The Heat [Thiam]

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Liam and Theo have a stare off. Liam had actually been quite demanding when it came to his request, and Theo, being the werewolf he is, would never have obeyed a command like that one. So saying that the pack was anxious just watching the two was an understatement.

Deaton has known for a while that those two idiots were mates, the pack had had their suspicions as well but never really actually believed it. Even know, some of them are still confused and are wondering who Theo's mate is. It's so obvious though, so painfully obvious.

"Why do you want me to take those pills?" Theo asked, very defiantly.

"Because if you don't do it, you could make everything worse. If you don't take the pills, you'll start to lose control and embarrass yourself in front of everyone." Liam takes a step closer to Theo, forcing himself into his line of sight once again.

Theo tried to look away but fails. He never wanted all of this to happen. He never wanted to lose control the way he did and Liam knew that. Liam knows everything now.

You told me everything right before you fell asleep Theo. I trust you, why can't you trust me?

It seems that Liam's voice ringing in Theo's head was more than a bit startling to him. He crosses his hands across his chest and glares at him.

You shouldn't trust me Liam.

But you want me to, don't you?

They continued discussing the matter at hand through their own link while the pack stood there and watched with weary eyes.

"What the hell is going on?" Malia's whispered, her eyes burning holes into the side of Scott's head.

Deaton has already taken the liberty of explaining everything to the group while Theo was out cold yet the concept was still apparently very difficult for most of the packs minds to comprehend. Scott signs and catches the look in his best friends eyes.

"Liam and Theo are mates. Theo might not actually be a bad guy and he might have been lying to us about why he did the things he did." Stiles answers this in a way that shows just how little he actually understands.

"So what exactly does Theo have and why is that a problem?" Kira asked.

"Basically, Theo's heart is fighting against him for dominance because it wants nothing to do with Liam so to fight back, his body is going on overdrive and doubling the symptoms of his heat." Lydia responds and then she squints her eyes and purses her lips.

"And his heart is fighting him because it's not really his heart, but it's actually his sister's? Also she wasn't human?" Isaac asks. His eyebrows are touching his forehead.

"Apparently." Scott nods, his eyes looking up to catch Liam shoving two pills into a very shocked looking Theo's mouth. Scott looks away and pretends to have not seen that, locking eyes Derek.

He's been quite the whole time, even though he is much more knowledgeable on the topic of mates since he was born into a pack. His face was taught with an expression Scott couldn't properly understand.

"How about we give Theo and Deaton some space to speak."Derek, although attempting to sound casual, was obviously just trying to get away from Theo.

Liam doesn't look all that keen on leaving like that but he does it anyways. But not before telling Theo to behave.

Once in a separate room, the urge to speak is palpable, and yet someone speaks. Not util Derek spoke.

"He needs a place to stay." The words slip from Derek's mouth on their own accord, not asking permission to leave and instead just walking right out the front door.

There's a pause.

"Well...." Stiles begins. But then there's another pause.

"Just let the kid stay with us." Peter says it like it's the most obvious option out there. And, granted, it is. However, it's also much more complicated than that.

"As in, in the pack house? Where we have all of our important meetings? Where we basically all live at several times a week? Where we discuss future alliances and plans to destroy the enemy?

Yeah, sure why not?" Stiles doesn't even blink before responding. It seems he's been thinking about it too.

"Well were else would he go?" Liam snaps. "He can't keep staying in his car, especially not when he's going through something like this. You wouldn't do it to Peter, why would you do it to him?"

"Why? Oh- oh I don't know/ maybe it's becAUSE HE USED YOU TO TRY AND KILL SCOTT AND THEN MANAGED TO RUIN MY FRIENDSHIP WITH HIM?!" Hands are flying through the air, but when are they not when it comes to Stiles?

"But that's the thing isn't it? It wasn't even him doing it. That's literally part of what we just finished explaining." Liam is red in the face. His breathing is labored and his hands shaking, he feels like he's on the verge of exploding.

Silence.

"And what about Peter? He killed his own family too, and it WAS ACTUALLY HIM but you are more keen on forgiving him than Theo."

"Well that's because he redeemed himself! He's already helped us time and time again, even when he had the chance to screw us over, he didn't. He was still by our side." Scott wasn't necessarily angry, he was annoyed. Annoyed that Liam was, in his opinion, too blinded by the bond to see the truth.

"And just because he wasn't in control of himself while doing what he did doesn't mean he's a good person. He could be just as shitty." Lydia wasn't going to give Liam room to respond, she had to point out what everyone was ignoring.

"No..." The shock of Stiles' murmured response doubled as a weight. He was still very much against the situation but he wasn't going to hide the truth.

"No?"

"No. If it turns out that all of this is the truth, it would mean that Theo is actually a good person. The Theo we grew up with, didn't even like to catch fireflies because he was afraid of hurting them."

Scott stares at Stiles, Stiles stares back.

"I hate to say it but it's true. Theo, was just as sarcastic as Stiles, but he was an even bigger softie than I was. He wouldn't even want to see anyone cry." Malia stares at Scott in shock.

"Do you think he's been conscious this whole time? Trapped inside just like I was when... it took over me? Or...

Or do you think he's been dormant until now? Will he still be a child in his head when he comes to?" Stiles lips are caught in between teeth. Malia looks at him, and understands. She's been through that too, and it wasn't simple.

"I don't know." Derek answers

"There's no way to know for sure." Lydia added.

"If Theo is still, alive in there somehow.... He won't be okay." Scott hesitates at first, but finds the strength to say it.

"He'll never be okay." Peter let's the word drop out of his mouth. Thick and heavy on Liam's heart.

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A/N:
Wowwwww it's been literally two years. Hope you like the update😅