spamalot } { wedding bell blues

[impetere]

[♫ Say Something ~ Pentatonix]

[The wedding had been lovely.

Not that she wouldn't expect it to be, considering how long it had been coming. Allison and Lydia's planning was perfect and she and Scott couldn't be happier, which is really the important thing. Add to the fact that Tyler had been an awesome date stand in, and the evening had gone a lot more smoothly than she expected.

(It still hurt, even though she'd been prepared. It still stung a little more sharply than she thought it would, seeing him with another girl, but for the most part she was keeping it together. She's always been good at that, burying her emotions where no one else could see them.

The funny thing is, he's always the one who managed to see through them.)

But Tyler's spending some time talking to Nadia and her mom, and she needs a little air, so she makes her way out to the patio near the dance floor, hanging out with her drink. Allison and Scott are dancing together like the rest of the world had fallen away and it was just the two of them there, just like always. They always were perfect together, always so sure of what they wanted, and she envied them for that.

Malia and Isaac too.

And now she's standing, alone, on the side of a dance floor at a wedding where she should be happier, but she's not. There's still that nagging feeling of something being missing. She just wishes she wasn't so sure of what it was.]

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[wildkingdom]

[Nope, she's not. Which is why she's not here. She doesn't need to see it.

Malia turns a bit, pressing her cheek against his shoulder and sighs.]

Yeah. Maybe I'll talk to Scott later.

[Because she knows that Stiles knows she's a huge Stiles/Cora shipper and she doesn't want that thrown back in her face. Lydia, however, just looks confused.]

Ms. Blake our English teacher who disappeared before the end of junior year?

[Malia glances back to her. She's still learning the ways of the supernatural.]

Evil druid. Tried to kill us all.

[There's a beat.]

Well. That answers that.

[fadingspark]

Right now, I think he just needs up to be happy for him. Not like he's cutting us all off. We'll just take care of him and watch out for him.

[because that was what friends did.]

[wildkingdom]

[She nods in agreement.]

He wants us to come up and see the house by the way. We should make plans for that.

[fadingspark]

We can do that. Mountain View's not that far from the apartment.

[wildkingdom]

[She nods a bit, exhaling slowly, before her eyes turn a little sad.]

This is going to kill her. I think that's why she left, she already knew.

[fadingspark]

Cora made her choice, Malia. No matter how much we all disagree with her on it, it was her choice to make. Maybe she'll start moving on now.

[wildkingdom]

Maybe.

[But she won't. Just like Malia probably wouldn't if she ever lost Isaac. It will always be that thing that holds her back.

Malia was surprised at how close she and Tyler seemed, but she knows there's nothing really there. She just sighs and closes her eyes.]

I need to stop thinking about this.

[fadingspark]

Then let's go dance. I'll ask the DJ to play our song. [he gives her a smile, pulling her to her feet, then looks at Lydia] Care to join us? I think i can handle both of you.

[wildkingdom]

[Lydia shakes her head.]

I think I need another drink. I'll catch up with you two later.

[Malia nods as she turns to head to the bar, before glancing back to Isaac with a grin.]

Lead the way.