Suffer Well (Sterek)

Dominic

It was the night of the full moon and Derek hadn't heard from Stiles since lunch, it made Derek anxious. It had been a simple text asking that Derek please keep his phone close by in case things got out of control. Stiles text Derek almost non-stop through out the day the day before, continuing from the night before that.

"You reek of worry," Dominic noted as he made a sandwich.

Derek was currently sitting at the kitchen table trying to keep himself from going to check on Stiles and Scott.

"It's Scott's first full moon," Derek answered simply. He could talk to Dominic, he wouldn't make snide remarks about the situation, unlike Amora who he'd been avoiding. She was always the first person to mention his emotions being off.

"That kid that got bit the other night?" Dominic asked.

Derek nodded. He didn't mention Scott much.

"I'm surprised you don't have him tied to a tree somewhere," Dominic chuckled, glancing at his brother.

"Stiles is handling him," Derek answered, "I hope."

"Maybe you should go check?" Dominic suggested.

"No, the reason I helped Stiles was so I didn't have to get involved," Derek shook his head.

"I still haven't met this Stiles," Dominic frowned at his brother. The name had been mentioned several times and Amora and Cora had raved about how gorgeous he was.

"And you won't, I helped him, he doesn't need me anymore so he has no reason to come around. The end," Derek glanced at his phone again, still nothing. The thought that Stiles might not need him and so might not text him again, had crossed his mind. The idea bothered Derek on some level and yet also relieved him.

Dominic eyed his brother carefully but didn't respond. Was that a hint of sadness in his scent? Dominic couldn't be certain, but he knew well enough not to mention it, unless he wanted to piss Derek off.

-

Derek woke the next morning to the sound of the doorbell. He did his best to ignore it, rolling back over. Laura was probably awake or Damon. He pulled the covers over his head and dozed back off.

Dominic made his way to the door and opened it to see a young guy who looked rather exhausted. 

"Uhhh, hey, I'm here for Derek," The guy shifted slightly.

"Stiles I presume?" Dominic smirked.

"Uh, yeah, that's me," Stiles nodded running his tongue along his lower lip anxiously. 

"Come on in, I'm Dominic by the way," Dominic couldn't deny, his sisters were right, he was gorgeous, "Derek should be down shortly, can I make you a coffee or something?" 

"A coffee would be great, I barely got any sleep last night," Stiles nodded following Dominic inside.

"I assume you handled Scott's full moon without too much trouble?" Dominic asked.

"Well I chained him to my jeep, that was a mistake, he dented my door while escaping. So I had to chase him through the woods. Finally I used this dog whistle I bought, he came running like a lost puppy. Well ended up being another mistake, he then wanted to kill me, I ended up taking my bat to his face. I felt bad, but he just wouldn't stop. I chained him to the nearest tree, which seemed to work okay. Also I made a spray bottle with wolfsbane laced water, my own concoction. It wasn't much just enough to sting a little. It helped when he tried to break the chains," Stiles rambled as Dominic made up a couple coffees.

"Honestly, that's impressive, I'm assuming that's why you look so exhausted?" Dominic smirked. This guy used a dog whistle and spray bottle to train a werewolf.

"Yeah, I wanted to stop by on my way home and let Derek know I made it through the night in one piece. I left my phone at home when Scott got loose," Stiles nodded taking the steaming cup Dominic had just handed him.

"I'm sure he'll be glad to know you're alright, he seemed worried last night," Dominic watched carefully as Stiles frowned at the news.

"Derek was worried?" 

"I suggested he check on you, but he insisted you could handle it," Dominic smiled leaning over the counter towards where Stiles was sitting.

"Oh."

Dominic saw the blush touch Stiles' cheeks and could smell the pride bleeding through his obvious nerves.

"So, I know this is probably inappropriate, but I was reading about the whole alpha beta omega thing, and I read that an alpha can become and beta or even an omega, and that an omega can become an alpha, well I found something that said they become alpha's by killing one, unless it's passed on in the family. I know you can't believe everything you read, but..." Stiles trailed off, looking down at his cup, "The other night, when we ran into Derek in the woods, he...he killed the alpha." Stiles bit down on his lower lip, his eyes glancing up at Dominic.

"Yes he did," Dominic smirked. He knew what Stiles was asking, but he liked to watch him squirm, it was cute.

"Does that mean he's... an alpha now?" 

Dominic nodded, "He is."

"So how does that work? I mean, is he your alpha or..." Stiles trailed off. It was clear he was worried about asking too personal a question.

"No, he's not. Laura is. See when our mother passed, Laura took over as alpha," Dominic explained.

"It was passed down," Stiles nodded recalling what he'd read.

"Yeah, so when Derek killed the alpha, he became one himself, but he's choosing not to acknowledge it," Dominic shrugged.

"He doesn't want to be an alpha?" Stiles asked.

"He doesn't want his own pack," Dominic knew Derek would kill him if he heard him telling Stiles this.

"That would mean giving up you guys, and you're his family," Stiles nodded in understanding. He was starting to piece together the type of person Derek was.

"Our family is important to all of us," Dominic nodded.

"I know what you mean, It's just me and my dad, but I'd do anything for him," Stiles spoke, a new sadness to his tone, "Speaking of actually, I'm supposed to swing by the station with breakfast, I should get going," Stiles sighed.

Dominic put a hand on Stiles' shoulder, "I like you Stiles, you should come around more."

Stiles smiled brightly, "Really?"

"In fact, why don't you have dinner with us tonight? I know Laura won't mind," Dominic smiled at the younger guy.

"Uh, are you sure? I'd hate to interrupt," Stiles bit down on his bottom lip again. 

Dominic's eyes dropped to Stiles' mouth briefly. This guy was crazy hot, if Derek didn't make a move, Dominic would. "Absolutely."

"Okay, sure," Stiles agreed, standing up.

"I guess Derek's still asleep, I'll let him know you stopped by," Dominic lead Stiles to the door, his hand guiding Stiles' by his mid back, gently. 

"Thanks, Dominic," Stiles smiled as he reached the door. 

"Oh and don't worry about the jeep door, Damon knows a thing or two about cars, I'll have him take a look at it tonight," Dominic winked.

Stiles' face lit up, "Dude, that would be awesome." 

Dominic watched as Stiles climbed into his jeep before closing the door. Dominic smirked to himself, Derek was going to kill him, but at least he'd get to see Stiles again.

*AN*
Uh oh flirty Domonic. 😁