ANOTHER STORY ANOTHER TIME

CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT * DAMN CAMERAS

Stiles sat pealing the potato's, 

"How long are you going to sit there and stare at me Stiles?" Stiles hadn't realized he was doing it. 

"I'm sorry, I can't help it, I just miss him, I need him, and all you do Is remind me that he isn't here with me, he is alone somewhere in some building." Max walked over to Stiles and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry, if I hadn't been so weak I could have prevented this. I do have a great deal of his memory up here, I can tell you one hundred percent, without a doubt that my brother loves you. I never thought in my whole life that I would even see my brother nonetheless, well you know tell someone that with a out doubt." Stiles pulled Max to his body and gave him a full on Stilinski hug. 

"No this isn't your fault, everyone I love gets hurt, or worse. I should have staid away." Just then Derek was in front of the two men, 

"What did I tell you earlier, this is because of a greedy power hungry entity, that will stop at nothing to get that power. He is the cause of all of this pain, But Liam has good news for you." at that Liam walked into the kitchen, 

"Okay so I have the frequency to the chip, but I need your key to get into the S.I.U. office. Its even Supernatural proof." Stiles started towards his old room,

 "I'll go get it." He was quickly followed by Max. "It's okay I can get it." Stiles smiled.

 "Just go on Stiles I need to tell you something actually there's a couple things I need to tell you." the man remarked quickly. Once they entered the bedroom Max shut the door. Stiles gave him a strange look and Max quickly answered,

 "Wait." Picking up a pen and a piece of paper from office Stiles desk and started writing, he was doing was informing Stiles, "There are probably around eight or nine different cameras in the house and that the entity would be looking at them every once in a while make sure that his trap was still in play. I believe it happened a couple of weeks ago when you had all the workers coming in and out. And if we got caught trying to trick the entity he would most likely kill the General and Michael and come after Stiles and the rest of his team.,

 "Just remember that I'm in love with Michael and whatever happens it's just part of our ruse." Max agreed. 

"Now I have a question about this werewolf, you realize that he's in love with you don't you?" Stiles looked at Max, 

"I don't believe that he's in love with me, actually it's probably just the opposite. There's a point in time where we couldn't even stand to look at each other or be in the same room. We're just very fond of each other, and we have been through a lot together." Max turned to the door to exit as Stiles picked up his keys 

"Honestly Stiles that's not true, he'll prove it to you later you'll see." Stiles just looked at him, 

"Please this is already hard enough, when we get in the kitchen I'm going to put my arms around you and we're going to kiss but remember," Max rolled his eyes, 

"I know I know you're in love with my brother blah blah blah." Stiles put his arm around Max's shoulder as they walk down the hall and down the steps. Stiles paid close attention to the way Derek acted when he and Max walked by he could smell the anger, and almost hear the growl and his undertone. Max turned to Stiles and whispered in his ear, 

"I'm going to go ahead and go with Liam back to the Unit so I can become a little familiar with it and Liam and cause less stress on you." Stiles put his arms around Max's waist , 

"Damn cameras!", and gave him a kiss on the forehead and calmly whispered, "I love you"

Derek started pealing Stiles potato's for him, as he filled the large pot with water, 

"Stiles don't you think your over doing it with this Max guy?" Stiles slammed the pot onto the counter. He walked over to Derek an got in his face, 

"Look, there are several cameras located in this house, and if I search for them I'll give away our ruse, So yes I have to basically pretend I'm in love with Max, so this thing that has Michael, doesn't kill him and his father." Derek stood there, he had only seen Stiles like this one other time, when Jennifer Blake had his father, Scott's mom and Allison's dad. 

"Stiles, I'm sorry, I care about you and I was just trying to look out for you." Stiles looked at Derek, 

"Derek I know this is a stupid question, but I need to know the answer for so many different reasons." This scared Derek's wolf, 

"Go ahead." Stiles almost hesitated,

 "Do you have feelings for me, or did you?" Derek dropped the potato peeler.

 "Wow, honestly, I did before you left for Basic Training. Then you disappeared. And I was frantic, Scott and I went to Ft. Sill and they couldn't provide any information. But now, yeah now I know that keeping you as a friend, keeps my wolf at bay, In my heart I feel my mate is close, but I can't pen point where." Stiles smiled a sad smile,

 "Well you know I am always going to be there if you need me, I promise Sour wolf."

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Liam shut the computer down, "Okay lets get this to Stiles and Derek." Max looked at the younger man,

 "Two foster kids huh? You barely old enough to be out of the system yourself." Liam looked him in the eyes, as the two men got into his vehicle.

 "First I'm twenty two, second they are supernatural children, their placement is due to different circumstances." Max looked ashamed, 

"Sorry I have been away for a great deal of time. I do not know you, or your friends, I have been imprisoned since I was seven." Liam felt guilty,

 "No I should apologize, Our supernatural world is so complicated." the two men continued to talk as they started back to the boat house.

As they made their way down the old Hale Drive, Max got enough courage to ask about Derek.

 "So this Hale guy, what's he like?" Liam laughed, 

"Derek is a broody, calculated pain in the ass. Only one person I know can put him in his place and get away with it..." As they started up the walkway to the front door, but before he opened it, Max finished his sentence, 

"Stiles" And Stiles was there to open the door. 

"Dag my ear is burning" Max looked at his ears,

 "They don't look red?" Stiles rolled his eyes and kissed Max on the cheek, 

"Dude it's a metaphor. never mind" Stiles heard a vehicle in the distance, 

"Shit, okay guys incoming."  Lydia and Jordan were coming down the drive, in his Sheriff S.U.V. Behind them was Isaac, Jacob, Scott and Malia. Stiles put on his happy face. Then he looked at Max,

 "Oh and Michael never calls me Stiles, It's Sarge, When he promoted me he called me that as a shock, and it kinda just stuck, okay?" Max took his hand,

 "We got this, if any thing goes awry, I'll let you do all the talking."