Sterek: Abandoned Stiles

Chapter Nine

Laura and Derek sat in the back of the Jeep, considering the other wolf took the front seat. Derek sat behind Stiles so he could place his hand on the nape of his mate's neck. He gently stroked the skin there, trying to calm the other down as much as possible.

When they got to the other wolf's place, Derek waited until the she-wolf got out first. Once she had, he turned to his mate. Leaning forward, he placed a kiss by his mate's ear before whispering. "Don't worry, Stiles. We won't let them do anything to you. We never said anything to you before, but you are a part of our pack now. Not Scott's, so he has no power over you anymore. Laura plans on tells the so-called Alpha soon." He finished before lightly scenting his mate.

If Erica had heard or not, Stiles wasn't too sure of, but.. Hearing that these meaningful words, it touched him. Even managed to put a tiny smile on Stiles's face, the brown eyes telling he appreciated it, had even leant into Derek's touch a bit as long they had been on the road. Now, however, he got out, waiting until Derek and Laura were too. "So... before things get complicated in there-Derek, Laura.. that's Erica. She's... um, bitten. Not born. One of the two girls in our.. group." He introduced her lowly, before Erica, apparently on the short end of patience, took his arm, pulling him along towards the building. She hadn't heard, then. That he wasn't part of Scott's anymore... if he had ever really been.

Derek had to hold back his growl of angry when the she-wolf, now known as Erica, pulled his mate away from him. He was furious right now, and they haven't even met Scott yet.

Laura followed by her brother's side into the house, not without giving him a look. A look, telling that she was going to handle all the talking, which wasn't that surprising since she was their Alpha.

Once inside, they saw three teenage boys. Two of them were sitting on one of the couches, while the other 'Scott' was reclined on the loveseat.

As soon as Stiles appeared, Scott started talking. "It's about time you showed up, Stiles. You've been gone for a month; how do you expect us to catch this creature without you. I ended up taking the damage cause you weren't here to play your role in the plan." Scott says with annoyance in his voice. He was not taking notice of the two newcomers until he was done talking.

"Who are you two? We don't need outsiders involved in this mess." Scott says to Laura and Derek.

Laura takes a step further ahead of the other, getting ready to talk with this sorry excuse for an Alpha finally. "My name is Laura, and that is my brother Derek; we are friends of Stiles. When we heard about what was happening, we had to help. We couldn't let our new friend and newest packmate get himself hurt. Now could we." She says with a smirk while also quickly flashing her eyes to the room, showing everyone that she was an alpha too. Finally, letting everyone in on what was going on.

Scott scrunched his face in annoyance. There was not supposed to be another alpha around here, he was the true alpha, and no one else could challenge him. And for this other alpha to say that Stiles isn't his anymore... Well, that wouldn't do. Stiles has been Scott's since the beginning, and there was no way he was letting him go now. "I don't know what you are talking about. But Stiles is part of my pack and will always be. You have no right to claim him for yourself when he was never yours to be claimed." Scott growled to Laura.

Laura laughed at Scott for a second before stopping. "You don't know much about werewolves, do you, little boy. Humans are not stuck with a pack like us wolves are; they can leave whenever they want. The only way for a human to truly become part of a wolf pack is for their mate to be part of the pack. Which has happened to Derek and Stiles." She tells him. She was looking smug while doing so, knowing that there was nothing Scott could do about it now.

Well, given how ignorant, arrogant Scott had become over the last year, he probably would still try. Stiles had been silent all the time the two had talked, hurting secretly at Scott's accusations, again. He felt guilty for having left, not coming back when Scott didn't call; neither Isaac nor Boyd, hadn't even tried to call him to get to contact him. And hearing him talk about him, Stiles like this, made something in the human boy snap. Shatter. "She's.. right about the mate's thing. So... I'm in the Hale Pack now, for all it seems like. You.. you didn't care anyway, even less with your perfect new friends! You turned all of them except me! Which.. which I was fine with, someone has to be able to use mountain ash and whatever, but it got to your head! You've changed! Where were you when these two-" He pointed at Erica and Boyd "-had been trapped from these damn Argents? You made out with Allison whilst I tried to get them out of there! You never asked! No matter what injuries I had! Not about my bruises, scratches, the arm Gerard almost broke as he gave me a lesson for trying to help them! Or what about the Kanima?! It got me twice!" He broke off, stunned, surprised at his sudden courage.

Scott didn't know how to respond to what Stiles said; he decided to stay silent for the time being.

As for Laura, she wasn't that surprised to hear that Stiles had been through more than he told them. She had a feeling that he only told them some of what happened, but now hearing the whole story, she was pissed at Scott. She would be sure to make sure that nothing happened to the boy every again. He and her brother deserved to be happy for once.

On the other hand, Derek started growling lowly when Stiles told all of what had happened to him. He wanted to jump the alpha for letting all that happen to his mate, but he knew better. So to calm himself down, he walked up behind Stiles and wrapped his arms around him. Burying his face in the younger's neck, needing his scent and comfort to help calm him down.

Laura watched her brother and his mate for a moment before turning back to Scott. "We are here to help get rid of the Manticore; then we will be on our way. So let's hurry up and make a plan." She says to everyone in the room.

"No need to make a plan; we already have one. So we don't need you; we have our Alpha." Isaac spoke up, turning a bit so he could look at Scott now. "Right? We try the plan we already have, problem solved. Why not use our advantage? Always worked this way, since the beginning." He said, not looking at the two now comforting each other, Stiles leaning a bit against Derek in return.

"Whatever the plan is, Derek and I will be a part of it. We are not leaving Stiles alone with you all." Laura tells them, standing her ground.

Scott finally starts talking at this point. "Yes, we will be using our same plan like always. Stiles will be the bait to lure the creature in, and this time, you won't run away, Stiles. You will stay there no matter what; it was your fault that we lost it the first time." Scott says with a sneer on his face. He was looking to Stiles, trying to ignore Derek, who was wrapped around him.