When We Freeze

Gahhhhhh

*Issy's POV :)*

*some mild swearing

My palms are sweaty, my ears can't stop ringing. Oh and the pain. So much pain. Too much pain. I feel stupid for screaming, I would stop if I could. 

I want to stop. For Aiden's sake. The look on his face is petrifying. But my ribs hurt, my lungs hurt, my head hurts even more. 

Then it all just stops. I stop mid-scream. 

"Issy?" Aiden's voice sounds so distant. 

My vision blurred by tears I look at him, my voice so husky it is unrecognisable, "What...What just happened?"

Aiden steps closer to the table, at first he is hesitant, then he just takes another step and he wraps his arms around me...

"Everything's ok now," he whispers.

I sit up, "everyone's unfrozen?"

Aiden frowns slightly, "no...er...I meant you're ok now."

I deflate instantly, "oh."

"Are you guys done now?" an unfamiliar voice asks, with a bored tone.

My head whips to the owner of said voice. A tall twentyish guy raises a bored eyebrow at the two of us, "who are you?"

He rolls his eyes, "I'm Jack. Demon Hunter."

I snort, letting a laugh slip, quickly covering my mouth I mutter, "sorry."

I see Aiden smirk at me in my peripheral vision.

Jack scowls, "Oh please do keep laughing. Wait till you hear the part of my speech where you're a Demon Hunter too."

I almost fall off the table, but Aiden steadies me, "w-what did you just say?"

Jack looks up to the sky muttering, "right forgot how slow kids can be-"

"Excuse me, asshole," I scoff, "a) you're not that much older than us. b) I heard you quite fine, but if it was anyone's fault it'd be you and you're mumbling."

I see a smile tug at the corner of Aiden's lips. 

Jack glares at me, "wow. I can't believe they chose you guys."

I start to get off the table, ready to rip his bloody head off, but Aiden holds me back, "they chose us because we are ten times the Demon Hunter you'd ever be!" I pause, "who are 'they' exactly?"

Jack smirks, "they're the ones from above. They chose the Demon Hunters to banish the demons that sometimes overload earth."

I roll my eyes, "this ain't shadow hunters."

Jack gives me a pointed look, "well then explain that demon bite that's healing on your hand."

I look down at my hand. It looks better. I guess, "how's it better?"

Aiden tenses, "Uh...Jack helped."

Jack rolls his eyes, "your boyfriend doesn't like the procedure of curing a demon bite, but I didn't do much. It was this knife," he chucks a wooden knife, with markings carved all over it. 

I choose to ignore his title for Aiden and study the knife, "what...?"

"It heals any demon bite and kills any demon," he sighs, "you can keep it. I have plenty in my truck."

I look at him shocked, "thanks?"

He rolls his eyes, "now I'm going to explain it very quickly because I need to get going."