Something

3. Safe

"So, the next half of the dead pool needs to be unlocked by a someone's name right?"

"Yes but we already tried with every single person that has died in Beacon Hills and believe me, there are plenty"

Stiles and I spent the most part of the day trying to unlock the dead pool. I was sitting next to his desk and he was just standing. As far away from me as possible. That was new.

"Okay, so If it's not the name of someone that has died..." said Stiles.

"... it has to be the name of someone that is going to die"

Stiles stood right behind me while I tried to use my useless banshee powers, normally, they won't work, but I felt different there, maybe it was Stiles' room, or just Stiles, but I started typing.

D     E     R     E     K

"No"

" Lydia, are you sure?"

"I... I don't know. It unlocked the last part of the dead pool so... It can't be true Stiles."

Stiles and I looked at each other in silence, after everything we had been through last year...

"Stiles, he cannot die. He is our friend he can't die! He has been always there for us we... we can't lose him it can't be true." I started panicking. I never realised how scared I was of losing someone I loved, again. And right in that moment, when I was falling apart, Stiles hugged me. It was the sweetest hug anyone has ever given to me. It was more than just a hug now that I think about it, it was exactly what I needed, not only in that moment but in the past year. I've missed him. I've missed his crazy theories and his messy hair and his smell, believe it or not he always smelt like pancakes. The last time he hugged me was when Aiden died and I also needed him. I needed him to hold me because I couldn't feel my legs. I felt like falling and he caught me.

"Lydia, he is not going to die."

"He is, Stiles. I am a banshee I predict death. He is going to die just like..." And I stopped talking. I was not going to cry, I was not going to tell him what I felt.

" Just like Allison?" He said it, and by that time I couldn't stop crying.

"YES! Just like her! You know why? Because I was there and I didn't help her! I didn't tell her that she was in danger because I am a shitty banshee, because I couldn't tell she was going to die until she died!"

"Lydia, it wasn't your fault, I was there too"

"YES IT WAS! It was my fault Stiles. Because I couldn't predict it. I couldn't help her."

Tears were streaming down my face and I saw Stiles' blurry face. He was half smiling. He held my face with his hands and dried my tears away.

"You know, just because I once told you you looked beautiful when you cried doesn't mean you have to."

And that made me smile, I was still crying but at least I had Stiles

"Do you know what Alli used to say? 'Never frown someone could be falling in love with your smile' Well I actually told her that but she used it until... Until she couldn't speak anymore I guess"

"You need to say goodbye to her Lydia. You need to accept she is gone"

"I don't know if I could ever do that. She was my best friend. You have Scott and Malia and Scott has you and Kira. I have nothing"

"That's not true. You have me. You always had me, since third grade. And you will always have me."

And this time I hugged him. And I cried even harder. I could never thank Stiles enough. I would never deserve his love.

I was very tired and Stiles asked me to spend the night with him. He said he was going to sleep on the floor and I was too exhausted to fight so I agreed.

The last thing I saw before my eyes closed was Stiles silhouette on the floor. And that made me feel safe