Signature-STYDIA AU

Since You've Been Gone

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It's been a little over three weeks since Stiles has left to shoot his new movie in Wales. It was an abrupt and uneasy transition from waking up to one another each day, then suddenly, all alone. It was an empty feeling, not having Stiles on the side of the bed that was designated for him. This resulted in Lydia, moping around her house as she caged herself from the outside world.

This morning, Lydia returned to her new routine that she had acquired ever since Stiles left the country. Her routine consisted of her sitting on her couch as she ate junk food while watching sitcoms and reality television that strayed away from the whole idea of romance. Whenever a romantic innuendo or someone even mentioned that they liked someone else, the channel was changed in an instant.

About an hour later, Lydia's head turned, she became distracted after hearing a rustling noise that sourced itself from her bushes on her patio. However, Lydia dismissed the noise once the doorbell rang. She tossed her blanket around her body and walked to the front door. Once she opened the door Allison, Malia, Scott, and Jackson were left standing there, seeing Lydia's hair falling out of a low ponytail and wearing a t-shirt covered in unknown food stains.

The five of her close castmates barged into her house. "You look miserable, honey! It's time to live your life outside these walls!" Allison encouraged. Allison and Malia immediately directed Lydia into the shower along with the boys to sit on the couch as they scavenged her closet for an outfit for Lydia to wear.

When the girls returned with a version of Lydia that looked like she was ready to show the world that she could live without a man, the boys were starving. In fact, they all were, so they headed off to go grab some pizza for lunch.

The five of them planned to spend their day at the pier. They went from eating to shopping, then going on rides, and also playing games at the arcade. Thus their afternoon was filled with nothing but laughter, smiles, and lighthearted conversations that cheered up everyone in the group especially Lydia. Nonetheless, they all felt a void in the group with Stiles and Isaac gone. They were both like a leg of a chair in the group. As annoying as Isaac's and Stiles' bickering could be, it was well missed. As odd as it sounds, without them it was just too friendly. They both added a balance of fun with sarcasm and not so nice brutally honest opinions they had. Nonetheless, their style of delivering it was unique. They were a part of the group and with them away it was like everyone had to give a bit more energy, which isn't how a friendship should work. It should be easy and comforting, but that's the definition of a friendship outside of the limelight and containing no drama, which means their group was in for a rude awakening.

After the group competed with one another in a few rounds of ski ball, which Malia and Scott dominated in, they found themselves on the beach. The sun was meeting the horizon as the moon was taking its place, replacing the colors of the sky with various shades of purple, pink, and blue. The five of them sat on a blanket that Allison purchased at one of the shops on the pier to watch the scene in awe. The enchanting smell of the ocean mixed with the swift wind currents erupted a feeling of tranquility in all of them.

Lydia rested her head onto Malia like she did to Lydia. Then Allison sat down hugging her knees to her chest along with Scott and Jackson.

Suddenly Allison asked, "why didn't Isaac show up?"

No words formulated from any of them. Instead, Allison, Scott, and Jackson stared at Malia, seeing she was the orchestrator in bringing them together today.

Malia sat up, looking like a deer in the headlights. "He wasn't feeling so good." Allison arched a brow at her, indicating that she wanted her to explain further. However, Allison wasn't the only person in the group that was curious, they all were. "Stomach bug," Malia informed, nodding at them.