The Pack

Chapter 34: Don't ya think? & Thanks.

Stiles came running. Maybe faster that he ever did in his life, well, no that was a lie, the only time he ran faster than this was to save a little girl from danger but that is not tha point. Stiles ran to save the two shadows of the dark night. The moonlight and flames shone and gave away those two people.

"I'm okay, Stiles. I'm okay." Scott McCall gasped. Out of the two, he was the worse. He was bloodied, his hair wet from sweat and blood, blinded thanks to the ashes and his oxygen tank was gone. It was gone about two hours ago, which left him with an hour to live or to find his way to the house.

Derek Hale, the one holding Scott was injured as well, maybe not like Scott but injured, he was. His shirt was ripped in pieces and his chest was bloodied, his face was dirty with mud and blood and in one little part of his hand, a burn mark was starting to form.

Stiles looked at both men, he didn't know which one he was more worried about. "You got to be kidding me, Scott. You have only an hour to go and find the fucking spare."

Scott coughed blood but smiled, he couldn't see Stiles's face. He could hear his crazy heartbeat, his quick breaths and he could picture the concerned look in his mind. But he couldn't see him. "My father, you gotta stop him."

"Are you crazy? I won't leave you!"

"Derek's with me. And he will bring me to his house, I will be okay." This was the one time he let his heartbeat betrayed him.

"No, Scott-" Stiles began panicking.

Scott took Stiles by the shoulders. Like Stiles used to do when he had an asthma attack. He let his hands go to his face, he could hear the fast beating and the tears wet his own hands. "Stiles, breathe with me." He inhaled and exhaled.

Derek let go of Scott. He was still in a safe distance to catch him. But he knew this was their last goodbye.

"I know you are afraid, I won't lie to you, I am afraid as well. But you gotta go find my father, we lost people today. If you don't find him, all of their lives will go in vain." Scott said.

"But you-"

"Stiles, you are my greatest friend. You were with me since the beginning and I consider you as my own brother. But you need to go, you're the Alpha now. And is your responsibility." Scott smiled.

"I'll take care of him, Stiles." Derek spoke.

Scott chuckled when he heard those words. "You see? Your boyfriend is gonna be here with me. Take another deep breath and go."

Stiles inhaled and exhaled one more time. "You promise me that when this is all over, you will be standing and alive."

"I promise you that whatever happens tonight. I'll always be by your side." Scott let go of Stiles.

Stiles did not want to let go of Scott. Not in a thousand years. He sighed, glanced at his mate and couldn't help but hug Derek. "Please, be careful."

Derek embraced the scent that the Kitsune gave off. "I will be fine, Stiles. You can go."

Stiles glanced one more time at his best friend. Then, at his mate. As much as it hurt, he ran to the opposite direction, each step he took it was once step away from them. But it was the right decision, he hoped.

Scott exhaled. He was relieved. Funny, isn't it? How in a moment of chaos, he was calm and relieved. His breaths were more and more shallow, he could feel how the smoke was getting to him but he just felt at peace.

He walked without direction, Derek followed him. The Hale House was in the other direction but he knew Scott was not gonna go back. Scott then stopped, by instinct maybe. He sat down and funny enough, he laid in a rock.