Walk on the woods
They were going along the marked route in the forest, the fact that I am a supernatural creature does not mean that I like to go hiking, much less in the middle of Hale territory, but the pressure from my parents that this go well to try to form an alliance with the pack was taking a toll on my relationship with my boyfriend of 1 year Stiles, who I had met in college ironically in mythology class, and his proposal for this date did not sound bad at all.
His incessant chattering was cute to me but right now I want to commit a crime, no one would notice.
-Cassie look! That tree was the one where the chimera threw me when I was in high school.
-And over there I broke my arm trying to escape from a Hellhound-
-Or that was where Jackass cornered me when he was a Kimera and if it hadn't been for Derek I would have died-
The claw wounds on his back were from Jackson, the scar on his arm was from the Chimera, the scar on his forehead was from a hunter who had gone rouge.
-Stiles..-
Stiles stopped talking to turn to look at me, still with his smile from ear to ear and without being at of breath at all and my lungs were killing me for more air.
-Why have you never tried to ask for help from other packs or supernatural communities around you?-
Stiles' smile was completely erased and in its place appeared the serious expression of his that I had very rarely seen.
-We tried Cassie, but she should always give something in return for the help provided-
-But you were children!-
-Ha! As if that stops adults- his face was marked by bitterness.
- We asked alpha Satomi's pack for help several times and do you know what they responded to us each time? That we gave them Derek's sister's hand in marriage and half of the territory. They were supposed to be the allies of the Hale family for generations and in the moments when we needed them most they turned their backs on us.- Stiles made a sneer when he finished speaking.
- Why didn't you stay out of the conflict if you get hurt so many times and don't want to accept the bite?
-Because I'm part of the pack, neither Derek nor anyone else will make me stand on the sidelines watching my entire family get hurt or not come back to me because they didn't have any information that I could provide them-
I could feel the conviction in his words and the fire in his eyes, it was clear that it was not the first time he had this argument with someone and it would not be the last.
- Well, then it's a relief that I'm studying medicine and can practice with you when you get hurt-
Stiles' smile returned when he heard me say that, he gave me a kiss and continued down the path.
I knew that our relationship was not going to last much longer, we may be very similar in our tastes, but there was something that we were not going to sacrifice for the other and that was our family, Stiles was not going to move to Arizona when we finished the college and I wasn't going to stay in California. We both knew that our relationship had a clock on which time was running out. But that didn't mean Stiles wasn't going to have a Doctor on speed dial who could teleport.
Besides, I knew that Stiles was going to end up mated with his Alpha Derek sooner or later. But I was going to be petty and was going to rub it in Derek's face that I had what he always wanted and he hasn't mustered up the courage to get it. He will thank me latter.
For the moment I just held Stiles' hand and continued listening to the adventures that were happening in Beacon Hills.