Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Wolf or any of it's characters. If I did, Sterek would be canon.
The Hale Pack: Bring Me The Body
Stiles turned his back on Scott and left the room, ignoring the hollow feeling in his chest at leaving his brother like this.
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On the drive home, Stiles stopped by a shop and brought a liter of cookie dough ice cream, several packets of Reese's cups, soda and various sorts of crisps. (A/N: or potato chips to some people) He then made his way home, ready to mope.
Halfway through watching Batman Begins and eating a quarter of the ice cream in bed, Stiles noticed a familiar scent appear, filling his room.
"Derek" He greeted softly, before shoveling another spoonful of ice cream into his mouth.
"Stiles. What's wrong?" Concern seeped into Derek's voice, the man having immediately picked up on Stiles' low mood.
"Scott." Stiles said around a mouthful. He swallowed before continuing. "Scott's being an idiot."
"Is that supposed to be a shock?" Derek asked seriously, earning him a laugh from Stiles.
"No, it's what he's being idiotic about that's a shock." Derek gestured for Stiles to continue. "He's convinced that you are the one who bit us and that you killed Laura."
"Why?" Derek's eyebrow shot up his head.
"Because you're a werewolf and he smelt blood at your house earlier." Stiles said casually, shooting Derek a pointed look. Derek glared in retaliation.
"Don't worry, I've taken precautions." Stiles gave him an 'explain yourself' look. "Trust me, we'll be fine."
There was a short moment of comfortable silence before Stiles held up a second spoon. "I accidentally grabbed two spoons, my ice cream is starting to melt and I don't want to waste it. Help me finish it?" Stiles asked hopefully.
Derek hesitated for a moment before standing and making his way to the bed. Stiles beamed and shuffled up on the bed to give Derek more space.
"Batman Begins. Nice." Derek stated after he'd settled on the bed, grabbing his spoon.
The rest of the night saw the two werewolves eating junk food, watching The Dark Knight trilogy and arguing over which was the best, before falling asleep in each other's arms.
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Derek. Derek freaking Hale. He's ruined everything. He needed to go. Then everything would be good again. Just wait and see!
Those were some of the thoughts circling through Scott's head as he made his way through the hospital angry and determined. Quickly making his way to the morgue.
Once there, he searched for the draw containing the bottom half of the body.
Laura Hale (Partial)
Got it!
Cringing, he pulled out the draw and lifted the sheet, Scott proceeded to examine the scent.
Gasping at the back marks on the pale legs and gagging at the pungent scent, Scott pushed the draw back and closed the door.
It was the same scent. Scott escaped the hospital as fast as he could. He needed a shovel.
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Later that night, Scott walked up to the Hale house and made his way to where the body was buried. He knew Derek wasn't in. Scott had gone to Stiles' house along the way, to try to persuade him to help, only to see Derek jumping into Stiles' bedroom window! Scott quickly pushed the thought out of his head and made his way to the grave, he needed to act fast.
As Scott grew closer to the grave, he noticed the scent was slightly different. He shook his head and started digging, wanting to get it over with. About an hour later, he finally found what he was looking for. It took Scott a few minutes to untie the knots, and unwrap the body, only it wasn't what he was expecting.
Scott let out a scream as he jumped out of the hole and away from the half a body. Not a human body, mind you. Nope. A wolf. Not the werewolf form he took on the full moon, but a full bloodied, fur covered, actual wolf!
Damn, how was this possible? It's the same scent. Mostly. So it must be the girl, right? Laura? Wait she's Derek's sister, so she must be a werewolf too! Maybe turning into an actual wolf is a skill you eventually learn? Or maybe it's a girl wolf thing? Either way, this won't get Derek arrested. He needs to figure something else out.
Scott made quick work of covering the wolf corpse, then left, planning to figure something else out.
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The next morning Stiles woke up in bed alone. All of the food wrappers were gone, the tv was off and he was under the covers. He couldn't help but feel disappointed that Derek was gone, even though he wasn't surprised by the fact. Stretching out, Stiles stammered out of bed and headed down stairs to make himself breakfast, knowing his dad was still at the station trying to figure out who killed Laura and what happened to the other half of the body. Then Stiles noticed it. Derek's scent. It was still fresh. Not even slightly faded. He was there.
Stiles turned on the spot. Trying to figure out where Derek was. Stiles took a deep breath, closed his eyes, slowly let it out and listened.
It was silent, minus two heart beats, but they were over lapping each other and echoing around the room. He couldn't tell them apart.
Everything was still, And Stiles knew what was happening. This was a test. Derek was testing him. Stiles focused on his hearing and sense of smell. Your eyes can deceive you. Distract you.
Nothing happened for a moment. Then. The air to his left shifted.
Acting immediately, Stiles leapt forward, out of the way of attack, finally opening his eyes.
He spun to face Derek, using his arm to block Derek's fist, which he knew was concealing claws as Derek was fully wolfed out. Stiles caught Derek's other fist with his left and manoeuvred his right hand to grab Derek's forearm. He spun Derek so that his arms were twisted behind his back and he was now facing the door. Stiles jumped up while simultaneously pulling Derek backwards and kicking his legs out, full force, hitting Derek's lower back. Stiles used the force to propel himself into a backflip, landing in an easy crouch, right hand on the floor, left hand out to the side and head down. He looked up, eyes glowing amber and studied Derek, who was looking at him from the floor with a mixture of shock and pride.
Before Stiles could analyse it too much, Derek was back on his feet and charging towards him. Stiles stayed crouched, waiting for Derek to get close enough for Stiles to sweep out his feet, only to have Derek leap over him.
He was momentarily stunned, giving Derek the upper hand. Derek grabbed Stiles by the back of his shirt, pulling him off of the ground, flipping him and sending him to the ground on his back. Stiles immediately grabbed Derek's ankle and pulled, causing Derek to fall to the ground. He felt relief as Derek's head narrowly missed hitting the corner of the desk. However, Stiles now knew better than to hesitate or pause, so quickly jumped on top of Derek, pinning his, very nice, thighs with his knees, held Derek's hands above his heads on handed, by the wrists and used his other, clawed, hand to threaten Derek's throat.
"I win!" Stiles said triumphantly.
Derek smirked. "Do you?" Derek spread his legs (Bad thoughts, Stiles! Bad thoughts!) causing Stiles to drop, he moved both of his hands to either side of Derek's head to support himself, without even thinking. When he realised what he'd done, it was too late.
Derek wrapped his legs around Stiles waist and flipped them over. He straddled Stiles, sat on his lap, knees forcing Stiles legs together. Derek's strong hands gripped Stiles' wrists above his head, Derek lowered his face to Stiles' until their noses were touching, both of their faces had returned to human. Stiles' eyes flickered from Derek's eyes, to his lips. He knew that this was right.
This wasn't just some sparring accident, it was instinct. Stiles' mind flickered back to the night Derek explained everything.
~Flashback~
"So mates are real?" Stiles asked intrigued.
"Yes." Derek stated with a nod. "We mate for life, once the mate bond is completed, there is no going back. Some wolves have two mates, but never more than that and the two mates are also mated to each other, regardless of if they're wolves, humans or something else."
"How do you know?" Stiles asked eagerly. "When you've found your mate, I mean?"
"You just know. It feels right, to both you and your wolf. You feel safe, relaxed, when you're with them. They feel like home and even if you've only just met, you can't imagine the rest of your life without them." Derek explained, earnest and wistful "You know that they are yours and you are theirs. You just know."
~End Flashback~
Stiles felt Derek start to pull away, so voice his discovery. "Mate." He said breathlessly, eye's turning amber as he arched towards Derek. "Mine!" Derek's mouth dropped in shock, not at the fact that they were mates. At the fact that Stiles had figured it out so quickly. "Derek."
Derek lost control at that, eyes glowing blue as he claimed Stiles mouth with his own, eye's fluttering shut at the sensation. It wasn't like any other kiss he'd had before. It was soft, tender but at the same time, passionate and claiming.
Derek moved his hands from Stiles' wrists, one moving to Stiles' hip, the other caressing his cheek. Both of Stiles' hands were buried in Derek's hair, pulling him in, and keeping him from pulling away.
This continued for a few minutes before they pulled away for air, both gasping for breath.
"So.." Stiles gulped down another breath. "Breakfast?"
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Over breakfast, Derek explained to Stiles that although they were mates, they couldn't complete the bond until Stiles turned 18. Well, they could, but Derek wouldn't.
However, Derek explained that he did want to get to know Stiles and had no interest in seeing anybody else. So they agreed on dates. A few group dates with Allison and Scott, and Lydia and Jackson. Mostly to keep their eyes on Scott, Allison too but mostly Scott. Their dates with just the two of them, would take place out of town.
If they ever got caught spending time together in town, their cover would be that Derek is tutoring Stiles in History and Spanish, as Stiles wasn't very good at either, but Derek was great. Same for on group dates, Stiles didn't want to be the fifth wheel, but didn't want to date yet so Derek agreed to tag along so they could go over notes throughout the night.
Everything was perfectly planned! Of course, it was Stiles, so things were bound to go wrong at some point. But until then, they can pretend.
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Later that day, the entire Lacrosse team was in the Locker room, getting ready for the first game of the season.
Taking a deep breath, Stiles walked over to Scott. "You gonna try to convince me not to play?" Scott asked in annoyance.
"I just hope you know what you're doing!"
"If I don't play, I lose first line and Allison!"
"Allison's not going anywhere!" Stiles said "And it's one game that you really don't need to play!"
"I want to play! I wanna be on the team. I wanna go out with Allison. I want a semi freaking normal life. You, of all people, should get that!"
"I do get it." Stiles admitted with a sigh, sitting on the bench next to Scott. "But it'll be a lot harder to do that if you're in prison! Or dead!"
"I know. But I can do this!"
Stiles nodded. "Okay, but Derek and I will both be watching and ready to take action if you start to lose it!"
Scott huffed "Why do you trust him?!"
"He saved us Scott." Stiles mumbled, and Scott's eyebrows furrowed.
"No, there's something else. What is it? I know you, Stiles, you don't trust easily. Why him?"
Stiles took a deep breath and looked Scott in the eyes. "He's my mate."
"What?" Scott's mouth dropped open in shock. "Mate? Like soul mates?"
"Yeah. I knew there was something about him when I first met him. Then my wolf started reacting to him. God, it was so happy when Allison asked if we were boyfriends." He chuckled, looking at his lap. "And I started to just know things about him. Like, I knew when he was annoyed or concerned and when he was lying or telling the truth, more so than with anyone else. Then this morning we were sparring and he had me pinned down and I just realised."
Scott listened intently to his best friend. "So I said it. I said 'mate' and... he kissed me." Scott's eyes widened in shock and Stiles looked up at him with a huge smile on his face. "Now we really are boyfriends. But, like the lie we told Allison last Friday at the party, we can't complete the mate bond until I'm 18. But we're gonna go on dates and things, just the two of us, out of town, then group dates and stuff, in town. But to everyone else, Derek is tutoring me in History and Spanish-"
As Stiles continued to babble to Scott happily, Scott realised that he had to give Derek a chance. He'll make it though the game and prove himself, then he'd confront Derek about the body and assess his answer. If he seemed trustworthy enough, he'd tolerate him. For Stiles.
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Out on the field, Scott and Stiles walked to the bench, looking for familiar faces in the stands. Melissa, Allison and her father, they could look for anyone else, Lydia walked over to Scott and grabbed him by the front of his shirt.
"Scott! I just want you to remember one thing for tonight."
"Uh, winning isn't everything..?" He asked nervously.
Lydia giggled, patting his shoulder. "Nobody likes a loser." She patted his chest and sauntered back to the stands.
Over on the bench, Coach sat down beside Jackson. "How's your shoulder?"
"It's fine."
"Feel any pain?" Coach asked, looking at Jackson who shook his head in response.
"No."
Coach grinned "What if I gave it a big 'ol punch." He said miming punching Jackson, who flinched slightly at the thought. "Would you feel any pain then?"
Jackson nodded nervously. "Maybe."
"Listen. Just go out there, just give it your best, if you feel any pain just- you just-"
"Keep playing?" Jackson asked, slightly confused
"That's my boy!" The whistle blew, and both teams took position on the field.
"Please let this be okay! Please" Scott whispered, waiting anxiously for the game to start.
Over at the bench, Stiles watched Scott nervously until his dad walked over to him "Hey kid." Sheriff Stilinski greeted his son.
"Hey dad."
"So do you think you'll see any action tonight?"
"Action? Maybe." Stiles admitted. an edge of nervousness to his voice.
On the field, Scott kept whispering "Please." until the whistle sounded. The match had begun.
A/N: Sorry that it's kind of short, but I'm still not completely better and I've got a lot of college work at the moment. Anyway, I know Sterek happened quickly, but there's a reason. I promise. I hope you liked it. Please let me know what you think.
Mango To The Max: When I read that, I first wanted to cry, then I wanted to do my evil laugh of victory! So I did. The neighbors are now very disturbed... It was mostly the power of Sterek, I just showered you with it until there was no way out! As you can probably tell, I haven't got much, if any, sanity. So give in! Let go of the pesky sanity! Come to the dark side, we have cookies and erotic homosexual fanfiction, just sayin' x
Erudessa-gabrielle: Wish Granted! x
Mangy: I'm glad that you're happy! Yes you shall as it is true, though I'm gonna try to make him a little more likeable. I'm happy that you like it, I hope you enjoy this chapter x
mks 12 98: Sowwi, does this make up for it? x
The Guest Who Tried To Guess: Sterek wish granted! Sorry if it's moving quickly, but as I said above, there's a reason! Thank you, you're not pressuring me, you're inspiring me to write more. Every time I get a review, I think 'Hurry! Please the fandom before they form an angry mob and attack my fortress!' Just kidding... kinda. Fandoms are scary... (Says the pure blooded fangirl, with a bedroom full of posters and tumblrs dedicated to fandoms) But yes, thank you so much, I hope you've enjoyed this chapter x
High Serpent King: Yup, that was the plan. There will be drifting, but they'll be fighting it, as demonstrated above. But yeah, events will happen x
cornelia. schuitema: No problem, It makes me happy to know that actual living creatures are reading my story and enjoying it! That's true, it annoyed me that the sheriff didn't find out when Melissa did. And I'll keep that in mind x