It Ain't No Life To Live Like You're On The Run
xXx Flashback xXx
Stiles woke up and rolled on to his side. He sat up and propped his arm up to hold his head on his hand. He looked at Peter's sleeping face and fell in love all over again. He turned slightly and reached to get the polaroid camera off the bed side table. Stiles slowly eased on top of Peter, straddling his hips, and snapped a picture of Peter's sleeping smiling face. Deaton had taught Stiles to charm his cell phone and any camera to take pictures of the pack without their eyes flashing. But this is what he wanted, just a peaceful picture of Peter sleeping.
Peter moved a little and put his hands on Stiles' hips. "You are very loud this morning little one." Peter whispered and cracked an eye open to attempt to scold Stiles. In turn, Stiles giggled and leaned down to kiss Peter's nose.
"Oh you think this is funny?" Peter asked Stiles in a challenging tone.
"No.." Stiles squeaked as Peter's hands slowly raked their way up to his ribs. Stiles backed away from Peter a little and stuck his tongue out between his teeth. Peter smirked and started tickling Stiles.
Stiles squealed with such delight and tried rolling away from Peter. Peter fell on top of Stiles, continuing to tickle him. "Say you're sorry Stiles and I'll stop." Peter chuckled and continued the torture.
"I'm so-sorry.. I'm sorry babe!" Stiles gasped out while still laughing. His face turning as red as Peter's alpha eyes. Peter however did not stop tickling Stiles.
"Now tell me you love me." Peter leaned in close to whisper into Stiles' ear as he continued tickling Stiles.
"That's not fair Peter. You lied.." Stiles said with a pout and tried pushing Peter away. He gave in and fell on top of Stiles. Stiles laughed and wrapped his arms around Peter's neck and shoulders. "You big sappywolf, do just about anything when I pout. Don't you?" Stiles asked Peter.
Peter lifted his head and looked at Stiles with narrow eyes. "You pouted on purpose didn't you?" Stiles giggled and shrugged. Peter shook his head and smiled a soft smile. A smile reserved for Stiles and Stiles alone. "I love you Stiles." Peter said in a sincere voice.
"I love you too Peter." Stiles said and ran his fingers through Peter's hair. Peter closed his eyes and leaned into his touch. Stiles slowly moved his hand to caress Peter's cheek. Peter leaned into Stiles' touch more and turned slightly to place a kiss onto Stiles' pulse point. "Why have things felt different with us?"
"What do you mean babe?" Peter asked with a worried look.
"I mean things feel stronger. As if we're mated." Stiles said with a dazed expression.
"Really. You don't say." Peter replied with a dry voice. His throat got tight, he knew that he should probably take this moment to tell Stiles the truth but he couldn't find his voice. The look Stiles was making said it all, he looked lost. And Peter didn't want to make his precious boy feel trapped.
"Is it true?" Stiles asked, taking Peter out of his trance.
"I'm sorry what." Peter replied stunned.
"That wolves mate for life? That the only way to break the connection is if your mate dies?" Stiles asked with a curious expression and Peter nodded slowly. "You know that I would never want to make you feel like I'm trying to replace her. Right Peter?"
Peter's eyes snapped to meet Stiles'. "What?" he demanded and Stiles opened his mouth then closed and opened it again. He could hear Stiles heart racing. He could practically taste Stiles' anxiety. "Stiles... Who could you possibly mean, there was no woma-..." Peter took a deep breath. "You realize I will always love you right? I've been in love with you for almost 10 years Stiles. You are my sole reason for existing. Any one before you, they're insignificant, alright?" Peter reassured Stiles and Stiles nodded slowly.
Peter knew that he should've corrected Stiles about the woman part, since it was Chris Argent who he thought was his mate, but he just couldn't find the words.
[Author's Note: since it was one sided Kate & Derek, Gerard tried getting Peter to fall for Chris so one of the agents could burn down the house. Let's just say, Chris won.. All Argents are bad and Allison was never born because Chris never married Victoria.]
"I understand." Stiles said and kissed Peter. Stiles slowly ran his tongue along Peter's bottom lip and sucked it into his own mouth, he gently bit it which in turn caused Peter to growl. Peter could feel the red bleeding through his irises and his claws tearing into their brand new sheets. "Stiles..." Peter growled. "Don't tempt me little red, it's far too early for you to be teasing me little one."
Stiles smirked and kissed his lips one more time. "You're right. I'm sorry daddy." Stiles said in a teasing tone then got out off bed and threw one of Peter's shirts on, which barely went past his thighs. Stiles walked into Peter's bathroom and started the shower when he heard, "You fucking tease!" Stiles laughed until his ribs started hurting.
Stiles got into the shower and waited a moment for Peter. Peter came in and stood behind Stiles. He placed a kiss on Stiles' shoulder, then the back of his neck, his other shoulder and turned him around to kiss his nose and then his lips. Stiles' eyes fluttered closed and Peter placed a kiss on Stiles' forehead. "Do you feel that?" Peter whispered against his lips. Stiles shook his head no. "No? You don't feel all the love and adoration I'm pouring into my kisses?" Stiles opened his eyes and look up into Peter's gaze.
"No I don't." Stiles said. "Because I'm too busy loving you to notice you're intoxicating kisses." Peter blushed and kissed Stiles.
"So you really think my kisses are intoxicating?" Peter asked after a moment.
"Shut up and shower. If we use all the hot water again, Derek's gonna kill us." Stiles said as he swatted Peter's chest. Peter laughed and started washing Stiles' hair with a quiet "Yes dear."
xXx End Flashback xXx
Scott stared at the picture of him and Stiles for what felt like hours. "Babe, you have to eat something." Scott looked up at Isaac.
"You're right. I'm sorry, I'm just worried. It's been a month and we already went through 4 schools and still no trace of Stiles." Scott said.
"I know babe but we'll find him. Besides, we already ruled out that he's not in other countries. He's definitely in the U.S. otherwise Peter wouldn't be so calm right now. So just try and relax a bit alright?" Isaac said reassuringly.
"Alright. So we only have 8 schools left to check for him. Anyone catch a scent yet?" Aiden asked and they shook their heads. "Lydia is calling these two schools abroad that Stiles looked up on his computer so that should check off two more schools. That'll leave us with 6 schools, so it's progress. Try to stay positive." Aiden placed a hand on Scott's shoulder and shook it slightly.
"You're right. We gotta stay positive for Peter." Scott said in a determined tone.
"What about me?" Peter asked as he came out of the restaurant, holding the two trays of food for everyone. Lydia walked back to the table and looked at Aiden with a slight shake of her head. Aiden nodded and looked disappointed, Scott and Isaac let out a breath they didn't know they were holding.
They all started to eat and Peter looked around then froze mid bite. They all stopped what they were doing and looked at Peter, on red alert.
"Peter? Peter what's wrong?" Lydia demanded.
"St-Stiles." he choked out.
"What about Stiles, Peter?" Scott asked in a slight scream.
Aiden stood up and scanned their surroundings. He was about to turn back to them when he smelt it. Cinnamon and Adderall. Isaac felt Aiden's discomfort and stood up too. He followed Aiden's line of gaze and bolted.
"Isaac!" Scott yelled after him. Isaac kept running towards the scent that smelt like home. "ISAAAACCC!!!!" Scott roared in his alpha voice, thank God nobody else was around. Isaac froze and turned to look at Scott. "Scott.. It's... It's Stiles. I have to- I have to go.."
Scott nodded and looked away, trying to hide his tears. "Find out where the scent ends Zac." Scott whispered, desperate to get his brother back.
Lydia, Aiden, and Scott looked at Peter. Peter was still frozen in place, his eyes blazing red. Food forgotten. "Peter, it'll be okay. We'll find him." Lydia whispered as she wrapped her arms around his waist. Lydia squeezed him tighter when she felt him starting to tremble. He hid his face in her hair as the tears started streaming down his face.
Scott was trying to wipe his tears but his hands kept shaking too much so Aiden walked over and sat down next to him. Aiden held Scott's hand and wiped Scott's tears away, they connected eyes and all else was forgotten. They sat in silence as they waited for Isaac to come back.
xXx Meanwhile With Isaac xXx
Isaac ran as fast as he could, trying to keep on the trail. The scent got stronger and stronger as he ran faster. Suddenly he was in a clearing, overlooking the city. Isaac's breath caught in his throat as his gaze stopped upon a person in the middle of it all. "M-mom?" Isaac whispered brokenly and the person froze.