Cruel || The Banshee and the Beta ➼ TEEN WOLF

Chapter 22 - Lunar Eclipse

I perched on the edge of the uncomfortable metal table as I pulled against my IV and ripped it out of my arm. Lydia woke me up seconds ago and I didn't get to see her long before she rushed out of the room. When I sat up I realised I was in the Animal Clinic. I had no recollection of how I got here or when? It only felt like I was out a few minutes, but knowing my luck I probably slept for days. 

Then the door swung open and my head snapped up at the violent sound. And when I spotted him, my hand fell from my forearm and my breathing quickened. "Stiles?" he rushed at me, his arms flinging around and wrapping me into a tight embrace. My dangling legs automatically wrapped around his waist as I buried my head in the fabric of his wet shirt. I bit down on my lip and tried not to cry as memories came back of me thinking I was never gonna see him again. 

"Oh, you're okay." he whispered repeatedly as his hand stroked my mess of a hair. My hands moved across his back, drawing circles with my fingers and never wanting to let him go ever again. Then I remembered what I had said to his dad. 'If I die, tell him I loved him' Well I didn't die, and I had the chance to say it myself. 

I pulled away and lifted my hands so they pressed against his cheeks. Scanning every inch of him, every feature that I adored so much, I smiled whilst trying to hold back tears. The things the Sheriff said about Stiles' mom just broke me and it made me feel even more empathy and more love for this broken boy. "I love you." 

His brows pulled together before his face relaxed and his lips formed a slight grin. "You do?" I nodded whilst finally letting the tears flow. 

"I love you so much." I added and it just made him hold me tighter. Then he leaned down and kissed me and it felt like the entire world just disappeared around us. It felt like it had been years since we had kissed, and the tension and conflict that had been building in the air soon melted away and I fell into blissful state of mind. 

My fingers soon curled around his shirt and balled into fists. I didn't want it to stop. I didn't want him to stop. Pulling him closer to me, I felt his hands slide up from where they were placed on my biceps up to my face. And then when he came up gasping for air, his eyes seared into mine and I stared back at him with so much love in my heart. It was like the affection and devotion in my chest was threatening to burst out and completely drown us in a lifetime of love and happiness. 

I watched as a perky smile tugged at Stiles' lips, and I knew in that moment, without him having to say a word, that he felt the exact same. "I love you too." And rather than slipping into another passionate kiss, I wrapped my arms around his neck and sank into another embrace. 

Just when I thought I felt like I was living in heaven, someone in the room cleared their throat and Stiles and I quickly broke apart. "Um, sorry to break up this lovefest, but I'd like a hug too." I laughed lightly at Sabrina's retort before slipping off the metal table and inching towards her. She met me halfway and tightened her arms around me, clearly I had given her quite the shock. 

"I genuinely thought we were gonna lose you." she sighed and it made my heart clench in my chest. Just the thought of making them all worry like this hurts, especially when there are still three people out there who could possibly be sacrificed at any moment. 

"I know, I'm sorry." I pulled away as she rested her hands on my arms, still scanning every single one of my features to make sure that I was okay. But then someone pushed her away and appeared in front of me with a beaming smile on their face. 

"Come here," My sister held me tighter than the other two, almost squeezing the life out of me and causing me to laugh and hold her just as tightly. "You never do something like that again, you hear me? I don't know what I would do without you." she whispered so only I could hear her and when the words slipped through my ears I nodded against her head.