are we falling together, void? - void stiles ²

14

After I leave Scott, Stiles and Liam to sort everything out I go back out to my car where Void is patiently waiting still for me. 

I smile as I jump into the car next to him. "Hey," I say as I nudge him with my elbow. 

He smiles back at me. "Hey you," Void says. "How'd it go love?" He asks and I sigh as I start the car. 

"As well as you'd expect a frightened freshman to behave after being kidnapped," I say and Void pulls a frown. 

"That bad, huh?" He asks and I laugh. 

"Yep, that bad." I shake my head as I indicate and turn down the street. "But, I do feel bad for him. I remember being that age and finding out about all the supernatural, I took it much worse." 

This gets Void's attention. "Oh really?" He asks and I nod. 

"I thought with your access to Stiles's memories you'd know that by now, especially since I would rant to him about it all," I say, smiling at the thought. 

Void shrugs. "I do not like to pry that far back, he has certain memories that I don't like to think about, like..." He trails off. 

I look at him with a sad smile. "Claudia?" I ask and he nods. "Yeah, I get why you wouldn't too relive the trauma of someone else's mother dying, and feel like it was your own." 

Void nods and we sit in silence for a while. 

"I remember the day she died," I say quietly. "I remember it like it was yesterday." 

Void doesn't say anything but I can tell he's watching me intently. 

I lean my chin on my arms which rest on the steering wheel. Just thinking. 

I sit with Stiles in the waiting room, my hand intertwined with his own as we wait. The nurse comes out to see us with a tight smile. 

"It's family only," She says looking at me and I swallow, not wanting to leave Stiles alone. 

"She is family!" He argues and the nurse sighs. 

"Please could we speak to the nurse Melissa McCall?" I ask quietly, my voice coming out higher than I had intended. 

The nurse rolls her eyes, clearly not wanting to take orders from two 10-year-olds but does as we ask. 

A few minutes later Melissa finds us both, the other nurse gone. She gives us both a sad smile and lets us in to see Claudia. 

Claudia doesn't say much to either of us, she exchanges a few words with Stiles, followed by soft smiles. 

Stiles holds her left hand and his other hand is tightly holding onto my right, I watch as a tear falls down his face. 

"Don't cry, Mieczyslaw," Claudia murmurs and she tries to lift a hand to wipe away the tear but her arm is too weak, so I do it for her. "Look after him for me, Malena." She whispers to me and I feel a tear roll down my cheek as I nod. 

"She won't have to mom, you'll be fine!" Stiles insists and I see him grip his mother's hand more tightly. "You'll look after me." He whispers and Claudia smiles a sad smile. 

Her eyes stay on Stiles, glistening with tears as she responds. "I love you, Stiles." 

I watch as her heart monitor begins to beep, and her eyes shut, squeezing together in pain. And then there is nothing.  

"Mom?" Stiles asks and then the door is pushed open in a hurry. 

I feel someone drag me away from Stiles who is still gripping his mother's hand. "Mom wake up!"