Suffer Well (Sterek)

Warning

It had been two days since the Hale's had seen or heard from Stiles. Derek refrained from texting him to make sure he was okay. He actually missed the guy. So when Stiles knocked on they're door Derek was actually relieved.

"Stiles, what are you doing here?" Cora asked excitedly as she let Stiles in.

"It's been a few days and I kinda missed everyone," Stiles answered sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"We missed you too, Stiles. It's been weird not having you around," Laura said pulling Stiles into a hug.

"Hey, Laura."

"Dom's gonna be so glad to see you. He's been complaining about you not coming by," Cora said pulling out her phone to text her brothers.

"Really?" Stiles asked, surprised.

"He doesn't blame you," Laura said sweetly.

Stiles bit his bottom lip.

Just then Dominic hurried down the stairs, "Stiles," Dominic exclaimed excitedly, gripping the human in a hug.

"Where the hell have you been?" Dominic snapped, pulling away.

"I uh, wanted to keep my distance some," Stiles shrugged, dropping his head.

"Please, don't," Dominic said sadly.

Just then Derek reached the bottom of the stairs.

Stiles' eyes fell to the alpha's.

"Hey, Derek," Stiles gave a small smile.

"Stiles," Derek gave a curt nod.

"So how's Scott? Is he still dating that Allison chick?" Cora asked.

"Uh, yeah, about that," Stiles shifted slightly, "I thought her dad was a little off, so I did some digging, well it turns out that he's a werewolf hunter, retired supposedly, his wife died because of hunting or something. Anyway he found out about Scott. He was pissed that he's dating Allison. I tried talking to him, but he wasn't interested, something about how dangerous it was and a relative coming to visit for a while, who is apparently not retired. I thought I might warn you guys," Stiles rambled quickly.

"Stiles, that's important information, when did you find out?" Laura asked suddenly very serious.

"Like three hours ago. That's actually why I stopped by," Stiles answered dropping his eyes to the floor.

"Do you know who it is? Or when they're gonna be here?" Damon asked next.

"In a few days, something about an omega," Stiles answered, "He wouldn't really say."

"Omega, Derek that's you, you're an alpha without a pack," Amora spoke up worriedly.

"Is that bad?" Stiles asked a new worry to his tone.

"An omega is weaker when alone and therefore more easily hunted and killed," Damon explained gently.

Stiles turned to Derek with a concerned look.

"I'm not getting a pack, I can handle myself," Derek growled at the worried faces staring at him.

"Derek," Laura said with a sigh.

"Don't," Derek snapped.

Amora was about to say something when Laura stopped her, "We can discuss this later, dinner's about ready, Stiles will you stay?"

Stiles shook his head, "I really can't," Stiles checked his phone.

"I'll walk you out," Dominic said following Stiles out as he waved to the rest of the siblings.

"Thank you for stopping by," Dominic said as they reached Stiles' jeep.

"Sure," Stiles answered with a half shrug.

"Look, I know why you're staying away, but please don't. We miss you," Dominic's tone was sad.

"Look, I like you all but, it's not a good idea for me to be here so much," Stiles sighed.

"Why not? What changed?"

Stiles shifted nervously.

"Theo," Dominic nodded in understanding.

"He's started asking questions about where I've been and who I'm with. I don't want to tell him I've been here, it'll complicate things," Stiles sighed, checking his phone again.

"You're supposed to see him tonight, aren't you?" Dominic asked, a hint of jealousy in his tone.

Stiles only nodded.

Dominic let out a frustrated huff, "Please don't be a stranger. And thank you for warning us about the hunter, that means a lot," Dominic leaned in like he always did.

"Goodnight, Dominic," Stiles climbed into his jeep and drove off.

Derek watched from the living room window as Dominic talked to Stiles. The alpha had a new respect for the human. Stiles had gone out of his way to tell Laura about the hunter. Maybe Derek could trust him after all.

"You're starting to like him," Amora smiled from behind Derek.

"Amora, please," Derek really didn't want to have this conversation.

"You need a pack, Stiles could be your first beta-"

"No," Derek snapped harshly. The thought angered Derek to his core.

"Is this about Paige?" Amora asked crossing her arms.

Derek let out a warning growl. Paige wasn't brought up for a reason and Amora knew it.

"That was a long time ago. What are you going to do? Never turn anyone?" Amora was determined to make Derek mad.

"Amora, I'm warning you right now that you're crossing a line," Derek growled, his eyes turning red.

Amora shut her mouth. Derek did his best to keep from allowing his eyes to change, especially since becoming an alpha, but when they did, it was because Derek was pissed.

Just as Dominic walked in, Derek's phone buzzed, signaling a text.

Stiles.

"We need to talk, in person. Meet me tomorrow?"

Derek was so aggravated he ignored the text. He didn't feel like talking to anyone.

"Dinner is read- Derek where are you going?" Laura called after Derek, who was climbing the stairs.

"I'm not hungry." Truth was he just needed to be alone for a little while.

*AN*
Short little chapter for you, but things are about to get messy.