*Hey guys, totally scrapped my other Stiles Fanfic. I noticed that it was pretty much going in the same direction of my Derek Hale Fanfic. I decided to go in a different direction and change the name. I hope you guys like this. Enjoy and please review. I think it's time Stiles got some love.
*Disclaimer: I do not own MTV's Teen Wolf. If I did, I'm sure I wouldn't be writing fanfiction. I do however, own my OC's.
Chapter 1:
Neighbors.
**=D POV**
Stiles crossed the yard in the early morning. The fog was slightly thick but the air was so fresh. Dew clung to the grass he walked on. He looked over to the house next door, puzzled. There sat a car in the yard. No one lived in that house for years. Now that he thought about it, he didn't remember seeing a "For Sale" sign in the yard.
On the drive to school, he thought about the family that used to live there. A girl, a mother and her father. They just packed up and left one afternoon. Stiles sighed and tried to remember the girl, but gave up when he came up with nothing.
Once he got to the school, he met up with Scott. "So how was training with Derek?" Scott sighed and rubbed a sore spot on his shoulder. "It went better than expected." Stiles nodded in agreement and they walked to his locker. "So the house next to me has new people living in it." Scott raised his brow and watched as Stiles opened his locker. "What? I didn't know it was for sale. Isn't there still furniture in it?" Stiles shrugged and grabbed his books. "I don't remember. I barely remember the people that lived there." Scott laughed because he knew it was true. Stiles did have the memory of a goldfish.
School seemed to have crawled by slowly. Stiles was in his third period class when the chatter in his class suddenly halted. "Ok class, looks like we have a new student." Stiles' head shot up and he found the biggest set of doe like black orbs looking at him and the rest of the class. "Actually, I was born here. I just moved back." She waved and smiled at everyone. "Hey guys! Adalee Mionette, back in the game." They laughed and she took the seat next to stiles after grabbing her books.
Stiles stared at her. He saw that her hair came to her lower back in long black tendrils. Her creamy coffee colored skin showed no imperfections. Adalee turned to get a pencil from her bag and his eyes trailed from her long lashes, her button nose and landed on her pouty lips. She let out a sigh and began to scribble down notes on her notebook when she found it.
When the class was over, he hung back. Adalee gathered her things and got to her feet. He mentally noted that she was shorter than he was. A LOT shorter. She glanced up at him and smiled. "Hi." She brought her books up to her chest and he smiled back, taking in her petite figure. She stared at him for a minute before narrowing her eyes. "Stilinski? Stiles?" Stiles nodded and gave her a confused look.
"That's me." They began walking out of class together and she nudged him. "Don't tell me you forgot all about me mister! I'm your neighbor for crying out loud!" Then it clicked. Everything came flooding back and Stiles watched as her face understood the recognition written on his face. "Lee! How have you been? Where the hell did you go?"
She giggled and pushed some hair behind her ear. "My family didn't want to stay in Beacon Hills, but didn't want to leave, so we took a long vacay. We moved back a few days ago. Well, my mother did. Father is still overseas. I came in last night after mom got all my school stuff settled."
*Stiles' POV*
Every memory I had of this girl came rushing back to me at once. She grew up. She wasn't that knobby kneed, frizzy haired klutz anymore. But she still looked innocent. "Wow, it's been so long." She nodded in agreement and turned to me. Lee grabbed some paper and scribbled some numbers on it before handing it to me. "I have to find my class, but, text me? And if it's not too much trouble, give me a lift home?" I adjusted the strap on my shoulder as I shoved the number in my pocket. "Yeah, no trouble, but I have lacrosse practice after school."
Lee scratched the back of her head and smiled at me. "I don't mind the wait. Unless you really don't want to. I'm sure I can call my mom at work and she can." I shook my head and gave her a lopsided grin. "We have 7 years to catch up on. I can give you the ride. Just meet me at the lacrosse field after school." She nodded and again, she smiled at me. Lee was still the happiest girl alive. That hadn't changed. "Thanks Stiles. I'll see you later. I have Chem with Mr. Harris." She waved and walked off in a different direction.
"Hey, what's with that look?" I shrugged as Scott hit my arm. "Nothing. Oh, and Adalee's back." Scott looked at me in disbelief, then spread out in a grin. "Adalee? Really? So she moved back into her house? Awesome. We can be the three trouble makers again." He laughed and I couldn't help but laugh too. We used to get into trouble and she'd almost always get dragged into it. "Is she back to stay? I know you were pretty sad when she left. We all were."
"I don't really know." We split off and I sat in class for what seemed like forever. When the bell rang, I shot up and ran to the locker room. Lacrosse was probably the only thing school related that I enjoyed. We were all gathered in the bleacher while Coach went over some plays.
"Whoa, look at her." I tuned into the conversation behind me and raised a brow. "Hot girls never come out to watch practice. I wonder who convinced her to come out here and wait." I glanced over to the other bleachers and found Adalee sitting there. She had her bottom lip trapped between her teeth as she was reading a book she held in her hand. I watched as she glanced up and smiled at me, waving a little. I gave a small wave back and noticed that 4 other guys waved back too.
If they thought she was hot, then I didn't stand a chance. "Stilinski! Pay attention!" I turned back to the coach and sighed. Scott nudged me. "She got prettier." I nodded in agreement and before I could speak, we started practice.
When it was over, I was sore and dirty. I smelled of dirt, sweat, and grime. Adalee climbed over the seats as she held the strap of her bag over her shoulder. "Scott McCall? You got even more adorable!" She threw her arms around him in a hug, not caring that he was dirty. "And you're still short as hell." Adalee laughed and punched him in the arm lightly. "Shut up." She smiled at us and I looked at her, taking in the way her chest rose and fell with each breath she took. "The terrible trio is back together." We all smiled widely and I looked down at my dirty clothes. "We'll be back. We have to get cleaned up. Just, wait here?" She nodded and Scott and I walked to the locker rooms.
Once in there, Isaac raised a brow. "How is it that you guys know the hot girls that come to this school?" I laughed and gave a proud smirk. "We just do. It's how we roll." He rolled his eyes and Jackson gave us all a sly smile. "She won't know them for long. If I remember correctly, she used to have a crush on me in Elementary." Scott scoffed and nudged me. "That was years ago. I'm sure Lee has crushed those feelings." I nodded in agreement and Jackson laughed. "Then I'll turn on the Jackson charm." There wasn't much to say after that, so I showered and got clean, spraying extra cologne just in case.
Walking back onto the field, I found Adalee staring off into the woods. "Hey, ready to go?" She looked at me and her blank face, spread out in a smile. "Yeah, totally ready." We walked to my jeep in silence and once on the road, she spoke softly. "Stiles?" I glanced at her and widened my eyes. "Yeah?" I felt as she took my free hand into her own and squeezed it a little. "I'm sorry, I couldn't come back when mom died. I wanted to. But my parents didn't think you'd remember me. We were so young.." She trailed off and I heard as her voice cracked near the end. "She really was like a second mother to me." I squeezed her hand in response and gave her a sad smile. "It's ok. We couldn't.. I mean.." I didn't say anything else, and she never let me go.
We started talking about where she's been and how she missed Scott and I. She still held my hand as we drove along. When I pulled into my driveway, she let me go and we both got out. "You think dad will remember me?" I shrugged and we walked up to my door. "I don't know, let's find out." She knocked on the door as I stood off to the side. She started banging a little as my dad's footsteps came closer. "Dad! Dad! Open the door! I totally forgot my key!" My dad opened the door and I could hear the annoyance in his voice. "Young lady, I think you have the wrong house." She looked up at him wide eyed. "I don't think so. How could you forget your little LeeBear?" There was pause and I saw as my dad's hands took Adalee by the shoulders, pulling her in for a hug. "YOU'VE GROWN! Where is that boy of mine when something like this happens."
I heard her giggle and I stepped into view. "I thought it would be funnier. That wasn't the reaction I wanted. Let's redo this people." I clapped my hands and my dad rolled my eyes. "Come in, come in. It's been years." She followed us in and sat her stuff at the door like she used to when we were younger. I stayed quiet as she conversed with my dad. Talking about the places she's been, and what she learned. There was a silent moment as she paid her respects and my dad cleared his throat. "That was some time ago. I have to get to work. Don't let Stiles starve you. It's good to have you back here." He got up and left, leaving Adalee and I in silence.
**Adalee's POV**
Stiles stared at me for what felt like ages. I could feel my heart pound harder in my chest as the silence grew. I took the time to take in his features. He wasn't baby faced anymore. He had grown. He grew in his front teeth, that formed an amazing smile. His eyes were still as kind as I remembered. Stiles' lanky body grew taller, leaner, and looked toned. He towered over me, but that was ok. I knew he'd still be the kid from my memories.
"When will your mom get back from work?" I sighed and leaned my head into my hand as I propped my elbow against the table. "I don't know." There was another silent moment. The air grew a little thicker as I glanced around. There was something in the air. Something familiar. Something that I didn't really want to talk about. And I knew that Stiles wouldn't either. "Come on, we can sit here like logs. Let's do something." He pulled me to my feet and grabbed his keys. "What about homework?"
Stiles scoffed and dragged me out the door. "It'll be there when we get back." I laughed and we ran to his jeep, jumping in. We drove around, singing songs that came on the radio, yelling at random people that walked down the sidewalks. We visited local shops that we used to terrorize as kids and grabbed some pretzels. "Getting back into the groove of things. This, I like." Stiles smiled at me with a mouth full of pretzel. "I knew you would." I laughed and almost choked on my food. "You have NOT changed." He gave me a quizzical look as I ate my food.
You know, you never know how much you miss your friends when you're only gone for days. But I was gone for years. I missed Scott and Stiles so much. I wanted to write, but my parents wouldn't allow it. I wanted to call, but they thought I was being silly. I ran away so many times, wanting to come back home. It wasn't until recently that they allowed it. They said it was time. I knew.
"Earth to Lee! Hello!" I snapped back to reality and smiled at Stiles. "Sorry, I just, realized I missed so much." He draped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me in. "Don't worry. I'll catch you up on everything." And he wasn't lying. Stiles managed to get me into trouble, causing us to run out of a store holding our sides in laughter.
Once back at his house, I grabbed my things and he walked me to my door. "If you want, you can hitch rides with me in the morning. I can easily walk over here and get you." I adjusted my strap and nodded. "I'd like that. My mom isn't the greatest driver." He laughed at a memory and nodded "Yeah, that's so true. She almost killed us when we were younger." I stood in silence as he smiled at me. Soon, I watched as he reached out and tucked some stray hairs behind my ear. "I'll see you in the morning Lee. Be ready." I nodded and walked into my house after waving at him.
I ran to my room and placed my things on my desk. Running back down, I found my mother in the kitchen, her face over a pot, stirring its contents. "How was your first day back?" She never looked up at me as I stood in the doorway. "It was fun. Stiles and Scott remembered me. Everyone else, not so much, but that's ok." She nodded and threw some shredded roots in the pot, causing the kitchen to smell like rosemary. Odd. "Did you do as you were told?" I nodded as she glanced at me. "Yes mother." She stopped stirring and looked straight at me. "Did you give him the warning?" I nodded once again and held my fingers together.
My mother's light brown eyes bore into me. Her straight shoulder length hair was pulled back and her usual smile was hidden behind a frown. "Adalee, don't argue." I hated the way she knew things. "I don't understand why I have to be in the middle mom. It isn't my battle." She sighed and put her hands to her temples. "It's everyone's battle." I crossed my arms and turned away from her. "We're supposed to be neutral. What happened to that?" My mother crossed the room in a matter of seconds. "The lines were crossed Adalee. It's our job to restore order." I pulled away from her as she tried to embrace me. "They were crossed a long time ago. But we left before we could interfere. How unfair is it that you tore me away from everything I knew and now you thrust everything back? I never asked for this. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to help."
I watched as she crossed her arms too, her face looked solemn. "We left because you wanted to help. It wasn't the right time Adalee. You know that. We've explained it to you." I stepped away from her and spoke softly. "We could've helped so many people mom. I saw a different outcome." She put her hands on my shoulders and began to rub my arms. "You would've died in the process. We couldn't have that." I looked up at her and let a tear that I had been holding back fall. "It would've been worth it." I walked away from her and walked back into my room. I sat at my desk and started doing my homework. My phone vibrated and I saw a new number.
"Girl, the back of your head is ridic!"
I turned to see Stiles sitting at his desk near the window, with a goofy grin on his face. I walked over and opened the window, leaning over to smile at him as he did the same. "You're going to be seeing the back of my head a lot Stiles. Better get used to it." His chocolate brown, hazel eyes stared at me. Images flashed in my head too quickly for me to decipher, but I didn't let that bother me. "I'm glad I have a nice view. It would suck if you were replaced with a hair 40 yr old guy that liked to be naked." I stifled a laugh and shook my head at him. "Good bye Stiles." I closed the window and shut my curtains. I leaned against the wall and slid down, unable to hold back the emotion any longer. I cried. For all the things I've missed. For the people I lost. For the ones that I could've saved.
All too soon, my mother came knocking on my door. I wiped my eyes and scrambled to get to my desk. She came in and I had just cracked open my book. "You can't speak a word Adalee. It's not time." I nodded and bit my lip. "I know mother. I have to wait. I always, have to wait." She left and I watched as the teardrops landed on the pages of my history book. I glanced at my window and wiped away any stray tears. The things I wanted to tell Stiles. They always had to wait…
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