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canon au } { post-401, of waking up together and teenage brothers
Cora: [gets there early enough for the Sheriff to let her in on his way to work, before locking the door behind her. Quietly, she makes her way upstairs, and when she sees him out cold she smiles a bit. she sheds her jacket and shoes before moving closer and sliding onto the bed next to him. She takes one arm gently, sliding it around her waist closing her eyes. She didn't sleep the night before so a little bit of time before she heads over to meet the rest. They can talk later]
Stiles: [is out to the world until about ten minutes after Cora got there as he tries to roll a bit and suddenly there is a thing keeping him from moving and he opens his eyes] You weren't there when I went to sleep. I'd remember if you were there.
Cora: [she smiles a bit, rolling over to face him, and shaking her head] I just got here. You're not forgetting things.
Stiles: Good. Good. [he rolls to his side, pulling her into his arms] Because I definitely want to remember when we fall asleep together.
Cora: [she smiles a bit at that, before curling into him, burying her face in his shoulder and getting comfortable. It's odd, but after the night she had, tucked into Stiles's side like this, she finally feels like she can breathe again] Thank you, by the way. For going to get Derek.
Stiles: Hey, for all the times he has punching me in the face, he's still a good guy. Under all the grumpiness. And stubble.
Cora: I know, but still. Thank you. [she inhales again, taking in his scent and feeling the tension in her shoulders ebb a little more] I had to tell him about the fire last night.
Stiles: [pulls her in tighter, pulling a blanket up over them] Well, it's kinda noticeable if you think about it. At least he heard it from you.
Cora: It still sucks. [there's another beat] Kate's alive. [that's said softer, with a bit more fear because Kate Argent's already almost killed her once and that was when she was human. She doesn't want to think about what she could do as a shifter.]
Stiles: Yeah, people have a problem of not staying dead around here.... at least the non-humans.
Cora: [she's quiet for a long time] I don't know if I can do this without Derek. I can't handle Peter, I don't know what to do about Kate, and I just ... [there's a pause as she tries to swallow back the tears] I can't do this.
Stiles: Hey, look at me. [he pulls back a bit to look her in the eye] First of all, you're not alone. You got me. I've totally got your back, and so does Scott and the whole pack. And Derek's still in there so he's not gone, you just gotta give him some time. And we are going to fix him. And deal with Kate and keep Peter from going crazy. Unless he wants to murder Kate and do it right this time, then I think we should let him and then give her the old Gramp Argent broadsword method just to be safe.
Cora: [she laughs softly at that, holding his gaze for a moment before she rolls away from him to lie on her back, staring up at the ceiling] He's the brother I came back for, you know? I used to follow him around like an idiot when I was a kid, and when I heard he was alive ... that was what I was expecting. And now him being here, like this it just feels ... wrong.
Stiles: [pushes up onto his elbows] Well, I mean I figure that it's the fire that broke him. He probably couldn't remember this side of himself. So maybe if he's like this for a few days, he'll get to keep some of the brother pieces you miss?
Cora: Maybe. But I was starting to get some of that anyway. [there's a pause] And we still don't know why Kate did this.
Stiles: We can figure out the why as we work to figure out to get Derek back to normal. Maybe he'll remember then why.
Cora: [there's a nod.] I think this might be good for Peter though. Derek right now is when he trusted Peter the most. I just ... I don't know how to deal with him.
Stiles: So if Kate is alive because of Peter's claws... that technically means that she would have been his beta. Like Scott.
Cora: [she nods] But the Hale alpha doesn't exist anymore, and from what Buffy said, she's not a wolf. Werejaguars are a totally different thing.
Stiles: Well, Jackson was a kanima, but he got cured and became a wolf. Maybe that's the same for were jaguars? [he shrugged] This is why I really need to get into Berkeley, you realize. That and talking mice. [and his face lights up] Oh my God Cora - Professor Hathaway has talking mice.
Cora: [she laughs a bit at that before nodding] Yeah, the Aeslin mice. You met them?
Stiles: Yes! [and he sits up in bed, fully awake] I want one. I want one to sit on my desk and worship me like a god.
Cora: [she laughs] You are aware that you don't get just one and you have to feed them and take care of them, right?
Stiles: And change their litter and take them out on walks. Totally. And this house has a lot of room. They can help dad with his work and there's always leftovers.
Cora: And they would drive your dad nuts.
Stiles: Nah. I've broken him in real well.
Cora: You sure about that? Because the mice are something else.
Stiles: Well, won't know until we try. [he wants the mice, Cora. You need to stop him or you will have mice forever in his bedroom]
Cora: [she can't control who the mice decide to worship. if he does wind up with them, she'll just have to remember to bring cake when she wants alone time with her boyfriend.] They need to decide to worship you. You don't just buy them at a pet store.
Stiles: I've got at least four years of undergrad to convince them.
Cora: Well, good luck.
Stiles: Thank you. [and he's now awake and looking at the clock] You eat yet?
Cora: [she shakes her head] Not yet. Oh, and Peter asked if you might have some clothes Derek could wear? You're closer to his size right now.
Stiles: Well, now. The last time he tried on my clothes.... [stops himself] Um.... greens his color, right? [gets up to go find some shirts]
Cora: Yeah. [she eyes him at the first part of that comment though] Something I should know?
Stiles: Nope! [oh, you want to know]
Cora: [props herself on her elbows and studies him] Stiles.
Stiles: Okay, so there was this one time where Scott and I maybe kinda got Derek in trouble with the law because we blamed all the murders Peter was doing on Derek and so he was hiding out in my bedroom and Danny was over and I was trying to get him to help me and he wouldn't and Derek had a bloody shirt on and Danny noticed so I told him to change into a new shirt and um... I may have let Danny totally just enjoy your brother's abs for a bit taking on and off shirts to find one that worked for him?
Cora: So you basically dangled him in front of Danny like a piece of meat.
Stiles: ...... It worked?
Cora: How hard did he hit you for it?
Stiles: Slammed my face into the steering wheel of the jeep with a good amount of his strength.
Cora: [winces] Ouch.
Stiles: But I mean, face it, your brother's got abs to die for. I like yours better but damn.
Cora: [laughs] Dawn is very fond of them but I've never really given it much thought. [because it's her brother]
Stiles: [has a few shirts, a pair of track pants, and a pair of sandals] Peter can probably wash his jeans and we can stop by the store and get him other stuff new because sharing is just not happening.
Cora: [nods] Sounds good. [she pushes up from the bed and moves over to give him a soft kiss] Thank you.
Stiles: [kisses her back] No problem. So, let's go grab something to eat on our way to the store, and then go over there?
Cora: [nods] Sounds good. [and she goes to grab her shoes and jacket]