AU: Scott/ Stiles/ Gabriel

[truealphascott]

No one knows why half the things in Beacon Hills happen. It's not exactly something they like to put on tour guides advertising the place.

Scott had gone to work right after his class, which left Stiles to drive home on his own. He would've been able to leave sooner but he'd gotten detention. This one had been totally Scott's fault and he'd apologized at lunch, but he hadn't been able to get Stiles out of it. So when Stiles left the school building there wasn't too many around. Just as he was reaching the parking lot, a bright white flash blinded him for a moment. There was a thud and a groan of pain and then everything went right back to normal. Except now there was a blonde kid laying on the ground not ten yards from him. He was still and unconscious, but there was something remarkably familiar about his face. He wore a coat and scarf, even though it was May and he had he didn't have anything with him besides that.

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[myhouse_myrules]

"I'm pretty sure that your parents wouldn't of allowed something like that if he'd been human," Deaton states. "Though a healthy appetite is something that's very good to have." Especially, if by what he gathered, they were all born wolves.

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"Maybe because I like being human, Scott," he states with a frown, turning onto his side and curling up. "I have never wanted the bite and I've had it offered to me before. I didn't want it then. Besides, it would probably mess with me being the whole Spark thing or something too." He closes his eyes and feels his heart pounding a bit harder, a bit faster," I need to know what happened, Scotty." Which was kind of messed up when normally he'd be the one talking about paradoxes and things like that. However, none of that mattered. He needed answers so he didn't feel like he was drowning and that the world was swallowing him whole.

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"They don't stop Ally from eating," Gabe said, thinking about that. "But she doesn't eat like we do. She get sad sometimes because she's different but I try to tell her it's okay. I'm the only one who looks like me." All the rest had either brown or black hair depending on if they took after Scott or Stiles. He was the 'freak' as Myles so lovingly put it.

~~

Scott didn't understand where Stiles was coming from. He understood wanting to remain human, but he didn't understand it being this big of a catastrophe. It bothered him a lot that Stiles was being so narrowly focused. Part of him wanted to protect Gabriel from having to share whatever tragedy happened while another was more selfish. He wanted Stiles to stop seeing this like it would be the end of the world.. like he was too good to be what Scott was.

Despite that, he could sense Stiles was about to lose it. So he put his own feelings aside. "Scoot over," he said, before getting up and moving closer to the bed. Whether Stiles liked it or not, he was crawling onto that bed with him.

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"Is Ally the only one of the two litters who is human?" Deaton asks watching Gabriel for a moment. "The rest of you are wolves then." It's more of a statement than question.

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It wasn't that he thought he was too good to be a wolf. No, it was more along the lines of he was already a Spark and it was bound to interfere if he ever became a wolf. Though, in that moment, he just wanted answers. Wanted things to go back to normal. School, being home alone because his dad worked too damn much, and lacrosse practice. Game nights with his best friend.

He barely hears Scott but scoots over giving him a bit of room. Hell, he's pretty sure one of the doctors might send Scott out eventually. Unless, of course, Melissa had a hand in things then hopefully not. He needed his best friend there to keep him grounded, so to speak.

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Gabe nodded. "Yeah, she was in my litter. The other four older ones were all wolves. Claudia, we call her Dia, is the white one. I'm the white one with a gray spot. Caleb and Myles are dark brown. Junior is sort of gray and brown mixed. Laura is my age and she is gray. I don't know why our hair color and our fur color aren't the same." That was just a random thing he'd always wondered. He thought his gray spot looked kind of funny, but the others swore it was cute. Except Myles, but he was a butthead.

~~

Scott stayed pressed against Stiles, relieved to hear his heartbeat slow to normal- or close- again.

Somehow he just knew whatever happened had been his fault. It was hard with Stiles so adamant about learning this information about their future. He hoped he could get Deaton to back him up on this. Even with more on his side, he was sure Stiles would get it out of him eventually. Poor kid.

[myhouse_myrules]

Deaton gives a slight nod," It's not uncommon for two werewolf parents to have a human child." However, he listens and smiles a bit listening to the puppy whine because the attention wasn't on him. "Is he done with his bottle?"

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Stiles leaned back against Scott letting his body relax slightly. "What're we doing, Scotty?" It's soft as he closes his eyes, taking in a deep breath. We're sure that Scott can pick up the chemosignals of pain, confusion and anxiety all in there. However, laying there with his best friend was helping some.

[truealphascott]

"Derek and Isaac's baby is human," Gabe informed Deaton matter-of-factly. Then his attention was drawn back to the puppy. "No, I haven't forgotten about you, silly!" He told the puppy before nuzzling it's face, milk smudged and all. Shaking the bottle he nodded. "It's empty."

~~

"We're resting," Scott told Stiles in a very simple way. It was what Stiles needed and so he'd make sure it's what he got. His own problems or thoughts could hush up for a while. Unless they came in here and caused a big ruckus, he wasn't budging.

[myhouse_myrules]

He raises a brow at that before giving a nod," Your family sounds amazing, Gabriel." Though it was interesting to hear about Isaac and Derek having a child as well. Moving over he takes the bottle," I'm going to get him another one. He might not drink all of this one. If he doesn't that's okay."

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"Right..." He murmurs leaning back against his best friend. "Until they run you out, right?"

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"They won't run me off. Sleep, I'll be here when you wake up," Scott promised. He'd growl at anyone who tried to move them. Fortunately, he doubted anyone would. Not with how well the staff knew him because of his mother and how this was helping with Stiles' anxiety. He could be wrong, but he didn't think he was.

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Gabriel smiled at the compliment. "Thank you. Sometimes I think it's too big, but then other times I don't." It depended on the day and if Myles was picking on him or not.

While the puppy had to wait for another bottle, Gabe played with him. He made a similar playful growl to the puppy's when he found something to play a very gentle game of tug of war.

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"Okay..." He murmurs, pressing back against his best friend a bit more until he's comfortable. Until his body decides enough is enough and his breathing evens out.

Melissa comes in a few minutes later and smiles slightly," How's he doing?"

~~

"The Hales had quite a huge family," Deaton tells him with a smile. "I've known them for a long time and there were more Hales than this county could count, I'm sure." He watches the puppy give soft growls or try to anyway before tugging on Gabe's hand in turn.

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"Yeah? I think Daddy is getting overwhelmed but I overheard Mommy talking about wanting even more. Do you think he's trying to win and have more kids than the Hales did?" That was his only guess as to why anyone would want to have that many kids.

He kissed the puppy's head again and stopped playing when it yawned. "Aw, the baby is tired now that his belly's all full."

~~

Scott had almost nodded off when he heard Melissa come in. He shook his head. "He's totally freaked out," he admitted. "We might need to give him a horse tranquilizer." Totally kidding.

[myhouse_myrules]

"No, I don't think that Stiles is trying to compete with the Hales," he tells him with a chuckle. "I think that your mother just wants to have a big family because he's an only child. As is your dad."

~~

"Well, if he doesn't get enough sleep while he's here then we might have to give him a sedative," she tells her son. Moving over she cards fingers through their hair. "He got himself pretty good."

[truealphascott]

"Oh.. that sounds kinda lonely," Gabe said thoughtfully. "Can I name the puppy?" And in typical kid fashion, he was on to the new topic in under three seconds. He didn't want the puppy to be lonely.

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"He sure did," Scott agreed. He wouldn't confess to his mom that he was siphoning pain off Stiles this whole time. He kept it subtle, but he was experiencing some of Stiles' pain. It was pretty brutal.

"Would it be okay if I stayed here with him?"

[myhouse_myrules]

"Well, I don't believe anyone's going to take him because he's the runt," Deaton states watching Gabriel. "You can name him. I don't mind."

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"As long as you stop taking his pain from him, yes," she states firmly or as firmly as possible with how tired she was. "Because if you harm yourself by taking care of him then no Stiles until he's out of the hospital."

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Gabe looked crestfallen at that news. The puppy was going to be alone forever? Oh no, this one was going to come with him. He tried to think of a good name and ended up with Peanut, since he was about the color of a dry roasted peanut. "Can I take him home?"

After asking that, Gabe's mind finally asked the question where was 'home'. His heart sank and he knew neither of his parents wanted him at their house. He blinked, trying to keep tears back as his thoughts were really freaking him out.

~~

"I won't get hurt," Scott protested. Shesh, she sounded just like Stiles! And never mind that that was usually a positive thing. "If I stop, he's going to need some more medicine." He was unhappy about making Stiles have to face it on his own. He'd obey for a while, but he couldn't make Stiles have to deal with that all night alone.

[myhouse_myrules]

"He was going to stay with me. You both can until I have a talk with your parents," Deaton tells him, moving over and kneeling down in front of him. However, he's not sure how the parents of the future would take to having another animal.

~~

"Scott, I know what he needs," she tells her son gently. "However, if you keep taking away his pain then the medication won't work, it'll be counter productive. So I need you to stop and allow his body to heal. I'll continue checking in on him and he knows how to get me or one of the other nurses in here if he's in too much pain."

[truealphascott]

Well he was going to get another bird! Another dog was sort of, kind of, a little bit, not at all the same thing, right?

Gabe nodded, but still looked a little sad. "They don't like me do they?" He hugged the dog, feeling just as outcast as the puppy was. Runts of the world unite! Or at least runs of this particular animal clinic.


~~~

Scott sighed. "Okay," he agreed. He hadn't meant to come off as micromanaging. He was just protective, but his mom knew that. They were all protective of each other's well being. That's what family did.

"Can you believe I have a kid?" Any kid ever. The idea was just so bizarre to him. Sure, at some point or another he figured he'd have kids or a kid or maybe not. He didn't know.

[myhouse_myrules]

It wasn't really the same, no. At the question he reaches over and gives Gabe's shoulder a gentle squeeze," That's not true and you know it, Gabriel. You have to let them get to know you first. Everything will work out."

~~

"I'm sure that you and Stiles are wonderful parents, Scott," she says with a bit of a smile. "I'm sure that you both in whatever time they're from have made us very proud."

[truealphascott]

Gabe tried to find some comfort in that reassurance but it was hard. He just wasn't convinced Stiles was all that pleased to learn of his awkward little runt. But he knew Deaton was looking out for him and that did make him feel better. Would it be so bad to live with grandpa for awhile?

"Are you going to find out if Mommy's okay?"

~~

Scott shook his head. It was so hard to even believe it. That's about when he realized Deaton had never come back from getting food.

"Did Deaton talk to you?"

[myhouse_myrules]

"I'm going to call the hospital and talk to Melissa. To see how he's doing," he tells him. "He's a very strong man so I'm sure that he's doing just fine."

~~

"Deaton took Gabriel with him to the clinic," Melissa tells him. "That way it gave you boys time to process things. I'm sure we'll be hearing from him again."

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Gabriel gave Deaton a little smile, trusting him completely. It would've disturbed Scott to see such trust from a kid he didn't know, but given Gabriel's background he had all the right reasons to be trusting of Deaton. He was grandpa and had always treated the family well. As far as he knew, they were related regardless of technicalities. So instead of asking any more questions, he just let Deaton do what he wanted to kept playing with the puppy until Peanut looked ready for a nap. In truth, Gabe started looking like he could use one too. Even if he had healed, he had been in an accident today along with randomly time traveling.

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"Oh okay," Scott said, sighing with relief. It made him frown to hear himself. Why was he feeling protective of someone he barely knew? This whole situation was very strange. As far as he was concerned, Deaton could take care of the boy until they were ready for Stiles to come home. Then it would be up to discussion on where the boy went from there if back to his own time wasn't an option yet. Scott didn't know it, but Gabe was hoping Stiles would want him. Even if it was illogical, the boy wanted his mommy.

[myhouse_myrules]

Deaton can't help but give a little chuckle," I think it's time to head to my place. Before you two fall asleep right there on the floor." Peanut and Gabriel looked so damn adorable together. However, getting the kid home, if it was possible, would take a while to figure out.

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"You get some rest too," Melissa tells him, making sure that Stiles got some medicine and running fingers through her son's hair. "And make sure he doesn't pull anything with all of his anxiety and moving around."

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"Okay, Grandpa," Gabriel answered, covering a yawn. He got up and picked up his new puppy (it was his dammit). They were ready to go whenever Deaton was. "Do we need to take a bottle with us?" He asked, concerned for his new best friend.

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"I will," he promised. He wouldn't let Stiles hurt himself even if he was ridiculously stubborn. Watching his mom leave, he put his arm around Stiles gently. It wasn't easy avoiding his injuries but he at least tried. While his mom was gone he took just a little bit more of the pain before deciding to try and honor his promise.

[myhouse_myrules]

"No, we don't need to take a bottle with us," Deaton tells him leading them out to his car. "I've got enough to take care of him at home. So we'll be all set."

~~

It's probably a good almost half hour before Stiles jolts awake, almost almost forgetting where he was. Or that his best friend was in the hospital bed with him. Right... so it was real. The kid in the school parking lot, the wreck... everything.

[truealphascott]

On the ride to Deaton's house, Gabe nodded off with the puppy in his lap. When they got there, he woke up enough to trudge into the house and be guided to whatever surface Deaton wanted him to sack out on. Even with the risk of there being a puppy accident, Gabe just curled up with him. Part of him wanted to become a wolf and sleep that way but he resisted. It would require too much energy anyway.

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Scott was woken up by Stiles' sudden movement. He hadn't even realized he'd even fallen asleep. "It's okay," he mumbled, waking up. "I got you."

[myhouse_myrules]

When they do get back to his place he gets Gabriel set up in his bed. Though he lets the little guy know that because of the pup being a runt, he can't quite stay in the bed. So he sets up a bassinet for beside the bed, something he did with the Hale children when he was with Talia, and places the pup inside with a little blanket covering its tiny body. Once he's sure both are asleep, he heads down to do a little research.

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He shakes his head and moves to sit up," How is it okay? All of that really happened, Scotty."