Following the Stars

Around the Fire

Scott was waiting for them when they got home, sat in the centre of a sea of shopping bags
"Where did you all go?"
"We paid Deaton a visit" Stiles replied
"You didn't kill him did you? We don't have time to hide a bo-"
"We didn't kill him!" Derek replied in an exasperated tone "Danny hacked into his computer to see if he knew anything"
"we're running out of options, the bestiary doesn't have anything on this kind of thing" Lydia added
"Oh" Scott nodded "I uh... Got the groceries, I didn't know where to put most of it though" He added sheepishly.
The group spent the next twenty minutes putting the shopping away while Danny perched himself at the table and began typing away furiously
"Dude you brought marshmallows?" Stiles asked as he held up the bag
"Well most of us sleep in like a nest in the living room so I figured I'd make it into a camp-fire..."
"A camp-fire without the fire?" Stiles asked "Dude that sucks, you can't just have not roasted marshmallows!"
"I think I can be of assistance there" Allison grinned and clicked her fingers, a ball of flame appearing in her palm"
"I like the click, nice touch, makes it more flashy" Lydia nodded appreciatively
"That's so fucking awesome" Stiles muttered as he stared into the flames, Allison flashed him a grin as she closed her hand
"We'll have a camp-fire after we've talked plans and had a real meal for once. No more living off of take out" Derek stated as he handed Scott another bag
"Plans? What plans?" Allison asked as she closed the cupboard and leant against it
"We need to teach you some spells, throwing things with your mind and causing fires is great and everything but we need more" Lydia replied
"Um are you forgetting the earthquake and the thunderstorms?"
"Those were from your emotions, you don't know how to cause them" Lydia pointed out
"...Fine" Allison relented, she wandered over to the table and sat down in the chair opposite Danny
"Not just you, we all need to sharpen our skills" Lydia stated "How long till we know what's on the computer Danny?"
"Well, he's using a system I'm pretty familiar with so give me like two hours?" Lydia nodded at him
"Lydia, can I talk to you?" Derek asked from the corner of the room
"Totally wolf boy, lead the way" Lydia replied with a curt smile as she followed him out of the room, Stiles slid into the seat beside Allison
"Should I be worried?" She asked
"Nah, Derek doesn't bite"
"Do you wish he would?" Allison replied with a grin, waggling her eyebrows
"Shut up" Stiles bumped his shoulder with her a blush spreading along his cheeks. "so. You and Lydia?"
"Me and Lydia" Allison nodded
"You've come a long way" Stiles nodded thoughtfully "Can you believe it was only a few days ago you wasn't even aware you had feelings for her?"
"It feels like so much longer" Allison shook her head "I think anybody would have suspected it-"
"We all knew" Danny offered from behind the laptop "Me and Erica had a bet for how long it would take for you guys to get together"
"Thanks Danny"
"What made you realise?" Stiles asked
"Probably the fact that I caused an earthquake when Aisa threatened to hurt her and that when I think of her whenever I feel my control slipping I come back to myself"
"I knew you were in love with her that day we fought against the beserkers" Scott joined in as he walked into the room, balancing mugs of coffee in his hands. Allison took one from him and smiled, he was like the maid of the house by this point "I saw the way you acted around her, you were like her knight" Scott chuckled as he sat down and slid a mug over to Danny
"That's why we broke up wasn't it?"
"Sort of, you're not the only one hopelessly in love you know" Scott replied
"Who are you- Oh. My. God" Allison's eyes widened
"Oh my god what?" Stiles asked looking between the pair "Oh my god what!?" He repeated
"Isaac?!" Allison said, clapping her hands together when Scott replied with a sheepish nod "That's brilliant! Have you said anything to him yet?"
"Not yet, I wanted to wait until he gets back here"
"We've become a mostly gay supernatural hunting gang" Danny muttered as he reached for the mug, he glared at Stiles for a moment before looking back at the laptop
"Can we not talk about me right now? This is about Allison and her love for Lydia"

"So what's up Derek?" Lydia asked as he shut them in the garage
"I want to make you an offer" He leant against Allison's car and folded his arms
"I'm listening" Lydia matched his stance
"I want you to be my second in command"
Lydia raised a perfect eyebrow and popped her lips
"You have the knowledge and the power to handle the pack, they- we, we all turn to you for advice, you know how to organise us into an attack formation and you seem to be able to find a loophole in every situation" Derek continued
"Deal" Lydia replied, a smile playing across her lips
"That's it?"
"That's it, I'm actually surprised it took you this long to ask, but better late than never I suppose" she shrugged
"You sure we can actually do this?"
"You mean stop the apocalypse?" Lydia asked, Derek nodded. Lydia smiled and flicked her hair over her shoulders "Of course, we always find a way"
"And if we don't?"
"Have a little optimism Der, we can do this" Lydia replied, she reached over and slapped him on the arm good naturedly "Let's get back to the kids shall we?" She winked