Fearless // Teen Wolf

11: Building Strength

The Doctors had told the Stilinski family that Charlotte was doing well, and that she was very lucky. Her surgery was small, and she should be out by the weekend. For being shot, stabbed multiple times, punched, and attacked by an animal; she doesn't look too bad. That didn't stop Derek from worrying and threatening Stiles to tell him everything the doctor has been telling him.

By the time Charlie was properly released much to Melissa's worry that she should stay one more day; Derek was no longer a wanted fugitive, Kate was blamed for all the murders, and Lydia had gone missing from the hospital.

"I can walk on my own." Charlie jokes as her dad helps her enter the house.

"I know, but you were kidnapped and torture, sorry for worrying." he tells her with a sigh.

She looks at him with a sad smile. "She's gone. She can't hurt me." she reassures both him and herself.

He looks at her, "Can you promise to stay here for the week before you go back to your apartment with Derek? Just till I have peace of mind?" He requests, the worried look not leaving his face.

"I promise." she agrees with a nod.

"Good. Good. I got the night shift. So I'll see you in the morning. I will try to send Stiles home but he's very stubborn about that red head." he says, shaking his head. "You rest up."

"Will do. Stay safe." she tells him as she sits on the couch.

As the Sheriff leaves, Charlie sighs, "He's gone!" she shouts into the house, knowing that Derek was hiding somewhere.

"How'd you know I was here?" Derek asks as he takes a seat next to her.

She looks at him with a smile, "I know how worried you can get, and you weren't there when Melissa released me so I had a good guess you were waiting." 

He looks her up and down, taking in how she looks, beautiful but tired. "How are you?" he asks softly.

"I've been worse." she jokes. He stares at her and places a hand softly on her cheek, he takes away some of her pain making her sigh, "You don't need to do that." she whispers, placing her hand on his wrist.

"You're in pain. It's the least I can do to help you." he whispers back, continuing to take her pain.

Her pain fully diminishes, "Thank you."

"I have an idea, and I want to run it by you." he tells her, not moving his hand from her cheek.

"I'm all ears." she replies, curious on what's got him so serious.

"I want to form a pack." He tells her.

"A pack? Like with Scott?" Charlie questions.

Derek shakes his head, "No he's... stubborn. I want to give people the option to join our pack."

Her mouth quirks up in a smile, "Our pack?"

"Yes, our pack. I'm not doing this without you." he tells her, using his other hand to grab hers.

"Okay... Do you have people in mind?" she asks, curious by his idea.

"Jackson already asked me for the bite. He's not necessarily a part of my plan, but if the bite takes then he could join." he informs her, gagging her reaction.

Charlie nods slowly, "Okay, jackass is a maybe. Got it. Anyone else?"

"While you were in the hospital, I've been looking around town. I want to give the bite to people who need it. Not just at random like Peter was doing." he starts to explain. "There's this kid, who works the literal graveyard shift at the graveyard. I want to approach him about this."