#grace010

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[Stiles]

Stiles had been using his magic to get rid of memories that he didn’t want anymore. He wanted to prove that he wanted her and her alone so he was going to do something symbolic to her. He even went to his step-dad for help. He placed the orb inside of a box along with his heart and waited for Grace to get home. 

[Grace]

Grace unlocked the front door and closed it behind her as she entered the home. She locked the door before kicking her shoes off. She knew she still had her mom’s memories in the orb Peter gave her but that meant she would have to take care of herself and she wasn’t ready for either. She headed into the room and just wanted to sleep.

[Stiles]

Hearing her opening the door, he was waiting in the bedroom for her. “Grace. You are home. I have a present for you.” He smiles before bringing the wrapped package over to her. “I want to prove to you that I am not going anywhere and that you can trust me.” He smiles while offering it to her. 

[Grace]

Grace looked at the package and took it from him as she moved to sit on the bed. “What is it?”

[Stiles]

“Open it. But please don’t shake it you might give me a heart attack.” He teases before sitting down next to her. 

[Grace]

“What?” She said still confused but opening the box nonetheless. She saw the orb and put it on the bed after reading the note and then saw the ring. She looked at him as she was confused, “Stiles why is your heart in this box?” 

[Stiles]

“Well each of the things are symbolic. I am giving you my heart because it belongs to you. You are my first choice and I want you to know that. I am not going to go anywhere no matter what, well I mean unless I die or something but I am hoping it doesn’t come down to that.” He jokes. “I know that you are going through a lot and I want you to be able to open up to me and be able to trust me so I am offering you what makes me vulnerable in attempts to prove to you that we are both in this together.” 

[Grace]

“Stiles you don’t have to do this. It’s sweet but please put your heart back in. I have dealt with enough death and I don’t even want to risk it.” She told him handing him his heart. “I know what it symbolizes, I respect that and I promise I get what you are trying to say. Just put it back in.”

[Stiles]

“Did you want to do it? There are special gloves in there that will allow you to put it back in my chest if you want.” He offers up. “I did have to do this because you have been so closed off lately. I know that it has been hard with everything going on but I don’t even know how you feel about everything because you don’t talk to me...so I thought that maybe this could help us get past that.” 

[Grace]

“No I’m...shit Stiles I’m so high right now I don’t want to fuck up your heart please just take it.” She pleaded before shaking her head. “No that’s not what’s going on. Your great- grandfather gave me this orb with my mom’s memories and I am not ready to watch them and if I watch them I have to take better care of myself and I just...I’m not ready for that either.”

[Stiles]

“You are what? Why? Is that what you have been sneaking out and doing?” He asks before his eyes flashed blue. “Look I can take care of you, why can’t you just trust me. I am not letting you go through this alone, if you want me there with you I will be there with you. I don’t want you to spiral anymore Grace. I want to be there for you. I promised you I would be there for you.” 

[Grace]

“You also promised to take care of me and you didn’t. How am I supposed to trust you now? Because Liam isn’t around?” She asked. “I trusted you once Stiles. You let me down. I will never be my brother, I am just me, and that wasn’t enough for you. So all of this is nice but I trusted you once. What happens if he comes back?”

[Stiles]

“How many times do I have to tell you I don’t want your stupid brother. I don’t care if he fucking comes back. I don’t want him. Here.” He takes the orb and hands her the note. “This is trash because it’s all the things that Liam and I were, I don’t want it anymore. All it does it bring me pain and by getting rid of all of these I can prove to you that I don’t want him. He is part of my history I can’t change it but maybe by you taking out that anger you feel about the situation and throwing something it might help.” He tells her. “I don’t want your brother, I want you.” He reassures her before bringing her closer and kissing her passionately. “I want you and only you.” 

[Grace]

Grace reread the note and shook her head, “Me getting rid of them won’t do anything. I will still know. If you want to prove it you don’t have to do this. Live with those memories but choose me. Love me Stiles. And only me. Let Liam just be that, memories and nothing else.” She told him before feeling him kiss her. She kissed him back just as passionately as she looked into his eyes, “Prove it then.”

[Stiles]

“How can I prove it to you? I have been here for you ever since we got together. I was there when you were sick. When you were stressed I would offer for you to talk and you shut me down...what would you like me to do? I will do anything to prove to you that I love you.” He kisses her once more. 

[Grace]

“Just don’t give up on me.” She told him honestly. “Everyone else has...don’t give up on me Stiles.” She said before kissing him back.

[Stiles]

“I haven’t given up on you. I won’t give up on you. I just don’t know what else I can do to show you. I hate that you have been destroying yourself. You don’t eat, you go out and get high and I never see you at home anymore. I just...I worry so much about you.” His hand caressed her cheek gently as he rested his forehead against hers. 

[Grace]

“I know baby. Sometimes I try to get better but I just keep thinking why wasn’t I enough. Why wasn’t I enough for you? For my mom? My whole family is so fucked up. We aren’t even a family. All I have is my dad and I can never replace my mom...why get better?”

[Stiles]

“You are more than enough for me. I was the idiot that didn’t realize it sooner okay? That wasn’t your fault that wasn’t you that was my fault. If you keep thinking about all the things that are wrong, you will never be happy. I know that. My family is fucked up too. Recently my mom disappeared and while I know that is different I am still upset that I don’t know where he went. 

[Grace]

“I just want my family back Stiles. I miss them all so much.” She said as her eyes turned blue and she finally just trusted herself to break down in front of Stiles. “I wish none of this had to happen.”

[Stiles]

Stiles just held her in his arms and rubbed soothing circles against her back as he brushed some of the stray strands of hair from her face. “I wish it didn’t either. I hate seeing you in so much pain. I wish there was something I could do. Wait...my dad taught me how to relieve people’s pain. Would you like me to try it?” He asks. 

[Grace]

Grace cried in Stiles arms before feeling him pull back to move hair out of her face. “How?” She asked wanting the pain gone in anyway it could be at this point.

[Stiles]

“Take my hand, I can absorb it through my body and then it burns off the pain so you don’t feel it anymore.” He waits for her to consent before he waits for her to put her hand in his. He then closes his eyes before opening them as they glowed, the black pain flowered from her body and into his as his body burned the pain off the more black that flowed in his veins. 

[Grace]

“Okay…” She nodded before taking his hand. She watched his eyes glow before seeing the black veins in her body disappear as they went into his. “It’s not hurting you?”

[Stiles]

He didn’t stop until the black disappeared and stopped flowing from her veins before he answered her question. “No, it doesn’t hurt. It is more like a tiny pinch or tickle.” He explains. “Did it work? Do you feel better?” 

[Grace]

Grace nodded as she took her hands back and hugged herself. “Yeah...well better than I have felt in a long time. Thank you for that Stiles.”

[Stiles] 

Stiles used his magic to clean up the mess that was made before tucking them both into bed. He held her closer to him as he cuddled her. “Any time.” He smiles before gently kissing her cheek. “I do want you to be happy Grace and I want to help you find that.” 

[Grace]

She felt him leading her to the bed and followed his lead as she got in the bed. She felt him cuddling her and snuggled closer to him. “I want to be happy too Stiles. I want to be happy with you. I will try and get better. I promise.”

[Stiles]

“I will be here every step of the way okay baby? I promise.” He reassures her. 

[Grace]