Following the Stars

Stay the Night

Upon returning home the pack had split up, Stiles and Danny opting to watch some tacky horror movie while they wait for Derek and Scott to return from god knows where, while Allison and Lydia headed up to the bedroom. Lydia had dropped onto the bed and began to paint her nails, Allison stared at her for a moment before grabbing several of the books that littered her desk and dropped down gracefully beside her with every intention of finding a clue as to, you know kill an ancient goddess Allison sighed internally as began to flip through the pages. Naturally, five pages in she was completely and utterly distracted by one Lydia Martin, who somehow managed to look perfect doing even the most mundane tasks, If Lydia knew she was staring, she never let on.

"Do you believe in fate Lydia? That everyone has a preordained destiny written in the stars?" Allison asked after what felt like an eternity
"Yes and no" Lydia replied eventually as she applied another coat of varnish to her already perfect nails, and turned to face Allison who raised her eyebrows in confusion "I believe in fate, I believe that you and I were supposed to meet. But I don't believe that we have a fixed linear path, recent events have already proven that wrong. Besides" she cupped Alison's chin with her free hand, the smell of nail varnish ensnaring her senses "I would move the stars themselves for you" Allison visibly swallowed at that, Lydia squeezed her chin gently before turning her attention back to her nails. Allison stared at her for a moment before she busied herself with the task of gathering all of the books laid out over the bed and carrying them over to the desk, Lydia's words still echoing in her mind, she had said it so casually, but Allison knew Lydia well enough and she didn't doubt that Lydia would in fact tear the sky in half to get what she wanted.

"We're soul mates Allison" Lydia spoke softly pulling her back from her thoughts, Allison kept her back to Lydia as she stacked the books "We would have ended up together eventually" Allison turned to face Lydia then, leaning herself against the desk
"You really think so?"
"What's meant to be will always find a way" Lydia shrugged, Allison smirked and shook her head, because of course Lydia would say something like that in such a dismissive tone. She folded her arms and glanced down at her bare feet and back up to Lydia who was sat on her bed, eyes fixated on her hands
"There's something bothering you" Allison pointed out, Lydia's eyes snapped up to meet her own

"You got hurt protecting me"
Ah, so that's it. Allison unfolded her arms and pressed her palms against the desk
"Technically I got hurt protecting Stiles and Danny seeing as they were the ones unconscious..." Allison replied lamely, the glare Lydia shot her deflating her instantly "Okay, I got hurt protecting all three of you, but why is it upsetting you?" Allison frowned
"Because you already have so much to worry about-"
"You don't want me to worry about you" Allison finished, Lydia nodded, her hair falling loose around her face. Allison sucked her lip between her teeth in thought before pushing herself away from the desk and kneeling down at the side of the bed and resting her chin on her arms, she waited for Lydia to look at her before speaking again
"I'm always going to worry Lydia, you're my girlfriend and even if we weren't in a town full of werewolves I'd worry about keeping you safe" She tilted her head to the side "You're scared that I'm going to die and I'm afraid too, but I'm going to do everything to stop it, I'm not going to leave you okay? Because I know that if I were to die, you'd bring me back to life just to call me an idiot and kill me again and then I'd haunt you for the rest of your life so there's that" Allison shrugged, Lydia gave a watery laugh "You're crying" Allison frowned, Lydia shook her head and grabbed Allison's wrists, pulling her up onto the bed so that Allison was kneeling in front of Lydia "Why are you crying?"
Lydia wrapped her arms around Allison, her nails digging into her shirt
"Because I love you, because finally I have someone in my life who means something to me and they're throwing themselves in front of vampires and fucking chimera's and is about to fight an ancient goddess and it's not fucking fair. I've never had to fight for anything in my life because I never had anything worth fighting for..." Lydia buried her head deeper into Allison's shoulder as the brunette attempted to blink back tears of her own "But I'm going to fight for you Allison" Lydia pulled back, tears still rolling down her cheeks "I'm going to fight for you because I'm not ready for this to end, you don't get to die, I'm not going to let it happen, fate be damned" She let go of Allison and wiped away her tears with the back of her arm "You're the only person who gets to see me like this, you were the first person I really let in and I can't, I won't, lose that, I won't lose you."
"You've got me, you won't lose me. I'm yours Lydia" Allison replied, grabbing onto Lydia's shirt, the younger girl stilled immediately
"Say it again" Lydia muttered
Allison raised an eyebrow and looked at Lydia, a smile on her lips
"I'm yours" she repeated and rises up on her knees, tangling her fingers into strawberry blonde hair and pulling herself towards Lydia, Lydia lets herself fall backwards onto the bed, Allison following her down as dark hair falls around their faces, giving Lydia the impression that it's only the two of them in this universe, maybe Allison's bedroom rests in a portal where only the two of them exist, a place where darkness can never reach them because Allison's smile burns brighter than the sun, a place where anything and everything is possible. A place where Allison is Allison and Lydia is Lydia and the knowledge of that will always be enough
"You'll be mine" Lydia sighed into Allison's mouth before pulling back to look into dark orbs "And I'll be yours" she added. She watched as Allison's eyes flashed with joy, Allison kissed away what was left of Lydia's tears before turning her attention back to her lips. She felt Allison's smile against her lips and wrapped her arms around Allison's shoulders and rolled them over so that she was on top, lacing her fingers with Allison's and holding them above her head
"I think I know why I don't dream any more" Allison whispered as Lydia's lips ghost over her own
"Why?"
"Because" Allison pulled one of her hands free and lets her thumb brush idly over Lydia's bottom lip "Despite everything, my reality is better than anything I could ever dream about" Lydia's breath hitched in her throat and she looked down at the girl underneath her, Allison's hair fanned out over the pillows, staring up at Lydia with an intensity that Lydia could feel in her core, her smile low and genuine. Allison pushed herself up slightly, resting her weight on her elbows and forearms "Lydia? You okay?" Allison was still smiling and Lydia matched it
"Yeah..." She replied, her voice shuddered as she mimicked Allison's action from earlier and let her thumb trace along Allison's bottom lip, her heart skipping as Allison's eyes fluttered shut "Yeah I was just..." Lydia sighed, it wasn't very often she found herself lost for words "Are you sure you want this?" She asked after a moment. Allison just tilted her to one side and smiled even brighter
"I want you, Lydia, but what about you? Do you want this?"
"Of course I want this you dork" Lydia chuckled her hands trailing down to the hem of Allison's shirt, Allison threw her head back and laughed so hard Lydia faltered, it was a glorious sight
"You call me a dork but I know you love clichés" Allison laughed as she pressed another kiss to Lydia's lips
"Just don't appear outside my window with a boom box"
"I promise nothing" Allison laughed when Lydia rolled her eyes, but the laughter stops when they catch each others eyes and Lydia swears there isn't enough air in the world, her fingers are still playing with the hem of Allison's shirt and the girl is just staring at her, there's no judgement in her eyes not even a look that says "Are you going to do something?" it's a look of pure adoration, love at it's finest and that is enough to kick Lydia into gear and she manages to pull Allison's shirt off over her head, not missing the wince as she brushes against the gauze taped to her ribs and throws the shirt to the ground