Accidentally in Love || Sterek [Completed]

Chapter 13

Derek sat outside Stiles dorm, leaning against the building and watching the students stroll by. Some looked happy and alive and others look like they were set on the edge of a cliff and down below them lie a river of emotional breakdowns.

Derek hears the door opening and turns to look, seeing Stiles walk out while trying to pull his right arm through his jacket. Stiles sees Derek and smiles at him.

"Sorry, would've been done sooner but seems like Scott hid my jacket under a pile of dirty laundry."

"You sure that jacket was dirty?" Derek raises an eyebrow.

Stiles stops for a second, bringing his arm up to his nose to smell his jacket. He must deem it clean as he just shrugs.

"Smells fine to me. Are you ready to go?"

"Yep, let's go."

After Stiles and Derek stopped at the ice cream shoppe, the two went for a walk around the Main Street. Little stores line each way, some with vibrant store displays and others with a more relaxed vibe.

Stiles finishes off his ice cream cone, tossing his napkin in a trash can before looking at Derek.

"What was it you wanted to talk about?"

Derek stays silent for a second, biting his lip out of a nervous habit. Derek has rarely felt this nervous, he's usually felt in control but Stiles seems to mess up his control.

"I've been thinking about something your grandma said," Derek replies.

"Oh gosh, if it was something bad, you really shouldn't listen. Sometimes she says things that are-"

"No, no! Nothing like that." Derek lets out a laugh and Stiles sighs in relief. "Uh, yeah, it was about you. Well, I mean she didn't specifically said it was about you but it was about you."

"What was about me?"

By now Stiles is feeling nervous and he really doesn't know what to expect. What did his gran say?

"She said life's too short to let someone slip between your fingers, said to take a leap." Derek takes a glance at Stiles, noticing he's stopped walking. Derek also stops and turns to face Stiles. "So I just wanted to tell you I like you. Like, a lot."

Stiles stands quietly, trying to process actually what just happened. Derek?! Like him? What in the cosmos is going on?!

"So...you like me? As in like more than a friend like?" Stiles asks, pointing at himself. Derek nods, looking confused. "Did I ever tell you you're a gift to this world? Because it's true."

Stiles watches as Derek looks at him with an even more confused look. He smiles, shaking his head.

"I like you too, you wonderful gift," Stiles explains. This causes Derek to grin. "Why don't we go see a movie?"

"I'm okay with that. What movie do you wanna see?"

"Doesn't matter, whatever is playing," Stiles replies with a laugh.

With that, the two walk down the street to the theatre, their hands brushing every other step and both with silly smiles on their faces.