I'm really happy for you."
"Thanks." Danny replied.
"So where is he anyway?" Lydia asked.
"I told him to lay low because I didn't want you to know that he was here so he's probably still home." Says Danny, starting to play with the wires of his headphones. "So what now?"
Lydia shrugged. "I don't have anything to do so if you want to hang out we can."
Later that night
Danny spent the entire day with Lydia an when he finally got home he find Ethan sitting on the front steps of his house. "What are you doing here?" He walked over and sat down next to him.
"How did everything go with Lydia." Ethan asked turning to face Danny.
Danny shrugged. "It went okay, she says that she's happy for me but I still feel bad."
"But she's okay though and that's all that matters." Ethan says.
"Yeah." Danny says. "Have you been with Scott and Stiles all day?"
Ethan nodded. "That Stiles kid can really talk, can he?"
Danny smiled. "Yeah he can." He got to his feet and held out his hand for Ethan who took it and pulled himself up. Danny knew how his dad would react if he had a boy upstairs so they stayed downstairs. They had been lying on the couch for about an hour and a half when they heard the door open and close.
"What's going on in here?" Terry Mahealani said coming into the living room as the pair got to their feet.
"Hey dad." Danny says shoving his hands into his pockets.
Terry looked from his son to the other teen who was standing next to him. "Danny, who's your friend?"
Danny cleared his throat. "Um this is Ethan, my...um friend."
"Friend?" Terry says folding his arms against his chest. "Your mom told me that you're little boyfriends name was Ethan, so is this him?"
Ethan walked over to the older male and held out his hand. "Yeah I'm Ethan Fisher, it's nice to meet you."
Terry reached out and shook his hand. "You too." He watched them for a few seconds before slowly backing away. "I guess I'll let you two get back to whatever it is you were doing."
"Sorry about that." Danny says.
Ethan watched him go then turned back to Danny who was back on the couch. "Don't be, I finally got to meet your dad so I guess all that leaves is your mom."
Danny watched as he sat back down. "You see, excited to meet her."
"I am." Ethan says. "This is the first time I've ever done anything like this and I'm nervous and excited at the same time."
"You've never met a boyfriends parents?" Danny asked.
Ethan looked away from Danny and sighed. "I've never had a boyfriend before, you're the first for everything. My first time, first kiss, first love and I want you to be my last."
Danny smiled. "How come you never told me any of this before."
"I didn't think you would take to me if I said that I didn't have any boyfriend experience whatsoever." Ethan admitted.
"Well that's a little hard to believe because you didn't seem like you were new to all of this whenever we were together." Danny says.
Ethan smiled, reaching out he intertwined their fingers together. "You completely changed my life Danny." He heard the floor boards creek behind and turned to see Danny's father heading back over to them.
"Ethan." Terry says walking in front of the couch. "I couldn't help but overhear that you wanted to meet my wife, Danny's mother so why don't you stay for dinner. That way we can get to know you a little better and you can get to know us a little better."
Ethan looked to Danny who smiled then back at his Mr. Mahealani. "I'd love to stay for dinner."
"Good." Terry says clapping his hands together. "Why don't the two of you help me start dinner before your mother gets home." He heads back into the kitchen.
Ethan stood up and turned to Danny. "I think he likes me."
"I think he does too." Danny got up and followed Ethan into the kitchen.
11:34 that night
Danny was sitting on the steps outside the house, his head resting on Ethan's shoulder as Ethan's fingers interlocked with his own. "So now that you've officially met my parents what did you think?"
"They were nice but I think they felt bad for me because I told them that I was alone here." Ethan says. "Before I left your dad told me that I always had a place at the table and I'm always welcome back."
Even though Danny's eyes were closed he noticed that the porch light was now on and he sighed. "The lights on, which means my dad wants me in." He says sitting up.
Ethan turns to Danny and kisses him. "Love you."
"Love you too." Danny stood by the stairs as Ethan started his bike and pulled out of his driveway before he turned and headed back inside. His dad was leaning against the wall when he closed the door. "So what do you think?"
"He seems like a good kid but I didn't know you two were so serious." Terry says. "How long have you two been going out?"
"A few months." Danny says and when his dad frowned he shook his hands. "I know what you're thinking dad and I honestly don't know what to tell you. I know it's still early for me to be saying I love him but I do, I'm happier then I've been in along time."
Terry smiled. "Yeah, I've noticed that too." He sighed. "Why don't you turn in and I'll straighten up down here." When Danny headed upstairs he went back to the kitchen and started on the dishes.
Monday morning
Ethan got to school early because he had to talk to the principal and right after that he went to the locker room to talk to coach Finstock. Once that was all done he was going to head back outside to wait for Danny but when he spotted Jonathan watching him from down the hall he couldn't help e smirk that came across his face as he made his way over. "Hey Jonathan."
Jonathan only glared back. "What the hell are you doing here, thought you left?"
Ethan sighed. "Naw I decided to stay here in Beacon Hills."
"Where's your clone?" Jonathan asked closing his locker.
"None of your business." Ethan says. "But you should know that Danny and I are together now more then ever and if you ever talk to him again you'll live to regret it."
"Hell never stop thinking about be and you know it." Jonathan says. "I was his first."
"And I'm his last." Ethan replies. "You screwed yourself out of one hell of a guy and you're going to feel it everyday when we walk through the halls together and I'm going to love ever minute of it." With that he walked away from the human, a smile still plastered on his face. He walked back outside the school and watched as the cars filled the school parking lot. That's when he spotted Lydia getting out of her car, taking a deep breath he goes over to her. "Hey Lydia."
Lydia smiled. "Hey, I didn't think you would ever come and talk to me."
"I wanted to but I didn't want to upset you." Ethan says.
"Like I told Danny I'm happy for you guys." Lydia says. "And I'm really okay Ethan so don't worry about me."
Ethan nodded. "I want you to know that I tried to make him stay but-"
"Once he sets his mind about something nothing can change it." Lydia says finishing his sentence. "I know."
Ethan started rubbing the back of his neck. "So um would you like some company for a while?"
"Company I could use." Lydia says throwing her bag over her shoulders.
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Danny pulled into the school parking lot and immediately spotted Ethan's bike parked in his normal spot. He didn't know why but he feared that somehow it wouldn't be there. As soon as he got out of his car he ran smack into Scott. "Sorry Scott, I didn't see you there."
"It's alright." Scott replied. "Did you talk to Lydia about Ethan yet?"
Danny nodded. "I talked to her last night and she kept saying that she's okay. She says that she's happy for me and wants me to be happy too."
Scott nodded. "Well did Ethan talk to you about anything else yet?"
"What do you mean?" Danny asked. "What else would he need to talk to me about?"
"Nothing." Scott quickly says. "I um have to go...I'll see you later."
Before Danny could say anything else Scott rushed off, leaving him curious and confused but he decided to let it go for now and headed into the school. As he headed to his locker he passed Jonathan who ducked his head and for the first time didn't speak, he felt himself smiling. When he finally got to his locker he found Ethan leaning against his locker. "Hey you."
"Hey, can we talk for a minute?" Ethan asked.
"Sure." After getting out his books he and Ethan walked across the hall and sat on the stairs. Danny removed his book bag and sat it on the ground between his legs. "So what's going on?"
Ethan cleared his throat and looked down at his hands. "Okay so there's something I've wanted to tell you for a while now and I don't know exactly how to say it so I'm just going to say it."
Danny watched as Ethan took a few deep breaths before glancing at him then back to the ground. Once again and then again until he reached out and placed a hand on Ethan's leg. "Hey it's okay, I already know."
Ethan slowly looked towards Danny, slightly smiling. "What do you mean know, know what?"
Danny sighed. "That you're a werewolf."
Ethan's small smile dropped and he moved closer to Danny. "What?"
"i know." Danny says still smiling.
"How?" Ethan asked.
"I know that Beacon Hill's isn't the safe haven that everyone thinks it is." Danny says. "Theirs a lot of good here but I also know there's a lot of darkness. As in spirits, werewolf, demons and who knows what else."
"And how did you come across all of this?" Ethan asked.
"When I was younger my dad use to tell me all these stories about werewolves, foxes and all kinds of different supernatural things. He's also a retired hunter and is good friends with your friend Deaton from the animal clinic. After I kept getting hurt my dad started asking around about any new beings and then he would tell me about them. I never fully believed him until my friend Jackson asked me for a favor and when I saw with my own eyes I still couldn't believe it."
Ethan looked down. "But if you knew how come you never said anything?"
"Because my dad didn't want to be involved in all that stuff but the supernatural keeps coming too me." Danny says.
"Wow, so you're not afraid of me?" Ethan asked looking over at Danny who was now smiling.
"Ethan I've seen much worse that werewolves so believe me when I say that I'm use to it all now." Danny sighed. "But I need you to keep all this between us, I don't want the others to know that I know much more then I let on."
"The others?" Ethan starts. "Are you saying that you know about-"
"Yeah." Derek says cutting him off. "I know about Scott being a werewolf and Lydia being a banshee. I also knew about Boyd, Cora and Jackson all being werewolves too."
"This is insane." Ethan says rubbing his face with his hands. "All this time I've been scared to death to tell you the truth about me and you knew the entire time." Something then crossed his mind and he turned to face Danny once more. "But there is something else you need to know-"
"No I don't." Danny quickly says. "Whatever happened in the past just leave it there. I don't need to know anymore then I already do." Just then the bell started ringing, Danny grabbed his bag and got to his feet. "So you'll keep this between us?"
"Oh yeah I won't tell anyone else." Ethan got to his fewer and grabbed Danny's hand. "So do you still love me?"
"Of course I love you." Replied Danny. "Nothing is ever going to change that and besides I find all this to be very exciting."
"What?" Asked Ethan.
"Dating a werewolf." Danny leans over and gave Ethan a quick kiss before walking off. "I'll see you later."
Ethan watched him go then headed the other way to his first period class. Yeah, he could definitely get use to this.
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