Malia's Pov

I've prepared myself for so many things in my life.

Some good, some bad, some terrible and some sad.

But I've always learned how to move on from it. To not let it bother me as much, to remember that it's for the best.

But...having to say goodbye to Addison, my best friend, my sister, is something I never thought I'd have to do.

No...it's something I never wanted to do.

I don't want Addison to leave. I want her to stay.

Addison is my best friend, my sister. She helped me through all my tough times, she took me in despite knowing my story and the fact that I was pregnant with Emily and she comforted me after Wyatt and I broke up.

Addison has always been there for me and that's why I don't want her to leave.

Because if she leaves I feel that another part of me will be leaving too.

After the whole scene, with Addison revealing that she'll leave with the aliens, we all left to head home.

I found it a little cute that Elena offered to walk Emily and I home, but I reassured her that we'd be fine since we'd be leaving with Missy, Dale and Addison.

Although, I really did want her to walk with us.

I managed to put Emily to bed. So, right now I was outside on the balcony, staring up at the sky.

The stars are so beautiful. They always are.

There's just something about them that comfort me.

"Malia..." I heard Addison's voice from behind me.

I turned my head around and saw Addison standing inside my room, she still wore the alien clothes.

I pressed my lips into a thin line before turning back around to look at the stars.

Addison sighed before walking towards me, standing next to me.

"Why are you still up?" I found myself asking.

"I couldn't sleep. Plus, I was packing a few things for tomorrow" Addison said.

I hummed and nodded, but I still didn't look at her.

I could see Addison hesitating to ask me the question I knew she wanted to ask.

Which is understandable. Given that she doesn't know how I'll react when she asks me.

"Malia...are you alright?" Addison finally asked.

She really had to ask...

Shouldn't she know my answer after everything that went down?

"What do you think, Addy?" I asked.

I bit the inside of my cheek, desperately trying my best not to burst out crying.

I promised myself that I wouldn't cry. I couldn't cry.

But it was so hard to keep that promise when someone you care about is leaving and you don't know if they'll ever come back.

"Malia..." Addison softly called out to me.

I ignored her.

"Malia, say something" Addison begged.

Again. I ignored her.

"Malia...please say something, please" Addison desperately begged.

I clenched my eyes shut and gritted my teeth.

When I felt myself calming down, even in the slightest, I slowly reopened my eyes.

I turned to look at Addison and saw her already staring at me, patiently but desperately waiting for me to say something.

I don't know why...but the look she gave me made me snap...

My lips trembled and I didn't hesitate. I threw myself at her, catching her off guard, and began crying.

I tightened my hold around her, refusing to let her go.

"I don't want you to leave" I sobbed.

That's the truth.

"Oh, Malia" Addison softly sighed.

She rubbed my back up and down, trying her best to calm me down, but it wasn't working.

More tears kept streaming down my face as my eyes turned red, my cheeks became puffy.

"I don't want to say goodbye" I softly whispered.

We pulled away from the hug, but Addison kept her hands on my shoulders.

Her eyes softened when she saw tears streaming down my face and when she saw my red eyes and puffy cheeks.

"Oh, Malia, I don't want to leave either. Seabrook is my home, it's always been my home, but I'm an alien now and my people need me in order to survive" Addison explained.

She gently cupped the sides of my face and wiped my tears away, gently as possible.

"I know I've wanted you to find where you belong for the longest time, but I never thought that the result would be losing you forever" I sighed.

Addison's hands began moving down before stopping down on my shoulders, again.

My hands went up and gently cupped her face, causing her to sigh.

"You're my sister, Addy. I don't want to lose my sister. Not now, not ever" I said.

"You're my sister too, Malia. You've always been my sister, but as much as I don't want to leave, I have to" Addison said.

I know that.

I fucking know that.

I know that no matter how badly I want her to stay, she can't.

She's an alien and she's the map. The aliens need to go to their new home and they can't do that without Addison.

A sigh escaped my lips and I pulled away from Addison.

I turned away from her, staring forward, small tears streaming down my cheeks.

Addison frowned and released a soft sigh, gently placing her hand on top of mine, causing me to look at her.

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(Me)
I didn't know what you were going through
I thought that you were fine
Why did you have to hide?

(Addison)
I didn't want to let you down
But the truth is out
It's tearing me apart, not listening to my heart

Tears began streaming down Addison's face as she sang, which made me cry more.

(Addison)
I really have to go

(Me)
And I would never stop you

(Addison)
Even though it changed

(Me)
Nothing has to change

(Both)
And you can find me in the space between
Where two worlds come to meet
I'll never be out of reach
Cause you're a part of me so you can find me in the space between
You'll never be alone
No matter where you go
We can meet in the space between

We stared at each other before Addison turned back around, her eyes staring up at the stars.

(Addison)
And nothing can stay the same
It's growing pains

(Me)
Be proud of all the scars
They make you who you are (oh, woah)

I walked closer to her and wrapped my arms around her, causing her to lean into me.

(Me)
I know you have to go

(Addison)
But I'll never really leave you

(Me)
Nothing has to change 

(Addison)
Even though it changed

(Both)
And you can find me in the space between
Where two worlds come to meet
I'll never be out of reach
Cause you're a part of me so you can find me in the space between
You'll never be alone
No matter where you go
We can meet in the space between

I ran inside my room, Addison ran behind me.

She spun me around so we were face to face. We held hands and pressed our foreheads together.

(Addison)
There are no words left to say

(Me)
I know you gotta find your place

(Addison)
But this is not the end

(Me)
You're part of who I am

(Both)
Even if we're worlds apart
You're still in my heart it will always be you and me
Yeah!

You can find me in the space between
Where two worlds come to meet
I'll never be out of reach (I'll never be out of reach) no
Cause you're a part of me so you can find me in the space between
You'll never be alone
No matter where you go
We can meet in the space between, yeah

(Me)
No matter where you go no matter where you go

(Addison)
We can meet in the space between

When we were done singing we embraced each other in a tight hug.

We both began quietly sobbing as more tears streamed down our faces.

Both our knees buckled and we found ourselves kneeling on the ground, still holding onto each other.

"Oh Malia, I'm going to miss you so much" Addison sobbed.

"I'm going to miss you more, Addy"  I sobbed.

We pulled away from the hug as Addison gently cupped the sides of my face.

A sad smile appeared on her face as she leaned in, placing a sisterly kiss to my forehead.

"You're always going to be my sister, no matter where we are, we're sisters forever" Addison softly smiled.

"We're sisters forever and always, Addy" I softly smiled.

Addison smiled and nodded. I smiled and brought my hands up to her face, gently wiping away her tears.

It sucks that she has to leave.

I don't want her to go. Her parents don't want her to go. Our friends don't want her to go.

And of course, Zed doesn't want her to go.

But, she has to do this. She has to help her people, they need her to survive.

And while it does suck, no matter how far apart we are, we're always going to be best friends and sisters.

Even if we're going to be galaxies apart, it won't stop us from being family.

Nothing will ever change that. Nothing.