Unleashing the Beast Within // Stiles Stilinski

-- Chapter One --

Word Count: 1595 
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The cool breeze of a late, Autumn afternoon swept through the Stilinski household, chilling everything in its path, except Stiles. He never got cold, or hot for that matter. It was almost as if he was immune to the weather, along with many other things. Not that anyone, other than Stiles himself, seemed to notice let alone care to do anything about it. It wasn't that his friends and family didn't love him, it was simply that his well being was always being pushed aside because there was always bigger problems. Stiles never thought much about the matter, in fact he would even push aside his health and happiness to deal with other people's problems. He had always been like this, ever since he was young and his mother died.

Stiles was sat cross-legged on his bed, in his room typing away at a computer while scribbling away at a notepad. Any normal person would think he was insane, but in reality, he was just doing his math homework. Although he was a smart kid, he wasn't the best at expressing his thoughts. He tried though, he really did but something was always just off with him. Ever since he was little, he found it hard to fit in with the crowd; he'd always be the one wearing an orange shirt when everyone else was wearing red. Or he would be the one to order a milkshake when everyone else would order a soft drink.

That was until he met Scott McCall; his best friend, his brother. The pair of them got along instantly and were the best of friends in no time. Scott would wear a blue shirt to go with Stiles' orange one, just to make him feel like he fitted in better. Scott would order a Coke to go along with Stiles' milkshake and they'd make a Spider and share it. Stiles and Scott were accused of being joined at the hip by their parents, who were also friends. Claudia and Melissa were also very good friends until Claudia, Stiles' mother, died. John Stilinski and Rafael McCall got along too, until the divorce of the McCall's, they then became distant.

Stiles' mind was brought back to reality when something cold and sharp hit him in the arm. He cursed to himself and grabbed the scaly tail on his right side in both hands. The thought of making it disappear again crossed his mind, but he decided against it as he wasn't having to hide it from anyone. The tail that protruded from Stiles' lower back was at around two metres long and an inch in diameter. He let go of it and it simply swayed a little bit before curling around Stiles' right leg and reaching the top of his left foot. The pointy tip was dark like ash, shaped like a spear and ready to catch alight at any second. If Stiles wasn't careful, he could end up burning the whole house down! (Which he almost did once, but we don't talk about that).

Luckily, Stiles had mastered the art of lighting the flame on his tail. Although he was still learning how to use the fire element with other offensive and defensive moves, he had learnt a few small things on his own. Stiles heard Scott's motorbike a few blocks away and decided now would be a good time to hide his tail. He closed his eyes and said a few words in Latin, then focused on the thought of his tail being invisible. Once the chant was over he opened his eyes which were glowing purple. His tail was still visible to him but it was translucent in appearance, but no one else could see it. Unless, Scott or another werewolf used their special 'werewolf vision' to see it. Then they'd see the outline of the tail, similar to how Scott can see Kira's fox aura, except not nearly as intense. It'd look like a mirage to them, as if their eyes were deceiving them.

His wings, spikes and body markings were all hidden under his hoodie, so he need not worry about hiding those, although he decided to make those parts of him invisible too. Just in case anyone accidentally pulled his hoodie off or something worse.

Scott pulled up in the driveway and knocked on the front door, startling Stiles out of his trance. His eyes returned to their normal hazel colour as he made sure the tail was fully hidden; it was. Stiles sighed a breath of relief then made his way down the stairs and to the front door where he greeted Scott with open arms. The two hugged as they said hello, accompanied with big, goofy smiles and a few laughs.

"So Scotty boy, what brings you here?" Stiles asked as he sat down in the lounge room along with the other boy. He readjusted himself so he wasn't sitting on his tail, not that Scott would notice but Stiles sure felt it. Scott turned on the television as he closed the blinds around the room. He looked at Stiles expectantly as he was closing the last blind.

"Well what are you waiting for? Go get some popcorn! We're having a movie night." Scott chirps in almost too happy tone. Stiles could tell something was off with Scott but he didn't question it. That boy was happy one day and sad the next. Probably because there was always someone evil in Beacon Hills trying to kill everyone and Scott always had to try and save the people of the town. Stiles would help as much as he could. Although after the Nogitsune possessing him, everyone had been a bit more distant with him, as if they were scared that Stiles was still evil; which he wasn't.

"Uh- right. Popcorn, let me see if we have some." Stiles finally stuttered out after Scott snapped his fingers in front of Stiles' face a few times to get his attention. Stiles walked out to the kitchen and checked the cupboard for popcorn when he heard another knock at the door. With furrowed eyebrows, he walked to the door and answered it. There, stood in the doorway holding bags of food and drink, was Malia, Lydia and Kira.

"Hey Stiles!" Lydia spoke up for the whole group. Stiles had a very confused look on his face which Lydia saw and decided to just let herself and the others in. He watched as they walked past and made themselves comfortable, spread across the lounge with the food on the table in front of them. Kira was sitting with her head on Scott's shoulder and his arm around her. While Lydia and Malia were sitting together on the lounge, leaving no space for Stiles. He sighed as he shut the front door and walked over to the lounges.

"Alright everyone. Get up for a second, we need more room!" Stiles commanded a little louder than normal as he was talking over the TV. Everyone looked at him and sighed as they stood up. He folded out the lounges into beds and got some sheets and pillows. Once they were done everyone clambered back into their positions and stared at the TV once more.

"What movie are we watching?" Malia asked, to no one in particular. She looked around at Scott and Kira who shrugged their shoulders. She then looked to Stiles who simply averted his eyes as he was too awkward to simply say he had no clue what to watch. It was Lydia who finally broke the silence as Malia gave he pleading eyes.

"Alright! I'll choose then. How about a horror movie?" She whispered, putting emphasis on 'horror' and 'movie'. Kira's face dropped along with Stiles'. Malia and Scott were up for a horror movie, seeing as they were probably the most outgoing of the group. Stiles gulped as he got up and picked out the first horror movie that he saw; Insidious.

With a gulp he put the movie into the DVD player and it started playing immediately. He found a seat on the lounge next to Scott as Kira had joined the pair of girls on the other lounge. In no time, he found himself hiding under a blanket and slowly inching closer to Scott, who by now had figured out what Stiles was doing and put a protective arm around him.

To anybody else, they would've looked like an adorable gay couple, but Scott had been protecting Stiles from everything all his life. From werewolves to Nogitsunes to the monster under his bed. Ever since Scott and Stiles met, they always had movie nights together and Scott would always choose to watch a horror movie. Which usually resulted in Scott 'protecting' Stiles by holding him close and keeping the blanket over the both of them so nothing could attack their feet from under the lounge.

Lydia, Malia and Kira were all huddled in a ball, giggling at Stiles and Scott's odd position. Although the three of them were all doing the same sort of thing except on a bed. Kira was on the right of Lydia and Malia on the left. They all cuddled under two large blankets and were surrounded by pillows. The night was going to be long, but good. 

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So there was the first chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed it. It was kind of just a filler sort of chapter thing haha, I'm not sure how to explain it. 

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Until next time,

Natasha xx