Forever and Always (Sciles)

Stiles POV

The next couple of weeks pass my relatively quickly, everything seeming to go back to normal. I cherish every moment that I have Scott, knowing how lucky I am to have him and how easy it could be to lose him forever. We have had so many close calls where we almost lost each other. I don't want to lose Scott. I can't lose Scott. I know that Scott feels the same way about me. Dad was relieved when I got home that night we managed to stop Tristan. I didn't get home until 4am, but Dad was still up, waiting for me to return. I apologized for being so late and told him that I was at Scott's house, but Dad said it was alright and that he didn't mind. He apparently expected that to be the case anyway, which just caused me to blush. Scott's mom was over the moon to see Scott again after all this time. She had really missed her son. Scott was so happy to see his mom too. Apparently there were a lot of tears, according to Scott. The next time I saw Melissa, she enveloped me in a tight hug that I didn't think I was going to escape and she whispered 'thank you' over and over again. I just hugged her back comfortingly, just as glad as her that I managed to pull back the real Scott.

I've been managing to stay on top of my schoolwork, thankfully. Scott has fallen behind because of all that time he was in the ocean, but Lydia and Kira are desperately trying to help him catch up, especially with AP Biology. The teachers are offering a lot of support and help too. Another thing about school is that it has a much lighter and friendlier atmosphere now that the sirens have left. It's hard to describe. I've talked to Kara about it and she feels it too. We just hope that nothing else decides to come and try to ruin all of our lives again. We have dealt with that enough this year already. It's hard enough to pass senior year without all of this supernatural crap. I don't exactly know what I want to be when I finish high school, but I've still got some time to decide yet. I know it'll be tough, since I'll still have Royal stuff to attend to back down in Atlantia.

Due to the whole siren incident, Isaac and Kara are now closer than ever before. This is the first time Kara was actually terrified of losing Isaac, the first time that she has faced the possibility of losing Isaac. It really unsettled her, just like it unsettled Isaac. I know how much that hurts, almost losing the person that you love the most. Isaac and Kara are practically inseparable now. They are always together at school, their hands always intertwined with each other. Isaac is usually at my house now, just hanging out with Kara, not needing to be doing anything in particular. If Kara isn't home, then she is at Isaac's place or has gone out somewhere with Isaac. As horrible as the whole siren situation was, it is cute to see how protective they are of each other. They really do love each other. I can see it in their eyes every time that they look at each other. I know that they both have had a rough past and definitely deserve each other. Kara is the closest thing that Isaac has to family here. Sure, he has the pack, but Kara is different. She means everything to him. I really think that he would die to save Kara in a heartbeat. Not many people would really die for someone. They might say they would, but actually doing it? They are two different stories. As for Kara, Isaac is her whole world. He is her first real love and everything is a new experience for her. She fell for him fast, but has trusted that he would catch her... And he has. Both Kara and Isaac are at their happiest when they are with each other. It is so cute to see and everyone agrees with me. Isaac is a good friend of mine and Kara is like a sister to me, so I feel proud as I watch their relationship develop like it is.

The rest of the pack are doing fine. They are just getting on with things the best that they can. The whole siren incident gave everyone a big scare. I mean, they weren't fully themselves while the sirens were here and they lost a friend, so close to losing another friend as well. I've heard Derek complaining about how annoying sirens are, and I have to agree with him. Sirens, or half sirens, have been involved in some of the major supernatural catastrophes that have happened recently. At least Macy was nice. Unfortunately, those sorts of sirens are few and far between. I think what sets sirens apart from every other villain that we have faced is that they can make you lose yourself without even knowing it. They could kill you and you still wouldn't know. It's scary to think about. That one time I heard Derek complaining about it (I had gotten to a pack meeting early), I walked into the loft and reminded Derek that he's lucky that there are two merpeople here protecting the town from those sort of threats that no one else can fight against. Derek agreed and nodded, not wanting to say the words 'you are right, Stiles' out loud. I smirk at the memory. The sour wolf can't even admit when I'm right. It's a shame he wasn't controlled by one of the sirens. I would never let him live it down.