I know we know nothing about Scott's dad. I've read things about him being abusive or an alcoholic or just a terrible dad in general. Scott lived with him for a while, why would Scott go if he was abusive or an alcoholic? I just used the idea he cheated on Mama McCall leading to their divorce, then he just wasn't there for Scott like he should've been, except for the brief time Scott lived with him.

Other stories in the series in order are The Red Moon, A Very Wolfy Christmas, and Wolfsbane the True Flower of Love.

Scott loved his dad. His parents just fell apart. More specifically, his dad cheated on Melissa leading to their divorce. After his parents divorced, he went to live with him for a little while. It was only on the other side of town, but when his dad decided to leave Beacon Hills, he returned to his mom's. He refused to leave Stiles behind.

Spring break had just begun a few short hours ago. The pack had mostly gone their separate ways for the week. Jackson and Lydia had taken off to the beach. Erica and Boyd had left on a trip going who knew where. Danny had to go see some family in Hawaii for the week. For Derek though, it was just another day, another week really, since he had long since finished school. That left Scott, Stiles, Isaac, and Allison.

With promises to not be all couple-y with their boyfriend/girlfriend, the four of them set out to find something all of them liked to do. They ended up at Scott's playing videogames. Strangely enough, Allison wasn't fond of games such as Call of Duty. They all looked at her as though she had two heads when she expressed that. They found it strange since she knew how to handle and gun and she was an expert archer.

They soon found out that she was a pro at games o n the Wii. Super Mario was ridiculous. She was better than all the boys and they accused her of cheating. Scott was just as bad at Wii Bowling as he was at real bowling. The group spent a great deal of time laughing at Scott. Allison had even pulled out her 'I'll let you see me naked' card, but it didn't have the same affect has it did before. Scott had seen her naked plenty of times already.

Stiles and Isaac were going to stay the night at Scott's, so when Allison took off for the night, they finally switched to Call of Duty. Scott had made the mistake of letting Stiles play over Xbox Live and he ended up getting into an argument with a thirteen year old brat. When he was about ready to wolf out and was threatening to hunt the kid down and rip out his throat, Isaac turned off the game.

"Amazing how getting into an argument with Erica over calling shotgun when riding with Derek doesn't cause you to wolf out, but getting half-assed threats from a child almost makes you," Scott said.

"Yeah, well he was being really mean. Take Jackson and add in Derek from when he first met him and sprinkle in some Lydia when she's pissed and that equals that kid."

" No more playing with strangers," Isaac said firmly. "It brings out your bad side, which it still surprises me that you even have one."

Scott and Isaac had gotten into a wrestling match in the middle of the living room when the phone rang. Neither of them paid any attention so Stiles took it upon himself to answer it. He made his way over to the house phone in the corner of the room. Huh. He hadn't used one of those in a while. Do people actually still use them often? He was so used to a cell phone.

"Hello, McCall residence," Stiles said after picking it up. The person on the other line spoke." Sure I'll get him."

Scott and Isaac had just tipped the coffee table over and knocked everything in the floor.

"Scotty boy, break up your fight with Isaac and stop destroying the living room before your mom kills you, your daddy is on the phone."

"My dad?" Scott asked tilting his head to the side.

"Yeah, dumbass, that's what I said. Now get over here."

He handed the phone to Scott before going back to the couch. He and Isaac attempted to not listening as they started picking up the pieces of a glass candy dish that the two idiots had broken.

"Dad?" Scott asked into the phone.

"Yep," his dad said. "How's it going?"

"Its alright. I haven't heard from you in forever."

"I know, I'm sorry. I owe you a few birthday and Christmas presents. I've been having some difficult times lately, but everything worked out for the best recently. I just bought a new place in San Francisco and I was wondering if you wanted to come for a visit since I haven't seen you in a long time."

"I'd love to, but I'm not sure I can," Scott replied.

"I know its your spring break, I looked it up on Beacon Hills' website. I know you probably don't feel comfortable coming because I'm almost a stranger, right?"

"In a way, I guess," Scott admitted.

"Then bring Stiles along. Please, I want to see my only son and then I'll tell you everything."

"I'll think about it and ask mom and Stiles. We were going to hang out all week, and I'll have to cancel my plans with Allison."

"Allison, huh?" his dad said accusingly. "You'll have to tell me all about her."

"Definitely, you'd love her. And, damn, I'll need to talk to Derek."

"Who's Derek and why do you have to talk to him?"

"He's, uh, another friend I had plans with but its not important."

"Alright," his dad told him, "I'll give you a call about this time tomorrow to see what you say. I hope you come because I miss you and I know I'll never be able to make it up to you, but I'd like to see you."

"I'll have an answer for you then," Scott said.

After they hung up, which was awkward because his dad said 'I love you' and Scott felt forced to say it back but it was almost like saying 'I love you' to a stranger, he flopped back onto the sofa.

"What was that about?" Isaac asked.

"I'm sure you heard it all," Scott said looking at them with narrowed eyes.

"Actually, no," Stiles responded. "We didn't listen in for once. Kind of learned our lesson about that when Allison was describing some pretty disturbing things she wanted to do with you over the phone one day."

"E xactly," Isaac nodded. "I'm scarred for life after hearing that." He shuddered.

"Well he wants me to come see him because he just moved to San Franci sco. He knew I'd be uncomfortable going alone so he said I could bring you, Stiles."

"I'll go if you want me to. If its okay with you, Isaac."

"Its cool with me. I'll stay here and keep Allison company while you're gone. And Derek, even though I know he doesn't want it."

"I'll talk to my mom when she gets off in the morning and see what she says then I'll talk to Allison and Derek about it."

As he expected, his mom wasn't thrilled with the idea. When Scott expressed his interest in going because he could take Stiles she told him he could because he was seventeen and he was old enough to decide. Especially when he pulled the werewolf card and reminded her he could take care of himself.

That left dealing with Derek. Which was easier than expected. Derek was out on the reserve checking in on the progress on the house. He had finally got around to having the old house demolished. It was bittersweet to see it gone, but once the new house started going up, he felt much better. In a few short weeks it would be ready and Lydia would start her design nonsense.

"I'm not going to stop you from going to see your dad, Scott," Derek said when Scott asked.

"Really? You kind of gave the others a hard time."

"Yeah, because they haven't actually been away from the pack for a long period of time, I was concerned."

"Derek concerned? What is the world coming to?" Stiles muttered to Isaac who cracked up. A red eyed glare shut them up quickly.

"Like I was saying, I was concerned. I think you and Stiles will be fine though. There are a few conditions and warnings."

"What do you mean?"

"There's a pack in San Francisco . Some packs don't like outsiders in their territory . If they find out you're there, it could mean trouble to be careful. If they confront you just tell them you're visiting family and you'll be gone soon. And Tuesday is a full moon, so that adds to the problem. "

"That's the warning part , what are the conditions?" Scott asked.

"Call me if anything bad happens. I don't care what it is. If you have an issue with that pack. Even if you run into hunters. You're only a few hours away I can be there pretty fast."

After getting their okay from Derek, they headed to get the sheriff's approval. He had just gotten home from work when they walked into the house to ask him. He said yes because even though he knows Scott is more than capable of taking care of himself, it would be best if Stiles went along too. They didn't mention anything about possible issues with another pack.

Th at evening, after Scott had separated from Stiles and Isa ac, his dad called him back. He was insanely happy that Scott was going to come. So the following morning Stiles arrived to pick him up, bring ing Isaac along of course. Allison showed up and so did Derek, which was unexpected.

"Be careful and have fun. Remember I used to live in San Francisco," Allison said, "if you need ideas for something to do, call and ask." Scott agreed and Allison pounced on him making everyone uncomfortable until they broke apart.

Meanwhile, Stiles and Isaac didn't give in to public displays of affection, ever. T here wasn't any real reason, they just didn't see the point flaunting their relationship in front of others. T he most extreme they ever went for was a hug. So when they were saying their goodbyes, Stiles tried to be funny, which wasn't hard since he was Stiles after all.

He had just given Isaac a hug when he got a surprised look on his face and pointed behind everyone. "Holy crap look at that huge bird in the tree!"

Everyone turned at the same time to look, even Isaac, but he grabbed Isaac, jerked his head back around and kissed him full on the mouth. It wasn't the first time, but it stunned Isaac.

"There's no bird," Scott said dumbly.

"Of course not ," Allison said, "they just wanted to kiss without anyone looking."

Derek just grumbled something unintelligible before he said, "make sure you call me if anything happens. And be careful , especially on the night of the full moon. "

"I don't know whether to like concerned Derek or be afraid because its creepy," Stiles said only to receive a death glare in return.

Melissa just waved from the porch before they climbed into the jeep and headed of f into the sunset.. Well, not really since it was ten in the morning.

The trip took about two and a half hours with only one pit stop. About an hour down the road, Scott had to pee. Badly.

"Couldn't you have piss ed before we left like a normal person?" Stiles asked.

"I didn't have to go then!" Scott said pleadingly. "Please! Or you'll have to get this seat cleaned."

"Alright, let me find a rest s top or a gas station or something and I'll pull in."

"Just pull over and I'll walk into the woods really quick," Scott said.

Stiles had no issue with pissing in the woods, but he didn't like the idea of a cop pulling up to see if something was wrong and he'd have to say 'no officer, just waiting for my friend, he went for a piss in the woods.' Luckily no such thing happened. Scott was back in three minutes.

The two best friends continued their journey peacefully. They fought over the radio, talked, and made fun of people driving by. Suddenly a giant truck came up on them really fast, the driver was way over the speed limit. Stiles and Scott both almost felt their hearts stop because it was a pretty scary experience. Stiles floored it up the road and away from the lunatic driver.

Finally they made it to San Francisco.