Shattered Minds ➸ Isaac Lahey x Reader (Book 2)

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Breathing heavily I stumbled through the school halls, whipping my head around trying to find Scott or any member of the pack at this point. The chattering of students turned into whispers while I passed, as those still here from the years before recognised me. I was getting restless and I needed to tell someone about what I remembered before I forgot about it. 

"Y/n!? When the hell did you get back?" I suddenly heard Coach shout from down the hall. His eyes widened and his already dishevelled hair seemed to stand higher "Good to see ya!" Finstock suddenly smiled before barrelling past with a cloud of BO. 

I gave him a wary smile back before looking past to see a brunette walk out of the boys' locker room. "Scott!" exactly who I needed. 

Quickly I ran to catch up with him as Theo joined us in the hallway with a half confused, half pissed look on his face. I took a minute to catch my breath against the wall as the Alpha spoke up, "You okay?" 

"You look tired" Theo deadpanned. 

"Nevermind that, I saw them- well I didn't see them but I heard them- I think. I don't remember much, there were screams and the ticking like in the book" I sped through the memory, trying to spill out as much information as possible. "They were like in a different room and there was someone else with me, but he talked. I don't think the doctors can talk? But there was a man there. He said something about me being useful but not to them, like to him or something. Maybe it wasn't them or maybe--"

"-- You're not making any sense, your maybe story about the Dread Doctors isn't important and we have bigger issues" Theo cut me off. The boy rolled his eyes and looked along the corridor impatiently tapping the squeaky sole of his foot against the ground. 

I was taken back at first, he didn't need to be so rude? It was important and we all agreed to share our information with each other. If I could just think through it then maybe it could give us an idea of where they are. Not to mention the thought of being around those creatures made my skin crawl, what if they had done something to me? Swallowing at the bile in my sore throat I glanced to Scott for some type of reassurance as tears pricked at my tried eyes. 

Instead, I was greeted by a nod. He was agreeing with Theo, "We've really got to go" 

My mouth parted in surprise and my tense shoulders dropped, Scott was normally more patient with things. He was probably tired or... yeah. 

"...it was all so clear a few minutes ago" I scolded myself for not getting to someone sooner and glared down at my boots. 

"I'm sorry, maybe you'll remember more later" Scott gave me an apologetic look before the two raced off towards the basement. 

I bit my lip and watched them disappear doing whatever it was that was more important than my distress. Maybe it wasn't them. The ticking could have been something else or me overthinking. It was probably just a memory of the night I was taken back. None of it really made sense. I should stop trying to remember something that probably didn't happen and focus on figuring out what happened in the time between me helping with files to me laying in a hospital bed. 

Breathing in a deep shakey breath I tried to compare myself. I wasn't any use to the pack if I spent my time getting upset, I needed to stop thinking too much. 

"Y/n?" 

I turned to see who it was and my heart stopped, every time I saw him I relived that moment in the hospital. Isaac's eyes were droopy and dark and he had a blank frown etched onto his face not letting me know how he felt. It hurt to see him so lifeless, plodding down the halls without colour. 

"...yea" I replied hesitantly. Before this moment he hadn't spoken to me once, which I didn't blame him for. 

"What are they doing?" he nodded in the direction Scott had just left in.

"err" I glanced down the hall before going back to the blonde "They didn't tell me" I answered. 

His mouth twitched deeper into the frown as his soft strides came to a stop beside me. Isaac stayed quiet staring down the hall, both hands casually tucked into his leather jacket. It looked like his comfortable autumn outfits and reverted back to his leather phase. Of which the pack had shown me pictures of from the previous year to the one I had arrived at this town. 

It felt cold. Not like the actual temperature but the air around him, around us. It was frozen in anticipation. It sensed the tension and writhed within it, both pulling us towards one another and pushing us away.

"Hmm okay," He hummed finally content with my answer. "What were you talking about?"The dirty blonde male questioned. 

"It doesn't matter?" I sighed, running a hand across my face and hair. 

Isaac paused and looked at me, to which I waited for him to speak. After a few moments, I realised he was doing the same with me. 

I shrugged "I just remember something because of the book, but they were busy" 

The boy seemed to pick up in interest as he urged me to continue, "Is it anything that could help?" 

"I just had a flashback, I was tied up and blindfolded. There was ticking, that electrical sound and I think something near me was leaking. And there was this man he was talking to me tell me I was important to him but not to them. That he... I don't know. I c-can't remember" I bit my lip and sniffed. "Sorry" I apologised, I really wasn't helping at all and now I was getting emotional over nothing. 

"It's okay" his soft tone took us both by surprise. I glanced at him to see a glimpse of care plastered on his face before it switched to confusion. I could tell a part of Isaac still cared about me, but he also didn't want me to know that. 

We were both too uncomfortable to mention the slip up from him and instead my lip quirked in an awkward motion as we fell silent again. It wasn't serene around him anymore. 

I felt like any wrong move could send him hurtling in the opposite direction... away from me. 

I wanted this to work again. I missed him. I still needed him. 

But as I made eye contact with his dull grey hues I could tell the Isaac Lahey I fell for was no longer residing in this shell of a body.