Chapter 44: Wolf (#9)
Isaac opened his eyes In fright when someone touched his shoulder, he could hear a male voice from far away saying something to him along the lines of 'Breathe', but he couldn't focus- He was not back at that cold place, he was not back at that cold place! His breathing started to slow down as he focused on the heartbeat he was hearing, it was not his own because he can feel it loudly in his left ear... When he was calm again, he sighed before looking at Derek Hale, the man who was hugging him and placing his ear above his heart so he could hear his calm heartbeat and then calm down as well, which worked! "It's okay, you're safe now Isaac, nothing bad will happen to you." Isaac's ears twitched at this as he heard the taller and older man comfort him, he never had someone who could help him with his panic attacks, so he would hide away and stay there for yours before even daring to breathe loudly. "I... Where am i?" Isaac barely managed to whisper as his confused puppy-like eyes scanned the room...
It was a library room, with bookshelves full of several different types of books- supernatural books like [Demonomicon] (a black book with a red eye that was staring directly at him, creepy), to normal books like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- and a bed as well as a dark mahogany desktop that holds a laptop, sitting there is Stiles Stilinski, the husband of the man before him, a potrd plant rested on the desk alongside a pile of paperwork that he could barely see the black symbol of a three spiraling thing he did not recognize, he could smell both Derek's and Stiles' scent here, but Stiles' scent was farely new... As if he just recently started coming here- "I'm glad you're awake, Isaac dear, you're going to have a few more nightmares before you can get rid if them permanently, alongside every trauma that man gave- Oh, you don't need to worry about him anymore." Stiles interrupted his thoughts, making him have even more questions than before he went to sleep! "And before you ask, yes your father is dead, yes i killed him, and yes i can get you something to eat." Just as he finished his sentence, Isaac's stomach began growling like a wolf (heh) as he felt his insides turn against each other, as if they were going to eat each other from how hungry he was. Derek smiled sadly, Isaac was thin, unnaturally thin, he was malnourished, and for an Omega it was bad because it would slowly weaken their regeneration to the point where they can no longer regenerate and will simply die.
How Isaac hasn't turned Feral by now is something beyond him, there were all the factors. The lack of a pack, the lack of an anchor, the malnourishment, the pain, the abuse, the anger- Isaac truly is special, he is so strong, and now he is his first Beta and he is pretty sure Stiles took him as his puppy- Not that he is against it, since Stiles can be very... Convincing when he wants to, which means he cannot say no to Stiles when he really, really wants something. There was this time where he wanted a cupcake in the middle of the night, and when Derek said he wasn't going to get up to get him a cupcake because he was tired, Stiles got it himself... The problem was, he baked them in the middle of the night, and the delicious smell woke up the entire pack, in the end he refused to give him one, so Derek punished him. It was a fun night, but also taught him he should always help Stiles get what he wants because he will share it with Derek.
"You should stay down, I will answer the questions you have." Derek smiled as gently as he could, Isaac was lying down his and Stiles' bed, but he was pack so it was fine, and it would comfort Isaac sleeping where it smells like pack. "I... What is going on?" Isaac whispered fearfully, making Derek's heart tighten on his chest, which Isaac could probably hear. "I guess i should start from the beginning, right?" Derek whispered weakly, he was not fit to be an Alpha like his mother, confident, charismatic, powerful, he was better at dealing with the emotions of the pack- or at least that's what his dad was teaching him. "You are a Werewolf. Well, a Wolf Shifter is a more accurate description of our species according to Stiles... We live among humans, hidden away from them, people think we're myth, legends to scare children, but we're real... You're real." The shock was lesser than Derek thought he would see in Isaac's eyes, but he continued when he saw the teenager's eyes full of confusion and a little bit of acceptance: "We, Wolf Shifters, have certain necessities... Run around is one of them, we need to exercise alongside our wolves, or else we'll go mad with anxiety, we need to run around even if its a little bit, Pack is another necessity. Wolf Shifters have a dinamic, we have the Omegas , what you once were, those without a Pack- They're weaker than normal Wolf Shifters and they normally have blue eyes, then there's the Beta, the middle ground in the scale, they normally have golden eyes, and they are powerful compared to an Omega and can shift to Beta Forms, or this." To demonstrate, Derek shifted to his Beta Shift, making sure Isaac could see the changes on his body. The boy yipped away in a startle, making Derek's head to tilt sideways while maintaining eye contact with him, he saw the boy's eyes flash golden as his own flashed red, he seemed embarrassed to make the noise... His face was fully red.
"Then there's the Alpha-" At that moment, Stiles came from the door carrying- No, there was a giant plate, full of meat that was just floating alongside Stiles as he entered the room, making Isaac look at it with wide eyes and grumbling stomach and looking, in Stiles' eyes at least, like a lost hungry puppy- Which was adorable. "Here's a little lunch for you, you must starving, you've been sleeping for a week by now." That information made Isaac's heart and brain stop for a second, he already had a piece of pork in his mouth when he heard the news and looked directly at Derek with a lost glint in his eyes, making Derek hold his chest for a second as he said: "Don't worry, you have a good reason to skip school, the police investigated your dad and found out about his abuse, you were unconscious for a long time due to injuries on the head and was taken to a private hospital by Professor Derek Hale when you asked him for help. That's what happened, or at least what the humams think happened." Isaac, for some reason, didn't feel bad at all for whatever happened- There was always a tiny hint of guilt whenever he thought of his brother, his mother he never met, and the family members he never got to meet, but now he felt like it didn't matter, or he was over with it- It scared him a little, but he couldn't bring himself down for not feeling bad at his sperm donor's death.
"Wait... How did my dad die?" Isaac looked up to see Derek look over at Stiles, who was still reading the paperwork on the table which he stopped doing when he looked over at them: "Well, let's just say your dad went to check the place he would lock you in (Stiles avoided the word, in case it might trigger Isaac) and the door kinda locked itself, accidentally, and he froze to death. Pretty karmatic, don't you think?" If Isaac hadn't noticed by not, he would definitely notice the flash of black in the completely white eye Stiles had, which made him feel fear for some reason, but that fear quickly died when the flash was gone. "The police found his corpse, let's just say all his acquaintances are going to receive some visits from the popos soon enough."
Isaac couldn't help but say: "The popes?" Derek blew raspberry with an amazed expression while Stiles chuckled, shaking his head and explained to big baby that was Isaac: "Popos, as in police. You know? Cops."
"Not everyone is knowledgeable as you are, Stiles." Derek quipped as he smiled teasingly at his Stiles, who just huffed in fake annoyance as he looked at his Derek, whispering: "I know a lot more than you, bitch." Derek growled playfully at Stiles who just rolled his eyes as he continued to look at his paperwork, humming a song as he went on.
Isaac felt warm in his heart by watching this intimate interaction, like something he would only feel when his brother hugged him, tears were once again rolling down his face, he touched it a little confused because he wasn't feeling sad- far from it, he was feeling more than fine even, he was happy- then why was he crying? Isaac had no experience crying out of happiness, he only knew you cried out of pain or sadness, so crying out of happiness was a fairly new experience for the Beta wolf who kept eating as the streaming tears continued to fall into his plate and blanket, making both Derek and Stiles smile warmly at it.
It took him a few minutes, but he was already asking questions like an overly excited puppy, he beamed at Stiles when Derek told him he was his mate and Emissary of his pack, as well as a Spark, a type of magic user. He was sad when Stiles told him he couldn't learn how to use magic because he didn't have the potential to become a Wizard, Witch, Alchemist, or Druid but he could still become a Warlock or Cleric, but Stiles didn't recommend this because the Gods hardly listen to the prayer of mortals of Earth anymore, and Warlocks had to sell their souls or worse to be granted magic. It was also at that moment he recognized the potential that Derek had to become a Warlock, he already had a connection to a very powerful magical being, the Avi'Barish Morclebuk-Norvectum, Stiles Stilinski himself! Due to his connection, Derek could draw magic from Stiles and use it to cast spells and even draw unique properties from him as he gets stronger- probably the power of The Void but he is not sure.
Safe to say, Derek was more than surprised to learn that, he hummed and said to Stiles mentally: "We'll talk about it later, dear." Stiles just nodded as Derek fake coughed in his hand, intending to continue his explanation: "Well, now that you know that Werewolves, Vampires Demons, Angels, and Gods are real, I'll explain a little more about Wolf Shifters... I am an Alpha, you are my first Beta, you are my pack, it's more than family, it's a spiritual connection that we have now. The moment you accepted being my Beta was the moment you became part of my pack. In fact, with Stiles here, we can see this connection." Derek smiled at Isaac while Stiles just extended his hand forward, the white eye crawled out of his socket with eight spider-like legs and crawled up on the bed, Isaac found it disgusting and weirdly interesting as it crawled on top of his head, he was going to swat it when Derek said: "Don't fight it, it won't hurt." No matter how much someone assures him, he would not believe them, but Derek was different- He winced when the thing touched his eye and blinked as it fused with hks eye, making his eye a little itchy... He looked to the side and was met with a huge white wolf with red eyes, staring longingly at him, like he was the wolf's puppy- he quickly backed from it in instinct and was met with another wolf.
This one was skinny and skittish, his golden eyes looked around the room with uncertainty and fear, making Isaac found the perfect synchrony among him and that wolf, who looked at him before rushing and hiding behind the white wolf with red eyes, Isaac felt sad as he thought it was running from him, but the way the wolf still peeked out from behind the white wolf was strangely adorable, it was just shy, not scared of him at all... It was then that he noticed, there was a thin line connecting him and the caramel wolf, His wolf- The line connecting him and the wolf vanished when it touched his chest, the line was also connected to the white wolf in a way he couldn't exactly comprehend, it was entangled but also loose, not tied to the wolf, just connected to it. Then he looked at Derek, and there he saw it, the line connecting him and Stiles, Isaac could see the aura around Derek and the connection between the white wolf and Derek, which meant that was Derek's wolf and Stiles- Isaac paled. He could see a deep dark aura around Stiles, it was frightening, it was dangerous, it was powerful, he blinked and it was gone, he whimpered as Derek sighed as he hugged him, Stiles only turned to look at him and say: "Don't look over at me when you're using my eye. I don't want to scare you."
"I'm sorry, i should've warned you before." Derek apologized while rubbing his head, it made Isaac feel warm, he could see Derek's white wolf sniffing and rubbing his face against his wolf, who only wagged its tail weakly, as if didn't know how to react. 'Same buddy...' Isaac thought as his eyes turned to Stiles, who knew that there was a question coming, and sure enough: "What... What happened? Why do you have such a dark, scary aura?" Isaac's shy voice made Stiles sigh loudly, he didn't look back as he made a question of his own to the Beta: "Do you remember Johan and Claudia Stilinski?" For some reason, Isaac didn't like where this was going, he could smell it, just as Derek could, the pain and grief emanating from Stiles as he whispered but Isaac could hear it as if he spoke loud and clear: "Well, i was possessed by an Evil Void Fox and ended up killing them, the fox was gone by the time my parents were dead, my hands were full of blood, so i got my mom's books and ran..."
"Stiles-"
"No, Derek. I want you to hear it too."
"Okay..."
"After i left... I was scared, confused, angry, and mortified by what i did, my Spark awoke that same moment and at the same time it became Ablaze, something that happens to Sparks rarely. An Ablaze Spark is several times stronger than a normal Spark, and to become an Ablaze Spark, the Spark must go through severe emotional and physical pain, enough to make a man want to commit suicide, and funny enough, the Spark must die to be reborn from the ashes like a phoenix and become an Ablaze Spark. And i did... When i was having a huge emotional turmoil, the mark the Nogitsune left behind activated and using my emotions as fuel, opened a portal through The Void, it was meant to take me to The Void, but it ended up teleporting me to Gehenna where i had to run around, i kept falling because gravity's a fickle thing there, and i died there to a Devil... It hurt Derek, it hurt so bad being burned alive while a creature laughs at your pain... But then, from the literal ashes i was reborn as an Ablaze Spark. Then, Brhu'Vïsh Klevadiak found me, she must have felt the moment i became Ablaze because she started to train me with great intensity from day one and i didn't want to be weak, ever again. So i trained, we even used a special method I'll use to train you later Derek, but anyway, this is my tragic backstory."
Derek couldn't help but whimper when he saw the forced smile in his Mate's face, he went up to him and hugged him, biting the same place his mark was, making Stiles hiss in what Derek couldn't identify if was pain or pleasure, he kissed Stiles so hard the smaller man couldn't breathe properly, he was sure Isaac could smell their lust but he didn't care at the moment, he just pressed his nose against Stiles' neck while giving him small kisses on his collarbone, asking: "Are you okay now...?" Derek's voice showed his fragility, Stiles smiled, this time it wasn't a forced smile but it was a sweet and sincere smile that made Derek's heart melt in his chest as Stiles whispered back: "Much... Much better."
Isaac just decided to let them hug and whisper to themselves as he kept eating, albeit his chewing wasn't one of the quietest thing so the awkward atmosphere soon returned as both looked at the shy Isaac who was just there, chewing like a rabbit.
They looked at each other before they began to laugh, Isaac felt he could get used to this...
He had a Pack now.
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