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Stiles was nervous.
He had his first date with one of the alphas that was courting him. Chris was his name, the one he went out with last night was Peter.
It, well there had been a lot of talk since the alphas presented themselves to the omegas earlier this month. Stiles had four, but only two were worth talking about. Chris was an Argent and Peter was a Hale...
There had been whispers that they were only trying to outdo each other for family sake... The two were a years apart, with Peter being closer in age to him. Chris had his own business and Peter was coming back for his first summer from college.
The first two dates were awful. He was really surprised that he enjoyed spending time with Peter. A part of him was hoping that tonight with Chris would be just as awful as the the first two, because he wouldn't know what to do if he also liked it.
He didn't want to be a part of a stupid family fight. He didn't want to be a pawn.
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"So?" he started, wincing at how his voiced cracked. He cleared his throat, continuing, "What do you have planned for tonight?"
"I thought we could maybe go to the fair?" Chris had this easy look to him. He was confident, but it didn't make him look conceited like Deucalion.
"Sounds fun!" He tried to sound enthusiastic, but he knew it fell flat. Stiles actually loved the fair, he just knew that people would probably be staring at him--them. Talking. That's why he actually liked his date with Peter, he took him to another city to an amazing comic book store.
The older man looked over to him. "We could always go somewhere else, I know it might not be ideal because of town gossip. It's just, I haven't really been to it in a long time, and I'll tell you a secret. I absolutely love funnel cake." He flashed him a smile. "It's a weakness."
Stiles thought for a second. He seemed sincere, but he couldn't help but question everything. Did he say all that, just so Stiles would know he's considerate, while letting him know he has a sweet tooth? Acknowledging him that the public is paying more attention to them? These thoughts, and more bombarded his mind. He sighed, he did the same thing with Peter... He just wanted a normal courtship.
"We could get on one ride, get your funnel cake, and then leave?" Stiles asked, he was quick to continue though. "We could go get dinner at my friend's family's place?"