Fem!Stiles- For Your Protection: Prequel- Running For Our Lives
Stiles was equal parts excited and scared.
A whole lotta ‘what if’ questions were rattling around in her head as she drove home.
What if Derek wasn’t ready?
What if she wasn’t ready?
What if Chris Argent decided to do something?
And her personal favorite so far-
What if she lost it?
But with all of this going on in her excitement, panic, and fear induced mind she had enough common sense to know several things.
1) She was Derek’s mate. He wouldn’t be mad.
2) Her dad had been- contrary to his own beliefs- not so subtly dropping hints about wanting grandchildren since graduation.
And c) Allison wouldn’t let her father anywhere near Stiles.
Besides; it wasn’t like Stiles had been bitten. No she was just pregnant. Yeah, and as of yet she didn’t know if It would be human or were.
She pulled up to a stop light and it started to sink in. Stiles was pregnant. She was carrying Derek Hale’s child.
Her phone ringing startled her out of the daze she was in. Still at the light she answered the phone, “Hello?”
“Hey Stiles, your dad wants to know if you can swing by the store on your way home, please and thank you?”
“Sure thing Ms. McCall- Melissa.” She could hear Scott’s mom chuckling in her ear, “Sorry, old habits die hard.”
“It’s fine Sweety, trust me I get it. I’ve only been dating your father for a month, still a bit of getting used to I know.” In fact Scott still called Stiles’ dad Sherriff, so yeah she did understand.
“Well what does he want me pick up?”
“Just some steaks, a bag of potatoes, and another case of water if you don’t mind?”
“Steaks, potatoes, water. Got it. Be home soon.”
“Okay, sweety be safe. We’ll see you in a bit.” And Stiles was off the phone as her light turned green and she made the turn for the store instead of home.
At the store Stiles wandered the aisles lost in thought. She already had the things she’d gone to the store for in the first place but now she was walking along the aisle that held the baby formulas and other baby items. It was as if her subconscious was directing her to the aisle because when she came out of her own thoughts she was startled to find herself standing in there staring at the diapers and wipes.
“Got a little one at home?”
Stiles jumped and spun around to see she wasn’t alone in the aisle. The woman speaking to her was tall, blonde, and had piercing gray eyes that left Stiles with a cold feeling in her chest.
“Uh, no. N-not yet.” She stammered hesitantly as she shifted to put her grocery cart between herself and the woman.
Stiles had met this woman once before. She was a “family friend” to the Argents and that meant one thing to Stiles.
This woman worked in conjunction with Chris Argent on occasion and she gave Stiles the same feeling that Kate Argents had before. And it wasn’t a pleasant feeling. As a matter of fact this encounter was already leaving a sour taste in Stiles’ mouth.
“Expecting? How cute.” The voice was cold and as lifeless as the gray eyes. “When are you due?”
“Seven months…” Stiles tried to keep it vague but it was hard when a part of her warred with wanting to be sarcastic at the same time.
“Good. So enough time for you to do what I want.”
“Do what you want?” Stiles now had a feeling of dread in the base of her stomach and she didn’t like it at all.
“Yes. Exactly what I want.” The hunter stepped forward and placed her hands on Stiles’ cart, “Argent says that your pack is off limits unless the Alpha bites a human or causes some kinda trouble.” She grinned darkly and licked her lips, “But where I come from no one is off limits for any reason. But I know how to stir up all kinds of trouble for a pack like Hale’s.”
Stiles felt that dread becoming a ball of lead in her gut at the woman’s words. “What do you want?”
That grin became a sickly smile now, “I want you to leave Beacon Hills.”
At those words Stiles’ stomach dropped and her heart started pounding.
“I want you to take your pup and leave. And don’t say anything to anyone. You so much as breathe a word to anyone, I’ll begin picking off your pack one by one until the Alpha is all that’s left. Again and then I’ll let him watch as I kill his mate and her mangy pup too.”
“Because his kind disgust me. The ones trying to pretend they are anything but what they truly are. Natural born killers.”
If Stiles were in the right frame of mind she’d have made some kind of sarcastic offhand remark in reference to the movie but as it was she was being threatened and the life of her pack, her mate, and their unborn child was being used to taunt her.
“They’re like ticking time bombs waiting to blow up the moment the right kind of prey gets in front of them and I wait gleefully for that moment. And trust me, it happens. Every single time.”
There was a sort of gleam in those earlier dead eyes now. A gleam that left Stiles feeling ready to puke up her lunch from three hours ago.
“Now, you’ll pack up and leave. And you’ll do it tonight,” The hunter looked down at the contents of the shopping cart and grinned a bit, “But I’ll let you eat dinner first. One last meal with the pack and family.”
As she started to walk away the woman called back over her shoulder, “Oh and Miss Stilinski, I’ll be watching you.”
It was as she disappeared around the corner that Stiles felt her whole world crumble around her.
Stiles checked out, put her groceries in the jeep, and drove home in a complete daze. While she unloaded everything in the kitchen Scott’s mom came up behind her to help out, “You okay, Sweety? You look a little out of it?”
Stiles wanted so badly to collapse in the woman’s arms and cry it all out. Tell her everything through blubbering and snot. But that wasn’t going to happen at all. So instead she mustered up the lie, “I’m just tired. Long wait at the Doc’s office for my physical so I got bored and sleepy.”
“Shoulda taken a book, huh?”
Stiles snorted and nodded, “Yeah, guess so.”
God she hated to lie like that. And it was right then that she was utterly thankful The Pack hadn’t arrived yet. She knew they’d be able to smell the lie.
Once everyone arrived at the Stilinski residence Stiles was forced to put her problems on the back burner and pretend for a few hours that everything was okay and that she wasn’t panicking inside. It wasn’t easy.
“Stiles, you okay?” Her dad asked at one point during dinner as she watched everyone around her. “You’ve been kinda quiet tonight?”
“Yeah, Dad, I’m okay. Just a bit tired.” And in that moment, surrounded by everyone that she loved, she was okay. If only for a little while longer.
Derek then spoke up from beside her, “Several of us will be heading to Anaheim tonight. We’re meeting with the Alpha of the pack out there to see if he can shed some light on this new hunter friend of Chris’.”
“I’m still sorry that I can’t tell you more about her.” Allison sighed from her seat down the table next to Scott.
“It’s fine Allison, you told us what you know.” Derek looked around at everyone then at Melissa and John, “Scott, Erica, and Vernon will be going with me. We shouldn’t be gone more than three days. We’ll be leaving tonight.”
Both Melissa and Sherriff Stilinski nodded as Allison sighed again. Stiles could sympathize with her. It wasn’t easy when your mate had to leave town without you. And boy was Stiles about to break Derek’s heart. That killed her more than anything else ever would. Derek seemed to sense her heartache because his hand found hers under the table but he seemed to think it was about his leaving because he promised, “We won’t be gone long.”
After dinner everyone hung around for a little bit before Derek sent Scott along to take Allison home and Erica and Boyd to get ready while everyone else filed out to head home for the night.
As Derek spoke with Erica, Boyd, and Scott for a few minutes Stiles bid good night to her dad and Melissa. If she hugged them longer than she normally would have neither of them noticed or said anything. She could easily chalk it up to being tired and a bit upset that Derek had to go. But she knew she needed it. Needed them for just a little bit longer.
Derek followed Stiles up to her room a few minutes later and pulled his mate into his arms as soon as her bedroom door was closed.
They spent the next two hours making love to one another, slow, lazy, and passionate and when it was over and Derek was kissing her goodbye she felt her heart ache and tears well in her eyes. He was leaving for a couple of days thinking that he’d come back to his mate happily waiting for him, when in reality he was kissing her goodbye for what may very well be the last time.
“I love you Gemin Stilinski.” He whispered against her lips.
Stiles then threaded her fingers through Derek’s hair and pulled him into a passion filled kiss that poured her entire heart out to him. When she broke the kiss both were panting heavily as he whispered back, “I love you too Derek Hale. More than you will ever know. Don’t you ever forget it.”
After he promised that he wouldn’t forget Derek left the house through Stiles’ bedroom window.
She ensured that her father and Melissa were asleep before she stuffed as much of her clothing into her largest duffle bag that she could, grabbed all her books that she’d acquired on the Supernatural and threw them into her backpack, made sure she had her wallet and keys as well as the extra cash she had hidden under her mattress and quietly made for her jeep.
Before she’d left the house Stiles left two notes behind on her desk. One was to her father. A simple note that told him that she loved him and promised him that she’d be okay. The second was to Derek and The Pack.
I know that when you find this I will be long gone. Please don’t look for me. I am begging you. But I know that as I say that you’ll ignore me and do it anyway.
Stop being a prick. Lighten up. Relax a little. You’re parents wouldn’t have wanted you to be this way.
I’ll miss you bunches Cat Woman.
Keep him sane please? Don’t let him get too lost without me. I know I give you two the hard task, but if there is anyone that will know how hard it is to function without your mate around 24/7 it’ll be you two.
Watch out for Erica and Isaac for me. They need you and love you. You are important to them. Know that.
Tell them how you feel. They’ll listen and love you. I promise.
I’m sorry to leave you like this Brother. Please keep watch over our parents. My dad especially. My leaving will kill him as much as it will Derek. Look out for him to will ya? Love ya.
Please know that I left because I had to. I have a very good reason whether you believe me or not. I promise that it in no way means that I don’t love you. Remember my words as you left my room. ‘Don’t you ever forget it.’ I mean it Derek. Don’t ever, ever, EVER! Forget that I love you. Forever and always I love you. More than I can possibly describe. But I had to go. I had to leave. It was for your protection. I’m sure one day you’ll figure it out. But until then, know that I love you no matter what. Now and always.
Keep your head up and stay strong and fight for The Pack. Know that you are always in my heart. Where ever I go.
I love you Derek Hale.
Writing those letters had been the hardest thing she’d done all night.
But nothing would be as hard as this.
She started the engine of her beat up blue jeep and peeled out of the driveway and tore out of the neighborhood never knowing that she’d wake her father and Melissa up; or that they’d run from the house to see her tail-lights disappearing around the corner. Nor would she know that her dad would find her cell phone ringing on her desk as he called next to the two letters she wrote.
She’d never see the tears stream down his face as he read both letters with Melissa who stood beside him, arms wrapped around him as she too cried over what John read.
And she’d never hear the broken howl of a man who was fighting to let the wolf take over as his mate ran for their lives.
She’d never know these things. And that was what hurt the most.
