The Beginning of the End

                                    

                                          

Leo was laying in Lydia's arms, bleeding out from the bullet wounds he got from saving her. "You can't leave me. You can't. I've already lost Allison and I can't lose you. I won't." Lydia cried quietly. Leo smiled painfully as he gasped for breath quickly. "It's okay. You'll be just fine. You never really needed me. I was just a supporting player." Leo said as his breaths got lighter. "You were never a supporting player." Lydia said. She then saw the amount of blood starting to pool on the floor. "You've got to keep your eyes open, okay? Just keep them open and keep breathing. You're going to be fine." Lydia told her boyfriend. "We both know that's not true." Leo said.
Tears fell onto Leo's shirt as Lydia cried. He was right. She could feel it. He was going to die and it was inevitable. "I love you." Lydia wept. "I love you too." Leo breathed out before his breaths stopped. His body stilled. His pupils dilated. His eyes glassy and soulless. Leo was gone. Dead. Lydia kissed his forehead and closed his eyes as she cried. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she looked up and saw Scott, tears falling from his eyes. Tears falling from everyone's eyes. Stiles. Malia. Derek. "Scream. Let it all out." Scott told Lydia. Lydia then screamed. Her scream was so powerful, the windows shattered. The floor shook. The bookshelves started rocking. Her scream then died down and she sobbed loudly, cradling Leo's body.
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The whole pack was at Beacon Hills Crematorium, all in black as today was a sad day. Leo's funeral. Arielle and Peter had agreed that Leo should be cremated and the ashes be kept somewhere safe. They didn't want the risk of someone bringing him back and using him as a weapon. The pack were all saying their final goodbyes. Arielle and Peter came up first, then Alice and Kai followed, then Derek and Stiles, then Liam, Corey, Theo and Mason, then Melissa, Argent, Deaton, Natalie and Stilinski, then Scott and Malia, then Isaac, Jackson, Ethan and Kira before finally it was Lydia. She approached Leo's body and looked at his appearance. He was wearing a black suit with a plain black tie. 
"You did always look good in black." Lydia muttered. She brushed his hair away from his forehead slightly and smiled sadly. "That's better." Lydia said. She leaned down and kissed his forehead. "I love you." Lydia whispered. She then stood up straight and walked over to the rest of the pack, standing in between Scott and Arielle. They all watched as Leo's body was moved into the Cremator. They all walked outside and let their tears fall. 
Leo had impacted all their lives in many different ways. And they were all going to miss him. Lydia was leant against the wall, letting the soft breeze brush against her cheeks when she heard footsteps approaching her. She looked up and saw Arielle stood there with a soft, sad smile. "Hi." Arielle said gently. Lydia just smiled sadly. Arielle opened her arms and Lydia immediately hugged the woman. "It's okay. It's okay. I miss him too." Arielle said. Peter then walked over with an urn in his hands. Arielle pulled away and smiled gently and Peter, taking the urn. She then turned to Lydia and held out the urn. "Here." Arielle said. Lydia looked at the two adults confused. 
"We both decided that he should go with you. We know that you'll keep him safe." Peter told the strawberry blonde. Lydia took the urn into the hands gently and let out a breath. "That's weird." Lydia said. "What?" Arielle asked. "It feels like he's here with me. Standing next to me. Holding my hand." Lydia said. She held the urn close to her. "That's the thing about psychic connections. There are always going to be left over traces. The traces are trying to reach out for him, but they can't." Arielle said. "What will happen to it? The connection?" Lydia asked. "Die out. It's what happened to me after the Nogitsune was locked away." Arielle said.
Lydia nodded, keeping her eyes on the urn. "We'll always be here for you, okay? All of us." Arielle told Lydia before her and Peter walked away. Lydia let out a shaky breath as she cradled the urn in her hands before hugging it to her chest. Little did she know, Leo was stood in front to her, his hands placed on hers. "I'll always be with you." Leo muttered before he faded away.