All I Want To Be Is Whoever You Want Me To Be This Halloween

by starkidindia

Halloween inspired sterek au. I'm planning to upload a short chapter every day from now until Halloween. Stiles and Derek first meet when Stiles is TPing Derek's house to annoy his sister Cora. They then find out that they work across the street from each other and at first Derek thinks he can't stand Stiles but then he realises that might not be the case.

8. Chapter 8

Stiles wasn't buying any tea today, he popped in for one of Satomi's special Halloween cookies to go. He entered the shop, walking up to the counter where Derek was stood to order his cookie when he was met by two familiar looking people.

"Dad, are you eating cookies?!" demanded Stiles, catching his dad in the act of eating one of the Halloween cookies Stiles had come to buy.

Deputy Parrish held his hands up in surrender, "I tried to stop him Stiles."

"I just had one," protested his dad, "It was our break and I'd heard such good things about this place from Scott."

The look on his face struck fear deep into Stiles' heart. He'd come here to see Derek and to probably embarrass Stiles too.

As if on cue, the sheriff turned to Derek and asked, "So you're Stiles' new friend, Derek? The 22 year old college graduate?"

"Yes, I am," answered Derek, "It's nice to meet you."

Parrish gave Stiles another apologetic look but Stiles shook his head at him in response, glaring at him. He was going to have to have words with Lydia to get her to get her… well whatever Parrish was to her under control. He couldn't let his dad eat cookies! He was on a diet!

"You are aware Stiles is 17 aren't you?"

There it was, the embarrassing moment that had Stiles wanting to crawl under a table and hide there forever. He was going to have to be stricter with his dad's diet to punish him. No more curly fries, no matter how much he begged.

"Yes," he repeated, "Stiles is the same age as my sister Cora."

The sheriff narrowed his eyes. "Cora Hale, yes I've seen her at the station before with her friends."

"She's only had warnings; she's never actually been arrested." Derek had to defend his baby sister's honour and her good name.

The sheriff asked, "Have you ever been arrested?"

"No sir."

"Ever done drugs?"

"No sir."

"Do you drink?"

"Not a lot."

"Would you ever encourage a minor to do something that is legal for you but illegal for them?"

Stiles didn't know what was happening anymore.

"John, I think our break is over, let's go back to the station," said Parrish grimacing at Stiles in a sympathetic way.

The sheriff agreed, he whispered loudly to Stiles as he walked past, "He's a bit old but he seems alright," and then slowly followed Parrish out of the tea shop.

Stiles frowned, "I'm just gonna go." He left quicker than his dad had.