Thursday March 2nd
As Clair Stilinski entered the town of Beacon Hills for the second time since she had left it, she hesitated. After the last incident between her and her father she didn't know if she should be going to see him, let alone move back into town.
Her few belongings sat on the trunk of her old SUV, most of which were just pictures of her family. Clair hadn't expected to get here this soon due to having only left Oregon 10 hours ago. After seeing the 'Welcome To Beacon Hills' sign, she estimated that she'd have less than thirty minutes left until she was seeing her brother and father again.
The familiar area soon came into sight once again and from there Clair knew where to go. It was a street that she had rode down many times before and hopefully many more times in the future. Clair hoped that this would be the last stop she makes for awhile.
The house she had grown up in soon appeared in her line of vision. Not much had changed since she had been their last. Stiles' jeep sat in the driveway along with her father's car. Due to it being seven in the morning, no one had left for school or work yet.
Clair sighed as she pulled her car in front of the house. In one swift movement, when the car was stopped she put the car into park and opened the door. The cool morning air brushed across her bare face and sent a chill down her spine.
Clair hugged her jacket closer to her body and began to walk towards the door. Without hesitation, she knocked.
After a moment or two, Clair could hear the clicking of the locks as someone unlocked the door. It was a few seconds later when the door opened to reveal a surprised Stiles Stilinski. With his eyes wide, he asked, "Clair?"
Clair smiled a laughed lightly, "Hey little bro, mind if I come in," Clair brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear and fidgeted with the ring that was hanging from the necklace chain around her neck.
"Y'-Yeah," Stiles stuttered, "I mean no-Well yeah. I don't mind, you can come in."
Clair laughed at her brother's nervousness. Her brother had been to out there and courageous, and then their mom was diagnosed with Frontal Temporal Dementia.
Slowly, Clair walked into her childhood home. It wasn't as organized as it had been but it wasn't a mess. Obviously the house wouldn't be spotless when her dad worked during most of his time and Stiles is a teenaged boy. Of course he would clean in his spare time.
"So," Stiles awkwardly said while running the back of his neck, "What are you doing here- Not that I'm not happy you're here!" Stiles avoided eye contact with his eldest and only sister.
"Well," Clair answered, "I just wanted to see you guys. Traveling was pretty fun and I had a good job for awhile but I needed something familiar for awhile." Clair wasn't telling a complete lie, just not the full truth.
Stiles nodded. "Where are you staying?"
Before his sister could answer, Stiles' dad entered the room. "Stiles-" His sentence stopped as he looked up and saw his daughter. "Clair?" His brows furrowed and his face transformed into a look of confusion.
Clair forced a smile, "Hey dad."
Noah Stilinski didn't know how to feel. Should be be happy that his daughter was back in town or should he be upset? How they had left off wasn't the best goodbye.
"I-It's nice to see you," Noah told his daughter.
Forcing a smile, she responded with, "Likewise."
Breaking the moment of awkward silence that followed, Stiles said, "So," He looked around the room awkwardly, "Where will you be staying?"
"You should stay here," Noah interrupted, "We haven't seen you in awhile and if you plan on staying long then we can clear out your old room. We have just been using it for storage over the past few years."
"Actually," Clair said, "I'm thinking about looking at apartments here." Stiles looked at his older sister in confusion.
"Wait," He said, "This is gonna be a permanent thing? You're staying, as in actually moving back?"
Clair rolled her eyes, "Stiles, how can someone so smart be so stupid sometimes?" She asked, "Of course I'm staying."
In all honesty, Stiles was hoping his sister would decline the offer about staying here at the house. He couldn't look her in the eye during a five minute conversation, let alone every morning.
"Um, anyways, I'll have to say no to the offer. When looking for a more permanent place I'll just stay at a hotel. There are some pretty cheap ones not to far from here," The young woman told her family, "Thanks for the offer though." Clair smiled and began to head for the door.
"You'd save money if you stayed with us," Her dad pushed, "Just until you get a job, it'd be smarter to stay here."
With a sigh, Clair finally gave in, "Fine," She told her father, "But once I get a job and I'm able to afford an apartment then I'm out of here. Deal?"
"Deal."
Ahe had came with the intention of seeing her family but instead she managed to get a semi-permanent home. The only downside was she had to see her father and brother every morning.
AN: Hey guys. So instead of updating tomorrow I'm just gonna post this now cause I'll probably just forget. I may post again later depending on how much I get done. This is just a filler chapter so nothing to really read besides the interactions between Clair and her family. Anyways, the chapters have not been edited yet but during the weekend I hope to do that.
