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He was naked. That was the first thing he noticed when he woke up. Naked, covered in dirt and no memory of who he was. He stood up, eyes quickly adjusting the dark, he was in a woods unsure of what else was around he started walking, looking for any sign of human life. He heard a car pass to his left, knowing roads meant humanity he followed the direction in which he had heard it. He was soon by the road. He looked both ways, unsure of what direction to go in, until he felt this feeling in his chest, telling him to turn right. So he did. It was easier to see now, the occasional road light helping him. He continued walking for twenty minutes, until he came across a sign telling him where exactly he was. ‘Welcome to Beacon Hills’ the name made him feel at home, so this was where he was from. He knew that he could get answers of who he was there. He was walking for much longer, searching for a place that would help him. He had probably been walking for more than an hour total when he saw the sign for the Sheriff’s Station.
Derek Hale woke up on the 23rd of September expecting nothing unusual to happen. He got out of bed, had breakfast and did his normal workout session. Once showered he left his loft and headed towards Laura’s house, he promised he would look after his niece for the afternoon before he had his shift. Sophia was three months old and causing her mum and dad to miss out on a lot of sleep, so while he had her they would be catching up on that precious thing. He got to Laura’s house early, knowing she would hurt him somehow if he was even a second late. One knock was all it took for her to answer the door.
“Hey little bro. Get your ass in here and come collect your niece.” Tiredness was written all over Laura’s face yet she still had the energy to treat him like she normally did.
“That was my plan.” He laughed slightly and kissed his sister’s cheek before walking past her into her house, going to the sitting room where he could hear his brother-in-law’s baby talk. “Matt time for you to sleep.”
Matt stood up from the floor and gave Derek a hug before passing him Sophia. “Good plan.” He murmured, not even bothering with pleasantries as he went straight up to his bedroom.
Derek grabbed Sophia’s bag and said his goodbyes to Laura before leaving, excited to spend some quality time with his niece.
By the time Sophia was back with her parents Derek’s phone was filled with pictures of her. He got to work in a very happy mood.
“Sheriff, how are you today?” His boss was on his way out, after what Derek knew was a double shift. After what had happened almost three years ago Sheriff Stilinski threw himself into work even more than he had done with his wife had died, but who could blame him? His son went missing without a single clue as to where he had went.
“Good, thanks Deputy Hale. How was your day with your niece?” The Sheriff had been through so much yet he still smiled, still made conversation, still battled on.
“It was amazing. She smiled so much and she’s grown a lot. Laura and Matt were definitely glad to have her back at the end of the day though. I got several messages from them asking about her during the day.” Despite the tiredness she caused them they loved her like no one else could. “I let you go home now. I’m sure you are desperate to get into bed.”
The sheriff gave him a small smile of relief as he bid goodbye.
Derek’s shift was quiet. Except for one call about someone doing graffiti, he spent it relaxing in his chair, reading a few emails, including one from Cora about her latest travel adventure. She was in Thailand at the moment. He sent an email back about how calm Beacon Hills is, the most interesting thing that had happened that year was a mountain lion attack. He was about to leave when someone entered, someone who was definitely naked. The man looked familiar though, almost like he had seen his picture before. Derek watched as the man looked around until he saw Derek sitting there.
“Hello. I was wondering if you could help me. I’ve been walking for about an hour now. This was the first place I saw that could help me. You see, I don’t know who I am.” The man’s voice was hoarse, either he hadn’t spoke in awhile or the speaking he did was screaming.
“Let me get you something to wear first. You’ll probably feel more comfortable talking to me when you have clothes on.” Derek directed him to a chair before going to lost and found, rummaging through it to find something the man’s size. Once he saw nothing would fit remotely he remembered that the Sheriff kept some of the lost and found in his office, for some reason people always went to him first. He went to the office, smiling in relief when he quickly found something that would fit the naked man sitting in the Sheriff’s station. As he was leaving his eyes caught sight of the two pictures on his desk. One of his wife, and the other of his son, who bore an exact resemblance to the man outside. Silently he walked out of the Sheriff’s office and handed the clothes to the man, who could be named Stiles.
Once the man was dressed Derek sat down next to him.
“Are you completely sure you don’t know who you are? Do you know where you are?” It couldn’t be a coincidence that he looked so like Stiles and turned up in Beacon Hills. Derek was determined that it wasn’t a coincidence.
“As I told you before I don’t know who I am. You’re a deputy. You’re meant to help me. Not ask stupid questions.” Derek had heard about Stiles’ sharp tongue, it made him even more sure that this man was Stiles Stilinski.
I’m sorry for texting you at this hour Sheriff, but you’ve got to get down here. There’s something you need to see.