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Cora's p.o.v
The next day, Scott invites me out to breakfast with him, Stiles and Lydia. It sounds corny, like a double date, but I somehow still find myself agreeing. I wonder what happened to Malia and Stiles? Oh well, not like i'm friends with her anyway. I have an hour to get ready before Scott's picking me up.
"Derek!" I call out, still in bed. He ignores me. "Der!"
"If you want to talk to me then come downstairs" he calls back. Damn. I roll out of bed, walking downstairs. "Derek, i'm.." I trail off when I find Derek's not the only one downstairs.
"Hi" Liam smiles brightly at me. I suddenly feel exposed, just in a singlet and small sleep shorts.
"Hey" I say, crossing my arms over my chest.
"You wanted something?" Derek says. I walk past Liam, going over to Derek.
"What's he doing here?" I ask Derek quietly, leaning over his shoulder as he's busy with another supernatural book.
"Wanted to ask me a few questions" Derek tells me. He shuts the book and turns to me. "What do you need?"
"I'm going out soon..just wanted to let you know" I say. I'm not looking at Liam but I can feel his eyes on me. I turn to walk away.
"Where and who with?" he asks.
"Breakfast, not sure where. Scott's picking me up in an hour and we're meeting Lydia and Stiles there" I tell him. His face twitches, like he wants to screw his face up but he doesn't.
"Is this a date?" Derek asks, studying me.
"I don't think so. He just said he's going out and he can pick me up if I wanna come" I shrug. Doesn't sound like a date to me.
"Okay" he nods. "Do you need money?" he asks.
"Nah, i've got a little" I say. He nods again and I take that as the all clear. I turn around and go for my room again. I'm about to close the door when I hear Liam.
"Is Cora dating Scott?" he asks Derek.
"No. Now, you didn't come here to talk about Cora and Scott so let's talk about what you wanted to talk about" comes Derek's slightly snappish reply. I chuckle to myself. Those two still have a couple issues. My brother hasn't changed too much. I close the door and get into the shower. I use my nice shampoo..not exactly sure why but I think it has something to do with wanting to smell nice. I shower for..lets just say a long time. Usually Derek would tell me off but he's too busy with Liam so i'm pushing the boundaries. I pull on a pair of grey acid wash denim shorts. I pick out a Red Hot Chili Peppers singlet to wear as well. I shove my feet into my usual black combat boots, flick on a little mascara and lipgloss before going downstairs. I pour myself a glass of orange juice in the kitchen before joining the 2 males at the table.
"Scott coming soon?" Derek asks, eyes scanning over his page, looking for something.
"Yeah" I nod, taking a sip from my glass.
"You look nice Cora" I look up and Liam's smiling softly.
"Thanks" I give him an awkward smile. I don't really know him so it's a little weird having him here. Derek looks up at the beta. They hold eye contact for a few seconds before Derek's back to his book again. I hear footsteps and then they're knocking on the door.
"It's open" Derek calls out, looking up from his book. Scott comes in, wearing a white singlet, muscular arms on display. That matched with a pair of dark brown jeans and his usual work boots.
"Hey" Scott smiles his loopsided grin.
"Hi" I say, smiling back at him.
"You look really nice" Scott says softly.
"So do you" I reply, a blush threatening to bleed into my cheeks.
"Do you have to go right away?" Derek asks, looking up from his book and at Scott.
"No, they'll start without us" Scott tells him.
"Sit" Derek says. I would feel nervous but Derek's voice is soft so I settle with just watching the older male closely. Scott nods and takes a seat next to me. Liam's looking at Scott.
"Hey Liam" Scott says.
"Hi" Liam says but it doesn't hold it's usual admiration for the alpha. Scott doesn't seem to notice though.
"I just wanted to thank you for helping Cora with her biology" Derek says to Scott. Scott smiles.
"It's no problem, she's a fast learner" Scott says, playing with his fingers on the table. Derek's eyes catch the action and I know that Derek knows Scott's a little nervous himself.
"Still, thank you" Derek says.
"You're welcome" Scott says.
"You two should go, i've seen Stiles eat before..it's not pretty" Derek says, smile amused. Scott nods and we stand up. We head for the door. I stop and run back over to my brother. He looks at me suprised when I hug around his neck from behind.
"Thanks Der" I say, kissing his head before going back over to Scott. Scott and Derek share a nod and we go down to his bike.
"I'm guessing your talk with Derek went well?" Scott says, getting on his bike first.
"Yeah, really good" I nod. I get on behind him. We pull on our helmets and my arms come around Scott's waist effortlessly. He takes off, heading towards our destination.
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I'm suprised to find Stiles and Lydia waiting for us outside.
"About time you two got here, i'm starving" Stiles whines. I chuckle and we both get off.
"I like" Lydia grins, tugging lightly at my shorts.
"Someone amazing picked them out" I grin at her and she nods in agreement. She picked them out of course.
"Should we eat?" Scott asks. Stiles makes an enthusiastic sound, agreeing for all of us. I'm a little suprised when Scott takes my hand in his as we walk in. I look over at him and he gives me this adorable smile. He pulls me a little closer to say something quietly to me. "Is it okay i'm doing this?" he asks.
"Yeah, it's fine" I smile. We slip into a 4 seater booth. Scott and I sit on one side, Lydia across from me and Stiles across from Scott. A tall woman places 4 menus in front of us and excuses herself with the promise to come back. I open it, looking at all the writing.
"Never been out before?" Scott asks me from behind his own.
"I have but..not in awhile" I admit.
"What do you feel like? My shout" Scott says.
"You don't have to do that, I have money" I say.
"It's okay, I want too" he smiles at me.
"Thank you. It's my shout next time then" I say. My eyes widen a little when I realise what I just said.
"I look forward to it" Scott grins. Lydia and I both go for the french toast with blueberries, bacon and honey grilled banana. Stiles and Scott go for the big breakfast, eggs, bacon, tomatoes, the works. It feels weird to be acting so normal, so domestic but I feel comfortable as well. We indulge in talking and laughter. I don't know when it happened but I find myself laughing and leaning into Scott's side as his arm's around me.
"No, no, the best, the absolute best moment was when I hit you right in the junk with the lacrosse ball" Stiles says, laughing loudly. We all laugh along with him, even Scott does even though he's pouting as the story's about him.
"Why were you hitting him with lacrosse balls anyway?" Lydia asks.
"Well..no offense Cora" Stiles says to me. "It was either I find a way to teach Scott control or Derek does. Back then, we weren't exactly..friends" Stiles tells Lydia.
"No offence taken" I chuckle. "He has that effect sometimes"
"Does he throw you againist walls?" Stiles asks me.
"No" I chuckle.
"Huh. He throws me againist walls all the time" Stiles says.
"Maybe because you two are in love" Lydia teases, both of us giggling.
"That'd be awkward, you dating his cousin and all" I say.
"Oh..about that" Stiles cringes a little.
"Oh. I'm sorry" I say.
"No, it's fine. We just agreed to be friends, nothing more. It wasn't really working anyway" Stiles tells me. He doesn't smell upset so I don't feel too guilty for bringing it up. "So maybe I should make a move on Derek" Stiles teases, wiggling his eyebrows.
"Gross" I cringe, chuckling. "Please don't"
"Just because you asked so nicely" Stiles chuckles. "You know Cora" Stiles says, sounding serious. "I never thought we'd be going out to breakfast with you"
"Why's that?" I ask.
"Firstly, you're Derek's sister" we all chuckle at that. "Secondly, you sort of called us a bunch of useless teenagers and thirdly, you can be plain scary when you wanna be"
"Things have changed" I shrug, a soft smile on my face. "And you guys aren't useless, you're helpful. I was just pissed off at everyone and everything back then. Going back to South America helped alot with that" I tell them.
"Glad we were able to change your mind" Scott smiles, pulling me a little closer. Lydia follows the movement, smiling at me.
"And you saved me Stilinski, remember?" I ask him.
"Oh right" he nods.
"What happened?" Lydia asks.
"When Jennifer, gross" they grin at my hatred for my brother's sort of ex. "Had me practially dying, Stiles got me to the ambulance and gave me CPR when I stopped breathing" I tell her.
"There you go being all heroic again" Lydia smirks, nuding the Stilinski. His cheeks go a little red at the praise. Remember when I talked about all the history between the two? I think there was more than one reason Malia and Stiles stopping seeing each other, and Lydia's got something to do with that. If i'm honest, Lydia and Stiles is better than Malia and Stiles. I've barely gotten to know my cousin. She doesn't seem interested in getting to know me or Derek so i'm fine with just being friendly when she's around. Not exactly what I wanted but hey, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink, right? I've been told Derek went to her for help and tried to get to know the girl but she didn't take advantage of their time together. She's just not interested. If she isn't, then neither am I. I have to admit, i'm a little pissed off that she shuned Derek the way she did. She easily accepted Peter as her father but she can't accept us as her cousins? That annoys me. Alot.
"Crap, Dad will be home soon. I better get going" Stiles says.
"Which means my Dad will be home soon as well" Scott sighs. I rub his arm. I know he's got a difficult relationship with his Dad, but he is trying. From what i've heard, Rafael McCall is lucky he's even trying.
"I should pack it in too" Lydia says. I nod as well. I wanna spend some time with Derek before I go back to school tomorrow. The boys go and pay and then we head outside. "I'll see you both at school" Lydia waves to Scott and I, getting into Stiles' jeep.
"Bye Lydz" I say, geting on the bike behind Scott.
"Bye guys!" Stiles beeps before driving off. Scott waves out to them and I do too.
"Ready?" Scott asks.
"Ready" I nod, bringing my arms around his waist.
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"I had a really good time this morning" Scott says.
"Yeah, me too" I smile.
"Were you serious about going out again?" the alpha asks shyly.
"Of course" I say. "I like you Scott..I want to go places with you" I say quietly.
"How about Wednesday, after our study session. You let me take you out to dinner?" he offers.
"Yeah, sure" I smile.
"Just us this time" he chuckles.
"Okay" I nod, unable to stop myself from smiling. Scott takes the helmet from my hands, putting it on the bike. My eyes follow his movements. He steps up to me, hands coming to my hips carefully. When he looks down at my lips, I realise what he's doing. When he hesitates, I lean in. He smiles a little before meeting me halfway. It's a soft kiss, lasts about 4 seconds before we're both pulling back.
"I like you too" Scott grins. He leans in and pecks my lips again before moving for his bike. "I'll see you at school tomorrow" he says.
"Okay, bye Scott" I grin. I wait until he's driving away before making my way up the stairs to the loft. I open the door and I can tell noone's home. I go up to my room. I grab my PS3 controller and lay on my stomach on my bed.
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Derek's p.o.v
I come home from my run, jumping into the shower. When I get out, I focus my hearing and can determine Cora's up in her room. I go up, knocking a few times before walking in. She turns to me, playing GTA.
"Hey brother" she smiles before turning back to her game. I chuckle as she runs down a gang, making sure to kill every one of them. I go and sit down beside her.
"Hey, how was your morning?" I ask her.
"Pretty good. They have nice food at that fancy cafe by the book store" Cora tells me. I nod, laying back. "Derek, you whale" Cora whines when I lay over her back.
"Wow Cor, you really have a way with words" I repeat her words from the other day. I lean back up, deciding not to crush the girl too much.
"Are you sure you're not taking steroids?" she asks, pausing her game to poke me in the side.
"If I was, which i'm not, the werewolf gene would burn it into nothing anyway" I remind her, poking her in the side.
"Der, be careful, I just ate" she says.
"What'd you eat?" I ask her.
"Practically the best french toast i've ever had in my life" she says.
"That's only because i've never made it for you before" I correct her. She scoffs but she's smiling. "And you wouldn't have to pay for it either" I add.
"I didn't pay for mine..Scott did" she says, eyes looking down at the floor.
"He's a good kid" I say. Cora looks up at me and nods in agreement. I'm not crazy about the idea of Scott and Cora, obviously, but i'm not going stop her if it's what she wants. It's not fair to her if I be an overprotective prick. I'll just be a slightly protective prick. And I know Scott, he's not going to do her wrong. He better not. I never really got him back for getting me arrested and making me wanted all that time ago. "He's good to you, right?" I ask.
"Derek" she whines.
"I'm not starting another fight, I just want to make sure" I assure her. She studies me for a second before nodding.
"Yeah, he is" she tells me. "And.."
"What now?" I ask.
"I have study with him on Wednesday"
"As usual" I remind her. I notice she shifts nervously, focusing on her hands.
"Scott asked me to dinner afterwards, and I said yes" she still won't look at me.
"Cora" I say.
"Yeah?" she answers, eyes still down.
"Look at me" I say. She sighs and looks up at me. "Just be home by 10 alright?" she nods, a big smile coming to her face. She sits up and hugs me tightly.
"You're not the big bad wolf everyone says you are" she grins. I scruff her hair.
"Not to you" I smirk.
"You're a big softie" she says, nudging me playfully.
"Is that right?" I ask before snatching her controller off her. Cora makes a whining noise and I chuckle. She's still the same little sister she was before the fire, she just needs a little help bringing that side of her out again. I know Scott's helping with that too and i'm grateful for that.
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Liked this chapter :) I might make a little conflict between Malia and Cora, I feel like there would be if Cora was still on the tv show. Malia's going to be a little like bad Peter..maybe they'll even plot something bad together ;) I don't know, I don't really like Malia's character, I don't like her with Stiles. I might make her a bad guy even..we'll see. Definately some tension between her and Cora though, I think that'll be fun to write and to read. I'm evil :D Favourite, follow and review!