Monsters | Stiles Stilinski

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟑

   A LOT HAD CHANGED SINCE MARCH. In the four months since the whole Kanima situation we'd had a period of rest and it was blissful. Everything had slowly settled back to normal and we had the chance to live the rest of our sophomore year like normal teenagers. There wasn't a day that passed where I didn't have a smile on my face — even when things sometimes got too much — because I had never been happier. There was something about living a life without feeling the constant weight of an impending doom looming that I found so beautiful.

Jackson had been given the full werewolf 101 by Derek and after our sophomore year finished he and his parents moved to London. I mean, there was nothing like re-creating original 80s movies in real life but each to their own. His parents wanted a fresh start after the whole 'dead but not dead thing'.

Lydia seemed to be coping well without Jackson's presence. This time around it had ended on mutual grounds and so they were happy living as friends.. even if there was still feelings there for one another. After I had given her the whole run down of all things supernatural the last few months of her life seemed to click into place and in her words she no longer felt like she was losing her mind. She knew exactly what was what now and it was so much easier now she was in the loop.

Allison had broken up with Scott shortly after we stopped Jackson from evolving and Gerard going missing. She and I weren't on the best terms after she'd stabbed Isaac several times with her knives and tried to kill Derek also while under Gerard's influence. I'd come to learn that she was very easily manipulated and influenced and once that person got her wrapped around their finger her entire personality shifted. I had lost a lot of trust in her since we'd both moved to Beacon Hills but we were still friends and we kept in touch when she and Chris went to France for summer break.

Scott had taken the break up well — better than what Stiles and I were anticipating actually — and he said to Allison that he'd wait for her. It was sweet because it showed just how much Scott really loved her, I just hoped she didn't do anything to hurt him. My friend had barely passed his sophomore year and so when he did it was a big relief to us all. He had dedicated his summer to bettering himself as a student and he committed to his studying, ready to dive straight into Junior year when it started.

And Stiles and I.. well, we were great. We'd finally had the opportunity to do things normal couples did, we went out on dates every Friday night, we had movie nights and most importantly we could sit together the whole night without being interrupted by some sort of supernatural emergency. We'd slowly gotten even closer than before, pushing our boundaries out respectfully. I loved it.. and I loved him, I just hadn't told him that yet. I was waiting for the perfect opportunity and I had planned when I was going to tell him. On Friday we were going on a date to celebrate our nine month anniversary, I was going to tell him I loved him when we got home. The sheriff was on nights on Friday too and I'd planned our post-date.

It was going to be perfect.

Over the months we'd spent together, joint at the hip, we'd had our little disagreements and I'd spent a night or two at Lydia's but we always got over it together. Stiles and I recognised we needed space away from each other and that didn't bother us because sometimes he did drive me wild — in several aspects — and I him too. Tonight I had to have some girl time. I'd been staring at his hair for hours and the moment I started running my hands through it I melted into putty in his hands. You see, Stiles had made the decision to grow his hair out. Gone was that buzz cut and now in its place was a head of gorgeous hair. It was the perfect length, styled upwards a little but when he'd just gotten out the shower like he had before I'd come out.. god.

When Lydia texted me to let me know she was outside I ran out of that room quicker than a lightening bolt because I just couldn't resist and neither could he. I was trying to hold out until Friday, it was only six more days away but boy was it hard. I'd always found Stiles attractive, even when he had his buzz cut but there was just something about him with long hair.. not to mention he'd been training with Scott for the new lacrosse season so he could finally make it to first line.