Greetings everyone! I'm sorry, I'm actually two chapters behind with this. As I write this I'm also writing another Teen Wolf fic over on AO3 called Stiles' Secret. It's another story sorta in the vein of this one but with a lot more Peter-y scheming, a lot more of Derek playing Daddy and a lot more Little Stiles cuteness. The former of the three we'll get to here soon. So to make up for being two chapters behind I'm gonna fluff the fuck out of this and add a little more drama to balance it out. If you need to visit the dentist or brush your teeth please go do so now, because this fluff is gonna rot your teeth out.

Thanks again to all the reviews so far, especially those from mjsmart2001, Kent and lord kira's hand. You guys are sweethearts. Speaking of lkh, they have sparked the idea for another one of these fics involving Liam because lets face it, he's so freaking adorable.

Anyway, shameless author promotion and rambling aside, lets get back to the fic!

Chapter 6: Complications

Derek woke up to the sound of Stiles crying first thing the next morning. At first his sleep addled mind didn't know what the sound was but the second he registered it he jumped up, waking Ennis in the process as he raced towards the nursery. Stiles was wailing loudly and the second he spotted Derek he reached his arms up to be picked up. Derek quickly scooped him up, rocking him gently as he tried to calm him.

"What happened?" Ennis asked, standing in the doorway. Derek shrugged.

"I don't know, he's not wet, he might be hungry but with the way he's crying I'm betting he had a nightmare." He said, holding Stiles close. "Can you fix him a bottle and we'll try and get him back to sleep for a while. He sounds like he's been crying for a while." Ennis nodded at his mate and went to fix a bottle for Stiles. He put a little bit of Nesquik powder in it for flavor and took it upstairs. As he was walking, he noticed the door to the loft was opened just a crack. That was odd, he had made sure the door was closed before he and Derek went for round two when they thought they heard it open last night.

He closed it, making a note to investigate it later but knowing he had a pup and a mate to tend to right now. He yawned as he climbed the stairs and headed into the nursery, smiling as Derek was sitting in the rocking chair, humming softly as he ran his fingers through Stiles' hair and snuggled him. He smiled as Ennis walked in holding a bottle.

"Look what Papa has for you." He said with a slight singsong voice. Stiles quickly drank down the bottle, snuggling into Derek's side with a content sigh. Stiles' head space had dropped again to that of an actual infant thanks to whatever had him crying earlier and he gurgled happily at the two wolves. Once he had finished the bottle, Derek burped and changed him before putting him back in his crib and winding the mobile, watching as Stiles yawned widely and stuck his thumb in his mouth, drifting off to sleep again.

Derek gently closed the door and headed downstairs to get some coffee with Ennis close behind.

"Hey, can we talk for a second?" He asked. Derek looked at him with concern filled eyes. "I don't think Stiles just had a nightmare. He hasn't had any while he was here with us, and I found the front door cracked open this morning."

"What? Do you think Peter could have got in here without waking us up?" He asked, now worried someone might have done something to his baby. Someone like his uncle. "If he did then we need to move Stiles, now. He's not safe here." Ennis nodded in agreement. He wasn't going to risk their baby's safety because Derek's uncle didn't know how to respect other people's boundaries.

"We'll take him over to Scott's place. Melissa knows what's going on since Liam and Isaac are staying over there and she wants to see Stiles." He said. "Plus I'm pretty sure Liam would like to see his little 'cousin' again." Liam had taken a strong liking to Stiles as confirmed when Scott called him after they had left and said that Liam wanted to say goodnight to Stiles.

So Derek called Scott and explained the situation. Scott was alright with it. He was leaving Melissa in charge of Liam anyway while he and Isaac went out for a few hours and once she heard Stiles was coming over she started freaking out in the happiest way possible. She had Isaac pull out the playpen and other baby items they had used for Liam who was rather curious about what was going on.

"Daddy? What are you and Gammy doing?" Liam asked, sucking on his thumb and carrying around a stuffed rabbit. "I'm not going in the playpen am I?"

"No baby, this is for your cousin Stiles." Scott said, patting Liam on the head. He gently guided the pup's thumb out of his mouth, replacing it with a pacifier. "Uncle Derek and Uncle Ennis have some errands to run so you get to spend the whole day with him." That brought a smile to Liam's face. He and Stiles had become fast friends and he was excited at the prospect of playing with his little cousin again.

Once everything was prepared and Liam had the toys he really wanted to show Stiles, the doorbell rang and Melissa opened it with a huge smile. She happily greeted Derek and Ennis and absolutely fawned over Stiles. Derek put him down on the floor with Liam and passed his diaper bag over to Melissa.

"He's already been changed and he's got a can of formula in there, some teething cookies, and his sippy cup in case he starts acting older. He pulled back a little younger but hopefully Liam can pull him out of it." Derek said. "If you have any problems you know how to find us."

"Of course, don't worry. Stiles is safe here. And if something happens I can always call Allison or Ethan over." She said with a smile. "Now go, you two have fun and you kick your uncle's ass twice as hard for me." Ennis nodded and they all went off. Melissa walked into the living room to see Liam showing off his toys to Stiles who seemed to be going back to his normal three year old head space. "Liam sweetie, watch Stiles while I call Uncle Ethan okay?" Liam nodded, all too happy to play with Stiles. After a brief conversation that involved briefing him on what was going on, Ethan was over in a few minutes.

"Hey there Liam. Hi Stiles. Look what I got for you two." He said with a smile. He presented the two of them with coloring books and a big box of crayons to share. "Share those nicely." Liam nodded and they opened up the Batman coloring book first. Stiles dumped the crayons on the floor and they started scribbling together. When they were bored with that they played with the new Hot Wheels track Isaac had bought, making car noises and running around the living room.

They played all afternoon with all manner of toys, Liam taking the lead to invent new games for them to play together. They cleaned up when Melissa told them too around lunch time and Ethan gave Stiles a bottle while Liam had a PB&J sandwich with the crusts cut off. Once they had both eaten Ethan helped Melissa put them down for a nap, both of them snapping plenty of pictures to fawn over later while they slept.

They were so caught up in making sure the pups were comfortable and taking pictures and talking that they hadn't noticed the sole figure who had been standing across the street for hours, watching into the window. They hadn't noticed Peter. And that was a mistake everyone was going to regret.

Bam! Cliffhanger. Sorry. I know I'm a terrible person. But I needed a good stopping point before I head off to bed at 3:30 am. So I figured yeah, there works. They won't be too mad.

For those wondering what the mobile above Stiles' crib plays, it plays the song Precious Orgel from the NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams OST.

The next chapter probably won't be posted until the day after tomorrow, Sunday EST, as I'm going to my family reunion and I can't take my laptop with me since it's liable to spaz out and shut off and there'll be no WiFi. So if you're still itching for more, you can sate your need for more Little Stiles with the above mentioned story Stiles' Secret on Archive of Our Own. My username there is the same here just with underscores between the words.

Also, I realize I've got Season 3A and Season 4 characters popping up in the randomness of places. The twins haven't been formally introduced in the main vein of The Wolf and The Rabbit so I've been lenient with where they pop up and as I mentioned last chapter Liam will be the only S4 character to pop up in this.