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Stiles who is not athletic but LOVES baseball over everything so he is determined to be on the team but really all he does is just convince Finstock verbally to let him be a part of the team, maybe he is a sort of batboy or something while being a benchwarmer. So he’s not playing much, but he wants to have his fun and he loves being a little shit. Also, he wants to prove to Lydia that he CAN get totally get a girl, it just can’t be anyone from his school who knows all his embarrassing moments.

So he comes up with this idea and throws the ball over to their best rival team asking about any cute sisters and with his number on it. It’s a joke they even still play against them really since they always lose because they have superstar DEREK HALE who Stiles knows will go pro and he kinda totally will get his signature one day before he’s famous, he just needs to make sure no one from his team finds out about his minor man crush on the player because it’s betrayal.

Of course he meant to make the ball hop and roll into the other dugout but nope, it goes straight toward Derek who is stretching and it hits Derek, which is totally Derek’s fault because how is this the exact time he doesn’t catch a ball? and Stiles kind of wants to hide because what if Derek punches him now but also, imagine if his plan works and he does get to date one of Derek’s sisters?

First of all, his sisters have to be hot because look at Derek and second it would give him an in to become Derek’s best friend and maybe get free season tickets in the future when he becomes a national superstar
And of course, Derek is appalled. No, he’s definitely not letting any baseball players get to his sisters, this is ridiculous, but also he’s angry because it’s Stiles and he wants Stiles to ask for HIS number
Nothing happens, and Stiles didn’t really expect it to but he’s still kind of disappointed. What he doesn’t know is that Derek totally stuffed the ball into his bag, somewhere in the back where it was securely hidden and wouldn’t be lost.

What he does notice is kinda off his game, and a few of his foulballs are straight line drives to Stiles’ dugout, straight to where he’s sitting behind the chain link and Stiles has the feeling that it is absolutely intentional because he knows Derek has more control over his aim, and he knows Derek had homered on this pitcher before. He feels bad now but also hey, at least that gives them a chance and maybe this accidental joke will become a tactic. He can’t play baseball but he can play mind games.

Derek goes home still totally frustrated even after letting his anger out in the batting cage after the game. He ends up lying on his bed after his shower, with Stiles’ ball in hand, staring at the writing.

And he starts scheming. He manages to convince Cora to take Stiles out on a date and pretends he has to be there too to supervise. Naturally, Cora and Laura quickly catch on to Derek’s little (huge) crush and play along.

Stiles is totally in heaven because he keeps going out on these dates with Cora, and even Laura wants to hang out with him, but it’s also a little confusing because it never feels like a date anymore and doesn’t let Stiles do ANYTHING with Cora, glares at him when he tries to hold her hand, speaks up from his grumpy brooding whenever he tries to flirt with Cora. And Cora isn’t really trying to get him alone or anything. She doesn’t mind having Derek there all the time at all. The most she does is give him a kiss on the cheek once when Derek is dropping him off at home, and Stiles quickly hurried inside before Derek could run him over because that look he threw was MURDEROUS.

So Stiles becomes a regular at the Hale house but the dating things falls completely flat, and he doesn’t really mind because he found some great friends – he guesses he’s friends with Derek now but he can’t really tell, Derek is still so defensive.

Derek thought it was frustrating to watch Stiles from afar, but no, nope, being right next to him and always being around his quirky little sayings, his humor and laughter and those hands and those beautiful lips and not being able to do anything about the way Stiles makes him feel is way worse. But he’s pretty sure Stiles is absolutely straight so he doesn’t do anything.
Until the stress starts affecting his game and no, that will not do. Laura helps him come up with an idea. Derek starts leaving little messages for Stiles on baseballs, as he works up his courage and Stiles’ suspects okay? But he only get a confirmation before the next game they play against each other when he hears Derek shout his name and turns in time to see a ball heading his way. Miraculously, he catches it. On it Derek has written “will you go out with me?” And suddenly the realization hits Stiles HARD. and he sprint over like no one has ever seen him run before, just to tell Derek yes and kiss him likes he’s never been kissed before in the middle of the field.

Years late they get married on the diamond in Derek’s home team mlb ballpark.