Becoming Alpha

Chapter 1- Visitors

A/N: I do not own Teen Wolf.

The summer had gone faster than most of them would have liked, especially Derek. He had received a letter the night after Jackson had been turned into a werewolf through Lydia's love. The letter had said that the Alpha pack would be making a formal visit to the Hale pack at the end of the summer. Peter told Derek that this meant that they would be inspecting the pack and be seeing if Derek made a good Alpha; if Derek didn't pass the test then they would take his pack, by force if necessary. Derek wouldn't normally be threatened so easily but the letter had been delivered in the bleeding hands of his rogue Betas Erika and Boyd. He remembered their trembling and the stench of fear that coated them, the look of terror and anxiety in their eyes at the threat they had witnessed from the Alpha pack.

Derek knew this was not a threat that he could take lightly, nor was it one that he could fight with force, this was a threat that he had to answer with ceremony, something he had always hated as a child. Peter had told him the things he had needed to do, remembering the visits from the Alphas to the Hale pack back when his family had been full and prospering. Derek had started on the re-building of his family home immediately and and had started pack meetings and training soon after.

Derek had told Scott of the threat to him if he was an Omega in this territory when the Alphas came. His choices were to join Derek's pack, run from Beacon Hills or leave with the Alphas to find a new pack of their choosing. He had chosen to join Derek's pack, finally bowing in submission to the Alpha.

Derek had just finished the house and furnished it by the end of the summer and he was having one last pack meeting and training session before the Alpha's showed up for the requested meeting tomorrow.

-Meeting-

Stiles watched the others move cautiously around the living room in Derek's finished house, watched the worry in their eyes and sighed quietly to himself. Stiles knew what was coming, he had talked to Peter thoroughly about it, getting as many details as possible. Stiles may know more about this meeting than Derek, who seemed to only take in half of what Peter told him on a good day.

"Do you think they can do this?" He barely mutters this but he knows Peter hears him from the spot next to him on the couch. The older man looked pensive for a moment and then turned to meet Stile's eyes.

"If they don't do anything stupid, like snap at one of the Alphas or undermine Derek's authority." Stile's rose a singular eyebrow at Peter and the older man grimaced. "Well yes, I know that's a long shot with these pups." He sighed heavily, wariness showing in his eyes. "I honestly don't know Stiles. Maybe if he had chosen to bite some more intelligent people." He gave Stiles a meaningful look and Stiles blushed slightly at the mans' praise.

"I know what you're thinking Peter and it will never happen. Derek doesn't want to bite me, or he would have asked by now." Peter and Stiles had become close over the summer and they had talked about his reasoning for saying no to Peter when he had asked so long ago. Stiles had explained that it wasn't because he didn't want the bite, it was because Peter had been crazy at the time. Peter had understood completely and even agreed with him. Stiles had the sneaking suspicion that the man had been trying to get Derek to offer but so far he hadn't. Stiles didn't know why and Derek never gave Peter a reason so he stopped wanting it so much, or at least tried to.

"I think you would make a great wolf." Says the small voice next to him. Stile's smiled warmly at Isaac and put his arm over the boy's shoulders hugging him into his side.

"Thanks pup. That means a lot coming from you." Isaac smiled blindingly at him for the affection and Stile's smiled softly back. Stiles leg was jumping up and down to a rhythm only he could hear when Derek walked into the room. All of the Beta's immediately took a seat and looked to their Alpha.

"Okay guys. The Alpha's will be here in the morning so I need you all here at seven a.m. Sharp. Don't be late." Derek glared at Scott until the younger boy rolled his eyes and nodded. Scott was always late.

"Now, you all remember how to act? When we sit I need Jackson and Scott behind be on either side, my first and second should be guarding their Alpha's back." Jackson and Scott both nodded notifying that they understood the rules.

"The rest of you need to remember that in no way can you undermine me. You have to make sure to follow my lead, and if I'm not around then you follow Jackson's lead." Everyone knew that Jackson was a better leader than Scott so no one said anything, Scott gave a constipated look but didn't comment.

"Stiles I need you to be as submissive and quiet as possible since you insist on being here." Stile's glared at Derek. They had had a heavy argument about Stiles coming at all being as he was human and had a problem with authority.

"Yes your Alphaness, I'll try very hard to go un-noticed." Stiles sneered at Derek and Derek glared back, his eyes flashing red. Peter stood next to him and Isaac whimpered, hiding further in Stiles side.

"Now now nephew, you know Stiles will act accordingly, he's the only one that actually listened to me telling the pack how to behave." The other Betas looked away from Peter in embarrassment while Derek's glare shifted to his uncle.

"You know how he gets. That mouth of his will get him in trouble, I just know it. I don't want this all to fall apart just because Stiles couldn't shut up." Derek's voice had a growl to it and Stiles felt his eyes fall and shoulders round.

"Don't worry about it Derek, I'll just sit in the corner and pretend to be mute." Stiles muttered under his breath but knew everyone heard him. Peter sighed sadly and sat back down next to the the boy and glared slightly in Derek's direction.

Derek rolled his eyes and muttered 'you better' under his breath with a growl. Stiles felt his eyes heat up with a glare but kept them on his quickening leg, still bouncing to a beat in his head. Isaac rubbed his back softly and his glare quieted and he squeezed the boy's shoulder in thanks.

Derek dismissed everyone with an other warning not to be late and he and Isaac walked out to his jeep, Peter talking softly to Derek on the porch. Isaac got into the passenger seat of his jeep and Stile's smiled slightly at the boy when he got into the drivers seat. They backed down the drive way and headed to Stile's house.

The ride was filled with Stiles complaining about Derek in an angry rant about how the man didn't trust him, even with something so obviously important.

"I mean it's not like I'm an idiot, I know not to mouth off to another Alpha, I only do it to Derek because he needs to hear it sometimes. I mean that man makes so many mistakes as a leader that it's not even funny, well not anymore anyways, it was kind of funny in the beginning, before I was pack and had to deal with the repercussions all the damn time. Stupid fucking Sour wolves and their incompetency to take helpful criticism." Stiles paused to breath and heard Isaac chuckled next to him. He sent the boy a halfhearted glare and then grinned himself, never one to stay angry long.

"You know, I think that if Derek had you then the pack would be more stable. I mean, had you as a wolf that is." Isaac's eyes looked at Stiles seriously and Stiles smiled sadly at the boy.

"Even if I was one of his Beta's Derek still wouldn't listen to me. Instead he would just back me down with his wolfy submission powers." Stiles rolled his eyes and heard Isaac snort next to him and grinned. They reached the Stilinski house hold and they headed upstairs. Both his dad's and Ms. McCall's cars were gone so no one was home. His dad had been dating Scott's mom since the beginning of the summer, they had bonded over werewolf knowledge, and she was here more than at home lately.

Stiles sighed as he got to his room and him and Isaac stripped to their boxers and cuddled under the comforter. Isaac had been sleeping in his bed with him for months now and Stile's found it hard to sleep without the boy next to him and Isaac found it impossible without Stiles. Stiles knew Derek didn't like the arrangement but he didn't really care. Isaac needed the comfort and safety of sleeping with him and Stiles was never one to deny the boy, it's not like he didn't gain anything from the arrangement. Stiles found that he liked to hold the boy in his sleep and loved the comfort it brought his best friend.

Stiles didn't feel guilty anymore that Isaac had taken the spot that Scott had vacated in his life, that Isaac was a better friend than Scott had been in a long time. The first few weeks of their strange friendship he had felt wracked with guilt, feeling like he had betrayed Scott by letting Isaac into his life so fully. It wasn't until a month or so had passed that he realized that Scott didn't even notice that he best friend had moved on from him and Stiles stopped feeling guilty over something that Scott had started with Allison.

His eyes slowly closed as he thought of all of what could go wrong tomorrow and he fell asleep against Isaac's back and dreamed of crimson eyes.

-Hale House-

Stiles sat on the same couch that he was seated on yesterday, Isaac pressed firmly to his left side and Peter a firm presence on his right. Derek sat in his 'Alpha chair' and Scott and Jackson flanked him on either side and behind the chair. Erika and Boyd sat on the edges of Stiles couch on either side of Isaac and Peter. They were all dressed in their nicest clothes, Stiles wore a black button down with a deep red tie. His slacks were a dark charcoal gray and he donned his black converse, Derek had growled upon seeing them but Stiles had put his foot down and Derek had no choice to relent as there wasn't time to go back home and change.

Peter wore his usual classy ensemble of black and Derek donned a black button down and sports coat. His dark black slacks fell on black shiny shoes. The others all wore shades of black and red like Stiles, that was their theme. Depressing. Stiles had protested the lack of color but was shot down almost immediately by the leather gang that was the Hale pack. He had grumbled but relented in the end. His pale skin seemed to gleam against the dark fabric and Stiles almost scowled at the offending garments that rested on his body but relented with a deep sigh.

The Alphas were expected to arrive at any minute and they were all waiting in a tense silence. Stiles fidgeted like always, twiddling his fingers and his leg once again jumping to his own beat. He felt the sweat at the base of his spine and licked his lips trying to bring moisture back to them.

He felt Derek glaring at him from across the room but refused to look at him, preferring to look out the window for the approaching werewolves, it was because of this that he spotted the dark shapes coming from the trees first. He sat up rigid and felt the rest of the pack react around him, they turned as one to watch the approaching figures.

When they reached the door and rang the doorbell he jumped and saw the others flinch slightly. Jackson answered the door obediently and the man that first entered almost knocked the air out of Stiles. The man was not what Stiles had been expecting at all; He had bright blonde hair that was gelled to look messy and bright blue eyes. He smiled very white teeth at the room and shook Derek's hand when he stood and introduced himself.

"Ah pleasure. My name is Dimitri. I will bring the rest of my pack later, they will stay outside for now. The first part of this, ah, meeting just requires me for now." The man had a slight accent of something southern and Stiles wondered if he was from the south or if it had just rubbed off in his travels.

The man came in and sat in the chair opposite of Derek; Dimitri was dressed similarly to Derek. He wore a simple dark blue button down and sports blazer, his slacks were light gray and he wore what looked to be Armani shoes, shined to catch the light.

"Right, I would love to be introduced to your pack Derek." He smiled at the younger man and Derek nodded.

As Derek said their names they stood and nodded to the Alpha as they had been told.

"The two behind me are Scott and Jackson my first and second." Scott and Jackson nodded to the alpha and flashed their eye colors, one gold one blue. They did this to show the alpha their strength and determine their part of the pack. "There is Erika, Boyd and Isaac." They all stood and nodded when their name was called, Isaac untangling his arm from Stiles in the process, all flashing golden eyes. "And this is my uncle Peter." Peter stood and bowed his head to the other Alpha, flashing bright silver eyes. The Alpha seemed surprised at the color then nodded and smiled at the man.

Peter's eyes had taken that color when he had regained his strength, he told Stiles it was because he had been Alpha but lost the power to Derek. He was stronger than a Beta but was still beneath the Alpha.

Dimitri's eyes looked at Stiles expectantly and tilted his head and smiled. Stiles stiffened and Isaac latched himself to the boy's side tightly. Stiles met the Alpha's eyes with his own, unafraid and stared. Derek hadn't introduced him because he was human, generally that meant that the Alpha's would ignore him like he wasn't there. Stiles had been prepared for this but this Alpha seemed to want to know who he was, he didn't know how to react to that.

Peter cleared his throat eyes flashing to Derek and Derek nodded confusedly. "This is Stiles. He's human, we were under the impression that we didn't introduce the humans." Stiles felt his eyes narrow at Derek's tone and the Alpha smirked at him.

"Well I am not like most Alpha's Derek. I take keen interest of human members of a pack." He continued to smile at Stiles as if waiting for something and Stiles realized he was supposed to submit to the Alpha as the rest of the pack had. He felt himself bristle and sit up as straight as he could with Isaac clinging to his side. Dimitri took in the boy's hand on Stiles and his smile grew.

"Look, if you're waiting for me to submit it wont happen." The words left Stiles mouth before he realized what he had said and everyone in the room stiffened as if hit. Dimitri's smile just widened into a full blown grin before he chuckled.

"No, I don't suppose you would submit to me Stiles. I have heard about you, about how you do not submit, even to your own Alpha." Everyone's jaws went slack at the information; except Peter's and Stiles. Stiles instead held the man's eyes and glared for all he was worth. Peter had a small grin on his face as well and just took it all in stride, his eyes calculating.

"Well, I don't know where you heard such a thing but I can assure you I don't submit to anyone. I've been told to behave at this meeting, and I will. I wont endanger my pack just because I'm unruly but I will not submit to someone who isn't my Alpha." Stiles saw Derek flinch at this statement and his eyes flickered to his hurt face briefly before he once again looked into the blue eyes of Dimitri. "Is that going to be a problem Alpha Dimitri?" Stiles voice was casual and his tone strong. He felt Isaac trembling beside him and he placed and arm around the other teen and squeezed re assuredly, the boy calmed almost immediately under his touch. Dimitri took this all in with interest and smiled warmly at the boy, something strange in his eyes.

"Not at all, to the contrary, I respect that. I wouldn't dream of making you do something when you feel it isn't suitable." Everyone relaxed at his words and they went back to the pleasantries. Stiles felt Derek's glare on him but he ignored it valiantly. Dimitri went on to talk about how their were several steps to the process. The first one was that he needed to talk to each member of the pack individual to see if they were happy and having all of their needs met by the pack and their Alpha. Derek nodded his head at this but Stiles felt Isaac stiffen next to him at the prospect.

Stiles knew that the boy wasn't comfortable alone with Derek who was his Alpha, how could he ever be comfortable with a strange Alpha alone. Stiles shifted the boy further into his side and Dimitri's blue eyes took in the scene and must have smelled Isaac's panic and he addressed the boy directly.

"Isaac?" Isaac's eyes met the Alpha's briefly before jumping to the floor in submission. "Are you uncomfortable with the prospect of being alone with me?" Isaac looked at Stiles in a panic and the boy nodded answering for him.

"Isaac isn't really comfortable without me around." Stiles looked into the Alpha's blue eyes and he saw understanding there and he felt hope flutter in his chest that maybe Isaac would be spared this. "He lives with me and I take care of him. I comfort and protect him. Would it be alright if maybe we did our interviews together?" Stiles felt Derek looking at him calculatingly and felt Peter chuckle lowly by his side.

"That would be fine, I don't want to make any of you uncomfortable." Dimitri met Isaac's eyes briefly and nodded. "Right, I need to start with the first in line and then we will move on according to rank and finish up with Stiles and Isaac." He smiled at the whole pack and received nods. "Is there someplace we can do the interviews where the rest of the pack cannot ease drop? I would like everything said to me to be confidential so no one gets accidentally offended, just in case." Dimitri smiled angelically and Derek nodded, leading the man to his study, which he had made soundproof for when he had meeting with certain members of the pack or had to chew someone out and didn't want anyone else to hear.

"Right, well Scott first then." Scott gulped slightly and met Derek's eyes before walking into the room with the Alpha. They all sat in the den quietly, Stiles and Peter communicating silently with their eyes while the rest of the pack got up and moved around, starting quiet conversations. Derek sat in his chair arms crossed and brooding menacingly at everyone, especially Stiles.

-Dimitri's POV-

Dimitri was very interested in this pack, they seemed to be very different from some of the packs he had investigated before. He had done a lot of research on this pack before he came for the official meeting, he knew that they had defeated hunters, a rogue Alpha and a Kanima. He didn't know the circumstances behind how and why but he knew the basics. He knew that Derek Hale had lost his whole family in a fire and that the fire was started by an Argent.

Dimitri had heard that there was human in the pack and had become very interested. Most humans who joined a pack usually took the bite but this one was still human after nearly two years of being in the pack. Dimitri didn't know if the boy had refused the bite or if something else was going on but he intended to find out.

When he looked at Stiles he knew that something was different about him, the way he sat suggested that he wasn't nervous, his scent was covered in that of the pack, especially the very submissive Beta that clung to him and calmed at his touch. Sharp brown eyes watched his every move and he moved his body unconsciously to protect the young Beta whenever Dimitri looked at him. When the boy refused to submit to him he knew what was there, the potential. He could smell the bitterness on the boy when his Alpha talked about him and he could smell the protectiveness and anger when he mentioned Isaac coming to the interview alone.

Dimitri needed more details about the boy but once he had them he would confer with his pack and make the decision. For now he needed to interview the rest of the pack and see if Derek was doing his job correctly as Alpha.

Scott was a bit of a disappointment. The entire interview the boy seemed confused at the questions he was asking, head tilted to the side like a puppy. Dimitri sighed frustratingly frequently during their interview, not believing that someone could be so dense about his life as a werewolf. Scott hardly knew anything about pack dynamics and he knew even less about mating and other such werewolf essentials. Dimitri wondered if this was the fault of the Alpha or if maybe the boy was just naturally stupid. The only time he got a good answer out of the boy was when he asked how the members of the pack got along.

"Well, Derek is kinda grouchy and mean but he keeps everyone in line, even Jackson who doesn't listen to anyone. I know he means the best for us, he just has a hard time showing it ya know?The rest of us all get along pretty well, except for Derek and Stiles sometimes, they fight all of the time but Stiles is the only one who can change Derek's mind about anything, I guess he's just more hard headed. Isaac seems really clingy to Stiles, I didn't really notice that until today. " Scott paused as if deep in thought and Dimitri fought not to roll his eyes. "Stiles and I are best friends, well...we used to be. We don't really talk anymore." Scott looked genuinely sad at this for a second before shrugging it off. "Uhm, Peter used to be crazy, I mean, like really crazy. He killed some people, but it was out of revenge for what happened to his family, I guess I can kinda understand why he was so crazy. He was an Alpha too, before Derek killed him." Dimitri looked at the boy in confusion but Scott continued. " Yeah, but then he came back to life somehow and now he's pack. He's a pretty cool guy now." Scott smiled happily at the man and he forced himself not to rub at the headache in his temples.

Dimitri dismissed Scott and called Jackson in. The only thing that he got from Jackson was that he thought that he was too good to be second, he went on this long spiel of how Scott was and idiot (Dimitri forced himself not to nod in agreement.) and how he was better at everything anyways. He knew more about the pack dynamics but didn't really talk a lot. When he asked him about pack dynamics and merely shrugged saying 'it works'. He sent him out with a wave and brought in Erika.

He liked Erika less than Jackson but more than Scott; she seemed aware of the pack dynamics and of some of the other details. She was happy with being a Beta and said that they were a weird family but a family none the less. The only time he didn't like her was when she talked about Stiles.

"I mean, I know he's pretty much the brains of this pack but I mean why does he have to be at pack meetings? He's not pack. I told this to Derek but he never really answered me, just glared in my direction. Whatever, s'not like it matters anyways." She carried on for a while longer until he dismissed her and brought Boyd in.

Boyd only gave him strong yes or no answers. He was very stoic and Dimitri silently wondered why the boy wasn't second or first in the pack, out of everyone he talked to he seemed the most put together so far. When he asked this of the boy his answer was simple.

"Scott was turned first and Jackson is power hungry. I'd rather not compete." The look in his eyes said he didn't like confrontation and he nodded understanding. He dismissed Boyd and brought in Peter.

Dimitri didn't really know what to make of the man and just started asking the same questions that he had asked the rest of the pack. Peter quickly stopped him with a raised hand.

"I can assure you that I know everything I need to know about packs. I am a born werewolf and I grew up on the knowledge that is pack. I'm here to try and support my nephew and his pack, no matter how bull headish he is." Dimitri had smiled softly at that and nodded instead asking about members of the pack.

"Well. Scott is an idiot, don't know why I ever bit him." Dimitri raised a brow and Peter just responded with 'long story' and continued. "Jackson has come a long way in a few months and is one of the most competent werewolves I have ever seen, he would make an exquisite first. I tried to tell my nephew this but he will do things his own way. Erika and Boyd are very much their own people but they are loyal to Derek. They ran once and I am sure you remember how that had played out." Dimitri nodded, remembering the two wolves in the woods. "Well ever since you dropped them off they have become viciously loyal, never questioning their Alpha's decisions. Isaac...well Isaac is a strange case." Peter seemed concerned and lost in thought.

"I noticed that he is unusually submissive for a Beta, may I ask why?" Dimitri had only ever seen Betas that submissive when they had been broken by their Alpha, which was widely frowned upon. Peter smiled sadly at him and nodded.

"I suppose I should explain, if you ask Stiles he would tear your head off with bitter words." Dimitri looks at the man shocked and the man only rose a brow and smiled knowingly. "Before Isaac was turned his was abused by his father. The man would hit him and if he felt further punishment was needed he would lock him in a freezer in the basement for a few hours or days, depending on his mood." Peter's eyes sharpened silver with anger and Dimitri felt his eyes flash red with hate. "Derek bit him to save him and Isaac went on a power trip for a while, he was a bit big for his britches until one day Stiles knocked some sense into him."

"What do you mean?" Dimitri was curious how a human could knock sense into a supernatural beast.

"Well one day Isaac pushed Stiles a little too hard into a wall and Stiles snapped. He turned to Isaac and let loose a torrent of words that quickly crumbled the boy to a trembling mass before him, then instead of leaving him like that he knelt next the boy and whispered in his ear that everything would be okay and he didn't have to pretend anymore, that Stiles would protect him and teach him how to trust again. They have been inseparable ever since." Dimitri felt that his mouth was open and he swiftly closed it.

"Yes I had heard that this human was quite ballsy." Peter chuckled and shook his head.

"You have no idea, I have never seen anyone as loyal or as possessive as Stiles Stilinski. If you really want to know then I suggest you wait around a few days and watch his interactions with the pack. It would be very enlightening I'm sure." Peter then winked and stood leaving the room without being dismissed.

Dimitri blinked his eyes slowly and then smiled in amusement. Lucky for him the next part of the process was to observe the pack for a week or so to see how they interacted with one another. He looked forward to seeing what Peter was talking about. He was knocked from his thoughts when Stiles walked in with Isaac on his arm. They closed the door behind them and sat in chairs side by side.

"Ah yes. Stiles, Isaac I just have to ask you two some questions and you may be on your way." They both nodded and sat waiting.

He asked about pack dynamics and was almost blind sided by the amount of information Stiles knew about the pack.

"Well I know there is the Alpha, obviously, but what a lot of people don't know is that a pack is generally run by two members, not just one. There is usually the Alpha and the Alpha female, I mean they don't have to be female, but they are the other half to the pack, the yin to the Alpha's yang. They are also usually mated to the Alpha." Dimitri saw the small blush the teen got at mentioning this and wondered how the boy really felt about his Alpha. "Then of course there are the Betas and then in the Betas the first and second under the Alpha, and I mean really? Scott? What was Derek thinking, I mean I love the kid but he's so not ready to be anyone's first, Jackson would be awesome though, then Boyd could be second and everything would run so much smoother and Scott wouldn't get in the way all the time." Stiles paused to take a breath and Isaac elbowed him lightly in the side. Stiles looked at him and smiled apologetically. "Anyways, then there are Omegas, but that doesn't really matter to your question considering they have no pack. I know how the different eye colors mean different things; red for Alpha, blue for first in command, usually, and golden for Beta or Omega depending. And then there are the weird colors like Peter's silver eyes and then there is a gray but I haven't quite gotten what gray means. I'm betting that it means Alpha female though. Is that it?" Stiles looks at him suddenly and his brain races to keep up with the boy's train of thought before nodding dumbly at the boy, answering his question. "Thought so, that makes a lot of sense, I don't know why I never asked Peter..." Stiles trailed off slowly.

Dimitri felt himself smiling and he saw that Isaac was as well. He shook his head slowly and then looked at Stiles again asking his next question. He hadn't asked the others this question and he knew that he was going to get an honest answer from Stiles.

"Stiles...Do they treat you like pack?" Dimitri watched as Stiles flinched and looked at the boy next to him, Isaac looked in his eyes and Dimitri heard him talk for the first time.

"Sometimes they do, well not all of them. Peter and I treat Stiles like pack, I mean, Stiles is my pack." Isaac tightens his grip on Stiles for a minute and then meets the Alpha's eyes boldly. "I don't like the way Erika treats him, like he doesn't belong. Boyd tolerates Stiles and I can't really tell if it's because he likes him or because Derek allows Stiles to be a part of the pack." He watches as Stiles' flinches at the mention of Derek and takes note. " Weirdly enough Scott is the worst, he doesn't treat Stiles like pack at all, like he's too human to understand what pack even means. I hate it, they used to be best friends and he treats Stiles like he's something lesser." The anger in Isaac's voice makes both Dimitri and Stiles stare at the boy in wonder. "Jackson treats Stiles like pack, he didn't at first, but he didn't treat anyone like pack in the beginning. Jackson has a hard time trusting people and letting them in, but once he got situated in the pack he kind of gravitated towards Stiles, he hangs out with us a lot, separate from the rest of the pack. I think he respects Stiles more then Derek sometimes and that's why he makes an extra effort with him." Stiles eyes are wide and looking at Isaac.

"Why haven't you ever said any of this to me before Isaac?" Stiles sounded a little hurt and Isaac whined lightly.

"I thought maybe it was just temporary, that everyone would realize how important you are to the pack and that you would be accepted by everyone. I'm starting to realize that it's not going to happen. I'm starting to think that even if Derek gave you the bite they still wouldn't treat you like pack." Isaac's voice was truthful and Stiles shoulders dropped and his eyes grew sad as he nodded reluctantly. Dimitri could smell the sorrow in the air and he felt his heart clench for the boy.

"What about Derek? Does he treat Stiles like pack?" Isaac and Stiles both stiffen and Dimitri almost takes it back.

"Derek is...complicated. I think he sees Stiles as pack but he doesn't really know how to deal with it because Stiles is human. Derek never really had to deal with that many human pack members, and the ones he did deal with were more wolf than human. I think he's trying really hard but he just doesn't know how." Isaac's answer seemed to relax Stiles and Dimitri smiled at them both kindly.

"Stiles, I have to ask this, do you not want the bite?" Stiles looked at him incredulously for a moment before he answers.

"I want the bite. Derek just hasn't offered. Peter offered it to me once, but he was batshit crazy at the time so I said no. I think he's been trying to get Derek to ask me but he hasn't so far, I think he just doesn't want me to be a wolf because then he would have to deal with me full time instead of just part time. I would actually be his responsibility then and I don't think he wants that." Stiles sighed sadly and Dimitri got the impression that Stiles didn't have much self-esteem.

"Alright, well, that's all I need for now. I will be here at the house for the next week or so surveying how the pack works around one another and I will watching closely. Please try and convince the others to behave normally or I will have to stay longer to get a clear idea of pack interactions." Stiles nodded and they got up to leave the room. Dimitri sighed and followed them into the living area where the rest of the pack was waiting.

"Right, I already told Stiles and Isaac this but I will be here for the next week, with the Alpha's approval of course." Derek nodded his consensus. "And I will be observing pack interactions, so if there is anyway that you could all stay here I really need to see how everyone acts all the time. I want you to act as if I wasn't here, I will know if you don't. If I am not satisfied you are not acting normally I will have to stay longer and that will frustrate me." He flashed red eyes at the group and they all nodded in understanding. "Now then, I will tell my pack to go to where we are staying and I will kindly ask Derek to show me to a room." Derek got up slowly and started to show the Alpha to a bedroom downstairs.

He felt more then saw his pack disperse into the surrounding woods and he nodded softly to himself. He would talk to them at the end of the week with his conclusions.

-Reg. POV-

Stiles let out a deep sigh of relief as both the Alpha and Derek left the room, Isaac whispered from next to him that the other pack had left and he relaxed slightly. Stiles looked to the room and saw Jackson nod to him and he smiled back and went to sit by Peter who was now alone on the couch.

"Well, that went pretty good." Stiles smiled crookedly at Peter and the man smiled back and nodded.

"Yes, we seem to be doing fine so far, it is the next week I am worried about. This will be the first time we have all stayed in one house together for that long." Stiles nodded, understanding the man's worry. He sighed heavily to himself again and took out his phone to call his dad to say he would be staying at Derek's for the week. He had already told him about the Alpha pack and he said he would bring by a weeks worth of his and Isaac's clothes. Stiles smiled and thanked him, thinking that his dad was awesome.

"Well, we're all set Isaac, dad will be here soon with our clothes." Isaac nodded happily and they went to wait outside for his dad.

-A/N-

So yes. My other Teen Wolf fic went off really well and I have been dying to write a new one. I got this idea when I was trying to sleep one night and I had to write it. Hope you like it! R&R!

-Cries