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“Okay, so you have known this, for how long?”
“Since your mom died”
“Soooooo, that makes it five, nine, fifteen yeeeaaars??”
“Yes”
Stiles looked at his dad in disbelief, he can’t believe him, he can’t believe what he’s hearing. He could survive the fact that his best friend was a werewolf, that his other friends were also some kind of supernatural things, but this, this was next level crazy.
“You knew, that your only son, who has thought his whole life that he's normal, that he's some kind of psychic witchy thing, who apparently is what? engaged???”
“You're not engaged, that would be crazy, you're just…. spiritually connected…. with another guy…” His dad tried his best to make the situation sound less crazy, like this happens to every twenty one year old out there.
“Like mates?”
“God, Stiles, stop using that word, it’s weird” Scott said, the poor guy has been standing there since their conversation started. Stiles was just trying to have some quiet breakfast with his best friend before he was attacked by his Father. Like, seriously, could his life be normal, just once?
“You're the wolf guy, shouldn't you be comfortable with the word mate, isn’t that what you guys doooo???”
“I do not mate, I date” It actually sounded a bit catchy, Stiles will totally print it on a T-shirt and give it to him for his birthday.
“Actually, the word mate is often used in werewolf families and packs, because werewolves are more connected to their spiritual side, their relationships are more permanent and biological demanding than ordinary human relationships, so the use of mates is more correct in some cases when we speak of supernatural relationships.” Deaton said, and Stiles could barely understand or take in any of the information. His dad looked uncomfortable with the whole situation, he’s probably feeling bad that he didn’t tell him this earlier. And Scott looked like he was questioning everything about himself.
“Soooooo, I got what? A mate?”
“You could call it that, or a spiritually connection” Deaton said, he’s very clinical about the whole thing, Stiles wouldn't be suprised if he pulled out a power point.
“Let’s say the Thing. Okay, so this Thing, is happening because?”
“We don’t know how a spiritual connection begins, but we do know that for it to happened it has to be between two supernatural creatures, that’s why it’s very common among werewolves, some people believe it happens because of our own biology, but that theory fails when we speak about the people who get connected without even meeting in person, like you and Derek.” Hearing the guy's name trigged his fight or flight like crazy, or he was just hungry, maybe both. “In your case, we believe it happened after your mothers death because that's when you first showed signs of possessing powers, do you remember the dreams you had after her death?”
“Not really, I have worked very hard to forgetting that period of my life”
“The thing is that you haven't, after your mother's death, every dream you had came true, and every time someone was about to call me, you knew, and every time someone was coming to the house, you knew, it became so bad that you couldn’t leave the house without passing out from it,” His dad said, looking pale, but Stiles doesn’t remember this, not at all, he was eight, he should remember this.
“I can see that you are confused Stiles, and I promise you, we will answer every question you have, but you have to trust us , and believe us when we say that we tried our best to make your life as normal as possible.” Deaton said, taking a long breath before continuing. “ A month after your mom's death your dad came to me with you in his arms, and we both knew that you possessed the same gift which your mother had, the only difference was that it seemed to have come a lot earlier than it should have. Many people with supernatural powers don't show it until they are teenagers, in some cases even in their early twenties. But you, you were an eight year old boy, who had just lost his mother, who was showing powers that a grown man would have. No one knew what to do, so the only solution we could come up with was to block your magic, at least until you were old enough”
Stiles looked between Deaton and his dad, and then Scott who looked even more confused than him. “So you blocked my magic and erased my memories?”
“Yes, for you own good, we didn’t have any choice, we spoke with supernatural people all around the world and no one had ever heard of a case like this, but everyone agreed that it would be for the best if your magic were blocked until you were of age” Deaton answered, his dad looked relieved that he was there to help him, Stiles is also happy for that, because he doesn't think he would be able to take him serious if it was his dad speaking.
“So I’m like famous?”
“Kind of, people know about you, but they do not know your name or where you're from, some people call you the chosen one” Deaton said, and his dad made a pained face.
“Like Star Wars?”
“Like every religion or story on the planet Stiles” His dad said, pinching his nose.
“Well I’m sorry for trying to lighten up the mode, okay, so I’m the chosen one, that still doesn’t explain the fact that I am engaged”
“you’re not the chosen one, and you’re not engaged,” His dad said, looking angry and tired.
“We think the spiritual connection happened because of the powers you were showing, it happened out of nowhere and in the wrong form and order, it must have affected the balance in the supernatural world, so it connected you with Derek.” Deaton explained, he was also starting to look tired, but the man had given his word that Stiles could ask how many questions he wanted, so that’s what he’s going to do.
“Okay, but why this guy, why this… Derek?”
“Derek Hale, he comes from the strongest and biggest pack in north and south America, the Hales has both political control in the werewolf community and in the supernatural world,”
“Wait, did you just say Hale? Oh my god, Stiles, they are like royalty in the werewolf community”
“They are like royalty in the whole supernatural world” Stiles' dad corrected.
“Wait, how do you know that?” Stiles asked, avoiding the fact that they just told him that he’s engaged to a fucking royal werewolf.
“Kira has told me about them, her family comes from the supernatural world, so she knows about that stuff.”
“She told you that, but she didn't tell you about mating?”
“Shut up stiles” Scott said as he blushed. It was a bit too easy making him embarrassed, Stiles almost felt bad for him, almost.
“Okay, so I’m a powerful psychic who has been on magic blockers since I was eight, and I have been engaged with a werewolf royal since I was eight, and now I’m going off this blockers and we are going to plan a wedding?”
“For the hundredth time Stiles, you're not engaged and you are not getting married, you’re just spiritually connected to him, if you want to, you can just stay friends, it doesn’t matter, but you are connected with him, how you handle it I do not care, now for the important part, yes your magic blockers will stop, it already has, you just haven't noticed it.”
“Wait a minute, it already has?”
“The magic blockers isn’t like an on and off switch, it’s connected to you, we made it so it would disappear when your body was ready for the powers to appear again. You will start to feel more and more affected by it as time goes on, it can take several weeks or even moths before they are fully out, in meantime you will need training, I have already spoken to the council, and they are aware of your situation, and they are contacting people who are going to help you with your training.” Deaton continued, and Stiles was getting more and more confused.
“The council?”
“The council is like the government in the supernatural world” Scott answered, looking proud of himself.
“You know about the council, but you don't know about mating?” Scott only gave him a threatening look, and Stiles got the feeling that he was not amused, and that he would hit him if he said it again.
“So, the supernatural government knows about me, and that I’m starting to show powers, what kind of powers will I have?”
“Your mother had mostly psychic power, she could see into the future, we’re pretty sure you have the same ability, but what more we do not know.” His dad answered, they both tried to avoid talking about his mother, and this morning they have been speaking a lot about her , which was weird, not as weird as the rest of the stuff, but still out of the ordinary.
“God, what a late bloomer I am, twenty one years old, isn’t that a little late if everybody else starts showing as teenagers, and why didn’t you tell me this earlier?”
“Technically you were an early bloomer, the blocker just pushed it a bit too far. And we didn’t tell you earlier because of safety reasons. Both me and your father wanted to wait until you started showing, and especially when the people around you started to show supernatural ability, we felt that it would be a bit too much if we told you all of this. So we waited until we couldn’t wait anymore.”
“Understandable, but you could at least have told me after high school, when everything calmed down around me, I mean it, like, this is crazy, I’m the human, the normal one, and now your telling me that I’m special, and you don’t even know what I am.”
“I can agree that we should maybe have told you one thing at a time, but we don't really have time for that anymore. Your magic is starting to show, and no one knows what will happen, and I promised Talia that when your powers started to show that they would become part of our life.” His dad said a bit hesitant.
“Who the fuck is Talia?”
“The Alpha of the Hale Pack, and the head of the Council, and don't you dare say anything about me not knowing what mates are ” Scott said, and Stiles decided to not make a comment about it.
“Yes, Alpha Talia, The most powerful Alpha in North and South America and one of the most powerful people in the world, she is also Derek's mother.” Deaton said, Stiles should probably write this down for later, but there is no paper or pen in sight.
“So the person I’m not engaged with, is the son of the most powerful person in America, let me guess, he’s second in line to the position?” Stiles looked over at his dad, who gave him a short nod, and Stiles wanted to scream and punch something.
“Derek will become the next alpha, and the next head of the council after Talia” Deaton explained further, and Stiles was now staring at him with anger. He was angry and tired, he was supposed to have a calming Sunday with his best friend, instead he was standing in his kitchen being told that his whole life has been a lie.
“And why is she getting involved in our life?”
“Because Derek is involved in your life, or he will be, she wanted you to be part of their life at eight, but I said no, and I have been saying no ever since, but I can’t do that anymore, you're a grown up and you can make your own decisions.”
“I have been a grown up for almost four years dad”
“I know, I just, this is hard for me too Stiles, so please, I need you to be patience” Stiles said nothing and waited for his father to continue. “The day your powers started to show, Derek started to show his supernatural abilities”
“Being a werewolf” Stiles stated and his dad looked at him like he wanted to strangle him. “Sorry”
“Yes, and at the same time all of this was happening, a connection started to form. You being eight and human did not get affected by it, it’s mostly werewolves who get the biological side effect of a spiritual connection, humans barely feel it in the beginning. So at the same time as you got your powers, and Derek got his, a connection was made.”
“Wait” Stiles interrupted his dad, because he was now confused by the story “ They lived here?”
“Beacon Hills is one of the biggest supernatural towns in North America, why do you think there are so many supernatural people living here?” Stiles hadn’t really thought about it, he mostly just fought the things, not thinking why they were there. “The Hales has been living here for over a hundred year, its their station, one could say, but when you and Derek got your connection and everybody started to speak about you being the chosen one, we decided to separate you, so you and your father stayed here, and the Hales moved”
“Why couldn’t we stay in the same place? Beacon Hills is big, they could have ignored me until I started to show”
“A mating bond is very strong Stiles, and especially for werewolves, Derek would not be able to stay away from you, breaking or harming the connection can be very dangerous, some people have even gone insane, so by moving away from you, Derek wouldn’t be tempted to come near you. Talia was against it, but she understood the need for you to have a normal life.” Deaton continues, Stiles is really happy that he went through the whole werewolf thing with Scott when they were sixteen, because he would have gone insane if he learnt about werewolves this way.
“So, the Hales are moving back because the eldest son is my mate, and he’s apparently really desperate to be around me and his mom wants to set us up, and while all of that is going on, I will get powers and people from the supernatural world are going to train me, meanwhile the council are having a close eye on me to see if I am in fact the chosen one?”
“More or less,” His dad said.
“Great, what about take-out for lunch, I’m starving”