I think I'm in love with you.

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Elijah followed Derek inside his house. Derek had been quieter than normal at dinner and it worried Elijah.

"Stiles is out tonight, he'll be home later on. Make yourself comfortable." Derek gestured to the room as he made his way to the kitchen.

Elijah followed him. "You're less protective of Stiles now."

"Not exactly, I've just learned to pick my battles." Derek shrugged.

"If I'm too...pushy, he'll just do it behind my back. At least this way, I know where he's at and who he's with."

"I understand. Klaus can be difficult at times. I too have learned to pick my battles." Elijah nodded.

Derek opened the bottle Klaus had given him the day before.

"I see my brother is making an effort to get on your good graces." Elijah noted the bottle.

"Yeah." Derek nodded with a slight frown.

"You're upset I helped him." Elijah guessed dropping his head slightly. He had been unsure of the idea but Klaus practically begged him.

"No, I'm just...you remembered." Derek said holding the bottle up.

"Of course I remembered." Elijah frowned in confusion.

Derek slid a glass towards Elijah. "I mentioned it the first night we met. That was weeks ago."

"I remember that night well." Elijah nodded with a smile.

"Elijah, I need to be honest with you." Derek huffed running a hand along the back of his head.

"Please do." Elijah sat his glass down giving his undivided attention to the alpha.

"I think...I think I'm..." Derek struggled to find the right words.

"I don't do relationships well. In fact it's been a very long time since I've been in one. The last one...got most of my family killed." Derek frowned down at the untouched bourbon.

"I didn't realize, I'm sorry to hear that." Elijah frowned at the troubled man in front of him.

"Klaus mentioned Kai briefly yesterday." Derek licked his lips obviously nervous.

"I see."

Derek smelled Elijah's sudden discomfort.

"It just made me realize how serious this is for both of us." Derek looked up at Elijah's brown eyes.

Elijah relaxed a bit.

"Elijah, I don't know if I should tell you this but...I think I'm in love with you."

Elijah looked at Derek shocked and then a smile crept across his lips.

"I'm in love with you too, Derek."

Derek let out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding. "Really?"

"I didn't want to move things too fast so I didn't say anything." Elijah stepped towards Derek lifting his chin so that he could kiss Derek.

Derek melted into the kiss. Elijah pressed in more allowing Derek to deepen the kiss. The gentleness of it slowly started to fade. Derek gripped Elijahs waist as Elijah held onto the back of Derek's neck. Elijah rolled his tongue along Derek's earning a slight whimper that Derek hoped Elijah didn't hear. Suddenly Derek was hit with an intense scent of lust. Something he hadn't smelt on Elijah before. His wolf reacted but not in the way he expected. He pulled his head back bearing his throat so Elijah could press open mouthed kisses along it.

Derek gripped onto Elijah even tighter. His wolf didn't know whether to pull away or lean in.

Elijah pulled back slightly causing Derek to let out another tiny whine.

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