Sterek One-Shots

Forget Me Not

The song is When you Come Home by J-Deuce and Nina Deli.

Hey Guys! So, I have been pretty busy but here is the update!!!!

It all started when he left. That is a lie, it all started when the day he told what day he was going to leave. I still remember how I swallowed harshly and cried that night. That day I said my dad needed me at home because he was not going to take the night shift. So we were going to spend time together. That was one of the first times I lied to, as the only human who was not trained to lie, I had to learn to lie. Because when you run with the wolves, it is a necessity to be able to lie to them for when sometimes you can't say anything to them. Let me explain more in detail, my dad really did not have to work but he was going on a date with Scott's mom and Scott was working out at the gym.

My handsome mate Derek is going to leave to go join the Army can you believe that. Well, it does not matter if you believe it or not, because he is going to go either way.

While I know he is a werewolf and will heal easily and, therefore, a slim chance he will die out there, it does not matter. I will still worry the same. I will wonder every day whether he will die or if he can call me today.

I am a little bit glad that he is just doing basic training right now though. I do not know how I am going to handle it when he gets deployed, he says he is not going to be deployed to those parts because that is not what he is going in for. But you never know anything can happen and after so many memes about World War 3 last year, it is impossible not to think about it.

Lol. What a joke can you imagine that it has been two years since we have stepped foot in Beacon High. What I would have given to not go to school before and now is all I wish to do. It would give me something else to do than to think about whether Derek will call this week or not. Whether my Dad could be infected right now or if I am going to lose any of my friends because of this pandemic.

A knock on my door knocks me out of thought. "Yes, come in," I say.

"Hey, Stiles I have to go to work now," my dad says.

"Ok..." I say back. And he goes to leave but something stops him.

"For God's sake, Stiles, open the curtains, open the window. Go out with your friends. I know that it has been difficult with Derek the Army but you need to keep living. He would not want you to stop living just because he is not here" my dad says but he just does not understand but I say it regardless.

"Ok Dad, I will go out later" and I mean it somewhat, kinda. I might go out later, I might not. It just depends on how I am feeling. Even though I can tell my Dad sees through my lie, he does not comment on it. Just nods and goes out the door. I have no energy to fake being fine with my Dad.

So here I am on Christmas Eve alone finally. It is not that I do not want to hang out with my friends, I do not mean to be sad but I cannot stop thinking about Derek and how he is doing? What he is doing? I mean has he made friends? Does anyone know that he is a werewolf? Because that would not be a good secret that should be out. It just should not be. I mean surely you see why. Right? Plus I am in no mood to celebrate Christmas this year.

How can I deal with this? How can I live my life while someone, scratches that while my boyfriend is out there doing god knows what? Ring ring.

"Hello," I say

"Hey, babe" I hear Derek say to me.

"Babyy, what's going on why are u calling today? Is everything ok?" I ask frantically

"Everything is fine they just let us have the phone today since tomorrow is Christmas," Derek says

"Oh ok, that's good what are u today then?" I ask.

"We were just shooting grenades and guns today. Oh yeah, and they give us some non-alcoholic eggnog which was great. It is better with alcohol but considering that we do not get to eat delicious food often, I will take it." he responds

"Hmm, fun. How are you doing today?" I ask him.

"I am fine, still alive. Do not worry, it does not look so good on you. You are going to get worry lines on your forehead," Derek tells me.

I get it I do. It is a soldier's way of life but I am still going to worry.

"How much time do we have?" I hear Derek ask one of his buddies.

"10" I hear someone say back to him after a chain of questions are asked.

"Oh shit, I wish we had more time baby," Derek says to me.

I know you do, I wish that too" I say.

And you know he means it and he really misses me when he uses pet names.

And next thing I know 7 minutes go by and I hear Derek say "Hey, I got to go. I will call you next week. I love you bye."

"I love you too, Merry Christmas Derek. Bye," I say back and the next thing I know I am disconnected from the call before I am even done saying bye.

Back into the pit of sadness that comes from him leaving again. I get it. I get how they must feel. I mean I guess in a way I do not really know how they feel seeing as I am not a soldier but that also means that they do not know how we feel, how  I feel. Does that make sense? I know that they miss us and miss the people they leave behind, but I have to deal with the same feeling and the same treatment as if I was in the military with them, and let me tell you it sucks.

But again it is what they live for. And just like that though, I am back into the groove baby. I am energized and ready to hang out with my friends once more. It does not mean that I won't forget about Derek but I can at least push him off my mind for a little while. And I leave, I actually go hang out with Lydia, Scott, Liam, Allison, Kira, and Isaac

"Hey, guys! I am here. What are we doing today?" I ask back in the mood to be my normal self as if Derek was still here in Beacon Hills and not thousands of miles away from home.

"Nothing much, we are going to go bowling.  We know how much you love doing that and well it is pretty fun" Scott says to me.

"Well, what are we waiting for Scoot. Let us go forward," I say back to them.

Alright, a few points this is based on a true story, a personal one. There a few things that are not true and I changed them for a reason. But most of it, it's true and yes the feelings are real. I can assimilate to military spouses and families and it sucks and this was a way to get through my feelings and let them out because I won't say them to the person, or anyone really. I realize it is not Christmas but you know what is wrong with the mention of Christmas during July. I mean I know people watch Christmas movies during July so there.

Let me know if you want to have a continuation of this one-shot or from Derek's point of view.

See you guys next week! Have a wonderful day!