Apart from Stiles turning, there hadn't been much going on this month Scott had believed but as always, it was to good to be true.
He and the pack stood at a crime scene Stiles father had invited them to. Invited them too, because the way the victim had been killed was not human. Scott was also still worried about Stiles. They had hardly spoken since the full moon. Both of them not eager to discuss what had come out of Stiles mouth.
They were both, it seemed, cowards.
Though since a couple of days ago Stiles had been very silent and it worried Scott to no end.
Kira and Stiles were also closer but at this moment they seemed to be having a whispered argument from behind his back.
"Tell him!"
"You do it!"
Scott had no idea what that was about and he had a feeling he didn't want to know.
The Sheriff came out of the crime scene.
"You sure?" Scott asked.
Stiles father nodded grimly "Has to be, though not a werewolf. I can't explain it..."
"I could see if I can smell anything around the body?" Scott offered.
He shrugged "Knock yourself out"
The Sheriff ordered his cops away from the scene, saying he needed to check something about the body alone.
Then Scott and his pack walked towards the covered body. It was right next to the woods on the side of the road.
He looked at everyone but no one stepped forward.
Scott sighed and rolled his eyes.
"I'll do it then, shall I?"
The Alpha werewolf picked up the cloth from the body but he stiffened as he got a whiff of something.
Something familiar.
His eyes flashed red.
Why did he smell something like a fox?
"This smells of-" He started to say.
"Nogitsune" Stiles signed out.
Scott blinked a little, he had forgotten Stiles now could smell just as well as him, better even but...his tone.
Stiles stepped forward, hands wringing with nerves.
"Scott-"
"There's a Nogitsune in Beacon Hills" Kira blurted, eyes wide.
He stared at his girlfriend, his mind not really processing what she said at first but then-
"What?!" He growled.
Malia, Kira and Stiles flinched while everyone else looked confused, shocked and angry.
"Where- never mind I can track it" Scott snapped, how could they keep this from him?!
He took off, following the scent, too angry to face them
"Woah, woah! Scott! You don't understand!" Stiles pleaded, quickly catching up with him. He matched Scott's stride easily, which he'd never been able to do when he'd been human.
Scott ignored him.
"Scott-" Stiles started.
The Alpha werewolf had had enough. He whiled around to face Stiles, making the were-fox flinch back.
"What don't I understand? Why are you always keeping things from me?!"
Stiles eyes narrowed.
"That wasn't just me..."
"It was your idea" Kira piped up but quickly shuffled away at Stiles glare in her direction.
"No, it never is, is it? Nothing you ever do or say or-or think is never your fault!" Scott snapped.
The were-fox crossed his arms as he demanded "What's that supposed to mean?!"
"You know what it means Stiles"
"This isn't what-"
"We need to talk about it at some point! We can't just keep avoiding" He said firmly.
Any thoughts where Stiles was trying to tell Scott that the Nogitsune's were actually good, probably were not behind this and he had the ability of a Nogitsune through his fox side, disappeared out of his mind.
Stiles eyes widened as he hissed, lowering his voice "You want to do this here Scott? Now?! I don't think-"
"You never do think!" Scott retorted.
His face paled and his eyes tinted a little silver as he said tightly "I wasn't in control-"
"That doesn't matter! Why-why didn't you tell me Stiles? I'm your best friend. Why didn't you just tell me how you felt?! I could have helped!" Scott cried, his voice getting louder in volume.
"How?! What could you have done? You couldn't have changed how I felt if you'd known. You'd just look even more down on me. Like everyone else did!" He snapped back.
Scott's eyes softened at that and he said gently "I don't look down on you Stiles. In fact I used to be jealous of you"
The were-fox looked choked up suddenly, completely in disbelief and shock "What? Why-why would you ever be jealous of me?!"
Scott then smiled but it was a sad disappointed smile as he laid his hand on Stiles shoulder and said "Because you were human"
Stiles felt like his mind had been blown, why was it that so many times since his transformation he felt so...lost and confused?"
"I-I don't-" Stiles started to say.
"Scott! The Nogitsune's scent is coming from over here! Follow me!" Liam cried out, from a different street up the road.
Scott nodded and he gave Stiles a sympathetic look and quickly ran after Liam.
"-Understand" Stiles finally managed to say but Scott was already gone.
Malia and Lydia had stayed behind, waiting for him.
Lydia hadn't heard their conversation but Malia had.
And she looked like she has understood what Scott had said, so why couldn't he?
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Fox At Heart (Stiles Stilinski)
FanficAfter a deadly battle with darkness. Stiles suffers mortal wounds. Despite Stiles wanting to die as a human, unable to live life without his best friend Scott bites him. At first it doesn't look like its had that much affect other than to save his...