DARK

Chapter 24: Love Dies Hard

Stiles POV

I could feel my heart stop after saying those words. Like literally stop.

I was dead. I watched as Derek grabbed my dead body and shook me. He yelled for me to wake up. But I didn't. I laid dead but somehow I was also watching.

Derek was cry. Sobbing. He pulled out his phone and I knew who he was calling. The pack. Our pack.

I could hear the crying from the other end of the phone. I hurt so many people. My death will affect so many more.

Derek picked my limp body and carried me to the door and out to his car. He placed me in the backseat quickly and ran to the driver's seat.

He sped the whole way there. Passing red lights and almost hitting several cars.

I think I am tethered to my body because I was following, I felt like I was being pulled with.

We made it to the hospital 10 minutes before we would have if we were driving the speed limit.

He carried my dead body once again into the hospital screaming for help as his tears fell on me.

Doctors came and went with my body but I stayed behind. Maybe I wasn't tethered to my body but Derek.

I sit next to him as he sobs. The rest of the pack gets here in the matter of minutes.

"What's going on Derek? What happened?" A tear stained Scott asks.

"His heart. His heart stopped so I brought him here. He- he's de-dead." Derek says. He shows no emotions as he wipes the tears away.

"Derek what have you done? Why did you take him? It's all your fault." Scott sobs grabbing onto Kira.

Everyone was crying and the only thing I wanted to say was 'it's not Derek's fault. That I wanted to go.' I wish I could but I soon found out that I couldn't speak. My throat hurt too bad.

The doctors came back out. The same doctor that said I died the first time, had to say I died again. He was confused why he was saying this a second time about the same person but he did say it. "I'm sorry. He's gone."

Everyone cried harder. Grabbing onto each other. But Derek. I was the person he would grab onto. But now I was dead.

"Who's gonna tell his dad?" Liam asked through tears.

Everyone looks at each other cry. None of them wanted to tell a man that had lost his wife that his son, his baby, was dead too.

"I will." Derek croaked, he stood up.

"No Derek. We know what he meant to you. You can't do that." Lydia sniffles.

"She's right Derek, like always." Kira whispers.

"None of you want to. I'll take one for the pack." Derek wipes away a tear that made its way down his cheek.

"No." I whisper. My own voice took me by surprise. It sounded hoarse and scratchy.

"Derek. I'll do it." Scott says wiping his tears. "He was, is, my best friend. I've known his dad since I was an infant. He is like my father. I should do this"

Derek wouldn't take it though. "No. I'm going. I need to get out of here. I'll stop by the station and tell him." No one argues after that and soon I was pulled into the car with Derek.

He was sobbing again. Hitting the steering with his fists. "Why Stiles? Why did you leave me? I love you"

"I haven't left yet Derek. I'm still here." I whisper softly so I don't hurt my voice.

He starts driving towards the station. He pulls up and I'm pulled into my dad's office.

"Yes Derek? You look awful. What happened?" Dad asks with concern.

"Stiles. Stiles is de- in the hospital. He-he didn't make it. You can go see him." John's face was pure hurt and pain. It
Made me start crying. Guess Derek felt the same because now Derek and dad were crying and dad pulled him into a hug.

I walked up to them and tried to hug them both but I went straight through them. "Fuck!" I yell out frustrated. I hit a mug off dad's desk and it smashes against the wall. They both turn towards it. "Wait. Wait! I can can move stuff so I can still talk to them!" I scream out in joy.

"What was that?" They both ask.

They look at each other before just leaving. Soon I'm outside with the two.

"Let's go to the hospital." Dad says grabbing Derek's shoulder.

"I can't. I have to go home and deal with stuff." Derek says. He gives my dad a quick hug.

"I'm sorry Derek. I know you loved him but you aren't the only one. The whole pack did." Dad cries softly.

"Not the same way. Bye sheriff." Derek waves and gets into his black car.

We drive back to his place and I watch as he cries all through the night. He didn't sleep. By the time it was five am he fell asleep.

"I love you Derek. I'll never leave you."

"I love you Stiles don't ever leave me." Derek whispers in his sleep.