Castles Crumbling | S. Stilinski

80| I'm doing this for them

It's only been a few weeks since we've dealt with the Beast. It felt bittersweet. I almost didn't want it to end because I knew it was our last mission together.

I made it up in my mind that I would be leaving early. Whenever we were done with the Beast I would leave. Telling my dad about it was the worst part. He was proud but I could tell he was scared.

Making the decision was hard. Everything about this is hard. I'm staring at my near empty room. It looks like nobody lives here. My whole life is already in New York. My stuff has been at the Avengers Compound for a week now, along with Bella.

Today is my going away party. Lydia insisted on throwing one even though I didn't want one. It makes it feel real. I dreaded the day I'd have to say goodbye to them and I cut the time in half.

I walk down the stairs. Everyone is already at Lydia's where the party is being held. I take a deep breath before throwing a portal. I walk through it and stare at her house.

The party is intimate. It's really only the pack and our allies. I walk up the driveway and walk inside. Lydia sees me first. She holds her hands up and claps.

"She's here!"

She walks towards me and gives me a hug. Stiles breaks up our hug to give me a kiss. I think saying goodbye to him is the hardest. It'll only be a few months until he'll be in Virginia. My dad got him into the FBI Academy early.

"You look sad."

"I am."

"You? Actually admitting you're sad?" He says. "Are you sick?"

He puts his hand to my forehead. I swat it away and smile. We walk to the backyard together. I look at all the people who mean the world to me.

I force a smile as everyone greets me. They all talk about how great this will be for me. I think even they doubted this. I doubted myself. I didn't think I could be a hero.

After a couple hours I find myself mom standing alone. I slowly walk towards her. She quickly wipes her tears. She takes a sip of her drink.

"Mom.."

"Yes?"

"You know you don't have to act like you're okay."

She grabs my face. Sadness crosses her face. I know how hard this must be for her. I didn't really give her much time to take it all in when I told her I'd be leaving early.

I kinda dropped it like a bomb on her. It seemed like an irrational decision when in reality it's not. I've always been destined to be a hero, it's about time I actually embrace it.

"I just.. I love you so much, baby."

"I know."

"And I'm so proud of you."

I smile and hug her. I'm trying not to cry. I told myself I wouldn't cry.

"You should give a speech." She says. "A farewell."

I let go of her. I walk to the top of the stairs.

"I want to thank everyone here." I say. "You've all shaped me into the person I am."

I look around. These are the most important people in my life. But there are also two people who should be here with us.

"Allison believed I could be a hero. She wanted me to be the best version of myself." I take a deep breath. "And Lizzie.. she would've followed me into any battle and she did."

Their deaths destroyed me. I lost my sisters.

"I'm doing this for them. And for a man who believed I could be more than what I was destined for. Stephen Strange may have been the Sorcerer Supreme to you all but he was the father I needed."

"We always knew you were a hero, Liv." Scott says. "You just needed to believe it yourself."

"I love all of you.." I say. "You can all now say you know an Avenger."

They laugh. I smile and walk down the steps. Stiles walks towards me. He wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me in.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

He smiles and crashes his lips onto mine.