so i was sad to here that today Alan Rickman had passed on. I would like to thank him for bringing me a film to watch on saturday nights with my sister. I want to thank him for saying 'always' the way i imagined reading it. He is a truly amazing actor and i'm sad to know that my future children won't see him in brand new films. A legend has fallen. Thanks for being an inspiration, rest in peace Alan Rickman, i hope its nice over there.
Lydia's pov
i pull into my drive way, noticing a new car there, blue and shiny, my mums car is here too so i'm guessing she has a friend over. I unlock the door and hear laughing from the kitchen. I then hear the distinctive sound of a mans voice. I walk across the hall, and peep around the door way. My mums sat at the table with a glass of red wine in her hands, laughing, sitting awfully close to...a man. Light brown hair, no muscles and has blue eyes. My dad.
I stand there just staring, there heads are close together, my dad is cracking some joke and my mum laughs at it. She seems happy, relaxed. She catches my eye then looks away then quickly looking back. As if shes doing a double take.
"Lydia," she says, and i step out from behind the wall, "i thought you'd end up staying at Stile's"
"um, no, he uh, had to stay with his dad" i lie, clearly not telling her what happened with the creature since my dad is here.
"Lydia, you look so grown up" he says coming over to hug me, i don't like my dad but i hug him back anyway, he makes my mum happy, but then he made her depressed for a few years.
"Considering the last time you saw me i was just turning 16 it doesn't surprise me" i say, then add a little laugh at the end to make it less awkward.
"So me and your dad have some news" mum says, standing up like my dad.
"We decided to give our relationship another try"
"wha-what?!" I exclaim, shocked.
"We got to talking and we realised we still had feelings for each other, even if we do argue we want to make this work" she says, i'm not sure how i feel, not happy that he will be living her again, then not upset. I guess frustrated, where was he when i actually needed him.
"Well uh, great" i say, somewhat emotionless, why did he even come back anyway?
"Tomorrow night, we're all going out on a family meal!" Mum shrieks with excitement.
"Oh uh great, i need to go to bed, long day tomorrow, you know its 9:20..." I say trailing off.
"Okay goodnight sweetie" mum says kissing my cheek then my dad nods at me and walk up rather quickly to my room. I chuck my phone on my bed, take off my dress and shower, taking in all thats happened today, Jackson, evil creature, my dad. It feels almost surreal having him back. I just hope he doesn't leave again, my mum will be devastated. As i put some leggings on and Stile's jumper i put some music on, the volume low and lie on my bed on my laptop. I revise the lyrics to benny and the jets practise it a few times until its perfected then i look at the beastiaire, i scroll through the latin words and pages. Until i find something about desire. I'm about half way through and haven't found anything. I notice the time and its 11, i shut my eyes for a bit because they're stinging and shut the screen of my laptop down.
"Lydia" my dads voice wakes me, i immediately sit up but relax straight away, its one in the morning.
"What what are you doing?" I ask.
"i got up too pee and heard your music, and your light was still on" he says. I rub my head with my hand and yawn.
"Oh thanks i guess"
"so who's Stiles?" He asks, clearly from what mum asked me when i got home.
"He's my boyfriend," i say, "and before you start he's not like Jackson or any other boy i have dated, he was the one who stayed all weekend at the hospital" i explain getting into bed.
"Oh well, i'd like to see the kid again"
"alright" i say drifting off, i hear him mumble something but i'm too drowsy to hear and my door shuts, then the lights go off in my room and in my head.
My alarm beeps loudly and i immedatley get nervous thinking about the audition. Maybe i should just take a sick day. Yeah i can say i have the flu or something. I groogily get out of bed, and i hear my mum and dad giggiling in there bedroom, i cringe. I head over to my dresser and put on a pair of shorts and a flowy vest that crosses over on my back. I tie my hair up, for it being to hot to wear it down. Then i put some leggings in my bag for the dance routine. I go over it breifly in my head, remebering it. I wash my face and apply my make up. I go downstairs for a drink but im too fidgety to drink it, so i tip it down the sink and seeming as i have 20 minutes to spare i head over to starbarks and order a ice blend. As i drive to college it occurs to me thta no one has seen my finalized pieces, i haven't peformed benny snd the jets to anyone, i haven't shown the dance moves i changed to the pack. My palms start to sweat, i fidget in my seat. I pull up to college and just close my eyes. Breathe, be calm. I tell myself, i grab my drink and walk up the steps and i notice Scott and Stiles there, Scotts brow furrowed and not talking or nodding just...listening i suppose. I walk over, cautiously, Stiles gives me a weak smile as i appear, he has rings under his eyes, his har looks soft where it hasn't been gelled, he's wearing the same clothes as yesterday.
"You alright?" I ask and look at him concerned.
"Yeah just tired" he says smiling, which is noticeably forced.
"Just tired?"
"yeah i uh, stayed at the sheriff station last night and didn't sleep, or i haven't gone home" he explains.
"why didn't you sleep?" I ask.
"i couldn't bare the thought of being in that house, or letting my dad be alone" he says, Scotts phone rings and he mumbles 'mum' under his breath then walks over to take the call.
"You could've stayed at my place," i say finishing my drink, "i had a shock visiter too"
"who?" He asks.
"my dad" i sigh.
"oh," he says looking at me, "why is he back?"
"thats what i'm trying to figure out" i tell him. Scott comes back his forehead creased.
"What was that about?" Stiles asks, Kira appears by my side and offers me a smile.
"There was another person, a man, rushed into hospital, last night...he was induced into a coma," Scott sighs, "he was heard murmuring the name 'emma' in his sleep, so they did some research tracking family and all and this Emma woman is his boss, the thing is this man had fiancée"
"so he was having an affair?" I say.
"Clearly" Scott says. We all look at one another, and behind everyones eyes i see an exhausted teenager, it saddens me.
"Has anyone called Deaton?" Stiles asks. He looks around and we all shake our heads.
"Okay you know what we need?" Kira says, we all shrug, "we need a night out, at the club, like Haydens club sinema or something where they allow underage drinking, like tonight we need to let loose"
"Out of all of us, Lydia is the only one who can get drunk," Stiles says, "and not to mention but its a monday"
"we can get hold of Primrose"Scott says.
"whats that?" Kira asks.
"its a flower," Scott says, "if you eat it, it can sort of..." He trails off looking for the right word, "prevent your supernatural abilities"
"would that mean you wouldn't be able to go all wolf" kira asks.
"Yeah, but if we take only a small amount it will probably throw our hearing off, scent ability probably will enable and we'll be able to get drunk" Scott shrugs, "it will work for you Kira as well"
"great get hold of some of that and we can go out" i say, suddenly looking forward to it then i remember the meal.
"Guys i have a family meal tonight" i say.
"thats fine, just come out after" Scott says, i nod then remember my audition.
"anyway, lets get Lydia to the theatre so she can sing and dance her ass off" Stiles laughs and we follow him there.
I shake my hands off as my name is called to audition, theres been a celloist, a singer, a high drumer (who didnt get through) and a ballet dancer, who was amazing. They have all gone through and theres only been two people you have done two talents, one of them sang and dance, they only put him in on the singing and one of them did rapping and breakdancing, he was put through for both. People watch the auditions, and the judges will straight up tell you if your bad and if your not going through to the 'live' performance. I'm performing my song first so i walk onto the stage, a microphone stood about five centimetres away, theres a stool waiting for me as i didn't want to perform stood up, as stupid as it sounds but i didn't want to faint or anything. I sit there, my legs bare, my hair up. I catch Stiles eye and he winks at me and sort of smiles, it makes my heart jump. The 'judges' look at me, two music teachers, a pe teacher and a drama teacher, i sit and smile and tell them my name, my voice doesn't come out squeaky or anything, it sounds steadier than i'm feeling. The steady beat starts and i cough slightly and suck in a breath, this is it. Then i sing.
Hey kids, shake it loose together
The spotlight's hitting something
That's been known to change the weather
We'll kill the fatted calf tonight
So stick around
You're gonna hear electric music
Solid walls of sound
Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine
Bennie and the Jets
Hey kids, plug into the faithless
Maybe they're blinded
But Bennie makes them ageless
We shall survive, let us take ourselves along
Where we fight our parents out in the streets
To find who's right and who's wrong
Oh, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine
Bennie and the Jets
Oh, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine
Bennie and the Jets
Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the jets
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the jets
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the jets.
(Give the song a listen if you don't know it, its by Elton john and i love it!)
i finish, realising i closed my eyes as soon as i began, and not to brag but i get a standing ovation, i even get some cheers from Stiles. I meet his eyes and he nods, i feel a bit giddy, and stand up and wait for the news.
"Your through on singing, however if you'll be through for your second talent is to be determined" one of the music teachers says with a smile, i quickly go off stage and someone else auditions then i'm back on again, in leggings this time and dancing to emilei sandei, its over before i know it. And again I'm through. I run off the stage into Stiles arms, he swings me around and before i help it im crying, just really overwhelmed that i'm through, that i'm actually making someone proud. I hug the rest lf the pack and change back into my shorts. I feel a relief.
At lunch time, Stiles is hanging but still gloating about me.
"why dont you go home?" I say, "you have no lessons and your sticking around because?"
"because i want to be with you" he says, almost shyly, almost.
"I'll see you tonight, just go home and sleep" i say and eventually he does. I go to my lessons then go home and get dressed for the dreaded family meal. I wear a two piece, a black top, its cropped and the straps are quite narrow, with a little bit of lace at the bottom of the top, then on the skirt plain black, half way to my thighs and black lace again at the bottom.
The family meal is long and awkward taking two hours, i get my mum and dad to drop me off and i'm happy to finally leave, i text Stiles that i'm coming in and i walk into sinema. The darkness, for some reason, makes me feel safe. I spot a drunk Stiles at the bar, laughing with Scott and Kira. Stiles eyes are sparkling and he downs a shot, Scott and him are laughing, seeing Scott so laid back is nice. And Kira is there, sipping a shot with Stiles and Scott cheering her on. I walk over, Stiles sees me and his face lights up, as if it can light up any more. He pulls me in for a hug, my arms tight around his neck his arms around my waist. He kisses my cheek and i don't know why but it makes my stomach flutter. When i pull back Scott hugs me and i laugh but hug him back anyway, then i'm served a shot, i down it, feeling the burn down my throat i know i can easily get drunk on shots.
"How much have you guys had?" I yell over the music.
"Too much" Stiles shouts back laughing.
"what about college?" I shout. They all look at each other and burst out laughing, "what?" I ask.
"so me and Stiles went to college a few hours ago, burst the water and gas pipes, there wont be college for at least two days" Scott shouts, laughing though and i laugh with them.