To Derek it's pack, but he's a born wolf, with a wolf's sense of these things. He can't expect Stiles to understand, even if he seems to instinctively get much of what it means to be a wolf better than Scott probably ever will.
Derek should have known Stiles wouldn't just leave that statement alone, and so he should have kept his mouth shut. It's too late now, though, and he wishes he were driving, so that he had a reason not to look at Stiles, and something to occupy his attention. He doesn't, though, and he looks at Stiles sidelong for a few seconds before answering.
"Remember when Peter was the Alpha?" Maybe Stiles will make the logical leap on his own, remember how Peter had been trying to make Scott kill his own 'pack', and at least Derek won't have to say it out loud.
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Date: 2014-02-23 10:44 am (UTC)Derek should have known Stiles wouldn't just leave that statement alone, and so he should have kept his mouth shut. It's too late now, though, and he wishes he were driving, so that he had a reason not to look at Stiles, and something to occupy his attention. He doesn't, though, and he looks at Stiles sidelong for a few seconds before answering.
"Remember when Peter was the Alpha?" Maybe Stiles will make the logical leap on his own, remember how Peter had been trying to make Scott kill his own 'pack', and at least Derek won't have to say it out loud.