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The whole school was suddenly ablaze with interest.
It was a story straight out of a bad cliche book- a small, soft Omega is the target of harassment and bullying, and suddenly this Alpha comes and protects them from it all. In the process they fall in love and all that jazz... It was like that story about the ugly duckling, but socially speaking. Nobody knew how Stiles was so fucking lucky to be Derek Hale's Soulmate, but that weird freak somehow managed to land such a hottie. It had already spread out through the entire school about how Derek kneeled before the Omega and declared him to be his one and only before ripping his shirt to shreds to reveal the Soulmate Mark that they shared... Some even said there was blood involved, others say there was a lot of crying, and there were even some people saying that the duo fucked on the cafeteria in front of everyone for the world to see and that Derek Hale's dick was big like a spear. That and a lot of things about Derek only getting with Stiles because he was using their Soulmate connection to manipulate him into getting together- likely being pregnant.
High-school and rumors go hand in hand, after all.
The entire following day after Derek and Stiles totally declared their love for each other in the middle of the school's cafeteria, the usual group that was considered the "popular" crowd were reconsidering everything they've ever done to the once known as the bottom of the barrel. They had reconsider their actions not because they regretted them- there wasn't enough backlash, punishment that they went through, nor consciousness within their mind to suddenly make them aware that what they did wasn't exactly good. They were teenagers, and teenagers do stupid shit all the time and don't really care about consequences, so it wasn't really a surprise to know that Derek Hale's Pack was only reconsidering their attitude and actions against the one and only Stiles Stilinski because now there was the chance that he would end up joining their Pack, and thus have greater authority over them than they were comfortable with... But then again, the form loser freak joining their rankings as the popular kid was already a slap to their face, but they did not know if there was more to come.
The few who were already nervous about it were the trio who have been bullying Stiles hard for years now, considered Derek Hale's best friends who followed his wonderful example of picking on a weaker and smaller person because they could and their own personal reasons that do not justify their acts, but at least shines a light in their own reasoning.
The most remorseful one is Isaac Lahey. Age 17, has been living with the Hale Family for the past 3 years because his father was condemned to 80 years in prison for a bunch of crimes he was not aware of and one he was the victim of- Child Abuse. It was well known that his father would regularly beat the shit out of him and lock him in the walk-in freezer that they had in the basement of their house that was once owned by a larger pack that used that freezer to store their food. He grew up to be aggressive and overall cynic in nature, but when he joined Derek Hale's pack he tried to actively hide away the things he had gone through in fear of being seen as weak, like the boy they constantly bullied. To him, it was almost cathartic to dish out the pain he was put through, with the "I am hurting, why shouldn't you?" mentality, he would be the one who constantly harassed Stiles physically in a way that was either inconvenient or painful- A trip, a push, and a simple pinch were easy to do and interrupted his target. A punch, a kick, and a slap were reserved for when he was feeling in the mood for violence or wanted to see someone he disliked being in pain- projecting it to be his own father, of course.
The way that his father got locked behind bars was rather quick- Proof of money laundering, tax evasion, drug acquisition, and other petty crimes that accumulated together to form this huge pile of problems all seemed to crash down on them out of nowhere! He didn't really know much about his father's job, but he is pretty sure it did not involve the Drug Cartels of Mexico and neither did it involve radioactive waste.
But who said Justice is Fair?
His case was taken by the FBI, and in a month, they found evidence in their home of things that Isaac didn't know about. Drugs, guns, money, and even his own secret... And, well, his secret was exposed to national television for all to see, with the internet being sympathetic towards him due to his situation, with the Hales immediately intervening to get his custody, and now 3 years later, he lives with the Hales. With the passage of time, his thirst for violence did settle down as he was sent to therapy and processed his emotions, and in the past year he has stopped even looking at Stiles... But now that he has been found to be Derek's Soulmate, he didn't know how the boy would react to them, but he is pretty sure he is freaking out right now.
Cut to Stiles, freaking out: WHATTHEFUCKAMISUPPOSEDTODONOW!?WEAREMATESANDIHAVETODEALWITHHISPACKOHSHITOHFUCKOHSHITWHATTHEFUCK
The most nervous one is Vernon Boyd. Age 17, has been living with his grandmother ever since his parents literally dipped out of his life when he was 5 years old and haven't come back yet. He has grown nervous because he is Derek's best friend, and when he learned that they have been bullying his Soulmate (even when neither even knew about that fact), he felt like he had broken an unspoken rule and fucked up really bad... Logically he knew that there was no way they could've known that the boy they always picked on and bullied would grow up to be his best friend's Soulmate- He would never dare to even hurt Erica, no matter how rocky their relationship grows to be. His bullying might've been more verbal than physical in nature, but he did join in whenever Derek wanted to beat the shit out of him, holding the boy was easy after all. He was nervous because he did not know how the boy would act around them, and honestly he did not know how they deserved to be treated by the boy... The bullying in itself wasn't what he cared about- It was the fact that they bullied Derek's would be Soulmate that bothered him. He felt guilty not because of the bullying itself, but the person that he was bullying.
The most confused one was Jackson Whittemore. Age 18.
...he was confused because in the month following the discovery from Derek Hale that the boy they have been using as a punch bag ever since the 6th grade (maybe earlier?), he did not told them to stop. The month following the first day that Derek found out that he was his Soulmate was completely normal to them! Jackson still threw paper balls on the back of his head, he still pushed him against lockers, he still punched him, he still kicked him, he still relentlessly bullied him like he was used to- And Derek watched. Jackson considered himself a cold person, the only person he loved was Lydia and she was also a cold bitch, but to know that Derek watched as his Soulmate suffered the things Jackson put him through- Just thinking about making Lydis suffer made his entire being lock and dry, almost like he was going to die, and he couldn't even process anything until all thoughts were cleared off of his head.
But Derek?
He watched him punch Stiles- which was normal to him -in the guts and didn't react. Derek watched them torment his Soulmate as if it was a normal day, where not only Jackson but any other Alpha would've possibly caused a riot and killed anyone who even dared to touch their Soulmate... Then suddenly they're in the cafeteria and he is kneeling to the guy and calling him love? Derek Hale is fucked up, and Jackson was on his pack. There wasn't an easy way to leave someone's pack, they're pretty much for life unless you are forcibly removed from them... Then you wish for death. And to try and leave a pack from one of the many Hales? That in itself was a death sentence, for they take their packs seriously enough to kill any deserters- Or that's what he heard.
That is what his dad told him.
So, basically, Jackson was simply in for the ride for the remainder of his days... And remembering the few meaner things he did to Stiles, they'll probably be short days.
The rest of Derek Hale's Pack- Erica Reyes (Soulmate to Vernon Boyd) and Lydia Martin (Soulmate to Jackson Whittemore) -were rather morbidly curious about what fate would befell them... Lydia has had a mean streak of spreading rumors of the boy that had destroyed even further beyond his reputation to the point of societal isolation, and Erica has made a few rude comments in the boy's vicinity alongside Lydia and other people, but also done mean things to him. She has stolen his things a few times, mostly because she has been stealing from nerds and freaks for a long time now and she uses what she stole to buy herself some clothes... And she has also been the one to give Lydia the photos she found on Stiles' locker, which were rather morbid photos of his dead mother in an open casket, his mother in a hospital bed looking like the husk of a living being, and a third photo of his mother wearing a pale cream flowery dress sitting down by a flower bed, with her hand in her pregnant belly.
At the time, she had only seen those photos as ammunition and nothing else- but now? She did regret the backlash it had. More specifically, the backlash it had on her- How she got in trouble with the police and had a few charges against her and had to spend a few weeks on juvie too before her parents bailed her out with the help of the Hale lawyer that they had to hire, before they grounded her to dust and essentially banned her from ever leaving the house without supervision lest she restarts her thug life. They even considered that maybe Boyd was the one influencing her to steal (which, first of all, racist), which was really rude and insensitive. They tried to keep the two apart from each other, but it ended up with her in the hospital after a week because she took a bunch of pills- It wasn't a suicide attempt, but more of "Don't force me to do this" kind of thing.
Which sucked.
And now? Now Stiles is going to join their pack... And they were right to be nervous.
"Okay then!" Stiles took a seat before his new... pack. A bright smile on his face as he sat down beside Derek, who was barely resisting the urge to pull him into his lap and Stiles knew it. He has been... conditioning him is the wrong word, more like "training" him. Since Derek was so desperate for his forgiveness and his love to the point of being obsessed with him, Stiles decided to make the Alpha work for it in a way that was beneficial for him and lasted for the remainder of their lives- because Stiles is sure that Derek would never let him leave anyway, so why not make sure he lives the best life he will ever be able to live under Derek Hale's Pack? "Let's start this whole thing! Cut off your pinkies. With. Your. Teeth."
Derek's pack was right to fear him.