Lost and Found

Part 4

It was about another week before he gave Emma an answer which was obviously a yes, having asked her to hang out that week so he could get to know her more before giving her a definitive answer. Now they practically spent everyday together, going to see movies and such. 

Everything seemed to be going well for the next few weeks that followed, nothing out of the ordinary happening and Aspen was honestly relieved. But one night the peace finally ended, Emma and Aspen cuddling on the couch watching a movie when a booming knock was heard at the door. 

Aspen was the first to jump into action, grabbing a sword that Emma had randomly laying around and holding it as he went to open the door. As soon as the door was unlocked it seemed to explode inwards, knocking the door off its hinges and Aspen onto his butt in the doorway. What stood before him made his blood run cold. Staring at him on the porch was two large creatures, one looking like a buff minotaur and the other looking like a snake person. His heart sank into his stomach as he stared at the creatures in front of him, immediately thinking that he didn't stand a chance in hell against these two.

 He got up as quick as possible anyways, holding the sword out in front of him with shaking hands as he glared at the monsters. "You are NOT taking or hurting her....." The snake man didn't respond with words, instead deciding to lunge at Aspen who held out the sword in defense. Aspen ended up getting the sword knocked out of his hands by the reptile, being tackled and pinned down to the ground. 

As he was pinned, the minotaur headed towards Emma who was running upstairs to lock herself in a room, carrying a hefty looking ax on its shoulder.Aspen's mind went into fight or flight mode, struggling against the reptile's hold and growling at him. 

"LET ME GO!!!" 

He screamed, the reptile screaming in pain as fire manifested inside of his stomach, slowly spreading until it engulfed his body. He watched in horror and slight amazement as the creature above him burned, the reptile moving off of him to try and put out the fire but he was unsuccessful. Aspen jumped to his feet as soon as he was able to, running upstairs to find that the minotaur must've suffered the same fate as his friend, seeing an indistinguishable burnt figure on the ground in the upstairs hallway. 

He knocked lightly on Emma's door with their special knock they had made up, "Emma open up, it's me..." The door flung open and she attacked him with a hug, tears running down her face as she thanked him repeatedly. The rest of that night was spent calming Emma down enough so that she could go to sleep, being asked not to leave her room as she slept, which he obviously agreed to.