"My pack used to live here, around six years ago."

"Okay so you and the hunters all came to deal with this alpha? Why is he here?"

"To kill people. I haven't exactly interrogated him on his motives."

Stiles squeezes Ade's hand.

Squeeze.

"Why'd your pack move? Who's this alpha trying to kill? What power does having a beta give you?"

"I'd rather not share my whole life story, I don't know who he's going to kill, but probably anyone who smells funny or gets in his way-the usual reasons. Having a beta improves an alpha's physical strength, and improves their endurance and resilience." 

Scott makes a face.

"Stiles, can you do a better job of cleaning this thing? It smells awful." 

He opens his window slightly.

"Gets in his way—of doing what?" Pause. "...Derek did you kill someone."

"What?!"

"No. I buried someone. Not really your business."

"Sorry, Stiles, I guess your car is fine."

He looks out the window. 

"Who was it?"

"What gives you the right to know? There are enough problems to handle, why ask about things you don't even care about, just to be nice?" 

Ade... has a bit more tact than that. "I'm very sorry for your loss, whatever it may have been. Let's not talk about it."

"I don't need to manage three of you at once. Give me a time and a place and we can talk...whatever your name is."

"Ade. My place sound good? My mother would... kinda love to know more, too."

"Fine by me."

Does he need both hands to drive? 

...Probably. He retreives both hands, and they're ready to go.

Awww. Okay.

Ade can give directions to his place.

The drive is mostly kind of awkward. 

Scott mostly seems vaguely apologetic, but doesn't say anything. 

Ade doesn't think there's anything to apologize for.

They arrive at a small apartment building, one of those old buildings that are somehow still well-maintained.

Derek lets himself out of the car.

"After you." 

"Should, uh. Should I wait here?" 

"I'd be inclined to bring you both with me, but he apparently doesn't want to deal with all three of us so I guess it depends on how long he expects it to take for me to learn as much as I can to keep everyone else from dying."

"Yeah, I'll wait. Good luck."