Stranded (Sterek AU)

Chapter Eighteen

 "Your uncle is like my favorite person." Stiles tells Derek, and Derek rolls his eyes at him before he moves to look when hears someone walks into the room that Derek was hiding out in. Stiles looks around to see that it looks like a teenagers room, and he smiles softly at Derek. "This is your room,isn't it?" Stiles asks, and Derek sighs as he looks around before nodding his head. "I thought your mother moved?" Stiles says, andDerek sighs before looking at him.

"She did." Derek tells him, and Stiles knows from his tone that that's all he's going to say about it. Stiles doesn't think that it's healthy that Talia kept Derek's room exactly the same, Derek's desk looks like he was doing homework the night before and didn't bother putting his things away before he went to bed. Stiles moves to sit on the bed, looking at his phone before patting the bed, and Derek moves to sit next to him. "It was a plane crash." Derek whispers, and Stiles knows that he's talking about how he was stranded on that island. Stiles doesn't say anything else, he just leans against him, and Derek seems grateful that he doesn't have to talk about it.

Scott told Stiles some of what Talia had told him over the weeks that they had been corresponding with each other. It was Derek's senior trip, and they were flying a small group of students to the main island but the engine failed.Stiles doesn't know if he wants the details, and Derek seems to thinking deeply about something. "What is it, Der?" Stiles asks him, gently as he rubs his back. Derek doesn't answer him at first,but Stiles waits for him to answer.

"Paige's parents came to see me a few days." Derek tells him, and Stiles' eyebrows wrinkle in confusion. "She was my girlfriend in high school. I thought I was going to marry her." Derek says, his voice getting softer and softer. Stiles continues rubbing his back in support and Derek takes a deep breath before he continues. "They asked if I knew what happened to her, and I had to tell them that she died next to me when the plane went into the water." Derek says, and Stiles leans against him.

"What did they do?" Stilesasks, wearily. Derek wipes at his eyes, and Stiles really doesn'twant to have to show his ass to people who lost their daughter.

"They knew already. They found the plane with her body in it, but they just assumed that I died with her." Derek tells him, and Stiles kisses his cheeks before wiping his eyes for him gently. "They didn't get mad at me or yell at me. They were just happy that I was alive." Derek says, and Stiles kiss his cheek while nodding his head. "I wanted them to yell at me orbe angry at me, but they didn't." Derek mutters, and Stiles smiles at him before moving into his lap.

"They wanted you to be alive,they wanted you to live." Stiles tells him, and kissing him. Derek doesn't seem to want to look at him, and he moves to look away from him but Stiles doesn't let him. "Hey, you're amazing. I'm glad thatyuou're alive because I wouldn't be alive because of you." Stiles tells him, and Derek turns to look at him like he doesn't believe him. "It's true, Derek!" Stiles tells him, smiling at him while he moves to kiss his lips happily. Derek smiles at him before he moves to kiss him again, and Stiles leans against him with a happy hum.

"Thank you for being here with me." Derek tells him, and Stiles smiles at him before kissing him again. "I think I love you." Derek tells him, and Stiles looks at him in surprise before he smiles at him widely before he pushes him down to the bed. Derek seems surprised by Stiles' reaction but he's pleased nonetheless, and he moves to kiss him.

"I'm pretty sure I love you."Stiles tells him, and he moves lay down on the bed. Derek looks at him with happiness before he moves to kiss him again.

"Stiles? Derek?" Talia yells,and Stiles sighs before he moves to sit up. She sounds like she has to tell them something important, and Stiles tries not to get annoyed that she was ruining their moment. Talia finds them, Stiles can see her audible sigh of relief when she sees them, and she smiles at them before leaning against the door. "Stiles. Jackson Whittemore is here to see you, he said it's important that he sees you immediately." Talia tells him, and Stiles turns his head before he moves to follow after her to see Jackson.