Stiles Is A What?

4.

His next marking hit him after four months in fae, a phoenix on his left side, he now had to learn fire magic, it was violent and volatile.

Aria had recently found a small wave on her ankle and had been training her water magic.

Now when they were alone they battled each other and themselves, learning to fight opposing elements and similar elements, they had started dating, and kissing and their vine marking had started to grow as their relationship grew.

Stiles had noticed his skin change, it had darkened like he had a tan, except his feet which had decided to keep the swirly rainbow color and his ears had a pointed tip now, like elves ears from human fantasy.

His eyes had stayed the same colour, but the shape had changed they were slightly more cat shaped and looked like he had eye liner around his eyes, his cheekbones were more defined and his body had slimmed down, his muscles were more defined and he was taller.

Aria seemed happy as his changes were still taking place, she had gotten slightly taller, but in Stiles' words she was his 'perfect pocket rocket' she giggled every time he said it and snuggled closer to him.

It was now common to find them together every afternoon wrapped together, more than one trainer or friend had walked in on them making out.

Maab and Tatiana had taken them aside and given them the talk, fae style, Stiles had laughed about it for days after, Aria had blushed and giggled then tried to pretend it never happened.

Stiles had now been in fairy for almost a year and he had learnt to twist his fire magic into lightning, and had instantly decided he was Raiden and practiced until he could use his lightening to fly around.

He had also been taught how to use his wings to fly, it had been super cool flying with Aria and Lucian, he had been doing flips and spins in the air, making the others dizzy just from watching him.

It was almost Aria's birthday, Stiles had been working with the crafstmen for months, making her gift, a binding ring, shaped like the vines on his arm, in his colors, he had also made a matching one for him, in her colors.

He had also made her a new set of fae daggers, and shaped the handle with vines and flowers, Maab had been clear in her talk, once she was of age, they would formally be bound, and he needed to start courting her straight away.

He had planned the entire day, a walk in her favorite garden in the morning, with gifts and a picnic, followed by a formal courting dance, then there was time to get changed and onto her birthday party.

They arrived at her party, Aria was wearing a golden fae dress that was decorated with living flowers, Stiles had created a flower crown for her made up of orchids.

Stiles was dressed for once in formal fae garb, in black with silver thread decorations, his wings had been threaded through the shirt and were folded tight to his back, his feet were covered in fae boots and his weapons were hidden under his clothes, for once he looked like a Prince.

They were both wearing their binding rings, their vine markings had extended to their upper arms and they were joined at the hip, Stiles' arm weapped around her shoulders, her arm wrapped around his waist.

Aria was pulled away by her friends and Stiles smiled as Aria laughed, Maab soon joined his side and grinned as he kept shifting his shoulders and wiggling his feet.

"You've got to get used to the feeling, when you go home you'll have to wear clothes again." She chided him grinning at his huff.

"I'm known in Beacon for my spastic flailing, I can get away with my fae twitchiness." He pouted, then wiggled as he felt a burn behind his right ear.

Maab told him it was a Japanese symbol for self, unusual in a fae marking, but not unheard of, the fae were connected to the earth, and the earth was connected to the fae.

Aria was at his side pulling him to dance, they had spent months dancing together alone, it was the first time dancing in public, but they didn't disappoint anyone, they were graceful and their feet moved in harmony.

It was the next day when Stiles got his first feeling, a feeling of needing to be in Beacon, but at a tree, he told Lucian and Aria, who took him to Maab.

They went to the travel ports, and found the closest port to the feeling and walked through, Stiles, Aria, Lucian, Maab and Greig, Greig was Maab's best bodyguard.

They followed Stiles  who followed his feeling until they reached a stump in the middle of a clearing, Maab frowned and walked around the stump muttering.

After a short time a firefly was pulled from the roots, encased in a power sphere  trapped, then Stiles reached out and felt it's magic, pulling him closer.

Stiles allowed the tree to guide him, it was hurt and needed him to heal it, he realised it was a Nematon sitting on the ley lines of Beacon, he guided his magic into healing and called Aria and Lucian to cleanse the tree while it grew.

When they left the clearing back to fairy the Nematon was now a port, allowing them to enter and exit fairy close to his home, the tree was also safe, no one could get near it unless they were pure of heart.

Maab told them of the Nogitsune she had pulled from the tree, it would be taken to the cleansing fields before being healed and released back to Japan.

Aria and Stiles went to Stiles' house they curled up together and talked about their next steps together, and how they wanted their binding to continue.