Epilogue: Forget It

A/N: This chapter is like an aside because I wanted to write a little something extra to finish it all kind of playful and light-hearted. It can be read as a oneshot too, so I hope you all enjoy! :3 It was also inspired by the song 'Forget It' by Breaking Benjamin because it really reminds me of Catori and Stiles and I might do a video for them in the future.

Luckily for everyone, Melissa McCall would heal everyone and ask no questions about all those suspicious looking wounds. Or at least, she wouldn't think they were insane when they explained their bruises were made by an alpha selkie, an omega werewolf, an evil spirit brought back to life and a bunch of betas.

Sheriff Stilinski was a whole different thing. He would be very mad and anxious. Just like Chris Argent.

And Lucy Hudson... well, for her to freak out it was needed that she found out her daughter was a sybil first. Then finding out about the rest of supernatural mess would follow.

Catori sat up in her hospital bed. She felt sore all over, and her head still hurt a little from the cuff. Other than that, she felt lucky nothing too huge happened.

A knock on the door startled her, making her look in that direction. Stiles stood there awkwardly, analyzing her reaction. Catori smiled at him.

"How you feeling, Cat?" He asked her, coming in seeing as she didn't seem angry or distraught.

"Like we just saved the world from an evil spirit and a crazy selkie" The girl replied sarcastically, making him chuckle. "What about you?"

"Nothing that a good hug can't fix" Stiles sat next to her and hugged her tight. Catori rolled her eyes, even if he wasn't looking, and pushed him away.

"I cry in your shoulder, tell you I'm not okay and freak out..." She said in awe and a bit of outrage. "And you give me a cheesy and boring reply like that?"

"I don't feel like freaking out" He sarcastically replied. "I'm tired"

The girl contained the urge to roll her eyes again.

"Listen, Cat-" Stiles was about to say something when someone knocked on the open door.

"Knock knock" Scott stood there, hoping he hadn't interrupted anything.

Even if his friend suspiciously smelled like anxiety and seemed restless about talking to her. For whatever reason.

"Scotty!" Too tired to stand up, she just opened her arms for him to go hug her. He complied.

"You guys doing okay?" The werewolf asked as he broke the hug.

"Yeah!" Catori replied, seeing as Stiles didn't. "How's everyone else?"

"Mason has a bump on his head and Malia broke her arm" Scott briefly told them. "But they'll heal"

"Her faster, though" Maybe it was the fact that they escaped certain death, but Catori felt cheerful enough to joke around.

"Do you mind?" Stiles sent his friend a meaningful glare, almost as though they knew something Catori ignored. "We were talking"

"Oh" Scott immediately took a step back. "Sorry, I just wanted to check on you. I didn't know I was interrupting or anything, I-"

His best friend just made a gesture with his head, asking him to leave already.

"What's gotten into you?"

"I just want to chat with you, that's all"

"I call bullshit"

"Well, actually I wanted to-"

"See, I knew something was up!"

"Excuse me, I had something to say" Stiles told her in annoyance.

"Then say it, you moron" She couldn't help but to smile.

"Wanna do something later?" He analyzed her reaction, pausing and biting his lip. "Like go out and catch a movie or something"

"Are you actually asking me on a date, Stiles?" Catori chuckled in amusement. "Great timing!"

"I know" This time, he rolled his eyes. "I must say this place is so romantic"

Stiles sarcastically let his eyes wander around the hospital room.

"Are you paying?" The girl teased him. "I mean, what's the point of going on a date if-"

"Yes or no, Kit Kat" He impatiently cut her off.

"Sure, boyfriend" Catori nudged him playfully. "About time we went on our first actual date"

*

Just as she hung up with Amanda –Catori's jujitsu mate had been worried about her missing the lessons and they ended up chatting and catching up –, Lydia was ringing the doorbell.

"Coming!" The girl called out as she ran to open the door.

As soon as she did, Lydia grinned and showed her a big vanity case.

"It's the big day!" She seemed really excited. "Time to get you ready"

"You didn't have to-"

"Figured you didn't have any make-up" The redhead pursed her lips as she came in. "So I brought my own"

"What makes you think I don't?"

"Well, do you?"

"No..." Catori smiled. "But my mom does!"

Lydia reciprocated the smile.

"Well, it's time everyone sees how pretty you are" The redhead held her friend's hair up, tilting her head to figure it if she liked it better like that. "We're gonna make you wear a cute dress, put some make-up on you and hold up your hair"

"That sounds like a lot of work" Catori made a face, feeling lazy just thinking about it.

"You can't rush beauty, honey" With playful smugness, Lydia pointed at herself with a motion of her hand. "Look at myself"

"I'm not that pretty" She mumbled as she walked up the stairs, her friend following closely.

"You are, you just hide it under all those superhero shirts and those jeans"

"Aw, shut up!"

"You're adorable" Her friend pinched her cheek. "Remember that black dress you bought when Stiles went shopping with us?"

"How can I forget" The brown-haired girl rolled her eyes, even if it amused her to think about Stiles' reaction.

"That's the one" Lydia looked around her wardrobe, looking for it. "That's the perfect dress for your date with Stiles"

"You really think so?"

The other huffed in outrage, as though she was making fun of her with that silly question.

"Catori, do I have to remind you the way he looked at you when you tried it on?"

She blushed, remembering it vividly. It made her feel attractive, sexy and beautiful all at the same time. And at last she understood why Lydia seemed to be enjoying herself so much, she definitely wanted them to get together and thought they liked each other. And deep down they did.

"Fine, but I'm not wearing high heels"

Lydia looked at her quickly, offended like she had said something horrible.

"Why not?!"

"They're uncomfortable! We're probably gonna walk a lot!"

"Fine... as long as you wear the dress..."

"It's hard to believe, isn't it?" Catori mumbled as Lydia took everything she would need and put it over the bed.

"What is?"

"I'm going on a date with Stiles, they guy that couldn't stand me when we first met" She chuckled, remembering how much they used to hate each other. "We were always fighting, arguing and getting on each other's nerves"

"That's love at second sight" The redhead said as she gave her the dress to get changed. "It happens"

"Love at second sight, huh?"

Lydia just grinned at her comment, even if her eyes were fixed on the vanity case. She was so excited to make Catori up for her date with Stiles.

*

It was the first time they were actually alone, having fun like a regular couple. Not surrounded by the pack, nor discussing what to do to avoid getting killed by psychotic selkies and spirits. It felt refreshing and exhilarating.

As soon as Stiles arrived to pick her up –he was late, surprising no one –he took Catori's hand and begun to walk. It felt somewhat awkward and artificial at first, even if they were enjoying themselves.

And even if Lydia seemed to think they were adorable as she walked with them for a while when Stiles picked Catori up before branching off the path to get back home.

"Weird, huh?" Stiles finally piped up, not standing the uncomfortable silence anymore. The sound of their shoes against the pavement was too loud for him. "You and me"

"Especially without anything endangering our lives" Catori joked to relief the tension.

"I'm so glad that Vanessa is gone"

"Yeah, me too"

The boy looked at her with a hint of smirk playing on his lips, although she didn't notice. He thought that the perfect way to break the ice would be to tease each other, like they always did.

That way everything would feel more natural and genuine and they would slip into a more casual date.

"Her obsession of you was disturbing me" Stiles really hoped his little joke didn't upset Catori nor stir bad memories. "I mean, I'm the only one allowed to be so despicable with you"

"That's how it is then" Much to his relief, she played along. "Is that why you're so obnoxious and annoying all the time?"

"Yeah?" The boy replied as though it was obvious.

Catori laughed a little, feeling so exhilarated and happy. But she got quiet when she thought of Vanessa, not being able to help it. They had gone through so much because of her, it was impossible to just forget it.

"How do you think she knew I was here?" The girl asked Stiles, mildly anxious. "In Beacon Hills, of all places? She didn't know I was the sybil she was looking for, that's for sure"

Even if she never mentioned the other girls that weren't as lucky as Catori herself, Stiles knew what she meant.

"Probably because of the Nemeton" His voice sounded raspy when he responded. "It attracts supernatural creatures like a beacon"

Maybe he was right. Maybe she hadn't opposed that much to moving to Beacon Hills because of that. Maybe her sybil nature, despite being dormant, somehow knew.

Stiles fixed his eyes on her and lowly sighed when he saw her expression, one that he knew all too well. Her brow furrowed, her lips pursed in concern and her eyes absently stared at a random spot in front of her.

"Hey" He nudged her to get her back to reality, to force her to abandon her fears and preoccupations. "None of that matters now, does it?"

Catori knew what he was trying to do, so she smiled.

"Right" The girl smirked when she remembered something. "By the way, I had to tell you something"

"What is it?"

"You're welcome"

"Thank... you? For what, though?"

"If I hadn't had a back-up plan, you wouldn't be here right now"

Stiles rolled his eyes at her smug self-satisfaction.

"I thought none of that didn't matter"

"Yeah, try to change the subject..."

"Thanks, okay? Oh, super Catori" Stiles' voice was dripping with sarcasm. "Thank you for saving my life"

Thinking of one thing that would probably fluster her and turn the tables, he smirked. Then he smacked his lips on hers.

It was just for one second, but it definitely flustered Catori. He also noticed how she went after his lips once they broke the kiss. And how she had blushed violently.

"As I said" Catori cleared her throat, pretending it didn't bother her. "You're welcome"

Stiles laughed a little and bumped his shoulder into hers, playfully and fondly.

"Where do you wanna go then?"

"Wanna go to the museum? I want to see how it looks now that it's fixed, I haven't been there in so long" Upon seeing Stiles' panicked expression and giving it a bit of thought, she corrected herself. "Don't worry, it's probably just Minerva there now"

Stiles had freaked out over meeting Catori's mom during an actual date. To be formally introduced as her boyfriend, because he was not ready to accept that. He didn't even want to think about what impression he would have on her.

"Okay..." The boy replied, trying to sound calm but actually sounding relieved.

They marched over to the museum, calmly interlacing their fingers as their palms pressed together. Catori couldn't help but to think how bizarre it all was.

How if someone told her a while ago she would be dating him later on, she would have laughed in their faces. Stiles and her had truly gone a long way.

"Remember how much we disliked each other?" The girl mumbled, voicing her thoughts to listen to his opinion.

At first, Stiles just tilted his head in appreciation. But when he gave more thought to the subject, he chuckled and nodded.

"When I think about it, it's so odd..."

"We used to hate the other"

"Hate is a strong word" Stiles disagreed, shaking his head in a cute manner. "I just didn't trust you"

"You set a trap for me" The girl squinted her eyes at him in annoyance. "Thanks for that, by the way"

"It's wasn't really for you, I... I, uh..." Her boyfriend grimaced awkwardly just to immediately change the subject. "Forget it, just look how far we've come"

"Yeah" Catori laughed wryly. "Now we just insult the other in our faces"

"Instead of behind our backs, huh" He humored her, giving her hand a gentle and playful squeeze.

"It's much more fun this way, you nerd"

"Kitty Kat"

"That one's new" She mocked him due to the resemblance to her usual nickname. "Did you come up with it on your own, big guy?"

Stiles couldn't help but to laugh, giving her a kiss on the temple to show how much he loved her. Even when she openly laughed at him like that.

Maybe especially when she did.

*

The gallery was completely reconstructed. No more broken glass, no more mess of broken vases and antiques, no more wreck.

The pair waved hello at Minerva as soon as they walked in, but what startled Catori wasn't the sudden clean and tidy appearance that the place presented now. It was Lucy Hudson, who stood behind the counter.

"Mom!" Catori exclaimed, letting go of Stiles' hand quickly, like she had burned herself. "You're here!"

"Yes" Lucy smiled a little, eyeing her daughter and the boy that just a moment ago she was holding hands with. "What brings you here?"

"I, uh..." The girl could feel his stare digging into her skin, and she read his mind without even needing to look at him. "Wanted to pay you a quick visit"

Stiles lowly snickered next to her, amused by her sudden shyness. He had never seen her so flustered and adorable before! It was a rare event that he was so going to enjoy as much as he could.

"Does it have something to do with this boy?"

The aforesaid stopped laughing immediately, any traces of mischievousness or playfulness evaporating with the thought of facing the dreaded introduction.

"Not really..."

"Are you not going to introduce us?"

"Stiles, this is my mom Lucy" Catori's eyes wouldn't meet theirs. "Mom, this is Stiles..."

"Is he... a friend?"

"He's my boyfriend, okay?!" Catori exclaimed, louder than she intended. "And I'm pretty proud of it!"

Stiles nudged her kindly, dedicating her that goofy grin that always made her laugh.

"That was cute" He knew she was trying to hide her embarrassment with a fake sense of confidence, which was all the more adorable.

Out of the blue, he leaned in and pecked her cheek lovingly. Completely forgetting for a second that Lucy stood next to them since he had been too immersed in their own little world to remember.

The pair awkwardly looked at Lucy, clumsily excusing themselves as they

"You should be flustered more often, it's adorable"

"Forget it"

The two lovers continued walking, hand in hand. Catori leaned in to kiss Stiles in the cheek, he reciprocated with another peck and a surprise tickle attack to her side while their lips were about to connect.

He ran away and she chased after him. They laughed. Soon after, their lips met once again.