My Brother Is Human But I'm Not

Chapter 4: Telling Derek

~~Void~~
We're sitting on the couch as the pack member I now know as Derek is sitting in the chair across from Stiles and me. He's looking at us and says, "Well you going to explain what this is?" 

We once again look at each other and I speak "Stiles and I are identical twin brothers. The reason you've never seen or heard of me was because I've been in echo house for pretty much my whole life. 

I was let out of echo house a few days ago and Stiles didn't want you guys to know just yet as he was thinking on how to come out and say it. 

So, I left the house when Scott came over yesterday and went to the Preserve where you mistook me for Stiles. I knew that must mean you're a pack member, so I ran and then I came in here. 

Then Stiles said he'd take care of it and well . . . you know how that turned out. So that's the truth so any questions?" 

He looks to me to Stiles then back to me and asks, "Why did my anonymous tip say to ask about the kitsune to Stiles?" 

I look down and then I look to Stiles he shrugs saying "Might as well." I nod and say, "because I'm not human, I'm the kitsune your anonymous tip was hinting at." 

His eyes widen and again looks from Stiles and I then back to me. He finally snaps out of it and says "What! You're kidding, right?" 

I look to Stiles, and he nods. I stand up and I release my fox fire revealing my shadow like fox aura.

I then mask it and keep my fox eyes before they too disappear. Now back to looking like my twin with honey brown eyes and now with no sigh of my fox. 

Derek is just staring at me and says "How?!? How does that even happen?!?" I give a look before replying "When a mommy and daddy love each other very much . . ." 

He interrupts me saying "No, no, no I know how that works. I meant how is it that you're a fox and Stiles is human?" 

I say "Ohh, why didn't you say so? Our mom was a fox but dad is human so I guess you can say I'm more like mom and Stiles is more like dad." 

He nods and soon says "When do you two plan on telling Scott along with the others?" Stiles looks at me and I look at him as Stiles says "Honestly Derek I don't know and I personally wasn't planning on telling you but you kinda forced that on us, giving us no choice but to tell you. 

Now Derek you have to keep this to yourself and if anyone asks deny it. I'll come up with a plan to tell everyone else but until then you need to keep this a secret. Understand?" 

Derek just nods and says as he stands up from the chair "I got it now I'll leave you guys to make a plan and make sure you let me know when. Also, if you want you can use the loft to meet up and tell everyone." 

Stiles stands up and smiles saying, "Yeah alright thanks Derek and safe travels." He nods again as he turns to the go out the door and I stand up stretching. 

He opens the door but right before he steps through the door, he turns to us stating "And Stiles don't wait too long, the longer you wait the harder it'll be and thanks for telling me, I know it was hard." 

He leaves out the door closing it behind him and now it's just Stiles and me. I turn to go up the stairs when "Hey Void?" I turn back to face my brother saying "yeah Sti." 

He looks up to me and back to the floor fidgeting with his hands as well as his fingers. He starts talking to me "Umm I. . . . I was. Uh." 

He looks like he's trying really hard to think of how to put the word together and tell me something, so I tell him "I told you, you can talk to me about anything, so tell me. I won't judge." 

He looks up with a small smile, but it fades just as quickly, and he takes a deep breath before talking again "Well it's. . . ." 

He looks like he's about to cry when he speaks again "I'm hurting." It's all he could say before he starts crying and I go up to him pulling him in for a hug. 

He starts sobbing as we just stand there holding one another and I feel the pain coming off him in waves. 

I start to tear up thinking that this must be really hard for Stiles and so I place my hands on his shoulders to make it so I can look him in the eyes as I tell him "Look at me, I feel the pain literally radiating from you and I realize this must not have been easy for you. 

Me being what I am and not being around helped make it easier for you. Now I'm here and someone already found out. 

So just know I'm here now and I'll do whatever you need me to do, alright?" He just nods and I ask "Alright, now are you telling me to take your pain?" 

He nods again and tells me "Yes, I can't handle it. It's just too much." I nod and grab his wrist starting to take his pain. 

The black veins travel from Stiles to me and I feel the pain and all the pain he has felt. He's closing his eyes and after he opens them. 

I then ask "Better?" He smiles a small smile at me and says, "Yeah I feel better, thanks." I smile back and tell him "Anytime Stiles, let's go hit the sack." 

I go up the stairs with Stiles on my tail and we go into my room. I pick up a sack placing it in the middle of the room, and I also grab my bat. 

I turn to Stiles and ask, "You going to go get yours or are we sharing?" He smirks at me leaving the room and he comes back with his own bat. I smirk and say, "Do you want to go first or shall I?"

He smirks and gets ready to swing his bat at the sack. He makes impact and he pulls back for another strike. 

He hits it multiple times before he says "Alright I definitely feel better now. Your turn and thanks, I needed this." 

I smirk as I get ready to swing and I tell him as I swing it at the sack "like I said, anytime." I make impact and I hit it just as many times as Stiles. 

I smirk as I put my bat away and I turn to see Stiles coming back into my room. I smirk again and ask, "So what is the plan?" 

He looks up at me and says "This time let's just go with the flow and just call a pack meeting. When we go, I want you to go in my place and later I'll come in and we'll explain together." 

I smirk looking forward to it and I can't help but wonder if they'll notice so I ask "Well if we're doing this then let's spice it up by playing a game and see if they'll notice a difference. 

I'll be myself and if I'm confronted about my "Off" behavior I'll say, "Hold that thought" Call you and say "The fox is in." Which is your cue to enter. That's when we explain and find out how they feel." 

Stiles nods saying "yeah this could work. I'll text Derek and we'll have the meeting after school tomorrow." I smirk and I say, "Looking forward to it." 

He smiles up at me and he turns to go to his own room. I close the door behind him hopping on my bed and I get under my sheets going right to sleep.