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    The first time Derek sees Stiles, he’s sitting cross-legged next to a kiddie pool filled with floating plastic fish just outside the door of his classroom, clapping his hands along with the rest of the kids around him as a boy in blue reaches out with a net to scoop one up. There’s a sandbox on the other side of the door that kids are pawing through, nudging each other as they dig up magnetic letters, and through the door Derek can see the rest of the students sprawled across the room reading books.

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    Derek looks up, and it’s almost like he forgets to maintain the scowl for a moment. He just looks … lost. Vulnerable.

    Stiles takes another step forward. This close he can see that Derek’s eyes are a little watery. His throat bobs as he swallows, and then looks back down at the phone.

    You can’t hear *anything?* Stiles texts, and Derek’s shoulders slump. He slowly shakes his head.

    Stiles is starting to put it together now, how strangely Derek was acting the other night.

    Since Lydia screamed?, he texts.

    Derek swallows again, and then nods.

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    Buck had no idea what he was going to do next. He had Maddie’s jeep, but not Maddie. He wanted an escape but he wanted his sister to escape with him. He just …he sat on the hood of the car, parked in a nearly empty parking lot, out of gas and no money to get more.

    “Everything ok?” Buck looked up and saw a guy in a uniform. US Navy.

    “Uh, ye- yeah. All- all good.” Buck hated that he stuttered when he was nervous.

    “Wanna try again for a more believable answer?” The guy gave him a small smile. “I'm Petty Officer First Class Ryan. I work at the recruitment station over there. Ever thought about enlisting?”

    “I just … ran out of gas.” Buck admitted, blushing when his stomach rumbled. It'd only been a day since he ate last. Two, but he was trying to trick his body into thinking it had only been one.

    “How about I buy you lunch, you let me tell you a bit about the Navy, and if you're not interested, I help you get a few bucks for gas?”

    “I don't need a handout.” Buck ducked his head.

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    The four times Kurt tried to tell someone about Blaine, and the one time he didn't have to.

    aka The Boys free kurt.

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