Returning Home (Spencer Reid and Stiles Stilinski Fan fiction)

Chapter 17: A Heart to Heart

It's just a bad day, not a bad life." -Unknown

The fight was over, wounds were healing, and life was still. It was late, but Stiles and Scott always had the best heart to hearts when the sun was down and darkness flowed the room always hiding with the secrets the night held as they shared theirs.

The team and the pack both sat around Stile's childhood living room. To say it was almost surreal would be a lie to be truthful it was completely and totally surreal. Scott had only the faintest snarl on his face, but it looked more habit than anything.

The BAU team sat on the right side of the living room while the pack sat on the left and Stiles couldn't help but think separate but equal. We all know that was always a lie. The two parts of his life acted as if they couldn't connect like they were to separate parts, but truly ones past is what leads them to the future and time is one constant flowing thing.

It was kinda funny Spencer had his head on Stiles lap and was spread across the floor. Stiles was playing with Spencer's hair gently he always either played with it or braided it. His hair was always as soft as a gentle summer wind and always looked like it had been through a storm. He smiled down at his husband he had done this plenty of times before and after their third date Spencer had gone to work with the braids in his hair. It was the cutest thing and not a single said a word because of the look of pure happiness on Spencer's face or it could have been the threats Derek had made if they did. Spencer and Stiles had been some hard times but he and Spencer always stayed side by side because that's what couples did. Stiles couldn't be happier with the person he chose to spend is life with it was one of the best decisions in his life. He found himself looking up at his friends after breaking from is memory daze.

If you asked Scott he would deny it until the day he dies but he was happy for stills he truly was he had just resented him for leaving because of his abandonment issues. And as it turned out Stiles Stiniski was not the bad guy of Scott's story. In fact he was one of the main characters that always stood by Scott's side. In all honestly Scott was not the bad guy of Stiles story either because in life there isn't just one bad guy the bad guys are the demons you face, and the battles you fight within yourself. Scott was just a buy now a man that lost the ability to have a normal life the day he and Stiles went looking for half a dead body. Scott was a boy that how do you drunkard of a father in a dream very perfect life. The kids that went looking in the words one now sat in the same living room many years later. Oh how both had grown, both had changed, and both were no longer boys.

So Stiles himself finally broke himself from his memories and looked up at his friends that now sat in his childhood living room while a soft smile played out on his face. One that was kind, and gentle as a smile could and this smile was the one that had been gifted to Stiles by his mother. She always had a soft and kind smile that also faded into bits of mischief around the edges if you looked into it.

Scott looked over at his once best friend and said words that surprised a many  in the room that night and with complete truth and complete sophistication something so unlike the Scott they had come to know he said, "I'm sorry Stiles. I truly am. I know my words aren't enough, but I hope that one day I can make things right. I want to begin to try and mend our broken friendship."

Styles looked up at Scott, "I would like that too. You were once my brother and the last few years we had lost our way but brother you will always be to me. You stood by me in times when I thought I would fall in crumble into nothing. And I stood by you when you would almost fall into a billion little pieces. Now it's time for us to come together again and build up our friendship once more. We are no longer children."

Scott's smile and words drifted over to his pack, "I'm sorry I broke the bonds that you all have tried so hard to build. I'm sorry that I've caused you all so much pain and grievance. I promise now I will try to work and to build them with you while mending the ones that were broken. I will be a better alpha and continue to make this pack stronger from here on out. I have failed you all and that will always haunt me. I can only hope for your forgiveness."

Scott looked over to his mother and the man that made her happy again, "I'm sorry that I treated you both so unfairly and I hope that one day I can once more be the man that you've always hope for as a son. I hope I can mend the bond that we once had and I hope that I can make you proud, mother." He turned to the sheriff, "I'm sorry that I've caused pain to you and your son. I will do my best to mend that as well. I have come to know you as a father and him as a brother I can only hope that one day I can repay my debt to you."

Finally he looked over to Stile's teammates, "I am so sorry I made your life's so hard while you're here. I'm sorry that I hurt Stiles and allowed this  to happen on my land. As that I was such an ass to you all."

The room was silent for some time before Stiles spoke breaking the calm silence that laid gently over the room, "Forgiveness is earned and I believe I speak for everyone in this room when I say I think you're going to have to show us and work for forgiveness and to remember these bonds that have been broken. But well really the first step is rehab. Scott your  an alcoholic man and please bro shave that beard it's kinda gross. Didn't we made a promise back in like the fourth grade to never grow beards?"

Scott chuckle lightly  and smile, "Yeah I know. That was one hell of a promise. We pinky promised after all."

Stiles smile and nod Scott knew at that pit that no matter what followed things would be alright because although they both had stuff they need to work through they could always come back and lean on each other. So with that Scott smirked and said playfully, "I never thought you'd be the first one that got hitched."

Stiles laughed gently, "Me either to be honest, but it was one of the most amazing things I've ever done and one of the best choices I've ever made to."

Right about then everyone else had shifted into a group merge to gather and was speaking softly with listening to the two old friends.

Scott's smiled sadly, "I'm sorry I didn't come to your wedding. I was just so lost in self hate to even see how much it would mean to you and how might of a moment it was in your life. I'm going to work and I know it's going to be hard because when your trying to change yourself it always is, but I'm glad to have you back by my side even if you are off saving the day. Also if it makes things better I didn't really throw them away they are in a lock box at home, your wedding invitations that is. I never opened them just saw your name and got pissed. When you came back I got so mad because you made something of yourself and I turned out how I always promised myself I wouldn't; a drunkard. A part of me is so glad that we hurt you because you might have never left and found happiness in a way we could never give you, but another part will always regret it."

Stiles nodded in understanding, and Melissa got up grinning, "I got the videos and pictures from the wedding!" She ran off into the other room and came back with a disc in hand.

She put it in and the the wedding began to play. The video now a few years old shoed Stiles grinning ear to ear while Spencer had his hair slightly shorter at the time and look happy. As far as weddings goes theirs was fairly small, but it was full of people that matter to them. In the back you could see several seats empty; each of them had the name of the pack almost as if Stiles was hoping and praying they will come. The video shows pictures of a couple dancing and celebrating the pack couldn't help but feel sad and that they had missed after all, but the look on Stiles his face now and then in the video as he said, "I do." made it worth it because he was happy and truly that's all the all had ever wanted for him.

First off, one of my favorite books I have ever written and also one of my favorite chapters I have ever written. Secondly, like one or two chapters left (probably one). I might do a bonus chapter on why I did what if you guys want! Let me know, okay?
~Cj out