"Lullaby" by Nickelback

Well, I know the feeling
Of finding yourself stuck out on the ledge
And there ain't no healing
From cutting yourself with the jagged edge
I'm telling you that, it's never that bad
Take it from someone who's been where you're at
Laid out on the floor
And you're not sure you can take this anymore

It had been over eight weeks since Stiles had come back to life..since all the changes that seemed to not just come over the pack but the whole town. No one really knew what happened to Scott or Allison and no one really seemed to care but the change that had come over..seemed to be for the better.

"Derek?" Stiles said pulling the Alpha from his thoughts as he watched the construction going on at the newly rebuilt Hale house. They were almost done and soon the whole pack would be living there. The strangest thing that had come from all of this was the friendship between Melissa and Chris..along with the started relationship between Chris and Peter..that one came out of left field..well to everyone but Stiles. (though Derek was sure he only knew about it cause Jessica and Micheal..it bothered him a little that the two ghost refused to show themselves to anyone else.) The ghosts weren't making things easy. Especially when they felt the others weren't paying close enough attention to what was going on.

So just give it one more try to a lullaby
And turn this up on the radio
If you can hear me now
I'm reaching out
To let you know that you're not alone
And if you can't tell, I'm scared as hell
'Cause I can't get you on the telephone
So just close your eyes
Oh, honey here comes a lullaby
Your very own lullaby

"It's nothing." Derek said with a smile pulling his mate into his arms and nuzzling into his throat causing Stiles to laugh as his stubble tickled him. The fact Stiles was here standing in the sunlight..warm and alive made the world seem so much better to him. It wasn't easy..it had been so fucking scary and every day..Derek woke with the fear that it was a dream..that he didn't get his mate back. Derek smiled and then hauled Stiles up into his arms swinging him around before putting him down and kissing him sweetly.

"Derek you're such a dope.." Stiles laughed and for a brief moment they both could have sworn they heard someone laughing at them. "Oh don't you start." he said to whoever it was before a strong wind knocked them both to the ground into a pile of leaves that hadn't been there before.

"Now I know they did that." Derek said with a snort making Stiles laugh and Derek knew it was the most perfect sound he had ever heard.

Please let me take you
Out of the darkness and into the light
'Cause I have faith in you
That you're gonna make it through another night
Stop thinking about the easy way out
There's no need to go and blow the candle out
Because you're not done
You're far too young
And the best is yet to come

Other things that had changed..the Sheriff retired..it was a nice way to say he'd been fired but no one wanted to say it out loud. However Stiles was the first one to speak to his father and say he was proud when the man checked his self into a rehab center for his drinking. It wasn't an instant fix to their relationship but it was a start. Melissa was there with him..she said it wasn't easy to watch..but she was going to help him...John had been her friend and had helped her..she would be there for him. Stiles wanted to protest..but he knew it helped fill the emptiness that was left behind by her son.

Isaac hadn't left Stiles side when Derek wasn't around and even then there were days he thought the alpha wolf and the beta were going to fight for his attention. It was sort of cute in ways. The rest of the pack were just as bad most days. Jackson and Danny had both gone into a therapy group..Jackson with his folks..Danny for dealing with the feeling of giving up being his own person just to fit in with the popular crown and for not being there for someone who like him when they needed help.

Boyd also had gotten help choicing to finally confront his mother about what happened with his sister..his mother hadn't meant for him to feel quilt not for this long..and it was decided that she would join the Sheriff in rehab..it wasn't an instant fix but like the Sheriff it was a work in progress that seemed to get easier with every day that passed.

The marks on Erica's skin were still a dark ugly red. It had taken some convincing to keep her from being sent away but the fact Erica admitted she had problems to her parents had helped. Most of their issues was they had went from being Erica's sole confidant's to being completely shut out of her life. It wasn't perfect and they did go on a family vacation to try and reconnect with one another. Erica had come back smiling and genuinely happy. She was like her self before the bite. There were still days where she slipped and would fall on those bad habits but a few sharp words from Derek..and a few calming ones from Boyd helped more then the young wolf wanted to admit sometimes.

No one dared ask about Lydia..but Stiles had hacked the computer system to see she had been moved to a different hospital..one in Ireland..also one that Stiles found out catered to the supernatural. She was finally getting help she needed.

"You did this?" Stiles asked to the air when he was alone.

"I didn't do a thing." His sister's voice came to him making him shake his head when he recognized the tone that meant she was lying through her teeth and nothing would get her to admit otherwise. "They'll try and prevent her from becoming one of the ones that use to terrorize their country side."

"Thank you."

So just give it one more try to a lullaby
And turn this up on the radio
If you can hear me now
I'm reaching out
To let you know that you're not alone
And if you can't tell, I'm scared as hell
'Cause I can't get you on the telephone
So just close your eyes
Oh, honey here comes a lullaby
Your very own lullaby

It was strange and kind of nice to be haunted. Though no one would complain out loud..at least unless the two were doing something to annoy or cause commotion. Half the time most of what they did was to communicate with one another. Stiles had finally bought them a pair of dry erase boards having gotten sick of the sticky notes the two were abusing every where, not that they still didn't do it when they wanted to keep notes small and person..or to just embarrass the hell out of Stiles and Derek.

No one could really stay mad at them however and it made pack business with outside sources also a bit more interesting. Since no one could hide anything from the two ghosts as one visiting pack found out.

Peter had to stop from snickering the entire time, the elders of the pack looked embarrassed at their children being caught trying to plan a take over of the territory. It had been a rash idea by a few strong headed teenagers who though numbers would outdo brute strength. Sadly they learned the hard way. It got even worse when out of no where Jessica appeared next to Stiles. She was dressed in jeans and a green plaid shirt looking like she belonged there sitting on the couch next to the Alpha's mate (having no heartbeat and appearing out of thin air also made her appearance a surprise). The yelps from the younger ones who now hid behind the elders after having met her temper when she had originally found out their plan was what tipped the ice berg and sent Peter into hysterics much to the pack's amusement.

To say it was all her would have been a lie, Micheal had his days to that made the pack question who was more trouble. When ever he felt Derek was being too serious or losing his self in his memories things would happen..mostly things like Derek waking up with bright pink hair or wearing a wig and make up with a lot of glitter looking like an amateur drag queen (it left both Stiles and Danny in hysterics for days and the photos that would randomly would appear of it now and again kept them all from getting to serious). There were days that they did provide more help..after one bad fight with a rouge troll, they all returned home to find a large meal prepared for them along with clean clothes and a movie already on the den's huge television waiting on them.

If anyone asked Deaton he'd say both ghost were a huge pain but it was always Jessica he spoke to first even if she wasn't there..it wasn't forgiveness from her..but it was a start as he began to teach Stiles with her aid. Stiles was proving to be a more powerful emissary then both had thought.

Well, everybody's hit the bottom
Everybody's been forgotten
When everybody's tired of being alone
Yeah, everybody's been abandoned
And left a little empty handed
So if you're out there barely hanging on...

It would be a year later that anyone was able to say that life had become some what peaceful not only in the pack but also the town. It slowly was becoming a haven for the supernatural that was drawn there.

It wasn't better but it was so much farther then what it had been. A wondering omega had abandoned her child on their door step and it was just natural to take her in. She looked like she just belonged there with them with hair the same color's as Derek's with bright green eyes. It was love at first sight for Stiles who couldn't help but coo and smile every time he held her.

Sometimes in the middle of the night Derek would wake up and wonder what had woken him before thinking about getting up to check on their sleeping baby girl. Only to fall back asleep as he heard someone's soft singing. Sometimes it was Jessica..other times Micheal..but tonight..tonight it was Stiles. Derek smiled as he curled on his side as he listened to the soothing sound drifting to his ears.

Just give it one more try to a lullaby
And turn this up on the radio
If you can hear me now
I'm reaching out
To let you know that you're not alone
And if you can't tell, I'm scared as hell
'Cause I can't get you on the telephone

"So close your eyes, oh honey here comes a lullaby..your very own lullaby.." Stiles sang softly to the little girl who had besides his alpha and his pack had made him happy he was still here. He never thought he'd have any reason beside Derek and the pack..he still had his bad days..but now the good days out weighed the darkness. He sat his self on the window seat as the moon light drifted in and snow began to fall making the world seem pure.

So just close your eyes
Oh, honey here comes a lullaby
Your very own lullaby
Oh, honey here comes a lullaby
Your very own lullaby

Outside up on the roof, Jessica was curled against Micheal's side as he ran a hand through her hair looking up at the full moon. "Close your eyes..this is your very own lullaby.." he whispered softly as Jessica smiled softly a few tears drifted down her cheeks as after so long..they finally had each other.