Man Of My Dreams |Thiam|

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Theo drove until he couldn't keep his eyes open anymore. He pulled into an abandoned lot and parked his truck between two dumpster crates. He climbed in his back seat and curled up under his thin blanket. He thought about taking a blanket from the Greyers but he didn't want to take more than he really should. He didn't want Mrs.Greyer to think that he used her and took advantage of her kindness.

Once he was settled he pulled his phone out and checked his messages. He had a few from Scott asking where he was. He had some from Liam saying they need to talk, others saying to call him. He had one from Stiles, which was surprising. He opened it to see that it was actually an audio recording. He hesitated before opening it...

"Theo! Where the hell did you go?! Do the hunters have you? Are you dead? Did you go back to hell? What the fuck man? Where are you? Liam is injured and we can't get him to fucking heal. We've tried everything! PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE THEO!!"

Theo sat up and replayed the message before jumping in the driver's seat. He started his truck and sped out. Suddenly he was wide awake and the road seemed much shorter as he headed for Beacon Hills.

~*~
Scott and Liam called a meeting, making sure the whole pack came. Liam was red to start with, knowing what the meeting was about, then Scott told the pack what has happened. A few members looked to Liam but didn't say anything, but he could smell their emotions. They were disappointed in him.

"Now I know that Theo has done some horrible things in the past but he has worked hard to earn his place. He's fought beside us, he's saved all of us at least once. Some of us, more than enough..." Scott gave a look to Corey. "And now he's made a mistake in the heat of the moment. Liam is willing to live with that." He looked to Liam who nodded his head and rubbed at the mark on his neck.

"Look, I know you guys don't really care for him but... He's actually become a good friend of mine and he doesn't need to run away or live on the street again just cause he marked me. He can still live with me and we'll figure out how to move on from this." Liam tries not to say anything more about why he wants Theo home. He didn't want them to know just how this mark was affecting him. He missed Theo and he wanted him home. With him...

After that different people tried calling Theo, but all got his voice mail or was told that his number was disconnected. Stiles stepped outside and pulled his phone out. He recorded the message he thought would get Theo home and sent it. Then he went inside and told Liam that he was gonna have a frantic chimera busting his door down.

"Look, calling and texting is all gonna go ignored so I sent him something he can't ignore." Stiles told the pack and played the message for them.
"Stiles! That's gonna give him a heart attack and when he finds out that Liam's not hurt he's gonna be pissed!" Scott scolded Stiles.

"But at least he'll be here and we can tell him he doesn't have to leave." Stiles argued.

Liam didn't argue with the rest of the pack about Stiles' tactics, he hoped it would work. He wanted Theo to come home. To come back to him. So he kept his mouth shut and just looked at Stiles like he was mad, matching the faces of the other pack members.

~
Theo raced back to Beacon Hills. It had taken him like two days to leave and now it took him twelve hours to get back. He had gotten a second audio message and it said to go to Scott's house. They needed help with Liam.

He drove directly to Scott's house. He doesn't even close his door as he rushes out of the truck and bursts into the house. He looks around to see the pack sitting in the living room watching a movie.

"Where is he? What happened? Who did it?" He asked the questions in a rush, sniffing the air trying to figure out where Liam was. What he scented instead was a mix of emotions. Some were startled, some were guilty, some were feeling apologetic.