The Power of the Expiration Date [Completed]

Chapter 18

ISA POINT OF VIEW

"Okay, I don't know about you, but I'm sort of tired. Let's head home." Ethan finally puts me down and grabs my hand. "I'm with you there," Ethan laughed.

"Ethan do I look different? I feel different." Ethan looks at me up, down, then back up. Why do I feel angry? "No not that I notice. Why?" Ethan asked, but before I can respond I hear a different voice pop out of the shadows.

"This is so sweet I hate to ruin this moment." I hear a sarcastic voice behind me. I look at Ethan and I see his happy face go to full anger. I turn around to see the two Ministry Man we fought with at the library. Is this why I feel mad because some part of me knew they were coming?

"What are you two knuckleheads doing here?!" I said with so much anger I wouldn't believed I said those words if they didn't come out of my mouth of course. I turn to face Ethan he seem as shock as I am.

"Touché. I only came well I think you already know that." Me! Ethan jumps in front of me. He knows. "Your gonna have to go through me," Ethan said determined. The man I fought with last time answered "it would be my pleasure."

"Ethan, they want you to do this!" He turns to me and faces back at the Ministry Men. "Well they're going to get it." This is ridiculous.

"ENOUGH!" I roared as loud as I can to get all three of them to hear me. The two Ministry Men jumped. Ethan didn't even falter, but stood his ground.

I walk in front of Ethan towards the two Ministry Men until I'm about ten feet away. "You walk away right now and you won't get hurt. I'm not in the mood to play childlike games with you. It's either you go or you die. Your choice if I were you though I would go with the first one though I don't mind which one you take. I'm flexible either way." What's wrong with me?

I turn to Ethan to see if he had any answers, but he was just as shocked as I am. "Ethan, what's happening to me?" He didn't say anything right away, but his eyes said it all: horror.

"Isa your eyes...their red!" What? That's impossible I only have one power and that's ice power. I snap back to reality when I hear two men laughing.

"Aw are you two sending secret love messages. Don't get used to it with him soon it'll be with me." The Ministry Man I fought with last time told me. I feel anger wash over me and I couldn't help, but feel it with Ethan as well.

I run forward before they can intimate me more. They pull out swords, but they're too slow. I cut one across the chest and kick him down. Now Ethan man that he fought with last time was a lot stronger. I see Ethan come next to me and together we cut the man's arms and legs. To seal the deal I send ice rounds on them.

They lay down motionless. Ethan walks to them, bend down, and heals the man we just fought with. The man gets up slowly, terrified expression comes on his face as he sees us. I don't trust myself to speak. I already almost killed his partner. "Ethan you take over I don't trust myself to speak." I feel Ethan eyes on me, but I just stare down the Ministry Man who's awake.

Ethan tells the Ministry Man to take his partner and go. Of course, he did the whole "we will get you next time" speech.

I can't focus. What happening to me, the anger, the eyes! Red eyes only happens when you have fire powers.

I feel arms wrap around me, but I'm too...deadpan. All I feel is trapped, lost.

"I know exactly how you're feeling. When I survived my expiration date I felt Lost." I turned to look at him, but all I see is his unreadable expression.

I leave his hold on me and flop down on the ground which was surprisingly soft. I feel Ethan sit down next to me. "I don't know what's happening to me. I'm...a monster." I have ice powers and what I have fire powers too? That's impossible.

"Your not a monster. I know this is confusing, but if you allow it I love to be with you through the whole thing. That we may figure it out together." Ethan argued. Why?

"Why? Why after tonight would you want to be with me? I killed two Ministry Men if it weren't for you they would be officially dead because of me! My eyes they turned red! The anger everything it's all too much...sometimes I wish... I wish I just died on my expiration date none of this would be happening if I did. No one would be after me and I wouldn't be putting you in danger. I was planning to leave you because everywhere we go I'm putting you in danger and I can't deal with it anymore." I looked at the ground the entire time. When I finally let it all out, I just lie down fully on the ground looking up into the stars.

"You don't think it's the same for me?" Ethan asked the same tone as me. "You don't think I don't put you in danger? I worked for the Ministry! There's not a day goes by that I don't regret it. They know where you are because of me. They know how to track me down and their using me to find you. I thought if I could train you we can face it together, but the fact is you don't want that. You think your putting me in danger. Honey, I was always in danger. They say they're coming for you because they want to... torture you in front of me so I fully learn my lesson. They're planning to do to you exactly how they did with John. They tortured him in front of me, killed him in front of me. They're planning to do the same with you. Yeah, sure I always ask myself 'are you better off without me?' I always get the same answer. Yes, you are. You so much safer without me, but I'm selfish and thought I could work it out, but...maybe not. Isa I care about you and I want to help you more than anything, but in order to do that you have to open up to me."

I... I didn't know that he felt this way that he was in as much pain as I was in.

I cried as loud as I can not even caring if the whole town heard me. I feel me being lifted up into a siting position and I immediately lean on Ethan arm.

"I'm sorry. I...I would really love it if you stayed by me and help me through this." I didn't know I had the strength to say something, but I did. I'm glad I did. "I was never going to leave you." I stopped crying and turn to face Ethan to see if he was serious.
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ETHAN POINT OF VIEW
She turns to look at me I didn't hesitate for a second. I kissed her right then right now.

It felt amazing. To be this close to her. To know that what she feeling I feel. To know that she loves me.

We broke a part after a while, but I still hold her in my arms determined to never let go again. To always be by her side and help her through this difficult time. I'll be the shoulder she can lean on.

All of a sudden out of the blue she asks me: "Why me? I'm not pretty, I'm not special. I'm just the girl who live past her expiration date who being chased down by the Ministry." Her gaze is away from mine, but I feel the emotions she feeling: surprise, hurt, overwhelm.

"You're right your not pretty you're gorgeous. You may not be special to everyone, but you're definitely special to me. I wouldn't cry if you were taken by the ministry or left me. I would DIE. You're not just 'the girl who lived past her expiration date' your my girl who lived past her expiration date and I'm never letting you go." I lift up her head so she would be facing me.

When she was facing me I saw all the emotions she was feeling. "Please don't leave me," I whispered into her ear. She started to cry harder, but told me "I'll never leave you again."

The realization struck me right at this moment:

I'm truly happy when I'm with Isa. Not when I'm fighting the Ministry taking them down. My true happiness lies in my heart that was stolen from my love, Isa.