Derek was sitting on a barstool in the kitchen when Kira came out of the bathroom. She was still wearing his t-shirt, her hair falling loose around her face. Self-conscious, Derek ran a hand through his own hair, trying to smooth it down a little bit. "Sorry about waking you up," he apologized as she came to sit beside him. "Uh, that guy was Scott… I'm in his pack. He likes to have meals as a group sometimes, we were supposed to have breakfast today. But he changed it to supper and he wants you to come."

"I know," Kira smiled. "I was listening through the door." She hopped off of the stool and went to pull some clothes out of her backpack. "So? When are we going to go look for your letter?" She asked, pulling on a pair of denim shorts.

Derek didn't want to watch, but he couldn't help it as Kira pulled off his t-shirt and put on a black tank top. "Um… I was just going to shower," he answered when he remembered she'd asked him a question. "We can go right after… If you want breakfast, you can take a look in the pantry, there should be some cereal or bagels or something." He went to the bathroom and got into the shower. He couldn't stop thinking about how nice it'd felt to have her in his arms. He didn't know if she would bring it up, or if he should mention it.

He wanted to shower for much longer than he did, but he didn't want to keep Kira waiting. Derek walked out of the bathroom with a towel hung low on his hips. He could feel a slight smile creep onto his face when he noticed Kira staring at him. He took his time getting dressed, he could practically feel her eyes on him the whole time.

"Okay, I'm ready to go if you are," Derek announced, pulling on his leather jacket. Kira got up and followed him and he continued, "The letter will probably be in the family vault, so we'll go check there." They got in the car and sat in silence for a little while. "So, what do you want to do about the living situation? I mean, it's cool if you stay with me, I just don't know if you'd rather find your own place."

"Um… I actually haven't thought about it," Kira answered. "I was just focused on getting here."

"I was just wondering, you can definitely stay with me. I mean, we're going to have to get used to living together if we're going to, you know…" he laughed nervously, "get married."

"Yeah," Kira giggled. "Hopefully your letter has a bit more information than mine does."

They walked down the metal stairs into the dusty vault and turned on the light. It was full of shelves and cabinets, neither of them were quite sure where to start. They decided to start on opposite sides of the room. Derek looked through stacks of old books and yellowing paper but he didn't see anything with his name on it. He glanced over at Kira and saw her sitting on the floor beside one of the old filing cabinets, leafing through the various files. "Anything?" he asked.

"Not yet," Kira replied. "But from what I've seen, you have quite the family history." She'd gone through drawer after drawer and hadn't found anything yet. She'd read a lot about Derek's family, and it only made her more curious about Derek. After an hour of searching, she found a folder labelled Derek + Kira. There were four different envelopes inside. "Hey, Derek. I think I found it," She called over her shoulder. She opened the one with Kira scrawled on the outside and found a copy of the letter her mother had given her. She felt Derek hovering over her shoulder as she opened the next one. There were a bunch of photos of them when they were younger. "Aww, look how cute we are," Kira smiled.

"Adorable," Derek responded as she flipped to a picture of them kissing each other when he was about six. Kira laughed as she put the photos back in the envelope.

"I think we should open the one that just says "Derek" first," Kira suggested, handing him the envelope. She watched him intently as he carefully opened it and unfolded the letter inside. "What does it say?" she urged.

Derek,

I'm writing this letter to tell you about something very important. You might not understand at first, but we're doing what's best for you.

You are special, Derek, more special than you know. You are not an ordinary werewolf, you have power that hasn't been seen in hundreds of years.

Every few centuries, a werewolf comes along that possesses great qualities, such as yours. You are magic, son. With patience and practice, you will be able to fully harness these powers. We first noticed the magic when you were a baby. There were times when we walked into your room to see you hovering above your crib, or we'd hear you crying but we couldn't see you. You are what's known as an avi-wolf, which means that you have the abilities of flight and invisibility on top of typical werewolf abilities.

We have arranged for you to marry Kira Yukimura. I can't say much more, in case this letter falls into the wrong hands, but you two are destined for each other. Together, you have the potential to be one of the greatest forces on Earth and are virtually indestructible.

Much Love,

Mom

It had both of their mothers' signatures on the bottom, just like Kira's letter. "Alright," Derek said after reading and rereading the letter a few times. "Let's read the next one."

"Are you sure? I mean, just that letter is a lot to take in. Neither of us have any idea what's in the other envelope," Kira warned.

"Yeah, it's better to do it all at once," Derek muttered.

"Okay… but can we do this somewhere a little less… creepy?" she looked up at Derek, giving him her best puppy-dog look.

"Yeah, sure. We can always come back if we need to," he mused as he helped Kira up off the ground. She closed the filing cabinet and followed Derek up the stairs.

They drove back to Derek's apartment and put the letter down on the table. They sat beside each other, both too nervous to open it. "So… we should… we should open it," Kira suggested.

"Yeah," he responded. "You can do the honours." He slid the envelope closer to her.

"Okay," Kira inhaled deeply. "Let's do it." Her hands shook as she carefully opened the envelope. She pulled out the letter and gently placed it on the table, then dumped the rest of the contents out into her hand. "Rings," she stated, showing them to Derek. "Are you sure you don't want to read it?"

"No, you can do it," he laughed nervously. Kira sighed and unfolded the letter.

Derek and Kira,

We know that this won't be easy to understand, but you two are destined for each other. After the passing of the last known avi-wolf, a prophesy was foretold. It is said that the next avi-wolf will be the most powerful, but he can only achieve maximum strength when paired with an equally powerful, rare creature, a fiery fox.

The wording of the prophesy is clear, you will be at maximum strength when your relationship is one of the strongest relationships there is: marriage. While arranged marriages aren't the social norm anymore, we believe that it is in everyone's best interest. The stronger your bond, the stronger you'll be.

Derek: to learn more about your power, there should be a blue book with the word "Avi" written on it in our vault. With Kira's help and the book, you should be able to learn to control it quickly.

Kira: you are already incredibly powerful on your own, but with Derek you will be unstoppable. In the vault, there is a book on thunder kitsune and the power you have that you may not know about.

The rings we included were forged from one of the rarest of metals. You two already share a special bond, and these rings will only help your bond grow. Even at a young age, your connection is strong and apparent.

You have so much potential individually, together, it increases exponentially. You have the power to change the world. We trust that you'll do the right thing.

Love,

Noshiko Yukimura

Talia Hale

Derek and Kira sat staring at the rings and the letter for a while, neither quite sure what to say. It was clear that they were expected to get married, but they weren't sure where to start. "So…" Derek broke the silence, "do you want to get married?"

"Is that your proposal?" Kira laughed, "I expected more of a show… do you want to get married?"

"Only if you want to... I'm in if you are," Derek replied. "I mean, it's worth a shot, isn't it? If we could change the world… you know…"

"Yeah… I guess. I mean, I've known that we were supposed to get married since I was 14," Kira told him. "You're not what I expected, in a good way. I thought I'd be stuck with some arrogant jerk, so I'm totally in."

"Really?" Derek smiled. "Should I?" He offered the ring to Kira. "Or, do you want this?" he got down on one knee.

"Oh, stand up," Kira giggled as she took the ring and put it on her finger. "What are you going to tell your pack? And when do you want to get married?"

"I hadn't really thought of that… what do you think I should say?" Derek asked. "And whenever you want to get married would be fine… I don't know how any of this stuff works."

"Maybe we could just say that we're old friends and… after reconnecting recently, we realized that we wanted something more…" Kira suggested. "I don't know how this stuff works either, so maybe we can just wait to make any specific plans."

"Yeah," Derek nodded. "That sounds great. Do you want to go grab those books from the vault?"

"I'm actually pretty hungry. Why don't you go get the books and I'll make us lunch?" she offered. "I'm actually a pretty good cook."

Derek agreed and drove back to the vault. He was nervous about getting married, but excited about the potential he and Kira had. It felt weird knowing that there was a prophesy about him and that he could be so powerful. He knew that Scott and everyone would ask questions, and he wasn't sure if he could tell them the truth. Especially if he and Kira were both so rare, he didn't know if it was a good idea to tell anybody about it.

He searched through the stacks of books, he knew that he'd seen the blue book when he was looking before. He was really curious what it would say, and how he would be able to use these new powers. When he found the book, he put it on the stairs so he wouldn't forget it. He wasn't sure exactly what Kira's book would look like. It took him over half an hour, but he finally found a small green book with gold lettering and an outline of a fox. He opened it to double check and a slip of paper that had Kira's name on it fell out of the pages.

Derek grabbed the books and hurried back to his place. "Hey, Kira!" He exclaimed as he came in the door. "I got the…" he stopped short when he saw Scott and Stiles sitting on his couch. "Hey guys," he said, putting the books down on top of Kira's backpack. "What are you doing here?"

"We just wanted to see how you're doing. And it looks like you're doing really well," Stiles smirked, eyeing Kira.

"Oh, hi Derek," Kira grinned as she walked out of the kitchen, a stack of plates in her hands. "I hope you don't mind if they stay for lunch. Scott said you were expecting him."

Derek glared at Scott, "Oh, did he? Kira, can I talk to you in the kitchen?" When they were in the kitchen and out of view of Stiles and Scott, he whispered, "How long have they been here? And what have you guys talked about?"

"They got here shortly after you left. They just asked how we knew each other and I told them we were childhood friends… Is Stiles in your pack? He's not a werewolf is he?" Kira murmured.

"Okay… yeah, Stiles isn't a werewolf, but he's Scott's best friend," Derek explained. "What did you make? It smells really good."

"Oh, uh, I made chicken Caesar salad and my special grilled cheese with tomato soup," Kira replied. "I hope it's enough for all of us. Can you grab some cups?" She grabbed the pot of soup and the plate with grilled cheese and set it down next to the Caesar salad on the table.

Their conversation during lunch was pleasant, Kira was great at dodging questions she didn't want to answer, or questions she and Derek hadn't discussed. Derek knew that he spent most of the meal watching Kira, and he knew that Scott noticed, but he didn't really care. If he was going to have an arranged marriage, he was happy it was with Kira. There was something enchanting about her. Maybe it was because they were "destined for each other" or maybe it was because he knew about the prophesy, but when he looked at Kira, it wasn't hard to picture himself falling in love with her.