In honour of Teen Wolf Season 6 Premiere Day here is the first chapter of my new story. I hope you enjoy it!
Lydia's POV-
All I was doing was waiting for them. I was just waiting for Stiles, Scott and Malia. We were going to hang out at the diner but they were late so I was on my own. I don't know what happened but I stood up to order a cup of coffee at the counter then all of a sudden, I was outside in an alley by the diner. Then a hand went over my mouth and a knife was held to my throat. I couldn't scream. I'm a banshee so I'm supposed to scream but I couldn't.
"Such pretty hair" a voice said quietly in my ear. I closed my eyes as tears started to pour out because that was when I knew what he was going to do to me.
I wrap my arms around my body to try and cover myself up. He had ripped my dress. I bought this dress when I was with Allison. She said it brought out the colour in my hair. My hair... I feel sick as I think of how he put his hands through my strawberry blonde locks.
"One last thing before I leave you sweetheart." I look at him even though the darkness is stopping me from being able to see him properly. One thing I don't miss is him raising the knife and coming towards me. "This won't hurt for long. You'll pass out after a while."
He grabs my arm and forces me to stand up before plunging the knife into my stomach. As soon as I feel the excruciating pain, I can't hold it in anymore so I scream. The force causes him to fall backwards, hitting his head on the bins.
I stare at his body and I immediately know that he's dead. I killed him. I slowly turn to walk back towards the diner for help, using one hand to lean on the wall. I make it to the front just in time to see Scott's bike pull into the space next to my car. He turns his bike off and starts to do something on his phone, all without glancing at me once.
"Scott..."
"Hey Lydia. I'm sorry I'm late. Did you find a body?"
"Where's Stiles?" I ask.
"Not sure. I think he's on his way. I'm just texting him about you screaming." He looks up and freezes when he sees me.
I start to walk forward "I need to find him."
Scott rushes to my side "Lydia I need to get you to a hospital."
I freeze "Stiles told me to call him when I find a body."
He grabs my shoulders "Lydia you're in shock. We'll get in your car and drive to the hospital. Stiles can meet us there."
"But the body..."
Scott looks around "where's your keys Lydia?"
I point to where my bag lays on the ground with my keys inside and Scott picks it up before leading me to my car. He helps me into the passenger seat and he stares at me for a moment before taking his jacket off and putting it around my shoulders. He grabs my hand and places it on my wound which is bleeding heavily. "Hold your hand there."
Scott gets into the driver's side and starts the car. "Keep talking to me Lydia. Tell me what happened."
I stare ahead "I had to scream. I couldn't hold it in any longer. I didn't mean to do it. I just didn't want him to kill me."
"Lydia it's okay. Everything will be ok."
My mind flashes back to what had just happened and before I know it, I'm screaming again. I can't even stop myself. It's like I can't breathe unless I scream. I press tighter on my stomach which is burning. "It's burning" I scream.
"Lydia try to stay calm. I'm almost there."
"It hurts Scott." I cry. The burning is moving from my stomach to the rest of my body.
Scott quickly takes one of his hands from the steering wheel and places in on my arm. The pain gets slightly better but after a few seconds he starts to groan in pain so he has to move it away so he can drive.
The pain starts to get worse and this time when I scream, everything goes black.
Stiles POV-
I park my car in the car park outside the diner and get out with Malia doing the same. "That's weird."
She looks at me "what is?"
"Scott's bikes here but..." I point inside the diner where we can see all the tables clearly through the windows "no Scott. And where's Lydia? Scott said she was here but she's not and neither is her car."
Malia shrugs "maybe she went home."
I look around in confusion before my phone starts to ring so I answer. "Scott where are you?"
"You need to get to the hospital."
I freeze "why? What happened?"
"It's Lydia"
I hang up my phone and run back to my car.
10 minutes later, I'm running through the corridors of the hospital, heading to the location Scott had texted me. Malia was behind me but she chose to walk to I haven't seen her since the car park.
I turn a corner and see Scott in a chair with his face in his hands. "Scott..." I say quietly. He lifts his head, revealing blood stains covering his shirt. "What happened?"
He stands up and walks towards me "I don't really know. I think she was stabbed but then in the car there was something else."
"What?"
"She couldn't stop screaming. It's not like after Eichan House where she was hearing voices it's like it was the only way to help her pain. I tried to take her pain but I couldn't handle it. It's like she was on fire."
"Is she okay?" I ask him.
"I don't know yet. She passed out in the car. They've taken her straight to surgery."
I collapse into the chair beside me and groan "she better be ok because if she isn't the asswhole that did this will wish he was never born."
Scott sits beside me "the thing is stiles, I think he's dead."
I look at him "what?"
"I smelt someone else's blood when I found Lydia. A lot of it. Then she started talking about how she didn't mean to do and she just didn't want him to kill her."
I furrow my eyebrow slightly "are you saying what I think your saying?"
He nods "I think she killed him."
I put my face in my hands "how the hell is she going to get through this?"
We hear footsteps and look up to see Malia and my dad standing in front of us.
"Can someone tell me what's going on please?" My dad asks. I exchange a look with Scott but neither of us says anything so my dad continues. "We got a call about a body found near that diner you said you were going to tonight. Then I get a phone call from your mother..." He points to Scott "telling me Lydia has been brought in with serious injuries."
I stand up so I'm face to face with him "the body you found, how did they die?"
He stares at me for a moment before speaking "We think he fell and hit his head."
I look at Malia "you said Lydia's scream was louder than usual."
She nods "it sounded like she was in the same room as me.
Scott agrees with her "I don't know why I didn't think anything of that before. Do you think?"
I nod "I think her scream killed him."
My dad holds his hands up "whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you saying Lydia killed him?"
I look at my dad "this man isn't exactly innocent. He was trying to kill Lydia."
"What's wrong with Lydia?"
"It's bad." Scott explains.
"She's in surgery so we just have to wait." I add.
Malia shifts on her feet awkwardly for a few seconds before looking up."I'll go get us some coffee." She says before rushing away.
My dad and Scott stare in the direction she went with confused expressions. "She struggles with emotional situations." I explain to them. Even though Malia and I aren't dating anymore, we're still friends so I still care about her. I just couldn't commit to our relationship fully when I was in love with Lydia.
I sit back in chair and lean my head back against the wall. It's going to be a long night.
Lydia's POV-
My whole body is burning. I want to scream but I can't. I can't open my mouth. I can't even move.
"You don't care about getting hurt."
Stiles. His face comes into my mind.
"But you know how I'll feel? I'll be devastated. And if you die, I will literally go out of my freaking mind."
Would he really be devastated?
"You see, death doesn't happen to you Lydia, it happens to everyone around you okay? To all the people left standing at your funeral, trying to figure out how they're gonna live the rest of their lives now without you in it."
Who would be at my funeral? Obviously my parents but who else? Scott and stiles would be there. My two best friends now I don't have Allison. Allison...
"Remember what it feels like. All of those times in school when you see him standing down the hall, and you cannot breathe until you're with him. Or those times in class when you can't stop looking at the clock because you know that he's standing right out there waiting for you. Don't you remember what that's like?"
Ever since that night, a part of me had longed to feel that way. Scott loved her so much and I was jealous of that. No one had ever loved me like that and maybe no one ever will.
I open my eyes and there are people surrounding me. "What's happening?" I ask, my voice coming out weak.
Scott's mom appears in front of me "Lydia, sweetie, you were hurt. Do you remember what happened?"
I look around "where's stiles?" I ask and when no one replies, I decide to continue. "Scott said that if we came to the hospital, stiles would be here."
Mrs McCall gives me a small reassuring smile. "You can see stiles as soon as you've been treated Lydia. You're badly hurt."
I shake my head "no I need to see stiles. He won't let anyone hurt me."
"Your safe Lydia. No one is going to hurt you."
"It's hurts" I cry.
She frowns "I know sweetie but it'll be okay."
"No I need the pain to be gone." I cry louder. I grip the side of the bed I'm on, trying to take away the pain but it doesn't work. "Mrs McCall, I can't control it."
She immediately understands what I mean and rushes to get something. The moment I lose control is the same moment a needle is pressed into my skin.
Stiles POV-
After a few hours in the waiting room, we finally see Scott's mom heading towards us. We all stand up to hear what she has to say. "Is she okay?" I ask.
She takes a deep breath "there was a lot of bleeding when we opened her up but we eventually find the source and stopped it. Thankfully, whatever stabbed her didn't hit any of her vital organs so she's going to be okay."
I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders "can we see her?"
Melissa shakes her "Lydia woke up briefly before we put her under and she was extremely unsettled. She started begging to see Stiles and then she was crying in pain. She told me she was going to scream and she couldn't control it so I sedated her. We think it might be best to keep her asleep till morning so she can get some rest. You can all see her when she's awake." She looks at our tired appearances "go home and get some sleep."
I shake my head "I'm not going anywhere until I see her."
My dad steps forward "are you sure sedating her is the best answer?"
She nods "yes I do. Based on her history I think it's the best answer."
Scott looks at his mom "what do you mean?"
"Since I've known her, Lydia has walked through the woods naked in a fugue state for two days and been brought in a catatonic state which led to her spending time in Eichan House. We're not taking any chances"
"None of that was her fault." Scott argues.
Melissa sighs "I know that and this might be another thing that's not her fault."
"I'm still not leaving." I say adamantly before sitting back down in my seat.
The end of chapter 1! I hope you enjoyed it. Please let me know what you think of it :)
