Once in a Blue Moon – Chapter 1
"I'll be waiting, I'll be watching under a blue moon. The taste of heaven only happens once in a blue moon. Do you remember when the wind blew free and we fit together so naturally? If the wind closes a door, it will open another." ~ Once in a Blue Moon, by: Sydney Forrest
~A Teen Wolf fan-fiction collaboration between Miss E Charlotte and Sage Londyn~
"Another black shirt?" Lydia questioned as she looked to her friend Avery, they were shopping for school clothes in the mall.
"Why did you say it like that?" Avery asked her with a slight frown.
"Everything you've bought for school this year has been so dark; it's all almost black or just black." Lydia pointed out as she waved a hand to the bags from other stores containing Avery's clothes.
"I like bold, dark colors Lydia." She said with a small sigh.
"But that's all you wear." Lydia continued.
"Because I like it." Avery responded.
"Okay… I'll shut up." Lydia mumbled as she checked the time on her phone.
"Jackson's done with his shopping and ready to meet at the food court." Lydia said as she started for the cash register.
After paying for their clothes they headed out to their parked cars.
Lydia loaded her bags into Jackson's Porsche and Avery put her bags in her own car, then they headed back inside to the food court.
As they sat at a table eating their food, Avery said "Did I tell you guys Teagan's coming back home?"
"Teagan Young?" Lydia asked.
"Have we ever even known another Teagan?" Avery asked with a small laugh.
"Is she moving back for good, or just coming to visit?" Jackson asked, trying not to seem too interested in the topic.
He and Teagan had dated for 2 years before her family moved away when she was 14.
Her moving away was really the only reason they'd broken up.
Lydia glanced over at him, but didn't say anything.
"She's moving back for good." Avery explained as she took a drink of her soda.
"I haven't talked to her since she moved." Lydia chimed in.
"We've kept in contact." Avery said.
"Why is she moving back?" Jackson asked taking a bite of his pizza.
"Her mom died." She answered her voice quiet.
"Is Teagan okay?" He continued to ask questions
"Her mother died, Jackson… of course she's not okay." Lydia said with a slight eye roll.
"She's holding up pretty well." Avery admitted.
"How did she die?" Lydia asked.
"An animal attack." She said as she wiped her mouth with her napkin and dropped it in her plate, unable to stomach anymore of her food thinking about her friend's mom.
"That's really random." Lydia said as she shook her head.
Jackson stayed quiet, he couldn't admit it in front of Lydia but he was happy at the idea of seeing Teagan again.
The group of 4 had been really good friends before Teagan's family left Beacon Hills.
"So, when is she coming back?" Jackson asked.
"Sometime today, she might even already be here." Avery replied.
"Why?" Lydia asked, looking to her boyfriend.
"I was just wondering if she'd be back for the start of school." Jackson brushed off her question.
"It's not like she's going to be in class right away, her mom just died." Lydia snapped.
"Actually, her mom died a little while ago. They're coming back and having a small service to bury her mom's ashes here in Beacon Hills." Avery corrected.
"Do you think we should go, be there for support?" Jackson asked.
"Are you kidding me?" Lydia asked as she looked over at him.
Avery glanced around the full food court and then down to her food tray, she didn't like it when her friends argued.
"You haven't seen in her like 2 years…and now all of a sudden you want to step up and be her best friend?" Lydia continued to say, her voice almost sounded like she was scolding him.
"Doesn't matter anyways, she and her dad just want a small private family gathering for the service. I don't think we should all just show up or anything, they need some space." Avery said, hoping to end their bickering.
"Exactly, god Jackson." Lydia said angrily.
"Exactly? You didn't know that, you haven't talked to her in over 2 years either." He shot back at her.
"Are you done eating? You look like you're done." Lydia said as she stacked her tray on top of his.
"what the hell?" He asked angrily.
"We're leaving. Bye Avery." Lydia said as she stood up, grabbing onto Jackson's arm.
"Later guys." She called after them.
Avery sighed and looked down to their 3 food trays.
"Yeah, go ahead guys… it's cool, I'll play janitor and clean up everyone's trash." She mumbled as she grabbed their trays and headed to the trashcan.
~()~()~()~
Teagan rested her head against the window and glanced out as her dad, Paul, drove into the town of Beacon Hills. A small smile appeared on her face for a moment as she watched the familiar landmarks fly by.
After losing her mom, Lisa, and moving back to her old hometown, it was nice to see that nothing had changed in the two years since she had been gone. She wasn't sure if she could handle any more changes in her life.
"It's good to be back home huh, kiddo?" Paul asked, as he glanced over at his daughter.
Teagan looked away from the window and turned her head to answer her dad, but before she could say a word they heard a bark from the backseat.
"Sounds like Aspen is happy to be back." Teagan said, as she glanced back to look at her white husky.
"I think this is a good move for us, coming back home, I think it's what your mom would want." Paul said, his voice cracking with emotion as he thought about his deceased wife.
She nodded her head in agreement, but didn't say anything as she turned her head to look back out the window.
Paul watched her out of the corner of his eye. He hated seeing his little girl sad, but had no idea how to make things right.
That was always Lisa's job, she was always great at cheering Teagan and even him up if he had a bad day at work.
It was hard to be down in the dumps around Lisa. Her smile could brighten anyone's day and anytime she laughed, you just had to laugh with her, her laughter was contagious.
He tried to put his wife out of his mind, not because he wanted to forget her but because a month later it still hurt too much to think about her. Right now he needed to be strong and help his daughter through this rough time.
Paul cleared his throat hoping to get rid of the lump in it as he parked the SUV behind a moving van then said, "Ok, we're here."
Teagan looked up at the two story house and was relieved to see that her dad had bought a new house instead of trying to get their old house back. She knew she wouldn't have been able to live in that house with all the memories of her mom floating around.
"What do you think?" Paul asked her, hoping she was happy with it.
"It's beautiful, Dad." Teagan answered as she turned to look at him with a small smile on her face.
"Great!" Paul said smiling back then added, "Let's go unpack then."
A few hours later, after getting all the furniture set up and all the boxes inside the house, Teagan took a quick shower then pulled out the first black dress she could find.
Moments later, after being fully dressed, she walked down the stairs with Aspen following along behind her; he had always been like her shadow, following her around where ever she went.
The two walked into the living room, where Paul was standing near the fireplace looking at the urn that held his wife's ashes.
He was in his trademark suit and tie like he would usually wear to work at the law office, but this time instead of going to work; they were going to the cemetery to bury the urn for a small private funeral service.
To some people it might seem silly to bury an urn, but he knew it was what Lisa would have wanted, just like he knew she wouldn't want a public funeral, he knew she would want it to be just him, Teagan and Aspen.
Teagan stood in the doorway and watched her father who had his back to her as he softly stroked the urn as if he was saying good-bye one last time. She thought about leaving the room to give him privacy, but before she could take a step back Aspen quietly whimpered before making his way over to Paul as if he knew his master needed him.
Paul quickly wiped his face then turned around to face her with a fake smile on his face. He petted Aspen on top of the head as he said, "Hey Sweet Tea, you ready?"
She couldn't help but smile at the old childhood nickname then said, "Yeah, I'm ready."
Many minutes later, Paul, Teagan and Aspen stood together in front of Lisa's grave. The only other person allowed at the funeral was a preacher who stood with them long enough to say a few kind words and a quick prayer before leaving them alone for a moment to say good-bye to their loving wife and mother.
After they were done, Paul told her he was going to go thank the preacher then they could go home.
As Teagan waited, she decided to walk Aspen around since she could tell he was getting antsy. She walked him toward the back of the cemetery, away from all the tombstones. Even though he was a good dog and usually wouldn't mess with things she didn't want to take any chances.
She held on to the leash as he sniffed at the ground and pulled her toward a small building where she guessed the caretaker kept all the equipment.
She pulled on the leash and turned around to pull him in the opposite direction away from the building. She had only taken a few steps when she heard him bark happily then pull away, ripping the leash out of her hand as he ran back toward the building.
"Aspen, no!" Teagan called out, as she saw him running toward a guy around her age, who had just stepped out of the building.
Aspen had never bit anyone in his life, he had always been a very friendly dog but she still ran over toward him and the guy just in case. By the time she made it over to them, the guy was squatted down in front of Aspen as he petted him.
"I'm sorry about that." Teagan said, as soon as she reached them.
She quickly grabbed the leash to try and pull him away from the guy.
"It's ok. He's a nice dog." He said, as he reached out to pet the happy dog a few more times.
"Yeah, he pretty much loves everyone unless someone tries to mess with me then he can get mean. He's more overprotective of me than my dad." Teagan said with a small laugh.
At hearing her laugh. Isaac felt a tingle down his spine, he recognized that laugh. It was a laugh he had not heard in a couple of years, but it was a laugh he had hoped and prayed to hear again one day.
He took a deep breath, hoping to control his racing heart, then finally looked up to see her beautiful face. She had not changed much in the two years since the last he saw her. She looked a little more grown up or maybe it was just the way she was dressed and the way she had her brown hair pulled back. But she still had the same wide brown eyes and cute smile that always made him smile back.
"Teagan?" Isaac asked. He just had to make sure this was real, that she really was back right in front of him.
"Yeah?" She said back.
Isaac smiled, excited to see her again. He couldn't help but stare at her as he tried to think of something to say next, but unfortunately his mind went blank.
She looked at the smiling boy before her and tried to place him. He looked familiar but she couldn't think of his name and felt bad about it. It was clear to see that he knew her, she felt embarrassed that she didn't remember him.
"I'm sorry, it's been awhile since I've been back to town. Do I know you?" Teagan asked him.
"We um, we went to school together." Isaac answered, trying not to feel disappointed that she didn't remember him, although he wasn't surprised.
She was part of the popular crowd when she lived there and he wasn't. He always knew she never noticed him, but that didn't stop him from having a huge crush on her.
"I'm Isaac." He answered as he held out his hand for her to shake, then silently cursed himself for doing something as dorky as try to shake her hand.
"Teagan," She said back with a smile as she placed her hand in his to shake it, then added with a small laugh, "but you already knew that, sorry."
"So are you visiting or..." Isaac began to ask.
"Me and my dad are moving back." Teagan answered, then added sadly, "my mom died so we thought it would help to come back home."
"That's good." Isaac said, happy to hear she was coming back. Then when he realized what she said, he quickly added, "I'm sorry. I-I mean, it's not good about your mom, but it's good that you are back. It probably will help."
"I hope so. It'll be good to see my old friends and all." Teagan said, then added with a smile, "and maybe make some new ones."
Isaac smiled at her words, hoping that she meant him, but didn't want to get his hopes up. He opened his mouth to say something else but before he could, they heard someone call out her name.
"That's my dad, I got to go. But I'll see you at school Isaac." Teagan said with a small wave, as she turned around to walk away and meet back up with Paul.
"See you, Teagan." Isaac said back, but she was too far away to hear it. Unfortunately for him, someone did over hear it and the whole conversation, his dad.
"Don't get your hopes up son. You can never get a girl like that." Mr. Lahey said with a laugh, as walked past him with a slap on his back causing Isaac to hiss out in pain when his dad hit an old bruise.
He knew his dad was right, he wasn't stupid, he knew he couldn't get Teagan, but just knowing she was back in town for good was like a dream come true for him.
A/N- I really hope that everyone liked the first chapter! This is our 2nd collaboration and we're having a ton of fun writing it. ^_^
Please check out Miss E Charlotte's page on here, she's an amazing writer with stories for Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf and Sons of Anarchy.
On both of our profile pages are links to our Polyvore accounts where we post sets and banners to go along with our stories.
Please take a few moments to leave a review and let us know if you've read and liked the chapter. Feedback is always welcomed and we appreciate the support so much. ^_^