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10. Infinite

Hi everyone sorry for not uploading I have been studying :( Plus as you may know I want to be as accurate as possible regarding the storytelling and given the fact that teen wolf is on a hiatus I don't want to advance too much. But I have made a decision and even though I'll still write some references from the show, I think I'm going to lead these stiles and lydia wherever the story leads them. Don't expect a kiss soon though. I am sure Jeff is going to give us that and I will wait until it happens on the show to add it here, but, get ready for some new characters on this fanfiction. Thank you for your support.

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At Stiles', we decided to eat something before starting investigating. It was a really weird day to spend my birthday but at least I was with somebody I really cared about.

"We have to start from the beginning, when did you start feeling me?"

"Uhm, I don't know... when you were controlled by the nogitsune? But I thought that was because you were going to die"

"Then it has something to with magic. We have to call Deaton he knows more about all of this."

"Yeah sure."

An awkward silence invaded the room. I guess we were supposed to say something but neither of us did and the moment passed.

"Stiles, are you sure this is what you wanna be doing? I mean, you probably have plans with Malia..."
"Don't worry about that, plus, this is important, if we are connected we could use that connection to help Scott and the others..."
"Okay then, I'll call Deaton right away"

"No, I'll do it. You sit here and wait for me okay?"

"Done."
I sat on top of his bed while Stiles exited the room to call Deaton. I stared at the walls and then I stared at one of the furniture, I didn't know why but I felt that I had to look inside one of the drawers.

I opened the drawer that was on my left and I saw a couple of keys. They were almost the same, except for one. The key was pink and it looked a lot like the key that opens my house door. I compared both of them and they were identical, Stiles kept a copy of my keys.

In that moment a wave of emotions hit me. I remembered what he told me a couple of days ago, that he only kept copies of the keys of the people he cared about. At least I knew that he cared about me, even if it wasn't like the way he used to care about me.

I turned around and I saw Stiles standing next to the door, he saw I was holding both of the keys.

"I am so sorry Lydia, I didn't want you to know I... It looks creepy I know I didn't intend to use it just for emergencies I..."

I put the key where it was and I walked toward Stiles, trying to calm him

"No, don't worry. I trust you. It's a very nice gesture. If you just use it for emergencies"

He laughed

"Of course I'll use it just for emergencies, I am not that creepy."

I didn't realized before, but he was holding a wrapped gift.

"What is that? Stiles, tell me you didn't buy me anything"

"I can't tell you that. My gift wasn't the investigation, I mean it is now but that wasn't what I had planned so... here"

He handed me the gift and I took it carefully, as if the little box would explode with the tiniest touch.

I opened the box and inside I found a ring... Wait... a ring???

"I know what it looks like. I am not proposing it's just a little something I saw the other day and I thought of you"

The ring was small, it was silver and in the middle of it, there was the infinite symbol. I put it on and it fit.

"Wow Stiles I... I don't know what to say. Thanks. Why an infinite symbol?"
"Because that's how long our friendship is going to last. It sounds cheesy but... we have lost so many people and... I know you have had a bad time after... well... I wanted you to know that I will be there for you forever. No matter what"

I was speechless, I knew that if I tried to talk I would cry but I didn't care

"Thank you Stiles... This really means a lot to me. I am never taking it off."

"Good because I thought you were going to hate it."

We both smiled.

"What about Deaton?"

"He said that we need to contact a banshee."
"A banshee? But Meredith is crazy... she doesn't"

"He says there's another banshee who has this facility for banshees. She teaches them how to control and increase their powers. We could go. If you want."

"Yes, I guess I do. Where is this woman?"
"Outside Beacon Hills, next to LA"

"We can't leave. That's too far away and it's almost the end of the scholar year"

"We can go there on summer. That can be our little holiday. Plus we went to Mexico"

"I went once, at the end of summer, you on the other hand went twice."

"I'm sorry for that and I didn't go. I was going to but when I knew you weren't coming I left the group and I run to find you"

"Why?"

"To help you"
"Malia needed help too"

"She can defend herself"

"Can't I?"

"Of course you can"

He didn't sound convincing.

"Do you have some videogames?"

Stiles looked surprised probably because he thought I was going to argue with him. But it was my birthday and I was not going to get a tantrum

"Obviously"

"Then let's play. See if I can beat you at your own thing"

"What about the investigation?"

"We'll call that woman tomorrow. I just want to have a great time today"

"Okay, get ready to lose."
Stiles left to get the videogames and I sat on the floor touching the ring that will always remind me that I still had a family who was alive and that I'd do anything to protect them.