Everything - Sterek au

05

Stiles-

I lay in my hospital bed, Derek still asleep in the chair next to me. I was actually surprised he had stayed all night because I had asked him to go back to my place, where he'd be comfortable. He was even still holding my hand, but I didn't mind.
'Stiles? Stop staring at me.' He whispers, moving the chair closer to my bed with his eyes still closed. I was impressed but found it a little cute as he lay his head beside my body, not letting go of my hand. This had to be a mysterious twin Derek had never introduced us to or something, he'd never been this friendly before. Like he had heard my thought, he smiled and held my hand tighter, gently pulling it closer to his face. 'Stiles, go back to sleep. You need to rest.'
'I'll be fine. Remember, I'm stiles stilinski, the guy who spends hours on his dad's cases.'
'Yeah well you've almost died twice and I'm not losing you. Sleep. Or I'll knock you out.' There he is, my grumpy Derek is back. I laugh and try to sit up, wincing as a burning pain spread through my ribs and chest. He sighed, sitting up with a frown on his face.
'Stiles, please lay down. I surprisingly don't like seeing you in this much pain.' he whispers, trying to take my pain again. I could tell it was making him weak to take my pain so often, so I stayed still again, not wanting him to get hurt doing it.
'Derek I can always get medication for pain-'
'This is quicker.'
'And is hurting you Der. Come on, stop it now. I might have a few broken bones, but I will fight you.' He chuckled and let go of my hand for a moment, before staring at me as if he was checking for something.
'You don't look good Stiles, are you alright?' To tell the truth, I felt sick, but I didn't answer. Derek could already smell it. 'What's wrong? Do you need a doctor?'
'It's okay, it's just a stomach ache, I'll be okay.' I didn't say all that was on my mind, knowing Derek would only overreact.
'You don't understand. We've already almost lost you twice. You were dead for five minutes. I can't lose you Stiles, so I'm allowed to 'overreact' about this. I can't take risks.'
'Derek I'm fine. Really. You know what I mean. You won't lose me, not without a fight. Okay?'
'You're the only one who let me stay without reason. You didn't mind, you made it feel like I was at home. That doesn't make sense, I don't know what I'm trying to say.' Smiling, I grab his hand again, pulling it close to my chest. 'I can't lose you, not like I lost everyone else.'
'I'm not going down without a fight. Alright?' I close my eyes for a few minutes during the comfortable silence, only to feel tears fall on my hands. 'Derek...'
'I'm okay, I just need some air. I'll be right back, I promise.' I nod and let him go, more confused than anything.

It was ten minutes before he came back, looking like he hadn't just had a breakdown in the bathrooms. Five minutes after a nurse came in and tried to give me some medication to help me sleep after seeing me awake every time she'd checked on me. I was a little tired from trying to fight her off but happy that I'd won. Derek obviously noticed that I was more tired than I was before, and took issue. I immediately explain what had happened, and he sat down with a nod, placing his head back on my bed.
'You don't have to stay, Der. I don't mind. I know you're tired and your back hurts from sleeping in the chair.' He shook his head and stayed where he was, grabbing my hand again.
'Oh I'm fine, I heal. I just want to make sure you're alright. They're talking about sedating you since you're not sleeping and it's 4 in the morning.'
'I know. But I'll put up a fight. I don't want to be sedated. You won't let them if I say no right?'
'Course not. You'll just sleep later. I know you don't like being here, it's hard to sleep.' I nod and smile at his tired face. Moving my hand from his grip, I start running my fingers through his hair, watching as he started falling to sleep. That would come in handy, whenever he stayed at my place and wouldn't sleep. Eventually, my own body began growing tired, and I found myself falling to sleep too.

I woke up to nurses surrounding me, and Derek watching in the corner with a pale face. Honestly, I felt awful, as if my chest had been stepped on repeatedly by a giant. I could hardly breathe, and my lungs burned as I tried to get air. My arms were limp and I could feel the cut on my head somehow reopening. I couldn't move. It was as if I was dying.

'Stiles, wake up. It's just a nightmare.' Derek whispered, waking me up as gently as he could without hurting me. I looked around for a minute or two, seeing the sun shining through the window. 'Your Dad will be here In a few hours, and Melissa is coming to check on you in a few minutes. They're going to run some tests when your Dad is here, okay?'
'You're staying for longer? You should go to school.'
'I'm not leaving you. They'll have to drag me out fighting before I leave. Then I'll just sneak in from the rooftop.' I smile and rest my head back on the pillows.
'Hey sweetheart, I brought you some breakfast. Scott said you don't like the hospital food, so I brought you something else.' Melissa said with a smile, helping me sit up just a bit before setting the bed up so I could lean back at the same time. 'I also brought you something, since I've been told you haven't left his side all night.' He seemed to brighten up at the mention of food, and he finally moved to get it.
'Your vitals seem perfectly fine, but you're bleeding from your forehead again. Just let me clean that up alright? Do you know how that happened?'
'He was having a nightmare and scratched at the stitches.' Derek informed since I was clueless. 'Kept mumbling something about dying.' I nod and try to get an itch on my lower thigh. Derek caught on immediately when I winced and couldn't reach the area, and leaned over to scratch the itch for me.
'I haven't seen you so calm in a while Derek, not even around Stiles. And stiles is basically the son I should've had since my son should be at school right now.' I smirk and see Scott's reaction from the doorway. 
'That's right Scotty, your mum loves me.'
'I've known you for pretty much your entire life, of course, I do, dumbass.' Derek chuckles and watches the door like he could hear something. I assume he could because seconds later the rest of the pack came piling in. Isaac seemed less enthusiastic to see me as usual, but he still smiled when he saw I was okay. Lydia seemed a little shaken up, and Malia looked glad to see me- especially when she tried to hug me. I let her, but Derek, of course, glared when I winced.
'Stiles helped me control my shift. I'm allowed to be happy with him being alive. You would have been mad if I did what I'd do in the wild.'
'She'd leave me for dead.' I whisper, making an attempt to hug her back. 'So this is actually progress. Big progress.'
Ethan stood at the door, unsure if he should have even bothered to come to visit, but when I nod at him he instantly comes over and hugs me as gently as possible.
'This is why I'm not at school. They wanted to make sure Stiles was alright. Lydia kept feeling something in the middle of the night, and Isaac although he won't admit it, cried when he found out Stiles was in the hospital.'
'I did not!'
'It's alright scarf-man, I know you love me really.' I joke, causing his glare at Scott to soften.
'Scott would have been upset if something had happened.'
'Oh, he'd probably die. Nobody can live without Stiles Stilinski. wait, even Theo is here?'
'Yeah, he panicked when he heard you were here. Liam is outside, trying to calm himself down before coming inside.'
'I actually feel loved now.' I laughed, seeing a slightly worn down Liam walk into the room. He looked the biggest wreck in the room. 'Hey, Liam. Missed me?' Usually, Liam would have probably threatened to bite my face off by now, but instead, he was hugging me whilst also taking most of the pain away. He really wanted this hug. Even when Melissa tried to move him, he just climbed onto the bed and held on. Even Scott was shocked at his behaviour.
'I'm okay Liam. Just a few broken bones and a minor head injury. That's all.' I stopped Melissa from trying to move him again, deciding it was probably best to leave him be when I could feel his tears on my shoulder.
'The rest of you should probably go to school, you can always come back later.' I whisper, laughing when Theo tried to move Liam and was bitten instead.
'I wanna stay here.'
'Yeah, Theo, he wants to stay,' I tease Theo, the look of pure jealousy being priceless 'Go to school. I'll make sure he's okay.'