Stiles getting hurt in a fight for the umpteenth time and Derek finally has enough. He demands Stiles show up next pack night to start training with the betas. Of course he canβt do everything but he should at least learn how to fucking dodge.
Stiles gets there, dressed in his track suit, a pencil standing next to Boyd but smiling, just happy to be included. Derek has to reign in a sigh before motioning Jackson forward. βYouβre going to spar with Stiles.β
βI could sit on him and break him in half.β
βYouβre not going to touch him. Itβs a lesson in restraint for you too. You learn to pull yourself back. You so much as nick him youβre running the preserve 10 times.β Jackson grumbles, rolling his eyes but getting into a fighting stance.
Stiles stands in front of him.
βStilesβ¦ just donβt get hit. Get a feel for how he moves and move the opposite direction.β Derek instructs.
βCan I hit him?β Stiles asks and Jackson snorts.
βIβd literally pay you for every hit you can land.β Jackson taunts. Stiles is still looking at Derek though, waiting for permission and Derek waves at him in agreement. If that was the attitude Jackson wanted to have, Stiles is welcome to try.
Stiles nods before mimicking Jacksonβs stance.
βYou guys, I donβt think this is a good ideaβ¦β Scott murmurs worriedly.
βRelax, Iβm not going to hurt your token human.β Jackson growls.
βThatβs not what I meanβ¦β Scott grumbles but Jackson pulls his arm back and takes the first swing and Stiles is suddenly gone.
Derek blinks in astonishment, watching Stiles sidestep off to Jacksonβs right and then spinning so heβs behind him. Jackson stumbles forward in shock and Stilesβ foot kicks his knee in, causing a loud grunt of pain to be heard from the beta.
βHow much money per hit?β Stiles asks, semi- serious as Jacksonβs eyes glow and he whips around only for Stiles to be standing opposite him again. βAre we talking new Mac book prices or a slurpee at the 7/11?β
βWhat the fuckβ¦β Erica gasps in disbelief.
βYou guys. I donβt think you understand-β Scott tries once more only for Jackson to roar angrily and dart forward again.
βJackson!β Derek demands only to watch as Stiles moves into his space this time. Lifting his forearm and rolling Jacksonβs elbow up and out of the momentum of the punch. Itβs fluid, quick, and then the human is using the force of Jacksonβs own body, bringing his palm up and letting the beta ram himself into the heel of his palm.
Jacksonβs gasps for air as hand meets solar plexus and he crumbles down to his knees. The preserve goes quiet in shock. The only sounds are Jacksonβs choking breaths.
βI tried to tell you guysβ¦ Noah had him take karate classes since he was 5β¦ Chris has been training him since the Nogitsune. He spars with Parrish whenever heβs at the stationβ¦Did you all really think heβs been able to keep pace with werewolves and take literal hits from us because he was lucky?β Scott asked in amusement.
βB-But he always gets hurt!β Isaac cries out in indignation.
βSo do we all! He just doesnβt heal immediately after so it always looks worse. If you all think about it though. He actually gets hit the least out of all of us, even when heβs in the thick of it.β Stiles doesnβt say anything just looks over at Derek and gives him a wink.
Derek has never been more turned on in his life.