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It was late that same night. Cora had exhausted Scott into a deep slumber from all the training. Stiles and Derek were in bed together, Stiles already asleep. It had just turned one in the morning, Laura had finishing their shift of sitting at the top of the basement stairs keeping an eye on Scott. Derek moved so slowly and left his hoodie behind as to not wake Stiles. He slipped out of the room and headed to the basement stairs. He sat against the door that led down and prepared himself for a long night. Allison had agreed to take over at 5 am. He relaxed on the door way and listened in to the sounds of the Stilinski house hold.
He could hear the sheriff and his loud snoring, Cora and Parrish were both sleeping peacefully, and from the sounds Cora was in her favorite position. She loved to burrow so her face was most likely pressed into Jordan’s back or chest.
He could faintly smell the left overs of Chris but he had headed home with Melissa earlier that day, which meant Laura was wearing his clothing. His little family was safe. Allison and Lydia had a sleepover with Jackson and Isaac had gone with them to try and reduce the smells to help Scott. Those four loved to puppy pile more than the born wolves. He knew they would be entangled in Jackson’s oversized bed happy as could be.
Feeling content and knowing Scott was deep into his sleep he let himself relax.
About 30 minutes later he heard Stiles irregular heartbeat come closer. When Derek looked over there was Stiles shuffling to him, engulfed in the hoodie Derek left behind and also wrapped in a throw blanket. Stiles made his way over eyes still half closed and motioned for Derek to scoot over so he was leaning against the wall.
Stiles adjusted the blanket then sat himself in Derek’s lap, his back resting on the wall and he curled into Derek nestling his head onto his shoulder and neck.
Derek couldn’t help but wrap his arm around stiles and lean down to kiss his forehead.
“Sorry love. I didn’t mean to wake you.” He whispered into Stiles wild bed head.
Stiles buried himself deeper and grumbled. “Stupid Sourwolf. Can’t sleep without you.”
Derek let out a small chuckle and rubbed Stiles back. “Shh. Get some rest.” Derek listened in on Stiles breathing go back to a rest and his Luna fell right back to sleep.
Hours later he heard Scott’s heart rate rise and heard him stir awake. He waited a few minutes until he heard him sit up against the wall and tap his fingers on the floor.
He slowly moved Stiles sleeping form off his lap and laid him against the corner to continue his rest. Then he made his way down the stairs and into Scott’s room.
Scott had just started pacing in a small circle when Derek turned the corner into the room.
When Scott heard his presence he huffed and in his usual haughty manor flashed his yellow eyes.
Derek Alpha role kicked in and he squared up let out a low audible growl and flashed his red eyes as he stared Scott down while he stalked over. Scott did not look away and kept looking to Derek. Derek continued his stride until he was on the edge of the last mountain ash circle. Then let his deep chest voice come into his growl and he snarled with fangs while he looked straight into Scott’s eyes.
Scott let out an uncontrolled whine and turned down to break contact, he didn’t bare his throat but for Scott it was a start.
Before Derek could speak a whoosh came flying in, Stiles was glowing white from his hands and feet and he flew in feet barley touching the floor, his escrima sticks glowing in hand and he looked ready to fight. When he saw Scott whining and looking down while Derek had glowing red eyes he figured out what happened.
Stiles relaxed a little and tucked his escrima sticks into the pocket of Derek’s hoodie.
Scott had just caught a glimpse of Stiles magic and was awe struck his jaw dropped and eyes wide.
Derek knew he needed to comfort Stiles even thou he was safe, Stiles was ready to fight his childhood best friend to defend him. Derek pivoted and pressed himself into Stiles, taking both hands and placing them on his neck, thumbs resting on his jawline.
“Thank you my Luna.” He whispered then kissed Stiles deeply and nipped at his bottom lip, “I’m safe and you are amazing.” He continued to whisper while smooshing his forehead into Stiles neck and thoroughly scenting him. Stiles hummed in happiness as Derek praised him and scented him, so happy that his palms began to glow as he wrapped his arms around Derek’s neck.
“Stiles you glow!?!!?!” Scott gasped out “What!”
Stiles looked at his traitorous hands and chuckled before retiring Derek’s kiss one last time and detaching himself. He took a few deep breaths and his hands returned to normal.
Stiles muttered under his breath “so much for keeping it a secret.”
“Stiles you never keep secrets from me?” He got angry again “Why now is Derek making you lie to me!”
Before Stiles could say anything Derek spoke out in a normal tone “Stay up there. We are fine. Do not break Johns house”
Stiles looked at him and lifted an eyebrow.
“Cora was trying to rush down here. Jordan stopped her, wrestling ensued.”
Stiles nodded in understanding and turned back to Scott.
“Scott buddy, why do you hate Derek? Seriously have you ever seen me do anything I didn’t want to do. Why would you even think that he is manipulating me. Your own mother likes him more than me!” Stiles yelled at the end his frustration getting the better of him.
“I don’t know! Maybe he did that freaky Red Eye Monster mind control thing on you.”
“First of all he is not a monster, nor is any super. Second of all if you bothered to listen to me you would know he can’t control anyone. Third of all even if he did flash his red eyes at me they don’t work because I’m the Luna! And the worst part is you don’t even know what that means!!”
“Cora! Stay out of this. Or take a run!” Derek spoke again raising his voice slightly. A minute later he heard the door slam.
“Aha! See he just told her to take a run and she did!” Scott yelled pointing a finger at Derek accusingly.
“He gave her a choice. Simmer down or run it off. And she Listens because she respects him enough to do as he said. If Cora was seriously concerned for our safety she would have come down here anyways and Derek as the alpha would know it’s for the same reason. To protect the pack. So quit pointing your finger at my Alpha before I get mad and decide to defend him!” Stiles yelled breaking two lines of mountain ash with a wave of the hand and stepping closer.
Suddenly Stiles phone rang he saw it was Allison and answered “Hey Green Arrow… no we are fine…Cora is running off some energy…Jordan went with her…I may have raised my voice… yes Jackson we are both fine… I will tone it down…keep an ear out for Cora she will most likely run to you…ok … yes Jackson I have my Escrima Sticks…. Lydia I have not forgotten about the wolfbane… yes Isaac I promise no one is hurt… ok goodnight stay safe love you”
Scott was still trying to piece the conversation together “Did Jackson, Lydia, Isaac or Allison call you. Also it’s 3 in the morning why did they call?”
Stiles groaned loudly since this was basic pack stuff.
“Jackson asked Alli to call since I always answer hers on the first ring no matter what. He felt my anger and fight response thru the bond and wanted to make sure we were alright.”
“Seriously Stiles Jackson “felt” you from here. Come on. If you called Allison because you thought I was going to do something at least just say so.” Scott scoffed at his friend in disbelief.
“Again Scott if you bothered to listen you would know that pack can feel everything. Derek can tell you where and how each pack mate is. We know when each other is hurt or stressed or sad. It harder for the non Supers but even Isaac is learning to connect with us.”
Derek stepped forward and placed a hand of Stiles shoulder “Scott it’s my job as alpha to be the leader and keep everyone safe and happy. I know Cora just arrived to Jackson’s becuase the groups stress went down. I know John is still deep in his sleep and that your mom is awake right now. It’s what I do to make my pack as happy as can be. It’s why I’m building a home for us, with a library for Lydia, a pool for Jackson, and most recently adding a greenhouse because Isaac’s mother had one and he thought he would never get one. It’s why we made a plan to keep you safe incase you ever shifted. No matter where or who you were with we were ready to keep you safe even if you didn’t want to be pack. Because Stiles loves you, because Melissa was friends with my parents. It would hurt them both if something happened to you and I have the privilege to keep my pack from all harm.”
Scott just stared blinking before doing his usual routine of picking and choosing what to hear, and missing the important parts. “Oh please my mom worked a 16 hour shift before she picked me up. There is no way she is awake.”
Stiles didn’t bother to yell simply threw his cellphone at Scott and barked out “call her.”
Scott scoffed before calling her, huffing when he read her contact as Mama McCall. The phone barley rang once before she answered.
“Hi honey how are you feeling everything okay?” She was awake and not groggy at all clear that she was wide awake when she picked up.
“Hi mom just uhh wanted to check on you. Err hold on” Scott stammered out before covering the microphone. He turned to Derek and asked “How did you know?”
“She is with Chris, Chris is pack. He was awake and pacing. There is no way Chris would be asleep while the person he is guarding is awake. Since he was watching Melissa and nervously pacing I know it was because she was also awake stressing.” He answered simply not bother to get mad at Scott’s tone.
He rolled his eyes and came back on the line “hey mom, why are you awake aren’t you exhausted?”
“Yes honey I am tired but I was too stressed to sleep or even lay down so Chris took me thru his hunter tactics for thinking. Turns out I love Pacing. I think we are going to try arrow smithing next if I can’t stop walking. How are you doing Chris mentioned there was some stress in the pack a little bit ago? Is eveything okay?”
Hearing that Chris felt the pack made Derek swell with pride, his eyes glowed red and he smiled widely at Stiles, Stiles just squeezed his hand knowing he was proud of his pack.
“That’s good mom, maybe stick to pacing I don’t really like you playing with arrows and getting involved. But I have to go just wanted to check in on you.”
“Honey just keep practicing. Try and listen to Derek and Stiles they are really doing as much as they can.” Melissa finished tone slightly annoyed at Scott telling her what to do.”
Scott hung up the phone and tossed it back to Stiles. “So we’re you ever going to tell me about you having magic?!” He asked accusingly, eyes darting to Derek.
“Scott, I was born this way. I have been keeping this secret from everyone long before Derek was in my life. I have also known about the supernatural all my life. All those boot camps you know where I met Allison, they were hunter training with Chris and a few assignments when others needed help. So yes I would have kept this from you forever unless you needed help.” Stiles explained a redacted version of what he can do. Limiting only to the glowing hands and feet Scott saw. Melissa knew about his healing abilities but not Scott.
Stiles then worked with Scott more on control. Using Derek as a living heart rate tracker they worked on him bring it down faster and faster. A short while later it was nearly dawn and then the phone rang again. It was the special ringtone when someone group calls the entire pack.
Derek answered in a split second “what’s going on?”
It was Allison on the line. “I’m heading over to trade shifts. Getting tailed by my mom. She is far behind but i know it’s her.”
By this time the rest has joined the call.
“Stay on track, stick to main roads and keep coming over here. It will look worse if you change your direction” Chris advised.
“Chris stay with Melissa we need Victoria to think she is in the dark as long as possible. Allison how close are you?” Derek replied
“Normal driving 5 minutes. I can be there in 2 if you want me to.”
“Okay drive normal, right into the garage. Stay on with us so we will open and close quick as we can. Stiles load the cameras if Victoria is going to case the house I want a record.”Derek commanded, forgetting about Scott.
Stiles and him broke out into a run and ran up to their posts. They woke the Sherrif so he could testify if need be that he witnessed we casing the house at odd hours. Derek was in the garage ready to open it just enough for Allison’s car to get in. Stiles was standing on the other side of the door with a series of modified ring daggers ready to pop a tire if need be. Allison had advised that she had gotten a bit closer and was no longer being sneaky.
The cameras were rolling in all corners of the house and Derek heard Allison’s car come into his hearing range. He prepped Stiles and they lifted the garage door just tall enough for Allison to drive in. She sped in with a sharp turn and Derek slammed down the garage door a second after she was inside. Stiles was at the peep hole watching as Victoria drove by and slowed down i front of the house clearly frustrated. John made sure to stay out of line of sight but got the plates and times down, taking photos on the digital camera as well as a Polaroid so if it was needed later they would have proof.
Allison shut down the car and hopped out to just catch the taillights of her mother leaving their view.
John checked the cameras surrounding the house plus the secret ones he installed on either end of his street to confirm she had left. He called the clear and everyone rounded up at the living room with the rest of the pack on their phones.
“I was hoping she would ease into this and be subtle. Clearly not the case. Everyone get here ASAP. Chris bring Melissa with you I don’t want her alone.” Derek spoke out into the phone.
Within 10 minutes the entire pack was at the Stilinski house, they made sure the street was clear before heading in. Everyone hugged and scented each other, even Melissa joined in on the group hugs. Then they moved to the living room. With the entire pack it was a tight squeeze. John took his recliner with Melissa sitting on one of the arm rests and Allison by his feet. Derek and Stiles took the love seat, then Cora and Jordan sat at their feet. The last couch had Jackson, Lydia and Isaac with Laura and Chris sitting in front of them.
“Like I said earlier I thought we would be able to take things slow and cautiously but clearly Victoria is here with an agenda. Jordan looked into her records and she is staying at a hotel, so she does not plan to stick around for the job.” Derek spoke calmly and with authority “I don’t trust her to not instigate something in hopes we retaliate, she was testing the waters with mentioning Gerard.”
Chris’s phone beeped and he checked it “Good and bad news came in. I had a friend poke around our records. Victoria did try and relocate here but my transfer went in first. We now have proof that she knows there is another hunter in this territory; if she does anything it will be a breach of the councils code.”
“Okay. Everyone travels in at least pairs. If she tries to separate you at school and you can ignore her do that. If she corners you press the emergency triggers we set up on the cell phones. I want check ins to the group chat when you leave and arrive places. Let’s keep movement minimal. The only thing we need to Isaac has his DHS visit on Thursday. Let’s plan a picnic and have everyone there. We aren’t supposed to know it’s going on since it’s supposed to be random and secret. Jackson make-sure your mother is in the area and available all morning to be called in. I don’t want Scott there, the pack will be to much for him and I don’t want to risk him exploding in-front of DHS. John if you can be there as well I would appreciate it. Luckily it’s Cora’s birthday in a week so we have an excuse to have everyone together.”
The joy of Cora turning 17 was enough to bring everyone happiness in these stressful times.
“I can work on getting the Pack house up and secured on the perimeter since the framing is not completely done.” Chris suggested
Derek nodded along “Chris take Cora Jackson and Stiles with you to secure the house, Stiles runes and wards around the Nemeton. Lydia link up with Allison go thru the Council’s codes and bylaws. Should anything get weird I want to know everything. Laura and me will go down with Scott. John and Jordan head into work like normal, make comments about suspicious drive by at both your houses. Make sure it’s someone else on the force who suggests running the plates make it their idea, I don’t want her to play victim. Melissa since we have you here do you think you could teach some more first aid to Isaac. Be careful. Eyes up.”
Derek finished addressing everyone and gave the team heading to the house a quick hug. Then everyone broke away. Teams heading to their respective places.
Melissa was more than happy to reach Isaac, that boy could win anyone over. Derek took Laura and prepared himself to be frustrated. They were going to work on calming down faster and faster.
Laura and Derek went down to Scott and found him sitting there with the book Isaac thought to let him have. He got up and watched as the Hales arrived. Scott was able to not challenge Derek so baby steps.
“Scott today is the full moon so it will be harder than normal okay. It’s important you understand that and not get frustrated because that will not help. What we are going to do it trigger the shift then you will do the exercises you leaned with Cora until you can calm yourself down got it.” Derek explained and pretended not to see Scott roll his eyes when he looked down.
Laura tried next “can you pull yourself into a shift yet? Present on command?”
“Present?” Scott asked
Laura and Derek just flashed their eyes in explanation.
Scott shook his head.
“Okay then I will help trigger your wolf reactions. It will be up to you to relax down. Cora said you have done well with breathing exercises start there.”
Derek gave no warning and growled out Scott loudly and flashed his eyes. Scott naturally backed away and flashed his own yellow eyes.
“Good Scott now bring it down.” Laura instructed while Derek kept the rolling growl going.
Meanwhile at the Hale house Chris was instructing the pack on how to set everything up. They had driven around town then after making sure no one was following them they made their way to the Nemeton first. Securing that was a priority. Not only was it defended with technology but Stiles pushed his magic into it so create warning wards. After they finished that they secured the Hale House. Cora used her acrobatics to climb the framing and set cameras and lasers around the entire frame of the house, all three stories. They also added an inground cache of weapons and supplies. This took the majority of the day. The team was exhausted by 2 pm when they wrapped up. Chris had made Jackson and Cora run the perimeter to see how soon and how well they would be caught. Satisfied with the work Chris asked Stiles to send out a text to the group that they were hitting up a drive thru on their way home.
Stiles phone pinged instantly
Human Golden Retriever :No need. Melissa made tamales and tacos for everyone.
Laura checked her phone and saw the reply and excitingly told Derek “Melissa made us Tamales! “
Scott instantly reacted he puffed up and snarled loudly eyes glowing bright “no! That’s for Family!”
Derek stepped up and got in close in just a whisper he commanded “Scott bring it down.” He continued to speak under his breath so that Scott would have to focus in on his senses. “Breathe it out.”
Scott closed his eyes and took some long slow breaths after a minute his eyes fluttered back open his normal brown hue.
“That’s good Scott that was your best time.” Laura commented.
Derek knew it was time to bring in the big guns, he looked to Laura and told her it was time.
“This is going to be the hard test. If you can make it thru this we may let you out of the circles tonight. Melissa is going to come down here with us and she is going to feed me and you. You need to stay in control. Then she will leave with me and she will go eat with the pack. We will open the door so if you choose to listen you can. We will be monitoring your heart rate. If you stay calm thru this then it’s a good sign.” Derek had just finished explaining when Melissa came in holding paper plates with tamales on them.
“Why am I angry?” Scott asked he could feel himself tense as she approached.
“It’s what we said about your animalistic side. You haven’t accepted me or the pack and she is providing for us. You don’t like it on instinct.”
“Mom did you have to make the special tamales. You said they were special.” Scott whinned.
“Scott they have created multiple plans to keep you safe, John has opened his home to you and they are keeping you safe and alive. As far as I can tell they are all acting like family .” Mellisa explained before handing a plate to Derek.
Scott visible lifted his lip in a snarl but did not Make a noise. Derek took a bite before handing the second plate to Scott. After he took a few bites Derek moved to the next step.
“That is good control. Now put on this heart rate monitor we are going to go up and eat. After we are done we will come down. If you are shifted or have an elevated heart we will not come in until you’re calm.”
Both Melissa and Derek walked out but left the door cracked.
When they came back up the rest of the pack was home and plates had all been served they were only waiting for Derek and Melissa.
“Thank you Melissa I haven’t had these since Christmas! I hope you made a lot because these guys can eat!” Stiles exclaimed excitedly.
“With Isaac’s help I was able to make tons.” Melissa served herself but noticed no one was eating so she waited.
After stiles loaded up Derek’s plate Derek took a bite and then everyone one else dug in. Melissa made a note that they wait for him to eat first.
Dinner was a normal affair, the nervous mood forgotten in the safety of the pack. This went on hit a good 2 hours then the meal wound down. It was now nearing 5 pm and Stiles looked to the large moon making its way in the sky.
“Did it work?” Stiles asked tooling to Derek.
Derek and the others supers quieted down and listened in below. Scott was fast asleep, the training with Derek and Laura followed by the energy he exerted under the stress of the pack dinner worked. He was exhausted and even the pull of the moon was not enough to wake him.
Lydia was the one to answer “of course it worked it was my plan.”
“Okay then let’s keep everything calm for the night. Movies and puppy pile with an early night in.” Stiles suggested moving to clean up the kitchen with Allison’s help. They refused to let Melissa and Isaac help since they cooked. Somehow Jackson managed to get the pack to watch the princess bride again right before bed time. They fell into a comfortable sleep in a tangle of Limbs on the floor. Laura feeling the effects of the full moon calling her cold side decided that Chris was no longer sleeping apart from them. She pulled him to her and rolled into him letting herself become the small spoon, he did not put up much protest.