ANOTHER STORY ANOTHER TIME

CHAPTER SEVEN * TRUTHS

Stiles stood at the island in the middle of the kitchen, straight across from him stood most of the members of his old pack, his father Noah was still smiling, Natalie who was comparing nail polish with her daughter Lydia, Parrish who was googling something on his phone, Liam holding Jacen who happened to be yawning, Danny was holding Jaina who was laying her head on his shoulders, Alec and Ethan were chatting about army stuff. As he began to speak the doorbell rang... Alec answered the door and Melissa walked in with Scott and Malia in tow. Alec stood in front of them,

 "I have a huge surprise for you all!"

Stiles wasn't sure how this would go, Ethan caught his attention with his hand in front of him, he lowered it as to say, 'calm down' ... Stiles looked up with an "I got this" nod.

Scott rounded the corner; Stiles was standing there in his army uniform and at first glance thought that he was seeing things. Then Melissa said Scott's name to him so softly,

 "Scott go." but Stiles still heard it with his Sup hearing. 

"Stiles." Scott muttered. Melissa turned to Alec and almost fell, the women that had seen all the horrors in the world working as a nurse in the crazy supernatural hot spot! Melissa finally saw something that made her nearly pass out. Stiles was practically her second son, and she was very much overwhelmed.

Stiles turned his attention from Ethan to see the commotion at the doorway. Scott stood there staring as Liam had moments earlier, Scott ran to Stiles and gave him his biggest bear hug yet,

 "My God your here, you're really here, how no one would help us find you." Scott looked at Lydia, "The one thing that kept my hopes up, were the fact she never saw your death!"

Stiles was getting overwhelmed, but Scott was more so than he! Scott literally fell to his knees while Stiles held him on the way down. 

"I thought I lost you!" Stiles held the hug as long as Scott was still holding it. And like with Lydia, Stiles could smell Scott's happiness and love. And then Stiles for the first-time marked Scott with his scent, not knowing what he was doing, and Scott slowed his breathing down and the two men stood up. Stiles released Scott and walked over to Melissa and Malia, as he hugged both ladies, Ethan was getting his greetings from everyone as well. Scott shook his head, he needed another hug, 

"Is this real?" Scott looked at Alec who smiled and nodded a yes. 

"Don't worry Scott it's really me, it's Stiles!" Stiles Smelled Scott again, this time willingly. Scott looked at Stiles, 

"What was that, first it was like you smelled me then it felt like you marked me?" Stiles looked confused. 

"I ah, well Scott when you got here, I was going to let everyone know where Ethan and have been for the last few months.

............ moments later ............

The group stood there silently as both Stiles and Ethan told their story. 

"And we followed lead after lead becoming dead end after dead end." Stiles calmly explained. Noah looked at his son, 

"So, you are a werejackal?" Stiles grinned,

 "Ahh yeah, seems like it, I can do everything a wolf can do, though my hearing is much better, but I've never had a full moon yet, or at least one here in Beacon Hill near my Nemeton." Ethan looked scanning the room,