diff --git a/pyrogram/types/messages_and_media/story.py b/pyrogram/types/messages_and_media/story.py
index 5aa3171972..bb640d7b7d 100644
--- a/pyrogram/types/messages_and_media/story.py
+++ b/pyrogram/types/messages_and_media/story.py
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ def __init__(
 
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_story_item(
-        client,
-        story_item: "raw.types.StoryItem"
-    ):
+        client: "pyrogram.Client",
+        story_item: "raw.types.StoryItem",
+        chat: "types.Chat" = None,
+        story_id: int = None
+    ) -> "Story":
         date = None
         expire_date = None
         media = None
@@ -152,7 +154,9 @@ def _parse_story_item(
         skipped = None
         deleted = None
 
-        if isinstance(story_item, raw.types.StoryItemDeleted):
+        if story_item is None:
+            pass
+        elif isinstance(story_item, raw.types.StoryItemDeleted):
             deleted = True
         elif isinstance(story_item, raw.types.StoryItemSkipped):
             skipped = True
@@ -181,22 +185,27 @@ def _parse_story_item(
                     types.Reaction._parse_count(client, reaction)
                     for reaction in getattr(story_item.views, "reactions", [])
                 ] or None
-        return (
-            date,
-            expire_date,
-            media,
-            has_protected_content,
-            photo,
-            video,
-            edited,
-            pinned,
-            caption,
-            caption_entities,
-            views,
-            forwards,
-            reactions,
-            skipped,
-            deleted
+                
+        return Story(
+            client=client,
+            _raw=story_item,
+            id=story_id or getattr(story_item, "id", None),
+            chat=chat,
+            date=date,
+            expire_date=expire_date,
+            media=media,
+            has_protected_content=has_protected_content,
+            photo=photo,
+            video=video,
+            edited=edited,
+            pinned=pinned,
+            caption=caption,
+            caption_entities=caption_entities,
+            views=views,
+            forwards=forwards,
+            reactions=reactions,
+            skipped=skipped,
+            deleted=deleted
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -211,26 +220,9 @@ async def _parse(
         story_id = None
         chat = None
 
-        rawupdate = None
-
-        date = None
-        expire_date = None
-        media = None
-        has_protected_content = None
-        photo = None
-        video = None
-        edited = None
-        pinned = None
-        caption = None
-        caption_entities = None
-        views = None
-        forwards = None
-        reactions = None
-        skipped = None
-        deleted = None
+        story_item = None
 
         if story_media:
-            rawupdate = story_media
 
             if story_media.peer:
                 raw_peer_id = utils.get_raw_peer_id(story_media.peer)
@@ -239,9 +231,10 @@ async def _parse(
                 else:
                     chat = types.Chat._parse_chat(client, chats.get(raw_peer_id))
             story_id = getattr(story_media, "id", None)
-        
+
+            story_item = getattr(story_media, "story", None)
+
         if reply_story:
-            rawupdate = reply_story
 
             if reply_story.peer:
                 raw_peer_id = utils.get_raw_peer_id(reply_story.peer)
@@ -250,7 +243,7 @@ async def _parse(
                 else:
                     chat = types.Chat._parse_chat(client, chats.get(raw_peer_id))
             story_id = getattr(reply_story, "story_id", None)
-        
+
         if story_id and not client.me.is_bot:
             try:
                 story_item = (
@@ -261,29 +254,11 @@ async def _parse(
                         )
                     )
                 ).stories[0]
+                
             except (RPCError, IndexError):
                 pass
-            else:
-                (
-                    date,
-                    expire_date,
-                    media,
-                    has_protected_content,
-                    photo,
-                    video,
-                    edited,
-                    pinned,
-                    caption,
-                    caption_entities,
-                    views,
-                    forwards,
-                    reactions,
-                    skipped,
-                    deleted
-                ) = Story._parse_story_item(client, story_item)
-        
+
         if story_update:
-            rawupdate = story_update
 
             raw_peer_id = utils.get_raw_peer_id(story_update.peer)
             if isinstance(story_update.peer, raw.types.PeerUser):
@@ -292,44 +267,14 @@ async def _parse(
                 chat = types.Chat._parse_chat(client, chats.get(raw_peer_id))
             
             story_id = getattr(story_update.story, "id", None)
-            (
-                date,
-                expire_date,
-                media,
-                has_protected_content,
-                photo,
-                video,
-                edited,
-                pinned,
-                caption,
-                caption_entities,
-                views,
-                forwards,
-                reactions,
-                skipped,
-                deleted
-            ) = Story._parse_story_item(client, story_update.story)
 
-        return Story(
+            story_item = getattr(story_update.story, "story", None)
+
+        return Story._parse_story_item(
             client=client,
-            _raw=rawupdate,
-            id=story_id,
+            story_item=story_item,
             chat=chat,
-            date=date,
-            expire_date=expire_date,
-            media=media,
-            has_protected_content=has_protected_content,
-            photo=photo,
-            video=video,
-            edited=edited,
-            pinned=pinned,
-            caption=caption,
-            caption_entities=caption_entities,
-            views=views,
-            forwards=forwards,
-            reactions=reactions,
-            skipped=skipped,
-            deleted=deleted
+            story_id=story_id
         )
 
     async def react(