His Ink On My Skin

Chapter 7: Interlude I - Coffee Cup Kiss

Chapter 7:

Interlude I – Coffee Cup Kiss

Key for this chapter:

Stiles' Thoughts

Anyone Else's Thoughts

'Old dialogues memories, spoken out loud thoughts, the past in general...'

///Memories///

POVs

""Not an Actual Speech or Thought""

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Warning: Alternative POVs

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Derek had been sitting in his favorite coffee shop lazily sipping his coffee, reading one of his favorite mystery series, when his most complicated acquaintance found a seat opposite him, he watched idly as he sipped his now lukewarm coffee, finally he huffed;

"And so?" he asked waiting as he set his cup down, as Chris finally addressed him, "What brings you here?" he asked softly.

"Do you think it's true", he asked without really asking.

"What?"

"The bond? Do you really think they have a bond, like that? One that transcends over almost everything that we've ever known?" he asked then.

Derek frowned at him, the question was oddly earnest, "I don't know, even in wolf packs, of the non-supernatural kind, mates aren't a thing. Maybe back in the day, before the world went to shit, wolves mated with only one wolf. But that world doesn't really exist. We've had wars, and bombs and poachers, nature isn't really unaffected, by the choices people make", he hummed, "You as a hunter should really know that", he hummed, "It's a bit of a myth really, 'mates' that is", he murmured, "But well it could very well be real too", he shrugged, "And if there are any two people who deserve it, it's probably going to be the two people, touched by death", he stated. "I guess it's Fate's way of balancing the scales", he humored somewhat amused.

"Death?" Chris asked quietly.

Derek frowned, "Well yeah", he stated, "They both died for a significant amount of time", he stated softly.

"What? When?" he asked baffled.

"How is it you don't know about this? For crying out loud, Scott and Allison "died" with him", he muttered slightly confused.

"Wait, no one told me that?" he hissed somewhat angrily.

"How the hell do you not know. Didn't Ally ever tell you, I mean it haunted her, she said she saw ghosts of her mother and Kate terrorising her. Scott's was progressively tame, he just shadows of an alpha chasing him, and we all know what happened to Stiles", he bit his lip, "It opened the door to possession", he swallowed and then stood up, "Do you want anything? I need some coffee", he muttered and then without waiting he left him alone in the booth, secluded from everyone else.

Heck, Derek had always been a runner.

"Something sweet for me", Chris' voice reached him, just as he stepped up to the counter, startling him a bit. The barista smiled quizzically at him, he blinked;

"Ah sorry, just I don't know really know what 'something sweet' means", he paused, "My um..." he turned to look at Chris staring out the window watching people pass, "Companion I guess", he muttered, "He uh... asked for something sweet", he turned to the barista, "Help?" he asked grinning at her lopsidedly.