A Scientist's Gamble [MONSTER HIGH, JACKSON JEKYLL & HOLT HYDE ANGST]

The Rage of Holt Hyde

Holt Hyde becomes noticeably more and more agitated as the days go by, the less others see of Jackson Jekyll, the more they seem to shit talk the half normie. Jackson was still Holt's brother, and everybody knew that.

He couldn't understand why they felt so comfortable talking badly about his brother right in front of him. Each day was getting harder and harder to hold himself back, without Jackson awake in the head-space to stop him from getting violent, he had to rely on his own self control.

Holt finally hits his breaking point when Manny Taur decides to speak up about the "normie freak, Jackson thankfully being gone lately", his self control snaps and he lashes out at everybody around him. He only comes back to himself when he hears Jackson's own screaming in his head to stop, and he does.

His flames are hotter and brighter then they ever have been before, but he can't find it in himself to care. He makes a run for it, on auto pilot to the Mad Science Lab where he locks himself in and throws his headphones off. Jackson is almost violently thrown back into their body as Holt retreats to their head-space. 

Jackson is confused to say the least, he had fallen asleep in the head-space and was woken up to Holt freaking out in the middle of the school hallway with a crowd of monsters watching him. "Holt?" Jackson inquired, his voice soft and gentle as it always is after one of Holt's outbursts. No matter how angry or messy Holt got, Jackson would never be mad at him. It wasn't Holt's fault and Jackson knew that. 

"I'm sorry, Jackie. I tried to keep it to myself, and I did for so many days. But I can't handle them talking about you that way." Holt's voice was stern, he felt bad for what he had done but he believes he did it for a good reason.  Jackson hums out loud to himself, putting their headphones away as he goes to gather that needed for the serum. He may as well work on it now that they are in the Mad Science Lab. 

"I'm not mad, Holt. I know you can't control yourself when it comes to protecting me, but you know I don't mind. I try not to pay attention to it anymore, you should do the same. I don't want you getting in trouble for protecting me, it's not worth it." The unsaid 'I'm not worth it' didn't slide by Holt, Jackson could feel his anger burning from the inside. 

"That's such bullshit and you know it!" Jackson squeezed his eyes shut, feeling a headache coming on from Holt's loud outburst. "oh, fuck. I'm sorry, Jackie. I didn't mean to get loud, but you can't just say shit like that. It's not right." Jackson sighed again, taking a minute to collect himself as he mixed together a few liquids for the serum. "I know, Holt. I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have said that it doesn't matter when I know it does to you. That wasn't fair of me. Just.. Try to let it go, for now at least. I won't be able to get this serum done, if we get in trouble I won't be able to. And you know how crazy that'll drive me." Holt chuckled in the head-space, rolling his eyes.

"As if you aren't crazy already, Dr. Jekyll." It was Jackson's turn to roll his eyes now.