I really hope everyone likes this! This is my first fan fiction ever so let me know in any way if I can improve. BTW this is a Stiles love triangle!
It was torture watching him touch her, watching him hug and kiss her. Well, I was going crazy just seeing them in the same room. Whenever I saw them together, it reminded of that song from the 80's, Jessie's Girl. I really wish I wasn't in love with my best friend's girlfriend but the truth was I had loved her way before they were even dating. And it's not that my best friend is a jerk. I had never told him I liked her so he didn't know that she was off limits and there was no point in telling him afterwards because that would just make him feel bad about himself.
So I just wallowed in my own self stupidity. I had so many opportunities to ask her out but I always found some excuse to chicken out instead. Now I spent my single days following the couple around like a lost puppy dog. If only this puppy dog could find new owners.
"Stiles, are you going with us to the movies tonight? Lydia wants to watch that new romance movie and she said she has someone she could set you up with." Scott whispered as we walked the halls of our quiet high school. Beacon Hills was a moderate sized town but we had decided to stay after since Scott was failing three subjects.
Since he was bitten and magically transformed into a creature of the night, he had been slacking on his school work. And not just his school work. I couldn't remember the last time we hung out, just the two of us. He was either off with his other best friend Derek or making out with Lydia in a dark corner.
"Stiles?" Lydia nudged my shoulder and looked up at me with her beautiful green eyes as I zoned out again. I blinked twice and tried to regain normal breathing. I was really surprised no one had caught on to my feelings for Lydia. I thought they were kind of obvious. "Stiles, are you going to come with us to the movies?"
"No, you guys go ahead. I haven't seen my dad in a while and this is his first night off in weeks so I think I'm just going to stay home and hang with him, if that's okay?"
"Of course, it's okay. I totally get it. Since my parents divorced, I barely see my dad so I grab every single moment I can to spend with him but it still isn't many" she sighed. I saw the depression in her eyes but she quickly covered it up with her usual perkiness. I smiled at the ground then remembered to cover that up but I'm pretty sure Scott saw it because he looked at me with an eyebrow raised.
After a moment of silence, I responded. "Well, I'm going to head out. I was going to pick up Chinese for my pops since it's his favorite but it's all the way on the other side of town so I better leave now if I want to beat him home." I knew I over explained that too much but I tried to avert my jumble of words to my awkward exit. I grabbed my backpack by the handle at the top. I mean who holds a backpack like that? Then, I half ran, half skipped down the hall, trying to get away as soon as possible. I didn't stop until I got to my blue Jeep.
I swung my backpack in the back window and hopped into the driver's seat. I mentally slapped myself for every single thing I did wrong as I started the car up. Before I could pull out, my phone vibrated.
Scott – Are you okay? You were acting kind of weird. Well, weirder than usual.
Stiles – Yea, I'm fine! Just a little tired and anxious about our test coming up!
Scott – Ok, Lydia was worried about you so I wanted to make sure everything was fine.
Stiles – Yep! I'm as cool as a cucumber!
My heart started fluttering. Lydia was worried about me. Lydia was worried about me. I drove out of that parking lot with a smile on my face.
An hour later
It took longer than I had expected to get the Chinese and get home. My dad was already in his pajamas watching basketball in the living room when I walked through the front door. "What took you so long?"
"I forgot everyone was going home at this time of the day. The Chinese place is towards the middle of downtown so it took forever to get out of the traffic." I spent 45 minutes of the past hour singing chart toppers and playing Solitaire on my IPhone. Saying I was annoyed would be an understatement. "I got your favorite; beef and broccoli." I took the separate containers out of the large brown bag and arranged them nicely in front of my dad on the coffee table.
I went to the kitchen to grab forks and glasses. I opened the pantry door to find the glasses but there were none left. I went to the sink but it was empty. I checked the dishwasher and there were some in there but they were dirty. "Looking for these?" I whipped around to the direction of the hallway behind me. Derek stood holding a clean glass in each hand. I furrowed my brows then snatched them from him. I automatically took them to the sink and rinsed them again since Derek had touched them.
Derek had been a pain in my side since we met him and he started helping Scott with his werewolf problems. "What do you want Derek?"
"I'm bored! Scott's off on a date and Peter's out doing whatever Peter does. So, that leaves you!"
"Don't you have other werewolf friends to hang out with?"
"Actually I don't so you're the lucky winner" he said the last part with so much desperation in his voice that I almost felt bad for the guy. Almost.
"Well, I can't tonight. I'm hanging with my dad for the first time in weeks. So, go spend some time alone at your own house. Maybe try a new hobby like basket weaving or puppet shows. Anything that takes you far away from here" I turned around to pour Coke into the cups and when I turned back around, he was gone.