"Stiles, would you please tell me where we are going?"
It was December, five months after Lydia had told Stiles about her fairytale book, and a lot had changed within that time. There had been a lot of heartache, but there still was some happiness. And to Lydia's surprise, she had watched Stiles slowly become distant with other girls, and closer to her. They spent a lot more time hanging out. Now she was sitting in the passenger's seat of Stiles's Jeep, not having a clue where she was going.
A week before Stiles had told Lydia to clear her schedule for an entire seven days, because his Christmas present to her was a surprise trip. Lydia's mom had packed her bags for her, so she had no idea where they could be going.
"Will you please tell me where you are taking me?!"
Stiles smiled from the driver's seat. "I'm not giving anything away, you'll just have to wait. But I promise, you are going to love it".
Lydia leaned her head against the window in frustration. She must of spaced off for awhile, because when she looked up, they were pulling into the airport parking lot.
"We are flying there?"
Stiles smiled at her, "Yep. And now that we are here, I figure I can tell you where we are heading to." He turned around in his seat and grabbed a small wrapped gift from the back.
"What's this for?" Lydia asked.
"It's a hint to where we are going, open it"
Lydia slowly unwrapped the gift, revealing a small box. When she opened it up, she gasped. Inside was a beautiful silver necklace with a Mickey Mouse charm. Lydia was at a loss of words.
"It's beautiful...we-we are going to Disney World?"
"I think you mean WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!?"
Lydia laughed, "Yes, that's what I mean. I just-" tears started to roll down her cheeks. Stiles wiped them away with his hand.
"Now you can live your fairytale, like every princess should".
By noon they were on their way to Orlando. Stiles had brought Frozen to watch on the way there.
"I figure since it's Christmas, it's required to watch this movie," Stiles said. Towards the end of the movie, Lydia's eyes started to close, and she fell asleep. The next thing she knew, Stiles was gently nudging her. "Lydia. Wake up Sleeping Beauty, we're almost there". This made Lydia sit straight up. She looked out her window to see Orlando below them.
Lydia was so excited to go to Disney, she practically skipped of the plane. It was about six o'clock, Eastern time, so it was already dark outside. Stiles and Lydia made their way to the magical express. The two of them were getting settled into their seats when a thought occurred to Lydia.
"Stiles...how did you pay for all of this?"
"Well, your Mom chipped in a bit."
Lydia made a mental note to call her mom that night to say thank you. A short bus ride later, the bus went under the sign that said "Welcome to Disney World". Lydia couldn't believe that she was actually here, at Disney. This is the place she had been dreaming of her whole childhood, but her parents would never take her. Her mother and father always wanted to go someplace where they could relax and be away from each other, not kid-friendly places.
The bus pulled into The Fort Wilderness Lodge. Lydia's eyes went wide when she saw where they were staying.
"I'm dreaming," Lydia stated. Stiles chuckled.
"You're not, Princess Lydia. Now let's go check out our room."
The hotel room was everything Lydia could have hoped for and more. There was one king sized bed and a pull-out couch, which Stiles said he would sleep on. The next two hours the two of them grabbed a bite to eat and then explored the hotel lobby. Later that night, before bed, Lydia called her mom to thank her.
"I'm sorry we were never be able to take you as a kid," Mrs. Martin had said, "I hope this makes up for it. Stiles wanted to pay for it all himself, but I insisted on pitching in. Enjoy your vacation with him, he's definitely a great boy."
Lydia started to tear up. Her mom was right; Stiles was an amazing person, and she didn't deserve him.
That night while Lydia laid in her big bed, she heard Stiles tossing and turning on the couch.
"Stiles...you can sleep up on the other side of the bed."
Stiles was silent for a minute. Then he said, "Are you sure?"
"Of course. It's a pretty big bed." Stiles got up and laid on the opposite side of Lydia.
"Goodnight Lydia."
"Goodnight Stiles." And Lydia fell asleep with a smile on her face.
